Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, at the regular session of the General Assembly, at Atlanta, Wednesday, October 27, 1897

JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
OF THE
.STATE OF GEORGIA,
AT THE
REGULAR SESSION
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY)
At Atlanta, \Vednesdav, October 27, 1807
, ATLANTA, GA.: Geo. W. Harrison, State Print~r,
(THE FRANKLIN PRI:-;"TISG AND PUBLISHING Co.)
1897.


JOURNAL.

Atlanta, Ga., October 27th, 1897.
The House met pursuant to law at ten o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll ''ras called and a quorum was found to be present, the following members answering to their names:

Adam-s, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock,

Brannen,

Oopela.nd,

Bedgood,

Callaway,

Bo<ifeuille t,

Dodson,

Brinson of Burke, Duffy,

Boynton of Calhoun, Durham,

Boynton of Spalding, Deakins,

Bennet of Glynn, DaV'ison,

Bennett of J'ackson, Duncan of Chatham,

Craig,

Duncan of Houston,

Cole,

Duncan of Lee,

Cook of Decatur,

E'llis,

Cook of Oconee,

Edge,

Calvin,

Edwards,

Collum,

Edenfield,

Cannon,

Ennis of Floyd,

Clement,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Charters,

Faust,

Calhoun,

F'ord,

Chapman,

Foster,

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Fogai'Ity,

MaAox,

Felder,

Meadows,

Felker,

MontfOTt,

Freeman,

Mansfield,

Gawen,

Morrison,

Grice,

MUJ!linax,

Griffin,

McDo!llald,

Hall,

:McLaughlin,

Hogan,

Mc:Michael,

Hill,

:McDaniel,

Hitch,

McConnell,

Harrell,

McCook,

Hamby,

::\fcKee,

Hig'htower,

McCranie,

Hendevsonof Colquitt McLarty,

Henderson of Irwin, ::\fcG'hee,

Hendersonof Forsyth McDonough,

Henderson ofWasht'n Nicholas,

Joroan,

Nisbet,

Johnson of Baker, Nevin,

Johnson of Appling, Oliver,

Johnson of Talilliferro Oakes,

Knowles,

Ogle:tree,

Kendrick,

Paulette,

Lance,

Parker,

Little,

Palmer,

Lott,

Pace,

U:mgley,

Pearce,

Law.

Quillian,

Moore,

Reid,

Mozley,

Reece,

Morgan,

Roberts,

Meldrim,

Rawlings,

Redding, Rudicil, Ruthel'ford, Salter, Slaton, SrwJft, Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vincen:t, West, Webb, Wight, \Vren, Walden, \Vatkins, Wilkes, Whitaker, \Vorsham, \Vilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

The following message was rccei>ed from the Senate through ~Ir. Clift:Jon, the Secretary thereof:

-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1897.

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Jf.l. .Speake~:

I am directed by the Senate to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has reconvened according to law, and is ready 'to proceed with the business of the session.

The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. Clifto:a, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has agreed to the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee of three fmm the Serrate and. five from the Honse of RepresentatiYes be appointed to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has reconYened, and is ready to receiYe any communication he may desire to make, and has 'appointed on the part of the Senate :Messrs. Battle, Kirkpatrick and Kemp.
The following message was received from the Senate, through }.Ir. Clif.ton, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted the following resolution, m which the concurrence of the House is asked, to wit:

Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Finance Committee of the Senate and House shall constitute a standing Finance Oomm1ttee.
Ron. J. }.L Pace, member-elect from the county of Newton to fill the vacancy cau.."'1d by the death of the late Ron. R. U. Hardeman, came forward and was sworn in as

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a member -of the House of Associate Justice W. H. Fish of the Supreme Court of Georgia.

},fr. Pace, of Newton, was assigned by the Speiaker to the follow-ing Committees, to \\it:
General Judiciary, Education, Finance, Amendments to the Constitution, and Rules.

The following resolution was offered, read the first time and refeiTed to Commibtee on State of the Republic, with inshnctions to report the same back to the House by 12:30 o'dock to-day:

By ~fr. Hall of Coweta-
A resolution relative to the recent appointment 'of postmaster in tl1e town of Hogansville, etc.
The House concurred in t:he following Senate resolution, 1:o wit:
A r-esolution to appoint a Committee of three from the Senate and five from the Honse to wait upon the Governor and inform him that the General .Assembl,v has reconvened and is ready to recein any message he may desire to communicate to them.

The Speaker announced the following Committee on the part of the House to wait upon His Excellency the Governor, and inform him that the General Assembly has reconvened, etc.: ~Iessrs. Boifenillet, Rutherford, Longley, Turner, and Ennis of Floyd.

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'!;he roll o counties was called for the introduction o new matter, and the ollmving were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately refeiTed, to wit:

By ~Ir. Reid o Bibb-
A bill for the protection of fish in the waters o Bibb ,County, etc.
Referred no Oommittee on County and County Matters.

By ].Ir. Reid o Bibb-

A bill to amend an Act 'and the Amendments thereto to carry into effect the last clause of article 7, section 1, paragraph 1 of the Constitution.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
Also, a bill to make dogs personal property in certain instances.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
Also, a bill to provide for the appointment of 'Vardens ir each County for the protection of fish and game.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
Also, a bill or the protection of fish in the waters o ,Georgia, with certain exceptions, etc.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

Also, a bill to create a State Board of Arbitration for set-

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tlenrent of differences between employers and their employees, etc.
Refen'd to General Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. Boifel.l.illet ~f BibbA bill for tlre incorpoTation of YineYille, Bibb county. Refened to Committee on Cm-porations.

By ~Ir. OliYer of Burke..:\. bill to amend the general road law of 1800 and 18!)1,
etc. Referred to General J udi6ary Committee.

Also, a bill.to pro.-ide for the payment of fees of com<tables in certain instances.
Refened to Gcneml Judiciary Committee.

Also, a bill to pro,ide for the punishment of the hiring out, the recei.-ing, or deliYering <l:ny misdemeanor con.-icts to any pri,ate person, ek.
Referred to Srxx:ial Judieiary Committee.

Also, a bill ~o pro\"ide for tlw eo-education of uhe sexes at the Lniversity of Georgia.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
Also, a memori1al from ::\Iarp:aret Jones Chapter of Daughters of the Confederaey to make the birthday of J e-

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ferson Davis a legal holiday, the same being read for information.

The following Senate resolution was taken up and concurred in, to wit:

By Mr. ~ernor 'Of the Twenty-Second-
...:. '
A resolution prm'iding that the Finance Committees of the Senate and House shall constitute tt joint Finance CommiM:ee.

The roll-call of Counties being continued, the following new matter was introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Thomas of Clarke--
A bill ro admit white female students into the Univer-
sity of Georgia.
Referred to Committee on Education.

Also, a bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and ReYenues of Clarke County.
Referred to Committee on Oorpora:tions.

By )Ir. Freeman of CowetaA bill to recharter the town of Grantville, m Coweta
County.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By ~Ir. Swift of Elbert-

A bill to authorize a payment to the estate of the late Thomas \V. Thomas.

Referred to Finance Committee.

Also, a bill to provide a pe-nsion for ~Irs. Eliza Wb.itman, of Elbert Oounty.

Referred to Committee on Pensions.

Also, a hill to authorize and empower the County Authorities of Elbert County to borrow money for certain purposes.
Referred to Committee on County and County ~Iatters:

Also, a bill to make void the transfer of any pension claim granted under the law of this State.
Referred to Committee on Pensions.

Also, a hill to prohibit the distilling or manufacture of spirituous liquors in the County of Elbert.
Referred to Committee on County and County :Matters.

Also, a bill to prohibit the buying, selling, giving away, or us,ing public school question papers for certain purposes, etc.
Referred to Committee on Education.

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By Mr. Reece o Floyd-
A bill to amend the charter o the city 'Oi Rome.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Edwards o HaralsonA bill to prohibit the manufacture o intoxicating spir.
its, etc., in prohibition Counties ,o this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, a bill to amend the charter o the town o Buch-
a nan. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. W:atk:ins 'm Gilmer-
A bill to empower the authorities o Ellijay to create a debt or certain purposes, etc.
Referred to Special Judiciary Commi!Jtee.
By 1Ir. Boynton o OalhounA bill to abolish the County Oourt o Calhoun County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters.
By }fr. Duncan o HoustonA bill to authorize the Trustees o Houston Female Col:
lege to sell certain real estate in the town o Perry. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. West of LowndesA 'bill to abolish the City Court of Lowndes County. Referred to Special J udici~y OoiiUIJit~e. Also, a bill to ~mblish a City Court in the city of Val
dosta. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, Chairman of the Committee on the part of the House to wait upon His Excellency, the Governor, reported to the House tlrat the Committoo had di~charged its duty, and that the Govern'or would presently communicate 'to the General Assembly his annual message.

The following communication was received from His Excellency, the Gonrnor, through his Private Secretary, Mr. Callaway, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the Governor to deliY'er to the House of Representati,es a communication in writing.

The message of the Governor was read.

WEDNESDAY, OcToBER 27, 1897.

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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
STATE OF GEORGrA ExECUTIVE OFFICE, ATLAl'TA, GA., October 27, 1897.
Gentlemen of the Go1eral .1.~8embly: During the session upon which yon now enter matters of
great interest to the people of the State rnu8t be considere<l and ucted upon by yon. It has been many years since so many graYe questions demanded consideration by a General
As~embly.
Before discussing some of thc~e, I inYite your attention to the reports of Bon. \r. ,J. Speer, Trea:;urer; Hon. \Y. A. Wright, Comptroller General; Hon. R. T. Xe,;bitt, Commissioner of Agriculture; Hon. J. S. Tumer, Principal Keeper of the Penitentiar.\; Hon. L. X. Trammell, T. C. Crenshaw, and Allen Fort, lbilroad Commissioners; Hon. A. D. Candler, Secretary of State; l-Ion G. R. Glenn, State School Commissioner; Hon .J. ~I. Kell, Adjutant General; ll.m. Ri('hard Johnson, Commissioner of Pensions; Hon ..J. :\I. Terrell, )dtorney (}eneral, and of the various State In~titutions requin'<l by law to make reports, all of which will be printe<l and laid befi1re each member.
To thornughly understand the work done by, and the condition of~ each institution and departmPnt of the State government, it is es~ential that you acquaint your,;elves with the contents of the:;e reports.
To the recommendations in the reports from the respective departments I call votn attention e"pecially. They are

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made by men whose ability has been recognizeo by the State and who, by reason of their daily contact with them, understand the questions of which they treat.

:KORTHEASTER~ RAILROAD.

On the 28th day of .:\lay, 1896, after advertising for bids as directed in act authorizing a lease, the .Kortheastern Railroad was leased to E. A. Richanls & Co. at the ,..um of eighteen thousand six hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly, for a term of twenty years, from the fir::;t oay of June, 1896, aml a bond taken in conformity to law.
The rent was paid fot two quarters. \Vhen the rent for the third quarter fell due on the first day of l\Iarch, 1897, it was not paid, and when the two months' time, in which they were permittet~ under the law to pay this, had expired~ the rent was still unpaid.
By virtue of authority vested in me, I then seized the road and have since operated it for the State under the dir~ct man!lgcment of Hon. R. K. Reeves, who \\"US appointed by me State agent.
I submit herewith a statement showing the net earnings for each month for which report bas been made to me:

J\Iay _______ ----- -- - ----- ---- -- --- -- - --- June July __ _ August _____________ ---------------- __
September------------------------------

~ 742 98 7-51 50
1,14:3 -19 1,374 47 2,000 00

Total _________ _

S6,012 44

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The months covered by these reports are the hardest of the year, but it is gratifying to be able to state that they ilhow an increase over the earnings in the same period, when previously operated by the State.
Under present conditions we can safely rely upon (the net earnings of) the road earning a good income on the eum at which it was purchased by the State, to wit: one hundred thou;.and dollars, and it will more than pay interest on tire series of bonds issued to retire the two hundred and eighty-seven thousand dollars of bonds on said road, upon which the State of Georgia was endorser.
As this is a short and dependent line, and in ,icw of possible changes in the railroad situation which might impair and possibly de~troy its value, I recommcnrl that an act be passed authorizing the Governor, at his discretion, to offer it for sale whene,er, in his opinion, it can be sold for the amount of the bond~ issued by the State to caucel the series above mentioned.

RAILRO.~D UO)IMISSION.
Your special attention is calle(l to that part of the report of the Railroad Commissioners in which legislation is recommended to enlarge their powers, and to better enable them to enforce their decrees.
These recommendations, briefly stated, arc: Control of issuance of stocks and bonds of railroads. Removal of all doubt of authority of the Corumis:-,inn to require the erection of depots, and additional power to require the construction of side-traeks. Power to regulate the interehange of freights and cars

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in orcier to secure to shippers the right to route their goods and to preH!nt discriminations.
Speedier methods of enforcing the orders of the Cummission to compel railroads to immediately accord to the public rights which are due them.
After asking for this legi.~lation the Commission adrls: ""'e have exercised, anfl are now cxereisi ng, all the authority that has been granted us. Our experience, ant! the complaints continually received from the people, elearly indicate that the additional authority recommended is ne-cessary to their protection. If they expect relief in these particulars they must look, not first to this Commi~sion, but to their Senators and Representatives whom they E>lect to the General Assembly, an!l who alone ha,e the power to authorize the Commission to correct the ills complained of.'' You cannot be too careful in legislating upon the ><nbject of railroad contml. A wise and rigid control of theo;e properties is of the utmost importance to our people, and is e~,.;ential to the growth of our commerce.

STREET HAILROADS,
I a!lvise that the authority of the Railroad Commis,ion be so l'Xtencled as to give them power to regulate charges on street railroads, and exercise such control over them as may he needed to gi,c good seni('e to the publie, and adjust dispute.~ between them and the public \Yhen made by any party interested, or by the authorities of the city in which such street railroad may be operated. The sole powe to de-

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terminethose questions should not vest in the street railroad corporation. The authority to pass upon them should be veioited in some tribunal, and that tribunal should not be in the control of, or created by, those directly interested in the questions to be submitted to it.

TELEPHOXE SYSTE:.US,
The Railroad Commission now has jurisdiction over Railroad, Teiegraph and Express Companies.
The same reasons which induced the State to giYe them authmity over thc:;e, demaiHl that their power be so extended as to bring under thrir control all Telephone Companies.
The charges made by Telephone Companies should be fixed by the Commission. In my opinion they are now so excessive in their charges as to demand the interference of the State in behalf of the citizen.
Each of these companies are what are usually termed natural monopolies, and should be controlled by the government.
EDUCATIO~AL INTERESTS.
There has been a constant and marked improvement in our common schools. The steady and gradual increase in the appropriations for their maintenance has resulted in multiplying the number of permanent schools, arousing greater interest among the people in education,improving the character of school buildings and increasing the efficiency of teachers.
In ibis campaign against ignorance our columns should
2hj

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not retreat, but move steadily to the front until the enemy is vanquished and the banner of light, knowledge and virtue floats in triumph over the field.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
The people of the State are to be congratulated upon the ever increaf'ing prosperity and u:-:efulne~s of their U ni \ersity. \Yith the increa:-cd room and facilities furni"hed by your late appropriation thereto, and the purcha.c of the new farm, if as!'urcd of permanency of its income, its still greater u8cfulnc.s can not be doubted.
On the ith of October last two hundred and sixty-seven students had been rcgi,:tercd. Of them sixty-fin per cent. are memhers of various churches, to \rit: one hun<lred ::\Iethodi~t,:, eighty-one Baptists, thirty-eight Presbyterian", thirty Epi"copalian':', five Catholic~, >'ix .Je\\s, three Chri:otians, one Lutbcran, and one Unitarian. Of the fi1ther,;; ot tho"e studen b, :-:eventy-eight are farmers, fm ty-frHlr lawyer,;, fortyt\YO mcrehant", nineteen doetorc< of meclieine, nine banker;;, six teacher:-:, 8ix preaehcr;-;, and eight in;-;urauec men, besides various other o<~<upations.
For furtber details yon arc referred to the annual report of the Chairman of the Boanl of Trustees, submitted according to law.
GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECH~OLOGY.
I am pleased to note the increased attendanC'e at the School of Technology. The two hundred and twenty-fiye students now there give evidenC'e that practical education

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IS receiving the :serious attention of our people. The school oltt'rs scientifie course:; of high grade in mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering.
The new dormitory is filled with students who are under ,rholesome regulationo; and protected from evil mfluenceo; by the supenision of the authorities. A high standard in scholarship and skill in shopwork is requirell, and the school take,.; rank with the best technical institutions in the country.
Georgia, Leing near the center of the cotton growing area of the C nion, should provide for the instruction of her sons in the manufacture of cotton goods. Xew England has taken steps in this direction for the protection and advancement of her manufactures. The textile schovls which have been established at the Xorth are bound to militate to the detriment of our own cotton industries unless they are met with similar in,;titutions in the South. A department of Textile.~ shoulll be added to the School of Technology for the pttrpo~e of giving our young men the opportunity of becoming experts in the manufacture of cotton goods. I am assmcd that such a measure would receive substantial aid from many prominent firms and citizen;;, and on accouut of the prc~cnt excellent equipment of the school, the first cost would be reduced to a minimum.

GEORGIA NORMAL AND IXDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.
This institution, whose curriculum embraces a Literary, a Normal and an Industrial course, is doing a great work for the State by supplying its school,.; with well educated,

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trained teachers, denloping the brain and increasing the culture of her daughters, and rendering them capable of being, when necessary, self-sustaining and independent.
So great is the popularity of this college that had its accomodations been adeqnate it would have in attendance six hnnd red students.
Se\eral hundred applicants were unable to gain admission at this term on account of the limitetl accommodations.
The course of study in the X ormal department is considerably in advance of the examinations given applicants for first grade license in om common schools.
Under existing laws the graduates of the Xorth Georgia Agricultural and ::\Iedical College at Dahlm1ega, State X ormal School at Athen:::, )fiddle Georgia Agricultural and )Iechanical College at )filledgeville, Gordon Institute at Barnesville, are permitted to teach in the common schools \rithout further examination.
I therefore recommend that the same right be accorded the graduates of the Georgia Kormal and Industrial College.

STATE NOR:\IAL SCHOOL AT ATHE.:\S.
This school.has become a very valuable part of our educational system :md is worthy of your aiel and encouragement.
In the management of various public institutions it has been found of great advantage to the institutions and a relief to the officers in charge to have some of the tmstees located so as to be accessible to the institution. It is not

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adYisable to change the pel'sonnel of the present excellent Board of Commissioners who are charged with the immediate control of the institution, and as their present number, five, is rather small, I recommend that the Governor be authorized to appoint, from the county of Clarke, two additional members to said board.

NORTH GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE AT D.UILOXEGA, GA.
I enjoyed the pleasure of attending the commencement exercises of this very excellent institution, and gladly testify to its usefulness. It is doing a magnificent work for North Georgia a!ld deserves the encouragement which it has received at the hands of the General Assembly.
TRUSTEES OF STATE IXSTITUTIONS.
The Trustees of the School of Technology, Academy for the Blind and School for the Deaf all hold office for life. If by death or resignation there is a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners of the Technology School, it is fille<l by the remaining members. The Board is selfperpetuating.
Life terms in any position IS against the genins of our government. It is certainly not in accord with the views of the people of Georgia.
Institutions maintained on appropriations made by the State should be under the control of men commissioned

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for a limited term of years, and not for life, and I recommend that the laws be so amended as to conform to this VIew.
The trustees of each of these institutions are excellent men and are performing their duties with commendable fidelity, but this does not afl'ect the soundness of the policy which I advocate.

PENSIONS.
The appropriations made at your last session were sufficient for the payment of all approYecl pensions except those known as indigent pensions (Act 1894, page 32). After payment in January, 1897, of the rolls for 1896, there was left a balance of $40,:380.00. Instead of pa~ing in full each new claim as it was approyed, it was thought adyisable to pay no new applicant until all pending cases had been passed on by the Commissioner of Pensions. \Vhen such examination was concluded, twice as many claims were approved as could be paid $60.00 each from the unexpended balance, aud the same was prorated, allowing $30.00 to each, just half the amount, had the appropriation been sufficient. In Yiew of the increase in this class of pensioners, it will be necessary for you to make for their payment in 1898, an additional appropriation of $40,000.00, which does not take into consideration the new claims to be passed on for that year.
I respectfully advise that no special pension be granted except the claim has been approved in due course of law. Many reasons may be urged against this kind of legislation,

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but it is only necessary to refer to the constitution, Art. I., Sec. 4, Par. 1, prodding that "no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an exi,-ting general law."
Xor should any pension be paid for any time prior to the date of its approval, unless all are so paid, as new claims are continually being placed on the rolls, and, if one be paid, then it seems only just to pay all back to the passage ot the original law, or, at least, to the time at which the claimant may have become entitled.
The liberality with which our State has dealt with its veterans am! their widows is a source of pride to all Georgians. I submit to you the following statement, showing ''"hat is done this year by each of the States for the soldiers of the Confederacy that you may, by making a comparison, the better appreciate the generosity of the noble people of thi,; State:

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. *~,~s-~o.,!J)~.(,~.,_ 1,303,115

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As the old heroes feel more heaYily the hand of time, their wounds and infirmities require them to lean more on the helping hand ofthe State, and I confidently believe that our people will continue to respond to their needs with generous aid.
STATE Pl.IRCHASING AGE~T.
That the State can make a large saving by advertising for bids on every purchase and on e\ery contract to be awarded, has been demonstrated during my administration by the low prices at \Yhich the Georgia Report;; and the Code were published, the decreased cost at which contracts were let for improvements to the public property, and the reduction in tl1e price at which stationery was secured, on competitive bilb. The saving upon these and other items i,; am pie proof that this is the economic method for the State to adopt in making purchases and in letting contracts.
In large purchaEes made by the Yarious departments of State and by educational and eleemosynary institutions, thou~and,; of dollars can doubtless be saved each year, by purchasing for all in one lot, under competitive bids.
E\en when the amount needed by one institution is small, the aggragate amount needed by all is often large, and can theref(we be had at a much lower price.
'Vhilc it will hardly Le practicable to make all purchases through one agent, there is a sufficient number of articles which can be so purchased, and thus enable the State to make a large saving.
I recommend the 1m~;oage of an Act which will require a bond of the keeper of Public Property, and which sball require that, when so directed by the Gonrnor, he shall

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make purchases of such amounts of goods and supplies for the various departments ot State as may be needed and for the public institutions, according to the estimates of the respectiYe Boards of Trustees.
The competitive bids should always be opened in the presence of three of the State House officials, and of such bidders as may desire to be present.

SINKING FUND
The one hundred thousand dollars sinking fund on hand is in the various state depositories, drawing only the two per cent. interest paid by the banks on the state's usual deposits.
It cannot be used for current expenses, and can only be paid on the state debt under restricrions imposed by the Constitution.
I recommend that the Governor and Treasurer be authorized to loan said fund on best terms that can be made, taking as security therefor recognized valid bonds of this state.
A compliance with this request will enable the state to secure a considerable sum of money from this source before all the sinking fund is needed to meet the bonds of the state falling due in 1915.

T ENN ESSE E CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION.
In accordance with a resolution passed by you at the previous session of your body the State has placed, at the Tennesse Centennial Exposition, an exhibit which has been deservedly admired by all who have seen it, and it is a splendid advertisement of our varied resources.
For this I can not too highly commend Hon. R. T. Nesbitt, Dr. G. F. Payne and Prof. W. S. Yeates, whose

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energy, intelligence and good judgment have achieved so marked a f'uccess. The exhibit h2-s been in charge of Commissioner Augustus DuPont, of Clinch County, Ga., whose services have been of great value to the State.
It will be remembered that this work bas been done with money expended under a resolution approved Feb. 4th. 1897, one section of which reads as follows:
"That to meet the expenses of the above and foregoing, the Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized and directed to use the sum of fifteen hundred dolhtrs 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 appropriation from the direct tax fund or some other available fund now in the Treasury."
There is now, of the Direct Tax Fund, an unexpended balance of fourteen hundred and thirty one dollars and three cent:;. ($1431.03).
In his annual report to the Governor the Commi:;sioner of Agriculture says:
I will call the attention of your Excellency. to the fact that this department is in pressing need of the money borrowed from it, to make the exhibit at .Nashville, and I trmt that as soon as the Legislature assembles, it will be immediately repaid, otherwise the work of the dep>~rt ment will be seriously interrupted, as there are now biils due and falllllg due, which can only be met by the reimbursement of this money to the department.

BUCKET SHOPS.
The evil that is being inflicted upon the State by the operation of what is known as Bucket Shops is incalculably great. The possibilitif's of great wealth with which these places allure their victims are well calculated to mislead

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and entrap men eager to grow rich, and is a tempting bait especially to the young. Lin',.; are being constantly wrecked and fortune.~ squandl'rcd by these tempters. The material and moral welfare of the State demand that the Bucket Shops be suppreso;ed.

ELECTION LAWS.
Laws regulating elections should effectually prevent fraud, and so guard the right of the elective franchise that the destiny of our State will be entrusted only to those citizens whose ballot is unpurchasable.
\Yhile earnestly de,;iring om State to follow in the wake of other States, and enact legislation which ,,ill guarantee honest elections, controlled by the Yotes of hone,.:t men, I will not now do more than call your attention to the im-
portance of the subject. r would rejoice to see you deal
with the entire eubject at your prc,.;cnt sc:-:-;ion. In addition to legislation dealing directly with this grave
question, the right to usc money in elections should be strictly guarclell and directions given how, and through what channels, it should pass. The experience of others has led them to make such provisions, and, in my opinion~ we should take similar action.
The amount of money which can be usell by a candidate before the people oe General .-\..,;,;embly should be limited, the purposes specifiell by Ia w, and the successful candidate should be eequired, before he assumes the duties of his office, to exhibit and file a sworn itemized statement of expenses which ahould not exceed the amount allowed by law.

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For a violation of this law he should forfeit his right to the office to which he is elected.
Positions should not be a warded to men on account of the wealth they possess. The power and political influence of men should not, in the smallest (legree, be measured by money, but by their moral and intellectual worth. The history of this country giYes ample proof that the best senice has been rendered the Republic by men whose study or questions affecting the public had so far monopolized their time that their own possessions were small.
The proposed measure should be sufficiently comprehensive to specify the purpo:ocs for which money can be n:-;etl in a campaign in a party primary or final election, and free officials from that obligation, which is incnrred by personally recei,ing from others a contribution to aid in e;( curing an election.
If, for instance, candidate:, for the office of S"licitor Gen era!, Judge and United States Senatm are permitted, by direct contributions, to phwc caiHliclates and the party an thorities, in the respective CLlllllties, under direct obli;2:ation to them by contribution to campaign fund, it \Yill degratle political life, put capacity and worth at a discount, and make money the test of merit. The influence of money in politics is already too great, and should be promptly reduced to a minimum.
All contributions for political campaigns should be made direct to the party officials, and no man, not a resident of a county, should be permitted to contribute to the county election. To prevent undue influences of money from this source, such contributions should, in Congressional cam-

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paign!", be giyen to the District Committee, and in State campaigns to the State Committee, to be by them expenJed where they think best.
To encourage worthy men who do not J>OSsess wealth, to secure a fait submission to Yoters of questions inYolYing goYernmental policy and personal merit, to aYoid tbc debauching of politics by the power of money, to guard the purity of the public service that goYernment may merit the n',.;peet and confi<lenC'e of the people, I eamc:"ti~ ask that prompt action be taken to ayoid the di~a~trous results which mu,.;t follow the eYils to which I have called your attention.

'filE IXCRE.\SE OF CilDIE.
The in<"rra~e of our prison population i,.; a matter ftw serious eon,.;ideration. In 18Gfl there ""<re only :3!1:) eonYiets in om penitentiary; in 1~71, :);-;.): in J,'-(j ..!, fiHi; and no\\" there an :2,:).)7. Thi,.;, of (~ottr~e, doe,.; not indudc tho~c in the county chaingang~, ntunlJering about l,i-);)0.
The nutnl,er in the penitentiary would lJc eYen larger hut for lPgi~lation by yom prc<leec~,.;or~, under the proYisions of ,,hieh a large numlwr who were etJnYiete<l of felon~ has bt'l'll sent to the county chaing-att;!'~-
In lSi' 1, ].) pet eeut. of the cnnYict,; \\erl' white, and in 1897 8 per ePnt. are white. Dnring thi,; period the l>lacks in the penitentiary lul\e increa~ed GOO per cent.
'Yhile the increase in white coll\icts has been <omall, our penitentiary has been rapidly replenished .from the ranks of the colored population. The number convicted in recent

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years IS much larger than just after they were ginm their freedom. l\Iore were recei\ed into the penitentiary in the year 189G than in the years 18G9, 1870 and 1871 combined. The whole number of convicts received from the establishment of the penitentiary, .:\larch lOth, 1817, to October :2G, 18GG, a period of -!9 years and 7 months, \Yas :2,0:29; total number recciwd during the four years, 189-!-D-G-7, was :2,:307.
The following table will ~how the commitments to the penitentiary for the last eighteen (18) years.

CO"JDIIT~IE~TS FRO"JI ISiS TO JS!JG.

Two yetns, from October, 187il. tu October, 1880, commitments... 443

1~sn. to

1882,

688

18S:!, to

1884,

188-!. to

188n,

777

]SS6. to

1888,

775

lt:~ss. to

]8!10,

%6

1 ~~ :( l. to

1sn~,

1 ,O!lO

One year.

11"~ 1:;, to

18U~,

711

1.~::3. tu

18!14,

G88

1:--:14. to

1S!lli.

1t'\J5. to

18%,

Total for 18 years....................... ..... ... ..... ..... ...... ..... .. ';,1-!7
This result has been reached in spite of the fact that in addition to \Yhat has been done by towns and cities supporting local school s:>stems we have spent within that time about fonr million dollars in an effort to educate the colored people that they may become better citizens.
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State and philanthropic imliYiduals to afford them educational a<hantages.
It is unquestionably true that a large number of the ra<:e haYe made great progre:-s intellectually and morally. While this condition exists among the better element, a considerable percent of them haye no reg-ard f(w law or morals, and, from this element, the penitentiary is being replenishe<l with alarming rapidity. How to correct this demoralization and elevate this people to a better standard of citizenship is a problem which must call into requisition the nobility of character and the wio;clom of the AngloSaxon. I cannot discus;,; this question now further than to make one suggestion.
To educate this element without, at the same time, givlllg them moral instruction is an injustice to them and to society. It is, therefore, the part of wisdom to look more to character in selecting the teachers who are to receive our money for senices in the school-room.
The Lest of the race intellectually aiH1 morally should be ;;:elected to teach in public schools. The law shonld require the school authorities to look closely into the conduct and character of each applicant before license is granted to teach. This provision should apply alike to white and black. In every way possible we should ende~wor to improYe the morals of the people by imparting, through the echool-room, correct princi pies and pure morality. The teacher should not only train the mind but build noble characters.
This I suggest as one of the factors that would aid in reducing our criminal population.

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This, however, must necessarily be slow in having its effect, while present conditions call for quick and repressive measures.

GOVERNMENT, CRIME AND LYNCHING.
The graver crimes are of alarming frequency and moreseriously affect that portion of our population who reside outside the towns and cities. In these sections, the crime of burglary, arson and rape have become more frequent than in the years of disorder which followed the civil war;..
The frequency of the offense of rape bas become alarming in the extreme, and seriously interferes with thesecurity and comfort of living in the country. There are now in the penitentiary seventy-eight convicts for assault to rape, and eighty-one for rape.
Of all crimes known to our law, these two are the most villanous. Their frequency has terrorized thepeopleresiding in rural districts, and so aroused their fear and resentment that it has been impossible in many of these cases to induce them to await the action of the courts.
Since November 1st, 1894, there have been twelvenegroes lynched who were charged with rape and assault with intent to rape, and one white man who was charged with rape.
In addition to these, there have been seven negro men,. one negro woman and one white man lynched who were charged with other offenses. Total for three years, 22, or a little more than 7 per year. These occurred in the following counties: Appling, Clinch, Dooly, Habershamt
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Mo~roe, Montgomery, Spalding, Muscogee, Talbot, Col(}Uitt, Twiggs, Jasper, Calhoun and Bibb.
It is the duty of government to protect its citizens, and to do all that can possibly be done to prevent the commission of, not only, the offenses which have provoked the people to resort to such a reprehensible remedy, hut all offenses, and to guarantee to every citizen charged with crime a trial before an impartial tribunal, as guaranteed by the Constitution.
In dealing with this question, the people of the Southern States are, of all people, in the most trying position. Here, a large per cent. of our population has been clothed with the rights and privileges of citizenship before receiving the training necessary to prepare them for the duties :and responsibilities of so important a position.
If the same population had been placed among the people of any other section of the Union, they would have the same problem to deal with which now confronts us, :and would find just as much human nature among their people as is exhibited by ours.
~otwithstanding the anomalous condition which exists here, our people deplore mob violence, but should be more <letermined in insisting upon leaving to courts and juries the punishment of violators of the law.
If defects exist in the law, the remedy is not to ignore and violate the law, but to amend it. The citizen cannot be justified in trampling upon law and assuming the functions of judge, jury and executioner.
It is the duty of the citizen to leave to the government, onder which he lives, the righting of wrongs, and the pun-

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ishment of crime. The man who ignores this obligation and assumes, with his own hand to punish crime, becomes a criminal.
The evil to which I allude is not restricted to this State or section, but is national.
The frequency of such occurrences within the last few years is calculated to alarm every citizen who realizes the dreadf:!l results to which it leads, or the enormity of the ~rime against human rights, government and civilization. To denominate these offenses lynchings do not make them less lawless or barbarous.
It is au attack upon government itself-a conflict between the forces of anarchy and law. It is fundamentally wrong, because it defies government, ignores law and punishes without law or evidence. Under our government, laws .are made and unmade at the will of the majority. If there are unwise laws, the people can repeal, if a need for one, the people can enact. Any organized effort to set at naught our laws and punish crime without amlin defiance of the law is itself criminal. It is worse than criminal. In its very essence, it is treason against the majority and against government.
In the discussion of lynching, let it be clearly understood that it is not a question as to whether or not those guilty of crime shall be puni;;:hed, but whether or not the innocent shall escape. Xot a question as to whether the .guilty shall be punished, but whether or not the act of punishing shall multiply criminals.
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punish; if there is not, punishment should not be inflicted. The courts of our State cau be trusted to punish. the guilty and protect our property, our persons, and thehonor and virtue of our women.
I am deeply concerned for a remedy for this evil that we may save from guilt the men who engage in it, and protect the innocent, who are too often sacrificed.

TRIAL BY MOB.

The mob is not a safe tribunal to justly determine any

cause.

Not long since in this state it is s<.1id that a mob, which

had gathered, failed to take action because of a di \"ision in

their own ranks

. one portion wishing to hang a

man who had not been tried, and the other, to liberate one

who had been tried, heard in all the courts and sentenced

to be hanged for murder.

The mob judges without a full and complete hearing

from both sides. Its members are not the most capable of

judging. It decides in passion and, too often, in whiskey.

How can it fail to make mistakes and sacrifice the lives of"

the innocent ?

I feel the more deeply upon this question because from

the best information I can secure, I believe, that during

my administration there have been in this state several men

lynched who were not guilty of the crimes with which they

were charged. How many, can never be known, for their

tongues are hushed, and they are denied an opportunity to

prove their innocence. I am informed that one man.

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.wb0m the mob believed to be guilty, was shot down. A question then arose as to his identity and he was salted -down like a hog, shipped to the location of the crime and found to be the wrong man-an innocent man.
When an innocent m~n is lynched for a crime it serves to protect the guilty. The members of the mob, their friends, and sympathizers seek to impress it upon the community that the right one has been punished and the guilty goes unsought and unsuspected. Even during this year, -evidence has come to light showing that in several States victims of the mob have been innocent men. During my term of office one man, who was rescued from the mob, was accorded a trial which resulted in showing that he was not guilty of the offense with which he was charged. An-other fled from the mob to the Executive office, and asked for protection, and a trial by jury. They were given him, and it developed that he was not guilty of the charge for which the mob endeavored to take his life.
To what extent this practice has been or will be used for purposes other than the alleged reason given to the public will never be known. In one instance, not long ago, it was stated and accredited that a man who had been charged with rape ~arne near being lynched. When the truth became known it brought to light the fact that the purpose in preferring the charge was to have him lynched in order to suppress his evidence against parties who had been violating the prohibition law. In another instance a man, charged with an assault upon a woman, escaped the mob, which was in pursuit, and established the fact that -the charge was made against him to defeat the collectiou

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of a debt. Had the parties been lynched it is not probable that their guilt would ha\e been questioned.
These things sene to emphasize the importance of adhering to law, and of your so legislating as to suppress this eYil, and guarantee to every one charged with crime a fair and impartial trial.
Responsibility for the crime of lynching rests not only upon actors, but upon the community which shuts its eyes to the crime and permits and tolerates it, and upon legislators who refuse to enact laws to suppress it.
It can and will be stopped when the better element who deprecate mob law aggressively condemn and determine to suppress the practice.
It is no excuse to say that the Northern people, who have less to provoke them to it, lynch. Let us not take them as a standard, but rather show a hi~her type_ of ci\ilization in our State, and erect here a staudard t(} which they may aspire.

LY::s'CH FOR WHAT CRIMES.

Lynch law has not been restricted to cases where the charge was an outrage upon a female.. In Texas a man was lynched simply to suppress his evidence; in Kentucky because he was objectionable to the neighborhood, and in Indiana five men were lynched for burglary. In our State, in the last three years, seven men haYe been lynched for murder, and one man and one woman becau::;e they were suspected of arson.

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WHEN C.HARGE IS RAPE.
Even had it been confined to offenses committed upon females it could not be justified.
To adopt it, in these cases, is to put the life of every man in the power of any woman who might for any reason desire his death. When such crimes are charged the passion of the people is more deeply stirred than by any other, and the mob is quick to act.
Yet, viewed from the standpoint of reason and not of passion, there is less excuse for lynching in such cases than in any other. Delay cannot be given as a reason, nor a fear that justice will be defeated. At Monticello and Columbus the men were taken out of the court room during the trial and lynched. In most cases they are taken from the custody of officers of the law, when they know that the court will convene and give a speedy trial. For this offense, above all other::, the courts are quick to try, and if guilty, the juries certain to convict.
It is not then that they fear delay or the acquittal of the guilty, but it is a defiance of law. It is a desire to substi'tute passion for evidence and vengeance for justice.
There being no excuse to be found for fear of either dec. lay or failure of justice, but one reason is left, and that is the objection to the outraged victim having to go into court and relate the horrible story. That this is a terrible ordeal, every one must concede, but human lif2 must be valued even above this trial. She should undergo this trial, not as a sacrifice to the guilty, but to conform to the rules of law, which centuries of experience have demon.-

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~';trated to be absolutely essential for the protection of the innocent. The truth can not be had savt' by having both sides beard before an impartial tribunal.
To remove this objection, however, our law provides that, on such occasions, the Judge may order the court!llOOm cleared of all save the jurors and lawyers engaged in the case on trial.
There is therefore no justification nor excuse for a resort to lynching, even in this class of cases, when the defendant is charged with the most dastardly and horrible of crimes. No man doubts in these cases that the law will punish the guilty, and if he did, he could not find a remedy by making a murderer of himself. The remarkable fact exists that in a majority of instances the party lynched is _taken from the custody of officers. I can understand how a near :relative of the victim of the lust of a human brute who sees before him the man whom be believes has committed the outrage, and in the heat of passion, slays him, can enlist the interest and sympathy of a community; but bow any one can fail to condemn those who are guilty of the cowardly act of taking from the officers of the law a man who is disarmed and helpless, and hanging him without trial, surpasses my comprehension.

EFFECT OF LYNCHING.
Both capital and worthy immigrants seek places where law is supreme and the frequent occurrences of lynching will advertise ours as a lawless State and as a half-ciYiljzed people.
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'lawlessness, impedes material growth, and in the eyes of all the world lowers the standard of our civilization and .degrades the character of our people.
This barbarous practice does not decrease, but increases ()rime. Having stained their hands in blood, its perpetrators are more easily led to again violate law. Recently a man tried on the charge of murder and convicted of shooting a citizen through the window, as he sat by his own hearthstone at night, 11onfessed also that he it was who tied the rope around the necks of the two men who were lynched in Columbus in 1896. I condemn it and will not apologize for such lawlessness. To exterminate the practice it must be made odious and dangerous. The pen:alty should be the scorn of the people and the punishment <>f the law.

DUTY OF DEMOCRATS.
There is no room for debate upon this question. If there is, there IS none for Democrats. \Vith them the question is settled. There is but one position the members -of that party can take.
In the campaign in which the members of this General Assembly were elected, the Democratic party went to the people upon a platform, adopted by the State Convention, in which this declaration is found, to wit:
"Resolved, That we deplore and denounce lynchings and favor the -engctment of such laws as will effectually prevent the same."
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the requirements of this declaration. I do not believe that yon will dally with this question, or pass law,; which will be ineffectual.
The Democratic party owes it to the people to live up to the pledges which it made to induce them to entrust it with power, or to come boldly to the front and admit that it wilfuJly and deliberately deceived to secure votes, and is unworthy the confidence of the people. Your action is to determine whether or not this condemnation can be truthfully uttered. To be honest is as much the duty of a politieal party as an individual.
Let the remedy which you apply be heroic and severe.

THE REMEDY.

In murder cases the complaint is that the cases can be too easily continued and justice unnecessarily delayed. I am not an advocate of hasty trials, but of prompt ones. No one should be rushed into a trial involving his life, when passion in the county where trial is to be had is at white heat and a fair trial impossible.
The law should in all cases permit the court, on motiou of the defendant, or on its own motion, or on motion of State attorney, to change the venue to any county in the State. In determining whether or not to order a change of venue, the Judge should be authorized to exercise a very broad discretion and act upon all knowledge that he might possess bearing upon the question. If, in his opiw ion, a change of venue is necessary to secure a fair and impartial jury, he should order the change, and this decisiou-

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should not be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The Authority of the Circuit Judge in such cases should be made plain and ample, and all doubt removed as to power of the Supreme Court to review his decision.
This change in our law, I believe, the first step necessary to secure, in all cases, prompt and fair trials.
In some instances it is difficult to secure a trial on account of the laws regulating the granting of continuances.
This can be remedied by leaving to the trial judge the sole power to pass upon motions to continue, denying to the Suprern Court the power to grant a new trial on account of alleged error in so doing. The circuit judge who knows the parties, the case, and its history, and has the witnesses on the question before him, can better determine whether the motion is made for delay only, and whether a fair trial and a just verdict can be had without further delay, than the Supreme Court.
Every practitioner knows that the right of continuance is the most abused of all rights granted by the law in court procedure, and in my opinion the circuit judge will correct the abuse if empowered to do so.
The law which gives the defendant more peremptory strikes than the State should be so amended as to give each party the same number. Under the existing law power is given the defendant to object without cause to so many ju1ors that he can, in many cases, pack a jury in his own interest.
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punishment he reduced upon the recommendation of the jury trying the case, just as it may be done now when the .charge is rape.
Those who commit these offenses deserve to be punished under the same law.
It has been insisted by some that the way to stop lynch.ing is to provide for the prompt punishment of all who .commit the crimes which provoke it.
Neither the law's delay nor the failure of justice can be ;given as an excuse for lynchings in rape cases.
In dealing with the offense of rape in our courts there has been for the guilty no delay and no escape. Courts are promptly called, trials had, and justice quickly administered. In such cases the men whose names are in the . jury boxes in Georgia can be relied upon to convict.
The evil will exi-st for a long time, if not disturbed, until public opinion is educated to the point where the condemnation is sufficiently .intense and unanimous to make it impossible.
It is therefore necessary that, without waiting for this ,slow process, the majority representing law, order, justice ,and civilization, pass such legislation as will repress the lawless element and secure the reign of law. The certainty .of prompt trials alone will not end lynchings. The delays .of the law is a favorite excuse, but is not the real reason
for its existence. Other legislation is needed to aid in . checking it.
The arresting officer is now clothed with authority to take the life of the assailants when resisting their efforts 1to take a prisoner from his custody, i:mcl it is his duty to

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take life if necessary to protect the prisoner and retain him in custody. This he should be required to do at the hazard of his own life, or the prisoner should be unshackled, armed and given an opportunity to defend himself. The knowledge on the part of the mob that this -would be done would deter it from pursuing its lawless purpose, and the law would be permitted to protect the innocent and punish the guilty.
That it may be ascertained whether or not the officer having the prisoner in custody does his full duty in every instance, I recommend the passage of a law requiring a thorough investigation in every case and providing adequate punisment when he falls short of the full measure of_. his duty in protecting his prisoner. When this is done he should be ineligible to election or appointment to any office until his disabilities are removed by the General Assembly. The administrator or family of a party taken from the custody of an officer and killed, should be authorized to recover from the county the full value of his life, which, in no case, should be less than one thousand dollars. This pro-vision will not only, by appealing to self interests,. make the stronger influences in each. community active in opposition to lynchings, but upon principle, is but doing justice to the family of the victim. When the State takescharge of a prisoner, it is its duty to protect him against all danger save the penalty of the law inflicted for the crime with which he is charged, and for failure to do so, it is just for damages to be paid. It cannot be seriously contended that the State has a right to disarm a citizen charged with crime, render him powerless to pro--

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teet himself, and then surrender him to those who seck his life in violation of law, without justly incurring the obligation to pay damages therefor.
I do not ask that you restrict ~ourselves to the measures suggested by me. All that is asked is a remedy, and
upon you rests the responsibility of providing it. If the suggestions herein made do not meet your approval, adopt
others. I assure you that in your effocts to find the proper remedy you will have my hearty co-operation.

MISDEMEANOR CONVICTS.
The modification under recent legislation, ofthe penalties inflicted upon parties convicted of felony bas so largely . increased the number of convicts held in county chaingangs that the question of proper disposition, treatment and management of them is of greater importance than heretofore.
The State's obligation, while inflicting punishment, to treat with humanity and reclaim to good citizenship those confined in the county chaingangs, is not diminished by reason of the counties' authority over them. The county is the creature of the State and for any failure on its part to do its duty by the convicts committed to its care, the State is responsible.
Having received, in 1895, information that led me to believe that the .misdemeanor convicts were not being held and treated as the law and humanity required, I appointed . Hon. R. F. 'Vright, of Elbert county, former assistant . keeper of the Penitentiary, to inspect the various camps

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and make report thereon, that the General Assembly might be placed in possession of information which would enable it to take the proper action. He was not able to complete this work before the convening of the General Assembly, but believing that the information already gathered was sufficient to show the necessity for legislation, and to induce the application of the needed remedy, I discontinued the inspection and placed before the General Assembly the report of Mr. Wright upon his work done up to that time.
This Yery able report by Mr. Wright will be placed before you and to it I invite your attention.
During this year I had reason to believe that abuses still existed in the management of this class of convicts, and that the publicity gi,en, by the discussion of the Wright report, to the illegality of hiring them to private parties had not corrected the evil. I employed Hon. P. G. Byrd, of Floyd county, to locate and inspect all camps where misdemeanor convicts were worked, and make report thereon. His clear and comprehensive report has been printed, and will be placed before you.
The facts stated in these two reports leave no room for douht that legislation is needed to properly regulate the care and treatment of this class of convictE<, which now number more than eighteen hundred. After learning from this report that six hundred and thirty-seven of these convicts were held and worked by private parties, who had secured them from the county authorities in violation of law, I communicated the facts to the Judges and Solicitors. :from whose .courts they .were Bentenced. Upon receipt of

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this information, these officers acted with commendable-promptness, and took steps to have the convicts worked in compliance with law and the sentence of the Court. This reform has already greatly increased the forces at work on the public roads, and will be of incalculable value in promoting the improvement of our highways.
It is not enough, however, that these men are remanded to the custody of those who are authorized by law to control them. The Wright and Byrd reports will clearly show that this is not the only reform needed. The end tobe secured is uniform and humane treatment. This can best be secured by State inspection and enforcement of rules prescribed by the penitentiary authorities. Under the existing system, there is probably no two camps where the same treatment is given or the same rules govern. Certain it is that at some camps confinement for three months is worse than for twelve months at others.
This inequality applies not to the private camps only,. about which so much has been said, but to the County camps also. The facts stated in the reports bearing upon this question are so convincing and irresistible that I need only refer you to them.
I earnestly recommend that the State provide for regular inspection of these convicts by a State officer whose duty it shall be, while wholesome punishment is being inflicted, to see that their treatment is humane and that the rules provided for their government, and of those in charge of them, are enforced.
Subject to the supervisio-n o.f the State, all misdemeanor-

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()Onvicts should remain in the care, custody and control of the County authorities, as under existing laws.
Now, while we are providing for the disposition of our penitentiary convicts, it is best that we also supply the legislation needed to properly regulate and direct the management of county chaingangs.

THE PENITENTIARY.
The General Assembly, at its present session, is confronted with the duty of providing for the dispwition of the inmates of our penitentiary after April 1, 1899, at which time the existing lease will expire. This will be but three months after the adjournment of the General Assembly, which will convene in October, 1898. I the State i.-, to take charge of its own penitentiary, house, care for, control and furnish employment for its convicts, three months will not give sufficient time to make the n~essary preparation. On the other hand, if under any plan they are 1io be housed in part, and only a part are to be worked fm others, this time would be too short either to arrange for employment or for quarters. Should action be delayed until the session of 1898, we would find the State utterly unable to make adequate arrangements to either hire or >vork its convicts before the expiration of the lease, and if forced to have others employ them, we would, in their disposal, be entirely at the mercy of the present lessees, who alone would be prepared to house or give employment to them.

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It is then an imperative duty to meet this question and solve it at your present session.
Our prison population is about 4,100, of which 2,224 are penitentiary convicts. The problem presented is the gravest which has confronted the Stat.e government for many years. \Ye are not only to direct how the products of industries are to be a:ffect.ed by the direction given the energy of these workers, but protect taxpayers from a needless burden, and meet the requirements of humanity and Christianity by securing for the convicts merciful treatment, and throwing around them influences which will elevate and reform. vVe cannot afford to inaugurate a system which will make worse citizens of the inmates of the penitentiary. Such an one will wrong the individual, increase crime and multiply the dangers which threaten society.
Our civilization, the heart and intelligence of our people, must be exemplified in the law which contains a solution of this great question. The penal system of a country should keep pace with the upward march of a people, and is generally accept.ed as evidence of the character of its civilization.
To reach a just conclusion, however, it is nece;;sary to know the precise social condition which exists, and the moral and intellectual condition of the criminal element which the prison system is expected to effect. In agreeing upon the plan to be adopted we must keep in view the peculiar conditions which exist in our State, and the character and capacity of our prison population.
At the very threshold of this discussion, the proposition should be accepted by all that the law consigns men to

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the penitentiary not to become petted children o the State, but to punish them for wrong-doing.
The purpose o the establishment o a penal system is to deter others from violating the law and to protect and improve society by the punishment and reformation o the criminal. In the accomplishment o this purpose the convicts should be safely kept, surrounded by healthy conditions, humanely treated, confined at hard labor and encouraged by good influencBS to reform their characters and become law-abiding citizens.
That system which will meet all the requirements o this statement, with least expense to the law~abiding citizens of the State, and come least in competition with free labor, L'> the one to be adopted. when it is remembered that the expense entailed by the confinement and trial o men charged with crime is a heavy draft upon the resources o the honest citizens o the State, it cannot be questioned that it is entirely legitimate that the State secure from the labo_r of its convicts such income as may be had consistent with the conditions and duties above stated.
Before entering upon a detaileC:. discussion o the system which I shall hereafter recommend, I desire to give my reason for rejecting some plans which have found advocates in this State.

PRESENT LEASE SYSTEM.
At the Democratic State Convention which nominated me for Governor in 1896, I requested the Committee on Resolutions to embody in the platform, to be reported by

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it for adoption, a plank placing the pal'lty in opposition to the present lease system. When -the platform was read and adopted, containing not even a reference to this subject, I was uncertain whether or not it meant by this silence :that the conventi<m contemplated a re-enactment of that ,system. If so, I knew that I would not make the race :f.)r Governor. That I might not mislead any one upon this subject, and give the convention an opportunity to disapprove of my position and name another candidate, I announced in my address to the convention that, if elected, :and a bill was passed re-enacting the system, I would veto it. To this announcement I must adhere, because it is my pledge, made to the people, and because in my opinion now it is the proper position for the State to assume.
Any penal system is fundamentally wrong and vicious which requires t.he State -to part with the control of the .eonvict, and gives him into the custody of private parties. I do n:ot care to go further in:to a discussion of this system, than to make t.his statement. However many reasons may exist against it, this one, in my opinion, is sufficient to de.mand its abandonment.

ON PUBLIC ROADS.
To say in general b)rms that the convicts should be put to work upon the public highways is an alluring and captivating suggestion. Yet a thorough and intelligent study of the question leads uniformly to the conclusion that this should not be done.
In considering this phase of the question, I have not

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undervalued the social and economic advantages to be derived from improved public highways.
"\Ve are greatly in need of good roads, and have reached the point where we must engage in the building of smooth and permanent roadways, but the State sh~mld not bear the burden of building them nor should the penitentiary convicts be employed upon them.
The principle of loc-al self-government is a.s far-reaching in its application, and as wise a policy of government as ever in the past. The county should do all things which the State cannot do better, and the State all things save those which the general government can do better.
The roads within the respective Counties are of loc-al interest, and can be better and more economically attended to by County authorities. If the responsibility of building, repairing and establishing local roadways is to be surrendered by the Counties, and assumed by the State, where is this new danger of State centralization to end? When this new obligation is assumed there will necessarily go with it the obligation to build and repair all bridges now built and maintained by the respective Counties. when this step is taken there is no halting place until the State builds all court-houses amd jails, pays all court e:\.--pensesall County taxes are abolished, all County authority over local affairs surrendered, and the General Assembly of the State becomes the arena where Counties must contest for such a share of State taxes as can be secured for carrying on their local affairs.
The State has already gone far enough with its interference in County matters, and the time has arrived when

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the counties should insist upon retaining all power now vested in them by law.
Railroads are now the channels for freight and passenger traffic. Dirt roads are only local and not State highways. If this was ever a debatable question, it was when dirt roads were the means of travel and channels of commerce not only from one County to another, but between States. The advent of the railroad has beyond question, localized the wagon road. It being a matter of local interest, and one which local authorities can attend to with greater economy and efficiency, I am unalterably opposed to so extending the power and duty of the State as to han these roads worked by Stat authorities and at State expense.
If the proposition be not to have the State do this work, but for each County to take charge of its own convicts and work its roads, to this there are also serious and controlling objections. As many counties have not enough convicts to organize and work, and many others, in the flat sandy section of the State, think they do not need to so employ them, such a plan would work an injustice to such counties. I append hereto a statement showing how many are now in the penitentiary from each County, that you may see the impracticability of this plan:

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SHOWING PRISOX POPULATION BY COUNTIES IN 1896. From Repo1t Principal Keeper, 1896.

C01:XTY.

COt:NTY.

,I
I II 'NO.

COUNTY,

I NO.

Appling, . . .

Baker ..

Baldwin

Banks.

Bartow

Berrien

Bibb.

Brooks ..

Bryan .

Bulloch.

Burke.

Butts

Calhoun.

Camden .

Campbell.

Carroll.

Catoosa.

Charlton

Chatham.

Chattahoochee

Chattooga

Cherokee.

Clarke

..

Clay..

Clavton

Clinch .

Cobb.

Coffee .

Columbia.

Colquitt ..

Coweta .

Crawford ...

Dade.

Dawson- .

D e c a t u r .

DeKalb ..

Dodge.

Doolv ...

Dougherty .

Douglas ..

Early. . .

Echols...

Effingham.

Elbert.

Emanuel

Fannin.

12 Fayette

5 Floyd

15 Forsyth

4 Franklin.

10 Fulton.

11 Gilmer .

..

121 Glascock. . .

10 Glynn.

12 Gordon

20 Greene . . . .

481 Gwinnett . . ..

15 Habersham. . .

12 Hall . . .

I Hancock.

5 Haralson.

9 Harris .

3 Hart

61 Heard .
176 Henry . . .

6 Houston..

2 Irwin...

9 Jackson .

i Jasper

9 .Jefferson ..

13 Johnson.

8 .Jones.

28 Laurens.

1U Lee..

8 Libertv.

3 Lincoln

28 Lowndes..

i7r1L:\luamcopnk.

in . .

. .

. .

. .

11 \la~ison . . . . .

44 }!anon. . . . .

29 :\lcDuffie ..

20 Mcintosh. . .

17 \Ierri wether .

45 :\Iiller .

3 :.\lilton

..

8 \Iitchell .

1 :\Ionroe..

i Montgomery..

14 \forgan..

41 Murray

1 \Iuscogee

5 ~ewton

50 Oconee.

'i Oglethorpe .

8 Paulding.. . .

244 Pickens..

1 Pierce.

10 Pike .

49 Polk..

..

9 Pulaski.

15 Putnam

6 Quitman...

7 Rabun..

10 Randolph .

10 Richmond.

3 Rockdale.

17 ~chley..

..

8 Screven..

5 :'>palding.

20 Stewart..

22 Sumter

6 Talbot

19 Taliaferro.

11 Tattnall

1H T11vlor

4 reifair.

!l Tf~rrell . .

16 Thomas

6 Towns.

25 Troup.

5 Twiggs.

20 Union. .

..

3 Upson.

11 Walker..

10 \Valton.

12 Ware.

13 WarrPn

18 Washington

20 Wayne.

5 Webster.

2 White.

19 Whitfield.

10 Wilcox:.

14 Wilkes

11 Wilkinson .

Worth

.

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Total.. . .[

19 9 7 5 3 13 20 19 10 15 5 7 22 46 8 7 26 18 24 48 16 5 22 2 13 6 19
17 6 2 5 11 16 16 11 39 15 4 1
1()
17 15 11 22
2,357

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Are the Counties prepared to consent to the increase of tax rate which this will make necessary? It will be more expensive than working misdemeanor conviots, and in my judgment the average cost in all Counties will, on account of the small number in each, be greater than free labor. It is difficult tJo manage twenty-seven (27) camps now. What will be the result when we make it possible to have 137 camps, scattered over the State?
If some counties are allowed to take charge of their convicts and work them upon their public roads, it would be unfair to those counties not 1vorking theirs, in that the rst named would receive not only the benefit. of tb.&J labor of their own conYicts, but would share in the profit> accruing to the State from the convicts under State contr.)l.
It has, however, been suggested that, without the Stateassuming the entire duty of building and repairing the roadways of the State, it undertake the burden of aiding the respective Counties to the extent of sustaining and working the penit,entiary convicts upon the public roads.
It will take a large expenditure of money, thousands of dollars, to purchase the outfit-stock, machinery, tools, etc., and in addition thereto a considerable sum to repail" and supply losses and deficiencies. To this you must add the sum of two hundred and seven tl.0usand dollars as the necessary annual cost of guarding, clothing, bedding and feeding the convicts.
Bearing in mind that this large expenditure must be raised by taxation upon the people of the entire State~ liL'lld not upon the people of any particular County vr Counties, the question arises, in what section of the State are

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the convicts to be worked, and what sections are to be neglooted? "'What particular roads are to be worked and which to be omitt.ed? As heretofore said, in some of the Counties it is claimed that the convicts are not needed upon the highways. Who are to be served first and who are to wait, and how long? What is the justice of taxing all the Counties of the State to work the roads of only a part of the Counties? The elements of cost must be considered in passing upon either proposition looking to working the penitentiary inmates upon the public roads. There are, however, other objections, which to my mind are insuperable. Such a disposition will forbid their safe keeping, humane treatment, benefit of proper influences to encourage reformation of character and increase the dangers to society.
The migratory life required by road work would render it impossible to have the convicts quartered in safe and comfortable buildings, and in suitable localities. To adopt the sys!Jem of confining these long-term men, winter and summer, year after year, in portable cages would be brutal.
Such close confinement in contracted and uncomfortable cages would be bad, but it is not the only objection. The want of proper sanitary conditions and arrangements for privacy and cleanliness must receive due consideration. The crude and inadequate quarters will make it worse upon the convicts, the increase in the number of escapes will make it worse for society. The fact that these escapes will occur in the rural districts makes the dangeT to society doubly great. Work upon the public roads cannot be even so much concentrated as it is in railroad building, and the chances for escape will therefore be greater.

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The reason :for it may not be clear, but it is unquestionably and lamentably true that a large per cent. of our criminals are more daring and desperate characters than ever before. \Ve now have in the penitentiary more of that class than ever, 'vhich by reason of persistence in crime, may be denominated professional criminals. To distribute these convicts upon the public roads throughout the State would make the life and property of :farmers less secure, endanger their homes and terrorize their wives and daughters.
That you may have some idea of the character of the men proposed to be placed upon the public roads, I append hereto a statement showing the number for each offense:

SHOWING NUMBER OF CONVICTS FOR .J<.:ACH OFFENSE IN 1896.

From Report Principal Keeper, 1896.

Arson..

69

Attempt to murder. .

256

Attempt to rape . . .

78

Aiding escape .

8

Burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870

Bigamy. . . . . . . . . . .

6

Bestiality . . . . . . . . . . .

10

Breaking and entering railroad car .

15

Embezzlement . . . . . . . .

1

Forgery .......

50

Infanticide. . . . . . . . . . .

2

Incest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Interfering with railroad switch. .

3

Kidnapping . . . .

3

Larceny after trust.

17

Larceny from house

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Larceny from person. . .

S

Mayhem. . . .

2

Manslaughter . . . .

138

Murder . . . . . . . . .

373

{)bstructing railroad train

Perjury . . . . . . .

10

Personating another .

1

Receiving stolen goods .

4

Rape . . . . . .

81

Robbery . . . . . . . . . .

79

.Simple larceny . . . . . . . . . . . .

212

Unlawlul shooting and stabbing.

24

'\Vreeking railroad train. .

3

Total .......

. 2,357

The conclusion reached by other States, adverse to the proposition to employ felony convicts upon public roads, is .a wise one, whether viewed from the standpoint of humanity, or from that which demands protection for society.
In dealing with the question now under consideration, we must keep clearly in mind that the inmates of the penitentiary and of the County chain-gangs cannot be dealt with in the same way. The one is convicted of a felony, a crime--the other a misdemeanor, a misbehavior; the one is under sentence for terms varying from one year to life, the other under sentence varying from one day to one year. The inducement to escape is greater to the convicted felon, and as a rule he is a more desperate character, and more dangerous when at large. It is therefore easier and less expensiYe to manage the County convicts, and it is practicable to utilize them upon works where pen-

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it.emtiary conviC!ts cannot be properly used. I the parties convicted of misdemeanors are not sufficiently numerous to answer the demands of Counties desiring to use them upon the public highways, it may be well to allow any County on certain conditions, to supplement its forcewi,th such convicts which i:t has sent to the penitentiary for a term of less than two years. To prevent County chaingangs securing from this source the custody of desperate charae<ters, the requisition should always be made by the County authorities, who will, before applying, make themselves acquainted with the character of the convicts. Then, before being honored, their application should be approved by the judge who tried the case and the Prison Commisswn. By the adoption of this plan the forces at work upon the roads of the State can be materially strengthened without detriment to the public interest. This provision should not go into effect until experience has demonstrated that, when all misdemeanor convicts are worked by County authorities, in compliance with law, there is not enough of them to do the road work required by the Counties working convict labor.
When this provision is made effective it should be accompanied by a requirement that sufficient compensation shall be paid the State for the hire of the felony convicts to prevent counties having misdemeanor convicts to dispose of being forced to hire them to other counties for less than a fair price. If a county using convict labor can secure penitentiary convicts without cost, it will refuse to pay to secure misdemeanor convicts. Such refusal would seriously embarrass those counties net working their own convicts,.

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-which desired to dispose of them to other counties. In truth, no felony convicts even of the two years class should oe permitted to work upon a county chaingang unless there are too few misdemeanor convicts to meet. the demands of .the counties for public road work.

THE SYSTEM PROPOSED.
Every person sentenced by the courts to penal servitude should remain in the custody and control of the State, and Owe obedience to none but officers of the State. If private individuals rreceive the output of his work they should pay the State a stipulated sum therefor without having control of the convict.
The entire power, subject tJo Legislative restriction and direction, to looate and prepare a penitentiary, build ,and equip the necessary prisons, hospitals and other houses, control, care for, work, make contracts for, the employment of convicts, rand appoint all needed officers and employees, should be vested in three citizens to be kll'own as 'the Prison -Commission. This CommissiO'll should be appointed immediately upon the passage of the Act, and at once proceed to select and purchase bhe land necessary to conduct the work of the penitentiary. Wh0ther the land purchased is in one or more tmcts, said Commission should be dirooted to arrange separate quarters for boys, men and women.
The equipment of the penitentiary, under the appropriation to be made by this General Assembly, should only be sufficient to accommodate the boys, women, men not classed 'as able-bodied, and such able-bodied men as may be needed

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to successfully carry on the work in which they may be engaged by the Prison Commission. The labor of the other able-bodied convicts should be hired out for a te.rm of five years as hereafter stated.
It would not be just to the taxpayers of the State to undertake now to make so large an outlay as would be necessary to care for, house, and keep employed two thousand two hundred and twenty-four convicts.
The plan ~which I advocate contemplates and is capable of grmYing into a system in which the State maintains upon its own premises all convicts. Yet this vast power should not now be wsted in the Prison Commission. The appropriation to he made and the directions given the Commission by you limit its power and authority.
All income from the penitentiary convicts not needed for sustenance should go into the State Treasury, from whence it could not be taken without legislatin authority.
It would, therefore, be for the people of the State, speaking through their representatives in subsequent Genera1 Assemblies, to decide whether to complete this plan, or to permit the able-bodied men, to continue, under the control and direction of State officials, to work for others, the State receiving quarterly stipulated hire for their labor.
If in future the system, to which I look forward, be completed, and all comicts cared for upon the State's own premises, it must be a gradual growth. \Ye should adV'ance in this dirootion only as it becomes evident that they can be so employed in the central penitentiary as to make their labor profitable. They should not be taken from remunerative employment outside of the penitentiary,

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where they are humanely cared for, and placed at unremunerative work in a penitentiary, where they are to become a burden upon the taxpayers. To what extent they are to be worked within walls at the expiration of the five years contracts is a question which the people can determine in the light of the experienCB had during that time. Of one thing I am certain, and that is that we should not now place all within walls at the enormous cost which would be necessary and run the risk of saddling upon the wxpayerrs the heavy burden of paying the loss which might be incurred in this experiment.

REFORMATORY FOR BOYS.
The department established for the care of boys should be known as the State Reformatory.
Here should be received all boys convicted of felony, under the age of 17, whom the Judges in their discretion may sentence to a term in the reformatory. In addition to these it should receive all boys under age of 17 convicted of misdemeanors, when so sentenced by the court, upon receipt from the county where convicted of such sum as will in the judgment of the Prison Commission cover the cost to the State, if any, of keeping them. The female convicts under. 17 years of age should be placed in the woman's department and given the same advanwges and surrounded by the same influences as boys in the reformatory.
The inmates of this institution should be employed in farming and such other labor as the Commission may eelect, keeping in view the necessity of preparing them

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when discharged for some permanent occupation, and the necessity of, as far as possible, making them self-s11_pporting while in custody of the State.
They should be given the benefit of such educational advanmges as may be provided, and care taken to impart. such moral instruction and training as will aid in making them useful citizens. In my opinion this department can and hould be ma:de self-sustaining.

WOMEN CONVICTS.

The woonen oonviets should have a prison separaite from :all others.
This under the care of 'a ma:tron, subject t.o the superintendent, should be occupied by women and girls exclusively.
Those not assigned to camp duty can be employed in mending and making clothing for themselves, the boys, and other conYicts. If other emt:>loyment is necessary to keep them engaged, they may be required to work gardens, or do -such other service as the Commission may direct. As the penitentiary is at present constituted, each woman would have to do the sewing for forty-five conYicts. If at any time it becomes apparent that more can be done by them or that it is advisable to engage them otherwise, the Commission can determine how they shall be employed.

MEN CONVICTS.
All male convicts not classed as able-bodied, who can be go cared for there, should be kept in the penitentiary to be prepared prior rto the expiration of the lease and placed

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wt work. Here also should be sent such able-bodied men a.~ we are then prepared to care for, who may be needed to help carry on successfully the work in which the secondclass convicts are engaged. The remainder, which will probably approximate 1,800 men, should be engaged to work for such persons 'as mig1lrt contract for their labor with the Sta1te, upon such conditions and limitations as you may direct.
The Prison Commission should be authorized to enter into contracts for the employment of conv-icts, for terms not to exceed fin years, requiring payment to be made quarterly, and taking bond for iJhe faithful performance of the contract.
In no instance shall power be given the employers to manage, diroot, punish or control the convi0t. This authority should be retained by t!he State rand exereised only by its officers. The State should arrange for their being properly housed, bedded, clotJhed, fed, punished and cared for in every respect, and it only should have power to say when and how much 'they Shall work. The Strute and the employer should be the contracting parties, and no dominion exercised by '!Jhe employer over the convicts. Under this system the State has the same control of convicts rtJha:t it would have were it employing them on its own account, yet it would receive a fixed and certain amount for their labor and not be interested in tbe profit and loss account of the business at which they are worked.
As the present lease expires when the year is three months advanced, I suggest that the Prison Commission be

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empowe!red, i they deem it advisable, to treat with the lSSees with a view o securing such as may be needed to begin work or the State by January 1, 1899.

CHARACTER OF WORK TO BE DONE BY CONVICTS.
To determine upon the particular work in which convict labor in this State shall engage and give specific directions within narrow limits to the Prison Commission would, in my opinion, be unwise.
The Prison Commission should be men of high character and recognized ability, who will, in dealing with all matters, act with due deference both 'to 11Jhe interest and the sentiment of the people whom they serve.
It need not. be anticipated, however, that by some mysterious and inconceivable way the State vill be able to take this large force out of all fields of labor and produce with it something that no one else ever has or can produce. The sentence o the court in every case is that they be oonfined at hard labor, and in complying with this mandate o the law they should be required to produce something that is of value; that will, if possible, make their labor remuneratiYe to the State. This can and should be done without driving free labor from its present employment, and without unnecessarily coming in competition with it, Our convict labor must produce somebhing or become a 11Jax upon both the property and labor of the State, or he who thinks that the 1aborer escapes taxation is sadly mistaken. His name may not be upon the tax books, neverrtheless he pays.

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It is a difficult task to find employment at all times for two thousand two hundred and twenty-four people, and when not at work they are expensive to maintain and guard.
'Ve must find work for all these, and for some time we
must find employment under the contract system for most of them. It should, in my opinion, be left to the Prison Commission, after considering the character of the work, the price offered and the extent to which it competes with free labor, to decide what contracts to make, and at what works to have them employed.

REFORMING INFLUENCES.
The legislation to be enacted by you should imperatively exact of the penitentiary authorities that the best possiole influences be thrown around the inmates of our penal institutions to induce them to reform and at the end of their terms become useful and upright citizens. Ample opportunity for the encouragement of religious teaciliings and influences should be given, and every detail of their train" ing and management should be so conducted, as to impress upon them the value of right doing, and to inculcate -correct moral principles.
To accomplish this, care should be t.aken t10 select as employees, from the highest to the lowest, only men whose habits, character and influence are good.
How many of the convicts will improve undeT these surrounding'S I c.annot portend. 1\fy hope is not as strong as I would like, but let us do our duty and fo'l' results trust in God. It is certain, however, in our treatment of convicts heretofore this feature has been too greatly neglected,

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and the result suggests that .ve make an earnest, honest effort.
There are now in the penitentiary 1,903 who are serving their first term, 266 who are serving their second, 38 who are se!l'Ving their third, 10 who are even serving their fourth term, 6 their fifth, and one the sixth term. How many, who having completed a term in the penitentiary, have subSquently been serntenced to l:ihe county chaingangs cannot be known, as no records are kept from which the facts can be ascertained. We do know, however, hew frequently the men who have been in the custody of the S<ta:te foc t:he purposes of punishmernt and reformation emerge only to commit the most outrageous and shocking crimes-to become outlmvs. Too many of them upon receiving their discharges are vastly worse men, more dangerous citizens, than when ~they entered!
It is not right simply because they are criminals to refuseto 'Obey the dictates of humanity, and endeavor to make them better. For the benefit of the individual, moral duty, religion and humanity require us to make an effort to rescue them. T'he security of society also demands that an effort be made :for their refo;rmatiorn. The wocse the man when ihe is released, the greater the danger to society, the more outrageous the crimes which he will commit. What must be the result to society, if, taking no account of those discharged from the county cihain-gangs, four hundred men are annually discharged from the penitentiary worse citizens, readier for crime than when they entered. This suggests the penalty which a failure to do our duty will inflict
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the duty which we owe our fellowman, and in behalf of society to which you owe protection, I invoke you to so legislate upon tl:tis question as to subserve this high and noble purpose.

BOARD OF PARDONS.
If, in disposing of the convict problem, you provide for the creation of a Prison Commission, I recommend that there be conferred upon it the duties of a Board of Pardons.
'Vhile under our Constitution the power to grant par<lons can only be exercised by the Governor, this body can be of invaluable aid to him because of their knowledge of the convicts under its control, and by sharing the responsibility, greatly lighten his burden, when undergoing those fearful trials when human life is placed in the power of .one man who must decide the issue upon human testimony.
BOARD OF TAX EQUALIZERS.
In my message to the general assembly in 1895, in dis~ussing the need of a new assessment law, I said:
"In reference to the value of property as shown by the Comptroller-General's report, gathered from tax returns, it is my duty to say to you that it does not approximate the real or market value of the property of the citizens of the State subject to taxation. Under the present system of making tax returns, outside of where the returns are affected by local assestment systems of towns and cities, each man is his own tax-assessor and places upon his property such ,value as he sees fit, even himself in many instances

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confessing that the amount at which it has been returned by him for taxes bears no approximate relation to the real value of the property. While the Legislature nominally fixes the tax rate for the State to be collected from her citizens, each citizen .has the power to fix his own tax rate,_ and many of them do fix it at an unjustly low rate by placing a value upon their property far below its value and on a scale much lower than that by which the property of their neighbors is valued. The man who pays taxesupon property unfairly valued at $500, while on property of the same value his neighbor pays on $1,000, is lowering his own tax rate one-half, depriving the State of itsjust revenue, and placing an unjust burden upon his honest neighbor who values his property correctly.
I most earnestly recommend that some plan be devised by which the State can arrive at something like a just valuation of the property of its citizens subject to taxation, and protect the man who honestly returns his taxes against impositions from those who return their property at an improper valuation. It is well to bear in mind that any plan which you may adopt will, when put in practical operation, prove imperfect, but as these defects appear it will be the duty of your successor to correct them and continue to perfect the law. Certain it is that no system which can be adopted can be open to greater abuses or more flagrant injustices than the law under which our property is now returned for taxes. A proper plan for assessment of property for taxation will not only equalize values but place upon the tax books a vast amount of personal effects which now escape ationaxt.

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I call your especial attention to the very excellent discussion of this question by the Comptroller-General, in his annual report, which will be placed before you.

STATE BANKS.
There are in this !:;tate 143 State banks and bankers, and twenty-seven National banks.
The bare recital of this fact gives emphasis to the statement that in the interest of the stockholder, borrower and depositor, our banking laws should be the best.
You are urged to carefully consider the recommendations in the Treasurer's Report and take action thereon.
If, for any reason, you are not able to deal satisfactorily with this important subject during the present session, I recommend that you authorize the appointment of a commission to be composed of live citizens, to study our banking laws and report to the next General Assembly what legislation is advisable to improve them.
COWPE~S MONUMENT.
At the celebration of the Centennial of the Battle of Cowpens, it was determined to erect a monument in commemoration of that event, and a committee appointed to invite the co-operation of the original thirteen States and the State of Tennessee. Each of these States consented to pay their allotted share of cost; Georgia agreeing to it through General A. H. Colquitt, who was at that time governor The monument was erected at Spartanburg, S. C., and on a bronze tablet, along with the names of other Sates, Georgia appears as oue of the States contributing to its erection.

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All the States except Georgia paid their share of the cost

of the monument years ago. From various causes the pay-

ment of our part of the contribution was delayed from

year to year until 1896, when, to save the State from fur-

ther humiliation, Georgia's talented and patriotic daughter,

Miss Ella l\1. Powell, sent to South Carolina the $240.00

due.

The position of Georgia in having failed to contribute

for this monument to her revolutionary heroes, while its si-

lent inscription is daily advertising to the "\Vorld that Georgia

shared in the ho>JOr of its erection, is a humiliating one,

and I trust you will be able to devise some means to re-

lieve her.

w. Y. ATKI:NSO:N,

Governor.

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CLEMENCY.
The following list contains the names of persons to whom clemency has been extended since my message in 1896, together with reasons for action in each case.
Pardons granted by the Governor without the recommendation of the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives of the General Assembly of 1894-95.
FELONIES.
Doc Laming-Convicted of assault to murder. October term, 1891, Gilmer Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. Previous good character. Conduct good since confinement. Recommended by judge, grand jury and trial jury. Pardoned K ovember 5, 1896.
Henry Daniel-Convicted larceny from the person. X oember term, 1893, Cobb Superior Court. Sentence, five years. All money recovered. Recommended by judge. Granted K ovember 17, 1896.
Colonel :Mathis-Convicted of assault to rob. September term, 1894, Floyd Superior CourJ. Sentence, four years. Evidence entirely circumstantial. Asked for by solicitor-general, county officers and many citizens. Good conduct. Granted November 19, 1896.
Henry Briscoe--Convicted of assault to rob. September term, 1894, Floyd Superior Court. Sentence, four years.

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Grave doubt as to guilt. Asked for by solicitor-general, representatives, county officers and many citizens. Granted November 19, 1896.

\Yill Groves-'-Convicted of assault to murder. OctDber, 1895, Henry Superior Court. Sentence, eight years. Acted in self defense. Recommended by judge, jury, solicitor-general and prosecutor. Granted December 3, 1896.
Charley williams and Alex Jones-Convicted of burglary. J\Iay, 1894, Screven Superior Court. Sentence, seYen years. New evidence proves them not guilty. Granted December 5, 1896.

John Coleman-Convicted of burglary. October, 1892, Emanuel Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. A great deal of doubt about his guilt. Recommended by judge, solicitor-general, county officers and citizens. Granted December 10, 1896.
Ernest Kabbe-Convictecl of burglary. Spring term, 1895, Chatham Superior Court. Sentence, t1vo years. Only fourteen years of age at time of conviction. X ow shows marked evidences of reform. Pardon granted December 15, 18!.!6.
John Fox-Convicted of assault to murder. Superior Court of Oglethorpe. Sentence, eight years. Only eleven years of age when convicted and has sernd six years. Granted December 15, 1896.

Jim Dean-Convicted of burglary. Spring term, 1893, Superior Court of Bibb county. Sentence, eight years. Only twel>e years of age when convicted. Good conduct. Granted December 15, 1896.

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Gus Dixon-Convicted of injuring a railroad switch. Fall term, 1894, \Yashington Superior Court. Sentence, four years. Only eleven years old when convicted. Good conduct. Granted December 15, 1896.

John Ford-Convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Spring term, 1894, Lowndes Superior Court. Sentence, three years. Conduct good. Term expires on 5th J anuary, 1897. Released in time to spend Christmas at home. Granted December 15, 1896.

\Ym. Cunningham-Convicted of assault to murder. Spring term, 1888, Chatham Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. Term expires January 1, 1897. Released in. time to spend Ohrishnas at home. Granted December 15. 1896.

Bob Gibbs-Convicted of assault to murder. Fall term,. 1892, ~Iclntosh Superior Court. Sentence, five years. Good conduct. Term expires January 8, 1897. Released in time to spend Christmas at home. Granted December 15, 1896.

Ed Johnson-Convicted of shooting at another. Fall term, 1893, DeKalb Superior Court. Sentence four years. Good conduct. Term expires January 12, 1897. Released in time to spend Christmas at home. Granted December 15, 1896.
Hiram Sterling-Convicted of assault to murder. Spring tetrm, 1889, Chatham Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. Good conduct. Term expires 1st clay of January, 1897. Released in time to spend Christmas at. home. Granted December 15, 1896.

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Island J.IcDowell-ConYicted of assault to murder. Fall term, 18D3, J.Iontgomery Superior Court. Sentence, four years. Good conduct. Term expires January 12, 1897. Heleased in time to spend Christmas at home. Granted December 15, 18D6.
J olm Roebuck-ConYicted of assault to murder. Spring term, 18D5, Elbert Superior Court. Sentence, two years. Good conduct. Term expires January 22, 1897. Released in time to spend Christmas at home. Granted Deeember 15, 1896.
King Betha-ConYieted of simple larceny. J.Iarch term, 18D5, \Yashington Superior Court. Sentence, three years. At trial turned State's evidence. Recommended by judge and solicitor-general. Granted December 15, 1896.

Charlie \Yheeler-ConYicted of a felony. Cobb Superior Court, July, 18D5. Had his leg seYerely crushed while felling a tree. Recommended by the judge. Granted December 15, 18DG.

Jessie Giles-Burglary. April term, 18D4. Stewart Superior Court. Recommended by trial jury, citizens, senator, reprcsentatiYe. Granted December 17, 1896.
Houston Sirmans-Burg1ary. Brooks Superior Court. Sentence, twenty years. Recommended by judge and mged by general committee on Penitentiary. Granted December 17, 1896.
Harry \Vashington-Robbery. April term, 18D4, Carroll Superior Court. Sentence five years. EYidence circumstantial. Guilt not at all satisfactory. Recommended by foreman of grand jury, judge and solicitor-general. Granted December 22, 18DG.

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Ella P.asen-2\furder. November term, 1890, ~Icintosh Superior Court. Sentence, life. Asked for by senator, representative, members of penitentiary committee, several hundred citizens, by every county officer, grand jury and trial jury. Granted December 21, 1896.

Ernest Smith-Turning a switch. Superior Court of DeKalb. Recommended by jury. Health very bad. Asked for by judge and solicitor-general. Granted December 22, 1896.

Tom Pitman-Horse stealing. ~Iarch term, 1895, Butts Superior Court. Strong evidence of an alibi. Urged by judge. Granted December 23, 1896.

Lewis Dooly and J olm \Vatkins-Burglary. September, 1895, Pickens Superior Court. Former sentenced for eight years, the latter, five years. Recommended by se.-eral hundred citizens, by senator from 41st, the representative from Pickens, the judge and solicitor-general. Granted February 3, 1897.

Churchman Jones-Assault to murder. Superior Court of Elbert. Sentence, ten years. Crime not exaggerated one. Recommended by judge, solicitor-general, the prosecutor and grand jury. Granted February 4, 1897.

Charles Harris-Assault to 1Iurder. Jnne, 1895, Fulton Superior Court. Sentence, two years. Asked for by solicitor-general and many citizens on ground that he has been sufficiently punished. Granted February 18, 1897.

Albert Strickland-Assault to murder. Spring term, 189, Fulton Superior Court. Sentence, five years. Shooting seems to have been accidental. Prosecution and

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solicitor-general ask for pardon. Granted February 26, 1897.
Owen Tyus-~Ianslaughter. January, 1894, Cobb Superior Court. Sentence, five years. Already served three years. Killing t.o certain extent justifiable. T.he judge, the county officers, the mayor of ::\Iarietta and city officers representative from Cobb county and many citizens ask for pardon. Granted April 8, 1897.
Lee :Moncrief-Burglary. September, 1895, Coweta Superior Court. Sentence, two years. Evidence not very strong. On appeal chief justice dissented from affirmance of decision of lower court. The judge, the jury, county officers and number of citizens ask for pardon. Granted April 16, 1897.
George Blair-Burglary. November, 1895, 1[uscogee Superior Court. Sentence, three years. ~Iain witness for ,State now makes affidavit that Blair had nothing to do wit:!:t crime. Recommended by judge. Granted J nne 15, 1897.
J. E. Clark-Embezzlement. Schley Superior Court. Sentence, three and one-half years. Asked for by grand jury, solicitor-general and many citizens. Sentence will expire in a few days. Granted June 16, 1897.
\Yilliam Barrett-Assault to murder. Fall term, 1894, "Whitfield Superior Court. Sentence, eight years. Assaulted party thinks he was mistaken as to identity of Barrett. Recommended by judge, county officers and prosecutor. Granted June 24, 1897.
Bob Dixon-Breaking in a car. January, 1895, Cobb Superior Court. Sentence, four years. Recommended

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by judge. Sentence commuted to two years and seven months. J nne 30, 1897.

John Foster-~Iurder. Superior Court of Screven County. Sentence, life. Old man, between sixty and se.-enty years of age. Judge urges that the pardon be granted. Previous to conviction had good reputation. Has served eight years. Granted July 8, 1897.

J ep Brawner-Arson. April, 1893, Elbert Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. Evidence circumstantial. Asked for by judge, prosecutor, county officers and eleven members of the jury. Granted July 8, 1897.
Henry Dixon-1Iurder. April, 1897, Dougherty Superior Court. Sentence, life. Deceased of violent character. Threatened to kill Dixon. Had previous trouble with him. Strongly urged by judge. Granted September 2, 1897.

1Iack Baker-Perjury. August, 1895, :Milton Superior Court. Senence, four years. Asked for by judge, solicitor-general, grand jury and number of citizens. Granted September 2, 1897.

1Iike Freeman-Escape. Sentence, two years. Has already served out original sentence. Suffering with dropsy of the bowels. Recommended by assistant keeper. Granted September 3, 1897.

Byron Dearing-Burglary. August, 1895, Superior Court of :Meriwether. Sentence, four years. Dearing only sixteen years of age. Served two years. Asked for by judge and solicitor-general. Granted September 14, 1897.

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Harve Lackerley-Bnrglary. Pickens Superior Court. Asked for by judge, solicitor-general and many citizens. Granted September 15, 1897.

Josh Strickland-Burglary. September, 1895, Heard Superior Oourt. Sentence, three years. Evidence wholly circumstantial. Now appears to have only been accessory after the fact. Asked for by judge, solicitor-general, jury and many citizens. September 18, 1897.

0. 0. Buice--Simple larceny. February, 1897, De Kalb Superior Court. Sentence, four years. Received serious personal injuries in the penitentiary causing curva ture of the spine. Recommended by judge. Granted October 7, 1807.

Pardons granted by the Governor with the recommenda tion of the Joint Committee of the Senate and House o Representatins of the General Assembly, 1894:-95.

FELONIES.
Lindsay and Ed Grang-er-Convicted of assault to mur der. October term, 1894:, Rockdale Superior Court. The prosecutor broke into a mill house of defendants and was guilty of menaces toward them. Recommended by the solicitor-general, the grand jury, the trial jury and a large number of citizens. Pardon granted November 2, 18D6.
Arthur Phelps-Convicted of burg-lary, January term, 1894, Baldwin Superior Court. Recommended by solicitor-general, the g-rand jury and many citizens. Granted November 13, 1806.
Walter Sullivan-Convicted of simple larceny. ::\Iarch

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term, 1894, Hart Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. Evi<Ience against him insufficient. Asked for by judge, grand jury, trial jury. Granted Xovember 19, 1896.

"Will Ligon-Convicted of simple larceny. 1.Iarch term, 1894, Fayette Superior Court. Sentence, six years. Recommended by judge, solicitor-general and prosec'.J.tor. Granted X oYember 24, 1896.

R. A. Ramsey-Convicted of murder. April, 1894,
\Vhitfield Superior Court. Sentence, life. Yonng boy. Asked for by judge, solicitor-general, the grand jury, trial jury, county officials and hundreds of cit~ns. Granted December 10, 1896.

Sonny :2.Iilner-Convicted of murder. Superior Court of Calhoun. Sentence, life. EYi<Ience weak, circumstantial and insufficient. X ew evidence of an alibi. Recommended by judge, solicitor-general, grand jury and trial Jury. Granted December 10, 1896.
Freddie :Jioore--Convicted of manslaughter. April, 1894, Emanuel Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. Grave doubt as to guilt and as to credibility of main witness fm State. Recomended by judge, solicitor-general, prosec11ting attorney, father of deceased and prosecutor, commissioners roads and revenues of Emanuel county, two grand juries, county officers. Granted December 12, 1896.

Henry O"ens-Convicted of burglary in several cases. Bibb Superior Court, 1884. Sentences aggregating, fortyone years. \Vhen convicted only fifteen years old. Sened thirteen years. Grand jury recommends. Granted December 12, 18!.l6.
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Dennis Taylor-Convicted of murder. October term, 1889, whitfield Superior Court. Sentence, life. Insane at time crime was committed. Since been in insane asylum. Asked for by widow of deceased, large number of relatives, judge and prosecuting attorney. Granted December 15, 1896.
Bud Heyward-Convicted of burglary. Richmond Superior Court. The main witness for State makes affidavit that he swore falsely. Recommended by judge and solicitor-general. Granted December 15, 1896.
Israel Russell-Convicted of assault to rape. Spring term, 1895, Clayton Superior Court. Sentence, ten years. Only fourteen when conYicted. Grave doubt as to guilt. Recommended by solicitor-general and citizens. Granted December 15, 1896.
Orange Bryant-Burglary. Superior Court Talbot County. Served five years. Good conduct. December 17, 18!.l6.
Charleston Singleton-Forgery. Houston Superior Court. Sentence, three years. Small amount. Only sixteen years of age. Recommended by prosecutor and number of citizens. Granted December 17, 1896.
Sydney Lascelles-Forgery. Superior Court of Floyd County. Sentence, six years. Has only one year and four months to serve. Good conduct. Larger number of people ask fm it than for any other application ever presented. Urged by all camp officials, number of grand jury, eight of trial jury, prosecutor, solicitor-general, Joint Committee of House and Senate, Subcommittee of Penitentiary, Committee of General Assembly of 1894-95, Subcommittees from the Penitentiary Committee of General Assembly

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1896-97, endorsed by State Senate and Hou;;e of Repre,sentatives. Granted December 26, 1896.

Harry Hill-Forgery. February term, 1893, Fulton :Superior Court. Sentence, five years. Asked for by jury, most of the officers of the court, large number of citizens from various portions of th State, subcommitte of Senate -Df 1895, subcommittee of House, 1895, by nearly every member of General Assembly, 1894-95, camp officials, -Beveral grand juries, ministers of the gospel, several judges of Superior Courts, joint committee of House and Senate :principal physician of penitentiary, on account of ill health, solicitor-general, almost entire House and Senate, 1896, _subcommittees from penitentiary committee of House and Senate, 1896-97, State Senate and House of Representatives, 1896-97. Granted December 26, 1896.

Tom Farmer-Voluntary manslaughter. February, 1893, Jackson Superior Court. Sentence, twenty years. Insult to himself and wife cause of homicide. Mitigating circumstances. Lost a leg since confinement in penitentiary. Good conduct. Granted April 15, 1897.
\V. J. Bush-Voluntary manslaughter. September, 1894, \Yashington Superior Court. Sentence, eight years. The man killed had attempted to kill Bush and shot his wife instead, some time before the homicide. Asked for by solicitor-general, jury and many citizens. Granted April 16, 1897.
\V. J'. Thomas-Voluntary manslaughter. ~fay, 1894,
Decatur Superior Court. Sentence, fifteen years. Peculiarly strong provocation for killing. Ordered off his father's place, an.d force used to carry out order. Asked for by jury and five hundred citizens of county. Granted :May 15, 1897.

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l\IISDE:MEARORS.
Lewis }fays-Convicted selling liquor without license in three cases. Sentence, twelve months in each case. l\Iay term, 1895, Henry County Court. Already served eighteen months. Recommended by judge and many citizens. Granted November 16, 1896.

Shelton Dampie<-Convictecl for four misdemeanors. December term, 189-!, City Court of Lownde:;; County. Sened two years of aggregate sentences. Recommended zens. Granted X ovember 16, 1896.

Joe Biggs-Convicted illegal sale of whi;;key, County Court of \\~alton County. Had already served twelve months. Over sixty years of age. Recommended by solicitor, number of county officers and many citizens. Pardon granted Xovember 18, 1896.
\V. \V. Cain-Convicted of carrying concealed weapons and pointing a pistol at another. October, 1896, Houston Superior Court. Identity wry doubtful. Recommended by judge. Granted December 5, 1896.

Ira }Ianly-Convicted of selling whiskey without license. June, 1896, City Court of Spalding. Sentence, twelve months. Family in Yery de~titnte cirenmstances. Recommended by judge and solicitor-general. Granted December 10, 1896.

Ben R. Ogles-Two cases selling liquor without license. January term, 1896, Cob Superior Conrt. Both sentences aggregating two years. Seriously sick with fenr. Recommended by judge and many citizem. Granted December 16, 18DG.

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Wyatt ~IcEllroy-Selling liquor without license. June term, 1896, City Court of Spalding. Sentence, twelve months. Only' sold half pint. o,er seventy years old, ruptured and very fe-eble. Granted December 18, 1896.

Anna Johnson-Yagrancy. City Court of Savannah. Sentence, twelve months. Recommended by judge and solicitor-general. Granted December 21, 1896.

Bob Colbert-Larceny from the house. June term, 1896, Criminal Court of Atlanta. Sentence, nine months. Proven innocent. Pardoned December 22, 1896.

Bonaparte Pendley-Selling liquor without license. DeKalb County. Sentence, eight months. Asked for by a number of good citizens. Granted December 29, 1896.

John ~Ialone-~Iisdemeanor. '''""alton County. Sentence, twelve months. Critical physical condition. Recommended by solicitor. Granted February 4, 1897.

Godfrey Turner-Assault and battery. Decembe-r, 1896. City Oourt of Atlanta. Sentence, six months. At the point of death. Granted February 1;), 1897.
J am<'S I~ott-Carrying concealed weapons. Superior Court of ~[nscogee. Sentence, twehe months. Precarious state of health. Recommended by judge and solicitor-general. Granted February 17, 1897.

Elias ~I. Cox-Selling liquor without license. Cobb Conn ty. Already served nearly twelve months. Pardoned February 19, 1897.

Grant Bird-Assault and battery. August, 1896, Catoosa Superior Court. Sentence, twelve months. Asked

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fo:t by judge, solicitor-general and all county officers~ Granted February 23, 1897.

John Thomas--Misdemeanor. November, 1896, Cobb Superior Court. Sentence, five months. Physical condition precarious. Asked for by judge. Granted :March 1, 1897.

Ed Peck-Larceny from the house. July, 1896, Greene County Court. Sentence, twelve months. Leg broken. Quite young. Asked for by judge, solicitor and prosecutor. Granted March 1, 1897.

Snowden Jones-Using obscene language. January, 1897, Paulding Superior Court. Sentenced to pay a fine of $150 and to be confined six months in common jail. He paid fine and has served three months of six. Judge, solicitor-general and all county officers ask for pardon. Granted April 13, 1897.

Buster Tucker-Fornication. October, 1896, Houston Superior Court. Sentence, twelve months. Terribly treated by the guards of the chaingang. Asked for by solicitor-general. Granted 11ay 11, 1897.

Lizzie Boatright.-Burglary. March, 1897, McDuffie Superior Court. Recommended to mercy and sentenced to si..x months. Inhumanely treated at chaingang. Pardoned for this reason }fay 11, 1897.

Dan wilkie-Larceny from the house. September, 1896, Fulton Superior Court. Sentence, twelve months. Only twehe years of age. Recommended by judge, solicitor-general, jury. Good behavior. Granted June 4,1897.
A. W. "Wilson-Selling liquor and furnishing it to mi-

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nors. August, 1896, Paulding Superior Court. Sentence, twelve montJhs. In terrible state of health. Granted June 8, 1897.

James E. Cox-Burglary. April, 1895, Pickens Superior Court. Sentence, twelve months. Pleaded guilty and turned State's evidence. Requested by judge and solicitor-general. Granted June 8, 1897.

Henry 1.Ic0amt:s-Obtaining goods under false writings-two cases. November, 1896, ::\Iuscogee Superior Court. Sentence, twelve months in each case. Recommended by judge and solicitor-general. Already served twelve months. Commuted to fine of $75.00 for rest of sentence July 1, 1897.

Charles ::\Iurray-Larceny from the house. Criminal Court of Atlanta. Sentence, five months. Intoxicated at time of offense. Amount stolen very small. Recommended by solicitor and prosecutor. Gmrrted July 8, 1897.

Tom \Yilliams-Assault and battery. County Court of Houston. Sentence, six mo11ths. Suffering with syphilis. Granted July 8, 1897.

:Jiary Bo.Yd-Two cases, larceny from the house. ::\Iarch, 1896, City Court of Atlanta. Sentence, twehe months in each case. Suffering with consumption. Recommended by solicitor-general. Granted ,July 14, 1897.

John Gray-Assault and battery. ::\Iarch, 1897, Criminal Court of Atlanta. Sentence, nine months. Suffering with tuberculosis and Bright's disease. Granted Augmt 7, 1897.

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James T. Benton-Pointing a gun at anothe>. April, 1887, Oconee County Court. Sentence, nine mont.hs. In jail six months before trial and already served ont five months of his sentence. Recommended by judge, solicitor and jury. Granted September 7, 1807.
Hamlet Griffin-Fonr indi<"tments, selling liquor without license. Jnne, 18DG, City Conrt of Lanrens Connty. Sentence, six months in each case. .Aggregate sentence two ypars. ITas 8elTCll over a year. Asked for b.v solicitor, county connni~sioners and county officers. Granted September 18, 18D7.

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J olm Ca1lm\ay--Convicted of shooting d ancrt.l1er. Superior Court of Fulton County. Not bad case. Previous goocl character. Recommended hy solicitor-general. Sentence commuted to six months, Xo\ember 2, 1896.
Charlie \Yhite-Comictecl of simple larceny. X ovember te-rm, 18!!6, Early Superior Court. Sentence, eight months. Offense not aggraYated. Asked for by trial jury and many citizens. Commuted t.o pay a fine of $50.00, December 15, 1896.
\\Tarren Brinson-~[unler. October term, 1886, Emanuel Superior Court. Sentence, death. J\:illecl a man ior illicit interconrse \Yith hi" \\ife. X C\Y evidence. Hecommended by judge, solieitor-general, gTancl jnry and many citizens. Sentence commuted to life Decemher 16, 1896.
Bob Gile:<. alias Jarrell-Burglary. Clarke Superior Court. Sentence three _rPars. Subject to fits. ~find weak. Recommended by trial jur.Y, connt: officers. Sentence

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commuted to two years and four months, February 11, 1897.
Sam Grant-::Jiurder. l\fay term, 1805, Sumter Superior Court. Sentence, death. Asked for by judge, solicitor-general. Character of man killed very bad. X ot known to the jury. Also asked for by hundreds of citizens. Character of main witness for the State bad. Sentence commuted to life imprisonment, February 27, 1897.
\\r. R. Parsons-Larceny from the house. February, 1897, ::J[acon City Oourt. Sentence, $100 or twelve months. Commuted to payment of $80.00, :Jiay 5, 1897.
J. X. :Jiathews-Fornication and adultery. ::J[arch, 1897, Cra\\-ford Superior Comt. Sentence, $-00 fine or twelve months. Lost his office. Recommended by many citizens and judge. Fine reduced to $:250, June 7, 1897.
::JL Lowry-l\furder. December, 1896, Glynn Superior Court. Sentence, death. The principal evidence dying declaration of man killed. No foundation laid to proYe it to be dying declaration. Deceased's reputation for veracity impeached. Evidence entirely circumstantial. N othing positi,e. Asked for by jury, solicitor-general, county officers of Glynn, city officers of Bruns\\-ick, and by hundreds of citizens. Sentence commuted to life imprisonment July 14, 1897.

\Yill ::JicRa.'--Carrying concealed weapons. January, 1897, County Comt of \\ralton. Sentence, twelve months. Asked for by county officers and number of citizens. Sentence commuted to nine months, September 10, 1897.

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RESPITES.

Edmund Parks-Convicted o murder. Superior Court o Columbia County. Sentence death. Newly discovered evidence. Respited to December 11. 1896. Granted November 7, 1896.

"Will Deas-Convicted o murder. Je:fferson Superior Court. Sentence, death. Respite requested by judge, solicitor-general and number of good citizens. Respited until 29th day o January, 1897.

Gus Fambles-Convicted o murder. Superior Court o Twiggs Count-y. Sentence, death. Respited until 29th day o .January, 1897, pending hearing o ).Irs. Nobles' case. Granted December 14, 1897.

Tom Delk-:Murder. Superior Court o Pike. Sentence, death. Respited December 16, 1896, because he is main witness in defense o his father.

Sam Grant-Murder. Superior Court o Sumter. Sentence, death. ]\ew evidence. Respited thirty days, December 31, 1897.
Tom Delk-~Iurder. Pike Superior Oourt. Sentence, death. Respited until February 26, 1897. Granted January 27, 1807.
Sam Gra:nt-).Iurder. Sumter Superior Court. Sentence, death. Respited until 12th day o February, 1897, Gral11ted January 27, 1897.
'Yill Deas-).Iurder. Superior Court o Je:fferson County. Sentence, de.ath. New evidence. Respited until 26th day o February, 1897. Granted January 27, 1897_

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Gus F1ambles-:Murder. Twiggs Superior Court. Sentence, death. Respited until February 26, 1897. Granted January 27, 1897.
Sam Grant-1Iurder. Sumter Superior Court. Senttnce, death. Asked for by immense number of people. Respited until February 19, 1897. Granted February 12,. 1897.
Sam Grant-Respited until March 5, 1897. Granted February 18, 1897.
Gus Fambles-Respited until April 2, 1897. Granted :February 23, 1897.
Tom Delk-Respited until April 2, 1897. Granted :February 23, 1897.
Gus Fambles--Respite.d until August 27, 1897. Granted April 27, 1897.
Tom Delk-Respited until June 18, 1897. Granted April 2D, 1897.
Terrell Hudson. ::\Iurder. February, 1897, Dekalb Superior Court. Sentence, death. Material matters to investigate. Respited until J nne 25, 1897. Granted June 11, 1897.
lf. Lowry-::\Iurder. Glynn Superior Court. Sentence, deat1h. New evidence. Respited until July 16, 1897. Granted June 17, 1897.
H. S. Perry-::\Iurde'l'. Superior Court of Dekalb County. Sentence, death. Time to consider Olther matters submitted. Respited until September 8, 1897. Granted August 17, 1897.

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Gus Fambles-Respited until N ovcmbcr 19, 1897.
Grady Reynolcls-~Iurder. Superior Court of Jackson. Sentence, death. Respited until October 22, 1897, so he could be used as a witness in the trial of End Brooks, in case the Supreme Court. granted a new trial . Granted Septembr 2-, 1897.
Grady Reynolds-Respited until December 3, 1897, for the :>mnc reason as formerly. Granted October 13, 1897.
CITIZEXSHIP RESTORED.
J. L Hammond-ConYicted of forgery, Superior Court of ,Tackwn County, 188-. SerYcd out his term. Rcque~tcll h~ county officers. Citizenship restored Xovembcr 16, 1896.
S. T. ~[ize-Comictccl of larceuy from the house. SerYccl ont !'cntence. Sime that time, as attested by county officers, has been good eitizen. Citizenship restored X oYember 2-, 1896.
John ~[eeks-ConYicted of simple lareeny. June term, 1883, ~lacon Snperiol' Court. Sentence, fiye months. Suffered penalty. Good citizen since. Citizenship restored DecemLer 3, 1896.
Thoma;;: Golden---ConYicted or larceny from the house. June, 1888, Chatham County. Serncl ont sentence and
has been a good citizen since. Granted December n, 1896.
,Tack Flet-che-r-Simple larceny. April term, 1893, Telfair Superior Court. Sentenced to pay a fine. Fine paid. Has been upright aince. Granted December 15, 1896.

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Abe Brown-Larceny from the hDUse. April, 1896, Thomas County Court. The fine was paid. Since that time been good citizen. Recommended by county officeTS. Granted February 3, 1897.

Peter Burge--Larceny from house. July, 1878, Bartow Superior Court. Sentence, twelve months. Served out sentence. Honest and upright since. Asked for by county officers. Granted February 9, 1897.

Lewis Lynch-Larceny. Lowndes City Court.. Fine "'as paid. Good citizen since. Asked for by county officers. Granted March 27, 1897.
Herbert Gilbert-Larceny from 1the house. Dade Superior Court. Paid fine. Good citizen since. Asked forby county officers. Granted March 27, 1897.
Dennis Bennett-Larceny :from the house. County Court of Terrell. Discharged his sentence. Good citizen smce. Asked for by oolicitor and citizens. Granted April 2, 1897.
D. W. Price-Withholding public funds. Douglas Superior Court, 1885. Grand jury recommended that the matter be sre'ttled and it was settled as suggested. Disabilities removed September 1, 1897.
Guilford Guilford-Simple larceny. ::\Iay, 1881, Upson Superior Court. Fine was paid. Asked :for by county officers. Granted September 11, 1897.

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Jack Goldsmith-Accessory after the .radt of murder. April, 1890, Dekalb Superior Court. Sentence, five years. Served out sentence. Asked for by county officers. Disabilities removed October 6, 1897.

Joe Johnson-Burglary. Floyd Superior Court, 1885. Sentence, onre year. Asked for by county officers. Granted Ootober 14, 1897.

RECAPITULATION.
Pardons granted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Felonies (without recommendation joint commi,ttere).. 47 :Felonies (with recommendation joint -committee..... 19 1Iisdemeanors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Commutation of Sentences...................... 8 :R!espites.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Disabilities removed........................... 14
Total graruted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

The roll C'all of Counties for the introduction of new matter w-as resumed, and the following were introduced, read the first time and appropriatdy referred, to wit:
By ~Ir. Cah-in of Richmond-
A bill to regulate the manner of the S'ale of fhmr in this State, and :for other purposes.
Re.ferrE>d to Committee on Agriculture.

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By l\fr. Fogarty. of Richmond-

A bill to .amend the general appropriation act 'Of 1896.

Referred to Finance Committee.

Also a bill to amend secti'on 815 of the Code of Georgia.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By ~fr. Longley of Troup--

A bill to amend section 4 of an act to make certain appropriations, approved December 24th} 1896.

Referred to Finance Committee.

By ~fr. Hill 'Of Troup--

A bill to amend sectiO'll 2795 of the Code of Georgia.

Referred to Goo.eral Judiciary Committee.

Aloo, a bill to amend sectiO'll 4732 of the Code of Georgia.

Referred to Goo.erol Judiciary Committee.

Also, a bill to require persons convicted of lareeny, in certain cases, to pay value of the property stolen, etc.

Referred to Goo.eral J ud'icimy Committee.

Also, a bill to provide that aclvanees to tenants in certain cae>es shall be treated as adv;ances oo that the original lien shaH continue, etc.

Referred to General J ucliciary Comn1ittee. ,

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By ~Ir. Ennis of Floyd..:\_ bill to extend the corporate limits of the town of East
Rome. Referred to Spc{ial Judiciary Committee.

)Ir. ~IcDonald, Chairman pro tem. of the Committee on State of the Hqmblic, snhmittecl the following report:

The Committee on the State of the Hepnhlic haYe had nntlc>r eonsi<ler-atinn Honi'e HPSclntion Xo. 123, by ~Ir. Hall of Coweta, mul reeomnwnd that it do not pa5S.
L. F. ~I<DOX~\LP, Chairman pro tern.

On mot.ion of ~lr. Hall, uf Co\\"d<t, the report of the Committee was clisagreed to.
~[r. Hall, of Coweta, mon~l to amend the resolution jnst reported hy the Committee, a:-; follow":
B; in~erting afttr -t.hc \YOr<l 'parties," m line 1-, the
following word;:: "are sai<l to lwYe."
Also, hy inserting aft0r the mml "that,'' in li11e 16, the following words: 'If said attt>mpt to slroo:t said appointee be true, which we haYe reason to <li,;helicYc, then."
The amcmlments \Yere adoptccl.

The resolution as amended was <1lloptcd.

LeaYes of ahsC'IlrC \Yerc g1ant0rl to the following membeJ'i', to \\rit: ~[e~i'l'S. Taylor, Brannen, Burke, Thomason of ~forgan, Rutlctt, Patton, -WilkPS, Knowles, Kiser,

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Burwell, Griffin, Laird, Henderson of DeKalb, and Dickerson.
On motion of ::\Ir. OliYer, of Burke, the House adjourned to 10 o'clock a. m. to-moiTow.

Atlanta, Ga., October 28th, 1897.

The House met, p1.1rsnant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock a. m. -this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened \Yith prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called and the following members answered to their names, to ~wit:

Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswe'll, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet,
'ihj

Brinson of Burke, Dodson,

Brinson of Emanuel, Duffy,

Boyuton of Calhoun, Durham,

Boynton of Spalding, Deakins,

Bennet of Glynn, Davtison,

Bennett of Jackson, Dickerson,

Craig,

Duncan of Chatham,

Cole,

Duncan of Houston,

Cook oof Decatur,

Duncan of Lee,

Cook of Oconee,

Ellis,

Calvin,

Edge,

Collum,

Edwards,

Cannon,

Edenfield,

Clement,

Ennis of Floyd,

Charters,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Calhoun,

Faust,

Chapman,

F"ord,

Copeland,

Foster,

Callaway,

Fogarty,

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Felder,

Mozley,

Felker,

Morgan,

Freeman,

Meldrim,

Gawen,

::\faddox,

Griffin,

Meadows,

Hall, Hogan,

Mansfield, Morrison,

Hill,

Mullinax,

Hitch,

McDonald,

Hawes,

::\IcLaughlin,

Harrell,

:\Ic::'.lichael,

Hamby,

1\IcDaniel,

Hightower,

:McConnell,

Herrington,

McCook,

Henderson of Colquitt McKee,

Henderson of DKal:J McC1anie,

Hendel"Son of Irwin, ::\IcLarty,

Henderson of Forsy til :\IcGhee,

Hender'Son of\Vasht'n :McDonough,

Jonlam,

Kicholas,

Johnson of Hall,

Xisbe,t,

J'ahnson of Baker, Niles,

Johnson of Appling, Kevin,

JJ,hnson of Taliaferro Oliver,

Kiser,

Oakes,

Kaigler,

Ogletree,

Kno,wles,

Paulette,

Kendrick,

Parker,

Lance,

Palmer,

1-ea..rd,

Pace,

Little,

Pearce,

Lott,

Phin,izY,

Longley,

Quillian,

Law,

Rawls,

Moore,

Reid,

Reece, Roberts, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Salter, Slaton,
s~vift,
,Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vincent, West, \\'ebb, Wight, \\'ren, \Vright, \\raluen, \Vatkins, whipple, Whitaker, \\'orsham, \\'ilcox of \'\ilcox, Yates, :\ir. Speaker.

:Mr. TltOinas, of \Yare, Chairman of the Committee on

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Journals, reportell that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and appron~d.

The Journal was re1;1(l aml confirmetl.

The following resolution was introdured, read and adopted, to wit:
By ::\Ir. Cahin of Hiclnnond-
..\ resolution proYiding that 1mtil otherwise ordered the Honse shall meet. at 0 o'clock a. m., and adjourn at 1 o'(lock p. m.

By unanimous ronsC'nt the follo\\ing hills were introdwed. read the first time, and appropriately referred,
:0 wit:
JJ.'' :J[essrs. Drmnt ami J orclan of Pulaski~\.bill to amend the charter of the city of HawkinsYille. Referred to Committee on Corporations.
~\.lso. a hill to rcpZ'al an act to ameml thr charter of the city of HawkinsYille.
Heferrc-cl to Committee on Corporations.

B-' :Jir. ~\nmtrong of \\~ilkesA bill to amend the rhartc-r or t lte town of \Y-ashi1tgion. llderrcd to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By :Jir. Little of :Jiuscogee--

A bill to amend section 2350 of tho Code. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. Henderson of IrwinA bill to incorporate the town of Ocilla. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Jir. U nclerwoocl of FranklinA l>ill to abolish the County Court of Franklin County. Referred 'to Special J ucliciary Committee.
Also, a bill to amend an act approYed September :?-th, 1883, relative to t11e sale of alcoholic spirits.
Referred to Committee on"Temperance.

By :Jit. Thomas nf Clarke~~ bill to prmide for County Boards of ~~ssessors. Referre-d to Gc-ner<ll J ucliciary Committee.

By 1\Ir. \Y!titaker of Heard-
A bill to JH'C'Sl'ribe the amount of proof necessary to conYict of the offense of selling intoxicating liquors m certain cases.
Referrell to Special J ucliciary Committee.

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By }Ir. \\1ebb of Cherokee.

A bill to incorporate the town of \Yoode.tock.

Referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By }Ir. }IcDonald, of Gwinnett-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Lawrenceville.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

Also, a bill to amend the act establishing the City Court .of Gwinnett.

Rderred to General Judiciary Committee.

The special order for today, the same being the consideration of tl1e following bill, was displaced, and the bill recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture, to wit.

By Senator Gray of the Twenty-third-
A bill to esta:hlish a special department of horticulture and pomology.

The following hill was by unanimous consent introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:
By }[r. Edge of }farion-

..:"" bill to create a Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of ~[arion.

Referred to C.:,mmittee on County and County :::'I.Iatters.

}fr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, suhmitt{'d the following report:

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Jir. Speaker:
The General J ndiciary Committee han considered the following House Bills \\'lJich the; haYe instrnctecl me to report back to the Honse \\ith the re<omnwm1ation that the same do pass, to wit:

House hill X o. ~+0, whilh pmhibits thc Heporter nf
the Supreme Court, or any other oflicial \\lwtent c"n-
ncctcd with said Court, tlw Stenogra}ihers of Hte :rmlges of
said Court, from practicing law in tl1e ~npreu1e Comi.

The following Home hills t'he C'mnmitte'' in=-trnct me to report 'hack with the rccotmm'JHl<ltion tktt the s;llllC do not pass, to wit:

Honse Bill ~37, whieh pro\ides that m <'Olltrads for attorney's fees the same be snlnnitte<l to a Jm; unless in case where pleas arc filed and 11ot snstai11ed.

~\Jso, Honse bill Xo. ~:;. whi<h alll<'!Hl,; ,;cdion 0:3!) of the Code of li'!l:i, Yolnme ;).

The Committee Te<OJ!l11H'!Hl,; that. the anthm of l{onse
bill Xo. 1- be allo\\e<l to \Yith<lraw the ,;ame.
Hespectfnll:y submitted. T. B. FELDER .Tr., Chairman.

The report of the General .T111liciary Committee was read and adopted.
The foHo"ing bill was read the third time, to wit:

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By ::\Ir. Felder of Fulton-
A bill to pr'OYide for the leYy and sale of an interest or equity of redemption.

~fr. Longley, of Troup, monel to table the bill, which motion was l<Bt, and on motion of ~Ir. \Yest, of Lowndes, the bill was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee.

The following bill was read the third time and tabled, to wit:

By ~[r. Knowles of Fulton-
A hill to make an appropriation to the Trustees of the LniYcr3ity of Gcorg:ia for the use of the Technological School.

The ::i0llowing: hill was read the third time and the report of the Committee agreed to, to wit:
By ::.\lr. Edwards of HaralsonA Lill to amend section 4696 (a) of the Code of 188~.
The moticm to agree to the report of the Committee was recomicl.::red.

1Ir. Edwards, of Haralson, moYed to amend by striking the words "696 (a) of 1882" and inserting the words "4446 of the Code of 1895," which motion prevailed.
The report of the Committee was agreed to and the bill was put upon its passage.

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Lpon the passage of the bill, the ayes were 01, the nays 0.
Tlw bill having received a constitutional majorit;' was pa8~ed as amended.
1\lr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary ComI:Ji ttce, :ou bmitted the following report:

Jlr. Speaker:
The (~cneral Judiciary have instructed me, as Chairman of that Committee, to rei}uest the House to recommit Sen-
ate bill X o. - to the General Judiciary Committee.
Hc~pcctfully submitted.
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

The following bill "as read the third time, the report. of the Committee agTeed to, and put upon it.s passage, to wit:

By ~lr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to provide for notice to the garnishee when his answer has been traversed.
The Committee recommended that the bill pass by substi tn te.
On the pa':lsagc of the bill, the ayes were 100, the nays 0.
The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed by substitute.

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The following bill was read the third time and tabled, to wit:
By ~fr. CalYin of Ri~hmond-
..:\_ bill to proYide for the appointment of an additional Assistant Physician at the State Lunatic Asylum.

The following resolution >vas offered and adopted, to >vit:

By ~fr. Hill o Troup-
A resolution proYiding that no bill be read the third time nntil the Clerk asce;tains by announcing the name of of the author whether he is in the House at the time or not.
'!he fo1lowing bi1l was read the third time, to wit:

liy ?.Ir. I'rceman of Coweta-
A b.i1l to amend section 1066 of the Penal Code.
The Committee recommended that the bill pass w-.ith the fJlJowing amendments, which were agreed to by the Hou:oe, to vit:
:Fir.-::t, by adding to the caption the words "and for other fUrpo3es.''
Second, by inserting between the words "granted" and "th~" in the fourth line the words ''and a super::;edea~ ordered."

Third, by inserting between the words "court." and "hut" in the righth line, the words "and a supersedeas orflered."
Fourth, by striking from the caption the words "the

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Penal Cocie" a11<l inserting in lien thereof the worrh "the third volume of the Code of 1883."
Fifth, by inserting just before the word "so," in the
llbt line thereof, the \\'Ords "whieh proYides that a ru]e lli.St
in crim!val ea~e" shall not operate as a suprr~elleas uulr;:~ su cr<l,!~ecl by the court.''

Tl1e report of the Committee was agrcrtl tn. On the pa~~ap:e of the hill the ayes \Yere !1:?, the n<<ys 0.
The bill, haYing receiYcrl a constitutional majority, was pa3sed as amended.
The follo\\'ing hill \Yas read the third timr. the report of the Colllrnittee <1;!.!'l'C'C'll to, aucl put npon its pa~~age, to wit:

By :J[r. Br01m of Pnlaski-
.A hill to r('gnbte the sale of commercial fertilized.
The Committee re<CommeJHlrcl t.11at the bill lH passed "ith the follo\Ying amendmrnts, to wit:
In srdion six. 1'" striking ont the \Yord "article'' in the third line and imerting the words "section 1008, Yolmne 3, of the Code of 1S85."
On the pasagr of the bill t1lC ayes were 85, the nay,;; 0.
The bill. haYing receiYecl a eomtitntional majority, was passed as amended.
Tlw follo,,ing: hill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to IYit:

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By jJr. jfcCook of Ohattahooehec-

.A bill to pren:nt the hunting or catching of opossums between certain dates.

On the pass;1ge of the hill the a,Yes were 10D, the nays 0.

Tlw hill, having receind a constitutional majority, was passed.

The following hill \Yas read the third time, the r-ep<nt o.f the Committee agreed to and put upon its pas,;;age. to wit:

B~ jJr. Freeman of Co,,eta-
A bill to amend section 1110 of tl1e Penal Code.
The Committee recommewltd tlwt tlc bill Jl<l"~ \Yith the follo,,ing mnendment...;, to wit: B.' adding after the word "cents" in the fourth line of sec-tion 1 of saiLl act the \'lords "for t!Je first two ~nhpwna~ i~sucLl in hcha1f of each of the Sratc and defense. allll the snm of fiYe c.cnt.s additional for c<Hh snhp(.('na isflH'Ll thereafter."
Also, by in~erting in the L'<l]ltinn 1let\\c0n the words "1110 o.f the Pew:l CoLle" allll the \Yo]'(ls "so as to proYide compen::mtion'' the \Yorcls "of 1S~3. IYhieh pnwidc,; for fees of .TnsticC's of the Peac-0."
And the same amendment in section 1 of said bill after the words "of the Penal Code" in line two of said section.
On th-0 pa.;:sage of the bill the ayes were SD, the nays 0.

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The bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.
The following bill was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Hitch of Brooks-
..:\..bill to amend section 1676 of the Code of 1882.
The Honse reconsidered its action recommitting the bill.
::\[r. I-Iitch, of Brooks, moYed to amend by striking out "section 1676 of the Code of 1882" in the caption, and insating in lien thereof "section 2350 of the Code of 1895," aml hy striking out in the third line of the first section the IYords ">'ection 1676 of the Code of 1882," and inserting in lieu thereof "section 2050 of the Code 18fl5," which amendments were agreed to.
The Committee recommended the passage of the bill IYith the following amendments, to wit: By adding at the encl of the fifth line of section 1 the words "at any place ancl in any county of the circuit where such application for ehartcr is made."

_\ncl also to add said words at the end of the last word in the eaption of said bill, which was agreed to.
On motion of :Mr. ::\feldrim, of Chatham, the bill was tal,Jed.
The following bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit:

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By :Jir. Copeland of \Yalker-
A bill to proYide for the manner of proYing the fact of confinement in the penitentiary and chaingangs of 'this State.

The Committtee recommended that the bill pass by substitute, which report was adopted.

On the pas;;agc of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 1.
The bill, haYing recei.-ed a constitutional majority, ~was passed by substitute.
LeaYes of absence ~were granted to the follmYing members, to ~wit: :Jiessrs. Freeman, Hall, Thomas of Clarke, Smith of Hancock, Oaks, Bowden, Palmer, and Diekerson.

On motion of :Jir. Hill, of Troup, the House acljourneu to !) o'dock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., October 29th, 1897.
The Hou5e met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, W;ls called to order by the Speaker and operwll \\ith prayer b~- the Chaplain.
The roll ,,.a5 called and the following mcmber5 answered w their names, to wit: :JicS:3rS.-

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Adams,

Copeland,

Henderson of DeKa:l"!:J

Awtry,

Callaway,

Henderson of Forsyth

Armstrong,

Dodson,

Henderson of \Vasht'n

Atkinson,

Duffy,

Jordan,

Bates,

Dmham,

Johnson of Hall,

Bush,

Deakins,

Johnson of Baker,

Boyd,

Da>"ison,

Johnson o.f Appling,

Berry,

Dickerson,

Johnson of Taliaferro

Brown,

Duncan of Chatham, Kiser,

Burke,

Duncan of Houston, Kaigler,

Bussey,

Duncan of Lee,

Knuwles,

Black,

E'llis,

Kendrick,

Bowden,

Edge,

Lance,

Boswell,

Edwards,

Leard,

Burwell,

Eel enfield,

Little,

Bartlett,

Ennis of Floyd,

LCJtt,

Baggett,

Ennis of Baldwin, LCJngley,

Blalock,

Faust,

Law,

Bedgood.

l'ord.

:\loore,

BcJifeuillet,

Fcster,

:IIozley,

B1inson of Burke, Fogar'ty,

:IIorgan,

Brinson of Emanuel, Felder,

:IIeldrim,

Boynton of Calhoun, Felker,

::\Iadclox,

Boynton of Spalding, Freeman,

:IIeadow;;,

B2nnet of Glynn, Gowen,

=~~:m:ofield,

Bennett of Jackson, Gl'ice,

~Io1-rison,

Craig,

Gl'iffin,

:\In1linax,

Cole,

Hall,

:11cDonald,

Co10k O'f Decatur,

I-Io.gan,

:lie Laughlin,

Cook of Oconee,

Hill,

:\Ic:\Iichacl,

Cal Yin,

Hitch,

:IIcDaniel,

Collum,

Hawes,

:IIcConnell,

Cannon,

Harrell,

:IIcCo:Jk,

Clement,

Hamby,

~lcl{ee,

Charters,

Hightower,

:.\IcCn1.nie,

Calhoun,

Henington,

:IIcLarty,

Chapman,

Hencleison cf Colquitt :IIcGhee,

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::\fcDonough, Nicholas, Nisb1t, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Ogletree, Pau1ette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, PhiniZY, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Roberts,

Redding,

Thomas of Ware,

Rudicil,

Undet-wood,

Rutherford,

Vincent,

Salter,

\Vest,

Sla:ton,

Webb,

s~rift,

Wight,

Simpson,

\Vren,

S,t,one,

WrigM,

Sell,

\Va'lden,

Smith M Cmwford, Watkins,

Smith of Hancock, Whipple,

Ta)"lor,

Whitaker,

Turner,

Worsham,

. Thomason of :Morgan Wilcox of "Wilcox,

Timmerman,

Yates,

Thomas of Pierce :Mr. Speaker.

::\[r. Boynton, of Calhoun, gave notice of a motion to reconsider the action of the Huse on yesterday in fixing the homos of mc('l iug aml adjournment, until otherwise ordered, at D o'dod~ a. m. and 1 o'dock p. m.
The J oumal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed.
::\Ir. Boynton, of Calhoun, moved to recon:3icler the aetion of the Home on yesterday fixing the honr:-; of meeting at [) o'clock a. m., \Yhich motion \Yas lost.
The follm,ing re::'olution was in trodneed, re-ad and adopted, to wit:

By ::\[r. Berry of \\'hitfielclA rewlntion pro,icling for the adjournment of the House

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to-Jay at 12 o'clock m., instead of at 1 o'clock p. m., to accept the imitation of ~~tlanta Lodge X o. 50.

:Jir. J olmson, Chairman of the Committee on Cmporntiom, submitted the follo\\'ing report:

JJ r. S pcakcr:
The Committee on Corporations haYe under c-onsideration the following House bills which I am directed to re port back to the House, ,,ith the recommendation that same be rea<l second time and recommitted, to wit:
~~ bill to cr0ate a Board of Commissioners of Roads and ReYenues for Clarke County.

Also, a bill to repeal an act amending the charter of HawkinsYille.

Also, a l1ill to amenJ the charter of the city of HawkinsYille .

..:\J~o, a hill to incorporate the town of Ocilla, m Irwin County.

Also, a bill to eange the name of the town to the city of La \\TenceYille.

~\lso, a hill to incorporate the tom1 of \\~oodstoC'k, in Cherokee County.
R(~pcctfully submitted. FLKJCIIEn :JI. JOHXSOX, Chairman.

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~Ir. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

Jlr. S pcakcr:
The Special J mliciary Committee han hatl umler eonsideration the follO\\'ing Hou;;e- bill,; whieh I am directe:l tc report hack to the Hou:;e, ''"ith the recommendation that thP authors of the same be allowed t.o withdraw them, tl wit:

}l bill to amend the charter of the town of Buchanan, in llarabon County.
~\bill to ame-nd ,;cetion IG;J(; of the Cmle of 188:2.
~\ bill to make women eligihk fol' State Libral'ian.
~\ lso the following hill;;, whieh 1 am <lire;ted to report had;: to the lion:<e, \Yith the re<ommeiHlation that the "i:IIH' do pa,<;;, to \\it:
~\ hill to proYide for the c<wdneation of the ,.:exes in tlw l"ni H''r~i ty of Georgia.
~\ bill to amend the charte1 of Home.
~\ hill to amend sPction SL>, Cock of Georgia, \\hieh }Wu,ides for the reYi"ion of jnry li,;t,;:, ete.
~\ bill to proicle for the pa,vment of consta b]e,; in tran,.:mitting prisoners to the eounty jail, et~.
A bill to amend an act establishing a now eharter for the town of Jaebon, Butts County, ete.
,Ohj

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Also, the following bills which I am directed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same clc1 pass as amended, to wit:

_.:\._ bill to proYicle fm the punishment of hiring out misdemeanor conYicts, etc.

A bill to amend section 6 of the Road Law, act of 18901891.
All of which is respectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

::\Ir. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submittecl the following report, to wit:
JI-r. Speaker:
The General Judiciary Committe haYc had under consideration the following House bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House wit:h the recommenclatron that the same do pass as amended, to wit:
House bill X o. 70, which prm-ides fOT the confirming and Yalidating 'all bonds which ma.Y hereafter be issued for Counties, }Iunicipalities, or DiYisions of the State, under paragraphs 1 and 2, section 7, -article 7 of the State Constitution.
Also, House bill X o. 71, which authorizes -the J uclge of the Superior Court to issue attachments in certain case,;

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without requiring the making of indemnifying bond by the plaintiff.
Respectfully submitted. THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

1Ir. Thomas, Chairman of ~he Committee on Education,., submitted the following report:

JJ r. 8 peaker:
I am instructed by the Committee on Education to report the following Honse bills 'back to the House >vith: recommendation that they do pass:

Bill X o. 472, to pr<ahibit the buying, selling, giving away, or using public school papers for the purpose of assisting any applicant for teachers' license, 'and for other purposes.

~\..lso1 bill Ko. 466, to admit white female students into
r the niversity of Ge-orgia, with ,equal rights and privileges
with male students of said L"niYersity, and for other purp06s.

Respectfully submitted.

TH01IAS, Chail"man.

1Ir. west, of Lowndes, and 'Other mentbers of the Committee on Education, submitted the following minority report:

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JJ!r. Speaker:
The undersigned members of the Connnittee on Education, believing that the admis.sion of fenrale students into
the r nivcr;:it,v of Georgia is dangerous to the best inter-
ests of Georgia, inasmuch as it thrt:>atens to disorganize the excellent system of education exi,;;ting in this State) and disturb the social conditions that have hitherto cal.lBed our women to grace and adorn ever;- commlmit,v where they have shed t:heir benefieent influence, submit the following minorit;- report:
\Y. S. \YEST, T. \V. DCFFY, .J. W. ZDDlER~IAX, Bl-RWELL ATKIXSOX. C. C'. THO.\L~S, R G. DICKEHSOX, C. ~L HITCH, \\-. C. KE~ lHUCK. \V. E. FAUST, L F. ~IcTlOX~\.LD. S. E. BEHRY, W. A. \YOHSILA~l, .J. R XISBET, R. E. A. ILUIBY.

).fr. Ed\\-arch, of Haralson, a5ked the unanimou;: consent of the IIou;:e to \vithclraw IIou,;c bill X o. -!79, which conS('nt was gi,-en.
On motion of ~Ir. ~\wtr,v, of Cobb, the call of the roll

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of Counties for the introduction of new matter was dis pensed IYith, and unanimous consent was given for the introduction of the follo\\ing, which were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Longley of Troup~\_ bill to incorporate the town of ~[ourrtville. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By ~Ir. Felker of \Yalton~\. bill to define a "blind tiger," and to provide means for
detecting and punitdring the same.
Referred to Temperance Committee.

Hy ~Ir. Johnson of BakerA bill to amend the act incorporating the town of
Xewton.
Referred to Special .Judieiary Committee.

J)y ::\Ir. Blalock of Fayett~
~\.. bill to authorize tln' State Treasurer to draw on any fnnds in the State Treasmy for the payment of teachers'" salaries.
Referred to Finance Committee..

118

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By ~Ir. Adams of Upson-

A bill to repeal the act incorporating the town of Tlwm.a8ton.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

Also, a bill to authorize the City Council of the city of 'Thomaston t<:> issue bonds for certain purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations. ~1\..lso, a bill to incorporate the city of Thomaston.

Referred to Committee on Corporations. 13,r ~Ir. Rawls of Effingham-

A bill to a:mencl the charter of the town of Guyton.

Referred to CommittPe on Corporations. By ~I:r:. Hitch of Brooks-

A hill t.o amen<ll section 1389, Yolume 1 of the Code of Georgia.

Referred to Commitllee on Education. Ry ~[r. Slaton of Fulton-

A hill to amend section 5057 of the Code.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
Also, a bill to amend article 7, section G, paragraph 2 tOf the Constitution.

Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

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Also, a bill to provide for the a'bolition of claims in
jor111a pmtpcris.
Referred to General J udicrary Committee. Also, a 'bill to <:tmmd section 4611 of the Civil 0ode. Heferred to General Judiciary Committee.
By :\Ir. Felder of FultonA bill to amend section 420 of t,he Criminal Code of
1893. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, a bill to repeal section 5057 of the Code of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, a bill to amend the eharter of the city of Atlanta. RcfeiTed to General Judiciary Committee.
By )Ir. Leard of HartA bill to abolish the dispensary law of Hart County. Referred to Temperance Committee.
By )Ir. Awtry of CobbA bill to amend seetion 5 of an act !tO revive the office
of State Geologist. Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

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~fr. ~Iome of Carroll~\. bill to require the giYing in of life imnrance pnlieie,;;
for taxes. Referre<l to Committee on County mul Count.'" ~Lltter:<. Aho, a bill to amend section G~G, Yolmue 1 of thP CiYil
Cmle of 18%. Rderre<l to Committee on County aml Count: ~latters.
By ~fr. HenJerson of DeKalb-~\. bill to ehange the County site of DeKalb Count.Y. Referred to Committee on Count;v anJ County ~fatter,;:.

ny ~fr. Hitch of Brooks-
~\. bill to ameml section :Zi1G of the :;;eeontl Yolume nt the Code.

Heferre<l to General Judiciary Committee.

I)y )fr. )fi.('ook of Chattahoochee-----
~\. bill to empower ,the to\Yn of Cusseta to create a <lcht for certain purposes.

Referred to Committee on Education. By )Ir. Grice of Tatnall-
~\. bill to amend the act regulating the sale of liquor in Tatnall County.

Referred to Oommittee on Temperance.

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121

Hy ~Ir. Wright of Polk-

..:\.. Lill to amend the charter of the town of Rockmart.

RPferred to Committee on Corporations.

By ~Ir. Thomason of ~Iorgan-

..:\.. Lill to amend "'edion 1778 of the Code of 1895. Hcferrerl to Committ.ce on County an<l County ~Iattcl':'.

By ~1r. Hecce of Floyd-
..:\..joint rewlution to pay tht> ~alary of the Commissioner of Pensions.

Heferrccl to Committee on Finance. By ~Jr. ~Iel(lrim of Chatham-

..:\ bill to abolish days of grace.

Hcfcrrc(l to Committee on Bank:".
By ~Jc'&'rs. ~Ieldrim, Duncan, an(l ~fc Donough of Chatham-

..:\.. hill to abolish the office of Commissioner of Public \\rorks of tlJP city of Sa\annah.

Heferrccl to Committee on Corporations. By ~Ir. ,Johnson of HalT-

A bill to authorize persons engaged in constructing any plant for generating eleetricity by water-power for supply~ ing motiYe power, to purchase, lease, 0r condemn, when'

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necessary, lands, rights of way, or casements belonging to .others.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

At the request of its author, the following bill was with.(lra"n, unanimous consent of the House being giYen therefor, to wit:

By :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun-

A bill to m'ake it unla1vfnl for surety companies, not incorporated by the laws of this State, to transact business without depositing bonds with the State Treasurer.
On motion of ~Ir. Craig, of Bibb, the House ordered that .200 copies of House bill Xo. 171 be printed for distrihu.tion among the mernhers.

The follmving hill;; were read the third time, the report .o:f the Comm~ttee agreed to, and put upon their passage, Jr__. wit:

A hill to amend section 981 of the Code of 1895.
The Committtee recommended the pa&J'age of the hill with the following amendments, to 1vit: By inserting ;after Yolume 3, in the caption, the words "relatiYe to the IX'porting of testimony in felonies."
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 1. The bill, ha1ing receiYed a constitutional majority, was ])n:;:sed as amended.

FRIDAY, OcTOBER 29, 1897.

123

By :Jfr. Chapman of :Jfnscogee-

A bill to fix constables' fee;; in certain cases.

The Committee recommended the pas.~age of the bill with the following amendments, to wit:
By inserting in the caption, in the second line, between the word "cases" and the word "and" the following \Yords: "And to prescr]be the fees of constables for con \'eying prisoners to jail after commitment, and 'the manner of paying the same."
That a new section, Xo. 3, be inserted in said bill in lieu of section 3, in the repealing clause, to wit:

"Section 3. Be it fnrt.her enacted by the General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that from and after the passage of this act that the _fees of constables for conveying each prisoner committed to jail for any offense against the criminal laws of this State, they shall recei,-e the sum of ten cents per mile for such conveyance to the county jail from place of commitment by the most diroot route, the amount of said fees to be appro.-ed by the Ordinary, -or County Commissioners of Roads and Re.-enues, as the case may be, and be paid by the County Treasurer of that County."

That section 3 in said annexed bill be changed so as to be Xo. 4, and with this change of number only, remain intact as the repealing section, as set out in original.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes \Yere 89, the nays 0.

12-1

JouRSAL OF THE HousE.

The bill, haYing recciYetl a eonstitutionaI maj ori t.Y, wa ~ pas~ed a& amemlcd.

Coment of the Honse was giYen for the introd:wtinn of the following bill, whieh was done, reml the first timP, and referred to General J ndi{iary Comfittee, to wit:

By :Jir. Hill of Troup-

A l1ill to amcml sediou -28 of the third Yolnme of the Code of 1895.
l T nanimons {'Onsent \\as giYcn for the \\'i thdra waI of the follo\\ing bill::;, to wit:

By ~Ir. Duman of Houston-
A bill to amend an act to punish the wilful trespass on lands of another.

By :Jir. OliYer of Burke.A hill to amend section 1U5U of the Code of 188~.

Hy :Jlr. Thomas of Clarke-

''" bill to make \\'omen eligible for State Librari<lll.

Hy :Jfr. Edwanls of Haralson-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Bnehanan.

The following bill was vabled, to wit: By :Jir. Felder of Fulton-
A bill to amend section 1323 of the Code of 1882.

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125

Lc>ave:;; of ahsenC"e wc>re gTanted to the following member~, to wit: ~Ies.;.;r:;;.)IC"Cook, Heid, Bennett o Glynn, \\'est, .\rmstrong, Parker, Calhoun o ~Iontgomery, Dickc>I-son, Rutherford, and \\'ren.
The following bills \\"c>re read the third time, the report ()f the Committees agrc>ed to, mul put upon their pa:;;sagc, tc wit:
By ~Ir. Hedding of Pike>-
~\ hill to authorize the paynwnt o pensions m eertain ease;;.

On the pasi'age of the> bill, the ayes \\ere UO, the nays 0. The> bill, lnning reeeivetl a con~titntional majorit,,, ,,a~
pa~:;etl.
B.v ~Ir. Chapman of ~Iuscogee-
--:\ hill to amend ,.;0etion +1-n of the> Co<lP of 188:2.

).[ r. Chapman, of ::\[n:wogeP, montl to reconsider the aC"titJn of the Honse in agreeing to the report o the ComIll ittee, ''"hieh motion pre1ailell.
::\1 r. Chapman, of ~~ n:<cogec>, mOYf'(l to mnen<l the eaptiun and "'edion 1 by :'triking from the eaption and :-;e-ction 1 the follo\ving word,; and figure;:, to wit: ''-! 1-!1 of the Code of 188~, ., and insert in lien thereof tlw follo\\in~ ,,-ord,- aiHl figures, to wit: "-118 of the Code of 1893,'' 1vhieh motion preYailed.
The report of tlw Committee \\"<15 agreed to.

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JouRNAL oF THE Hol7sE.

On the pa~sage of the bill the ayes were UG, the na,s 13.

The bilL haTing reeeiYed a constitutional majorit,'>, was pas:.;;e,l as amencletl.

The follo,,ing hill was reall the thir(l time and put upon its passage, to ~wit:

By ~Ir. Collmn of Schley-

A bill creating a SC'al for Cnnnty Boartls of Edueation.

~Ir. Collum, of Schle:, mo\"e(l to mneml b: striking "January, 1Sfl7," in second line of section 2, and inserting in lien thereof "Jannary, lSH~," which motion preYailed.

The report. of the Committee, which was faYorable to the passage of the bill, \\"as agreed to.

On tJ1e passage of the bill the ayes were 94-, the nays 0.

The bill, ha,ing recciYed a constitutional majorit:, was passed as :11nencled.

The follo\Ying hill was rC"a(l the third time and the report of the Committee agreetl to, to wit:

By ~Ir. Hamby of Ra'bun-

A bill to pa: jurors from the Connty Trc-asnry in C<15Cs where the Connty is interested.

~fr. Bo:cl, of ~IeDnffie, moYecl to table the bill, "-hich motion was lo;;t.

~Ir. Felker, of \Yalton, mon'l that the hill be inrllfinitely postponed, which motion was lost.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 189>7.

12T

:Jir. Johnson, of Hall, moved to recommit the bill to the General Judiciary Committee, which motion was lo5t.
::\Ir. Hamby, of Ralnm, moved that tlw IIon,;;e adjourn~

On motion, the yeas and nays '\H're ea11ezl for, which call was snstainczl, and had, as follows:

Those Yoting m the affirmative were :JIPssr;;.-

Atkinson,

Cole,

Bates,

Calvin,

Berry,

Collum,

Bussey,

Dodson,

Bllack,

FogafltY,

Blal,ock,

Hamby,

Brinson of Burke, Lance,

BoynrtJon of Calhoun, Morgan,

Bennet of Glynn, l\fcl.iaughlin,

Nevin, Oliver, Parker,. Ruthel'fo;rd, Turner, Th>cmas of Ware, worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox,

Those Yoting in the negative were :Jiessrs.-

Adams,

DaVIison,

Henderson'of Colquitt

Armstrong,

Duncan of Chatham, HendeTSOnof Forsyth

Bush,

E'llis,

Johnson of Appling.

Boyd,

Edge,

Johnson of TaliMerro

Boswell,

Edwards,

Kendrick,

Baggett,

Edenfield,

Leard,

Boynton of Spalding, F'aust,

LotJt,

Bennett of Jackson. Ford,

Longley,

Craig,

Foster,

Law,

Co1ok o-f Decatur,

Felder,

:\1-oore,

Clement,

Felker,

:\leldrim,

Chapman,

Gowen,

:\laddox,

Copeland,

Grice,

Meadows,

Duffy,

Hogan,

:\forrison,

Durham,

Hill,

:\lullinax,

Deakins,

Harrell,

:\fcDonald..

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.JouRNAL OF TH;E HousE.

McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McDonough, Nicholas, Niles, Ogletree, Pau:lette,

RawLs,
~Wid,
Reece, Roberts, Redding, Rudicil, Salter, Slaton, s.wift, Sell,

Smi:th of Crawford, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce Underwood, West, Webb, \Vren, Wright, \Valden, Yates,

Those not Yoting \nrc ~[p,:,:;r,;.

Arnold,

Freeman,

Patten,

Awtry,

Griffin,

Palmer,

Bond,

Hall,

Pace,

Brown,

Hitch,

Pearce,

Burke,

Hawes,

Phinizy,

Branch,

Hightower,

Quillian,

Bowden,

Heningt'on,

R1awlings,

Burwell,

Henderson uf DeKai!J Simpson,

Bartlett,

Henderson of Irwin, Stone,

Brannen,

Henderson of\Vasht'n Smith of Hancock,

Bedgood,

Jordan,

Taylor,

BDifeuillet,

Johnson of Ha.ll,

T'hom:lEon of l\Iorgan

Brinson of Emanuel, Johns::m of B:1ker, Thompson,

Cook of Oconee,

Kiser,

Thomas of Clarke.

Cannon,

Kaigler,

Vaughn,

Charters,

Knowles,

Vincent,

Calhoun,

Little,

Wight,

Call'away,

:\fozley,

Watkins,

Dickerson,

MontfDTt,

Whipple,

Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Fogarty,

Mansfield, MCJMichael, McGhee, Nisbet, Oakes,

Wilkes, \Vhitaker, \Viicox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

.Ayes 26. Xays 7n. X ot Yot]ng 71.

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The motion was therefore lost.

Mr. Boyd, of McDuffie, called for the previous question, which call was sustained.

Mr. Boyd, of :McDuffie, asked the consent of the House tc withdraw the call for the previous question, which was granted, and the call was withdrawn.

:Mr. Slaton, of Fulton, moved that the House adjourn until10 o'clock Monday morning.

On the motion to -adjourn, }fr. Johnson, of Hall, called for the ayes and nays, which call was not sustained.

The motion to adjourn prev-ailed, and the House adjourned to 10 o'clock 'a. m. ::Mionday.

A.tlalllta, Ga.~ November 1st, 1897.

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 ;v!th prayer by the Rev. Dr. 'Valker Lewis.

The roll was called and the following members answereci to Jtheir names, to wit: :Messrs.

Adams, Awrtry, Atldnson, Bush, Bond, Boyd,
9hj

Berry, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden,

Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen,

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Bedgood,

Hogan,

McGhee,

Bo'ifeuillet, Brinson of Bnrke,

Hill, Hawes,

McDonough, Nisbet,

Boynton of Calhoun, Harrell, Bennett of Jackson, Hamby,

Nevin, Oliver,

'{Jraig,

Hightower,

Oakes,

Cook of Decatur, Herrington,

Ogletree,

Cook of Ckonee,

Hendersonof Colquitt Patten,

Calvin,

Henderson of DeKalb Pau~ette,

Cannon,

Hendersonof Forsyth Palmer,

Clement,

HendersonofWasht'n Pace,

Calhoun,

Johnson of Hall, Pearce,

Chapman,

Johnson of Baker, Phinizy,

Copeland,

Johnson of Appling, Quillian,

Dodson,

Kaigler,

Rawls,

Duffy,

Kuowles,

Reid,

.Durham,

Kendrick,

Reece,

Deakins,

Lea:rd,

Roberts,

DaV'ison,

Lott,

Rudicil,

DickersG'n,

Law,

Salter,

Duncan of Chatham, Moore,

Slaton,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Srwift,

Duncan of Lee,

Morgan,

Simpson,

E'llis,

Maddox,

Stoue,

Edge,

Meadows,

Smith of Crawford,

Edenfield,

Montfort,

Smith of Hancock,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mansfield,

Taylor,

Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison,

Turner,

Fau&t,

Mullinax,

Timmerman,

Pord,

McDonald,

Thompson,

Foster,

:vrcLaughlin,

Thomas of Pierce

.Fogm:"ty,

Mc:\Iichael,

T!l!omas of Ware,

Felder,

McDaniel,

Underwood,

Freeman,

McConnell,

Vincent,

Gowen,

McCook,

West,

Grice,

McKee,

Webb,

Griffin,

McCranie,

Wight,

Hall,

McLarty,

Wa;lden,

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Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes,

Whitaker, Wilcox of Wilcox,

Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Tho.se absent "were :Jiessrs.-

Arnold,

Felker,

Parker,

Armstrong,

Hitch,

Rawlings,

Bates,

Henderson of Irwin, Redding,

Brown,

Jordan,

Rutherford,

Brins'On of Emanuel, Johns.on of Taliaferro Sell,

Boynton of Spalding, Kiser,

Thomason of Morgan

Bennet o.f Glynn, Lance,

Thomas of Clarke.

Cole,

Little,

Vaughn,

Collum,

Longley,

Wren,

Charters,

Meldrim,

Wright,

Callaway,

Nicholas,

Worsham,

Edwards,

Niles,

Wilcox of Telfair,

The Journal 1"\'"US read and eonfirmed.

The following message was receiYed fpom the Senate, through :Jir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate ha.s passed by the requisit.e constitutional majority the following Senate bill, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an act to define and punish the crime of stealing hogs, cattle and sheep, and for otheT vurpOi'CS.

At the request of its author, the consent of the House was giwn for the withckawal of the follmYing bill, to wit:

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. :Nevin of Floyd-
A bill to provide- f-or the h-olding of a Oonstituional convention.

The following bill was read the third time, the report of the Committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Hamby of Rabun-
.A bill to pay jurors from the County Treasury in cas~ in which the CouiJity is interested.

On motion of l\lr. Boyd of :McDuffie, the House r&considered its action agreeing to the report of the Committee.

~Ir. Boyd, of :McDuffie, mmed to amend the bill by striking out the words "the per diem allowed jurors in the Superior Court of the County in whi-ch they render such services," at the end of section 1, and insert.ing in lieu; thereof the words "one dollar per d~em," which amendment was agreed to.
The report of tthe Committee, as amended, was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 5.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, wa& passed as amended.
The roll of Counties was called for the introduction of new matter, and the following were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

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133

.By Mr. Nevin of Floyd-
A bill to provide for the holding of a Constitutional <Jonvention.
Referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Mr. Henderson of DeKalb-
A bill .to repeal the act creating the City Court of De]{alb.

Referred to Special Judiciary CommittBe.

By Mr. Cook of DecaturA bill to amend section 341 of the Criminal Code of
1.895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
J3y Mr. Paulette .of DecaturA bill to amend the charter of the town of -Whigham. Referred to Committee on Corporation~.
By Mr. Cook of DecaturA bill to >amend section 341 of the Criminal Code of
1.895.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Deakins of DadeA bill to provide for the adoption of so much of the

Jourt~AL oF THE HousE. prO\~isions of section 1773, Yolume 1 of the Code of 1895, as applies to hogs or sheep, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.
By ~Ir. Henderson of DeKalbA bill to amend1the act approved December 22d, 1896;
for the pro'tection of game. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
By ~Ir. Branch of ColumbiaA bill to protect inseetiYorous and singing birds. Referred to Committee on .Agriculture.
By ~Ir. ~Iome of Oarroll~-\.. bill to amend section 335, volume 3 of the Code of
1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By ~Ir. BoylJiton of Calhoun~-\.. bill to estacblish a dispensary in the town of ~!organ,.
Calhoun County. Referred to Committee on Temperance.
By ~Ir. ~IcCranie of Berrien~-\.. bill to amend section 982 of the Code. Referred to Committee on Banks.

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135

By :Jir. Thompson of Banks-

A bill to amend rt:he charter of the town of Homer.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

The following hill was r8'ad the third time, to wit:

By :Jir. Boynton of Calhoun-
A bill to further prescribe the duties of the Tax Collectors.

The Committee monel to amend by striking out the words "20th clay of NoYember," in the fourth line of section 2, and 'dwreYer the same occurs, and sub;;tituting therefor the words "1st clay of December."
The House refused to adopt the amendment.

:Jlr. Jhmby, of Tiabnn, moYed to ame:Hl by insertin~ :1t the en<l of section 9 the following proviso: "Pr<Fidcd tlwt the provisions of thi~ act shall not go into effect until 1808, whieh ilir,enclment wus agreed to.

The Hou~e di;:.agreed to the report of the Commitiee.

~Ir. Boynton, of Calhoun, mmed that the House reconsiclPr its action in disagreeing to the report of the Committee, "hich motion "as lost.
By unanimous consent, the following joint resolution was introduced, reaclthe first time, and referred to Finance Committee, to wit:

136

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By 1Ir. Fogarty of Richmond-
A joint resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to ascertain the status of the Supreme Court :reports.
The follovv.i_ng bill was read the third time, to wit:
By Mr. Pierce of Houston-
A bill to prov.i_de for the procurement of a complete roster of all troops furnished by the State 'Of Georgia in the late war between the States.
)fr. Pierce, of Houston moved to amend by striking out "'1897" wherever it occurred and inserting in lieu of the words stricken the words "1898," which w-as agreed to.
The report of the Oommittee, as amended, was agreed to.
The bill was put upon its passage, the ayes being 79, the nays 17.
The bill, h'aving failed to receive a constitutional majority, was lost.
J\Ir. Pierce, of Houston, gave notice of a motion to reconsider the action of the House in its failure to pass the bill.
The following bill was tabled temporarily, to wit:

By Mr. Hardeman ,of Newton-
A bill to levy a local tax in each County for educational purposes, to pay County School Commissioners a salary,

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 1, 1897.

137

:to d-efine what subjects shall be taught in pu:blic schools, and for other purposes.

The following bill wns read the third time, to wit:

By 1fr. Chapman of Muscogoo-
A bill to authorize constables' sales in cities of five thousand inhabitants, in certain cases.
The report of the Committee was disagreed to.
The f-ollowing joint rBsolution was introduc-ed and read, to wit:

By :Mr. Fe1der of Fult(')n-
A join:t resolutron extending the thanks of the House and Senate to certain parties for courtesies shown a party of members from hotJh Houses on their recent visit to Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. Hamby, of Rrubun, moved to refer the resolution to the Penitentiary Committee, which motion was lost.

The resolution was adopted by a standing vote.

1lhe following bills >Yere re'ad the third time, the report -of the Committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By :Mr. Freeman of Coweta-
A bill to provide for ordinances pro hoc vice in ce1.1tain .cases.
~fr. Br:mnen, of Bulloch, moved that the House recon-

138

Joun.xAL OF THE HousE.

siJer its action agreeing to the report of the Committee, which wa.;; agreed to.
~Ir. Brannen, of Bulloch, moed to amend h,'' adding after the words "Judge of County Court, or City Court," the following words: ".And if there be no such courts, then the Clerk of the Superior Court shall pre.sicle," which ,,-a.s agreed to.

The report of the Committee wa.s agreed to.

. On the pa.ssage of the bill the aye.s were 95, the na;s 0.

The bill, haing received a constitutional majority, was passeJ.

By ~Ir. .Felder of Fulton-
~\ bill to provide for the more speedy determination of lw bm-'! eorp 118 cases.

On the passage of the bill the aye" were 101, the nays 0.

The bill, having receind a constitutional majority, was passed.

Also, a hill to prohibit the destroying of nracacbmized or other public roads of this State without the consent of the Ordinary or County Commi5-5ioner;;.

On the pas;;agc of the bill the ayes were 98, the 11a.n 0.
The bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was passed.

:MosDAY, XovE~IBER 1, 1897.
Lnanimon~ con;;ent ~was gi,en for the following bill to br withdrawn, to wit:
By :1\Ir. \Vhipple of DoolyA bill to require claimants of land sold under trans-
ferred wildland fi. fas. to bring suit for same ~within twelve
months.
By unanimous eonsent, the following bill was introcluce<l, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:
By :1\Ir. Xisbet of Clayton-
A bill to provide for a commutation tax in lieu of road: work in certain instances.
Referecl to Speeial ,Judiciary Committee.
By ::\Ir. Turn~r of Henry~.-\ bill to re(p1ir0 all acensations m the County Courts
of this State to be signed hy the County Solieitor or proseeutor.
On the passage of the bill the aye,.: w<>re Dl, the nays 0.
The bill, haYing receiYed a con,.:titutional majority, was passed.
The following joint resoluti01~ was, by unannnons consent, introcluced, read the first time, and referred to the Committee on Eclncation, to wit:

140

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By Mr. Awtry of Cobb-
A joint resolution declaring it to be the sense of the General Assembly of Georgia that the game of football ,should be prohibited from all schools and collges receiving financial aid from the Snate; an:d that the Trustees of the 'State University be requested to have said game of football prohibited in said University and its branches.

The :following bills were read the third time, and put mpon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Swift of ElbertA 'bill t0 amend section 3704 of the Code of Ge~Yrgia. The report of the Committee was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 83, the nays 15. The bill, having railed to receive a constitutional major-
ity, was lost.

"By Mr. Cannon of Rockdale-
A bill to prohibit trespassing on public road;; m this State.
The Committee proposed to amend by adding to section -2 the following words: "Provided that this law hall not apply to Counties which have in operation the no fence Raw by militia distriots," which amendment was rejected.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 96, the nays 0.

TuESDAY, XovEMBER 2, 1897.

141

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, wa& passed.

By unanimous consent, the following bill was introduced, read the first tim:e and referre9. to Finance Committee, to wit:

By }fr. Henderson of washington-
A bill to amend section 4082, subdivision 11 o the Code o 1895.
Leaves of absence were asked by :and granted to the following members, to wit: 1.fSSrs. Adams, Bowden, Thomas of \Yare, Hall, Freeman, Tumer, )fr. Speaker, \Vright of Polk, J.IcLaughlin and Duncan, of Lee.
On motion of J.Ir. Oliver of Burke, the HousB adjourned! to 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., N o>ember 2d, 1897.
The House met, pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m., was called to order by the Speaker pro tern., and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called and the following members answered'.
to their names, to wit: :Messrs.

142

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

Awtry,

Dickerson,

Kendrick,

Atkinson,

Duncan of Chatham, Lance,

Bush,

Duncan of Houston, Leard,

Bond,

Duncan of Lee,

Lott,

Berry,

E'lliB,

Law,

Brown,

Edge,

::\,i'oore,

Burke,

Edwards,

Mozley,

Bussey,

Ennis of Floyd,

Maddox,

Bla.ck,

Bnnis of Baldwin, ::\feado,ws,

Brunch,

Faust,

:\IonHort,

Boswell,

Thrd,

}fansfield,

Burwell,

Foster,

:\Iullinax,

Bartlett,

Fogarty,

McDonald,

Baggett,

Felder,

McLaughlin,

Blalock,

Felker,

MC'Michael,

Brannen,

Freeman,

McDaniel,

Bedgood,

Gowen,

McConnell,

Bclifeuillet,

Grice,

McCook,

Brinson of Burke, Griffin,

McKee,

Boyn1ton of Calhoun, Hogan,

McCI'a,nie,

BoyntDn of Spalding, Hill,

McLarty,

Bennett of Jackson, Hitch,

McGhee,

Craig,

Hawes,

McDonough,

Cook oi Decatur, Harrell,

Nisbet,

Cook of Oconee,

Hamby,

Niles,

Calvin,

Hightower,

Nevin,

Collum,

Herrington,

Oliver,

Cannon,

Hendersonof Colquitt Oakes,

Clement,

Henderson of DeKalh Ogletree,

{)alhoun,

Henderson of Forsyth Patten,

Chapman,

Henderson ofWasht'n Pawlette,

Copeland,

Jordan,

Palmer,

Dodson,

Johnson Df Hall,

Pace,

Duffy,

J'ohnson o.f Appling, Pearce,

Durham,

Johnson of Taliaferro Phinizy,

Deakins,

Kaigler,

Quillian,

Davison,

Knowles,

Rawls,

TuESDAY, NovEMBER 2, 1897.

Reid,

Taylor,

Webb,

Re-Ce,

Turner,

Wight,

Roberts,

T'homas:on of Morg~an Wailden,

Redding,

Timmerman,

Watkins,

Rudicil,

Thompson,

Wh'ipple,

Salter,

Thomas of Pierce Wilkes,

Slaton,

Th'oma.s of Ware, WorshaJil,

SlWift,

Underwood,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Simpson,

Vaug'hn,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Stone,

Vincent,

Yates,

Smith of Crawford, West,

Mr. Speaker.

Smith of Ha:ncock,

Tho~e absen't were ~Iossrs.-

Adams,

Callaway,

Morrison,

Arnold,

Edenfield,

Nicholas,

Armstrong,

Hall,

Parker,

Bates,

Henderson of Irwin, Rlawl'ings,

Boyd,

Johnson of Baker, Rutherford,

Bowden,

Kiser,

Sell,

Brins~:m of Emanuel, Little,

Thomas of Clarke.

Bennet of Glynn, Longley,

Wren,

Cole,

Morgan,

Wright,

Charters,

Meldrim,

whitaker,

~Ir. Swift, of Elbert, gaYe notice of a motion to reconsider its action on yesterda,Y in its failure to pass the follo\Ying bill, to wit:

B,v ~Ir. Swift of ElbertA bill to amend scdion 370 of the Code of Georgia. The .Tournal was read aml confirmed. ?.Ir. Swift, of Elbert; moYed to reeonsider the action of

144

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

the House on yesterday in its failure 'to pass the following bill, to wit:

By )Ir. Swift of Elbert-
A bill to amend section 3704 of the Code of Georgia.
The motion prevailed.
)Ir. Pierce, of Houston, moved to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday in failing to pa:ss the following bill, to wit:

By :Mr. Pierce of Houston-
A bill to provide for a complete roster of all troops furnished by the State in the late civil war.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Craig, of Bibb, the special order for the day, being the consideration of House bill X o. 171, was displaced, and reset as the special order for Tuesday next, at 10 o'clock a. m.
)Ir. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:

Jl7. Spcakcr:
The General 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:

TUESDAY, ~0\.DlBER ~. 18\l'i.

145

Hon,;e ],i]] Xo. .:>:21, whieh ehangc-s the law in reference to rmming freight trains on the Sabbath day.

Thr Cmmuittt-e haYe <'Oll:"it1el'er1 the follo\\-illg Honse bills and t1H',Y instruct me to report the ~amc baek \\ith the recommendntioll that the same do pass as amende<1, to wit:

IIouse ],ill :Xo. .:>2., whieh proYiL1es for the reconl of judgment liens in certain cases.

~\],;o, Hon;;e hill Xo. 422, which regnlates the altering of Ol' ehanging of pri1ate ways.

~\lso, Honse bill X o. 43G, which make~ dog.~ pe1sonal property in certain cases.

The Committee lwn consir1erecl House hill X o. -'3,
whid1 allwmls :-<eetion 1047 of the Code. in rPfrrrHce to lnmt<'." trials, antl th<'." in~trnct me to report the same hark to tltc Hon:-<e \\'ith tlte l'P<'Ol11lllC'Jll1ation that tltc same do pass],_,. wh~rirmc.

The Committee han <msidPJ'ed Honse bill X o. 007 in rcfnence to p1iority a,;: hetll.<'<'ll lawllm,l's liens Jor supplie;; and laborer's liens for \Yage;;, an<l the: in,-trnct me to report the same back with the J'Pronmwmlatinll that it do pa"~ h; sn hstitme as amew1ed.

Tlw Committee, in comidrring Hon,;:e hill X o. 440, wlti<h prmiJes for non-frceho1<1ers tn appraise estate~. mannp:c elPetinn;; and ad in :-<ctting apm1t \l'i<llIY's :ear'~
lOhj

1-16

,JOCRXAL OF THE I-Joc,;E.

~upport, haYe in,;trnl't<tlllll' to rPptll't th<' ,;;ame ltal'k to the
llm~e \\"it.h the r<'C"OlllllH'Iltlation that it do !lot P<l""

THOS. B. FELDER, .Jr., <'lwinnan.
:.rr.Jolmson, of llall. Chail'lllan of tht ( ,,llllllit:tec on ( '01poration:;, ,;ulnnitt!'d the fo]],,""ing report:
J/ r. 8JH'H kl'r:
The ( 'mHmitt<'<' on Cotporatinn~ lta\'P had nntler <on~id<l':Uion the folluwing IlmEe hill,;, \\hi<h thP.\' reqnf'st me t(, ll'pnl't h:wk to the lltll"<' \\ith tll<' nt'llllllll<'ndatinu that
5ai:t<' lln pas;;, to \\"it:

.\!-n, a bill tn J"<'pe:!l tlw dwrtl'r of (;r:mtlille. mHl to
P:oia 1di,:li a Ill'\\' ('l!:nt<'r for ,;amP.
.\].;o. tl1e follt)\\ing hi]].; \\"lli<h th<y r:Il!P.;t lll<' to repwt lt<Hk to th< If"ll'~' \\ith thl' l'<':oniiliC'ntLttion that ,-an:< ],,. 1eatl "-f":ond tiaH' and n<oJJllllitr<d t11 thl' (\linmit tt-c ou Corporiltio!J.;, to \\'it:
,\ [,j II to anthorizi' < trporati. lll" "'' intl i\'ithw],; ad nail: <ngage:! in em.;trn:tiu;2:, <J\rning, or opetatiug any plant for gn<Jating el<':tril'ity ],y \\':tt<t po\\er f11t' the pnrpose ,,f fmni.;hing lig1Jt.; for tll\\'tl.; Ill' titi<.;, and f.tr otlwr pnr-
.\k. : !till i11 an1entl tilt' lwrt<J' of 'tht to\\'ll nf \\'hip:-
]: :I! I I.

TcESDAY, XovE~IBER 2, 1897.

147

~\l~o, a hill to authorize the City Council of Thomast{Jn to issue bonds for the purpose of hniltling an audi-
torium for the H. E. I"ee Institute.

:.Iso, a l>ill to repeal an ad erPating a Commissioner of PnLli\' \\-ol'k~ for the eit,v of Sannnah.
.\l~o, a bill to anw1Hl the el1artcr of thL tO\nl of Rockmart.

~\l~o. a hill to ineorporate rhe town of ~Iount\ille, m Troup County.

The Commit,tec al~o refpJCst that t hP follo\\ing memo-

rial he rf'l'01lllllittel1 t<) thP ConmiittlL on tlw State of the

Hepn blie, to 1vi t:

'

\ IIH'III<>J'i<d from ::\larp!ar('(t .Jom,; ('1m pt<r of t!lte

DaughtPJ',.; of the Confetlerac:, providi11p: for making .Tune

:3d ..Jdferr,.;on Dn vi,.;',.; .hirt:hda.' a puhli h<>l ida;.

FLETCIIEH ~I. .fOH:\SOX, Chairman.

::\f1. l).,,],;nn, ( 'hainnan of thP C'onunitte( on Cmmty and County :\Litter", :'nlnnittel the follo\\'ing report:
J/ r. 8 Jl('(/ krr:
Tlw Committ<'P on County alH1 Connt.' :\fattf'l':' have had 1mdPr eon,;;icle1ation diP foHowi11g lion,;:e l>ill,.; \vhieh I am in,;tJ'nl'ted to nport haek to thP Ifou,.:e \\'ith the rccomJllC'Jl(latinn that the ,;ame dopa,;,;, to wit:

JoURX AL OF THE HoCSE
..:\hill to pr~>ltihit the <1i,-rilling all<1 lllaiiUfa<ture of ~pir itu,nh an<1 int<>xieating liquor,; in rhe ( '<lllll'ty of ElllCI't, etc.
~\hill to abolish the Count,Y Court of ( 'alhoun County.
\ 11ill for the protection for fish in the \Ya tn,; of Bibb Count;-.
\ hill to autll<))'ize an<1 empmnr tlw Comnri~,-iillll'1'5
'0t Hoacl,.; an<1 Henn1ws of Elh<rt. County to borrow money,
:and for other purpo:'-0:3.
~\ ],o, the follmYing bill \\hieh I am in~truded to rPport baek to the House with the rr<OJmiwn<lati~>n tlwt. the ~ame de not pass.
.\ bill to amen<l the law <1" Pmhn<lie<l in se<tion :l2G, Yolmne 1 of the Ci1il Code of 18!1.) h,Y ,;triking out the word "sixteen" in second line of sai<1 ,;e(ti,m. a11tl in~ert ing in lieu thereof the 1nml "twenty-nne."
..:\lso, the follo1Ying Honse bill, whi<h I am in,.;tmetecl to report back to the Honse with the reeomm<'IHlatinn that the same be referred to tho Committee on Finanee:
.\hill requiring that all persons Ol\'lling or l10lt1inf!: a life insnran<e polie,Y or policies, or any interest in a life in,;nranl'e polity or life in,<nnml'e policie,; of an; kind whatcYer, be requirC'tl to return the ~ame for taxation as other persmml property i,.; rl'tmne<L alHl for other purposes.
Hespect.full,.- submitted.
\\' .\L A. DODSO~, Chairman.

TGESDAY, XoYE)fBER 2, 1897.

14~

By unanunous consent, the following hills were introdueNl, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Boyd of ~IcDuffie-A bill to amend section 221 of the third Yolum:e of the
Code of 1883. Hcferre<l to Special Judieiary ConuniNee.

By ~Ir. Henderson of Forsyth-

A bill to ;\meml the Constitution of ( :eorgia so as to proYide for t l1e eledion of Superior Cunrt ;Judges and Solicitors-Ceiieral by the peopl< of their n'"[wdin circuits.

Hderretl to Joint Committee on Elec,tions.



Th< following hills >Yere tabled tempormily, to wit:

By ~\Ir. Burwell of Hancock-
A hill to ameJI(l the ae.t ereatinp: tlw C'onnty Court of IIaneoek.
The following ],ill was taken from 1he table. r<<;Hl the third time, and put npon it,;; passage, to ,,it:
By ~fr. J~mwell of Hancol'k-
A hill to anH'n<l the ad <'l"(':lting th<- County Court of H <llli'<H'k C'nnnty.

150

Jonn.NAL OF THE HousE.

On the passage of the hill the ayes were 107, the nay3 0.

The hill, haYing receiYed a eonstitu6onal majority, wa:; pa;;:sC'Cl.

Tlw following hill wa,;; tabled temporaril;, to wit:

B.'" _\Ir. Boynton of Spalrling-
"'" bill to aholi~h har-rnom~, etC'. The follo\Ying hill \\'<li' J'<rommit.tetl to the Sp0~ial .Tudieiar; Committee, to wit:

Dy :\fr. Cahin nf HiclunmHl-
..:\ hill to amell<l ,.:ection liO:l of the ( 'orle of 1.;,;s~.
The follcming 1ills wer<, b.' m1an iIll< llb <'"ll"<'ll t, in trorlncP<l, rPa<l tlw fi1~t tiuH, anrl appl'lljll'i<i>t<'ly rdlncrl, tr. wit:

By :\I r. Erlmm],.: of 1Ian1lsnn-

HefeJT<'<l to SpP<ia l .T ud i<iary Connu ittre.
By :\fr. Olinr of Burke--
A hill to <l('elarr tliP :ld rlay of June of each year a legal hnlitlay.
Referred to SpPrial .Twlil'iary Connuittee.

TuESDAY, No\'E~IBER 2, 1897.

151

By "[r. XeYin of Floyd.\. bill to protect lahoreN, mechanics, artisans and such
from "blacklisting'." RcferrP<l to ( 'ommittee on Labor. The following hill \Yas tabl0d temporarily, to wit:

By ~[r. Boifenillt't of Bibb-
""'\_ hill to (rPate the offic-e of Brigadier-General of the ~Iilitary Funes of G<orgia.
B,\ 1manimon" ('On"ent, the following joint resolution ll'a:O intl'odncc<l, read and adopte<l, aJHl its immediate tran,omi""ion 'to rhP SPJtatc, dil'Pcted, to wit:

By ~rl'. \\'l'"t nf Lownde:O-
.\. joint J'(mlntion inYiting lll'. \Yarrpn ~\.. CamllPr, PrP~i<llnt of Enw1y ( 'ollq.?.e, to a<ldrp,;~ tlw (;pnpral _\.55-lllbly on th( .-;nhjed of l'<lncation on TnPsda,Y nig!Jt, the Dth in:<t., at S u'clolk.
Th0 following hill \\a,.: J'C'a1l thP thircl time, the report of the C'onnnittle agTPecl to, ancl put upon it:o pa:':<age, to wit:
'

~\_ hill to antPJul an ac't entitled an <ld to reYi:::e and consoliclatP t hP hl11,; gmprninp: the insp(dion and sale of fertilizer,.:.
On th( pa,-:-:agp of the hill tlw ayes were 101, the nays 0.

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.
Til(' ],j II. ha ,ing l'!'<'<'i n<l a <on,;titn tional majority, wa:o passell.
The following hill mH na<l the thir<l titu(', to wit:
By ~Ir. IIawei' of \Ym-ren~\_ hill to prohibit arre:;ting -ofii<er~ from a<hising, or m
any way procuring the dismi3:3al or settlement of criminal 11arrants in their hand,;;.
~lr. IIa\\e~, of \\rarrcn, mon<l to ameiHl by striking from the t<:"nt h and dcYeuth linp,; of ~cvtion :? the words "and a hParing had thereon," 1\hi<h \\as agreed to.
The report of tht> Committee, a;; amPnrled, was agre('<l to. On the pa~,;;age of the hill thP ay<'" 1nrc !J;~, the llil,Yo 0. The hill, lul\ing rccein:u a cmt:;titntional majority, was passed as amc>lHled. L"nanimon:'> <onsent was giYPn for the following bill to be withdrawn, to wit:
By ~Ir. Ogletree of Butts-
.A l>ill to muc>n<l the <"hartrr of the t<llnt of .Tad~,:on. The follo1Ying hill~ \\'Pre> rea<l the second tinte, to "it:
By ~Ir. Rei<l of Bil,b-
.:\.. bill autht)Jizing the J,;~nmg of athHhnwnt.' 11ithout re<1niriug buml a!Hl o'P<urity.
"\],;n, a hill tn ptoyi<l< for tltc> <'Olttinuing of all honds

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153

"hich may hereafter be issued for Counties, municipalities, and di.-isiom:.

By ::\Ir. OliYer of BurkeA hill to provicle for the coechwation of the sexe:-: a.t
the l'niYersity of Georgia. ..:'IJ~o, a bill to amencl the General Roacl La\\' of 1890
and 1891. ~-\J,;o, a bill to pnunish as a mis<lemeanor the hirinp: ont,
the reeeiviilf!:, or the deliYering an: misdemeanor eomiets to pri.-ate parties.
~-\.lso, a hill to proYide for the paymcn t of eon"tahle"' fees in certain cases. By ::\Ir. Fogarty of Riehmoml-
A hill to ameiHl section SL3 of the Cocle of Georgia. By ::\Ir. Thoma,- of Clarke-
_,\ hill to admit iYhite female ,.:tn<lent,.: into the 1~ni,ersity of Georgia.
Also, a hill to create a Boanl of <'om1ni,sioners of H1a<ls and ReYem1es for Clarke County. By ::\Ir. Reece of Floy(l-
A bill to amend the eharter of tl1e city of Rome. By ::\fr. S\Yift of Elbert-
A hill to pmhihit the 1ll1ying. ,.;elling. gwmg a\\'ay, or

15-l

JouRSAL oF THE HousE.

using public school papPrs for the pnrpo;;:p of as:>.isting any appli('ant for tPa('her:"' li('ense.

By )fr. Swift of Elbert-
A hill to prohibit th{ llistilling or manufacture of spirituom liquor in the County of Elbe1t.
~\l,;o, a hill to Pmpower the Commissiom'l":': of Roal,; and ReYPllnes of Ellwrt Ctnmty to borrow lllUJH'.'

B; )lr. Hawls of Effingham~\bill to amewl thP <barter of the> to\Yil of Guyton.
By ~r r. RPi<l of Bibb~\ hill to prote<t fish in the waters of Bibb County.
By Jlr. Boynton of Calhonn.\ bill to aholi,-h the ('onnty Comt of ( 'allwnll Comtty.
By Jlr. FrPeman of Cm,eta.\ hill to rcdwrtel" thf town of CranhillP. Ill Cuwda
Connt.'

~\ hill to ame1Hl "edion -l~O of the Criminal ('ot]p of li'D.> .
\]..;o. a ],j]] to proYit!< fol" th< licll of jn<lgments. By .\lr. 1\eid of Bib],_
.\ llill tu makf' tlog." JH'Nmal pmpPI'ty in tTl"taiu a,;e..;.

TuESDAY, XovE)IBER 2, 1897.

155

By ~Jr. Brannen of Bulloch-
~\hill to proYicle for the alteration, rhang:ing, or ('losing up of prin1te way,; onr the land,; of another.

By ~[r. Slaton of Fnlton-

A bill to ameml ;:(etiml 104 7 of the CcHle of Georgia.

B; ~Ir. Yate,; of ( 'atoosa-

_\bill to pre,:rribe the cpwlitications of per,:on,: appointed t0 perform eertain clntie,:.
By ~[r. Simp,:on of ~Iilton-

_\ bill to am<'!Hl ,;nh-,;ediull (i of scction 1!178 of the Code of 1SS:Z.
The following hill,; \H'l'l' na<l the ,:pcoJHl time, aml re('Olllmittc-tl, to \\-it:

_\ bill to incorpnrate tlw tcl\nl of Oeilla. Hecollllllitte<l to ( 'l)]lllllittcP <HI C'orpoiation,;.
By ::\fr. \\'ebb of Cherokec~

R<"eommittc<l 'to Committe<' m1 C'orporati<~ns.
By ~Jr. ~fr Donald of (;winnett-
_\bill to anwncl tl1c C'harter of the tmn1 of La\\Tl'llC'<'\ille.

156

JouRXAL oF THE HousE.

By ~[ r. Longley of Troup-

,\_ l)ill to in,orporate the t.o\\"n of ~Iountxille, m the Cmmty of Troup.

Heeommittecl to Committee on Corporations.

B.' ~Iessrs. ~Ieldrim, ~IeDonough and Dunean of Chatham-
\_ hill to repc>al the ad creating the ottice of Commi;;~iner of PulJlic \Yorks for he e~t; of ~<t\mmah.
n,.,.,)ll1Jllitted to Committee on Cu1pmntion~.

By :.rr. Johnson of Hall-
.\ hill to authorize' the pnrdw~ing, lea,;ing, or cmHlemni ng, \\'h n llC'l'I'Si'I<II'.Y, righ ts ,)f W<I,Y or '''''"''ment,.; 11 pon propen.'" lwlo11giug to other,.;, in certain in,.;t;I!H'P~.
]{,committed to Committee on CorpOl'<ttinm.

By ~[r. Paulette of Decatnr_\_ hill to amen<l the chal'ter of th( to\\"n of \Yhigham. Reeommitted to Committ<>e m Corporation~.
J3y ~fr.\dams of Gp~on,\_ bill t) anth.,rizl' the ( 'ity ( 'omwil of tll(' trnnt of
Thouwston to i,.;,.;ue bonds. HPI'Ollllllitte<] to ( 'Ollllllittl>< Oil ( 11ll'JlOl'atiOII-'.

Tt:ESDAY, XOYE)IBER 2, 1897.

157

By :Jlr. "'right of l'olk~~ bill to amend the charter of the towu of Horkmart.

RerommiHed to Committee on Corporations.

By :Jie,.sr,;::. Rro\Yn and ,Jorclan of Pnlaski-
~l bill to repeal the act approYecl Deeember 20th, 1892, amen<ling the eharter of the city of HawkinsYille.

Recommitted to Committee on Corporations.
~\.lso, a hill to amend the charter of the city of HawkinsYille.

Recommitted to Committee on Corporations.

The follm,-ing joint resolution was read the third time, and aclopted, to \Yit:
By :Jir. X e\-in of Floyd-
~\.. joint resolntiou proYicling for a recommendation by the c;cneral ~\.ssemhly that rnitecl States Senators be ele0tecl by the people.
On the racloption Df the re~olntion the a:-es were D:-l, the na:-s 0.
The Honse resolwcl itself into a Committee of the ,,-hole, \Yr. "rest, of LmYJHlcs, in the ehair, for the consolidation of the following joint resolution, to wit:

B.._- :Jir. \Yrio0 ht of DnntoJ lier.. tv_\joint rcsolutiou to appropriate a snm of money for

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tlw p11rpo:-:e of proe11ring a l ifP-size<l portrait of linn. Chas. F. Cri:3p.

ThP ( 'nmmittee aro,;P, npnrtc<l pmgrc"~ am1 a"kc<1 that. the re,;o]H timt h{ ma<lP tlt(' "Jll'('ial order for Fri<1ay next, <li I~ o'<lwk lll., wltieh repnrt \\'<1" ap:rc<<l to.

Th< follu\\ing wa.; nuH1P thP "Jl<'<ial m1('t' fm Tlmr.;<lay Jl(xt. at 10 o'<lo<'k a. 111., to \\it:

By lm;mintons <nn~<nt, tit.<' f,J!j,,.\ring hi]].; \\'(']'(' introdl!<'<'d, na<J tlJP fit;.;t. till]('. <111<1 appt'OJniatPI,Y tl'f<ITPd, tP wit:
By :\I r..Jot<1an nf Pnla"ki-
_\ hill to pemid< f111' 'L1x .\;;.;<'""''~"" awl HP<'<'i\ct" fur till' ity "f IIawkitHill<'.

_\ !Jill to rl'qnir<' all t<'<ll'IH'I'" 111 tit(' <'lilll!ll()ll ,,.Jt ..o].; tf>
"tan.! <lll <xaminatinn .
.\ hill to in<nrp<11'<1h th< :\ll't'<lwnh an<1 PlantPt'" Bank of Bainlnidp:e.

TuESDAY, XoYDIBER 2, 1897.

i59

J3y ~h:. Durham of Bartow--

~\. bill to nJHen<l an al't incorpmatillg the ( 'nrter~1illl~ a11d Gaine.o\illo Raihoad Compan.Y.

Hc-feiTPtl t-<} Committee 011 Hailroad~.

.\.l,;o, the fnllo1Ying re:<olntion:

~\_ bill to in~trnet tlw ( 'omptnlllPr-( ;tnoral f<) p1opmmd
to t;D:payer~ the qnt>~tio11 of ,,-Jt<lt Jl<Iid-np politie,; of insurantn aro hdtl hy thoil!.
RofeiTetl to Fin<lll'l'O ( 'ommittee.
ThP I1<1IH' 1'<'.3olnt! it,:<'lf into;\ eolliiiiittPe of the \\hole to coii"'idcr tliP follm1ing I'P"'olntion, to \\'it:

_.:\ j"int !'l'""lntion to r<fnnd t" (;, \\'. ( 'h;mihleo OIIC' hnndro<l dollar..; morpaid by him a..; ..;pctial tax.

Tlu ColliiiiittP!' aio,:p awl rnpol'ted had;: thn n..;,dntion
to tht Hun~< ,,itii the rnomniPIHlation that the ,;amo he
ndoptl'd, 11hitlt rl']Nll't ,,.,h aclopte1l.

On rliP ndlptioll nf til(' lX'"dntion till' ayt,; \H'N' lOG. the na;~ 0, ;\~ follow-:

Tho~e Y<ltiHg m the- affirmat i1e \\'t'I'P .\fe;;~r..;.--

AwtrY, Atkinson, Bond,

Boyd, Burkt', Black.

Branch, Boswell, Burwell,

160

Jor.;RSAL OF THE RoesE.

Bartlett,

Hamby,

Xevin,

Baggett,

Hightower,

Oliver,

Boifeuillet,

HmTington,

Oakes,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Colquitt Ogletree,

Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson nf DeKai:) Pau:lette,

Craig,

Hendersono-f\Vasht'n Pace,

C()lok of Decatur,

Jordan,

Pearce,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Appling. Phinizy,

Calvin,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rawls,

Collum,

Kaigler,

Reid,

Cannon,

Knowles,

Reece,

Clement,

Kendrick,

Roberts,

Calhoun,

Lance,

Redding,

Copeland,

Leard,

Rudicil,

Dodson,

Lott,

Salter,

Durham,

Law,

Slaton,

Da,,ison,

~loore,

Smith of Hancock,

Dickerson,

~fozley,

Thomason of }forgan

Duncan of Chatham. ~Iaddox,

Timmerman,

Ellis,

Meadows,

Thompson,

Edge,

:.ron'lfort,

Thomas of Pierce

Ennis o.f Floyd,

}fullinax,

Vaughn,

Faust,

:\16~\fichael,

VincenT,

Ford,

~IcDaniel,

West,

Foster,

:\IcConnell,

Webb,

Fogarty,

~reCook,

Wight,

Felker,

~IcKee,

Wwiden,

Gowen,

~IcCra.nie,

Watkins,

Grice,

McLarty,

Whipple,

GI'iffin,

:\IcDonough,

1\"iic:Jx of Telfair,

Hogan,

Nisbet,

Wilcox of \Vilcox,

Hawes, Harrell,

Xiles,

Yates,

Til''* nut Yuting \\'tJ'( _\lt".;rs.-

Adams, Arnold,

Armstmng, Bates,

Bush, Derry,

Tt:ESDAY, NovE~IBER 2, 1897.

161

Brown,

Fe Mer,

Parker,

Bussey,

Freeman,

Palmer,

Bowden,

Hall,

Quillian,

Blalock,

Hill,

Rlawlings,

Brannen,

Hitch,

Ruthel'focd,

Bedgood,

Henderson of Irwin, Srwift,

Brinson of Ema;nuel, Hendersonof Forsyth Simpson,

Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Ha.ll, Sltone,

&nnet o.f Glynn, Jo'hnson of Baker, Sell,

&nnett of Jackson. Kiser,

Smi:th oof Crawford,

Cole,

Little,

Taylor,

Charters,

Longley,

Turner,

Chapman,

MOrgan,

Thomas of Clarke.

Callaway,

Meldrim,

Tb!omas of Ware,

Duffy,

Mansfi1ld,

Underwood,

Deakins,

Morrison,

Wren,

Duncan of Houston, McDonald,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

McLaughlin,

Wilkes,

Edwards,

McGehee.

WbMaker,

Edenfield,

Nicholas,

Worsham,

Ennis of Baldwin, Prutten,

Mr. S-peaker.

Ayes 106. X ays 0. Not voting 69.

The resolution was therefore adopted.

The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of the following resolution, to wit:

By ~Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A joint resolution appropriating $800.00 for the republication of two hundred volumes each of eertain of the Georgia report;;.

The Committee arose and reported -the resolution back
l!hj

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, which report was agreed to.

The resolution was adopted, the ayes being 89, the nays
2, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were ~Iessrs.-

.A!wtry,

Gr<iffin,

McDonough,

Atkinson,

Hawes,

Nisbet,

Bond,

Harrell,

Niles,

Boyd,

Hiamby,

Nevin,

Burke,

Herrington,

Oliver,

Black,

Hendei'ISonof Colquitt Oakes,

Burwen,

Henderson of DeKal!) Paulette,

Bartlett,

Henderson ofWaiSht'n Pace,

Baggett,

Jordcam,

Phinizy,

Boifeuillet,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rawls,

Boynton of Calhoun, Kaigler,

Reid,

Craig,

Knowles,

Reece,

Calvin,

Kendrick,

Redding,

Clement,

Lance,

Rudicil,

Chapman,

Lobt,

Salter,

Copeland,

Law,

Slaton,

Dodson,

Moore,

Smith of Hancock,

Durham,

Mozley,

Thomason of Morgan

Dickerson,

Maddox,

Timmerman,

Duncan of Chatham, Mansfield,

Thomas of Pierce

Ellis,

Mullinax,

Vaughn,

Edge,

McMicbJael,

Vincent,

Ennis of Floyd,

McDaniel,

West,

Faust,

McC=nell,

Webb,

Ford,

McCook,

Wight,

Fogarty,

McKee,

Wa'lden,

Felder,

McCranie,

Wilkes,

Felker,

McLarty,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Gowen,

McGehee.

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Grice,

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160

Those voting in the negatiYe were :llessrs.-

Boswe!Jl,

Underwood,

Those not voting were }fessrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Houston, Nicholas,

Arnold,

Duncan of Lee,

Ogletree,

Armstrong,

Edwards,

Ba:tten,

Bates,

Edenfield,

Parker,

Bush,

Ennis Qf Baldwin, Palmer,

Berry,

Foster,

Pearce,

Brown,

Freeman,

Quillian,

Bussey,

Hall,

Roberts,

B!'anc'h,

Hogan,

Rawlings,

Bowden,

Hill,

Rutherford,

Blalock,

Hitch,

Swift,

Brannen,

Highbower,

Simpson,

Bedgood,

Hendernon of Irwin, Stone,

Brinson of Burke, Hendersonof Forsyth Sell,

Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Ha.ll, Smith of Crawford,

Boynton of Spalding, J'Ohnson of Baker, Tay'lor,

Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Turner,

Bennett of Jackson, Kiser,

Thompson,

Cole,

Leard,

Thomas of Clarke.

CO'ok of Decatur,

Little,

Thomas of Ware,

Cook of Oconee,

Longley,

Wren,

Collum,

Morgan,

Wright,

Cannon,

Meldrim,

Watkins,

Chartei'S,

Meaduws,

Whipple,

Calhoun,

Montfort,

WTIHaker,

Callaway,

Morrison,

Worsham,

Duffy,

McDonald,

Yates,

Deakins,

McLaughlin,

Mr. Speaker.

Davison,

_:\yes Sfl. X ays 2. X ot yoting 85.

164

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

Unanimous consent >vas given for the withdrawal of the following resolution, to wit:

By 1Ir. Johnson of Hall-

A joint resolution to provide for the procurement of an exhibit of the State's resources at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.

The follo"wing resolutions were read the second time, to wit:

By }fr. Felder of Fulton-
A joint resolution directing payment of $4,180.92 to the city of Atlanta for street and sidewalk pavements.
By }fr. Arnold of Oglethorpe-
A resolution appropriating a certain sum to Elizabeth Evans. '
By JI.Ir. Burwell of Hancock-
A resolution declaring it to be the sense of the House that the laws against lobbying are still in force.
The following bill was tabled temporarily, to wit:
The Committee's substitute for resolutions Nos. 82, 25, and 21, which had been referred to Penitentiary Committee.
LeaYes of absence were granted to the folowing meml>ers for a few days, to wit: :Messrs. Arnold, Rutherford, Edenfield, \Vilcox of \Vilcox, :Meadows, and Felker.

WEDNESDAY, NovE~IBER 3, 1897.

165

J\Ir. Ellis, of Stewart, moved that the House adjourn.
As a substitute, J[r. Edwards, of Haralson, moved that the House adjourn to to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, which motion prevailed, and the House adjourned to tomm"l'OW at 10 o'clock a. m.

Atlanta, Ga., November 3d, 1897.

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 Oolquitt, moved that the roll call be dispensed with, which motion was lost.

The roll was called and the following members answered t<l their name:;, to wit: Jiessrs.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, BranCh, Bowden, Boswell,

Burwell,

Calvin,

Bartlett,

Collum,

Baggett,

Cannon,

Blalock,

Clement,

Brannen,

Charters,

Bedgood,

Calhoun,

Baifeuillet,

Chapman,

Brinson of Burke, Copeland,

Brinoon of Emanuel, Dodson,

BoynrtJon of Calhoun, Durham,

BoY'Jliflon of Spalding, Deakins,

Craig,

DaV'ison,

Cole,

Dickerson,

Cook of Decatur, Dunoon of Chatham,

Cook of Oconee,

Duncan of Houston,

166

JounsAL oF THE HousE.

Duncan of Lee,

Little,

E'llis,

Lott,

Edge,

Law,

Edwards,

Moore,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mozley,

Ennis of Baldwin, Melddm,

Fau&t,

::\faddox,

Ford,

Montfort,

Foster,

::\fansfield,

Fogarty,

Morrison,

Felder,

Mullinax,

Felker,

McDonald,

Freem~u.

McLaughlin,

Gowen,

McMichael,

Grice,

::\fcDaniel,

Griffin,

McConnell,

Hall,

McCook,

Hogan,

McKee,

Hill,

:\fcCranie,

Hawes,

McLarty,

Harrell,

McGehee,

Hamby,

McDonough,

Hightower,

Nicholas,

Herrington,

Nisbet,

Hendersonof Colquitt Niles,

Henderson of DeKalb Nevin,

Henderson of Forsyth Oakes,

Henderson ofWasht'n Ogletree,

Jordan,

Patten,

Johnson of Hall,

Pau~ette,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Johnson of Taliaferro Palmer,

Kaigler,

Pace,

Knowles,

Pearce,

Kendrick,

Quillian,

Lance,

Rawls,

Leard,

Reid, Reece, Roberts, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Salter, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, >Smith o-f Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wa:lden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, worsham, Woilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

WED.NESDAY, NovE)IBER 3, 1897.

167

Thooe absent were :liessrs.-

Armstrong,

HHch,

Oliver,

Bates,

Henderson of Irwin, PhinJzy,

Bennet of Glynn, Jo>hnson of Baker, Sell,

Bennett of Jackson, Kiser,

Thomas of Clarke.

Callaway,

Longley,

Th,omas of Ware,

Duffy,

Morgan,

Wright,

Edenfield,

Meadows,

W'h~taker,

The J-ournal 1Yas read and confirmed.

"'Ir. Cahin, of Richmond, presented to the House the following communication in writing, which was read.

J/. Speaker a'lld Jfembcrs of the House:

I desire, as a matter of personal privilege, to denounce

the publications in the Augusta Chronicle and in the Co-

lumbus Enquirer-Sun, which attribute to me remarks reo

fleeting upon the members of this House as lying, false and

malicious. I haYe giYen no interview to these papers, and

the remarks attributed to me are scurrilous, and manufac-

tluecl out of the whole cloth. As far as any strictures upon

myself personally are concerned, I have nothing to say

here, but the members of this House shall not be left under

the impression that I entertain or have given utterance

to any such reflections as irresponsible correspondents have

put in my mouth.

I regret exceedingly that I cannot be present to make

this statement, in my place in the House, as a personal

tclegmm calls me home before I have had an opportunity

to do so.

Very respectfully,

BOWDRE PHI~IZY.

Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 2d, 1897.

168

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

}[r. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

'f'he Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which they request me tD report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to incorpomte the town of Vvoodstock.
Also, a bill to repeal an act approved December 20th, 1892, entitled an act to amend the charter of the city of Hawkinsville.
AJso, a bill to provide for Tax Assessors and Receivers for the city of Hawkinsville.
Also) a bill to amend the charter of the city of HawkinsYille.
Also, the following bill, which they request me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pa8S by substitute, to wit:
A bill to authorize corporations or individuals to purchase, lease, or condemn, when necessary, lands, easements, and rights of way of others, for certain purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
FLETCHER )f. JOHNSON, Chairman.
~fr. Felker, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

WEDNESDAY, NovE~IBER 3, 1897.

169

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Temperance have had under consideration the following House bills, which they request me to report back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass, to wit:

A bill to define a "blind tiger," to find means for detecting and punishing same.

Also, a bill to abolish the dispensary law of Hart County.
Also, a bill to maintain and regulate a dispensary in the town of Morgan, in Calhoun County.
T'he Committee ha,-e also had under consideration the following House bill, which they report back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to wit:
A bill to amend an act approved September 24th, 1883, to regula;te and prohibit the sale of liquors in Franklin County.
Also, a bill to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, except domestic wines, in the County of Harris.
Respectfully submitted.
JOSEPH H. FELKER, Chairman.

The following message was received from the Senate, through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

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Jlr. Speaker:
The following bills of the House were lost in the Sennte, to wit:
A bill to require Judges in City and County Courts to to write out their charges to jurors in certain cases, and for other purpo8es.

Also, a bill to amend section 362 of the re..-ised Code o:f 1882.

Also, a bill to pay County School Commissioners of this State a salary.
Also, a bill to he entitled an act to proYide for the registration of Yoters in this State, and for other purposes.
~~lso, a bill to set apart one~half of each Saturday as holiday, to be known as "Saturday half-holiday."

Collum, Chairman pro tem. of the Committee on Education, makes the following report:

Jlr. S pea kn:
I am instructed by the Committee on Education to report back to the Honse the folbwing House bills, with a recommendation that they do pass:

Bill X o. 453, entitled an a-ct to provide for the purchase and display of "Cnited States flags in connection with public school buildings of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

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Bill X o. 553, to be entitled an act to require all teachers in the common schools of the State of Georgia, and all teachers in local systems receiving aid from the common school fund of this State, t(J stand an examination before entering upon their duties in said schools, and for other purposes.

Also, a joint Xo. 13, requesting the trustees and faculties of the higher institutions of education in Georgia to discontinue football.

Respectfully submitted.

COLLUJ\f, Chairman.

:Jir. :Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:
Jlr. 8pmk.cr:
The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed tc. report back to the House vith the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:
House bill Xo. 309, which prohibits the playing of prize or match games of football.
Also, House bill X o. -75, which prohibits the illicit
manufacture of liquor of an intoxicating kind in prohibition Counties.
The Committee requests that House bill 458, introduced

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by Reid of Bibb, be r~ommitted to the Oommittee on I..abor and Labor Statistics.
Respectfully submitted. THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

~fr. Fogarty, Chairman of Special Judiciary, submitted the :bollowing report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bill, which they request me to report back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Buchanan.

The Committee have also had under consideration the following bill, which they direct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the author be allo\Yed to withdraw same.

A bill to authorize the Trustees of Houston Female College to sell the house and lot in Perry known as Houston .Female College.
Respectfully submitted.
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

1\fr. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special ,Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

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Jfr. Speaker:

The Special .Judiciary Committee haYe had under consideration the following House bill, which I am requested to report hack to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:

House bill X o. 482, to extend the corporate limits of the city of Rome, Ga.

The Committee haYe also had under consideration House bills X os. 53 i and 548, which I am directed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended.

A bill to amend the acts of 1896, as to the protection of game, and for other purposes.

Also, House bill No. 548, to amend section 221 of the Code of 1895.

The Committee haYe also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same d:o not pass:

A bill to declare the third day of June each year, commonly known as the birthday of Jefferson Davis, a public holiday in this State.

Respectfully submitted. D. G. FOG ARTY, Chairman.

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~Ir. Hall, Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee, sub mitted the following report:

Jlr. Speaker:

The Committee haYe had under consideration a certain nwasnre agreed on by the joirrt Penitentiary Committees of the Senate and House, which proYides for the future disposition of the State's convicts, and have requested me, as their Chairman, to introduce the same in the House for the purpose of having it referred to this Committee.

The Committ<>e unanimously request the Speaker to add the name of ~Ir. Fogarty of Richmond to the Committee.
Respectfully submitted. H. A. HALL, Chairman.

The following bills were recommitted, no wit:

By )[r. Thomason of ~Iorgan-

A bill to amend an act apprond X onmber 5th, 1889;' entitled an act to amend section 339 of the Code.

Recommitted to General J udiciar; Committee.

Ry ?.Ir. Reid of Bibb--
A hill to create a State Board of Arhitration for the inYestigation or settlement of differences of disputes hetween employees and employers.

Re-committed to Committee on Labor and I~ahor Sta :tis tics.

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The name of 1Ir. Fogarty of Richmond, at the request of the Penitentiary Committee, was added to said Committee by the Speaker.

By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the second time, and recommitted to Committee on Constitutional Amendments, to wit:
By }[r. \Yatkins of Gilmer--

A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 1, of article 7 of the Constitution of Georgia.

The consent of the House was given for the following bill to be withdrawn, to wit:

By 1Ir. Duncan of Houston-

A bill to authorize the Trustees of Houston Female College t'() sell certain real estate.

The roll of Counties was called for the introduction o new matter, and the follo-wing were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to ,,-it:

By ~Ir. McLarty of Douglas-

A bill to extend the corporate limits of DouglasYille.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :!\ir. Brannen of Bulloch-

A bill to proYide for compensation to the Ordinary of Bulloch County for extra services.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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_\]so, a bill to amend the caption of an act approved September 5th, 1889, to pre.scribe the method of granting liquor licenses in Bulloch County.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
By 1\fr. :McLarty of Dougla::J-
A bill to prescribe the dutie::J of electric telegraph comp:mies in certain cases.
neferred to General Judiciary Committee.
Hy :Jir. X evin of Floyd-
A bill to make an appropriation for the Deaf and Dumb
~\sylum.

Referred to CmnmiHee on Finance. By :Jir. Bunvell of Hancock-

A bill to make an appropriation for the use of the Girls' ::\ onnal and Industrial School.
Referred to Committee on Finance. lly :Jir. Hightower of Early-
:\.. bill to establish a dispensary in the town of Blakely. Hderred to Committee on Temeperance. By :Jir. Ogletree of Butts-

A bill to incmporate the town of Pipperton, m Butts County.

Referred to Special Judiciary Ovmmittee.

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By ~Ir. Duncan of Lee-

A bill to amend the act creating the County Court of L<:>e.

Referred to Committee on Oountyand County :Matters.

Also, a bill to amend the general tax act, approved December 24th, 1896.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

By ~Ir. Bowden of Habersham-

A bill to amend section 1036, volume 3 of the Code of 1895.

Referreu to General Judiciary Committee.

By 1Ir. Miles of M~aconA bill to change the name of the Georgia Lunatic
.Asylum.
Referred to Committee on Lunatic Asylum. By .Mr. Simpson of Milton-
A bill to amend section 1551 of the Oode of Georgia, 1895.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture..
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By ~Ir. Wilcox of Telfair-

A bill to establish ra system of public schools for the town of 11IcRae.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By ::\Ir. :Meldrim of Chatham-

A bill to amend section 1849 of the Code of 1895.

RcfeJTed to General J ndiciary Committee.

By ::\Ir. 1Ieldrim of ChathamA bill to repeal section 3667 of the Code of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By 1'Ir. 1Ieldrim of Chatham-
A bill to authorize CountiS and municipal corporations in this State to appeal or ccrNora:ri to the Superior Court ~Nithout giving bond or paying costs.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By ::\Ir. Slaton of FultonA bill to make amendable criminal proceedings. Heferred to General Judiciary Committee.

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Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Felker, of Walton, :for a few days.

The report of the Committee appointed under House resolution X o. 124, to investigate all the departments of State, and the expenses of maintaining said departments and institutions, which was submitted through its Ohairman, l\fr. Blalock, was read as follows:

1\Ir. Speaker: Your Committee appointed under authority of resolu-
tion of the House of Representatives of February 3d, 1897, which resolution was as follows:
"Resolved, That a Committee of five be appointed by the Speaker of the House, whose duty it shall be to investig,lte tach of the different departments of the State Government and also the different institutions of the State, and to report tc the nl'x~ session of the General Assembly the expemc of mabtaining each of said Departments and institutions and re:or,lmt>nding such reforms and rules of retrenchment as in its \Visdom may be advisable \Vithout injury to the said Departments or Institutions": beg leave to submit the following report:
Your Com:nittee met p..trsuant to the call of the Chairn:an on the 7th day of June in the City of Atlanta, and ha-ve been engagl:d almost continuously since that time in the arduous dmits prescribed by said resolution. Your Com1:1ittee has gone carefully through the expenditures of each of the Departments of the State Government and each of its institnt;ons and submit below a specific repmt upm each d saicl Departments and institutions.

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SECRETARY OF STATE.

Salary of Secretary of State ....................$2,000 Salary of Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000

In the examination of the office of the Secretary of State we found that the receipts for fees and moneys are carefully recorded and the money promptly paid over to the Treasurer and every branch of the Department conducted in a careful businesslike manner, meeting with our hearty commendation.

ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Salary of Attorney General ..................... $2,000 Salary of Stenographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6oo

We had frequent conversations with the Attorney General and examined his reports. \Ve were pleased with the system and ability with which the affairs of his office have been conducted.

STATE TREASURER.

Salary of Treasurer ............................ $2,000 Clerk to Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I ,6oo Clerk of Bank Examiner (paid by State) .......... 1,200 Bank Examiner (from banks) .................... 1,200 and actual travelling expenses incurred by him in making examinations.

We made only a casual examination of the affairs of the office of the Treasurer and became satisfied that we could not give it that thorough and accurate investigation which the public interest required without the assistance of an e11:pert accountant, and the Committee did not feel authorized to employ such aid; besides Section 504, First Volume

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Code of r895. makes it the duty of the Joint Finance Committees of the House and Senate to examine the accounts of the Comptroller General and Treasurer as to all moneys received into and paid out of the Treasury and also to make a thCJrough investigation of all transactions in said office and make t eport of the same to each branch of the General Assemblv. Anticipating that said Committees will faithfully and thoroughly discharge this duty at the present session cf the General Assembly, we regard it as inexpedient to make a thorough examination into this Department.
\Ve are informed that this duty has not been discharged by such Committees for several sessions past, and we therefore recommend that the Joint Committees make an examination to CIWer the transactions of the Treasurer and Comptroller since r8gr, and if in their judgment it appears necessary to have the services of an expert accountant to aid them in their examination, that said Committees be authorized to employ such assistance as in their judgment may be 1wcessary.
In our examination of this office we discovered that the fees paid by Building and Loan Associations under the Act of !890-91, uage 176, have not been paid into the Treasury, as required by Section 180, Code of r895, and Article 5 of Constitc1tion, Section 2, paragraph 7- At the time of the exaJ:Jinatwn by the Committee the present Treasurer informed the Committee that all of such fees collected by him during his administration of the affairs of that office had been set apart by him, and that he \Vas prepared to pay the same into the Treasury if in the opinion of the Attorney Ceneral such fees properly belonged to the State. Since that time your Committee is informed that the Attorney General has expressed the opinion that the fees so collected properly belong to the State, and that the present

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Treasurer has paid into the Treasury the total amount thereof collected by him.
The Committee can find no entry in any of the books of that office which discloses the full amount of fees collected under this act prior to the present administration of that oft;ce, and while we made an effort to ascertain the amount,
'"c failed to do so accurately, but from information
received from various sources we believe the amount so
rc,eived to be between $4,000 and $6,ooo. From the known high character of the late Treasurer we have no doubt but that he believed that such fees were proper perquisites of his office, in fact the language of the Act of 18go-gr referred to is that such fees should be paid "To the Treasurer," but upon examination of the law above referred to, and after consultation with the Attorney General, we are clearly of the- opinion that all the fees collecte'l from the building and loan associations should have been covered into the Treasury.
\Ve recommend that the present Legislature take such steps as in its wisdom may appear necessary for the protection of the State.
From information obtained in the Treasurer's office, we do not believe that building and loan associations have made annual statements as required by Section 2402, Volume 2, Code of 1895, and would respectfully suggest that this is a subject that the Joint Finance Committee should enquire into in connection \Yith their investigation :nto the Treasury.

COMPTROLLER GEXERA.L.
Salary of Comptroller General .................. $2,000 Fees as Insurance Commissioner (approximately) .. 2,700 Clerical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000

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In connection with this office the Committee begs to submit the following on the question of the present manner of assessing and levying taxes:
A careful study of the financial condition of the State and the history of this feature of its affairs for the past six years induces your Committee to urge radical changes in the present method of assessing and leYying both ad valorem and special taxes. The rate of taxation is necessarily in inverse ratio to the amount of taxable property returned for taxation. As this taxable property decreases the rate of taxation mcreases. In the advance in the material prosperity of the State, and the increase in its population, the fixed charges of the State, that is to say, those expenditures which are absolutely essential for the rroper maintenance of the various departments of its govcrn.nent and the State Institutions, have necessarily mcrea~ed, and in the future will necessarily increase. It wonld be fair to expect a corresponding increase in the return~ of taxable property, but an examination of the retnrns for the period from r89r to 1896, inclusive, shows a duinl:age in taxable values of approximately fifty-one millions of dollars, and there is no reason to expect, as far as your Committee can see, that there will, under the present system, within any reasonable time, be any material advance in these taxable values.
Under this condition of affairs, and realizing the heavy burdens upon the people in the way of taxes in the past, and the necessity for the continuance of these burdens, your Committee has looked carefully for the cause and is convinced that it will be found in the present system of levying and assessing taxes. It must be apparent to even the casual student of the tax returns for the past six or more years, that those returns are grossly out of keeping with the actual values of taxable property.
Upon an examination of the tax returns in the Comp-

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troller's office, which was as thorough as the limited time of the Committee would permit, a number of very large discrepancies were noted, which will illustrate the evils of the present system. For instance, a comparison of the tax returns of the State banks and private banks of the State with the sworn statements made by the officers of those institutions to the State Treasurer shows a shortage in the returns of those institutions of something like seven millions of dollars. Again, the returns in the office of the Comptroller show that only sixty-two presidents of banks, railroads, telegraph, telephone and electric light companies return and pay the occupation tax of ten dollars imposed upon them under the law, whereas information in
the hands of the Committee shows that there are at least two hundred and sixty-six of such presidents ,and probably more. Again, an examination of the returns for taxation for the fiscal year 1895-96, under the head of "money, solvent debts, notes and accounts," shows a total return under such head of approximately thirty million dollars, \Vhereas your Committee is informed that the normal bank deposits of the city of Atlanta alone are approximately thirty millions dollars. Your Committee is informed that for the year 1895-96 the assessed value of the taxable property of the city of l\Iacon arrived at by the Board of Assessors of that city, \vas approximately five million of dollars in excess of the returns of taxable property made to the State for the whole county of Bibb. Again, your Committee is informed that the assessed value of the taxable property of the city of Atlanta arrived at through the Board of Assessors, is between seven and one-half and ten millions of dollars in excess of the returns of the taxable property made to the State for the whole county of Fulton.
The foregoing are individual instances which serve to illustrate the total inadequacy of the present system of levying and assessing taxes. Your Committee is not pre-

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pared to say or to suggest that such discrepancies are confined either to the corporations named or to the cities of the State. Indeed, an examination of the returns for the several counties in the State both for personal property and for lands, including improved farm lands, unimproved farm lands and \Yild lands, come very far from representing the actual value of such property.
Your Committee is of the opinion that the sovereign right of taxation, imposing as it does burdens upon every citizen, should be exercised with the utmost care, and in so far as the system in vogue fails to distribute those burdens equally upon all classes of citizens according to the amount of property O\Yned by them, in so far does the State fail utterly in the exercise of this important prerogative. Believing this and knowing from examination made, the abso-
lute necessity for such recommendation, your Committee
is of the opinion that the present system should be abolished and in lieu thereof a system of assessment should be formulated and adopted. Your Committee is not prepared to agree at this time upon all the details of such a system. It is the opinion, hmvever, that there should be selected in every county of the State, in such manner and with a provision for compensation as would insure the services of men both of ability and integrity, a county boa~d of assessors, of which board the tax receiver of each county shall be clerk and ex officio a member, whose duty it shall be to receive returns and make assessments of all of the taxable property for such county. And that in order tha~ such >vork of assessment should be properly and accurately done such Board of Assessors should be given by the Legislature every necessary power to enable them to arrive at the proper valuation in every instance; that when such Board shall have completed their \vork, the returns received and assessments made by them should be forwarded to the State Board of Assessors, to whom any appeal from

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the decision of the County Board of Assessors should be made, and before whom such appeal should be promptly heard, the decision of the State 13oard of Assessors being
final in all such cases, subject alone to the right of any citizen to have such question adjudicated by the Courts as by laws now made and provided.
The foregoing simply gives the outlines of the ideas of your Committee on this subject, and while the Committee is aware of the fact that such a system woula meet with <:onsiderable opposition, it is evinced that an adequate and complete system on this line would unquestionably raise the taxable values in Georgia from four hundred and twelve million of dollars to a billion dollars, and result in a corresponding decrease in the rate of taxation of 66 2-3 per cent.
It is perfectly apparent that if the views of the Committee on this subject are correct, the burden of taxation would be lightened fully fifty per cent. upon those \d10 now pay taxes upon their property at a fair valuation, and those who do not would be compelled to bear their just proportion of the expenses of the government.
It is proper for the Committee to state in this connection that when the attention of the Comptroller General wa~ <:ailed to the small number of presidents of banks, railroads, telegraph, telephone and electric light companies who return and pay the occupation tax of $ro imposed by law in proportion to the total number of such who are liable ior such tax, he issued a circular requiring the tax collectors of the various counties to collect all back taxes from such officers due the State, and these instructions have resulted in the collection of $2,063.44, and more has been reported as collected.
\Ve did not make a complete examination of the Comptroller's office so as to show a balance of the amounts received and disbursed, for the reason that it will be the

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<iuty of the Joint Finance Committee in the examination of the Treasurer's books to ascertain if the books of the Comptroller correspond with those of the Treasurer.
Section 26, Paragraph 3, of the Code of 1895, makes it the imperative duty of the Comptroller "to audit all accounts against the State and allow or reject the same before they are submitted to the Governor." In many instances we find this has not been done, the reason giYen for the omission being that the phraseology of the Appropriation Act in many instances relieyes him of that duty.
Our examination of the exp~nditures impress us \vith the necessity of having all accounts against the State audited before payment, and we do not see that any language of the Appropriation Act relieves the Comptroller from the discharge of this very important duty; but if we are wrong in that. conception of the law on this subject, \\"e recommend such legislation as may require the Comptroller General or some competent person to audit all accounts before presentation to the Governor for a \\"arrant for payment thereof.

DEPART:.IEXT OF AGRICCLTCRE.

Salary of Commissioner of Agriculture .......... $2,000 Clerk prescribed by law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I .200 General Correspondent and Bookkeeper . . . . . . . . . . 1,80:::> Mailing Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 720 Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Stenographer for Geological Dep?-tment . . . . . . . . 480

The Salary of the General Correspondent and Bookkeeper was increased February Ist, 1896, from $125 to $150 per month. The ~failing Clerk's was increased February rst, r8g6, from $50 to $6o per month.
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of tags, the inspection of oils as well as the general duties of the Commissioner, as prescribed in the Code. The General Assembly appropriates annually $10,000 to cover the ordinary expenses of the Department, not including the salary of the Commissioner and Clerk. In addition to this, all the fees arising from the inspection of fertilizers are handled through this Department.
L pon an examination of the books in this office, the Committee found an entire and deplorable absence of any system of bookkeeping adequate to the needs of the Department or from \Yhich it could obtain any satisfactory information as to the transactions through that Department.
Upon an examination of the Tag Account, the Committee found tht>re was no data in the office in the way of bookkeeping or otherwise from \Yhich could be obtained the number of tags purchased or sold for the years .1890-91 to date.
In regard to the purchase of tags, there being no record in the office of the number purchased, the only information obtainable was from statements from the printers of the number of tags furnished the Department. These statements. taken in connection with the books kept in the office and from other available sources, did not enable us to find out the number of tags purchased or the number for which the Commissioner should be required to account.
In view of the foregoing, the Commissioner had a bookkeeper at work on his books, and on the 7th day of August, 1897, submitted to the Committee a statement of the tag account from October 1st, 1891, to June 2d, 1897, a copy of which statement is hereto attached, marked ''Exhibit 'A.'"
It will be observed upon an examination of this statement, it covers only the period from October 1st, 1891, to June 22d, 1897, whereas the present Commissioner went into office in November, 1890, leaving unaccounted for eleven

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months of his administration; that the items of tags purchased as contained in said statement are taken from no records kept in that Department, but are taken from a statement furnished to the Department; by the printers of tags furnished to the Department; that the entries of credit as shown in the statement on account of tags furnished at the rate of twelve tags per ton are estimated; that the balance shown by the said statement of $r,63359 in favor of the Commissioner is accounted for by him in tags brought over from the season of r890-9r of which there is no record. The books of the office do not contain entries with reference to purchase and sale of tags from which the Committee could verify the correctness of the statement.
In this connection the Committee thought proper, in view of the large number of tags used annually (more than four million) to enquire into the price paid for same, and find as follows:
Per r,ooo. r89o, Constitution Publishing Co ................. $2.00 1890, Franklin Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 1891, Franklin Publishing, Co ..................... 2.00 1892, Franklin Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 1893, Franklin Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 1894, Franklin Publishing Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r.8o
r894, Star Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r.75
1894, Star Publishing Co. (unprinted) . . . . . . . . . . . . . r.65 1895, Franklin Printing & Publishing Co....... . . . . 1.70 1896, Franklin Printing & Publishing Co. . . . . . . . . r .6o

The Committee believed these prices to be excessive ancJ so stated to the Commissioner. His reply was, "The tags used have been protected by patent up to the present year," and that he awarded the contract to the Franklin Printing & Publishing Company under the demand of the State Printer that he was entitled to it. Notwithstanding the

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fact that in the year 1894 he asked for and received a bid as lmv as $1.25 per thousand from another party. Cpon :nquiry of the Commissioner of patents, the Committee learned that the patent upon the tag used expired during the year r88o, and one of the Committee then submitted samples and asked and obtained bids through a commission house in K ew York.

?\e\v York, June 15, I897
:r..Iessrs. Root, Childs & Co.:
Gents-! submit prices as follows on 4,00o,ooo :\:o. L manilla tags in gangs of five printed in red on one side, as per your sample, sever.teen cents per I,ooo; copper wire hook in bulk, t\venty cents per I ,ooo, boxed for shipment f. o. b. If the contract is awarded, I would enter into a more formal and detailed understanding.
Yours, (Signed) c\. C. CUNXI::\GHAM.

1\ew York, June r6, 1897
Messrs. Root, Childs & Co., IS and 20 Thomas St., City.
Gentlemen-\Ye beg to quote you on the enclosed tag printed in red and hooked in lots of four millions (4,00o,ooo) or onr at 34 cents per I,ooo, f. o. b. factory (\Vilmington, Del.) Trusting to receive your order for same, \Ye remain,
Yours very truly, THO:YIAS r-.IFG. CO.

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Kew York, June IS, I897 Messrs. Root, Childs & Co.,
I8 and 20 Thomas St., City.
Gentlemen-Answering your favor of the 14th, we quote for four million tags, complete for State oi Georgia, printed, dead locks put on, in one thousand boxes, at 65 cents per I ,ooo net cash.
Yours respectfully, (Signed) DE:0JISOK MFG. CO.

These bids \\'ere submitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture for his information on the 31st of June, 1897, and since then he has contracted with the Denison l\Ianufactur!ng Company for a Denison "G" tag, the same as heretofore used, at 45 cents per thousand.
The difference in price paid for tags, seasons of I896-97, and I897-98, four million tags, shows a saving to the State of $4,6oo.
In this connection the Committee submit below letters from the authorities of the States of South Carolina and ,.\labama, showing the prices paid for tags for the period mentioned in those States.

Clemson College, S. C., Oct. I I, I897
Hon. Thos. M. Swift, Elberton, Ga.:
Dear Sir-Replying to yours of the 9th inst., I give you below the prices paid for fertilizer tags for the years 1890 to I897, inclusive:

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1890, price paid, 75 cents per thousand. 1891, price paid, 75 cents per thousand. 1892, price paid, 75 cents per thousand. 1893, price paid, 75 cents per thousand.
1894, price paid, 62! cents per thousand. 1895, price paid, 45 cents per thousand. 1896, price paid, 42-! cents per thousand. 1897, price paid, 41i cents per thousand.

I would state that our contractors do not deliver the

tags to us in bulk, but deliver to the manufacturers on our

orders, which, of course, is more trouble and expense to

them. I would be glad to know the price paid by the

Georgia Department for tags in 1897.

Yours very truly,

(Signed)

J. P. SMITH,

Secretary Fertilizer Department.

Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 5, 1897. Mr. Thos. M. Swift,

Elberton, Ga.:

Dear Sir-I am in receipt of your favor of recent date and take pleasure in complying with your request.

For the season of 1894-95 we paid 90 cents per 1,ooo for fertilizer tags.

Season of 1895-96, 73 cents per 1,ooo. Season of 1897-98, 50 cents per 1,000. We have no tags on hand at present; the law requires

our tags to be burned on October 1st, and our new supply has not yet arrived. Trusting that this information is what

you desire, I am,

Yours truly, I. F. CULVER,

Commissioner of Agriculture.
J. C. ADAMS, C. C.

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\Ve ascertained that the Commissioner sold and delivered tags to the manufacturers of fertilizers without requiring them to comply with the law found in Section 1563, Volume r, Code of 1895, which is as follows:

"All persons or firms who may desire or intend to sell " fertilizers, chemicals or cottonseed-meal in this State, " shall forward to the Commissioner of Agriculture a '' printed or plainly written request for tags, stating the " name of the brand, the name of the manufacturer, the " place of manufacture, the number of tons of each brand " and the number of tags required, and the person or per" sons to whom the same is consigned, and the guaranteed " analyses; also the number of pounds contained in each " bag, barrel or package in which said fertilizers, chemical " or cottonseed-meal is put up, and shall at the time of " said request for tags forward directly to the Commis" sioner of Agriculture the sum of ten cents per ton as an '' inspection fee, whereupon it shall be the duty of the Com" missioner of Agriculture to issue tags to the parties so ' applying, who shall attach a tag to each bag, barrel or " package thereof, which when attached to said bag, bar" rei or package shall be prima facie evidence that the seller " has complied with the requirements of this chapter."
\Ve regard a strict compliance with this provision of the law as essential to the proper conduct of the business of this Department, and if it had been heretofore complied with tbl're would have been no difficulty in ascertaining the numbc; aild character and purpose for which tags have been sold and delivered, or in balancing the cash receiYed with the number of tags sold.

I:\'"SPECTION OF OILS.

In this Department we find the system of keeping books and records complete and satisfactory. Attention is di-
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rected to the following tabulated statement showing the number of days worked by the inspectors, the number of :,1spections and fees received by such inspectors for the same during the year from October Ist, I895, to October Ist, I~96:

Days.

Savannah-J. J. ?-.Iorrisey

68

Brunswick-F. \V. Fleming . . . . 9

l\Iacon-R. H. Smith .......... 38

Sayannah-Peter Reilly . . . . . . . . 3

~~ugusta-\V. H. Barrett ...... 50

Atlanta-Jno. \V. ::\elms ....... 3I

Rome-H. A. Dean ........... 27

Columbus-J. \\'. ~Iurphy ..... 28

Griffin-A.. C. Sorrell . . . . . . . . . . I2

Americus-J. A. Fort ......... 20

.:\thens-J. H. LYle . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cooper Heights-W. C. White .. 113

Dalton-J. R. }IcAfee . . . . . . . . 20

~Iarietta-F. B. Barber . . . . . . . . 14

Dade County-J. C. X esbit

I9

~Iilledgeville-R. 1\. Lamar . . . . 6

X e\man-J. S. }!iller ......... .

Eatonton-0. B. X esbit ...... .

Ft. Gaines-G. D. Speight . . . . . 2

Toccoa-G. A. }IcAllister

2

Ft. \~alley-J. W. }Iathews . . . . 4

Albany-Robert. Slappey . . . . . . . 9

Da\\son-\V. B. Oxford . . . . . . . 4

Tennille-T. .-'\.. Lingoe . . . . . . . . 7

Gainesville-H. E. Kimbrough. . 3

Cordele- ................... .

Insp'ns. Salary.

I33 $r,692.II

28

I,o86.86

39

I,2I2.89

I2

159-55

90

1.47714

208

1,712.24

31

6rs.o4

46

r,o68.6o

I2

322.89

25

47590

40

728.12

253

I84.00

31

200.25

I4

327.54

35

3I.OO

6

128.r r

rs.48

IS-53

2

30-71

2

3I.OI

4

46.oo

9

I3579

9

6I.77

8

52.03

3

28.98

IS-46

The Committee is of the opinion that in some instance3 the compensation received by the inspectors is out of pro-

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portion to the amount of work done by them, and recommend a change of the Act of December 30, 1890, by striking out of the fourth section thereof the words "$125" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "66.66," so that the maximum amount received by an inspector for one month shall not exceed $66.66 and the five per cent. upon the net amount of inspection fees received by him as now provided for by la\v.
In this connection the Committee further recommend3 that \vhenever an inspection of oil is made the owner thereof shall be required to furnish the inspector at the time of such inspection a sworn statement of the number of gallons to be inspected, such statement in every instance to be forwarded by the inspector to the Commissioner of Agriculture with his monthly report and kept on file in his office.
L~pon examination of the reports of inspectors of oils, the Committee find, first: That in July, 1894, the total amount of fees received by the mspector of the Atlanta District was $46-44, all of which was retained by that inspector; that of this amount, one-third of the excess over $25.00, to wit, $7:14, should have been turned into the treasury.
In .-\ugust, the same year, the same inspector should have turned into the treasury, after deducting fees allowed by la\v, $152-48, whereas the amount paid the treasurer was $9.=;.o8, leaving a balance due the State of $57-40.
In December, 1896, inspector of the same district inspected 4,662 gallons of oil, the fees for which amounting to $23.31, were not collected by the inspector. Upon calling the attention of the inspector to this fact, this amount was collected by him and paid into the treasury the 23d day of June, 1897.
In justice to the inspector of the Atlanta District, we desire to say that when his attention was called to these discrepancies, he paid the same into the treasury.
In October, 1895, there \vas a change in the office of

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inspector of the Savannah District. The retiring inspector's resignation taking effect on the I Ith day of October, and the incoming inspector assuming charge of the office on the 13th of October. \Ve found both the retiring inspector and the incoming inspector collected the full amount of $125 each for services during that month.
The Committee is of the opinion that the Act approved December 30, 1890, contemplated that the total compensation of any one district for one month should be $125, and for this reason that $125 on account of such payment is now clue the State.
\Ve find an error in the report of the inspector of the Augusta District for the month of ~fay, 1894, in that the inspector deducted the 5 per cent. commission upon the net amount of his fees, not being so entitled under the law, the amount of such deduction being $2, which is now clue the State.
\Ve find an error in the account of the inspector of the Athens District, for the month of October, 1895, in that the total amount of fees received was $232.96. The compensation to which the inspector was entitled was S132.39 The amount which should have been turned into the treasury was $102.57, whereas the amount turned into the treasury by the insector for that month was $69.32, leaving a balance now clue the State of $33.25.
As a matter of principle and with no reference to the present or past administration of this Department, the Committee believe that the appointment of oil inspectors should be made by the Governor, for the reason that th~ tenure of office of the Governor is limited and that of the Commissioner of Agriculture is unlimited, \\hereby it ;s possible for these appointments to he made a means of perpetuating the Commissioner in office.

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IXSPECTION OF FERTILIZERS.

\Ve find in the Chemical Department that the work is greatly retarded on account of the multiplicity of brands of the same class of fertilizers; we believe this causes unnecessary delay and great loss to the agriculturists of Georgia. In many instances the same class of goods are registered under as many as six or eight brands, causing six or eight analyses, whereas only one \vould be necessary. We recommend that the law be so amended that guano shall be designated "High Grade," "Standard," and "Low Grade," and shall be so branded across each sack in letters not less than one inch in size, and no manufacturer or dealer shall have more than one brand of each of the above stated classes.
"High Grade" shall contain 14 per cent. and over plant food.
"Standard" shall contain 12 per cent. and over plant food.
"Low Grade" shall contain 10 per cent. and over plant food.
Your Committee believe that the above changes are necessary on account of the large amount of low grade goods being branded high grade and sold as such, thereby inflicting a great fraud on the consumer. \Ve also recommend that the law be so amended as to require manufacturers and dealers in fertilizers to have branded on each sack the ingredients composing the guano contained therein.

SL\TE CHE}.IIST.

After considering the amount and character of the work done by the Assistant Chemists, \Ye, in justice to them, recommend that the salary of the chemist be reduced to $2,400 per annum, and that the salaries of the Assistants be increased to $1,300 each. In view of the fact that much

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of the actual work required of the Chemist is done by his. assistants, they should receive additional compensation to that heretofore received, and as an inducement for retaining and procuring the services of competent assistants. \Ve regard $2,400 as ample compensation for the State Chemist.
GEOLOGICAL DEPART:\!Ei\'T.

Appropriation for the maintenance of this Department, $8,ooo. In addition thereto the sum of $480 is paid for a stenographer for the State Geologist out of the Agricultural fund.

Salary of Geologist ............................ $2,500 Two Assistants ($r,250 each) .................... 2,500 Secretary of the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roo

K o books are kept showing the amounts received and disbursed and how disbursed. Expenditures are kept on slips.
The vouchers showed that the geologist had expenderl the money for the purposes connected with the business of that Department. The meetings of the Board are held very irregularly and the proceedings not recorded in the minutes at or near the time of the meeting, but at a very recent date a memorandum of the proceedings has been recorded on said minutes.
There appears to have been very little field work done by this Department in the last eight or ten months. The four horses kept for the Department have remained idle at a feed stable in Atlanta at an expense of $r2 per month each. Two of the horses have been sold since the Committee's investigation of that Department.
Only two bulletins have been issued during the term of office of the present Geologist. The bulletins containing the result of field work have been unnecessarily delayed,.

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and to publish them now would be of less value than if they had been promptly published. We believe that material benefit would result from a thorough and proper geological survey of the State. The present management offers but slight prospect of a favorable result. The gentlemen engaged in this work appear to have the requisite ability and qualifications for performing thorough work, but the failure to push the work and publish the results with due diligence induces your Committee to recommend the withdrawal of the appropriation for the year r898.
We see no necessity for the employment of a stenographer for this Department, and if employed, the salary should be paid out of the fund appropriated for the Geological rather than the Agricultural Department. \Ve regard the expenditure of $roo for a Secretary to record the minutes of the Board unnecessary.

STATE SCHOOL COMMISSION"ER.
Salary of the Commissioner ..................... $2,000 Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r ,200
In the investigation of this Department, we found the books and papers kept in a very systematic manner. The vouchers were checked over and expenditures found to be in accordance with the law, except in the item of $so per month for the employment of a stenographer. A bill was introduced during the last session of the Legislature to appropriate $6oo per year for the employment of a stenographer for this Department, which bill was defeated. Immediately following the defeat of this bill the State Board of Education passed a resolution to employ a stenographer at $so per month until the next session of the General Assembly. We regard this as an unauthorized use of the school fund. (See Paragraph --, General Appropriation Act of r896.)'

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\Ve recommend that in future, County School Commissioners be required to forward quarterly to the State School Commissioner a statement of the expenditures of the school fund for the preceding quarter, together with duplicate vouchers upon which each payment was made. We find upon examination that a number of counties in the State had various amounts to their credit on account of their pro rata share of the school fund. We recommend that at the beginning of the last quarter of each year the State School Commissioner shall be required to forward to each County School Commissioner all funds remaining to the credit of that county ~n account of its pro rata share of the school fund.

STATE LIBRARY.

Salarv of Librarian ............................ $r,8cxJ

Assistant Librarian

8oo

In our examination of the Library \\"e found it neatlv kept and the receipts of that Department properly accounted for. The Committee did not believe that there was a sufficient record of the books on hand, and suggested that an inventorv be made of such books. The Librarian promptly conformed to this suggestion of the Committee and has prepared a complete inventory of such books, and a copy of his report will be furnished each member of the General Assembly.
\Ve recommend that a set of books be kept by the Librarian showing receipts, sales of books and the number and kind of books on hand for sale. \Ve further recommend that a complete catalogue of all the books in the State Library be prepared and published as a matter of record and for the use of the public.

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PE~SIO~ DEPART.:\IE~T.
Salary of Pension Commissioner ................ $z.ooo
"Cpon examination of the Pension Commissioner's office we found it conducted in an accurate, businesslike way. The records are carefully, accurately and intelligently kept, manifesting a high order of administrative ability and a conscientious desire to discharge the duties of the office faithfully. \Ve ascertained that the appropriation made at the last session of the legislature for indigent soldiers' pensions "as insufficient to pay $6o pensions to those who had been previously upon the list and such as had been added since the appropriation was made. The sum was insufficient. after paying those on the list at the time oi the appropriation, to pay those who had been recently placed on the list the full amount of S6o, and in order to distribute the whole fund in a just manner, the Commissioner has paid to each of the persons \Yhose names had been placed on the list since the passage of the appropriation, S30, thereDy exhausting the full appropriation made for this purpose. "~e regard this mode of distributing the funds in conformity \Yith the spirit of the law. If the Commissioner had \Yithhcld distribution of the surplus after paying those on the list at the time of the appropriation it would have been unjust to the new pensioners and would have left a fund in the hands of the Treasurer undisposed of, necessitating the pensioners doing \Yithout the pittance allowed them by the State, until other legislation could be passed on this subject.

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SUPREME COURT.

Salaries (six judges, $3,000 each) ................ $r8,ooo

Reporter ................................... . 2,000

Assistant Reporter ........................... . 2,000

Sheriff ...................................... . 1,6oo

Clerks ...................................... . 4,000

Six Stenographers ($I,500 each)

9,000

\Ve have carefully examined the disbursement of the contingent fund for the Supreme Court and find the same legally accounted for.
In our investigation of the accounts of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, we found that he had failed to account to the Treasurer for costs received by him, amounting to $234.50. Upon calling his attention to this omission he has paid the same into the Treasury.
Vve recommend that the salaries of the Supreme Court stenographers be reduced from $I,500 to $1,200. \Ve recommend the salary of the Sheriff be reduced from $I,6oo to $I,2oo.

PENITENTIARY DEPARTMEXT.
Salary of the Principal Keeper ................. $2,000 Salary of Assistant Keeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I ,200 Contingent fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000
In checking the vouchers of this Department, we found two small errors, one of $I which is clue by the Principal Keeper to the State, and one of $28 which is clue by the State to the Principal Keeper.
Otherwise the affairs of the office are in excellent conclition.

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RAILROAD CO~fl\IISSIOK.
Salaries (three commissioners $2,500 each) ......... $7,500 Clerk ......................................... 1,200 Contingent expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soo
The vouchers of this office were checked and found correct. The books and vouchers were found in a very commendable condition.
\Ve think the $8oo appropriation for incidental expenses sufficient to answer the needs of the office.
Vve recommend the salaries of the Railroad Commis-
sioners be reduced from $2,500 to $2,000 (the same as State House officers).
CONTINGE:-JT FUKD.
Amount of Appropriation _. _. _...... _.......... $ro,ooo
For the year ending October, r8g6, the vouchers were checked and found correct as shown by the report of the Comptroller GeneraL
We found some small items charged to this fund which are properly chargeable to other funds.
PUBLIC BUILDIXG FUND.
Appropriation . _.. _........... -- _.. _....... - .$2o,ooo Salary of the Keeper of Public Buildings and Adj.
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,000
The disbursement of this fund is intrusted to the Keeper of Public Buildings. During the illness of Capt. Kell, one of the guards of the Capitol, who for the addition of ten dollars per month to his salary discharged the clerical duties of this office.

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No regular book has been kept showing the amounts received and amounts disbursed and to whom paid. Some of the payments made were evidenced by receipts taken in a receipt book and others by detached receipts. This made it difficult for us to check up the vouchers. The result of our investigation was that all of the money received was fully accounted for and sustained by vouchers in conformity with the long standing custom which has prevailed in this office.
\Ve found that some accounts were paid without being audited by any one and purchases for this department were made by a number of persons. \Ve are satisfied that it would be more economical to have purchases made by some one specially authorized and that all accounts should be properly audited before payment.
under precedents vrevailing in this department expenditures have been made not legally chargeable to this fund, and we believe that if all accounts be audited by the ComptrollerGeneral and quarterly settlements made, irregularities in this and other departments will be remedied.

LU~ATIC ASYLUM.
Owing to the magnitude of this institution your committee spent several days in an investigation of both the financial and practical management of its affairs. We found the books kept in a very business-like manner, showing all receipts and disbursements, the examination of the Committee covering a period of four years to date. All receipts were properly accounted for.
\Ve found that all supplies for that institution are purchased on competitive bids, and the management generally shows strict economy and careful supervision.
All the different buildings and wards were visited and the patients seem to be well cared for. The nurses .and attendants are prompt and efficient in the discharge

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of their duties, and everything is kept in a neat and orderly condition. We heartily commend the management of this institution. We recommend the name of this institution be changed to Georgia State Hospital.

ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.
We visited the Institution for the Blind, at l\1acon. Tuesday, July 2oth, 1897, and checked the vouchers for year ending September, I896, finding them correct in accordance with the published reports made to the Governor. The system of bookkeeping and filing of vouchers is excellent. The school was not in session and hence the Committee could form no idea of the adequacy of the system of instruction. The buildings and other equipment, so far as the Committee could judge, are entirely sufficient for the present needs of the institution. The buildings generally are in good condition with possibly some small repairs needed. The Committee believes the amount appropriated for this institution is not larger than a successful management requires. Ninety-three white and twenty-three colored students were in attendance at the last session. The appropriation for I 896, was$ I8,ooo, and for 1897, $2o,ooo.

NORTH GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The vouchers of this institution were checked for the fiscal years I 895-96, and I8g6-97, and were found correct. These vouchers, together with all papers pertaining to the expenditures were properly filed. A complete set of books are kept showing receipts and expenditures. Rigid economy is used by Mr. F. 'vV. Hall. the purchasing agent, and every dollar of the appropriation is expended judiciously. We heartily commend the management of this college.

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SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
The vouchers of this institution were checked for the years I 895-96 and I 896-97 and found correct. A neat set of books are kept showing all receipts and disbursements. There were in attendance 53 boys and 43 girls in the white department and 19 boys and 19 girls in the negro department, making a total of 96 white and 38 negroes.
\Ve made a careful inspection of the bu_ildings and found that all were in good condition except the cookingand dining-rooms and water-closets for the colored department and the boiler house, which needs a cover for the protection of the boilers and pipes.
This institution seems to be well managed and proper care is taken of the inmates.

GEORGIA STATE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.

All of the expenditures of this institution were checked over for the years I 895-96 and 1896-97 and we found proper vouchers for each and every amount paid out. The chairman of the commission approves all vouchers upon which payments are made, and a regular system is adopted for purchases for the institution, prices being obtained and submitted to the chairman for his approval. The following salaries are paid :

R. R. Wright, President D. C. Suggs, First Vice President F. E. Colt, Instructor of Mathematics Henry Persons, Assistant in English \V. W. Cork, Director in Manual of Training
J. H. Hines, Instructor-in Blacksmithing .

$I200 IOOO
900
8oo
900
6oo

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J. M. Roster, Instructor in wheelwright and

Carpentering and Proctor

6oo

R. H. Thomas, Superintendent of Farm .

480

All of these are negroes.

Students are employed to labor on the farm and build-

ings as far as practicable and are paid five cents per hour

for such service.

On November zd, I892, the Chancellor of the Univer-

sity was voted 750 per year for back salary and subse-

quent to that time has been paid from $6oo to $900 per

year and his expenses from the fund appropriated to this

institution.

\Ve find by reference to the minutes that Hon. Peter

\V. Meldrim, Chairman of the Commission of this Institu-

tion, voted against the resolution appropriating the salary

to the Chancellor, giving for his reasons that he consid-

ered that the duty of supervision was imposed upon the

Chancellor of the University by law. \Ve fully concur in

the opinion of the chairman. The law imposes the same

duty as to other branch colleges of the State University,

and we can see no reasons why this compensation should

be paid the Chancellor out of the appropriation to this

institution, especially in view of the fact that we know of

no other branch institution of the University from the

funds of which a salary is paid to the Chancellor.

TECHKOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
The disbursements of the appropriation to this institution were checked up for the fiscal years I 895-96 and I 896-97 and were found correct, a voucher being submitted to the committee for each expenditure made. The system of .book-keeping was thorough and complete. \Ve heartily commend the work of this institution.

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GEORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.
The committee checked over the vouchers for this institution for the years I 895-96. As far as the committee could ascertain the amounts were properly expended for the use of the institution. In this connection the committee recommends that in future all funds available for this institution be turned over to the Treasurer and paid out by him on proper vouchers approved by the proper authority.
The committee considers it proper to report in connection with this institution that at the last session of the legislature a special appropriation was asked for, amounting to something over $6,000 for the purpose of paying for equipment which had been provided for the new dormitory constructed at that institution. This appropriation was defeated and the committee anticipates from the minutes of the trustees of that institution that another effort will be made at the approaching session of the legislature to secure this appropriation.
Upon examination the committee ascertained that the equipment for which this appropriation has been and will be asked has already been paid for out of the funds of that institution and there is now no outstanding debt on the account of. such equipment. Your committee recommends that the trustees of this institution have constructed and pay for out of the annual appropriation proper fire escapes for the dormitories.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Your committee visited this institution, checked over all of the expenditures for the last two years, found the same correct and proper vouchers are filed for each. The

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committee also examined the work of the institution and heartily commend the character ofthe work and the great good resulting therefrom. The committee also commends very heartily the economic administration of the affairs of this institution, particularly the fact that the actual living expenses of each student are reduced to a minimum, being approximately seven dollars per month.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

Your Committee was cordially received by the Treasurer and such of the faculty as were in the City of'Athens at the time of their visit. Ample facilities were offered us for making a full and thorough examination of the amounts received and disbursed by this Institution. Mr. A. L. Hull, the Treasurer, keeps a simple and comprehensive set of books which readily show all investments, receipts and disb1rsements. We heartily commend his mode of keeping books, the accuracy of his accounts and the complete exhibit of vouchers supporting all disbursements.

THE RESOURCES OF THE Ul\IVERSITY ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Constitutional debt of the State, Terrell Fund, Gilmer Fund, Franklin College, Land-scrip Fund,

SI 00. 000. 00
20,000.00
I 5,000.00
rS,ooo.oo 242,202. I 7

The State pays eight per cent. upon the $roo,ooo liability and seven per cent. upon the balance of the foregoing amounts annually.

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INCOME OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

-for the year I 896 was as follows :
Matriculation fees, Rents, Library fees, Laboratory fees, From U. S. Treas., lnterest,

$ 2,420.00 527.09
1,24835 586.35
14,666.65
28,66414

Making an aggregate income of

$48,I I2. 58

The foregoing is taken from the statement and report
of the Treasurer of the University to the Finance Committee ~f that institution June 3, I897.
From the total income the following deductions should
be made:

North Georgia Agricultural College, Leaving a balance of for the expenses of the University.

$ z,ooo.oo 46,I I2. 58

The number of students matriculated for the past year (not including law students who pay their own tuition) was 260. The total amount of expenses in the maintenance of the University, as reported to us by the Treasurer, was $44,89456, from which it appears that $172.69 was required and expended for teaching each student, while the State provides only $I. So for each child attending the common schools of the State.

TABULATED STATEMENT OF SALARIES PAID.

Wm. E. Boggs, D.D., LL.D., Chancellor

and Prof. of Metaphysics and Ethics $ 3,000

David C. Barrow, C. and M. E., Prof. of

Mathematics

2,000

Wm. H. Bocock, A.M., Milledgeville, Prof.

Ancient Languages

2,ooo

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John P. Campbell, A. B., Ph. D., Prof. of Biology
L. H. Charbonnier, A.M., Ph.D., Dean of Faculty of Arts and Prof. of Physics and Astronomy
Inspector of buildings Charles H. Herty, B.Ph., Ph.D., Adjunct
Prof. of Chemistry and Inspector m Physical Culture Wm. D. Hooper. A. B Ad unct Prof. of Ancient Languages Jas. B. Hunnicutt, A.M., Prof. of Agriculture John H. T. McPherson, A.B., Ph.D., Prof. of History and Political Science John Morris, A.M., Instructor in English and Modern Languages Andrew H. Patterson, B.E., A.M., Instructor in Physics Benj. F. Rillet, A.B., D.D., Prof. of English Language and Literature Oscar H. Sheffield, C.E., Instructor in Engineering and free-hand drawing Charles M. Snelling, A.M. (graduate V. M. I.), Adjunct Prof. of Mathematics and Instructor in Military Tactics Charles M. Strahan, C. and M. E., Prof. of Engineering and Applied Mathematics Henry C. White, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.C.S., Prof. of Chemistry and Terrell Prof. of Agricultural Chemistry President State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Cyprian P. Wilcox, A.M., LL.D., (deceased) Prof. of Modern Languages Joseph Akerman, Tutor

2,000
2,000
soo
I, 500 I, 500 2,000 2,000 1,200 1,200 2,000 1,200
I,8oo
2,000
2,000
soo
2,000
6oo

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Hal C. Moreno, Tutor J. G. Smith, Fellow A. K. Hull, Secretary and Treasurer Sarah Frierson, Librarian T. R. Boggs, Chancellor's Clerk J. G. Andrews, Night Watchman Three Colored Janitors

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The State Agricultural College, as conducted in connection wlth the University, was organized when the State received what was called the " Land-scrip Fund." This Land-scrip Fund was received under an Act of Congress approved July 2d, I862, '' donating lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agricultural and mechanic arts." Each State and Territory accepting the donation was by the Act required to guarantee that the fund arising from the land donated to realize at least 5 per cent. annually, and the Act expressly provides that interest arising from said fund should be '' inviolably appropriated to the endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object should be to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture .and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the Legislature of the State shall prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life."
The Act also requires that military tactics shall be taught, and scientific and classical studies are not to be excluded from such colleges. The fund arising from the sale of the land donated to this State was sold by Governor Conley, and the $242,202. I7 arising from the sale thereof was received by Governor Jas. M. Smith in I872. Governor Smith, soon after receiving this fund, entered into a contract with the Trustees of the University which had for its object the establishment of a college in connection

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with the University to carryout the object and purposes of the Act making this donation. This contract was not authorized by the Act of Congress. On the contrary, the law expressly provided that this fund should be used to '' teach such branches of learning as are related to the agricultural and mechanic arts in such manner as the Legislature of the State may prescribe." The Legislature of this State 'has never prescribed the manner in which this fund shall be used, and we concur in so much of the report of a committee of this House made during the session of 18gi (House Journal ISgi, pages 736 to 738) \\hich says: '' \Ve doubt if the Legislature of the State has ever located under the terms of the Act of the General Government the State College of Agriculture and :\Iechanlc Arts, and this question should be settled for once and for all.''
On March 2, ISS7, an Act of Congress was approved ''To establish .--\gricultural Experiment stations in connection H"ith the college:-; established in the several States under provisions of the Act of July 2d, I 862." The first section of this Act of Congress declares ''that in order to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States universal and practical inform2.tion on subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science, there shall be established under the direction of the college or colleges, or agricultural departments of colleges, in each State or Territory, an agricultural experiment station."
On Angust 30, 1~90, an Act of Congress was passed which appropriated$ I 5, ooo for year ending June 30, I Sgo, and an annual increase of the amount of such appropriation therefor for ten years by an additional sum of $I,OOO over the preceding year, and the annual amount to be paid thereafter to each State shall be $2) ,ooo, for "the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agricultural and mechanic arts established under

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the provisions of the ..A.ct of Congress approved July z,
1862," and this Act povides that the fund appropriated shall "be applif"l only to instructions in agriculture, ti1c mechanic arts, the English language, and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural and economic science, with special reference to their application in the industries of life."
The purpose which Congress had in view in appropriating the Land-scrip Fund was to establish and maintain a college where the ''leading object should be to teach such branches of learning as relate to the agricultural and mechanic arts in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes." This object was clearly manifested in the language used in the Act of r862, and is more clearly demonstrated in the Act of r887 which establishes ''Agricultural Experimental Stations" in each State in connection with Agricultural colleges, in order, as the Act declares, "to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture and experiment representing the principle and application of agriculture science." And the Act of August, r890, which makes additional appropriation for "a more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agricultural and mechanic arts" emphatically declares that the appropriation made by the Act shall ''be applied only to instruction in agriculture and mechanic arts, the English language," etc., etc.
The University has made no effort whatever, so far as we can learn, to teach the mechanic arts practically. On the contrary the President of the Agricultural College in his speech before us declared that the legislature ''has re lieved us of teaching the mechanic arts," and he also declared that ''a good many think it was the intention of the Federal Government to endow a chair of practical agriculture: clearly that was not the intention."
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Congress to endow a chair of practical agriculture. Congress says that the fund "shall be applied only to instruction in Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, etc., and that the leading object shall be to teach branches of learning relating to agriculture in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes. Mr. A. L. Hull, one of the Board of Trustees and Treasurer of the Board, and also Chairman of the Finance Committee said before your Committee, ''I do not believe the work of the Chair of Agriculture has resulted in any good at all for the last five years," and stated that he "believed that the present system could be wonderfully improved but not under the present management,'' and that "neither the trustees nor a committee of trustees has visited the farm for years.'' Rev. J. B. Hunnicutt, Professor of Agriculture said ''the trustees have not given his department any encouragement or attention; that on an average there had been in that department only one student and sometimes none. In the months of January, February and March, which I call supplementary terms, I~have averaged about eight. Two men matriculated in my department this year for the purpose of engaging in ball playing. I believe that if this college was run like it should be the college would have from 500 to 6oo students every year. There are plenty of boys wanting to come and cannot. Have had a number of boys come to me wanting to work on the farm to get an education, and I have asked the trustees to let me hire them and they refused. As things now stand we cannot use the experimental farm in Athens. The general animus of the faculty seems to be that the agricultural department is not necessary to, and it receives no encouragement whatever.''
These extracts indicate clearlx that neither the trustees nor the faculty take any interest in the Agricultural branch of the University. The students have avoided the practiw cal part of the education. The social surroundings among

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the people and the students are not congenial to young men who seek to obtain an education in the Agricultural branches.
Instead of making the teaching of such branches of learning as relates to agriculture the ''leading object," as required by th .. law which appropriated the money which supports fourteen of the seventeen professors of the school, these branches of learning are neglected or made subordinate to the other branches of education. It will readily appear by an examination of the standard prescribed for admission of students into the University that it tends to exclude the very persons for whose benefit the appropriation was made. Professor Hunnicutt properly says that when the elementary branches are concluded then take up agriculture, or as we think, the young man of proper age who has mastered the branches taught in the common schools should be admitted into the agricultural college. The agricultural college as pretended to be maintained at the l- nivcrsity is not a compliance with the laws of Congress, and from the indications made mani fest to us from the sentiment of powers in control of the University and their past management of the fund there is no hope or prospect of having or maintaining such a college as the several laws of Congress we have referred to require.
The following is an ex.t:ract from the catalogue of 1896-97 of the University:
''This school is designed for the :;ons of farmers, or other young men, who propose to make farming their leading occupation. In other words, it is as far as practicable, strictly a professional school. \Vhile principles which underlie the arts of agriculture are taught as fully as circumstances will permit or justify, special emphasis is laid in the application of those principles. , '' There are three classes in this school. Students in the first class are taught the principles and practices of

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general agriculture; the preparation and care of land; the selecting and planting of seed; the harvesting and housing of crops, and proper economic disposition of farm products for home consumption and for market.
''This instruction is continued and amplified during the second year, special attention being paid to the proper diversifying of crops; to the husbandry of small crops, vegetables and fruits; and to the judicious selection and use of farm implements, stock and cattle.
"The course during the third year is an extensive one, embracing general agriculture, special studies of special crops, scientific experiments in agriculture, the prepparation of manures, composts and fertilizers, the scientific principles of stock feeding, dairying and care of dairy products, treatment of diseases of plants and animals, etc.
"The college farm is conducted as a model farm, being arranged in the manner and conducted according to th& methods which are considered best suited to the peculiar conditions prevailing in Georgia and best calculated to make the pursuit of farming in this State remunerative and to promise to those who adopt it both profit and contentment. It is designed that the students in agriculture shall take actual individual part in all the operations of the farm, and so become familiar with the best methods and the most economic practices of practical agriculture. The aim of this school is to teach young men that farming in Georgia, properly conducted, can be made a profitable and attractive pursuit, calling for the exercise of int~llec tual effort as well as of manual labor, and worthy to stand upon a plane of equal dignity and attractivness with the learned professions.
"Students will be encouraged to undertake the individual care of sections of land or of special crops, and opportunities will be afforded them to prosecute personally experiments and investigations. \Vhenever practicable they will be aided in this work by proper payment for their services rendered in the work of the farm."

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We- visited this "Model Farm." There was no diversity of crops thereon. We did not observe any evidence of skill or care in its management. It was pronounced by the Committee and all who referred to the farm in our presence as a failure. It has not been visited in several years either by trustees, faculty or students, therefore the glowing results in the catalogue are not and could not be realized, and this failure of beneficial results is mainly chargeable to the absence of interest, purpose and effort on the part of those in control. Since the Committee was at the University we learn from public prints that another farm has been purchased for use in connection with the college. If this be true, is it not apparent that a farm is a necessity for the college and teaching practical agriculture is required in order to comply with the laws of Congress? President White stated to the Committee that the trustees had no money with which to purchase a farm, but it was their purpose to purchase another farm as soon as they could sell the lands heretofore referred to as the 'Model Farm." Have the persons referred to been inspired with new interest in agriculture? Does the failure for the past twenty years to utilize the farm, or the absence of purpose or effort in the past to maintain a farm and teach practical agriculture, inspire any one with a hope or expectation that this indifferent management will, if the question of removal fail, be better in the future than in the past? To our minds it is manifest that the Act establishing the Agricultural Experiment Stations contemplated that the Agricultural College and Experiment Station should be together and under one management. This law provides that the Experiment Station shall be established under the direction of the College of Agriculture. It is conceded by the members of the board of trustees and of the faculty that the two. would be mutually beneficial; that a farm run in connection with the college is a necessity. Prof. Hunnicutt

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says : ''Emphatically, I say that the Agricultural College and the Experiment Station should go together. I could' then demonstrate the practical part of agriculture."
From our examination and consideration of this question, we are convinced that good faith on the part of the State requires the establishment and maintenance of a. college which will fully comply with the Acts of Congress. And that such a college, when established, should be separate from the University and located at the same place as the Experiment Station, and run in connection therewith.
The fund appropriated by Congress to establish and maintain the Agricultural College is now being used for the free education of young men in literary branches, which is an improper diversion of the fund, and it should be used for the benefit and education of the industrial classes and ''instructing them in agriculture, the mechanic arts, with special reference to their application in the industries of life" and military tactics as required by the Act of Congress.
\Ve recommt::nd the Act of r88r be repealed, which makes it the duty of the Governor to issue to the trustees of the University, on presentation of matured bonds of the State, an obligation in writing in the nature of a bond falling due fifty years from the date of issue, bearing 7 per cent. per annum, in lieu of bond for same amount as the matured bond represented.

EXPERIMENT STATION.
Your committee visited the Experiment Station at Griffin, Ga. We found the farm in excellent condition. A perfect set of books are kept, showing all receipts and disbursements. $15 ,ooo annually is appropriated by the general government, $500 by the State government..
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would result therefrom if run in connection with the Col1ege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, as was evidently intended by the Act of Congress establishing the Station

THE MILITARY FUND.
The vouchers were checked and found correct. In our investigations of the different departments and institutions we found a great difference in prices paid for stationery and other articles. For instance one institution paid $3.7 5 per thousand for envelopes, while one of the departments paid $17 for the same, another institution $10 for same. Some of the departments informed us they codd get their printing and other supplies at a much cheaper price if they had permission. Your committee earnestly recommend that some provision be made whereby it shall be the duty of some one to act as purchasing agents for all the department and, when practicable, all articles be purchased upon competitive bids. 'vV e recommend that all officers, persons and treasurers of institutions who are permitted or authorized to disburse funds appropriated for current expenses of a department or institution, shall be required to keep substantial bwJks in which shall be entered all amounts received and paid out; when, to whom and for what purpose paid out, and also take and preserve vouchers for such payments. And all persons receiving and paying out such funds shall be required to make quarterly settlements with the Comptroller General and account for balances as ascertained by such settlement.
Respectfully submitted, A. 0. BLALOCK, ] AS. S. BOY:\TON' SAM. E. BERRY, THOS. M. SWIFT.

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EXHIBIT "A."

STATD!Ei\"T OF TAGS 1~91-1~97

9192 9293 93-94 9495 9596 9697

RECEI\'ED.
c. s. :\1 ......... ... 335,000
420,000 492,000 ........... 1,057,000 400,000 661,000

Fertz .................. 2,017,000 .................. 2,666,ooo 3,31 r,ooo
2,000,000
2,8oo,ooo 3,706,000

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C. S. :\I. 3,365,000 ({{ Yz cent ................................ ...... $ 16,825.00
Fertz. 16,5oo,ooo .................................................... 165,ooo.oo
Total selling value 18911897 ...................................... $181,825.00

RECEIPTS,

9192 Total Receipts from Tags ............................... S 23,726.25

9293

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93-94

. ....... ......... ...... ......... 31.56!.20

94-95

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9697

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Total receipts, 1891-97 ........................................$182,268.33 Total Selling Value of Tags Bought 91-97 (no tags from
printer's van) .................................................... $181,825.00

Leaving credit balar.ce ..........................................$ 443-33

Credit of 12 tags per ton : -

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/9497 ........................................$241.50

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s 492.oo

Tags on hand 6/22/97 C. S. :\I. 57,612 ............... S228.o6 Fertz. 23,700 ............................................. 237 .oo

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).Ir. Blalock, of Fayette, moYed that the time of the adjonrmnent. of the House to-clay be extended from 1 o'clock 'P m. until such time as will give opportunity to have read before the Honse the report of the minority of the Committee appointed under Honse resolution X o. El-l, the same providing for the appointment of a Committee to investigate all t.he departments of the State, and the expense of maintaining said <lepartm-<nts and institutions.

The motion preYailecl.

Mr. Little, of Muscogee, of the special committee appointed under the provisions of a resolution of the Honse, adopted February 3d, 1897, submitted the following minority report, which was read :

MR. SPEAKER:-As a member of the Special Committee of the House, appointed under the authority of a resolution of the Honse, adopted February :1d, 1R97, which resolution is as follows :
" Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the Speaker of the Honse, whose duty it shall be to investigate each of the different departments of the State government, and also the different institutions of the State, and to report to the next session of the General Assembly the expense of maintaining each of said departments and iu,;titutions, and recommending such ref(Jrms and rules of retrenchment as in its wisdom may bP advil'able without injury to said departments or institutions," I beg leave to submit the following minority report :
A careful reading of the language of the resolution and the explanation thereof made on the floor of the House at the time of its adoption, admit of but one interpretation a;; to its intention-that the scope of the committee's work was to be confined to an examination into and a report upon the costs of maintaining each of said departments and institutions, ~vith such recommendations as to reforms in their financial

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management and retrenchment in the appropriations thereto, as in the opinion of the committee might be "advisable without injury to the departments or institutions." Nowhere does the resolution suggest, nor do I believe that the House intended, a wider scope to the investigation.
Believing this to be true, I was of the opinion at the time of the assembling of the committee that a great economy of time and money could be accomplished by requiring the financial manager or official head, or both, of each of the State institutions to appear before the committee in Atlanta, with all books, papers, vouchers, etc., necessary to enable the committee to make a complete examination into receipts and disbursements of such institution, which examination could be supplemented with such oral examination of the executive and financial heads of such institutions as might from the circumstances of each particular case be come necessary. I believed that a visit to each of these institutions, aud the consequent increased expense to the State, was unnecessary.
Again, I was of the opinion that an examination 011 li11es other than the cost of mai11tenance and financial management of the various departments of the State government and public institutions, could not be properly made without the concurre11t actio11 of the Senate, the co-ordinate branch of the legislative body. An inquiry into or investigation and report of the financial features of such departments and institutions coHld be properly made by the committee of the House as a guide for future appropriations, inasmuch as under the terms of the Constitution all appropriations must originate in the Honse.
I have not had occasion since that time to change or modify these views.
With these preliminary remarks I beg to say that I concur in so much of the report of the majority as is not hereinafter specifically referred to.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Referring to that portion of the report of the majority of this department on the subject of purchase of tags, which is as follows: " The committee believed these prices to be excessive, and so stated to the commissioner. His reply was, 'The tags used have been protected by a patent up to the present year,' and that he awarded the contract to the Franklin Printing and Publishing Company, nuder the demand of the State printer that he was entitled to it."
I belie\e that simple justice to the commi-,sioner requires that I should add that. he stated to the committee that while the patent on the tag proper may ha\e expired in the year 1880, there was a patent on the hook, which constituted an indispensable part of the tag, which expired during the present year; and further, that the commissioner stated to the committee in explanation of the fact that the contract had been continuously awarded to the Franklin Printing and Publishing Company, as State printer, that the question had been submitted to the State Printing Commission several years \}go, which commission decided that the State printer was entitled to the contract.
I cannot concur in that portion of the report of the majority under the head of" Inspection of Fertilizers," which is as follows :
" "'e also recommend that the Ia w be so amended as to "require manufacturers and dealer,; in fertilizers to have " printeu on eaeh ;.ack the ingredients composing the guano "contained therein,'' for the reason that by reference to Sect:on Xo. 1;")52 of the Code of 189".i, it will be observed that the provisions of this recommendation are already a part of the statute law of the State.

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I cannot concur in the recommendation of the majority " that the salary of the State Chemist be reduced to $2,400 per annum, and that the salaries of the assistants be increased to $1,300 per annum." Such a recommendation may or may not be proper. I have no knowledge of the information which the members of the committee individually may have on this subject, and upon which they base their recommendation. The only evidence before the committee on this subject was that of Dr. Payne, State Chemist, and if his statement is to be believed (and I know of no reason to doubt it), such a change of salaries would work a serious injury to the efficiency of this department. Dr. Payne stated to the committee that he could procure competent assistants for the salaries now provided by law, and that the present assistants are doing all of the work at this time that it would be possible for them to do even if their salaries were doubled. He produced before the committee figures to show that the work of this department had so increased within the past few years that it had been necessary for him to expend from his own salary during the past twelve months approximately $1,000 for extra assistance and expenses of the department, not provided for by law.

GEOLOGICAL DEPARTME~T.
I cannot concur in that portion of the report of the majority which says" we regard the expenditure of $100 for a secretary to record the minutes of the board unnecessary," for the reason that the expenditures of the appropriation to this department are under the supervision of an advisory board, consisting of the Governor of the State, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the State School Commissioner, the State Treasurer, the Comptroller-General, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney-General, and in the absence of any enquiry by the committee as to the necessity for a secretary of
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the board, and in the absence of any eYi<lence he fore the committee that this expen<liturc is unneces:;ary, I am certainly not prepared to say that these gentlemen haye improperly exercised the authority conferred upon them by law.
I cannot concur in the recommendation of the majority that the appropriation for the year 1888 for this department be 'rithdrawn. I agree with them that "material' Lenefit would result from a thorough and. proper geological suney of the State," and I concede that "the present management offers but slight prospect of a fayorable result"; and that "the bulletins containing the result of field work have been unneces~arily delayed and to publish them now would be of less Yalue than if they had been promptly published"; but I cannot concede that the application of the remedy for this condition of attain; necessarily involves the abolition of the Department.
I m earnestly of the opinion that a proper geological suryey of the State and a prompt and wide di,-,;emination of the results of such suney would be of incalculable benefit in the development of the vast resources of the State. I recommend legislation looking to such a reorganization of this Department as will insnre the consummation of the purpose,; for which it was reyived by the Act approved Xovember 12th, 18~9.

SUPREJIE COURT.

I cannot concur in that portion of the report of the majority on this D<'partment, which is as follows:
"\\'c recommend that the salaries of the Supreme Court stenographer,.; be reduced from $1/iOO to 81,200. \Ye recommeiHl the ~alary of the Sheriff hl' re<lnc>cd from $l,GOO to $1,200," for the reawn that absolutely no in\'C>'tigation wa~ made ot inipliry had by thl' committee into the dntie,; of these officials or the nece:-sit: or propriety of

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their prc~ent compenf'ation. This is a Committee of Investigation, and I apprehend that it was not the intention of tl1e House in their appointment to ascertain the views entertaiued by the individual members of the committee on such questions. ~While such a reduction may be proper, in the absence of even the slightest inquiry into the merits of the question or of any consultation with a single official or employee of that dedartment, I am certainly not prepared to say that the power given by the General Assembly to the Judges of the Supreme Court to fix the salary of its stenographers has been improperly exercised, or that the action of the present General Assembly in increasing the salary of the Sheriff of that court at its session of 1896 was unnecessary and unwise.

RAILROAD CO.~IMISSIOX.

I cannot concur in that part of the report of the majority, which recommends that "the salaries of the Railroad Commissioners be reduced from $2,500 to $2,000," for the reasons:

First.-That absolutely no investigation was made and no inquiry had by the committee into the duties of the Railroad Commission or the amount or character of work performed by them upon which this recommendation is based, and absolutely no evidence taken by or submitted to the committee as to the necessity for the present salaries

Second.-The office of Railroad Commissioner, carrying with it as it does the right and duty to pass finally upon questions involving, on the one hand the interests of millions of dollars capital in~:estcd in the State, and on the other hand, the rights of the people to rcasonablP and just freight and pa,;seuger tariff.., and to proper facilities for the tran:-;portation of freight and pasccugcr~, is one which

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should command the very highest order of busineEs abiiity and integrity. The General Assembly recognized this when they provided that one of the Commissioners should be an experienced lawyer and one an experienced railroad man. I do not believe $2,500 per aunum to be an excessive compensation for duties of the character imposed.

GEORGIA STATE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.
The examination into the affairs of this institution having been made by a sub-committee of one, I have no per-sonal knowledge of the facts contained in the report. I think it proper, howe\'er, to add by way of supplement to that portion of the report which refers to the payment of the Chancellor of the U ni ,ersity out of the approp1iation to this college of a salary of $800 per year and expenses, for the work of supervision performed by him aml particularly that portion of the report, which is as follows:
"The law imposes the same duty as to other branch colleges of the State Uni\'er,;ity, and we can see no reason why this compensation should be paid the Chancellor out of the appropriation to this institution:"
that my information is that while the Chancellor exercises only a general supervision over the various branch. colleges of the State U ni\'ersity, the character of this particular institution and its work, and the fact that all of its faculty are negroes, render it necessary for the Chancellor to spend four or five days of each month at this college.
I am of the opinion, however, as a proposition of la,y, that the trustees of this institution cannot legally make appropriations out of its funds to the Chancellor for this work of supervision. The law makes it the duty of the Chancellor to exercise this supervision over all of the

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branch colleges and the question of his corn pensation is left to the trustees of the University of Georgia. If the trustees of the latter institution are of the opinion that the Chancellor should be compensated for this extra work, I am of the opinion that the appropriation should be made from the funds of that institution.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
The report of a majority of the committee enters with considerable detail into the affairs of this institution, as well as an extensive argument on the subject of the Federal appropriations to the State College of Agriculture and ~Iechanic Arts. Differing as I do from every conclusion of the majority report, and believing that a wide-spread misa~)prebensiou exists in the minds of the people of the State, as well as their representatives, as to the history, purposes, and present use of these Federal appropriations, and that the educational interests of the State will be best snbserved by a plain statement of all the facts, I may be pardoned for discussing at some length this very important question.
I concur in the statements of the majority as to the cordiality 'rith which the committee was received on the occasion of its visit to the State University and the facili_ ties affonled it for an examination of the books and records of that institution. The time given by the committee for the ill\estigation of the University was quite sufficient for an extensi \'e examination of its financial accounts, but was entirely insufficient for a thorough examination into the educational work of a great institution of learning. l\Iore especially wa.s this true since the visit was made during the summer vacation and in the absence from the University of all members of the Board of Trustees save one (the Treasurer, 1\Ir. Hull), and a majority of the faculty.

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Had the University been visited in term time or during a se::;sion of the Board of Trustees much better opportunities would no doubt have been afforded to arrive at a just conclusion concerning the legitimacy and wisdom of the applications of its re~enues to the several lines of educational work prosecuted under direction of the Board of Trustees (a body of distinguished citizens, selected by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, by reason of their high character and peculiar fitness to conduct and guard this important educational interest of the State, and serving unselfishly without compensation or reward). Had the examination been made under such condition::; as would have put the committee into possession of all the facts in the case, I am constrained to believe that the other members of the committee would agree with me in my personal opinion that very much might be said in commendation of the diver::;ified, excellent, !lnd thorough educational work done at the Univer::;ity, entitling it to the approval, confidence and support of the people.
This is not said by way of criticism of my di~tinguished colleagues on the Committee, whose arduous labor,; in prosecuting the immediate and :;pceific purposes for which the Committee was created, rendered it manifestly impossible that they should prosecute collateral lines of investigation, \Yith which they were not charged, with any degree of thoroughness. Inasmuch as practically no examination was marle of the legal and recognized "authorities" ot the State Uni,er:-;ity (viz.: Board of Trustees), any conclusions as to their "sentiments," "syrnpathie~," "purposes," or the propriety or wisdom of their actions, must be accepted as pmely :-peculative.
I concur with the majority that the books and accounts of the Treasurer were thoroughly examined for a perivd of time co,ering fi,e year5 last past, and found to be admirably kept and correct in every particular. I concede the

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correctness of the statistical details of receipts and expenditures taken from the Treasurer's printed report, and admit the accuracy of the arithmetical calculation showing the per capita cost of education of students at the University, but dissent from any inferential conclusion as to unwise administration or lack of economy at the University by comparison of the per capita cost of educating children in the common schools, since even tyros in educational matters are well aware of the necessarily enormous differ-ence in the cost of higher education and instruction in "the elementaty branches of an English etlucation!' Particularly is this true of such an education as the University gives in its colleges supported by the United State;, endowments. As was said by Senator Blair in the United States Senate, l\Iay 17th, 1890.
"Perhaps contrary to general impression, the proper equipment for one of these colleges is far more expensi,e, being at least ten times greater thao that of an ordinary classical institution. A Colleg nf. Agriculture and of the Mechanic Arts is not a che:!.jJ affait, and the sooner we awake to the idea that it will and ought to cost something to spread that knowledge of facts and principles which will change the drudgery of common toil to the dignity and delight of intellectual and ennobling occupations the better!'
E,en in the light of the (necc;;sarily) imperfect examination into the subject made by the Committee, I emphatically dis>'ent ftom the conclusion of the majority concerning the administration of the State College of Agriculture and :\Iechanic .\rts as a co-ordinate part of the State Uni_ versity. The epitome of the Congressional Acts providing endowments and appropriations for the support and maintenance of colleges in the several States and Territories sometillles (but enoneously) designated as "agricultural" colleges, and for experiment stations in connection therewith, as set forth in the report of the majority, is in the

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main correct, as is also the history of the establishment of the college in Georgia. The Act of 1862 made a gift to G!'orgia ~as to othet States antl Territories) of a certain numlwr of acres of public lands, to be sold, the amount realized invt>sted (ai not less than 5 per cent. interest per annum) and the interest arising therefrom to be de\'Oted to the establishment and maintenance of a collt>ge, the leading purpose of whieh was speeified in the Act and the manner of exeeuting the principles to be "such as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe." The history of this" land-scrip" fund in Georgia is sub-;tantially as set forth in the majority report. The administration of
the income from the fund was entrusted by Governor Jas. ::\I.
Smith to the Board of Trustees of the State University under an executive contract of date ::\larch :30th, 1872, which provided specifically and in detail the manner in which it was to be used. The majority hold that "this contrad was not authorized by Act of Congre:;s," and "the legislature of thi:; State has never preRcribed the manner in which this fund shall be used." On the contrary, this contract was entered into nndet specific legislative authorization and direction, to wit, an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved December 12th, 1866, providing-
"That his Excellency, the Governor of this State, be, and he i:; hereby authorized and requested, in such manner as he may deem be;;t, to apply for, receive and sell the lands and "land-scrip" to which the State of Georgia is entitled under an Act of Congress, entitled 'An Act Donating Public Lands to the Several States and Territories which ::\lay Provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts,' approved .July 2cl, 1862, by virtue of which acceptance thereof was signified by an Act of this ~tate, approved March lOth, 1866; to invest in like manner as he may deem best, the proceeds of the said sale

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or sales in the bonds of this State and disburse the interest on said investment for the support and maintenance of a college, such as is contemplated by said Act of Congress; to provide rules and regulations for the organization, governance and operation of said college until the nf'xt ensuing session of the General Assembly of this State; and to do and perform all other such acts as may be necessary and proper to secure to this State the full benefits contemplated by said Act of Congress so far as the same may be found practicable."

"Xext ensuing sessions" of the General Assembly have been held in Georgia annually or biennially since the date of the Executive contracts (a period of 25 years). At each session a report of the administration of the fund ha& been made by the Board of Trustees to the legislature through the Governor (of late years printed in the reports of Educational Institutions and the report of the State School Commissioner). It may be true that the General Assembly has never "prescribed" in detail and specifically the exact "manner" in which this fund shall be u:;ed. I am doubtful if a statute could wisely or ought to embody such details. So far as I have been able to learn no State or Territory in the Union has ever undertaken by legislative enactment to do anything more than "prescribe'' in general terms that the authorities of the colleges to which the land scrip was entrusted should administer it in accordance with the terms of the Congressional Act. To my mind it would be manifestly absurd to undertake more. . Georgia has done as much. She delegated to the Governor (as she had a perfect right to do) the arrangement of the details by which the purposes of the act of Congress should be carried out. If she has never approved the arrangement by a formal Act she has at least Mquiesced in the arrangement and declined to abrogate it by her silence for

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twenty-fi\e years. Anrl indeed during that quarter of a century the State has spoken at least four times, indirectly, if not directly, approving the contract entered itito by Governor Smith: In the Act appro\ed l\Iarch 3d, 1874, adjusting the claims of the colored race to participation in the proceeds of the land scrip fund; in the Act approved February 16th, 18 74 authorizing the city of Athens to issue $25,000 in bonds with which to erect ''a building for the use of the State College of Agriculture and :Mechanic Arts, a co-ordinate department of the State L"niversity" upon the campus of the L'ni,ersity at Athens; in the Act of 1875 appropriating $1.5,000 for apparatus and appliances for this building, and in the Act approved Xovember 26th, 18!)0, accepting and providing for the use of the additional endowment made by the Act of Congress of August :30th, 1890, to such colleges, the State has certainly by implication, if not in all cases directly, recognize(! the validity of the Executive Contract by virtue of which the Board of Trustees of the State University administer the land scrip fund and by which they were guided in such administration.
Again the Congressional Act of 18!)0 making additional appropriations to land grant colleges provides that reports of the expenditures, operations, etc., of such ,colleges :"hall be made annually by the authorities thereof to the C. S. Government through the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture. Such reports, I am informed, have been made annually, and at no time have the federal authoritie,_ questioned the legal right of the Board of Trustees of the University to receive and administer the fimds of the land grant colleges. To my mind it is impossible to doubt the de Jnre as well as the de facto existence of the StatP College ot Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as a co-ordinate department of the State U ni wrsity at Athens, or the right

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Qf the Bllard of Trustees to administer the land grant funds.
If the contention of the majority be sustained, Georgia is faced with a most grave embarrassment. The Congressional Acts of 1862 and 1890 both contain a proviso "that if any portion of the moneys received shall be diminished Qr lost or misapplied, it shall be replaced by the State or Territory to which it belongs." To this proviso Georgia assented in the acts of acceptance of the federal grants. If "the legislature of this State has never prescribed the manner in which this fund shall be used" and therefore such use heretofore has been improper or a misapplication, Georgia is legally and morally bound to "replace and add to the corpus of the fund" no less an amount than approximately $600,000, the interest and annual appropriations received during twenty-fhe years from the grants of the Federal Government; and iu addition to deny herself the right to receive further appropriations under the Federal Act of 1890, amounting ultimately to $:20,000 annually.
However desirable it may be that "this question should be settled for once and for all," I cannot share the "doubt" that the "Legislature of this State has ever located, under the terms of the Act of the Gemaral Government, the State College of Agriculture and ~lechanic Arts."
It is manifestly proper that tlw General Assembly should be regularly and constantly apprized of the "manner" in ,rhich the purposes of the Federal Acts are being carried out by those to "hom the administration of the fund is entrusted. If this is not shown in sufficient cleanwss by the annual report:-; of the Board of Trustees, it may be weli that proper enquiries should be made by a proper legislative committee. -While I do not think tbat the House resolution under which the present committee is acting carries with it theimposition of any such duty, and more especially since a special committee of the General As8embly had been ap-

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pointed at the time of the adoption of the resolution of February 3d for this specific purpose, and while I do not think the investigations of your present committee are in any degree commensurate with the importance of the subject, yet the very sweeping conclusions at which the majority have found it possible to arrive justify me in entering
my emphatic dissent thereto, and giving a brief record of my reasons therefPr.
The purpose of the college to be established under the Federal Act of 1862 is specified in these words: "The leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life." It will be observed that the correct interpretation of this language is not merely a matter of legal construction or inexpert opinion. what are "the branches of learning related to agriculture and mechanic arts?" and in what manner shall they be taught "in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes"!" are questions which trained and expert educators alone can decide. "rhen, theref(>re, Governor Smith, in obedience to the instructions of the General Assembly (Act of 1866), came to formulate a scheme of studies and branches of learning which should be comprised in the curriculum of the college about to be established in this State, by which the intent of the Act of Congress might be honestly complied with, he naturally and wisely took counsel of the trustees and faculty of the State University, which, as he said, was "the only institution of learning in this State having power by l~w to organize such a college." The Board of Trustees at that time was composed of such J,nen as Chas. J. Jenkins, Mark A. Cooper, W. L. ~Iitchell, Benj. H. Hill, Jos. E. Brown,

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Robt. Toombs, B. C. Yanc~, Sam'l Barnett, Jas. Jackson,
J. L. Seward, Bishop Pierce, l\Iartin J. Crawford, Sam'l
Hall, Alexander H. Stephens, Bishop Beckwith, J. J. Gresham, N. ,J. Hammond, A. 0. Bacon and others. The Faculty contained among its number Chancellor A. A. Lipscomb, Dr. P. H. l\Iell, Dr. "\Ym. LeRoy Brown, Dr. W. L. Jones, Prof. Chas. l\Iorris, Prof. "\V. H. Waddell and Prof. Williams Rutherford. Can any one at this date doubt the honesty or wisdom of these men in administering a public trust? Can any one doubt their ability to construe properly a statute requiring legal and pedagogical interpretation? The scheme of studies to be taught and the branches of learning to be included in the work of the college as formulated by the University was adopted by the Governor and incorporated literally and in detail in the Executive Contract. It was universally accepted as proper and wise. So far as I have been able to ascertain no statesman, lawyer or teacher has ever ventured to attack the scheme as unsound from a legal standpoint or unwise from an educational standpoint.
"\Vhen additional appropriations were made under the Federal act of 1890, it was stipulated that such appropriation should be applied "only to the instruction in agri{)ulture and the mechanic arts, the English language and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural and conomic sciences, with special reference to their application to the industries of life and to the facilities for such instruction." The original scheme embodied in the Executive Contract contains no study or branch of learning which does not legitimately fall within this classification.
The only question which can arise between the General Assembly and the Board of Trustees is, therefore, "hether the latter have always carried out, and are now carrying out, faithfully and honestly that contract. This body has always been composed of distinguished and honored citi-

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zens, and for a number of years had among,;;t its number f(lllr representative farmers appointed by the State Agricultural Society. On this point your committee took the testimony of the President of the college-a man who has been associated with the college and engaged acceptably in its peculiar educ-ational work since its foundation; who is widely known both as a ,.:cieuti;;t and teacher to our people, both at home and abroad; who is at pre,..cnt tlw President of the Xational A;,;sociation of these land grant colleges; who may be presumed to be an expert in matters of technic-al education and particularly the peculiar education of the land grant colleges.
President White explained to the committee in detail the scheme of studie;; and hranehes of leaming taught iu the college; be demonstrated that the eolhge, whilt> a part of the Uninr,;ity, was "distin<'t in its organization and specific as to its object,.;;" that the branche;; ot learning included in the cnrriculu111 W('l'e tho,.;e :-;pecificd in the H~ll('me of the Executive Contract, amplified to some extent from the original scheme by the addition of new branches of learning related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, which have come into exi,;tencc since the date of the contract. He explained clearly that the things taught and the manner of teaching in the State Colleg-e were different fiom those in the Franklin College (the literary college of the L'ninrsity), the former deYotiug it;; main work to instruction in technieal scientific bmnehc,; calculated to "promote the liberal and praetieal education of the industrial classes." He dirl ~ay that in his opinion it was not the intention of Congnss that these colleges ,;bould be merely schools of practical ag-r:eulturc, but should be in:otitutions of liberal and praetieal education, whPrcin all branche,.; of learning relattd to a~rittdtnrc and the nwdwnie arh ~lwnl<l be taught, antl hl' :olwwed hy eopiou,; nferciH'e to printell and "Titten addn.,;cs, speP<hcs, n'Jlnrt,.: :tnd eatalo!l'llPS of other

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institutions, that this identical opinion was entettained by Sena_tor l\Iorrill, the distinguished United States Senator who was the father of the land grant acts of 18G2 and 1890, under whose immediate advice the Uni\ersity of Vermont is condueting for that State a College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts practically identical in character with that conducted Ly the eniversity of Georgia f(Jr this State; by numerous Congresses of the "C"nited States, as shown by the rep<n'ts of their committees on the subject; by the United States Commissioner of Education, and by the great bulk of experienced educators throughout the Union. He did say that while the college still gave "liberal and practical education" in the mechanic arts, as shown in the work of its school ot civil engineering, mining engineering, electrical engineering and others, in all of which technical, practical studies are pursued, the State had relieved the college from prosecuting work in pmctica 11!f'c!wniC'8, to as great an extent as might otherwise be desirable, Ly the establishment and maintenance of another department of the Univer:;tty f(Jl this specific purpose, viz.: The School of Technology. And he expressed himself, as strongly as the majority exprcs!-'ed themselves, as dissatisfied "ith the present status of the school of practical agriculture and the farm attached thereto. President "'hite explained to the Committee and showed from documents in his possession that the educators of the world had not yet arrived at a perfectly satisfactory manner of teaching practical agriculture, although much attention \Vas ginn by them to the subject. He expressed as his own opinion . (shared by a great majority of the tea<' hers of the land grant colleges), that at present the best method was probably by thorough illustration of agricultural pro<'e:-;ses through the agency of a "model farm." lie expressed the opinion that it was (lcsirahle to haYe sueh a farm connected with the college, and explained "herein the present

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farm used by the college was unsuited to the purpose, particularly since a portion of it had been given up to the State Normal School, and explained why the Board of Trustees had been unable to secure a more suitable property through lack of available funds. He showed that the Board, through committees, had had the matter under consideration for the past five years or more and had en<leavored to sell or exchange the present farm for another, but depreciation in real estate had prevented a favorable opportunit:r. He stated his belief that in the near future sueh a sale or exchange would be effected.
I respectfully submit that no testimony was presented to the Committee, except the unsupported statement of Rev. J. B. Hunnieutt, Professor of Ag-riculture (who was not examined at Athens, but subsequently in Atlanta), that
. "the Trustees have not given his department any encour-
agement or attention." The Trustees themselves, or their records on this point, were not examined. The books of the Treasurer show, however, that Rev. Hunnicutt~ has received regularly the snlary of a full professor of the college, and that appropriatiotlS to his department for conducting the farm and other purposes ha,e been made as to other departments of the college. There was no testimony other than his unsupported statement that "he had asked the Trustees to let him hire young men who wanted to come to the farm to work and they had refused," and no opportunity "as afforded the Trustees to explain the refusal, ifit was made. There is no te,;timony other than his statement to show that "the general animus of the faculty ;;eems to be that the Agricultural Department is not nece,.:>'ary, and it receives no encouragement whatever." The only other member of the faculty examined was the President of the College, and his testimony clearly exhibited his keen and emphatic interest in the Agrieultural Department and his desire to encourage and ad\'ance it in eyery way practica-

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Lie, even if his thorough sympathy fi)r and interest in agri cultural education had not been well known to the Committte, as well as to the people of Georgia, for a quarter of a ct>uturv. There is no testimony to show that "neither the tru,..tees nor the faculty take any intere't in the agriculturat branch of the University," and absolutely none to ;;how that " the social surroundings of the people and the ;;tudenh are not congenial to young men who seek to obtaiu an education in agricultural branches." So far as testimouy was taken on the;;e points it shows an opposite conclusion, except in the case of Hev. Hunnicutt and so far as be was interrogated ot these matters. Treasurer Hull ;;tated his di;;satisfaetion with the present chair of agriculture aud "lwli('\'td that the present sptem could be wondPJ'iully impron'd, but not under the present management" of tl,;t: hair ot the collegP. I ;;hare his dissati;,laetion and hi,.. IIJ..t, e,..pecially in \'it>w of the fact that under previous ill<'' .i)('nts ot the chair, notably Dr E. 1\L Peudlcton and Dr. I. L. Jones, much good work was done upon e\en the pn'"'''.t farm, and the results of experimental work pub]i,;hed in agricultural joumals and elsewhere, and the college graduated nearly three hundred men who subsequently engaged iu agriculture. It is but fair to the present incumbcn t to note that the establishment of the normal school upon the farm property seriously interfered with proper farming operations. If other defects are due in whole 0.1 in part to the "present management" of the chair of agriculture, the remedy can be easily applied by the Board of Tru,..tees. I concur with the majority in the opinion that the work of the school of "practical agriculture" is at present totally inadequate to reasonable requirements for such a school in the college curriculum, but I dissent from their apparent opinion that" practical agricul~nre" is anythiug mure than one among very many "branches of learning related to agriculture" required to be taught in the
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college. The question of requirements for admission into the col1ege is properly one f(Jr educaton; to \!utt'rmine. 'The catalogue of the college and the testimony of the Prr,_;ident show, howeyer, that as a matter of fact" young men of proper age who haYe mastered the branches as taught in the common schools" are admitted into the college, particularly in its Granches which deal with practical rath< than Jiberal education.
From what I ha\e hereinbefore l'aid, it fullo\\'S that I do not think there is any eYidence before the committe< to show that "the agricultural eolleg~ a-; pretended to lw maintained at the Lniyer~ity is not a compliaute with the laws of Congre,.;;;, and from indications made nwni e;;t to us ft'O'I' the l'entiments of power,; in contrnl of the UniYersity, and their past management of the fund, thtre is no hope or pro;;pect of haYing or maintaining such a coll('ge as the se\eral law:; of Congn,s herein referred to require," or that "the fund pre,crilll'd by Cung-n;;s to C>'tal,Jish and maintain an agricultural college is now being u"ed lor the free education of young men in the literary hranchts," and I emphatically di""ent therefrom. l~pm 'vhat in:ormation ,or considerations the majority base thc;;c opinions l do not know. They most certainly are not ju,.tified by the evidence adduced before the committee. l concur \\ith the majority that of course Georgia is bound in good faith t11 maintain "a college which 'viii fully comply with the A.th of Congress" It is perfectly <'lear to my mind that the college is such a college. That its work is not as effecti \'e in some particulars as could Ge desired i,; unquestioned, hut the criticism of the majority would perhaps be les" harsh were proper opportunity afforded the trustees of the college tD set forth the reasons therefor. It is indeed perfectly competent for the General As~embly to correct these defects (if it can, and it should considet it wise to do ~o) by formal Act giving specific instructions to the trustees as

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to the manner of conducting the institution. I might :1gree with the majority that the Agricultural Station ,-Jwuld iH' at "the ;.;ame place with the college and run in cor.nection therewith." A competC'nt conlllli~"i"n, npjointed under an Act of the General c\".emhly ot lJeeend:tr :2!1. l1, 1888, thought othcnri~e and remo\cd the ,.;tation fr<1111 the college \rhcre it had preYiously been. The Genl'ral cbsemhly can correet that mi,;take (if mi,.;tal;c it \Yl'I'P) l>y ordering the station haek to the coiiPge. 1t 11on:d e~>~t the State hut little, aiHl :-twh eqnitie~ as Sr>:dcling- C'llJlllt_'" may ha\'e in the matter \Yotdd probably be 'nti:died \,y surrender to the county of the impr!IYC'd property ot tl1e ~~tate now used for sta!illn pur!"'"'c~. \\'bile tl:ey do not ~J>C'cifieally ,.;o reeommt'JJd, it i,; appnrcntly the opinion of the majority tlwt the St:ttc should c:.:tal>lish a new c.,Jlcge ~tt the t'XJwrimcnt station in ::-:.paldi1~g county and maintain it from the land script fund in lieu ot the <"olkge now operatl'd in l'<>llllt'<'ti"IJ with the Cnin'r:.:it ,. at _'>dhens. I eann"t euncur iu ,_;twh reeummendation fur the following

1st. It h nnm<t~:.:aiT. The eolle;!"C nmY c~!ahli;;ll('d as a depart111C:1t ot the L-niYersit: c:tl> ea:oily IH' made (<ithet by action of the Ikard of Trn~tees or c~d of the Gcn<ral Asscm bly) an en ti rei y ~at i~! :1d oI'.'' i n:.:t it 11 t ion, cl(li np: 111o re .aml better \H1rk al(lng: the line:.: laid down in thP ('.. ng:r(',.;-sional _\ct:-5 than could pu~,;ibly be clone with the >:til!!' r<lenue::: b; an indepttHlent in"titution. It was ~ari-l:wtoril: ;.;hown to the eommittee that the intimatP <'(llllll'<'lioJI with Franklin college pro,iding many br:uwhe,; of "liill'l':d" ed~tcation, rclie,ecl the St:tle college of much cxp<'ll'<' <>n that i'<~ore and hence more ,f' ih reyenue,; could lJe de,oted to technical and practical branches.
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not less than $50,000 and more likely $100,000 would be required as an initial expenditure to provide buildings for the new college to take the place of tho>e which the State now owns and is using at the University. The federal funds cannot be used for this purpose. In addition annual appropriations would be required to maintain a college of the grade and efficiency of that now existing. The part of the L"niversity at Athens would he reduced to a small literary college with extensi\e grounds, buildings, apparatus, appliances, etc., and a mere pittance of revenue for its support. The State would have two weaklings to support where she now has one sturdy institution. The appropriations of the Federal Act of 1890 (arising from the sale of public lands) may cease at any time. The new college would have only the original land grant lund lor its support, and the State would be called upon for a consequent appropriation.

3d. As it is now, all of the youth of the State who share the higher education provided by the State are educated together at one great institution of learning. Separated colleges with limited and specific objects furnish incomplete and narrow education and foster class distinctions and prejudices. A host of eminent statesmen and educators might be quoted in support of the economy and wi::;dom of consolidating institutions of leaming.

I would recommend that the State do eve1ything in its power to encourage and build up its existing institution::;, and make them available to all classes of its youth and as many of them as possible. The colleges of the University can teach many more young men than now attend them, althongh there has been a gratifying increase in the attendance from year to year. I am of the opinion that the living expenses at Athens keeps many worthy young men

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away from the University by reason of their poverty, and I sho..u. ld recommend a reasonable appropriation with which to erect dormitories and mess halls, by means of which the living expe,nses could be reduced to a minimum and placed in the reach of all. That this can be done in Athens with the assistance neces;;oary to provide proper facilities has been shown by the history of the State Xormal School, located there, where actual living expenses do not exceed $7 per month. If such a recommendation were carried out I am of the opinion that Georgia's University would quickly double its attendance and become what it should be, the pride of all of its people.
I concur in the opinion of the majority that the Funding Act approved September 29, 1881, ohonld, as it now stands, be repealed, but I believe that as an encouragement to future donations to, and endowments of, the University concurrent provision should l1e made for a similar funding of future donations, gifts or bequests to the University where the income from such donations, gifts or bequests are immediately a\ailable for the maintenance of that institution.
1 can see no danger in such a provision, as the experience of the past would ;;carcely justify the belief that the funding of such future donations would become a serious burden upon "the present or future generations."
In couelu::<ion, it would scarcely be reasonable to expect that all of the \arious and intricate details of the departments and public institutions of a great State are conducted in a systematic, busines;:;like manner, or that they should be free in every instance from irregularities. Your committee has found many of such irregularities, but it is a matter of peculiar gratification to me personally, and should be to every citizen of Georgia, that after an investigation covering a period of three months into the disbursements ()f every appropriation made by the State, pursued in a manner and with a scope, probably unprecedented in the

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history of the State, not a single fact can be pointed to

which would lead to the conclusion or eyen justify an in-

ference of di,;honesty on the part of a single State official

or employee.

Respectfully submitted,

Jxo. D. LITTLE.

)Ir. )Ieldrim, of Chatham, mowd that fiyc hundred copies of both the majority and minority reports be published for me of the members of the General ..:bsembly.

..A_s a substitute for the motion, )Ir. )IcGhee, of Harris, monxl that one thousand copies of the same be printed, which motion preYailed.

The Clerk haYing finished the reading of the minority, the House adjourned to () o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Georgi<l, X oYember -lth, 1SD7.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at D o'clock a. m. this clay, was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll \\'as called, and the follo\Ying members answered to their names, to wit:

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond,

Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch,

Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brahnen,

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Bedgood,

Freeman,

McCook,

Boifeuillet,

Gowen,

McKee,

Brinson of Burke, Grice,

McCranie,

BrinS'On of Emanuel, Gr'iffin,

McLarty,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hall,

McGehee.

Boynton of Spalding, Ho,gan,

McDonough,

Bennett of JackS'On, Hill,

Nicholas,

Craig,

Harrell,

NisOOt,

Cole,

Hamby,

Niles,

Cook of De-catur, Hightower,

Nevin,

Cook of Oconee,

Herrington,

Oliver,

Calvin,

Hendersonof Colquitt Oakes,

Collum,

Henderson of DeKalb Ogletree,

Cannon,

Hendersonof Forsyth Patten,

Clement,

HendersonofWasht'n Paulette,

Charters,

Jordam,

Parker,

Oalhoun,

Johnson of Hall, Palmer,

Chapman,

Johnson of Appling, Pace,

Copeland,

Kaigler,

Pearce,

Callaway,

Knowles,

Phinizy,

Dodson,

Kendrick,

Quillian,

Durham,

Lamce,

Rawls,

Deakins,

Little,

Reid,

Davison,

Lott,

Reece,

DickersO'Il,

Law,

Roberts,

Duncan of Chatham, Moore,

Rawlings,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Redding,

Duncan of Lee,

Morgan,

Rudicil,

E'lliB,

Meldrim,

Rutherford,

Edge,

Maddox,

Salter,

Edwards,

Montfort,

Slaton,

Edenfield,

Mansfield,

Srwift,

Ennis of Floyd,

Morrison,

SimpsO'Il,

Faust,

Mullinax,

Smith of Crawford,

~ord,

McDonald,

Smith of Hancock,

~ter,

McLaughlin,

Taylor,

Fogarty,

Mc-Michael,

Turner,

Fehl.er,

McConnell,

Thomason of Morgan

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Timmerman, Thompson, ThomaJS oi Clarke. Thomas of Pierce UnderwoQd, Vaug'hn, Vincent,

West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wrulden, Watkins, Wh'ipple,

Wilkes, Worsham, Wi:lc:ox of Telfair, Wiloox of Wiloox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bush, Bennet of Glynn, Duffy, Ennis of Baldwin, Felker, Hitch, Hawes,

Henderson of Irwin, McDaniel,

Johnson of Baker, Stone,

Johnsvn Qf Taliaferro Sell,

Kiser,

Thomas of Ware,

Lea:rd,

Wright,

Longley,

Wll!Haker,

Meadtows,

The Journal was read and confirmed.
The following resolution was introduced, to wit:
By l\fr. Nisbit of Clayton-
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate and report back to the House whether or not, :Mr. Phinizy, of Richmond, has been misrepresented in certain newspaper articles for which ~Ir. Walter Adamson is responsible.
The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules.
Under the head of unfinished business, the following bills which were introduced on yesterday, were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

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By ::\Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to amend section 974 of the Code of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, a bill to amend section 1010 of the Code of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, a bill to provide a penalty for tax defaulters. Referred to Oommittee on County and County ::\Iatters.

By ::\Ir. Hall of Coweta-
A bill to provide for the appointment of a Prison Com mission, and for the future disposition of the State's con victs, and to purchase property therefor.
Referred to Penitentiary Committee.

By ::\Ir. Cole of CarrollA bill for the relief of H. Ashmore and others. Referred to Committee on Finance.
By Messrs. ~Ioore and Cole of CarrollA bill to abolish the City Court of Carroll County. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. Also, a bill to establish the City Court of Carrollton. Reierred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By ~I~._Fbll of Coweta, (by request.)-

.:\._ bill to proYide for tho lease of a certain class of the State con.-icts, and for tho disposition, in other ways, and other classes of the same.

Referred to Penitentiary Committee.

By ~Ir. Boynton of Calhoun-

A bill to appropriate $4,917.43 to reimburs-e the State Treasurer for money adYancecl to Committee appointed to innstigate charges against Judges Sweat and Reese.

Referred to Finance Committee.

By ~Ir. Little of ~Iuscogee--
.A bill to appropriate $5,781.0G for the purpose of reimbursing the State Treasurer for money adYanced to pay mileage of Legislators at the extra Session in February, 1897.

Referred to Finance Committee.

By ~Ir. Bartlett of Paulding-

A bill to prohibit the ,,ilful destroying or injuring of any house by the usc of dynamite, powder, etc.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee. B: ~Ir. Edenfield of ScreYen-

A bill ,to make football and all similar games unlawfuL

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By ~Ir. Rawlings of \Vashington-

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for \\~ashington County.

Referred to Committee on County and County ~Iatte1-s.

By ~Ir. Oakes of \Yhite~\. bill to amend section 655 of the Code of 1895. Referred to Committee on ~Iincs and ~Iining. ~\Jso a bill to amend section 657 of tho Code of Georgia. Referred to Committee on ~Iines and ~Iining.

By ~Ir. Ennis of FloydA bill to amend the act creating the public school law
of Rome, Ga. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. Ellis of StewartA bill to amend section 1370 of the Code of 18!J5. Referred to Committee on Education.

By ~Iessrs. Cole and ~Ioore of CarrollA bill to create a new judicial circuit in this State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By J.Ir. Armstrong of "Wilkes-
A bill to regulate the distribution of the fines and forfeiture funds of the oounty court of \Yilkea county.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

Also, a bill to repeal an act approrved February 281fu, 1876, IYhich proYidea how the solicitor of the county court of \Yilkes county shall be paid in certain cases.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

J.Ir. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submits the following report:

Mr. Speake1:
The Committee on Corporations haYe had under consideration the House bills which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to >vit:
~-\. bill to be entitled an act to change the town of LawrenceYille to the city of La>vreneeville.
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to extend the c-orporate limits of the town of Douglasville.
The committee also direct me to report back to the House, the following bill with the recommendation that the same be read the second time and rec-ommitted, to wit:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend the cha1ier of the town of Homer.

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Also, a bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the city of Thomaston, in the county of Upson, and prescribe its limits.

Also, a bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act to incorporate the city of Thomaston in the eounty of Upson and appoin:t Oommissioners for the same.

Also, a bill to be entitled an act to authorize the City Council 'Of the city of Thomaston in Upson county to issue and sell bonds for the purpose of building and completing an auditorium for the R. E. Lee Institute in said city.

Respectfully submitted. FLETCHER ~I. JOHXSON, Chairman.

Collum, Chairman protem. of the committee on education, makes 'the follmving repoi't:

J.l/1'. Speaker:

I am instructed b: the committee on education to report back to the House the following bill, ''-ith the recommendation that tl1e said bill be read the second time and referred back to this committoo.

Bill number 406, entitled an act to establish and maint.ain a local public school system in the county of Putnam outside the city of Eatonton, to provide for the levy and collection of a special tax in support of same and for other purposes.

J\fr. Little, Ohairrnan of the Committee on Fin'ance, submitted the following I'eport:

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Jfr. Speaker:

The Committee on Finance haYe had under consideration the following Honse Resolutions which I am in:<trnct.ccl to report haek to the Home \Yith the rec-ommendation that the same do pa.ss, to wit:

A resolution appropriating tl1e snm of $341.GS to D. Lee \Yarclroper, and the snm of $~ '70.5 to Thomas P. Stanley for serYice rendcred the State in making official suryeys of the \\~estcm and ..:\.tlantic Rail Hoad, and prepanng official maps or plats thereof.

A re~olntion to appropriate ~eYcnteen dollars for payment of expenses incurred 1,~- eommittee in taking tc,;;timony in Clay eounty.

..:\.. r0snlution for appointment of committee to ascertain status of Supreme Court Reports.

Also, t1lC following House bill whic-h I am instruc-ted to report haek to the House ,,-ith the recommeiHlation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to authorize the Treasnrer of the State to chaw on any fnncls in State Treasury to amount of four hnndrecl thousand dollars to be used in paying the teachers as proYided by law and for other purposes.

Also, the following House bills \Yhich I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:
A bill to relieY "Tallace & Son, J. ~I. Swords and \\T.

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R. Ford from the payment of a speeial tax imposed against
Government distillers for the year 189-!.

A bill providing for t.he payment of 1'1~ashington county, and the IYashington Rifles and 1'1~ashington Dragoons.

A bill to anthoriw the pa;ment of the <>state of the late Thomas \Y. Thomas, deceased, of Elbert county, a balance clue as J uclge of tlw Superior Court.

A bill to amend section 4 of an act to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the Executin:, Judicial and I~egislative departments of the Government, pa;ment of the public debt and the inter0t thrreon. an(l for the support of the public institutions, etc.

A bill to amend the General Appropriation act of 1886.

Respectfully submitted,

JXO. D. LITTLE. Chairman.

The followinp: messag:.e was received from the Se11ate through ~fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Jfl. S prako :_
The Senate has passed the followinp: Senate bill by the -requisite constitutional majority, to \Yit:
A bill to be .entitled an act to provicle for the filing, hearing and determining of contest in elections held for the remonl of county sites in this State and for other JlUrposes.

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~Ir. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:

J!J. S pcakcr:
The Ge1ieral Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following Senate bills which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recomm.endation that the same do not pass, to >Yit:

Snate bill X o. 4 which repeals a portion of the law in reference to "Auditors Reports."

Also, Senate bill K o. 40 which is in reference to building fences around militia districts which have nCYt the stock law.

Also, Senate bill No. 63 which authorizes the appeal to the Superior Court from City Courts Stablishecl on rooommendation of the Grand Jury.

The Committee haYe also considered House bill X o. 459 which prohibits fishing, except in salt water streams, and they instruct me to report it back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass.

The Committee on considering House bill X o. 539 which authorizes certain officers to carry weapons concealed, instruct me to report it back to the House "ith the recommendation that the same do pass as amended.

The Committee haYe also had under consideration the following House bills whic-h they instruct me to roport

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back to the House with the recomm'lldation that the same do pas:'!', to wit:

House bill X o. 516 which amends the charter of the city of Atlanta.

Also, House bill X o. 525 which prohibits the contracting for and taking of orders for liquor of an intoxicating nature in pi'ohibition counties.

The Committee instructs me to report back to the House, House bill X o. 423 in reference to Building and Loan A_ssociations with the request that the author of the bill be allowed to withdraw the same.

Respectfully submitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

By unanimous consent the following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:
Ry }lr. Pierce of Houston-
A bill to provide for a complete roster of confederate troops in this State.
}fr. Pierce, of Houston, moved to amend by striking out the figures "1897" wherever the same ocours, and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "1898," which was agreed to.
The report of the committee, as amended, was agreed to.
~Ir. Hamby, of Rabun, moved to reconsider the action
lihj

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-of the House in agreeing to the report of the committ-ee as amended, which motion was lost.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 107, the nays 0.

The bill having rccein'd a constitutional majority was passed as amended.

The consideration of the following N"solution, lwing the special order for the hour, 'was displac-ed, and made the special order for Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock, to 'Wit:

By 1fr. Felder of Fulton-

A joint resolution to pay \\r. S. Thompson $600.00 for senices rendered.

The following bill was read the third time, the report of the commitree ~greed 1o, and put upon its passage, the same being the special order for the hour, to wit:

By 1Ir.Tohnson of Hall-

""\ bill to abolish the llay~ knmYn as the three lla;s of grace.

~Ir. ~IcLaughlin, of ~Ic>riwcther, movccl that the bill be tabled, 'Which motion was lost.

On the pa.:~sagc of the bill, tht~ ayes and nay:::. were called for, 'Which call ,was sustained, and hall, as follows:

Those voting in trhe affirma:ti,"e were ~l&"Srs.-

_Branch, Burwell,

Bartle.tt, Brannen,

, .Cop~land, Duncan of Chwtham,

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Ennis of Floyd, Fogavty, Felder, Froom:au, Grice, Hall, Hill, Hightower,

Johnson of HaJ.l, Rlaw1s,

Johnson <Jf TaHwferro Reece,

Knowles,

Slaton,

Morgan,

SIWJft,

Meldrim,

.Simpson,

McDonough,

'Dlrompsan,

Nevin,

West,

Phinizy,

Wi'lcox of Telfair.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Dickerson,

MonrtfO'I"t,

Awtry,

Duncan of Houst<Jn, Mansfield,

Armstrong,

Ellis,

McDonald,

Boyd,

Edge,

McLaughlin,

Brown,

Edwards,

McConnell,

Burke,

Edenfield,

McCook,

B'lack,

Ennis of Baldwin, McKee,

B<Jwden, Baggett,

~aust,
Thrd,

McCranie, McGehee,

Blaluck,

Thster,

Nisbeit,

Boifeuillet,

Gowen,

Niles,

Brinoon of Emanuel, Gr<iffin,

Oakes,

BoynrtJon of Calhoun, Hogan,

Ogletree,

Boynt<Jn of Spalding, Harrell,

Pau[ette,

Bennett of Jackoon, Hamby,

Palmer,

Craig,

Hendersonuf Colquitt Pace,

Cole,

Henderson of Forsyth Robevts,

Cook of Decatur, Henderson ofWrusht'n Redding,

Cook of Oronee,

Joro.a;n,

Rudicil,

Calvin,

JI(Jhnson of Appling. Rutherford,

Collum,

Kendrick,

:Sal'ter,

Cannon,

Lance,

Smith of Crawford,

Clement,

Loot,

Sm'ith of Ha!Ilcoek,

Ca1lawa.y,

Law,

Thomason of Morgan

Durham,

Moore,

Timmerman,

Deakins,

Mozley,

Underwood,

DaviS'On,

Maddox,

Yincen:t,

Webb, Wight, walden,

JoURNAL oF THE HousE.

W-atkins, Whipple,

Worsham, Yates,

Those not voting were )fessrs.-

Arnold, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Bussey, Boswell, Bedgood, BrinSIOn of Burke, Bennet of Glynn, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Dodson, Duffy, Duncan of Lee, Felker, Hitch, Hawes,

Herrington,

Parker,

Henderson of DeKal!> Pearce,

Henderson of Irwin, Quillian,

Johnson of Baker, Reid,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rawlings,

Kiser,

Stone,

Kaigler,

Sell,

Leard,

Taylor,

Little,

Turner,

Longley,

Thomas of Clarke.

Meadows,

Thomas of Pierce

Morrison,

Thomas of Ware,

Mullinax,

Vaughn,

McMichlael,

Wren,

McDaniel,

Wright,

McLarty,

Wilkes,

Nicholas,

W'b.Haker,

Oliver,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Pa;tten,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 30. Nays 88. N'Ot voting 58.
The bill not ha,'ing reeeived a Constitutional maj-ority was lost.

By unanimous consent, the following Senate bill was read the first time, and referred to the General Judiciary Committe, to wit:

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26!

By Senator Camas of lbhe 3rd-
A bill to provide for the filing, hearing and determining of contests in electi!ons held for the remvoal <>f County sites.

Referred t,o General Judiciary Committee.

Consent was given for the withdrawal of the following bill, to wit:

By Mr. Bond of :Madison-
A bill to amend an act approved October 1st, 1889. which provides when transfers and liens shall take effect as against third parties.
On motion ,of :Mr. \\'"atkins, of Gilmer, the special order for the h'our, to wit: The consideration of House bill No. 153, 1v>as displaced and made 'the special order for W ednesday next at 10 o'clock.
:Mr. Boifeuillet, of Bibb, moved that House bills Nos. 67 and 68, which were the special orders for yesterday, but whioh were n1Yt reached on t'he oalendar be re-set as the special orders for wednesday at 11 o'clock, which was agreed to.
By unanimous conoont the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Hamby of RabunA bill to prohibit tlw placing of bee stands or bee hives

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within :fifty feet of the center of any public roads, streets, etc., of this State.
Rderred to Committee on Roads and Brid!!es.
By }fr. Awtry of Cobb-
A bill to require tl1e State }femorial Board to make an investigation of the condition of the different Confederat cemeteries in this State, and providing for an appropriation for that purpose.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
On motion of ~fr. Oliver, of Burke, the Honse cli~ap:reed to the report of the Committee which was unfavorable to the passage of the following hill, to wit:

'By }fr. Oliver of Burke-
A bill to declare tlw hirthcla~ of .Te:ffe~on Davi;: a legal holiday.
}fr. }forrison, of DeK'alb, presenited a memorial from certain citizens of DeKalb f'mmty, asking that the County site be n'at ren1oved from DeC'atur to Stone ~fountain.
The memorial was referred to the Committee on Count,v imd County }fauters.
The follo.wing resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By ~:fr. }feldrim of Chatham-
A joint resolution directing the State Librarian to deliver to }fiss Catharinf' C. Stiles, the last order of the Con-

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federate Government dated at \Vashington, Ga., ~fay 5th, 1865, whidh is now in the t&tate Library by accidm1t.

By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Swift of ElbertA bill to l'epeal the act making permanent the income
of the "Cniversity of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Finance.
By :Jfr. Litt.le of :Jluscogee---:
A bill to grant to the Columbus Power Company certain rights in the bed of the Chattahoochee river.
Referred to Finan~e Committee.
Also, 'a 'bill 'to amthorize a judicial sale of the franchises of insolvent private corporations, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By }lr. Thomas of Clarke--
A bill to make penal the purchasing or dealing in school contr:acts by County School Commissioners and Boards of Education.
Referred to Committee on Education.

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Bv )Ir. )Ieldrim of ChathamA bill to extend for certain purposes, the jurisdiction of
the Commissioners of Chatham County.

Referred to Comm1ttee on Corporations.

By )Ir. )IcConnell of TownsA bill to amend section 40 of the Civil Code of 1895. Referred to Joint Commit.too on Ele0tions. Also, a bill to amend section 39 of the Code of 1895. Referred to Joint Committee on Elections.

By :Jir. Copeland of \ValkerA bill to allow County authorities to condemn lands for
road purposes in ~ertain cases. ~eferved to Committee on General .Tudiciary.
By ~Ir. Hill of Troup-A bill to authorize thB taking- of nlid mortgag.e5 on
crops before the same are planted. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By )Ir. Duncan of HoustonA bill to autihorize the Trustees of Honston Female Col-
lege to sell oortain real estate. in the town of Perry. Referred to Speci'al Judiciary Committee.

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Mr. Duncan, of Chatham, presented a memorial from the Georgia Society of Colonial Dames, asking that women be admitted to the L niversity of Georgi'a, which was referred to the CommHtee on Education.

The following bill was withdrawn from the Committee on Corporations and re-eommitted to the General Judiciary
Committee, ro 'vit:

By ::\Ir. Little of :Jiuscogee-
A bill to authorize the J udieial sale of the franchises of insolvent private corporations.
The following resolution was introdueed, read the first time and referred to General Judiciary Committee, to wit:

By :Jir. Knowles of Fulton-
A joint res'olntion proYiding that hereafter in cases of an epidemic of yellow feYer, cholera, small pox, or plague, all quarantine matters shall be turned over to the United States :Jfarin:e Hospital Service.

The following Senate bill was re-committed to the General ,Judiciary Committee, to wit:
By Senator \\~alker of the 40th-
A bill to repeal section 1455 (a) of the Code of 1882.
The following resolution was introduced and read, to wit:: By :Mr. Simpson of Milton-

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A resolution providing for th~ appointment of an additional Doorkeeper of 'the House.

On the adoption of the resolution, the ayes and nays were called for, which call was not sustained.

The resolution was adopted.

The following was read and adopted, to wit:

By :Mr. Hill of Troup--
A joint resolution inviting Dr. G. A. Nunnally, President of tl1e Southern Female College, at LaGrange, to address the G-eneral Assembly on the su'bjeet of Education on Tuesday evening, the ninth instant.
T'he folhwing resolution was read, and referred to 'the Committee on Pensions, to wit:

By ~Ir. Hall of Cov;reta-
A joint resolution to appropriate the sum of sixty dollars to pay the pension of Amanda Thornton.
The following bill was read the third time, the report of the committ.ee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By :M:r. Slaton of FultonA bill to amend section 1047 of the Penal Code. The committee recommended that the bill pass by sub-
:stitute. On the passage of the bill by substitut.e, the ayes and

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nays were called for, which call \V'as sustained, and had, 9S follows, the ayes being 115, the nays 2.

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Chatham, Mozley,

Arnotd,

EUU!,

Maddox,

Awtry,

Edge,

Mansfield,

Atkinson,

Edwards,

MU!llinax,

Bates,

Ed en:fi e'l d,

McMichael,

Bond,

Ennis of Floyd,

McConnell,

Berry,

Faust,

McCook,

Brown,

Ford,

McKee,

Black,

Foster,

McCranie,

Bowden,

Fe Mer,

McLarty,

Bartlett,

Freeman,

McGehee,

Baggett,

Gowen,

McDonough,

Brannen,

Grice,

Niles,

Bedgood,

Griffin,

Nevin,

Brinoon of Burke, Hall,

Oakes,

Brinson of Emanuel, Hogan,

Ogletree,

Boyll'tJon of Calhoun, Harrell,

Pawlette,

BoyntJon of Spalding, Hamby,

Parker,

Bennett of Jackson. Hightower,

Palmer,

Craig,

Hende!'!SOnof Colquitt Pace,

Cole,

Henderson of DeKal!J Pearce,

Cook of Decatur, HendeTSOnof Forsyth Rawls,

Cook of Oconee,

Hendersono.fWasht'n Reid,

Calvin,

Jordam,

Reece,

Cannon,

Johnson of Hall, Roberts,

Clement,

Johnson of Appling, Rawlings,

Charters,

Knowles,

Redding,

Chapman,

Kendi'ick,

Rudkil,

Copeland,

Lance,

Rutherford,

Duffy,

Libtle,

Salter,

DUI"ham, Deakins, Davison,

Lout, Law, MOOTe,

Slaton, Swift, Smith of Hamcock,

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Taylor,

Thomas of Pierce

Turner,

Underwood,

Thomason of Morgan VilliCent,

Timmerman,

Webb,

Thompson,

WaJ!den,

Watkins, Wh'ipple, Worsllam, Wdlcox of Telta.lr,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Oliver,

Thomas of Clarke.

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Armstrong, Bush, Boyd, Burl!:e, Bussey, B11anc'h, Boswen, Burwell, Blalock, Boifeuillet, Bennet of Glynn, Collum, Calhoun, Callaway, Dodson, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Baldrwin, Fogarty,

Felker,

Nicholas,

Hill,

Nisbet,

Hitch,

Patten,

Hawes,

Phinizy,

Herrington,

Qu'i'llian,

Henders10n of Irwin, 1Simpson,

Johnson of Baker, Stone,

Johnson of Taliaferro Sell,

Kiser,

Smith of Crawford,

Kaigler,

Thomas of Ware,

Leard,

Vaughn,

Longley,

West,

Morgan,

Wight,

Meldrim,

Wren,

Meadows,

Wright,

Montfort,

Wilkes,

Morrison,

W'hitaker,

McDonald,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

McLaughlin,

Yates,

McDaniel,

~fr. Speaker.

Ayes 115. Nays 2. Not wting 60.
The bill having roceived a Constitutional majority was pas;,ed by substitute.

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By unanimous consent, the following bill was introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By }.fr. Copeland of Walker.A bill to abolish the office of State Geologist. Referred to Finance Committee. The following resolution was introduced, read and adop-
ted, to wit:

By 1fr. Little of )fuscogee-
A resolution authorizing the State Board of Pharmacy to use the room of the Finance Committee on Tuesday, November ninth.
Leaves of absence were asked by and granted to the following members, to wit: ~fessrs. \Vhipple, Griffin, Nichols, Leard, Smith of Crawford, Brueson of Burke, :McDaniel.
On motion of :Mr. Rutherford, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., November 5th, 1897.
The House met pursulant .to adjournmerrt at 9 o'dOICk a. m. this day, was called to order by 'the .Speaker, and opened wioh pmyer by rthe Ohraplain.

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The roll was called 'and the following members answered to their names, to wit: ::\Iessrs.

Adams,

Cannon,

Hamby,

Arnold,

Clement,

Hightower,

A:wtry,

Calhoun,

Herrington,

Armstrong,

Chapman,

Hendemonof Colquitt

Atkinson,

Copeland,

Henderson of DeKalb

Bates,

Callaway,

Hendersonof Forsyth

Bush,

Dodson,

Jordan,

Bond,

Duffy,

Johnson of Hall,

Boyd,

Durham,

Johnson of Appling,

Berry,

Deakins,

Kaigler,

Brown,

Dickerscm,

Knowles,

Burke,

Dunoon of Chatham, Kendrick,

Bussey,

Duncan of Houston, Lance,

Black,

Duncan of Lee,

Little,

Bowden,

IDllis,

Lott,

Boswell,

Edge,

Law,

Burwell,

Edwards,

Moore,

Bartlett,

Edenfield,

Mozley,

Baggett,

Ennis of Floyd,

Morgan,

Blalock,

Ennis of Baldwin, Maddox,

Brannen,

Faust,

Montfort,

Bedgood,

Ford,

Mansfield,

Boifeuillet,

Foster,

Morrison,

Brin'Son of Burke, Fogarty,

Mullinax,

Boyn1bon of Calhoun, FeMer,

McDonald,

Boynton of Spalding, Felker,

McLaughlin,

Bennet of Glynn, Freeman,

McMichael,

Bennett of Jackson, Gowen,

McConnell,

Craig,

Grice,

McCook,

Cole,

Griffin,

McKee,

Cook of Decatur, Hall,

McCranie,

Cook of Oconee,

Hogan,

McLarty,

Calvin,

Hill,

McGehee,

Collum,

Harrell,

McDonough,

Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Quillian, RlawLs, Reid, Reece, Roberts,

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Redding,

Thomas of Ware,

Rudicil,

Underwood,

Rutherford,

Vaughn,

Salter,

Vincent,

Slaton,

West,

Simpson,

Webb,

Stone,

WTen,

Sell,

Wa'lden,

1Smi:t-h of Crawford, Watkins,

Smith of Hancock, Whipple,

Taylor,

Wilkes,

TurneT,

WhHaker,

Thomason of Morgan Worsham,

'rimmerman,

Wilcox of Telfair,

ThomJ)SOn,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Thomas of Clarke. Yates,

Thomas of Pierce Mr. Sopeaker.

Those absent were :Messrs.-

Branch,

Johnson of Baker, McDaniel,

Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Taliaferro Nicholas,

Charters,

Kiser,

PhinJzy,

DaVIioon,

Leard,

Rlawlings,

Hitch,

Longley,

SJw,ift,

Hawes,

Meldrim,

Wight,

Henderson of Irwin, Meadows,

Wright,

HendersonofWru;ht'n

The J ourn'al was I"ad and confirmed.

LeaYes of absenl'e '"ere gi'an:ted for toe-day to :an 00'11federate vetm'ans who are members of the House and who are delegaotes to a nH"eting of represell'taitive ConfedeJ;ate vel~rans "1hidh cbnYenes in Atlanta tkrday.
The Spe;a1ker pre;;en1ted to 11hl:l House a resolution passed by the LaGrange District Oonference of tJhe )feitfuodist

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(Church, South, in reference to a certain measure therein referred .t'o as the anlti-barroom lbill, ''"hiclh was reacl.

~fr. Boynton, of Ca1houn, Chairman of t.he Committee (>11 Amendments to the Constitution, submitted the ollowim.g report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Amendments to the Con,-;titutlion .hav-e had under consideration the follmving bills which :they instruct me to re'Pmt back t'o the House with the recommendation thrut same be read second time and reCommitted:
A bill proYiding for the calling of a Oonstitutiol1'al convention.
Respectfully submitted.
J. S. BOY~TOX, Chairman.

~fr. .Jdhnson, Chairman of the Commiutee on Corporations, submits the floUowing report:
JI r. Speaker:
'Dhe Committee 'on Corporations haYe had under considera.lt:ion 'the following bills "'hich they instruct me to report back 1uo the House wiitih the Tecorn:nwndation tlhat 1bhe same do pass, to wi't~
m A 'bill to inctorporate tJhe town ~founuville, in the
rcounty orf Troup, and gran't cerlbruin powers and priiYileges.

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Aroo, a bill ito 'amend the charter of the town of Homer.

The Committee haYe also ihrad under consideration the foHowing bill which they instruct me to report back to the House witih the recommenda'!Jion tlhat the same be read the second time and re-committed, to wit:

A hill to extend for sanitary and drainage puTPOOes the juriisdiction 1of C'ommissroners of Chat!ham County.

RespeCtfully submitted. FLETOHER }L JOHX80X, Chairman.

The following message was receiYed from t:he Senate through }[r. Clifton, the Secretary tiheroof:

Jl r. S pea kcr:
The 'Senalte h'as concm-red ;n lthe following rresolutians of the House, to wit:

~\. resolution offering tJhanks ,of the General Assem'bly k t1he \Y. & .A. R. R. officials, 'the Pullman Palace Car Company, }f<ajO'r }[cLean and ~oeher offici<als of tJhe Exposition Oompany for courtesies i'lhovm. i!hem during i!helir stay aft dw Centennial.

Also, 'a resolutil()n inviting Dr. \Vall'l"n A. Candler to addre;:s the General A$0011bly on Tuesday n'ight, November 9th, upon tlhe su!bjwt 'Of EduC'ati'On.

1Ir. Oakes, Ohruilrman of the Commi'tlbee on }fi'lles and

MiiW"lg, submits the :f.ollo{viffig repoTt:

lllhj

.

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Jl r. Speaker:

The Conun~ttee on ~Iincs and ~fining haw~ 1had under couside1ation t1w follo\Ying bill, 1\~hich they instruc-t. me to report back to vhe IIou-,e, with the recommendation tl1at 1:.he same do pa::<s, to wit:

A bill 'to aml.'ml sl'diun G57 of 'the CiYil Code :of 1895 so :as to proYitle for the di,-i:i.ion of sm1)lns waters fl"om mills aml f<tctmie::-;, and for ot1her }llll1lOse,;.

_Abo, a hill to ameml ::<l't'tion G33 of the CiYil Code of 189:> so as to proYicle additional pri\ileges to miners forr ca.rrying off mill tailing:-: and hydraulie mine wa;;hings, and for other JHU'P""l'::i, which the: in:;trnet. me to repmt back to tlw Hon;;e with .flte rmommenda tion that the same do 1)(1:3':3 as amendetl.
Respectfully submitted.
C. W. OAKES, Chairman.

~[r. Fogarty, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following repont:

Jlr. Npcakcr:
TlH Spe<ial .I wliciar.Y Commit,tee rhaYe had under consideration t'he follo\\ing hills, whi('h -they direclt me to rf'por't -baek rto vhe House wi,tlh the 'l'CICO!lllllendation thrat the same do pass, to wit:
A hill authorizing lt1w ~Iayor and 0onn('il of the tmvn of Ellijay to create an indeil}tC(ln0i8 not to exceed $5,000

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for the purpose of erect.ing sc:hool buildings, and for otiher purposes.

Also, a bill tD 'authorize the sale of the house and rot of the Honslton Fe-male College, in the town of Peny, Houston Counrty.

AlsD, a bill to abolish tihe City Court of Lowndes Ommt.y.
~\lso, a bill to incorporate t1le tmvn of Peppe1'ton, in Butts County.

Also, a bill 'to amend an act to establish a system of publit seh'ool,; for the city of Rome, Ga.

Al&o, a bill 'to prm-ide for the extra eompensa-tion of the Ordinary of Bulloch Counrty.

Also, a bill to aniend iJhe eaption of an act approwd Sept.ember 5tlh, H\7!1.

Also, a hill to regul'ate and prescribe the amoun't of evid('nce necessar;- to conv'i(<t of the 'Offense of selling liquor, etc.

The Committee rhas also had under <-onsidemtion the folluwing bill, which I am instrncited to repo,rt back to tlhe H 1onse, "-ith tihe l"eeommenda:t.ion thart tlhe same do pass 'as amended, to "-it:
A bill tD amend section 1703, Code of 1882, as t~ theretum of marriage license.

The Committee 'has also ihiad under c.onsidwatiron the follmv''.ing 1bills, whicoh they direclt me 'to report ba~k to 1Jhe

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House, with the recommendation rthat the same he read the second time and re-oommi'tted 1:o this Committee.

A bill to CS'tablish a City Court in the ci'ty of Valdosta.
Also, a bill to ~bolish lt:he County Court of Appling County.
Also, a bill ~o establish the City Court of Baxley, m Appling County.
Respectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Ohainnan.

~Ir. Paul Turner, Ohainnan of Library Commi1Jtee, submitted the following report:
Jfr. S pc{l.ker:
The Library Cmnmittee haYe bad un'der consideration the :following bill, whiiclh they direclt me Ito report back to the Honse, wit:h the reeonunendation tha:t same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to promote the estJrublishment and efficiency of lib1aries in this Staite.

They have also ha!d under consideraitian the following resolution, which I am direeted 'to report back tr0 the House, with the recommendation ~~hat same do not pass, to wit:
A resolution proYiding depositJing certain books, tih~

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property 'Of ltlhe State of Georgia, 'w~tih ltihe Young Men's I.ibrary Association {)f tlhe city of Atlanta.
Respectfully submitted.
TUR}..TER, Ohairm\<l.n.
l\fr. Little, Oh1airma.n of 11he Commitltee on Finance, submi'tited rthe following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Commitltee on Finan'ce have had under C'Onsidemtion the following House hills, whidh I 'am instructed to report back to the House, witJh rtJhe recommendation llh:at the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to amend section 8 of an 'aclt entitled an ract to levy and collect a tax for the support of tthe Sllate government and tthe public inst~tutions, and fur otlher purposes, approwd Decenrber 24-th, 1896.
A bill tl() appropriate four thousand, nine hundred and sevellJteen dollars and fortyJthree cents ($4,917.43), rto reimburse the Treasurer of this State for money advanced to pay the expenses in<ml'I'ed by the LegislaJtive Committee appointed to investigate the charges of official misconduct. ~gainst Judges S wealt 'and Reese, etc.
A bill to appropriate five tJhousand, seven hundred and eighty-one dollars and six <cents ($5,781,06), to reimburse the Treasurer of 'this State for money advanced to 1:lhe Legislature 1Jo pay mileage at the extra session of February 3rd, 1897, etc.

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A bill to repeal an act entitled an act to make permanent t1w income of the LniYersity of Georgia, and for other purposes.

~\lso, the following Honse bill, ''"hid1 I am instructed to report back to tlw Honse, wrth tJhe reeommcndation that tlw same do not pa.s;;, to wit:
A bill ro require tlw Sta1te 1Icmorial Boai"<l to make an inTestigation of tlhc eondition of the cliffPrPrrt Confederate c---emet!eries in this SvatP, to make to tlw GoYPrn'or a report <"OYering the information obtained t,hcrehy, to appropriate monc.Y to thP expC'Ilses of such inYe5tigation, atHl for other pu rpo,.;es.

Hespeetfnll.Y submitted. JXO. D. LITTLE, Ohairm'an.

('ollnm, Chairman pro tem. of the Committee on Education, makes the following rPport:

Jfr. Speaker:

I am in,;;trndPd h.Y the CommittPe on Education to report back to tl1P Hou~P tJw foJlm,ing bills, with til1e recommendation dmt ltJhP,Y do pass:

SPn'atP hill X o. +4, to hP entitloo an ad to require the nature of alcoholic (hinks, and n1arootic-s, and their effects upon t.hp luumm sy,;:tpm to be taug'h!t in the public schools of this State, and for other purposes.

House hill Ko. 507, a hill to he entitled an act to amend

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section 1389, volume 1 of iihe Code of Georgi'a, by striking 'Out in the fourth line of said section t1H~ figures 1888 and inserting in lieu i:lhe1'eof ithe figures 1897, and by striking out in the sixuh lrne of said section the figures 1893 and inst'lting in lieu thereof tlhe figures 1902.
T~re roll of Counties 'vas e<alled for 'the introducti>on df. new matter, -and the following were introduced, read 'the first time, and 'appropriately referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Blalock of FayetteA bill to amend section 1582, Yolume 1 of the Code. HE~ferred to Committee 'on Finance.

By _\[r. Yates of Caitoosa-
"\n ad to grant to f,he t-:-nited States tlhe right to con-
struct and maintain a public highway through the streets o Ring-gold, in t.he County of Catioosa.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By l.h. ~Iozely of CobbA bill to amend tlhe act incorporating the town of Pow-
der Springs. Heforred 'to Special J udiciaTy Oommibtee.
Also, 'a bill Ito 'amen:d the act i11eo:rporating the town of Smyrna.
Referred to Special Judicrary Committee.

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By )fr. Dunoan of Houston-

A 'bill to declare unlawful the rnnning of excur&ion tmins on Sunday.

Referred to GeneTal Judiciary Committee.

Abo, a bill to require meTChan'ts Ito keep a register orf goocl, received Dn 'COnsignment, snowing from whlat 1.ransportaJtion eompany ~hey were received, tihe owner orf same, and to whom sold, et.c.
Referred to Oommi't.tee on Agriculture.

By ~Ir. Bowden of Hrubersham-

A bill to repeal the act incorporating- the town of Clarkesville, and to incorporate tJhe cilty of Clarkesville.

Referred t.o Ommnittee on Corporations.

By ~Ir. Calhoun of ~Iontgomery-

A bill to 'amend :t1w act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads auld Re'tenues for the County of J\Iontgomery.

Referred to Committee on County and County J\fatters.

By ~fr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill tJo provide extra compensation of tJh'e Penitentiary Commititee.

Referred 'to Finance Committee.

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By l\Ir. Ch'apman of Muscogee-

A bill to amen!d section 413 of the Pen'al Code of 1895~

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By )fr. Collum of .Schley-
A bill to fix the dates for examination of applicants fore teaC'hers' lieense.

Referred to General J udicia:ry Committee.

By }fr. Cannon of Rockdale-
A bill 1to regu}ate ;tJhe tJaiking of conltra:dts for the purchase money of any pa'tent, or territory for the sale of such right, 'or patent, in certain cases.

Referred to Finance Committee.

By ~Ir. Stone of \Yalt.on-
A bill'oo provide :f1or tlhe election of the Principal Keeper of 1the Penitentiary, and to provide for tJhe classification and leasing out of ~he State convicts.

Referred to Penitentiary Committee.

By l\f.r. Berry of Whitfield-

A hill tJo amend secJtion 2185 of volume 2 of the Code of 1895.
Referred to Finance Committee.

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By ~Ir. Armstrong of wilkes-

~-\. bill to proY-ide for the inspection of misdemeanor conYicts.

Referred to Penitentiary Committee.

By ~Ir. Thomas of Clarke--
~-\. bill to autihorize County &ards of Educatiron to proTide books for the use of tlhe common schools.
Referred to Committee Qn Education.

By ~Ir. Bates of ~Iurray-
~\.. bill to regulate practice in the courts of this Strute.
Referred ro Geneml J ndidary Committee.
B,Y unanimous cons0nt, 1lhe following bill was taken up, Tead t.lw tJhi1d time, the report of the Committee agreed> to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

B; ~Ir. Fdder of Furton~
A bill to amend section 420 Q{ the Ociminal Code of 1895.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 118, the ooys 0.
1'he bill, 1m>ring ret:eiwd a constitutional majority, was passed.
Ho11se bill No. 240, by :Mr. J 1ordan, of Pulaski, was re-committed to iJhe General Judi'Ciary Committee.

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By ummimons consenlt, itfhe following bill was taken up, read 'the third time, and put upon its passage, 'to wit:

By ~Ir. Johnson of Hall-
A bill tJo permit t1w condemning of priYate property by
pE"TSons engag0d in generating ele-ctricity for t:he purpose
:?f suppl,'ing mciti\"e pmver or lighits.

The Committee recommended ~hat tlhe hill pass by ;nrbstitute, whieh was agreed to.

O~he passage of che hill the ayes \vere 03, tihe nays 0.
The bill, having recein"cl .a constituti'on1al majority, was p'assed, and 1ts inumcldiate transmission to the Senate directed.
'Dhe follo\\ing bill was read tl1e third time and put upon its passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Felder of Fulton-

A bill'to proY'ide for the lien of judgments.
'Dhe Committee recommended ehat the bill pass with the following amendments, which was agreed :to, to wit:
By inserting in the tihird line of section 1 het!\vcen the \\"Ords "ap;ainst." 'and "third'' t~1e word "innocent."

By in~erting in the third line of section 2, between th\3 word "against" m11cl ltJhe \\"ord "third," the word "innocent."
By substituting for the words "April, 1897," in <tthe fifth line of section 2, tl1e words "December, 1898."

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On the pas._;;age of the bill t!he ayes were 97, the mays 3.

'.Dhe bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was passoo as amended.

By unanimous eonsen1t, 1the foHo>ving resolution was in-
troduced, read the first time, and referred to Committoo ron
Pensions, to wit:

BY"

~Ir.

~lozelY
"

of Cobb--

A joint resolution for the relief of Lawrence Latz, o'f

the County of Oobb.

.r\.<lso, t.he roHowing, by una1mous consent., which was referred ro 11:1he Comm~ttee on Rules, to wit:

By ~Ir. Hogan of Lincoln-
A resolution exte-nding the privileges 'of the floor to all citizens of Georgia now in tJh'e city, or \\"ho may visit the city, during the present session, 'a:nd that special resolutions from tJhis date be dispensed with.

The following resolut.ion was, by unammous consent, taken up, read and adapted, to wit:

By }Ir. FogaTty <Yf Richmond-

A resolution p1oviding fioT the appointment of a eommittee to aset>rt'ain bhe status of t1Ie Supreme Court reports.

By unanimous consent t.he following bill was introducoo, read 1:1he first time, and referred to Finan1oe Oommittee, to wit:

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By }fr. Boifeuillet of Bibb-

A hill to appropriate $10,000.00 fu the Trustees of the UniYersity of Goorgia for the establiShment of a Textile School at tJhe Technological Sohool of Georgia.

Referred to Committee ion Finance.

The follawing bills were read tlhe third time, the report of the Commilttt>es agred to, and put upon their pllb"Sage, to wit:

By J.fessrs. Brown and Jordan of Pula&kiA bill to l'epeal the ad a~prow~d December 20th, 1892,
amending the eh'arter of tlhe city of Hawkinsville.
On 't'he p>assage <ff tJ:J.e bill t.he ayes were 09, the nays 0.
The bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.
By }fessrs. Bl'own and Jordan of Pulaski-
A bill to amend the ch'arrer of tlhe city of Hawkinsville.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 99, the n'ays 0.
The bill, having recei>ed a constitutional majority, was passed.
'Dhe spooial order for iJhe hour, being bhe c;onsideration of 'the following resolution, was displla;ced, and reset :or Tuesday, 'the 9th inst., at 12 o'dock m., 1Jo wit:

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By ~lr. "Wight of Dougherty-

.:\,., joint. re~olntiou to make an appropriation for procming a life-size portrait of t!he bte Hon. Ohas. F. Crisp.

By unauiwous '<"Ousent the fiol1o\Ying bill was introduced, re-ad the fir,:.:t time, aml appropr'iately referted, to wit:

B: ~Ir. ltut:herfor<l of ~lnmoe-

,.:\,., bill to proYide for t.lw appoint:ment of tlrroe shortltawl \uiter~ to tak<' Llown certain matter for fhe use of the Supreme Court.

Referred to Fiumwe ( 'ommit.tee.

The Chair annotm<e<l the follmYing as the Committee O'll the part of t.hc Hon:;p to '<lS<'E"l'tain ~he prCBent st1atlts of tlw Supreme C'onrt rqiol'ts, nmler tihe 1'esolntion by 1Ir. Fogarty, of }{,idu1wnd, Xo. 132, to wit:

~fes5~. Fogarty of Hidmwml, and Boifeuil1et of Bibb:

'l'he following bill wa:-< read tlw secoll'Cl time and recommitted to the ( 'ommittee on Constitutional .:\mendments, to \Yit:

A bill .to ]WO\'i<le for a <onYention of the pe:ople o1 Georgia 'to reYise t.lw C\msti t.u tion of the Sta t.e.
'Dhe report of tl1e Lvbrary C'ommi1t.tee, \\hich was adYerse to the passage of Honse 1hill Xo. 229, \ms taken up, and :111-. Knowles, of Fulton, m0\100 to disagree to tJhe report 011 the same, to wit:

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By )Jr. Knowles of Fulton-

An act to promot( dw efficiency of Lib1aries m this State.

The report of the Committee was disagreed to.

The follmYing bill was re-eonunitted to the General Judiciary Commit.tee, to wit:

By )Ir. J ordmi of Pulaski-
~\ bill to prohibit tlw officials of the Supreme Court o Georgia from pradieing in said court.

B;> unanimous con::,enlt. the following new matter was inti'oducecl, rC'ad the fi1Bt time, and appl'Opria'tely referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Harrell of Dodge-

A hill to amend sectiocr1 22 of the sohoollaws of 1887.

ReferTed to Committee on Education.

'Dhe follo-wing rffiolutilons were read and adopted, to wit:
B; )Ir. Boynton of Calhoun-
A resolution proYiding thlat rom and after t()-{lay no motions for "mranimons consent" will be entertained excPpt betwP.en the hours of 9 anid 10 o'dock a. m. of each da;.

By )Jr. Thomas of Cl'arke-
A joint resolution to 1-isit t.he State Xonnal Sdhool at Athens.

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T1he following resolution wa.s, by unanimous consent, introduced, 1ead the first time, and referred to Finance Committee, to wit:

By ~Ir. Boswell of Greene--

..:c'l. bill to refund $30.00 to the bondsmen of James \Vil-
liam.

By unanimous consen't the :following bill was read the second time, to wit:

By ~Ir. Cole of Carroll-

A bill to prohibit the playing of prize or match games of football.

'I1he regn}ar o1der was next taken up, and t1le foll'owing bill. Was read the third time, the repm't of the Committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Reid of Bibb-

A bill to proYide for the confirming of bonds \Yhich may hereaft1e<r be issued by Counties, muThicipali1ties or di-visions.
The Committee rooommended tJhlat 1'he -bill pass, wit!h the following amen'dmelllts, to wit: By striking out "$50.00" and inserting in lieu -thereof "$25.00," in section 7; and again by striking crut secibion 9 of tihe bill, w'hiClh amendments were agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 6.

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The bill, having receiwd a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

Permission of t.he House was ginn for the witl1d1awal -of .the resolution introduced by }Ir. Xisbet, of Clayton, providing for the inYestigation of the truth of the interview with l\Jr. Phinizy, of Richmond, cont,1ined in a pnhlicatiml in the Columbus E11q11irrr-Sun, and for which }fr. \Yalter Adamson is resrponsible.

~fr. Phinizy, of Richmond, made the foUo"ing statement in refel"('nce to the matter, to wit:

Since the introduction of the resolution by the gentleman from Clayton on yesterday, and m,v remarks in regard t.hemto, mutual friends of the parties 'to this eon1trmers; haYe wi~hont any suggestion from either side interested thPmselves in the matter to the extent of an inqnir.v inlto the facts. .As a result, I desire to make tJhe follo"ing statement, and ask that t.he same he enterNl on the .Jonrnal:
"\Y'hile I deem it unnecessary for me to again den; the
remarks attributed ro me, or any remarks ''"hich reflectecl
upon the members of this House, I am cominced that a mistake has been made and that injustice rims been done both parties. In Yiew of t.l1is, I desire 'to read before the Honse a st31tement from }fr. Adamson, and ask permission to wibhdraw my former remarks, particularly tho..~ portions which reflec-t upon the corre.--pond~nrt, }fr. Adamson."

~rr. Thomas, of Ware, presemted to 'the House an in"iit~tion from the city of \Vaycross, through its mayor, A. l\L
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l\ night, and t.hc \Yaycross Fair Association, throug'h its ]l'('"ident, L .Johnson, 1o attend 3airl fair on Xon~mber 6th,
l.'i~l7.
The follcming hill wa~ re;ul tlte thirtl time, the report of the C'omlllitrrc ;tgrecd to, and put upon its passage, to wit:
J;,'" ~1 r. Hcirl of 13ibb-
~"- bill to anthorize the Jnd!-!e" nf the Snperior Conrts of rhis State to issne at.t<tdunents IYirlwnt reqmrmg honcl anl seenrit,Y.
The Committee ncommentletl thnt the ],ill ]11155 a;; antcnded.
The ( 'untinittee moYecl to amcntl h,,- ;;triking ont the fol],.,,inp: \YtWtl,;, to wit: 'Dy an examination nmlcr Dath by ~aid pmt.' ,-(e],ittp: said attarlunent," ;tlltl inserting in lien tll(reuf thP \Yord:', 'by hcaring cYickiwe of said party by aititlaYit ur othctwise," which wa.- agrcccl to.
.\l;;o, hy adrling after the \Yor,l ''tnnrts." in the second
line of the caption, heforc the ,,.,.rcl ""f.'' t.he words "Jwlp:es
of t!Jc ( 'onnt,,- Cunrh antl .1 utlgPs of the City Courts," whirh wa,; agreccl to.
\]:'<~, ly a<ltling after the \W>r1 'eonn," in the serond hH of :'Cd.ion :?, and before the wonl "g.T[lnting," the 'iVnds, "ul' .Twlp:P of rl!C' Connty Conn, or .Tw1ge of the City C'unrt." "\lw, 1.Y adding after rhe word "court," in the fclll'th line of s0etion ~. and hefnre the word "of," in t.he fifth line of ~Petion 2, the worch "of the County Court or Clcrk of the City Court," which was agreed to.

FnmAY, XoYE)!BER .5, 1897.

291

On t.he pm:sage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0.

The llill, ha,ing receiYed a constitutional majority, was pa,:~ell as amenclell.

"\ml the following hill:

By "}fr. ::\faddox of Harris-

A bill to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in Uarri,; Conm~

The Committee proposed t,o amend b~ striking ont the wor(l:o "-1-:110 of the Code of Georgia," and inserting in lieu thereof the words, "section 1039 of the Code of 1895, Yolnme 3," ,,hieh \\as agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the a~es \Wre 113, the na~s 0.

The hill, lwYing reeeiYed a constit.ntiO'llal majority, was pas,:ed as amended.

The following resolution was read and adoptd, to wit:

By ~Ir. Dickerson of Clinch-

A resolntion thanking tihe management of t!he Waycross fair for the imitation extended this morning through ~[r. Thomas, of \Yare, and accepting 'the same, and granting lca,-e of ab5ence to as m'any of the members of the House as desire to attend.

The following bill was read i!he third time, the report o the Oommit,tee agreed to, and put upon its passage, 1lo wit:

"292

JouR:NAL OF THE HousE.

13y :\lr. Simpson of ::\Iilton-

"'" hill to amend suiHedion (G) of sec<tirm 1!:178 of the Codr of 1882.

T'hr Conunitter re-lommenclecl r:hat t:he ,],ill pass by snhst itnltP, wit:h tlhe following amendment thereto, which 1\'a~ agrerll to, to wit: To amend bi adding in the six:th line of said section, ,after the word "laborers," t'he words "and hy striking out tilw 1\'ords," and shall ~as between them~chr.,- and ot:her liens, not herein excepted, rank according ttl <Ia te; and strike ont in the tentJh line of said section, after t'lw WOl'cl "taJws," t1he words "and shall as between ,t;hem:-selws and otJher liens, not herein e~'X'cptecl, rank according .to date," "-hich amemlmenlts were adopted.

On the passage of 't1w bill the ayes and nays \Vere eallecl :&rr, whieh call was snstainecl and 'had, the ayes being 72, tlw nays 53, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmati,e were :Messrs.-

Adams,

Cook of Oconee,

Arnold,

Collum,

Armstrong,

Cannon,

Brown,

Clement,

Burke,

Chapman,

B'lack,

Callaway,

Bowden,

Dodson,

Boswell,

Duffy,

Burwell,

DaV'ison,

Bartlett,

Duncan of Lee,

Brannen,

Edwards,

Baifeuillet,

Fiord,

Boynillon C1f Calhou!l, Freero~au,

Grice, Hall, Harrell, Hightower, Herrington, Jordan, Johnson of Hall, Kendrick, Lance, Little, Mozley, Morgan, Maddox,

FRIDAY, XovE~IBER 5, 1897.

293

Mansfield, McLaughlin, McMichael, McConnell, McLarty, McDonough, Oliver, Oakes, Parker, Palmer, Quillian,

Rawls, Reece, Roberts, Salter, Slaton, S1wift, Simpson, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman,

Thompson, Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Watkins, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham,

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Awtry,

Edge,

Montfort,

Atkinson,

Edenfield,

McDonald,

Bates,

Ennis of Floyd,

McKee,

Boyd,

Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie,

Baggett,

Faust,

McGehee,

Blalock,

Foster,

Nisoot,

Bennett of Jackson, Felder,

Nevin,

Craig,

Gowen,

Paulette,

Cole,

Hogan,

Pace,

Cook of Decatur, Hamby,

Redding,

Calvin,

Hendersonof Colquitt Rudicil,

Charters,

Hendersonof Forsyth Stone,

Calhoun,

J'ohnson of Appling. Thomas of Pierce

Copeland,

Kaigler,

Underwood,

Deakins,

Lot1t,

Walden,

Dickerson,

Law,

Wci'icox of Telfair.

Duncan of Chatham, ::\foore,

Yates,

Elli.s,

Meldrim,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Bush, Bond, Berry,

Bussey, Branch, Bedgood,

Brinson of ElliJ3.Iluel, Brinson of Burke, Boynton of Spalding,

,JouR~AL oF THE HousE.

Bennet of Glynn, Knowles.

Durham,

Leard,

Duncan of Houston, Longley,

Fogarty,

:\Ieadows,

Felker,

:\Iorrison,

GI'iffin,

::\Iullinax,

Hill,

:\IcDaniel,

Hitch,

:\IcCook,

Hawes,

Xicholas,

Henderson of DeKai~ Xiles,

Hende-rson of Irwin, Ogletree,

Henderson nnVasht'n Patten,

.Johnson of Baker, Pearce.

Johnson of Taliaferro Phinizy,

Kiser,

Reid, Rawlings, Rutherford, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Thomas of Clarke. Wight, wren, \\'right. \\'hippie, wilcox of \Vilcox, ::\Ir. Spe-aker.

.\yc"". 7:!; nay". :;:;: llt 1nting. .>:!.
The bill, hn,ing- fnill'<l rn rrreiYe a ron,rirntinnal maJOrity, was lost.

l.caY<'S of ah:cn(e 11ere a"krd h: an<l p:rnnte<l tn t.l1P fnl]r,\\inp: mPmhi'I':', t<> "it: ~[r,;;"r". Bnrke, Yanp:lm. TTarnll. Oakes, .\[a<ldox, \\'<Hkin". Rnlwrt3. Quillian, lkrr.Y. Doyd, CIif'i', \\'r"t. Smith of lLmenck. Rril. Stone, Bowden, Blal ..('k. \\',q,Jtnni. Bn,sr:;. Cole. Edge. l1:1p:p:ctt. Dnrlwm. ~IcCr<Il!ic.
The Ifonsc aljtomnl t !1 n'eloek a. m. to-morro\\'.

SATl~RDAY, ~OYDIBEH ti, 18!)7.

2D:)

Atlanta, (;a., X1nmlwr Gth. 1:-.\17.
The linn:'r met pnrsnant to :l:l.i .. nrnllwnt, :lt !I ,,\l<wk a. m., tlti.-< <Lt.Y, \Y:l" :all1d to <~I"r\r-r 1" th1 ~jll':tkrr, :t!td orwnr<l \Yith pmyer h: the Chaplain.
J[r. 11 igh tomr. rf Early, ntoYe<l that the roll-eall he
dispP!lSPtl \\'ith. wltich motinn ]WC'\':lilerl.

Jfr. JrnzrJ,,-. of C'nJ,h. gnye JI<otie of a motion t., rcenn~ sitlrr tlte artion of rhe Honse on yest('-rday in its failure to p:t"" tltr fnllmYing hill, to \\'it:

.\ hill to :1ntrnl "l1h-sec-tion ({;') r,f "retion lfi'j:.::. of th<' Corle of 1 ':.':~.
The .Tonrnnl of ~':e5terclay's proreetling:s ,,as confinned.
D." nnanimons consent. the f,,Jloi\ing hill wns inti"<l-
dnced, rc:vl the first time, aml referred to Committee on Pemion,, to \\'it:

-~ ],j]] to nmentl o:eetion l~G::? of the Code of 18!)3.
On motion of ~Ir. ~fozel.Y, of Cohb, the following bill \Y1lS reeon~idercd, to \\it:

296

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Simpson of ~Iilton-

_'" hill to amcml snh-scetion (G) of seetion 19 7S of the Code of 1882.

~[r. HalL (\lwirman of Pcnitl'ntiary Committee snhmits t hc fo]]o,,ing: report:

J/ r. S pcakcr:

ThP Conl!nittf'e on Penitentinr.Y haYe had nncler eonsiclf'ratiiiii the following l1il1 wl1i<'h tlHy in~trnd me to 1'{'Jl"rt ],ack to the Hnn~e with the recumnwiHlation that the s:llll<' do pa,;:~. to wit:

_\ hill to l1c entitlecl a11 ad t11 ('!'(';1t<' a pl'lsnn, C'Olllllll~ ;:i"ncr. cte.

H<p<ctfnlly ,;nlnnitted.

HALL. Chairman.

~fr. 'L1ylor, Chnirman of the Committe<> on the I~nnatic "\"Yium ,;:nlllnittccl the fnllmYinp: report:

Jfr. Spcak('r:

The Lmwtie _\sylnm Committrf' haYe had nnder consiclPra tinn .th<' follo\Ying bill ~w]Jich I am instructed to report hack to th0 Ilousf> \Yith 'the rpcommendation t.l1at the same dr, pa"" to wit:
_\ ],j]] t., chall~U thl' IWJIH' of the Georgia Lunatic "Ly In Ill.

.J. \Y. T.\ YLOR Clwirman.

SATL"RDAY, XOYE:IIBER 6, 1897.

297

1Ir. Felder, Chairman of th~ General Judiciary Committee submitt<:>d the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The General Jndiciar;> Committee haYe l1ad under consideration the follo\Ying- Hon:'e bilh: which I am instructed to report back to the Hon,;;:e \Yith the recommendation that the ~ame do pas.;;, to wit:

IT0118e Bill Xn. 0~ ~ whirh ameiHh ;:ection :)!HI of the Code of 188:? in rderente to the prartice of law by the Onlinaries of the State.

""\lso, Home hill Xo. tHO \Yhich prohibits the running of excursion trains on Sunday.

Hon;:e bill;:, Xo;:. L3G, ~11. -01, 330 and GOG the Commi ttce reqnests be read a seeond time and rerX~rted back 'Uo thi~ Committee for eonsitlera tion.

Tiespectfully snbmittecl. TH01IAS B. FELDER, Chairman.

1[r. Johnson, c,f Hall. Chairman of the Corporations Committee submitted the following report:

Jfr. S[X'akcr:
The Committre on Corporations haYe had under considrrilltion the following bills which they direct me to report back to the HomC' with the reeommendation that they b; read second time and re-committed, to wit:

2!18

JOUH:\,\ L OF TilE J-JrJt:SE.

_\ hill t> aJJtuul <Ill ad ineoipnr:lting the town of Powder
Spring~.

_\]~, . <l J,i]] to rep:!l an al't iiH'"l'J>"i':lting the town of ClarkesYille awl inenrporating s:nnc a' the eity of ClarkesYillC'.

FLETCHER :JL .TOII::\SOX, Chairman.
Hi llll:t:illll"ll' rntHnt. tltr f"]]o,\\ing new matkr \\as
intt'>clneeol. n:tol the tit":"t time. :ml :1pprpriately refenecl, to wit:
By .\fr. Cahin of Riclunnncl-
.\ re,nlmin prmitlinp: that rlminp: thL ltnnr set apart for t-l)(' ron-i<kt:ttin ,,f 'nnanimon-. rerlne-.t,;;'' no snrh ref]llf'"t .;.]u!ll J.,. <Jttcrt:1iml nul{'' :l1e nF>Yant IYill state that it i,: :thlutcly lll'I'C'-'":11'.~" in or,]et h :weomplish the ol>jeet of the mea-me that it he consilere<l ont of its order, and
pnnilling- th:H this restri1tion ;.;ha11 not apply to the in trod II<I inn ',f tH\i. ntn ttcr.
Hdernol t ( '<mmitt~ on Rules.
_\]-.r,, a resnlntion to make an appropriation to compen;;;are the Clerk ,,f the Hrnt'C al\(1 the _\si~tant Secretary of thr Senate f,w extra scnircs rentlen<l.
Rderred to ~inanec Committee.

SATURDAY, Xon;mnm G, 1R97. By :\fr. ::\fozcly of C'ohh-
.\ hill to amPJul the aet e,;tahlisl1ing ;I ,ystcm "f pnblie selwnls fnr the t0\\'11 of ~\mtcll.
.\ ],i]] tn ;lllK'!lll th(' act iljljll'ti\'Ctl nerpmllPl' 1 :.rh. 1 SO-L
\\-H,1J nf'<lt('" a St;JtC' j(pmorial Boanl
n, ferretl to tlw GPneral .Tlltli<'iai'_Y Committee.
_\ l"o. a hill to amenrl parap:raph .). "eetinn 8:_l.i.) of the C'otlt of 1Sfl.).
Tiy ~fr. Conk nf Decatm.\ !till to inenrpnrate the h1\Yll of Donal,;;onYille. Hderrerl tn the Committee on Corporation:::. 11y ::\[r. Thomas of \\~arc"\..hill to aholish the connty eourt of \Yare county. Hd<'lTPil to thC' Colllmittre on County and County ~[at
tcrs.

300

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Also, a bill to authorize the city of \\raycross to 1ssue bonds.

Referrecl to the Committee on Cmmt." and County 1Iatters.

~\lso. a bill tn create the eit,Y ro11rt of \Yaycross.

Hefcrrecl to th8 Committee on C<>llllti<s and Connty ~[at tel'S.

The fo11o,,inp: l>ills \YCrc reacl t1Ic "ee<ni<l time, to wit:

By :J[r. ,Jenkins of Putnam-

A hill to establisl1 ancl maintain a lrKal pnhlic sc1wo1 ;:;ystcm in the connt; of Pntnmn, ontsirle the city of Eatonton.

He-cmnmitterl to Committee on E<lne<ltinn.

By :Jfr. Hamh:-; of Rabnn-

A hill to pro,ide for tl1e purelm.-:e anrl clispla:-;' of United States flags in eonnedion \\ith "<hnol lwuse" in this State.

By :Jir. Thoma.;: of \Yare-

~\ hi11 to amend t.]w a<C'It incorporating the town of Dougla" in the eonn'ty of Coffee.

B; :Jir. \\rest of Lowndes-

~\hill to aholi,-h the city eonrt nf Lo,mcle,; county.

"\lso, a bill to estahlish the rity conrt of Yalclo.;:ta.

Tie-committed to Special .Judiciary Committee.

SATURDAY, NovE~IBER 6, 1897.

:301

B,\' )fr. Ennis of Floyd-

"\_ bill to extend the corporate limits of East Rome.

By :Jlr. Edwards of Haralson-
~\_ hill to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicant;; in prohibition eonntics in this State.

By ~Ir. Slaton of Fulton-
~\. hill to proYide for the examination of applirants for admis~ion to the bar.

Hy ~Jr. 1~mlen,ood of Carroll-
~\ hill to amend an aet approwd September 24th, 1883, whilh prohibits the :::ale of intoxicants in the county of Franklin.

By :Jfr. Watkins of GilmerA hill to authorize .the town of Ellijay to crea!te a debt.

By :Jfr. Knowles of FultonA bill to promote the efficiency of libraries in this St'111te.

By 2-Ir. Felder of FultonA bill to amend the rhart.er of the city of Atlanta.

By )fr. Hiteh of Brooks-
A hill to amend section 1389, Vol. I., of the Code of Georgia.

30:Z

JOUH~AL OF TilE HoUSE.

By _\fr. .JfcLuty of Donglas-

_\ bill to prc5("riLc the dnties of electric telegraph emnpame.s.

He-committed to General ,) ndiciary Cummittee.

By .\lr. \\'hitakcr of Heard-

.\ l1ill to ]HT~trilw thP aJ!ltlllllt nf pr"of ncce.s.sa-.y to conYil"t of the offen~l 11f ~llling liqnur,;:, in certain case~.

.\ l~ill tn ]H""'"iclP f"r the l"C'tl('l'Inin;2: nf LnHl sold nndet l" l'tnti"n. in certain lase3.
Ue-coinmitted to General .T mlic-iary Committee.
By .\lr. Hlalnek nf Fay('tte-
_\ l1il1 to pr11Yi<k f.,r tlw paymrnt of trael1er,;:' salary hv the Tna:::mer of tl1e Stllte.

,\ hill to <lefinr the compctemy of ((Jtain per:::nn;; as \\itiiE'."3C'S.
li.'" 1fr. Felker of walton-
_:\ bill to define a blind tiger. and to proYicle mean::: for ,]decting and pnni;;hing the same.

.A hill to nmencl :::edion 221 of the 3rd Yolume of the f'mlr of 1S%.

~ATCRDAY, XoYE)IBER G, 18!Ji.

303

By ~lr. Dum:an of Lee-

..:\. bill to amend the gl'neral tax act of lS!tG.

By .\[r. ::\lile,;; of ::\[aeon-

..:\.bill to chan!:!_e the 11<1me nf the State Lmwtic ..:\.;;y]nm.

~

0

hy 1lr. II:J1l of Co11ew I hy req ne~t. ) -

,\bill to create a prir111 commi,;:sinn. anrl to pr<wi<le fnr a rl'-lease of cert:1in ,-Lt~"''" of conYid", eu.

By 1[r. Ogletree of Bntts-

A bill to incorpor<ltr the tcHnl nf PepJWrton. m Bntts connty.

By ::\Ir. Jordan of Pnln;;ki-

..:\ bill to proYide for tax-as:=:es:=:ors for the city of H:nYk-
in~Yille.

By .\lr. 1forg:an nf Ca11wnn-

.\hill to establish :l <li,;:pen~ary in the tow11 of :.\[organ, in the county of Calhoun.

Ji,Y :O.fr. Br:lllllPll of Bnllneh-

~\. bill to amend the liquor law of Bulloch county.

Abo. a hill tn proYide for the compensation of the ordill:lr_,- of nnllo<'h count,\" for extra scnices.

By ".\fr. ::\fcLart,Y of Douglas-

,\ hill to exteml thr eorpnrate limits of the town of Dllllg"lasYil1e.

~04

Joun~AL o.F THE HousE.

By .\Ir. \\'est of Lowndes-

A bill to require all teachers in the common schools of thi~ State to stand examinations.

Tiv ~\Ir. Ell1n1nls of HarahonA hill to amend the C'harter of the tnm1 of Bnchannon.

By .\Ir. Thompson of Banks-

c\ hii1 ro a11wn<l the charter of the town of Homer.

B.\- }Jr. Leard of Hart,\ billtc 11bolish the dispen5<tr.Y law of Hart county.

By 11r. Hill of Troup-
A bill to amend section 428 of the :Jrd Yolnme of the Code of 1895.

By ~ir. HPmlerson of Colquitt-
c\ hill to amend an ad apprmrd Dr-cemlwr 22d, 1896, whieh prmide5 for the protection of game in this State. Ry J!r. Cook of Decatur-
c\ bili to amend section 341 of the Criminal Code of
11':);).

B.' 1Ir. 1Iozel.v of CobbA bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Pow-
der Springs. Re~ommitted to Commibtee on Corporations.

SATURDAY, NovEl\fBER 6, 1897.

305

By ~Ir. Boynton of Calhoun-

A bill to reimburse the Treasurer of this State for money advanced to pay expenses incurred in the investigation of certain charges against Judges Reese and Sweat.

By ~Ir. Little of }Iuscoget-~

A bill to reimburse the Treasurer of this State for money advanced to pay the mileage of members at the adjourned session in Fehru:ary, 1897.

By ?!fr. :M:eldrim of Chra:t.ham-

A bill to extend the authority of the commissioners of Cha;tham cou~t.y.

R-'Commiltted to Oommibtoo on 00TJ)Ornti'oos.

By J\Ir. Borwden of Habersham-

A bill to repeal the act incorporating the town of Clarkes'Ville, ~nd to re-inoorpol'ate the same as the city of Clarkesville.

Re-committed to Oommi'tit.ee on Cb:rrporations.

By ~fr. Duncan of Houston-

A bill to declare unlawful the running of Sunday excursion trains.

By ~fr. Oakes of White--

A bill to amend section 657 of the Code.

Also, a bill to amend section 655 of the Code of 1895.
20bj

306

JouR~AL OF THE Hoc-sE.

Hy :Jh. Copeland of\\~alker-

'" hill to anthorize .t]w connty anthorities to condemn lanih for roail purposes in ecrtain rae~.

By :Jfr. S\rift of Elbe1i-

~"" bill to repeal an act to make permanent the ineome of the Cninr.-it: of ( ;eorgia.

By :Jlr. lhmtan of Houston-

"\ hill to authorize t11c trn,-tee5 of Honi'tnn Frmale Collrge t<~ i'ell eertain real a,;;tate in the town "f Perry.

B.' ~[r. Enni~ of Floyd-

"\ bill to mnend the pn hli< "dwnl la\\s nf the eity of Rome.

Thf follnwinp: Senak hills \\en na<l the second time, to \\"it:

B.Y Senator \Yiehcr of the :)Oth-

"\ bill to reqnirc the natmr of ill<"holic drink" antl nar{oti:,; a]l(l th<'il dfl '<r~ 11)><111 t.ll!' lnnnan sy4i'lll, to he t~lllf.dtt. in the pnhlic ,;(hools of this State.

H." SPJJ'ator Comas nf rhr 3nl-

He-eoJnmittetl tn Spe<ial .TlHlitiarY ( '"ntmittec. Al"o. a hill to Pi'ta hl ish t h" ei tY P01ll"t of Baxley. Hl-eollllllittetl to Spleial .TmlitiarY Cnnnnit.tee

SATURDAY, l'loYE:IIBER 6, 1897.

307

By Senator Comas of the 3rd-

A hill to proYicle for the filing- and heal"ing of contests in elections held for the remoYal of county sites.

The follo\Ying Senate bill \\~as read the first time and referrell to the Special .Tndiciar~~ Committee, to 1vit:

By Senator Gray of 1:he 23rd-
A bill to dt>fine all(} punish th-e crnne o, stealing hogs, cattle, sheep, and other domestic animals of less Yalue than twent,v dollar;::.
On motion of ~Ir. 811-ift of Elbert, Honse bills No. 61 and 63 1vere 1vit.hdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and re-committed to the Finan'ce Oommittee.
Tlw following re,;,1lnt:ion was intro<lncetl, rl'<l<l and adopted, to 11-it:

By ~fr. Pace of X m\~ton-
A join't resolution inYiting the Ron. J. L. ~1. Curr~~ to address the General ~\ssemhly at the hour of noon on Xovemher 6th, 1897.
LPav6 of absen{'e wPre aske-d by and grante-d to the following members, to \\"it: ~IE'SSirs. Rutherford, Pace, Ree<'e, Duffy.
On motion of ~Ir. ~fcLart.Y of Douglas, the Iloni'e adjourned to 0 o'clock 1fonday mm::1ing.

308

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

House of Representatives, Atlanta, Ga., :Xov. 8, 9 o'clock a. m.
The House met pursuant to adjournmen't, was called to order by }fr. Dodson, Speaker pro tcm. Prayer wa,;; offered by Dr. Walker Lewis.
Upon motion of ::\fr. Hill, the roll-call was dispensed with.
The Journal of Saturda,y was read and confirmed.
r pon motion of ::\Ir. Henderson of Irwin, the following
bill was withdrawn:
_;e\_ bill inco:rporating i:the vown of Ocilla, in Irwin county.
-J3y unanimous consent, the following bill was read second time for the purpose of disagreeing to the committee report, which was adverse to the passage of the bill.
By ::\Ir. :Moore of Carroll-
A bill to amend the laws embod~oo in sect~on 526, Vol. 1 of the CiVJil Code of 1895, 'by strikiTig out the word "sixteen" of said section and inserting in lieu thereof the words "bwenty-one."
Upon motion to disagree with the report of the committee, :Mr. 1foore called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The vote was as follows:

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 8, 1897.

309

Those voting in the a:ffirmatiV'e were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Bates, Berry, Brown, Bowden, Bartlett, Bedgood, Cole, Collum, Calhoun, Davison, Duncan of Houston, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd,

Ennis of Baldwin, MC'Mich:ael,

Thro,

Nevin,

Felder,

Patten,

GO'wen,

Rawls,

Griffin,

Reece,

Hogan,

Thomas of Clarke.

Hamby,

Vincen:t,

Henderson of Forsyth Webb,

Johnson of Hall, Wallden,

JohnsO'Il of Taliruferro Watkins,

Law,

Wilkes,

Moore,

Whitaker,

Morgan,

Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Awtry, Atkinson, Bush, Black, Branch,

F>aust, Foster, Freeman, Hall, Hill,

Mozley, Meoadlows, Mansfield, M'll'llinax, McDonald,

Brannen,

Hawes,

McDaniel,

Boifeuillet,

Hightower,

McConnell,

Boynton of Spalding, Hendereonof Colquitt McLarty,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of DeKalb Niles,

Craig,

Henderson of Irwin, Oliver,

Cook of Decatur, HendersonofWasht'n Ogleltree,

Cook of Ooonee,

Jordrun,

Paulette,

Cannon,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Clement,

Kaigler,

Palmer,

Copeland,

Kendrick,

Redding,

Dodson,

Lam.ce,

Rudicil,

Ellis,

Lott,

Swift,

Edenfield,

Longley,

SimpsO'Il,

310

JotJR~AL oF THE HousE.

Smith of Hancock, Thomas of Ware, Thomason of Morgan Underwood, Thomas of Pierce West,

Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair,

Those not voting were ~Iessrs.-

Adams,

Fogarty,

Arnold,

Felker,

Bond,

Grice,

Boyd,

Hitch,

Burke,

Harrell,

Bussey,

Herrington,

Boswell,

Johnson of Baker,

Burwell,

Kiser,

Baggett,

Knowles,

Blalock,

Leard,

Brinson of Burke, Little,

Brinson of Emanuel, Meldrim,

Boynton of Calhoun, Maddox,

Bennett of Jackson, Montfort,

{;alvin,

:\Iorrison,

<::harters,

:\IcLaughlin,

Chapman,

McCook,

<::allaway,

)1cKee,

Duffy,

McCranie,

Du:rham,

McGehee,

Deakins,

McDonough,

Dickerson,

Nicholas,

Duncan of Chatham, Nisb1,

Duncan of Lee,

Oakes,

Edge,

Pace, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, Reid, Roberts, Rawlings, Rutherford, Salter, Slaton, S.tJone, Sell, Smith of Crawfor:!, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Vaughn, Wight, Wren, Wright, Whipple, Wilcox of Wilcox, :\-1r. Speaker.

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The report, haYing rccciYcd a majority, was agreed to, and the bill was lost.

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lJpon motion of ~fr. Thomas of Clarke, the following resolution \\a;:. read and adopted:

InYiting Chanc<>llor Bop:g:; to deliYer an adrlress on the condition and Heeds o. the 1'ni1ersity, on the 11th inst., before the General ..:""s:;embly.
By unanimous consent, the following hill wa;; put upon its pa::;.sage, to \\it:

B.' ~Jr. Oglt>tree of ButJtB-
A hill to inC'orporate t1ht> tcnn1 of Pepperton. in the county of Butts. ThP report of the eommittee wa~ agreed t~ upon t'he hill: The ayer3 \Yere 117, nay:; 0.
The hilL lnniug re<'l'iY<'tl tlw ctm,.;titm.iunalmajorit.' \\'<15 passed..
By nnanimon,;. (nnsPnt, the follo1Ying hill \\"as l'l':ad t.be third time, tlw report of uhe committ-ee agre('d to, and put upon its pas;:.age, to wit:

By ~Ir. Longle: of Troup-A hill to incorporat.e the t01n1 of ~IountsYille, m the
count: of Troup.
rpon the passage of the bill the ayes were !)8; nays 0. The bill, haYing reeeiYed a eonst~tutional majority, ""as passed as amended.

By unanimous consent, House bill No. 582 was made special order for Tuesday, K'Ovember 16th, and by unani-

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mons consent 300 copies were ordered printed for the use of the House.

The following committee was appointed to visit the State Normal School at Athens: Messrs. Thomas of Clarke, Hoga11 of Lincoln, Kendl'ick of Terrell, Oook of DEX~atur, Boylllton of Calhoun, Felder "Of Fulton, Atkinson of Camden, ~Iorgan of Bryan, Bowden of Habersham, \Vest of Lowndes, BeiTY of \Yhitfield, Copeland of \Yalker, DavidSon of Greene, and Dickers.on of Clinch.

By tmanimou::; coment, the following bill "as put upon its passage:

By ~Ir. ~IcLarty of Douglas-

A bill to extend the corporate limits of the town of Dougla.sYille, in the county of Douglas.

The report of the committee \Yas agreed to, and the bill passed. Ayes 91; nays 0.

. By unanimous consent, the following bill was withdrawn:

A bill to establish a military cvlllpauy 111 Gainc6Yille, Hall county.

The following bills \Yere read the first time:

By ~Ir. Henderson of Irwin-

A bill to inc-orporate the town of Ocilla, in the county of Irwin.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By :}Jr. Charters of Lumpkin-

A hill to authorize the county boards of education in this State to apply not exceeding twenty-five per centum of the funds coming into their hands to the building, maintaining and procuring proper sclwol houses and school furniture.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By :}frr. Longley of Troup--
A bill to authorize and empower the mayor and coun0il o the city of LaGrange to purchase, build and maintain a system of waterworks, t>lectric lights and sewerage for the city of LaGrange, and to hold an election to determine the ques.tion of issuing bomls.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :}fr. Law of LibertyA bill to amend seetion +H7 of the Colle of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :}fr. Niles of ~IaconA bill to prescribe and make uniform the compensation
of county school commissione<rs in the State of Georgia. Referred bo Commintee on Edu0a1tion.
By }fr. :McConnell of TownsA bill to amend section 1376 of Vol. I. of the Code of

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18!!;), ;;.o a."- to more full:~ equalize the compen:oation of <'Ounty ;;.ehool f'Ommis..~ioner,;; nf this State.

Heferred to Committee on Eduration.

A bill to protert hie;."lP wa.n in the eount:~ of \Yilkes, and to pl""'i,](' a pE'nalt.Y for Yinlatillll'< therpof.
RPfPITP<l to CommittPP on RoM],; <lll<l Bridges.
By :Jfr. Felde~ of Fulton~\ rE'solution to pay :.fr,;. Ella Po,,ell $~;'50.
R0ferred to Financp CommittPe. ~\l;;o, a ],ilJ t.o amrwl sedion !1 ..;; of r.he Co1le of 1Rfl;).
RdPrrerl to (~pneral .Turliriar; Committee.
By :.rr. ~\wtry of Cohb--
A bill to require all county :'dwnl cmmmsswners and hoanh of P<lnca.tinn to pa:~ out the puhlic i'chool funds to the SoPYr-ral snh-school distric-ts in proportion to the school population.
Heferred to Committee on }:ducation.
Ry :Mr. Cahin of Hichmoncl-
A bill to amend section 1G42 of the Code of 1895, Vol. I., hy striking from the fourth line thereof the words "in

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any'' and substituting 't.1wre-for the words "or conduct lm;-;ine:'6 in any tmnt or <ity'' l>y in""rt.ing in rhe t<nth linr behY'E'en the wor<l "pe<l<lling" and the word "ardent" the words "or dealing."

Hcferrecl to Commit.tee on Pensions.

\lw, a hill to amend section 16-!3 of the Code of 1895, Yol. T., hy "tl'iking from the fonrth line t1hereof the \Y<ml " t r a Ye ling-."

Ref0rred to Committee on Pensions.

By 1Ir. Dnnean of Chatham-
.\ bill to he entitlt><l an act to repeal an act to prohibit, in Chatham connty, the holding of more than one office b; one person at any one time.
Refe>rre<l to General .Tndiciar," Committee.

BY 1Ir. KnowlC's of Fnlton-
..\ resolntion anthorizing the GoYern'or to draw his warrant for $205.88 in fa>"Or of H. \Y. Thomas.
Heferred to Finance Committee.

By 1Ir. Felder of Fulton-
A bill to amend the charter of tl1e Germania Loan and Banking Company, of AtlaniJJa, Ga.
Referred to the Gene~al Judiciary Committee.

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By }fr. Bowden of Habersham-

A bill to establish the city court of Clarkesville and Toccoa, in Hahcrsham county, to define its jurisdiotion and powers; to provide :for the appointment of a judge and other officers thereof, and to define their powers and dutie.s.

Referred to the Gcnrral .Tn<liciar,v Committee.

1'ndcor the regular order thr following bill was taken up and put upon its passage, to wit:

A bill to ali<'r antl :lttt<n<l an :wL ill<'<lrp<ll'<tling the tO\Yll of Dongla:;;, in thr rmmt.Y of Coffer.
The bill, haYing ree<'iYed a constitutional majority, was pa,;;f'ed.
The follo\\.jng hill \\'11=" aho pnt npon it.-; passage: By :Mr. Knowlef' of Fulton-
A bill to promote tlhe est.ablishment and efficiency of libraries in the State of Georgia.
}Jr. Charters offers the following amendment: A mend by inserting after the word "commissioner" m the first line of section 3 the words "nor the secretary." The amendment was agreed to.

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The following amendment was also agreed to:

By -:\Ir. West-

To amend section 3 by adding to the end of said s-ection the following words: "Xor shall the State pay any expense whatever that may be incurred in any way by these <;ommissioners."

Tl1e following amendment was agreed to:

By -:\[r. Copeland of \Yalker-

"X'O person shall be eligible to appointment on said commi8sion who is interested in any publication house or the sale of any book or books, or agent for the same."

F pon the passage of the bill, }fr. I-ongley called for the ayes ancl nays, which call was sustained. The vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Berry, Hranc'h, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Craig, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Oharters, Chapman,

Copeland,

Knowles,

Dodson,

Kendrick,

Davison,

Little,

Duncan Of Chatham, Longley,

Duncan of Houston, Law,

Edwards,

Morgan,

Ennis of Floyd,

Meldrim,

Faust,

Mansfield,

Felder,

McMichael,

Gowen,

McDaniel,

Hall,

McLarty,

Hill,

McGehee.

Hamby,

McDonough,

HendersonofWasht'n Nevin,

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Oliver, Patten, Palmer, Rawls, Reece, Slaton,

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Swift,

Webb,

Turner,

\Vatkins,

Thomason of Morgan \Vhipple,

Thomas of Ware, Wilkes,

Vincent,

Wileox of Telfair,

ThoE:<e Yoting in the negati\e were ~IcssrE:<.-

Awtry,

GI'iffin,

Niles,

Atkinson,

Hogan,

Ogletree,

Bates,

Hawes,

Paulette,

Black,

Hendersonof Colquitt Parker,

Bowden,

Henderson of Irwin, Redding,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Forsyth Rudicil,

Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Smith of Hancock,

Cook o>f Decatur, Jo,hnson of Taliaferro Taylor,

Collum,

Lance,

Timmerman,

Clement,

Lott,

Thomas of Pierce

Calhoun,

:\foore,

L'nderwood,

Deakins,

:\foz!ey,

Wight,

Dickerson,

Meadows,

\Vaiden,

Ellis,

:\fcDonald,

Whitaker,

Edenfield,

:VlcLaughlin,

\Vorsham,

Ford,

:\fcConnell,

Yates,

Foster,

~is bet,

Tho::.e not Yoting ~were ~IC'ssrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Brown, BurKe, Bussey, Boswell, Burwell,

Baggett,

Edge,

Brinson of Burke, Ennis of Bald n,

Brinson of Emanuel. Fogarty,

Boynton of Calhoun, Felker,

Bennett of Jackson. Freeman,

Cannon,

Grice,

Callaway,

Hitch,

Duffy,

Harrell,

Dur'ham,

Hightower,

Duncan of Lee,

Herrington,

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Henderson of DeKal!J McCranie,

Jord<lli!,

Nicholas,

Johnson of Hall, Oakes,

Juhnson of Baker, Pace,

Kiser,

Pearce,

Kaigler,

Phinizy,

Leard,

Quillian,

Maddox,

Reid,

:\Iomfort,

Rob-erts,

Morrison,

Rawlings,

:\iullinax,

Rutherford,

McCook,

Salter,

McKe-e,

Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Vaughn, West, Wren, Wright, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

The bill, not haYing- rPcPind a constitutional majority, .ns lost.
::\L. .:\[oore of Carrn1lmon1l that Honse bill Xo. 518 be rc-(ommif:lted to the Sp0eial Judiciary Committee, '\\1hich llldti;m preYailed.
ThP follo\\ing hill ,,as 1taken up, read tl1e third time, an(l put upon its pas.oage:
.\ lill to prohihit the playing- of prize or match games o!' football in this Stat-E', and to prescribe a penalt:v :for the same.
Tlw repo1't of thP committee was agreed tl(}, and tl1P bill passed as amended. A~es Dl; nays 3.
Bill X o. 32fi, hy .:\fr. 0harters of Lumpkin, was t.abl-ed, 11 p<m motion of .:\[r. Chart.Prs.

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The following bill was taken up, read rthe rthi,rd time, ar;cl pnt upon its pass-age, to wit:

By .:\Ir. }Ieldrim of Chatham-

A bill '1Jo he entitled an act to repeal an 'act erutiltled an act to create and organize 'a board of fire oommissioneTS for the city of 'Sa>~anua:h; to define its jwrisdiction, duties and powers, which bill was passed. Ayes 102; nays 0.

1lr. }fozely, Chairman pro tem. of the committee on County and County l\Iraibbers, submitted the following rerort:

Mr. Speaker:

The Commirttee on Comity and Couil'ty }foatters have had under consideration the following hill, \v!hich they direct me to report back to the Hm1se with the recommendation that the same be rood the second time and re-committed, to 'Vit:

A bi1l to change the county site of DeKalb county from Deratm to Stone :Mountain.
n('~]Jectfully submitted.

J. E. 1IOZELY, Chairman pro tcm.

1fr. :Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:

JJh. S pcaker:

Th(; General Judiciary Committe hav-e had under con-

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-sideration Senate bill Xo. 83, in refei'ence to contested .election cases for the remoYal of connty seats, and the Committee instruct me to report the same back to the House with the recommeiHlation that it llo pass.

Hcspeetfully submitted. THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

I3y ::\lr. 1Ieldrim of Chatham-
..:\. hill to he entitled an act to repeal 'an aet entitled an act to create and organize a hoard of police commissioners for the city of Sm"ann'a'h; to define its jurisdict.ion, duties and powers.
The hill, haYing receind a eonstitutional majority, was pa~sed. ..:\.yes, DS; nays, 0.
_\.lso, a hill to create and organize a board of \Yater commissioners for the city of SaYannah, and define its jurisdiction duties and pow'ls.
This hill, haYing recciYe<l a COJL3titutional majority, was passed. Ayes, 10-; nays, 0.
Also, a bill to areat.e and mg,mrize a baarcl of tax asse""Ol'S and receiYers for the city of SaYannah, and define it..; powers and duties.
Thi:;: hill, haYing rreeiwd a eonstitntiomd majority, m1s pas;:,crl. --:\yes, D7; nays, 0.
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By ~Ir. Oalvin of Richmond-

A bill to amend sedion 1703 of the Code of 1882, which 1dates to tJhe issuanc.e and return of marriage Licenses.

This bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended. Ayes, 93; nays, 0.

The following message was received from the Senate, through ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

ill1'. Speaker:
The Senate has eonem-rell in the following House resolution, to wit:
~\.. TC\Solntion to invite Dr. G. A. Xunnally to address the General Assembly, in connection with Dr. \Yarren A. Candler, on Tuesday evening, X oYember Dth, 1897, on the subject of education.

B.' ~Ir. Whitaker of Hart-

A hill to amend section 05G of the Code of 18S:2, which
prO\iclcs for aifldavits in lieu of bond t0 obtain certi.ora.ri,
by striking from the fifth and last lines thereof the word "and/' and insetting in lieu thereof the word "or," and by insorting between the i\ords "secmity'' a!l(l "a.~ in rhe fift1 line thereof the words "as the case may be," and by striking from the last line thereof the word "a]l(l" and inserting in lien thereof tho ,,md "be," and hy adding to the last. line t.h<T<of t.he i\onls "a,; the f'<l='<' lll<ty lH:"' <lll<l for other purpose:'.

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This bill having receiived a constitutional majority, was passed ru; amended. Ayes, 96; nays, 5.

Also, a bill to amend section 3623 of the Code of 1882,
which provides for affidavits in fm~nm pauperi.s, by striking
from the third line and sixth line thc1eof the wvrd "and;" and for either purposes.

'I'he bill, having received a constitutimml majocity, was passed ru; amended. Ayes, 99; nays, 0.

By Mr. Swift of Elbert-
A bill to amend secmon 3704 of the Code of Georgia, so as to regulate and presc:ffibe the protest fees of notaries public.

The bill, having received the const,itutional majorit:, was passed as amended. A.yes, 94; nays, 5.

By unanimous consent, the following bill >>as taken up, read the third time, and put upon its passage. The report of the committee was agreed iJo, and t1he bill having received a constitutional majo.rity, was passed. Ayes, 101; nays, 2. Which is House bill X o. 509.

By )fr. Blalock of Fayette--

A bill to authorize the Treasnrer of the State to draw on any funds in t:he State Tre<lsnry, to thc amount. of $400,000 to be used in paying the tead1e1~ as proYidecl by law; and for other purposes..

The following hill \Yas taken np on motion of :Uir. Ennis

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of ~Floyd, and \n1S re-committed to the Finance Committee, to wit: Howie bill No. 300.

By ~\[r. Ennis of Floyd-
A bill to be entitled an act for the relic; of~\... \V. \Valton of tl1e county of Flo,n1.
The following bill was taken up, read a second time, and re-comm~tted, which is House bill ~o. 328:

By ~Ir. Henderson of DeKalb-
A bill to c.hange tho county site of DeKalb county, in tihe Sta t<l a Grorg-ia, f1om DC'eatur to Stone ~fountain, in said eounty; and for othPr purposes.
ThP follo\Ying hill \\as also taken up, read the third time, and report of t'lw eommittee disagreed to, to wit:

By ~Ir. Thomas of Clarke (by request.)-
~\_ hill to make it eriminal for an.' one to race a horse or horses on any tuack in Georgia, witth othel"S out of its or thPir (']ass; mHl for othPr purposes.
LeaYcs of abscn'Ce \Yerc asked hy and granted to the fullowing members, Ito wit: ~Iessrs. \\lhipple, Bussey, Atkinson of Camden, Paulette.
The Jlonse atljournrtl until 0 o'eltH'k to-mmTO\\" n1orumg.

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Atlant.a, Georgia, X onmber 9th, 18!:17.

The House me't at 9 o'clock a. m. pmsuant to adjournment, and \Yas eallecl to order ll,Y the Speaker. Prayer was
offered by Dr. \Valker LmYis.

Upon the call of the roll, the following members answered 1Jo their rnames.

Aaams,

Cole,

Faust,

Arnold,

C01ok uf Decatur, Fiord,

.Aiwtry,

Cook of Oconee,

Fuster,

Armstrong,

Calvin,

Fogai'ty,

Atkinson,

Collum,

Felder,

Bates,

Cannon,

Freeman,

Bush,

Clement,

Gawen,

Bond,

Charters,

Griffin,

Berry,

Calhoun,

Hogan,

Brown,

Chapman,

Hill,

Bussey,

Copeland,

Hitch,

'Black,

Callaway,

Hawes,

Branch,

Dodson,

Harrell,

Bowden,

Duffy,

Hamby,

Boswell,

Durham,

Hightower,

BUTWell,

Deakins,

Hendemonof Colquitt

Bartlett,

Da>1ison,

Henderson of DeKa:lb

Baggett,

Dickerson,

Henderson of Irwin,

Bla~ock,

Duncan of Chatham, Hende'I"SSnof Forsyth

Brannen,

Duncan of Houston, Henderson ofWasht'n

Bedgood,

Duncan of Lee,

Jordan,

Boifeuillet,

E'llis,

Johnson 'Of Hall,

Boyn1uon of Calhoun, Edwards,

Jolhnson of Baker,

Boynton of Spalding, Edenfield,

Johnson of Appling,

Bennet of Glynn, Ennis of Floyd,

Johnson of Taliaferro

Craig,

E-nnis o-f Baldwin, Kaigler,

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Knowles, Kendrick, Lance, Leard, Little, Lott, Longley, Law, Moore, Mozley, Morgan, Meldrim, Meadows, Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, MCiMichiael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McLarty,

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McGehee, McDonough, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone,

Sell, ,smith of' Crawford, Smith o:l' Hamcock, Taylor, Turner, Thoma:son of Morgan Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Thomas o:l' Ware, Unde,rwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wa'lden, Watkins, wilkes, WhHaker, V\Torsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were 1lfessrs.-

Boyd,

Hall,

Burke,

Herringt'On,

Brinson of Burke, Kiser,

Brinson of Emanuel, Maddox,

Bennett of Jackson, McCranie,

Edge,

Nicholas,

Felker,

Nisbett,

Grice,

Paulette,

PhinJzy, Roberts, Salter, Thompson, Wren, Wright, Wh"ipple, Wilcox of Wiloox.

'Phc journ'al o ~lionday was rciad and confirmed.

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:Mr. Knowles of Fulton moYcd to reconsider Hou.o...e bill :Xo. 22D, which :is an act to promote the efficiency of libraries in the State, which motion prevailed, and the bill was recommitted to the Comm1ttee on Libraries.

~Ir. Thomas of Clarke moYed to reconsider the action of the House in regard to House bill Xo. 421, which is a bill to make it criminal to race a horse or horses on any track in Georgia with others 'Out of its class, which motion was lost.

~Ir. Berry of \Yhitfield moYed that the House disagree to the report of the Committee on Senate bill No. 4, to repeal the third section of an act approYed December 16, 1895, entitled an act to amend an act to proYide for the a1)poin:tmen t of a udi:tm'S, prC'i'lclibe tlwir dut<ies, fix their compensatt.ion, etc., by ~fr. Starr of the -!3cl DiE<trict, w11rch motim1 \\~as stopped by a speeial Ol'tler.

The follo\\"ing special order for 10 o'clock was taken up and read the third time, \\1hich is a bill by 1Ir. Craig, of Bibb, to be en1titled an a0t t:to fix and l'egulate the employme!11t of child la1bor in all manufaoturing establishnrents, factories, laul1dries, and workshops of tJhis State, and io proYide remedies or Yiolations of the same.

The following amendment .was offered by ~Ir. Redding .cf Pike:

Amend section 4 in sixth line, after the \Yorcl "employer," by adding the following: "and proYided further th'at :the employer shall be protected from prosecution when the

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rumor attends sc~lmol for three months each year so employed," '''hich was adopted.

~\Jso, an mnemlmen't by :J[r. Rudicil 'Of Ohattooga:

Amend section 3 by inserting aftPr the word "and" and before the word "like" in tho fifth line, the words "manufac-tories of cot,ton goods," \\"hic'l1 was adopted.

The Committee on Labor 'also off{'l'ed an amendment, as. :follows:
Prm~clcd, that this hill :'lhall not apply to any child between the ages of t{'n al1(l thirtem1 years, \Yho has neither father nor mother, and who may be dependent upon his or her labor for support; neither shall it apply to the child or children of a like age of a wiclo\\ecl mother, who may be substantially dependent upon said child or cl1ilclren for support. Said OQ1)han child or widowe<l mother shall file "ith the employer an affidaYit setting for!Jh such orphanage and dependency, which sl1all be rE>gisterecl hy the employer in the same manner as is proYicled in se<."tion 3 of this act for the registming of afficla,-its as to ages, etc., of children, \\hich was adopted.
1~lw follmYing amcJHlnwnt was also offerecl hy the committee, to ''~t:
ProYided, that this ad shall not omhrace or inclmle outdoor \York or employment around sa\\ mill:", p:ri"t mills, cotton ginneiJ:ies, and like mills, or workshops in the rural districts of the State, which was adopted.

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)fr. Swift of Elbert offered tl1e following amendmen1t:

& it further proYided, that all the terms of thi~ act shall apply to farm hands, pages in the General Assembly, aiilcl newsboys, so that ohilclren under iJhe age-s mentioned shall not be permitted to labor in such capacities, and employers engaging them shall conform to tJhe terms of this ac,t, under the penalties and provisions 'herein contained, whic.h was lost.

..:\1so, an amendment by 1Ir. Craig of Bibb, which is:

That the word "thirteen " in section 1 of said bill, on the second line after tl1e wo1d "under" and ibefore the ward ':year" be stricken therefrom, and the word "twelYe" he insertecl in lieu thereof; and that in all other places in sa:id bill where the "orcl "thirteen" appears that the ;;:ame be stricken, and the '''ord "twelYe" be inse1tecl or substituted in lieu thereof, which was lost.

Sec~md amendment. Also, that tJhere be inse1ted in section 2, on line 14, after the word "printed," the words "or WIi t:ten'': lost.

Third. That the words in section 2, beginning on line ten after the ward "employer," viz.: "and "'hich said register and affidavit shall be produced for inspection on demand by any magistrate, peace officer, or grand juror of the C'ity, town or county where said factmy or other place of work ma; be situated" be st.ricken from said section, which amenclmeut was lost.

Fourth.. That said act be further amcnllcd by stliking:

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therefrom i:lhe wortd.s commencing on the third line of section -, commencing after the word " therefor," which stricken words arc: "shall be fined not less than twent.:dive dollars or more than one hundred dollars for each offen.;;e," and in lien tthereof are hereby added the following "~ords: "shall be punishable as prescribed m section 103!) of the CoJe of 1893," which wns lost.

Fifth. That said act be fnrdwr amended by striking :;1.ll the\vords in section-, commen<'ing on line six, after the word "employer," which \vas lost.

Sixth. That sai<d <Wt be furthPr amended by striking therdrom ~eetion 5 tll!'reof, 1v'hieh "as lost.

_,\. ho, by ~fr. Joh[lson of Hall-

Amend section 2, by adding to tl1e end, "Pro.-icled, chil

dren nnder twehe years of age may work six hours pm

day," whieh was lost.

.

~fr. Pierce of Houston e:alled for the previous question

on the amendment of ~fr. Rudicil and the bill, which call

\\"as sustained; but the Chair rnlecl that he could only call

for t.he question on the amendment.

~fr. Reid demanded the eall of the a,n:>:S and nays. T'he ('all was SlBtained, an:d upon the roll-eall the Yote 1vas as follows:

Those Yoting in tlm affirmati,~e were :Messrs.-

Adams, .Awtry,

Armstrong, Bond,

Berry, Bussey,

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Branch,

Hawes,

Niles,

Boswell,

Harrell,

Oliver,

Bartlett,

Hendersonof Colquitt Oakes,

Blalock,

Henderson vf DeKal!J Ogletree,

Boyn<ton of Calhou::>., Henderoon of Irwin, Patten,

Boynoon of Spalding, Hendersonof Forsyth Palmer,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson ofWasht'n Pace,

Cole,

Jorda;n,

Pearce,

Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Hall, Reece,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Baker, Rlawlings,

Calvin,

Johnson of Appling. Rudicil,

Collum,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rutherford,

Cannon,

Kaigler,

S!WJft,

Clement,

Lance,

Smith of Crawford,

Charters,

Longley,

Smith of Hancock,

Copeland,

Mozley,

Taylor,

Callaway,

Morgan,

Turner,

Durham,

:Meadows,

Thomason of Morgan

Davison,

Mansfield,

Timmerman,

Duncan of Houston, Mullinax,

Thomas of Pierce

Duncan of Lee,

McDO'Ilald,

Thomas of Ware,

Ellis,

McLaughlin,

Vaug'hn,

Ennis of Floyd,

MoMicbiael,

v.incent,

Faust,

McDaniel,

Webb,

Ford,

McConnell,

Watkins,

Foster,

McKee,

Wilkes,

Fogarty,

McLarty,

Worsham,

Freeman,

McGehee,

Wtlcox of Telfair.

Gr<iffin,

Mcnonough,

Yates,

Hill,

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Bates, Brown, Bowden, Baggett, Brannen,

Bedgood, Baifeuillet, Craig, Calhoun, Chapman,

Dodson, Duffy, Deakins, Dickerson, Edwrurds,

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Edenfield, Felder, Gowen, Hogan, Hamby, Kendrick, Leard, Little,

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Lott, Law, 1\foore, Meldrim, Montfort, Nevin, Parker, Rawls,

Reid, Redding, Slaton, Thomas of Clarke. Underwood, West, Wight, Wl!lden,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Grice,

Atkinson,

Hall,

Bush,

Hitch,

Boyd,

Hightower,

Burke,

Herrington,

Hlack,

Kiser,

Burwell,

Knowles,

Brinson of Burke, Maddox,

Hrinson of Emanuel, Morrison,

Bennett of Jackson, McCook,

Duncan of Chatham, McCranie,

Edge,

Nicholas,

Ennis of Baldwin, Nisbet,

Felker,

Paulette,

Phinizy, Quillian, Roberts, Salter, Simpson, Stone, Sell, Thompson, Wren, Wright, Whipple, Whitaker, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

~\ye,;, !JS; nays, :}D; not Yoting, -2.

::\Ir. P,lalock of Fa:ntte mmecl that the special order set for 12 o'clock to-cla: be dispb<'?ed, which was lost.

rpon motion of ::\Ir. Blalock, aU special orders for today were temporarily displaced.

The following S<>JJatl' hill was taken np mul pnt npon its passage, which is:

A bill by ::\Ir. Comas of the Third district, to provide for

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the filing, hearing and determining o.f conte;;;'ts in elections ~held .for the removal o.f county sites in this Stwte.

Tl1e report o.f the Committee was agreed t'o.

Upon the passage o.f t;he bill the ayes vere 107, nays 1.

The bill, haYing l'eccived a constitutional majority, was passed.

::\Ir. Longley o.f Troup moYed that the Ycrifieation o.f the roll-c-all be dispensed with, which motion was sustained.

::\Ir. Little of ::\Inscogee called for t,he a;es and nays on the amendment of ::\Ir. Swift of Elbert, which call \Vas sustained, and the vote \\"as 'as .follows: Ayes 8, 11ays 123. The amendment was lost.

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Cole, Cook of Oconee, Hill,

Kendrick, Longley, Morgan,

Mead'OIWS, SIWift,

T'lwse voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Bussey, Bowden, Baggett, Blalock, Brahnen, Boifeuillet,

Boynton of Calhoun, Callaway,

Boynton of Spalding, Dodson,

Bennet of Glynn, Duffy,

Craig,

Durham,

Cook O'f Decatur,

Deakins,

Calvin,

Dickerson,

Collum,

Duncan of Chatham,

Cannon,

Duncan of Houston,

Clement,

Duncan of Lee,

Charters, Oalhoun, Chapman,

IDllis, Edwa;rds, Edenfield,

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Ennis of Floyd,

Law,

Elnnis of Baldwin, MooTe,

Faust,

Mozley,

Ford,

Meldrim,

Fogal'ty,

MonHart,

Felder.

MansfieoJd,

Free.man,

Mullinax,

Gowen,

McDonald,

Gr'iffin,

McLaughlin,

Hogan,

MC'Michael,

Hawes,

McDaniel,

Harrell,

McConnell,

Hiamby,

McKee,

Hightower,

McLarty,

Hendereonof Colquitt McGehee,

Henderson of DeKalb Niles,

Henderson o.f Irwin, Nevin,

Hendersonof Forsyth Oliver,

Hendersono-fWasht'n Oakes,

Jordan,

Ogletree,

Johnson of Baker, Patten,

Johnson of Appling, Pau:lette,

Johnson of Taliaferro Parker,

Kaigler,

Palmer,

Knorwle.s,

Pace,

Lance,

Pearce,

Leard,

QuiUian,

Little,

Rawls,

Lott,

Reece,

Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, St-one, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Tay<lor, Turner, T'homruron of Morgan Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Waolden, Watkins, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, wilcox of Telfair, Yates,

Those not voting were :Jiessrs.-

Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Boyd, Brown,

Burke, Black, Branch, Boswell, Burwell,

Bartlett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuei Bennett of Jackson,

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Copeland, DaV'ison, Edge, Foster, Felker, Grice, Hall, Hitch, Herringtou, J ohnsou of Hall,

Kiser, Maddox, Morrisou, McCook, McCmnie, Mcnouough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Phiuizy, Reid,

Roberts, Salter, Simpson, Thompson, Wight, Wren, Wright, Wh'ipple, W'ilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

~\yet', S; nays, 123; 1101t voting, 43.
The report of the committe was disagreed to, and the bill was lo3t.
The following communication ~was received from his Excellency the Governor, through ~Ir. Callaway, his private seeretary, to wit:
Mr. Speaker:

I am directed by the Governor to de1inr to the House of Representatives a commlmication in wTiting with an accompanying document.
::\[aeon, Ga., Xov. 8, 1897.
In tale matter of arbitration of "dne compensation" to the St.ate for the right of Atlanta, Knoxville and X orthen Raih\"a: Company "to perp0tua1ly use and occupy a portion of the right of ~way of the \Yestern and Atlantic Itailroad for railroad purposes" at ~[arietta, Ga., under resolutions of the General .Assembly of Georgia approved hy the Governor on the 9th day of October, 1883, and Deeemher 23d, 189G.

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'J'o IIi.~ E.xwlluwy 1r. r . .ltkiu.wm, Goccrnor of Georgia:

Sir-The nndPrsigned, who \Yas selected by yourself as arbitrator on behalf of the State in the aboYe matter, begs leaye to submit the following report:
:Jir. GC'orge ~L Brown of \tlanta was selected by the Railm1~ Compan~ a.;; arbitrator, and so acted.
0\Ying to seYcral e;mses of <lelay the arbit.rators met for the fir5t time at ~rariPNa on r;he :2-t:lh day of 1Iay last, and were dul: sworn l1.Y ewh other as required hy law. A nmnher of \\itnPs~<'" \\"Pre examined, but 1X'fure much progre;;;;; bHllwe11 lll:l<l<' it \Ya;; diseonred that tl1c les,:;ees of the \Yestern aml .\. tla 11 tic Ibilroad had consented that the proposed right of ,,ay might he acquired by the Haihn1y Company clmn1 to the northern margin of :Jiill street, but no farther. and that the Hailwa: Company \Yas occupying two hundred feet fmther 5onth to J)epot ;:treet, it being suggested at the time by 1lr. \\-illiam ""\. Wimbish, special counsel for the State, that this portion of the property was Yaluable and llP;;iralilP o11 the part of the lessees and the State for th proh,tbk constnwtion of a depot for the \YPstern :llHl .\tlanti< Hailroml. The arbitrators promptly agreed that without c-onsent of the Hail\\"ay Company and the St:1te tl1P~ haJ no po\\"er to proceed, and it was there-
upon agree<l bet\\"een ::.rr. /dexander Smith, connsd for the
former, and ::.Ir. Wimbish, special counsel for the State, that they wonl<l JH'f<ed and limit the arbitTation to the PJ'opo2ed righ't of way nol'th of ::.till ,-tl>ec>t, being 4401lineal feet, instead of +UOl, as theretofore contemplated. The l1earing thereupon 1)roceeded until all t1w witnesses present
.and offered were sworn and Xamined.

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Owing to other causs of delay the arbitrators did not moot :1gain nntil the 20th of September, it haYing been a(oJ':t"e'E'd between 00nnsel before the mbitratiQII'S UP'On 'adjouTnment 'at 3.farieltta, on account of delays 'anticipated, that the Railway Company "S'hould haYe reasonable time in whiCih to comply with the terms of the resolutions, and that "the Railw<ay Oompany shlould not suffeT at the hands of the State in t'hat regard."
On September 20th the examination of witnesses was -concluded, and tl1e case set for argument on :t~~e 29th day of :the same month.
The argument was heard on that day, and the arbitrators began the consideration and discussion of i't between themselves on that clay and continued it the next.
It was soon cliscon;red that they were far apart, not only 1as to the proper amount to !be awarded the Stia:te, 'but upon nearly all questions that had to be C'O'llsidered in reach-ing a conclusion. In order to ascertain how the arbitrators -clifferecl, and what -each thought was a proper amount, it was agreed that each should hand the other at the same time :his figures.
:From an inspection of the property and from a consideration of the evidence in its totality, I thought the sum of ten thousand dollars a just compensation to be paid to the State ior the perpetual use and occupancy of the proposed strip Of 4401 feet, for railroad purposes, under the restrictions :and terms of the resolutions, hut tl1e only evidence it;ha:t I OOuld receive ,as speciific and emanating from a witness of ;requisite knowledge and experience, and who toestified upon .the real issue under the law and tlhe resolution under
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which we were acting, \nl=' that of ::\fr. ::\fartin DooJ_,., anJ T yiDlcled to his opinion that the land, for the purposes intended and on tthe tCilm,; impose(], \\as of the Yalue of two dollars per line1al foot, and Jl'ame(l the sum of $8,80:2 as the jui't and proper amount tQ be a,arded.
::\Ir. Brovn nanwd the sum of four hundred and fifteen dollars.
\\"e continued onr discmsion, but were too far apart to agree, and never agreed.
Since then we haYe submitted to eacl1 other many nomina6ons for third 'arbit:rator, as required by the resolutions, but neTer agreed until the members of the Legislature were ibsembling for the pre~ent session, when we agre.ecl upon tl1e lion. 'l'homas C. Crensl1aw.
The three arbitrators lwd their first meting on Saturday, the 6th ~t., in the city of Atlanta, when it transpired that both ::\Ir. Crenshaw and ::\fr. Bro\\n were not inclined to proceed at this t.ime, or until theTe shall he some aut:hori1Jac ti...-e action on the question of our power t.o now act, so long after the period of six months wirhin which the railway .
company was required by the resolutions to comply with
their terms had expired, and after the legislature of the State had reassembled and the representatives of the people were in position to giYe the matter tJheir appropriate attenc tion.
Not feeling free from doubt as to whether an award at
tl>is time and under these circumstances would be binding upon the State, I said to }fessrs. Crenshaw and Brown that I would report the presell't status of the matter to your

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Excellency, calling attention to the question raised as before

referred tD, and also to the fact that the lessees l1a:d not given their asscll't as to the entire strip of land, as here-

inbefore set forth, informing these gentlemen at the same

time t.hat I felt it to be my duty to bring the matter to the

attention of yourself and the General Assembly while the

latter was in scssion and l1ad time in which to act in such

manner and to such extent as that honorable body might

see fit.

In this suggestion these gentlemen concurred, and I now

make this report.

Thanking you for the confidence reposed and regretting

tl1at th matter has not r'ached a just and final conclusion,

I am,

:Most respectfully, DuPOXT GUERRY.

Executive Department, Atlanta, Georgia,
November 9th, 1897.
To the General Assembly: I herewith transmit the majority and minority reports
made by the members of the School Book 9ommission appointed under resolution number 49, of the General Assembly, approved December 25th, 1896.
In recommending the creation of this Commission in 1896, I said:
"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 the most satisfactory character. Geor-

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gia Heports, which were sold at $5.50 per volume, when printed by individuals 011 their own account, the State is now publishing and selling 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.
Under recent contract for additional volumes of Supreme Court Heports, after exhaustion of the first edition, the cost is $0.90 IJer volume, complete and delivered to the State.
The Code of 1882, in one volume, containing 1482 pages, printed on private account, was sold to the public at $10 per copy.
Under the act of the General Assembly providing for the printing of the Code of 1895, on State account, the three volumes, containing 3136 pages, costing something less than $4.00 for the three volumes.
The following statement presents clearly the comparative cost of our Code published upon State's account under the competitive bid system and what we are actually paying for the school-books used by our children in the public schools:

CODE. Three volumes, containing 1,500,000 words cost $4.00

SCHOOL-BOOKS.

Five School-books, containing 659,000 words cost ________________________________ 1.88
Five School-books, containing 215,000 words cost _______ -- _____________ ~ _ ____ ____ 4.00
The cost of printing the same number of words in school-books as in the Code would be__ 9..j2

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In this calculation I have not computed the compensation which must be paid to authors nor other necessary expenses which will readily suggest themselves to you. On the other hand, it must be borne in mind that only a few thousand copies of the Code were printed, while schoolbooks are issued by the hundreds of thousands and their printing should, therefore, cost less.

ANOTHER COl\IPARISON.

At my request, one of the best equipped and reliable pub-

lishing houses in the State has furnished me the following

statement showing what is now being paid for school-

books in Georgia, and at what price it would be willing to

print the same books in lots of one hundred thousand:

BOOK.
Wentworth's Practical Arith-

PUBLISHERS.

PUB. PRICE PRICE. BID.

me tic ................... Ginn & Uo ......... 400 pp. $ .(:)5 S .18

Third Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginn & Co .......... 256 pp. .40 .12

First Book in American His-

tory (Eggleston) . . . . . . . American Book Co .. 224 pp. .60 .11

Swinton's -word Primer .... American Book Co .. 96 pp. .15 .04

San ford's Higher An. A rith-

metic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Pub. Co .. 160 pp. 1.00 .24

Graves New Graded Speller .. Ginn & Uo ......... 160 pp. .25 .10

McGuffey's Third Electic

Reader.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Book Co .. 208 pp. .40 .14

This company is able and willing to take the contract to

publish at the prices named and give bond to comply with

their contract.

You can add to these prices a fair royalty to be paid to

the author and draw your own conclusions as to whether or

not we are being made to pay au unreasonable and unjust

tribute to a lordly trust.

I submit to you the cou.,;ideration of the question, dis-

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cut::sed iu the majority and minority reports with the confident belief that you possess the wisdom to discern and the courage to apply the remedy.

RIGHT OF WAY OF THE WESTERX AXD ATLANTIC RAILROAD, AT MARIETTA.
At the session of the General Assembly in 1896, there was passed a resolution entitled "A resolution authorizing the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway Company to acquire certain rights in the use of the right of way of the \Vestern and Atlantic Railroad in and near the city of Marietta."
By virtue of authority granted in said resolution I appointed as arbitrator Hon. Dupont Guerry, of the county of Bibb. His report to me accompanies this message and fully explains the failure to adjust the question submitted.
Since this report of Mr. Guerry and the evidence submitted to the arbitrators, which is now in possession of Ron. W. A. Wimbish, Special Attorney for the W. and A. R. R., gives the necessary information as to the value of the use of the property in question, I recommend that there be no further effort made to arbitrate. It is the State's property, and the only thing necessary to be done is for the General Assembly, if it desires to sell, to pass an act fixing the price at which it may be sold. From the best evidence at my command, I am of the opinion that we .should keep the property or realize for it at least eight thousand dollars.
Hon. Dupont Guerry and Hon. W. A. Wimbish will each be pleased to give you in this matter whatever aid they can render.
I hope this can be disposed of at the present session of

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:the General Assembly, as the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railroad Co. is now occupying this right of way and should be required to pay for its use or be removed from its possession.
W. Y. ATKIXSOX, GovERNOR.

ATLA~TA, GA., October 29, 1897.
''] o Ifi8 Eucellency, W. Y. Atkinson, GoveriWI', Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir:-The undersigned, a majority o the School Book Commission, appointed by Your Excellency under the Joint Hesolution, No. 49 o the General Assembly, haYe the honor to transmit through you their report to the General Assembly, which report is attached hereto.
Very respectfully, Your obedient servants, G. R. GLENN, Cbairma'll.
H. R. GOE'I'CHIUS,
w. B. MERRITT,
T. D. TINSLEY.
'To tlze General A~ssembly of Georgia:
Your honorable body, at its last sesswn adopted the following Joint Resolutions:
"Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That the Governor shall appoint four ,citizens of this State, two of whom shall be either educa:tors OT :o;ehool offieials, one a lawyer and one a business man who is neither a publisher, a bookseller, nor inter-

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ested in any way in the proceeds of the sale of schoof books, who, with the State School Commissioner, shall be known as a School Book Commission. Said Commission shall inquire into the methods that obtain in other States for furnishing school books for the common schools, and to devise and recommend some plan for providing school books for the Georgia schools, at a more reasonable cost, if possible; the said Commission to make their report to the next session of the General Assembly. until the rep01t of said Commission is receiwd, the Boards of Educat.ion of the several counties in which school book eontracts expire, shall make no long term contracts in the adoption of school books, and the State School Commissioner is hereby instructed to so notify them. The members of said Commission shall receive for their services the same amount as is paid member:;. of the General Assem'bly; provided, the State School Commissioner shall receive no compensation for his services; provided further, said Commission shall not havemore than twenty days in which to complete their work.
Approved, December 25th, 1896."
"Gnder the above resolution, His Excellency, the Gov--
ernor, appointed the following: G. R. Glenn, State School Commissioner, J. C. Beauchamp, Pres. Board of Education, Pike Co.,. V\'. B. Merritt, Supt. Public Schools, Valdosta, H. R. Goetchius, Attorney at Law, Columbus, T. D. Tinsley, Business l\fan, :\lacon. The members of the Commission met for organization
in the office of the State School Commissioner on the 20th..

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of June, 18!)7. G. R. Glenn, State School Commissioner, was elected chairman, and W. J. 'Yoodall, clPrk of the Department of Education, was elected secretary.
Your Commission, in obdience to the instructions in the above resolution, have diligently inquired "into tht methods that obtain in other States for furnishing school books to the common schools" and bg leave to submit the following reprt:

IXFORMATIO~ FROM OTHER STATES.

In order to secure the latest and most reliable information as to the methods of selecting and furnishing text books, the following questi.onl:l were s~nt to all the Stat~ Superintendents:

1. "'hat are the methods of selPcting and furnishing text books for tile common schools of your State?
2. Does your Ia w require State uniformity? 3. If so, to what extent do you have uniformity? 4. If yon have State uniformity, how many books used before the adoption of State uniformity, are still used? 5. If you have State uniformity, are your cities and towns included under the requirements of the law? G. If the cities and towns are exempted, do they use any of the books adopted by the State? 7. If you have State uniformity, how long has it been in operation? 8. For how long a term are your text 'books adopted? 9. How do your books compare in price, quality and

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subjert-matter with the similar books adopted by the States that do not haw State uniformity?
1()_ How do your books, under the uniformity plan, -eompare in subjeet-matter and price with the books used under the system or systems in vogue in your State before the adoption of State uniformity?
11. Is the Jaw requiring State uniformity e-vaded, and if so, how?
12. Is State uniformity satisfactory to your people? 13. \Yhat is your opinion in regard to State uniformity? 14. If opposed to State uniformity, what, in your judgment, is the most satisfactory and economical method of -selecting books for the common schools? 15. \Yhat is the method of supplying books in your schools? that is, are they supplied by the merchants, or ~1re they supplied by the Boards of Education? 16. Please give us a list of the school books used in ,Your State and the prices at which they are furnished."

Recurring to the first duty imposed by the resolution, that this Commission shall, "inquire into the methods that obtain in other States for furnishing school books tu the common schools," from information obtained in nnswer to the above inquiries, and from personal ob-servation and corresiJQndence, we are enabled to report the following:
That in the following States there is no State adoption .tlr State interference in the matter of text books:
Maine, Vermont,

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New Hampshire, Hhode Island, Connecticut, ::\Iassachusetts, Xew York, New Jersey, Penns.vlvania, Maryland, -nrest Virginia, North Carolina,
Geor~ia,
Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Vl'isconsin,
~Iinnesota,
Illinois, Iowa, Xorth Dakota, South Dakota, Xebraska, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, :MiSBissi ppi.
Total 29.

The following have what is termed State uniformity,

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but in all cases, several series of text books are designated, from which a choice can be made:
Idaho, Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia.
Total 4.

The following are experimenting with State uniformityin one form or another:
1!tah, Montana, Nevada, -n'yoming,
"'ashington, Oregon, Kansas, Indiana, Missouri, Delaware.
Total 10.

It is proper to say that the last named State has but three counties, and the city of wilmington is exempt from the operation of the law.
Kansas has just passed a bill that is attacked by the press of the State, and seems to be objectionable to the best educational thought of the people.
Indiana has a State contract system, but from the personal observation of some af the members of this Commission, we are of the opinion that the books furnished

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ihereunder are inferior both in mechanical execution and educational value, 'being reprints from old plates long since discarded by the educational public.
Texas has recently passed an experimental uniformity bill, but the law will not go into effect for some time, and no books have as yet been designated.
California is the only State that has undertaken to publish its own books. The experiment has cost the State, according to the late report of the Secretary of .state, something like $1,700,000. Deducting the estimated value of the manufacturing plant, material on hand, plates or books which have been condemned as educationally worthless, and the stock on hand of the same books, finished and unfinished, all being valued in the report at $348,701, we find the net cost to the State Of the school book enterprise has been $1,351,299; so that the interest on the $1,351,299 invested at six per cent. would furnish books practically free to all the children Of California. After all this expenditure however; the Governor recently withheld his approval of a further appropriation for State publication, though the plan is incorporated in the State Constitution.
In those States having State uniformity, the books are
selected by the State Board, or by a School Book Commission. The Commission after selecting the series of 'books, advertises for bids, reserving the right to reject any or all bids, etc. The State law usually provides also that ten to twenty per cent. shall be allowed the mer-chants for handling or supplying the books to the people.

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The percentage allmwd Y:uies with the number of dealers and the quantity of books handled.
In some of the States, the books are furnished direct through the county authorities, as some county merchants refuse to handle them because fewer books are used in sparsely settled counties, and the profit is small when the books are sold at publishers' prices.
In some of the States having uniformity, the larger cities and towns are exempt from the operation of the law; but in others, as Louisiana, there is no exemption; even the city of :Xew Orleans is compelled to use the books adopted by the State Board. In some of these States, publishers are required to have depositories and books are supplied from these to tlle schools. The depositories are usually the book-stores.
Coming now to tlle seeond duty imposed upon the Commission by the resolution to "devise and recommend some plan for providing school 'books for the Georgia schools at more reasonable cost, if possible," we find that there are sen'ral methods in vogue for supplying schools with books:
1. The Free Book )fethod. The following States furnish text books free: )faine, :Xew Hampshire, Vermont, Massaehusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and ~laryland; total, nine.
While in some States, as in Ohio, Michigan, and )finnesota, free books are permitted loc-ally when so authorized by yote of the people of the school district. In all of these States, the cities, counties and districts select their own books and the Boards of Education buy them direct from the publishers, and the children are supplied ab-

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solutely free. The money for the purchase of the school books is taken hom the school fund. The only kind of uniformity that is required in these cases, is county, township, district or city uniformity. The average annual cost per child for the books thus supplied in these States, as reported, rarely exceed fifty cents, and in some cases the cost is as low as thirty-one cents per pupil enrolled. The life of a book is variously estimated from three to five years, and this in States where the school
~es;:.;ons are from eight to ten mouths, each year. In
Georgia the average sclwol term is about four and one-
half months. 2. Another method adopted by some States that do
not have State uniformity, and where the books are not supplied free, allows the county, district or city Board of Education to select the books to be used in the schools and these are purchased from the retail merchants, who contract with the publishers and sell them usually at the list prices furnished by the latter, receiving from the publishers twenty per cent. discount as commission. This is the system which is in vogue at present in Georgia.
3. Still another plan prevailing in a few States, counties, districts and cities, is for the local Boards of Education to buy the books at an agreed (generally twenty per cent.) discount and rent them to the patrons at a small fee.
4. Another plan is known as the State uniformity plan. There are two kinds of State uniformity. In om: instance, the State becomes its own publisher, and each.

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county is required to purchase the supply of school books of the State, as in the case of California, to which reference is herein made. The other plan of State uniformity is by contract, and pro>ides usually that the legislators fix the price at which each kind of text book is to be contracted for, or charged for, and the State Board of Education is required to get the best books obtainable for the fixed sums. In some cases the State becomes re-Sponsible for the payment of the books needed and appoints agents or merchants to distribute them for a con.sideration that is agreed upon. There are ten States as 1lerein before enumerated, to-wit: Utah, Montana, Nevada, "''yoming, Washington, Oregon, Kansas, Indiana, Missouri and Delaware, which use one or the other of the plans of State uniformity as descri'bed under this head.
After carefully examining the prices at which books are furnished in all the States of the Union, we incline to the opinion that the best school books are sold at nearly the same prices by all publishers. New York an~ Uassachusetts, the States in which most of the school books are published, pay the same prices, with the same discounts allowed, as other States in the Union pay. About 20 per .cent. discount on the publishers' list price is allowed in all the States alike, county boards, townships, States and the largest dealers purchasing on substantially the same term~ \Vbenever the rate of discount is increased, it is in eonsideration of security for all purehases made and payment fmservices of distribution, as in cases where cost involved in OTdering, handling, distributing and collecting is paid for

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by the county, district or municipality. Ohio is the only State that takes advantage of this pro~ition. This State has only township uniformity, not State uniformity, and seems to gain some advantage in price by dealing direct and guaranteeing payment of all bills to the publishers.
In examining the price of books in these States that have uniformity, we find that none of them buy the best books any cheaper than they are purchased in Georgia. South Carolina :for instance, has one of the plans for State unifor- _ mity, and many of the books on the South Carolina list are used in Georgia counties and cities, and the peopLe of South Carolina pay the same prices for their books tl:Jiat prevail in Georgia, many of the books tha,t are used in South Carolina being shipped from Atlanta. The same may be said of Virginia, a State i!hlat has State uniformity to a certain extent. The official price-list of the books used in Virginia is the same as that under which the books are sold in Georgia, and the same is true of :Missouri, Louisiana and other States.

ESTIMATES AS TO THE COST OF SCHOOL
BOOKS.
:From the best information at our commland, there is much misapprehension in regard to the cost. of school books. Some have an idea that the annual school-book bill of Georgia, for instance, runs into the millions of dollars. :From compiled statistics that we have from publishers who sell books in this State, with the estimates furnished from the individual counties, attested by local authorities, we believe
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that the annual common school book bill of the St!lte does not exceed $150,000.
It has been impossible for your Commission to asCrtain aefinitely, the annual consumption of school books. As a matter of information and without vouching for the correctness of the statement, we beg to say that in a public address delinred at the National Educational ASSO{'iation in ~fil waukee during the present year, certain conclusions are stated which, perhaps, are as reliable as any ascertainable data. In this address it was sbated that the annual use of books in the United States aggregates $7,403,G7G, and the co&t and profit of the business was estimated as follows:

]d anufacturing, including royalties to authors.. $3,96-!,525 Expense of selling and distributing, including
deterioration of m'achinery, shelf-worn stock, bad debts, rents, taxes, insurance, salaries, freigl1t, postage, adYertising, interest on $10,000,000 invested in the business, agents' salaries and expenses ...................... 2,998,000

Total ............................. $G,9G2,525
Compare this total cost of school books per annum, $7,403,G7G, with the total expenditures in the l~nited States for public education, as by report of tl1e l~nited States Commissioner of Education for the year '95-'06, $1SG,-.'i3,7SO, it appears that t:he school-book bill forms about 4 per cent. of the total cost for other school expemes.

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~\RE THE CHEAPEST BOOKS THE BEST~

"Cheap" is a misleading term. An article may be lowJWiced, but not be cheap. It is not necessary for this Commis~ion to call attention to the fact tha:t so-called cheap books, .after all, are not the best books. Everything that has ever bEen produced in this world has cost something. "Of making books there is no end," but school books tha:t have real merit, and deserve to liYe, are compal.'latiYely few. A good book is like a great poem-it is born. There is a certain personality in a successful book that gives it individuality and keeps it aliYe. It is the strong indiYidual expression .of some liYing teacher, who has expressed in that book the best part of himself. These living books are attractive and popular and successful, simply because of the strong personal power that resides -within the book. The best books that are now used in the schools haYe come from a great many sections of the country. No one State has ever had, nor can have, a monopoly on the great teaching power of this "orld. Georgia could no more control the best school books at an arbitrary price, which her law-makers might fix, than she could control, at an arbitrary price, for the ('hildren of the State, the best of any other commodity, manufactured anywhere in the conntry.
The books that are regarded, by the highest educators of this country, as the best books, h1aYe been born nnder open and unhindered competition. This competition has not .mly preYailed among those who ha.-e written the books. hnt among those who have published them. A strong 'niter has pnt this phase of the question in the following language:

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"There is a shallow and dangerous popular belief, unhappily now rife in many States and communities, that a school book is only so much printing and binding and that anybody can produce it on short order, at its mere mechanical cost, and that the results produced by its use in the schools will be just as satisfactory as the use of any book whatever. 1'his is an emphasis of the evil of the text-book routine in its worst form. State uniformity, State publication, State contracts in the interest of mere cheapness, are its outcome. I refer to the makers of school boob a::: authors, not editors, because a real school book is a creation. The best thought that can be put into printed pages, in the most skillful form that genius can contrive, under the great stress of competition to produce the most excellent, is none too good to help out and supplement the teaching ability ot the average teacher, and give life and reality to the subject taught. Such books can only be produced where there is the freedom of an open and ambitious competition, ancl where, without fear or favor, merit shall win, and where the rewards of success are worthy of this intense striving. And every publisher knows to his dear cost how much oftener he fails than succeeds, even under this condition."
It should be remembered in considering the question of fixed prices for books, that when by legislative enactment, the prices are fixed under a uniform plan, that instant the State shuts herself out from that healthful and needful competition which insures her children the best. \Y1hen, by legislative enactment, ]ow prices are fixed for text book!3, the children of our State are debarred the privilege of the bPSt publications, as the publishers of the best books de-

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dine to eiiiter their books in competition with cheaper and less Yaluable ones.
The State has reCiognized county uniformity as practicable and best, in that her present law provides for that Sj'stem. The fl'amers of the present l1aw seem to have had in Yiew the development of local authority and local responsibility. \\~e believe that this idea should be fostered and encouraged by the Legislature. Local eontrol is as good policy in school afFairs as in political affairs. The Legi~latnre, therefore, should encourage, rather than diminish ot cnrtail the authority of the eounty boards of education. To quote from the latest message from our honored gov-ernor:
"The State has already gone far enough with its interference in county matters, a'nd the time has arived when the counties should insist upon retaining all power now vested in them by law."
The Act of 1887 already provides for a county board of ~duca1tion, a county school commissioner and the adoption of text books for each county. \Ye believe that there can be an amendment to the present law, which, while preserving this plan of county adoption, will give to our people school books 'at a minimum price, which price should not be more than a fair and reasonable profit upon the original ~ostof the publicrution of the books.
A plan is already in opemtion in some of the cities of the State whiCih has been very carefully carried out and which furnishes to the pupils the school books at an average cost of from 40 to 50 cents per pupil. This plan has been for years in suceessful operation in the city of Columbus.

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There is no reason why the details of such a plan could not be adopted by each County Board of Education, so a;; to make it 'applicable to each county. It is generally conceded that school books can be furnished at a price not exceeding 50 cents pr annum per pupil for the common schools: and at tthis price the cost of publication could be cmerecl and a fair profit thereon would be left bot.h to the publisher and to the agent or middle-man, who would necessarily be required to handle the books.
Therefore we would recommend, first, that inasmuch as the county has come to be regarded as the school unit of the State, let the authority of the County Board of Education be enlarged so that they shall haYe the power to adopt an,v one of the seYeral plans for supplying school books. The County Board should have the authority to preYent any extortionate rates on rthe part of anybody in the suppl: of books by purchasing them, if necessary, direct from the publishers, and supplying the people at cost. In order to obbain the best books at the mo!'lt reasonable prices, the County Boards should always imite competition and consider the merits of books offered by tJhe numerom publishers. If the County Boards do not think it best to handle the books themselYes in this way, let them be authorized to farm out the privilege of supplying the books to one or more merchants, making contracts with such merchants so that -they shall retail the books at a stipulated price, and require the merchants to give bond, if necessary, for the faithful prformance of 'their contracts.
"Gnder this plan, the county boards handling the books rhemselves or the dealer can be a1 uthorized to purchase the books from any child who has to change its residence, mak-

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ing proper per cent.age of deduction for wear and tear of 5uch books.
Second, authorize the County Boa1ds of Edtwation to buy the books and rent them to the pupils at such fees as may coYer the first cost and ordinary wear and tear during the first fin years contract.
Third, in such counties as may desire t<he free book system, authorize the County Boards to furnish them free, under such plans -as they may 'adopt.
Your Commission recommends also that the County Boards of Education sh~uld file with the State Board of Education all contracts for school books now existing with the publishing houses, within twenty days after the passage of an Act requiring the same, amcl that. all future contracts for school books entered into by said board with any publishing house, should be filed >vith the State Board \\ithin ten days after the same are entered into.
The charge :is frequently made that the cost of school books is largely enhanced by the frequent changes of text books. In orde-r to aYoid this needless expense and to prevent, frequent disruption in courses of study and in school work, the changes of school books should be rare and only made when absolutely neeessary; therefore we suggest that the County Board be not allowed to change or renew any contract for the supply of school books before the expiration of five years from the time the contract is made, as provided by law, without giving at least sixty days notic9 in one or more newspapers. The sixty days notice should also be given t.o tihe publisher or publishers who hold the existing cont.ract. Require the County Boards also to secure the consent of the Stare Board of Education before chang-

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ing or renewing any existing contracts, before the expiration of fiye years, the period for which the contracts are made.
In order that the people of the different counties may know at what price school books are being sold throughout the State, we recommend that each county board of education be required to report annually to the State School Commissioner the amount of purchase of all common school books bought by the Board of Educartion or by their authorized dealers or agents, showing the price at which they are bought, with the number and name of each book sold and the price at. which it is sold, together with the stock left on hand at the end of the year.
In order to incur the minimum expense in carrying out these proposed changes, and to add as little as possible to the increased labors of the County Boards, and for the ftwthcr purpose of ascertaining beyond question or doubt, the annual consumption of school books in Georgia, we recommend that no changes be made in the school books o the scYcral courrties fm one year. In this way, from the reports required, the expenditures of tJhe State for school books in a normal year oan be accurately ascertained.
,,~e suggest that tihe County Boards in giving the repuirecl reports should report the purchase and sale of hooh on blanks furnished by the Department of Education, said hlanks being arranged to show the number of each kind of book sold, and the number left on hand at the end of the year, also the price paid for each book, by whom it was sold, together with the tobal purchased and sold for the year.. Said reports from the counties should be consolidated by the State School Commissioner and made a part of his

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annual report, and !he, the State School Commissioner, shall in this way, show to the people the amount of the annual school-book bill of the State.
G. R. GLENN, Chairman.
H. R. GOETCHIUS, W. B. ~rERRITT,
T. D. TINSLEY.

MINORITY REPORT.

To His Excellency, Governor \V. Y. Atkinson:

)fy Dear Sir:-I have hesitated i:o disagree with the dis-

tinguished gentlemen who have been my co-laborers in

the investigation of the school-book question; yet, enter-

taining the views I do, I feel that I can better present them

in a separate report, which I ask Your Excellency to trans-

mit to the General Assembly for whatever consideration

it may be deemed worthy to receive.

October 28th, 1897.

Very respectfully, J. C. BEAUCHAMP.

COST OF SCHOOL-BOOKS.

1'o the General A_ssombly: In reply to t:he question, "\V1hat. is the average cost of books per pupil in the common schools in your county?" the replies of county school commissioners varied from seven cents to five dollars. Estimates from the data at present ob>tainable, :from any source, must be considered .an approximation only.
whatever may be the average cost per pupil :for schoolbooks, one :fact stands out in bold relief, and that is, that

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publislwrs of school-books receiw as much to-da; as they did fifteen years ago. In spite of the fact. that \\e havepassed through one of the most destructive periods of financial depression known in the history of our C()Untry, when nlues in every species of property have fallen to the lowest ebb, yet school-book companies have not reduced the price of their books except in occasional instances.
True, children get books now at some lower figures, but this has been brought about by publishers contracting witll county boards of education to sell books to children at listprice, and proposing to send books by mail from headquarters if retail dealers refuse to sell at prices designated.
Thus, the publisher, under pressure, has forced the merchant to sell at his contract figures and accept such discounts as the publisher may see proper to give.
\\~hatever reduction h'as been made is at the expeme of the retail dealer.
By reference t.o the Publishers' Tmde Annual, a volume issued yearly by the book trade, it will be seen that the prices now received by the publishers of common school books are the same in most instances, as was received in 1882.
For comparison, here are some of the books used in the eummon schools of Pike, with list-price now and 1882.

1897 Price. 1882 Price.

Swinton's \Vord Primer.. . . . . . . . . . .15

.15

Swinton's \Vord Book............ .18

.18

New Graded Reader N. 1. . . . . . . . . .18

.18

New Graded Reader No. 2. . . . . . . . . .29

.29

New Graded Re.ader No. 3 . . . . . . . . . .40

.40

:K"ew Graded Reader No.4......... .50

.50

New Graded Reader No. 5. . . . . . . . . .85

.85

Robinson's Primary Arithmetic.... . .18

.18

Robinson's Rudiments Arithmetic. . . .32

.32

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This comparison could be extended at length, but the aboYe is sufficient to illustrate the point.
The usual discounts to mer<(_hants were allowed all along, but in recent years the book companies contract. to furnish pupils these books at what is termed wholesale or list-prices, and if the merchant refuses to sell at such price he is forced out of the business by the publisher, who advertises i1~ the county papers to send books by mail prepaid at listprice.
The merchant has no cause to complain at the county or State. The book companies compel 'him to bear the burden of all reductions that haYe been made.
The materials that enter into the make-up of books consist of paper, type, typesetting, electrotyping, engraving, binding and copyright.
It is improbable that these articles have been so fortunate a~ to es0ape the effects of the financial panic through which we have passed, and the shadows of which still 1Hmg so gloomily around us.
In mder to get something more than supposition, howe,er reason!able that. may have been, a letter of inquiry was. addressed t'o the Franklin Publishing Company and Foote & Davies Company, of Atlanta, Ga., both large publishing houses; the one having the contract for StJate printing and the other haYing just completed t!he revised Code, in a handsome manner. These publishers were asked to give the comparative cost of ma-terial going into the manufacture of books now and ten or fifteen years ago. The replies are appended and speak for themselves.

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Atlanta, Ga., August 28th, 1897. Dr. J. C. BeauCJhamp, ""Williamson, Ga.:
Dear Sir:-Replying to your favor of August 26th, beg to say everything in our line, as in all others, has been reduced, in the last fifteen years to a good la:rge per cent.we should say thirty-thTee and a third per cent., on an .merage; paper has been redneed nearly fifty per ceil t. Of course this is only an estimate, but we think is, in the main, 'Correct.
Yours very truly, The Foote & DaYies Co., PeT 1\I. ~L Davies.

Atlanta, Ga., Augu:'!t 27, 1897. Dr. J. C. Beauchamp, .Williamson, Ga.:
Dear Sir:-In answer to your favor of t.he 26th inst., there has been no reduct.ion in nhe price of first-class -standard ledger papers. \Ye are paying the same prices for labor, fOT typesetting, we have parid for ten years. There is a slight reduction for typesetting by hand within the present month. In the blank book department the pric.es remain unc11'anged. In chearper grades of paper, there has been a reduction-say twenty per cent. Considerable reduction in emgraYing-1ve IYould say twentv per cent. in certain classes of engraving.
Very truly yours, The Franklin Printing & Pub. Co.,
Per Jno. S. Prather, Jr.

An average reduction in price of material eTIJtering into the make-up of books of thirty-three per cent., and on

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the item of paper of nearly fifty per cent., as sbated by the Foote & Davies Co., is not an unreasonable estimate, wheri the reduction in price of everything else, for tJhe last ten Or fiftJoon years is taken into consideration.
The cost and profit in publishing school-books are unknown quantities, except comparatively, as before indicated. No estimateB are available except those furnishec1 by partiS materially rinterested, no whose interest it wouldbe for the cost to appear as large as possible, and the profit on a correspondingly small scale.
If there has been a reduction of one-third in the c-ost of making school-books as compared with ten or fifteen yearsago, it is not unreasonable or unjust to the book companies to expect them tJo make some concessions as well as the retail dealer. But conce&"ions of this oharac;ter are not usually made voluntar,ily.
The assumption that school-books are too high does not appear to be unreasona.ble or unwarranted.

METHODS OF SECURING CHEAPER BOOKS.
I concur wit1h the majority of the Commission, that in some counties in Georgia books are to be obtained as cheaJY as in some St!ates where State uniformity prevails.
This, I be1ieve, ho\V'tlVer, to be due to the agitation or the school-book question, and to the very fact that many States haYe already enacted State uniformity laws, and a strong tendency in others to do so.
And our State is thus reaping, to some extent, where she has not sown-the fruits of other labors.
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where from any reason, State uniformity is undesirable, the Ohio plan is the best yet devised for securing cheaper books.
But I cannot assent to the proposition that State uniformity has not lessened the price of school-books without discrediting 1Jhe testimony of State school officials, who have been courteous enough to respond to the inquiries of the commission.
As to whether a State contract for Georgia (which necessarily includes State uniformity) would further reduce the price of school-books, I would not positiYely affirm or deny; but that it has reduced the price in those States trying it from prices obtained before the State contract system prevaned, we must admit, or else reject the statement by State School Commissioners in reference thereto.
'Without designing to make this paper lengthy or tedious, some extracts from State School Commissioners are presented.
\Vest Virginia, :Minnesota and North Carolina are referred to as haYing tried State uniformity and abandoning it as a failure.
The State superrintendent of \Vest Virginia schools, in a communication to the Commission, says: "Had State uniformity for many years, was satisfactory, but the
method of selecting books (/Jy l>f'gislatw'C) teas not satisfactory." (All ibalics made> so by me).
State Superintendent Schools, 1finnesota, says "An advantage gained by a State uniformity law is that if the law be properly administered, t.here is a great pecuniary saving to the patrons of schools, and many districts \vill have a better series of books than if the selections were left en-

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tirel~ to teachers or boards. A great objection to State uniformity is that people get the notion tJhat there is a job in it for those who administer tJhe law. They therefore become discontented and evade compliance with its proVISIOns. \Ye had State uniformity for nineteen years, and while a s11perior ~eries of books was furnished and at lmc p1'i{'r8, the law was unpopular and was to a large extent a clead letter."
It "-ill be seen that in neither \Yest Yirginia nor ~Iinne sota was State uniformity abandoned because it did not seeure good books at low priCs, but for other reasons.
State Superintendent Xorth Carolina, writes: ''I think State uniformity is the best plan." "The books ought to be furnished much cheaper on this account." "\Ye ought to get more ;;ystematic work done where State uniformity is the la""
State Superintendent of Louisiana writes: "State uniformity secures concessions from publishers that could not otherwise be obtained; proteds from frequent change, and is a step towards organized educational work on a grand scale," State Superintendent of Indiana schools says: "State uniformity is satisfactory to people-books r.re 25 per cent. cheaper than before-some books are quite as good but others not up to the higheBt standard." State Superintendent. of Idaho writes to commission: "Books are decidedly su pc1ior in qu{llity and subjectmattrr to books used before State uniformity and half cheaper."

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StJate .Superintendent New :Mexico says: "State uniformity in operation six years, satisfactory, and books far cheaper than formerly." Missouri has had State uniformity for six years 'and it has proven so satisfactory that the contract bas recently been renewed for five years. State Superintendent South Carolina says: ''Have State uniformity; satisfactory; books cheaper in price; grade same." Iowa is investigating the subject of State uniformity, the Legislature, under resolution, having direeted the State School Commissioner to report on the matter aHer a thorough inwstigation. Three States have adopted State uniformity during the present year-:iliontana, Kansas and Texas. State Superintendent of Kansas in a letter to the commission dated May 11th, 1897, says: "Books haYe not yet been adopted, owing to the fa.ct that the constitutionality of the law has been questioned by the trust, which is trying to thwart the will of the people, and continue the sale of the books at exhorbitant prices." "There have been a large number of propositions submitted to the commission by responsible companies, offering a series of the very best books printed at the prices stipulated in the law." "I have no fear of the final decision of the court, and am sure that the law will be hld to be constitutional and operative, when the 0ommission provided for in this ac& will at once proceed to adopt a series of books for the State

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-'Of Kamas at pri('C'S '"hich you will see are about one-hal the price charged by the hook companies, where there is no law regulating the price of hooks."
Dclm\ is t!1e maximum price at ,,-hich hooks can be sold nmlcr State contract law in Kansas, and price paid for same gmde hooks in m.Y O\Yn county of Pike. The merchant is al]o\Yecl a discount of 20 per cent. to pay freight and hancllin,!l' books. Allow s:1me on K:1mas books and ~till the J\ans:1s list is less b,;- 2G per cent. than the Gcorgih 11st:

K~n..,as
Pdee.
Spelling Book .................. . .10 First Reader ................... . .10 Seco~1cl Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Third Re:1der................... . .23 Fourth Reader.................. . .30 Fifth He:1dcr ................... . .40 Intermediate Arithmetic.......... . .23 Complete ~.trithnwtic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elementary GeJgraphy........... . .30 Complete Geograph;............. . .7;) Elementary Grammar ............ . .20 Complete Gramm:1r.............. . U. S. lii,;tory................... . .50

Ge-org-ia Priec.
.18 .18
.2D
.JO
.;)0
.S3
.GS
.5-1
1.30 .33 .GO
1.23

It is urged t]w,t St:1te uniformity is undemocratic and -p:1temalistic. The people of (:;eorgia, in their aggre,!!:1te -capacity as a State, lwYe establi~hcd a system of schools, -Dpen to every child of school age, absolutely without cost.
The&e are State schools, supported by the State, and the
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right. to pr0scribe r<'p:nla tions as to tea<'lwr3 aml hook5' taught cannot be denied by any principle of right or logic. The doctrine of indiYidnal liberty or local self-goYermnent must haYe some limitation-must concctlc somNhing to. government, or else if carried ont to its Ia~t an:1lysis. \\'Ould be subYersiYe of all law and goYcrnment that dill not eoincidc with the particular Yiews of imliYilluak The State has no concern with the cigar or corset bills of her ei tizcns, and the comparii'0n of the cost of these articles \\ith the school-book appears to be rather far-fetehcd.
As a political principle, what con~titnt0s the difference in uniformity for a State and uniformit,Y for a connt;? If the prineiplc is wrong for a State, wherein is it right for a county.
It is the province of good government to protert the w0ak against the encroachments of the strong. Somctin1cs eombinations of capital become so powerful that the individual citizen is powerless to assert and maintain his rights.
Such a cohclition of things some years ago resulted in the crc:1tion of the Georgia railroad commis3ion, and we hear no complaint that this lcgisla tion was undemocratic or patemalistic.
It is claimed that one set of text-book:: Nonlcl be unsuitable for all sections of the State.
EYiclcnce s0~ms to be wanting to show snch pccnliaritics in the mental make-up of onr children of different sections, as to rcqni: different books from which to !cam ~pelling, r0acling. ete.
It app<':lr,; that the principles of arithmetic aml grammar arc the sarr ~ :1ll oYer the country. Is it ahsolntely neces-

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sary to have so many books on the same subject, the principies of which never change?
The Publishers' \Yeekly assertil that there are published in this country:
13 different readers or series. 116 different spellers or series. 151 different arithmetics or series. 159 different grammars or series. 88 different geographies or series. 50 different copy-books or series. 80 different U. S. histories or series. This is, no doubt, complimentary to the enterprise of publishers and authors, but it is claimed that the publication of school-books is an experiment, and success or failure must be tested by practical work in the school-room. If this be true, then somebody is charged up with the cost of making the experiment, for the publisher is not in the business for fun. Earlier in our country's history, a no inoonsiderable number of men were developed under the one text-book system, whose names will always adorn its pages. I would not advocate any legislation that suppressed healthy, legitimate competition. It is stated as an argument against State uniformity, that no school-book company would sell a whole St.a~e books any cheaper than they would a single county. ~Where is the competition under existing conditions? Looks rather contrary to sound business principles, and somewhat like a combination, if not a trust. The objections to State uniformity, either from a political or educational standpoint, are not so formiflahle, bnt

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they ma.v be on'rhalanced; if by adopting State uniformity the GOOO,OOO school chilclren in the State can secure hooks at less cost, without lowering their quality.
A book c-ommission compo~ccl of the chancellor of tl1e State l~ni\ersity, president of some other leading college, fl. ,-upcrintcmlcnt of some city system, and a leading teacher iF the eommon schools, with t.hc State school commissioner, eould be appointed by the goYcrnor. This commis~wn could fix a standard of subjcd-mattcr and mechanical make-up of school-books-fix a minimum price on same and a(hcrtisc for Lids. If the book companies refused to bid at prices named, then the coimnission be empowcrcLl to compil0, or buy copyright of l>ooks and contract for printing to lowest bidder. I am inform0cl some of the foremo:;ot educ-ators in the Stat0 ha\e manmcript ready for printer, of books nsecl in the common schools.
If considered best, one hook, or scri0s, c-oHlcl he adopted at a time, at inteiTals of three or fin~ years; thus bringing 011 the change gra<lually.
The State docs not undertake to giYe a child a highschool or collegiate education, ancl as most cit: and local systems go farther than the StatP-cleYoting as much as half or more of their time to studies higher than the State prescril){'s, and contributing as much or more than the State towards the financial support of schools, it might not be amissto exempt the;;e systems from the operatios of a uniform text-book law, if sueh an one should be adopt-ed by the State.
Respectfully submitted.
J. C. BEAGCHA~IP,
:Member State School-book Commission.

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Mr. 8 pmkcr:

Tlw SpNial .Tn<liciar.Y Cmnmitt('<' ltaYo ltatl nlHif'r consideration t:lJp fnHo\\inp: hill,;, wlri<'h they im,tnwt me as their <hairman to rPport ha<"k to the Hon:".C", "i t.h the recommendation that th<y do pass:

IInn5P hill Xo. ()Of!-,\_ hill to hP E"nt1tl<'d an a't incOTporating th~ tmn1 of Smyrna.

Honse bill Xn. 4-07-,\ hill to h{' cntitlPd an act to abolish the count; court of Franklin connt.Y.

Also, Honse bill Xn. 4-Kl-To rstalllish a eity conrt for the eity of Yal<losta. whieh they imtnwt me to report bruck with th<' rcc-omendation tlwt it do pass as amended.

D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.
}fr. .Tohnson of Hall, Ohaim1an of the Committee on Corporations, snhmittecl rhc following report:
Mr. Spml..o,c1:
Tlw CommittPc haYe had mulcT consideration the follmving bills, which the; direc-t mD to rt>port ha<:'k to the House "ith the rt>commendation that i'lanw do pass, to 1vit:
A hill to incorporate the town of C'illa., ~n Invin c-ounty.
Also, a bill to rE'peal an act to create the office of commissioner of public works for the city of SaYannah.
Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of \Ynigham.

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Also, a bil1 to extend, for sanitary purposes, the jurisdiction of the commissioners of Chatham county.

Also, a bill to amend an act incorporating the town o Powder Springs.

Also, a bill to amend the ch'arter of Rockmart.
Also, a bill to repeal an 'act incorporating the ilown o Clarkcs,~ille, and to reincorporate tho ei ty o Clarkesville.
Also, a bill to authorize tho c-ity of LaGrange to establish a syst:em of public scblools.
The committee have also had under considera:tion tJhe :fiollowing bills which they direct me to report back to tJhe House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to '".rit:
A hill to crE!ate a board of commissioners of road>J and revenues of Clarke c.ounty.
Also, a bil1 to ineo~porate the town of DonalsonYi11e, in Decatur county.
Respectfully sUibmibted.
FLETCHER 1L JOHNSOX, Ohail'Illan.
1fr. Felder, Chairman o the General Judiciary Committee, submitted tJh:e folowing report, to wit:
Mr. Speaker:
The General Judiciary Cornmittoo haYe considered

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Rouse bill X o. 610, in referenoe to a:men<1ing section 413 of the Code of 1895, and they ins'truct me to report the same back to tihe House with the recommen<lation that the same do pass.
The Committee hnYe also considered House bill No. 606, in reference to condemning land for macadamizing public roads, and they instruct me to report the same back to the Hou.se with the reoommendation that the same do pass as .amended.

Respectfully submitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

.}.fr. Dodson, Chairman of Oom~ibtee on Counties and County 1Iatters, submitted the folowing report:

Mr. Speaker:

The committee haYe had under consideration iJhe follow:ing bill ,,hic;h 1ihey direct me 'to report back to the House with the recommendation tJhat the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend section 20 of the charter of the city of -:waycross.

The Oommilttee 1haYe also had under consideration the -following bill, whic:h they direct me to report hacJk to the .House that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

A bill to amend an act 'to establish a syst'Ill of sewelrage En the city of Waycross.

-Respectfully submitted.

\V. A. DODSON, Chairman.

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:Jir. Dod:'!oll, Chairman of the Conrmit:tc-c on Counties ~mel Coull t: :Jlaltter,.;, snhmi tted the follo\\ing repO'rt:

JJ r. 8 pcakrr:

The Committee on Counties and Connt: :Jiattc-rs haYe had under coHsicl0ration the followi11g 1Io11~( hill~ ,,hich I am imtrn1~t0cl to report back to the linn:'<' with th( r0commendation that dw same do pass, to wit:

A bill to c-r0atc a Board of Commis,.;ioHer,.; of Roads, Public Property and Finanee for the County of \\~as1ling ton. of<'.
A bill to amend an act t) create a Board of Commi3sioner.; of HO'ach nncl RcYenues for the County of :Jiontgomer,,, to cldine the power5 and duties of the ,;anw, cte.
Re;;pectfully submitted.
\Y. ~\. DODSOX, Chairman.

:Jir. Docl,;on, Chairman of thP Committ.c-c on Counties ancl Connty :Jiatters, submitted t1w :following report:

The Committe-e on Counties ancl Count.>" :J[at;ters have lhad ul1der consideration the follo,,ing hills "hieh they dire-ct me to repmt hack to the Honse w-ith the recommendation that same do rpass, to wit:
A bill to establish a City Court of \Vaycro~,;, m the county of \Yare.

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Also, a bill to autl1orize the city of \\~a.wr05S to 1ssuc bonds for tthe purpooc of llitahli5hing a s,Y:;tem of sewerage.

The Committee haY also had nmler eonsi<leration the following bill which they dir.ect me to report hack to the House with the recommendation that same do pass as amenJed, to wit:

_A_ bill to repeal an act to ereate a County Court in each county in this State.

R-espectfully submitted. \\r. ~\.. DODSOX, Chairman.

::\Ir. Boynton, Cl1airman of tl1e Oommittee em Amendments to the Constitution, submitted the following report:

Mr. Spcakc1:
The Committee on ~\mendments t1o the Constitution haYe had under consideration the following hill, which they direct me to 1eport back to the lions.; with t.lw recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to \Yit:
A bill to prm-ide for a conwntion of the p0oplc of Georgia for the puq)05'E' o.f rensmg tJhe Constitution of the State.
The Committee haYe also h'ad under considmation the following bills, wl1ich 'they dire0t me to rcport back tJo the House ''ith the recommendation that same do not pass, to \\it:
A bill to amend paragraph one of scdion one of article-

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seYen of the Constitution of 1877, so a.;;; t" Jll'"'icle pensions for all soldiers IYho serYed for a period of sixty da;s in the war between the States.

Also, a bill to proYicle for elections b:r arelamation by the General ..c\..ssembly when there is hut one candidate for the office, 1\rhich the.Y direct me to report back to the Hous-e with the recommencl'ation that the same do pass as amended.

The Committee haYe also had under consiclmat.ion the following bills which they direct me to report back to the HousG with the recommendation tl1!at same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to amend an act approved December 16, 1895, to prmride for the payment of pensions to cert.aan widows of Confedem'te soldiers.

Also, a hill to alter article 2, section 4, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of 1877, providing for biennial sessions of the General Assembly.

Also, a hill to alter and amend article 2, section 1, paragraph 2 of th~ Constitution of 1877, 1Yhich proYicles that all electors, upon <being chlallenged, s1rall, before they rure allowed to Yote, S\Year that they have paid all poll ta..'-::e<:, etc.

Also, a bill to amend paragTaph 2, ::wction 1, article 5 of the Constitution of 1877, whicl1 proYides that 1:ihe GoYernor shall hold his office for fonr ;n0~ars.
Respectfully submitted. J. C. BOYNTON, Chairman.

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F pon motion of ~Ir. X eYin of Floyd, notice was giYen for t.he considcra tion of th~ following bill:

By ~Ir. Craig of Bibb-

To Tegulate the employment of child labor in allmanufaduring csta<blishments, factories, laundries 'and >Yorkshops of this State.

The follmYing spccial order was taken 11p and put upon its passage, to wit:

A joint resolution by ~Ir. Fdcler, of Fulton, to pay \Y. S. Thom~"'n $600.00.

This resolution necessitating an appropriation, the House went into a committee of the whole, with ~[r. Bartlett, of Paulding, in the chair.

::\Ir. Blalock, of Fayette, moYed that the resolution be reported back to iihe House witl1 the recommendation that the same do not pass, which motion preYailed; ayes 72, nays 21.

lTpon motion of 2\fr. Boynton, the committee of the whole rose and reported th'at the bill do not pass, and the bill was lost.

Resolu't.ion Xo. 18, by 2\Ir. Wight of Dougherty, whic;h is to appropriate $1,000 to procure a life-size poctrait of Hon. C1ras. F. Orisp, \vas made a special order for 10 o'clock a. m. Thursday.

The follo"'ing bill was read the first time and referred io General ;rndiciary Committee, to wit:

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~\.. bill hy :Jfr. :Jlansfiehl, of :Jieintosh, to be cntitlell an ad to leg:!tlize glon eontests and proYicle for tl1e rt>gnlation of the sam('.

~\l,.;o a joint resolution by :J[r. Cah-in, of Hichmond, proYicling for the appointme11t of a commi&sion to in.-estigato :mel report the bC':"t ;:.ystem for the rPgnlation of the bllsincs,.; of banking in this State, whieh was rcacl and aclopt.:d.

1~pon motion of :Jfr. Thomas, of Clarke, IfOilS<: hill X o. 4Gn, whic-h is a bill to admit white female student;: into the 1-niYcrsity of Georgia, was maclc a speeial onhr for 11::30 o'clock Thursday.

:Jfr. Bond, of :Jl'adison, monxl to roeommit IIon,;;c hill
No. -07, which motion prm"ailed.

Leaye of absence was asked hy atHl gTantccl to the following rn('mbers, to ,,..j,t:
:JI0ssrs. Chapman of :Jfnseog0c, Bartlett of P,mlcling, Black of Sumter, Burdell.
Tlhe Hom<e adjourned until 0 o'rlork a. m. to-mmTO\Y.

~\tlant.a, Ga .. Xowmber lO~h. 1807.
'l'l1e lTonse m'<'t pnr,-nalllt to adjmnmnC'nt at 0 o'elock a. m. thi,.; <la_,-, \\"as c-allf"cl to order h.' the Speaker, and opcnf"cl with prayPr hy the Chaplain.

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~Ir. Olinr, of Bm,ke, moYed that the roll-call be dispensetl \\ir.h. \\h1ch motion pre>ailed.

The Jonmal of yc>i'terday's proC'e.C'lling-s was read and con1irllH't1.

~Ir. X eYin, of Flnyd, gaYe notice of a motion to reconside-r thP adion of the House on yesterday in disagreeing to the r{pmt of the Commi:ttee on tihe 'bill by ~Ir. Craig, of Bibb. \\-hith seeks to rc>gulate the employment of chi1d labor in manufaeturing e,;trublishments in this State.

~[r. Craig:, of Bibb, moYed to reconsider the action of ifue House on .nsterday in ~ts failure tJo pa5S the foUowing bill, to wit:

By ~Ir. ( 'raig of Bibb-
~\._ hill to rP{?_1llate t'he employment of ehild lahor in manufacturing: establishments in rt1lis State.
~Ir. ~PYin, of Flo.'cl, c>allc>d fm the a.'es and nays on tihe motion made hy ~[r. Craig, of Biblb, whic:h call was sustained.
~Ir. Copeland, of \\ralke:r, called fo~ the preYious question, ,,hil'h C"all was sustained, mHl the main question ordered.
The ayes and nays on the motion to reconsider were ~ follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bates,

Dodson,

Boyd,

Duffy,

Bowden,

Deakins,

Baggett,

Edenfield,

Brannen,

Felder,

Boifeui!let,

Gowen,

Bennett of Jackson. Hogan,

Craig,

Hamby,

Cook of Oconee,

Law,

Chapman,

Moore,

Nevin, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Redding, Slaton, Sell, Thomas of Clarke. Watkins,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Oopeland,

Jordam,

Awtry,

Durham,

Johnson of Hall,

Armstrong,

Davison,

Johnson of Baker,

Atkinson,

Dickerson,

Johnson of Appling,.

Bush,

Duncan of Lee,

Kaigler,

Bond,

Ellis,

Kendrick,

Berry,

Edge,

Lance,

Bussey,

Faust,

Lott,

Boswe'll,

F'o-rd,

Longley,

Bartlett,

Foster,

Mozley,

Blalock,

Fogarty,

Morgan,

Bedgood,

Felker,

Meadows,

Brinson of Burke, Freeman,

Montfort,

Brinson of Emanuel, Griffin,

McDonald,

Boynton of Spalding, Hall,

McMichael,

Bennet of Glynn, Hill,

McDaniel,

Cole,

Hawes,

McConnell,

Cook of Decatur, Harrell,

McKee,

Calvin,

Hightower,

McCranie,

Collum,

Hendernonvf Colquitt McLarty,

Cannon,

Henderson of Irwin, McGehee,

Clement,

Hendernonof Forsyth Nicholas,

Calhoun,

Henderson ofWasht"n Niles,'

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Oliver, Ogletree, Patten, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Quillian, Rawlings, Ru(}icil, Rutherford,

Swift, Simpson, Stone, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Ware, Underwood,

Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Walden, W'hitaker, Worsham, W.iJcox of Telfair, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Herringt:on,

Nisbet,

Brown,

Henderson of DeKal!J Oakes,

BurKe,

Johnson of Taliaferro Paulette,

Black,

Kiser,

Phinizy,

BI'anc'h,

Knowles,

Roberts,

Burwell,

Leard,

Salter,

Boyuton of Calhoun, Little,

Thomason of Morgan,

Charters,

Meldrim,

Thompson,

Callaway,

Maddox,

Thomas of Pierce

Duncan of Chatham, Mansfield,

Wren,

Duncan of Houston, Morrison,

Wright,

Edwards,

Mullinax,

Wh"ipple,

Ennis of Floyd,

McLaughlin,

Wilkes,

Ennis of Baldwin, McCook,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Grice,

McDonough,

Mr. Speaker.

Hitch,

Ayes 29. Xays 100. Not voting 46.
'Jlhe motion to reconsider was therefore lost.
Under the head of unfinished business, the Hom:e acted on the motion of ~Ir. Berry, of \Yihitficld, made on yester-

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day, to disagree 'to the aclYC'l'Se report of the Committee on t,l1c following Senate bill, to ,,~it:

B:, Senator Starr of t:hc Fort:'-thircl.

A bill to repeal t'hc thirtl ~eetion of an aet a;ppron~cl Deccmbf'r lGth, 1883, entitled "}ul act to amend an act to proYiclc for the appointment of auclitDr5, etc.''

On the motion to rceonsidcr, )lr. Hill, of Troup, called 1Jhe preYious question, \Yhie'h call was sustained.

T1lw motion to reconsider preYailecl.
rnw followj.ng message "'as recein:d from t~w Senate,
through )Ir. Clifr<on, the Secretary 'i:'l1ereof:

.illr. Speaker:
T1hc Senate ha.s eonemTcll in t!he following rooolution of the Honse, to "~it:
RP,;:oln,], That a (\nmnit.tee of two from t.he House and mw f1om the Senatc he appointed to ascertain the sta1tus of the Snprcme Oonrt 1'Pports. The Committce on the part of tlw Sena tc is )[r. Hopkins.
Abo, a resolution, as amended, inYiting Chancellor Bogp;,;;, of th<' 1~niYersit,'', to alldre5s the General Assembly on X onmlwr 11th.
Tlw following mes"-<'lf!'P was reeei,~cd from the Senate, throngh )fr. Clifton, the Secretar,-~ thc1'cof:

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Mr. A":Jpcaker:

T'he Senate has oon~urred m t!he !i!oUowing resolu1tions of the House, to wit:

..\ reoolul:'ion inviting Hon. J. L. ~L Curry i:lo address the General Assembly on t!he l6rtil1 of Xovember.

Also, a re<'lolution appointing a doorrkeeper f'Or the nbrth side of the han for the remainder of t;he session.

Also, a r'00luti'an 'that the State Librarian be dil'lected to deliver to ~Iiss C. C. Stiles, in charge of t'he Georgia room of Confederate ~Iuseum in Ricilrmond, the last order of the Confederate gxwernment.
Also, the following joint resoluti()n:

A resolution to app01int a Conu:niaee to visit the Smte Normal Scrrwol at A:tihens. The Committee ()n the parl of the Senwte 'are ~Iessrs. Sbewart of Twenty-seventh, Dunwoody, Sheffield, Blalock, Ca:rlter.
~[r. Fogarty, Olmirman of :the Spe<?ial J udieiary Committee, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Spmke1:

Tl1e Special Judiciary Oommittee have had under e<onsideration tlhe fullowing Sen;ate bill, w'hich they direct me to report back to 1Jhe House with i!he recommendation tihat the same do pass, to wit:
&nate bill R o. 5. A bill to define and punish t:hc crime
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of stealing hogs, and 'obh'er domestic animals 'Of less value than $20.00, 'as for misde'rneanor.

Also, the :fiollowing bill, which I am direeted to report back bo the Honse with 'the recommendation tiha t tthe same .do not pass, to >vit:

House bill No. 602. A bill to 'allow planters, croppers, ~k., bo mortgage <1fueir crops before the same are p}anted.

Respectfully submitted.

D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

~Ir. Thomason, of 1IorgaJll, Chairman 'Of the Committee on Mili,tary, su:bmititoo the :following reporl:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee have lhad under consideration 1Jhe following bill, wihiclh they direct me to repovt back to the House wit1h the recommendation i!hat same do pass, to wit!

A bill to amend an aot to provide for the reorganization of the volunteer forces of this State, approved December 20th, 1893.

Respectfully submitt.ed.

TH01IAJSON, Ohairman.

~fr. Boyn'tJOn, of OaJ}h()llln, Ohairman pro tem. 'of the Committee on Fin1ance, ffilbmittOO th~ foHowing report:

.Mr. Spea.ker:

The Committ<ee on Finance ha,-e had under conside:ra-

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tion the :following House !bill, wlhidh I am instruoted to report tback to lthe House witJh the recommendrution 'that the same do pass by su:bstiwlle I3S amenlded:

A bill to aboliiih the office of Starte Geologist, and fur other purposes.

Respectfully submr1Jted.

J. L. BOYNTON, Ohairm3ID pro tern.

:Jfr. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of rtfue Committee or Corporations, srubmi:tted 1Jhe following report:
Mr. Spcake1:
The OomnU!ttee !brave had under consideration tJhe fuilowing bills, whieh lbhey di.Mot me 1io repol'lt back to ilie House wit.h t1he reco'mmend~tion ifuat ;the same do pass:
A bill t.o au~horiZie ifue City Council of Thomasfun to issue bonds for tihe purpose of building and eompleting an auditorium for the R. E. Lee Institute.

A bill to amend aet Df Dooemlb:er 2d, 1895, creating Police Commissioners for SaV'annaih, and for o'IJher purposes.

Also, a bill to repeal an act inco1'p0'11ating i!he town of Th:omaston.

'Dhe Committee have also lhad under considemtion the following bill, whidh I am directJed rt1o reporl ba0k to 1Jhe House with the recommendation that tlhe same do pass by subst.itute:

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A bill t'o incorporate ifhe town o Thomaston.

Respectfully submitted. FLETCHER ~I. JOHXSOX, Chairman.

~fr. Oollum, Olmirman pro tern. of the Committee on Educ&tion, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
'Dhe Oommit!:l'e haYe had under consideration the following bills, w'hieh they direct me to report had;: to the House with the reeommendation that same do not pass, to ;v1t:
A bill to amend an act to revise aru:l consolidate the oonmon-schoollaws of tJhe State.
Also, a bill 'to amend the school la;n of the State.

Also, a bill to amend the sc:hoollaws of the Sbate. Also, a bill to amend uhe common-sdhool laws of the State. Respectfully submiljjted.
J. ~I. COLLU~I, Chairman pro tem. '

The following message was reeei;"ed from the Senate, through ~Ir. Ol'iftJon, the Secretary thereof:

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Mr. Speaker:

The Sena'te 'has passed by the requisite constitutiQnal majority tl1e following Senate bill, t'o wit:
A bill to provide for the revisio~ of CO'I"pprations, arid for other purpooes.
Tl1e following House resolution >vas taken up, and the Senate amendment thereto concurred in, to wit:

By ?.Ir. Thomas of Clarke-
A resolution inviting Chancellor Boggs, 'Of the University of Georgia, to addres;;; the General Assembly on November 11th.
The spe'Cial order of the hour was taken up, the same
being the considel'aJtion of tlhe following bill, which wa.S
repm'tecl back to the House >vith an adverse repol't of the CommiHee, to wit:

By ~Ir. \\Tatkins of Gilmer-
A bill to amend paragraph 1 -of seotion 1 of article 7 u:f the Constituti-on of tlhe Stnte.
~Ir. \Yatkins, of Gilmer, moYed to disagree to rthe report of the Committ-ee, and on the motion called for the ayes and nays, whic-h call was sustained and had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Bates, Bond, Boyd,

Bussey, Bartlett, Baggett,

Bo<ife\l!illet, Bennett of Jackson, Craig,

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Cook of Decatur, Hendersonof Forsyth Patten,

Calhoun,

Hende~onofWasht'n Palmer,

Duncan of Houston, Johnson of Appling. Roberts,

Edenfield,

Kaigler,

Rawlings,

Ennis Qf Baldwin, Kendrick,

Rudicil,

Fiord,

Lance,

Sell,

Foster,

Lott,

Smith of Crawford,

Felder,

Longley,

Thomason of Morgan

Gowen,

Meadows,

Timmerman,

Griffin,

Montfort,

Thomas of Ware,

Harrell,

Mullinax,

Underwood,

Hamby,

McMichael,

Vincent,

HendersQnof CQlquitt McLarty,

Watkins,

Henderson of DeKal:J Oakes,

Yates,

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Arnold,

Dodson,

McConnell,

Awtry,

Duffy,

McCranie,

Armstrong,

Durham,

Nisbet,

Atkinson,

Ellis,

Nevin,

Berry,

Edge,

Oliver,

Branch,

Faust,

Ogletree,

Bowden,

Fogal'lty,

Parker,

Boswell,

Felker,

Pace,

Blalock,

Freman,

Rawls,

Brannen,

Hall,

Reece,

Bedgood,

Hill,

Redding,

Brin'SiOn of Burke, Henderoon of Irwin, Rutherford,

Brinson of Emanuel, Jordan,

Slaton,

Boynljjon of Calhoun, Johnson of Taliruferro S~ift,

Boynilon of Spalding, Knowles,

Smith of Hancock,

Bennet of Glynn, Law,

TurneT,

Collum,

Jl.foore,

Vaughn,

Cannon,

Mozley,

West,

Clement, Chapman, Oopeland, Callaway,

Morgan, Meldrim, McDonald, McDaniel,

Walden, Whitaker, worsham, WHcox of Telfair.

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391

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Adams,

Hawes,

Bush,

Hightower,

Brown, Burke,

Herrington, Johnson of Hall,

Black, Burwell,

Johnson of Baker, Kiser,

Cole,

Leard,

Cook of Oconee, Calvin,

Little, Maddox,

Charters,

Mansfield,

Deakins, Davison,

Morrison, McLaughlin,

Dickerson,

McCook,

Duncan of Chaltham, McKee,

Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Grice, Hogan, Hitch,

McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Niles, Pawlette,

Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, Reid, Salter, Simpson, Stone, Taylor, '!1hompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Whipple, Wilkes, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

..1yes 31. Xays 66. X ot voting 58.

'Bw motion to diMgree to the report of the Committee was therefore loot.

The :f:1ollowing was macde bhe speieial order for Fl'iday next, act 10 o'clock, Ito wit:

By ::\Ir. Xevin of Floyd-

A bill bo provide f.or a Consbitutiohal conventi~n.

The following 'b'iH >vas rec;ommiltt.ed to the Gen'eral Judiciary Committee, to \\it:

392

JouRXAL oF THE HousE.

By :Mr. Felder of Fulton-

A bill to amend an ad approved September 27'1Jh, 1881, whioh provicles for the establishment of 'a Board of Pharmaceutic Examiners.

On motion of 1Ir. Hall, of Coweta, so much of the message of the Governor, rec,eived yC\Sterclay, as relates to the qna'ltiml of 3choolbooks was n:1err'ell to the C'irnnnrittee on Education; and that part of the same ''"lrieh deals with \Vestern and A'tl'antic Railroad madters was referred to 'tlhe Oommittee on Railroads.

By unanimous consent, the special order of the hour was displaced temporarily, for the purpose of allowing the introduction of the following new bills, which were read tihe first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By 1Iessrs. Rut,herford and \Yorsham of ::\Iunroe--

A bill to abolish the City Oourt of 1Iunroe County.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

Also, a bill to establish .fue City Cm1rt of ForsytJh.

Also, a bill to amend the chmter of the city of Culloden.

Also, a bill to esttahlish a system of public schools for the city of Culloden.

By 1Ir. Rnt;hedord of ::\funroe--

A bill to amend section 29 of an 'aot approved December 18th, 189-!, "'lrich provides a uniform metJhod of exeTcising the rig;ht of condemning private property.

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 10, 1S97.

393

Home bill X o. 453, by 1Ir. Hamby, ~:>f Rabun, was made the special order for \Ye-dnesday, the 17eh inst., at 11 o'clock.

Hous.eo bill X o. 525, by 1Ir. Hill, of Troup, was made the special order for Friday, t:he 12th inst., at 11 o'clock.

The sp0eial order for the hour was taken up, the same being t.he eonsideration of t;he follo>\'i.ng bill, 'to wit:

By 1fr. Boifeuillet of Bibb--
~t hill to authorize tthe is.-,uanee of bonds of this Svate to pay off and retire ee1'bain past due bonds, h10wn as Convention Bomls, is.;m0cl by 011as. J. Jenkins, Governor.
The Committ'<"e proposed 'to amend hy striking out "192-," in rhirteentlh line of nrst section, and insert "1926," which amendmenits were agreed to.
On t.he adoption of ~1he Committee's rep<Yrt, }fr. }[cDaniel, of Fannin, called for tho pr.eious qnt>Stion, which c:all was sustained, and t11e main question was ordered.
On motion of )fr. Boifeuillet, of BrBb, the session 'Of today was extended until t<he matter under consideration >vas disposed of.
On the mot.ion to accept the report of the Committee, 1Ir. Hogan, of Lincoln, called for the ayes and nays, whieh call was sustained and iliad, as follo"s, fhe ayes being 59, tJhe nays 74:

394

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Awtry,

Ellis,

Pearce,

Atkinson,

Fe~der,

Qui'IUan,

Bond,

FrOO!nan,

Rawls,

Brown,

Hall,

Reid,

Bussey,

Hill,

Reece,

Branch,

Hawes,

Rawl'ings,

Burwell,

Hiamby,

Redding,

Brahnen,

Henderson of De.Kalb Rudicil,

Boifeuillet,

Henderson ofWasht'n Slaton,

Boynton of Calhoun, Jorda.n,

Stone,

Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Ha.ll, Smith olf Crawford,

Craig,

Knnwles,

Thomason of :Morgan

Calvin,

Morgan,

ThO'lllas of Ware,

Chapman,

Meldrim,

:West,

Callaway,

McDonald,

Webb,

Dodson,

Niles,

Wight,

Duffy,

Nevin,

Wh'ipple,

Duncan of Chatham, Oliver,

Worsham,

Duncan of Ho,uston, Patten,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Duncan of Lee,

Pace,

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Arnold,

Bennett of Jackson, Foster,

Armstrong,

Cook o>f Decatur, Felker,

Bates,

Collum,

Gowen,

Bush,

Clement,

Griffin,

Boyd,

Copeland,

Hogan,

Berry,

Durham,

Harrell,

Bowden,

Deakins,

Henderson of Colquitt

Bartlett,

Dickerson,

Henderson of Irwin,

Baggett,

Edge,

Hendersonof Forsyth

Blalock,

Edenfield,

Johnson of Appling,

Bedgood,

IDnnis of Baldwin, Johnson of Taliaferro

Brinson of Burke, Faust,

Kaigler,

BrinS'On of IDmanueL Ford,

Kendrick,

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395

:UVnce, Leard, Lott, Law, Moore, Mozley, Mead'OWS, Montfort, MC'Michael, McDaniel, McConnell,

McLarty, McGehee, Nicholas, Nisbet, Oakes, Oglettree, Parker, Palmer, Roberts, Rutherford, SIWift,

Smith of Hamrock, Tay'lor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke. Underwood, Vincen:t, Walden, Watkins, Wilkes, Whitaker, Yates,

Those not voting were ~Iessrs.-

Adams,
Burke, Black, Boswell, Bennet of Glynn, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Cannon, Charters, Calhoun, Davison, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Fogaflty, Grice,

Hitch,
Hightower, Herrington, Jdhnson of Baker, Kiser, Little, Longley, Maddox, MansfieJld, Morrison, M'll!llinax, McLaughlin, McCook, McKee, McCrn.nie,

McDonough,
Pau:lette, Phill!izy, Salter, Simpson, Sell, Turner, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce Vaughn, Wren, Wright, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 59. Xays 74. Xot voting 44.

The report of '1!he CommitJtee was therefore n'Ot agreed to.
Leaves of absen<:e were asked by and granted to ~Iessrs. Harrell of Dodge and Adams of Upson.

On motion of ~Ir. Ru'therford, 'Of :Munroe, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m. :to-morrow.

396

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

Atlanta, Ga., November 11th, 1897.

The House met pursuant fu adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. tJhis day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by 'the Rev. Dr. \Yillimn E. Boggs.

The roll was called, and the following members answered to tJheir names, to wit:

Aaams,

Bennett of Jackson, Edenfield,

Awtry,

Craig,

Ennis or Floyd,

Armstrong,

Cole,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Atkinson,

Caok of Decatur, Faust,

Bates,

Cook of Oconee,

F'ord,

Bush,

Calvin,

Foster,

Bond,

Collum,

Foga!'ty,

Berry,

Cannon,

Felker,

Brown,

Clement,

Freeman,

Burke,

Charters,

Gowen,

Bussey,

Calhoun,

Grice,

Branch,

Chapman,

Griffin,

Bowden,

Copeland,

Hall,

Boswell,

CaHaway,

Hogan,

Burwell,

Dodson,

Hill,

Bartlett,

Duffy,

Hawes,

Baggett,

Durham,

Harrell,

Bla}ock,

Deakins,

Hiamby,

Brannen,

Davtison,

Hightower,

Bedgood,

Dickersan,

HendeTSOnof Colquitt

Boifeuillet,

Duncan of Chatham, Henderson of DeKalb

Brinson of Burke, Duncan of Houston, Henderoon of Irwin,

Brinson of Emanuel, Duncan of Lee,

Henderson of Forsyth

Boynobon of Calhoun, E'llis,

Hendemon ofWasht'n

Boynton of Spalding, Edge,

Jordan,

Bennet of Glynn, Edwards,

Johnson of Hall,

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J'dhnson of Baker, McLarty,

Johnson of Appling, McGehee,

Johnson of Taliaferro McDonough,

Kiser,

Nicholas,

Kaigler,

Nisbet,

Knowles,

Niles,

Kendrick,

Nevin,

Lance,

Oliver,

Leard,

Oakes,

Little,

Ogletree,

Lott,

Patten,

Longley,

Parker,

Law,

Palmer,

Moore,

Pearce,

Mozley,

PhinJzy,

Morgan,

Quillian,

Maddox,

R:aw~s.

Mead.ows,

Reid,

Montfort,

Reece,

Mangfield,

Roberts,

Mullinax,

Rlawlings,

McDonald,

Redding,

McLaughlin,

Rudicil,

MC1Michael,

Rutherford,

McDaniel,

Salter,

McConnell,

Slaton,

McKee,

Slwift,

McCranie,

Simpso111, Stone, Sell, 1Smi:th O'f Craiwtord, Smith of Hanrock, TaY'lor, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas olf Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Th!omas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wa'lden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whttaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were :Messrs.-

Arnold, Boyd, Black, Felder, Hitch,

Herrington, Meldrim, Morrison, McCook, Paulette,

Pace, Thomason of Morgan Wren, Wright, Wiloox of Wiloox.

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read.

398.

JouRNAL OF THE Ho-csE.

~Jr. \\--;atkins, of Gilmer, gave notioo of a mo;tion ro re-
consider '1Jhe a~tion of 1Jhe House on ye;jterd~y in its :failure to disagree to the report df the Committee on the following bill, to wit:

By :ilfr. Wrutkins of Gilmer-

A bill to amend paragraph 1 of sootion 1 of article 7 of the State Constitution.

The J ourn'al was :read and confirmed.
~Ir. vYa:tkins, of Gilmer, made the motion, notice Qf
whicll ~s given immediaJtely after the reading of the Journal, and on tlhe question called for ifue ayes and nays, which call was sustained and had, as follows:

Those voting in the a:ffir~ative were ~Iessrs.-

Bates, Bond, Bussey, Bowden,
Ba~gett,
Boifeuillet, Brinson of BurkP, Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Calhoun, Deakins, Duncan of Lee, Gowen, Griffin, Harrell,

Hamby,

Nevin,

Henderson of Colquitt, Oakes,

Henderson of Forsyt'!::t, Palmer,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Pearce,

Johnson of Hall,

Roberts,

Johnson of Baker, Rudicil,

Johnson of Appling, Salter,

Lance,

Simpson,

Lott,

Sell,

Longley,

Smith of Crawford,

Morgan,

Thomas of Clarke,

Meadows,

Underwood,

Montfort,

Vincent,

McMichael,

\Vebb,

McLarty,

\Vatkins,

Nicholas,

Yates.

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:399

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Chatham, McKee,

Awtry,

Edge,

McCranie,

Armstrong,

Edenfield,

McGehee,

Berry,

Ennis of Baldwin, Nisbet,

Burke,

Faust,

Niles,

Boswell,

Ford,

Ogletree,

Brannen,

Felker,

Patten,

Bedgood,

Freeman,

Parker,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hawes,

Quillian,

Boynton of Spalding, Hightower,

Rawls,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Irwin, Rutherford,

Cole,

Jordan,

Smith of Hancock,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Taylor,

Collum,

Kaigler,

Turner,

Cannon,

Knowles,

Vaughn,

Clement,

Leard,

'Vest,

Chapman.

Law,

Wight,

Copeland,

Moore,

Walden,

Dodson,

Mozley,

Whipple,

Duffy,

McDonald,

Wilkes,

Durham,

McLaughlin,

'Vorsham,

Davison,

:McDaniel,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Dickerson,

McConnell,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, Brown, Black, Branch, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brinson of Emanuel,

Charters, Callaway, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Grice, Hall,

Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Herrington, Henderson of DeKalb, Kiser, Kendrick, Little, Meldrim, :Maddox, Mansfield,

400

JouRNAL OF' THE HousE.

Morrison, Mullinax, McCook, McDonough, Oliver, Paulette, Pace, Phinizy, Reid,

Reece,

Thompson,

Rawlings,

Thomas of Pierce,

Redding,

Thomas of Ware,

Blaton,

Wren,

Swift,

Wright,

Stone,

'Vhitaker,

Thomason of Morgan, wilcox of Wilcox,

Timmerman,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 49. Kays GS. Kot >"obing 58.

The motion to r~onsider was t.herel.fore lost.
The foll'Owing communication vas receiYed from his Excelle,ncy, the GoYernor, through 1Ir. \Yarren, his Secretary, to wit:
Mr. &peakcr:
I am directd by t:he Govemor t.o deliver 'to t;he House of Representatives -a communiootion in wri'ting.
Executive Department, Atlanta, Ga., November 11th, 1897.
To the General A.s8'Cmbly:
I have i:ihe honor to report l:lh'at information ~has been recein~d at this depa:rltment that the main negro building of the Lunatic Asylum at ~Iilledgeville has been destroyed by fire.
I would further stratB tlha t a called mee,ting- of the trustees of that inst1'tution will be held at the Asylum on tJhe 15th of Xovembcr instanlt, and I respectfully suggest that

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401

the Oommittee of tJhe Genera:l Assembly arrange to be present in 1.illedgeville 'at ~~he s3!llle time.

\V. Y. ATKIKSON, Govern'or.

The following m~-.age was receiwd from the Senate~ through 1-Ir. Cliftoo, t:he Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate h:a.s passed by the requisite constitutional majority 'the following bills of 't:he Senate, to wit:

A bill iJo laiilen:d, change 'rund repeal soo'tilon 4 of the charter of tfue town of Uillldilla, in Dooly county.

A1so, a bill to amend tfue c:Irarter of tJh:e town of U ll'adillar in county of Dooly.

Also, a 'bill 'to amend the charter of the town of U nadiH3r in Dooly county, and for Oither purpoocs.

Alw, a bill tJo quiet the title of lands in Oamden county, to provrde for the granting of the same, and for 'O'ther purposes.

Also, a biU to amend paragraph 2 of seetion 2 of article 7 of the Oonstitution.

:Mr. Oalv'in, Oh<airman on ltJhe part 1of the House, ~f rtfue Joint Commit/tee on Election Laws, submitted 1Jhe fullowing report:

Mr. Speaker:

The special Joint Committee on Electioo Laws !have had under consideratioo 1Jhe foUow:ing bills, rf:o wi't:
26hj

402

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Honse hill Xo. 549, hy ~fr. Henderson, of Fm;;yth, being a hill to be enltitled an aet to amend the Constitution so as to p1ovide for the election 1of Judges and Solicitors hy the people, etc.

The Oonuni:ttee n-commencl th a1 t the same do pass.

..\lso, Honse hill X.o. 38, by ~Ir. Freeman, of Coweba, being a hill rto he entitled an a1ct ~o amend tlhe General Regishation Law of this State, etc.

'Dhe Ovmmi'ttee reeommen:d that the sanie do not pass.

Also, Honse hill X o. Gl, by ~Ir. Swift, of Elbe:rit, heing a hill to he entitlecl an ac:t to repcal the General Registmtion act.

The' Committee recommeml that t~1e same do not pa.:'i6.

Also, House bill X o. G2, by :ilir. Swift, of Elhc-rt, being a hill 'to he entitled an act to prohibj:t wJiters from vot.ing at elections in this State except in t~w militia district in \vhich t11ey reside.

The Oommi'ttoo recommend t'hat i:!he same do not pass.
-Also, House bill Xo. 205, hy ~Ir. ~LcKee, of Dawson, being a bill to he en6tlecl.an act to r<>peal the General Registratjlon Law of t!his StJate, etc.
'Dhe Oommi'ttee rccommen:cl t'hat the same do not pass.
Also, Senate hill N'o. G7, by ~Ir. Turner, of the Thirty-

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403

,seventih district, 1being a bill to be entitled an ac't 'to amend th~ General Regisbration Law of 'tihis State.

The Committee re'commends t:hat the same do p~..:;s.

Respeetfully submitted.

:J1ARTIX V. C~\.LYIX,

Chairman on part of House Special Joint Oommit:tee.

:1fr. Swift, Chlairman of 1the Oommittee on Banks, su'b-mit'ted tfue follo>ving report:

_Mr. Speaker:
The Commit.t.ee :haYe lJJ.ad under considerntion the fol]owing bill, whic:h tlhey instruct me to rreport hack to the House with the recommendta;tion that the same d'o pass, ~to wit:

A bill to amend section 982 of the Code of Georgra.

Respectfully submitted. T. :::\1. SWIFT, Ohairman.

1\Ir. Dodson, Chail'man of t'he Committee on Oonnties :and County :::\I,aHers, submitted the :following repol'lt:

_Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Counties and County ::\latter'S have had under consideration the following Hon.-:.e bill, which I .am instructed to repo'l'lt back to the House witJh the recom:mendation that the same do pass, to wit:

40-!

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

A bill to alter and amend an act entitled an act to estJablish a County Cou!'lt for itfue Cmmties of Dougherty and Lee, so :ar as the same reLates to Lee, approved August 24th, 1897, by stipu}a:ting and better defining the duties of the Solicitors in cases coming before said court, and other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

W. A. DODSON, Chairman.
:nir. Thomas, of Cl1arke, Chairman of 1the Oommi'ttee an Education, submitteid tfue following .repoi't:

Jh. Speaker:

The Oommittoo have had un:der consideration 1:Jhe following bill, wlhio'h they instruct me to reporlt back iJo th.e House with the recomm~ndation iJ:!h~t same do pass, to wit:

A bill to estJa.blilfu and main:trun a system of public schools in Putuam County.

Respectfully submitted.

GEO. C. THO::\IAS, Chairman.

:Mr. Fogarty, Chairman of tifue Speda:l Judiciary Committee, submitted 1!he following report:

Mr. Speaker:

'.Dhe Special J udic~ary Committee have had under consideration the following House bills, Which tfuey instruct
to me report back to the House wi1Jh tfue recommendation,
tha:t the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

THURSDAY, NOVEliBER 11, 1897.

405

No. 518, a bill to require all persons holdimg life insurl!L'll.C policiS to reltum the same for taxation.
Nio. 653, a bill to arrnen:d section 29 of an act approved December 18th, 1894.
Also, the fullowing bills, .v'hioh I am directed to repo:rt back to the House witih t!he reeommenrua,tiion that the same do pass, to wilt:
No. 492, a bill to amend the dharter of 'the town o "\Vasihingtion.
No. 588, a 'bill to regulate tlhe distribution of the funds arising from lthe fines, etc., in the County Oou:rt of Wi~kes 'County.
No. 587, a bill to repeal an act approved February 28th, J.876.
};lo. 654, a bill to amend an aot approved Octx>ber 27tlh, 1887.
No. 655, a bill to &."taibli~ a system of public schools for the c-ity of Culloden.
No. 656, ,a bill to abolish the City Ooul'lt ,of 1Iunroe 'County.
N'o. 657, a bill ,to establish the City Oourt of Forsyth.
Ko. 505, a bill to amend am act approved Jannary 20th, 1872.
K o. 41, Senate lbill, a bill to abolish tihe County Court of Appling County.

406

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Also, t11e following Senalte bill, >VIhioh they instruct meto report ba:ck 'tio the House w~rlh 'the recommendation that 'tfue same do pass as amended, to wit:

::tVo. 47, Senrate 1bill, a 1bill to create the City Court of Baxley, Appling County.

Also, tJhe folloswing bill, \\hi<'h tihey insbruct me to report back to 1Jhe House with 'blre reeomrrnemdation 1!lmt the same do not pass, to wit:

X o. 497, a bill to abolish the County Coul.'it of Franklin County.
Respectfully submitted.
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

~Ir. Bralock, Chairnran of rlhe Committee on Pensions, submitlted t:he following report:
Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration 'the following bills, wl1ich bhey instruct me 'to report back l:!o the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

By ~Ir. Hall of CowetaA bill to ~appropri,ate tfi1e surm of sixty d-ollars to pay fr
pension to Amanda Thornton. By :Mr. Calvin of Ridhmond-
A bill to amend section 1134~ of the Code.

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407

And the following bills, which they recommend do not pass, to wit: By )Ir. Freeman of Ooweta-
A bill to allow Confederate soldifrS to make proof of service by witnesses outside of tho residence of the soldier. By :Mr. Oalvin of Riohmond-
A bill to amend section 1643 of the Code. By }Ir. Rudicil of Ohaot>ooga-
A bill to amend section 1262 of the Code. By :llir. Hamby of Rabun-
A bill to amend an act 'to amenld an act ent~tled an act to nllow pensions to certain Oonfederate widows, and for other purposes, approved December 23d, 1890.
And tfue fullo-..ving resolutiions, which they instruct me to repo11t back to the House w1th the recommendation that the same do nqt pass, rf:o wit:
By }fr. 2\Iozley of CobbA resolution for the relief of Lawrence Latz.
By l\Ir. Oliver of BurkeA resolution to pay a pension to B. F. Brown.
By }Ir. Dodson of SumterA resolution for the relief of l\frs. Jane Clements.

408

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Rudicil o Chattooga-

A resolution to pay a pension to ::\Iary E. Robinson.

By Mr. l\IcLaugMin of Meriwelther-

A resolution to pay the pension daim of .Jdhn H. Phillips.

Respectfnllv submitted.

A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.

l\Ir. Baggett, Oh:arrman pro tem. of the Commibtee on Agriculture, SlJibmitted tilre rollowing report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Agriculture 'lmve had under considera:tion the following bills, to wit:
Honse bill number 488, by ::\Ir. Oalvin, of Richmond, being a bill to be entitled an ,act to require all packages in w'hieh mix-0<.l flonr is offered for sale in this State to be marked or bramled so 1as to show t1w true <.-ontents and weig'h't of eaeh suclh package, etc.
The Commitlte recommend that tl1is bill pass as amended .
.Also, Hou~e bill Xo. ;)38, 1by ::\Ir. Deakins, of Dade, being a bill to be cnt.itled an art to 'antihorize eaclh -and every Oomrt.y in 11his Sttatf', 'as well as milit.ia districts 'Of the several Counties t11wreof, to 1adopt certain pvoYisions of section 1773, V'olume 1 of tlhe Code of 18D3, so as to apply the

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provisions of the law against hogs and sheep nmning at 1a.rge, etc.

'Dim Committee recommends ltJh>a~t said bill do pass by substitute.

Also, House hill No. 611, by -:\Ir. Duncan, of Houston, being a bill to require commission mer0'hants and mercantile brokers to keep a record of goods rC'Ceived, sold, etc.

The Committee reoommends that said bill do pass. J. R. BAGGETT, Chairimln pro tern.

-:\Ir. Duffy, Chai'l'll'an of the Committee on Roads and Bridges, submits the follmv'ing report:

Mr. Speake1:
The Committee on Roads and Bridges have had under ("((nsideration 11he following House bill, ''rhi0h thf'y instruct me, as their Ohairmwn, :to report 'back to the House with the reeommendation that "the same do pass, to wit:
X o. 6-!6, wl1ich is a bill to he ent.itled an act to protect bicycle ways in the Oounty of \Yilkcs, and to pl"ovide a pemllty for Yiolation thereof.
Also, t:he following resolultion, wl1ic<h 1t:rhey instruct me to return ,,itih t:!he recommendatiOill t:ha:t the same do not pass, to wit:
X o. 115, whid1 is a resolution direeting the enforcement

410

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of seetion 633 of the Code of 1882, requiring road-malks t;o. be placed ~t tJhe intersection of public roads in this State.

Respectfully submitted.

T. \Y. DUFFY, Ohairman.

1fr. Oraig, Chairman of the Committee on Labor ap.d Labar Statistics, submilbted tJhe following repart:

Mr. Speaker:

'l'he Committee haYe h1ad un~ler consideration the following biH, ,,~hioh i:ihey instruct me to re11ort back to the Honse with the recommenda1tion that same be read second time and recommitted, tro 1.nt:

A bill to :probect laborers, ID('{>:hranics, artisans and such from blacklisting, etc.

Respectfully submitted.

D. D. CR.\IG, Chairman.

T1lC following communication was rerC'iYefl and read:

University of Georgia, Xowmber Dth. 1897.

'Po the Honorable Speaker of tlze Hrm.<w of Rcprcsenta?ti~:es, ABanta, Ga.:

Sir:-The General Faculty of tl1e St:ate rni,ersity is
inform0d that in a report made to the House of RPprersentH'ti,e;; by a committee thereof, certain stratc>ments were made concerning this Facult.' wJ1idh, in lt;heir jnclgmenlt,. do them an injustice, as misrepresenting trheir views.

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The Facu}ty therefore address you this communication embodying certain action taken by 1them, with a request t'hat it be lwid before the Houw of Hepresentat.iYes:

At a meeting of tJhe P.a~u:1ty held November 9t<h, the following report was pre;emted, and, on motion, adopted asexpressive of the views of 'the Facu]ty:

'l'u the Faculty:

At v. our meetill'Ob" 1on Novemiber 5th a Commitbee was raised to investigate the charge expressed in the Atlanta
Constitution of date of X o-vember 4th, from ~he reporlt of
a commi'btee of 11!he House of Repres<entatiws, embodied in t1le follmving language:
"T1he general 'animus of the F-aculty seems to ho tha:t tJhe agricultural -depaibment. is not ne0Cb~ary, and it receives ll(l support wihatever."

'11his committee begs to repmt as follows:

Your committee wishes :host to express its surprise at t!he statement above quoted, whieh, in its opinion, has no foun-
dation whatever in :fact. On the ot:ber 11ancl, the Faculty has always realized the gTeat possi})ilities for good of the chair of agriculture, botlh in the work 'Of ti1re University and its influence upon the rState.
In support of this opinion, we brog to present the following facts:
1. A course of stud;v is provideod for students in agriculture, leading to the degreoe of Bachelor of Agriculture, >v11ic:h was sluJJped 'in a~cmdance with bhe wishes of the Professor of Agriculture.

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2. The requirements for entranc.e to this course are sud1, as, in the jnclgmen't of tl10 Fa<'nlty, best confurm to the educational staltns of t:he iS tate; and yet inasmuch as applicants haYe been found whose attainments were not sufficient to enable ~hem to meei these requirements, eA-tra classes haYe been formed, errbailing extra la:bor upon regular officers of t:he L niversi1ty, in order to fit ~hese applicants for the regul-ar studies of ilhe dass.
3. But fur~her, as 'dhe Faculty found that t:here were students who were unable to spenld a year in college, or w'hooe ruttJainments were 1too small to admi't tJhem to this regula.r coonrse, the Board of Trustees, at the suggestion o the Faculty, establisJhcd a short course for filllllers' sons, including tJhe montihs of January, February and :Jiaroh, at "V:hich time th'ey could boot be spared from rhe farm. For these students nhere aTe no entrance requirements, and they ai'e exempt from all the usual fees. Spec.ial dasses are formed to meet !1he lac.k of preparation in such students.
4. During tl10 session of 1892-93 the Faculty, in order to stimulate interest in agricul1tm'e among the students, suspended all exevcises for one hour, :requiring the entire body of students to attend suC'h lectures as might be presented :by tJhe Pvofeililor of Agriculture. 'foh~e leot.ures w0re appointed to be <leliYered once a week for six weelrn, the indi;-i'clnal m'mnbers of the Faculty readily relinquishing 'their regul-ar appointments and attending the same.
5. On June 1st, 1897, by inYi,tation of the President of the State College, tJhe Gen1eral Faculty of the University met with t!he StatB College Facnl'ty to consider the report -.of ~he President, about to he presented to the Board of

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Trustees. Saad report contained, among other statements, the following: "For myself, I am fil"'ll in the belief that 1teohnica1 courses' (1in agriculture and others previously referred to), properly conducted, do pos:3ess a pedagogic '"alue equal to that of otlher courses af study, and may legitimately rank proportioll'ate1y witJh tthese in 't:Jhe University curricula;" and the General Faculty unanimously adopted tlhe foU~wing resolution: "The University l'aculty expresses its hearty approval of tlhe educaltional policy for the Sbate Oollege of Agriculture and the med11anic arts outlined in the 'I'eport of its President."
Respectfully submitted.

(Signoo)

W. D. HOOPER, L. H. OHARBONNIER, J. H. T. ~IcPHERSO.N,
Oommi1btee.

I 1have the honor to he, sir, for 'tlhe Faculty, Your mos't 'Obedient servant, \V. D. HOOPER, Secretary.

'Dhe roll of Oournties \V'US called fur tJhe introduction ofnew ma:tber, 1a:nd the following were introducoo, read tJhe first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Bates of Murray-:-
A bill to provide fur tihe manner of fixing punishment for crime \vlhen tJhe criminal is convicted by the verdict of" a Jury.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

414

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By 1Ir. Bo~wden of Habersham-

A bill to incorporate tthe city of Toccoa. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By 1Ir. Berry of Whitfield-
A bill to proh~bit the manufacture of maH 'and spirituous liquors in this State, exoept as is provided for the manfactnre thereof by tihe laws of the L!ni,ted States.
Heferred to Committee on Temperance.

By 1Ir. 1Iiles of 1faoon-
A :bill t,o amend an ad arpproved December 22d, 1896, .entitled "an ac-t to prote!Ct game," etc.

Referred rto Committee on Agriculture. By 1Ir. Copeland of \Y~lker-

A bill to empower 'the Railroad Oommission 'of Georgia to regulate schedules for passenger trains.
P...efcrrcd to Committee on Railroads.

By 1Ir. Blalock of Fayette--

A bill to make an appropriation in addition to 1lhe one already made or pensions to indigent soldiers for 1898.

Referred to Committee on Finance.

By :J\Ir. J3n:3Sy of RandolphA hill to regulate the sale of cottonseed.

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Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

Also, a bill to make iJhe sohool term for common so'hools six months.

Referred to OommvtJtee on Edu0a'tion.

By ~Ir. Cook of Oeonee--

A bill to amend section 813 of the Oode.

H.efen,ed t'O Committee on .Counties and County )f.attelfS.

By ~r. Bond of ~fadison-

A bill to repeal an act approved Deoember 17th, 1894, -entitled an act to provide fur the registration of voters.

H.eferred t'o Committ.ee on 1Counties anrl County 1f.a:tters.

By ~[r. Xicholas of \Vayne--

A bill to regulate the fees of Solicitors-General in certain c:ases.

Referred to Special Judiciary Commibt:oo.

By ~Ir. Builh of }filler-

A bill to aiboliS:h the Board of Commissioners of Hoads and ReYenues of }filler Counlty.

Refen,ecl (lo Committ,ee on Counties and County }f.atters.

By ~Ir. Law of Liberty-

A bill to allow fe<males of fhe neg-ro race to become st.udent;; in the Georgia State Industrial College.

Referred to Finance Committee.

416

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By J[r. Duffy of Jones-

A bill to prolhibit tfue sale of cottonseed in the County of JOllS 'between certain dates of each year.

Referred to Comminoo on County and County ~Iatters.

By Mr. PeaTee of Houston-

A bill to amend sootion 121 of lbhe Code of Georgia.

Referred to General Judioiary Committee.

Aloo, a bill to amend section 122 of tihe Code of Georgia.

Referred to General Judiorary Committee.

Also, a bill to make it a crime to assume in any business relations or otherwise a diffeTent name from the real name of such person.

Rderred to CO'lilmit'tee on Agriculture.

By :Mr. Brannen of Bulloch-

A bill to amend the dharter of the town of Statesboro, Georgia.

RffierTed rto Special J udieimy 00'lllmittee.

By ~ir. Whipple ~ Dooly-

A bill io create a new judicial circuit known as 'bhe Wiregrass circuit.

Referred to General Judi0iary Committee.

Also, a bm to amend seetion 2191 od' the Oode.

Referred to Committee on Railroads.

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By )fr. Brannen of BullochA bill to <-~tablish a dispensary m the town of States-
boro. Referred to Special JudiC"iary Committee.

Bv )[r. XeYin of Flovd-

"

"

A bill for the reli('f vf ,Joseph ,J. Hamil ton, of Floyd

County.

Referred to Commit:te on :Finance.

By 1Ir. 1Iorgan of Bryan-
A 'bill to repeal an act entitled an act to provide a sysi('m for working roads m Bryan Conaty, approved December 16th, ] 895.

Referred to Commi'ttee on Hoards and Bridges.

By 1Ies.-;rs. Yincent and Durham of BartowA hill to amend ~ec.tion 859 of t:he Penal Oocle of 1885. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

Abo, a hill to amend section 858 of the Pe.nal Code of 1895.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

Also, a bill to amend section 857 of t!he Penal Code of 1895.

R<'fcrrecl to General J ucliciary Committee.
27ilj

418

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Abo, a hill to amend se~tion 97-! of the Penal Code of' 1895.

Re-ferred to General Judiciar:y Committee.

By Mr. Oliver of Burke-

A joint resolution pro1iding for a separate board of control for ce.rtain funds used by the Trustees of tJ1e U niversity of Georgia.

Read and laid over for one day.

By ~h. Ennis of Floyd-

A bill to amend the charter of the cit; of }Iilledgeville. Referred to Oommittee on Corporations.

l_Tnanimous oonsent was given for t:ihe special ord('l" of the hour to be tempolf'arily displaced in OTder for the House to entert:ain a motion by }fr. Branch, of Columbia, that two hundred copies of the special order for to-morrow, the same being the bill by Mr. Nevin, 'Of Floyd, and tihe Committee's substitute therefor, to pr'Ovide for a Constitutional conven- tion, be printed for distribution among the members.

The motion to have the same printed prevailed.

The special order of tJhe hour, being the consideration o:f a joint resolution by 1.Ir. wight, of Dougl1erty, to make an appropr~ation to procure a portrait of the late Ron. C. F. Crisp, was taken up, and tJhe same proYiding for an ap- propriation of money, the Honse resolved itself into a Com- mitJtee of the whole for the con:o:ideration of the same.

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\

The Oommi'ttee arose, and reported the resolution back

to the House wi!th t:he recommendation tllrat the same be

adopted as amended.

The :report of the Oomm~tbee was agreed to.

On the adoption of tihe resolution the ayes were 103, the nays 18, ras folh:m"E:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Cook of Decatur, Hightower,

Awtry,

Calvin,

Hendersonof Colquitt

Armstrong,

Collum,

Henderson of Irwin,

Atkinson,

Cannon,

Hendersonof Forsyth

Bates,

Clement,

Henderson ofWasht'n

Bush,

Charters,

Jordam,

Bond,

Chapman,

Johnson of Hall,

Berry,

Oopeland,

Knorwles,

Brown,

Callaway,

Kendrick,

Bussey,

Dodson,

Longley,

Bowden,

Duffy,

Mnore,

BosweU,

Durham,

Montfort,

Burwell,

Dickerso'll,

Mullinax,

Bartlett,

Duncan Of Chatham, McDonald,

Blah){~k.

Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin,

Brannen,

Duncan of Lee,

McMich:ael,

Bedgood,

Ennis of Floyd,

McDaniel,

Boifeuillet,

Faust,

McConnell,

Brin'Sion of Burke, Ford,

McCook,

Brinson of Emanuel, Fogarty,

McKee,

Boynrton of Calhoun, Felker,

McCranie,

Boynton of Spalding, Freeman,

McLarty,

Bennet of Glynn, Gowen,

McGehee,

Bennett of Jackson. Hall,

Nisbet,

Craig,

Hill,

Niles,

Cole,

Harrell,

~evin.

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Oliver, Ogletree, Patten, Palmer, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, R:awls, Reece,

Roberts, Rutherford, Slaton, Simpson, Stone, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Ware,

Vaughn, Webb, Wight, Whipple, Wilkes, W'hitaker, Worsham, WHcox of Telfair,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Cook of Oconee, Deakins, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Hogan,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Jo<hnson of Taliaferro Rudicil,

Leard,

Smith of Hancock,

Lott,

Thomas of Pierce

Law,

Underwood,

Meadows,

Wa;lden,

Those not Yoting were :Jiessrs.-

Arnold, Boyd, Bur!!:e, Black, Branch, Baggett, Calhoun, Davison, EHis, Edwards, Foster, Felder, Grice, Griffin, Hitch, Hawes, Hamby, Herrington,
~ \,n'"5 10:3.

Henderson of DeKal!:J R:awlings,

Johnson of Baker, Redding,

Kiser,

Salter,

Kaigler,

Swift,

Lance.

Sell,

Little,

Smith of Crawford,

Mozley,

Taylor,

Morgan,

Thomason of Morgan

Meldrim,

Thompson,

Maddox,

Vincent,

Mansfield,

West,

Morrison,

Wren,

McDonough,

Wright,

Nicholas,

Watkins,

Oakes,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Pau'lette,

Yates,

Pace,

Mr. Speaker.

Reid,

Sa:~ 18. X ot Yoting 53.

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The resolution having received a constitutional maJOrity, was adopted as amended, and its immediate transmission to the Senate directed.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the third time, rtihe report of tlhe Comm'ittee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to o.vit:

A bill to abo1ish the City Court of Lowndes County.
On tJ1e passage of the bill, the aye~ were 105, t1w nays 0.
The 'bill, haYing reeeriTed a constitnti()ll1{11 majorit~, was passed.
By 1Ir. \Yc.;t of I.owndes-
A bill to establish a City Court in the city of Yalcloot.a.
The Comm~ttee offe1-ed to mnf'nd section 24 by striking ont all of saird S<:'ction except the following:
"Section 2-l. Be it further enacted f.hat sixteen JUl"'l'S shall be drawn, summoned and empanele<l, and if by reaoon of non-a:ttc>ndrance or clisqualifiea'tion of an: of said regular panel, t~he s>ame is not full, the judge of said court" shall direct t1w same to be filled h: the tales jnror~ in the l5ame manner 'as is clone in t:he :Superior Court.
In ci\il cases h C:1{'1 side shall strike two from tihe panel o sixtf'en, and in criminal ca:;;es rhe <lefe]l(lant shall strike three and t!he State one from said panel.

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JouR~AL OF THE HOCSE.

T!l1e sheriff of said eourt shall,be entitled 'to a fee of three dollars for summoning ~the jurors for eaeh term, the same to
be paid in the same manner as tlhe sheriff oi the Superior
Court is paid rfor similar services.

The amendmelllt was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 109, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitwtional majority, was passed as amended.

By 3Ir. Longley of Troup--

A bill to empower the 31:ayor and Council of the city of LaGrange to operatte and maintain a system of electric lights, water~\\"orks, and sewerage in said city.
By ~fr. Henderson of Irwin-

A bill to inc'Orporat:e the tow:n of Ocilla.

By unanimous consent, the following bills were read tJhe second time, to wit:

By 3Ir. Thomas of \Yare-

.. ~\_ bill to aut.horize the city of \V,aycross t:o issue bonids
for certain purposes.

Also, a'bil1 to abolish the County Conrt of \Yare County.

Also, a bill to establish the City Court of \Vaycross.

By 1Ir. Oliver of Bmke--
A hill to declare the birtJhday of .Tcffcwson Davis a legal holiday.



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-The following bills were by unanimous -consenrt read 'the th-ird 'time, the report of the Committees agreed to, 001d put upon their passage, to wit:

By }fr. Undenrood of Franklin-
A bill to amend an act wppToved Septe:mJber 24th, 1883, .entitled an act to regula:te and prohib~t :tfhe sa:le of intoxiOating spirits in the County 'Of F:rtanklin.
'Dhe Commitltee proposed 'to amend by striking out of ,section 1 the following words: "Secti'On 4310 of lbhe Oode .of Georgia," :and inserting in place of the same the words: "Sootion 1039 of volume 3 of ijjhe Code of 1895."
The amendment was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill -tJhe ayes were 97, the nays 0.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was -passed as amended.

By }fr. \Y-a:tkins of GilmerA bill to empower the }{ayw <and Council of Ellijay to
cre.ate a debt for certain school purposes.
On the passage of the bill the ayes -woere 93, the ll'ays 0.
'Dhe bill, haYing 1-ec-einod a constitutional majority, was -passed.

By 1\Ir. Swift of Elbert-
A bill to authorize the County autlhoriti-es of Elbert <Cou'll'ty 'to create a d&ht for .certain purposes.

424

Jot:RKAL oF THE Hot:sE.

On the passage of 1tlhe bill the ayes were 106, the nays 0.

'Dhe bill, having receiwd 1a constt:itutional majority, was rtJheref1ore passed.

Also, a bill to }WOihihit t.he lltmmfaeture of spirituous or malt liquors in the County of Elbert.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 103, itJhe nays 0.

The bill, having :received a constitutional majority, was passed.

By ~Ir. Re.ece of FloydA bill to a:mend tthe crlmrter of tlhe city of Rome. On the passage of tlhe bill ~he ayes 1vere 99, the nays 0.
The hi1l, haYing reePind a {"Onstitntional majority, wa;;
passed.
Tll'e following bill was read the third time, tl1e report of the Commrttee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By :Mr. Reid of BibbA bill for tihe protection of fish m the waters of Bibb
Counlt:y. On the passage of t;he bill tihe a~es were 91, th'e nays 0.

T:he bill, haYing reeeiYcd a constitutional majority, was passed.
The special order for t:he :Jwnr being tihe hill by Mr. Thomas, of ClarkP, to admit whitc female students into the

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U niven:,""'ity of Goorgia, was displaced, and reset as the special <Yrder f<Yr Thurslday ne:x~t at 11 o'clock.

The following bill was tabled, to wit:

By ~fr. Reid of Bibb-
A bill to make dogs person~al property in certain cases.
The leave of absence gran1ted several days to ~Ir. :Maddox, o.f Harris, was extended indefinitely on account of continued illnea:;.
By unanimous consent, the :foll'awing bills were introdu<:"ed, read tJhe firSit time, and app:t'opriately referred, to "lvit:

By ~fr. Taylor of :MeriwetiherA bill to make it unl-awful to manufa.cture cerbain liquor-,::
in tJhle Oounty o 11eriwet:her.
Rdel.'l'ed to Committee on Agriculture.

By ~fr. McLaughlin of ::\feriwether-
A bill to make irt unlar1Yinl to fire any firearm on any excursion train, alt any picnic, or at a:ny dther public gathering, except in ~ertlain cases.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The following bill was read the third time, >the report of the Oommibt!ee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit::

426

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By :1\Ir. Calvin of Hichmond-
A bill to pro~de for the appointmerrt of an assistant physicirun at 1tlhe State Lunatic Asylum, who shall be a woman.

The Committee recommended 'bhat t:he bill pass by substitute, lv'hioh w:as agreed to.

On thle passage of the bill the ayes were 107, the nays 0.

'Dhe bill, haYing recein>-d a constitutional majority, was passed by substitute.

'f:he follmving was made the special order for Thursday next at 10 o'clock.

By ~Ir. Boifeuillet of Bibb-

A resolution to purchase fur County officers certain books .of Georgia Pract,ices and Forms prepared by J. H. Blount, Jr., Esq.

'rhe House re5oln>d itself into a Commitree of the whole for the purpose of considering the following bill, to wit:

By ~Ir. Calvin of Rieihmon'd-
~\ bill to pro\"ide for the pur0hase of maps in the office of Secretary of State.

They arooe and recommended that the bill pass as amended.

On the p:L"<'lage of the bill the ayes were as follows:

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427

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

_<\.dams,

Gowen,

Niles,

Awtry,

Gr'iffin,

Nevin,

Bond,

Hall,

Oliver,

Berry,

Hill,

Oakes,

Brown,

Hawes,

Ogletree,

Bussey,

Harrell,

Patten,

Bowden,

Hendersonof Colquitt Palmer,

Bartlett,

Henderson of DeKal::J Phinizy,

Blalock,

Henders>on of Irwin, Rawls,

Brannen,

HendersonofWasht'n Reid,

Bedgood,

Jordan,

Reece,

BO'ifeuillet,

Johnson of Hall,

Roberts,

Boynton of Calhou:l, Juhnson of Baker, Rawlings,

Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Taliaferro Rudicil,

Craig,

Kaigler,

Rutherford,

Cole,

Knowles,

Slaton,

Cook of Decatur, Kendrick,

S1wift,

Cook of Oconee,

Lance,

Stone,

Calvin,

Lovt,

Smith of Hancock,

Cannon,

Longley,

Taylor,

Clement,

Law,

Thomaoon of Morgan

Charters,

Moore,

Timmerman,

Copeland,

Mozley,

Thomas of Clarke.

Dodson,

Meadows,

Thomas of Pierce

Duffy,

Montfort,

Vaughn,

Durham,

Mansfield,

Vincent,

Dickerson,

Mullinax,

West,

Duncan of Houston, McDonald,

Webb,

Duncan of Lee,

McMichael,

Watkins,

Ellis,

McDaniel,

Whipple,

Edge,

McConnell,

Wilkes,

Ennis of Floyd,

McKee,

Worsham,

Fogarty,

McCranie,

Wiicox of Telfair.

Felker,

Nicholas,

Yates,

Freemau,

Nisbet,

428

JouRNAL OF THE Ho!!sE.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, Deakins, Edenfield,

Johnson of Appling, Underwood,

Parker,

Walden,

Tho:;;c not ,~dring wcre }Iessrs.-

Arnold, Armstrong,

Ennis of Baldwin, F'aust,

McLarty, McGehee,

Atkinson, Bates, Boyd, Burke, Black, Branch,

F'ord, Foster, Felder, Grice, Hogan, Hitch,

McDonough, Paulette, Pace, Pearce, Quillian, Redding,

Boswell, Burw<>ll,

Hamby, Hightower,

Salter, Simpson,

Baggett,

Herrington,

Sell,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Forsyth Smith of Crawford,_

Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser,

Turner,

Bennet of Glynn, Leard,

Thompson,

Bennett of Jackson, Little,

Thomas of Ware,

Collum,

Morgan,

Wight,

Calhoun, Chapman,

Meldrim, Maddox,

Wren, Wright,

Callaway,

Morrison,

Whitaker,

Davison,

McLaughlin,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Duncan of Chatham, McCook,

Mr. Speaker.

Edwards,

~\.w~ 10H. Xay;:, 7. Xot Yotinp: G-!-.

'l1hc resolution, ~haYing receiYed a constitutional maJorrty, \\'a:' therefore adopt,ed.

The following bill W<h tabled, to wit:

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By 1Ir. Oliver 'of Burke--

A bill to pmvide for coedncat.ion in the Lniversity of Georg-ia.

The following bill was read the 'third time, to wit:

By 1Ir. Oliver of Burke--

A bill to make it a misdemeanor to hire out, lease, or reoeive by prin'te parties misdemeanor eonv1cts.

The CommitJtee moved to amend by adding in eightoonth line, after the word "anth'orities" and before the word "during" of eaoption, the words "having control of same," w1hic<h was ~o-reed to.

Also, by adding to t:he l<ast line of section 1 of said bill, before tl1e "ord "during" and after the wocd "authorities," 'the words "having control of the same," which was agreed to.

Also, by addi<ng to t~he Iast line of caption <and last line of se~etion 1 the words "provided also that nothing therein con!tained shall apply to tJhe hiring out, receiving OT delivering of misdemeanor com"icts.of one County to the County authorities of any other County in this State," which was agreed to.

The bill was tabled.

Thle foli10\v1ng bill "'V'as read the third time, the report of the Committee 'agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

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By ~Ir. OliYer of Burke-

A hill to provide for payment of fees to constables m certain cases.

On the passage of'the bill the ayes were 100, the nays 20.

The bill, haYing receiw~-d 'a eons'titutional majority, was passed.

LeaYes of absence were asked by and granted to the follo\Ying members, to wit: ~fessrs. Henderson of Colquitt, Armstrong, \Y'hitaker, Ford, K,aiglcr, Foster, Bennet of Glynn.

~fr. Knowles, o.f Fulton, mowd to recommit the following bill, to wit:

By 1Ir. ~Ioore of Carroll-

A hill to require l10lders of life insurance policies to return t:he same for ta..'mtion.

The motion 1o recommit preYailed.

'Phe hour of 'adjournment 'having arriYec1, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, November 12th, 1897.
The Honse met pursuant t,o adjournment, at nine o'clock a. m. this day, wns 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: ~[essrs.-

Aaams,

Clement,

Hitch,

Arnold,

Charters,

Hawes,

Awtry,

Calhoun,

Harrell,

Armstrong,

Chapman,

Hiamby,

Atkinson,

Copeland,

Highoower,

Bates,

Callaway,

Herrington,

Bush,

Dodson,

Hendffi'Sonof Colquitt.

Bond,

Duffy,

Henderson of DeKalb-

Berry,

Durham,

Hendernon of Irwin,

Brown,

Deakins,

Henderson of Forsyth

Burke,

DaV1iron,

Hende.rsonofWasht'n-

Bussey,

Dickerson,

Jordam,

Bowden,

Duncan of Chatham, Johnson of Hall,

Boswell,

Duncan of Houston, Johnson of Baker,

Burwell,

Duncan of Lee,

Johnson of Appling,.

Bartlett,

E'llis,

Johnson of Taliaferro

Baggett,

Edge,

Kaigler,

Bla~ock,

Edwards,

Knowles,

Brannen,

Edenfield,

Kendrick,

Bedgood,

Ennis of Floyd,

Lance,

Boifeuillet,

Ennis of Baldwin, Leard,

Brinson of Burke, Faust,

Little,

Brinson of Emanuel, F'ord,

Lott,

Boynton of Calhoun, Foster,

Longley,

Boynton of Spalding, Fogarty,

Law,

Bennet of Glynn, Felder,

Moore,

Bennett of Jackson, Felker,

Mozley,

Craig,

Freeman,

Morgan,

Cole,

Gowen,

Meldrim,

Cook of Decatur, Grice,

Meadows,

Cook of Oconee,

Gr<iffi.n,

Montfort,

Calvin,

Hall,

Mansfield,

Collum,

Hogan,

Morrison,

Cannon,

Hill,

Mullinax,

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McDonald, McLaughlin, MetMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee. McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Parker, Palmer,
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Pearce,

Timmerman,

Phinizy,

Thompson,

Quillian,

Thomas of Clarke.

Rawls,

Thomas of Pierce

Reid,

Thomas of Ware,

Reece,

Underwood,

Roberts,

Vaughn,

Rawlings,

Vincent,

Redding,

West,

Rudicil,

Webb,

Rutherford,

Wight,

Salter,

Wren,

Slaton,

Walden,

Swift,

Watkins,

Simpson,

WhipiJle,

Stone,

Wilkes,

Sell,

Whitaker,

Smith of Crawford, Worsham,

Smith of Hancock, Wilcox of Telfair,

Tayl'Dr,

Yates,

Turner,

Mr. Speaker.

Thomason of Morgan

Those absent were :Messrs.-

B'Dyd, Black, Bmnch,

Kiser, Maddox, Paulette,

Wright, Wilcox of Wiloox.

The Journal w'as read.
During the reading of the Journal ~Ir. Moore, of Carroll, gave notice of a motion to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday in reeommitting the following bill, .to wit:

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By }Ir. }[oore of Carroll-

.A. bill to require the holders of life insurance policies to return the same for ta..xation.

The J ourn'al was confirmed.

}fr. Pearce, of Houston, asked that Senate bill X o. 40, which had inappropriatdy been referred to the General Judiciary Committee, be rec.ommitted to the Committee on Agriculture, which was done by unanimous consent.

}Ir. }Ioore, of Oanoll, made the motion to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday, notice of which he had given during the reading of the Journal.

On the motion to reconsider, Th. Pearce, of Houston, called for the ayes and nays, which call was not sustained.

The motion to reconsider prevailed.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit=

By ~fr. Oalvin of Richmond-

.A. resolution providing til1at the order of business for to-morrow be as follows: 1. Heading House bills, fayorably reported, a second time. 2. Reading Senate bills first and second time. 3. Introduction of new matter.

The following message was received from the Senate rhrough }Ir. Clifton, the Secrel'.ary thereof:

1llr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:
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A bill to establish the City Court of Jefferson in Jackson County.

Also, a bill to permit defendants bona fi.de in possession 'Of land under claim certain povvers.

Also, a bill to establish a Board of Dental Examiners in ihis State.

Also, a bill bo a'bolish tlhe City Court of J'ackson County, and for other purposes.

!tir. A wtry, Chairman pro rem. of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

]Jr. Speaker:

The Committee on Finance h~ve had under consideration the following House bills which I am instructed to report back with th.e recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill requiring all promissory notes or other contracts taken for the purehase price of any patent, oopy or proprietmy right, or territory for the sale of such right, or any patented thing or article, when sold by any peddler, agent, or traveling salesman traveling for the purp'O'Se of making sales of such articles, to have expressed in the face of such notes or oontracts, i.ihe article or thing for which the same was given, etc.
A bill to amend section 2185 of Volume 2 of the Oode of 1895, which provides for the appointment, term and salary of Railroad Commissioners, etc.

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A bill to make an appropriation for payment of pension to indigent soldiers for the year of 1898 in addition to the sum heretJofore appropriated for said year, etc.

Also, the following House bill which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

A bill to appropriate one thousand dollars :for the purpose of building a boiler house at the Deai and Dumb Asylum at Cave Spring, Ga.

Also, the follo.wing House bill which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation tJhat the same do not pass:

A bill for il:ihe relief of H. Ashmore, J. :M. Windom, W. J. Windom and E. C. Garrett of the Oounty of OaiT'Oll.

Also, the following House resolution which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

A resolution authorizing the Governor to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer for the sum of thirty dollars in fa>or of G. A. Hall and J. F. Thornton, as securities on the criminal bond of James William, of the County of Greene.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN AWTREY, Chairman pro tem.

:Jfr. Collum, Ohairman pro tern. of the Committee: on Education, made the following report:

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Mr. Speaker:

I am requested by the Committoo on Education to report the following bill back to the House, with the recommendation it do pass:

House bill No. 526, entitled an act to establish a system of public schools for the town of Cusseta.
Respectfully submitted. COLLU~I, Chairman pro tem.

~Ir. Charters, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee have had under c<onsideration the following bill which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendaticm that the same do p.ss as amended:

A bill to amend an act incOTporating the CentcrYille ancl Gainesrille Air Line Railroad.

Respectfully submitted. \V. A. CHARTERS, Chairman.
~Ir. OliYer, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the fol1o\\"ing report: Mr. Speaker:
The C'ommiUee on Enrol1me,nt report. as duly enrolled . and ready for 'the signature of the Speaker of the Honse

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:and President of the Senate, the following resolution, to wit:

~t resolution tl1at the Stat.e Librarian lw directecl to de]i,er to :Hiss C. C. Stiles, in charge of the Georgia room of Confederat-e Museum in Hidunwrd, the last order of the Confederaoo Government.

Hespectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

2\Ir. Oliver, Ohairman of the Committee on Enrollment submitted the following report:

llfl. 'Speaker:

The Committee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate and deliYered to the GoYernor the following resolution, to wit:

A resolution that the State Librarian be directed tJo deJiyer to ~Iiss C. C. Stiles, in charge of t:he Georgia room of Confederate :Muse11m in Richmond, the l-ast order of the Confederate Government.

T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

1Ir. Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Oommittee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

'Mr. 'Speaker:
The Committee haw~ had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report Back 1:o the House with the :recommendation that same do pass, to wit:

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A bill to in00rporate the city of Toccoa and to d1ange the name from ToccO'a City to the city of Toccoa.
FLETCHER ::\I. JOHNSON, Chairman.

::\Ir. Dodson, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and Connty :l\htters, submitted t:he following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Counties and County :l\fatter;; haYe had under consideration the follmYing l10use bi11" \Yhich I am instructed to report back to the Home with the recommendation that the same do pas.;;, to wit:

A bi11 to abo1ish the Board of Commissioners of Roads and ReYenues for ::\fi1ler County.

A bi11 to prol1ihit the Eale of wed cotton in the county of Jones from the 15th day of August to the 15th clay of Decemher of each year, and to proYide a penalty for Yiolation of the same.

Also, the fn11mYing Honse bill Khich I am in;:trncted to report hack with the rccommemlation that the same do pass by substitute.

A bi11 t.o amend an nct to create a Board of Commi"sioners of Roncls and ReYenues in the C01mties of Tloycl, Berrien, Effing1ham, Schley, Sumter and Greene, appr.wed on the 13th of December, 1871: to gin~ the Board of Roads and Revenues additional powers.

Respectfully submitted. \Y. A. DODSO~. Chairman.

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By unaninwus conse:nt, the following bills were read the second time, to wit:

By ~Icssrs. Rutherford and \Yorsl1am of Munroe-

A bill 1to abolish the City Court of l'lfonroe County. A bill to establish the City Court of Forsyth.

By unanimous consent, tl1e follmYing bill was introduced, read tJhe first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Henderson of Forsyth-

A hill to amend the school laws of this State so as to proYide for a uniform system of books.

Hefcrred to Committ{e on Education.

The spPrial order for the hour ,,as taken up and read the third time, to wit:

B: ::\fr. X eY1n of Floyd-
.A hill to prm-irle for a constitntional conYention b.\' the people of Gorgia.

Tlw Cmnmit.t0e rC'rommPndPn that the hill pa;;;; h." snhstitute.

::\fr. N e1-in, of Flo:vd, offered to amend the substitute offered by the committee hy striking ont an of section seven and inserting instead the words: "Be it fnrthcr enacted that the sum of eig-ht thonsand do11ars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, he and the same is hereby

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appropriated for the purpose nf carrying out the provisions of tlhis act, and the Governor is authorized to dra\Y his \yarrant for the same pa:able to the proper authorities."

~\ bo, to amend sertion 6 by striking 'out the e111tire section as it now stands and inserting insbead the following:
"Section 6. Be it further ena.cted by th~ authority aforesaid that the delegates elected to said conYention shall receiYe for th~ir services tl1ree dollars per day for each day in actual attendance, and three cents per mile for each mile travelled, going to and returning from said conYention; prodded, however, 1ihat under no circumstances shall this oonYention continue in se&Sion more than fifteen days, except by consent of three-fourths of all the delegates.

:Mr. Dickerson, of Olincih, offered the following amendment to the substitute:

By striking 'Out all after the word "aforesaid" in the first line of ;;:.ection 3, and inserting in lien there.of the following words: "That representation in said eonvention shall he the same as the present Honse of RepresentatiYes, and each county in tlris Smte shall constitute an election district from which as many delegates shall be elected as each county has l'epresentatives in the General Assembly.''

Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, called for the previous question on the bill and the amendments, which call was sustained, and the main question ordered.
The amendment offered by ~Ir. Dickerson, of Clinch, was agreed to.

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The first 'amendment offer,ed by ::\fr. :Kevin, of Floyd, was lost.

The :3cond amendment offered by ::\Ir. Nevin, of Floyd, vas lost.

The report of the Committee that th bili pass by substitute was disagret>d to.

::\Ir. Bowden, of Habersham, moved bo displace temporarily the special ~rd,er of the hour for the purpose of ll'aring read the third time and put upon their passage Honse bills Xos. 585 and 586.
By unanimous consent, the motion was withdrawn.
The special order for the hour was taken up, the bill read tlw third time, the report of the Committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Hill of TroupA bill to amend section 428, Yol. 3, Code of 1895.

)Ir. Xiles, of ::\Iacon, moved to reconsider the action of the Honse in agreeing to the report of the Committee, which was agreed t.o.

::\Ir. Xiles, of )fac.on, moved t:o amend by adding the words "town 'Or municipal corporation" after the word "county," w~ich was 'agreed t>O.

The report of the Committee, as amended, was agreed -to.
:Mr. Chal"ters, of Lumpkin, moved to reconsider the ac-

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tion of t:he House in agreeing to the report of the Commit:_ tEe, as muemlell, whil!h motion prevailed.

::\Ir. Charters, of Lumpkin, moYed to amend the amendment of ::\Ir. Xiles, of ::\lacon, by aJding after the word ''corpomtion," the words "militia district or other place,'' \Yhich was agreed to.

The report of the Committee 'as amended was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill as amemlecl, the ayes \\ere 102, the nays 0.

The bill haYing recciwd a constitutional majority was passed as amended.

By unanimous consent, the follo\\-lng Senate bill was read the first time, and referred to the Special J mliciary Committ.ce, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Dunwoody of the 4th-
..:\.. bill to quiet the title to lands ~n Camden cou~ty.
By unanimous consent, the follo\\-lng bills were rcad the third time, the report of the Committees ap:rcccl to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

B; ::\Ir. Oakes of White--

A bill to amend section 6!l5 of the CiYil Code of 1895.

The Committee proposed to amend h:- striking all the of the balance of section 1 after the word "purposes" in tl1e seYenth line from the last line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following to wit:

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"The mvner, miner, lessee, or agent of tlhe owner, miner, or lessee, shall, before commencing opemtions, provide mill dams 1"1"ith suitable sluices or other arrangements for sluicing out at interTals the ac-cumulation of tailings from mines or mills, and the filling up of mill ponds by tailings from mines and mills. T'lw muddying of waters of streams shall not gi.,c right of damages," which was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 98, the nays 0.

T'he bill l1aving receiYed a constitutional majority was passed as amended.

By )Ir. Oakes of \Yhite--

A bill to amend section G59 of the Co(lC'.

"Jfr. Oakes, of \Yhite, mon-el to amend by adding to the last of section 1, the following, to wit: "And this provision shall apply as fnlly to owners of mines as to lessees of mines," IYhich was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes 99, the na_ys 0.
'Dhe bill haYing receind a constitutional majority was passed 'as amended.
By unanimous consent, the following resolution ""as introduced and read, to wit:

By ~fr. Dickerson of Clinch-

A resolution prov-iding for the appointnwnt of a committee to l-ook into the matter of changi.ng and creating

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judicial circuits in ,j-his State, and to report baoek to tihe House.

:Jfr. :JicLaughlin, of :Meriwether, mowcl to amend by striking out "congressional districts" and inserting in lieu thereof "jndici<al c-ircuits," 'vhich mobion prmailed.

:Jfr. \n1itaker, of Heard, moyecl to amend by adding "and that said COmmit:tee is requested to report back to the House on \Yednesuay, the 17th instant."

:Mr. Hamby, of Rabun, proposed to amend the amendmerut offered by :llr. \Yihitaker, of Heard, by striking lbhe words "ll<tl1 inst." a'lld inserting in lieu thereof the wOT'ds H23d inst."

:Jfr. \Vhit.aker, of Heard, accepted the proposed amendmend by )fr. Hamby, of Rabun.
The amendment of :Jfr. \Vhitaker, of Heard, as amended >V'as adopted.
The resolution, as amended, was adopted.
The folli:YWing bill was recommitted to the Finance Committee, to wit:

By }fr. Awtrey of Oobb-
A bill to require the State memorial board to m<ake an inYestigation of the oonditiion of the differt1nt Confederate Cmetteries in this State.
By unanimous oonsent, the following resalntion was introduced, read and adopted, to wit:

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By }fr. Johnson of Hall-

A resolution requesting that all ex-Speakers of the Hou.;;e be requested to furni&h the Clerk of the Honse with their portraits, and in case of t,he death of an ex-Speaker, his family be reque,-.ted to fnrnish his portrait to he hung upon the \Yalls of the Capitol.

By unanimous consE-nt, the following hills were re.ad the third time, uhe report of the committees agreed to, ancl put upon their passage, to wit:

By }fr. Longley of Troup-

A bill to provide fm a s:stem of \Yaterworks, lights and sewerage for the city of J_,a Grange.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 107, the nays 0.

Th0 hill ha,ing recei,ecl a constitutional majority was passed.

B: }fr. Duncan of Houston-

A bill to authorize the trustees Df Houston Female College to sell certain real estate in the town of Perry.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 109, the nays 0.
The bill haYing received a constitu1tional majority was pa;:.,.<:.ed.
J,emes of al)!'.ence W!'re ask!'d by and granted to the following memhers, to wit: ~[essrs. .T:olmson of Appling, Eilenneld, \Yest, Dune.an of Lee, Timmerman, Oollnm, At"k--:ingon, )fcDaniel, ::\forgan, Niles, Johnson of Talia-

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ferro, \Yilkes, Gowen, Thomas of Pierce, Brinson of Burke, Berry, Hawes, Griffin, :Mullinax, :Meadows, Smith of Hancock, Braneih, Lot:t, Durham, Bussey

The hour of adjournment having arri...ed, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., N,ovember 13th, 1897.
The House met pursuant to adj:ournmernt, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, "'as called to order by the SpeakeT and opened with prayer by the Ohaplain.
}[r. Ohapman, of Musc<ogee, moved that the roll-call be dispensed with, which motion pre,"ailed.
The Journal 'vas read and oonfirmed.
:Mr. Felker, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:
M 1. S peakcr:
The CommiUee on Temperance have had under consideration the following bill which I am directed to report. to the House 'vith the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture any alcoholic, spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors, except domestic wines, in the C'ounty of ~Iel'iwetJher, and for other purpose:::.
J. H. FEU\:ER, Chairman.

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~Ir. Fogarty, Ohainnan of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted dhe :following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following House bills which the:yr instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

1\o. 669, a bill to amend tJhe cha'l'lter of the town of Statesboro to authorize the mayor and council to fix the license for the sale of liquors.

1\o. 671, a bill to amend the >C'harter of the town of Statesboro to authorize tlhe mayor and council to maintain a dispensary.

No. 580, a bill to establish the City Oourt of Carrollton.

Respectfully submitted.

D. G. FOGARTY, Chainnan.

~Ir. Fogarty, Ohainnan of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted -the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Special Jndieiary Committee have had under 00nsideration the following bill which they instruct me to report baek to the House with the recommendation that the author be permitted to withdraw the same, to wit:

House bill Xo. 546, by ~Ir. Nisbet, of Clayton, pl'O>riding for a commutation road tax in Clayton County.
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

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:.\[r. Dodson, Chairman of the Oommittee on Countiet. and County Matters, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Committee have had under consideration the following bill which they direct me to re:port back to the House with the recommendation that bhe same do pass:
A bill to change the County site of DeKalb County from Decatur to Stone :Mountain.
Respectfully submit teJ. '-tV. A. DODSON, Chairman.

:J[r. :Jioore, on the part of minority of the Committee on Counties and Com1ty :Jiatters, submitted t!he following report:

11Jr. Speaker:
The undersigned members of the Committee on Counties and County :Ma'bters desire to file this report as against the favorable report made on bill No. 528 relative to the removal of County site of DeKalb county from Decatur to St(Jille :Jiountain. \Ve submit tJhat said bill does not express the wishes of a majority of the people of DeKalb county, but is utterly opposed rto t1he wishes of said majority. \Ye respectfully appeal rto the House to susrpencl judgment on the pending bill until opportunity is afforded us

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to present all the facrts and certain memorials when the measure comes to a tlhird reading.

Respectfully submitted.

J. ~I. :MOORE, ARTHUR PATTEN, R. Y. RUDICIL, J. H. 1fcLARTY, THOS. M. SWIFT.

Mr. Feld-er, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the folh:}Wing report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration House bill No. 260, which is a bill to require Iiife Insurance Oompanies, before they can defend suits filed for the purpose of enforcing payment of life policies, to deposit in court the amount of premiums paid on the policy by the insllrtld, and tllm Commi'ttoo instructs me to report the same back with the recornrnend~tion that it do paSE.
The Committee have considered House bill No. 649, whicih is a hill to lega1ize prize-:figili1ting with five-Dunce gloves, and they instruct me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass.
Respectfully submitted .
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.
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:l\Ir. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committe, submitted the following Teport, to wit:

J/r. 8 pcak-cr:
The General Judiciary Committ<:'e han~ had under consideration the f~ollowing- Honse bills, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse with .the recommendation that the same do rrot pass, to wit:

Bill X.o. 58, which makes it criminnl'to 'assign or transfer elaims for debt to persons out of this State for the purpose of collecting the same by garnishment or attachment.
Also, bill No. 92, wihich provides for the payment of notes, drafts, etontra~ts, mortgag;es, etr. in certain cases.

Also, bill No. 310, which prescribes 'tlhe time and manner
of issuing tux fi. fas. by ta...x-collectors.
Also, bill Xo. 486, which continues landlord's lien for supplies, etc. from y'ar to year on the crops of renants and croppers.

Also, bill N'o. 487, "hich requires persons conYicted of larceny and like offenses, \Yhere tlw property stolen is not returned, to pay the owners for the same.
Recpectfully submittcd.
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

1fr. Slaton, Chairman of tlw minority of the Gcnel"<ll ,Judiciary Committee, snhmittcn tlH~ following report, to wit:

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In i!he Geneml Judiciary Committee on the consideration . {>:f House bill No. 260, by }fr. DOO.son, of Sumter, in -reference to defenses to actions on life policies, we, members of said collNllittee, whose names are hereto signed, respectfully submit this m~nority report, and reoommend ;that said bill do not pass.

JOHN ~L SLA_TON, Chmn., PRICE E.DWARDS, J. E. CHAPMAN, J. B. BUSSEY, \V. S. WEST, A. C. STONE, D. G. FOGARTY, P. W. ~IELDRM, T. B. FELDER, JR.

:Mr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following House bills wh~ch they instruct me to report back ro the House with the recommendation that tJhe same do pass, to wit:

House bill No. 338, which provides fo<r the payment o sheriff's cost in certain cases.

Also, House bill X o. 500, amooding tJhe act establishing -the city court of GwinneU county.

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Also, House bill No. 683, making it a misdemeanor to fire a pistol or gun, except in self-defense, on an excursion train OT at a picnic gathering.

The Committee recommended the following bills do pa.'ls a5 amended, 1Jo wit:
House bill 484, amending sedion 4732 of the Code of 1895.

Also, House hill 545, amending section 341 of the crimin>al Code of 189~

Thle Committee instruct me to report back to the House House bill No. 241 in ree:renee to serving notrice of grant and hearing of ccrtioraries in criminal cases in oounty courts, with the roooonmendation that it do pass by substi-tute.

House bill No. 359, provic1ing for the appointment of" auditors in counties that contain cities of move than 100,000 population, the Committee recommend do not pass.

The Committee recommend that House bill X o. 312: be referred to the "Joint Coonmittle on Election Laws."
Respectfully submitted. THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

:Mr. Calvin, Chairman, on the part of House, of the Joint S~ial Election Committee, submitted the follow- ing report:

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_]fr. Speaker:

The Committee have had under considerotion the fol1owing bill which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass as .amended, to wit:

A bill to revise th:e election laws of t!1e State.

Respectfully submibted. }fARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman on part House.

Under the head of unfinished business, the following bill, wMch wus on yesterday introduced, was read the fuost time and 'appropriaJtely referred, to \V'it:
By :Mr. Brinson of Burke--
A bill iJo prevent the killing of stock upon any other than the lands of the owner of said st10ck, or authority for the
:san1.
Referred t@ Special Judiciary Committee.

The following bills and resolutions were read the second time, to \Vit~

By :Mr. Ellis of SteWlal't-
A bill to provide for electors by acclamation by the General Assembly.

"By }fr. Hall of CowetaA resolut~on t'O pay the pension of Amanda Thornton.

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By ~1:r. Reid of Bibb-

A bill to exempt from jury duty certain members of theMacon Lighrt Inf,an't.ry.

By Mr. Thomas ,of "\Vare-

A bill to amend the act authorizing the establishment of a systllll of drainrage and sewerage in the city of Waycross.

By :Mr. Adams of Upson-

A bill to repeal the act inC'Orpomting the town of Thomasbon.

By Mr. Johrrson of Baker-

A bill to amend the charter of ,the town of Newton.

By Mr. Oalv.in of Richmond-

A bill bo require all packages where mixed flour is offered for sale to be mrurked and branded so as to show thetrue contents.

By ::\Ir. Duncan of Ch'atham-

A bill to amend the act a,pproYed December 2d, 1895, entitled an aot to create and organize a Boa,rd of PoliceCommissioners for the city of SaYannah.

By :Mr. Adams of Upson-

A bill to incorporate the city of Thomaston.

By :Mr. ~cCrenie of Berrien-

A bill to amend section 982 of the Code of Georgia~

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By Mr. Nevin of Floyd-

A bill to protect laborers, mechanics, etc. from black-
l~ting.

By 1fr. Nevin of Floyd-

A bill tlo appi'opriate a certain sum to build a boiler house at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum.

By Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes-

A bill to amend the charter of the town Df W ash~ngton.

By Mr. 1fc0ook of Chattahoochee-

A bill to empower the town council of Cusset.a to create a debt for educational purposes.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By 1fr. Copeland of Walker-

A bill to abolish the office of State Geologist.

By Mr. Rawlings of Washington-

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for the County of Washington.

By ::\fr. Oalhoun of ::\fontgomer.v-

A bill to armend the act creat,ing the Board of Commissioners of Roa:dlS and Revenues for :Montgomery Oounty.

By Mr. Henderson of Forsyth-

A bill tlo provide for the election of Superior Court .Judges and Solicitors-General by .the people.

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By 1Ir. Duncan of Houston-

A bill to require merchants to keep a register of goods received on consignment, shoving from what person they were received, to whom sold, and at whiat price.

By }!r. Deakins of Dad&-

A bill to authorize each county and militia district of the State to ~adopt so much of the prO"\~isi:ons 'Of section 177~3 of the Code of 1895 as they st->.e fit.

By l\fr. }fozley of Cobb-A hill to 1amood the c'harlter of 'the town of Smyrn'a.

By 1Ir. Duffy of Jones-

A bill to prohibit th1e sale of seed cotton in tlw county of Jones between certain dates.

By }fessrs. Rnthcrfurd and \Vorsham of }[unroeA bill to establish a system of public schools in Culloden.

By 1Ir. Armstrong of Wilkes-
A bill to repeal the act approwd February 28th, 1876, proY-iclling for the payment of insolYent costs of the Solicitor of the County Court of \Vilkes.

B,v }!r. Thomas of \Yare--
A bill to anwucl section 20 of the charter of the city of \\'aycross.

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By l\Ir. Armstrong of Wilkes-

A bill to regula:te the distribution of the fund arising from fines and forfeitures from the county court of "Wilkes .county.

By 1\Ie.ssn:. :Moore and Cole of CarrollA bill to establish the City Oourt of Carrollto11
B,y }lr. Brannon of BullockA bill to amend the charter of the town of Statesboro.

:11y :Mr. T'aylor of :MeriwetherA bill to prohibit the manufacture of liquors m the
county of l\feriwether. By }fessrs. Ruthe,clo.rd and \Vorsharn of :Munroe-
A bill no proYide a businc~" tax in the city of Cnllodea. By :Mr. Cook of Decatur-
A bill t'o incorporate the town of Donalsonvill~. By :::\Ir. Bush of Miller-
A hill t'o abolish tht> Commission-ers of ::\filler county.

By }fr. Blalock of FayetteA bill to make an additional appropriation for pensio!ls
for the year 1898. B,v }fr. Armstrong of Wilkes-
A bill to protect hie:nl<> wa,vs in the eounty of "Wilke~.

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By Mr. Rutherford of Munroe-

A bill to amend the act approved ~cember 18th, 1898,. which provides a uniform way fur condemning private property.

By Mr. Felder of Fulton-

A bill tJo revise the election laws of Georgia.

By Mr. Felder of Fulton-

A bill tb pl'SCI'Iibe the time oi keeping op1ll the election pr~incts in this State.

By Mr. Brannen of Bullock-

A bill to provide for a dispensary in the town of Statesboro.

By Mr. Calvin of Richmond-

A bill to amend section 1642 of the Code of 1895.

By Mr. Bowden of Habersham-

A bill to incorporate the city of T~occoa.

By Mr. Ch'apmian of Musoogee-

A bill to amend section 413 of the Oode of Georgia.

By ~fr. Cannon of Rockdale-

A bill to require all contracts taken for the purchase price of any patent or patent. rig-ht, to haw e-xpresse<l on thefaee 'of such contract the patf'nt or right for which the same was taken.

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.By Mr. Duncan of Lee-

A bill to amend the act creating the connty oourts of Lee and Dougherty.
By Mr. Meldrim of Chathiam-

A bill to provide for the reorganization and discipline of the volunteer forces of the State.
By :Nir. :Moore of OaiTOll-
A bill to require holders of life insumnce policies to return the same for taxation.

By Mr. Durham of Bartow-

A bill to amend the act incorporating the Gailllesville Air Line Railroo!d.

By Mr. Oollum of Schley-
~A.. bill to amend the act .ereating a Board of Oommi:::sioners for Schley count~y.
By Mr. Longley of Troup-

A bill to provide for the payment of sheriff's costs. By :Mr. ~IcDonald of Gwlinnett-

A bill to amend the act esta.blishing the City Court of Gwinnett county.

By Mr. Mc!Jaughlilll of :Meriwether-

A bill to make it unlawful to shoot firearms at any- public place or picnic, in certain cases.

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By :Mr. Hill of Troup-

A bill to amend section 4732 of the Code.

By }fr. Cook of Decatur-

A bill to amend section 341 of the Code of 1895.

By :Mr. Jordan of Pulaski-

A bill to provide the manner of service of writs of certiorari in criminal cas8.

The following Senate bills were rood the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Senator Redwine of the 33d-

A bill to ffltlablish the City Court of Jefferson.

Referred to Special Judiciar: Committee.

By Senator Brinson of the 17th-

A bill to permit defendants bmw fidr in possa_"Sion of land under claim of title to set off the Yalue of permanent improvements, etc.

Referre-d to Generol Judiciary Committee.

B,v Senator Redwine of the 33d--

A bill to abolish the 0it,v Court 'Of Jackson county.

Referred t'o Special .Tudiciar,v Committee.
n.v Senatm Dnnwood:- of the 4th-
A bill to establish a l~oiard of Dental Examiners. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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461

. .Bv Senator Grav of the 23d-

A bill to define and punish the crime of stealing hogs and other animals of less value than $20.00.

By----

A bill to amend section 2352 of the Code of Georgia.

By ?.Ir. Turner of the 37th-

A bill to amend paragraph 2 of seetion 2, article 7 of the Constitution of Georgia.
T.he folhwing &nate bills were read the first time and ordered engrossed, to wit:

By Se11mtor Thomson of the 14th-

A bill to amend section 4 of the charter of the town of Unadilla.

By &nrutor Thomson of the 14th-

A bill to empo\\"er the town of Unadilla to establish a system of watarworks.

And the following, whlch were :referred to the Special' Judiciary Committee.

By Seilaltor Thomson of the 14th-
A bill to empower th~ town of Unadilla to issue bonds for school purposes.
The followin~ House resolutions were read the second time, to wit:

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J3y---

A resolution making certain appropriations for sernces rendered the State in making official s1m.eys of the \Vestern and Atlantic Rlailroad.

By ).Ir. OLiver of Burke-

A joint resolution to provide for a separate Borurd of Oontrol fur certain funds in the hands of the Trustees of the University of Goorgia.

By ).Ir. Burwell of Hancock:_

A bill to apropriate the sum of sew'ntPen dollars fm- expenses incmwed by Sub-Committee in uak~ng testimony in 'Clay county.

By ::llr.~wtrey of Cobb-

A resolution dedaring lit the sense of the General As-
sembly that football should be proJ:-tibited from aU schools receiving a1id from tl1e State of Georgia, and requesting the Trustees of the University of Georgi1a to hrhid the .same in the State Univell"sity, and in all its branches.

The following bill was withdrawn~ to wit:

By ~fr. Xisbet of Clayton-

A bill to change the road law for 01ayton ~ounty.

The bill by 1fr. Felder, of Fulton, to re'vise the election la"\\'S of this State, was made the special order for Thursday, the 18th inst., immedi:ately follow-ing the special order alr~ad,v set for that day; and 300 Copies of the hill were .-ordered printed.

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House bill No. 528 by }.fr. Henderson, of DeKalb, to ~h:ange the Oounty site, of DeKalb County was mtade the .speci'al order for Thursday next, at 11 o'clock, and from time to time until finally disposed of.

House bill No. 322 to prohibit Ordinaries from practicing l'aw, >Vas made the special ord& to follow immediatdy .after the hill to change the county site of DeKalb oounty.

1'he following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to-wit:

.By Mr. Nisbet of Clayton-

A bill to change the road l'aw of Clnyton county.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

"By :Jir. Felder of Fulton-

A bill to proYide for liens in favor of contractors and others; to :repeal sections 2801, 2802 and 2803; and to .amend section 2804 of the Code.

Referred t'O General Judici'ary Committee.

By :Jir. Redding of Pike--

A hill to change the time of holding Pike Superior Uourt.

Rderred t'o Special Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to ameTid th(' act of Dex>embe-r 4th, 1866, and :anwnda,tory t.her'eof, a~ to payments of Confederate soldiers.

Referred to Pemion Committe.

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By ~lr. Felder of Fulton-

A bill to amend the act approved December 17th, 1894~ entitled "an act to provide for the registration of votffi'S,. etc."

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Dickerson of ClinchA bill to abolish the County Count of Clinch county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By 1fr. Charters of LumpkinA bill to amend section 5057 of the Oode of Georgia. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. Also, a bill to establish a system of public schools m
Dahlonega. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Redding of Pike-
A bill to enlarge the pow.P:rs of the Railroad Commission of Georgia.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Freemap .of CowetaA bill to amend section 580 of the Code. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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:By Mr. Freeman of Coweta-

A bill to amend the charter of tlhe town of Senoia.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

"By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to amend section 1588 of the Code of 1882.

Referred 'bo General Judiciary CommitJtee.

"By Mr. Johnson of Hall-

.A bill to extend the powers of the Railrood Commission of the StJate of Georgia so as to empower th~ to regulate .charg8 of Street Railway and Gas Companies.

Referred to Committee on Railroads.

"By Mr. Law of Liberty-

.A bill to prohibit the butchering of any cattle, sheep, Or hogs in Liberty County in any woods, except in cerbain cases.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Hogan of Lincoln-

A bill t.o empower the town council of Lincolnton to ]evy an additional tax for certain purposes.

Referred to Commibte'e on Education.

Also, a bill to protect the election franchise in this Stlate.

Referred to Election Committee.
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Mr. Johnson of Hall-

A bill toamend the chnrter of the city of Gainesville.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mesars. Rutheriord and Worsham of Munroe--c-
A bill to prevent unjust discrimination between intel'state and intrastate rates.
Referred to Committee on Railroaili.
By :Messrs. Meldrim, :McDonough and Duncan of Chatham-

A bill to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Recorder',; Court of Savannah.
Referred to Genexal Judiciary Committee.

By :11r. Bowden of Habersh'amA bill to authorize the }.fayor and Council of Corneli::t
to issue bonds.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

Also, a bill to amend the act incorporating the city of Demorest.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Ellis of StewartA bill to establish a public school system for Lumpkin. Referred to Gene:r~al Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Forgarty of Richmond-

A bill to prevent preferences by insolvent debto'l'S in this State.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. lfeldrim of Ohatham

A bill to amend section 3628 of the Code of 1895.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By lfr. Ellis of Stewart.-

A bill to carry into effect paragraph 1 of section 13 of all'ticle 7, of the Constitution.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By }fr. Hall of Coweta-

A bill to place sleeping and palace car companies under the control of the Railway Oommission of the State of Georgia.

Referred to Committee on Railroads.

The following resolution was relad thte first time and appropriately referred, to wit:
'By Mr. Lance of Union-

A resolution for the relief of A. D. :McCraney.

Referred to Committee on Pensions.

The following joint resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

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By Mr. Calvin o Richmond-

A resolution providing for a Commission to communicat.e Wlith 1fue Legislature relatlive t.o a concert of action among Legislatures of other Southern. Stata:;, looking to the marking o graves of Oonfedemte soldiers which are in Northern. St!ates.

The following bill was reooonmitted to the Special Judicia.ry Committee, to wit:

By Mr. Hill of Troup-
A bill to enable the taking of v:ali'd mortgages on crop3 bediore the Sa.me ,rure phmted.
The following bill was introduced, read the first. time .and ,appropriately Teferred, to wit:
By Mr. Little of MUS0ogee-
A bill to appropriate $320.00 to pay the members of ihe school book commission.

Referred to Fiimnce Committee.
The following bills were read the third time, the report -of the Committees ag'll"eed to, and put upon thelir passage, to wit:

By Mr. Boynton of Calhoun-

A bill to abolish the Oounty Court of Onlhoun County. On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 89, the nays 0.

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'l1he bill htaving received a constitutional majority waspassed.

By Mr. Ennis of Floyd-

A bill to extend the limits .of the town of East Rome.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 91, the nays 0.

The bill haV'ing received a constitutional majority waspassed.

By Mr. :McDonald of Gwinnett--

A bill to change the town of Dawren<:ieville to the city of LaWI'nceville.

On the passage of the bill, 1!he ayes were 89, the ooys 0.

The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed.

The following bill 'VIaS read the third time, the report of the Committee agreed to and put upon its passage, t(} wit:

By ~Ir. ThO'IIlpson of Banks-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Homer. The Committee offered an amendment, which was adopted, so as 1Jo c:r'eaJte a caption for the bill, 'as follows:

1. A bill to be entitled an 1act to create and establish a
new charter for the town 'OI Homer, Banks county, Georgia, to grant oortMn powers and privileges to the same,. and for other purposes.

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2. Also, the following amendment which was adQpted, amend section 10 by striking out all after the word "section" in the fifth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, "1039 of the third volume of the Code o Georgfta."

3. Also, the :following amendment which was adopted: .Amend section 21 by striking out all of said section after the word "him" in the fourth line and insert in lien thereof tJhe following: "by written subpcena, to be served by the marshal, his deputy or some policeman of said town, which subpcena shall state the case to be tried and the time and pl<ace of hearing, and shall have power to punish any person, who after being duly summoned, without a valid excuse sh'all fail to appea:r and testify, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the mayor and council by by-law.

4. Amend section 25 by striking out the same, which amendment was adopted.

5. Also, tlhe following amendment which was adopted: Amend so as to make section 26, secUion 25, to make section 27, 26; section 28, 27, and section 29, 28.

Upon the pas<iage of the bill the ayes we:re 91, nays 0.

The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed as amended.

House bill No. 602 was recommitted to the Special J udrciary OommittJee.

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I.eaves of absenoo were granrted to the following members for a few days, to wit: :Messrs. Clements, Parker, Brannen.

:Mr. Hrighrower, of Early, moved that the House adjourn, which motion prevailed, and 1Jhe House adjourned to 9 o'clock a.m. :Monday.

Atlanta, Ga., November 15th, 1897.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, >vas called to ,order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by tJhe Rev. Dr. Walker Lewis.

}Ir. Ellis, of Stewal't, moved that the roll-call be dispensed wi:th, which m~tion was lost.

J.lhe roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to Wi:t:

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke,

Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Bra.hnen, Bedgood, B<iifeuillet,

Brinson of Burke, BrinS'On of Emanuel. Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of JackS'On, Craig, Cole, Cook oif Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvm, Collum,

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Cannon,

Henderson of Irwin, Qutlliam,

Clement,

Jordam,

Rawls,

Oharters,

Johnson 'Of Hall, Reid,

Oa.1houn,

KnQIW'les,

Reece,

Chapman,

Kendrick,

Roberts,

Copeland,

Lamce,

Redding,

Callaway,

Leaxd,

RudicH,

Dodson,

Little,

Rutherford,

Dut'l'y,

Longley,

Salter,

Dur'ha.m,

Law,

SlaJton,

Deakins,

MOOTe,

Slwift,

Da.V'ison,

Mozley,

Simpson,

Dickerson,

Morgan,

Stone,

Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim,

Sell,

Duncan of HO'Illlton, Monlbfort,

Smith of Crawford..

Duncan of Lee,

Mansfield,

Smith of Hancock,

Ellis,

Morrison,

TaY'J.or,

Edge,

Mcl>onald,

'Dhompson,

Edwaxds,

McLaughlin,

Thomas of Ware,

Edenfield,

MciMichia.el,

Underwood,

Ennis of Floyd,

McDaniel,

Vaug'hn,

Ennis of Ba.Id'Win, McConnell,

Vincent,

Faust,

McCook,

West,

Ford.

McKee,

Webb,

Fogarty,

McCI'allie,

Wight,

Felder,

McLarty,

Wren,

Felker,

McGehee,

Wrallden,

Freeman,

Nicholas,

Watkins,

Hogan,

Nisbet,

Whipple,

Hill,

Nevin,

Wh1ta.ker,

Hitch,

Oliver,

Worsham,

Harrell,

Oakes,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Hlamby,

Ogleltree,

Wilcox of Wiloox.

Hightower,

PaJtten,

YaJtes,

Herrington,

Parker,

Mr. Speaker.

Henderson of De.Kalb

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Those a.bsen!t were Messrs.-

Foster,

Johnson of Ta;Uwferro Pace,

GO'wen,

Kiser,

Pearce,

Grice,

Kaigler,

Phin.izy,

Gnmn,

Lott,

RJawlings,

Hall,

Maddox,

~er.

Hawes.

Meadi(JWS,

. Thomason of Mo<rgan

Henden!Qnof Colquitt Mullinax,

Timmerman,

Henderson of Forsyth McDon10ugh,

Thomas of Clarke.

HendersonofWasht'n Niles,

Thomas of Pierce

Jdh.nson of Baker, Paunette,

Wright,

Johnson of Appling, Palmer,

Wilkes,

Tihe Jolll':rm1 was read and confirmed.

Hoose <bills Nos. 488 and 644 were 1by unanimous consenlt made the special orders for Friday next at 10 o'clock.

At iJhe request of Mr. Underwood, of Franklin, the r{'port of the Spooial Judiciary Committee on the bill by Mr. Underwood, of Franklin, to abolm the County Oourt of Franklin, and whioh. Was adverse 11o iJhe passage of the lbill, was taken up.

Mr. Underwood, of Franklin, moved 1lo disagree to 1Jh~e report of tihe Committee.

On motion to disagree, :1fr. Underwood, of Franklin, called for the ayes an:d nays, whic'h call was sustained and had, as :ollows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.--'-

BUSih,
Bartlett,

Baggett, Cook of Oconee,

Calvin, Calhoun,

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Deakins, Edge, Edenfield, Hogan, Kendrick, :Lance, Leard, Longley,

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Law, Morg>an, McLarty, Nicholas, Nevin, Rlawls, Rudicil,

Salter, TtaY'lOr, Underwood, Webb, Wren, Wrulden, Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Felker,

Ogletree,

.Bates,

Freeman,

Patten,

.Bussey,

Hill,

Roberts,

Black,

Hitch,

Redding,

Bowden,

Hightower,

Rutherford,

Boifeuillet,

Herrington,

Slaton,

Boynrbon of Calhoun, Henderson of Irwin, Swift,

Boynton of Spalding, Jordam,

Simpson,

Cole,

Johnson of Hall, Stone,

Cannon,

Moore,

Smith of Hancock,

Dunoa.n Of Chatham, McDonald,

Vincent,

Duncan of Houston, McMichael,

Wight,

EUis,

McConnell,

Watkins,

Edwards,

McCook,

Wh'ipple,

.Faust,

McCranie,

Wilcox of Telfair,

.Fogarty,

Oliver,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Felder,

Oakes,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.Arnold, .A'Wltry, Armstrong, Atkinson, :Bond,
~Boyd,

Berri, Brown, Burl!:e, B:ranc'h, BosweU, Burwell,

Blalock, Brannen, Bed:gQOd, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet o<f Glynn,

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Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of DeKal!J PauQette,

Craig,

Hendersonof Forsyth Parker,

Cook O'f Decatur, Henderson ofWasht'n Palmer,

Collum,

Jdhnson of Baker, Pace,

Clement,

Johnson of Appling, Pearce,

{}harters,

Johnscm of Taliaferro Phinizy,

Chapman,

K:iser,

Qui'llian,

Oapeland,

Kaigler,

Reid,

Callaway,

Knowles,

Reece,

Dodson,

Little,

Rlawlings,

Duffy,

Lout,

Sell,

Durham,

Mozley,

Smith of Crawford,

Davison,

Meldrim,

Turner,

Dickerson,

Maddox,

Thomason of Morgan

Duncan of Lee,

Mead,ows,

Timmerman,

Ennis of Floyd,

Montfort,

Thompson,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mansfield,

Thomas of Clarke.

FOTd,

Morrison,

Thomas of Pierce

Foster,

Mullinax,

Thomas of Ware,

-Gowen,

McLaughlin,

Vaughn,

Grice,

McDaniel,

West,

Griffin,

McKee,

Wright,

Hall,

McGehee,

Wilkes,

Hawes,

McDonough,

Whitaker,

Harrell,

Nisbet,

Worsham,

Hamby,

Niles,

Henderson '<>f Colquitt

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 28. Xays 50. Not voting 97.
Mr. ~Ioore, o Carroll, moV!ed to dispense wi1Jh the verifi-cation o the roll-call,

On the queStion 1Ir. Underwood, of :Franklin, called for the ayes and nays, Vhich call was lliot sustained.

On the ca!ll o the ayes and nays on the m:Otion to disagree to the report o the Committee, no quorum voted.

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}fr. Fogarty, of Richmond, demanded a call of th~ House.

11he call was sustained and had, as :follows:

Adams,

Felker,

Oakes,

Arnold,

Freenwn,

Ogletree,

Bates,

Hogan,

Patten,

Bush,

Hill,

Rawls,

Bussey,

Hitch,

Roberts,

Black,

Harrell,

Redding,

Bowden,

Hi~oower,

RudicH,

Burwell,

Herrington,

Rutherford,

Bartlett,

Henderson of lrwln, Salter,

Baggett,

JOTdan,

Slaton,

Bo<ifeuillet,

Johnson of Hall, SlwJft,

Boynfbon of Calhoun, Kendrick,

Simpson,

Boynton of Spalding, Lance,

Stone,

Cole,

Leard,

Sm'ith of Hancock,.

Cook of Oconee,

Longley,

Taylor,

Calvin,

Law,

Thompson,

Cannon,

Moore,

Underwood,

Clement,

Morgan,

v.incent,

Calhoun,

McDO'nald,

West,

Deakins,

McMichael,

Webb,

Duncan of Chaltham, McDaniel,

Wight,

Duncan of Houston, McConnell,

WTen,

Ellis,

McCook,

Wa!lden,

Edge,

McKee,

Watkins,

EdwMds,

McCranie,

Whipple,

Edenfield,

McLarty,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Faust,

Nicholas,

Wilcox of Wilcox,_

Fogarty,

Nevin,

Yates,

Felder,

Oliver,

Mr. Speaker.

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477

Those absent were Messrs.-

.Awtry,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mullinax,

.Armstron-g,

Ennis of Baldwin, McLaughlin,

.Atkinson,

Ford,

McGehee,

Bond,

Foster,

McDonough,

:Boyd,

Gawen,

Nisbet,

Berry,

Grice,

Niles,

Brown,

Gnmn,

Pawlette,

.Burke,

Hall,

Parker,

Branch,

Hawes,

Palmer,

Boswell,

Hamby,

Pace,

Blalock,

Hendersonof Colquitt Pearce,

Brannen,

Henderson of DeKal!J Phinizy,

_Bedgood,

HendersonOf Forsyth Quillian,

Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWasht'n Reid,

.BrinS'On of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Reece,

Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Ap.pling, Rawlings,

Benne-tt of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaferro Sell,

Craig,

~iser,

Smith af Crawford,

Cook of Decatur, Kaigler,

Turner,

Collum,

Kn<YWles,

Th'oma:son of Morgan

Charters,

Little,

Timmerman,

Chapman,

Lott,

Thomas of Clarke.

Oopelan,d,

Mozley,

Thomas of Pierce

Callaway,

Meldrim,

Thomas of Ware,

-Dodson,

Maddox,

Vaughn,

Duffy,

Mead!ows,

Wright,

Durham,

Montfort,

Wilkes,

Davison,

Mansfield,

Whitaker,

Dickerson,

Morrison,

Worsham,

Duncan of Lee,

:Mr. Fogarty, of Ricilimond, moved that all members who are absent without leave be sent for and arrested wherever found.

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Jou:aNAL oF 'l'HE HouSE.

By unanimous oonsent, Mr. Fogarty, of Richmond, withdrew his motion, and all prooeedings relative thereto.

It again appearing tilia:t n'o quorum was present, the call of the House was again ordered and had, as follows:

Aaams,

Hogan,

Oliver,

Arnold,

Hill,

Oakes,

Awtry,

Hitch,

Ogletree,

Bates,

Harrell,

Pa-tten,

Bush,

Hlamby,

Quillian,

Bond,

Hightower,

Rawls,

Bussey,

Herrington,

Rooorts,

Black,

Henderson of Irwin, Redding,

Bowden,

Jorda-n,

Rudicil,

Burwell,

Johnson of Hall, Rutherford,

Bartlett,

Knowles,

Salter,

Baggett,

Kendrick,

Slaton,

Boifeuillet,

Lance,

Swift,

Boynton of Spalding, Leard,

Simpson,

Cole,

Longley,

Stone,

Cook of Oconee,

Law,

Smith of Hancock,

Calvin,

Moore,

Taylor,

Cannon,

Morgan,

Turner,

Calhoun,

Morrison,

'I1hompson,

Chap=,

McDonald,

Undea"Wood,

Dodson,

McLaughlin,

Vincent,

Durham,

MC!Michael,

West,

Deakins,

McDaniel,

Webb,

Duncan of Chatham, McConnell,

Wight,

Duncan of Houston, McCook,

Wren,

Ellis,

McKee,

Wa'lden,

Edge,

McCranie,

Watkins,

Edwards, Edenfield, Faust, Felder, Felker, Freeman,

McLarty, McGehee, Nicholas, Nisbet, Nevin,

Whipple, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 15, 1897.

47~

Those wbsenlt were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Duncan of Lee,

Montfort,

Atkinson, Boyd,

Ennil!l of Floyd,

Mansfield,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax,

Berry,

F'oTd,

McDonough,

Brown,

Foster,

Niles,

Burke,

Fogal"tY,

Paullette,

Branch,

Gowen,

Parker,

Boswell,

Grice,

Palmer,

Blalock,

Griffin,

Pace,

Brannen,

Hall,

Pearce,

Bedgood,

Hawes,

Phindzy,

Brinson of Burke, HendElii"Sonof Colquitt Reid,

Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of DeKalb Reece,

BoynltJon of Calhoun, Hendersonof Forsyth Rlawl'ings,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson ofWaJSht'n Sell,

Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Baker, Smi.th of Crawford,

Craig,

Johnson of Appling, Thomason of Morgan,

0CJ1ok of Decatur, Collum,

Johnson of Taliaferro Timmerman,

Kiser,

Thomas of Clarke.

Clement,

Kaigler,

Thomas of Pierce

Charters, Copeland,

Little, Lott,

Thomas of Ware. Vauglhn,

Callaway,

Mozley,

Wright,

Duffy,

Meldrim,

Wilkes,

.Da'VIison, Dickerson,

Maddox, Meadows,

Wbd!taker, Worsham,

'Dhe caU disclosed a quorum present.

'Dhe orull for the ayes nnd lllays on 1Jhe motion of Mr._ Underwood, of Franklin, to disagree to the report of theCommittee, was not sustained.

'Dhe :mmion to disagTOO to the report of 'the Oommi!Jteewas loot.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The following communiootion: was recJeived from his ..Exoollency, 'tJhe Governldr, ilhrougih Mr. W1arren, his Secretary, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

I am d'irooted by the Govern!or 'to deliver to the House .of Represenita:bi.ves ~a c'Oimmunication in wri1ling, with aooompanying document.

Executive Department, Alfllanta, Ga., November 15th, 1897.
.(}entlernen of the General Assembly:
I am in reooipt of a letber from :the CHairman Ol.f 1lhe
Borurd of Trustees of the University, dared November 13th, 1897, Which reads as :foUows:
"His ExcellenmJ, W. Y. Atkinson, Atl<J;nta, Ga.:
"Gove:vnor: -Developme:nlts made Sinoo the present ses-sion of the General Assembly began show liJhat t'he administration of 1Jhe rtru:st in charge of thle Board of Trustoos nf the University of GeOI-gi1a is being criticized and by som'e lblamEld.
Personrahly, tJhe Board could and would stand 1Jhat, relying upon time :for their vindica!tron, but rtJhey feel that there is danger tJhat the -educational interSt <Yf the State will suffer unless they :have 'am oppox1tunity before anytthing is done in 'th1e premises, to be heard before 11Jhe General Assembly. Th1ey believe that wlhlatever '0 adverse sen'timenlt

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 15, 1897.

481

exists against ilhe Un!iv-ersity arises from either nrisinfurmation Dr wn111t of accurn.te information about 'tJhe fucts. The Board will moot lhere next week, and hereby ask your Exoollency to procure fur them 'a speedy hearing before the Genera'l Assembly.

I have ilhe honor to be,

Yours respectfully,

(Signed)

N. J. HA~IMOND1

Chairman Boord of Trustees University of GeoTgia.

In compliance wiilh tlhis request, I respectfully ask that at an early date you givte tJo -these public servants, charged by law with the administJmtion of t'he affairs of the University an opportunity 'to be heard by 1tlhe represen'ootives of the people to whom they are responsible.

I earnestly hope that you will seleeit for this hearing a day and time when J'OU can reasonably expect a full a:ttendance of 'tlhe memibers of 1Jhe General Asc;embly.
W. Y. ATKINSON, Governor.

J\fr. Whipple, of Dooly, moved to dispJace the oroer of bu:si:ness for 'tJhe purpose of having read the second time Senate bills N1os. 73 and 74.
The motion prevailed.
By unanimous oonsent the following bill wns read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:
3Jhj

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ::\Ir. Henderson of Irwin-

A bill to incorporate the town of Ocilla.

::\[r. !Iemlerson, of lrwin, monel to amend section 2 by filling the blank in line two b,Y inse1'ting trhe name of "John C. Luke."

~\lso, to am<>nd said section in lines four and five h.'' inserting in the blank the names D. H. Paulk, \Y. ::\L Harris, and G. L. Stone.

Also, :to amend by filling blank in lines six and seyen by
inserting t'he name of "::\1. J. Paulk."

Also, to amend section 2 by filling the blank in line fourteen by inserting the words '\three."

The amendments were adopt.ed.

The report of tJhe CommiHeoe as amended was agreed to.

On the passage of tJhe bill t~1e ayes were 92, the n3ys 0.
The bill, hav'ing received a constitutional majority, was passed as amenrded.

']}he :following were set as special orders, to wit:

House bill No. 23, for Friday of this week, immediately after tl1e considera:tion of the special order already oot for 11 o'clock on that day.

HonsP hill No. 391 for Tuesday of next week at 10 o'clock a. m.

MoxuAY, .KoYDIBER 15, ll-!97.

483

House bill X o. 260 for Tuesday of next week, immediately following the special order already set for that day.

Tihe message of tl1e Gm"ern'or wa's read.
The following bill was by unanimous consent read the third time, the report of the Committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Adams of UpsonA bill tJo repeal the 'aclt inco'l"pora:ting the town of 'Dhom-
aston, and the acts amendatory 'thereof. On the passage of tJhe bill t!he ayes were 94, the nays 0.

'Dh1e bill, ihaving received ra constitutional majority, was passed.

The following joint resolution was intrdduced and read, to wit:

By ::Yfr. Jenkins of Putll'am-
A resolution providing for a joint session of the House e.nd .Senate on Tlhu:rsdra9'", the 18th inst., a1t 11 o'olock, or tl1e purpose of hearing from the BoaTd of Trustees of the University of GeOII'gia.
~Ir. :McLaughlin, of Meriwetlher, moved to amend tlhe resolution by striking out "11 o'clock" and inserting m lieu thereof "7 :30 o'clock p. m.

:Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, offered a substitute, providing that on wednesday, the 17tJh inst., the H~:mse resolve itself



484

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into Committee of 1the whole, and tJha~t the Trustees of the University of Georgia be requested to appear before said Committee for ltthe pmposes of a hearing, ebc.

Mr. Redding, of PP':e, called for the pl"evious question' on ~tlhe resolution, thB arrnendment, 'a:nd the substitute.

The call was sus!Jained and rlihe main question put.

The swbstitulbe offel"ed by Mr. Bla~lock, of Fayette, \\"aS adopted.

The fdllowing bill was reciommibted 't:o <bhe Special Judieiary Committee, to wit:

By :Messrs. l\foore and Cole of Carroll-
A bill to establiSh a Cilty Cou11t in the city of Carrollton.
The following bill was read rthe tHird time, Vhe report of the Committee agreed to, and put upon i<ts passage, to wit:

By 1\'k Adams of UpsonA. bill to incorporate the city of 'I'.homaston.

The Oommit<tee reoommended that the bill pass by substitute.
o: On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays

The bill, having received a const.itntiona1 majori<ty, wa~ passed by sn bstitu te.

By unanimous consent the following Senate bills wer('
rPad ~the seeonrd time, to wit:


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485

:By Senaltor Thomson of the Foo.rteen:th-

A bill to amnd the cthmt.er of t'he town of Unadilla so <15 bJ allow tJhe establishment of a system of water-works.

Also, a bill f:!o am~nd the charter of the town of Unadilla -:<J as to Dhange and repeal ooction four of 1tfue said charter.

The following message \Yas r<>eeived from the Senate, thr::mgh ~fr. Clifton, the Secretary tfuereof:

Jlr. Speaker:
The Senate asks leaTe to withdr.aw from the House the following Senate bills for the purpose of correcting a clerical error.
~\ hill to nmend the charter of the town of Unidilla, in the C.onnty c,f Dooly.
~\ho, a bill to establish the City Court of Jefferson m the C01mty of Jackson.
~fr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Commirtec, mbmitted the following report, to wit:

Jfr. Spmkcr:
The General Judiciary Committee haYe :had under consideration the following House bills, and they instruct me to l<'port the same back to uhe Honse with the recommenoClatim; that thEy do not pass, to wit:
H0nse bills X os. 172 and 559, in reference to fixing pen-

486

JouR~AL oF THE HousE.

altie3 on telegraph companies for failure to transmit and deliver me;;sages.

Respectfull:- submitted.
TTTOS. n. FEU11-~TI. .Tr.. C'hainnan.

On mo::on of _}Jr. Nevin, of Floyd, the hour of adjournment \las extended until ten minutes past one o'clock.
The following Senate resolution \Ya:.:: -concurred in, to wit:
By Senator Battle of the Twenty-Fonrtl1-
_\ resolntion calling for Senate bills ~os. 7;) ::mrl ~1. for the pnrpc>:'C of eOJ'recting reetain c-lerieal errors.
On motion of _}fr. Charters. of Lnmpkin. the l>ill" \\-eJ:allo\\ed to be \\'ithclra\\rn.
Dy nuanimom consent the :following hills were re~1d the third time, tl1c repo1't of the Committees agrE>erl to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

A hill to amend the c-harter of the to\\n of Tioekmart. On !he passage of the hill the ayes \Yere 01, thr nays 0. The bill, l1aving recein:-cl a constitutional majmit.' was fi1SSe<1.
B:- ::\Ir. .] ol'Clan of Pnla~ki..:\ hill to ]ll'OYitle for tnx-as~e,<.sors f"r the eity of Ha\\'-
kinsYille.

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-!87

On the passage of the bill trhe ayes were 93, the nays-0.

The bill, ha,ing receinxl a constitutional majorit:, was passed.

By :Mr. I..earcl of HartA bill to abolish the dispensary law of Hart County. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 97, the nays 0.
The bill, having receiY<'cl a constitutional majority, was passed.

By :Mr. Thomas of \\rare-

A bill to abolish the County Court of \Yare County.

The Committee proposed to amend by striking out in the fifth line of section 2, after the word "of," the following to wit: "1882 from sections 279 to 317 (e)," ancl inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: "1895 fmm sections 4170 to -217," which was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, tlw nays 0.
The hill, haYing recein:cl a constitutional m:1jorit:. was passed as amended.

By ::\Ir. Thomas of \Yare-

A bill to authorize uhe city of \Yaycross to issue bonds.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0.

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JouRNAL oF THE. HousE.

The bill, having reCiYed a constitutional majoruty, was passed.

Also, a bill t'o esba!blish the City Oomt of Waycross.

On 'tlhe passage of the bill 1!he ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitUJtional majority, was passed.

By :Mr. Bush of ::\filler-
A hill 1Jo abolish tihe Board of Commissioners of Roads .and reYenues for ~filler County.
'Dhe Committee proposed to amend by striking out at top of bill the words, "A bill to abolislh Board of Commissioners of Roads and Rewnues of 2\filler County," which was agTeed to.
Also, to amend title b.'" strih.-ing out words "an a:ct" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "a bill," >v'hich was agreed to.
On tihe pasage of the hill the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing receind a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

J.&aves of absences "'ere asked by and granted to ::\fessrs. Quillian and Patten.

On motion of J.Ir. Nevin, of Floyd, the Honse adjourned ~ 9 o'clork a. m. to-morrow.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1897.

489

Atlanba, G6orgia, November 16th, 1897.

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.

~[r. Dickerson, of Clinch, moved that the roll-call be dispemecl with, which motion was lost.

The roll "cas called and the following members answered to their names, to wit:

Adams,

Calvin,

Arnold,

Cannon,

Awtry,

Clement,

Armstrong,

Charters,

Bates,

Calhoun,

Bush,

Chapman.

Burke,

Copeland,

Bussey,

Callaway,

Black,

Duffy,

Bowden,

Durham,

Boswell,

Deakins,

Burwell,

Davison,

B1rtlett,

Dickerson,

Baggett,

Duncan of Houston,

Blalock,

Ellis,

Bedgood,

Edge,

Boifeuillet,

Edwards,

Brinson of Burk~, Edenfield,

Boynton of Calhoun, Ennis of Floyd,

Boynton of Spalding, Faust,

Bennett of Jackson, Fogarty,

Craig,

Felder,

.Cole,

Felker,

Freeman, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Herrington, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of DeKalb, Hendersen of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyt!:J, .Tordan, .Johnson of Hall, Johnson of Taliaferro, Knowles, Kendrick, Lance, Leard,

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Longley, Law, Moore, :\Iozley, :\Iorgan, Meldrim, Montfort, }1ansfield, }Iarrison, :\IcDonald, }leLa ugh lin, :\Ic}lichael, }lcDaniel, :\IcConnell, :\IcCook, }lcKee, }lcCranie, :\IcLarty, :\IcGehee,

Nicholas, Oliver, Ogletree, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Hawls, Heid, Heece, Hoberts, Hedding, Hutherford, Salter, Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smith of Cra>viord, Taylor, Turner,

Thomason of }forgan, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, L"nderwood, Vaughn, Yincent, \Vest, Webb, Wight, \Vren, \Vaiden, \\'hippie, Wilkes, Whitaker, worsham, Wilcox of Telttir, Yates. :\Ir. Speaker.

Those absent "ere ::\Iessrs.-

Atkinson, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Branch, Brannen, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Dodson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford,

Foster.

Oakes,

Gowen,

Patten,

Henderson of \Yash'n, Paulette,

Johnson of Baker, Pearce,

,Tohnson of Appling, Phinizy,

Kiser,

Quillian,

Kaigler,

Haw lings,

Little,

Hudieil,

Lott,

Slaton,

:Maddox,

Swift,

}leadow8,

Smith of Hancock,

Mullinax,

Thompson,

:\lcDonongh,

Thomas of Clarke,

:s'isbet, Niles,

Wright, \\'atkins,

Xevin,

\\'ilcox of Wilcox,

TuESDAY, NovE)IBER 16, 1897.

491

The Journal was read.

During the reading of the Journal, :Mr. Underwood, of Franklin, gaYe notice of a motion to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday in its failure to disagree to an adverse report of the Special J udiciwry Committee on the following bill, to wit:

By lfr. Underwood of FranklinA bill to abolish the County Court of Franklin county.

The Journal was confirmed.

. Unanimous consent lv"as gi1en therefor, and the following bill was l'ecommittcd to tl1e Commit.tee on Connties and County 1Iatters, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Thomas o.f \Vare--

A bill to amend the act appruYed September 19th, 1889, which proYicles f.- a system of sewerage and drainage for the city of \Vaycrpss.
1Ir. l~nderwoocl, of Franklin, made the. motion to reconsider, notice of IYhieh had been giYen during the reading of the Journal.
The motion to reconsider prenilecl.
~fr. L nclerwood, of Frankliu, mo\ed to recommit the bill to the Committee on Counties and Conn('" 1Iatters.
~fr. Hamby, of Rabun, offe<recl to amend by recommitting the bill to the Special Judiciary Committee.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The amendment ;vas adopted, and the bill recommitted to the Special Judiciary Committee.

On motion of ::\Ir. "\Yhipple, of Dooly, the regular order was di:>placed for the purpose, and the following Senate bills were rood the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Senator Thomson of the 14th-
A bill to amenti the c..'lrmter of the town of Unadilla so as to amend and repeal section 4 of the charter of said town.
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were !>8; the nays 0.
The bill haYing recei,ecl a constitutional majority was passed.

By SenMor 'Thomson of the 1--Hh-

A bill to anthorize the town of l~nadilla to issue bonds

for eertain pnrposes.



On the passage of the bill, the ayes were !>3, the nays 0.

The hill ha,ing recei,ed a constitntional majority was passed.

B." nnanimous consent, the following bill was read the second time, to wit:

By ::\fr. Berr.v of WhitfieldA bill tio amend section 2185 of volume 2, Code of 1895. B.v unanimous consent, the following bills were int.ro-

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493.

duced, rood the first time, and appropriately referred, tOwit:

By Mr. Edwards of Haralson-

A bill to amend section 5132, volume 2, Code of 1895-

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Webb of Cherokee-

A bill to dispense with the necessity of registering ft11"'" all elections to fill vacancies in certain cases.

Referred to Committee on Elections.

By Mr. Watkins of Gilmer-

A bill to incorporate the Oartecay and Ellijay Telc-phtone Company.

Referred to Oommittoo on Corporations.

By :Mr. K'endrick of Terrell-

A bill to reduce the salary of the mayor of Dawson.

Retterred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Duncan of Houston-

A bill to fix the place of l10ldinp: Justice Courts in bhft districts in which an inPorpnrated town i;:; loPated.

Referreo to Gene'la1 .JmliPiar,v Committee.

The fo11mY~np: hill~ werP read the third time, the report of the C'omm~tteeR agreed to and put upon their passag"l, to wit:

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By ~Iessrs. Rutherford and \Vorsham of 1Iunroe--

A bill to abolish the City Court of ~Iunroo County.

On the paSBage of the bill, the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The bill having receind a con>ltitntional majority was passed.

Also, a bill to establish the City Court of Forsyth.

On the pa.ssage of the bill, the ayes were 98, the nays 0.
The bill haYing received a constitutional majority was passed.
The following bills were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By 1Ir. Boynton of Spalding-
A bill to regulate the payment of fees to attorneys and receivers in certain cases.

Referred to General Judiciary Oommitt.ee.

By Mr. Calvin of Richmond-

A bill to amend an act approved December 24th, 189G, entitled an act to allow certain companies to become surety upon C>Prtain bonds.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By unanimous eonsent, the following bills were rood the third time, 1Jhe report of the Committees agreed to, and -put upon their passage, to wit:

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By J.Ir. Edwards of Haralson-

A bill to amend the charter of the tow11 of Buchanan.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

Thr hill haYing: rcreind a eon;:,titntional majorit." \YB 11assecl.

Ry ~Ir. Calhoun of :Montgomery-

A bill to amend the act creating a Board of Commissioners for the County of J.Iontgomery.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The bill haYing rereiYed a constitutional majorit~ was passed.

By J.Ir. J.fcCook of Chattahoochee-
A bill ro empower the town of Cus:::.eta to crC"ate a debt
for educational purposes.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 93, the nays 0.

The bill, having received 'a congtituti()lll'al majorit.v, \\'las pa;:sed.

The following joint resolution was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Finance Oommitt.ee, to wit:

B.' J.Ir. Hill of Troup-

A resolution providing for an appropriation to purchase a Hol~ Bible for the State Library.

The follm,'ing resolution was introclneecl and read, to wit:

496

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By :Mr. West or LOIWildes-

A resolution providing that the State Convict bill be considered in the House not longer than two hours each day, from 11 o'clock untill o'clock at each day's sessron.

The resolution was laid over fo'l" one day.

Tihe special order for the hour was taken up, the same being House bill No. 682, by ~fr. Hall, of Coweta, by request, and known as th'e Committee's Convict bill. This bill providing for an appropriation, the House resolved. itself into a. committee of the whole for the consideration of the same, :Mr. Charters, of Lumpkin ,in the chair.

The Committee arose and reported the bill back to the House with the reeommendation that three hundred copifs ea~h of the substitntest1herefor now on the clmk's desk be printed for distribution among the members.

The report a the Committee was agreed to, and the substitutes ordered printed.

The following messuge was received from the Senate through 1fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requi:-ite constitutional majority the following Senate bill, to wit:

A bill to inrorporate the town of Fairmount, m tlw County of Gordon.

The Senate has also passed by the reqmsrte Constitutional majority the following Senate resolution:

TuESDAY, XovE)tBER 16, 1897.

497

A resolution appointing fin~ from the SeTiate and ten from the Honse to inY<>stigate the tax laws of this State, .and for other purpo;;es.

The Committee on the part of the Senate is essrs. Flewellen, DumYocly, Kilpatrick, Fl;mt and Allen.

~Ir. Johnson, Chairman of the Corporation Committe<>, submitted the following report:

_~.llr. Speaker:
The Committee on (\wporations han had under CO!lsideration the following hills which they instrnet me to repmt halk to the Honse with the r<eomJlll'JHlation thM tiJC same do pass, to \\'it:

"\_ hill to amend an af't establishing a public school sys-
tem ~n the 1:own of Dahlonrga, approYed Dt>cemher 17,
18fl4, so as to proYicl-e for rep:istratirin of Ynter:<, Cite.

,\_]so, a bill to amend an act approwd Octolwr 6t:l1, 1891, incorporating the city of Demorest, and for other pmposs.
Also, a bill to authorize the ma.'or and eonncil of Curnelia to issue bonds, and for ot,her purposes.
Also, a hill to amend section 4 of an art entitled an act to am.:nd an ad inc-orporating the eity of GaiiWSYillr.
The CommittPe haYe al,;:o hatl under cmlsilleration the following bill whilh the.' iw,t.rnct me to rrport back to t1H Hon.-e \Yith the recommendation t:hat tlw same do not pa;;s, to wit:

498

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

A bill for the incorporation of VineYille, in the County of Bibb.

Respectfully submitted.

FLETCHER ~L JOIINSO~, Chairman.

1\fr. Hall, Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee,. submitted the following report:

Mr. Spcaket:
The Penitentiary Committee have had under consideration the following bills, which I am instructed to report; to the House without recommendation, to wit:

A bill tD dispose of felony conYicts in Georgia, and forother purposes.

Also, a bill to establish a reformatory horne, and for other purposee.

Also, a bill to create a Prison Commission for the State of Georgia, to define their duty, power and compensation,
vo proYide for the purchase of certain land, for the erection
thereon of a penitentiary, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to proYide for the dection of the Principal

Keeper of the penitentiary, to prescribe his duties, to pro-

Yide for the classification, hiring tl1e State conYicts, and

for other purposes.

' r A. HALL, Chairman.

TflESDAY, XOYEl\IBER 16, 1897.

499

:Mr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary. Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

The General Judiciary Committee hav'e 0onsidered House bill No. 617 in reference to deeding certain land by the town of Ringgold to the Federal Government for :road purposes, and they instruct me to report it back to the House w1ith the recommendation that it do pass.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Ohairman.

T1he Oommittee on Eduda1Jion, through Mr. Awtry, Chairman pro tern. thereof, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Education have had under considern tion the following House bill which I am directed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the srune do pass, to wit:

No. 704, a bill to allow the town council of the town of Lincolnton to levy a tax to supplement the public school fund.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN A''rTRY, Chairman pro tern.

Mr. Charters, Chairman of the Railroad Committee,
. submitted the following report:

.'500

JouRNAL oF THE HousE..

Jfr. 8JJCakl'r:

The Committee haw had under consideration the follo,,ing hill whieh the; instruc-t nw to report back to t,lw House \\ith the reeommen<lation that the same do pass, to wit:

}._ bill to amend section 2101 of tihe Code whieh relates to publieMion of railroad schedules.
Respedfully submitted. \\T. A. CHARTERS, Chairman.

Tlw follo\\inp: lllPS~agl' \Ya;; rec-eiYPd from the Senate through ::\I 1'. Clifton, t'hP s('Cl'l'tary thereof:

1lir. Speaker: Thl' folln,,ing Home hills wne lo,.;t in tlH' Senate, to wit:

~\ hill to pr~wi<le for til1c lien of juclgment.s, and for otlwr purposes.

_\lso. a bill to amend section 1110 of the Code of 1805.

~\lso, a hill to amend section 081 of the Code of 18DG.

~\]so, a hill to :fix the fees of eonstab]es for executing possessm: \Yarrants.
_\Jso, a hill to prohibit the trespassing on public roads in the State.

Thl' SenatP al><o return>< 8l'Jiate hi]],; Xns. 7G and Sl, wl1i(h were> rc><'all<'<l f,1r cmTPdinn, to \\:it:

Tt:ESDAY, XoYE~IBER Hi, 18B7.

501

'A bill to be entitled an act to amend the charter o. Lnadilla in Dooly coun;;y.

Alw, a bill to establish the City Court of Jefferson county.
The follm\ing bill was read the third time. the report of the Committee agreed to. and put upon its pas3age, to wit:
By }fr. Fogarty of Richmond-
A !Jill to prO\'idc for the annnal rc-Yision of jm,\' li~t,: in certain emmtics in certain cases.
On the passage of the bill, the a;,es were Sfl, the nays 0.

ThP bill haYinp: receiYcd a Cf)n:"titutional majority was passed.
By unanimous consent, the follm\'ing bills and rcsolutious were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referrC'fl, to ~wit:

By ~Ir. Harrell of Dodge-
"\. bill to r<'gnlate t.hc practice in the County Courts of
this State.
RdNrecl to Special Judiciary Committee.
"\lso. :1 bill to crca tc a Board of Commis:'ioners of Roads and RcYCll11e5 for Dodge rount;'.
He,fPrrPrl to CommitteP on CountiP" and County }fatt.('r:'~

502

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. :Meldrim of Chatham-

A resolution authorizing subscription by the State for 450 copies of Index of Local Laws.

Referred to Finance Committee.

By }fr. \Yest of Lowndes-
A bill to amend the sclwol la>YS so as to provide for uniformity of schoolbooks.

Referred to Committe of the whole House.

By 1Ir. Pace of NewtonA hill to amend section 583 of Yolume 1, Code of 1895. Referred to Committee on Counties and County 1Iatters.

By :Mr. Hill of Troup-
A bill to provide for tuition at the University of Georgia and its branches.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The follmving were read the th~rd time, the report of the Committees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By 1Ir. Freeman of CowetaA bill to create a new Charter fQr the town of Grant-
ville.
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 98, the nays 0.

TuESDAY, ::SovE)IBER 16, 1897.

503

The bill haYing receind a constitutional majority W8.~ passed.

By :J[r. Arrnstrong of -Wilkes-

A hill to amend the eharter of the town of \Yashington. On the passage of the bill, tl1e ayes we11e 97, the nays 0.

The hill hming rcceind a constitutional majorit;- was passed.

By :Jfr. Chapman of :Jiuscogee----A bill to amend section 413 of the Oode of Georgia.

On the passage of the bill, the a.Yes were Dl, the nays 0. The bill hax1ng rcccin?<d a constitution~! majority was passed.

The hour of adjournment was extended until the following Senate bills were disposed of, \Yhich were read iJhe third time. the r<~port of the Committees agreed to and put upon their passage, to wit:

B:- Senator Comas of the 3dA bill to repeal the County Conrt of Appling.

On the passage of the bill, the a.Yes were DO, the nays 0.

The bill haY-ing receiYecl a constitutional majority wm _passed .

.Also, a hill to create the City Court of Baxley.

.')0-!

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

The Committee Jll'<ljlO:'Pil tlw ft)lluwing nmenrlment", wh i1h ,,ere ap:reed to, to \Yit:

_.c\nwnd 8l'ction 4 a:; follo\\:': The :Jwlg-P of the :;aid Cit,.- Court of naxl(y slwll receiYe a .salary of $SOO.OO per year.
Amend ,;;ectinn n. lines :! <lllll :;, ns follO\\'": That there
shnll lw a soli('itoi of said Cit.- C'omt of 13axle:. to he ap pointed hy the GDnrnor of thi-. State.

Amend ."-e1tion 8, lin{',o, :2 ancl 3, as fulJo,,--.: That thc1v shall he a sheriff of the City Court of Daxle_,-. appoint<>d by the Jmlge thereof, a1Hl that t.lte sheriff of .\ppling county ma: be eligible for "aiel appointlll{'llt.

.\mend section D, lines :2. 3 and+. as follmy,;: Tlwt the regular terms of ,.;aid City Court of naxley shall he helcl on the fir-.r .\[nmla: in .\pril, June.\np:u"t, 0do1J<'l', Dec<>mber allll Fc-brnary of each year.

On tlJc pa".sag-2 uf tlw hilL the ayes were !12, the nays 0.

The ],iJl lJ:lYinp: rc. rrintl a ,-.. n-.rirutional nwjorit.Y was pa;;:sed as amended.

Lea ns of ahse11CC for a f.e11 clays were gran ted to the follmYinp: members_, to \\it: :.\[es,;rs. Hates, :.\[C.\richacl, Cook, :.\IcLarty, Harrell, Felker. Deakins.

Atlanta, n,~,, Konmbcr 17th, 1Kfl7.

Th< Iron"<' met pllt'"'ll<lll t to m1jnm'1llllCl1 t at P u 'eln(k a. Ill. t;Jtj,; da,Y, "'"" <"a11cll to t,l('r by the SpeakC'l', and up('!Je(l witlh pray<'r ly the Chaplain.

The roll was eallecl, and the following members an~wcred tl1cir names, to 11-i.t:

Adams,

Craig,

Faust,

Arnold,

Cole,

Ford.

Awtry,

Cook of Oconee,

Fogarty,

Armstrong,

Calvi~

Felder.

Atkinson,

Collum,

Felker,

Bush,

Cannon,

Freeman,

Bond,

Clement,

Grice,

Boyd,

Charters,

Griffin,

Berry,

Calhoun,

Hall.

Brown,

Chapman,

Hogan,

Burke,

Copeland,

Hill,

Bussey,

Callaway,

Hitch,

Black,

Dodson,

Hawes.

Branch,

Duffy,

Harrell,

Bowden,

Durham,

Hamby,

Boswell,

Deakins,

Hightower,

Burwell,

Davison,

Herrington,

Bartlett,

Diclrerson,

Hendetson of Colquitt

Baggett,

Duncan of Chatham, Henderson of Irwin,

Blalock,

Duncan of Houston, Henderson of Forsyth

Bedgood,

Duncan of Lee,

Jordan,

Boifeuillet,

E'llis,

Johnson of Hall,

Brinson of Burke, Edge,

JoJ:lnson of Appling,

Boynton of Calhoun, Edwards,

Johnson of Taliaferro

Boynton of Spalding, Edenfield,

Kaigler,

Bennett of Jackson, Ennis of Floyd,

Knowles,

-506

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Kendrick, Lance, Leard, Little, Longley, Law, Moore, Mozley, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, Nicholas,

Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece,
Roberts,
Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Salter, Slaton, Simpson, Stone, Sell,

Smith of Crawford, Taylor, Turner, T'homasonof Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were 11Iess:cs.-

Bates,

Henderson of DeKal!> Patten,

Brahnen,

HendersonofWasht'n Pau:1ette,

Brinson of Emanuel. JohnsotJ. of Baker, Phin.jzy,

Bennet of Glynn, Kiser,

Swift,

Cook of Decatur, Lott,

Smith of Hancock,

Ennis of Baldwin, Meadows,

Thomas of Pierce

Foster,

Mumnax,

Vaughn,

Gowen.

McDonough,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Tl1e Journal was rearl an cl C'onfirrned.

WEDXESDAY, NovE::IIBER 17, 11'!:17.

.507

House bill No. 549 was made the special order for 1fonday next at 10 o'clock a. m.

By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the third time, the Teport of the Committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Copeland of walker-

~\. bill to authorize County authorities to condemn bnds for public road u*' in certain cases.

The Committee proposed to amend by striking out all of section 3 after the word "land" in the fifth line from the top of said section, ''ihic!h was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 97, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

By ~Ir. Duffy of JonesA bill to prdhibit tlw sale ,of seed-cotton in the County
of Jones between certain dates. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 96, tl1e nays 0. The bilL having receiYed a constitutional majority, was
passed. B;v ~Ir. Rawls of Effingham-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Guyton. On the passage of the bill t1w ayes were 99, the nays 0.

JouRXAL OF THE HousE. T:l'' hill, haYing receintl a eonstitntional majority. was
pa~~r<l.
-'" bill to dedare the birthday of J effrrson Davis a legal holiday.
On the passage of the bill the ayes wore 93, the na;s 0. Tlw hill, haYing rNeiYed a constitnti~nal majority, was passed.
A hill to amend seetion 98:2 of the Coclr of Georgia. ::\Ir. ::\IcDonald, of (;i\innett. moYe<l to amend b; :ulcling the cit.' of lAl\\TeJHeYille. in (;\\'inmH <'onnt.' \\hid1 was adoptnl. The report of the Committee as amen detl was agreed tO. On the passage of the bill tl1e aye,.; \Yne 97, the nays 0. The bilL haYing 'r<'.'tein,] a <'uiHitntional majority, \Yas pas,-ed as amended. The following me"sag< was recei ,eel from tl1e Sena;te, through ::\Ir. Clifton, d1e Secretary t.hcr0of:
!.llr. S JH'rtJ;, r: Th0 SP!Jatl' has eoncnrred m the Honse amendment to
&nate resolution, to wit:

\\'ED~ESDAY, ~OVDIBER 17, 1897.

508

~l resolution conYening the General Assembly in joint sc s.sion at 11 o'clock.

~Jr. ,Johnson, of Hall, Cha.irman of the Conunittc-e on Corporations, submitted the following report:

J11. 8 pea kcr:

The Committee on Corporations haYe had under consideration the follmYing bill, which I am instructed 1to report to the House \\"it:h the l'ecommendwtion tlhat th~ same do pass, to wit:

~\ hill to amend paragraph 1 of &ection 3 of an act to amhorize sohent gnarant.C companies, fidelity insurance companies, and fidelity and deposit 0ompa:nies to become surety upon a1ttadunent bonds, and upon bonds 'Of city, County and State officers, and for other purposes.

FLETCHER ~L JOIIXSOX, Chairman.

The following message was l'<:ceiYed fl'Om the SenaJte, through ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

'Dhe Senat.c 'has adopted the fo1lo\\inp: joint resolution, \Yith which the concurrence of the Home is a~k<:>cl, to wit:

A re>solution imiting t.Jre Board of Trn::1tees of the State U niYersit; to adcl1'eSS the G<>neml As;;embl; at 10:30 {'dock on t1te 17th inst.

B,Y unanimons cO>n~ent the fo1lowinp: hills were read the SECOJH1 time, to wit:

510

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Hogan of Lincoln-

A bill to empower tJhe 'town council 'Of Lincolnton tolevy a special tax fur :eduootional purposes.

By :Jf,r. Oharters of LumpkinA bill to amend the act estaJbl~ing a public-sc;hodl sys-
tem in Daihlonega. By unanimous consent the following bills were intTo-
duced, read the first time, and ~appropriately referred,. to wit:
By Mr. Bartlett a PauldingA bill to repeal sections 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, and
2401 of the Code of 1895. Referred to Committee on Corporations. Also, a bill to amend section 942 of 1Jhe Code of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committ~e.
By }.fr. Felker of waltonA bill to 'amend section 289 of tlhe Code of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Montfort of Taylor-
A bill to establish a Board of Commissioners for Taylor County.
Referred to Committee em County and County :Matters.

\YEDNESDAY, NovK\IBER 17, 1897.

511

Also, a bill to abolish the County Oourt of Taylor.

Referred to Oommittee on Ooun!ty and County Mrutters.

By :Mr. Lance of Union-

A bill to amend tlhe c>harber of tJhe toi\vn of Blairsville.

Referred to Special Judiciary Oornmit!Jee.

By Mr. Duncan of Houston-

A bill to repeal an aoct to authorize the 'town of Perry to. issue bonds to bore an artesian well.

Referred to Special J udiciary Committee.

Leave of rubsence was gran!ted to 1\fr. McLarty, of Douglass, for a few days.

On motion of :Mr. west, of Lo,vndes, the following resolution was t.aken up and read, to wit:

By ~Ir. "\Vest of Lowndes-

A resolution proYiding t!hrut in considering the State convict bill, no more than two hours daily, from 11 o'clock until 1 o'clock, be consumed therewitlh unless by a threefomtths "\"ote of 'the House.

1\Ir. \\rest, of Lowndes, moved to amend the resolution by striking out "House" whereYer ]t occurs, and inserting in lieu thereof "the Committee of the whole house," w'hich was agreed to.

The following SenaJte joint resolution was taken up and read, to wit:



512

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Battle of the Twenty-Fourt.h-

A joint re:<olution eonYening the House and SenatB m joint session at 10:!30 o'cloek 'to-day to hear the affairs of the lniver.sity of Georgia discuss.L-<1 by the Trustees thereof.

~fr. OliHr, of Burke, mmed :to amend by making the hour of the hearing 7::30 p. m. instead of at 10:30 a. m.

~Ir. Charters, of Lumpkin, mo.-ed to amend tlhe amendment offered by ~Ir. Oliver, of Burke, by substitu'ting the hour of 11 a. m. instead of 7:30 p. m.

~Ir. Kno\\les, of Fulton, ealled for the previOus question on the resolution and the amendments, which call was sustained and 'bhe main question ordered.

On the adoption of t.he amendments offered by ~Ir. Charters, of Lumpkin, ~Ir. Olinr, of Bmke, called for the ayes and nay;;, \\hifh C'all \Vas not :<llstained.

The amemhnent of ~[r. Chart.ers, of Lumpkin, was adopted.

The Senn1te resolution as amend-d was eoncurred in.

The 1wnr of 11 o'clock haYing- arri\ecl, t:he Sena'te and the Board of Trll('Stees of t.hc rni\er.;;;ity of Georg-ia appeared upon the floor of t11C Hon;:<', and the House and Sc:nat<' eonvenecl in joint ses;;ion, the lion. Robert L Berner, Pre;;ir1Pnt of ti11e Senate, presiding, to l1ear representatives of t.he Board of Trustees disc11ss the affairs of saill Fniversity.

THURSDAY, NOYEMBER 18, 1897.

513

The General Assembly having heard the addresses of the Hon. X. J. Hammond and Dr. 'Villiam H. Felton, from tihe Board of TrustJees of tJhe University of Georgia, the joint session was, on motion of Senator Battle, of the Twenty-Fourth distriCJt, dissolved.

The Board of Trustees and the Senat.e retired from the hall and tJhe House was called to order by the Speaker.

On motion of ~fr. Fogarty, of Riehmond, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., November 18r.h, 1897.

The House met pursuarut to adjournment ::tt 9 o'dock a. m. this day, was called to order by t:he Speaker, and opened \Yith prayer by tlhe Chaplain.

The roll was called, and the following members answered to their names, to wit:

Aaams, Arnold, A:wtry, Arlll6trong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd,
:l3bj

Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell,

Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Boynbon of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding,

514

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Bennett of Jackson, Hogan,

McConnell,

Craig,

Hill,

McCook,

Cole,

Hitch,

McKee,

Cook of Decatur, Hawes,

McCranie,

Cook of Oconee,

Harrell,

McLarty,

Calvin,

Hamby,

McGehee,

Cannon,

High<bower,

McDonough,

Clement,

Herrington,

Nicholas,

Charters,

Hendersonof Colquitt Nisbet,

Calhoun,

Henderson of DeKalb Niles,

Chapman,

Hendersron of Irwin, Nevin,

Copeland,

Hendersonof Forsyth Oliver,

Callaway,

HendersonofWasht'n Oakes,

Dodson,

Jordan,

Ogletree,

Duffy,

Johnson of Hall, Pall'lette,

Durham,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Deakins,

Johnson of Taliaferro Palmer,

DaVIison,

Kaigler,

Pace,

Dicke,rson,

Knowles,

Pearce,

Dunoon of Chatham, Kendrick,

Phin.izy,

Duncan of Houston, Lance,

Quillian,

Duncan of Lee,

Leard,

Rawls,

E'llis,

Little,

Reid,

Edge,

Longley,

Reece,

Edwards,

Law,

Roberts,

Edenfield,

Moore,

Rawlings,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mozley,

Redding,

Ennis of Baldwin, Morgan,

Rudicil,

Faust,

Maddox,

Rutherford,

FloTd,

Meadows,

Salter,

Foster,

Montfort,

Slaton,

Fogal"ty,

Mansfield,

Simpson,

Felder,

Morrison,

Stone,

Felker,

Mullinax,

Sell,

Free:nmn,

McDonald,

Smith of Crawford,

Grice,

McLaughlin,

Smith of Hancock,

Griffin,

McMichiael,

Taylor,

Hall,

McDaniel,

Turner,

THURSDAY, No\'E~IBER 18, 1897.

5L')

Thomason of Morgan West,

Timmerman,

Webb,

Thompson,

Wight,

Thomas of Clarke. WTen,

Thomas of Pierce Wright,

Thromas of Ware, Wa'lden,

Undrwood,

Wa:tkins,

Vincent,

Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wiloox of Wilcox. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker,

Bennet of Glynn, Kiser,

.Collum,

Lott,

Gowen,

Meldrim,

Patten, Srwift, Vaughn, Wilcox of Telfair.

The Journal \Vas road and confirmed.

Under a resolution by 1Ir. Dickerson, of Clinch, providing for the ap_[)Qintmemt of a committee of one member from each judicial circuit in this State to examine and
I
rEccommend such changes in the circuits as tJhey deem IJ;eedful, the Speaker appointed the following Committee, to wit~
From the Albany circuit, :Uir. BoyniJon, of Calhoun.
From bhe Ablanta circuit, :Mr. Felder, of Fulton.
From tile Augusba circuit, Mr. Brinson, of Burke.
From the Blue Ridge circuit, }.fr. Simpson, of 1Iilton.
From the Brunswick circuit, Mr. Dickerson, of Clinch, Chairman.
From the Chattahoochee ciTcuit, 1Ir. Chapman, of Muscogee.

51<6

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

From tlhe Cherokee ~ircuit, 1Ir. Vincent, of Bartow.

From t!he Ooweta circuit, }fr. Freeman, of Coweta.

From tJhe Eastern circuit, }!fr. :2\Ieldrim, of Chatham.

From the Flint circuit, :Mr. Redding, of Pike.

From the Maoon circuit, 1Ir. Reid, of Bibb.

From the Middle oivcuit, }fr. Branmen, of Bulloch.

From tJhe N or~he!lStern ci.rcnit, }fr. Bowden, of Habersham.

From the Norlthern circuit, }[r. Burwell, of Hancock.

From the Ocmulgee circuit, }fr. Duffy, of J one~.

From t'he Ooonee circuit, 1Ir. Henderson, of Irwin.

From the Pa;taula circuit, }fr. Oopcland, of \Yalker.

From the Southern circuit, }Ir. Hiteh, of Brooks.

From tJhe Sou1thweiltern circuit, }fr. \Y1hipple, of Dool;.

From rthe Stone :l\Iountain circuit, }fr. Pace, of X ewton.

From the Tal-lapoosa circuit, }fr. Edwards, of Ha1aloon.

From the \Vesterr-n circuit, }fr. Stone, of 1Ialton.

The :following 1oill was recommitted to the Fin anee Oommi't<tee, to wit:

Dy 1fr. Brrr,v of Whitfield-

A hill to amend section 2185, ,olnmc 2 of the Code of 1895.

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517

}fr. Thomason, of :Morgan, CHairman of Committee on. :Military affairs, submitted the fiollowing report:

Mr. Speaker:

11he Oommittee on :Military Affairs have had uwder consideration House bill No. 418, which is "am 'act regulating militia en!listmenlts in tJhe State of Georgia," w!hicih they instruct me to report 'back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.

Respectfully submitted.

R. USHUR THOMASON, Oh'airman Oommil.tee on MiHtary Affairs.

)fr. Reece, of Floyd, Chairman pro tern. o: the Genera! Judiciary Committee, submitt1ed the following report~ to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

The General Judiciary Oommi!ttee have 1had under consideration 'tJhe :f1ollowi,ng House bills, and instruct me to report t:hem bwek to the House with different recommendations as :follows, to wit:

House bill No. 639, establishing the City Court of Clarks,ille and Toccoa, which the Committee recommends <lo pass.

House bill No. 698, ""hich carries into effect paragraph 1 of section 13 of article 7 of the Constitution, which the Oommittee recommends do pass.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Hou~ bill No. 592, pr~hibiting 't!he use o dynamite in the wiliul destruction o property, and providing a penalty for the same, which the Committee recommends do pass as amended.

House bill Xo. 402, the same being an act to fix the pay of court stenographers in certain cases, which the Committee recommends do pass by substitute as amended.

House bill No. 211, regul;ating tl:te admission t~o practice law in t!he courts o this State, which the Commitee recom mends do pass by substitute.

House bill N"o. 446, 'the same being an act to fix iJhe venue o cases against railroads for damages, which the Oommittee recommends do not pass.

The Committee requests 'th'at House bills Nos. 452 and !)89 and 675 be read :the second time and recommitted to this Committee or mther consideration.

Respectfully gubmitwd.
,If. J. REECE, Chairman pro tem.

The olhwing mSsage was reoeiYed rom the Senate, through M:r. Oliiton, ltJhe Secretary tthereo:

Mr. Speaker:

The SenatJC lhas passed. by 1!he requisite constitultional majority the following bills of the Senalte, to wit:

A bill to be entitlE'd an act 'to ~abolish the City Court of Coffee County.

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519

Also, a bill to acboliffi the oharter of the t<YWn of Lyons, in TatnaU Oounlty, and to establish a new one for the same.

.\.lso, a bill tJo establish a Oity Oourt in Douglass, Coffee County.

.\Ir. Fogarty, Chainnan of the Special Judiciary Oommit<tf"e, submitted the following report:

Jlr. Speaker:
The Special .Tndieiary Committee ha>e had under consitlrration the foUowing bills, \v1hich they direct me to report back to the Honse with t:he recommendation that the :::ame do pass, to wit:
X o. 546, a hill to prmide for a eommutation tax in lien of road work in Clayt.on County.
X o.. 602, a bill to allow planters, etc., to mortgage tl1eir erops before planting the same.
Senate bill X o. 80, a bill to abolish the City Court of ,Jaekson Oolmty.

Senate bill Ko. 81, a bill to establish 'the City Court of Jefferson.
Sermte bill No. 75, a bill to amend the charter of the town of l'nadilla.
Senate brll No. 76, a 'bill to quiet title to lands in Camden Coull'ty.
~\Jso, the following bill, which I am directed to report

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JoURNAL OF THE HousE.

back to the House wiifu '1!hre recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

X o. 685, a hill "to prevelllt the killing of stock on the premises of anotiher.

Re.spectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

The following mes,sage was received from bhe Senate, through }fr. Cli:ftJon, tJhe Secretary i:lheveof:
Jfr. Speaker:

The Senate lhas adopted the following House resolution, to wit:

A resolution providing for a commisswn to oommunicate with the Legislatures of iJhe Southern States relative 1:o tJhe unmarked graye,s of the Confederate soldiers in N orbhern States.
Trhe following House bills pas,sed the Senrute by the requisite constitutionral majority, to >vit:
Also, a bill to make Stafford's offic-e calendar legal evidence coYering all dates between 1490 and 2000.
Also, a bill to amend section 4118 of 't!h'e Code, which relates to tJhe 'time of filing suits in Justice Court.s.
Also, a bill to prevent the ~unting or cawhing of opossulllil in .this State between fil"St day of 1f.are~h and tihe first day of October.

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521

Also, a bill to confine and validate bonds herea:ter issued for counti13, municipalities or divisions.

Also, a bill creating a se.al fo.r Oounty Boards of Education.

Also, a bill to more speedily cletennine habeas cmpus cases, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to prohibit 'arves'ting officers advising or procuring dismissal or settlement of crimina!l cases.

The foUm\'ing House bill, not having received the requisite constitutional majority, >v'as lost in t!he Senate, to wit:

A bill to amend ,an act 'i'o amend section 4446 of the Code.
Mr. Turner, Chairn1an of the L~brary Committee, submittted t1le following rB'J:JO:ri::

Mr. Speaker:
The Library Committee han had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me t,o report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pas-> by substitute, to wit:
A bill to promote tJhe esrab1iShment 1and efficiency of libraries in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
TURNER, Chairman.

..522

JouRNAL OF THE HoL"sE.

l\fr. Little, Chairman of 'the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Committee on Finance han had under consideration the following House bill, which they instruct me to rrpo11t bark to the House with 't.he recommendation that the same do pass, to \Yit:

,\ bill to require tthe State ~Iemorial Board to make an inYestigation of the condition of the diff.erent Confederate Conn'ties in this State, etc.

Also, tho :following joint resolutions, which they instruct me to report back "-ith the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A joint resolution to pay sa:lary of Richard Johnson, Commissioner of Pensions, from 15t!h of December, 18fl6, to 31st of December, 18fl6, inclusiYe.

Also, a joint resolution to appropria;te compensation for Penitentiary Committee, etc.

Also, a joint resolution dil''Citing that a certain sum of mone~- be paid the Clerk of the House of Representati,es and the assistant Secretary of the Senate for special work. pursuant to a resolution of ltJhe General Assembly.
Also, the following House bi.ll, >V:hich they inSitruct me to report back to the House wu'th the :reoommendation that the :Same do pass as amended.

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523

A bill to amend secltion 1582 .of vO'lume 1 of the Code, which prescribes the compe:rusation of oil inspectors.

~\ho, t:he following House bill, which 'they insbruct me to report back wit:h tlw recommendation that the author be allo\Yed to withdraw the same:

A hill to appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars to the Trustees of the LniYersity of Georgia for the use of tlw Girls' X onnal and Industrial School at :JiilledgeYille, Georgia.

~\Jso, t'he :following House resolution, whic-h tl1ey instruct me to report back with the re~ommendation that the author be allowed. to withdraw tlhe same.

A resolution tlhal,the Comptroller-General be instructed to plaee in the list of questions propounded to taxpayers for tax returns, all paid-up insumnce policies lwld by 1Jhe taxpa;ers of the State.
Also, the following House bill, \\"hich they instru0t me tc report back with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:
~\ bill to amend an ac1t est-ablishing tJhe Georgia Sta1te Industrial College, approwd November 26th, 1890.

Also, the following House resolution, which they instruct

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met<> report baok witJh the recommendation 'that the sam~ do not pass:

A resolution to pay }!iss Ella Powell $250.00.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHX D. LITTLE, Chairman.

Mr. Little, Oh'airman of 1Jhe Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Jfr'. 8 pcaker:
The Oommitltee on Finance !have had under coni'iideration the :foUoving House bill, which I am instruded to report back to the House with tlhe recommendation that the same do pass, to \\"it:

A bill releasing and granting tJo Columbus PmYer Company all the rig'ht, title and interest ''"hid1 t1l1e State of Georgia may haYe in and to the bed of the Chavtahooohee river between tGw north line> of ractional lot number 88 and tlhe south line of fractional lot number 8!), in 'the Eight:h district of }Iuseogee Cmmty, Ga.
Also, the following House bill, w'hich they instruct me tc: report baek with the recommendrution that t1he same do. pa.ss as amended, to wit:

A bill to approprialte three hundred and twenty dollars to pay tihe Schoolbook Commission.

Also, the following joint rasolution, which ,they instruct~

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525

:me to report back to 1fue House with the recommendation that the same do pass.

A join:t resoluti!on to approprirure five dollors, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purchase of a Bible for the use of the 1State Library.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN D. LITTLE, Chairman.

~Ir. Oliwr, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, .submitted 1the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committe-e on Enrollment report as dnly emolled 1and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the Honse and Pr.3ident of the Senate, to wit:

An a0t 1to amend section 4118 o. the Code of 1895, striking out said section which reiates to filing snits in Justice Oonrts.

An act to make Stafford's office calendar legal evidence covering all elates between the years 1490 and 2000.

Also. an act creating a seal for County Boards of Education, and requiring that all County School Commissioner6 place same on all teachers' license.
~\.lso, an act to provide for confirming and validating bonds of counties, mnicipalities and divisions.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Also, a resolution providing for a comm1sswn to look after the graYes of Confederate soldiers in northern States

..Also, an act to protect opo:0sums in this State.

Respedfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

By unanimous consent, t!1w following bills were read tlw third time, the report of the Committees agr~d to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. ~IcDonald of Gwinnett-

A bill to amend the ac1t creating the City Court of Gwinl!ett.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 101, the na.n 0.

The bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was passed.

By ~Ir. Hitch of Brooks-

A bill to amend section 1389, Yolume 1 of the Code of Georgia.

On t;he passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, \Vas passed.

Honse bill No. 453 was made the special order for the
23cl instant, art 10 o'clock a. m.

}fr. }fcLarty, of Do111glas, moved to disagree to the re-

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5~7

port of the Cmnmituee on the following bill, which wa,; adve:rse to its passage, to wit:

By :llir. ~IcLa1'ty of Douglas-

A bill to prescrihe ohe duties of electric telegraph companies in receiving and transmitting mes;;ages, etc.

::\Ir. Hogan, of Lincoln, called for tho previous question, which call was sustained, and the main question {)rdered.

'Dhe motion to disagree prevailed.

By unanimous consent, the following bills were read the third time, 'the rerport of the Committees agreed to, and put upcm their passage, to vit:

By ::\fr. Jenkins of Putnam-

A bill bo establish a local school system in the County of Putna:m, outside the city of Eatonton.

On the passage of t'he bill the ayes were 101, 'the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, vas passed.

The following resolution, ""hich came up as unfinished business, was 'adopted as amended, to wit:

By ::\Ir. \Yest of Lowndes-

A resolution fixing 1Jhe hours for eonsidel"ation of tihe conYiot qn,estion.

The House resolved itself into Committee of the \Vihole-,

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JouRNAL oF THE RoesE.

:Mr. Little, of ~Iusoogee, in the chair, for the purpose of considering the following joint resolution, "\vlhicih provides for an appropriation, to wit:

By }\fr. Boifeuillelt of Bibb-

A joint resolution providing :for the purchase .of certain copies of a book of Georgia Forms and Practices, by J. H. Blount, Jr., Joo be fu11nishe<l to the County officers of the
~State.

Trhe Committee arose anid reported 'the resolution back to 1the House witfu t!he recommendation that the same be adopted as amended.

~Ir. Ed\Yards, of Haralson, moved to amend ~he resolution as 'amended as follows: By adding t:he words, "provided further, that the Gonrnor shall not be authorized to draw his \\rarrant for the sum 'appropri'ated until the author shall ha,-e filed witlh him an agreement that the sale of said books shall be sold to t:he public at a sum not exceeding $2.25.

The amendment was lost.

The report of the Committee was agreed to.

On the adoption of the IX"Solution as amended the aye'! and nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Armstrong,

Bates, Bond, Boyd,

Berry, Brown, Burke,

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529

Bussey,

Gr<iffin,

McGehee,

Black,

Hall,

McDonough,

BI'!anch,

Hogan,

Nisbet,

Bowden,

Hawes,

Niles,

Boswen,

Harrell,

Nevi!!.

Bartlett,

Hamby,

Oliver,

Blalock,

Hightower,

Ogletree,

Brannen,

Herrington,

Pawlette,

Boifeuillet,

Hende!'!SOnof Colquitt Parker,

Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of DeKal~ Palmer,

Boyn!Jon of Spalding, Henderson of Irwin, Pace,

Bennett of Jackson. HendeTSOnof Forsyth Pearce,

Craig,

HendersonofWasht'n Phinizy,

Cole,

Jordam,

Quillian,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Hall, Reid,

Calvin,

Johnson of Appling, Reece,

-Cannon,

Kaigler,

Rawlings,

Clement,

Knowles,

Rudicil,

Oharters,

Kendrick,

Rutherford,

Calhoun,

Lance,

Salter,

Chapman,

Leard,

Slaton,

Copeland,

Little,

Simpson,

Callaway,

Longley,

Dodson,

Law,

Duffy,

Mozley,

Durham,

Morgan,

Dickersoo,

Maddox,

Duncan of Chatham, Meadows,

Duncan of Houston, Mansfield,

Duncan of Lee,

Morrison,

E'llis,

McLaughlin,

.Faust,

McMichael,

Ford,

McDaniel,

Foster,

McConnell,

Fogarty,

McCook,

Felder, Freeman, .c}rice,

McKee, McCranie, McLarty,

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, Wight, Wren, Wright,

34hj

530
Watk.ins, Whipple, Wilkes,

Joum<AL OF THE HOUSE.

Whitaker, Worsham,

Wilcox of Wilcox.,.. Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Baggett, Deakins, Edge, Edwards,

Edenfield, Hill, Moore, Montfort,

McDonald, Nicholas, Underwood,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

A:wtry,

Ennis of Baldwin, Patten,

Atkinson,

Felker,

Rawls,

Bush,

Gowen",

Robel"ts,

Burwell,

Hitch,

Redding,

Bedgood,

Johnson of Baker, Swift,

Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Taliaferro Sell,

Boyn,bon of Calhoun, Kiser,

Vaughn,

Bennet of Glynn, Lott,

Webb,

Cook O'f Decatur, Meldrim,

Wa:lden,

Collum,

Mullinax,

WHcox of Telfair,

Davison,

Oakes,

Mr. Speaker.

Ennis of Floyd,

~\.yes 130. Nays 11. Xot voting 34.

The resolution, J1aving receiYed a constitutional maJority, was therefore adopted as amended.

T'he following resolution was in.troduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By 1Ir. \Yhitaker of Heard-

A l'SOlution appropriating the surn of two thousand dollars to make needed repairs on the eapitol building.

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531

Referred to Oommibtee on Public Buildings and Property.

Mr. Thomas, of \Yare, moved to displace the regular -order for the hour for the purpose of putting on its passage tlhe bill by Jl.fr. Henderson, of DeiKaJib, fu change the County site of DeKalb County.

On 1Jhe motioo, Jl.fr. W'hitaker, of Heard, called fur tJhe ayes and nays, which call was sustained and iJrad, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

D>tvison,

Johnson of Taliaferro,

Armstrong,

Dicker8on,

Kaigler,

Bates,

Edge,

Kendrick,

Be"rry,

Edwards,

Leard,

Brown,

Edenfield,

Little,

Burke,

Ennis of Floyd,

Law,

Bussey,

Ennis of Baldwin, Meadows,

Black,

Faust,

Mansfield,

Bowden,

Ford,

McDonald,

Baggett,

Foster,

McLaughlin,

Blalock,

Fogarty,

McMichael,

Brinson of BurkP, Griffin,

McConnell,

Boynton of Spalding, Hogan,

McCook,

Bennett of Jackson, Hill,

:\JcCranie,

Cole,

Harrell,

Nicholas,

Cook of Oconee,

Hamby,

Nisbet,

Calvin,

Hightower,

Niles,

Cannon,

Henderson of DeKalb, Nevin,

Clement,

Henders0n of Irwin, Oliver,

Copeland,

Henderson of Forsyt!:l, Oakes,

Dodson,

Henderson of Wash'n, Ogletree,

Duffy,

.Tordan,

Paulette,

Durham,

.Johnson of Hall,

Parker,

Deakins,

Johnson of Appling, Palmer,

532

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Pace, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, Reece, Rawlinga, Rudieil, Rutherford, Simpson, Stone,

Sell,

Thomas of Ware,

Smith of Crawford, Vincent,

Taylor,

Webb,

Turner,

\Vight,

Thomason of Morgan, \Vatkins,

Timmerman,

'Whitaker,

Thompson,

\Vorsham,

Thomas of Clarke, Wilcox of Wilcox,

Thomas of Pierce, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Branch, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Emanuel, Craii!, Charters, Chapman . Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Felder, Freeman,

Grice,

McDaniel,

Hall,

McKee,

Hawes,

McLarty,

Herrington,

McGehee,

Henderson of Colquitt, McDonough,

Knowles,

Blaton,

Lance,

Smith ofHancock,

Longley,

Underwood,

Moore,

\Vren,

Mozley,

Wright,

Morgan,

\V a l d e n ,

Marldox,

Whipple,

Morrison,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, BuRh, Bond, Boyd,
no~well,
Burwell, B.rtlett, B ... ngood, Boynton of Calhoun, BPnnet of Glynn, Cook of Decatur,

Collum, Calhoun, Callaway, Felker, Gowen, Hitch, Johnson of Baker,
Ki~Pr,
Lott, Meldrim, Montfort, \lullinax,

Patten, Rawls, Reid. Roberts, Rending, f:la]tPr, Swift, Vaughn, \Vest, Wilkes, \Vilcox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 102. Nays 38. Not vot[ng 37.

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533

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The motion to displace 1lhe -reguhr order Wfts therefore

lost, it requiring under the rul~ a three-fourths vot to

displace.

The following resolution was introduced, read, and laid over for one day, to wit:

By :llfr. L:Uttle of }[uscogee-
A resolution providing dl1at arter }~onday, the 22d inst., there shall be two sessions of the Ho11se each :day, except Saturdays, as follows: From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 3 tJo 5 p.m.

'Dhe House resolved itself into Commiutee of the whole, :Mr. Charters, of Lumpkin, in the cha~r, ror tlhe purpose of ~orusiclering the measure known as the Committee's convict bill.
1~he Oommitt.ee arose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.

:Mr. 11homas, of ''';are, moYecl to suspend the regular order of business :for t<he purpose of considering the hill by :Mr. Henderson, of DeKalb, to dmmge the County site of DeKalb County.

The motion was lost.

The House resolYed itself into Committee of the whole :for the consideration of the measure l11own as the Committ<.-e's conYict bill, Jir. Oharters, of Lumpkin, in the chair.

534

JouRNAr. oF THE HousE.

The Committee arose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.

'Dhe report of the Committee of the whole was agreed to.

Lean's of absence were granted to the following members for a few days, 'to wit: ~Iessrs. Smith of Crawford, F'a nst, Burwell, ~IcCra,nie.

The hour of adjournment haYing arriYed, the House :adjmuned 'to D o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., November 19th, 1897~

The Honse met pur,-uant to arljonrnment at 9 o'rlO<'k a. m. this day, 1\"as ral1erl to ordl1r 1._..,, tlH Speaker, and op0ncrl with prayer hy the ReY. Dr. IY'alker Lewis.

The roll was called, and uhe foUowing members a.nswered to their names, to wit:

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry,

Brown, Burke, Bussey, B'lack, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett,

Blalock, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Elmanuel, Boynton of Calhou!l, Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Craig,

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1897.

535

"'Ole,

Hill,

McMichael,

Cook of Oconee,

Hitch,

McDaniel,

<:alvin,

Hawes,

McConnell,

Collum,

Harrell,

McCook,

Cannon,

Hamby,

McKee,

Clement,

Hightower,

McLarty,

..Charters,

Herrington,

McGehee,

Calhoun,

Hendersonof Colquitt Nicholas,

Chapman,

Henderson of DeKal!:l Nisbelt,

Oopeland,

Henderson of Irwin, Niles,

Callaway,

Hende'l"SSnof Forsyth Nevin,

.Dodson,

. HendersonofWasht'n Oliver,

'Duffy,

Jordan,

Oakes,

Durham,

Johnson of Hall, Ogletree,

'Deakins,

Johnson of Appling. Pallllette,

DaV'ison,

Johnson of Taliaferro Parker,

Dickerson,

Kiser,

Palmer,

Dunoo.n of Chaitham, Kaigler,

Pace,

Tiunoo.n of Houston, Knowles,

Pearce,

Duncan of Lee,

Kendrick,

Quillian,

Ellis,

Lance,

Rawls,

Edge,

Leard,

Reid,

Edwards,

Little,

Reece,

Edenfield,

Longley,

Roberts,

.Ennis of Floyd,

Law,

Rawlings,

Ennis of Baldwin, Moore,

Redding,

Faust,

Mozley,

Rudicil,

Ford,

Morgan,

Rutherford,

Foster,

Meldrim,

Salter,

Fogarty,

Maddox,

Slaton,

Felder,

Meadows,

SJWift,

Felker,

Montfort,

Simpson,

Freeman,

Mansfield,

Stone,

Grice,

Morrison,

Sell,

Griffin,

Mullinax,

Smith of Crawford,

'Hall,

McDonald,

Smith of Hancock,

1'!oga.n,

McLaughlin,

Taylor,

536

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

Turner,

Vaughn,

Tb:oma;son of Morgan Yincent,

Timmerman,

West,

'Dhompson,

Webb,

Thomas of Clarke. Wight,

Thomas of Pierce Wren,

Thromas of Ware, Wright,

Underwood,

Walden,

- Watkins,
Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were MSSIS.-

Bedgood, C010k of Decatur, Gowen, Jdhnson of Baker,

Lott, McCranie, McDonough,

Patten, Phinizy, Wilcox of Telfair.

The Journal was read and confirmed.

By unanimous consent, House bill No. 559 was made the special order for \Yednesday next at 10 o'dook.

House bill No. 22 \Vas made the special order for Thursday next at 10 o'clock a. m.

House bill X o. 23 was reset as the special 'Order for \Vednesday next a:t 10 o'clock~. m., immediately after the spe0ial order already set for tha:t day.

1fr. Awtry, Chairman pro tern. of the Comrni'ttee on. Finance, submitt('ld the following report:

1.tir. S pea leer:
The Committee on Finance have ihad under consideration tihe following House bills, w'hich I am instru0ted to report ba<"k to the House witJh 'the recommendation that thesame do pass, to wit:

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A bill iJo refund the an1'ount:s, less taxes and costs, received by the State of Georgia from D. B. Leonard, the purehaser of oortain wild lands in tJhe State of Georgia under ta..-x executions illegally issued 'by the Tax-Collector of Dooly County, Ga.
A bill tJo amend section 2185 of volume 2 of 'the Code of 1895, whiC'h provides for the appointment, term and salary of the Railroad Commissioners, by reducing their sa}ary from twen'ty-five hundred dollars per annum to two thousand dollars per annum, and for 'other purposes.

Also, the following resolution, wlhieh I am instruct:ed to repont back to the House wibh the recomm,endation that iJhle same do pa~, to 'vit:
A re_;;olution authorizing the Gonrnor to draw his warrant for two hundTed 'and fiye and 88-100 dollars ($205.88), in fayor of H. \Y. 'Dhomas.

I am directed by the Committee tb request that )fr. Pearce, of Houston, be added to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHX A \YTRY, Chairman pl'O tern.

)fr. Felder, Ohairman of the GenPral Jndicrary Committee, submitted the following rPport, to wit:
Jfr. 8 peaker:

ThP General J ndiciar: Committee haYe considered the following Honse bills, and I am instructed Ito report llhe

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same back to the House with the recommendation that tJhey do pass, to wit:
House bill K o. 2 7, which provides for the sale of an equity of re<lemption in :real estate.

Also, House bill :No. 55, which amends an 'ad approved September 27th, 1881, in reference to a Board of Pharma ceutic Examiners.

Tihe Committee on considering the following bills recom mend that they do pass as amended, to wit:
House bill Xo. 401, which denes 'the incompetency of certain persons as witnesses.
Also, House hill X o. 60, in reference to fixing the pun ishment of assault witih intent to rape cases.
Also, Senate bill No. 79, which amends an act to provide for reviver of corporations, said act approved NoYember 12th, J 889.
Respectfully submitted.
THOS. D. FELDER, .Jr., Chairman.

:Mr. Brown, Chairman of the Committee on A/ricultnre, sn hmitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Agriculture haYe had under consideration Honse hill No. 665, relative to the sale of cottonseed, etc., and haYe instructed me to rep0rt the bill back

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with a requ~st thut it be read 'a second time a:nd reoommitted to said Committee.

RespootfuHy submitted.

J. P. BROWN, Chairman.

J.Ir. Oliver, Chairman of the CommiMee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Committee report ~as duly enrolled and ready for t1he signature of the Speaker of ~the House and PI'esident of the Sena:te, to wit:

An act to more speedily determine habea.<S corpus cases. Also, an act to prohibit arl"esting officers settling criminal eases. Respectfully submitted.
TANEY D. OI,IVER, Chairman. The following ra'l01ution was read and adopted, tp wit:

By J.Ir. Thomas of Clarke--
A resolution providing ~hat the joint committee already appointed to visit and report on the condition of the State Normal School be directed to visit also the University of Georgia, and report on 'the expenditure of the appropriation of 1896.
By unanimous consent, the following bills 'and resolu-

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tions were introduced, read the first time, and wppropriately referrC"d, to wit:

By :J[r. Peal'ce of Houston-

"""'" bill to prol1ibrit fhe sale of spurious kerosene oil m this St.ate.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By :Jir. Callaway of '\Yilkes-

A resolution to appropriate five hundred do1lars to purchase a portrait :of :Major-General Hugh ::.reCall.

Referred to Finance OommittBe.

By :J[r. Hall of Coweta-

A resolution to appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars to pay accounts of Committees visiting convict 0amps, and the accounts of Chaplains.

Rrferred to Finan(p 0ommittee.

By :Mr. Reid of Bibb-

A bill to amrnd thr act C'l'Pating tlhe City Conrt o 1I'acon.

Referred to Sp0eial .Tndic~ary 0ommiht8.

By :Jfr. Hill of Troup--

A hill to <'hange the name of t.hc Coweta circuit to 'the Carrollton circuit.

Rdrrre(l to GPneral .Tmliciary Committe.

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By :Mr. Thomas of Clarke--

A resolution for the relief of l\frs. :Martha Durham.

Referred to Finance Committee.

By 1Ir. Taylor of l\feriwetih1r-
A resolution directing the balance of the 'appropriation to the .Stare Lunatic Asylum 'to be applied in purch~ing hose.
Referred to Finance Committee.
Also, a bill for an appropriation for fire walls and a water cistern at the State Lunatic Asylum.
Refei"l'ed to Finance Committee.
By unanimous 'Con~nt, t1he follo-wing hills were read the third time, the report of the Oommibtees agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Charters of Lumpkin-
A bill to amend the act establishing i!he public school system of Dahlonega.
On the passage of t'he bill the ayes were DS, 1Jhe nays 0.
The bi,Jl, haYing recei,,ed a constitn6onal majority, was passed.
B,Y 1Ir. Hogan of T~incoln-
A bill to allow the town of Lincolnton to levy an extra tax for ~ducational purposes.

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On the passage of the bill the ayes were 103, the nays 0;

The bill, having rooeived a constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Taylor of :MeriwetJher-

A bill to prohibit the manufaeture of liquors, except domestic wines, in the County of Meriwether.

On the passage of the bill bhe ayes were 92, the nays 0.

T:he bill, having received a oonstitutional majority, was passed.

~fr. T~omas, of \Yare, moved that the unanimous consent for bills on the Clerk's desk be displaced for the purpose of taking up the bill by :Mr. Henderson, of DeKalb, to ehange the County site of DeKalb County.

The motion was lost.

The bill was, on motion of :Mr. Thomas, of \Yare, made the special order for uhis morning, immediately after the special order already set for 10 o'clock.

The follow-ing resolution ~was introduced, read and adopted, to wit:

By ?lfr. Oalvin of Richmond-

A re,-,olntion fixing the order of business 'to-morrow as f0llows:

1. Rear1ing Honse hills favorably reported the second time.

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543.

~. Reading Senate bills the first time.

3. Reading Senate bills favombly reported a second time.

4. Introduction of new manber.

Upon the completion of tlhis order of business the House shall stand adjourned.

By unanimous consent. the following bills were read the t.hird time, the report of the Committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By 1fr. Armstrong of Wilkes-
A bill to appeal an act approved Februa.ry 28th, 1876, providing how insolvent costs of the Solicitor o the Oounty Oourt of \Vilkes shaH be paid.
On the pas:::age of the bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed .

.A 1so, a bill to regulate the distributJion of the fines and forfeiture funds arising from the County Court of Wilkes.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was pass.ed.

The fol1owing message was received from <the Senate,. through 1Ir. Clifton, the Secre.tary thereof:

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_Afr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by tihe requisite constitutional majority vhe :following bills of tJhe House, to wit:

A bill bo amend sectiQIIl 420 of tlhe Criminal Code of 1895.

The Senate has also passed by the requisi,te c-onstitutional majority the following House bills as amended, to wit:

A bill to pro:hibit tfue phying of match or prize games of football in this State.

TI}JC S(>mtte 'has also concurred in the House amendmeruts to the following Senate bill, to wit:

A bill to establi;;h the City Oourt of Ba..--dey, in ..:\.ppling County, to define i'ts juriscli0tion and powers, 1Jo pl"'Yide for the appointment of a judge and ather offi0ers thereof, etc.

The special order of the hour was taken up and read the third time, to wit:

By }Ir. Hend(>r81on of De Kalb~\. bill to dmng:e the County site of DeKalb Oounty.

}fr. Boynton, of CalHoun, offered a suhsti'tut<> fur -the hill, which was a resolution referring t.he subject of l'("'110'\"Rl -of the County site to t:he peoplP of DeKalh County for such action as tthey see fi.t.

}fr. Dickerson, of Clinch, called for tlhe pre\'"ious ques-

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tion on the bill and the substitute, which call was sustain'ed, and the main question ordered.

On tlhe adoption of the substitute ::\Ir. Felder, of Fulton, called for the ayes and nays, which ooll ''"as susr.ained and had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Adams,

Fel>der,

Niles,

Awtry,

Freeman,

Nevin,

Armsrtrong,

Hall,

Ogletree,

Bush,

Hill,

Paulette,

Berry,

Hawes,

Pace,

Black,

Herrington,

Qu:i'llian,

Branch,

Hendersonof Colquitt R:awls,

Bartlett,

Henderson of Irwin, Reece,

Brannen,

HendersonofWasht'n Rawlings,

Boyn>ton of Calhoun, Knowles,

Rudicil,

Cole,

Lance,

Rutherford,

Collum,

Little,

Slruton,

Charters,

Longley,

Smith of Hancock,

Chapman,

Moore,

Turner,

Callaway,

Meldrim,

Thompson,

Duffy,

Maddox,

Vincent,

Dur'ham,

Morrison,

Webb,

Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin,

Wight,.

Duncan of Houston, Mc<Michael,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

McConnell,

Whipple,

Ellis,

McLarty,

Wilkes,

Ford.,

Nisbet,

Worsham,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bates,
35h

Bond,

Boyd,,

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Brown,

Edenfield,

Nicholas,

Burke,

Ennis of Floyd,

Oliver,

Bussey,

Ennis of BaldW'in, Oakes,

Bowden,

Foster,

Parker,

Boswell,

Fogarty,

Palmer,

:Burwell,

Grice,

Pearce,

Baggett,

Hog;,tn,

Reid,

Blalock,

Harrell,

Roberts,

Boifeuillet,

Hiamby,

Salter,

Brinson of Burke, Hightower,

Simpson,

Boynoon of Spalding, Henderson of DeKalb Stone,

Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyth Sell,

Craig,

Jordan,

Thomason of Morgan

Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Hall, Timmerman,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Appling, Thomas of Clarke.

Calvin,

Kaigler,

Thomas of Pierce

Cannon,

Kendrick,

Thomas of Ware,

Clement,

Leaxd,

Underwood,

Oa.lhoun,

Law,

West,

Copeland,

Moi-gan,

W'ren,

Dodson,

Meadows,

Walden,

Deakins,

Mansfte~ld,

Watkins,

DaV'ison,

McDonald,

w:Mtaker,

DickersO'Il,

McDaniel,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Edge,

McCook,

Yates,

Edwards,

McGehee.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Gawen,

Mozley,

Atkinson,

Griffin,

Montfort,

Bedgood,

Hitch,

Muilinax,

BrinS'On of EmanueL Jdhnson of Baker, McKee,

Bennet of Glynn, JohnsO'Il of Taliaferro McCranie,

Thust,

Kiser,

McDonough,

Felker,

Lott,

Patten,

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Phinizy, Redding, SIWift,

Smith of Crawford, WHcox. of Telfair,

Tay<lor,

Mr. Speaker.

Vailg'lm,

~\yeo; G6. ~ays 80. Not voting 29.

The substitute was tJherefore lost.

'The report of the Committee, whiC'h was fa;rorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On t.he passage of the bill >t[le ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Aaams,

Calhoun,

Kendrick,

Arnold,

Copeland,

Leard,

Bates,

Dodson,

Little,

Bond,

Deakins,

Law,

Boyd,

Davlison,

Morgan,

Brown,

Dickerson,

Meadows,

Burke,

Edge,

Montfort,

Bussey,

Edenfield,

Mansfield,

Branch,

Ennis o Floyd,

McDonald,

Bowden,

Em.nis of Baldwin, McLaughlin,

Boswell,

Foster,

McDaniel,

Burwell,

Fogal"ty,

McCook,

Baggett,

Grice,

McGehee,

Blalock,

Hogan,

Nicholas,

Boifeuillet,

Harrell,

Oliver,

Brinson of Burke, Hiamby,

Oakes,

Bennett of Jackson, Herrington,

Parker,

Craig,

Henderson of DeKalb Pearce,

Cook of Decatur, Henderson of Forsyth Reid,

Cook of Oconee,

Jordan,

Roberts,

Calvin,

Johnson of Hall, Redding,

Cannon,

Jo.hnson of Appling, Salter,

Clement,

Kaigler,

Simpson,

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Stone,

T.homas of Clarke.

Sell,

Thomas of Pierce

Taylor,

Thomas of Ware,

Turner,

Underwood,

Thomason of Morgan West,

Timmerman,

Wren, Wa1den, Watkins, Whitaker, Wilcox of Wilcox

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Awtry,

Felder,

Nevin,

Bush,

Freeman,

Ogletree,

Berry,

Hall,

Paulette,

Black,

Hill,

Palmer,

Bartlett,

Hawes,

Pace,

Brannen,

Henderson of Colquitt Quillian,

Boyn,ton of Calhoun, Hendel"'SIOn of Irwin, Rawls,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson ofWa.sht'n Reece,

Cole,

J(nowles,

Hlawlings,

Collum,

Lance,

Rudicil,

Charters,

Longley,

Rutherford,

Chapman,

Moore,

Slaton,

Callaway,

Meldrim,

Smith of Hancock,

Duffy,

Maddox,

Vincent,

Durham,

Morrison,

Webb,

Duncan of Houston, McMichael,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

McConnell,

Whipple,

IDllis,

McLarty,

Wilkes,

Edwards,

Nisbet,

Worsham,

Ford,

Niles,

Yates,

Those not voting were }Iessrs.-

Armstrong,

Faust,

Atkinson,

Felker,

Bedgood,

Gowen,

Brinson of Emanuel, Griffin,

Bennet of Glynn, Hitch,

Duncan of Chatham, Hightower,

Johnson of Baker, Johnson of TaliaferroKiser, Lott, Mozley, Mullinax,

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"McKee, McCranie, McDon:ough, Patten,

Phindzy, Swm, Smi:th of Cralwford, 'IIhompson,

Vaughn, Wight, Wi:lcox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

~\.yes 85. Nays 60. Nat voting 30.
The bill, having f,ailed ttJo receivte t!he necessary constitutional majority, was lost.
~[r. Thomas, Chairman of dhe Committee on Education, submitted tthe following report:

Jlr. Speaker:

The Committee on Educ.a1tion have had under consideration t1he following bills, vhich tl1ey instruct me tJo repor't back to the House with ,the recommendation that 1:1he same do pass, to wilt:

A bill to St'.abliSh a prt!blic sdhool sygtem fur the 'town of J\lcHae, Telfair County.

Also, a bill t'o authorize the County Boards of Education in this Sttute to apply not exceeding t\Vl(mty-five per centum of the fund ooming into 'tJheilr hands fu tJhe building, maintaining and procuring pi'oper schoolhouses and school furniture.

Also, a bill to 'amend sootion 1370 of volume 1 of the Oode of 1895, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to pl'ovide thla:t tlhe gredu-a:t8 of tfue Normal
department 'Of the Georgia N ormal and Industrial College
shall be au'th!orized oo ltelaCih in the common sdhools of tJhis

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Startle with'out exarrnll:nrution by rtilie common sdhool authorities.

Also, a billrtJo amend an arct establishing a system of public sdhools in and :f:1or ilhe 'to\\rn of Austdl, Cobb County, so as 1to require the County School Commissioners to pay over to sc1h1ool board of Aust:ell its pro ratla of tho common school funds.

Also, a rbill to authorize the Oommisshmers of Roads and Revenues of Gl,ynn Oounty, Georgia, to levy a special tax for the benefit of the public schools of said County, and for other purposes.

The Committee have also had under consideration 1Jhe foHowing bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation thra;t tihe same do pass ~ amended, to wit:

A bill to make penal the purchasing or dealing in school contrac'ts by County ScJhlool Commissioners and members of Boards of Education.

_Also, a bill to require all County School Commissioners and Boards of Educartion to pay out the public school fund:; 1:o the several sub-school districts in proportion to the sch'ool population thereof, as shown by the las't school census; to prescr!be a penalty for failure to comply therewith.

'Dhe Committee haYe also had under consideration the follo-wing bills, which they instruct me to report back rto theHouse wi'tih the recommendation that the same do not passr to wit:

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A bill to :regulate 1:Jhe attendance upon County line or district line sclhbols in the connnon sohool system of tJhis State.

Also, a I'e'Solution to <t.ake <tJhe sdhool census of the Coun'ty of Worth.
Also, a bill 1tlo amend sectton 22 of the sohool lruws of 1887, so as not to require anotiher examin~tion of an applicant for reelection 1Jo the office of Oounty School CommissioneT, who shall 'haV'e previ{msly passed three successful examinations consecutively, and who shall have been previously elected, and :for other purposes.
.Also, a 1bill to regu~ate and define 1lfue public school sytem, etc.
Also, a bill .to amend secti:on 1366, volume 1 of the Code of Georgi'a, 1895, which provides for tJhe qualification of County Sdhool CommissiOIIlers.
Respectfully submitted.
G. C. THO~IAS, Chairman.

Leaves of absenoo were !rantOO to the follmYing members :for a few days, to wit: ::\Iessrs. Craig, Griffin, Harrell, \\-catkins, Bussey, OaJihoun, ::\IcConnell, Cole, Bennelt of Glynn, \\~alden, :Meadows, !fcKee, Oaks, Blalock, Vincent, Hogan, Montfort, Durham ,Edwards, Boynbon of Spalding, Atkinson, Armstrong, Copeland, Collum, Bond, Bush, Ennis of Baldwin, Berunett of Jackson, Vaughn, Roberts, Pierce, Timmerman, Tih-omas of Ware, Ogletree,

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HEmderson of Irwin, Henderson of Oolquitt, Smith of Hancock, Paulette, McCook, Cook of Ooonee, Burke of vVilki.nson.
The hour of adjoul"llment h~aving arrived, ,~he House 'adjourned to 9 o'oolck a. m. to-morrow.
Atlanta, Georgia, November 20th, 1897. The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, >VIas called bo order by the Speaker pro tem. and opened with pray<er by the Rev. Dr. \Valker Lewis. :Mr. )fcLaughlcin, of ~feriwether, moved to dispense with t:he roll-eall, whic:h motion prevailed. The Journal was l"e'ad and confirmed. ~fr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitt.ed the following report, to wit: Mr. Spcalrer:
The General Judiciary Committee ha,,e considered House resolution Nlo. 139, which is a memorial 1bo Congress in reference ;to uniform quarantine la\vB, and they recommend that it do pass.
House bill No. 702, which prewnts insolvent debtor-s from making doods or assignments to c:red]tors, wlhich the Committee recommend do pass as amende~.

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553

House bill No. 280, in reference to paying Wm. Bohler, .of tlm Oounty of Ernanuel, $250.00 for property destroyed by the sheriff in capturing a fugitive from justice, which the Oommittee recommend do not pass.

The Com'IIlittee also recommend that House bill No. 712, which seeks to amend section 513~ of the Code in reference to continuances, do not pass.

The Committee recommend that House bill No. 726 be recommit'ted to tlhe Oommibtoo on Oonstitutional Amendments.

House bills Nos. 631, 713, 718, 725, and 734, 1Jhe Committee request be read bhe second time and recommitted 'to the CommittJee.

Respectfully submitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

}fr. Edwards, Chairman of 1the mi111or~ty report on House bill Xo. 712, swbmitted iJhe following report:

Mr. Spcakc1:

A majority of tlhe Cmnlmittoo having rreported the 'albove
bill adverse1,Y, >H", the minority, present the foUowing minority repm~t in favor ~f the bill:

1. }!any eases in tll8 history of the criminal, as well as the eiYil practice of our State, we think demonstrate the necessity for the legislation contemplated in this bill.

2. Some legislation looking t o1 a reform in our criminal

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laws pi'oviding for a more speedy trial of criminal cases is urgentJ1y demanded.

3. '_l1he Icgis]a,ticm proposed places tJhe conrtinuance of cases on tJhe ground of the absence from providential cause of counsel Wllwre there are more than one within the disoretion of the COtl~'t trying t:ll1e case, lUnd we 'think this is sufficient safeguard against injusti:O, and will io a great extent a:ttailll the end contemplated in the bill.
PRIOE ED\\~ARDS, R. W. FREE~L\.N, \Y. P. COLE, F. P. LONGLEY,

:Jir. J olhnson, of Hall, Chairman of the Oommittee on Corporations, submitted dhe foUmving report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee ha;-e had under consideration the following bills, >'.1hicih they instruct me 'tJo report back to t1he House with the recommeiJldatrion tJhait same he read seeond time and recommitted:
A bill to repcal sctions 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, and 2401 of the Oode of 1895.
Also, a bill to incorporat-e the Carteeay and Ellijay Telephone Company.

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555

Also, a bill to amend ,tfue chaTter of t:he town of Blairsville, ~to extend the corporalte limits, etc.

Respectfully submitted.

FLETOHER ~I. JOHXSON, Chairman.

:Mr. OliYer, Ch,airman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the :f1ollowing repocr;t:
Mr. Speaket:
T'he Committee report as dl~ly enroUed and ready for the signatme of the Spealk!er of 1tfue House and Pres~dent of 1ihe Senate, 'an a'C.t to amend section 420 of tfue Criminal Code of 1895.
Respectfully submitted.
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

Mr. Felder, Chairman of rthe General Judiciary Oommittee,. submitted 1Jhe following report, 'flo wit:
Mr. Speaker:
The General Judiciary Committee lmve considered Senabe bill No. 16, in reference to bona fide hlolders being allowed to set off the V'alue 'Of permanent improvements and ~o recover :the mlue of the same in excess of residue profits, and tJhey instruct me to report t!he same back to the House with 'the recommendation tlhat lt do pass.
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chruirman.

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}fr. \Yi1gM, Ohia~rman pro tern. of the Comlmittee on 'Iempemnee, su:bmitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Oommittee on Temperance !have had under oonsiderrutiQil House biN No. 563, which tJhey instruet me to report back to tJhe House with the :recommend~tion that it be read a second tll'me ~nd recomrmitt.ed.
Respectfully submitted.
ED L. WIGHT, Ohairman pro tern.

Mr. Henderson, of DeKalb, moYed to reconsider the action of 'the House on yesterday, no.trce of which mdtion :i1ad been given during the rC"ading of the Journal, in its iailure to pass t!he foUowing bill, to wit:

By l\Ir. Henderson of DeKalb-
A bill to change t!he County site of DeKalb Ooun'ty.
It appearing tha't no quorum \"'OtJed on tJhis motion, l\Ir. Hill, of Troup, demanded 'a call of 1t:ihe Honse, which call was sustained, amd the roll ordered called.
).fr. \V1hipple, of Daoly, moYed to reconsider tJhe action Df the House in ordering the call of the House.
}fr. \\~hipple, of Dooly, wit!hdrew his moltion, and the (all of the Honse proce0ded, as follows:

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55'r

Adams,

Ford,

McLarty,

Boyd,

Foster,

McGehee.

Brown,

Fogarty,

Nicholas,

Burke,

Felder,

Nisbet,

Black,

Freeman,

Niles,

B11anch,

Gowen,

Oliver,

Bowden,

Grice,

Parker,

BosweU,

Hall,

Palmer,

Burwell,

Hill,

Pace,

Bartlett,

Hamby,

Quillian,

Baggett,

Hightower,

Rawls,

Brannen,

Herrington,

Reid,

Boifeuillet,

Henderson of DeKal!J Reece,

Brinson of Burke, Hende'l"SSnof Forsyth Robel1ts,

Boynrtlon of Ca.lhoun, Jord:am,

Rudicil,

Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Hall, Slaton,

Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Appling, Sell,

Calvin,

Johnson of Taliaferro Taylor,

Collum,

Kaigler,

Thompson,

Clement,

Knowles,

Thomas of Clarke.

Charters,

Lance,

Underwood,

Chapman,

Leard,

Webb,

Dodson,

Law,

Wight,

Deakins,

Moore,

Wren,

Dickerson,

Morgan,

Whipple,

Dunoan of Chatham, Manr:rfield,

Wilkes,

Duncan of Lee,

Morrison,

Whitaker,

E'llis,

McLaughlin,

Worsham,

Edge,

McMichael,

Yates,

Edenfield,

McDaniel,

Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Mess-rs.-

Arnold, A'Wiry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates,

Bu:s>h, Bond, Berry, Bussey, Blalock,

Bedgood, Brinson of Emanuel,. BoyntJon of Spalding-,. Bennet of Glynn, Craig,

558

JouRKAL OF THE HousE.

Cole,

Kiser,

Cook of Oconee,

Kendrick,

Cannon,

Litt1e,

Calhoun,

Lout,

Copeland,

Longley,

Callaway,

Mozley,

Dufl'y,

Meldrim,

Durham,

Maddox,

Davison,

Meaduws,

Duncan of Houston, Montfort,

Edwards,

Mullinax,

Ennls of Floyd,

McDonald,

Ennis of Baldwin, McConnell,

Faust,

McCook,

Felker,

McKee,

Griffin,

McCranie,

Hogan,

McDonough,

Hitch,

Nevi!!,

Hawes,

Oakes,

Harrell,

Ogletree,

Henderson~f Colquitt Patten,

Henderson of Irwin, Pa.uaette,

HendersonofWasht'n Pearce,

Jdhnson 'Df Baker,

Phinizy, Rlawlings, Redding, Rutherford, Salter, Swift, ,Simpson, Stone, Smi:th of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce ThiQmas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Wright, Waiden, Watkins, Wdlcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox,

A quorum was :found present.

On tJhe motion to reconsider, }fr. Henderson, o:f DeKalb, called for t'he a;r8 and nays, wl1ioh call wus sustained and had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :M:essrs.-

Boyd, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bai!gett,

Boifeuillet, Bennett of Jackson, Calvin, Clement, Dickerson,

E<lenfield, Foster, Fogarty, Grice, Hamby,

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1897.

55!i

Henderson of DeKalb, Mansfield,

Henderson of Forsyt.!::J, Nicholas,

Johnson of Hall,

Olive!-,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Kaigler,

Palmer,

Leard,

Reid,

Law,

Roberts,

Sell, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood, 1Vren, Whipple, Whitaker, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Ford,

McDaniel,

Brown,

Felder,

McLarty,

Burke,

Freeman,

McGehee,

Black,

Gowen,

Nisbet,

Bartlett,

Hall,

Niles,

Brannen,

Hill,

Pace,

Brinson of Burkf', Hightower,

Quillian,

Boynton of Calhoun, Herrington,

Rawls,

Cook of Decatur,

.Jordan,

Reece,

Collum,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Rudicil,

Charters,

Knowles,

Slaton,

Chapman.

Lance,

Taylor,

Dodson,

Moore,

Thompson,

Deakins,

Morgan,

Webb,

Duncan of Chatham, Morrison,

Wight,

Duncan of Lee,

McLaughlin,

Wilkes,

Ellis,

McMichael,

'Vorsham.

Edge,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson,
Bate~.
Bush, Bond,

Berry,

Bennet of Glynn,

Bussey,

Craig,

Branch,

Cole,

Blalock,

Ccok of Oconee,

Bedgood,

C.mnon,

Brinson of Emanuel, Calhoun,

Boynton of Spalding, Copeland,

560

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Callaway,

Lott,

Duffy,

Longley,

Durham,

Mozley,

Davison,

Meldrim,

Duncan of Houston, Maddox,

Edwards,

Meadows,

Ennis of Floyd,

Montfort,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax,

Faust,

:McDonald,

Felker,

::'\IcConnell,

Griffin,

::'\icCook,

Hogan,

McKee,

Hitch,

McCranie,

Hawes,

:\lcDonougb,

Harrell,

Nevin,

Henderson of Colquitt, Oakes,

Henders0n of Irwin, Ogletree,

Henderson of 'Vash'n, Patten,

Johnson of Baker, Paulette,

Kiser,

Pearce,

Kendrick,

Phinizy,

Little,

Rawlings,

Redding, Rutherford,
1-lalter,
Swift, Simpson, Stone, Smith of Cr.twiord, Smith of Hancock, Turner, Thomason of :\!organ, Timmerman, Thomas of PiercE', Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Yincent, 'Vest, Wright, 'Vaiden, Watkins, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, l\Ir. Speaker.

Ayes 3G. Xays 32. Xot Yoting 87.

The m01tion to reconsitder was therefore loot.

Under the head of unfinished business, the following
bills and reoolutrim1s were read 1Jhe first time, and appro-
priately referred, to wit:

By )Ir. \\'ihipple of Dooly-
A resoluti01n to refund certain money received by theState fr01n1 purchasers of wild lands under tax executions.

Referred to Gen:era:l Judiciary Oommittee.

THURSDAY, NovE:IIBER 20, 1~97.

561

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-

A bill to amend the a:ct approved December 24th, 1896, known as the general tax act.

Referred tJo Committee on Banks.

Also, a bill to 'amend section 1912 of volume 2, Code of 1895.

Referred to Committee on Banks.

By Mr. Longley of Troup-

A joint resolution to pay $30.00 to Mrs. Jane Cobin a:3 a pension.

Referred oo Finrunce Committee.

By Mr. Pearce of Housoon-

A bill to create a board of tax equalizers in each county.

Referred oo Finance Committee.

By l.Ir Davison of Grroone--

A bill to amend 'tJh!e act crooting the County Court of Greene.

Referred to Oommittee on Counlty and County :Matters.

By :Mr. Brinson of Burke-

A bill to repeal section 3667 of the Code.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

562

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Dickerson of Clinch-

A bill to change tlhe time of holding bhe Superior Oourts of Charlton and Clinch Oou11ties.

Referred 1to Speci>al Judiciary Committee.

The following House bii'lls were rewd the second time, to wirt:

By ::\Ir. Felder of tulton-
A 1bill to amend .an act approrved September 27th, 1881, creating a Board of PharmaiCeutic EX'aminers.

By :1Ir. Simpson of :1Iilton-
A bill to require stenographers to rreport all cases tried in the Superior Courts of this Sta:te.
. .Bv ::\Ir. Xevin of Flovd-
An aCJt to make uniform all enlistments in tlhe volunteer forees of i'.his State.
l3y ::\[r. Copeland of Walker-
A bill to remove tlhe disq11a1ifications incurred by marriage of JfSSie G. Sims and Et.ta Sims.
Referred to General Judiciary Commi'ttee.

J\fr. Nisbet of Clayton-
A hill to provide for a change of the road law for Clayton County.

SATURDAY, .KovEMBER 20, 1897.

563

The following resolution was, by unanimous consent, introduced, read and adopted, rto wit:

By Mr. Pace of Newton-

A resolution invining Hon. J. L. )L Curry and Hon. .James \Yilson to address the General A!OSembly on N ovember 29:th, at half-past 11 o'clock a. m.

:Mr. Boyd, of :McDuffie, moved rt:hat rthe House adjourn, .and on the motion called fo,r the ayes and nays.

The call was not sustained.

The motion to adjourn was lost.

:Mr. Boyd, of :McDuffie, demlllll:ded a call of the House, which call was sustained, but tlhe House refused to order :the call.

The following bills were read the sooond time, to wit:

By Messrs. Moore and Cole of Carroll:

A bill 'tJo organize a new judicial circuit, to be composed -of the Counties of Carroll, Hffiro and Troup.

Referred to Special Committee Olil New Judicial Circuits.

.By Mr. Bartlett of Paulding-

A bill to prohibit the wilful destroying of any house by the use of dynamite, powder, or any other explosive sub. !itance.

Mr. McDuffie, of Boyd, demanded a call of the House, which call \vas ndt sustained.

564

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

:M:r. Boyd, of McDuffie, moved that if:lhe House do adjourn, which motion was lost.

By unanimous consent, House bill No. 518 W1aS made the spe<:ial order for \Vednesday I!ext, immediately after the consideration of the special ordeT already St for 10 o'clock Dn that day.

The following resolution, whieh was on yesterday introduc-ed and laid over, \Vas again re<ad, to wit:

By :M:r. Little of Muscogee-
A rE'<'olution proYiding that after ~Ionday next the House shall have two sessioms a day, except Srutnrd'ays, from 9 a .. m. to 1 p. m., and from 3 to 5 p. m.
~Ir. ~rcLaug'hlin moved 'to amend by striking out Tuesday and inserting in lieu thereof "Thursday."
The anwnclment was 'agreed to.
The rr~olntion as amended was adopted.
Dy :m:mimm1s consent, the following bill was read thethird tii!JP, the rqJOrt of the Committee agl"ed to, and put npon i ~'"' pa;;,ong<', to wit:
Ih ~rr.~:or~. ).lddrim, }fcDonough, and Dunean of Chat-

,\ l>i!l tn rrpP:11 the act creating 'the office of C>ommis:'it)::n nf p:Jld:c \\'orks for the city of SaYannah.
On t!P r:F:':1g2 of the bill the a;es were 89, 'the nays 0:.

SATURDAY, NovEMBER 20, 18!-l7.

565

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, ~as :passed.

The :Bollowing bill was rooommitred to t'he Committee -on Constitutional Amendments, to wit:

By ~Ir. Felker of Walton-

A bill to amend section 289 of the Oode of 1895.

The foUowing bills \Yere read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Awtry of Cobb--

A bill to require the State Memorial Board tJo investigwte the conditi,on of Vhe different Confederate Cemeteries :lln this State.

By :\Ir. Little of Muscogee--

A bill to grant to 'tihe Columbus p,owerr Omnpany 'all Tights whidh the State may have in the bed of the Ohatta.: hooohee riVTer.

By Mr. Hill of Troup--

A bill to enable the 'baking of valid m:ortgages on crops before the same are planted.

By :ilJr. Blalock of Fayette--

A 'biU to amend section 1582 of volume 1 of tihe Oode.

By l\Ir. Yates of Catoosa-

A bill to grant the United States the authority tJo oon:shuct a public highway through ,the town of Ringgold.

566

JouR~AL OF THE Ho1;sE.

By ~Ir. Bowden of Habersham-

A bill to esta,blish the City Court of Clarksville.

By }[r. Bussey of RandolphA bill to regulate the ~ale of cottonseed.

By M:r. Felder of FultonA bill to amend section 98 of the Code of 1895.

By unanimous consent, the following 'bill was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit:

B.:;- J.Ir. Felder of Fulton-
~i bil~ to amend the eharter of 'the city of Atlant~l.
}fr. Felder, of Fulton, moved ,to amend by making the term of members of the Board of Education five years instead ~Jcf two.
Also, by striking out sedtion 13 of 1the bill. Also, by striking the words "nor unles,.<; such contracts are consented to by said :Mayor and General Council.
The tJhree amendments were agreed ~to. 'Dhe report of 1tJhe Committee 'as amended was agreed to. On the passage of '1:ihe bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0. The bill, havi:ng received a constitutional majority, was-passed as amended.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1897.

567

By i\Ir. Boynton of Oal'houn-

A bill to establish a dispensrury for 1tfue town of :Morgan, Calhoun County.

The report of ~he Oommitlbee was agreed to.

On H10 pafo5age of 't!he bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0.

The b]l, kn ;ng received a constitutional majortty, was passe.l.

By :Mr. Cook o:f Decatur-

A bilJ to incmporat'e the town of Don1alsonville.

The ConunittK On Corporations mmred to amend hy adding, ''a bill to be entitled," etc., whic1h was agreed to.

The report of the Committee as amended was agreed to.

On the pa5Sage o.f the bill the ayes ,v,ere 89, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

By ~fr. \Vebb of Cherokee--

A bill -to incorporrute the tow"ltl of \\Toodstock.

:\lr. \\ebb, of Cherokee, mon to 'amend the capt[on by sbi ;;iJJg the worl~ "i.Jarictta and North Geor~::t Railroad.'' and inserting in lieu thereof tl1e '\Vords "Athntta, Knoxville and N orbhern Riailroad," w'hiclh was agreed to.

The report of tlhe Committee as amended was agreed to.
. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, H1e nays 0.

568

JouRXAL oF THE HousE.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed ru; amended.

The following bills were read tJhe second time, to wit:

By Mr. Whipple of DoolyA bill to create a new judicial circuit in this State. Recommitted to Committee on New Circuits.

By ~fr. \Yhipple of DoolyA bill to amend section 2191 of the Code of Georgia.
By Mr. Lance of UnionA bill to amend the clharter of th:e town of Blairsville.
By Mr. Calvin of RicihmondA bill to amend 1the act a;pproved December 24th, 1896,
authorizing certain companies to become sureties on certain bonds.

By :Mr. Bowden of Habersham-
A bill to amend the act incorporating the <'ity of Demorest.

By :Mr. Little of :Muscogee--
A resolution to pay the members of the Schoolbook Commission.

SATURDAY, NovE)fBER 20, 1897.

569

By ~Ir. Bartlett of Paulding-

A bill to repeal sections 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, arnd 2401 of the Oode.

By ~fr. Ellis of Stewart-

A bill to carry into effect paragraph 1, section 13 of article 7 of the constitution.

By ~Ir. Brinson of Burke--

A bill to prevent tJhe killing of stock upon any other than the lands of an:other.

By ~Ir. J dhnson of Hall-

A bill to amend the act amernding the ,charter of the city uf Gainesville.

By ~Ir. \V,atkins of Gilmer-

A bill to intcorporate the Cartecay and Ellijay TelPphone Company.

By ~Ir. Bowden of Ha:bersham-

A bill to authorize the town 'Of Camilla to issue bonds.

By ~Ir. \\Test of Lowndes-

A bill tio amend the school la>vs of this State so 'as to proYide for a uniform course of 'text-baoks.

By ~Ir. Fogarty of Richmond-

A bill to prevent preferences by insolvent debtors in this State.

570

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

'Ilhe follo-wing bills were read ~~he second time and recommiltt,ed to General J udieiary Committee.

By :Mr. Duncan of Lee-
A bill to fix the place of holding J ustiee Oonrts of this State.

By l\fr. Boynton of Spalding-
A bill to regulate 1the payment of fee;;: to attorne:"S and receivers in eases where petition for injunction is filed.
'Dhe following bill V>l'as read second time and recommitted tc Committee on Temperance.

By l\Ir. Hightower of Early-
A bill to regulate and main'tain a dispensary in the town of Blakely.
Tlhc following bill \\"as also read and r(>{'ommitte<l to General Judiciary Committee:

By )fr. Hill of Tmup-
A bill to C!ha.nge the name of Coweta c>ircuit, and for other purposes.
By unaninwus consent, the following resolution was inhoclucecl, read and appropria,tely referred, to wit:

By l\Ir. )Iansfield of )fclllltoshA resolution 'Calling on the Gowrnor to reque;;t the Trus-

SATURDAY, :NovEliiBER 20, 1897.

571

tees of the Academy for the Blind to receive for period of fuUil" years in said institution Nick King.

Referred ro C-ommittee on Academy of the Blind.

~he following were read <the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Bartlett of PauldingA bill to 'amend section 942 of the Code of 1895.

By ~fr. Edwards of HaralsonA bill to arrnend section 51.52, Yolume 2 of tlhe Oode.

By ~fr. Knowles of Fulton-
A resolution 'authorizing the GoYernor to draw 1his warrant :fior $205.88 in :avor 'of H. \V. Thoma;;.
Also, a resolution proYiding that hereafter in case of an outbreak of yellow eYer, c'holera, smallpox, etc., all quarantine matters shlall be turned m"er to the U nitecl States :Marine Hoopi,tal Service, and for dbher purposes.

By :Mr. Shutxm of Fulton-

A joint resolution t:o make an appropriation to the Penitentiary Oomm~ttee.

By ~fr. Hill of Troup-
A re;;olnt.ion directing the pnrehase of the Holy Biblefor the Sta,te Library.

572

Joun~AL OF THE HousE.

By ~lr. Calvin of Richmond-

A resolution directing money be paid to Hon. ~1. A. Hardin, Hon. C. S. Hardin.

By 11r. Reece of Fl>oyd-
A join.t resolution to pay salary of Rich J dhmson, Commissioner of Pensions.
The :following bill was read the third time, the report of the Committee agreed to, arrd put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Jahnoon of Baker-
A bill to amend the act incorporating tJhe town of NewiJon.
On the passage of tJhe bill t:the ayes were 89, the nays 0.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was pa.3.Sed.
The following Senate resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By Senator Flewellen of the Twenty-fi:fitJh-
A resolution providing for tJhe appointment of a joint Committee to consider the ttax laws of this State and recommend sudh changes as they see fit.
'Jihe following Senate bills were read the second time, :to wit:

SATURDAY, NOVE)IBER 20, 1897.

573.

By Senator Mann of l:ihe Second-

A bill tJo abolish ifue charter of the town of LyQIIls.

By Senator Wilcox o.f the FifthA bill to oobalblish the City Court of Douglas.

By Snator Baldwin of tJhe 1\hirtrtJhirdA bill fu abolish il:Jhe City Court of Jackson County.

By Sellilltor Brinson of the Seventeenth-
A hill 1Jo permit defemdants in posSJeSSion of land bona fide to set off the value of permanent improvements, and: to recover tfrm value of same in excess of mesne profits.

By Senator Starr of the Forty-thirdA bill tJo ineorpora:te the tJown of Fairmount.
By Senator Wilcox of the Fift!hA bill to abolish the City Court. of Coffee County.
By Sena'tlor Dunwody of the FourthA bill 'to quiet title to 1ands in Camden County.

By Senator Thomson of the Fourteent:!hA bill to amend tJhe charter of the town of L-;-nadilla..
By Senator Turner of the Thirty-seventhA bill to amend section 2352 of the CodP of Georgia.

-574

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

.By Senator Redwine of the Thirty-third-

A bill to estiblish 1tihe City Court of Jefferson.

The following bills were introduced, read 1Jhe first time, and approrpria!tely referred, to wit:

By ].fr. Duncan of Lee-
A bill for the protection of fish in the streams of Lee County.
Referred to Committee on Counties and Coun:ty :Matters.

By :l\Ir. Bartlett of Paulding-
A bill to amend 'article 3, section 4, parngraph 3 of the State Constitution.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By :Mr. Calvin of RichmondA bill to provide for the issuance to banks in tJhis State
of circu}ating no\tcs, to fully protect t:he same, etc. Referred to Committee on Banh.
By :l\Ir. Duncan of LeeA bill to provide far a better regulation in tJhe C'Ollection
of taxes for road purposes in Lee County. Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Matters.

SATURDAY, NoYE)IBEH 20, 1897.

575

By )h. Bartlett of Paulding-

A bill to amend article 3, section 9, rmrll:oo-mph 1 oaf the StaJte Constitution.

Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By }Ir. }Iozley of Cobb (by request)-
A bill to eet'a:blish tlhe City Oomt of Camilla. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By }Ir. Wight of Dougherty-

A bill to establish rtfue City Court of Albany. Referred to Special J udi~iary Committee. By :3Ir. \Yight of DoughertyA bill to abolish the County Court of Dougherty County.

Referrffi to Special ,Judiciary Committee.

By }Ir. \Yight of Dougherty-

A hill to rep-eal the act appron>.d Deccmher 24th, lR!JO,
requiring claimants of land under transferred wild land fi. fas. to bring suit for same.
Referred to Geneml Judiciary Committee.
By }[r. \Yight of Dougherty-

A bill to repe<al 1Jhe act requiring Dougherty County tc pay the officers of court t!heir costs when parties conYirted are worked on tl1e chaingang of said Connity.

576

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. \V!hipp~e of Dooly-
A bill to ~amend sootion 1778 of the Code of 1895.
Referred to General Judiciary Oommi<ttee.
'Dhe Senate amendments to t'he following bill, to wit:
By :i\Ir. Cole of Carroll-
A bill to prohibit tihe playing of prize or ma'tcih games. of fottJball.
Bill No. 333, by 1Ir. \Yhipple, of Dooly, was made tlhe special order for Tuesd!ay, the 23d inslt., at 3:30 p. m.
Bill No. 518, by :i\Ir..1I'oore, of Oarroll, was made the special order for \YedllSday, the 24t:h inst., at 11 o'dock.
I
Leave of '!!Jbsence was granted ~1essrs. Kendrick, 1fullinax, \Yright, Bartlett, Duncan, Herrington, Bennett of Jackson, Sell of Jackson, Oliver, B:rancJh, Brinson.
Under resolution, the House adjourned until 1Ionday at 9 o'clock a. m.

Atlanta, Ga., November 22d, 1897.
The House met pursuant to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by trhe Spe'a:ker pro tem. and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. \\~'alker Lewis.

::\IoxnAY, XovE:-.mER 22, 1897.

577

~\Ir. Hmnby, 'Of Halmn, lltoYcd tlmt tliP roll-call he dispensed with, ,,hi<h mntion was lost.

TlH roll wa.s called, mul rhc fnllo\\'ing Jll<'mlei'-' <lll:"\\'{'l"(>d to tlHit names, to wit: ~IP,-sts.

Adams,

Clement,

Hitch,

Arnold,

Charters,

Hawes,

Awtry,

Chapman,

Harrell,

Armstrong,

Copeland,

Hamby,

Atkinson,

Callaway,

Hightower,

Bates,

Dodson,

Herrington,

Bush,

Duffy,

Henderson of Colquitt

Bond,

Durham,

Henderson of DeKalJ

Boyd,

Deakins,

Henderson of Irwin,

Berry,

Davison,

Henderson of Forsyth

Brown,

Dickerson,

Henderson ofWrusht'n

Burke,

Duncan of Chatham, Jordan,

Bussey,

Duncan of Houston, Johnson of Hall,

Black,

Duncan of Lee,

Johnson of Appling.

Bowden,

Ellis,

.Johnson of Taliaferro

Burwell,

Edge,

Kaigler,

Baggett,

Edwards,

Knowles.

Blalock,

Edenfield,

Kendrick,

Brannen,

Ennis of Floyd,

Lance,

Bedgood,

Ennis of Baldwin, Leard,

Boifeuillet,

Faust,

Little,

Brinson of Burke, Ford,

Lott,

Boynton of Calhou!l, Foster,

Longley,

Boynton of Spalding, Fogarty,

Craig,

Felder,

Law, l\Ioore,

Cole,

Felker,

Mozley,

Cook of Decatur, Freeman,

Morgan,

Cook of Oconee,

Gowen,

Meldrim,

Calvin, Collum, Cannon,

Grice, Hall, Hill,

Maddox, Meadows, Montfort,

;)Jbj

578
Mansfield, Morrison, McLaughlin, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Pawlette, Parker, Palmer,

JouRKAL oF THE HousE.

Pace,

Thompson,

Pearce,

Thomas of Clarke_

Quillian,

Thomas of Pierce

Rawls,

Thomas of Ware,.

Reid,

Underwood,

Reece,

Vaughn,

Redding,

Vincent,

Rudicil,

West,

Rutherford,

Webb,

Slaton,

Wight,

SJWift,

Wren,

Simpson,

Wright,

Stone,

Watkins,

Smith of Crawford, Whipple,

Smith of Hancock, Wilkes,

Taylor,

Worsham,

Turner,

Wilcox of Wilcox,.

Thomason of Morgan Yates,

Ti=erman,

Mr. Speaker.

Those absell!t were Moosrs.-

Branch,

Juhnson of Baker,

Boswell,

Kiser,

Bartlett,

Mullinax,

Brinson of Emanuel, McDonald,

Bennet of Glynn, MoMichael,

Bennett of Jackson, McKee,

Calhoun,

McCranie,

Griffin,

Patten,

Hogan,

Phinizy, Robe'l"ts, Rawlings, Salter, Sell, Walden, Whitaker, Wiicox of Telfair.

The Journal \Vas read, an iruaccuracy tJherein corrected, and confirmed as coiTectd.
The following resolution was, by unanimous consent, introdneed, read and adopted:

l\lmmAY, ~OYE:\lBER 22, 1897.

579

By ~Ir. Fogarty of Richmond-

A resolution 'auth'orizing the Committ of the whole House to consider House bills as a whole or in sections, as the Committee may direct.

l\1~. "Wight, Chairman of the Committee on t;he Asylum for the Blind, submitted 'tJhe following report:

.Mr. Speaker:

The Committee OIIl the Asylum for tlhe Blind h'ave had under oonsideration joint resolution Ko. 181, which they instn:-uct me to rC!pOI't back to the House with if::he reoommendation thla!t it do pass.

RespectJfully submitted.

ED L. WIGHT, Ohai'I."'Dan.

l\Ir. Boynton, Chair<rrnm of the OommitJtee on Amendments to the Constitution, submitted 1Jhe following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Commiftee on Amendments to 'the Constitution 'haYe had under consideration the foUowing Senate bill, which they instrnot me to report 'back to 'the House witih the recommendation tJ1at the same do pass, to wit:
Senat bill Ko. 13, to be entitled an act to amend paragraph 2 of section 2 of article 7 of the Constitution, so as to enlarge the power of exemption from taxation of all places of religions worship or burial, and all rollege property, etc.

5RO

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

~\ 1~"- Ifons0 l>ills X os. 20 mHl :.?+, amendatory of the Con~'tiltttion, so as to JH'o\itlc for t'ltc cledion of Superior Court Judges and Solil"itm,;-(;pnetall>~- t:lw people, and :for oihn J>lll1)0"{'.", whi<h 'they n<nmnwtHl <lo pass.

, \Jsu, Uon~e hill X o. 1 :;:3, mnendatury of 't'he Constitu-
tion~~~ ns to alln\\ a tnt<tl dinw<e to he pyant<'cl on the YeTdiet ,,j' nnejnr,Y in <ascs in \\'hi<h 110 tlden.'>e i,; filetl, wl1ich
the.' n,>ll1ll1Cnd du pass.

"\1.->. !Ion~t l>ill So. 100, :llttew]at,>r.' of 'the Constitu-
tiou, ]>1'11\iding f11t' t lw paylll<'llt nf JH'n:'ions to certain witlo\\-~ 11f ( 'unfc:letnte ,.;oltlicr~. \\hieh tit<','' instruct me to rc-p<~rr tJ t!t<' 111>11-<' "ir!t r!t< r<<o1nlll<'11dati,>n t.lt:lt the ~ame do not pa8~.

.1. L. llOY:\T():\, C'!t~lirman.
~Ir. ()]inT, ( 'ltairman uf the CumlllittPC on 1~nro11ment, snhlllirt<tl rlw folln\Ying rq>mt:
JJ,-. Sjwakcr: Tit< ( ,>mmitte< l'<'Jl'H't a.'i <1n1." enml]c,] :m<l read~- for
tlte ~i)-!1t:ltlll'C' nf t It< Sp('ak<r of the- IIon"e an<l Presi<lent of r:lte S11wt< the full<>\\ing l>ill, to wit:
"\_ l>ill to prt~hihit tl~t playin,Q: of fooi~Jall in this State.

\[mmAY, XoYE:IIBER 22, 1897.

581

lJnder the head of unfinished business the following bills ~were read the third 1time, the report of the Committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Armstrong of \\~ilkE~s-

A bill to protect bicycle \Yays in \Vilkes County.

On tihe pa.ssage of the bill the ayes wE're 97, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing received a constitnrtimral majority, was passed.

By :Mr. Rnth0rford of ~Innroe--

A bill to amend section 29 of an act approl'ed December 18th, 189, relatiYe to the opcni11g of prin:te ways.

The Committee reconunended that t1w hill pass by substitute.

The report. of the CommitteP was ap:rt>C'rl to.

On the pasi'lag:e of t'he bill hy su:bstitut.e the a:es were 92, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing recoiwd a coni'titntional majority. was passC'cl by substitut.

By ~[C"SSl'S. Hntl1erforcl of IYorsl!:am-

A bill to <amC"ncl the act incorporating the cit. of Culloden.

On the pas.~age of the hill t1w a;-"es WE're 93, the na;-s 0.

Tlw bill, haYing rC'rt>iwcl a c-onstitntionalmajorit.Y, was passed.

582

JouRXAL oF THE Hoc,;E.

By :Messrs. Rutherford and \Vorsham-

A bill to establish a system of public schools in Culloden. On the passage of the bill the ayes 1vere 97, the nays 0. The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

B.r :Jfr. Thomas of \Yare-

A bill to amend section 20 of the clwrter of the city of \Vaycross.
On trhe passage of the bill tl1e ayes were 97, the nays 0.
The bill, having received a constitntionral majority, was passed.

By :Jfr. Ellis of Stewart-
A hill to prol'ide for election;; of tlw General A;;sembly by acc-lamation in cPrtain cases.
Tlw Committee proposed the following 'amendments, tfi<J wit:
B,v inserting in the f'apbion the following prm'i;.;o: "provided all elections for L"nitecl States senator shall l>e riva voec," which amendment was ragreed to.

Also, by striking out all of tl1e first se>ntence of said par~gmph, to wit: "A11 elections by the General Assembly shall be vira voce and the vote shall'appe>m on tJl1e Journal of the House of Representatives," and inserting in lieu tl1erpof the words: "All elections of the General Assem-

::\JoxnAY, XovE)fBER 22, 189i.

583

bly for L~nitcd States Senator, and when two or more can-
didates arc announced for the .3ame office, shall be viva
rocc, aml the Yote shall appear on the Journal 'Of tJhe House Df Representat.ins, but when there is only one candidate mmounced for an office ot;her -than united States Senator, the election shall be by acclamation," wh~CJh amendment -was agreed to.

The repDrt of the Committee was ag1eed to.

::Jir. Ellis, Qlf Stewart, moved to table the bill.

:Jir. Blalock, of Fayette, moved that 'the bill be indefinitely postponed.

The motion to ttable pl'e,ailecl.

By :1Ir. Johnson of Hall-
A bill to amend the ch'arter of the city of Gainesville.
On the paS"age of the bill t:hc ayes were 99, the nays 0.
The bill, l1m-ing recein'd a constitutional majority, was passed, and its immediate 'tran'smission to :uhe Sen:ate dill'eCted.

By ::Jir. Calvin of Richmond-
A bill to require tha't all packages eon1baining mixed :flour shall have mark~d thereon 'the words 'lmixed :flour,"
iand other marks showing what the same weighs, etc.
'Dhe Committee proposed to amend as follows:
By inserting in the eleverrtJh line of section 1, between

584

JouRXAL OF THE HocsE.

1the 1vords "sale" and "plainly," the words: "for consnmption ~within tJhis State."

Also, to amend the title of tJ:w bill by striking on t the word "in" in the third line and inserting the ll"onls "for consumption wi:thin."

Also, to fnrther ameond sectrion 1 b: adding at t~he dose thereof tho words: "the 1\'0rds 'mixeel flonr' shall be not less than t.wo inches in length."

Also, to amend section 3 by inserting in the fifth line, between the words "dcliYer" and "any" the \\'ords "or consumption within tlhis State."

Also, to add t1he follo\1-ing section, to he known as section 4, and ~he rema,ining sectrons to he numbered accordingly: ''Seetion 4. Be it fnrther cna<'tP<l that no flom :'<hall be recein~d by any jobber, dealer, rNailer, mere:1wnt, person, fil'lll or coq)oration within this State to be sol<l or offered for salC' within thi,;; State' Hill('~,; the rmckap:e <'Ontaining ;;neh flour has plainl.' mark0<l. branded or lalHled on eaeh package the wmw and rhe loc-ation of the mill by whic:h the flour i,.; mannfaetnrc>d. Said printing, ma:rking, bPan'cling, stmnp:' or lalwls, slwwinp: r.lw 1wip:ht, name and lO<'ation of t'l10 ma nnfa<tnrer, :<ha li h0 in letter;; not smaller than one inch."

The amenclmerjlts \\"ere ~1greecl to.

11he report of the Cmnmitt0e \\"as agreed to.

The Honse rc>comid0red its action in agrC'ing to the re~ port of the Committee.

:Mo~DAY, No\'E~IBER 22, 1897.

.')85

.Mr. \Yebb, of Cherokee, offered to amend by adding the following proYiso: "ProYided that rthis ~ct shall not go into effect until ~Iar~h 1st, 1898.

~\Ir. Xiles, of ~Iacon, moYed to amend the amendment by substituting "January" for "~Iarch."

~Ir. Xiles, of ~Iacon, withdrew his amendment to the amendment.

The amendment offered 'by ~Ir. \Yebb, of Cherokee, was agreed to.

The report of the Committee, as amended, ''"as agreed to. ~Ir. Felde,r, of Fulton, mowd that the House reconsider its action in agTeeing to the report of the Committee, as amended.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On the passage of t11e bill tlhe ayes were 05, the nays 0.
The bill, haYing recein(l a con;;titutional ma.iorit_,,, was passed as amended.

The follm\'ing bill, whic,h had been sCit as the special order for the honr, was displaced, and reset as the special orde1 for \Yedn('sda.Y 1wxt, the 2-Hll im'lt.., at 3 o'dol'k p. m., to wit:

By ~Ir. Hendei-son of Fors.vth-
A bill to provide orr tl1e election of Judges and So1iciiJors-Gf'!nel'al by the people.

586

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Three hundred copies of the bill \Vere ordered printed for the use of the House.

The following hill was recommitted to the Committee on Eclncation, to wit:

By ::\fr. ::\IcDaniel 'Of Fannin-
Bill X o. 429, which proYides for a c>hange in the common-school laws.
The follo"-ing resolutions were introduced and read, to wit:

By ::\fr. :\fansfirld of ::\[d!l'ro:-h~"" rPsolntion dirccting the State J,ibrat-ian to furnish eer-
1:a:in hooks to the Orclinar.'- of ":\Icintosh County.
RefPr""leod to Committ<>e on CountiPs and County ::\fatteTS.

By ::\f r. Dmwan of Honst<m-
"" re'i'olntion directing that all hills and suhsti<tntes for bills rPla:tiYe 'to t11C fn tnre disposition of tile State's eon>ricts, he recommitted to 'the Penitentiary Oommittee, and said Committee to report 'a bill ba<'k within fh-e days embodying certain ideas namod in the resolution offered.

ThP rPsoln'tion 'of ::\fr. Dnncan, of Houston, was put and lost.

The House rei'ohed itself into a Committee of the w:hole Honse for the purpose of considering the measure known .ao thr Penitentinry Committee's ('OnYict bill, and other

MoNDAY, KoYE~IBER 22, 1897.

587

bills introduced as substitutes therefor, 1fr. Charters, of Lumpkin, in the chair.

The Commilltee arose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.

The report of the Committee of the whole House was agreed to.

The hour of adjournment was, on motion of :3Ir. Fogarty, of Richmond, extended unbil the following 'bills could be rend t1w second time, to wit:

B; ::\Ir. Stone of \\~alton-
~-".. bill to proYicle for the future disposition of the convicts.

By ::\Ir. Hall of Coweta-
A bill to esbabli::Jh a prison commission in this Sta'te, and for other purposes.
The mot,ion prm"ailed, and the bills were read the second time.
I~eave of a1bsence was granted to the Speaker for Saturday last and for to-day.
The 1wur of adjournment h:aving arrived, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock ~. m. to-morrow.

58S

JouR~AL oF THE HousE.

Atlanta, Ga., l:\oYember 23d, 1807.
The 1Iouse met pursuant to a<ljom"llllle>nt, at n o'c-.lock
a. m. this day. was called to order I'" the Speaker. aml opened witJh pmyer by the Chaplain.

By unanimous consent, leaye of absence was granted to the Chaplain for the purpose of a:ttemling the Conference of the :JL E. Chure:h, South.

Tl10 rull was <alle1l. mHl tlw follo\\ing members anS\\"Cl'C'tl tu ~heir nanH:s, to vit:

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, BurKe, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen,

Bedgood,

Dickerson,

Boifeuillet,

Duncan of Chatham,

Brinson of Burke, Duncan of Houston,

Boyll'ton of Calhoun, Duncan of Lee,

Boynton of Spalding, Ellis,

Bennett of Jacks-on. Edge,

Craig,

Edwards,

Cole,

Edenfield,

Cook uf Decatur, Ennis of Baldwin,

Cook of Oconee,

Faust,

Calvin,

F-oTd,

Coilum,

Foster,

Cannon,

Fogarty,

Clement,

Felder,

Charters,

Freeman,

Calhoun,

Gowen,

Chapman,

Urice,

Dodson,

Hall,

Duffy,

Hill,

Durham,

Hitch,

Deakins,

Hawes,

Davison,

Harrell,

TcESDAY, XoYE::IIBER 23, 1897.

589

Hamby,

McLaughlin,

Hightower,

McMichael,

Herrington,

McDaniel,

Henderson of Colquitt McConnell,

Henderson of DeKal:J McCook,

Henderson of Irwin, McKee,

Hender-sonof Forsyth McCranie,

Henderson ofWasht'n ~lcLarty,

Jordam,

McGehee,

Johnson of Hall,

McDonough,

Johnson of Appling, Nicholas,

Johnson of Taliaferro Nisbet,

Kaigler,

Niles,

Knowles,

::>Jevi!!.

Kendrick,

Oliver,

Lance,

Oakes,

Leard,

Ogletree,

Little,

Patten,

Lott,

Pauiette,

Longley,

Parker,

Law,

Palmer,

Moore,

Pace,

::\lozley,

Pearce,

::\Iorgan,

Quillian,

::\Iaddox,

Rawls,

::\Ieadows,

Reid,

::\lontfort,

Reece,

Mansfield,

Roberts,

Morrison,

Rawlings,

::\1ullinax,

Redding,

McDonald,

Rudicil,

Rutherford, Slaton, Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wren, Wright, Wa!lden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, \Vorsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Tho;;e absent were )Iessrs.-

Brinson of Emanuel, Callaway,

Bennet of Glynn, Ennis of Floyd,

Copeland,

Felker,

Griffin, Hogan, Johnson of Baker,

590
Kiser, Meldrim, Phinizy,

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

Salter, Swift,

Thomas of Ware, WHcox of Telfair,

'J1he Journal was read.

::'IIr. Felder, of Fulton, gave notice of a motion to reconsidm: the action of the House on yesterday in passing the foll01ving bill, to wit:

By ::'IIr. CalYin of Richmond-
A bill to pre>"en:t 1tfue sale of mixed flour in 'this State without having 'the packages properly marked, 'and for other purposes.
The J~ourna:l was confirmed.
Mr. Felder, of Fulton, made the motion to reconsider, notice of which 'lvad been given immediately aft,er the reading of the Journal.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
By unanimous consent, Senate bill No. 4, by Senator Starr, of the Forty-third, was made the special order for to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The following being the special order for the 'hour, was t,aken np and read the third time, to wit:

By ::'IIr. Boynton of Spalding-
A bill to prohibit barrooms i11 thi,- ~tate. and for other purposes.

TuESDAY, illoYL\tBER 23, 1897.

591

The bill was about to be put upon its passage, and on it<; passage ::\Ir. Patt-en, of Thomas, called for the ayes :and nays.

::\Ir. Armstrong, of Wilkes, mo'\"OO to ta:ble the bill.

On the motion to ta!ble, }fr. Paltten, of Thomas, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained and had, as ollows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Armstrong Bates, Bush, Bussey, Black, BurweL, Bartlett, Brannen, Boiieuillet, Collum, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Dodson, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Dnncan of Houston, Duncun of Lee,

Ennis of Floyd, Fogarty, Felder, Harrell, Hightower, Jordan, Kiser, Knowles, Kendrick, Lance, Law, :\I organ, Meldrim, Mansfield, :\1 nllinax, l\leLanghlin, McDaniel, McCook, McKee,

::\IcLarty, McDonough, Nevin, Pearce,
Raw!~.
Reid, Reece, Rawlings, ReJ.ding, Rudicil, Slaton, Smith of Hancock,. West, Webb, '\Yh!ht, Whitaker, Wilcox of Wilcox,
Yatt>~,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Atkinson, Boyd, Berry,

Brown, Branch, Bowden,

Bo~well,
Bal!gett, Blalo<k,

592

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Bedgood,

Hall,

Ogletree,

Brinson of Burke, Hill,

Patten,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hawes,

Panhtte,

Boynton of Spalding, IIamuy,

PaeP,

Bennett of J aekson, Henderson oi Col<Juitt, Quillian,

Craig,

Henderson of Irwin, Hntl1eriord,

Cole,

Henderson of Forsyth, Switt,

Cook of Deeatur,

Henderson of Wash'n, Simpson,

Cook oi Oconee,

.Johmon of Appling, Sell,

Cal Yin,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Taylor,

Calhoun,

Kaigler:

Turner,

DnJry,

Leard,

Th.>mason of l\Iorgan,

Durham,

Lott,

Tiu1nlerrnan,

Deakins,

Longley,

Tliumas of Clarke,

DaYison, Ellis, EcJge, .Edwards, Edenfield, :Faust, Ford, }'oster, Freeman, Gowen, Griee,

::\Ioore, :\IaddJX, .:\Ieadows, Montfort, :Uorrison, J.IcDonald, McConnell, :\IcGPIJee, Nicholas, Uli\er,

Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of \Vare, Gnderwood.
\~aug;hn,
Yincent, Vi alden, "'atkins, Whipple, Wilkes, \Voroham,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Bond, Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Gl)nn, Cannon, C o p .. l a n d , Callmyay, Ennis of Bald win, Felker, Gri1lin, Hogan,

II itch,

Pnrkcr,

1Ierrington,

?ahner,

Hentlerwn of JleKalb,Phinizy,

John,on of Hall,

ltolJl'rtg,

Johnson of Baker, Salter,

Little,

Stone,

:\Iozley,

Smith of Cnndorcl,

:'llc:\Iichael,

Thomp:"on,

McCranie,

\\' ren,

Nisbet,

\\'right,

::"\iiPs,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Oakes,

:\I r. Speaker.

TuESDAY, XoYE:~!BER 23, 1897.

593

}fr. Longley, of Troup, moved that th~ special oTder be temporarily displaoed, and that ~three hundT'ed oopies of the same be printed for diSitribution.

On 'the mO'tion to tempo~arily displ,ace tJhe special ordeT,. Mr. Hitch, of Brooks, oalled for the 3.yes and nays, which call was sustained and had, as foUows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Bush, Black, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Collum, Clement, Charters, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ennis of Floyd,

Fogarty,

Nedn,

Felder,

Pace.

Hitch,

Rawls,

Hightower,

Reid,

Henderson ofColquitt, Reece,

Kiser,

Redding,

Knowles,

Rudicil,

Lance,

Stone,

Longley,

Thomas of Clarke,

:Meldrim,

West,

Mansfield,

Webb,

McLaughlin,

Whitaker,

McDaniel,

'Vorsham,

McKee,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

McDonough.

Yates.

Niles,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Bates, Boyd, Berry, BussPy, Branch, Bowden, Boswell,
38bj

Bartlett,

Craig,

Baggett,

Cole,

Blalock,

Cook of Decatur,

Brannen,

Cook of Oconee,

Bedgood,

Calhoun,

Brinson of Burke, Chapman,

Boynton of Spalding, Deakins,

Bennett of Jackson, Davison,

594

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Ellis,

Johnson of Hall,

Patten,

Edge,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Paulette,

Edwards,

Kaigler,

Pearce,

. Edenfield

l.earq,

Quillian,

Faust,

Lott,

Rawlings,

Ford,

Law,

Swift,

Foster,

Moore,

Simpson,

Freeman,

Maddox,

Sell,

Gowen,

Meadows,

Smith of Hancock,

Grice,

Montfort,

Taylor,

Hall,

Mullinax,

Thomason of :\!organ,

Hill,

McDonald,

Thomas of Pierce,

Hawes,

:\'IcConnell,

Thomas of \Vare,

Harrell,

McLarty,

Underwood,

Hamby,

McGehee,

Vaughn,

Henderson of Irwin, Nicholas,

Walden,

Henderson of Forsyth, Nisbet,

Whipple,

Hend,.rson of Wash'n, Oliver,

Wilkes.

Jordan,

Ogletree,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, Bond, Brown, Burke, Burwell, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Calvin, Cannon, Copeland, Callaway, Ennis of Baldwin, Felker, Griffin,

Hogan,

Phinizy,

Herrington,

Roberts,

Hender~on of DeKalb, Rutherford,

Johnson of Baker, Salter,

Johnson of Appling, Slaton,

Kt>ndrick,

Smith of Crawford,

Little,

Turner,

:Mozley,

Timmerman,

Morgan,

Thompson,

Morrison,

Vincent,

)Jcl\Iichael,

Wight,

McCook,

\Vren,

l\IcCrnnie,

Wright,

Oakes,

\Vatkins,

Parker,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Palmer,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 47. 'Nays 82. Not voting 48.

TuESDAY, NovEMBER 23, 1897.

595

The motion 'to displace temporavily tthe speci,al oroer, ~and ihat three humked copies of the same lbe prinood, was there-Jore lost.

:Mr. Hall, of Coweta, called for tJhe previous question, which call w-as sustair1ed, and the main qncsbion ordered.

On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were called for by :Jir. Patton, of Thomas, w'hich call wa\3 sustained .and had, 'a;; follow:<:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Atkinson,

Faust,

1\IcConnell, .

'Bates,

Ford,

Mc<Tehee,

Boyd,

Foster,

Nicholas,

Berry,

Freeman,

Nisbet,;

Branch,

Gowen,

Oliver,

Bowden,

Grice,

Ogletree,

Boswell,

Hall,

Patten,

;Baggett,

Hill,

Pace,

Blalock,

Hitch,

Quillian,

Brannen,

Hawes,

Rutherford,

Bedgood,

Hamby,

Swift,

.Brinson of Burke, Hightower,

Sell,

.Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Irwin, Rmith of Crawford,

Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyth, Turner,

Craig,

Henderson:o Wash'n, Thomason of Morgan,

Cole,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Thomas of ware,

Cook of Oconee.

Kaigler,

Underwood,

.Duffy,

Leard,

Vincent,

,Durham,

Lott,

wren,

Deakins,

Longley,

'\Vaiden,

:Davison,

Moore,

'\Vatkins,

Ellis, Edge,

1\Iaddox, )feadows,

Whipple, Wilkes,

Edwards, Edenfield,

Montfort, McDonald,

worsbam.

596

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

.Adams,

Harrell,

Oakes,

Bush,

Henderson of Colquitt, Paulette,

Brown,

Henderson of DeKalb, Pearce,

Bussey,

.Jordan,

Rawls,

Black,

.Johnson of Hall,

Rt>id,

Burwell,

Kiser,

Reece,

Boifeuillet,

Knowles,

Rawlings,

Boynton of Calhoun, Kendrick,

Redding.

Cook of Decatur,

I.ance,

Rudicil,

Calvin,

Law,

Slaton,

Collura,

l\Jorgan,

Smith of Hancock,.

Clement,

:Meldrim,

Taylor,

Charter~,

Mansfield,

Timmerman,

Chapman,

::\'Iullinax,

Thomas of Clarke,

Dodson,

l\IcLaughlin,

Thomas of Piercf'.

Dickerson,

McDaniel,

'.Vest,

Duncan of Chatham, l\lcKee,

Webb,

Duncan of Houston, McLarty,

Duncan of Lee,

:\lcDonough,

Wight, "'hi taker,

Ennis of Floyd, Fog,rty, Felder,

Xiles, NeYin,

Wilcox of Wikox,.
Yatl.'~-

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Arm-trong. Bnd, Burke, BartlPtt, Brinson of Emanuel. Bl.'nnPt nf (i]\nn, Cannon, Calhou , Cope!Htlfl CHI! away E<mis f B tl<lwin,

FP!ker, G1itfin, Hogan, Herrington, .J ohnAon of Baker, .Johnson of Appling, Little, :\fozll'y, Morris n, 1\le:\liehael, :\!eCook, :\lc( 'raniP,

Parker, Palmer, Phinizy, Roberts, Salter, Simp-'on, Stone, Thompson, Vaughn, Wright, Wilcox of Telfair,. :\Ir. Speaker.

-"'-:~es 74. Nays 64. Not voting 37..

TuESDAY, NoYE~IBER 2:3, 1897.

597

The bill, not 'having received a constitutional majority, -was loot.

~Ir. Boynron, of Spalding, gave notice of a motion to reconsiP.er the acticm of the House rto-day in its failure to :pass t,he bill.

Bill No. 260, by ::\Ir. Dodson, of Sumter, which 1lmd been. made the specilll order for the hour, was displaced and made 1the speclial order for Friday next ~t 10 o'cluck a. m., the special order for that hour being displaced and reset so as to immediately follow bill No. 260, by Mr. Dodson, of Sumter, which is a bill to reguhlite defenses to actions on life insurance policies.

House bill No. 466, by }Jr. Thomas, of Clmke, whi~h .provides for coeducation in the State University, was made -the special order for Tuesd~ay next at 10 o'clock a. m.

The :foHowing message was received from the Senate, -through l\fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

.Mr. Speaker:

The Sena:te has passed by rthe requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:
A bill to au'bhorize the ~f.ayor rand Oouncil of the city of LaGrange to esfu!hlish a system of watell'works, el,ectric lights, sewerage, etc.

Also, a bill to !1."1])Blll an act incorporating the town of Thomaston, approved March 16tfu, 1869.

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Also, a biH 'tlo amend thre charter of the 'to'''"n of Buchan1an, in Hraralson Cmmty.

Also, ~ bill to change the town of Lawrenceville to the city of lJawrenooville.

Also, 'a bill to e:x.i:end the eorpCYra'tle limits of the town of East Rome.

Also, a bill tlo amend the chraT'teT of the town of Washington, in Wilkes Ommty.

Also, 1a hill to incorporate the to,vn of Ocilla, in Irwin County.

Also, a bill 'Uo extend the corporate lim~ts of Donglasc ville, in Douglas County.

The SenaJte has also passed the following House bills as amencled, rto wit:

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Dahlonega,_ in Lumpkin County.

Also, a bill tJo incorpCYrate the town of Pepperton, m Butlts County.

Also, a hiU to incorporate the town of Mountville, m_ the County of Troup.

The Senate has also C'oncurred in the following resolutions of the House, to wit:

A resolution inviting Hon. J. L. 1I. Curry and tl1e Hon. James \Yilson to ~ddress the General Assembly on Nmem~
bei!." 29th, at 11 o'dock a. m.

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599

Also, a resolution ruppoin1ting a joint Committee of ten from tfue House and five from the Senate to visi't and report t'he condition of the Georgia ~ormal School a;t ~~thens. The Committee on the part of the Senate is ~fessl'S. StewaTt of 27tJh district, Carter of 31st district, .Sheffield of 12th district, Bl1al,ock of 35tJh distJrict, Dunwody of 4th district.

Mr. Dodson, Ohainnrun of the Omnmi:ttee on Counties and County ~htters, submitted 'the following report:

Mr. Speake1:

The Committee on Counties ~nd County 1faJtters h1ave had under consideration the foUowing Ho~se 'bills, which
they instruct me to report back to the House with. the
recommendation 'that ;the same do pass, to -..vit:

A bill to atbolish the City Court of Coffee County, etc.

A bill to amen:d serti>on 583 of v<olume 1, Code of Georgia, 1895, relating t:o non-suspension of cer~.ain road lmvs by recommendation of tJhe grand jury, etc.

A hill to proYide :far a better regulation in tlre oollection of taxoes for road purposes in Lee County, to provide for a better system for working the roads in said Oounty.

Also, the :following House resolution, which they instruct me to report back rto the House wit!h the recomme'lldation that the same do pass, to mt:

A resolution providing far the furnishing by the State Librrurian cerbain books to the Ordin'ary .of ~fcintooh County.

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Also, the following House bill, which they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that the same do n~ pass, to wit:

A bill to amend section 813 of t'he Code of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Respootfu.Uy submitted.

W. A. DODSON, Chairman.

The following minority report was submirtted:

J.lfr. Speaker:
We, the undersigned members of the Gener1al Judiciary Committee, submit the following minority report, :ifue GenCTal Judiciary Oommittee baving reported adversely the :Jiollowing bill:
A bill to increase trhe income of the l:ni"n~n;ity of Georgia and its branch in.'3titntions, and ror other purposes. \Ve, the undersigned, disagree to the report of the majmity, and recommend that the same do pass.
Respectfully submitted.
B. H. HILL, Chairman, \Y. P. COLE, T. P. LONGLEY, J. },f. PACE, J. J. BATES, .T. J. BO\YDEN, W1tL M. HAWES,

TuESDAY, NovEl\IBER 2;~, 1897.

601

J. E. MOZLEY, C. C. THO~LL\.S, J. F. REDDING, A. C. STONE, J. L. BOYNTON, Calh~n, C. :ilL HITCH, J AS. S. BOYNTON, B. F. ::\IeLAUGHLIN, J. P. D"LXCAN, A. L. BARTLETT, J. ~L 1\IOORE,

~[r. Felder, <Ohairm&n of the General J udieiary Committee, submitted the foHowing report:

Mr. Speaker:
The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration House bill No. 723, in refe;rence to requiring students of tl1e State Uni,ersity and its branch institutioru; 'to pay tuitioo, and I am instructed >to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that rit do not pass.
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Ohairman.

:Mr. Johnson, Ohail'Illan of the Committee on Corporations, su'bmit'ted the :f{)llowing report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee !have had under coosideration the foHowing House biHs, which they instruct me to report back to

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the House with the recommendabion t:h<at same do pass. to wit:

A bill 'Do amend thP -charter {If the town of Bliairnville, in L nion Oounty.

Also, a bill to incorporate 'the Oartecay and Ellijay Telephone Company.

The Committee have also had under eonsideration the following Sen<atJe bill, >v'hrich I am instructed to report back to tihe House with the rooommenda'tion thrut same do pass, to wit:
A hill to abolish the charter of 'the town of Lyons, in Tatll'all County, and to est;a~blish a new ch<arter for same.

Respectfully submitited. FLE'DOHER ~f. JOH:NSON, Ohairman.
:Mr. Oliver, Ohairman of the Oommiutee on Enrollment, submitted rthe following repart:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committ.ee I'eport ,as duly emolled ml'd signed by the Spooker of the House ~nd Presiderrt of the Sen'aJte and ready for 1fue sigll'ature of ifue Governor:
An act 'to amend section 420 'of the Criminal Code 'Of
1895.
Respectfully submitted.
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

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J.fr. BartletJt, member of the Gene~al Judiciary Committee, submitted the following minority report from the General Judiciary Committee:

Mr. Speake1:

The major~ty 1epol"t of the General Judiciary Committee reoommending the passage 'by substitUJte of House bill No. 221 in reference to admission of applicants to the practice of law in this Sta:te, I must respectfully disagree 'bo the recommenda<tion, and recommend thrut said do not pass.

Respectfully submitted.

A. L. BARTLETT.

J.Ir. Oliver, Chairma~ of the Committee on Enrollmenrt:,. submitted tJhe :following report:

-Mr. Speaker:
'l'he Oommibbee on Enrollment report as duly enrolled and ready for the sign'ature of the Speaker of tJhe House .and President of the Sen'ate, the :following acts:
An act 1bo incorporate tlhe town of Thomaston, in U poon Col.Jinty.
~t\..lso, an ac't to change the town of Lawrencevill-e to the city of Lawrenceville.

Also, an 1act to eXTtend uhe corpomte limits of East Rome.
Also, an act to amend the charter of the town of Buchan an.

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Also, ~an aot to authorize the city of r~aGmnge to is:,--ue bonds for watel"works, electric lights, sewemge, :fior said -city.

Hespectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

1fr. Swi:f1t, Ohairma:n Committee on Banks and Ban:kmg, submitited the following report:

Jlfr. Speake~:

The Committre on Banks and Banking ihave had under considerati~on Horuse hill No. 735 'and 736, By :M:r. Blalock, of FayetN>, <and :nstrod. me as their Chairman to report the same back to iJhe House with the recommendation that they do pass.

Said Committee haYe also had under considemtion House bill No. 378, by :M:r. Simpson, of Milton, and instn-uct me tu report tlhe same back to the House and request that it be read 'a second <time and recommitted to ilhis Committee.

The Oommittee have also 'had under consideration House bill No. 556, and they instruct me to report the same back wi1Jh the recommendation tiha't the same do pass.

Respectfully submitted.

TI-I01fAS ~L S\VIFT, Chairman.

The following hill, which was made the <Special order for 'tlhe 23d inst., ~at 10 o'clock, WaS displaced 'and reset as the special ord,er for December 1st, aJt 10 o'clock a. m., :to wit:

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605

By )Ir. Hamby of Rabun-

A bill to provide for .the purchase and display of United States flags on the common-school houses of the State.

The following bill ''~s made the special order immediately a:!iter the considerat~on already fixed for Friday, the 26th, to w1t:

By }fr. Felder of FulbonA bill to revise t.he elootion laws of this Svate.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Hall of Coweba, for the remainder of to-day and for to-morrow.
The Senate amendments to the following House 'bilk '""ere concurred in, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Ogletree of ButtsA bill to incorporate the town 'of Pepperton, in Butts
County.
By )fr. Longley of TroupA bill to incorporate the tJown of Moun:tville, in Troup
County.
By }fr. Thomas of \Yare-A bill to am'Ild the act incorporating the town of Doug-
las, in Ooffee County. The following bill was read the third time and put upon
its passage, 'DO w~t:

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By :Mr. Calvin of Richmond-
A bill to amend section 1642 of the Code of 1895.
1Ir. Cah-in proposed to amend section 1 by inserting in the sixtCnth line, afterr the woTds "or d81aling in," the words "and hy inserting in the second Iine of said section, between the Word 'confederate' and the ~word 'soldier' the worcls ''or L nion," which was not agreed to.
Alilo, to amend said se~tion in lines 't1wn ty and thirty-one by inserting between the word "Oonfedel"ate" and the word "soldier" the words "or Union," which was not agreed to.
Also, to amend t.he ttitie by inserting in line eleven, afterr the word "in," 1the following words: 'cby insetting in the seeond line between the word '\Oonfederute and the worrd "soldier" tJhe words "or Union," which was not agreed 100.
1Ir. \Y atkins, of Gilmer, proposed to amend by striking the >mrds "indigent and disabled," so tha1t said act shall apply t.o all Confederate soldiers, which was n~Yt agreed to.
1fr. X evin, of Floyd, proposed to amend the nrst amendmerut by 1Ir. CalYin, of Ric.hmond, by adding the follo'Wi~ng proYiso: '"ProYided, this ac1t shall not include nny L nion soldier recei.-ing a pension from the Federal goYe'l"'lment," which was adopted.
The repol't 'of the Committee ru; amended \v"as agreed to.
On 't!he rpassage of the bill the ayes were 97, the n'ays 0.
'rhe hill, l1aYing receiYed a constitllltional majority, was pas_-;.ed.

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The following resolution was intl."'Clueed, rood ram.d adopted, to wit:

By ~Ir. Boynt'on of Oalhoun-

A resolution providing that the House devote Friday, the :26th inst., or so muc'h .tJhereof as may he necessary, to <reading .Senate bills the third time.
r nder the head of unfini~ed !business the :f1ollorwimg
bill was read tJhe first time and 'ruppropriately referred, to wit:

By 1Ir. Slaton ?f Fulton-

A bill iJo change the oorporate limits of OaHand City.

Referred to Special Judici<ary Committee.

The following Senrute biH was read the tlfuird time, the
report of the Committee agreed m, and put upon irts pa&."llg'e,
to wit:

By ~Ir. R.edwine of the 33d-

A billrto abolish the City Oourt of Jackson County.

On the passage a We bm the ayes were 98, the nays- 0.

Tihe bill, having receiYed a constitution'al majority, was passed.
On motion of ~fr. Johnson, of Hall, the morning- sessirn1 -..vas extended until tJhe rollO'wing bill could <be read the 1:hircl time and put upon i~ts passage, to wit:

13y Senator Hedwine of the 33cl-

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A bill to establish the City Court of J effe:roon, in J a0kson County.

::\Ir. Bond, of :Madison, proposed to amend the bill as follows: By striking out all of 000tion 6 between the word "solicitor" in the first line of said seeti'on and the wm-ds "fees" in the eighth line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the foUowing words, <to wit: "\Vh1o shall be appointed by the Gowrn-or with <the advice and oonsen<t o the Senate for the term of fonr years," which was not agreed to.

Also, by striking out the word "general" wherever it appears in said section, \vlhich was nlot agreed to.

'l'he report of ifue Committee was ag:reOO to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 101, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional maj'ority, was pas:;e(:l.

The hour fm adjournment having arrived, the House
adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.

3 O'clock P. 1L The House reconvened at t:l1is hour, and was called to order by tihe Speaker. ::\Ir. Dickerson, of Clinch, moved that the House ad-
JOUI'll.
The motion was withdrawn.

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The Sp'aker presented ilo fhe H~use a memorial from c-rtain students of the St~te Ull!ivers~ty praying fur better equipments for physical exercise rut said rinS'titution.

By unanimous conBent, the followim.g bills \vere introdlwed, read i!he first time, and approprilrutely referred, tc: wit:

By i~Ir. Hall of CowetaA bill to ,amernd Sllib-section 4 of sec,tion 1011 of 1Jhe
Code. Refe!'Ted to General J udicrary Committee.

By l\Ir. Brannen of BullochA bill to create a new judicral circuit to be known 'as the
Ogeechee circuit. Referred to General Judiciary Oommittee.

By 1Ir. Felder of FultonA bill to amend the Constitutron of this S'tate so as to
allo,>" certain pmpertJies to lbe exempted from i:JaX'a:tion. ReferrOO. to Committee on Oonsti'tutional Amerndments.

By }Ir. Hill of Troup-
A bill to make an appropriatJion for ~he purchase of an 'experiment :farm in Clarke County.
Referred to Finance Committee.
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By :Mr. Cha~ter,; of Lumpkin-

A bill to authorize the sale of the X.mtheastern Hailroad.

Referroo tJo Com:mLttJee on Railroads.

By 1fr. Longley of Troup--
A bill to auth1orize Oounty a1nd munieipa:l authorities to exact ordirran~es to p1ovide for enforcing vaccinmtioo.
Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanirtntion.

By ~Ir. Simpson of 1filton-
A hill to inc-orpomte the town of Bivington, m 1filton County.
Referred to Comm~ttee on Oorporations.

By 1Ir. Oliver of Burke-
A bill bo pl'Ovide for 'the payment of a 'per diem to Coun'ty. Commissioner,; of Roads 'and Revenues.
Referred ~to Special Judic-iary Committee.
By 1Iessrs. Burwell and Smit:h of Hancoek-
A hill to require the County ~aultlhm..jties of Hancock Count.' to pay the insolvent eosts of the Co1mty Court Qfficern of Ha,ncoC'k County in each Clilile of eonvic!tion where the comic>t is placed 'at work in t1le OounJty ohaingang.
Referred to Special J udieiary Committee.

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611

By :Mr. Wilmes of ThomasA bill tJo amend the ac't rincorpora:ting the town of :Meigs,
in Thomas County. Referred to Commi'ttee on Oorpomtions.

By )fr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to provide for a 'handbook of the W. & A. R. R.
Referred to Special Omnmi'ttee on W. & A. R. R. prop.erty.
Also, a bill to provid<e :for tfue appointment of commisioners to determine boundaries between Georgia rand N oreh Carolina and Tennessee.

Referred to Oommiutee on PUJblic Property.
Also, :a r00lntion authorizing the correction of official map of survey of the right of way of the W. & A. R. R.
Referred to Speoial Oommi:btee on \V. & A. R. R. prop"erty.

By )Ir. West of Lowndes-

A bill to provide for the establis'hmenlt of Cmmty convict chaingangs.

Referred to Committee on Cf0unties and County )fartters. By )Ir. Bowden of Harbershram-

A bill to a:bolish the Board of County Commissioners for Habersham County.

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Referred to Committ.eB on Goun'ties and County }.fattell"S~-
By 1\Ie.ssrs. Clement8 and }fcDonald of Gwinnett-
A bill :to regulate tlhe pra0tice in misdemeanor c<ases m_
Coun:ty and City Cou:r1ts. Referred to Speci'al J udici'ary Committee.
By }fr. Bmfu of MillerA bill :to abolish the County Court of }filler Oounty. Referred to Oommitt:ee on :Counties and County M:atters..
By }fr. Whitaker of HeardA bill to amend section 753 of the Code 'of 1895. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
By 1Ir. Clm11ters of LumpkinA resolution relating to the 'l"llles of the OommitteB of
the whole while said Committee is considering the oonvict measures.
Referred to Committee on Rules.
By :Mr. Berry of \Vhitfield-
A bill to require all companies writing life insurance in-
this State on 1Jhe 'assessment plan to h:ave certain words--
printed on its rupplicati:on, circul:ars, eards, etc. Reft>rred to General Judiciary Committee.

TuESDAY, NovEMBER 23, 1897.

613

J3y }fr. P1eal"'O of Houston-

A 'bill t~o provide :far the paym'elllt of salaries instead of fees tlo cwbain Ooonty officers.

Referreld to O()iffimittoo on Countties arrd Oounty )fatters.

By 1Ir. \Yiloox of WilcoxA bill :to extend the po~wers of the State Railroad Com-
"IDlSSIOn.
Referred to Committoo on Rlailroads.

By }fr. X~isbet of Clayfun-
A bill to prohib~t in tihis State 1tJhe sale of shoes having pasbelboard counters, or insoles, urnless said shoes have that fact appear om them.
Referred to Special Judidary Committee.

By 1fr. }fcLaugfulin of }feriwetherA bill fu ~amend the act incorporating the t!own of Wood-
bury. Referred to Oommittee on Oorpomtions.
The following bills were read the second time, to wit:

By )fr. Paulerbte of Dooa:tur-
A bill oo incorpara:te the :Merehan'ts and Pl1anters Banik:
-()f Bainbridge.

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By ~fr. Blalack of Ftayeilte----

A bill to amend the general tax tact of 1896.

By Mr. Simpson of Milton-

A bill to 'amend an 'a:ct to carry in1to effoot paragraph 18, section 7, article 3 of the Constitution :a this Sta:te.

By 1fr. Paoo of NewtJon-

A bill to amend section 583, V'olume 1 of <the Odele of 1895.

By 1\Ir. DunCiall of Loo-

A bill to change tihe road law for Lee County.

By nfr. Mansfield of :Mcintosh-

A resolution which provid5 fur the furnishing to the Ordin,ary of ~fcinoosh Coullity certain of the Georgia reportB.

Also, 'a resolution directing 1that Nick King, of Mcln<bosh County, be received in the Academy of the Blind.

By Mr. B1alock of Fayette--A bill to amend secti1on 1912 of volume 2 ~ the Code'
of 1895.

'Dhe following Senate bills were read the second !time,., to wit:

By Senrutor }famJ. of tihe 2d-

A bill to repeal the ch'arter of the town of Lyons, iru Tatnall County.

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615

By Sena:t;or Wilcox of the 5th-

A bill to abolish the City Court of Ooffee Oounty.

By Senator Turner of the 37,th-

A bill to amend paragraplh 2 of section 2 of article 7 of ~he Oonst~tution.
The last menti1on~d bill \Vas TI:\"ed as the spe,da:l order fior Tuesday, November 30~h, a:t 9 o'clock a. m.

:Mr. Brown, on the part of the undersig-ned members of the joint committee appoin'ted no investiga;t<' the ltand-oorip fund appropriated by Congra:.s for the "endowment and support of colleges for the benefit a a,.,o-riculture and mechanical arts, in order to promote 'the liberal and practical education of 1the incluskial classes," submitted the following report:

Mr. S]Jf)aker:
We :find 1thrut ~he State University is nbw in receipt of about $30,000 per 'annum from donations made by the Federal governmen't in aid of a college of agriculture an~ mechanic arts.
lTndr tlhe a0t of Oongress, 'passed in 1862, it is required tha't the interest derived from the cap]t.al sum shall be inviol<abl,v applied to the "support of at least one college where the leading object shall be (without excluding scientific and dassical studies and including mili'tary tactic.s), to 1teach such branches of learning as are related 'to agriculture ~nd mechanic arts in such manner as tlhe Legislature of the

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States may respectively pre;,cribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical educa>tion of the industrial dasses in <the several pursuits and professions in life."
'l'he specific object ha:d in Tiew by the goYernment when 1Jhe act proYiding for this money '''as passed !a<nd approved, was to promote the education of the indnstrial classes by haYing uhem taught 'agrieulture and mechanics.
This pm1Yose of the Congress >Yill more fully appear wl1en it is remembered that there was no laek, in a1 ny State in the T;nion, of collt>ges and uniYersities whose exclusive objed was to furnish a strict!; dassical, literary 'and professional education to the ;'oll'ths of t1le respccrtive Sbaites.
Congress saw that no spPcial proYision had been made in !3n; of ~he StMes for special instruction ~n agriculture and the mc-(hanic mts; that seYenty-fiYe per centum of the popu}ation "\\"as r0presentecl b.' t'lw farming and industrral da&ses; that t:lre young people muong fhese producers of the wealth of the country were dearly entitled to a<n opportunit; at l0ast to acquire an educartion t1mt would enable them to apply thC"lnselYes 'to ttheir vocation more intelligently and profit,rubly. Tro meet t:his conditim1 of afFairs, the appropria:tion was made.
It is the duty of t:he Geneml ""\ssembly of Georgi'a to see that this high pui'pose is accomplished.
This congressiol1'al grant was a long deferred reoognition of th1at gr0at body of tli1e peop}e on whose success depends the s1wcess of eYery other inlterest in the departmerut
' T of human endea"V'or. e saw notl1ing at _\thens that showed that the law goYerning dhe appropriart:ion was being fnlly complied with,

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either in spirit or let~ter; in point of fact, 'the money being mainly applied to the support of the University p1operr. There is in nlame a Goorgi'a State C'ollege of Agriculture at ~\rrhens, but 't:\he very fact trhat it is under the egis of ~he rni>ersit.: has operated for years, and operates to-day to make it a college in name only. It is an annex, tha:t is all.
TlH' students, wl1idh W'ere expected to cro\vd its halls, are not t<here. 'Dhis statement is rbut a repetition of the nistor: of this kind of experiment in other States. A college of 'agri<.mlrture 'and mechanic rarts cannot live, much 1ess flourish, under rt,he shadow rof a uni;-ersity. Tro--<day a majority of t:he States of tlhe rnion are conducting the land-"Scrip collegPs sepa.rate and far removed from their State uniYersities.
It 'has been 3atisaettorily demonstratted that it is impractica'ble and unwise to ilry '00 <"onduct a colleg:e of ragrricul1mre and mec'hanic mts in conjundion \\itl1, or in proximit.v to, a univcrsity.
Look at the histTory of th~ Georgia Svate College of Agriculture. The first report, 1873, shmved 95 students; 1874, 91; 1875, 8;"); 1877, 61; 1878, 47; 1880, 62; 1881, 56; 1882, 39; 1883, 3(); showing a stoody falling off in the total number re<nrolled. T:hese figures 'are taken from repmts made to the "X'atio!1!al government, heing from landscrip colleges. ~\:f1t:er 1R83 the reports seemed t'o have bePn malle under the head of "Seien'tific Depalt.ment" o.f the FniYersity, aml i't "~as found impossible to sing-le out the agricnlrt.ural and mechanical art. students from among the university studenlts proper. \Ye found that, while a

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nnnl'ber of students were ma:tricul:a:1Jed in the college of agriculture, there >vere two students Qnly baking the ~o-:ri cultural courses.
In our judgment, the highest interest of the people dematnds that iJhe fund in aid of agriculture and mechanical arts should be instantly withdrawn from the University, and a college, with suitruble farm attached, be loc.atoo rut some desirable poinlt in the State.
It is especioally recommended tJlmt arrangements and provisions be made to allow any student to labor in either 1:/he agTicultural 'Or mechanical department, m both, for s.tipula'boo wages prescribed, so as 'to enable such student to pay a part of his expenses.
\Ye suggest the passage of an act at this session providing for the witthdrawal of t:he funds, 'and that such act should provide for the lOCtation :o a college of agriculture and mechanical al'lts.
J. P. BRO\YX, for House. 1.V. R. KE}.1:P, for Senate, A. C. BLALOCK, for Senate.

The undersigned concnrs in the bod.v of 1the foregoing report, but my position is that, the land-scrip fund, haYing been withdrawn and provision made iior the location of the Stlate college of agriculture and mechanic ants a:t some point other than that at which it is now locruted, an agreement sh'ould be en1:ered inbo, in bhe nature of a conlhact, between the proper parties, under w'hic'h an annual approprila;tion of $25,000 or $30,000 may be annually made 'by the General Assembly to the Unin>rsit;. I am convinced

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thrut the remwal of the col1ege of agricul<ture :and mechanic arts from under the shadow of the U niversitty will further the :highest interests of the people a~d contribute to the welfare of t'he Smte University.
:1fARTIN V. CALVIN, A Representative Richmond Oounrty.

The foUo,,;-]mg bills were read the tlhird time, the report of the Oommittees agreed to, and pult upon 'their passage,. to wit:
By Mr. Ennis of Floyd-

A bill to amend 1Jhe act establishing a system of public schools in t!he city of Rome.

On the passage of 1the bill the :ayes were 93, the nays 0~

The bill, hacvling receiV'ed a constitutional majority, was. passed.
By ilir. Bowden of Habersham-

A bill to incorporate the -city of Toooaa.

On the paooage of the bill :the ayes were 97, the n'ays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

Also, a bill to establish the City Court of Orarkesv:ille and Toccoa.
Mr. Bowden, of Habersham, moved to amend as follows: By striking out in line fiYe, section 11, the words

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''the Februar; and August terms shall he lheld in the city of Clarkt:>sYille, and ::\fay 'and ~O>"emher <terms s'hall he held in the c-ity of Toceoo," w'hich was agreed to.
Also, by adding at the end 'of section 11 the word5: "Tht> judge a said City Court chall prora:te the time of holding each term of said City Oourt hetwt>en the cit: of Clarkc,_,ille and Toccoa, as the business may require," which "as agreed to.

Also, to amend section 34 by adding thereto the following words: "ProYicleocl, however, that no person clharg-ecl with an offense falling within the jurisdiction of the City Court of Clarksville a'ncl Toccoa shall 'have the righ1t to demand indi0tment by the grarrrd jury before trial in said City Court," which was 'agreed bo.

The report of tJhe Committee as amended was 'agreed to.

On the passage of 1the bill'tJhe a:es were 97, the nays 0.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

By ::\Ir. Bowden a Habersham-

A bill to empower the town of Oamilla to issue bonds.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, rtJhe nays 0. The bill, having receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.
By ::\[r. Bowden of Habersham-

A hill to T'eincorporate the city of Clarksville.

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On the passage of the bill1the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Bowden of Ha:bersham-

A hill '00 amend t:he act incorpomting the city of Demorest.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was. passed.

By ::\Ir. Brannen of BuUoch-
A bill to provide extra cvmpensation for the Ordinary 'Of Bulloch Oounty.

0n the passage of tlhe bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0.
T1he bill, having reooived a constitutional majority, wa~ passed.

The following bills were read the third time, the l'eport of the Committee agreed to, and put upon their tpassage,. to wit:

By 2\Ir. Brannen of Bulloc!1-
A bill ro amend the liquor law of Bulloch County.

On llhe passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0.

The bill, having rcl.'eiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.

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Also, a. bill to amend the charter of the town of StJatesboro.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 88, the nays 0.
The bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, Wlas passed.

By Mr. Lance of UnionA bill to amend the charter 'of the :town of Brairsville. On ifue passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the mays 0. 'I'he bill, having received ta constitutional majm+ty, Wfas
passed.

By ~Ir. \Vatkins of Gilmer-

A bill to incorporate tlhe Oartecay :and Ellijay Tele-phone Oompany.

The C'Ommittee pll"Op'Osed to amend by adding at the beginning of rta1e ooprtion tJw words "a bill .to be en,titled," which was agreed to.

On the passage of the hill the ayes were 91, the nays 0.

T1he bin; h'aYing received ta constitutional majority, wtas passed as amended.

By ~Ir. Paulette of DecaturA bill to amend tlhe charter of the to'Wn of W'"higham: On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the n:ays 0.

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The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

The following Sen:a'te hill was read the tllird time, the report of t:he 00mmittee was agreed tlo, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Senator Thomas of the 14th-

A bill 'to amend rt:Jhe charter of t:he town of UnradiUa.

On the passage of the hill the ayes were 93, the nrays 0.

The bill, having received a ooll'Stitl~tJional majority, was passed.

LeaYes of rabsence were granted for a few &ays to Messrs. Arnold, ~IcDaniel, Underwood, Smitth ~of Oraw:ord, Hill, Awtry.
On motion of 1fr. Nevin, of Floyd, lthe House adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., November 24th, 1897.
The Honse met pur&nalllt to adjournment, a:t 9 o'clock a. m. this day, was called t:o order by 'tlhe Speaker and opened with prayer by the ReY. 1.1:r. Edenfield.
The roll was called, :and ~tthe fullow1ng members answerl'd to their names, to wit: }.fessrs.

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Aaams,

Callaway,

Jordan,

Arnold,

Dodson,

Johnson of Hall,

Awtry,

Duffy,

Johnson of Appling,

Ar!ThStrong,

Durham,

Johnson of Taliaferro.

Atkinson,

Deakins,

Kiser,

Bates,

DaV'ison,

Kaigler,

Bush,

Dickerson,

Knowles,

Bond,

Duncan of Chatham, Kendrick,

Boyd,

Duncan of Houston, Lance,

Berry,

Duncan of Lee,

Leard,

Brown,

Ellis,

Lit:tle,

Bussey,

Edge,

Lott,

Btlack,

Edwards,

Longley,

Branch,

Edenfield,

Law,

Bowden,

Ennis of Floyd,

Moore,

Boswell,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mozley,

Burwell,

Faust,

Meldrim,

Bartlett,

Ford,

Maddox,

Baggett,

Foster,

Meadows,

BlaJ.ock,

Fogarty,

Montfort,

Brannen,

Felder,

Mansfield,

Bedgood,

Felker,

Morrison,

Boifeuillet,

Freeman,

Mullinax,

Brinson of Burke, Gowen,

McDonald,

BoynrtJon of Calhoun, Grice,

McLaughlin,

Boynton of Spalding, Hall,

McConnell,

Bennett of Jackson, Hogan,

McCook,

Craig,

Hill,

McKee,

Cole,

Hitch,

McLarty,

Cook of Oconee,

Hawes,

McGehee,

Calvin,

Harrell,

McDonough,

Collum,

Highbower,

Nicholas,

Cannon,

Herrington,

Nisbet,

Clement,

Hendemonof Colquitt Niles,

Charters,

Henderson of DeKalb Nevin,

Calhoun,

Henderson of Irwin, Oliver,

Chapman,

Henderson of Forsyth Oakes,

Copeland,

Henderson ofWrusht'n Ogletree,

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Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Quillian, Rlawls, Reid, Reece, Rlawlings, Redding, RudicH, Rutherford, Salter,

Slaton,

Vaughn,

Slwift,

Vincent,

Simpson,

West,

Stone,

Webb,

Sell,

Wight,

Smith of Crawford, Wren,

Smith of Hancock, Wa'lden,

Taylor,

Watkins,

Turner,

Whipple,

Thomason of Morgan Wilkes,

Timmertnan,

W'Mtaker,

Thompson,

Worsham,

T.homas of Clarke. Wilcox of Wllco:zr_

Thomas of Pierce Yates,

Thomas of Ware, Mr. Speaker~

Those absen't were Messrs.-

Burke,

Johnson of Baker,

Brinson o:f Emanuel, Morgan,

Bennet of Glynn, MoMichiael,

Cook of Decatur, McDaniel,

Griffin, Hiamby,

McCranie,

PhinJzy, Roberts, Underwood, Wright, Wi'lcox of Telfair,

The Journal was read.

During the reading of the Joumal Mr. Boynt()lll, of Spalding, gave notice of a motion to reconsider t'he actian of the House on yesterday in its failure to pass the following bill, to wit:
By Mr. Boynton of Spalding-

A bill to abolish barrooms in ttfuis Sbaw.

The Journal was connrmed.
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~[r. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to reccmsider, nolti.Ce of which motion had been giv,en during 1:lhe rooding of the Journal.

On the mo'1:Jion oo reconsider, ~Ir. Boyd, of McDuffie,
called for the ayes and nays ,which call wa.s sUJ31Jained and had, a.s follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Atkinson,

Edenfield,

Meadows,

Bond,

Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort,

Boyd,

Faust,

McDonald,

Berry,

Ford.

McConnell,

Brown,

Foster,

McLarty,

Bowden,

Felker,

Nicholas,

BosweU,

Gowen.

Ogletree,

Baggett,

Grice,

Patten,

Blalock,

Hogan,

Parker,

Bedgood,

Hawes.

Quillian,

Brinson of Burke, Hightower,

Reece,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Irwin, Swift,

Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyth Sell,

Craig,

Henderson ofWasht'n Thompson,

Cole,

Johnson of Talia:ferro Vincent,

Cook of Oconee,

Kaigler,

Wren,

Oalhoun,

Leard,

Walden,

Durham,

Lott,

Whipple.

Deakins,

Moore,

Wilkes,

Ellis,

Maddox,

Whitaker,

Edwa;rds,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Armstrong, Bates,

Burke, Bussey, Black,

Burwell, Brahnen, Boifeuillet,

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Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Rla.wlings,

Calvi'n,

Knowles,

Redding,

-Clement,

Lance,

Rudicil,

.Chapman,

Little,

Rutherford,

Callaway,

Longley,

Slruton,

Dodson,

Law,

Simpson,

Dickerson,

Morrison,

St<one,

Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax,

Smith of Hancock.

Duncan of Lee,

McLaughlin,

Turner,

Ennis of Floyd,

McKee,

Timmerman,

Fel>der,

McDon;ough,

Thomas of Pierce

Hitch,

Niles,

Vaughn,

Harrell,

Nevin,

West,

Hendemon of Colquitt Oakes,

Webb,

Henderson of DeKalll Pau;lette,

Worsham,

.Jordan,

Rawls,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Johnson of Hall, Reid,

Ya;tes,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

_Arnold,

Griffin,

Awtry,

Hall,

Bush,

Hill,

Branch,

Hamby,

Bartlett,

Herrington,

Brinson of Emanuet Jclhnson of Baker,

Bennet of Glynn, Kiser,

Cook of Decatur, Kendrick,

Collum,

Mozley,

Cannon,

Morgan,

Ohartem,

Meldrim,

Cope.Jand,

Mansfielld,

Duffy,

Mc<Michael,

Davison,

McDaniel,

Duncan of Houston, McCook,

Edge,

McCranie,

Fogarty,

McGehee,

Freeman,

Nisbet,

Oliver, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, J?hin.jzy, Roberts, Salter, Smith of Crawford, Tay1or, Thomason of Morgan Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Wilcox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

.Ayes 61. Na~'s 60. Not voting 54.

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The moti()IIl to reconsider tiherefore prevailed.

The speci,al order for the hour, being tihe considernti,oru of the following bill, was displaced 'and reset as the speciat order for \Vednesday, December 1st, at 10 'o'dock a. m.,. to wit:

By :Mr. }loore of Carroll-
A bill to rBq_uire the return of life insmance policies for taxati'on.
House bills Nos. 23 ~and 24, by Mr. Watkins, or qilmer, and which provide for the election of Superior Court Judges and Solicitors-General by 'the people, were made tili.especi13.l orders for Friday, the 26th inst., at 10 o'clock a.m.
By unanimous consent, the foUowing bills were read thethird time, the report of the Committee agreed to, and put upon :their passage, to wit:

By Mr. McLaughlin of :Meriwether-
A bill to make it unlawful to discharge any firearms. on any excursion train, at any picnic, or any other publicplace in this StaJte, in certain instances.
On the passage of tihe bill the ayes were 103, the n'ays 0.
The bill, having received a consttiJtunional majority, was. passed.

By }Ir. Knowles of Fulton-
A bill for the encouragement of free libraries in this State.

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T'he Committee recommended that 1lhe ibill pass by sub-stitntte.

'_rhe substitute was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the aJ6 were 97, 1ihe ooys 23.

The bill, ha>ri'llg received a ccmst~turtionral majority, was passed by substitute.

'Dhe :Bollowing message was reoeiYed from the Senate 1Jhrough 1fT. Cli:Eton, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
'Dhe Senate has passed by .the requisilbe constitutional majority :the followi'llg bills of 1Jhe House, to wit:
A bill to regulate 'the deposits 'of securities by Building :and Loan A&9C!Ci'ations.
Also, a bill to prohibit the sale or use of steam boilers in this Strate th~t lhrave no metal fusaible safety V'alves in :tJheir crowns.
Also, a bill to 1amend sub-section 5 of section 3355 of the Code o Georgia.
Also, a bill to ch,ange ttJhe time of holding Appling County Superior Oourt.
Also, a bill to amend swtion 1643 of volume 1 o 1lhe Oode of 1895.

Also, a bill to amend section 65 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895.

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Also, a rbill rto prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in the County of Terrell.

The Semite :has 'also passed by the requisite ~oru:."titu tional majori(y the fdllowing Senate resolutricm, to wit:

A resolution authorizing the rSt!a'te Librarian to deliver to the judges of the Un1ted States Oonrts of i!he St.a:te of Georgia cerltain v"olumes of Georgia reports.
The Senate r}ms also passed by t:he requisite constirtu:bional majority the follo,Ying bills of the House, to '\vi:t:
A bill to authorize the authorities of the town of Ellijay to crearte a debt not to exceed $5,000.00, and for other purposes.
Also, a bill to authorize and empower the authorities of the town of Cussre'ta to ere.a:be a debit not 'to exceed $2,500.00.
A'lso, a bill to establish a Ci<ty Oour't in the city of Valdosva, in Lo>vndes County.
Also, ra bill to 'amend trhe charter of rthe city of Rome.
Also, a bill to amend section 657 of the Code of Georgia.
The Senarte has also passed by the reqnisit.e constiltutional maj'Ority the following bills of the House as amended,. to wit:
A bill tJo regulate the business of all Dehenture Redemption Companies.

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Also, a !bill to prohimt lthe sale of intoxicating liquOTS in tJhe Oounty of Fmnklin.

The Speaker announced the following as the Committee on the part of ifue House under tJhe Senate resolution
by Senator Flewellen, ,of the 251th, -to inquire into the mx
laws of this St:<.ate, 'and report, rec<ommending such changes !Jherein as they may deem proper, to wit:

Messrs. Oliver, Calvin, Pace, Redding, Pa>tten, 1Ioore, Edwards, }.fc:M:ichool, Reese, Cannon.
The following Senlaioo bill, being the special order for the 'hour, was >taken up and read the :third time, to wit:

By Senator Smrr of the 43d-
A bill :tJo repeoal the third seciliQil of an Mt approved Deocember 16t:<h, 1895, oot.itled "an act t'O amend an act to provide :fior >the a:ppointment of auditors," etc.
'Dhe General Judiciary Committee has reported adversely on the bill, which report had been disagreed to by the House.
Mr. J~hnson, 'Of Hall, called for tJhe previous question, which call w.as sustained, and the m'ruin questron ordered.

On the passage of itJhe bill, M:r. Berry, of Whitfield, called for the ayes and nays. 'Dhe call was sustained and had, as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Batee, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Boswell, Ba?gett, Blalock, Bedgood, Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Clement, Calhoun, Durham,

Duncan of Lee,

Montfort,

Edenfield,

:\IcLanghlin,

Ennis of Baldwin, McLarty,

Ford,

Oakes,

Gowen,

Parker,

Hogan,

Quillian,

Harrell,

Rudieil,

Henderson of Colquitt, Swift,

Henders0n of Irwin, Sell,

Henderson of Forsyt!J, Timmerman,

.T ordan,

Vineent,

.Tohnson of Taliaferro, Walden,

Lance,

Watkins,

Leard,

Whipple,

Lott,

wileox of Wilcox,

Moore,

Yates.

Meadows,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Houston, Kaigler,

Atkinson,

Ellis,

Knowles,

Bussey,

Edwards,

Little,

Black,

Ennis of Floyd,

Longley,

Bowden,

Faust,

Law,

Burwell,

Felder,

Maddox,

Brannen,

Freeman,

Mansfield.

Boifeuillet,

Grice,

:McDonald,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch,

McConnell,

Boynton of Spalding, Hawes,

McCook,

Cole,

Hightower,

McGehee,

Collum,

Henderson of:DeKalb, Nisbet,

Cannon,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Niles,

Chapman,

.Johnson of Hall,

Nevin,

Dodson,

Johnson of Appling, Ogletree,

Duffy,

Kiser,

Patten,

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633

Paulette, Pace, Pearce, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Rawlings,

Redding, Rutherford, Blaton, Stone, Smith of Hancock, Thompson,

Thomas of Pierc~, Vaughn, 'Vest, Webb, Wilkes, Whitaker.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.Arnold, .A.wtry, Bush, Burke, Branch, Bartlett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Cook of Decatur, Charters, Copeland, Callaway, Deakins, Davison, Dickel'8on, Duncan of Chatham, Edge, Foster, Fogarty,

Felker, Griffin, Hall, Hill, Hamby, Herrington, Johnson of Baker, Kendrick, Mozley, Morgan, Meldrim, Morrison, Mullinax, Mc:\Iichael, McDaniel, McKee, McCrannie, McDonough, Nicholas,

Oliver, Palmer, Phinizy, Roberts, tlalter, Simpson, Smith of Crawford, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Ware, U nclerwood, Wight, 'Vren, Wright, 'Vorsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 50. Nays 67. Not voting 58.

The bill, h1aving failed '1Jo receive a constitution'al IIJJajori'ty, was lost.

Tthe spe6al mxler :foT the hour being the eonsideration of the foUowing bill, be displa<:ed 'and reset 'as the special

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order for Tuesday next, immed~altely after 'the one already fixed for 9 'o'clock that day, to wit:

By l\Ir. McLarty of Dougl'as--
A bill to prescribe ijjhe duties of electric telegraph companies.

By un'animous consent, tlhe following Tesolution was introduced, :read and adopted, t.o wit:

By :fifr. Felder of Fultlon-
A resolution providing tJha:t the afternoon sessions shall b devoted to reading bills first and second times, and to passing local bills, and that no other business be transacted at said sessions.

The following 'bill, which was the special order for the 'hour, was taken u,p and read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. \Ya:tkins of Gilmer-
A bill 'to so amend t1he State Constitution as to pro>"ide for tJhe election of Superior Court ,Tudges by the people.

The followi'Ilg bills was read the rhird time, the report of the Committee agreed 'tlo, and put upon its passage, to wit:
By :Mr. Durham of Bartow-
A bill to extend the ehatter of the Gainesville and Cartersville Railr<oad Company.
The Oommibtee proposed to amend by striking from the caption in the seeond line thc'leof the word "amend," and

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substituting in lieu !thereof 1the word "confirm," which was agreed tlo.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a con&'t~tu!tional majority, was passed a's amended.

}Ir. Bussey, Ohairman pro tern. of the Committee on Enrollment, sU'bmi'tted 11Jhe following report:

.Mr. Speaker:
The Oommittee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and delivered to the Governtor, 1the following act, to wit:
An ac't to amend section 420 of the Criminal Code of 1895.
RBpec:tfully submitted.
\VJ\f. H. BURWELL, Ohairman pro tern.

1Ir. Burwell, Ohairman pro tern. of the Committee on Enrollmel11t, snbmitJted the following report:

.Mr. Speaker:
The Oomlll!ibttee on Enrollment report as duly signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, ancl delivered to the Governor, the following act:

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An act 1Jo inoorporate tJhe town of OciUa, m Irwin ,County.

Respectfully submitted.

"\V. H. BURWELL, Chairman.

1fr. Burwell, Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Enrollmerut, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committe report as duly enroHed and ready for the signatures of the .Speaker and P.l"esident of th'e SernatJe, to wit:
A bill tio incorporate 'tihe town of Ocilla, in ITWin Cmmty.
Respectfully submitted.
,V. H. BURWELL, Ohairmarn pro tern.

~fr. Thomas, Ohrairm'an of i:ihe Committee on Educa:tion, makes the foUmving report:

M1. Spraker:
I am instruoted by the Committee on Education to report the :following bill back to the House with a recommenda tibn that the same do pass:
House bill Nro. 623, entitled "a bill to be entitled an act to autho1 rize Oounty Boiards of Eductttion to provide books for the use of eommon~sch~ols," etc.
Per COLLU1I, Chairman pro tern.

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637.

Mr. Brown, Oh'airman of the Committee on Agriculture, submitted tfue :following report:

M ~. Speaker:

Tho Committee !have had under consideration the :folloWiing bill, which the~ instruct me to report back to theHouse with 1Jhe recommendation thrut same do pass as. amended:

A bill to mnend an act for the protection of game in this State.

RespeCJtfully submitted.

J. P. BROWN, Chairman.

Mr. .Johnson, of Hall, Chairman of nhe Committee on Curporations, submitted the foHoWiing report:

Mr. Speake1:

'I'he Oommi:ttee on Corporations haVle had under consideration 'the following bills, which 1Jhey direct me t.o report back to the House with the recommendation tJha't same do pass, to wit:

A bill 1Jo repeal sections 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, and' 2!01 of the Oode 1895, in reference to Burilding and LoanAssociatlions.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of )feigs, in Thomas County.

Also, a brill to amend the chhrter of tJhe town of Wood'bury, in }.feriwether County.

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The Committee ha,e also had under consideration the following bill, ".lhich they instruct me to report back to the Honse with the recommendatiicm that same be read the second time and recommitted, to wit:

A bill to incorporate the town of Birmingham, in :::\Iiiton County.
RespecMully submitted. F. ~f. JOHXSON, Chairman.

:Mr. Felker, Chruirma-n of t1he Committee on Temperance, su'b!nitted the following report:

J[r. Speaker:
The Com1nit:tee ]ra,e had under consideration the following bill, ""hich they instruct me to report hack to iJhe House with the recommenrda:tion that same do pass by substitwte, to wit:
A billi:Jo maintain and regulate a dispensary in Bl-akely, in Early County, etc.
Respectfully submitted.
JOSEPH H. FELKER, Chrairman.

The following bill was rt>tad the tl1ird time, and the Houge was resolved int'o Committee 'of thP whole, ~Ir. Dun<"an, of IIon&t'on, in tbc chair, for t11e pnqJose of C'On:"idering the same, to wit:

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639

By :::\Ir. Nevin of Floyd-

A bill to make an appropriation to erect a boiler 'house for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Cave Spring.

The Oommittee arose and reported the bill hack 1lo the
House with the recommendation that tJhe same do pass.

T'he Oommi1:tee's report ""as agreed t'O.

The a~bi'O'll of the House in agree~ng to the report o: the Committee -..vas recbnsidered.

:1Ir. X e'."in, of Floyd, pl"''ppSCd to amend b,v striking out the words "Deaf and Dumb Asylum" wlhereYer they occur, and insert instead t:he words "Georgia School for the Deaf." Also, by striking out '!Jhe words "Asylum" where they occur in the tent:h Tine of section 1, and inserting instead tihe w'01"<:ls "GeOI'gi'a Sch'Olol for the Deaf." Also, striking ou:t the "ord "Asylum" ,d1T'e it 'OCcurs in tJ1~ :fourth line o section 2, and inserting instead the ''"ords "Georgia Sc:hool for the D-af."

The amendments were agreed to.

The report of t:he Committee as amended \Vas agreed to.
On ~he passage 'Of the bill the ayes and nays were as follo\n:

Those n1'ting in tJ1e affirmative were :::\fessrs.-

Adams, Armstrong, Atkinson,

Bond, Berry, Brown,

B'lack, Branch, Bowden,

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Baggett,

Hendersonof Forsyth Parker,

Brannen,

Henderson ofWasht'n Pearce,

Bedgood,

Jordan,

Quillian,

Boifeuillet,

Johnson of Hall, Rlawls,

Boynrllon of Oalhou!l, Johnson of Appling. Reid,

Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Taliaferro Reece,

Craig,

Kiser,

Roberts,

Cook of Decatur, Kaigler,

Rlawlings,

Dodson,

Knowles,

Redding,

Deakins,

La!nce,

Rudicil,

Dickerson,

Leard,

Slaton,

Duncan of Houston, Little,

Simpson,

Duncan of Lee,

Lott,

Stone,

Ellis,

Longley,

Sell,

Ennis of Floyd,

Law,

Smith of Hancock,

Ennis of Baldwin, Maddox,

Thomason of Morgan

Faust,

Meadows,

Timmerman,

Ford,

Mansfield,

Thomas of Pierce

Felder,

Mullinax,

Vaughn,

Freentan,

McLaughlin,

v.incent,

Gowen,

McConnell,

West,

Grice,

McCook,

Webb,

Hogan,

McLarty,

Wren,

Hitch,

McGehee,

Wa;lden,

Harrell,

McDonough,

Watkins,

Hightower,

Niles,

Whipple,

Henderson of Colquitt Nevin,

Worsham,

Henderson of DeKal'!J Patten,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Henderson of Irwin, Paulette,

Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Bates, Bush, Boyd, Burke,

Bussey, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brinson of Burke,

Brinson of Emanuelr Bennet o.f Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Calvin,

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Collum,

Hawes,

Cannon, Clement,

Hamby, Herrington,

Charters, Calhoun,

Johnson of Baker, Kendrick,

Chapman, Oopeland,

Moore, Mozley,

Callaway,

Morgan.

Duffy,

Meldrim,

Durham, DaV'ison,

Montfort, Morrison,

Duncan of Chaitham, McDonald,

Edge,

McMichael,

Edwards,

McDaniel,

Edenfield, Foster, Fogal"ty,

McKee, McCranie, Nicholas,

Fe1ker, Griffin, Hall,

Nis-oot, Oliver, Oakes,

Hill,

Ogletree, Palmer, Pace, Phinizy, Rutherford, Salter, SlwJft, Smith of Crawford. Taylor, Turner, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Wight, Wright, Wilkes, Whi,taker, WUcox of Telfair. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 96. Nay~ 0. NoJt voting 79.

The bill, having received a coosltitutional majority, was passed as amended, and its immediate h<::msmission 'tO the Sen~t.e ordered.

The following reoolution was introduced and rood, to wit:

By 3Ir. Brannen of Bulloch-
~\_ resolution proYiding that certain quest.ions in regard to the future disposition o.f the convicts, and that a committee of three be appointed to draft a bill in accordance with the expressed ll'i;:~lws of the majorit..
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Thr following substitute was offered and read, to wit:

by .\Ir. \\'est of Lowmle5-

~~ rc-~olntion proYiding that a eommiHee eonsisti11g of one from oacih eongreBsional distriet shall take eharge of all hills inbrodnecd on the subject, and prrpare a bill t'o he snbmiHed to the Honse not later t.han t.he 2!Jth inst.

/he following substitute was offered aml read, to wit:

By :.\Ir. Stone of \\Talton-
A resolution prO\icling 1that all bills and substitutes on the conYi<"t que::;tion he referred back to 1t.he Penitentiary Committee, \Yith t.lw reqnc-5t tha.t saicl C'nmmittee report scme hill hack to the Honse witJ1in one weck from this date.
The resolution awl the substitutes were laid o\c-r.
The report of the Committee on Pri,ilc-p:es an(l Elc>ctions, whieh dc;a1s \Yith thc- contc-stE'd elE'c,tion <'asc-s from Baldwin and J effc>rson ConntieB, was set as the ~pe0i;1l order for 3 ::lO o'(lo(k this afternoon.
The Senate amendments to the following hills were coneurrC'(l in, to wit:

By :.\[r. 1Tmlrrwood of Franklin-
.~'hill to nm<'nrl the act regulating the sale of intoxi.rants iE Franklin County.

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J3y :?IIr. Ca1Yin of Richmond-

A 'hill t.o rcgn1<a tc the lm,;in ess of all delw ntme red p- ('!111 tion companies, etc.

Bill Xo. 322, b: ~fr. 'I~h'omaso-n, of ~Iorp:an, to amend an act to amend S.C'ction ;):)!) of the Code, '"a" fixed as the spC>eial order fm TnP:"<lny, t.hc :30th instanr. ar. 10 o'clock .a. m.
On motion of ~Ir. Blaloek, of Fa.Yet.te, the action of the Honse' in concurring in rhc SC>nate amendment:' to the following bilL was reconsidered, to wit:

By ~Ir. CalYin of Richmond-

\. hill to rPgnla.te the lmsiness of all clehentnre, rerlrmption companie.~.

The hill, wirh the Senate amendmeruts, wa.-; tabled.

Tlw following rosolntion was int.rodnced and read, to wit:

"\ J'e:-olntion )H'0Yiding for t1Ie adjonrnmPnt of t;lw Ho-nse t.his atcrnoon nntil ~romla." morning, the 2flt.h in:<L at. !) o';lo<k, thP lll<'mlwrs to rhaw no pPr diem fni' the frmr cla.Y/ rece;.cs, aml the "anw not bc in<"lnded in the fifty'cla,,s' ~ws~inn of tliP (ipnpJal .\sPnl'hlY.
'Jir.\nnsnonp. of\\'eeb. eallr<l for the pl'<'\ion" (jlli"Stion, whirh ra1l "'as sustained, and thP main qtwstion orderPcl.
'nhc rc;;;olntion was lost.

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:Mr. Boynton, Chairman pro tem Committee on Special: Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Special Judiciary Committee 'haYe had under consideration the following bill, which they instruet me as Chairman to report 'back to the House wi't'h the recommendation that tfue same do pass 'aS amended, to wit:
A bill to be en~titled an ad to amend the charter ~f the city of ~facon.
Respeedully submitted.
J. L. BOYNTON, Chairman pro tern.

J.fr. Little, Ohairman of the Commi'ttee on Finance,. submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
T~hc C'ommittee on Finance 'haYe had under considera-tion th0 following Honse bill, which I am instruct{'d to nport hack to the Hbnsc wit:h ~the r'ecommenda!tion thatthe 8;1111<' <1o pass as amended, to wit:
_\_ Lill to appropriate ten thousand dollar~ to the Trustees of tl1e T~niYersit,Y of Geor~6a for the c,;,t~rhlis.1nnC'Jllt oF a T<"xl iJt. D0partmC'nt in tl1c Statc Tc('lmologieal School~ a11d f,q '1'her purposes.

.TOHX n. LE\"nS. C'hairman.

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:::\[r. Speake-r and others fi'Om the joint committee fu make cPrtain inYestigations with regard to tihe State Oollcge of .\gricnlture and :::\Icchanic Arts, submitted the follo"-ing report:

To the Gc1nral Assrmbly:
The joint committee of the Senate and the Honse appointC'd nndcr the joint resolution approved December 22d, IS%, to wit:
"Be it rP3ohed b;- the Honse, t.lw S0nwte concurring, that a -committee of seYrn from tlw Honse shall he appointed hy the Speaker. of which he shall be one, five from the Senate appointe-d h:;- the Pre::;iden't, of which he shall be one, whose dnt:;- it ,;hall bP to confer mth tJhe President of t'he Boar<l of Trm-,tees of the State U niversi't;v and two othe-r member;; of Board. appointed by himself. to ascertain the amounts recPi,-ed by H1e St'ate UniYersity from the Federal g-overnment; to inYestiga:te and determine if this money is being properly applied and used in sndh manner as '"ill b0st promote tlhe interest for which it \Yas intt>ncled: and to report t:he resnlt of their inYestigations to tho next scso:;ion of this Honse, accompanied by sn('h suggestions and recommendations as w111, in their judgment, bC'st promote the specific interest for which said money is appropri'ated, and at the same time make such reeommendation as will proYide for the State UniYersity in sndh manner as becomes the State of Geo-rgia to care for her principal institution of learning," beg leave !to report:

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The Committee met at Athens, thP ~cat of tlw State UniYersity, on .Augnst th, 1897, and organized h.'" electing Hon. ,J. P. Brom1 Chairrm:m and lion. G. C. Thomas
Secretary. lion. ~. J. Hammon<I. Pre.-i<len t. awl Ron. H. D. jicDaniel and .A. L. Hn1l, members tlesig-nated by
him, were present as reprP"'enting t.he BO'arcl 'Of Trustees of the State 1Iniersity An en t.ire da: aml e>~ening "ere spent in careful and exhau>Jtin' in<1niry into tllC matters coYered b: the joint resolnt.imt under authority of which the committee "as acting.
A cletailed statement, baken from the hooks of t:he TreasUl"r of the L ni.-ersity, \Vas snhmitt.e<l to the committee o the receipts aml expenditures of all 111one-ys reeei.-ed by the Lniersity from Federal endowments ancl appropriations, to "it: The land scrip fun<l, granted b: aet of Congn'-'>S appron'<l July 2d, 1862, aml thP annual appropriation madP by act of Congress approwd ~\..ngnst 30th, 1890.
T!he "~Ianua~ of the Lni,~er..-it:," printed in 1SDO by a11thority of tihe Board of Trustees, \Yas filed with the committee and found to eontain copies of the acts of CongreKJ o 18tU and 1890.
The executive contract made by the Governor of Georgia :March 30th, 1872, wit'h the Trustees of the l!niversity, regarding the estahlishment ~nd condnc.t Qf the college ptovidecl m by the Fetleral aets, and subseqne11t legislat.i'on of d1e Gcneral ..''usentbly 'of Georgia concerning snd1 coll('ge.
Oral rt:cstimony >Yas taken of officers of the college and members of the Board of Trustees, with a view to ascer-

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tain the character of edncation p:in'n in t'he college, and the mode of admi11i~tration of it.-; funds, of which tcstimony stenographic J"cport was made.
\":arions pamphlet,; \\cre also fil<'d \\"ith 'tlhe eommittee, embodying the opinions of expt>rt elln{'ators and odw1.,_ conCE-rning the legi'timate and jn<li(ious 113e of the Fede1al funds.
'l'hc ;,tenographic rPport of oml te;;timony, thP Treasurer's st.atemenrt. an<l t:hc pamphlP't;: filed with t,h(' committec arc attached hereto as part of t.his rcpfwt:
As a result of !!heir inYestigations tJre 0ommittee find:
1. As t'o ''t~1e amounts receiwd 'h_v the State> rniYCI"S~ty from the Fe<leral gmen1ment;" from the T!'Pa:Snrer's statC'lllC'llt it appear;; t'J1~1t the rniYersit.Y rereiYcd a;: interest 011 the land-scrip fund for the fiscal year cnclinp: Jnne 30th, 1807, 'Dhc sum of $16,654.1-; from the Cnite<l States Treas11rcr, appropriation nnder t<.lw act of 1800, for the fis: cal ycat ending ,Tune 00t.h, 1897, tlw snm of $~~.000.00; a total ,;um of $38,954.14.
Of this amount i't appem-s there ''"as pairl for support of tlw X ort.h Georgia Agricultnral Oollege at Dahlonega, as required b:; the con'tra:et enterNl into b:; the Board of Trustees Octo:ber 24th, 1872, dte ,;nm of $2,000.00; for support of the G0orgia Indnstrial SchO'ol fm Colored' Youths a-t SaYanna~t, as require<l h_,. the act of Cougress of 1890, the snm of $7,333.:3:3; fnr support of the Snate College of Agricultnre and ~Ieclmnic ~\rts at Atben:=:, heing a en-ordinate department of the State U nin~rsity, ~he sum of $29,620.81.

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2. ~\.s to whether "this money is being properly applied," the committee are of the opinion that the moneys rcceiYed by t.he University from the Federal gon:rnment are properrly applied in accordance with ehe requirements of the acts of Congress and tlhe direction of the State authorities as embodied in tl1e executive order of ~Iarch 30th, 1872.
3. .:\s to whetJher this money is being "used in sucl1 manner as will best promote the intere<'lt :fior wl1ich it was intended differences of opinions may, of course, exist, to some extent, in the minds of the commiutee, hut. i:lhe committee recognize that the interests im"olYecl are educational interests concerning >Yhich the opinions of experts in education and in t1 he management of educational institntrons should be given first consideration, and the commi1ttee are conYinced tha:t the Board of Trnstees and officers of the UniYersity are faitJhful and earnest students and guardians of these interests; are capable and conscientious in promoting them to the best a:ttainaJble end; and in their views concerning the administration of the l1and grant college me in accorcl with the gTc-at bulk of those engaged in similar work elsewhere. The committee are of the opinion that gre:rter importance should be attached than heretofore in the curriculum of the College of AgricnHnre and ~I<"0hanic Arts to the practical studies in the School of AgricuLture,
~mel it is found tha,t the Board of Truste<'s and officers ot
the rniversit: coinride with this opinion and have been prenntecl hitherto from taking order to that effect because of the lack of a proppr farm upon whieh such 1waotical studies might be eonductC'd. It is not ]Wrmissible for the

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Board of Trustees to use, :for 1mrchase of a farm, any part of the funds receiYcd from the Fecl0ral gonrmnent, except by consenJt and instruction of ~he General Asscnrbly -'<>f the Sta:te.
HaYing tlms reported tlhe results of their investigation, the committee re;;,pe0tfully offer the follo\\-ing "suggStions and recommendations, such as will, in their juclgment, best promote the specific interests for which said money (the land-gmnt reYenus) is appmpriattecl, and at the same time provide for the State U nivcrsity in such manner as hPcomes 'the StatC' of Georgia to care for her principal insti1tution of learning."
There ean he no doubt that tl1e loeation of the landgi'ant college at ~\Jhens, as an intimate, co-ordinate department of the St:ate University, is ec-onomically advantageom and Pclucationall,Y wi8-C", hoth for the land-grant eollegp nncl for the 'Gniversity of the State as a \vhole. \Yit'h a viow to increase t1he efficiency of the college in its \York in practical agrieuhm'e, the 0ommittee l1avc adopted the following resolution, which they reeommerrd be adopted by the Generai Asse-nrbly:
Rrsolucd, 'J'hat tl1e Trustees of the UniYersity of Georgia he, and the:- arP 'hereby an~horized to expend not exCPeding ten per centum of t1w amount receiYed by t.his State under the ac-.t of Congress approved Jul:- ~d. 1862, :fior the purchase of land for a farm to be nsed as a model farm fnr prac-ti-cal instruction in agTicult11re. and that upon such farm the student-s shall bo compensated for tl1eir labor at such ra.tps ancl under suc'h reg-ulations as 1:11w Trustees may prc.~crilw.

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JouusAL OF THE HousE.

Th~ conimittPc arP a\YaJ'e that not infrequently wi9e.a:nd patrioti<' <'itizPns of the State are in doubt whether the mone,,s appropriated by the Federal goernment to the pe<'uliar work of the land-grant colleges are being nst"d in this State in -a mann<'r whi0h will best promote the purpost's for which such collc>ges were established. ,,~e helien that much of this doubt arises from a lack of knO\declgP on 'diP part of tlw public as to the actual purposes of these 0olleges, and t1lw charactc>r and rxtent of the work don<:> hy the one established in Georgia. The -pnhlica.tion of rhe results of inquiry upon these points, such as haYe bec>n obtain0cl by r:he inYe:=Jtigations of your pr0sent <"ommittr<', would go far towards disseminating cl0sirab1{' information of this c:ll'aracter among the people. Tlw (ommittee ~herefore recommPIHl that this report an<l snita:hle portions (to bC' prepared h: the commit:t.Pe) of tlw <locnl1JCILts an<l testimon: aNa<''hecl hereto be pri-ntC'<l in rhe Journals of t'lw Senat<' and of the Honse, and tlr<l't fiye hundred copies for nse of the IIou,;;e ancl three hnmlred copi{'S for use of the Senate he printed in pmnrJhlet form.
Statutory prO\isions already exist by whie:h the C'ondirtion and needs of the State eniYersi t: may lw bronp:ht annually to the attention of the General "'~ssemh1y, throngh the report of t.he Board of Trustees and the addre:;:s of 1:1he Chancellor. Your committee has no specific rf'commendations to offer at this time {oncerning the management or the endowment of the LniYersit:y. \Ye belie,-e the pre~ent Board of Trustees to be a body 'of eapithle, C'Om('ientious and patriotic citizens, giYing freely 'and nnselfi;;-hl: of their sen-ices to the commomY{'a]lt1h; we belieYe the ellu-

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cational 1vork clone at the 1.:"nin~rsity to be of a l1igh order and performed by competent and devoterl men. \Ye he-artily comme-nd the L niversity to the people of the State as wort:hy of their confidence, patlonage and support. The revenues of the L niversity are smalL consirlering t 'he amonn t and character of educational "ork it is called upon to do; additional buildings are required for ae.commoclation of several of its important departments. .:\.s this General Assembly has aheady appr:opria1ted a sum of money to the Lniversity to meet some of its pressing needs, your committee content tlwmselves with the expression of the hope tha:t succeeding General Assemblies may follow tlhe example set hy this a1Hl a1ail themselveos of thP eonstitntional permission to make snch propPr app1opria tions of mone.Y to thP U niver,;;i.t: as thP c-ondition of tlw treasury may permit and as ma: be, from tinw to time, ne<"C&'ar.Y, that Georgia's principal insbitnltion of learnill'g may be cared for in a manner conformable to the dignity. honor and welfare of the State, the necessary rlPmaml~ of tihc fntnre and the glorious traditious of the pa:;t.
H. ~\. . .TE::\"1\IXS,
P. W. ~IELDRDL GEO. C. TIIO~L\.8, J OHX }L SLATOX, J AS. W. ..:\.R~ISTROXG, Committee on pmt of the House.

::\Ir. Xisbet, of Olaytm1, Chairman pro tem. of the Committee on II,vgiene and S.anitation, sulnnitted the following report:

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.Mr. Speaker:

The Committee have had under consideration Honse bill No. 758. h;, ~[r. IJongley, of Troup, being a bill in regard to \"accina.t.ion, and instruct me to report the same back '1Jo the Honse with dhe recommendation that the same do pass.

Respectfully sn bmitted.

J. R. NISBET, Chairman pro tem.

I.1eaYrs of ahse1w0 wpre granted to the foUmving mem1x-rs, to wit: ~f es,-r~. Burwell, Harrell, ~[('.-:\[ichaE-1. Thomas of \\'me, \\"ilcox of \\"il(ox. ~Iansfiel<l, Henderson, Thoma~ of Pi0-r00, Ennis of Floyd, a sub-committee to visit certi,in conYiet camps.
LC"aYr'~ of ahsen<'P IH're gmnlted to the following members, to wit: ~Iesst-;;. Gri<"f', Edge, Black. Brannen, Reid, ~IcDonald, Clement", Ba t0s, Cannon, Cole. :.Ioore, Lance, Durham. .\re( 'ook. .\fcLart.1, Fogarty, Bnssey, Xieholas; Craig. Bnsh. Hell!lf'r:"on of InYin, Ellis, Chapman, Pace, \\'est, Learcl, Hit.ch.
Tilte follo\\ing bill was taken from tltc tahle and recommitted to Committee on Banks, to wit:

By ~Ir. Cahin of Richmond-
A bill to regulate the business of all debenture, redemption companies.
Bill No. 211, by :Mr. Slaton, of Fulton, to pl'Ovide for

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examination for admission to 1Jhe bar, was made the SpCia1 order for Tuesday next at 9:30 o'clock a. m.

On m<Ytion 'Of ::M:r. Sht:ton, of Fulton, the House adjourned to 3 o'clock~- m.

3 O'clock P. ::M:.
'.Dhe Holli>"'e :reconvened at this hour, and was called t,o. order by the Speaker pro tem.
The following being the special 'Ord~r of the hour, was: displaced and made tJhe special order for Tuesday a. m., the 30th inst., immediately aflter the special order already set for tha:t day, to wit:
By 1\fr. Henders'On of Forsyth-
A bill to amend the Constitution so as to provide for the elootion of Judges of 'tJhe Superior Court 'and SolicitorsGeneral by the people.
The :following bills were read bhe third time, the report of t:lhe Committre agreed to, and put upon their passage, t0 wit:
By :Mr. Yates of Catoosa-
.A. bill t'o cede to the Fedeml p:OY!'111ment the rig'ht to contract a public way in the town of Ringgold.
~fr. Y atcs, of Oatoosa, off0red to anwml h: adding after th0 word "G0orgia" in t.l1e scYent'h line of first seetion thefollowing:

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1. Aml along ,md upon the public road or roads in said County from the corporate limits of said town to and through Hinggold Gap on the east of said town.

2. Toadd after "municipal" ilt eight.h line of first section the words 'and County," and after 1\'ord "town" in eighth line of iri>t 5eetion the words "and County."

;J, ~\mend eaption by adding after the word "Georgia" in tifth line 'and the public road or roads of said County."

4. Amend caption by adding in sixth line after word "municipal" the words ''and Oounty."

G. ~\ml after \\ord rO\nt" in sixth line of caption the words '\uul County.''

The six amcJ](lmcn'ts were ag-reed to.

On the pa;:~;lp.-0 of 'the hill th0 ayes were !17, the na;vs 0.

Th0 bill. luning r<>t<>intl a eon;,titntional majority, 1\"a:S passed as amemlecl.

By .:\Ir. Cullum of Schley-
A bill to amend the act creanng a Board of County Commissioner~ for Sdt!ey County.
Tlw Committee recommended that tlw bill pass h,v substitute.
On th0 passag-r of the hill th0 -a;es were D:>, the na.n 0.
The hill, haYing- receiYed a constitntional majorit;, was pa:':<ecl by wbstitnte.

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The following re:'olution was introduced, read and lost, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Pace of X ewton-
.\ resolntion proYiding for tlhe adjournment of the House this p. m. nntil ::\Ion(lay a. m. at 9 o'clork
The following Smate bill was read the third time, the rept-Tt of the Committee agreed to, and put upon its passage. to wit:

By Senator ::\[ann of the 2d-
A bill to aho1ish the charter of the town of Lyons.
On the pa.ssag' of the bill t:Jhe ayes were 94, the nays 0.
The bill, ha\'ing receiYed a constitutional majority, was
pas~ed.
The following l,ilJ was rea1l the third time, the report ()f bhe Committee agreed to, and put 11pon its passage, to wit:

By ::\Jr. Hightmver of EarlyA hill to establish a disrpensar~' in the town of Blakely. The Committee rcemnmemlcd tha,t the bill pass by snb-
stitute. On the passage of tlhe bill ti1e ayes -vvere 96, the nays 0.
The bilL lw'"ing rcceiwd a eonslti<tnt.ional majority, was 1lassed by snbstitnte.

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JouRNAL OF THE Hu~;sE.

The following special orders were set, to wit:

'Bill :Xo. 589, by ~Iessrs. l\loore and Cole, of Carroll, which proYides for a new judicial circuit; and

Bill No. 675, by 1Ir. \Vhipple, of Dooly, 'a bill to establish a new judicial circuit, which were set for Thursday, DecE-mber 2d, at 10 o'clock a. m.

~Ir. Burwell, Chairman of the Committee on Priv-ileges and Elections, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Commil:ltee on Privileges and Elootions haYing under consideration 't:he con,tested election case of Ro1bert
\Yhitfield vs. E. N. Ennis, from Baldwin Count:, direct me ~to :report back to the House that E. N. Ennis having
received a majority of all legal votes cast for members of the Genel'al Assembly in Baldwin County on the 7th day of October, 1896, is duly elected a member of the Legislatnre from Baldwin County, and is entitled 'to his seat in the Honse of Representatives as such.
The Committee l1ave also had under c'onsidemtion the contested election C'ase of James Stapleton and J. H. Polhill rs. B. A. Salter and R. P. l:ren from ,Jefferson County, and direct me to report back to tho Honse that James Staple,ton and J. H. Polhill haYing receiYed a majority of all legal Yotes C'ast for members of the General As._"'mbly i1: Jefferson County on t'he 7th clay of October, 1896, are d nl; Plee tNl 1110111hers of the Lep:i~1a tnrc from .Tcffer,.;l)n, mHl are entitlc<l to their seats in the Honse of Ticprc,;:<ll'tativcs as ,-ueh.

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657

Therefore, be :i:t resolved, 'Dh!at in acoord:ance with the :a:bove report that James Stapleton and J. H. Polhill be .-seated and sworn in rus duly elooted members of the House of Representatives.

Respectfully submitted.

WJ\L H. BURWELL, Chairman.

Mr. Boyd, of McDuffie, 1amd others of the Oommittee on Privileges and Elections, su'bmi'tted the following minority report:

Jfl. Speaker:
\Ve, the undersigned members of the Committee on PriY'ileges and Eiootions, subm:i:t this minority report in the matter of t.he con'te5ted eledtion of members of this body from tJhe County of Jefferson:
1. \Ve hold that ~hen 1a voter is duly registered U'nder the general registration l'aw, the decision of the registrars pronounced in his favor is conclusiYe of the right of sucih voter to C'ast his haJlCYt, and 'thia.t su0h d'ecision is final and conclusiYe as to the qll'a:lification of such Y'oter 'to Yote a:t elections for members of the General Assembly, and that sudh decision cannot be attacked in a contest growing out -of suc.h el'ection.
\Ye subm:i:t that the general registration la;w creates a special tribunal to determine who is entitled to VCYte for members of 'thte General Assembly, and cehat the decis'ions :and judgments of this special tribunal are conclusive of the
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right of persons duly registered to vote, nO't only on the dayof election, but at all times, and in the C'ase of a contest.
Under the registration l'aw, the registrars ae't judicially, a:nd their judgments are like the judgments of any othertribunal, they are final and conclusive, unless directly attacked.
'.Dhe registration lruw provides 'thia:t no person shall vote un}ess registered. It provides :for the opening o. voters' books, and requires each person desiring to register to swear that 1he has paid all ta.~. es sinoo tfue adoption of theConstitution of 1877.
It provides th3:t no t:ax-col1ectJor shall allow any personc rto sign his name in !Jhese books unless he is satisfied that ihe ~as paid all taxes, and is otherwise qualified.
Tohe tJax-collectJor, 'the ordinary and 1:1he clerk o. the Supe-:r?or Court o:f eadh Oounty is required to prepare and file on or before July 1st o:f each year, with the registrars, a complete list of all persons living in tihe County on the preceding JanUiary who are disqualified by reason of non-pay-ment of tJaxes since 1877. In preparing this list these officers are required to act upon the best evidence obtainable,. :and shall especially ex>amine the records of tfue criminal oourts, the insolvent tax-list, the tax digest, iJhe ta..-..:: exoou- . rtion dockets, and tax executions.
The registrars then oompare the names o:f the voters' books with the list o:f disqUialified persons. Names appearing on thffle books and not appearing on the list or disqualified voters shall be entered on the list of registered voters, unless withheld as provided by this act. No name appeari.ng on the list of disqualified voters shall be regi5-

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rt:'l"ed unless placed on the list of registered voters as provided by tJhis :act. Names appearing on the list in th~ hdoks and not OIIl the disqualified list shall be withheld front the list of registered voters, '\vlhen the County registrars .:>.l'e convinced by sufficient proof th'at su:ch person is not qualified to vote. <Names appew-ing on the qualified list !'hall be entered on the list of registered >"oters rw:hen sucih names :appear on ltihe voters' ;books, and when in addition :therebo, the registraTS are oonvinced by sufficient legal proof that sudh persons are not disqurulified, or that their disqualifications 'have boon removed. The regis!Jrars are not con-
fined oo ithe evidence furn~shed lby the lis.t of disqualified
voters, but slhall have acce8 to the moiginal papers or books from which said Tists were CQiillpiled, and may hear any cOIInpeten<t written evidence '()II" orol testimony un1d:eT 1aath concerning the disqualifieati'Oill of any pe:rSIOn Wihose noone ap:pears in these vorers' ibooks. The registr~ars may likewise hear any COmpetent written ewdence or oral testimony under oath conc:e!ITL'ing tlhe rom'oV'al m the disqualification of <any person whooe name appears on the list of disqualified voters; a!lld foil" the purpose of determining 'the qualification or disqualifiea:uron of voters tJhey lhave power to require rthe pl'IOductiOIIl of fbiooks and papers.
These provisions of tJhe registration lmv constitute the Board of Registrars a judicial tribunal whieh hears evidence, decides upon the qualification or disqualification of voters, rund we respectfully submit vhat suc;h judgment;, are final and conclusive in a oontest of an election at which sucll registered voters cast their <ballots.
2. We dissent frDm the majority of the OQiillmittee ;V'hen

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t:bey hold tJhat proof to the effect that ~ person lived in the County a given year, and that his name does not appear upon t;he tax digest for 'tlhat year, :is proof sufficient t:o show t:hat suc'h \"oter is a tax-defaulte-r, 'and therefol'e disqualified t.o vote. \Ve l10ld that such proof is insufficien1t to disqualify a Yoter after <he is sW<orn tl1a't 'he has paid his taxes, and after he 'has beer1 duly regish:-red :by the registrars of his Oounty.
'Dhis is <an effort to prove 'tihe disquahfication of voters by circums~an'tial evidence, and the majority of the Committlee hold tJhat proof of the residenm of the voter in the Oounty for a given year, aml the '!Vbsence of his name from the tax digest, prove tihat lw is a tlax..defaulte:r and disqualified.
The law requires the tax-reeeiwr to prepare three digests by August 1st of each year, and to deposit one with the ordinlary, one with 1the comptroller-general, and to deli,er the o~her to ~he t!ax-colledor. It 'tlhen becomes t:he duty of the tax-collector 'to carefully eX'amine t!his tax digest, and to 'Meertain if tJhere ~re polls, professions Oil' other taxa:ble property \\"hic.h have not been returned for 'taxation. If he finds sm4h polls, professions or other taxable property not on t:he tax digest, he shlall t>nter them in his book of tax-Uefaul<ters, and assess and 00llect from them d(Juhle taxes. \Ve insist tllmt this proof should go further, and show 'that the name 'Of the YoOOr does nat appear upon 'this hook of tax..defaulters, ~<and blm:t his taX'es were not essessed and collected by the tax-collector.
In addi:tion to ~his, om law exempts from poll-tax all maimed or wounded <Oonfederate soldiers, and all lblind

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persons who do not own fi>"e hundred dollars worth of

we property.

subm:ilt tha:t 1Jhe proof should go fu11tlher,

and show tJhat the voters <a:ttiacked do not :tiall witJhin one

or the ather of i:!hese two dasses.

'.Dhe C'Ontestants atJtiacked 122 vuters 'by this species of proof, and ~he Committee tJhrew out enough of tlhem to seat
"T the cont.estants. e s1~bmit tJhat these votes should not

have been rejected.

3. 'Dhe contestants showed that one hundred pers'Ons

voting for the contestants were tax-def<tnl<ters, by tlhe pro-
duction of tax fi. fas. against these vdters. 'Dhe contest-

lllli:s underk)I(Yk to shmv '1:ilJ.a<t these voters were qualified

voters. T-he C'Ontest:ants introduced on the 11ast n'ight of

the taking of their testimony a large number of ta..x re-

~Ceipts in fa:Yor of persons voting fur them. 'Dhese ttax re-

ooipts were inltrodnced just before tlhe~' dosed their testi-

mony. No proof of the genuineness of 'lihese receipts

was made. :Many of 1t1h'8'Ill were in printed sheets, had never

been torn apart, and consequently oould never hrave been

delivered ~o the respeotive t~x-payers. These receipts had

the printE"d signature of the tax""Col-lecbor. 1They were put

in evidence by the contestlants before the -ccmtestee had

given notie>e of tJheir -cross-grounds of oontest; and in an-

lticipati'on of t!he proof su'bsequen'tly introduced by the

oontestees.

These receipts were for taxes due for 1895, 1894, 1893,

and some as far back 1as 1888. The receipts were fur the

pcincipal -alone .of the tax execution'S inrtrocluced by tthe

oontestees against the V'dters.

\Ve sU'bmit 1!hat. these re-ceipts were insufficient to show

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that the tax fi. fas. introduced by contest~s 1had be~m paid.
First, beeanse there was no proof of 1t;he genuineness of these receipts; second, because it was n'ot shown that these receipts Clame from the possession of the t~x"payers; third, because the receipts did not cover tJhe intere,;;1t due on tihese
tax fi. fas. The interest was 'as mueh a part of these fi. fas.
as the principal; and the law require-;; that tax executions shall bear interest.
The majority of the Committee hold that tihis proof re-
stored all lmt sixteen of the Yotes att,a.c.ked by the contes-
' T tees. e submit that tJhis proof ~was insufficient to show
that tlwse rax fi. fas. bad been paid by the tax-payers; an:d
tlhat the Yotes of these persons should have been rejected. \Ye submit that under t:ll1e proof in this case tlhe con-
testees recein><l a majority of the lPgal votes cast; and that t1Hy should retain their seats.
J. H. BOYD, .Tr., J. R. XISBET. H. G. EDE~FIELD, A. S. NICHOL,\S,

The special order for the hour, being 'the consideration of the report of the Oommir:tee on Pri,ilqres and Elections on the contcsbed -election eases from Bald win and J effeTh'<ffi Counties, \Vlls tnken up.

That pa1rt of the Connni'ttce's report whicth dealt with the Bn1dw1n County ea:=:0, ancl "'hieh was faYorable to the sitting member, Hon. E. X. Ennis, was adopted.

On motion of }.Ir. \Yest, of Lowndes,. t:he afternoon ses-

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:swn was extended until the matter under consideration, the con't.est frQm the County of J effe:roon was concluded.

~Ir. 1[ansfielcl, of 1Iclntosh, called for the previous question, which emil >vias sust.ai,ned, and the main question -ordered.

On l:!he adoption of the major~ty report, which embodied a resolution unseating t!he Holliorables R. P ..Wren an:d C. \V. Salter, and seating the Honombles J. H. Pollhill and .James St.apleton, from the County of Jefferson, :Mr. Boyd, Of 1IcDuffie, called :for the ayes and nays, which call WlaS .ilustaiued and had, 'as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Adams,

Duncan of Houston, Lance,

.Armstrong,

Duncan of Lee,

Little,

Atkinson,

Ellis,

Mozley,

'Bond,

Edwards,

Mansfield,

..Brown,

Ennis of Floyd,

McLaughlin,

.Bussey,

Faust,

)icConnell,

.Burwell,

Ford,

McCook,

Bedgood,

Felder,

McGehee,

Boifeuillet,

Felker,

Niles,

'Boynton of Calhoun, Gowen,

Nevin,

Boynton of Spalding, Hitch,

Oliver,

Craig,

Hightower,

Oakes,

Calvin,

Henderson ofColquitt, Patten,

Collum,

Henderson of DeKalb, Paulette,

Charters,

Henderson of Irwin, Parker,

Chapman,

Hendt>rson of \Vash'n, Pace,

Callaway,

Jordan,

Pearce,

Dodson,

Johnson of Hall,

Quillian,

Duffy,

Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

Dickerson,

Kiser,

Reece,

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JouR~AL oF THE HousE.

Rawlings,

Timmerman,

Redding,

Thompson,

Rudicil,

Thomas of Pierce,

Swift,

Thomas of \Yare,

Smith of Hancock, Vau~hn,

Thomason of )!organ, Vincent,

'Vest, Webb,
Wilke~.
Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox_

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bush, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, Baggett, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, Deakins, Duncan of Chatham, Edenfield Ennis of Bal<lwin,

Foster,

:\Ieldrim,

Grice,

Maddox,

Hogan,

Meadows,

Hawes,

Montfort,

Henderson of Forsyth, Mullinax,

Johnson of Taliaferro, McKe<',

Kaigler,

McDonoug\1,

Knowles,

Nicho!ao,

Leard,

Nisbet,

Lott,

Sell,

Law,

Walden.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Bates, Berry, Burke, Black, Bowden, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Brinsol1 of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cole,

Cook of Decatur, Cannon, Clement, Copeland, Durham, Davison, Edge, Fogarty, Freeman, Griffin, Hall, Hill, Harrell, Hamby, Herrington,

Johnson of Baker,. Kendrick, Longley, Moore, Morgan, Morrison, )JcDonald, Me:\Iichael,. McDaniel, McCranie,. McLarty, Ogletree, Palmer,
Phinizy~
Reid,

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665

Roberts, Rutherford, Salter, Slaton, Simpson; Stone, Smith of Crawford,

Taylor, Turner, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood, Wight, 'Vren,

Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 78. Nays 33. 'Not voting 64.

The majorFty re-port and tlhe ,resolution embodied therein were therefore adopted.
Under a previous resolution, vhe House adjourned to to-morrow at 9 o'clock a. m.

Atlanta, Ga., Novembe-r 25th, 1897.

The House met ,pursuant to 'adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, \Vas called to order 'by lthe Speaker ~md opened with p~ayr by the Rev. }Ir. Edenfield.

'Dhe roll was called, and tJhe :following members 'answ'ered to 't1heir names, to wi1t: Messrs.

Adams, Arirulltrong, Bates, Bond, Boyd, Brown, Baggett, Brannen,

Bedgood,

Duffy,

Boynton of Spalding, Deakins,

Calvin,

Dickerson,

Collum,

Duncan of Lee,

Charters,

Edenfield,

Calhoun,

Faust,

Callaway,

Felder,

Dodson,

Felker,

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Gowen,

Maddox,

Hall,

Meadows,

Hogan,

Montfort,

Hill,

Mullinax,

Harrell,

McLaughlin,

Hightower,

McConnell,

HendeJ'ISOnof Colquitt McKee,

HendeTSOnof Forsyth McLarty,

HendersonofWasht'n McGehee,

Jordam,

Nisbet,

Johnson of Appling, Niles,

Johnson of Taliaferro Nevi!!.

Kaigler,

Oliver,

Lance,

Oakes,

Lout,

Ogletree,

Law,

Patten,

Meldrim,

Pearce,

Reece, Rudicil, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smith of Hancock, Timmerman, Thompson, Vincent, West, Wight, Watkins, Wilkes, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Mess-rs.-

Arnold,

Bennet of Glynn, Ennis of Baldwin,

Awtry,

Bennett of Jackson. Ford,

Atkinson,

Craig,

Foster,

Bush,

Cole,

Fogarty,

Berry,

Cook O'f Decatur, Freeman,

Burke,

Cook of Oconee,

Urice,

Bussey,

Gannon,

Gr<iffin,

Black,

Clement,

Hitch,

Branch,

Chapman,

Hawes,

Bowden,

Copeland,

Hamby,

Boswell,

Durham,

Herringron,

Burwell,

Davison,

Henderson of DeKal!:J

Bartlett,

Duncan of Chatham, Henderson of Irwin,

Blalock,

Duncan of Houston, Johnson of Hall,

Boifeuillet,

Ellis,

JO'hnson of Baker,

Brinson of Burke, Edge,

Kiser,

Brinsnn of Emanuel, Edwards,

Knowles,

Boynoon of Galhoun, Ennis of Floyd,

Kendrick,

FRIDAY, :NOVEl\IBER 26, 1~97.

667

Leard, Little, Longley, Moore, Mozley, Morgan, :Mansfield, Morrison, McDonald, McMichaR.l, McDaniel, McCook, McCranie, MeDonough, Nicholas, Pauaette,

Parker,

Thomason of Morgan

Palmer,

Thomas of Clarke.

Pace,

T.homas of Pierce

Phinizy,

Thomas of Ware,

Quillian,

Underwood,

Rawls,

Vaughn,

Reid,

Webb,

Roberts,

Wren,

Rawlings,

Wright,

Redding,

Wrulden,

Rutherford,

Whipple,

Salter,

Whitaker,

Smi:th of Crawford, Worsham,

Taylor,

W.iJcox of Telfair,

Turner,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

The roll-'C'all disclosed the fact tha:t no quorum Wail present.

:Mr. Charters, of Lumpkin, moved that the House adjourn to 9 o'clock a.m. to-morrow, which mrotion prevailed, nnd 'the House adjourned.

Atlanta, Ga., November 26th, 1897.
The House met pursuant to radjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. tJhis day, was called to order by tJhe Speaker, and opened witJh prayer by the Rev. ~f'l. E<lenfield.
'Jlhe roll wtas called and the following members answered te their names, to wit: J.fessrs.

668

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Adams,

Durham,

Little,

Arnold,

Deakins,

Lott,

Awtry,

Davison,

Longley,

Armstrong,

Dickerson,

Law,

Atkinson,

Duncan of Chatham, Moore,

Bush,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Bond,

Duncan of Lee,

Morl!an,

Boyd,

Edwards,

Meldrim,

Berry,

Edenfield,

:\Iaddox,

Brown,

Ennis of Floyd,

l\Ieadowe,

Burke,

Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort,

Bussey,

Faust,

Mansfield,

Bowden,

Foster,

:Morrison,

Boswell,

Fogarty,

:Mullinax,

Burwell,

Felder,

McDonald,

Bartlett,

Felker,

McLaughlin,

Baggett,

Freeman,

McMichael,

Blalock,

Gowen,

McDaniel,

Brannen,

Hall,

McConnell,

Bedgood,

Hogan,

McCook,

Boifeuillet,

Hill,

McKee,

Brinson of Burke, Harrell,

McCranie,

Brinson of Emanuel. Hamby,

McLarty,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hightower,

Mcnehee,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Colquitt, McDonough,

Craig,

Henderson of DeKalb, Nisbet,

Cook of Decatur,

Henderson of Irwin, Niles,

Calvin,

Henderson of Forsyth, Nevin,

Colluro,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Oliver,

Cannon,

Jordan,

Oakes,

Clement,

Johnson of Hall,

Ogletree,

Charters,

Johnson of Appling, Patten.

Calhoun,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Paulette,

Chapman,

Kiser,

Parker,

Copeland,

Kaigler,

Palmer,

Callaway, Dodson, Duffy,

Knowles, Kendrick, Lance,

Pace, Pearce, Pol hill

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 26, 1H97.

669

Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Roberts, Rawlings, Redding. Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson,

Stone,

Vincent,

Sell,

Webb,

Rmith of Crawford, Wight,

Smith of Hancock, 'Vaiden,

Stapleton

Watkins,

Taylor,

Whipple,

Turner,

Wilkes,

Thomason of Morgan, 'Vhitaker,

Timmerman,

Worsham.

Thompson,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Thomas of Pierce. Yates.

Vaughn,

Mr. Speaker.

Those absenlt rwere :Messrs.-

Bates, Black, Branch, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Cook of Oconee. Ellis, Edge,

Ford, Grice, Griffin, Hitch, Hawes, Herrington, Johnson of Baker, Leard,

Nicholas, Phinizy, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, 'Vest, Wright, Wilcox of Telfair,

The J OIUrnal of yesterday's p110Ceedings W13S read and confirmed.

~Iessrs. J. H. Polihill and James Stapleton came fol'\vard, and according to a rewlution of the House previously adopted, were sworn in as members of 'bhe House, and took their seats as such.

By un~nimous ronsent, the follmving bills were introduced, rt'.ad 11Jhe first time, and appropri,ately referred, to wit:

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~fr. B!talock of Fayette-

A bill to provide fill 'tah.'ing of duplica.1te vcouchers by CounJty School Oommissionel'\l.

RefeTred to Committee on Education.
By Mr. :Md.Jaughlin oo }feriwether-

A <bill to in~orpol'a:te uhe tO\'lll of St. :Marks.

Referred 1Jo Oommvttee on Cor-porations.

By }fr. Hendel'llon of Colquitt-

A bill to clhange 'the time of holding the fall term of Colquitt Superiill Court.

Referred to Special Judiciary Cornittee.

By }fr. Ohapman of M:uscogee-

A 'hill to regulate the 'tra.nsedbing of 1Jhe evidenoe and records ~ same in criminal cases tried in 1the SuperiorCourts.

Referred to Special Judiciary Commi'ttee.

By l\fr. Hawes of \Varren-

A bill to amend sec't~on 57 of volume 1 of iJhe Oode of 1895.

Referred to GeneTal Judiciary Committee.

Also, a hill to require County authorities to provideproper heating apparatus for jails.

Referrro to General Jndi6ary Committee.

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671

Also, a bill to req_uil"e the County Sdwol Commissioners. t() recoro free of charge orders or drafts given on them by
school-tea~hers.

Referred to 001Jllmittce on Education.

By Mr. Duncan of LeA bill to re~l sootion 3, paragraph 949, article 6, vol-
ume 1, Code of 1895.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters..

By Mr. Craig of Bibl:r-A bill to prohibit the issuing summons of garnishment
in certain ca&es. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By 1.r. Tihomas of MorganA bill to amend 1Jhe eh'arter of the city of Mad:ison. Referred to General Jud'iciary COlffimittee.
By Mr. Ellis of StewartA bill to define the liabilities of sleeping-car companies._ Referred to General J udicill!ry Committee.
By :Mr. Watkins of GilmerA bill to amend section 1378 of the Code of 1895. Referred to Committee on Education.

o672

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By J\Ir. ~Watkins of Gilmer-

A bill 'to fix 'the compensation of Solicitors-General.

Hcferred to Fin21nce Oommittoe.

..:~nd the following resolutions, which were read the first time and appropri'aDely referred, to wit:

By J\Ir. LitJtle of ::\Iuscogee-

A resolution providing for the payment of per d.iem to the assistant doorkeeper of ~he House.

Referred 'to Finance Oommittee.

By Mr. Kiser of Campbell-

A resolution to pay a pension to J. D. Dodd, of Camp-
bell County.

Referred to Committee on Pensions.

..:\lso, a resolution to pay 'a pension to Elizabeth Gray ,of Campbell County.

Referred 'i:O Committee on Pensions.

By ::\Ir. Blalock of Fayette-

A resolution to proYide for the payment of the per diem of tlhe special committ.ee a.ppoin't.ed under resolnti'on of February 3d, 1897.

Heferred to Finanee OommittPe.

The following SenaJte bills "iW're read tlhe first time and appropria1tely referred, 't'o wit:

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67;~

By Senator Stephens of the 11th-

A bill to prohibit 'the sale of intoxicating beverages in Terrell County.

Referred 'to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Sen<altor Dunwody of the 4'!fu-
A bill aulthiorizing ifue State Librarian oo deliver to the
Federal judges in Georgi'a certain of the Georgia reports.

Referred to General J u'd'iciary Commit:Jtee.

By Senator Comas of 1Jhe 3d-
A_ bill to clhange the time of holding the Superi:or Cow-t of Appling County.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County Ma:tJters.

By Senator Strurr of the 43dA bill to amend section 65 of volume 3, Cbde of 1895. Referred to General Judiciary CommitJtee.
By Sena1tor Hudson of the 13th~ A bill 'to amend sect.ion 1643, volume 1, Code of 1895. Referred to Oommiittee 1on Co11porations.
By Senator Gray of tJhe 23dA bill to prohlibit ,the sale or use of sooam boilers in tlhis
43hj

674

JouR.YAL oF THE HousE.

State that h'ave not me'tnl usable s~fety plugs m their crown sheets or flue heads.

Referred to GeneT'al J udici<ary Commititee.

By Senator Stewart of the 34tlh-

A bill bo regulate the deposits Df securities by building and l~ associations.

Referred to Oommitte on Oorpora tions.

By Senator Golightly of the 36th-

A bill to amend sub-strlion 3355 ~:~ t!he Code of 1895.

Referred to Genernl Jndidary CommitteE.

The Spealker annormeed tn~at Mr. Polhill, of Jefferson, had been aa:;igned to the folli()\Ving committees, to wit: General J udioeiary, AmendiD0IIIts to the Constitution, and
..Railro>ads.
, :\nd bhat Mr. Stapleton, of Jefferson, 'had been assigned
~1:o the following, to wit: Finance, Banks, and Agriocultnrc.
I
The olll()wing bills were read t:he second time, to wit:

B,v Mr. Boifeuillet of Bibb--
'-:: A bill to provide for a textile department at the State
Tec-hnological Sciliool.

By Mr. Awbry of Cobb-

A bill ~to() require County School Commissioners to pay
out the school funds to the several su~hool districts
rno mta.

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675

By ~fr. Ellis of St?.wa:rt-

A bill to mnerrd section 1370 of the Code of 1895.

B,v :Mr. Ohart.ers of Lumpkin-

A bill :to authorize County Boards of Eduoo.tion to apply not exceeding twenty-five per cent. of the fuoo to school furniture.

By ~Ir. Thomas of Clarke--
A bill t<> 'aut:horize Coun'ty Boards of. Education to provide books for t:he use of 1Jhe C'Ommon schools.

Hy ~Ir. Trhomas of Clarke--

A bill to make penal t!he dealing in school contracts, etc.

By ~Ir. Wilcox of Telfair_.

A bill to establish a system rof public schools for :McRae, Ga.

By :Mr. }forrison of D.:-Kalb-

A bill to amend paragraph 1, sootion 15, article 6, of the State Constitution.

By ~[r. Bennet of Glynn-

A bill to aubhorize the levying of a special school tax fot Glynn County.

By 1Ir. Duncan of Lee-.A bill for the protection of :fish in Lee County.

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By :Mr. Little of 1Iuscogee--

A bill ;to auth~rize tlhe judicial sale of franchises of insolvent corporations.

By ~Ir. Bush of ::M:iller-

A bill to abolish the County Court of :Mil1er Oounty.

By l!fr. Bowden of HabeTSham-

_.:\._ bill to abolish tihe Board of County Commissioners of Habersham County.

By ::M:r. }IcLaughlin of ~feriwether-
A bill oo amen~ the ~Ret incorportating the town of Wood-
bury. By ~fr. Wilkes of Thomas-
A bill to amood tJhe charter of the town of }feigs, m Thomas County.
By :Mr. Simpson of MiltonA bill to incorporate 1t1he t!own of Bloomington.

By :Mr. Longley of Troup-A bill to empower municipal au~h'orities to enact com-
pulsory vaccination ordinance!:'.
l~y ~1 r. Brannen of BullochA bill to organize a new judicial circuit, to be known as
the Ogerohee circuit.

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By :Mr. Reid of Bibb-

A hill to increase the salrary of the judge of the City Court of Macon.

By Mr. Niles of MaoonA bill for 'the protection of game, etc.

By Mr. \V!l1itaker of Heard-
A resolution provid~ng .for repairs to be made on the capitol building.

1fr. Felder, Chairman of ilhe General Judi-ciary Committee, submiltJted the :fiollo\\'l.ing report:

Mr. Speaker:
'Dhe General Judiciary Oommit!Jee \have considered House bill No. 597, pro>"idin:g fur 1Jhe sale under execution charters of insolvent oorpornti~.ms, and I am instructed by tJhe Committee to report the same ba~k to the House with the recommendation tha1t it do pass as amended.
House bill No. 240, in refurence to the officers df t<he Supreme Court praC'ticing law was considered by 'tJhe Committee, and 'they recommend tha;t it do not pass.
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Ohnirman.
~Ir. Dodson, Ohairman of the Oommittee on Counties and County ~fat!'ers, submitted the following report:

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Jft. Speakt, .

The Comm~titee on Counties rand Coun:ty :Matters have 'had under cons~derrution the following House bills, which they instruct me to report 'baok to 'tlhe House wi'th tl1e recommendation iJha:t the same do pa.98, to wit:

A bill repealing an act entitled an aet esbalblishing a court called Oounty Court for the Oounties of Calhoun, Baker, Quitman and }.iller, approved ::\farclh 2d, 1874.

A bill to repeal an act crearting a Board of County Commissioners of Roods and Revtenues :for the County of Habersham, approved December 1&th, 1895.

A hill for the protootion of fish in the streams of Lee Ooun:ty, and 1Jo fix penalt~El>S for violation of 1Jhe same.

Respedt:fully submi1Jted.

W. A. DODSON, Ohairman.

l\fr. vVhitaker, Ohairman of t'he Uommittee on Public Buildings and Property, suhmi:tted ilfue following repcmt:

Mr. Speaker:
The COillmittee on Public Buildings and Property have had under oonsidera:ti'on the fullowing House bill, which I am inst.rneted Ito report hack wi'th the recommend'aition that the same do pass, to wit:

A resolution autihorizing 'tihe Governor ilo draw his warrant upon tthe t:re'asury far $2,000, to be expended upon certain porti'Olls of the reiaJiiiltJol building, and for other purposes.

D. B. WHITAKER, Chairman.

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The undersigned members of the Committee on Finance su hmitted the following minority report:

J/r. Speaker:
The Committee on Finanee have htad under oonsideration the following 'bill of the House, whlcllia majority of said Commitltee :r'1port back to the Hoose wiilh the recomnwndation that '!Jhe same do pass, to wit:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 2185 of volume 2 of the Oode of 1895, so as to reduce ibhe salaries of Hailroad Commissionel"S f11om $2,500 1to $2,000 per annum.

The undersigned cannot concur in said report, and in lieu thereof recommend thiat said Bill do not pass.
JNO. D. LITTLE, JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, J AS. B. NEVIN, Wl\'I. H. BURWELL, W. A. CHARTERS, W. B. HENDERSON, ROB'T F. QUILLIAN, FLETCHER M. JOHNSON, MARTIN V. CALVIN, GEO. C. THOMAS, J AS. W. ARl\'fSTRONG, B. H. HILL, H. A. HALL, J. M. PACE, J. E. CHAPMAN,

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K. J. HENDERSON", ARIEL COOK, :.\I. X. PAULETTE, U. Y. \VHIPPLE, CLARENCE KNO\VLES, J:N"O. :M. SLATOX, R. G. DICKERSON, J. L. BOYNTOX, J. A. J. HEKDERSOX, BO\VDRE PHIKIZY, PA"CL TURNER, F. \V. COPELAND, W. J. ::.\IdiiCHAEL, R. Y. RUDICIL, ED L. \YIGHT, R. A. BEDGOOD, C. :.\I. HI'DCH, JNO. J. ::.\IeDONOGGH, T. C. ':MORGAN, C. PEARCE, W. E. FAUST, J. H. FELKER, \V. H. YATES.

'l'he :following bills, wlhi('h had been set as the special orders for to-day, were displaced and reset, as :follows:

Bill No. 22, by :Mr. Felder, of Fult~n, for :Monday, the 29th inst., at 10 o'clock a. m.

Bill No. 260, by :Mr. Dadson, of Sumter, for \Vednesday, Deoomber 1st, at 10 o'dock a. m.

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Bill No. 23, by :Mr. Watkins, of Gilmer, and bill No. 24, by ~Ir. \Y-a1tkins, of Gilmer, for Tuesday, tthe 30th inst., ar 10 o'dock ra. m.

Bill num:ber 332 for Tuesday, :the 30th inst., at 10 o'clock a. m.

Bills numbers 597 anti 599 for Tuesday, the 30th inst., at 3 o'clock p. m.
The Senate ha;; also passed by the requisite constitutional majority, the following joint resolution, to wit:
A joint re.solntion refunding to G. \V. C'hnmblee one hundred dollars oYerpaid 1by him as spec.ial tax for the y-e-ar 1894.
The Senate has also passed by 'tthe requisi'te <>onstitntion'al majority 'the following House bill illS amended, to wit:
A bill 'to in<>or<po:t1ate the city of Thomaston, in the C'onntty -of Upson.
The following message was received from the Senate, t hrongh ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Jfr. Speaker:
'fihe Senate (has passeld by the requisite >Constitutional majority the follow'ing Sen~te bill, 'to wit:

A bill to change and fix the time of holding the Superior Courts in the C-ounties of Bulloch, Jefferson and SereYen, and for other puvposes.

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'Dhe following Senate bills were read the third time, the repOI't of the Committees agreed to, :and put upon their pa,sage, to wit:

By Srnat'Or \Yile>ox of the 5th.\. bill,to abolish 1tlhe City Cmmt of Ooffee County. On the passage of .the bill the ayes 'Were 93, the nays 0. 'Bw bill, having rooeived a constitutional majority, was
passed.

Hy Senator Gmy of the 23d-
A bill 'to reduce the punishment fur stealing of hogs, l'tr., of less value tJhan 'bhe sum of twenty dollars.

The bill was te-mporarily tabled.
By unanimous consent, .t:he following bill was taken up aud read 'tJhe s000nd time for the purpose of disagreeing to an adverse report of the Committee thereon, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Branch of Oolumbia-
A bill to dedare illegal all contracts hereaft,er made ,,.hic:h proYide for their paymelllt in a specific kind or kinds of legal tender money, and providing <(jbJat all such oontraet..q may be paid in any kind of legal tender money.
Mr. Branclh, of Oolumbia, moved to disagree 'to the report of :the Committee.
On the motion to disagree, Mr. Branch, of Columbia,

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683.

called :for 'tJhe ayoes 1anu nays, which call was sustained and
had, as :follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Boyd,

Foster,

McConn(>ll,l

Brown,

Gowen,

McCranie,

Branch,

Hall,

McLarty,

Boswell,

Hogan,

McGehee,

B:~ggett,

Harrell,

McDonough,

Blalock,

Hamby,

Nisbet,

Bedgood,

Hightower,

Rawl~.

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Colquitt, Rudicil,

Calhoun,

Henderson of Forsyth, Swift,

Dodson,

Jordan,

Simpson,

Deakins,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Sell,

Davison,

Kaigler,

Timmerman,

Duncun of Lee,

Lott,

Vincent,

Edenfield,

Montfort,

Webb,

Ennis of Baldwin, McLaughlin,

Walden.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Atkinson, Bond, Berry, Bowden, Brannen, Boynton of Calhoun, Craig, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Charters, Callaway, Duffy, Durham, Dickerson, Dnncan of Houston, Edwards,

Faust,

Nevin,

Felder,

Patten,

Felker,

Pearce,

Freeman,

Polhill,

Henderson of Wash'n, Reece,

Johnson of Hall,

Slaton,

Johnson of Appling, Stone,

Kiser,

Stapleton,

Knowles,

Smith of Crawford,

Little,

Smith of Hancock,

Law,

Turner,

Morgan,

Watkins,

Meldrim,

Wilkes,

Maddox,

Whitaker,

:!\1 ullinax,

Worsham,

McKee,

Yates.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Fogarty,

Ogletree,

Awtry,

Grice,

Paulette,

Armstrong

Griffin,

Parker,

Bat1 s,

Hill,

Palmer,

Bush,

Hitch.

Pace,

Bnrke,

Hawes,

Phinizy,

Bus,.ey,

Herrington,

Quillian,

Black,

Henderwn of DeKalb, Reid,

Burwell,

Henderson of Irwin, Robert'!,

Bartlett,

Johnson of Baker, Rawlings,

Boiieuillet,

Kendrick,

Redding,

Brinson of Burke, Lance,

Rutherford,

Brinson of Emanuel, Leard,

Taylor,

Bennet of Glynn,

Longley,

Th0mason of Morgan,

Bennett of Jackson, Moore,

Thompson,

Cole,

Mozley,

Thomas of Clarke,

Cook of Oconee,

Meadows,

Thomas of Pierce,

Collum,

Mansfield,

Thomas of Ware,

Cannon,

Morrison,

Underwood.

Clement,

McDonald,

Vaughn,

Chapman,

McMichael,

West,

Copeland,

McDaniel,

Wight,

Duncan of Chatham, McCook,

Wright,

Ellis,

Nicholas,

Whipple,

Edge,

Niles,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Ennis of Floyd,

Oliver,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Ford,

Oakes,

Mr. Speaker.

.:\.yes 45. Nays 49. Not Yoting 81.

The motiDn to disagre to the report of the Committee wa:S therefore lost.

The following message was received from t'he Senate, through )fr. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 26, 1897.

6~5

Mr. Speaker:

The Sen:a'te hras adopted the following joint resolution, in wrhich the ooneurrenee of the House is asked, to wit:

A joint resolution memorializing Oongl'effi to refund cot.ton tax uniawfully collected in years 1865, 1866, and ]867.

:Mr. OliYer, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submiltted t'he following report:

Mr. Speaker:

T1he Committee reporlt as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of tlhe Speaker of 1Jhe House and President of the Sen1at.e. the following acts:
An act to esttarblish a City Court for the city of Valdosta, Lowndes County.
Also, an act to incorporn;te the town of Douglas, in Coffee County.
Also, an act to inoo:rpomte the rtown of Peppert011, m Butts County.
Also, -an act bo incorporate 1Jhe town of Mountville, m Troup County.
Also, an a.Ct Ito authorize the town of EHijay to issue bonds for s0hool purpose:.
Also, an a('.t to autlhlorize the town of Cusseta to IS'lUe bonds for scthool purposes.

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Also, an act to amend section 657 of ilhe Oode. to provide for division of surplus water from mills and factories.

Also, an act to extend the oorpora!te limits of the town of Uouglasville, in Douglas County.

Also, an ad to ll!mend t:he Clha:r<ter of the town of \Yashingion, in \Yilkes County.

~-\.lso, an act to amend the charter of the dty of Rome, in Floyd County.

Also, an act to amend an act to p1'{)1hibit bhe sale of intoxicating liquors in Franklin Oounty.
1Ir. Johnson, Chairman of i:lhe Oommibt.ee on Corporations, submitted tlhe following report:

J/r. Speaker:
The CommitJtoo on Corporations have had under con..3iclerat.ion the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with bhe r(,>ommendation i:lhat the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to incorporate t!he town of St. ~Iarks, ~Ieriwethe:r County, to define 1Jhe corporate limits there, ~nd to provide for a munic1pal government, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submibted.
FLETCHER ~L JOHXBOX, Chairman.
e,,. ~Ir. Dickerson, Ohairrnan of the Committee on N
..Jndieial Circuits, submitted the following report:

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Jfr. Speaker:

Your Committee on New Judicial Circuits have had 1mder consideration the following House bills, whiclJ. they instruet me to report back with a recommendation that the same do pass:

By ~Ir. \Vihipple of Dooly-

.A

bill

to

crea'te 'a -

n~w

ju. dic.ial

circuit

out

of

the

Countie:;:

Df x,orth Dooly, \Vilcox, and Irwin.

By ~ICB:Srs. ~foore and Oole of Carroll-
A bill to create a new judicial circuit, known as the Carroll cit-.cuit, out of the Counties of Carroll, Heard, aJl'(l Troup.

By 1fr. Brannen of Bulloch-
.A bill to create a new circuit out of the Counties of Bryan, Effingham, ~fcin'tosh, L1berty, Bulloc.h, and TatnaiL
Res~ctfnlly ,;:ubmitted.
R. G. DICKERSON, Chairman.
1Ir. Brown, Ohairman of the Committee on Agriculture, submit,ted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
T~e Committee on Agriculture have had under consid.t'ration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed

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as Chairman 'to report to tJhe House with a recommendation that the same do pass 'as 'amended.

A bill to require the Commissioner of ~<\'griculture to esta1blish a special department of 'horticulture and pomology, and for otJh~r purposes.

fuspec't.fully submitted.

J. P. BROWN, Chairman.

'Dhe Senate amendments to the following bill were concurred in, to wit:

By ~lr. Adams of Upson-
_-\._ bill to incorporate the city of Thomaston.
The hour for tlhe special order !having arrived, ~the same being the oonsidemtion of trhe measure known as the Committee's convict bill, and substitutes thereor, the House was resoln~d into Committee of the whole, }fr. Little, of }fnscogee, in tJhe chair.

The Commirree arose, repor'ted progress, asked that the House refer to tJhe Oommietee of the whole a resolution, by }f r. Brannen, o Bullooh, illltroduced On .Wednesday, relative to the suhject-matJter of tJhe :bill under -considerartion, and also asked leave to sit again.
1'he Committee's rf'por't was agreed to.
The following resolution was withdrawn :from the Oommittee on Rules 'and read iJhe second time, to wit:

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689

~By ~Ir. OhaTters of Lumpkin-

A resolution limiting debate on the conviC't bills in Committee of the whole to ten miutffi, and providing that no Jnember shall be allowed to address tJhe Committee more :!Jhan 'Onee on any proposition until after all the other members who desire to speak h'ave had the opportunity of doing so, and no member shall address tihe Committee more tlhan twice on any proposition.

The resolution >Vas adopted.

The House resolved itself in:bo Committee of the >v'~hole for tl1e purpose of considering tJhe measure known as the Committee's conviet bill, and :tJhe substitutes offered therefor, ~Ir. Charters, of Lumpkin, in 'the ehair.

11he Committee 'arose, reported progress, asked 1Jhat certain quffitions adopted in a resolution by 1Ir. Brannen, of Bulloch, be printed, and that leave be given for the Committee t.o sit again on Tuesday next at 11 o'clock 'a. m.

1Ir. Dodson, of Sumter, moved that when tJhe House adj,ourn it adjourn to 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

The :following bill was read tihe '!Jhivd time, to wit:
By ~Ir. Blalock of Fayet'te-
A bill to make an additional appropriation to pay pen.sions for the year 1898.
The House resolved itself into Commi1!t:ee of the wihole
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for the purpose of considering 'tJhe bill, ~Ir. Patten, of Thomas, in the chair.

The Oo:rmnrttee ftr<:lse and l'<'ported the bill ba<>k to theHouse witJh tlhe reeomme'llda:tion that it do pass.

T'he Coillllilttee's repo"Pt was agreed to.
On the 'Passage of the bill the ayes were 83, the nays 0,. as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

DaV'ison,

Morgan,

Armstrong,

Dickerson,

Meldrim,

Atkinson,

Duncan of Lee,

Maddox,

Boyd,

Edwards,

MeadiQWs,

Berry,

Edenfield,

Montfort,

Brown,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax,

Branch,

Faust,

McConnell,

Bowden,

Foster,

McKee,

Boswell,

Felker,

McCranie,

Baggett,

Freeman,

McLarty,

Blalock,

Gawen,

McGehee,

Brahnen,

Hall,

McDonough,

Bedgood,

Hogan,

Nisbet,

Boifeuillet,

Harrell,

Nevin,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hightower,

Oakes,

Boynton of Spalding, Hendersonof Colquitt Patten,

Craig,

Henderson of Forsyth Polhill,

Cook of Deeatur, Henderson ofWasht'n Rawls,

CalVin,

Jordan,

Reece,

Charters,

Johnson of Hall, Redding,

Calhoun,

Johnson of Awling, Rudicil,

Dodson,

Kiser,

Slaton,

Durham,

Kaigler,

SIWift,

Deakins,

Lott,

Stone,

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691

Seu,

Thompson,

Smith of Crawford, Vincent,

Smith of Hancock, Webb,

Stapleton,

Wa:lden,

Watkins, Wilkes, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Grice,

Paulette,

Awtry,

Griffin,

Parker.

Bates,

Hill,

Palmer,

Bush,

Hitch,

Pace,

Bond,

Hawes.

Pearce,

Burke,

Hamby,

Phinizy,

Bussey,

Herrington,

Quillian,

Black,

Henderson of DeKall> Reid,

Burwell,

Henderson of Irwin, Roberts,

Bartlett,

JOhnson of Baker, Rla.wlings,

Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Taliruferro Rutherford,

Brinson of Emanuel. Knowles,

Simpson,

Bennet of Glynn, Kendrick,

Tay<Jor,

Bennett of Jackson, Lance,

Turner,

Cole,

Leard,

Thomason of MoTgan

Cook of Oconee,

Little,

Timmerman,

Collum,

Longley,

T.homa:s of Clarke.

Cannon,

Law,

Thomas of Pierce

Clement,

Moore,

Thomas of Ware,

Chapman,

Mozley,

Underwood,

Copeland,

Mansfield,

Vaughn,

Callaway,

Morrison,

West,

Duffy,

McDonald,

Wight,

Duncan of ChaJtham, McLaughlin,

Wright,

Duncan of Houston, MoMichael,

Whipple.

E'llis,

McDaniel,

Whitaker,

Edge, Ennis of Floyd, Ford. FogartY, Felder.

MC'Cook, Nicholas, Niles, Oliver, Ogletree,

Worsh-am, Wilcox of Telfair, W'ilcox of Wllcox, Mr. Speaker.

"\yes 83. Nays 0. Not \'oting 92.

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On the pas2-age of rhe hill no quorum voted.

~Ir. Boyd, of ~IeDnffie, moved that the Honse adjourn, whieh motion prevailed and the Honse aLljonrned to 9 D'doek a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., November 27th, 1897.
The House mot pursuant to adj-ournment, 1at D o'clock a. m. this clay, was called 'to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by }Ir. Berry, of whitfield.
~[r. Burwell, 'Of Hancock, moved 1Jlm:t the roll-call be dispensed witlh, w:hieh mo<tion pre''ailed.
'Hw Journal of yesterday's proceedings was re'ad and confirmed.
The following resolution was inh'odnced, read and adopted, to wit:
By ::\Ir. Calvin of RichmondA resolution providing 1Jl1rut the order of business for
to-day's session shall be:
1. Reading Honse bills favorably repm,ted a second time.
2. Reading Se111ate bills a first an'd second time.

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693

3. Intl'oduction of new matter, and providing tha't upcm. the completion of this Qil'der the House shall adjourn.

:.\Ir. Burwell, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

TQw Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under considemtion the foHowing bill, which I am, as their ChaiTman, iustrudt.ed to report to the House that the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to protec1t the election fmnchise in the State o Georgia, and for otfuer purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

W~L H. BUR'iYELL, Ohai,rman.

1\Ir. J dhnson, of Hall, Ohairman of 'the Oommittee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Oommittee 'On Oorpm,a:tions have had the following Senate bills under consideration, arid instruct me, as tJheir Chairman, to report the same to t:he House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to 1egnlate ohe deposits of sernrities by building iand loan associations, etc.

Also, a bill to amend section 1643, volume 1 of rhe Cod,e of 1895.
FLETCHER :.\I. JOIINSOX, Chairman.

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:Mr. Brown, Chairman of the CO'lllmittee on Agriculture, begs ]eaYe to make the :foUowing report, to wi't:
Mr. Spcake1:
The Committee lhave had under considel"ation the following brlls, whiClh they instruct me to report back to rthe House with a re~ommendation that t:!he same do pass:
A bill to be e.ntitled an act t{) amend section 5 of an act tv reviYe the office of State Geologist.
The Committee have had also under consideration 'the following bill, w'hiclh 1they oocommend do n'ot pass:
A bill t:!o prohibit the sale of kerosene oil in this St:a:te.
The Committe havoe also !had under oonsidera:tiQll the following bill, which bhey direct to he referred 'tJo the Special Judiciary Committee:
A bill to make it a crime in this State for rany person to rassume and give or su:k-<cribe in any business relation or otherwise a name different from l()r otJher t!han his or her real and true name.
Respectfully submitted. J. P. BRO\YN, Ohairrn'an.
1Ir. Felder, Chairman of iJhe General Judiciary Commi'ttee, submitted the following report, t{) wit:

SATURDAY, NovEMBER 27, 1897.

695

;Jfr. Speaker:

. ,Tl1e General J udi('rarv OommiHee have had under con-
,sidemtion the follo~wing House bills, oand nhey instruct me
to report thoe same back to the House with the recommen-
d>ation tthat ,t,11e same do pass:

House bill X o. 204, in reference 'to paying damages to -propert~'-owners along the public T<Yads befure said road or roads can be a}t.ered or cihanged.
Also, Honse hill Xo. 773, requiring life insunmce companies issuing policies on t~he assessment plan to print the words ''this contrnct is issued upon the assessment plan" -on 'the face of tohe policy issued.
~\J"i:io, Honse 'hill X o. 700, which amends section 3628
:to of t:he Code of 1895, in referel1'ce admi'tting "registered"
deeds in eYidenoe in the courts of this State.
~U'io, Honse bill K o. 69-, \Yhicih amends OC"Ction 580 ot .the first volume of iJhe Code of 1895.
Respectfully submit.ted.
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Ohairman.

}:k Fogarty, Chairman of the Specia:l Judiciary Com"IDittee, submitted 'tilm following report:
Mr. Speaker:

The Special Judic:iary Committee have had under con:Sideration 1the following House bills, which I am directed

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to report back to the House witJh the recommendation that the same <lo pass, to wit:

:N"o. 730, a bill to authorize the 1\Iayor and Council of the town of Perry t'o issue bonds to t:he amount of $5,000.00 to bore an artesian well.

X o. 695, a bill to change the spring term of Pike Superior Court.

X o. 737, a bill to change the time of holdinp: the Superior Courts of the Counties of Charlton and Clinch.

K o. 688, a bill to p1ohibit <butchering stock on the lands of anot'her in Liberty Oounty.
X o. 661, a bill to reduce Solicitor's fees m cases of ganung.

Also, the following bills, whr0h they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

Ko. 719, a bill to a:bolish the quarterly terms of County Court.s in this State.
K o. 497, a bill to abolish the County Court of Franklia County.

Respectfully submitted. D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

At ~he request of 1Ir. Cah-in, of Richmond, he was excused from serving on the Committee to revise the tax laws,.

SATURDAY, XoVE:\IBER 27, 18!17.

697

under the reSolution by Senator Flewellen, and the chair -appointed :Mr. Swif't, of Elbert, to serve instead.

The :following bills and 1'1':31olutiom were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By :M:r. Felder of Fulton-

A joint resoluticm to pay 1Jhe per diem of }[essrs. PolJ1ill and Suapleton, of Jdferson.

Referred to General Judiciary Cormmitltee.

By :Mr. Hamby of Ra:bun-

A bill to regulate 1the i:Jaking of fish in certain waters of Rabun Oounty.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Felder of FultonA bill to crcate a prison C'ommission, etc.

Refe.rrf'd to Peni'tentiary Committee.

By ~Jr. Charters of Lumpkin-

A joint resolution to pa:v Dared HParcl fift,v clo1lars for serviees as porter in House, session of 1897.
Reff'rrpd to Finane(' Committee. By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
.A hill to protect elf'etric companie>:, etc. RPferrPd to GeMral .TndiC"iary Committee.

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By }Ir. Little of }luscogee--

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Columbus.

Referred to Special J udioiary Committee. By J\Ir. Craig of Bibb-

A bill to amend the general tax act, approved December 24th, 1896.

Referred to Finance Oommittee.

By }Ir. Pearce of Houston-

A bill to amend section 4138 of the Code of 1895. Referred to General J udicilary Committee.
By }fr. \YhitakPr of Hf'ard-

A bill to proYiclc for the punhase h.v t.he County autlhorities of eaclh County of a oompass, (~hain, or telescope, fOT 'the use of the County surveyor.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Matters.

:By }lr. }IcLanghlin of }leriwether-

A bill to :all:ow derks of the Snrperior Court iJo charge fees for administeresting oaths.

Referred to Gene<ral Jndiciar.v Oommitbee.

By }Ir. :Mozley of Cobb-

A resolution to increase tJlw sa}ar.v of tl1e two nightwatchmen employed in tlhe capitol building.

Referred to General J ndicimy Committee.

SATURDAY, NovE:~IBER 27, 1S97.

699

By ~Ir. Tinnnerman of \Vebster-

..\. rreoltion aubhorizing Oounty 'Oommis.<Sioners of \Vebster County to pay J. L. Horn, sheriff, for eertain expenses incurred by 'him.

Referred oo 'Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By ~Ir. Hamby of Rabun-

A bill to amend the ehm:ter of i!he town of Clayton.

Referred to Special J udicia:ry Committee.

By }.Ir. Sl1aton of Fuloon-

A resohJ't;i1on providing for ~bhe apporntment of an expert to check 1Jhe books of the Sta,te Treasurer.

Referred to Finance 0o'Il1mittee.

By ~fr. Jordan of Puraski-

A hill to amend t:he act ~approved Deeember 24t<h, 1896, empowering County ~autfhorities to lay out public roads.

Referl'ed to Committee on Roads and Bridges.

By ).Ir. Boyn'ton of Spalding-

A bill t~o e>tablish the City Oourt of Griffin.

Rdenx-d to Special Jn'dioiary O)mmittee.

B~ ).Ir. Boynton of 'Spalding-

A bill to 'abolish the Cit.v Court of Spalding County.

Refc>rrc>d to Sperial Judiciary Committee.

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By 1\fr. Boynton of Spalding-

A bill'to amend the charter of 1the city of Griffin.

Heferred to Special Jn'dioiary Committee.

By J.fr. :Jf.cOranie of Berrien-

A bill 'to make it penal 'to set fire to the grass, growth, or woods of another in certain cases.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture.
The following resolution was introdu0ed, read and adopted, to wit:

By l\fr. Swift of Elbert-
A resolution inviting Ron. L. F. Garrard to address the Genmal Assembly on wednesday, December 1st, at 8 o'clock.
The following bills were read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Redding of Pike--
A bill to provide fur payment of damages 'to land-owners wlien any public road shall be changed or discontinued, in certain cases.

By :Mr. Law of I.iberty-
A bill to prohibit butC'hering of any cattle, sheep, or iJ:rogs iu ehe County of Liberty in any woods or timbered land, except in certain cases.

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701

By }Ir. Xi0holas of wayne-

A bill,to cha:nge the fees of 'the Solicitors-General of this State.

By }Ir. }IcConnell of Towns-

A bill to amend section 39 of the Code of 1895. Recommitted tD joint Committee on Elections.

..:\Jso, a bill to amend section 40 of the Code of 1895. Recommitted to joint Oommittee on Eleetions.

By }Ir. :McLaughlin of :Meriwether-

A bill to incorporate tfue town of St. }larks.

By }Ir. }Ieldrim of Ohatham-

A bill to amend section 3628 of the Code.

By }Ir. Berry of \Yhitfield-
~\.. bill to require assessment life insuran{'e companies to haYe printed on all eards, policies, etc., words plainly shO'Wing that fact.

By :l\Ir. Duncan of Houston-
A hill to repeal the ad authorizing the town of Perry t<_) issne bonds to bore an artesi,an well.
B: }[r. P0arce of Houston-
A bill 'to make it penal tJo assume in any business relation a false name.

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By :1Ir. Awtry of Cobb-

A bill to amend section 5 of an a0t to revive the office 'Of State Geologist. By ~Ir. Redding of Pike-
A bill to change the time of lwlding Pike Superior Court. By ~[r. Freeman of Cowet.a-

A bill to amend section 580 of tlhe Code of 1895.

The following resolution was ill'broduced, read and' adopted, to wit:

By ~Ir. OhaJI'ters of Lumpkin-

A resolution to provide for tJhe appointment 'Of a joint Committee to :inspect the Xm1:Jheastern Railroad Company.

The foUowing- Senate bills were read the second time,. to wit:

By Mr. Wilcox of the Mh-

A bill to esta:blish 'the City Court of Douglas.

RC'Committed to Special Judiciary Committee. By ~[r. Stephens of the llth-

""'- hill 'to prohibit the sale of wines or liquors in Terrell County.
The following Senate hill wa;; read :tJhe first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

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70;3.

By Senator Kemp of the 16th-

A bill to amend tJhe act fbring the time for holding the Superior Courts in the Counties of Bulloch, Jefferson, and: Scriven.

Rderred. to Special Judiciary Oommibtee.

'Dhe House reconsidered its action in adopting the resolution by _}[r. Oalvin, of Richmond, fixing the order of" business for to-day's session, in so far as said resolution provides for 'an adjournment of ~he House immediately afterthe completion of the order of business therein named.

By unanimous consent, the following bills were read thethird time, the report of the Committees agreed, and put upon their passage, to wit:
e By :::\Ir. Adams of p:::on-

A bill to a'Uit,horize t'he city of Thomaston to issue bondsfor school purposes.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 96, t:he nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was' passed.

By Mr. Wilcox of Telfair-

A bill to establish a sys'tem of public schools for )feRae, Ga.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0:

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was-passed.

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By ~Ir. wilkes of Thomas-

A bill to amend the chru.,ter of ~Ieigs, Thomas County.

On the pass~age of tlhe bill the ayes were 94, 'the nays 0.

The bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was passed.

By ~Ir. Henderson of Colquitt-

A bill to amend the game law approved Decemher 22d, 1896.

The Committee proposed to amend by inserting 'between the words "pheasant" and "partridge" in the fifth line of said se'Otion the word "squirrel," which was agreed to.

The bill was made the sp0c-ial order flor Thursday a:t 10 o'clock a. m., the 2d inst.

Tiy :Mr. :Mansfield of ~[clntosh-

A resolurt:ion for the relief of Nick King, of :Mcintosh County.

On the adoption of the resolution tJhe ayes were 101, the nays 0.

1'hc resolution, having receiYed a constitutional majorirty, was therefore :adopted.

By ~Ir. Nisbet of Clayt:lon-

A bill to ehange 'the local road law in Olayton County.

On the passage of the bill t:he ayes were 91, the nays. 0.

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705

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Sen'U'tor Hudson of tlhe 13th-

""" bill to a1nend secti1on 1643, volume 1, Code of 1895.

By Senator Stewart of the 34th-

"\ bill rto regul1ate the deposits of securities by building and loan akS'ociwtioTis.

Tl1e following bills \Yere read the third time, the report of the Committees agreed to, and put upon tJheir passage, to wit:

By )fr. ~lozley of Cobb-

.\. bill to amend and supersede tlhe aet incorporating thf' tmvn of Smyrna.

On the pa&'.age of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

Tlw bill, having recein"<:l a C'onstitutionatl majority, \V'as
J'a~sed.

"\Jso, a hill to amend the rharter of the town of Pmvder Springs.

On the passage of the hill the ayes were 89, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing receinxl a constitntio11al majority, was passed.
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Lean~s of absence were granted to :::\Iessrs, Edwards,
Brall'ch, .Tord'an, Law, IIightmYer, \Y,atkins, Lit.tle, Nevin,
::\!organ, Dickerson, Ennis of Floyd, Harrell, :::\Iansfield~ Polhill, Bowden, Rutherford, Fr0eman, Armstrong, Thoma~ of Clarke, Baggett, Hamby, Ford, Timmerman, Craig, Edenfield, Felder, Cook, Thomas of \\~are, Henderson of DeKalb.
The following resolution wa,; introduced and read, to wit.
Hy :::\Ir. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution JH'OYidilip: that no mor<' leaYes of absence hr grantetl ex<ept 011 ~~('('oJmrt of providential re\c'lsons.
The follm,inp: ,-u hsti tn te wa,; nfftr(<l. read and lo:"t, 1o wit:
Ly :::\Ir. Thoma,;; of Clarke-
"\ rei'olnti'on prmiding 'llhat no more leaves of absence hP g-ranted except. by nnaninums <~onsent.
To the resoln tion the following amendment ,,as offered, natl awl agree<l to, to wit:
H;' ::\Ir. Charters of Lumpkin~\n anwndnwnt, adding- to the re,-olntion the w'ords "or
for or:her reasons amounting- to imperative necessity."
'fihe resolution as amcnd('(l was agreed 'to.
On motion of :::\fr. H('{lding, of Pike, the House adjourned to 10 o'clock a. m. :::\Ionday.

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707

Atlanta, Ga., N ovembcr 29th, 1897.
The Honse met, pursuant to adjournment a.t 10 o'clock a. 111. this day, w'as called to mcler by the Speaker awl opened wit,h prayer by the Rev. ~Ir. Edenfield, of Screven.

The roll was called and the follo">ving members answorcJ to their names, to wit:

Adams,

Bennett of Jackson, Ennis of Baldwin,

Arnold,

Craig,

Faust,

Awtry,

Cole,

Ford,

Armstrong,

Cook of Decatur, Foster,

Atkinson,

Calvin,

Fogarty,

Bates,

Collum,

Felder,

Bush,

Cannon,

Felker,

Boyd,

Clement,

Freeman,

Berry,

Charters,

Gowen,

Brown,

Calhoun,

Grice,

Burke,

Chapman,

Hall,

Bussey,

Copeland,

Hogan,

Branch,

Callaway,

Hill,

Bowden,

Dodson,

Hitch,

Boswell,

Duffy,

Harrell,

Burwell,

Durham,

Hamby,

Bartlett,

Deakins,

Hightower,

Baggett,

Davison,

Hendersonof Colquitt

Blalock,

Duncan of Chatham, Henderson of DeKal3

Brannen,

Dunoan of Houston, Henders10n of Irwin,

Bedgood,

Duncan of Lee,

Henderson of Forsyth

Bo'ifeuillet,

Ellis,

Henderson ofWasht'n

BoyntJon of Calhou::!., Edwards,

Jordan,

Boynton of Spalding, Edenfield,

Johnson of Hall,

Bennet of Glynn, Ennis of Floyd,

Johnson of Appling.

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Johnson of Taliaferro Mc-Donough,

Kiser,

Nicholas,

Kaigler,

Nisbet,

KnCYWles,

Niles,

Kendrick,

Nevin,

Lamce,

Oliver,

Leard,

Oakes,

Little,

Ogletree,

Lott,

Patten,

Longley,

Pawlette,

1\foore,

Parker,

Mozley,

Palmer,

Morgan,

Pace,

Meldrim,

Pearce,

Maddox,

Polhill,

Meadows,

Quillian,

Montfort,

Rawls,

Mansfield,

Reid,

Morrison,

Reece,

Mullinax,

Robert:s,

McDonald,

Rawlings,

McLaughlin,

Redding,

McMichael,

Rudicil,

McConnell,

Rutherford,

McCranie, McLarty,

Slaton, Swift,

McGehee,

Simpson,

Stone, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Stapleton, Taylor, Turner, Thoma:son of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wailden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were 1Iess:rs.-

Bond,

Griffin,

B<lack,

Hawes,

Brinson of Burke, Herrington,

Brinson of E!IN1nuel, Johnson of Baker,

Cook of Oconee,

Law,

Dickerson,

McDaniel,

Edge,

McCook, McKee, Phinizy, Underwood, Wright, Wiicox of Telfair.

MosDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1897.

709

}Ir. 11homas, of \Yare, Chruirman of the Commirtre on J onrnals, report~l tl1'at the J onrnal of Saturday's proceedings had hf'len examined and appl'mred.
The .Tonrnal was read and confirmed.
An indefinitE\ l<'aYe of absence, on a,C'count of sickne5<', wa,; granted to }Ir. R-oberts, orf Echols.
1Ir. Boyrt:ton, of Calhoun, Chairman of the Committee on AmendmCTits to the Constitution, submitted the following report:
Jfr. SpeakfT:

The Committee on Amendmcmts to the Constitution ha \'C had under consideration Honse Bills X os. 40, 419, 511, 232, 284, 741 and 742, all of ,,nhich arc amendatory of the constitution, which they instruct me to report to the House with the recommendation that the same he read the seC'ond tinw, and recommitt<:>d to the Committee on Amendments to the Constit,ution.

Respectfully submitted. J. L. BOYXTOK, Chairman.

}fr. OliYer, Chai[1nan of the Committee on Enrollments. suhm~tted the following report:
Jfr. Speaker:
The committee report as duly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker of the House and Pre;;ident of the Senate, the following acts:

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An act to authorize the Trustees of Houston Female ( 'ollege to sell certain property.

Also, an act tJo -abolish the disrwnsary law of Hart county.

Also, an act fo[ the protetion of fish in Bibb county.

.Also, an ac.t authorizing the town of Lincolnton to levy and c.ollcct a tax for s<'110Dl purposes.

Also, an act to abolish the County Court of Calhoun County.

Also, an aot to prohibit tlw sale of seed cotton in .Jones eounty.

Also, an act to amend the chartC"r of t.hc eity of Hawkinsville, repealing the act of December 20, 1892.

Also, an aet to incorpmatc the city of Hawkin;willc.

Also, an ad in reference to imJolnmt eost.s of Solicitors of the County Court of \Yashington county.

Also, an act to incorporate the to\V'Il of IIomCir, in Banks eounty.

Also, a resolutlion rwm-idling for a Commission 01' r!lD,ulating banking in this Stat.

Also, a rsolution to refund G. \V. Clwmblee $100.00 owrpai<l taxes for 1894.

Res1wctfully submiW~cl.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

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711

}Ir. OliYer, Chairman of the Enrolling Committee, submitted the following report:

.lfr. S pcaka:

The Committee report as duly enro11ed and signed by the Speaker and President, and delin~red to the Governor, the fol1owing acts:

An act to amend the charter of Douglas, m Coffee county.

;\n act to amend the chart0r of the town of \Yashington.

An act to regulate and pr?lribit the sale of intoxicating liquors in the county of Franklin.

An act to incorporate the city. of Valdost.a.

~\n ad to incorporate the town of Pepperton.

An aet authorizing the town of Ellijay to issue bonds for school purposes.

~\n act to incorporate the town of }fountvi11e.

An act authorizing the town of Cns.-;eta to issue bonds for school purposes.

~\n ac.t to amend section GG7 of the Oode.

An act to extend the corporate liiJlits of DouglasvillE'.

An act amen<l the charter of the city of Rome.

Respectfully snbmitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The ollmving resolutions weTe introduced and read, b) wit:

By }Ir. Hall of Cow-eta-

-:-\. resolution instruc>ting }fr. Little, Chairman pro tem. of the Committee on Rules, or any member of said Committee, to object to any displacement of the regular order, and to any requests for unanim'ous consent.

The resolution was adopted.

By }Ir. Felder of Fulton-

A resolution welcoming the United Confederate Veterans to the State of Georgia, and tJhe eapital eity; tendering the use of the halls of the capitol to them for conYerltion purposes; and pl'OYicling or the appointment of a joint committee to extend the welcome herein referred to.
1Ir. Xe~'"in, of Floyd, moved that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Hall and Committee Rooms, whieih motion was lost.

The resolution was adopted.

Under the head of unfinished business, the follmving bill which on Saturday was read the third time, and the connnitJtee's repo11.t tllE>reon agrd to, was put upon its passage, to wit:
By }fr. Blalock of Fayette--

A bill to make an additional appropriation for the payment of confedemte pensrons for year 1898.

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713

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 95, the nays 0, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Awtry,

Freeman,

Oliver,

Armstrong,

Gowen,

Ogletree,

Atkinson,

Hall,

Patten,

Bates,

Hogan,

Paulette,

Boyd,

Hill,

Palmer,

Burke,

Henderson of Colquitt, Pace,

Bussey,

Johnson of Hall,

Quillian,

Branch,

Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

Boswell,

Johnson of Tahaferro, Reid,

Bartlett,

Kiser,

Rudicil,

Blalock,

Kaigler,

Rutherford,

Brannen,

Knowles,

Slaton,

Bedgood,

Kendrick,

Swift,

Boifeuillet,

Little,

Simpson,

Boynton of Spalding, Longley,

Smith of Hancock,

Bennett of Jackson, Moore,

Taylor,

Cole,

Morgan,

Turner,

Cook of Decatur,

Meldrim,

Timmerman,

Calvin,

Maddox,

Thomas of PiercP,

Collum,!

Meadow8,

Thomas of Ware,

Clement,

Montfort,

Vincent,

Charters,

Morrison,

Webb,

Chapman,

McLaughlin,

Wight,

Dodson,

Mc:VI:ichael,

Walden,

Durham,

McConnell,

Watkins,

Deakins,

McCranie,

Whipple,

Duncan of Chatham, McLarty,

'Vilkes,

Ellis,

McGehee,

Whitaker.

Edenfield,

Nicholas,

'Vorsham,

Faust,

Nisbet,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Foster,

Niles,

Yates.

Felder,

Nevin,

71-!

Jot_;R.:\AL OF THE lfot_;:;E.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Ennis of Floyd,

:McDaniel,

Arnold,

Ennis of Baldwin, :McCook,

Bush,

Ford,

McKee,

Bond,

Fogarty,

:McDonough,

Berry,

Felker,

Oakes,

Brown,

Grice,

Parker,

Black,

Griffin,

Pearce,

Bowden,

Hitch,

Phinizy,

Burwell,

Hawes,

Pol hill,

Baggett,

Harrell,

Reece,

Brinson of BurkP, Hamby,

Roberts,

Brinson of Emanuel, Hightower,

Rawling~.

Boynton of Calhoun, Herrington,

Redding,

Bennet of Glynn,

Henderson of DeKalb, Stone,

Craig,

Henderson of Irwin, Sell,

Cook of Oconee,

Renders on of Forsyt!:J, Stapleton,

Cannon,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Smith of Crawford,

Calhoun,

Jordan,

Thomason of Morga11o

Copeland,

Johnson of Baker, Thompson,

Callaway,

Lance,

Thomas of Clarke,

Duffy,

Leard,

Underwood,

Davison,

Lott,

Vaughn,

Dickerson,

Law,

\Vest,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

:;\lansfield,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Edge,

Mullinax,

lllr. Speaker.

Edwards,

McDonald,

Ayes D5. X ays 0. Not voting 67.

The bill haYing received a constitutional majority was thel'efore passed.

The following bill was :read th.e third time, the report of the committ-ee agreed to, and pnt upon its passage, to >nt ~

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By ~[r. Boyd of :McDuffie--

A bill to amend section 221 of the Code of 1895.
The c-ommittoCIE' proposed to amend by proriding this caption, w wit:

"~\.hill to be ('lltitled an act to amend section 221 of the Co<le of Georgia of 189;'5, which proYides for the punishment of lmnt.ing on inclo:'R'Cl land so as to make the proYisions of said section apply also to uninclosed land," which was agreed tJo.

Also, hy striking out tlw words "to be entitled an act to amend'' an<l hy insertimg in lieu thereof the following \Yords, "Be it. enacted by the Gcn~ral Assembly that," \Yhich \Ya..~ agreed to.
The eommittee's report was agreed to.
~Ir. Boyd, of ~feDuffie, moYed to reconsider the action of the House in agreeing to the r~"port of 'the committee, which motion preYailed:
Also, by inserting after the figures "1895" and before the word "by" the following words, "be and the same is hereby amended," which was agreed to.
The Senate appeal"'C'd upon the floor of the House, and in the al)'S('nce of the President of the oonate, and the President pro tem., the joint &<:Ssion of the General As...--emhly, convened under the resolutri.on of ~Ir. Pace, of Newton, to hear the addreS&es of Hon. J. L. :M:. Curry and Ron. James \Yilson, was called to order by Hon. H. A. Jenkins~

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Speaker of the House. The follow~ng resolution was introduced and read, to
wit:

By Senator Hopkins of the 7th-

A resolutjon providing that the thanks of the General A~sembly be tendered to the Honorable ;James \Vilson and Dr. J. L. }f. Curry for their very able, entertaining and highly instruetive addre&3es on ..:\.g'l-iculture and Ellucation.

The resolution was adopted.

On motion of }Ir. Reid, of Bibb, the joint ses-.ion was

D.i;;solved.

The House of Repmsentatives was called t.o order by the Speaker.

On motion of :3Ir. Charters, of Lumpkin, the House adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.

3 O'clock P. :M.
The House reconvened at this hour t~nd was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll of counties was called for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to \vi.t:
By )Ir. }feldrim of Chatham-
A bill to authorize municipal corporations to condemn

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rights of way and prope;rty for drainage and sanitary purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. Swift of Elbert-
A bill to amend section 1557 o volume 1 of the Code which proYides for the appointment of a State Chemist.

Referred to Finance Committee.

Also, a bill to amend section 1559 of Yolume 1 of the Code, which provides for the appointment of two Assistant Chemists.
Referred to Finance Committee.

By :Mr. Blalock of FayetteA bill to prescmibe three grades o.f fertilizers, for the
branding of same upon each sack, etc. Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

B.v ~Ir. Rutherford of ::\fnnroe-A bill to amend the act ereating a Board of Commi~-'>ion
er,; of Roa(ls and Hennues for ::\Innroe county. Hdcrrell to General .TndiciaQ'Y Oommitte.P.
By ~[r. Xichols of ~\YayneA bill to amend the charter of the tmn1 of Je;;:;:.np. RefcrrC"(l to Special .TlHliciary Committee.

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By ~Ir. \Vest of Lowncl~-

.c\.. bill to amend the charter of the town of Lake Park.

Hcferre<l to Sr)(xial Jnclieimy ConllnitteP.

The following rc6ol ution was in trod need, rPa<l and a<loptecl, to wit:

Ih- }) r. Chart-l'l'" of Lumpkin-

..:\.. rPwlntion pnwicling: that beginning Tnc"day, t!w :30th inst., tlw afternoon ses,;ions of thP Honse ,;hall be di~eontinnP<l, and that in their ,.:tpad thPn' ~hall be held <:>a<"h cnHi11g a "l':':<ion beginning at 7.:)() o'<lo<"k p. m. aml adjourning at 10 o'<lo<k p. 111.
The following hill,; \YPre real thP ,;e<cmd time, t.u wit:

B: }Jr. BartlPtt of Paulding-
~\.. bill to amend artiele 3, :'edion !!, pmagraph 1 of the St~1tP Constitution.

HeemnmittP<l to Committ<:>e on Con,;titutional .\mrndment.s.

By }fr. BartlPtt. of Paulding-
A hill to amend art::iele :3, seetion +, paragraph 3 of tl1'
State Constitution.
HeC'ommittPd to Committee on Constitutional ..:\..mendmcnts.

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7Hl

By ::\Ir. Rawlings of 1Yashington-

"'\ bill t.o amend article 2, ~ction 4, paragraph 3 of the~ State Constitution.

Hecommit:ted to Committee on Oonsbit.utional Amen<lme1l'tS.

J3y ::\Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

.A bill to anwn<l article 1. section 6, paragraph 2 of the ( 'onstit.ution.
Heeommittet l to ('ommittrr on Constitutional Amendnwn:ts.

By ::\Ir. \\~rbb of Cherokee--
"\hill to anwiHl paragraph 1, :::ection 4 of article 3 of thr :-ltatP Constitution.
H.ecommitlt.E'tl to ( 'onunittee on Constitutional .Amendments.

lh }fr. Durham of Bartow-

,\ bill to amen<l ser.tion 2. article 11 of the State Constitution.

He<ommittr-<1 to Committ01' on Constitutional Amrndllll'll t.s.

By ::\fr. Ed"ards of Haralson-

"\. hill to amend paragraph 8, sertion 1, articlu 5 of the State Constitution.

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Recomm:itlted to Committee 'On Gonstitutional Amendments.

~fr. Hill, a Troup, moved th'at the Honse adjourn, which motion prevailed and 1:he House adjourned to tomorrow morning at !) o'clock.

Atlanta, Ga., NoYCmber 30th, 1897.

The Honse met pnrsnant to adjournment, at nine o'clock a. m. this day, was called to onh'r by the Speaku and o1wned with prayer by the Chaplain.

'l1lw roll was C'alled and the follm\1ing memlwrs answel'(tl to their name;:;, to wit: ~fessrs.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bu:sh, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burll:e, Bussey, Branch, Bowden, BO'Swell,

Burwell,

Cook of Oconee,

Bartlett,

Calvin,

Baggett,

Collum,

Blal~k,

Cannon,

Brannen,

Clement,

Bed,good,

Charters,

Boifeuillet,

Calhoun,

Brinson of Burke, Chapman,

Brinson of Emanuel, Copeland,

Boynton of Calhoun, Callaway,

Boynton of Spalding, Dodson,

Bennet of Glynn, Duffy,

Bennett of Jackson. Durham,

Craig,

Deakins,

Cole,

Davison,

Cook of Decatur, Dickerson,

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Dunoan of Chiaitham, Knowles,

Duncan of Houston, Kendl'lick,

Duncan of Lee,

Lance,

EUis,

Leard,

Edge,

Little,

Edwards,

Lout,

Edenfield,

Longley,

Ennis of Floyd,

Law,

Faust,

Moore,

Ford,

Mozley,

Foster,

Morgan,

Fogarty,

Meldrim,

Felder,

Maddox,

Felker,

Meadows,

Freeman,

Montfort,

Gawen,

Mansfield,

Grice,

Morrison,

Griffin,

Mullinax,

Hall,

McDonald,

Hogan,

McLaug.hlin,

Hill,

MC!Michael,

Hitch,

McDaniel,

Harrell,

McConnell,

Hightower,

McCook,

Herrington,

McKee,

Hendersonof Colquitt McCranie,

Henderson of DeKal!:l McLarty,

Henderson of Irwin, McGehee,

Hendersonof Forsyth McDonough,

HendersonofWaBht'n Nicholas,

Jordam,

Nisbet,

Johnson of Hall, Niles,

Jdhnson of Baker, Nevi!!.

Johnson of Appling, Oliver,

Johnson of Taliaferro Oakes,

Kiser,

Ogletree,

Kaigler,

Patten,

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Pa.ullette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Polhill, Phinizy, Qutllian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Roberts, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, 1Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden,

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Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wiloox,

Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Mess-tS.-

Black, Ennis of Baldwin, Hawes,

Hamby,

Underwood,

Pearce,

Wdloox of Teltalr,

Thomason of Morgan

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed.

The Speaker anmmnced the following as the committee on the part of House to extend Georgia's welcome to the United Confederrate Veterans when they meet in the city of Atlanta next year, to wit: ~fessrs. Felder and Pace.

::Mr. )fcLaughl~n, orf ~f.eriw ther, morved that the regular order be displ'aced for tJhe purpose of putlting a hill upon it.s passage, which mot[on was lost.

The special order for the hour being the conside!I"ation of the following Sena.te bill was displaced, and the same rer set for Friday, December 3d, at 10 o'clock a. m., to >vit:

By Senator Turner of 'the 37th-
...:\.. bill to amend paragraph 2 of section 2 of article 7 of the constitution.
The following messagp was received from the Senate through :Mr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Sen'ate has passed by the requisite constitutionai majority, the following bills of the Senate, tJo wit:

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A bill to esfublish and maintain a local system of public schools in Fnlton C'Ounity, outside of Atlanta, and of the town of East Point.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the H()use, to wit:

A bill to authorize the town council of the town of Lincolnton to le'7 a tax not to exceed one-half of one per cent.

Also, a hill to repeal an act entitled an act to amend the charter 'Of the city of Hawk~nS\rille..

Also, a bill to abolish the County Court of Calhoun county.

Also, a bill to proYide with reference to insoLvent costs of Solicioors.

Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of Sed cotton m the county of Jones.

Also, a bill to amend the ch'arter of tJhe city of Hawkin,;ville.
Also, a billiJo rubolish the dispensary law of Hart county.

Also, a bill tJo authorize the Trustees of the Houston Female Oollege to sell a house ~and lot in Perry.

Also, a bill to protect the fish in the \vlaters m Bibb county.

Also, a bill to rubolish and create a new charter :for tho.: town of Homer, in Banks county.

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The Senate has also passed the foUowing joint resolntiofl by the requisite constituti()lllal majority, t'o wit:

A reoolutri.on appointing a commission to investiga,te and report the best systfm for the regulation of the banking business.

Mr. Little, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the follo\ving House bill which they instruct me to report back >V'ith the recommendation th'at the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend an act appron;d December 24th, 1896, entitled an a.ct to ooUect and levy tax for support of the State Government, public institutions, etc.

Also, the follO\ving bill whic-h they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same .do pass as amended, to wit:

A bill to appropriate the sum of sixty-four hundred dollars to be med in erecting necessary fire walls and a water ,ffistern for the Lunlatic Asylum.

Also, the follmv,ing Honse hill which they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:
A bill to limit and fix rthe compensation of the Solicitors(}enerals in thisState.

Also, the follmving joint resolution whic!1 they instruct

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725

me to report back to the House wit1h the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A joint :resolution proYiding Mr the payment of the Assistant Doorkeeper of the Honse, proYided for by the resolution of the Hous<>, adopted X O>"emhr 4th, 1897.

Also, the following HonSol' resolutions which they mstruct me to report back "~ith the re:commendation that the same do pa_.,, to wit:

A resolution appropriating t'he sum of two thunsand dollars, or as much there'Of as may be necessary to pay accounts of committeffi visiting penitentiary convict <:amps, and to pay account_-; of Ch'aplains of the Yarious penitentiary camps, etc.

A resolution appropl'iating $914.00, a balance of the five thousand appropriation made in the "General appropriation act, approved December 24th, 1896," to procure new hom' for the convenience and the protection of the Lunatic Asylum.

A resolution providing for an appropriation of eighteen hundred doll'ars t;o pay the per diem and expense;; of the Special Committee of five appointed under the resolution of February 3d, 1897.

A resolution appropriating five hundred dollars for expert accountant, etc.

Also, the following Honse resolution which they in;;trucr me to report back with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

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A resolution to appropriate five hundred dollars ($500) to purchase the portrait of 1Iajor-Genral Hugh :McCall.
Re<>pectfully submitted~

JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman.

By 1Ir. Nevin of Floyd-

The nndersignd membrs of the Finance Oommitte, submitted the following minority report:

Mt. Speaker:

The Committee on Finant>e have hacl under consideration the following Honse bill, to 'vit:

Bill X o. 784. "A bill to be entitled an act to limit and fix the compensation of the Solicitors-General in this State,'' which a. majority of said Committee report back with the rec:ommendation thlat the same "do not pass."

The undersigrld members of said Committee cannot concur in said recommendation and in lieu trhereaf recommend tha.t the said bill "do pass."

R-espectfully submitted.

J AS. B. XEYIX, ED L. \YIGHT, THOS. 11. SWIFT, JOHN A\YTREY, I. T. ~IcGehee, L. A. NILE.S, R. Y. Rl'DICIL, \Y. H. YATES, G. G. HEXDERSON,

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C. W. OAKES, F. W. COPELAND, J. B. P AL~IER, M. I. BRANCH, W:M. \VALDEN.

Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:

The Committee report as duly enrolled and ready for signatures of the Speaker of the Honse and President of the Senate, the foUowing .aet:

An act to incorporate the cit.y of Thomaston, in U pwn county.

Respectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman. t
:Mr. Dodson, Ohairmtan of the Oommittoo on Counties and County ~ratters, submitted the following report:

.lh. Speaker:

The Committee on Connt~es and County :Matters have had under consiclemt.ion the following Senate bill which I am instrn~tecl to report back to the Honse with the recommendation th1at the sa.me do pass, t'o ~wit:

A bill to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Appling County, and for other purposes.

Alw, the following Honse resolnt.ion whi'ch they in!"truct me to report back with the recommenclat~on that the same do pass, to wit:

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A resolution to authoriw the County OonlllliEsioners of \Vebster County to pay J. L. Horn the amount of actual expense incurred by him in collecting certain taxes due the State and County.

Also, the followin1g House bills which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

~~bill to create ruud esta<blish a Boiard of Roads and Revenues for the County of Taylor.

A bill tJo repeal an act entitled an act to amend the County Court La;ws as regards Taylor County; to provide for a Solicitor for said County, and for other purposes.
Also, uh~ follmving House bill which they instruct me to report back with the recommend'aticm that the same do not pass, to wit:
A bill to repeal section 3, paragraph 949, article 6, volume 1 of :the Code of 1895, etc.
Also, the following House bi11 which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw same.
A bill to pr'o.vide for the purchase by the Oounty authorities of each County, a compass, chain and telescope :Bor use of the County Surveyor, etc.
Respectfully submitted.

W. A. DODSON, Chairman.
Mr. Collum, Chairman pro tem. of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

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Mr. Speaker:

Tlhe Oommittee on Education ha;ve had under consideration the following bills which I am instructed to report hack to the House with recommendation that same do pass:

A bill to anrend sec.tion 1378 of volume 1 of the Ccxle of 1895, making the school age twen1y-one instead of eighteen.

The Committee have also had under consideration the following bills which I am instructed to l'eport back to the House that they do pass by substitute, House bills Nos. 645 and 648.

A bill to regulate and make more uniform the salarie.;; of County School Commissioners.
Respectfully submitted.
J. }L COLLUM, Ch'airman pro tem.

The following message w'as receiw:d from the SenaH:' through }Ir. Clifton, Secretary thereorf:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitntionai majority t!he following bills of the House, to vrit:
A bill to make it unla;vrful to manufacture spirituous. or intoxrcating liquors of any kind in Mffi'iwether county, and for other purposes.
Also, a bill to regulate the distribution of the fund
arising from fines 'and for:feitures in the County Court oi
Wilkes County.

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Also, a bill to abolish the City Oount o.f Lowndes county.

}fr. Ba.tes, Chairman pro tern. of tJhe Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the foHowing report:

Jh'. Speaker:

The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the followi~ng House bills which they instruct me t1o report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to authorize Boards of County Commissioner,;: to proYide court rooms for Justices' courts held in cities whose population is not less than sixty thousand, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to change the corporate limits of Oakland eity.

Also, a bill to provide for t:he payment of a per diem to County Com:rni;;sioners of Road and Revenues.

Also, a bill to ch!ange the time ~of holdring tJhe fall term of Colquitt Supe.nior Court.

Also, a bill to aholish the Cuty Court orf Spalding County.

Also, a bill to establish the Ci(Y Court of Griffin, in Spalding County.

The Committee have also had under considemtion the following Senate bills, which bhe;v instruct me .to report baek to th'e House with the recommendation that the same Jo pass, to wit:

A bill to establish a Board of Dental Examiners, and to regulate the practice of dentistry.

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Also, a bill to change and fix the t.ime of holding the Superior Courts in the Connties of Bullock, .Tefferson, and Screven.

Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of intoxieat:ing liquors in the County of Terrell, exeept as proYided in this a'ct.

The Oommittee ha'te also had under consideration the following bill which they instruct me to report back to the Houoo wi.tJh the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

A lbill to amend tihe charber of 'the city o; Griffin, and for other purposes.

'Dhe Oommittee haYe also had under consideration tJhc following bill which they instruct me to report back to the Honse with the recommendation tha:t the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to amend section 753 of the Code of 1895.

Respectfully submitted.

J. J. BATES, Chairman pro tern.

}fr. Ennis, of Floyd, Chairman of the Committee on 1falllnfactories, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on :Jfannfa.ctories haYe had under consideration the following hill which I am instructed to report back to the Honse th'at the same do pass as amended.

A bill to regulate the sale of prison-made goods.

Respectfully submitted. W. H. ENNIS, Chairman.

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~Ir. Meldrim, Ol1airman of the Special Committee on \V. & A. R. R. property, submitted tJhe following report:

Jlr. Speaker:
'Dhe Special Committee on \V. & A. R. R. prope~ty have had under consideration the followin~Q: hills which they instruct me tJo report hack to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to provide for the preparation of a hand-book of the ''restern & Atlantic Railroad matters.
Also, a resoluti'on to provide for the correction of the official map of the W. & A. R. R.
Respectfully submit!t:ed.
P. \V. ).IELDRDI, Chairman.
The following message was received from his Excellencyr the Governor th]_j()ug1h his Secretary, ~Ir. Callaway:
JJ,. Speaker:
The Governor has approved the foUowing acts, to wit:
An act to incorporate the town of Ocilla, in Irwin county.
An act to amend section 420 of the criminal Code of 1895.
An act to amend an act approved S0ptemher 24, 18Sg, entitled an act to regulate and prohibit the :;ale of intoxicating liquors in Franklin county, ek
An Ret to amend :::ectinn 657 of the Code, etc.

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An act to 'alter and amend an act incorporating the town of Douglas, in the County of Coffee, etc.

An act to amend t.he chavter of the city of Rome.

An act to c;,.-tend i'he corporate limits of the town of Douglasville.

An act to authorize the town of Cusseta to create 'a debt not to exceed $2,500, etc.
An act to ineorporate the town of Pepperton, in Butts county.

.An act to amend the charter of the town of \Yashington, Ga.
An act to incorporate the tO'wn of :Monntville, m the Connty of Troup.
An act anthorizinp: and empowering t1l1e mayor and council of the town of Ellijay to create a debt not to excee1i $5,000, etc.
An act to establish a City Court in the city of Valdosta.
Under the head of nn:finished busines..:;, the following bill as am0ncled, was pnt upon its passage, to wit:
B~- 1fr. Boyd of 1fcDuffie--
A hill to amPnd section 221 of the> Code of 1895.
:Mr. Boyd, of :McDuffie, moved to amend by adding at the end of section 1st, the follmving Words: "Provided, this amendment shall ap'Pl.v to stock law eounties only."
On the bill and t.he amendmCTitt, 1Ir. Brannen, of Bnl-

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lock, c.alled for the previous questron, wihich call was sustained and the main question ordered.
The amendment '~'as agred to.

The report od' the Committee, as amended, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill, ~Ir. Bl.alock, of :Fayette, called fbr the ayes and nays, which call was sustained and had, as follows, the ayes heing 91, tJhe nays 43.

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Foster,

McDaniel,

Awtry,

Felder,

McLarty,

Armstrong,

Freeman,

McGehee,

Atkinson,

Gowen,

Nicholas,

Boyd,

Griffin,

Niles,

Brown,

Hall,

Nevin,

Burke,

Hogan,

Ogletree,

Bowden,

Hill,

Parker,

Boswell,

Hitch,

Palmer,

Burwell,

Herrington,

Pace,

Bartlett,

Henderson of DeKalb, Polhill,

Baggett,

Henderson of Forsyth, Rawls,

Brannen,

Henderson of Wash'n, Reid,

Bedgood,

Jordan,

Reece,

Boifeuillet,

Johnson of Hall,

Rawlings,

Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Taliaferro, Redding,

Boynton of Calhoun, Kaigler,

Swift,

Boynton of Spalding, Knowles,

Simpson,

Cole,

Kendrick,

Stapleton,

Cook of Oconee,

Leard,

Smith of Hancock,

Callaway,

Little,

Timmerman,

Duffy,

Lott,

Thompson,

Durham,

Longley,

Thomas of Clarke,

Davison,

Moore,

Vaughn,

Duncan of Chatham, Mozley,

Vincent,

Duncan of Houston, Meadows,

Webb,

Ellis,

Montfort,

Wight,

Edwards,

Morrison,

Walden.

Edenfield

McLaughlin,

Whipple,

Ennis of Floyd,

McMichael,

Whitaker,

Faust,

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Henderson ofColquitt, Oakes,

Bates,

Johnson of Appling, Patten,

Bond,

Kiser,

Paulette,

Berry,

Vtnce,

Rudicil,

Bussey,

Law,

Stone,

Blalock,

Morgan,

Smith of Crawford,

Bennett of Jackson, Maddox,

Taylor,

Cook of Decatur,

Mullinax,

Turner,

Collum,

McDonald,

Thomas of Pierce,

Cannon,

McConnell,

Watkins,

Clement,

McKeP,

Wilkes,

Charters,

McCranie,

Worsham,

Copeland,

McDonough,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Dodson,

Oiiver,

Yates.

Felker,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, Black, Branch, Brinson of Burke, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Calvin, Calhoun, Chapman, Deakins, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, E.Jge, Ennis of Baldwin,

Ford, Fogarty, Grice, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Henderson of Irwin, Johnson of Baker, ::\Ieldrim, Mansfield, McCook, Nisbet, Pearce,

Phinizy, Quillian, Roberts, Rutherford, Slaton, Sell, Thomason of :\Iorgan, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, West, Wright, Wilcox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 91. Nays 43. Not volf:ing 41.

The bill haYing received a constitutional majority was passed a.s amended.

The special order for the hour being the considmation of the bill by ~Ir. Slaton, of Fulton, wl!ich pro,'icles for examinations of applicants for admission to bar, was displaced

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and reset as the special order for to-morrow at 10 o'clock a. m., and uhe ;bill by :Mr. Dodson, of Sumter, whieh provides for l'E'gulating the defe,nses of act~ons Dn policies of life insurance, and which had been se't for to-morrmv at 10 o'clock a. m. m1s at this hour tak~n up and read the third time.

1Ir. Dod~n, of Sumter, moYed to amend by adding at the end of section 2 tilie following words, to wit: "Prm'ided, howen>r, this act shall not apply until after th<' policy bears date of one year from its i,;suaiH'<'.
~lr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to amend the amendment offer<'d hy :Mr. Dodson, of Sumter, by striking out "one" and inserting the word "hv"()."

11lr. Boynton, of Spalding, al&o IILO'I'Cd to amPzHl the hill by striking out the words "with iu.teret at SE'Yen per (ent.''

~lr. Slaton, of Fulton, offered the following amendment. to the bill: "Provided, tJhat the t.erms of this act shall not apply until after the policy has been i'Ssued for tluee year,;, and no interest shall be demanded."

~Ir. Chapman, of :MuS'cogee, moved to amend the amendment of ~r. Dodson, of Sumter, by striking therefrom the words "one year" where they occur, and substitute therefor the words "three years."

~r. Pace, of Newton, offered the following amendment:

"It is further provid('d, that the pro,is~ons of thi,; aet .shall not apply to benet certicates issued by any fraternal, or secret, or industrial society doing business in this .State, when the money, benet, eharity, or relief is payable by the gramd or supreme body of the same, or is derived

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-from a&>essments on subordinate lodges, oouncils, or other bodies of their members.

)Ir. Blalock, of Fayette, called for the pr"ious question on the bill a1nd the amendments, which call wa;; sustained, .and the main question ordered.

The amendment of }Ir. Pace, of Xewt<on, was adopted.

The amendment of )Ir. Chapman, of }lni'icogee, was lost. The amendment of }Ir. Slaton, of Fulton, was lost.

The amendments of )Ir. Boynton, of Spaldi~g, were -both lost.

The amendment of )lr. Docl.son, of Sumt.er, wa8 adopted.

The report of the Committee, as amended, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill, }Ir. Dodson, of Sumter, called for the ayes and nays, whielh ca.ll was snstajn.ecl and had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Bah's, Brown, Burke, Bowden, Boswell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalol'k, Brannen, Bedgood, Boynton of Calhoun,
47bj

Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cole, Cook of Deeatur, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Dodson, Davison, Dnncan of Houston, Ellis, Edenfield,

Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Griffin, Hall, Hill, Hitch, Harrell, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of Forsyth, Jordan,

738

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Johnson of Appling, McCon!)t>ll,

Johnson of Taliaferro, McKee,

Kiser,

McCranie,

Lance,

McLarty,

Leard,

McGehee,

Lott,

Nicholas,

Longley,

Nisbet,

Law,

Oakes,

Moore,

Ogletree,

Mozley,

Paulette,

Morgan,

Parker,

Meldrim,

Palmer,

Maddox,

Raw!,

Montfort,

Redding,

2\Jullinax,

Rudicil,

McDonald,

Rutherford,

McLaughlin,

Stone,

McMichael,

Stapleton,

Sell, Smith of Crawford,. Smith of Hancock,. Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke,. Thomas of PiercP,. \"'aughn, Webb, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, "Wilcox of Wilcox..

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Ennis of Floyd,

Patten,

Atkinson,

Faust,

Pace,

Bond,

Felder,

Polhill,

Bussey,

Herrington,

Reid,

Burwell,

Henderwn of DeKalb, ReecP,

Boiieuillet,

Henderson of Wash'n, Rawlings,

Boynton of Spalding, Kaigler,

Slaton,

Calvin,

Knowles,

Swiit,

Charters,

Little,

Simpson,

Chapman,

Mansfield,

Thvmason of Morgan,.

Copeland,

McDonough,

Thomas of Ware,

Callaway,

Niles,

Vincent,

Duffy,

N"evin,

West,

Durham,

Oliver,

Yates.

Duncan of Chatham,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Adams, Bush, Boyd, Berry, Black,

Branch, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of EmannPl, Bennet of Glynn, Calhoun,

D<'akins, Diekerson, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edwards,

TuEsDAY, NoVE)IBER 30, 1897.

739

Ford,

Johnson of Baker,

Fogarty,

Kendrick,

Grice,

Meadows,

Hogan,

Morrison,

Hawes,

McDaniel,

Hamby,

McCook,

Hightower,

Pearce,

Henderson of Irwin, Phinizy,

Johnson of Hall,

Quillian, Roberts, Thompson, Underwood. Wight, Wright, Wilcox of Telfair, l\Ir. Speaker.

Ayes 92. Nays 43. Xot voting 39.

The bill having recei\'ed a constitutional majority, the ayes being 92, the nays 43, it was therefore paS&ed, as amended.

House resolution No. 189, by J.Ir. Brannen, of Bullock, which provides for certain questions relatiYe to the convict measul"es before the House, to be submitted to the members was wi~hdrawn from the Committee of the 'Whole and was taken up by the House.

J.fr. Brannen, of Bullock, moved to amend the resolution by strilcing out the words "a committee of three"' and Bubst.ituting therefor the words "one from each congressional district," in the fourth line of the resolution.

J.fr. Blalock, of Fayette, moved that question No. 3 of the resolution be first taken up and dispoEd of, "1hich motion prevailed.

~Ir. Blalock, of Fayette, moYt'd to amend question 3 by making said question re.ad as follows: "Do you favor a central penitentiary at the pre3rnt time for all the cxm-
''i.ct~."

J.fr. Chapman, of J.fuscogee, moY0cl to amend que.-,tion :> b,v ~triking therrJrom thE' \Yorcls "as rpeommendecl h;' the Principal KeepN of the pPnitentim;."

740

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

~Ir. ~\wtry, of Cobb, moved that the resolution be rndefinitely postponed.

On the motion to indefinitely postpone, :Mr. Little, of )luscogee, called for the pre,ious question, which call wru; sustained, and t)he ma.in qnesti011 ordered.

The motion to indefinitely postpone was lost.
~lr. Redding, of Pike>, called for the provious ques.tion on the resolution and the amendments, which call was sustained, and the main question ordered.

The amendment of ~Ir. Chapman, of )[uscogee, was lost.

The amendment of ~fr. Blalcwk, of Fayette, was adopted.
On question three, ~Ir. ~IcDonald, of Gwinnett, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sust.a,ined, and had as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bussey,

Charters,

Law.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Branch,

Bowden,

Cook of Oconee.

Boswell,

Calvin,

Bartlett,

Collura,

Blalock,

Clement,

Brannen,

Chapman,

Bedgood,

Copeland,

Boifeuillet,

Callaway,

Boynton of Spalding, Dodson,

Bennett of Jackson, Duffy,

Craig,

Durham,

Cole,

Deakins,

Cook of Decatur,

Davis'1n,

TuESDAY, NovEMBER 30, 1897.

741

Duncan of Chatham, Longley,

Duncan of Houston, Moore,

Ellis,

Mozley,

Edwards,

Morgan,

Edenfield,

Meldrim,

Ennis of Floyd,

Maddox,

Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort,

Faust,

Mansfield,

Felker,

Mullinax,

Freeman,

McDonalq,

Gowen,

McLaughlin,

Griffin,

McMichael,

Hall,

McDaniel,

Hogan,

McConnell,

Hill,

McKee,

Harrell,

McLarty,

Herrington,

McGehee,

Henderson of Colquitt, Nicholas,

Henderson of DeKalb, Nisbet,

Henderson of Forsyth, Niles,

Henderson"of Wash'n, Nevin,

Jordan,

Oliver,

Johnson of Hall,

Ogletree,

Johnson of Appling, Patten,

Kiser,

Paulette,

Kaigler,

Parker,

Kendrick,

Palmer,

Lance,

Pace,

Little,

Polhill

Lott,

Rawls,

Reid, Reece, Rawlings, Redding. Rudicil, Rutherford, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Sell, Rmith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce. Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West, 'Valden, Watkins, Whipple, 'Vhitaker, 'Vorsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates.

Those absenJt were MSSrs.-

Bush, Black, Burwell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Cannon, Calhoun, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee,

Edge, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Grice, Hitch, Hawes, Hamby, Hightower, Henderson of Irwin, Johnson of Baker,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Knowles, Leard, Meadows, Morrison, McCook, McCranie, McDonough, Oakes, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian,

742

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Roberts, Slaton, Stapleton Thompson,

Underwood, Webb, Wight, Wright,

Wilkes, 'Vilcox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

~.\yes 3. 'Xays 125. Xat -voting 47.

Question 1mmber three was, therefore, answered by the House in the ne-?,1ative.

\Yhen his name was reached on J,he roll, 1fr. Branch asked the House to excuse him from Yoting.

The House refused to excuse him.

1Ir. \\re-st, when his name was called on the roll, declined to answer the qu'estion at first, but subsequently voted under protest, which protest is as follows:

"I desire to enter my protest against the uruparlrarrnerutary action of this House in subjecting its members, nolen-s rolens, to a cateehising, unwarmntled and unprecedented,
and not sanctioned, in my judgment, by the rules governing this House.

"House resolution 189 is such a catechism that no member or this House has tJhe sagacity to determine how some of these que:;tions should be answered unless he had the power to di>rine how others would be answered by a majority of this House.

"I belieYe, as a tentative measure, the State should establish and maintain a cerutral penitentiary for a hundred or a hundred and fifty convicts alll'd lease the re:;t for a term of four years.
"W. S. WEST."

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743

'The following prot.est was read:

"}fr. Bran'ch, of Oolumbia, protests against the action of the House in requiring him to v"Ote on qu~tion 3 of House resolut.ion number 189."

The hour of a:djournmen.t having arrived, the House adjourned to 7:30 p. m.

7:30 O'clock P. :M:.
'The House reconvened -at this hour and was call'ed to torder by the Speaker pro tern.
The following bills amd resolutions were introduced, read the :first time and appropriately referred, to wat:
By :Mr. }IcOranie of Berrien-
A bill to .amend the charter of the city of Tifton.
Referred to Oommiittoo on Corporations.
'By l\Ir. Burnett of Glynn-
A bill to permit the State to be sued as the own:1I" of the :Northeastern Railroad.
Referred to Committee on Railroads.
'By 1-fr. Armstrong of Wilkes-
A resolution to pay the per diem of the Joint Oommitte'e appointed under a resolution approved De~Cember 22d, . 1896, to determine how certain funds going to the tJrus:tees o the University of Georgia are being managed.
Reerred to Committee on Finance.

744

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Little of Muscogee--

A joint reaolution to make an appropriation to supply a:. deficit in the annual appropriation to the Agricultural de-pa;rtment.

Referred to Finance Committee.

Also, a joint resolution to purchase a portrait of ex-Governor John Milledge.

Referred to Finance Committee.

A joint resolution to pay the elevator boy at the Capitol for services during the present session.

Referred to Finane Committee.

By Mr. Burke of Wilkinoon-

A bill to oorrect the confusion caused by the adoption of the stock law in militia districts, in certain caB:5.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County )fatters_

By Mr. :McCook of Chattaho:ocheeA bill to amend t.he charter of the town of Cusseta. Refel'l'1<l to Committee on Education.

By :M:r. Berry of Whitfield-
A bill to repeal an act to define the fbes of Insuranc~ Commission, and for other porposes.
Referred to Finance Committee.

TuEsDAY, NovEMBER 30, 1897. By ~fr. Law of Liberty-

745

A bill to permit graduates of the Georgia State Industrial College for colored persons to teach in the common schools without being examined by County Boards.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By :Mr. Griffin of Gordon-
A hill to provide for the eleetion of Clerks of Boards or County Commissioners.
Refei:red to Committee on Counties and County 1fatters.

By Mr. Vaughn of Twigg&-
A bill to repeal the act approved December 23d, 1896, providing :for the compensation of the Ordinary of Twiggs
~ounty.

Heferred to Committee on Counties and County 1fatters.

Also, a bill bo amend the act creating a Board of County Oommissione:ns for Twiggs county.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County ~fatters.
Bills Nos. 491, 597, 599 were reset as the special orders for Friday morning next immediately after the reading of the .Journal.
Bills Nos. 23 amd 24 were made the special orders for Thursday, December 2d, immediately ad'ter the reading of the J ourn.al.
Bill No. 608 was made the special order for \Vednesdar

746

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Decembr 1st, immediately after the reading of the Journal.

The follo\\ing bills were read the second time, to wit:

By ~fr. )fontfort of Taylor-

A bill to abolish the County Court of Taylor oounty.

By 11fr. ~Iontfort of Taylor-

A bill to create a Board of County Commissioners for Taylor county.

By :Ur. Niles of )Iaeon-

A bill to make uniform the compensation of County School Commissioners in this State.

By 1fr. Awtrey of Cobb-

A bill to regulate the sale of prison-made goods in this

state.



By :Mr. Knowles of Fulton-

A bill to authorize county authorities in certain cases to p~ovide oourt rooms for Justices' courts, and to pro-vide such c:ourts with dockets, etc.

By Mr. Craig of Bibb-

A bill to amend the general tax act, approved :Decembetr 24th, 1896.

By :Mr. Ellis of Stewart-

A bill 'to define the liabilities of sleeping-car companioes.

By Mr. Henderson 'Of Colquitt-

TuEsDAY, NovEMBER 30, 1897

747

,A bill to change the time of holding the fall tenn of Colquitt Superior Court.

By ::\Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to provide for the preparartion of a bond book of the \Y. & A. R. R.

By ~Ir. Boynton of Spalding-

A bill to abolish the City Court of Spald,ing oounty.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of Griffin.

13y 1Ir. Watkill'.S of Gilmer--
A bill to ~mend seetion 1378 of volume 1 of the Code of 1895.

By l\fr. Oliver of BurkeA bill to provide for the payment of a per diam of
County Commissioners. By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to change the corporate limits or Oakland City.

By ::\Ir. Taylor of ::\Ieriwether-

A bill to appropriate $6,400 to erreet fire walls and a water cistern for the State Lunatic Asylum.

13y Mr. Hamby of Rabun-
A bill tJ() amend the charter of uhe town of Clayton. Also, a bill to regulate the ca1Jching 00" taking of fish in .certain waters in Ra:bun county.

748

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By :M:r. Boynton o Spalding-

A bill to Stablish the Cr:iminal Court of Griffin.

By :Mr. Hall of Coweta-
A resolution appropriat~ng $2,000 to pay accounts of committees visiJting C'onvict oomps and accounts O!f Chaplains.

By :M:r. Taylor .of Meriwether-

A resolutiion to provide for the purchase of hose or the protection of the State Lunatic Asylum.

By Mr. Timmerman of webster-

A resolution providing for the paymeDJt of the Sheriff of \Vebster county of centa.in expenses incurred by hirrn.

By :fifr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to provide for the appointment of an expert accountant bo check the books of the State Treasurer.

By 1fr. Little of Muscogee--

A bill to provide compemsation for the payment of the Assistant Doorkeeper of the House.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette--
A resolution providing for the payment of the per diem
and expenses of the Special Comm~ttee appointed under resolution of February 3d, 1897.

TuESDAY, NovE)IBER 30, 1897.

749

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A resolution authorizing the correction of the official map of survey of the right of way of theW. & A. R. R.
The following jo~nt resolUJtion was introduced, read the first time, and made the special order for to-morrow morning at 9:30 o'cloek, t.o wit:

By }fr. S>v"ift of Elbert-
A joint resolution instructing the Attorney-General to take such steps a~s are necessary for the protection of the State in the ma tt~er of fees received from Building and Loan Asaoc.iations, by the late Tveasurer, Hon. R. U. Hardeman, in which connection the Special Inve>tiga.ting Committee appointed on February 3d, 1896, reported a shortage.
The followin~ Senwte bills were read the second time, tD wit:

By 1Ir. Blalock of the 35th-
A bill to make the Treasurer of FultDn county the Treasurer of the Board of Education of said county.
By }fr. Cmnas of the 3dA bill to change the time of holding- the Superior Court
of Appling County. By }fr. Siur of the 43d-
A bill w incorporate the town of Fairmount.

By }Jr. DnmYody of the 4thA bill to establish a Board orf DCilltal EX'aminers.

750

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

The following Senate hill was read the sec;ond time and recommitted to the General Jmli('iary Committ~e, to wit:

By ::\lr. Kmp of the 16th-
A bill to change .th:e time of holding the Super~or CouDts of Bulloch, J effers'On and ScreYen counties.

On motion of ~fr. Taylor, of ::\1riwcther, the House adjourned to H o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Georgia, Deeember 1st, 1897.

The Houoo melt, pursurunrt to adjournm~nt, at 9 o'clock a. m. this day, >vas called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Cl~aplain.

The roll was caJled 'Wll'd the following membCTs answered to their names, to wit: ::\Iessrs.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, B'lack, Bowden, Boswell,

Burwell,

Calvin,

Bartlett,

Collum,

Baggett,

Cannon,

Blalock,

Clement,

Brannen,

Charters,

Bedgood,

Calhoun,

Baifeuillet,

Chapman,

Brinson of Burke, Copeland,

Brinson of Emanuel, Callaway,

Boynton of Spalding, Dodson,

Boynton of Ca!hou2, Duffy,

Bennett of Jackson, Durham,

Craig,

Deakins,

Cole,

Davison,

Cook of Decatur,

Dickerson.

Cook of Oconee,

Duncan of Chatham,

WEDNESDAY, DECE:IlBER I, 18!:17.

751

Duncan of Houston, Leard,

Duncan of Lee,

Little,

Ellis,

Lott,

Edwaxds,

Longley,

Edenfield,

Law,

Ennis of Floyd,

Moore,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mozley,

Faust,

Morgan,

Foster,

Meldrim,

Fogarty,

Maddox,

Felder,

Meadows,

Felker,

Montfort,

Freeman,

Mansfield,

Gowen,

Morrison,

Grice,

Mullinax,

Griffin,

McDonald,

Hall,

McLaughlin,

Hogan,

McMichael,

Hill,

McDaniel,

Hitch,

McConnell,

Hawes,

McCook,

Harrell,

McKee,

Hamby,

McCranie,

Hig'htJower,

McLarty,

Herrington.

McGehee,

Hendersonof Colquitt McDonough,

Henderson of DeKalh Nicholas,

Henderson of Irwin, Nisbet,

Hend&SOnOf Forsyth Niles,

HendersonofWaSht'n Nevin,

Jordan,

Oliver,

Johnson of Hall, Oakes,

Johnson of Appling. Ogletree,

J o{):mson of Taliaferro Patten,

Kiser.

Paulette,

Kaigler,

Parker,

Knowles.

Palmer,

Kendrick,

Pace,

Lance,

Pearce,

Polhill, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Roberts, Rawling:;, Redding, RudicH, Rutherford, Slaton, S;wift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford~ Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas uf Pierce Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham. Wilcox of Wilcox,. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Thooe ab~cnt were J[css~.-

Branch.

Dennet of Glynn, Edge,

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Ford, JOhnson of Baker, Phinizy,

Thomason of Morgan Wright, Thomas of Ware, Wiicox of Telfair.

The Journal \\'aS reau all'U confirmed.
The spe\'.ial m"Cler of the hour was tJaken up and read the third time, to wit:

By .:\Ir. Blalock orf Fayette--
A bill to amenu sec~tion 1382, Y'Olume 1 of the Code.
T.}w cmnmittee proposed to amend by :i:~tserting between the words "month" and "to" in the fourth line of the caption ~he \Yords ''and tin per cent. on tho net amount of fees over and a:bo'\e ,;;;uclh smn," whiclh was agreed to.

..:\!so, to ameml h; in,;eTting between words "month" and "and" in the fifth line of the caption the \V(}rcli; "and fiye peT cent. of the net amount of fecs o\er aml abo,e such .-;mu," which was agreed to.

The reporrt of the committ~, as amended, wa::~ ag:reed to.
or On tllw pa&.;;.age of the bill as anlE'IHlecl, .:\IT. Blalock,
Fayette, called fryr i11w ayes and nays, whir;h eall wa.s snstainecl ancl lwd as follow;::

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

.Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, 'Bond, Boyd, Berry, Burke, Bowden,

Bartlett,

Cook of Oconee,

Ba?gett,

Collum,

Blalock,

Cannon,

Brannen,

Clement,

Boynton of Spalding, Calhoun,

Bennett of Jachon, Chapman,

Craig,

Copeland,

Cole,

Calla\\ay,

wEDNESDAY, DEcEMBER 1, 1897.

753

Dodson,

Leard,

Durham,

Little,

Deakins,

Lott,

Davison,

Longley,

Dickerson,

Law,

Duncan of Houston, Moore,

Ellis,

Morgan,

Edwards,

Maddox,

Edenfield,

Meadows,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax,

Faust,

McDonald,

Foster,

McLaughlin,

Felker,

Mcl\Iichael,

Freeman,

}!cConnell,

Gowen,

McCook,

Griffin,

McCranie,

Hall,

1\IcLarty,

Hogan,

McGehee,

Hill,

Xicholas,

Hawes,

Niles,

Hamby,

~evin,

Henderson of Colquitt, Oliver,

Henderson of Irwin, Oakes,

Henderson of Forsyt!:J, Ogletree,

Henderson of \Vasb'n, Paulette,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Pace,

Kiser,

Quillian,

Kendrick,

Reece,

Lance,

Rawling3, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Swift, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, lJnderwood, Vaughn, Yincent, Webb, Wight, Walden,. \\'atkins, Whipple, \Vilkes, Whitaker. \Vorsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Awtry, Bussey, Boifeuillet, Calvin, Felder,

Herrington,

Meldrim,

Henderson of DeKa!b, McDonough,

Knowles,

Patten,

:\Iozley,

Rawls,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Bush. Brown, Black,
4Sjh

Branch, Boswell, Burwell,
B~dgood,
Brinson of BurkP,

Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Cook of Decatur, Cllarters,

754

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Duffy, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Ennis of Floyd, Ford, Fogarty, Grice, Hitch, Harrell, Hightower, Jordan,

.Johnson of Hall, Johnson of Baker, Kaigler, Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, :McDaniel, McKee, Nisbet, Palmer, Pearce, Pol hill,

Phinizy, Reid, Roberts, Slaton, Simpson, Thomason of :\!organ Thomas of 'Vare, 'Vest, Wright, Wilcox of Telfair, Mr. Speaker.

~\yes 112. Xays 13. IXot volting 35.

The bill having rC'C'erivecl a constitntionral majority wa~ passed as amended.

~Ir. Doooon, Oha.irman of the Oommitlte<' on Countie;; and C'onrrty ~Iatt<'r:::, snbmittC'cl the fo1lo"ing report:

Jlr. Speaker:

The Connnitrtee 'On Connti.E\'> and Conruty ~Iatters have had the following House bill under 0omiderntion and instruct.ed me to r<'port the same back to 1Jh<' Honse wi.tl1 the reeonunenda!tion that the same do pa.;:.:;; as 'amended, to wit:

..:\._ bill for the paymenrt of jnrms a~nd bailiffs mileage of th'e c'OlHl't~ of Charlton.

Respectfn1l~ submitted.

W. A. DODSOX, Chairman.

~fr. Duffy, C1mirman of the Committee on Roads and Bridge;; submitted the follO\Yinp: report:

Jlr. Speaker:

The Committe<' 11l'l1W' had under considerabion 1Jl1e follow-

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755

J.ng bill, which they instruct me to l"eport hack to the House wit:h the reconm1endat.ion thwt the same do pass.

A bill to provide a sy-stem of working the pu.blic roads in Bryan 0ounty.

Also, a bill to ame<nd an act apprrm"ed Deceiiilber 24th, 1896, giving uhe county alllt:horities power to levy a tax for :road purpose<>.

RespcCitfully submitted.

C. PEARCE, Chairman pro tmn.

)fr. Dodson, C1rairll11an of the Oomnuttoo on Counties :and County )Iatters, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Oomnlllbtee on Colmties and County )[atters have had under consiclerat~on the iollmving House bill which they instruct me to repol"t back to tlll'e H~:>use with the recommenda tti:on t;1rart tihe same do pass as amended:

A bill to amend an act approved September 19th, 1889~ entitled an ad to authorize the esta.b1ishment and maintenance of a systettn of sewTiage and drainage in a111d around ihe city of \Yaycooss, etc.

Respec.tfully subnlitt.ed.

\Y. A. DODSOX, Chairman.

)[r. Bnrwen, Ohairman of tlhe CommitJtee on Privilege<: "Und Elections, submitted the following l"eport:

Nr. Speaker:

The CommitJtee have had under consideration the follow-

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ing bill which they instruct me to report back to the Housewith the reoommerr1d1ation that same do n:Ot pass:

.A. bill to dis.pmse with tlhe neccssirt:y of registering for all elections to fill a vacancy, and for other purpo5cs.

Hesp{"ctfully submtitted.

\V. H. B"CRWELL, Chairman.

The following messag' was received from the Senate throug1h }Ir. Clifton, the Secremry thereof:

JIr. Speaker:

T~1e Senate has passed tlm tDHowing House bill,; by the requisite eonstitnti'omal majority, to wit:

..c\.. bill to amend an acrt. estwhlishinp: a public odwol system in the town of Darhlonega, approved December 17th, 1894, so as to prm,ide for registration of vot\l"S.

Also, a hill to auVh!orize tho city of \Ya_y'Crom to i,;,sue bond's for sewerage system for said eity and to prm'ide an elution for ~ame.

TlH' Senate has also pa&-.cd h,v s.nh.-otitntc as ameJHled ~l1e :follo\Ying IIou.:'C bill by I'eqniBiite <'Omtit,utiom,al majority, to wit:

.\.. hill to pmhibit t1he manufaetnrc of all liqnor,.: cxee:pt domestie wines in the emmty of Harris, and for other pnrpose5.

Th'P Senate has also eonemTed m the following joim re5olntions, to wirt.:

..c\.. joi111t resolution inviting l-Ion. L0wis T. Garrard to

\VEDNESDAY, DECE~IBER 1, 1897.

757

-:address Genero1 Assemhl~- on \Y ednesday night December 1st, a:t 8 o'cilock in Hall of tihe House.

The folowing Honsc. bills were lost in the Senate, to wit:

A bill to abolish a Board of Fil'e Oomm~"Sioners in the ~ity of Savanna:h, and for other purposes.
I A hill to repeal an act creating a Baard of Police Commissioners in t1H~ city of &lnml'ah, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to repeal an act creating a Board of Tax Assessors for the city of Sa\"anna.\11, and for other purposes.

..:\Jso, a bill to repraJ an ~ct 0rcating a Board of \Yat.er Commissioners for tiht> eity of Sa\mmah, and for other purposes.

The following nressage was rC'C'CiYed from t.he Senate through :Jir. Clifton, Secretary therrelof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate h~as eonemrEd in the following HouE~e resolution, to wit:
A joint resolution imit~ng Ron. Lewis T. Garrard to address the General Assembly at 8 o'clock December 1st, 1897.

The following mes8age was recein;<d from the Senate through :Jir. Olifton, SPcretary there'Of:

Jlr. Speaker:

The Senate has concmrecl \Yith amendment to the following House resolution, to wit:

758

JouRNAL OF THE Ho"LSE.

A joint rei:iolution tellldering t.heo State Capitol to the United Confederat.e Veterans' Association for conventional purposes, and for .apporinting a committee no welcome them.

l-.Ir. Oliv.eT, Chairman Commri11tee on Enroillment, submitted the fol1owimg report:

..Mr. Speaker:
The Oommittee report as duly enJ1olled and ready for the signature of t\he Speaker of !1he House arr1d President of the Senate, the followang Acts, to w.it:

An act to a.bolisih the city cour>t of Lowndes county.

Also, an act to prohibit the manufactmre of spirituous liquor in }!eriwether com1ty.
Also, an act to regulrute the distribution of funds arising from fines and forfcitures in the 'C'ounty court of \Yilkes county.
Respectfully subrnatted.
T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

The special order fur the hour being the 'C'onsideration of
the following resolution which ,,,as on ya,"'terday introduced,
read an<d laid over for 'Oll'e day, was taken up .and re.ad the s~ond time, to wit:
By :1Ir. Swift of Elbert-
A resolution reciting the fact tlhat t.he Special Investiga'tin'g Oommittee appoin1ted undell' resolution of February 3d, 1896, had reported a shortage in the fees collected by the late treasurer, lion. R. U. Hardeman, from Building

\VEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1897.

759

and Loan Associations, and instructing the Attorney-GenEral tJo rake &uch str.ps as are necessary for the p~otectiion o the State in connection therewith.

~fr. Pace, of Xewton, offered a substitute to the resolution, proYiding tJmt a speeial commit.tee of six members of the House and three members of 11he Senate be appointed to inYestigalte 1:1he right of 1Jhe la1te hreasurer to said :fees, and repo~"t to the Ge11eral Assembly during this session their conclusions in the matter.

The subst]tnte W'J!S adopted.

The special order for the hour was taken up and read the third time, as follows:

By )Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill 11o pnwide for exam~nations to admission to the bar.

The eommittee reconunended that the bill pass, by sub.stitute, whic:h was agreed to.

)fr. Awtry, of Cobb, called for the previous question, which call was sustained and the main question ordered.

On the passage of the bill by substitute, 1Ir. Slaton, of Fulton, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and had, as ~ollows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bond, Berry, Brown,

Bussey,

Boynton of Calhoun,

Burwell,

Boynton of Spalding.

Brahnen,

Bennett of Jackson.

Bedgood,

Craig,

Boifeuillet,

Cole,

BrinS'On of Emanuel. Collum,

'760

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Copeland,

Little,

Callaway,

Longley,

Dodson,

Meldrim,

Durham,

MansfiEllld,

DickerSIO'Il,

Morrison,

Duncan of Chllltham, McDonald,

Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin,

E'!lis,

MC'Michael,

Edwards,

McDaniel,

Ennis of Floyd,

McConnell,

Foster,

McCranie,

Felder.

McLarty,

Freeman,

McDonough,

Hall,

Niles,

Hitch,

Nevin,

Hamby,

Ogletree,

Herrington,

Patten,

Hende!"Son of Colquitt Palmer,

Henderson of DeKal1.> Pace,

Jordan,

Polhill,

Johnson of Hall, Reid,

Kaigler,

Reece,

Knuwles,

Redding,

Kendrick,

Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Smith of Hancock, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Whipple. Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilco:K, Yates,

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Awtry, Bates, Boyd, Bowden, Boswell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Calhoun, Deakins, Davison, Edenfield, Ennis of Ba.ld:win,

Faust,

. Mozley,

Felker,

Morgan,

Gowen,

Maddox,

Grliffin,

Meadows,

Hogan,

Mullinax,

Hill,

McCook,

Hawes. Harrell,

McGehee, Nisbet,

Hende!"SSn of Irwin, Oliver,

HendersonofWasht'n Oakes,

Johnson of Taliaferro Paulette,

Kiser,

Parker,

Lance,

Pearce,

Leard,

Quillian,

Lott,

Rawls,

Law,

Rawlings,

Moore,

Rudicil,

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761

:Smith of Crawford, Timmerman,

Tay'lor,

Underwood,

Wa'Jden,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Adams, Bush, Burke, Black, Branch, Brinson of Burke, Bennet of Glynn, Cook of Oconee, Charters, Chapman, Duffy,

Duncan of Lee,

McKee,

Edge,

Nicholas,

Ford,

Phinizy,

Fog-arty,

Roberts,

Grice,

Sell,

Hightower,

Thomas of Ware,

Hendersonof Forsyth Wright,

Jdhnson of Baker, Watkins,

Johnson of Appling, Wilcox of Telfair,

MonUort,

Mr. Speaker.

.Ayes DO. Xays 56. Noit ''oting 31.
The hill ha~ng re~eiwxl a con;;titutional majority \\as pas;.;ed hy suhstitute.

At t11C request of 1fr. Fau.;;t, of Oglethorpe, the following \\-a.;; read from t-lw Atlanta Constitution of December 1st:
"Thi,- parag-raph fr()lm th-e Sam1<:'1rsYil1e Herald is quite a enriosity, as it p1~aises the I.Rg'i.slature."

"11Jw fift,,- days limit of the se".;;ion will soon he reached, and the body is working faitJhfnll,Y for the 00nse1Ting and 11phuil!ling of this g-rand old C'OmmomYBalth."

The following resolution was introcluced, read :and adopted, to \Yit:
By ~Ir. Fauat o.f Ogle1Jhorp0-
A resolution reciting the fact th31t. the Sanders\ille Her-

762

Jm.JRSAL oF THE HousE.

aid is t.he only newspaper in the State that has at any time spoken a word of praise of tJhe prBsent legislature.

Therefore, resolved, tha;t '"e, the members of the Honse, hereby tender onr tlmnks to said newspaper for said words. of praise, notwithSJtan'Cling they may have been spoken at the expense of truth."

The follow~ng resolution was introduced., read and adopted, to wit:

By :Mr. Little of )fuscogee--

A resoluti.'On providing that there i:lhall be a session of the House from 3 to 5.30 p. m. on Thursday, December 2d, which s6Sion shall be devoted exclusively to the consideration of the appropriation bills pencling in the House.
By ~fr. Calvin of Richmon'd-
A joint resolution convening tlhe General AS8embly in joint session this (\Yednesday) evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of he~ng tJhe Hvn. L. F. Garrord speak on State banks of issue.

The following Senl:l. te biU was read the third time, the report of the committee agTeed to and put upon its passage,. to wit:
By Senator Turner of the 37th-

A bill to amend section 2352 of the Oode of 1895.
~he oommittee prop'Ose<:l to amend the captron b,v adding thereto the following words: by striking from said act ancl Eecti'On t.he word "three" and inserting in lieu thereof tl1e word "ten," which was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 101, the nays 0.

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763

The bill hav-ing received a constitutJ~onal majority was passed, as amended.

The following resolution was introduced and read, to wit:
By .Jir. Awtry of Cobb-

A resolutJion limiti.n:g a:ll speeches during the remainder of this ses.;;ion tJo five minutes ea,ch.

.Jir. Oliver, of Burke, nwved to substitute "ten minutes'' for "fiye minu1:s," which was lost.

The resolutiO'll was adopted.

'Under the head of unfinished business, H()lllse resolution number 189 by .Jir. Brannen, of Bullock, was taken up.

The affirma,tive and negatin answers to the first question embodied in the reso1ution were :as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Jordam.,

Smith of Ham.cock,.

Atkinson,

Johnson of Appling, Thompson,

Bates,

Pau~ette,

Thomas of Clarke.

Berry,

Reece,

Thomas of Pierce

Bussey,

Stone,

Vincent,

Hendel'SOnof Colquitt

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

A:wtry, Armstrong, Bond, Boyd, Brown, Burke, Bowden, Boswell,

Bartlett,

Boynton of Spalding~

Baggett,

Bennett of Jackson~

Blaiock,

Craig,

Brannen,

Cole,

Bedgood,

Cook of Decatur,

Boifeuillet,

Cook of Oconee,

Brinson of Emanuel, Calvin,

Boynlbon of Calhoun, Collum,

764

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Cannon,

HendersonofWasht'n Oakes,

Clement,

Johnson Df Hall,

Ogletree,

Calhoun,

Kiser,

Patten,

Chapman,

Kaigler,

Parker,

Copeland,

Knowles,

Palmer,

Callaway,

Kendrick,

Pace,

Dodson,

Lance,

Pearce,

Duffy,

Leard,

Quillian,

Durham,

Little,

Rawls,

Deakins,

Lott,

Reid,

Dickerson,

Law,

Rawlings,

Duncan of Houston, Moore,

Redding,

E'llis,

Mozley,

Rudicil,

Edwards,

Morgan,

Slaton,

Edenfield,

Meldrim,

Simpson,

Ennis of Floyd,

Maddox,

Stapleton,

Ennis of Baldwin, Meadows,

Sell,

Faust,

Montfort,

Smith of Crawford,

Foster,

Mansfield,

Taylor,

Felker,

Mullinax,

Turner,

Free-man,

McLaughlin,

Timmerman,

GO'Wen,

M0Micbiael,

Thomas of Ware,

Griffin,

McDaniel,

Underwood,

Hall,

McConnell,

Vallg'hn,

Ho-gan,

McCook,

Webb,

Hill,

McCranie,

Walden,

Hitch,

McLarty,

Watkins,

Hawes,

McGehee,

Whipple,

Harrell,

McDonough,

Wilkes,

Hiamby,

Nicholas,

W'hitaker,

Herrington,

Nisbet,

Worsham,

Henderson of DeKalb Niles,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Hende!'SIOn of Irwin, Nevin,

Yates,

Hendersonof Forsyth Oliver,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Aaams, Bush, Black, Branch, Burwell, Brinson of Burke, Bennet of Glynn,

Charters,

Felder,

DaV\ison,

Grice,

Duncan of Chatham, Hightower,

Duncan of Lee,

J o1lnson of Baker,

Edge,

Johnson of Taliaferro

FoTd,

Longley,

Fogarty,

Morrison,

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765

McDonald, McKee, Polhill, PhinJzy, Rooorts,

Rutherford,

Wight,

Swift,

Wright,

Thomason of Morgan Wilcox of Telfair,

West,

Mr. Speaker.

.\yes lli. Says 125. X ot voting 34.

The first question was answered in the 'llegat.ive.

~fr. Xwt[w, of Colbib, moved t:hrut question 2 be divided.

~Ir. ~Ie1drim, of Chatih'am, moved to strike the word "purchase" and put in lieu thereo.f the word "establii>hmcnt," whieh wa:=; agreed to by unanimous con::;ent.

~Ir. Awbrey's mot.ion to eli\'tde the qnestiorn, was hy unanimous consent a~Teed to, aml the vote taken on the firs.t pai't of the qnC'Mion, to wit: "Do you fa\"Or the C'&ta.blishment of a farm a.ncl erC'etion 'O.f buildings to carC' for t;hc junmiles, "'omen, a~nd aged au1'd infirm convicts ?" \Vas as follows:

Those ,-oting in the affirmative were ~Iessl'S.-

Awtry,

Cole,

Bates,

Cook of Decatur,

Bond,

Cook of Oconee,

Brown,

Collum,

Bussf'y,

Cannon,

Black,

Chapman,

B">wden,

Callaway,

Baggett,

Dodson,

Blalock,

Duffy,

Brannen,

Deakins,

Bedgood,

Davison,

Boifeuillet,

Dickerson,

Brinson of Emanuel, Duncan of Houston,

Boynton of Calhoun, Elli~,

Bo~nton of Spalding, Edward~,

Crail!,

Ennis of Floyd,

Faust, Foster, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Hall, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, Herrington, Henderson of DeKalb, Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyth, Hendrson of \Vash'n, .Tohnson of Hall, Johnson of Taliaferro,

766

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Kiser, Kaigler, Knowles, Lance, Little, Lott, Law, Moore, Mozley, Morgan, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Mansfield, Mullinax, McLaughlin, 1\Ic:Michael,

McDaniel, :\icConnell, McCook, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Palmer, Pace, Rawls,

Reid, Redding, Rudicil, Simpson, Smith of Crawford, Taylor, .Turner,
Timmerman, Thomas of 'Vare, Underwood, Vaughn, Webb, Walden. Whipple, 'Vorsham, Wilcox of Wilcox.

Those voting in the nega:tive were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Jordan,

Armstrong,

Johnson of Appling,

Atkinson,

McDonald

Berry,

Niles,

Burke,

Parker,

Bartlett,

Pearce,

Clement,

Reece,

Copeland,

Rawlings,

Harrell,

Swift,

. Henderson ofColquitt,

Stone, Stapleton, Smith of Hancock, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Vincent, 'Vatkins, Wilkes, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Bush, Boyd, Branch, Boswell, .Burwell, Brinson of Burke, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Calvin,

Charters, Calhoun, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edenfield Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Fogarty,,

Felder, Grice, Griffin, Hogan, Hamby, Hight101wer, Johnson of Baker, Kendrick, Leard, Longley,

'WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I, 1897.

767

l\Ieldrim, Morrison, McKeP, Nicholae, Pol hill, Phiniz)c, Q >illian,

Roberts,

West,

Rutherford,

Wight,

Slaton,

Wright,

Sell,

Whitaker,

Thomason of :.\!organ, Wilcox of Telfair,

Thomas of Pierce, Mr. Speaker.

Aye3 100. X ays 20. Not voting 39.

The first lmlrf of que.:;tion number two Was answered m the affirmative.

The second half of quesrt:.ion number two, to wit: "and that t~he a.ble-bod.ied convicts be hired 'OT leased under State supel'Yision in terr:tns of 'Il'Ot longer than 5 years," was an.swered in the affirmative, as follows:

Arnold,

Duncan -of Chatham, Morgan,

A:wtry,

Duncan of Houston, Maddox,

Armstrong,

EU!s,

McDonald,

Atkinson,

Edwards,

McLaughlin,

Bates,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mc-Michael,

Bond,

F'aust,

McDaniel,

"Berry,

Felker,

McConnell,

Brown,

Freeman,

McCook,

"Bussey,

Hall,

McCranie,

Black,

Hill,

McLarty,

Bowden,

Hitch,

McGehee,

Blalock,

Hawes,

McDonough,

Brannen,

Hamby,

Nisbet,

Bedgood,

Herrington,

Niles,

Boynrton of Calhoun, Henderson of DeKal'::l Oakes,

C.ole,

HendersonofWasht'n Ogletree,

Calvin,

JOTdam,

Patten,

Collum,

Johnson of Hall,

Pa.u~ette,

Clement,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Chapman,

Knowles,

Palmer,

Oopeland,

Lance,

Pace,

Callaway,

Little,

Quillian,

Dodson, Duffy,

Lout, Law,

Rawls, ".- >-: Reece,

Dickerson,

Moore,

Redding,

768

JouRNAL oF 'IHE HousE.

Rudicil, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock,

Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Vaughn, Vincent,

Webb, Wight, Whipple, Wilkes, W'hitaker, Worsham, Yates,

Those voting in tihe negative were :llessrs.-

Bartlett,

Harrell,

Rlawlings,

Boifeuillet,

Hendersonof Forsyth Sell,

Boynton of Spalding, Kaigler,

Taylor,

Craig,

Meadows,

Thomas of Ware,.

Cook of Oconee,

Mansfield,

Underwood,

Deakins,

:Mullinax,

Walden,

Felder,

Nevi!!,

Watkins,

Gowen,

Oliver,

Wilcox of Wilcox,_

Hogan,

Reid,

Those not voting were ~Iessrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Lee,

Longley,

Bush,

Edge,

Mozley,

Boyd,

Edenfield,

Meldrim,

_Burl!:e,

Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort,

Branch,

Ford,

Morrison,

Boswell,

Foster,

McKee,

Burwell,

Fogarty,

Nicholas,

Baggett,

Grice,

Pearce,

Brinson of Burke, Griffin,

Polhill,

Brinson of Emanuel, Hightower,

Phinizy,

Bennet of Glynn, Hendel"Sonof Colquitt Roberts,

Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Irwin, Rutherford,

Cook of Decatur, Johnson o-f Baker, Thomason of Morgan

Cannon,

Johnson of Taliaferro West,

Charters,

Kiser,

Wright,

Calhoun,

Kendrick,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Durham,

Leard,

:\fr. Speaker.

Davison,

~"-yes !H. Kays 26. Xot '\'Ot,ing 52.

WEDNESDAY, DECE)lBFR 1, 1897.

769

On question 4 of the resolution the answers were, as follows:

Those voting in itfue 'affirmaltive were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin,

Awtry,

Duncan of Houston, McMichael,

Atkinson,

Ellis,

McDaniel,

Bates,

Edwards,

McConnell,

Boyd,

Ennis of Floyd,

McCook,

Berry,

FeJI(er,

McLarty,

Brown,

Freeman,

McCfehee,

Bussey,

Gowen,

McDonough,

Black,

Hall,

Nisbet,

Bowden,

Hill,

Niles,

Bartlett,

Hamby,

Oakes,

Blalock,

Henderson of Irwin, Patten,

Brannen,

Johnson of Hall,

Pace,

Boynton of Calhoun, Kiser,

Pearce,

Boynton of Spalding, Lance,

Rawls,

Craig,

Little,

Redding.

Cook of Oconee.

Moore,

Rudicil,

Collura,

Mozley,

Swift,

Clement,

Morgan,

Taylor,

Chapman,

Meldrim,

Vaughn,:

Dodson,

Maddox,

Watkins,

Duffy,

Meadows,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Deakins,

McDonald,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Bond, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Cole, Copeland, Callaway, Durham, Dickerson, Faust, Hogan, Hitch, Harrell,
49bj

Herrington,

Oli\er,

Henderson of Colquitt, Paulette,

Henderson of Forsyth, Palmer,

Henderson of Wash'n, Quillian,

Jordan,

Reid,

Johnson of Appling, Reece,

Kaigler,

Rawlings,

Lott,

Stone,

Law,

Stapleton

Mansfield,

Rmith of Crawford,

:\;Iullinax,

Smith of Hancock,

McCranie,

Thompson,

Nevin,

Thomas of Clarke,

770

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Thomas of Pierce. Underwood, Vincent,

'Vaiden, Whipple,

Wilkes, 'Vorsham.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.Adams, Bush, Burke, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Cannon, Charters, Calhoun, Davison; Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edenfield,

Ennis of Baldwin, Ogletree,

Ford,

Parker,

Foster,

Polhill

Fogarty,

Phinizy,

Felder,

Roberts,

Grice,

Rutherford,

Griffin,

Slaton,

Hawes,

Simpson,

Hightower,

Sell,

Henderson of DeKalb, Turner,

Johnson of Baker, Thomason of Morgan,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Timmerman,

Knowles,

Thomas of 'Vare,

Kendrick,

'Vest,

Leard,

webb,

Longley,

Wight,

Montfort,

Wright,

Morrison,

"'hitaker,

l\IcKee,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Nicholas,

l\Ir. Speak~r.

~\yes 71. Xay:; -n. Xot Yoting 60.

Question - ml& thC'refore answered affirmrutively.

IRaYes of al).__~nee' wC're: p:rante(l to tlhe following member-,;, to \Yit: ~[essrs. Hamby of Rabun, ~[rKee, Johnson of Baker, Thomason of :.Iorp:an, ~kLa.up:hlin, Kaigler, Griffin, p,aee, F-oster, Thomp,<;On of Banks, Dunean of Lee, Henderson 'of Forsyth, .Tohni310n Gf Hall, Johnson of Taliaferro, 'Jllwnms of Pie~'ee, Boyd, Roberts, Xicholas, ~IcDon ald, Carrrnvn, Tlmmpson, C'lt'ments, Lance, Yates, Copeland, Arll'old, a:ncl a Emh-committee of ti\''eln> to visit the school for t.he Deaf and Dnmh at CaYc Spring.
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Hon."e ad-journed to 7:30 o'cloek -to-night.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1897.

771

7.30 O'clock P. }f.

The House reconYcned at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem.

}Jr. OliYer, Chairman of t.he Committ.ee on Enrollment, submittel the following report:

_Mr. Speaker:
The Committee o:n Enrollment report as duly enrolled and read;; :for t.he sign~1ture6 of the Speaker o, the House of Reprec3-C>ntatiws and the President of the Senat.e, the following Acts, to wit:

An act to amend an act establishing a public school system in the town of Dahlonega, approYed December 17th, 1894, so as to pl'OYitle for registralt.ion of voters, etc.

Also, an act, to antlho>rize the 0it.v of \Ya;;cross to issue bonds to an amount not to eX"ceed fifty thousand dollars, for the pm1l'Ose of establishing a sewerage system for said city, aftCil' suhmirtiting t.he quest.ion of "Bonds" or "Xo Bonds" to t.he qualified Yolters of S'aid cit.y, as required by the constitution of tJw State, and for otiheil' purposes.

He&pectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

}lr. Felder, Ohairma.n of General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
The Genera1 Judicrary Committee haYe had under con.sidermt:ion the following Honse bills which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that. the same do pass, to wit:

772

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

House bill No. 274, which amends an act to enl-arge thejurisdietion of the city court of SaYannah, t-0 prrevent thejudge t:hereof from pra'Cticing law, and for other puqJoses.

Also, House bill No. 491, whieh is a bill to'amend section 2350 of t1he Code o 18D5.

Also, Hcmse bill X o. 692, \Yhieh i,; a bill to amend section 5057 of the Code of lb95, in reference to pleadings. in the ;;uperio-r courts of thi;; State.

Also, House bill X o. 754, which i;; a bill that amend&. sub-st:"ction 4 o section 1011 of the Code in refercm.ce tot.he competency of t.he husband and wife to testify against eac:h othe.r.

Also, I-Touse bill X o. 803, which 'alneonds an act ent~tled" an act to create a Board of ()ommis;;ioners of Road;;, puhlic property and firuanees of the county of ~I01nroe.

The committoo ha>e eons.iderecl House bill No. 734 in~ refe:renee to changing t'lw name of the Coweta Judicial Cir cnit, and they recommend tiha.t tl1c same do pass as amended.

ThC' C'ommittee ha,e had umler co11~ideration the follow-
ing H onsC' bill \\hiC'h I am imtrneted to report baek to the HonsP with t:he recmnmm1dation that t1w same ell) pass by
substi tnte.
Honse bill X o. 540 wh:ic11 amends section 335 of the Code of 1RD5.
The C'ommit.tce haYC cc}n.i'iclerred II onse bill X o. 532 in refeorPnee to amcn'ding:<ec-tion .J.Gll of thC' Code, and they
reconmwml that t:lw :XlllH' do pa:<s h: s11b~titute: as amended.
ThC' eommittce han al~o eonsidcrecl Honse hill X o. 373

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w\hicJh amend. section 97- of the Code, and they recommend that the same dlo not pass.

Re.spec<tfully submitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Ohairm~n.

~fr. Felder, Chaiiman of the Genern~ Judiciary Committ.ee submitted t.he fo1lowing report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
The Gener'al .Tudici'ary Committee ll'ave had under consideration 1Jhe following House bills w:hich I am instructed to rep01rt back to the House with tihe l'eiCommemdrution that the same do pass:

House biH X o. 621, fixing the date of examination of teachers of the common schools of this State.

Also, House bill X o. 641, amending the charter of Germania Loan and Banking Co., of Atlanta, Ga.

Also, House bill Xo. 787, requiring county authorities fu heat tlhe commO'll jail of tlhe county.

Also, Honse bill :L\o. 785, which amends section 57, vol. 1 of the Code.

The committee re'Ommends that House bill No. 791, which amends the law so 13S to allow ten days for appeals in the justice co~1rts, do not pass.

Respectfully submitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

lfr. Felder, Olmirman of the Genernl Judiciary OommitJtee, submitted the following report:

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M 1-. Spcalc'er:

The General Judiciary Committ~ haYe ih'ad under consideration t:he following House bins which I am instructed_ to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:

House Bill No. 460, which provides for the appointment of wardems in ooch counrty of the State to protect fish or game.

Also, House bill No. 604, which amends section 39 of th~
Code in reference ro opening of the voters' book for regis-
tration of voters.

Also, House bill No. 718, which fixes fees of re:eeinrs of courts, attorneys' fees in such cases.

The follo"\\1ing bills tJhe committ,ee rec'ommencl do pass' as amended:
House bill No. 603, which amends section No. 40 of the Code.
Also, House bill No. 794, which provides for the punishme'll't of any person guilty of unl'awfully appropci.ating electric current of another who manufactures the same forprofit.
The committee recommend that the following resolutiom do pass:
Senate resolution No. 37, which provides for the furnishing of Georgia State Supreme Court Reports to t.he Federal Courts of this Smte.
Also, House resolution No. 197, ~vhich provides for th~

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payment of the per diem and mileage of Hons. Joseph H. Polhill and James Stapleton, democratic memhers from J effe~O!Il COU!llty.

Respectfully submitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

Mr. Speaker:

1'he joint committee of tihe Senate and House of &presenta:tiw~.;;, appointlel to.visit atnd inspect tlhe State Lunatic Asylum, ncar ~filledgeville, beg to submit the follo:wing report:

The circumstanc-es under whic:h the visit of the c-ommitt.ee took place were ool<culated to occ.asion g-reat anJ.iety as to tihe po_"-"ibilit~ of the officers in immediate clmrge 'Of the institution uo satiafa.ctmily cope wit.h the sudden emergency -w!hich had eonfrontOO them in the destrU('hOn by fire of the building for colored inmates, \Vhich had taken place only a few days previously. The committee fuund on arrival that
hoo the Trnstees of the institution were pretsent and given
their aid and counsel to Dr. Powell a.nd his staff in providing for tfh'OSe inmates who had been deprived of their cromi.cil by reason of the fire alluded to. The committee is gl'atified to repor.t th'at while it h'as necessitated some congestion and crowding of the inmates and some depriYation of their comfo~t, they am as >Yell provided for as the circumstances will permit.
The committee made a ea.reful inspection of the grounds and buildings, ]ndn:di:ng sleeping apartments, kitchens, dining-rooms, la.undr~, water-closets, and noted evidence on all sides of scrupulous attention a.nd care in these seYerai departments. The committee n'oted w,i'tJh especial favor the infirmary, all tJhe rooms of w.hic!h have been pl,aced in an

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aseptic eondition, and so arranged as to secure the most faYorable results in the 'treatnnent of the sick.
The approp11iation h: the General Assembly forth~ year 1897 was $280,000. We fin'd that of this amoun:t $222,222.24 has hen expended for tlhe ten months, leaving a habnre now unexpended of $37,777.76. The fire has caused a son10wlrat. g'rPater expenditure than ot.herwi~e would have been oecasionecl.
\\~e haYe rh('!(~kcd the purchasE'S and rash items since July 1st. 1)he Blalock imeatigating committe made a thorough innstigat,ion np to that time, and a member of that committee being pr13ent and h!avimg made the examinanion ;;:.inN' July ht., it wa:; not. r:onsidered nece.:;_;;;ary to go oYer t'he ,,ork of that eommitt.Pe. The committee exailllinecl every hook ;and ac<cmmt an'cl eacl1 item properly ex pended :and Youchers for aU cash paid out. The books are well kept, plain amd ;:.imple, rdlecting ered.it upon the Steward.
T!he eommitt.ee me gMtified to report that the Trustees assure that t.he immran~e upon the building which was dcetroyecl by fire and t:he amounts tn he pa1icl by t:he insurance eompanies will he snffic,iE"nt tD restore them without loss Lo the Sta:t.e.
In clooing this brief rPport, it should he a matter of sincere congratulrut.ion to e\ery citizen of our State that the stHlden and disastrous calamity which threa:tened so much
was suece.ssfully met by Dr. Powell and his. staff without
the los.'! of a sing-le life.

Respeetfully submitted.

.T. W. TAYLOR, Chairman House Oommittoo.

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)lr. Cole, Ohail'lllan pl'O tern. of the Special Judiciary Conunitt.ee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Spealoer:

The Sperial ;rudiriar.v Committee have had nndN considPration the follo-wing- bills whir>h they instru'Cit me to repol1t bark to the Honse w]th t:he recommendation tliat the same do pass, to wit:

A biH ro cstahlish tJhe city 0onrt of Albany, in Dougherty r01mty.

Also, a hill to abolish the coun:ty court of Dougherty
~onnty.

Also, a hill to repe:al an act entitled "an aiCt to require Doughcrt~- county to pay the officers of court the eootB now .allowed by law,. in e'ach ease convicted arnd worked in the chainganp: of said county."

Also, the foll'owing Senat(' bill which they recommend do pass:

A bill to establish a cit,Y court of Douglas m Coffee county, arnd fOT other purposes.

The committee also recommends that the following biE do pass by substitute, to wit:

A bill to rep31 se:ctJion 8 of the act of the General As'sembly of 1888, amending the dharter of the town of Jesup, .approYed December 26th, 1888.

The commitJ1:ee have also h:ad under consideration the following bills which they instruct me to report back to t.he

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House with the recommendation tlrat the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to reguhtte the practice in misdemeanor ca...""' in the several coun:ty and city 'COurts of this State.

Also, a biH to make it a crime in this State for any person to assume and give or subscribe in any way a name different from his or her real arrd true n'ame.
Respectfully submitted.
\Y. P. COLE, Chairman pro tern.

:Mr. Collum, Chairman pro tem. of Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Educ>:ation have h~Hl under consideration House bill No. 813, which is a bill to create an act to amend the charter of tl1e town of Cusseta, allld establish a system of public schools, which they instruct me, as t:heir Clhairman, to return tJo this HoUBe with the recommendation that the same do pass.
Respectfully submitted.
J. M. COI.LU~f, Ch1a.irm~n pro tern.

The follo'Wing special o,rde:rs we,re fixed, to wit:
House bill No. 623, by )fr. Thomas, of Clarke, for Thursday, December 2d, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Selllate bill No. 1, by Senrutor Duni\v'CKly, of the 4th, for Wednesday, December 8th, at 10 o'clock a.m.

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Bill No. 559, by :Mr. :McLarty, of Douglas, for Tuesday, December 2cl, at 10 ,o'clock a. m.

Bill No. 616, by ~Ir. Berry, of Whitfield, for Tuesday next, at 11 o'clock a.m.

Bill No. 735, by :Mr. BlalO<"k, of Fayette, for Thursday, December 2d, 9.30 p. m.

The following bills were introduced, read the first tim-3 amd appropriately referred, 1lo 'iYit:

By :Mr. llforrison of DeKalb-

A bill tJo establish a city coul'lt 1in 'the city of Decatur.

Referred to GeBeral Judicrary Committee.
Also, 'a bill to incorp<YI'ab~ the town of Decatur as the city of Dec.a:tur.

Referrel to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Berry of \Yhitfield-

A bill to fix the penalty in t>ases of ccmviction of a femalefor a C'A!pital offense.
Referred to General .Tudiciar~ Committee.

By Ir. Henderson o:f In..-:inA bill to amend the ch'arter orf the cit,y of Fitzgerald.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By 1\Ir. Pearce of Houston-

A bill to create in each county a penitentiary system..

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Heferrecl to Penitentiary Committee.

The follm,ing bills were re~cl the seeond time, to w:it:

B,Y ::\fE'!&Srs. Burwell and Smith of Hancock-

~1 hill to proYide for t1he pa,nnent of insolYent co;;ts of certa1in officer;; of the county court of Hancock county in cert:ain cases.
n.Y ::\fr. GmYen of Charlton-

~\ bill for tlw pa,nnent of jurors' and bailiffs' mileage of the county of Charlton.

B.Y ::\fr. \Yigh t of Dougherty-

A hill to estah!i>Jh the rity court of Albany.

By ~fr. ::\f<'Cook of Chattahooc-hee--

A hill 'to ameml t.Jw charter of ill1e town of Cusseta.

By ::\fr. }forgan of Br:an-

A bill to proYide a system of working the public roads in Bryan county.

By :Mr. J orda1n of Pulaski-

A bill to amend t:he act gi,ing the county antlroritie;; thPpower to 1ay out public roads.
' T By :Mr. Nichola;; of ayne--
A hill to amend the charter of the town of J e;;up.

By :Mr. \V,ight of DouglwrtyA bill to repeal the art requiring Dou~herty county to

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pay the officers of uhe court the co;;ts now allowed by law in each case convicted and worked in the chain-gang of said county.

By 1Ir. "\Yight of DoughertyA bill to abolish the eounty court of Dougherty county.

By ~Ir. Reid of Bibb-
A bill to provide for the appointment of fish and gam~ wardens in each county in the State.

By :Mr. Collum of Schley-
A bill to fix tilie dates of examination of applieants forlicense to teach in tihe common sehools of this State.

By ~Ir. ~Icldrim of Clmt:ham-
A bill to amend the act entit.led an aet to enlarge thP juriscl:ix~tion of tJhe cit!' co,urt of Sa1"annah, etc., approved September 15th, 1881.

B.v ~fr. Feldl:'r of Fulton-
.c\. bill to amend the chart<:>r of th<:> Germanin Loan anLl Bankring Company, of Atlanta, Ga.

By ~Ir. Hawes of 1\Tanen--
,.:\hill tn rcquirl:' t,he co1mt: mtthnritie" to provide prope1 h0at.ing a'pparatns for d1e common jail,;; of thi" State.
.c\lso, a hill to amellll ~eetion ;)j of \-oltmw 1 of the Cork of 18!);).

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By ~fr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill for the protection of electric companies.
The following resolution was intro~luced, rood the firsr. :tim.:::, and approprra,tely referred. to wit
By }fr. Froomah of Coweta-
A joint resolution directing the State Librarian to expen<.l t.he sum of three 'hundred dollars of t:he mone,v receiYed by him rom the sale of Georgia H.eports in cataloguing the books on the ma1in floor of the Sbate Library.
Referred to Finance Committee.
The Senate appE"arecl upon tlhe t1oor of the House, and the joint se&-;ion <IOmerwd for t'he purpose 'of hearing the Hon. L. F. GarNII'd, 1in response to an invitat.ion embodie<1 in a joint resolution IW<wionsl,v adopted, address the General Assembly on the subject of St.a:te banks of issue, and the :Federal tax thereon, w.as <'ailed to order by the Hon. R. L. Berner, President of the Senart:e.
Tlw foUowing resolunion was introduced, read and adopted, to wit:
By ~Ir. Chapman of ~Iuscogee-
A resolntion extending tthe thanks of the General Assembl: to the Hon. L. F. Garrard for his able and interesting addre&S.
On mobion of Senator Gray, of the 23d, the joint session was dissolved.
The Sena:te retiring, the House was called to order by tne :Speaker pro tem.

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The following bills were read t:the second time, t.o wit.:

BY :Jir. Rutherford of :\Ionroe-.;
~\.. bill to <~mend tJhe a!Ct creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Rcnnues for :Jionroe county.

By :Jir. Little of :Jiuscogee~\ bill to amend section 2350 of tlhe Code of 1895.

By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton ~\bill to amend seotion 4611 of the Code.

By }Ir. :Jioore of Carroll~\ bill to amend section 335 of the Code of 1895.

By :Jir. Hall of Coweta-
..:\.. bill to amend sub-section of sec<t.ion 1011 of the Code.
By :Jir. Charters of Lumpkin-

.A bill to amend se0tion 5057 of the Code.

By :Jir. Felder of Fulton-
A bill to pay tlhe per clriem an'd mileage of Ron. J. H. Polhill and Ron James Stapleton for session o 1896.

The following Senate resolnbion was read the second time, to wit:

By 1Ir. Dunwody of the 4thA resolution anthorrizing the State Librarian to deliver

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to the Judges of the Federal court re:>iding in Georgia certain volumes of the Georgia Reports.

On motri.on of :Mr. Blalock; of Fayette, the Honse adjourned tJo 9 o'clock a. m. to-monow.

Atlanta, Georgia, December :2, 1R97.
The House met, pursuant ro adjournment, at 9 o'clock
a. m. this day, mHl was f'alled t.o order by the Speaker pro tem., and opened with prayer by the &,, ~fr. Crumley.

The ro'll was called, and the following members answerecl to their names, to wit: ~l:essrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, :Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen,

Bedgood,

Dodson,

BO'ifeuillet,

Duffy,

Brinoon of Burke, Durham,

Brinson of Emanuel, Deakins,

Boyn<ton of Calhou!l, Davison,

Boynton of Spalding, Dickerson,

Bennet of .Glynn, Duncan of Chatham,..

Bennett of Jackson, Duncan of Houston,

Craig,

Ellis,

Cole,

Edge,

Cook of Decatur,

EdwaTds,

Cook of Oconee,

Edenfield,

Calvin,

Ennis o! Floyd,

Collum,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Cannon,

Faust,

Clement,

Ford,

Charters,

Foster,

Calhoun,

Felder,

Chapman,

Felker,

Copeland,

Freema'l,

Callaway,

Gowen,

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785

Griffin,

Mansfield,

Hall,

Morrison,

Hili,

Mullinax,

Hitch,

McDonald,

Hawes,

McLaughlin,

Harrell,

MoMichiael,

Hightower,

McDaniel,

Herrington,

McConnell,

Hendersonof Colquitt McCook,

Henderson of DeKal'!:J McKee,

Henderson of Irwin, McCranie,

HendersonofWasht'n McLarty,

Jordan,

McGehee,

Johnson of Hall, McDonough,

Johnson of Appling. Nisbet,

Johnson of Taliaferro Niles,

Kiser,

Nevin,

KnCYWles,

Oliver,

Kendrick,

Oakes,

Lance,

Ogletree,

Leard,

Patten,

Little,

Paulette,

Lott,

Parker,

Longley,

Palmer,

Law,

Pace,

Moore,

Pearce,

Mozley,

Polhiii,

Morgan,

Quillian,

Meldrim,

Rawls,

Maddox,

Reid,

Meadows,

Reece,

Montfort,

Rawlings,

Redding, RudicH, Rutherford, Slaton, S;wift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smrth of Crawford, Sm1th of Hancock, Tayior, Turner, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce Underwood, Vaughn,
V~ncent,
West, Webb, Wight, WaJlden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were ~Iessrs.-

Branch, Duncan of Lee, Fogarty,
50bj

Grice, Hogan, Hamby,

Hendersonof Forsyth Johnson of Baker, Kaigler,

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Nicholas, Phinizy, Robrts,

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Thomason of Morgan Wright, Thromas of Ware, Wiicox of Telfair.

T11e journal was rPad.

1Ir. Bartlett of Paulding gaYP notiee of a motion to rc(~onsirlPr the. action of fhe IIou:;;0 on yPsterclay in passing the bill by ~[ r. Sb<ton of Fulton, l\0hiC'h ]H''wiclPs the 1m1nner of admi~ting applicams to ~the bar of t'his State.

ThP journal \Yas ('On-firmed.

1Ir. BartlE'tt. of Paulding mo\ed to reconsider the bill, -pa;xud .(]8p>.~pamm~ m~l{ ,(q, ua.\~.~ u.Jaq. pr.t[ tp~t(;.\\ .t'' .).J:: >!I ing the ('Ontirmation of the J ourna1.

.\[r. Redding of Pike C'alled for the preYoiou;; qmstion, ,,hich eaU was sustained, and the main quPAion onlered.

~Ir. :.\Ioore, of C'arrnl1, eallecl for the a.n,; aJHlnay,; on fr mat.i'on to recomider, IYhieh call "as sustained, aJHl had, a.,; follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were 11e.ssr:;.-

.Awtry, Boyd, Berry, Bowden, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, -Gook of Oconee, -Gahin, Calhoun, Davison,

Duncan of Chatham, Edenfield, Ennis of Bald win, Faust, Felker, Hawes, Henderaon of Irwin, Kiser, Lott, Law, l\Ioore,

:Uozley, :\I organ, McCook,
~IcLarty,
Oakes, Parker, Timmerman, Underwood. Webb, Walden, Wilcox of "'ilcox.

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Ellis,

McCranie,

Arnold,

Felder,

McDonough,

Armstron~,

Freeman,

Niles,

Bond,

Gowen,

Patten,

Bussey,

Hall,

Palmer,

Black,

Hitch,

Polhill,

Brannen,

Hightower,

Reid,

Bedgood,

Herrington,

Reece,

Boiieuillet,

Henderson of Colquitt, Rawlings,

Brinson of Emanuel, Henderwn of DeKalb, Redding,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Wash'n, Rutherford,

Craig,

Jordan,

Slaton,

Cole,

Johnson of Hall,

Swift,

Cook of Decatur,

Johmon of Appling, Simpson,

Collum,

Knowles,

Stone,

Charters,

Kendrick,

Smith of Hancock,

Chapman,

Longley,

Yincent,

Copeland,

Maddox,

west,

Dodson,

l\Jullinax,

Wight,

Duffy,

1\Ic:\Iichael,

Watkins,

Durham,

McDaniel,

Whipple,

Dickerson,

1\IcKee,

whitaker.

Dtmcan of Houston,

Tho,;;e> not Yoting IYere :Jiessi"S.-

Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Brown, Burke, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Brinson of Burke, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cannon, Clement, Callaway, Deakins,

Duncan of Lee,

Kaigler,

Edge,

Lance,

Edwards,

Leard,

Ennis of Floyd,

Little,

Ford,

Meldrim,

Foster,

1\Ieadows,

Fogarty,

Montfort,

Grice,

Mansfield,

Griffin,

Morrison,

Hogan,

::\IcDonald,

Hill,

1\leLangblin,

Harrell,

1\IcConr>Pll,

Hamby,

McGehee,

Henderson of Forsyth, ~icholas,

Johnson of Baker, Nisbet,

Johnson of Taliaferro, X evin,

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Oliver, Ogletree, Paulette, Pace, Pearce, Phinizy,. Quillian,
Raw!~,
Roberts,

Rudicil,

Thomas of Pierce,

Stapleton,

Thomas of \Vare,

Sell,

Yauglm,

Smith of Crawford, Wright,

Taylor,

Wilkes,

Turner,

\Vorsham,

Thomason of :Horgan, Wilcox of Telfair,

Thomp,on, Thomas of Clarke,

Yate;;,
:ur. Speaker.

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JJ.

Xays GD.

X ot Yuting: I J.

The motion to re<unsiLler W<l~ therd,re lu,;r.

The f,llowiug IIuuse hill iYas taken up awl rcaLl, and the Senate ~nb,;titnte t'herefnr iYa:-< aloptl'd, and tl1e Senate mnenclment thereto was concmTtil in, to ,,it:

By :\Ir. ~Iadclox of Harri,;-
..:\..bill to prohibit the mannfaetnre of intoxicating liqnor:3 iu Harri,; county.

The Senate amc-nilment to the follu\Ying joint re"olntion was emHnrTed in, to wit:

By }fr. Fel,ler of Fulton-
.\.. re,.;uhttion app<intin)! a L'llllltnirt r" xrtnl tlw State'., welcome to the l~uiteLl C'onfeJPnlte Y ete-rau,;:, aml tendering the n:-<e of the ('apirol lmildill)! for eonYeJJtion pnrpo"es.

The spceial onlers of the hour ,,ere rnken up and tahle<l, to wit:

By :\Ir. \\'atkins of Gilmer-
A bill to prmiLle for the cleetion ,. ,;upcrim eonrt judges ly the people.

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_\ho, a hill tt) proYide for the election of soli<>itors-general l1y the people.

The Sjwaker ~lllJJ<Jlll!l'l'<l the follo\\ing C'nmmittee, proYided for in the snh.-titnte of ::\Jr. Paee, of Xe\\'tnn, forth<' rrsolmion of ::\Ir. s,,ift of Elbf'rt. in referenee to the reported shortage in the <nllection of fees f1om lmilding and loan association~. to ,,.it:

::\[e~;.;r~. \\'hippie, Charters, \\ig'1It, IIitC'h, Edwards,. Did:Prson.

::\Ir. ~\.,,tr.Y, Chairman pro tem. of the Committee on ..:\p:rirnlture, snbmitte<l the follov>ng I'port

Jlr. Spraker:
The Committee on ~\gTicu1tnre haYe had under consideration the fnllO\Ying hills, which t1he,v instruct me to report h1wk to the Senate \Yit.h the recommendation t<hat same do pas;;:

~\. hill to prescribe three grades of commercial fertilizers, and for hr:mding t:he same.

The conunittPe haYe also had under comi<leration t.he following hill, which they reeommcnd do pass as amended, to \Yit:
~\ bill to amend section 1551 of the Code of 1895.

Re;;pcctfnll.' snbmittecl.
JOHX ..:\.\\TRY, Chairman pro tern.
::\Ir. Boynton, chairman pro tem. of ;tJhe Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the foUo,ving report:

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JIr. Speaker:

, The Special Judiciary Committee haYe had under consideration the follo1Ying bills, whid1 they in:Otruct me to report. back to the House with the recommem1ation that the same> do pass, tJo wit:

A bill to regulate the catching or taking fish in Tallulah river and all its tributm-ies in Rabun county.

Also, a bill 1to a:mend 11:1he charter of the town of Clayton, in Rabun county.

Also, a bill to be entitled an art to repeal an act to abolish the county court of Clinch county, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
J. L. BOYNTOX, Chairman pro tem.

1fr. Johnson, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submit.ted tJhe following report:
Jfr. Speaker:

The committee haYe had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me ro report back to the House with i~he recommenclartion 't:hat the same do pass:
A bill to incorporate tihe town of Birmingham, in :Milton county.

Respectfully submitted.
FLETCHER :\L JOHNSO~, Chairman.
1Ir. Boynton, dhairman of the Cmnmittee on Amendments to the Constitution, submitted the following report:

THCRSDAY, DECE::IIBER 2, 1897.

791

J/1. S peakcr:

The Committee on ~\mendmen1ts to the Constitution have had mHler con:"ideration the foUow-.ing bills, which they inftruct me to repo~t back to tfue House w-.ith the recommendation fha t the same do not pass, to wit:

Bill Xo. 232, to amend paragraph 1 of section 4 of article 3 of rhe Const~tution, so as 'to prescribe that the memberwf the General Assembly shall be elected for four years.
~\l5o, bill X o. 757, which proYicles for the exemption from StMe, county and municipal taxation cotton mills orfactories in this Stalte for ten years.

Also, bill X o. 40, to abolish tlhe office of President of the Senate and create ~he 'office of lieuten~nt-gov-ernor for this Stat~, to pre5cribe his duties, and for other purpose:;, which iihey recommend do pass as amended.
Respectfully submitted.
J. L. BOY~TON, Chairman.
}Ir. Little, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, submitted the follo\Ying report:

J/r. Speaker:

The Committee on Finance lmn'> had nuder con&ideratior: the follmYing House bills, \\"hich 'they instruct me 'to report baek witlh t1he recommendation tlhat 1tJ1e same do not pass, to wit:
A hill to amend section 1559 of Vol. I. 'of 1:1he Code,.

792

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

'.':hi:<:>h provides for ~he appointment of t"o 'as;;i;;:.t.ant chemists and prescribes their duties and compensation.

A hill to amend section 135 7 of Y ol. I. of the Corle. whieh provides for the appointment of a State Chemist.

Also, the following Hou_se hill. which the,Y in~trud me ,,, roport hilck with the recomm('!Hlatinn that the anthnr h< allowed to wit.hdraw the same:

A bill to repeill an aet to clefine the fees of ln;;urance Commi;;sioner, and .for other pnqJO:'C'S.
Also, the follm,ing join:t rr.-;,lutinn, \\hil'h thry instrw r lllP to report hack to the 1Iou,.cc \\it.h the rermnmewlatio;1 tha t the same tlo pas;;, tD wit:
A join:t resvlution whicl1 ]1rOYirlcs for the pa,,ment nf tl1idy dollars t.o 1Irs. Joseph Cohen of Troup connt~. as a pension under the act of 1895.

.A joint resolution to pay David Heard fifty dollar;;, for twenty days' service: as porter in JI,m,e ses.sion ] S!J7.

A joint resolution to appropriate t\YO thousand dolbrs to supply 'a deficiency in the annual appropriation to the _\gTieuhural Department.

A joint re-solution appropriating the sum of OIH' hundred and fifty dollars to pay tlhe ele,ator boy at the capitol.

Also, a resolution appropriating the snm of two hnndrerl and eight.' dollars, or so much thereof as ma.'' lw nP<'<'S:'<try, to pay t.he per diem and expense& of the joint <mmnitte( of the Hou,ge and Senate, appointe<l under the pro\'i~ion" of a resolution appl'oYed Deeember 22d, JSHG, to ronfer

THURSDAY, DECE:\IBER 2, 189i.

793

with the pre-,-ident of the ],nard of trn~tpc;; nf the Stat!'
r niYer~it,\.

~-\.. rf',oh~tion for the pnnha;;e of the portrait of GoY. .John ~Iillcdge UO\\' 1wnging in the State Librar;.
Respe-c-tfully submitted.

.10HX D. LITTLE, Chairman.

The following message \Yas n,ei,e<l from the Senate, through ~fr. Clifton, :Of'cretar,, thereof:

Jlr. 8 pcakcr:
'Dhe Senate has passcll h." the reqni~ite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to IYit:
A bill to amend the c-hartcr of thP city of Brunswick.
_Abo, a hill to amend the chmier of the cit; of Thoma;-ville.

The Senate has also concurred m the follo"ing Honse resolution, to \\'it:

A resolution proYiding for the appointment of a committee to inspect the X ortheastern railroad.
Committoo on part of Senate: Flcwcllfn, ~IeFarland, .Carter.

:Mr. Edenfield, Chairman pro tf'm. of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following rl'port:
-Mr. S pcakcr:

The committee report as duly signed h; the Speaker of

79-1

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

tlte Tiou~ and President of the Senate, the follmving actsr to wit:

~\.n act to regulate the fund arising from fines awl forfeinncs in the eounty court of \\~ilkes county.

c\.lso, an act to prohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in ).ff'riwether eounty.

.. \.lso, an act tu 1 L(lli;;h the city court of Lownde-:; coull'Ly..

H. G. EDEXFIELD, Chairman pro ten1.
).Ir. Dochon, chairman of Committee on Counties ancl County ).fatters, submitted the following report:
Jfr. Speaker:
Tlw CommitteC. on Countie" and County ).Iatters haveha<l under (lomiclcration the following Hou.se hill;;, which thc.'- instruct mc to report back with the recommendation that same do pass, to wit:
A bill to correct thc confusion caused b.'- the adoption of t-he sr.wk law in militia districts where district lines han;heen c1wngcd.
~\. bill to amend sectticm 3 of an act to repeal an ::lCt entitled an act to organize a board of county commissioners f01 thc county of T"igg.;;.
~\. Lill to proYide for the election of boards of commisi-ioners of roads and rennucs for the various counties in this State.

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795

A bill to repeal an act to create the act to provide for t.he compensation of the ordinary of T\Yiggs county.

Also, the following Houi'e bill, which the,v instrtH't me to report back with the recommendation that the same do WIT pa.;:s, to wit:

~-\.. bill 1to amend an act to cr("ate or the county of Gree.ne, apprond Febnwry l!lth, 1~7G, by repealinp: section 1 of said act by increasing t.he number from three to fiye to proYide for the electin11 of saiLl commissioner;<, ek.

Also, -the :following Honse bill ~>"hich they instruet me to report back with the re<mnmemlation that the author bC' <lllo\n'd to withdraw the 5ame, to wit:

.A. bill :to create a boanl of conuni,osioners of roads a11d reYenn'3 for Dodge county.

Respectfully submitted. \\T. ~-\... DODSO~, Chairman.

~Ir. Charters, chairman of the Committee on Railroalh, snbmi tted the following report:
JIr. S pcakcr:

The Railroad Committee han' had under consideration the follow-ing bill, \\hich th<. instruct me to report hack r the House with the recommendation that the same do pai', to wit:
A Sili to authorize the ~ale o the X ortheastern Railroad.

The <"Oll1111it.tce haYe aho haclnnrler comidcrat.ion the following bills, which they in;:trllC't me to report baek to t.he

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.
Ht~ni'e \\'ith thP l'PI'tlltl!ll('li<LHinll that the introclncer ],p al11\nd 10 \\itlulra'.\' thP ~a1ne, to \\'it:
~\ tlil~ to anthori?.c th< (;,),ernw to lease fm a term of
:cms -any and all prnpert.'" of the Stat< of Georgia.
.\l~r,, n lill ro anthnri7.e alltl Pllljlt1\H'r the Railroad Commi5sioners of the State nf Crnr!-!il to rrp:nlatP a111l anan;_!c .-ehecln]c~ for passenger tmins on all railroarls in the St,'lte.
The committee han al"') l'tlllsitl<J"<tl thl\ following J,ilJ, :mel rceommeml tlwt the ~a me <ln 1111t. pa~,;;, to \\'it:
~-\ Lill to preYcnt 1m,in~t <li~mimination hct\\'een interstate alHl in tr;l:'ta te rate,-.
Rcspeetfully snhmi ttc<l.
\\'. _\. CJL\RTERS, Chairman.
.\fr. Cole, Chairman pro t<-111. nf thP Sprcial .Tn<lici<ll',\' Commit.tee, snhmittecl thr fnlln\\'ing report:
Jl r. S peakcr:
The Speeial .Tnrlieiary Commitwr haw ha<l m1tlrr conicleration the follo\\'ing ],ill. 1\'hich the.Y instruct me to re11ort back to t:he: Honsr with ;the recommendation that the ::<mue clo pass as amencle<l, to \\'it:
~\ bill to establish the eit: eonrt of Camilla m and for th eoun:t.Y of '.\!i:tchell.
Respectfully submittetl.
W. P. COLE, Chairman pl'o t.em.

THURSDAY, DECE:\IBER 2, 1897.

797

The follO\\'ing mcs6<lgc m1,;; recciYecl from the Senate, t-hrough ~Ir. Clifton, St>cretary thereGf:

Jfr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the rc<Inisitc constitntional majority the follo,,ing llilb of the Sen<lte, to \\it:

~\. bill to pro\'ide for the reorganization of the board of trustees of the rninrsity of (;eotgia, and for their eleC'tilll; by 'the people.

~llso, a bill to change the time of lwlcling superior C'lmrt of ~Iontg'omery eonmy.

..:\Jso, a bill to in<'rease the r<mk of acljntant-gcner<ll aml assistant adjutant-general uf this St<lte.

}.Jw, a bill to amend srction 10:10 of Yol. :3 ,)f CL)(h of 1SlJ;l, which proYiclrs that jmlge" of snpcrior ~ourts shall on request gin: their charge=- to juries in writin.g.
~llso, a bill to establish a clispensary fm ~\.ppling rount.'

The SeJUl.te ha,;; abo aloptecl the follnwinp: joint. re~nln tion, in which the eoncnrrenee of the Honse is a.;;kecl, to \\it:

..:\.. resolution pnnidinp: f11r (loorkeeper for r<:>ar clc-m H messeng-er,;' room for twent,'-fin (lays of t1his sesi'ion.

The SenatE> ha,; also pa.-sellly thC' requisite cmtstit.ntinna1 majori t.'' dn followig Honse hill, to wit:

..:\. bill to prohihirt 't'hC' mannfaetnre of spiritnon;; an(l mt oxirating liqll'ors in t'1Ie emm ty of Ellwrt.

The SenatE> has a],;:o pa"se(l a,;; amemletl hy tl1e reqni,ite constitntional major:ty the fnllmYing- IIon~c hi11s, to wil.;

7H8

JoL"RXAL OF THE HoniE.

.~ hill to e,npower commi"-Sioners of roads and re>enue-3 of Ellert <ounty to borro\\' lllOJIP_Y

\lso, a bill to aut'lwrize 1)ayment of pension-s to Confederate ,;;ol<liers aml their IYillm\~. ]ll'O>Yi<led, that se.rTiee a,; 51leh ;;oldier was rendered as a member of a Georgia regil:lent, and the applicant for pension is otherwise entitled to pen,;ion nmler the la\Y:" of rhi~ ~rate.

Tlw fullo\Ying House lill \Y<l" J,.,_t in the Senate:

.\..hill to repeal<an act crE>ating the office of public work" in the cit.' of Sa\"anna'h; and for other purposes.

ThP follo\Ying hill, being the "]H'<ial ordE>r for the hour, ,,as taken up and read the rhir<l time, to \\'it:

H.' :Jlr. Blalock of Fayette-

.:~ bill to amend sC'etion lDl:? ,.f the Cocle of 1895.

On the qne~tim of agreeing tn tl1P n"port of the committc'C, ~fr. Elli5 of Stc\\:ut ealleLl for t'he pre1ions question, iYhieh call was sni'tainE>d, aml the main question ordered.

Tht' repwt of the eommitree was agreed to.

On tlw pa""age of the bill ~Ir. Blaloek of Fa:ette called fnr tlw aye,; <llHl na:s. whic-h call \\a,;; su:'itainC'cl, and had, as follow5:

Those Yoting in the affirmatiYe were l\fessrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bond,

Boyd, Berry, Brown, Bussey, Black, Bowden,

Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brahnen, Boifeuillet, BrinS'On of Emanuel.

THUR~DAY, DECE-'IRER 2, 1897.

7f9

:Boynton of Spalding, Hendersonot Colquitt Patten,

<:raig,

Henderson of DKal'.J Parker,

.Cole,

Henderoon of Irwin, Palmer,

-Cook of Deeatur, Jordan,

Pearce,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Hall, Polhill,

<:ollum,

Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

-.Cannon,

Kiser,

Reece,

Calhoun,

Kendrick,

Rawlings,

Chapman,

Leard,

Redding,

Copeland,

Lott,

Rutherford,

Dodson,

Longley,

Swift,

Duffy,

Law,

Simpson,

Durham,

Moore,

S-tone,

Davison,

Mozley,

Stapleton,

Dickerson,

Morgan,

Smith of Crawforc,

E'llis,

Maddox,

Smith of Hancock.

Edwards,

ManHart,

Timmerman,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mansfie'ld,

Underwood,

Felder.

Mullinax,

Vincent,

Felker,

McMichael,

Webb,

Freeman,

McDaniel,

Wight,

-Gowen,

McCook,

Walden,

Hall,

McCranie,

Whipple.

Hill,

McLarty,

Whitaker,

Hawes.

Niles,

Wilcox of WilcoT,

Hightower,

Those voting in the negatiYe were Messrs.-

Boynton of Calhoun, Herrington,

Duncan of Cha;tham, Knnwles,

Faust,

McDonough,

Hitch,

Slaton, Thomas of Clarke. West,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bates, Bush, Burke, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Bedgood, 'Brinson of Burke,

Bennet of Glynn, Duncan of Lee,

Bennett of Jackson, Edge,

Calvin,

Edenfield,

Clement,

Ennis of Floyd,

Charters,

Ford.

Callaway,

Foster,

Deakins,

Fogarty,

Duncan of Houston, Grice,

800

Jot.:R~AL oF THE Hol'SE.

Griffin,

1\IcConnell,

Hogan,

McKee,

Harrell, Hamby,

McGehee, Nicholas,

Hendersonof Forsyth Nisbet,

Henderson ofWasht'n Nevin,

Johnson of Baker, Oliver,

Johnson of Taliaferro Oakes,

Kaigler,

Ogletree,

Lance,

Paulette,

Little,

Pace,

Meldrim,

Phinizy,

Mead1o,ws,

Quillian,

Morrison,

Reid,

McDonald,

Roberts,

McLaughlin,

Rudicil,

Sell, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan. Thompson, Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Wright, Watkins, Wilkes. Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

At his rerpwsr, the HnlH' (xcn~e(l )fr. Felde-r of Fnlton from 1oring on the> ],j]J.
The bill, having rP<'<'iY<<l t'!w rc>qnisite const~tutional majorit:, was t hc>lrfnN pa'"'"'<'d.
The ~peeialnJder fo1 the honr wa:3 tak('n up and rem! the third time, tn wit:

.\ lill to :n!tlllriz{ r'"1111ty. <ity and tn\\11 hoard." of e<lnation of thi,- S;,ltf' to pl'"'i,le J..,ok;; for tlw use of the eom111011 or pnl.Ji( ~~!J,",],, in thl'ii n~]Wl'tivc> <nmtic.", citie~ ancl
tr J\\'11>'.
The fo]J.,,,in;.r .-:nh.;titnte ,,a.' offc>red <llld read, to wit:
.\ bill to creat(' a ~('lwnl-hook P<)mmi:<sion for the State,

TuESDAY, DECE11IBER 2, ~897.

801

to provide its duties and powers, and to pro..-ide for the seleC1tion of text-books to be used in the common or public schools of the State.

.Mr. Arwtry of Cobb moved that 200 copies each of the bill and substitute be printed.
'Dhe motim1 prevcailed.

The hour having arrived for the special order, to wit: the further oonsiderat.ion of resolution Xo. 189, b,Y 11r. Brannen of Bullooh, the same was taken up.

By unanimous consent, on moltion of 11r. Hall of Coweta, question 5 of the resrolUJtiO'll was amende<I so as to read when amended 'as follows: "Do J"OU want a commission."

The affirmative and negati\e an.swers to the question were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

.Aowtry,

Copeland,

Johnson of Hall.

Atkinson,

Duffy,

Kiser,

Brown,

Davison,

Knowles,

Bussey,

Dickerson,

Little,

Black,

Dunoo:n of Chatham, Law,

Burwell,

E'llls,

Moore,

Blalock,

Edwards,

Morgan,

Brannen,

Faust,

Maddox,

Boifeuillet,

Freeman,

'McMicb:ae.l,

Boynillon of Calhoun, Hall,

McCranie,

Boynton of Spalding, Hill,

McLarty,

Bennet of Glynn, Hitch,

Patten,

Cole,

Herrington,

Parker,

Cook of Decatur, Collum,

Hendersonof Colquitt Palmer, Henderson of Irwin, Polhill,

Charters,

HendersonofWasht'n Rawls,

Chapman,

Jordam,

Reid,

5lhj

802
Reece, Slaton, Swift,

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Stapleton, Turner,

Timmerman, Wight,

Those voting in t:he negative were :llessrs.-

Adams,

Kendrick,

Arnold,

Lout,

Bond,

Mozley,

Berry,

Mansfield,

Bowden,

Mullinax,

Bartlett,

McCook,

Baggett,

MeDonough,

Craig,

NisOOt,

Cannon,

Niles,

Dodson,

Oakes,

Durham,

Pearce,

Duncan of Houston, Rlawlings,

Edenfield,

Redding,

Johnson of Appling, Rutherford,

Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smi:th O'f Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Thomas of Clarke. Underwood, Vineent, Webb, Walden, Watkins, Whlpple, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox,

Those not vdting were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Foster,

Montfort,

Bates,

Fog.arty,

Morrison,

Bush,

Felder,

McDonald,

Boyd,

Felker,

McLaughlin,

Burke,

Gawen,

McDaniel,

Branch,

Grice,

MeConnell,

Boswen,

Griffin,

McKee,

Bedgood,

Hogan,

McGehee,

Brinson of Burke, Hawes,

Nicholas,

Brinson of Emanuel, Harrell,

Nevi~.

Bennett of Jackson. Haniby,

Oliver,

Cook of Oconee,

Hightower,

Ogletree,

Calvin,

Henderson of DeKal!J Pauaette,

Clement,

Henderson of Forsyth Pace,

Calhoun,

.Johnson of Baker, Phinizy,

Callaway,

.Til'hnson of Taliaferro Quillian,

Deakins,

K!aigler,

Roberts,

Duncan of Lee.

Lance,

Rudlcll,

Edge,

Leard,

'l'aylor,

Ennis of Floyd,

Longley,

'T'homason of Morgan

Ennis of Baldw1n, Meldrim,

Thompson,

Ford,

Metad1ows,

Thomas ot Pierce

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1897.

803

"Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, West,

Wright, Wilkes, Whitaker,

WHcox of Telfair, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

~\yes 58. :Xays -1-. X ot >"oting 75.

The question was therefore answe1'd in the a:ffirmatiYe.

By unanimoU:S C'onsent, on motion of ~frr. Hall of Coweta, the siX'th question was stricken and 1the foll10wing put in lieu thereof) "Sec-tion 6. Do you want i't ,appointed by the Governor?"

The a:ffirmati\"e 'and negative answers to the question -were 'as foll:ows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Adams, Armstronl'(, Atkinson, illond, Bussey, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Diekel'!!on, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston,

Ellis, Edwards, Freeman, Hall, Hitch, Herrington, .Jordan, Kiser, Knowles, Little, Meldrim, Maddox, McMichael,

McDonough, Patten, Palmer, Pol hill, Reece, Rawlingd, Redding, Rutherford, Slaton, Stapleton, Smith of Hancock, Turner, 'Vorsham,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Boyd, Berry, Black, Bowden, :Burwell,

Ba,zgett, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon,

Calhoun, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Davison, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd,

804

JouRsAL oF THE HousE.

Ennis of Baldwin, Mozley.

Faust,

Morgan,

Hawes,

Montfort,

Hightower,

Mansfield,

Henderson of Colquitt, Mullinax,

Henderson of DeKalb, McDaniel,

Henderson of Irwin, McCook,

Johnson of Hall,

McCranie,

Johnson of Appling, Nisbet,

Kendrick,

Niles,

Leard,

Oakes,

Lott,

Parker,

Law,

Rawls,

Moore,

Reid,

Simpson, Sell, Smith of Crawforil,_ Timmerman, Underwood, Vincent, Webb, Wight, \Vaiden, Watkins, Whipple, Whitaker. \Vilcox of Wikox,.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bates,

Gowen,

Oliver,

Bush,

Grice,

Ogletrt>e,

Brown,

Griffin,

Paulette,

Burke,

Hogan,

Pace,

Branch,

Hill,

Pearce,

Boswell,

Harrell,

Phinizy,

Bartlett,

Hamby,

Quillian,

Blalock,

Henderson of Forsyt!::J, Roberts,

Bedgood,

Henderson of Wash'n, Rudieil,

Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Swift,

Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Tahaferro, Stone,

Boynton of Spalding, Kaigler,

Taylor,

Bennet of Glynn,

Lance,

Thomason of :Horgan>

Bennett of Jackson, Longley,

Thompson,

Calvin,

Meadows,-

Thomas of Clarke,

Clement,

Morrison,

Thomas of PiercP,

Callaway,

McDonald,

Thomas of Ware,

Deakins,

McLaughlin,

Vaughn,

Duncan of Lee,

McConnell,

West,

Edge,

McKee,

Wright,

Ford,

McLarty,

\Vilkes,

Foster,

McGehee,

Wilcox of Telfair,.

Fogarty,

Nicholas,

Yates.

Felder,

Nevin,

1\Ir. Speaker.

Felker,

'Ayes -0. Nays 62. Not Yoting 73.

The que5tion wa,; answered in the negatin._

THURSDAY, DECE.!\lBER 2, 1897.

805

The resolution was further amenclf>d so as t.o add the fDllmving, to he known as question. 8: . "Do you want the Commission elected 'by the Legisla.tnrc ?"

Quf>Stion 8 'vas put to the Hou,;:e, and tJhe answers to same are as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Duncan of Chatham, Law,

Awtry,

Ennis of Floyd,

Meldrim,

ArlllStrong,

Faust,

Mcu'\1:icbiael,

Atkinson,

Felker,

Palmer,

.Boynton of Spalding, Hightower,

Polhill,

Craig,

Hendemonof Colquitt Rlawls,

Collum,

Henderson ofWasht'n Rlawlings,

Chapman,

Jordan,

Slaton,

Copeland,

Johnson of Hall,

Stapleton,

.Duffy,

Little,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

.Dickerson,

'Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

lBond,

Durham,

Lott,

Boyd,

Da'VIison,

Moore,

.Berry,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Bussey,

E'llis,

Morgan,

Black,

Edwards,

Maddox,

Bowden,

Edenfield,

Mansfield,

Baggett,

Felder,

Mullinax,

B!a}ock,

Freeman,

McDaniel,

'Brannen,

Gowen,

McCook,

Boifeuillet,

Hall,

McCranie,

BoynrtJon of Calhoun, Hill,

McLarty,

Bennet of Glynn, Hitch,

Nisbet,

'Cole,

Hawes,

Niles,

'(}aok of Decatur, HerringtJon,

Oakes,

Cook of Oconee,

Hende:rson of Irwin, Patten,

'Calvin,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Charters,

KnQIWles,

Pearce,

'Calhoun,

Kendrick,

Reid,

Dodson,

Leard,

Reece,

806

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Redding,
SiilllpSO!!l,
Stone, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock,

Turner, Timmerman, Thomas o:f Clarke. Underwood, Vineent, Webb,

Wight, Wa1den, Watkins, Whipple, Whitaker, Worsham,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Aaams,

Grice,

Nevin,

Bates,

Gr<iflin,

Oliver,

Bush,

Hogan,

Ogletree,

Brown,

Harrell,

Pawlette,

Burke,

Hamby,

Pace,

Branch,

Henderson of DeKa:lb PhinJzy,

Boswell,

HendeTSOnof Forsyth Quillian,

Burwell,

Johnson of Baker, Roberts,

Bartlett,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rudicil,

Bedgood,

K'iser,

Rutherford,

Brinson of Burke, Kaigler,

Swift,

Brinson of Emanuel, Lanee,

Taylor,

Bennett of Jackson, Longley,

Thomason of Morgano

Cannon,

Meadows,

Thompson,

Clement,

Montfort,

Thomas of Pierce

Callaway,

Morrison,

Th!omas of Ware,

Deakins,

McDonald,

Vaug'hn,

Duncan of Lee,

McLaughlin,

West.

Edge,

McConnell,

Wright,

Ennis of Baldwin, McKee,

Wilkes,

FOrd,

McGehee,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Foster,

McDonough,

Yates,

Fogarty,

Nicholas,

Mr. Speaker.

A~'es 31. Nays 76. Not voting- 6fl.

The question \Vas answered in tJhc neg-atin.

The resolution was, by unanimom: eonsPnt, amended by the a:ddition of tJhe following query, to be kno-wn as question No. 9, to wi1t:

''Do you favor working short :t.erm convicts (not over twoyears) upon the public roads?"

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807

On the question 1.h. Hall Qf CmYP'tta ealled for 'the ayes and nays, wlhioh C'all was snstain0d and had, as follows:

Those v01ting m the a:ffii'mative 'Were ~Iessrs.-

Armstrong,

Hall,

Nisbet,

Boyd,

Hitch,

Niles,

Burwell,

Hawes,

Oakes,

Boifeuillet,

Henderson of DeKalb, Patten,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Irwin, Parker,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of \Vash'n, Palmer,

Craig,

Jordan,

Rawls,

Cole,

Jonhson of Hall,

Reid,

Cook of Decatur,

Johnson of Appling, Reece,

Cook of Oconee,

Little,

Redding,

Collum,

Lott,

Slaton,

Charters,

Law,

Swift,

Calhoun,

Moore,

Stapleton,

Chapman,

Morgan,

Timmerman,

Copeland,

Meldrim,

Underwood,

Dodson,

Maddox,

Vincent,

Duffy,

Mansfield,

Webb,

Durham,

Mullinax,

Walden.

Duncan of Chatham, McMichael,

Watkins,

Ellis,

McDaniel,

Whitaker,

Ennis of Floyd,

McCranie,

\Vorsham,

Freeman,

McLarty,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Gowen,

Those voting in the Il'egative were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Atkinson, Bond, Berry, Bussey, Black, Bowden,

Brannen,

McCook,

Boynton of Calhoun, McDonough,

Dickerson,

Pearce,

Duncan of Houston, Stone,

Faust,

Smith of Crawford,

Felker,

Smith of Hancock,

Herrington,

Thomas of Clarke,

Henderson of Colquitt,Wight,

Kendrick,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bates, Bush,

Brown, Burke,

Branch, Boswell,

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Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennett of Jackson, Calvin, Cannon, Clement, Callaway, Deakins, Davison, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felder, Grice, Griffin, Hogan,
Hill,

Harrell,

Paulette,

Hamby,

Pace,

Hightower,

Polhill,

Henderson of Forsyth, Phinizy,

Johnson of Baker, Qnillian,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Roberts,

Kiser,

Rawlings,

Kaigler,

Rudicil,

Knowles,

Rutherford,

Lance,

Simpson,

Leard,

Sell,

Longley,

Taylor,

Mozley,

Turner,

Meadows,

Thomason of :Horgan,

Montfort,

Thompson,

Morrison,

Thomas of Pierce,

McDonald

Thomas of 'Vare,

McLaughlin,

Vaughn,

McConnell,

West,

McKeP,

Wright,

McGehee,

Whipple,

Nicholas,

Wilkes,

Nevin,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Oliver,

Yates.

Ogletree,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 67. Xay,; ~G. Sot \"oting HO.

T1he question was an,.;,nrcd in thc affirmative.
11he chair announCd 1t'he following- as the committee provided for in tihe resolution of ~[r. Brannen of Bullooh, to wit:

~Iessrs. Hall od' the 4th district, Chairman; Brannen of the 1st, Patton of the ~cl, Brown of the :hl, Stone o the 5'tJh, Redding of 'the 6th, Oopdand of the /.tJh, Callaway of the 8th, Oharters of tlhe !Hh, Burwell of the lOth, Hitch of the 11th.

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80~1

The foUmving resolution \Yas introduced, read, and laid OYr :for one day, to wit:

By )fr. Oahin of Hiduuond-

A resolution prmiding tlhat :the Committ.cc on Rnh~ be instru>C't.ed to cxamin~ into 1tlhe status of the bills and resolutions on tlhe Clerk's desk, and report from da,Y to day an order of business whinh will faciMa1.e the 'order of business, etc.

The following hill was rc;ad tJhc third time, the report of t.he committee agrced to, and put upon its passage, tn wit:

By )[r. whipple of Dooly-

A bill to amend section 21!)1 of :the Code of 1895.

On the passage of the bill t<he ayes were 98, the nays 2.

'Jlhe L>ill, hm-ing receiYecl a c.on:>t:itutional majority, was passd.

'l\he following resolut-ion vas t:abled, to wi't:

By )[r. \\~rhi'Pple of Dooly-

A resolution t.o refund cei;tain ta.'\'es and costs paid the .Sta'te by D. R. JJC<Oll'ard under cert~in 1'ax exeenti'Ons.

The Speaker announced 'tdw followin'g committee on the rxwt of the 'House to inspeet the K ortheastem Railroad, to wit: )f,essrs. Chai,ters, Bowden, Nisl:k't, Hill, Da,-ison.

The following bill was ;read t'he 'third time, to wit:

'By )fr. Swift of Elbert-
' A bill to repeal the act entitled an 'act to make perma-

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nen't the income of tlhe University of Georgia, etc., approved September 30th, 1881.

~Ir. Swift of E~bert moYed that the mm,ning session be extende'd until snclh time as the bill under oonsidel"ation could be defin~tely disposed of.

The resolution \ms lost.

The hour of adjournme<nt haYing WITiYed, the Hon~;.;e adjmirned 'to 3 o'clock p. m.


3 O'dork P. 11.
The House reconvened a:t t'his hom and was railed to order by the Sp0aker pro tern.
'Dhe Senate amendments to t1he following bills were conClirrecl in, to wit:
By 1Ir. Redding of PikeA bill to antthori~E' the paymen't of pensions to Confed-
ei'a'te soldier:' and widows in cert,ain -additional cases.
By ~Ir. Swift of ElbeTt_.:\_ bill to allow the county authorities df Elbert coulllty
to borrow money, etc.
1[r. Thomas, Chairman of the Committee on E(hwation, su bmttted !!he following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Education haw had under considera-

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811

tion tJhe following bills, which tlhey instruct me to report back to the House with t.he recommendation tJhait the same do pass, to wit:

A bill tJo provide for taking of dnplieate vouchers by County &hool Oommis:rioners, and :for otJher purposes.

Also, a bill to make it 1tJhe du'ty of each Oounty Soll'ool Commissioner of ;1Jhis StJate 'to record free of ~harge ordet'3 or drafts given on them by school-teachers under bh<:>m, and to keep a book of record for 'tlhis purpose, and fur other purposes.

Resp<>etfully sll'bmi1Jte'<l.
GEO. C. THO~IAS; Chairman.
~Ir. .Johnson, Ol1airman of the Crmrm~ttee on Corporations, submitted the foUowing repol"t:
Mr. Speaker:
'Dhe committee have had under <'onsidera:t.ion the following hill, whiCih they instrnet mP to rP.port ba('k to thP Hon;:p v."i th ttJhe reeonunendation ltJ'hat same do pass:

A bill to amend t:he charter of the town of Tifton.

Respectfully srrbmi1Jtoo. FLETCHER }1. .JOI-IXSOX, Oh,airman.

1\fr. Boyntxm, Oh1airman. pi'o tPm. of 1the Special .Judiciary Coinmitt<>e, submitted the following 'l"eport:
Mr. Speaker:
'Dhe Committee have had under considera<tion the fol-

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lowing bill, which tlhey instruct me to report back to the House wi:tJh 1thc reeommendati'on that fue same do pass by snbstrtn te.

A hill to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and HeYcnnes of Hancock county to ~y the insokenrt eriminal costs of the i<olicitor, clerk, and bailiff of the eoun!ty
court.

Respcotfully sn'hmitted.

J. L. BOYNTON, Chairman protem.

:Jir. Calvin, Ohairman pro tem. of the Committee on Banks, snbmitJtcd :the following report:

Jlr. Spcrtkrr:

T,hp Committee on Banks have rhad under consideraJti'on House hill Ko. 140, a bill to reg-ulate tlhe business 'of all debenture reclemption companies; with Senate amendments thereto.

'Dhe commit:t.ee recommend C'oncurrence in all the Senate amendmenlts except X o. 7, which httter should be amended and eoncnrJ.'E'd in.

The committee request that Honse bill Nio. 751, >vthi0h provides for State Banks of issue, be read a second time and rC{"()mmitted r~o 1this eommittee.

).L\RTIX Y. C'ALYIN, Chairman pro t'IrL

The following hills \Yerc read the second time, to wit:

By :Jir. Simpson of :Jiilton-

A hill to amend section 1551 of the Code of 1895.

THCRSDAY, DECE:\IBER 2, lb97.

813-

By }Ir. Dickerson to Clinch-

A bill to repeal 'the ~act abolshing the county court of Clinch county, ~and for 01ther purposes.

By }Ir. ~Iozley of CobbA bill to establish the dty court of CamiUa.

A bill to require County Sc'huol Oonunissi'oners of this State 1to record free of charge mders given them by schooltea{'hers, etc.
By ~Ir. Oh'artt'rs of Lumpkin-
A bill to aut!horize the sale of 'tlhe Xortheastern Railroad.
By }lr. Blalock of Fayette--
A bill to provide for the taking of duplicate Youcher::; by County School Commis.;,"'.ioner.-.
By ~Ir. Burke of \Yilkinson-
A bill to correct the confusion created by the adoption of the stock-law, et.c.
By ~Ir. Yaughn of Twiggs-
A bill'l'o repeal an act to create an 'act to provide for 'tlhe ccllllpensruti-on of the ordinary of Twiggs county for extra scrnces.
.Also, a bill to amend sec'tion 3 of an act to repeal an act tto organize a Board of Commissioners for Twiggs county.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By 1Ir. Calvin of Richmond-

A bill to autlh&ize and provide f10r th'e issmmce of circulating notes by banks in this Sta!te.

Reeomm1t:Jted 'to Commitree em Banks.

By ~fr. Bblock of Payeltte--

A bill to prescribe 1t1hree grades of C'ommerci'al fertilizers.

~.Y ~Ir. Griffin of Gordon-

A bill i1o provide for the election of clerks t10 tJhe mrious Boards of Ooun'ty Oommission'ers in this State, and ~to pl"ovide 1their compensation, etc.

By ~fr. ~IcOranie of Berrien-

A bill't'o amend 'the charber of tJhe ci!ty -of Tifton.
The foll~ing bills were in'tl"oduced, read tJhe first <time, arnd appropri1ately referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Duncan of HoUBiton-

A bill to amend seetion 3465 of 1t!he Code of C':reorgia.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By 1Ir. Kendrick :of Terrell-

A bill uo change the 'time of 'holding 'tlhe Superior Courts -of Terrell county.

Referred to Special J udidary Cdmmittee.

~he fullowing Tfflolutions were read :the second time, -to wit:

THURSDAY, DECE:UBER 2, 1897.

815

By ~Ir. Kll'owles of Fulton-

A resolution for tlhe purchase 1of the portrait of ex-Governor J olm ~Iilledge.

By }Ir. Little of Muscogee--

A resolution appropriating 1ihe sum of $150.00 to pay the elevaJtJor boy at the oapitJol.

By }fr. Armstrong Qf \Yilkes-

A resolU'tion app1opria~ting the sum 'Of $200.00 tQ pay the per diem and expenses Qf 11Jhe joint committee under a resolution approYed December 22d, 1896, to confer witlh t'he Trustees of ~the University of Goorgia.

By 1Ir. Longley of Troup--

A joint resolution t!o pay $30.00 as a pension to Joseph Cohen, of Troup county.

By Mr. Oharters of Lumpkin-

A bill to pay Da,e Heard fifty dollars for services as pol"ter in the Houge for session of 1897.

By llfr. LJ.ttle of }fuscogee--

A resolution 1to appropriate $2,000.00 to supply a deficit in the annual appropriation to the agricul'tural depa11men1t.

T1he :fiol1owing bill was int.rocluced, read -the first time. :and appropriately referred, 1:!o wit:

By 1Ir. Copeland of walker-

A bill to amend 11Jhe charter of the town of LaFayette.

Referred to Geneml Judiciary Committee.

816

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The following bill was read tthe third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Rawlings l()f \V,ashing-ton-

~\. bill to crea'te a Board of Commissioners for \Yashing'ton COU1lty.

On the passage of the bill ~the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

11he bill, luning received a constitu'tion'al majority, was passed.

The following resolution was read the t.hird time, the rcpovt of the commitltee agrood to, and its adoption submitted to the Honse, to wit:

By ~Ir. ~Iansfield of ~fclntosh-

A resolution proYiding tlm.'t bhe State Librarian furnish certain of tthe Georgia reports to the ordinary of }[cIntosh county.

On the adoption of tlhe resolution 'the ayes were 96, the nays 0.

Tihe r.e-soh1tion, having receiw"'1 a constitution,al maJority, ,,as adopt-ed.

The follo\\-ing bills WC'TC' read t,lw !third time, the rPport of 't'he committees agTC'<'d to, and put npon their passage, to wit:

By ~fr. Ru't,herford of ~[umoC'-

A hill to amend 'the act creating the Board 'Of Commisffioners for ~Innroe eonnt,v.

On the pa;:sage of the hill t'he aye;: were 99, the nays 0.

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817

The bill having receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.

By :Messrs. Burwell and Smith of Hancock-

A hill to provide for !the payment of !JJhe insolYent oo.,--tg
of certain officers of :t:he coun't._v court of Hancbek countv-'' in certain cases.

The following resolubion was introduced, read tJhe first t.ime, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Pearce of Houston-

A resolution providing tlhat living, and f-amilies of deceased, United S1tatles Senmt'ors, OorrgTessmen, Governors, !>residents of t:Jhe Senta:te, a,nd .Speakers of the House of Representatives of the Sta1~e of Georgia, be respectfully requested to furnish the State life-size portraits to be hung in tlhe halls of the capitol, e'tc.

Refurred to Committee on Library.
'Dhe House resolYed itself in:to ~mnmittee of tth:e whole ior 1Jhe purpose of considering the following re30lution, to wit:

By )fr. Hill of Troup-

A resolution to appropriate rbhe sum of five dollars to purchase a Holy Bible 't'O be piaced in the St.a1te Library.

The committee arose and recomm.rended that tlhe resolui;ion be adopt(}d.

The resolution \Vas tabled.

The foUo.v'ing resolution was read the third time, and
c2hi

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1!he House resolved itself into a committee of the whole for t1he purpose of considering the same, to wit:

By :Mr. Felder of Fulfon-

A resolution 'to pay the city of Atlanta a ce11tain sum for street and sidewalk improYemen:rs adjaCnt 't'o tJhe State's pl'Opert.y.
The committee al"ose and reported the resolution ba\lk to the Houw with the recommendation Vhat the bill recommibted to the Finance Committee.
The report of the commititee \\as agreed to.
'Dhe following :resolution was read the third tim:e, to wit:

By ~Ir. Slaton of Fu~ton-
A resolution aUJtlhorizing the payment of the usual compensaltion to members :of tihe Penitentiary Committee, their clerk, s'ergeant at arms, stenographer, and porter, for their s<::rYices when the House was not in session.
The House resolved itself int'o a committee of bhe whole for the purpo-se of considering the resolution.
The commit:Jtee 'aJI'ose and reported tl1e resolution back to 1tlhe House with t!he rec'ommencl:ation that it do pass as amended, as follows:

"By adding after t[le word 'diem" in the 13th line the follo"ing words, to wit: 'Prm-icled, that nothing in this resolution shall be construed to mean that the clerk of said ronm1itte, its stenograp:hr, and sergea111t at arms shall receiYe more tlmn four dollars }:Jr day, and its po1ter more than two dollars per day.

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819

Also, to amend fmther as :follows:

"Be it furtJher resolved that the Govern'or iOO and he is hereby autrhorized to draw his warrant on tlhe Treasurer of this S'fu:te for the sum of twlo thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary 'to pay the per diem o said committee, clerk, stenographer, sergeant at arms, and porter."

The report of the committee was :agreed to.

1Ir. Little o }fu&:ogee moved that the bill be tabled,

whieih motion preYailed.

' rest ~~Ir.

of Lo>Yn1des moved that when the House ad-

joum this aftJemoon it. adjourn fo 9 o'clook 'i'O-<Jll\)'IT'OW

mornmg.

The motion preniled.
The following l'e5olution was introduced, read 1and tabled, to wit:

By }fr. Felder of Fulton-

A resolution pro>-iding that wit'h 1the sum o nine dollars, corutributed by certain members o iJhe House, the Librarian be directed to purchase a Bible for the Sta:te Library.
The following re~olntion was read the third time, to wit:

By l\Ir. Whipple o Dooly-

A resolution to refund to D. B. Leonard eertain money paid as costs and taxe~ mtdc>r a ta..>: execution illegally issued by the tax-C'ollector of Doo1y county.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The House resolved itself into committee of the whole for tfue plillJ>Ose of oonsidering the resolution; and subsequently arose anld repmted iJhe same back \Yith the rooommendati'On tlha:t the same do pass.

T>he committee's report was agreed to.

'The bill was tabled tmporarily.

On motion of :Mr. Lit!tle of ~Iuscogee, all bills and resolutions which were in order to be put upon their passage this afterntoon (except the resolution of :3fr. whipple of Dooly, to refund certain moneys to D. B. Leonard) were Iilllde special orders for tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock.

The h1our of adjournment haYing arriYed, the House
adjourned ro 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., Deoember 3d, 1897.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. '!Jhis day, was called to order b~ the Speaker, and opened widh prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll ,~;as called, and the follo\\ing members answered to their n'ames, to wit:

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bush, Bond,

Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden,

Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood,

FRIDAY, DECE:\lBER 3, 18~7.

821

Boifeuillet,

Hitch,

Patten,

Brinson of Burke, Hawes,

Paulette,

Brinson of Emanuel, Hightower,

Parker,

Boynton of Calhoun, Herrington,

Palmer,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Colquitt, Pace,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of DeKalb, Pearce,

Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Irwin, Polhill

Craig,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Phinizy,

Cole,

Jordan,

Quillian,

Cook of Decatur,

Johnson of Hall,

Rawls,

Cook of Oconee.

Johnson of Appling, Reid,

Calvin,

Kiser,

Reece,

Collura,

Kaigler,

Rawlings,

Cannon,

Knowles,

Redding,

Charters,

Kendrick,

Rudicil,

Calhoun,

Lance,

Rutherford,

Chapman,

Leard,

Slaton,

Copeland,

Little,

Swift,

Callaway,

Lott,

Simpson,

Dodson,

Longley,

Stone,

Duffy,

Law,

Stapleton

Durham,

Moore,

Sell,

Deakins,

)lozley,

Rmith of Crawford,

Davison,

)!organ,

Smith of Hancock,

Dickerson,

Meldrim,

Taylor,

Duncan of Chatham, )Jaddox,

Turner,

Duncan of Houston, )leadows,

Timmerman,

Duncan of Lee,

:Montfort,

Thompson,

Ellis,

:Mansfield,

Thomas of Clarke,

Edwards,

Morrison,

Thomas of Ware,

Edenfield,

)Iullinax,

Underwood,

Ennis of Floyd,

McMichael,

Vaughn,

Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel,

Vincent,

Faust,

McConnell,

'Vest,

Ford,

McCook,

Webb,

Foster,

)lcKee,

Wight,

Fogarty,

:\IcCranie,

Walden,

Felder,

McLarty,

Watkins,

Felker,

McCfehee,

Whipple,

Freeman,

Nicholas,

Whitaker,

Grice,

Nisbet,;

'Vorsham,

Griffin,

Niles,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Hall,

Nevin,

Yates,

Hogan,

Oliver,

Mr. Speaker.

Hill,

Oakes.

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Those absent were Messrs.-

Bates, Branch, Clement, Edge, Gowen, Harrell, Hamby,

Henderson of Forsyth, Roberts,

Johnson of Baker, Thomason of Morgan,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Thomas of Pierce,

McDonald,

Wright,

McLaughlin,

Wilkes,

McDonough,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Ogletree,

The Jourrll'al was read and confirmed.

'I'he fullowing bills were made t:lhe special ~Jrders for Wednesday, the 91!h inst., at 9 o'clock a. m., :to wit:

By ]!,fesSTS. 1Idore and Cole of Carroll-

A bill to create 'a new judicial circuit in this State.

By :M:r. "Wiliipple 10f DOiOly-

A bill :tJo crea'te a new judicial circuit in this State.

By l\Ir. Brannen of BuUoch-

A. bill to create a n'ew judicial circuit of tJhis State.

Mr. Oliver, Ohairman of the Enrollment Oomrnittoo, submitted 'tlhe foll~Hving re.port:

M1. Speaker:

The Oomm~ttee on Enrollment ~ep\Jrt as duly enrroUed and ready for t:he signature of the Speaker of the House and P.residerrt of 'tihe Senate the following resolution, 'to "'"it:

A resolUJtilon to provide for tihe purdmse of copies of a book of Georgia Fmms and Prttctice.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1897. .

823

Mr. Edenfield, Chairman pro 'tern. of the Committee on Enrollment, submit:tJed the fullowing report:

Mr. Speaker: ~he committee report as duly signed by the Speaker o
the House and Presiderut of the Senate the following acts:
An act to establish a new chatter for the tJown of Homer. Also, an aci to amend 1the charter of Budl'auan.
AlSo, an acl Vo abo'lish the county oou11t of Oa!lhoun.

Also, ~a,n acl 'l:lo change tlhe 'town of Lawrenceville to the city of lJawrenceville.

1Also, oo act ltJo aut!horize the 11rusbees of Houston Fe'Ill'ale Oollege to sell oorrain property.
m Also, an act to prohibit tlhe playing football in tlhis
S'tate.
Also, an aot to malre Stafford's office calendar legal evidlllce covering all dta'tes between 1490 and 2000.
<Also, an act to autlh'Orize <the }.f.ayor and Council of LaGrange tlo issue bonds for wlaterworks, electric lights, etc.

Also, an act 'l:lo amend the charter of the city o Hawkinsvillle.

Also, an a:ct to abolish the dispensary of Hart county.

Also, tan act to prohibit arreSting officers from advising settlement of criminal cases.
Also, an act to provide for the distribution o costs aria-

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ing from fines and furfeiture in the counlty court o Wilkes county.

Also, an act to prevent the hunting or catching of opossums in tthis State betweoo :Marclh 1st and OctJober 1st.

Also, an act to more speedily deoe:rmine haboos carpus oases.

Also, an act t'o amerrd section 4118 of the Code.

Also, a:n act to repeal an 1aclt to amend tbhe charter of Hawkinsville, approved December 20th, 1892.

Also, an act to prdhibit the sale of seed cotton in Jones county between August 151Jh and December 15bh each year.

Also, an ac't 1to authorize ~he town o Lincolnton to levy and collect a tax for school purposes.

Also, an act to protect the fish in the waters o Bibl:) county.

Also, an act to extend uhe corpora'te limi'ts of East Rome.

Also, an act providing for validating bonds herein'after issued by counties, municipalities, an'd divisions.

Also, creating a seal for Ooun'ty Boards o Educa!tiou.

.Also, tfhe following resolutions:

A resolution providing for a commission looking 't!o the marking o Confederate gTaves in N orbhern cities.

Also, a joint resolution to refund to G. W. Ohambloo $100.00 overpaid taxes :for 1894.

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825

.Also, a resolution appointing a commission to revise the banking Iraws of this State.
Respootully submitted.
H. G. EDE~FIELD, Oh'airman pro tern.

Mr. Oliver, Chairman of tihe Committee on Enrollment, submitted the fO'llowing report:

Mr. Speaker:
The committee report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatuTeS of tJhe Speaker of tlhe House and President of the Senate, to wit:

.An act to prohibit the manufacture of distilled spirits in Harris county.

.Also, an act 'Do pl'ohibit the manufacture of intoxicating liquOTS in )leriwetlher county.

.Also, an act t\) authorize the payment of pensions to Conttede'l'ate soldiers and widows of Confederate soldiers.

.Also, a I"SSlution 'tendering tJhe &mte capitol to tJhe Oonfedwate Y,e~temns' .AS&Oeialtion fo<r oonvention1al purposes.

Also, a resolution to proYide for a committee to inspect thte Nortili'astern Railroad.

Also, an act to authorize the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Elbert county to blorrow money.

Respootfully submi1'ted. T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

~Ir. Oharters, Cl~airman of the Rlailroad Committee, submitted the following report:

Jlfr. Speaker:

The CommiHee on Railroads have had under consideretion the following bills, 1vlhiah they instruct rme to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to 11 entitled an act to permit (the State as owner of) tJhe N'Ol'ltheastern Hailroad to be sued in certain cases.

Ali!o, a bill to amend an act to carry into effoot anticle
3, section 7, paragraph 18 of 1Jhe Constitution of 1Jhis State,
granting corporate powers to ra:il-roaJd companies.

])he committee !have also lhad under consideration tJhe follmving bills, which they request me to report back to the House wi'th the reclommendation tJhat tJhe same do Jllot pass, to wi't :

A bill to empower the RaiLroad Commission to require railroads of tJhis State 'to construct sidings, side--tracks, spurtracks, etc., and provide penalllies for same.

The commi'ttJee have also lhad under consideration the foUowing bills, which tlhey direct me to report back witJh rthe recommendMion that t:he introducer be allowed to withdraw the same:

A bill to provide sundry remedies for the enforcement of rbhe orders of tJhe Railroad Oommissions.

Also, a bill to extend tJhe powers of the Rlailroad Ooml111ss1on.

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827

The comm~ttee ihave also lhad under consideration the :following resolution, which they request me to report back to rthe House witJh the recomm~dation that the same do not pass, 'to wit:

A resolution 'auVhorizing the Governlor to institute pro~ings ''>~hen he is informed that paragraph 4, section 2, .article 4 of the Consti1tU:tion of Georgia !hras been violated~ against any corpomticm in the county where the same i~
located.

Respectfully su'bmitJtoo.

W. A. CHARTERS, Ohairman.

Mr. Oharters, Chairman rof the RlaiJroad Oommittee, submitJood :t:Jhe :following repol't:

.Mr. Speaker:

'J'ihe OommiNffl on Railro<ads 1hav'e had under considerati'Oll t!he :Bollowing bill, wihich tihey instruct me as their chairman to report back with the rec'Ommendation that the same do pass by substirtwbe, r1Jo wit:

A bill to be entitled an act to place sleeping and palace ~ar oompanies under the control of the Railroad Oommis-
:SIOn.

The Clcmnnittee hav'e alS'O 1ll'ad under oonsideration the :foHowing bill, wlhiClh ttihey instruct me to repott hack with the recommendation that bhe same do not pass, to :w'it:

A bill to be entitled an 'a~t tlO provide fur the renewal of eharbers of railroads heretofore granted by tlhe Secretary ()f State of Georgia, under Mt of the General Assembly .approved December 17th, 1892.

828

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The committee have also had under oonsidera'ti'<m 'the following bill, which they instruct me to report back wrth rtfue recommendatJion that ohe introducer be allowed to w~th draw 'the same, to wit:

A bill to be erutitled an act to extend the powers iOf the Raih<oad Commissioners so as to give them pmver and authority to regulate the c~hlatges by streeJt railway CiOmpa.nies and electric light companies and gas companies, etc.

Respectfully submitted.

\Y. A. CHARTERS, Chairman.

~Ir. Johnson of Hall, Chairman of the Oommitt.ee on Corporations, subm~tted the :following repott, to wit:

Jh. S pea kc1:
'Dhe Committee on Corpotations have had under consideration the :f1ollo"'ing Senate bill, which <tJhey instruct me t,) report back to 'the House \\'ltlh tthe recommendation that the same do pass as amended, :to wit:

A bill to repeal an act approved February 20th, 1877, and amendments thereto, regul<ating the license for the sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors in Appling county~ and for other purposes.

Respectfully submit!ted. JOHNSON :of Hall, Ohairman.

:1Ir. Johnson of Hall, Ohairman of Corporation Committee, submitted the fulhwing report:

Jfr. Speaker: The Commi:btee on Corporations h:ave had under consid-

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829

eration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back to 'the House wi~h the recommenda'tion that 11he same do pass:

A bill to :amend the charter of Fitzgerald.

Respectfully submi1Jted.

FI_,ETOHER M. JOHNSON, Chairman.

Mr. Kevin, Ohairman pro ~em. of the Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics, submit:bed the :f:ollowing report:

Jfr. Speaker:

The Commititee on Dabor 'hlaye had under considm,ation House bill No. 550, which is an "act to protect laborers, artesans and such from 'blacklisting,' '' etc., which they instruct me to report back 'to ilhe House w1th the recommendation thaJt t'he same do pass as 1amended.
'lihe committee haye also had under con:sidera'tion House 'bill Xo. 458, whi0h is 'ian act 'to create a State Board of Arbitration," etc., which !tlhey instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendati:on that the same be vrithdra\vn from the committee 1and referred to the CommitJt.ee on General Judiciary.
Respootfully submitted.
JAS. B. NEVIN, Chairman pro t'lll.,
OommiiJtee on I;abor and Dabor Statistics.
'Dhe following Senate 'bill, \\ihich had been made the special order for 10 o'clock tlhis mo:rning, was displaced >and reset fur Tuesday ne),.'i, 1o follow immediately after

830

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

the special orders already set for 10 o'clock a. m. on tihat day, to wit:

By Senator Turner of the 37t.h-
_A bill to amend pa;ragraph 2, section 2 of ~article 7 'of the Constitution.

Lea,e of ab;;ence was granted ~Ir. Bond of :Madison fora few days.

The foUo,Ying bills 1\e'l"e read the t1hird time, the report of t.he commit,tee agreed to, and put upon their passage,. to wit:

By ~Ir. I.it'tle 0f ~Iuscogee-

A bill to amend section 2350 of the Oo'de of 1895.

On the pa;:sage of the bill the ayes were 97, the nays 0~

Th<' bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, w1a~ pas:::ed.

By ~Ir. Little of ~Iuscogee-

..c\. bill to authorize 'a judicial sale of the franc>hise of in;;;ohent priYate corp~:>rrution5.

T'he committee proposed to amend as f1ollows:

B.Y i'triking out all of sec,tion 3 after the word ''in" in the seeonclline ,of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit: "the manner prescribed by l>aw,'" "hieh was agre('(l t'o.

~\..ho, to strike out sec.tion -!-, and by changing se0tion 5t,) se::-tion "1, which was agreed to.

FRIDAY, DECEl\IBER 3, HHJi.

831

On the passage 10f the bill as amended the ayes were 93, the nays 0.

The hill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

By }Ir. Li,tttle of }Iuscogee-

A bill to release and grant to the Columbus Powe~ Company all right and title of 1the State in the Ohabrahooehee river at a certain point.

On 't:he passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0.

The bill, having receiwd a constitutioll'al majority, \Yas passed.

By }Ir. Reid of Bibb-
~\bill t'o ilmend the act creati~1g the city court of }Iacon, and all t.he acts anwndatory thereof.

The committee proposed the follo\\ing amendments, all of which were agre<1 to, to wit:

By striking out. all of sedions 1, ~' and 5, and by renum-
bering sections 3, -, 6, and 7, as 1, ~' 3, and .

To amend the caption of this bill by striking therefrom all except as follows:

"A bill entitled an aet to amend the act creating the city court of }lacon, approwd _\ngnst 1t.h, 1885, and all acts amencla tory thereof, ;:o as tn fix the .;;alary of t1he judge of said court at three t:hon,;;.and dollars ($3,000.00) per annum; to proYicle for regular and special terms of said court, and fix the duration of such terms, and for other purposes."

832

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

On the passage of the bill as 'amended the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.
~Ir. Hill of Troup moved to take up and consider the following bill for ilhe purpose of disagreeing Ito ,an adverse rt:port thereon, to wit:

By ~Ir. Hill of Troup-

A bill to require tuition tto be charged at the University of Georgia.

The motion was lost.
~Ir. ~Ioore of Carroll mowd that House bill No. 518 be made the special order for Thursday, the 9th inst., at 9:30 o'clock a. m.

1'he motion \\'as lost.

The foUowing message was receiYed from the Senate through J\Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate htas passed by the requisite constitutional majority the foHowing bills of the Senarte, to wit:

A bill to amend paragraph 2 of section 2804 of the Oode of 1895.

Also, a bill 'to amend 'an act establishing a system of public sclwols in 1the town 'Of Raccoon.

Also, a bill to repeal an act entitled 'an act ~to inoorporate the to"n of Trion, in Ohabtooga county.

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833

Also, a bill to 'amend section 2805 of the Code of 1895.

Also, a bill 't'O amend section 1354 of volume 1 of the Code of 1895.

Al5o, a bill to make all su~ts im"Olving lei'S than $100.00 in the city eonrt of Baxley tihe appearance shall be tlie trial term.

Al~o, a bill to repeal an aot entitled an 'act to incorporate 'the 'town of Summ~rville, in rthe county of Ohattooga.

Also, a bill to amend srotion 1017 of Yolume 1 of the Code of 1895.

The Senate h'as also <"oncurred in House amendment to the following Sena,te bill, to wit:

A hill to provide for t,he revi''or of corpora,tions, arnd for other purposes.

The Senate has also passed hy the requisite const:itu-
tional majority 'the following bills 'Of the Honse, to wi,t:

A hill to establish a dispensary in ::\I'Olgan, OaH1'0un county.

Also, a bill to amend 'the chartC<r of the town of Grantville, in Coweta county.

Also, 'a bill to provide fur a commnta'tron tax in lieu of Toad work in Cl'a;"Von cotmty.

Also, a bill to ineorporarte the 'town of \Voodgrocrk, m Cherokee C'Onnty.

Also, a bill to p1ovidE' for assessors and receivers of tax returns for the city of Hawkinsville.
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834

JouRXAL OF THE HocsE.

Also, a bill to proYidc for admission of women to com-petitiYe examination to fill vacancies in the corp of physi~ cians at the Lunatic ..c"sylum.

The Se11'ate :has also passed by t:l1e requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House by subSiti1:nte, to wit:

_.\ bill to authorize cmpmations engaged in ccmstruding or operating plants :for gencmiting electric~ty for purpose of furnishing lights for -cities.

The Senate ~has also passed by t.1le requisite constitutional majority, the :fiol1owing bil1 of the House as amended: to wit:

..:-\.. bill to authorize county autrhorities to condemn public ruads for ~he purpose of macadamizing t:hem.

The Senate 'has also concurred in t11e fol1owing House resolutions, to wit:

~\.. resoluti'on providing for tihe pnrdwse of books oF Georgia Forms and Practice.

..:\.1so, a resolution proYiding for tl1e appointment of a cvmmittee to investigate the right of the late Treasurer H. L. Hardemam to certain fees. Comniittee on part of the Senate are 1Iessrs. SteYens, Battle, and Gray.

Committee on part of the Senarte to welc-ome Confederate Y eterans' Association are ~Iessr~. Gray, H'Opkins, and
~lann.
The following message was reeeincl from the Senate, tlnongh ~Ir. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

FRIDAY, DECE)IBER 3, 1897.

~35-

.Mr. Speaker:

'Jlhe Senate ihas passed by the requisite constitutional: majority the :following hills o the Sena'te, to wit:

A bill 'to ineorporaite the town of Summerville, m bhe county of Chattooga, and for other purposes.

Also, ,a bill to amend t!he State Oonstitut<ioo so as to provide for the election of JU'dges and SolicitoTS by tfue people.

Also, a bill to inoorporate the 1tmvn of Trion, in Ohattooga county, and fur other purposes.

:Mr. Calvin 'of Richmond moved 1that the olowing reso lution he taken up for oonsideraJtioo, to wit:

By :Mr. Oalvin o Richmond-

A resolution providing tha't the CommitJtee on Rules be instructed to examine inbo the status of the bills and resolUitions on the Clerk's desk, and report from day to day an order of business.

The motion was lost.

1fr. 'DhOIIllas of Ciarke moved to displace tlhe special order of the hour for the purpose of considering the following bill, 'to wit:

By )fr. 'l~h<omas o Clarke--

A bill to authorize county, city and 'town Boards of Education of this Stat'e to proYicle books fm the use of the common sclhools.

Th.e motion vas lost.

The following bill was read 'the third time, to wit:

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By 1fr. Bo,vnton of Calhoun-

A bill to reimburse the Treasurer of the Sta:tJe for money Mhanced to pay the expense incurred by 1Jhe legislative l"'Ommi1ttee appoinbed 'to inYestiga:te CCl'tain charges of official misl-ondnet, umler re,.,oln'ti'on appron:(i February 4th, 1807.

The Honse resoln:-d itself into a committee of the whole :for t.he punp<Y3e of considering ~!:!he same.

1lhe commit;tee arose and reported the bill back to the House \YtJ:Ih the recomm<mda:bion bhat .the same do pass.
T~he l'eport 'Of t:he commitJtee of tJhe whole was ~agreed to.

On the paBsage of the bill the ayes and nays were as foUows:

Those Yoting in 1the afiirmattive were 1Ie8l>'l"5.-

Adams,

BoyrutJon of Calhou:J., Duncan of Houston,

Awtry,

Boynton of Spalding, Duncan of Lee,

Armstrong,

Bennet of Glynn, Ellis,

Atkinson,

Bennett of Jackson, Edwards,

Boyd,

Cole,

Edenfield,

Berry,

Cook of Decatur, Ennis of Floyd,

Brown,

Cook of Oconee,

Faust,

Burke,

Cannon,

Felder,

Bussey,

Clement,

Felker,

:Black,

Charters,

Freemau,

Branch,

Calhoun,

Hall,

Bowden,

Chapman,

Hogan,

Boswell,

Copeland,

Hill,

Burw~n.

Callaway,

Hitch,

Baggett,

Dodson,

Hawes,

Blalock,

Duft'y,

Hig'htJower,

Bedgood,

Durham,

Herrington,

BO'ifeuillet,

DaV'ison,

Hendersonof Colquitt

Brinson of Burke, Dickerson,

Henderson of DeKal'!>

Brinson of Emanuel, Duncan of Chali.ham, Henderson of Irwin,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1897.

837

Henderson ofWasht'n McCranie,

Johnson of Hall, McLarty,

JQhnron of Appling. McGehee,

Kiser,

Nicholas,

Knowles,

Nisbet,

Kendrick,

Nevin,

Leard,

Oliver,

Lott,

Oakes,

Longley,

Patten,

Law,

Parulette,

Moore,

Parker,

Mozley,

Palmer,

Morgan,

Pace,

Maddox,

Polhill,

Meadows,

Phinizy,

Mansfield,

Quillian,

MoMichiael,

Rawls,

McDaniel,

Reece,

McConnell,

Rawlings,

McCook,

Redding,

McKee,

Rudicil,

Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stapleton,
Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke. Underwood, Vaughn, Vinceni, Webb, Wight, Walden, Watkins, W'hipple, W'hHaker, Worsham,

Those not voting were 1Ie8srs.-

Arnold, Bates, Bush, Bond, Bartlett, Brannen, Craig, Calvin, Collum, Deakins, Edge, Ennis of Baldwin, F'oTd, Foster, Fogarty, Gowen, Grice, Griffin,

Harrell,

Ogletree,

Hamby,

Pearce,

HendeTSOn of Forsyth Reid,

Jordan,

Roberts,

Jo'hnson of Baker, Stone,

Johnson of Talialferro Turner,

Kaigler,

Thoma:son of Morgan

Lance,

Thompson,

Little,

Thomas of Pierce

Meldrim,

Thomas of Ware,

Montfort,

West,

M0rr'ioon,

Wright,

Mullinax,

Wilkes,

McDonald,

Wiicox of Telfair.

McLaughlin,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

McDonough,

Yates,

Niles.

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 123. Nays 0. X ot voting 52.

838

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

11he bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, was iiliere:fore passed.

The special order for the hour was ooken up and road <llhe third ~ime, to wit:

By J\:Irr. Little of :Muscogee-
A bill to appropriate a certain sum for defraying certain expenses of 1Jhe adjournoo session of tJhe Geueral Assembly in February, 1897.

'Dhe House resolved itself :iubo a oommititee of the Whole for the purpose of <C'On:>idering the bill.

The committee arose and reportJed the Hill back to tJhe Hrouse with the recommendation .1Jh~t the same do pass.

The committee's report was agreed to.

On the passage of 1Jhe bill t!he ayS and nays were a.<; follows:

Those voting in 'IJhe affirmaftive were l\fescm.-

Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong;' Atkinson, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Blalock,

Brannen, Bedgood, Boiieuillet, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon, Calhoun, Chapman,

Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Dnncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust,

FRIDAY, DECE:~IBER 3, 18!)7.

839

:Fogarty,

:Maddox,

Felder,

Meadows,

Felker,

Mansfield,

'Freeman,

1\Icl\Iichael,

Hall,

McDaniel,

Hogan,

McConDI'll,

Hill,

2\IcCook,

Hitch,

McKee,

Hawes,

McCranie,

Hightower,

:\lcLarty,

Herrington,

:\IcGehee,

Henderson of Colquitt, Nicholas,

Henderson of DeKalb, Nisbet,

Henderson of Irwin, Niles,

Hendersonof \Vash'n, Xevin,

-Johnson of Hall,

Oliver,

_Johnson of Appling, Oakes,

Kiser,

Patten,

lCnowles,

Paulette,

Kendrick,

Parker,

Leard,

Palmer,

Little,

Pace,

Lott,

Polhill,

Law,

Phinizy,

Moore,

Quillian,

Morgan,

Reid, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stapleton, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood. Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

~awl.

Th<r.Je not Yoting were 11fessrs.-

Adams, Bates,
~ush,
Bond, Branch,, Bartlett, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Calvin, Clement, Charters,

Deakins,

Jordan,

Edge,

Johnson of Baker,

Edwards,

Johnson of Taliaferro,

Ford,

Kaigler,

Foster,

Lance,

Gowen,

Longley,

Grice,

Mozley,

Griffin,

Meldrim,

Harrell,

Montfort,

Hamby,

Morrison,

Henderson of Forsyth, Mnllinax,

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

McDonald, McLaughlin, McDonough, Ogletree, Pearce, Reece, Roberts,

Stone,

Wright,

Sell,

Wilkes,

Smith of Crawford, Whitaker.

Thvmason of Morgan, Wilcox of Telfair,

Thompson,

Yates,

Thomas of Pierce, l\lr. Speaker.

Thomas of Ware,

Ayes 121. Nays 1. Xot >"oting 53.

The bill, 1having receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.

:)fr. Hall of Cowet'.a made the point of 'order that th~ hour for t:he special order,. to wiit: the convict measure, ha:d arrived, and that under 1t:he rules the ccmsidera'tion of the measure was now in order.

T:l1e occupant of :tihe chair, ::\Ir. Boifeu:illet of Bibb, ruled that the poi,nt of order was not well taken, and refused U) sustain it.

From this ruling )Ir. Hall of Oowet:a en'te'l."ed an appeal to 1Jhe House.

The House sustained :the ruling of the chair.

:Mr. Charters of Lumpkin moved th~,t the special order be displaced :for the consideration of :the com"ict measure.

The motion was lost:

!Ir. Han of Coweta moYe:cl that 'tihe eonvr0t measure be made the specral order ::6or twehe o'dock this day.'
'Dhe motJion was lost.
The special order for the 1hour was read the third time,. as :follows:

FRIDAY, DECE:\IBER 3, 1897.

841'

By .Mr. Awtry of CJObb-

~\_ bill .to require t,ht> State ~Iemorial Board to visit and report upon the condition of the seYeral Confederate cemett:ries in this Sta!te, and for o1Jher purposes.

The House resolYed ~~tself into a committee of the whole for 1Jhe purpose of considering the bill.

The committee arose and reportetl 'the bill back to the House wrth tlhc l'ecommendation :that uhe same do pass, which was agreed to.

On the pa:3<lage of <the rbill tJhe 1ayes an'tl n'ays were -as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Calhoun,

Henderson of DeKalb

Arnold,

Chapman,

Henderson of Irwin,

Awt.ry,

Copeland,

HendersonofWasht'n.

Armstrong,

Callaway,

Johnson of Hall,

Atkinson,

Dodson,

Johnson of Appl\:J.g,.

Boyd,

Duffy,

Kiser,

Berry,

Du:r'ha.m,

Kn()IW'les,

Black,

Duncan of Cll'rutham, Kendrick,

Bowden,

Duncan of Houston, Little,

Boswell,

Duncan of Lee,

Lott,

Burwell,

Ellis,

Longley,

Bartlett,

Edwaxds,

Moore,

Baggett,

Edenfield,

Morgan,

Blalock,

Ennis of Floyd,

Meldrim,

Bedgood,

F1aust,

Maddox,

Boifeuillet,

Fogarrty,

Mead101WS,

Brinson of Burke, Fel'Cler.

MansfieJld,

Boynton of Calhoun, Freeman,

MC\Mich:a.el,

Bennet of Glynn, Hall,

McDaniel,

Cole,

Hitch,

McCook,

Cook of Decatur, Hawes.

McKee,

Collum,

Hightower,

McCranie,

Cannon,

Herrington,

McLarty,

Charters,

Hendersonof Colquitt McGehee,

842
Nisbet, Nevin, Oliver, Patten, Paulette, Palmer, Pace, Pol hill, Rawls,

JouRNAL oF THE Hot:sE.

Re<Ming, Rudicil,
SlaJton, Simpson, Stapleton, Sell, Tay'lor, Timmerman,

Thomas of Clarke. Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb, Whipple. Worsham, Wilcox of Wilco:K,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Law, Parker, Reece,

Rawlings,

Walden,

Smith of Hancock. Watkins,

Those not voting were ltfessrs.-

Bates,

Grice,

Ogletree,

Bush,

Griffin,

Pearce,

Bond,

Hogan,

Phi11izy,

Brown,

Hill,

Quillian,

'Burke,

Harrell,

Reid,

Bussey,

Hamby,

Roberts,

Branch,

Hendersonof Forsyth Rutherford,

Brahnen,

Jordan,

Swift,

BrinS'On of Emanuel. Jdhnson of Baker, Strone,

Boynton of Spalding, Jo-hnson of Taliruferro Smith of Crawford,

Bennett of Ja.ckS'On, Kaigler,

Turner,

Craig,

Lance,

T'homa.son of Morgan

Cook of Oconee,

Leard,

Thompson,

Calv1n, Clement, neakins, Davison, Dickerson, Edge, -Ennis of Baldwin, Ford. Foster, Felker, Gowen.

Mozley, Montfort, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McConnell, McDon10ugh, Nicholas, Niles, Oakes,

Thomas of Pierce
Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Wight, Wright, Wilkes. Wll-i<taker, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

:\vc>:=: fl7. "!\ays 7. Not voting 71.

FRIDAY, DECEMBFR 3, 189i.

8-1:3

The bill, ha,ing recived a constitutional majority, was therefore passecl.

~Ir. Hall of Coweta moved th!at t.he rulcs lw s11spended for the purpose of taking up the bill known as the C"ommittee's conviet bill, ancl the seYeral subStitute:; tlherefor.

The motion was lost.

The following hill, being a special order for the hour, was taken up and rread the third time, to wit:

By 1Lr. Boifeuillet of Bibb-
A billoo establish a :t,extile department of the S~ate Technological School.

The bill was 1:1emrporarily ta'bled.

T'he followj,ng bill was re.a:d tfue third time, to wit:

By :llr. Lrittle of ~Iuscogee--

A bill to appropriate $320.00 to pay the members of the schoolbook commission.

'Dhe House reJSolved itself iruto committee of the "hole for the purpose of considering 'the bill, and repo11ted the same back to the House with 1Jhe recommendation that it do pa.ss as amended, as follows:

"By inserting ater the word 'oommissioners' in last line the words: 'provided said 'amolNl!t be 'paid said commissioners on an itemized account, 'audited by the OomptrollerGeneral and approved by itJhe G'overrnor,' wl1ich wa.~ adopted."

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

On the passage of the hill as 'arrnendecl tire aye;; an'd nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Ennis of Baldwin, Nevi!!.

Awtry,

Faust,

Oliver,

Armstrong,

Felder,

Oakes,

Atkinson,

Felker,

Patten,

Boyd,

Freeman,

Pawlette,

Berry,

Hogan,

Parker,

Black,

Hitch,

Palmer,

Bowden,

Hightower,

Pace,

Boswell,

Herrington,

Polhill,

Blalock,

Henderson'<>! Colquitt Quillian,

Brannen,

Henderson of De:Kalj Rawls,

Boifeuillet,

Henderson of Irwin, Reece,

Brinson of Burke, HendersonofWasht'n Rlawlings,

Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, Redding,

Boynton of Spalding, Kiser,

Rud:icil,

C.ole,

Knowles,

Slaton,

Cook of Decatur, Kendrick,

Swift,

Cook of Oconee,

Little,

Simpson,

CalVin,

Lott,

Stapleton,

Collum,

Longley,

Sell,

Cannon,

Law,

Smith of Hancock,

Charters,

Moore,

Taylor,

Calhoun,

Mozley,

Turner,

Chapman,

Meldrim,

Timmerman,

Copeland,

Maddox,

Thomas of Clarke.

Callaway,

Meadows,

Underwood,

Dodson,

Mansfield,

Vincent,

Duffy,

MoMich:ae.l,

West,

Durham,

McConnell,

Webb,

Davison,

McCook,

Walden,

Dickerson.

McKee,

Dunoan of Houston, McCranie,

Duncan of Lee,

McGehee,

Ems,

:"Ji!'<bet,

EdwMds,

Niles,

Edenfield.

Watkins, Wh'ipple, W'hitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1897.

845

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Fogarty,

McDaniel,

Bates,

Q{}wen,

McLarty,

Bu.sh,

<Jrice,

McDonough,

Bond,

Gr<iffi.n,

Nicholas,

Brown,

Hall,

Ogletree,

BurKe,

Hill,

Pearce,

Bussey,

Hawes,

Phinizy,

Branch,

Harrell,

Reid,

Burwell,

Hamby,

Roberts,

Bartlett,

Hendersonof Forsyth Rutherford,

Baggett,

J ordam,

Stone,

Bed.good,

Johnson of Baker, Sm:i:th of Crawford,

Brinson of Emanuel, Jo.bnson of Appling, Thomason of Morgan

Bennet o>f Glynn, Jo,hnson of Taliaferro Thompson,

Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler,

Thomas of Pierce

Craig,

Lance,

Thomas of Ware,

Clement,

Leard,

Vaughn,

Deakins,

Morgan,

Wight,

Duncan of Chatham, Montfort,

Wright,

Edge,

Morrison,

Wilkes,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mullinax,

Wdlcox of Telfair,

Ford,

McDonald,

Yates,

Foster,

McLaughlin,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 106. Xays 0. Sot voting 69.

The bill, haYing reeein:cl a constitutiona1 maj,ority, was passed as amended.

The following hill, being a special order f1or '!:.he hour, ;yas read :1Jhe third t~me, to ''"it:
By :Jfr. Tayl'or of :Jierim"t:her-
A hill t~ appl'opriate a cert.ain sum for 1bhe erection of fire walls and the cJon:strnetion of a water cistern for the State Lnnrutic Asylum.

The Honse re,;;olved itself into a committee of tihe whole :for vhe purpose of considel'ing the bilL

8-Hi

JouRXAL oF THE HousE.

The C'Ommibtee 'arose and reported t~w hill baC'k to tlhe House with the recommendation that it do pass aB amended, a" follow;;:

By ,-triking the figmes '$fi,400.00' whereYer the same OC'cnr, and insei'ting in lien t.herevf '$3,400.00.'"

The tommittee's TepOtt \Yas agreed to.

On the pa"""agc of the hill a.s 'amended the ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Dodson,

Little,

Awtry,

Duffy,

Lott,

Armstrong,

Durham,

Longley,

Atkinson,

D>tvison,

Law,

Boyd,

Duncan of Houston, Moore,

Berry,

Duncan of Lee,

:\Iozley.

Black,

Ellis,

Morgan,

Branch,

Edenfield,

Meldrim,

Bowden,

Ennis of Floyd,

Maddox,

Boswell,

Ennis of Baldwin, ::IIansfield.

Burwell,

Faust,

::IIcLaughlin,

Blalock,

Fogarty,

}Ic:\Iichael,

Brannen,

Felder,

}lcConnell,

Boifeuillet,

Felker,

l\IcCook,

Brinson of BurkP, Freeman,

McCranie,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hogan,

::IIcLarty,

Boynton of Spalding, Hill,

McGehee,

Bennet of Glynn,

Hitch,

=s-icholas,

Bennett of .Jackson, Hawes,

=s-is b e t ,

Cole,

Hightower,

Niles,

Cook of Decatur,

Herrington,

Kevin,

Cook of Oconee,

Henderson of Colquitt, Oliver,

Calvin,

Henderson of DPKalb, Oakes,

Collum,

Henderson of Irwin, Patten,

Cannon,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Paulette,

Charters,

.Johnson of Hall,

Parker,

Calhoun,

Johnson of Appiing, Palmer,

Chapman,

Kiser,

Pace,

Copeland,

Knowles,

Pol hill,

Callaway,

Kendrick,

Qnillian,

FRIDAY, DECE:IIBER 3, 1897.

847

Rawls, Reece, Rawlings, Redding, Rudieil, Blaton, Swift, Stapleton,

Sell, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood, Vincent,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

'Vest, 'Vebb, 'Vaiden, watkins, Whipple, 'Vorsham, "\Yilcox of Wilcox,

Arnold, Bates, Bush. Bond, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Bartlett,
Ba~gett,
Bedgood, Brinson of Emanuel, Craig, Clement, Deakins, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Edge, Edwards, Ford, Foster, Gowen,

Grice,

Pearce,

Griffin,

Phinizy,

Hall,

Reid,

Harrell,

Roberts,

Hamby,

Rutherford,

Henderson of Forsyt!-1, Simpson,

Jordan,

Stone,

Johnson of Baker, Smith of Crawford,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Turner,

Kaigler,

Thomason of l\Iorgan

Lance,

Thompson,

Leard,

Thomas of PiercP,

Meadows,

Thomas of Ware,

Montfort,

Vaughn,

Morrison,

'Vight,

Mullinax,

"\Vright,

McDonald,

Wilkes,

McDaniel,

Whitaker.

McKee,

Wilcox of Telfair,

McDonough,

Yates.

Ogletn:>e,

?.Ir. Speaker.

Aye-s 112. Nays 0. Not voting 53.

'Dhc- 11ill, baY1np; received a constitutional majority, was tlH'l"l'fme pas:'('{l as amc-ndPcl.

ThP following rf'Solutiort \Yas r<'acl t:hc tl1ircl time, to wit:

B.Y ~lr. EnowlPs of FultunA resolution appropriating t.he sum of $205.88 to H. W.

848

Joum>AL OF THE HoUSE.

':i1Iomas :for senices rendered in transcribing cerbain records.

The House resolwcl itself inf:io a committee of the whole for 'l:lhe purpose of cons~dering the same.

l'he committee arose and reported the same 1back with the re-commendation t<hat the same do pass.

The report of the Committee of 1Jhe whole was agreed to.

The time of the morning sessi01n was extended until the resolution under consideration could be disposed of.

On the adoption of the l'esolnhon t!he ayes and nays were a~ follo"s:

Those voting in the affirmative were Uessrs.-

Aaams,

Chapman,

Johnson of Appling,

kwtry,

Copeland,

Kiser,

Armstrong,

Callaway,

Knowles,

Atkinson,

Dodson,

Kendrick,

Berry,

Duffy,

Little,

Brown,

Durham,

Lott,

Burke,

DaV'ison,

Law,

Black,

Duncan of Chatham, M'()ore,

Boswell,

Duncan of Lee,

Mozley,

Blalock,

Ennis of Floyd,

Morgan,

Boifeuillet,

Faust,

Meldrim,

Brinson of Burke, Fogarty,

Mad-dox,

Brinson of Emanuel, Felder,

Meadows,

Boyn<llon of Calhoun, Freeman,

Mc:Uaug.hl!n,

Boynton of Spalding, Hall,

MC<Michlael,

Bennett of Jackson, Hogan,

McConnell,

Cole,

Hill,

McCranie,

Cook of Decatur, Hitch,

McGehee,

Cook of Oconee,

HightJower,

Nicholas,

Calvin,

Herrington,

Nisbet,

Collum,

Henderson of DeKalb Patten,

Charters,

Henderson ofWasht'n Pau1ette,

, Calhoun,

Johnson of Hall, Parker,

Palmer, Pace, Pearce, PhinJzy, -.Quillian, ..R:a.wls, .Reid, Reece, .Redding,

FRIDAY, DECE:IIBER 3, 11:\Ui.

84~

Rudicil, Slaton, Srwift, Stapleton, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, ~homas olf Clarke. vaughn,

Vincent, Webb, Wight, Walden, Watkins, WhiplJle, Worsham, Wiloox of Wiloox.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

:Baggett,

Etllis,

Underwood,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.Arnold, .Bates, .Bush, .Bond, Boyd, Bussey, Branch, Bowden, Burwell, Bartlett, "Brannen, Bedgood, Bennet of Glynn, -craig, Cannon, ,Clem111:, Deakins, Dickerson, Duncan of Houston, 'Edge, 'Edwards, 'Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, 'F<>Td, "Foster, .Felker,

Gawen,

Niles,

Grice,

Nevin,

Griffin,

Oliver,

Hawes,

Oakes,_

Harrell,

Ogletree,

Hamby,

Poihill,

Hendensonof Colquitt Roberts,

Henderson of Irwin, Rlawlings,

HendeT"SOnof Forsyth Rutherford,

Jorda:n,

Simpson,

Johnson of Baker, Stone,

Johnson of Taliaferro Sell,

Kaigler,

Smith of Crawford,

Lance,

Turner,

Leard,

Thomason of Morgan

Longley,

Thompson,

Montfort,

Thomas of Pierce

Mansfield,

Thomas of Ware,

Morrison,

West,

Mullinax,

Wright,

McDonald,

Wilkes,

McDaniel,

W'hit:a.ker,

McCook,

Wtloox of Telfair,

McKee,

Yaites,

McLarty,

Mr. Speaker.

McDonough,

Ayes 95. :Nays 3. Not voting 79.
l'Hhj

850

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The resolution, l1aYing rccc,iYed a constitutional majority,_ was therefore adopted.

The time of the session was extended t1herefor, and the :following Senate bill \ras read :the first time, and appropri'atel_y rderred, to wit:

By Senator Comas of tlw 3d-

A bill to repeal the act regulating t,hc sale of liquors in Appling counJt_y.

Hefcrrecl to Committee on Corporations.

Leaws of absence \H'rc granted to the follo\\ing members, to \\'it: Messr,.;. Calhoun, ~Iaddox, \\Talden, Parker, Gowen, Dmham, TimmL'rH~<m, Collum, ~[ullinax, \Yor~lmm, Smith of Crawford, Oakes, Hall, aml XeYin.

The honr of adjonmnwnt haYing anind, the House adjumnctl to 7:30 o'clock to-night.

7:30 O'rlock P. ~L
'I"Iw House recom-eiWll at tihis hour and was called to ortler b,v the Speaker pro tem.
~fr. Felder, Chairman of the General .Judie-ian Committee, ~nhmitted the f,.Jlo\\ing report, to \\'it:
J/r. 8pcal,;er:
The Cc-ncral Jwli<"inr,Y C'onnuiHee hme considerC'd the following Honse bilk au<l I am in~trndcd to rPport the ;;:1!11(' hwk to t.he JTnn,;;e "irh the ree,mHI<'n<Lltion that they

FRIDAY, DECE)lBER :3, 1897.

851

Bill No. 242, which provides fm- recording of bonds for title.

Bill No. 445, making 'half-blood brothers and sisters inherit equally on t~l1e maternal side with half-blood broiJhers :and sisters on :the paternal side in .the estate of halfblood :brothers and sisters.

Bill No. 751, aurt.horizing com1tiC's and nmnieipalities to
appeal or certiorari without paying east.

Bill X o. 572, which amends section 18-!D of 'the Code of 1895.

Bill No. 574, which repeals the :wt making contracts for autorney's fees void.

Bill No. 630, 'vhich amends SE'etion 3350, paragraph 5 o:f the Oode of 1805.

Bill No. 824, which amends tlno clwrter of LaFayette, in \Valker county.

The committee recommend the passage of the following bills as amended:

Bill ~o. 51, which amends an aet entitled an act to provide w1hen ~transferred Jierrs &hall take effect against third parties.

Bill )fo. 381, wl1iC'h g1ves conntY anthoritie:;; liens for paYing of roads against adjoining proptrt:.

Tlw following hill the committee reque~:t he rpa,] <l seeond 6ne and recommit-ted to this c-ommittee, to wit: Xos. 250, 283, 4;)8, and GDO.

852

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The committee recommend t!hart House resolution No. 203 be recommitted to the Finance Committee.

Respec>tfully snbmrttoo.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Ohairma:n.

The following House hills were introduced, I'ead first time, and appropriately rcferqed, to wit:

By }Ir. Oakes of \Yhite--
A bill to pvovide for t<he electilon of County Sch{)l()l Oom-
. missroners by the people, aml for o~her purposes. . Referred to CommiHee on Oounties and Coull'ty :M1atters.

By }fr. Fogarty of Hidunond-
A hill to authorizP the city council to extend Cumming street across the right of way of the Goorgita &ihoad in the city of Augusta.
Referred to Special Committee of W. & A. R. R.
The following Senate bill was read the third time, tlhe
1 eport of the committee agreed ro, a:I]Id p1Jit upon its passage,
to wit:

By Senator Starr of the 43d-

A hill to incorporate t<he town of Fairmount.

On the passage of 'the bill the ayes were 89, the n~ys 0.

The bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, was pnssed.

FRIDAY, DECKMBER :~, 1897.

853

The Senate amendment to the following bill was concurred in, to wit:

By Mr. Copeland of W aHrer--
A bill to auiJhorize county authorilties 'VO condemn lands for road purposes in certain cases.
By unanimous consent, the following bills were introduced, read first time, and approprilately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Brown of Pulaski-
A bill to establish Md maintain a oollege of agriculture and mechaniool arts in complianCB with the acts of Oongress approved July 2d, 1862.
Referred to Committee on Education.
The following resolutilon was introduced, read first time, :md appropriately referred, to wit:
m By Mr. Freeman Coweta-
A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money to supply casual 'deficiencies, tand for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on ]<'inance.

By Mr. Meldrim 'Of Chatham-
A resolution to 1nvestiga!te and report of the facts concerning the true northern boundary of the State.
Referred to Special Committee on W. & A. R. R.

854

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

:By ~Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

..\ resolution appropria1ting $1,275.00 to finish payment on t.he Code.

Heferrecl to Committee on Finance.

By ~Ir. Feldr<r of Fulton-

A resolur.ion to m1rhorize the Governor to pay to Frank ::\lorris $;)00.00 for the eapture of Sol Ziggler 1and Carrie Ziggler.

Referred to Commrt.tce on Finance.

By 1Ir. Boynton of Spalding-

~\. bill to incorporat.e the Yillage of Sunnyside.

Ref{'rred to Spe(ial Judiciary Committee.

By ~[r. Boifcuillet of Bibb-

A bill to mnencl the r!harter of bhe city of }.[aeon.

R{'ferred to Committee on Corporations.

By )Jr. ~[eldrim of C'ha<tJhamA hill !lo amend se(tion 1844 of tJhe Code of 1895.

Referred to Committee on Banks.

By unanimou,; commn t, the following bills were read second time:
B: ~[r. Copeland of \\rallwr-
A bill to 'amend llhe ch'arter of the town 'Of LaFayette, in \Valker county.

FRIDAY, DECE~IBER 3, 1897.

855

By nnaimous consent, rhe follo"ing House bills were read tl1ird time, t1w rEiport of 'tlhe comm~tt.ee 'agreed to, and put upon their pass>age:

By ::\Ir. ::\IeCook of Cha:tbahoochee-

A bill to amend trhe chmtm of the ttown of Cusseta, m Ohat1tahoDChe county.

Upon ilhe .passage of t:he bill nhe ayes were 92, nays 0.

The bill was passed.

By ::\IT. .SJ.a,ton of Fulton-

A hill to chiamge 'the coipm'<lte lrmits of Oakland, in Fulton counlty.
Cpon i~he passage of the bill the ayes 'weue 92, nays 0.

By ::\Ir. ::\IciJaughlin of ::\Ieriwet,herA bill to amend the <Wt in<'orporruting th~ tom1 of \Yood-
bury.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0.
The bill, having receiYed'a constitutional majority, was passed.
Also, a bill bo incorporalte the 1tovn of St. }[arks.
On thfl passage of tJhe hill tlhe a.es were 91, the nays 0.
'Dhe bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.

856

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Duncan of Houston-
A bill to repeal the act authorizing 'bhe town of Perry W. j.g;ue oonds to bore an artesian well.

On the passage of tfue bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0.
The bill, 'hla:ving received a eonstJitutional majority, waspassed.
By Mr. Duncan of Oha!tJh1am-

A bill to 'amend tJh:e act to organize a Board of Police Commissioners fur 1Jhe city of Savanna~h.

On the passage of .tJhe bill the ayes were 89, the nays 0.

The bill, h'aving received a constitutronal m'ajority, wraspassed.

By Mr. 1-Iorgan of Bryan-

A bill to provide a system of work-ing roads fur Bryan county.

On th'e passage of the bill the ayes were 90, the mays 0.
Tlhe bill, having reooived a constitutional majority, was
pa~ed.

11he following Sena:te bill was read the third time, thereport of the committ'e agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Wilcox of tJhe 5th-

A bill to establish the city court of Douglas.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, the nays o_

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, ] 897.

85T

The bill, ihaving received a consti'tut.i:onal majority, wasltherefore passed.

The Senate subStitute for the follmring bill was adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Johnson of Hall-

A bill authorizing persons owning ~my plant for gener-
or ating electricity 00 purchase, lease or condemn rig1hts
way or ather easemeuts.
or The following bill was read ,the third lt.ime, the report
the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, t.o wit:

By Mr. Moutfort of Tay~or-

A bill to establish a Board of Commissioners for Thyloccounty.

The committee :vecommended tihat the bill pass by substitute.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, 'the nays 0.

'J';he bill, having received a coustrrubional majoritty, wag.; passed by substitute.

By J\fr. J\fontfo:vt of Tlaylor-

A bill to aibolish the coulllty oourt of Taylor oounty.

The commiutee recommended that tJhe biB pass by sub-stitute.
On the passage of tfrte bill the ayes were 88, the nays o._

Tlhe bill, having received a constitutional majority, was-. passed by substi1tute.

858

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

By ::\fr. Law of Libert.'-

""\_ bill t.o prohibit tlte butehrring of any <>attle, sl1eep or hogs in an.' of dw t.im:bered lands of Liberty county in certain Clases.

On tlw passage of the hill t:lw ayes were flO, the nays 0.

Thr hill, h'aYing J'r<PiYecl a consti'tnt.ional m'ajority, wa:s therrforp passed.

Tlw follo\\ing S<'nU'tP hills and resolution;:; were read bhe firi'-t time and appropria:tely re>ferrPd, to wit:

B.Y Srna'tm Hopkins of <the 7t.h-

Refrrred to CommittE-e on (\wporation'S.
B.'" ~fr. Stewart of tl1e 24th-
A r~olution proYiding for a cloorkeeper for rear door of a CPI'tain room in t.he Sen1ate ehamher.
Refprred 'to Finan<"<' Committee.
Tlw following Sn1'ate bill was read the third time and ta hle(l, t.o wit:
By ~fr. Dmrwody of the 4th..'~ hill to qui<'t title to lands in Camden county.
Tlw follO\Ying resolution was introduc('d, read, and :tabled, to wit:

FRID.\Y, DF.CE~!BER 3, 18D7.

850

By ~fr. Boynt.on of Calhoun-

.A l'eBolution Pl'OYiding for a eommrttee to arrange c-alndar for all 'the lmsines.s of 'th{' IIous, and tlwt thereafter no bill or resolution shall he eonsidered out of its order.

By 1U1'animons eoment, -the following bill "as read i:!he second time, to wit:

By ~[r. Bennet of .T1acksnn-
A hill to permit 1the S'tal0 to l).('o ;;ned as the owner of the K ort1wastern Rail ,,ay.

The following hills were read nhe third t1inw. the report of the committees agJ.eed to, and pn't upon t:heir passage, to wit:

~\ hill Do mnencl t'he c'hm1ter of the tmn1 of .Tesnp.
The committee recommended ~h!at t:lw bill pass 'h: sub-
stitn t.c-.
On t.he pa:"Sage> of the hill tlw a,ns were 88, the na:s 0. 'Dhe hill, ha.-in~ receiYed a conBtitnt:ional majorit:, ""as passed.
T.he follo1\ing hill ""as tabled, to \\'it:
B." ~fr. Panle'tte of Dec-.aiJ:nrA hill 1:1o incorporate the 1[erc'hant~ and Plant0rs Bank
of Bain'briclge, Ga.
The following hill was takE'n np and read the third time,

860

JovRNAL oF THE HousE.

:for tlhe prurpose df disagreeing to an aclverse commititee thereon, Ito wit:

By :1fr. Dtn"ison of Greene-

A bill 'to amend 1t1he act &eating ta Board of County Commiss1oners for Greene county.

~Ir. Davison of Greene moved to disagree to the report of tme committee, and on t!he mdtion Mr. Freeman of Oaweta called :for the pre>'ious question.

~Ir. Boynton of Cal1houn moved to adjourn, which motion was lost.

~Ir. Boyd of McDuffie 'Called for the previous question.

l!Ir. \\rest of Lowndes moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed, and l!he House adj{mrnecl to 9 o'clock a. m. tomorrow.

T.he folllowing bills were set as spedal orders, to wi't: Numbel"S-

401 :for Wednesday, December 8th.

484 :for W oonesday, December S.th.

584 for Saturday, December 4th.

698 for Saturday, December 4th.

574 for Thursday, December 9th.

333 for after reading of Journal December Sth.

692 for Tuesday, December 7th, 9:30 a. m.

633 and 532 for \Vednesday, December Sl!h, 9:30 a. m.

tSATURDAY, DECE:\fBER 4, 1894.

861

787, 786,"and 785 for l\fonlday, December 6t:h, following others set.

694 for :Monday, December 6<tfu, following otlhers set.

170 resolutJion for \Vednesday, December 8th, follmving others set.

592 for \Vednesday, Dec>ember 8th, following o1thers set.

541 for next nighit session.

Atlanta, Gwrgia. December 4th, 1897.
The House met pursuant to adjournment a:t nine o'clocl.;: a. m. tlhis day, was C'.alled to ord-er by the Speaker, anJ opened with prayer by the Ohap1ain.
~Ir. Thomas, of \Vare, moved ttha't the roll--call be di,.;pensed wit1h, which m01tion prevtailed.
The J om-.nal was rea:d and confirmed.
~fr. ",..atkins, of Gilmer, asked for leaYe of absem:ce for ':>ne day, whieh \V'as gTa.nted.
(Mrr. Bedgood, of Dooly, :asked for leave of absen~e until Thursday next, ""hich <Vvas granted.

Le.aw of absffilce was granted to ~Ir. Stapleton, of J efieorson.

~Ir. Johnson, of Hall, Oha:irman of tlhe Corrporation Com-

mitt, sU:bmitteod the following report:

'

862

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

J/r. 8p('rtkl'r:

Th<' Committee 011 ( 'orporation,- han had nndPr con:;ideJ'a t.ion tlw toll )\\'ing hill whieih t lwy in~trnl't me to report ha<k to the Honse with the re(ommemlation t.halt the smucdo pa,-,;, to wit:

.\ hill to auwn<l the <lrarter of tlw eity of ~facnn by incorporating a pmi.ion of thP territory of X orth :}Laeou.

H<pc<tfnlly --ulnni tte<l.

FLETCHER ~L .TOITXSOX, Ck1irman.

:}lr. OliYer, ('!]wirman of t:lw Committee <>n Enrollment. sn bmi ttc<l t'11e fulluwiug r<port:

Jlr. 8jwrtker:
Tlw Commit:tee rppnrt as <lnly 5ignccl h.' t,lw Speaker of the Ilou,;e aucl Prc,iclent of the Sell'ate am! deli,ered tn the GoYPI'llOI', HH' follo\\'ing al't:':

.\n ad tn antlwrize the Cmmni,;sion.Prs of Roads aml n('Y('!llH'c of Ell)('J't ('llllllt,Y til hnJTim',

..:\lso, an ad. to pmhillit tlw 11l'annfadnrc of lli.s.tillcll ~pirits iu !Iarri,; <onnty.

\lso. an <ll't to antlwrize tlw payuH'Jlt of ]Wil:'Wll:' t" Confederate sol<lircs and \\ido\Y:' of Confederah; soldiers.

\l"o, nil ac-t to prohihit the mannfaetnrc of intuxiea1tiug liqnor.; iil Ell1ert <nnnty.

\ n-ohnimt to pnnha~< <opH.; of a llr}ok of (;porgi<1 Forni:< ;tll<l Pr<tl'tif'e.

SATURDAY, DECE:\!BER 4, 1897.

863

Al~o, a re:<olntion proYi<ling for a committee to in~pl'L't tlw Xorth Eaf4tern Railroad.

Ali'lo, a re:'>olnticm ten<lering t'he Stilte Capito I to t ]J,_. cnitc'l(] Conf{'del'at(l Yotelans' Association for CO!lYE'nt.io'Ilal purposes.

He"pectfully snlnni t.ted.
T. D. OLIYER Chairman.
::\Ir. ::\lcGehee, of Harris, asked le~lYC of absenee for a few days, which was granted.

::\Jr. Brannen, of Bullock, asked lean of absence for today, which was gmlllted.
The follo\\ing resolution was introduced, re~'ld and adopted, to wit:
By ::\Ir. Olinr of Bnrke--
..\ resolution proYiding- that all ahsent members, if po~ EiLle, Le in their wats during ilhe next \Ycck, in or<l<>r thai certain important me.asurPs be acte<l upon.

The fo1lo\Ying resolution was introduced and read, tn wit:

TJy ::\lr. Sl<lton of Fulton--

..\ reo;o]ntion proYi<ling tlwt the lmsines,;; of tihe day be limite<! to reading Hon.:'e .]Jill,; for the first and secoHL1 time,;;.

ThC' folln\Ying ameJHlmC'nt \\'a,;; intro<lu<c<l allll a<lopted. to wit:

'864

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Chapman of }!uscogee--
_.:\.n amendment prmidi:ng also, tha.t local bills be read the third time when their author so desires.

1'lw following amendment was offered, to wit:

By ~Ir. Redcling of Pike-

An amendmen1t adding the words "reading Senate bill,first and second times."
~Ir. l<'ogarty, of Richmond, rnoYed to amend tJhe ame.ndmt1nt of ~Ir. Redding, of Pike, by adding the word "local'' before the word "reading."

The following suwtitute for the resolution and the amendmnts "as offered arrd read, 1Jo wut:
By :?\Ir. Cahin of Richmond-

A resolution pro,iding that the order of business for to day shall be as folbo,vs: 1st. Reading House bills favo1 ably reported a seoond time. 2d. looa.cling Senate bills first and second time. 3d. Introduction of new matter. 4th. Local bills on tihird reading a:t request of the introducer of the same.
~Ir. Longley, of TNnp, called for tJhe preYious question on the resolutri.on, the amendments, and the substituk offered.

On the question of sustaining the call, :Mr. Fogarty, o Richmond, called for the ayes and nays.
On the question o sustaining t.l1e call for the ayes and :nays no quorum voted.

SATURDAY, DECE)fBER -!, 1897.

865

The Speaker ordered t.he ron called, \Vhich \\"as had, a~ foHows:

Adams,

Fogarty,

:\fcGehee,

Awtry,

Felder,

Nicholas,

Arm,trong,

Freeman,

Xiles,

Atkinson,

Hall,

Oli\er,

Berry,

Hogan,

Patten,

Black,

Hitch,

Paulette,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Palmer,

Bartlett,

Hightower,

Pace.

Baggett,

Herrington,

Polhill,

Boifeuillet,

Henderson of Colquitt, Rawls,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson ofDeKalh, Reece,

Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Irwin, Redding,

Boynton of Spalding, J onhson of Hall,

R udicil,

Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Slaton,

Bennett of Jackson, Kiger,

Swift,

Cole,

Knowles,

Simpson,

Cook of Decatur,

Leard,

Stone,

Cook of Oconee,'

Lott,

Sell,

Calvin,

Longley,

Smith of Hancock,

Chapman,

Law,

Taylnr,

Copeland,

)foore,

Turner,

Dodson,

Mozley,

Thomas of 'Yare,

Davison,

Morgan,

Underwood,

Dickerson,

)leldrim,

Yincent,

Duncan of Chatham, Montfort,

west,

Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin,

Webb,

Duncan of Lee,

McDaniel,

Wight,

Ellis,

McConnell,

Whipple,

Edenfield

McCook,

Whitaker,

Ennis of Floyd,

McCranie,

Mr. Speaker.

Ennis of Baldwin, McLarty,

Those absent were :Messrs.-

Arnold, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Brown, Burke,
55hj

Bussey, Branch, Bowden, Burwell, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood,

Brinson of Emanuel-,_ Craig, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun,

866

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Callaway,

Kaigler,

Duffy,

Kendrick,

Durham,

Lance,

Deakins,

Little,

Elge,

Maddox,

Ed wards,

Meadows,

Faust,

Mansfield,

Ford,

Morrison,

Foster,

Mullinax,

Felker,

McDonald

Gowen,

1\Icl\Iichael,

Grice,

McKee,

Griffin,

::\IcDonough,

Hill,

Nisbet,

Harrell,

Nevin,

Hamby,

Oakes,

Henderson of Forsyth, Ogletree,

Henderson of Wash'n, Parker,

.Jordan,

Pearce,

.Johnson of Baker, Phinizy,

.Johnson of Taliaferro, Quillian,

Reid,
Roberts, Rawlings, R n therford, Stapleton, Smith of Crawford, Thomason of :\!organ, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Yaughn, Wright, Walden. Watkins, wilkes, 'Vorsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox . Yates.

The roll-call showed a quorum present.

The eall for the a.e~ and na.Y,; \\"<l:i not su~taiHetl.
The call for the preYious quest1ion \\"as su;;taineJ, and the main question orderCll.

The amendment of }fr. Fogarty, of Ridm!Oll<l, ,,-as lo-<t.

The substitute offered by ::\fr. Cahin, of Hit<lnnoncl, ''""" adopted.
::\[r. Hogan, of Lincoln, mon<l to <lispl;He the order <1l busine,:;,; so as to take up Hou;:,e bill X o. j':)S fol' the pn; pose of disagreeing to an adYerse committee report thereon.

On thr mot.inn to di"place the regular ord('r fllr the pmpose indica.tcd, ::\Jr. Boynton, a Spalding, called for the a.ns amlHay:-, \\'hieh eall \Yas sn;:.tainetl, aml hatl, a.: t)llO\YS:

SATCRDAY, DECE)IBER 4, 1897.

867

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Armstrong, Atkinson, Berry, Black, Boswell, Bartlett, .Baggett, Boifeuillet,

Brinson of Burke, Copeland,

Boynton of Calhoun, Dodson,

Boynton of Spalding, DavisJn,

Bennett of Jackson, Dickerson,

Cole,

Duncan of Chatham,

Cook of Oconee.

Duncan of Houston,

('alvin,

Duncan of Lee,

Chapman,

Ellis,

Those voting in tihe negative were 11essrs.-

.Adams,

Awtry,

Co0k of Decatur,

Those not Yoting were ~Iessrs.-

.Arnold, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Brown, .Burke, Bussey, Branch, Bowden, Burwell, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Collura, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Callaway, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Edge,

Edwards,

Henderson of Wash'n,

Edenfield,

Jordan,

Ennis of Floyd,

Johnson of Hall,

Ennis of Baldwin, Johnson of Baker,

Faust,

Johnson of Appling,

Ford,

Johnson of Taliaferro,

Foster,

Kiser,

Fogarty,

Kaigler,

Felder,

Knowles,

Felker,

Kendrick,

Freeman,

Lance,

Gowen,

Leard,

Grice,

Little,

Griffin,

. Lott,

Hall,

Longley,

Hogan,

Law,

Hill.

Moore,

Hitch,

}lozley,

Hawes,

Morgan,

Harrell,

:Meldrim,

Hamby,

}Jaddox,

Hightower,

.:\Ieadows,

Herrington,

Montfort,

Henderson of Colquitt, )lansfield,

Henderson of DeKalb, :Morrison,

Henderson of Irwin, )fullinax,

Henderson of Forsyth, l\IcDonald,

868
McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, }IcConnell, McCook, }IcKee, :\IcCranie, McLarty, McGehee, ::\lcDonough, Nicholas, :Xisbet, :Xiles, Kevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce,

.JouR~AL OF THE Honm.

Pol hill

Timmerman,

Phinizy,

Thompson,

Quillian,

Thomas of Clarke,

Rawls,

Thomas of Pierce,

Reid,

Thomas of Ware,

Reece,

"Cnderwood,

Roberts,

Yaughn,

Rawlings,

Yinct"nt,

Redding,

West,

Rudicil,

Webb,

Rutherford,

Wight,

Slaton,

Wright,

Swift,

\Vaiden,

Simpson,

\\'atkins,

Stone,

Whipple,

Stapleton

Wilkes,

Sell,

Whitnker,

Smith of Crawford, \Yorsham,

Smith of Hancock, \Yikox of Telfair.

Taylor,

\Yilcox of Wilcox,

Turner,

Yates,

Thomason of ::Horgan, :\Jr. Speaker.

Dming tht> eail of thl:' rolL ~fr. Hogan, nf Lincoln, asked leaYe to wiDhdl"aw his motion. wltirh leaH' wa,- grantell.
Tlw follo\Ying hills aml resnlntions m:re read the second time, to wit:
By ~fr. Feldl:'r of Fnlton-
\_ hill to amt:>ncl an ad \Yhie1l proYi<les when tramfers and lit>IlS shall take cfft>ct 'as agaimt t'hinl parties.
B.' ~fr. -:\Iozley of Cohb-
~\_bill to inerC!a8e the sa1ar: of the two nigl1t watchmen at the Capitol.

SATURDAY, DECE:'IlBER 4, 18\:17.

869

By ::\Ir. ''rest of Lowndes-

A bill to pro.-ide for the reemding of bonds for titlcB.

By :?\Ir .Simpson of ::\Iilton-
A bill to amend rhe a.e.t <>ntitled an aet to earry into effcet
article 3, see1t.ion 7, paragraph 18, of uhe State Constitution.

By ::\Ir. Felder of Fulton-
A bill to giYe a lien in fayor of eonnties paYing and enrbing public roads ,against eertain land O:\vners.

By :Mr. Jordan of Pulask-iA 'bill 'to amend the h1w'S of iniheritance.

By ::\Ir. -:\Ieldrim of ChatJhlam-
A bill to authorize rounty and mmlicipal corpora.tiom
to appeal or .rcrtiorari "'it:Jlwut giYing 'bond or paying cos>ts.
.L\clso, a bill to repeal section 3667 of the Oode.
Also, 'a bill to amend section 1849 of the Code.
By ::\1 r. Freeman of Coweta-
A bill to reg-ulate the praetice of architecture m thi~ State.
By )Ir. Hall of Coweta-
A bill oo preWII!t t.he saerifice of real property sold at
legal sales, etc.

870

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Reid of Bibb-

..\ bill to erC'ate a Board of Arbitration for disputes between employers and employees.

R.Y ~Ir. \'l"hit.aker of Heard.A. bill to amend paragraph 5 of &'etion 33:15 of the Code.
By ~fr. Hem:lerson of Irwin-

A bill to amend the eharter of the city of Fitzl-!'erald.

By :Jir. Hall of Cowet.a-
A bill to place sleeping and palace car companiffi under t.he co!lltrol of the St.ate Railrc~<Hl Connni""<ion.

Dy ~lr. Boifeuillet of Bibb-
~\bill to amend the charter oi the city of :Macon.
B,Y ~[e;;,;ns. ~[oore aml Cole of Carroll-

..:\.. bill to abolish the city court of Carroll county.
By ~Ir. Felder of Fulton.
~\. hill to elmngE' the }a\\ of liens; to amend sPctlon 2804 of the Code and to repeal sections 2801 2802 and 2803 of the Code.
By ~fr. Fogarty of Richmond-
..:-1. bill to gant ce1i.ain pmYer;: t.o the city council of August.a, Ga.
~Ir. Fogrurty, Chairman Special J ucliciary Comm:i!ttee~
~ubmitJtecl the :following report:

SATURDAY, DECE)fBER 4, 1897.

871

JJr. S pea.ker:
The Spc>eial J ucliei~ry Committee haYe had under consideration t:he following bill, which they direct me to report back to the Houw writih the rec01mnendation that the salllle be read the s-econd time and rec.ommitt.ed to said commit ree, to "'"it:
Honse bill X o. 827.
Re~pect.fully submit;ted.
D. G. FOGARTY, C~1airman.
On motion of ::\Ir. Hogan, of Lincoln, House bill Ko. 738 was taken up for the pmpose of disagreeing to an adYerse committee repOTt tihereon.
The hill "as read, to wit:
By ::\Ir. Da.-i;:.on of Greene-
~\. bill to amend the ac.t creating Ia Board of Commissioners for Greene eounty.
::\lr. Hogan, of Lincoln, moved to disagree to the report of the committee.
On the motion, ::\Ir. Redding, of Pike, called for the preYious question, which call was sustained and the main que.:t.ion ordered.
The rq1ort of tlhe committee was disagreed to.
On motion of ::\Ir. Underwood, of Fmnklin, House bill X o. 407 ""as taken up for the Pllll)Ose of disagree-ing to an

JouR~AL OF THE HousE

.a<lTerse committ~e report thereon, and the same was read, .to wit:

]3y J.Ir. u nder\\oad of Franklin-

~\.. bill to abo,ltish the county court of Franklin county.

::'IIr. underwood, of Franklin, moYed to disagree to the re})Ort of the committee.

On t'he motion, no quorum Yoted, and the Speaker lliTected the roll to be called.

The roll \Yas called, aml the follow-ing members were 11re.;ent, to wit:

Aaams,

E'lli.s,

McLaughlin,

Awtry,

Edenfield,

McDaniel,

.Armstrong,

IDnnis of Baldwin, McConnell,

.Atkinson,

Felder,

McCook,

:Berry,

Freeman,

McCranie,

:Black,

Hall,

McLarty,

Eoswell,

Hogan,

McGehee,

Bartlett,

Hitch,

Nicholas,

Eaggett,

Hawes,

Niles,

Boifeuillat,

Herrington,

Oliver,

BoynrtJon of Calhoun, Hendersono! Colquitt Pla;tten,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKa:lb Paulette,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Irwin, Palmer,

Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Hall, Pace,

Cole,

Johnson of Appling, Polhill,

Cook O'f Decatur, Kiser,

Rawls,

Cook of Oconee,

Knowles,

Reece,

Calvin,

Leard,

Redding,

Chapman,

Lett,

RudicH,

Copeland,

Longley,

Rutherford,

Dodson,

Law,

Slaton,

Daiv\ison,

Moore,

Srwift,

Dickerson,

Mozley,

Simpson,

Duncan of Chatham, Morgan,

Ston~.

Duncan of Houston, Meldrim,

~ll.

Duncan of Lee,

Montfort,

Smith of Hancock,

SATGRDAY, DECE:\IBER 4, 1897.

~73

Taylor, Turner, Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Ware,

Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb,

Wight, Whipple, Whitaker, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were }fessrs.-

Arnold,

Faust,

McKee,

Bates,

Ford,

McDonough,

Bush,

Foster,

Nisbet,

Bond,

Fogarty,

Nevin,

Boyd,

Felker,

Oakes,

Brown,

Gowen,

Ogletree.

Burke,

Grice,

Parker.

Bussey,

Griffin,

Pearce,

Branch,

Hill,

Phinizy,

Bowden,

Harrell,

Quillian,

Burwell,

Hamby,

Reid,

Blalock,

Hightower,

Roberts,

Brannen,

HendeTSOnof Forsyth Rla.wlings,

Bedgood,

Hendemon ofWasht'n Stapleton,

Brinson of Burke, Jordan,

Smith of Crawford,

Brinson of Emanuel, Jahnson of Baker, Thomason of Morgan

Craig,

Johnson of Taliaferro Timmerman,

Collum,

Kaigler,

Thompson,

Cannon,

Ken-drick,

Thomas of Pierce

Clement,

Lance,

Vaug'hn,

Charters,

Little,

Wright,

Calhoun,

Maddox,

Wa1den,

Callaway,

Meadows,

Watkins,

Duffy,

Man'Sfield,

Wilkes,

Durham,

Morrison,

Worsham,

Deakins,

Mu'llinax,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Edge,

McDanald,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Edwards,

McMichael,

Yates,

Ennis of Floyd,

1Ir.Tohnson, of Hall, moYed t.ha:t the Honse adjourn io ten o'clock ::\Ionday morning.
The motion was lost.
Le:axe of absence was grant.ed to }fr. Longley, of T1oup. <ln account of sickness in his family.

874

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The sergeam.t-at-arms, under the direction of the Spe~ker, was given t'he nrames of rthe absentees without leave, and
instruoted to go wnl:l arrest such of them as could he found, and io bring them rbe~ore tlhe bar of the House to be dealt >vitJh ~ the House sees fit.

~[r. J olm;;:on, of Hall, mo\ed that t1he House acljonrn, \Yhieh motion was lost.

LeaYe of absence "as granted to 3Ir. Sla.ton, of Fulton, for ~Ionday, c,n account of imperatiYe neces,oity.

Le.aYe of absence for rlw balance of the clay wa.~ gran tul to 3Ir. Ki.wr, of Campbell.

)Ir. Dnncan, of Houston, moYed that t'he Ilon~c adjomi~ to ~Ioncby morning at ten o'clock.

The motion to adjourn ~\\'as lost.
~lr. r nclerwood, of Franklin, asked leaYe to \Y.ithtlraw
his motion to disagree to the report of trhe committee', which was granted.

The Speaker ordered a call of the roll, and the call wa.;; had, as follows:

Adams,

Boynton of Spalding, Duncan of Houston,

Awtry,

Bennet of Glynn, Duncan of Lee,

Armstrong,

Cole,

Ellis,

Atkinson,

Cook of Decatur, Edenfield,

Berry,

Cook of Oconee,

Ennis of Floyd,

Black,

Calvin,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Boswell,

Chapman,

Felder,

Bartlett,

Copeland,

Freeman,

Ba;ggett,

Dodson,

Hogan,

Boifeuillet,

Davison,

Hitch,

Brinson of Burke, Dickerson,

Hawes,

Boynrton oif Calhoun, Duncan of Chatham, Herrington,

SATT:RDAY, DECK\IBER 4, 1897.

875

Hendersonof Colquitt McCook,

Henderson of DeKal!:l McCranie,

Henderson of ll.'Win, McLarty,

Johnson of Ha.ll,

McGehee,

Johnson of Appling. Nicholas,

Knowles,

Niles,

Leard,

Patten,

Lott,

Paulette,

Law,

Palmer,

MQOre,

Pace,

Mozley,

Pol hill,

Morgan,

Phinizy,

Meldrim,

Reece,

Montfort,

Rawls,

McLaughlin,

Redding,

McDaniel,

Rudicil,

McConnell,

Slwton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Sell, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Throma.s of Ware, Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Whipple, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Deakins,

Little,

&tes,

Edge,

Longley,

Bush,

Edwards,

Maddox,

Bond,

Faust,

Meadows,

Boyd,

Ford,

:\Iansfield,

Brown,

Foster,

Morrison,

Burke,

Fogarty,

Mullinax,

Bussey,

Felker,

McDonald,

Branch,

Gowen,

McMichael,

Bowden,

Grice,

McKee,

Burwell,

Griffin,

McDonough,

Blalock,

Hall,

Nisbet,

Brannen,

Hill,

Nevin,

Bedgood,

Harrell,

Oliver,

Brinson of Emanuel, Hamby,

Oakes,

Bennett of Jackson, Hightower,

Ogllrtree,

Craig,

Henderson of Forsyth Parker,

Collum,

Henderson ofWWSh.t'n Pearce.

Cannon,

Jordan,

Quillian,

Clement,

Johnson of Baker, Reid,

Charters,

Johnson of Taliaoferro Roberts,

Calhoun,

Kiser,

Rawlings,

Callaway,

Kaig-ler.

Rutherford,

Duffy,

Kendrick,

Stapleton,

Durham,

Lance,

Smith of erawford,

S76

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Thomason of Morgan Vaughn,

Timmerman,

Wright,

Thompson,

Wa'lden,

Thomas of Clarke. Watkins,

Thomas of Pierce Wilkes,

Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair. Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

The roll-call clisc.loooclno quorum present.
~Ir. \Vest, of Lowndes, nroYed that the Honse adjourn to 10 o'clock ~fonday mm-ning, which motion preYailecl.
~""ncl the Hous-e acljomned to 10 o'clock a. m. ~Ionclay.

A t.lanta, Ga., December 6th, 1897.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock :a. m. this day, was callecl to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by tlhe Chaplain.

The roll was called, and thtl following members answered to their names, to wit:

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Bussey, Branch, Bowden, Boswell,

Burwell,

Calvin,

Bartlett,

Collum,

Blalock,

Cannon,

Brannen,

Clement,

Boifeuillet,

Charters,

Brinson of Burke, Chapman,

BoynrtJon of Calhoun, Copeland,

BoyntJon of Spalding, Callaway,

Bennett of Jackson. Dodson,

Craig,

Duffy,

Cole,

Durham,

Cook of Decatur, Deakins,

Cook of Oconee,

Davison,

MoxDAY, DECE)IBER 6, 1897.

877

Dickerson,

Lictle,

Duncan of Houston, Lott,

Duncan of Lee,

Longley,

Ellis,

Law,

Edge,

Moore,

Edwards,

:\fozley,

Edenfield,

Morgan,

Ennis of Floyd,

:\feldrim,

. Faust,

Meadows,

Fogarty,

Mansfield,

Felder,

Morrison,

Felker,

:\1ullinax,

Freeman,

McDonald,

Hall,

:\1cLaughlin,

Hogan,

McDaniel,

Hill,

~\Ie:\Iichael,

Hitch,

McConnell,

Hawes,

McKee,

Harrell,

:\fcCranle,

Hightower,

McLarty,

Herrington,

Nicholas,

Hendei'SOn'of Colquitt Nisbet,

Henderson of DeKal!:J Niles,

Henderson of Irwin, Nevi!!.

HendeTSOnof Forsyth Oliver,

Henderson ofWasht'n Ogletree,

Johnson of Hall, Patten,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Johnson of Taliaferro Palmer,

Kiser,

Pace,

Knowles,

Pol hill,

Lance,

Phinizy,

Leard,

Quillian,

Rawls, Reid, Reece, Roberts, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Slaton, Swift, Stone, Sell, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden,
\'\~'atkins,
Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham. W-ilcox of Telfair, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were :Jiessrs.-

Boyd,

Calhoun,

Hamby,

Brown,

Duncan of Ch'altham, Jordalll,

Burl!:e,

Ennis of Baldwin, Johnson of Baker,

Black,

Ford,

Kaigler,

Baggett,

Foster,

Kendrick,

Bed.good,

Gowen,

Maddox,

Brinson of Emanuel, Grice,

Montfort,

Bennet of Glynn, Griffin,

McCook,

878
McGehee, :\1:cDonough, Oakes, f\au[ette, Pearce,

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Rutherford, Simpson, Stapleton, Sm.]:th of Crawford,

Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce Wilcox of Wilcox,

The ,Tourn'al of Saturrday's proceedings wa;; read and confirmetl.

~Ir. OliYcT, Chairman of the Conuuittee on Enrollment, submitted the following repOl't:

Jfr. Speaker:

The comrniHPe report a;; dul.Y enrolled and ready for tihe sign'atnres of vhe Speaker of vhe House and President of the Senate the follow-ing acts:

...c\n act to incorporate the town of \Yoodstock, in Cherokee co1m:ty.

Also, 1an aC'It to prm~ide :for women }Jhysicians a;; assistan~ r>hysiciam of the J.unatic Asylum.

...c\lso, an act t:o proYicle for a commutation tax in lieu of rvacl \\ork in Clayton county.

Also, 'an 'a1<"t p1;oviding :for as,;;essor;; and receiYe1.,:; of ta." returns for the city of HawkinsYillc.

...c\ho, an a<"t to establish a dispensar.Y for the 1Jown of ~[organ, in Calhoun county.
~\.loo, an '<Wt to 'authorize corporations or incliYiclnils to con(lemn priY<l'tc pmperty for constrncting pial1ts for gencrating l?'lectrieity.

Also, an act to provide a l1E'\\' ehartcr for the town of GrantYille, m Coweta eount.'

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879

_.:\lso, t:he follo""ing joint resolution:

A resolution 'to appoint a special committee to inYestigate the right of the late Treasurer R. U. Hardeman to certain fees.

~'\ho, an act to condemn pri\"ate lands for macadamized 1mblic roads in this State.

Respeetfnll,v submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

~Ir. LiNle, Charrman of tJhe Committee on Finance, submitted the/ following report:

J/1. 8 prahr:
'f1he Committee on Finance haYe had under eonsiderat ion the following House resoluti<on, ''"hich they in;:trnct me to report back w~rh tlhc recommen'chtion that the same clo pass, to wrt:
A resolution authorizing- the State Librarian to expenrl tlw smn of three hundred dollars, or so much of tl1:at amount as ma,v he nc<:>essar,v, of 'bhe!mone: re0eiYecl b: him from lthe sale of Ge>orgia Reports in cataloguing the books en the main floor of tJhe State Library.
RespecMnlly submitted.
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman.

The follmYing me&Sage wa.s l'C(;eiYf'ld from the Sena:te through ~Ir. Clifton, Secretary i:Jheroof:

880

JouRxAL oF THE HousE.

JJ r. 8 pcakcr:

The Senate has adopted the follmYing resolution, m which the c-oncurrence of t:he House is askekl, to wit:
A resolntion iiniting the Hon. T. E. \Yatson to acldress the General ~\~:::embly ~Ionclay nighrt, December Gtl1, on the snlljeet of "Finance."

Tlre fo1lo"ing mcsage IYas reecincl from the Senate throngh ~Ir. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

Jf r. S }Jf'Okcr:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:
A llill to establish a system of public sehools for t'he city of Cn llo<.len.
A l)ill to prn1ich:-; one thousand dollar::: for the repair of worn-out maps in t~H' office of the Seeretary of State.

A bill -to proYicle for eomple1te ro;;ter of troops fnrn~:"hed by Georgia in the ciYil IYBr.
A bill to pro1-ide for pa;ment of jurors b; county treasmer in ca;;e;: in whic"h t:hf-j county is interested.

A hill to amend the elnuter of the tmn1 of Smyrna.
A hill to incoq)oratc t11e town of DonalclsonYille, in Decatur eonnt;.

A bill to amend the c-hart('<J.' of t.l1e town of Powder Spring:::.

The Senate lws also pass(c)J b; the requisite comtitu-

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R81

tional majority tlw following hills of the HouFe as amended, to wit:

A bill to establish the city court 'Of ''T'ayeros;o.

A bill to amend the eha1'ter of the c-ity of ~\'tlanta.

A bill to amend the c<harter of the town of Whigham.

The follo~Ying hifls of -~he Honse wei"f' lost 'in the SC'Ila'te, to wit:

A bill to amend t'he hws goYerning: the analysis of <'Olllnwrcial fertilizers in this State.

A hill to require all accusations in county court t.o he Eigned hy the Solicitor or prosecutor.

.A bill to authorize judges to issue attaehments \Yithout bond and S-eurity.

~\.. bill tn re~rnlate the sale of commercial fertil i7.ers m thi,; State.

.\.. bill to regnlat<' th<' hw~ine-;;s of fraternal henC'fieia.ry orders .

.\ hill to prc>serihe dw manner of proYi.ng the faet of emlfinPmt>nt. in penit<'ntiar.'- or <'ihaingang upon tl'ial of conYiets for escapP.

-~fr. Fogarty, C'hairuwn Special .Tndiiial',,- CommittP<', snhmitt('(l '11he following report:

Jlr. Spraka:

'T1he SpP<ial .Tndieimy C'ommiMet:' han had nn<ler C01Bidera1t-ion t'h!' following hills, whie'h they instrn-r't. me to rt>pmt
ii6bj

88::2

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

lack to the Home with the recommendation that the same clo pass, to wit:

House lill Xo. 7D3, to amend t'he charter of the city of Columbus.

House bill X o. .)80, to establish 'a 6ty court in tht-i city of Carroll ton. and for other Plll'pos'S.

Hespectfully submitted.

D. G. FOGARTY, Chai-rman.

~[r. Charters of Lumpkin arose to a question of priYilegc and expk1inctl the absence on Saturday l'ast of the follo"ing spC(ial comlni'ttee, who 'We<re 'llippoirrted to inspect ~he X ol'the>astem Railtoad, to wit:

~[0.'SJ-s. Clwrte>rs, Libtle>, Bowden, Hill, and Nisbet.

~fr. Hall nf Co\\e>'ta ai'OSC to a question of privilege, and stat-ed that while he \\as a:bst-tnt on Saturday f\v"hile t'he eall c.f tho Hon:3P \\1aS had, ale ihad lean; of absence, and read from the Jonrnalto show t'ha't fact.

1[r. Bu;o~h of ~Eller arose to a question of privilege, and cxplained hi,; ab:'lf~lce on Saturday, showing by the Journ'al th,~t he lhad lPaYe of absence.

~lr. 1Iorri,-m of DeKalb arose to a question of privilege, and stated that sickness of l1imself was the cause of his absence 'On Sa tmday.

.?lfr. ''T'at.kiw:; of Gilmf'<l' m'OSe to Ia qucsbion of privil0ge. and explained hi,; absence on Saturday.

1fr. Bond of ~fadison arose t.o a question of privilege, and explain(l his ab:.;ence on Saturday.

MoxnAY, DECE:MBER G, 1897.

883

~fr. Felder of Fulton arose ,to a que<>tion of priYilege, mtd :-ta1ted th:at .}fr. J.Ie1Iic'had of Jasper w'as absent on Sa turda; on accom1't of illness.

:11r. Ba'tes of ::\Iurm; arose 'to a question of privilege, ~mel explained the abse'!lce of 'tlhe following members, who :bad t:,"Dne to inspect a con'vic't camp, to vit:

:1I('Sc.rs. Ba'tes, 11hompson, Harre)ll, Yates, Clements, ?lfcDonalcl, Lance, J,uhnson of Appling, T1homas of Pierce, Henderson of Forsyt:h.
~fr. Edge of J.Iarion arose to a question of privilege, :and explained that he was 'absent on Salturday with leaYe, Olll aeeount of sickness.

:1fr. :1Iorrison of De)Kalb arose to a queation of pri.-ilege, and statPd tJhia't sickness was 'Dhe eause 'Of his absence on ~a tunlay.
2\fr. Branch of Columbia arose 'to a question of privilege, and stJa:ted t,~l'at '11e was absent on Saturday because of sick-
11eSS.
2\fr. :MeLaughlin of J.Ieriwet1her arose 'to a similar qu'elstion in be'!l'alf of :1Ir. Jordan of Pulaski, ""ho was absent on Sat:urday on aooourrt of sickness.
}.fr. J.I')Ore of O:=t1Toll mrose to a quest,ion of the same w1ture <and sta.'te'Cl th'at J\fr. Bedgodd of Dooly, "'ho was on Saturday 'absent, was absen't wrt!h leave.
I,fa.-e of absencf' was g1anteod to J.Ir. Bag-gett, of Laurens for a few days on account of sickness in his family.
Indefinite lea.-e of a1bsence was granted bo }.fr. Craig of Bibb, on a,ccoun't of illness in 'his famil;.

884

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Leaves of abs0nce for a few days were granted to }[e,.:srs. Thomas of Clarke, Bnrwdi, Ennis of Floyd, Callaway, ::"IJ.eLanghlin, \Yight, an(] a committee, as follows:

Pearce, ~\!bkin,-on, Craig, Oook of Oconee, Duncan of L0e, Dun~m of C'har.ham, Ed,,cards, Edenfield, Griffin, J ahnson of ~'tppling, KeJI(Iriek, Herrington, Brin~on of Burke, ~IeUonald, Hawlings, RutJherford, Taylm, Sell, Simpson, Stonc>, Smirh of Hancock, Timmerman, and others.

The sp'C")rial order for the hour was temporarily di,-placed i'herefor, and the following Senate bill was read t:he first time aud referred >to (icneral JndiciaTy Committee, to wit.:

By Scll'ator Hopkin;; of rhc 7uh-

~'t hill to pro\':ide for th'f-! PleC'tion of Snp0rior Court J nclgcs and Solieitor:-:-( ienr-J'<tl hy the people.

The following resolution, b0ing a spec-ial order, wa,; read t:lJC third time, the report nf the committe~:"! agreed to, and its adoptil()n ,;nlnnitr-ed to rhe Honse, to wit:

~\. bill to refnnd a eerta,in Slllll of mOlH'Y to n. B. Leon-
ani, of Dool.v count~-, thP same being paid by 11im under a mx exf/r:mtion iUegally i>'sn('(l.

On the adoption of t'lte re:'.olntion the ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, \wtry,

Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates,

Bond, Bussey, Branch,

u, l\IONDAY, DECE:IIBER

1897.

885

Bowden,

Hightower,

Nevin,

Boswell,

Herrington,

Oliver,

Burwell,

Henderson of Colquitt Ogletree,

Blalock,

Henderson of DeKalb Patten,

Brannen,

Henderson of Irwin, Palmer,

Boifeuillet,

Henderson of Forsyth Pace,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson ofWasht'n Pol hill,

Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Hall, Phinizy,

<::raig,

Johnson of Appli~g. Quillian,

Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Taliaferro Rawls,

Cook of Oconee,

Kiser,

Reid,

Collum,

Knowles,

Redding,

Clement,

Lance,

Rudicil,

Charters,

Leard,

Swift,

Chapman,

Little,

Smith of Hancock,

Callaway,

Lott,

Taylor,

Duffy.

Longley,

Turner,

Durham,

Law,

Thomason of Morgan

Deakins,

Moore,

Thomas of Clarke.

Davison,

Mozley,

Underwood,

Dickerson,

Morgan,

Vaughn,

Duncan of Lee,

Meldrim,

Vincent,

Edge,

Meadows,

West,

Edenfield,

Mamrtield,

Webb,

Faust,

McDonald,

Wight,

Fogarty,

McMichael,

Walden,

Felker,

McDaniel,

Watkins,

Freeman,

McConnell,

Whipple.

Hall.

McCranie,

Wilkes.

Hogan,

McLarty,

Whitaker,

Hill,

Nicholas,

Worsham,

Hitch,

Nisbet,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Hawes.

Niles,

Yates,

Harrell,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Bush, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Black, Bartlett, Baggett,

Bedgood,

Calhoun,

Brinson of Emanuel. Copeland,

Boynton of Calhoun, Dodson,

Bennet of Glynn, Duncan of Chrutham,

Bennett of Jackson, Duncan of Houston,

Cole,

Bllis,

Calvin,

Edwards,

Cannon,

Ennis of Floyd,

886

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Ennis of Baldwin, Ford. Foster, Felder, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hamby, Joroam, Jdhnson of Baker, Kaigler, Kendrick, Maddox, Montfort,

:Morrison, .Mullinax, McLaughlin, McCook, McKee, McGehee, :\IcDonough, Oakes, Paulette, Parker, Pearce, Reece, Roberts, Rawlings,

Rutherford, Slaton, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawforc, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, Wright, Wilcox of Wilco~, :\Ir. Speaker.

~'lycs 10D. Xay~ 0. Xot voting 1.7. .

'Dhe re<solnticm, haYing rereivefl 'a constitutional 1lWJnity, was 'therefore adopted.

rnanimou.;; consent \\"aS gin~1 therefor, and }fr. Bt;tt!C'h of Columbia movetl t,hat the following Senate re~nlution be tak0n up, and the ;;ame was taken up and r0ad. a11l :adopted, to 1vit:

By Sen'ator Kemp of thc 16th-
~\._ resolntion inviting the Hon. T. E. \"\Tatson to a:l,J c~,; rthej General .\ssemhly on the evening of the Gth in~i .. at 8 o'elock, 'Oil the snllj(d nf "Finance."
On motion of 1fr. Hall of C'o\\eta, the Home re~.,Jn,] itself into a eommittee of thf' \\hole for the puq>< ,_.. of considering the scYeral mf!asnrrs r0latin to the fut.l1rP <lisposition of the (onvict,;; of the State, with imtrmti .ns to report hack to t.he lion~( by half-pa,.,t. t.weln: o'(lork t>-day.

l\Io~DA'v, DECE:IIBER 6, 1897.

887

'f1he committee mo~e, reportc<l progre~;;. an<l a,.;ke~l leave to ,:;it again imme<lialdy.

'Jihe report of the <ommitt<e wa;; agTee<l to.

::\Ir. Hall of Coweta mo.-eel t1w't therfl he ai1 aft0rn1m ~e:o:sion 'Of tlw Honse from 3 o'cloek nntil G o'{lrwk to--da.Y.

::\Ir. Hall of CmYeta moncl th~t t.hc Hon;;e re,:olYe it.~elf imo a com1nittf'e of t:he whole for the eon,.,icleration of the, nwasure offercd which rmwide,; .:for the future <li"po~ition of the comicts, and that the eommi<UeP lw in~tr1H'tN1 to repmt wi~h a recomm{'n<htion this afternoon at .) o'do<k.

_\s a snbsitnte for ::\[r. Hail's motim. ::\fr. Tli<keJ',:"n of Clineh moYed 'that. the House resohe it:-elf into <ommirtee of tlw whole for the <'OJJ;;idGralt'ion of tfhe <'nll\iet mpa;;un'S, an<l tha:t the eomnrittee he instructed to repmt loaek 1'1 tlw HonsP wl1enmer the lll'(jasures shall haYP lwen tli~po;;etl of by the eommitt.eP.
Tlw 8nhsitutc off<'l'(''<l hy ::\f1. Dickerson \Y<F host.
The motion of ::\[1. ] Llll prcn1iled, and rhc IIom.e accorlling:ly re;;olYP<l it:'Plf into a <'ommitteP of t.hr~ \dJOlc.
T,lw committr<' arus<', rt>pmtr'Cl progre~;;, anl ;l,-kf<l leaYe to sit again.

Til;. hour of atljonrmnOnt luning arrind, th<' JI,m~P arljourne<l tn :; o'dock p. m.

888

Joun~AL OF THE HousE.

!3 O'clock P. ::'II.

The Hon~e rceomened at this hour, aiHl \Yas ealled to order by the Speaker.

::'~h. Slat~'t of Fulton :1sked ltaYe of ahsenrc for to-morrow on ace"unr of lmsint:'ss of imp~ratin~ nceessit.' and the lean; was gTanted.

The foll<J\\ing rcsolut.ions \\ere intt'o<lmP<l, rcacl and adopted, to ,,it:

By ::\fr. L1hin of Hichmoncl-
~\. resilution pro\iding for 'the appuin'tl!lent. of a c-ommittee of :-enn who:Stl clut.' it shall he ro examine into the status of the matter Oil the Clerk's desk, and report from day to uay an order of business \\'hieh will facilitate the work of legi,;:lation.

..:\Jso, a resolution pr.ni<ling that until othen\ise ordercxl, the :'l':3Sium uf the llou,;e ,;hall be a,; follmYs, to wit:

~\leFt ill \I a. Ill., all(] adjourn at 1 p. m.

~\ffet

ar

l )

p.

Ill.,

illl<1 a<ljonrn

at

'

p.

111.

::\Ieet ar 7 ::)() p. Ill., aJHl a<ljoHrn at !1:30 p. Ill.

::\[r. s,,ifr, Chairman of the ( 'ommittee on Ba11ks, submitted th<:: f"ll"''ing report:

.Jfr. Sprak,r:
The C.m1nirree ou Bank,; -haY< hat! lliHl<t ('<lll:'ideration Hou~ l1ill X). 831, h." ::\lr. ~[('l<lrilll of Chat.li'am, whieh seeks to amend .'<eetion 18-t-1 of the Crt~le. and in;:;.truet me

1\IoxDAY, DECE:\IBFR 6, 189i.

889

to report the same back to t:hE-1House with the reeommendatiou that it do pass as amended.

Ulc~p<:etfully submitted.

TIIOS. ~L S\YIFT, Chairman.

_\ft. Docl,on, Chairman of 'the Committee on Oonn1ties an1l C'onnty ~[att<,rs, :'ubmitt.ecl 'the following report:

Tltc Cmnmittee on ConntiPs and County ~Ia'Ners 1lu1ve .Jtnd mHltJt ton,::j,]pra'timl thP follo\\ing Honse hill, whith thl'y instrnet 11Il' to report haek "ith the reeommenclation tlt;tl riw ,;ame do pass, to wit:
_\ ],iJl to ereate a Bo,ml of Count: Commissioners of I!' atl~ ;nHl Hlnnues in the eount: of ~Imion.
\Y. ~\. DODSOX, Chairman.
The Speaker annmmeP<l thE-! follm,ing as t11e c-ommittel' prnYidPd for under t,he rPsolution of ~Ir. Calvin, this afttJnoon atlor>tPd, and C'l!'argcd with t.he dut.v of makin!l: ont an or1kr of hminPss from da: to cl:ay, to wit:
~f<.--r~. Cahin, Oh'airnum, Lit.tle, Felder, Charters, Dodson. Hall, and Slaton.
~fr. Thomas of \\are mo,ed tl1at the SJX'c>ial order of the 1wnr 1e temporaril.'" di,plal"<'d for 'fhe purpose of eonemring in tho Senate amendments to thE-) following bill, to wit:

R90

,JOUHXAL OF THE HOt;>;E.

By _j[r. Thoma,; nf \\~ar('--

The House rp,-ohe<l it.'-'Plf into a tommittP{" of thP \'."]t,dP for t'hE'/ pnrpos< of further tcm,.;idering- the <onYiet 1lH'<l~trres.
Tlw committC'<' <l!'o,.;p and n]Ht!'t(tl h;wk th{" mta,.;ure kno\\11 as t.lw cornmitttr',.: ronYi<'t hilL with thf' l'<'<'l!lllltenda:tion tJhat it <lo J><l"" h: suh".titute a,;:. amf'ntlrd, a,; follt~w;::
(1) Sed ion F:, hy adding at. the-! em! t'lwreo.f tIH f()llowlllg: "The tnntmi,-,-ion ,-!Jail ,.:<11 to 'the lwst a<lnmt;J~r all surplus ptnthwt.,- of tll<' Jhnittnti;n.' a11<l "'hall appk rhe prO<'C'Nls tht>rt>of to t]H lltaillhlll'allt'(' of t!JP instituti'>TI as far as nr-ca""<ll'.'' Should an,,- ."urp]n,.; full<I,- ari,.:t f1 till this sonrce they :<hall hP paid into thP :;;t.;~te trP<l"lll"' ;1!1ltUally, antl thP tontwi""i"n ,-hall at. tiH Pntl of e;~th <[ii<l.l't<r m'ake to 'tlw (_;"\'t'J'l!OJ' a dt>tail<tl rtpol'r nf all :'nch n,,n,<l<~ tions: j)l'OYirle<L thq t'Oillllti,-,-i<>n ,-!Jail han auth>~rit,Y to funri:'.'h suC"l1 surplu,.: prod ud,.; Ill' an,,- pmt thcre"f tn rhe ~t<ltc' .\;;ylum f<)l' th<' In"<lll<'. at ~liliPtlp:P\illt>, tlH .\,;J<lemy for the Blind ar. ~fa<m, atul ro the S!'hool forth 1)paf at C'aYr Spting, iihnuld it ht f<Hlll<l Jll'<H'ticai1,JE-).''
(2) .\mend ;:ed;imt 11 J,,,. in,-pttinp: in line fifteen tl~trr
of, after the wonl "tctPiYC.!," tilt' following wrll'lk t.<l \Yit.: ',\1l conYiet,; after .\ptil 1"t, 1~!In, ;:.pJJtr,Jwr)tl to t1H ptnitrnri-ary shall he di"P""t'd nf "" nlte totmni,;,;;ion nn.J,.,. anJ lty virt.ne of !'he pro\i,-ion,.; of thi,; ad.''
(:l) .\nwntl h.Y adding- aft<r thP \Y<ml 'holltl." iLt lin8 2 of se.etion :1, the follo\\inp: \\em!,.:. to \\it: 'p:oorl >'{''<'ll ei n."
() Amend hy striking ont r.lte word ""ill," in rk +ifth

~ImmAY, DECE:\IBER G, 18U7.
line of seenion 1i-1, and inserting in lien t:lwreof the word "may."
(5) Amend hy adding after the wm<l "pm-,;:11ih," in tl1e sixth line of :"eC'tion 11 the worcl~ "or "nch otlwr in<ln;;try as is consi~tent with the I:ihysi<'al ability of the- <'On'icts."
(6) Anwll!l hy striking out the mI'cl ".-,en'lltPell," in the twenty-se<mH1 line of section 8 of sa.icl hill, and in-:erting in lien H1Pr{'of the word ";;ixtefrl (Hi).''
(7) Anw.ncl ly stJiking ont all of sixth ;;petion after the fiftth line.
(8) Anwwl spction 11 h; adding trlwreto the f,1]]m,ing words, to wir: "Xo JWl'SOll, or eompan.Y, hiring an.' ,)f said eomi<'t;; from the State ~hall he aliO\n)rl 'to hi1e f'ltem. or any of rhem, to any other p.crson or enmpan.Y."
The report of thP eommittee wa;; agrl'ecl to.
~Ir. O!tart<r" of Lumpkin moYe<l that the <tfternonn s('ssion he E/x'te]l'(lecl mttil f,he conYic-:t nwasure he final!.'; di=-po:-e-d of, whic-h motion did not preYail.
Lr<aYe-s {>f n:bseiw< were grante<l for a few clays on actmnt of impeiatin' lm,.;ines,.; to ~[pssrs. Qnilli'an, BPtlp:onrl, Adams, Thompson, .\ rnoltl, ~[rcIJa ugh lin. ~[cCook. Pa ulctte, Simpson, Elli,.;, rantl Calla\\"ay.
Aml to "Jfe-:"!'s. Bns-:c~ all!l "JfeD,miPl OH af'c-ount of sickness.
The honr 11 adjt~nrnmPnt h<1ving nrrind, the IIonsP a<ljonrnP<l to 7 :!30 n'elock to-night.

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7:30 O'clock P. "M.
'l'lw Honse reeonvened at this hour, and was eallecl to tml<-r l1y the Speaker pro tem.
ThE-! Srnat<' amnuclmrnt,;; to the followinp: hill,; were coneurrrd in, to wit:
By ~[r. Tlwma,.; ,,f \\'are--
.\],ill to e,;tahlish the city court of Waycross.
Dy ~[r. Felclcr of Fn1ton-
~\ hill to ame11d the ehaitrr of '-4.e city of .\tlanta.
By ~fr. PanlPrte of Drcatur-
.\hill to amrnd tliC charter of tl1e town of \Yhigham.
~[r. Fdder, Ch'ain11an of thc1 00ncral .Tndiciary Comlllitt{'r, sul)]nittccl the following report, to wit:
J/ r. :-:pcakcr:
T'l}('. CcnC'ral .1 !l<liciar.' Committte han had nnder consiclc-ratiou the followi11g hills, which I am instructed to report haek to the Honse\ \Yit.h the re<ommendation that the same Llo paS3:
Honse hill Xo. 27S, fixing the wode of ekcting the ~hcritf and elPrk of 'the eity eonrt of Sa\mmah .
\l;;o, IIou,;;c hill Xo. -!-!-, \\'hieh mncnds section 18;);) of the Coclc of 18~2 .
.:\!so, House bill Xo. 4.18, whi<h C"reates a State! Board of c\rbi tra tion.

Mo:~mAY, DECE:ItBER 6, 1897.
Also, Honse bill No. 802, 'authorizing muni<"ipal corporations to condemn property for drainage and sanitary purpose;.
Respec.tfully submittBd.
THOS. B. FELDER, .Jr., ('rJwirman.
'Dhe following hills were N'ad the third time, the report of the committees agrf~l to, ran'd put upon thPir passage, t.o wit:
By ~fr. ~Ieldrim of Chatham-
A bill ~to 'amend the ~act ~creating the city court of Sa,annah.
On the pa:'>Sage of the bill the ayes we!'{' !)3, trhe rnavs 0.
T1he bill, having receinxl a <'Ons.ti'tntional majority, was passed .
...:\ bill to incOJ1)(Wartc-l '~he city of \Yinrler. On tlhc I)assag-e of tihe 'hill the ~yes were fl:2, the nays 0.
rehe hill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was
pns._~.
By 1lr. 1'honms of \Y~uc--
A bill to amend the act empowering the tity of "'aycmss to issue bonds for a sy,;t.em of drainage a1Hl scwerag{'.
The commiN<'"c l"<'(;ommcnded ,rhat ~tlt<> hill pas,: a~ amended, ~as follows: "By ad~ling to 1:1he end of ~et1on l the following: 'ProYidc~l that the proYi,;imts of t!his a'et

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:''hall not hC>eome O]JCI'ati,e in said city until ratified by a majorir." of the qualified voters of said city, voting in an clNt.i<>H to be hcld a.~ r]IC!'einaft.C'r provided.' "

B.' adding in lieu of scetion 2, 'the following: ''Be it further e-nacted by rthe authority aforesaid, Tlmt the mayor all(l <'OiliHil of ~.ai<l eit,Y of \\'ay<ro"""' shall ll'<l\'C' authorit.' to call an election to he ihe1d in said city, in whie,h i:lb.e quf'stion shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said cit: of \\'a:el"OSS of '..:\..mendrnents' or 'No Amen'dmen!bs,' said dC'Ct.ion to be held at ~he usual yoting precincts of said eity, and m1dC'r the same rules and rcgulwtiions as provideld for c]C>et.ion of the mayor rand council of said rcity, auld after at lC'a.st thirty 'drays' nortice has been given by publiC'ation in ra now,;paper pu1bli~hed in said city of \Vaycross, and 1by posting notice of said elootion in the bhrt'ee most pu!l}lic places of said cit.;-; provided ti11art jjhe returns of said elootion SJh:all be made to the Ordinary of rt1le county of \Yrare, ,,1ho, after examining the &'Ume an~l clC'Ciding upon all qucst.ions whieh may arise out of said eleetion, shall proelaim the result by notice aforesaid. H the lawful majority in said ele(tion is 'for amendmC>nts,' tlun the JH"OYi;;iuns of t.his ad shall take effect in said oi'ty i1mnediately."
By adding soobion 3 as follmvs: "'DlJJat 'all laws and pavts of laws in conflict wit:Ih tJhis aot lhe, and the same are, hereby repealed."

On t'he passage of the hill iJhe ayC'8 were f!S, t:he nays 0.

'lllw bill, 'haYing- recein'd a eonstitnrional nrajority, was pa;;sp.d a,; mnendcd.

By ~fe;;srs. )foorP and Cole of Carr()1l-

..:\.. bill to aboli.-.h the eity eonrt of Carroll county.

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'Dhe committee reeommendcd that. the bill pass as at11ended, as follows:

AmPncl >'edion 2 by adding at the end of said section tlte following:: "ProYided that 'tlhe city oourt of Carrollton is not PS<tabli:'ilw<l, thPn to tlhe Superior Oonrt 'Of Carl"llll county."

:\nd armcnd se~tions 2, 3, 4, 5, an'd 6 by adding the same prl)viso to Paeh of said sections.

On t~he pas.~agl' of the hill the ayes wPre D-, the II'ays 0.

The l;ill, haying receiwd a c-onstitutional m'ajority, was [ltlTefore passed as amended.

lly ~fr. Gowen of Charlton-
~1 bill for rhe payment of mileage to jurors and bailiffs in tlte {'oun'ty of Oharlton.

The rommittee I'ecommended t!hat iJhe bill pass wi!Jh the fnllowing amendments, to wit:

1. .Amend the ti'tle hy adrding 1ait top of ti:tle t;he foUuwing \\1 rds, to wrt: ''A bill to be entiltled."

2. By adding after t,he \Yord "jurors," in second line of .3Cction 1, the words "for <the coun'ty of OharNxm."
3. B: striking ont "fiye (5)" whereYer it o0curs rund in-
;:prting "d1r0e (3)."
On t!hc pa.-;.-:age of t1l1e bill the ayes were 94, 'tlhe nays 0.
Tlhe bill, haYing received a constitutional majority, was pa:31Sied 1as amended.

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By ~1 r. Bemwt of Glynn-
A bill to antlllOrizr the ]C\'Y of a special tax lll r; l.:"lln
eonnty for e'<hwational purpose-:::.

On vhe pa~age of rhe bill the ayes were 93, the na.v,; 0.

Tihe bill, ]ra;-ing reeein~J a eonstitntional majority, \\as passed.

By :\[r. Duncan of Lee-------

. A bill to anwJl(l t1he ad. erPating t.hc county court of Lee
CDunty.

On the passage of i:lhe bill the ayes \\"el" 97, tht' nay~ 0.

The bill, !having rcxived a consnitntional majority, was passed.

By ~fr. 1~lwnm.,;; of Clarke--

A bill <tn Cl"Me a Boar<l of Commissioners for C'Lnke eonnty.

On the passage of the bill t:he ayes were 97, the nay,; 0.
The bill, 'lnwing r<xeived a eon;;;titution~1l majorit,v, wa;; passcx].

B,v ~f r. ~rozl<",,. of Cobb-

A hill tD e,;:t.ah]i;;h thP <ity enmt, of Camilla.

The commiHe<' propOi'f'<l 'dw following amendments, tq wit:

By striking sr<tion 7 mnl in;:.ptting in lif"n thereof the following: "'l~lm clPrk of the Superior Conrt of 1GtdJP1T

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{'otmty ;;hall be the clNk of t!he salicl city court of OamiUa, and he shall clisdmrge all of t!lm duties of said office."

2. "\mend :;;rction 12 by striking bho WOlxl "city" from 1lw fif~h line of salid section.
a. ~\mend section :27 by striking Hw \YOrcl "not," in thoe
thirteenth linE' of sai~l se<tion, aft<:'r t1lw \Yord "shrall" and lwfoJ"E' thE' \YoNl ''h<'" in :<aid lill'e, anU lb.v striking all of said section af1<:>r fhe word "trial," in the fifteentlh J.i<ne of said ..SPC"tion.

On r:lw pa,;,agc of t he <hill Hie a.ws were D6, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing recci,ed a eonstitnt.ional majority, was pas,;ed.

By }I r. Diek<>rson of Clineh-
"\ bill to repeal t!he a0t aholi&hing bhe county cotwt of C!iJHh connt..Y.
On the paS8ag~ of bhe hill the ayes were 91, t!lie nays 0.

The bill, haYing reci,ed a eonst'itnbionl'al majority, was pass<><l.

By }fr. }fozle~ of Oobb-

A bill to amend the a~t <'relating a s~iltem of public -schools in Aust11.

On tihe passage of t!hc bill rhe ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The hill, haYing recei;ed a consti'tubional majority, was passed.
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By ~Ir. ~Ieldrim of Olra:tham-

A bill to cxtPlHl the jurisxlict~on of the Commi:;.;;ioners of Chatham county.

On vhe passage of the bill the ayes were 96, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing re(eiYed .a constiltutional majority, \\"aS passed.

By ~Ir. Duncan of Lee-

.:\ bill to pl'O'tect fi::ih in the ::ltieams of Lee emmty.

On the passage of the bill dw ayes were 101, tJhe nays 0.

1~he bill, having reeeived a cousti'tntional majority, was passed.

By ~Ir. Brannen of Bullock_.:\ bill to :mwn(l 't1a dwrter of t.he town of Statesboro. On the pas~age ~f I:Jhe bill the ayes >Yel'C 98, the ll'ays 0.

1'he bill, haYing rece,ived a i.:O'nstitntional majority, was passed.

By ~Ir. Dickerson of Clinelh-
A bill t.o l'hange the time of holding hhe Superior Courts of Clincih and Charlton counrties.

On the p:lssagc of the hill11he ayes were 97, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing received a constitut,ional majority, was passed.

By ~Ir. \\~ight of Doug<herty.A bill to repeal the ad rcqnil'ing the county of Dough-

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899

erty to pay the fe:'s of ce~t:ain officers of court in Doug'herty county.
On the passage of the hill the ayoo were 102, the nays 0.
The bill, having receiYed a const~tubional majority, was passed.
~\l,.,o, a bill to abolish the county eourt of Doug1lerty county.

On uhe passage of '~he bill t'hc ayes were 98, the nays 0.

The bill, 'having Jeceived a constituticmal majority, Wlas 1:1h1erefore passed.
"'Uso, a bill to create ~he eity court of Albany.
Tlw au't:hor offered t.he ollowi<ng amendmenh1, "~ioo were 'a@'eed to.

Amend socJttion 5 by adding ad'ter 'tlhc word "court," in t 11e eig-ht1h line, the follmv:ing: "But. al}l such :fiees shall 1be paid into 'i'he county treasury by said soEcitor so <'ollected, and in lieu <thereof !he sh:all rewiTe the sum of one ~mn OIJ.eicl doHars per mont1h, f1w F1a1111e to be r>aid out of the county t.reasmy."

Also, 'to amend S<Cction 45 hy addi<ng- <after the word "therefrom," in tihe last line of said section, so that same shall read wht>n amt>nded as follow'S: "In the eYent bh~t the in,;o]Yent ('08<t5,'bills of the ele1k aml sheriff are not fully paid wihen said dist1ihntJion of fines and forfeiture.:; is so made, 6hen sa.id bills s'h1al1 be eredi<toed with ith amounts receind from fin~ and fol'feitnres, and tlw balance dne snclh de-rks and sheriffs shall he paid on't vf t1he t:reasury (,f DonghE'l't.y eom1t.y; prm:iderl, that notlhing- in t:his seoction CCYnt.ained S:halJ authorize t!lH' payment. t.o the sheriff

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ml'd clerk on ins.olwmt. costs any of Vhe mo.ne.v paid into rl10 'tl'<:>a:imy on aeconnt of 'rhe fe{':i of tlw Solieitor-General or his par<t of d1e fines an~l <forfei,tnres so paid in tihe treasury."
On rtJhe pasS'ap:e of rthe b~ll the 'ayes were !):3, t'he na~'S 0.
'l1hi> bill, having received a cun:>ti tll'tioJlla11 majority, was passed 'as amended.

B.'- :Jfe,;,;Js. ).foore and C'oli> of 0arrollA hill to creMr8 nln' .city eourt of OarroUtcm.

Trh0 following amendments were offered by :J!esSTS: :Jfoore and Co.Je, ad 1'('1 and adopted, to wit:

1. B~, &tr,iking onrt. all of sootrion 4 and inserting in lieu th<>reof rthi> follrowin~:
"Seer~ion 4. Be it furtlher 'lllaCteil rt'lmt rt:here shall be a jmlge of sa,id eity court tD he elereted 1hy rt:Jhe people at an dection 'lwld for t1ha't purpose to he ealle-d by the Ordinary of said COUil't,V, giving notice of the 'time of sard elet:bion in at least two rre\\'Spapers published in said coun'ty for thirty da:"s prim to t'lw da'tE> of 'S'aid elecrtion_ AU per;,orrs qualified to WYt.e for members of rtrhe Gene!1al .\.&;embl,v shall be qualified to vote in said election, to 'be heJrd in the ;,ame manner as ele-et,ions for members of the General Assembly, the retmms to be made to trhe Or<dinary, and he shall consolidate the Yates and dedare 'the result. 'Dhe term of office 'Of said judge shilll l)e for four ye,ars, hut tlhe judg-e elec"1Jed at the special elrotion rherein pro,"ided or shall hold his office 1111til the October elect.ion for melmbelli of t'he General A,;:sembly irn 1900, at w111riDh time hiB successor shall be q:,]e.ctoo, and evE>ry four years 'thereafter. The judge of

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said city court shall receive a salary of one th:Ousam.d dollars per annum, to be paid montJhly, 'OWt of the treasury of said county. All vacancies for any wnexpired term slmll be filled by a special cl('ction to be held for lth'at purpose, to be called by ~he Ordinary of said oounlty, tl{) be held as other county elections."

_..\}so, to strike out all l{)f seet.ion 6, arnd insel"t 111 lieu thereof tlhe following:

"Section 6. Be it furtlher enacted iJhtat there :shall be a

solicitor of said c~ty court to be elected by "Vhe people at i:lhe

same time and in t!he same manner as !herein provided for

the election of dw judge of said city court. His term of

office shall be four years, but 1the first solicitor elected at

the special ele(,t.ion 'lwrcin provided for shall hold offiee

until t1he regular decition for melllbers of the General As-

sem:hly in October, 1900, at "~hic1h time :his :m~ess()ll" shall

be elected, and so e,~ery four years 'thereafter. _..\..ll Yacan-

cies in said office of solicitor shall be filled by an election

held for that purpose, in the same nl'anrner as elections to

fill vacancies for judges of said court. X o one ~hall be

electro solicitor of said c~ty court u:nl""' he .Jus attainecl the

flO'e of twentv-five verars and has been a resident of said

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county three yCiaa"S, and h~s been pra~etieing law for t'hree

year5 next preceding 'his elect.ion."

Also, to amend as follow5, "'hioh shall be known as ooc-

tion 36, 'to wit:

"Be it fur'tlher emwted tlha:t ithe provisions of thi5 bill

shall not g'o into effcet until it has been ratified by a ma-

jority of the qualified Yoteas of said county a-t. an election

held for that purpo_..:e, to be c:a.lled by ~he Ordinary of Car-

roll county, Gemgia, not.ice of which shall be ginlll in two

newspapers published in said county; said election to be

held as ot!her county elections; the return5 to be made to

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the Ordinary, who shall Consolidate the votes and declare tl1e result."

The report of 1Jhe committee as amended was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

By ~Ir. Drmcan of Lee--
A bill to provide for a better regulation in the collection of ta.xes in Lee county.

On t!he passage of bhe bill the ayes we<re DO, the nays 0.
The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

By }h. Bowden of HaberOlham-
A bill to abolish t:he Commissioners of Habersham county.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The bill, ha:".ing recei,ed a con9bitntion:al majority, was passed.

By }Ir. Bush of :MillerA bill to abolish the cotm'ty C'Onrt of }filler county. On tihe paseage of the bill !Jhe ayes were 71, the nays 16. The bill, not haYing receiYecl a C'Onstitntional majority,
was lost.

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903

By ::\Ir. Vanghn of Twiggs-

A bill to am~nd the act creatJing the BOiar'd of Commissioners :for Twiggs county.

On the passage of tlhe bill the ayes were 102, bhe nays 0.

The bill, haY~ng received a constitutional majority, was paseed.

By ::\Ir. Boynton of Spalding-
~.\_ bill to amend the <Jharter of bhe city of Griffin.
::\Ir. Boynton of Spalding moYed t1o amend as follows, \Yhich was 1agreed to:

1. By adding after the word "weapcms," }n t:he eighth line of section 6, the :following: "And all obher offenses which are made misdemeanors under the laws of Georgi'a whi0h may be committed witlhin tlhe corporate limits of the cit.v of Griffin."

2. 1'he committee proposed to amend as follmvs, 1v'hicih was agreed to:

"By insel'ting the word 4thl'ee' next after bhe word 'volume,' in line three df :3'eetion 8, so as to make said sec'tion mad w'he[l amended <as oll'o11-s: 'Be it further enacted that in all cases <t:lhe 11igtht of certi.orMi :and :vll proceedings thereon shall be in secti~:ms 763, 764-, 765, and 766 of the Oode."
On the passage of the bill tlw :ayes were 101, the nays 0.

T'he bill, ha>-ing received a co'IlSti'l:.utional majority, was pa.s&cd as amended.

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Also, ta bill to esttabli&'h the city com,t of Griffin.

::\lr. Boynton of Spalding moYed t1o 1amend by striking out :tth'e following \Yards in section G, to ~witt:

"11hat there shall be 'a <1lerk of said court who shall be appointed :by the judge 'thereof, and shall hold his office for a term of two :n,ars. BPfore enterinp: npon tthe discharp:e of this flut.i~s he shall 1take a similar o'a1tlh and giye a simihr bond as that required b: t.his aet for the solieiror of said <"onrt, and 1tlhe same s11all be entr-red npon thE' minut<>s of said eomt," ~md to ~nsr'l"t. iu lien tihC'Teof uhe follmYing words, to wit:

'The elerk of t.he Snpe1im Court of Spalding county shwll be ex--Dffido clerk of sa.id city C'Omt," whic'ih IYas agreed to.

On the p~"-"-age of the hill the ayes ~were D3, the na:s 0.

T,J1e bill, ha.-ing reeeil"cd a coll'Sti:tutional maj.ority, was passetl as amended.

By ::\fr. Hamby of Rabun-

A hill to amend t1le c'hart<>r of 1the tmvn of Cla:"ton.

On the passag~> of flw bill 1,he ayes were !iS, t:l1e nays 0.

Tthe bill, haYing receiYed a coq1st:i,tntional maj~rit:, was pagsE>d.

By ::\[r. Hendcrwn of Colqni,tt-

A hill to elwnge the time> of 'holding the Snpc~ior Oourt of Oolquitt county.

On ,'the pa&-;agc> of the hill tbe aye~:> 1vere D7, the nays 0.

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'l1lw hill, 'haYi'ng received a constitutional majority, was passed.

By :J[r. Redding of Pike-

A bill to change the time o 'holding Pike Superior Court.

On t<lw passage of tlhe bill tlhe ayes were 93, the 2:ays 0.

The bill, h'avi,ng received a con~ti'tution'al majority, '""as passed.

By Boyll'ron of Spalding-

~"" bill to abolis-h tJhe city court of Spalding county.

On the pas.sag of t1he bill the ayes were !.l9, the nays 0.

'l~he hill, having rCeived a canstitu'tion'al majority, was pas:,;ed.

Ey ~Ir. Hamby of Rabun-

A 'hill 'tO regul<ate tlhe cawhing 'and tak'"ing of fish in CCTfiain waters of Rabun county.

On tihe pa:;sage of the bill ~the ayes we~e !.l3, the nays 0.

'Jibe bill, having r('('ein'(l a constitutional majority, was passed.

By :Jir. Boifeuil<let 'Of Bibb------

A hill to amend rhe c'lmrter of the city of :Macon.

On 'tlhe passage of the hill d1e ayes were 101, tlhe nays 0.

The bill, having ree{'in'd 'a constitutional majorit,'', was }Ja.5sed.

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By ~Ir. Henderson of Irwin-

A bill to amend tlhe ehart<:r of the city of Fitzgerald.

Ol1 tlhe pMsage of tJhe bill tlhe ayes were 97, the nays 0.
The bill, having recei\"ed a C'onstit.ution~l majority, was passed.

By ~[r. Copeland of \YalkerA bill to amend the dharter of !!he town of LaFayet!te.

On 'bhe passage of tlhe bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0.

The bill, having receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.

By ~Ir. Yaughn of Twiggs-
A hill t'o repetal an act !Jo crea:te an act to provide extra compensation for tlhe Ordinary of Twiggs county.

On tJhe passage of tlhe bill tihe ayes were 96, the nays 0.

Th> bill, having re<>ei\'OO a constitutional majority, was passed.

By "\h. Blalock of Fayette-

A 'hill to pr<wide for tlaking duplicate \"ouclhers by County School Commissioners.

ThP hiH was tabled.

Tlw :f1ollowing resolutions were introduced and read.. to wit:

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907

By }[r. Clements of Gwinnebt-

A r'Soluti'on providimg tlh!at no new matter shall be introduoed a&ter December 71lh, 1897. '

Laid over for one day.

By }[r. Ha1l of Coi\veta-

A resolu'tion limiting tlhe number of ea:cJh committee to ':isit convict camps.

The resolmion wa;,; ordered engrossed.

}[r. Nevin of Floyd was g'IWnted leave of 'absence from 1 o'clock Tuesday unt.il 9 o'clock \Vednfflda.y a. m.
Leave of absence was grunted from 9 to 11 o'clock tomorrow morning to at,tend t1he Supreme Court.
Tlhe :following bills >vere in'troduced, read tlhe first time, and appropri.aJtely referred, to wit:
By :Mr. Phinizy of Richmond-
A bill to repeal secti'On 3 of tlhe act approved February 28'tJh, 1874, relative tJO tlhe manner of incorporating towns aiid viUages in 'this S.tJate.
Referred to Ge-Iwral Judiciary Oommi,ttf'e.
By 2\Ir. Pace of Newton-
A bill t10 amend an act creating a public oohool system for the town of Oxford.
Referred bo Spedal Judiciary Committee.

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By )fr. )lelclrim of Chatluun-

A bill t:1o amend s~ti<on 610 of tJhe Code.

Hdt>rted to Gc>neml Judiciary Committee.

By "\lr. Cahin of Hidunond-

A bill to fmbid t'ht> shi:f1t,ing of passenger or freig,ht cars

on tlhe Sabbath clay.

Heferred to Railroad Committee.

By ){ r. Eelenfield of Sc-reYen-

A bill to empo\n'r (\mnty Boards of Commissionc-J'S to appoint clevk in cm,tain {ases.

Hdorred to Special .Jndiciary Committee.

By )lr. \\'igh't of DoughertyA bill to amend ,-ection -!102 of the Code of Georgi~

Heforrf'<l to Sr1e-<ral J u<lici<ary Committee.

By ).[r. Reid of Bihb-
A hill to aboli::th the Baard of Road C'ommissioners of Bi1bb eounty.

Referred to Commit<tee on Counties a!l(l Count~ )fat'ters.

By )f.r. Felder of Fulton-
A hill to n~t the aclmini~h~a:tion of all est.ates in t.he county administrator or derk of tlw Snp0rior Court in certain cases.
Refm-rcd to Gencml ,Tndiciary Committe('-.

Mo~DAY, DECE)IBER 6, 1897.

909

By ~fr. SlH!ton of Fuhon-

A bjll to protect patent labels.

Also, a bill to protect the name 'and seal of any person or corporation.
Referre-d to General Judiciary Comm~ttee-.
By ~fr. DnnC'an of Lee--
A hill to allow towns of 2,000 inbahi't'ants to maintain a dispc-n&uy for rhe sale of intoxic,ant~.
Hef<rred to Temperance Committee.
.Also, hlw following l't."-"olut.ions, whieih were read and ndopted, to wit:
By ~fr. CalY1'n of RichmondA resolution authorizing ~~he appo~ntment of a eommis~
sion to make an ex'hibit from Geiorgia rut the Texas, ~Essis sippi and Intenl'ati'onal Exposition.
The following hill \ms rrod 'ttlw third time and t.abled, to "'it:
By ~[r. Bennet1t of Jackson-
A bjll to permit 11he State to be sued as t1he owner of the XortheasteTll Railrdad.
'Dhe folliowing hill was taken from ~he table and pltacoo upon tlhe Cf'alendar, to wit:

910

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ::\Ir. Boifenillet of Bibb-

A bill to esbablish a textile deparrtment at the State Technological School.

The following Sen~te biHs >vere read the third time, the report of the committee agted to, and put upon their pas;-age, to wit:

By ::\[r. Stephens of the Hth-

A bill to create a dispensary for liquors in Terrell county.

On tlhe passage of t!he bill the ayes were 92, tihe nays 0.

l'he bill, haYing reeci>'ed 1a consti'tutional majority, was passed.

By ::\Ir. Dunwody of the 4th-

..:\ bill to quiet titles to lands in Camden county.

On the passage of J:ihe bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing Te<:-eiYed a constitutional majority, was passed.

By SenR'tor Comas of the 3d-

A bill to 0hangc the trime of holding 1t:he Superior Comt of ..:\ppling connt,v.

1\lr.TcJihnson of ~\ pplirng offe~'<'d a snhstitnte, which was r.doptc;:1.

On t1H' passage of the bill1:he ayes were 07, the nays 0.

'l~lw hi11, haYing reeeiYed a conS't.itntional majorit.Y, was pnsse(l h,Y substitute.

911 The foUcm~ing Senate bill was re'ad the second time, to wit:
By Senator Comas of the 3d-
..\ bill to am,end rtlhe special liquor law for Appling county.
Thc following bilb and reoolutions were read i:lhe second iime, to wit:
By ::\Ir. ::\Ieldrim of Cl11athamA hill to pro\-ide fo~ au examination as to the eX1aet nortJh-
ern boundary of this Smte.
By }lr. Little of ::\Iuscvgee~\. bill to nmend the C'harte1 of the city of Columbus.
By }I r. Edg<> of ::\Iarion-
,\ hill to -cre~1tc a Board of Commmissioners for ::\Iarion county.
By ::\lr. ::\Ieldrim of Chatiham~\ bill to amend ~eetion 1844 of the Code. ~\ Lm, a bill to ehlange the manJlCor o.f C'hootling tl1c cle~k
nml :'-hcriff of tl1c city (~mat of Sa\'a.nnah .
..\],;o, a hm :to ame!nd scct1ion 1855 of the Code of 1882. Al,.;o, a hill to mrtlio~;ize tta1e eondemni~1g of public pT'operty for (lraill'age and ~anit!ary pnqJoses.

'912

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

A hill t.o rame:nicl t1he m:t creatt;ing tihr- Boar<l of Commissicmers for Gr('('ne county.
By ~I r. Heid of mbib--

A rl'e;olution <lircct'ing the &t.atP Lihrarim1 to Pxpenrcl $300.00 in c.atil'logning t!he booh on t1hP main floor of the St1a1t.c Library.
T1he rollorwing Sen:ate hiH ,,\'~-as read tlhr- first time-, to w~t: By ~rr. Berrie-n orf the 22d-
A hm ro cih~mg-r- the manner orf se~ct>~:ing t1w Trustees Df tihr- rniversity o GebTgia.
RdP~rpd to Comm'i~~~e on Education.
On motion o ~fT. Hogan of Lincoln, the- Honse- ad,iJm'n<-d tb D o'dock :a. m. t.o-murrow.

Atlanta, G0orgia, DE>cPmher 7th, 18H7.
The HonS(' mPt pursuant to adjonmment, at ninP o'clock a. m. this da.', was c-alled to order h.v thP Speaker, and topem"ll "~th prayer by the Chaplain.

TUESDAY, DECE:\lBER 7, 1897.

913

The roll was called and the following members an,.:;werecl to their names, to wit: Messrs.

_Awtry,

Edge,

:Meadows,

Armstrong,

Edwards,

Montfort,

Atkinson,

Edenfield,

Mansfield,

Bat~s,

Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison,

Bush. Bond,

Faust, Ford,

1\Ic:\Iichael, :McDaniel,

Berry,

Foster,

McConnell,

Brown,

Felder,

McCook,

Burke,

Felker,

McKee,

Bussey,

Freeman,

McCranie,

Black,

Gowen,

McLarty,

Branch,

Hall,

McGehee,

Bowden,

Hogan,

McDonough,

Boswell,

Hill,

Xicholas,

Bartlett,

Hitch,

Nisbet,

Ba!!gett,

Hawes,

Niles,

Blalock,

Harrell,

Nevin,

Brannen,

Hamby,

Oliver,

Boifeuillet,

Hightower,

Oakes,

Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Colquitt, Ogletree,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKalb, Patten,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Irwin, Paulette,

Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Forsyt!:J, Palmer,

Cole,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Pace,

Cook of Decatur,

.Tordan,

Polhill,

Calvin,

.Johnson of Hall,

Phinizy,

Clement,

Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

Charters,

Johnson of Tahaferro, Reid,

Chapman,

Kiser,

Reece,

Copeland,

Knowles,

Redding,

Dodson,

Kendrick,

Rudicil,

Duffy, Durham,

Lance, Little,

Rutherford, Slaton,

Deakins,

Lott,

Swift,

Davison,

Longley,

Simpson,

Dickerson,

Law,

Stone,

Duncan of Chatham, Moore,

Sell,

'Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Turner,

'Duncan of Lee,

Meldrim,

Thomason of Morgan

5Bbj

914

JouRNAL oF THE HousE~

Thompson, Thomas of PiercE>, Thomas of \Vare, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent,

\Vest, Webb, Wight, \Valden, Whipple, \Vilkes,

Whitaker. \Vorsham, Wilcox of Telfair. \\'ilcox of Wilcox, Yates. :ur. Speaker.

Those absent we1e :Hessrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Boyd, Burwell, Bedgood, Brinson of BurkE>, Brinson of Emanuel, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon, Calhoun, Callaway, Ellis,

Ennis of Floyd, Fogarty, Grice, Griffin, Herrington, Johnson of Baker, Kaigler, Leard, :\Iorgan, Maddox, Mullinax, McDonald, :\IcLaughlin,

Parker, Pearce, Quillian, Roberts, Rawlin)!d, Stapleton, Smith of CrawforJ,. Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Wright, Watkins.

T1H J m1rnal was read and confirmed.

T1H' following rffiolntion was introduced, read and adopted, to wit:

By ~Ir. Swift of Elbel"t-

A resolution proYilling that all leans of absence now ilL force, PXl'Ppt those for pr1JYidential ('a\hP he (anc{lled, and the memhers be direde-tl to return to the Honse at once, and the clerk telegraph e:ac'h absent memhPr; ~md that no. lean\,; of absence be grant,ecl for the balance of the session, excpt for proYiuential nasons.
~Ir. Swift, ('hr3Jirman of tJhe Committee on Banks, sub mitted the follO\Ying report:

TuESDAY, DEcE~IBER 7, 1897.

915

JI r. 8 pea ker:
0
The Cmmnittee on Banks haYe ha'<l the following House. bill under sonsideration, and I am instructell :as their Chairman to return same, with the l'Ocommenclation that tlw same do pass.

A bill t10 authorize and proYide for the preparation and issuance to Banks 'and Banking ..:\.s.;ociations of the State of circulating notes, allld for obher purposes.

THOS. :JL S\YIFT, Chairman.
1Ir. Oli,er, Chairman of tlw Committee on Enrollment, snbmittecl the following report:
JI r. S pea kcr:
The Committee 'On EnroHnwnt rq)()Jlt as dul: enrolled and rc~1el: for the signa.t,ure of the STJot>'aker of the Honse and President of the Se<natP', tlw following a,cts, to wit:
~\n aet to authorize the h"('a:'lll"l'll" to draw on any funds to an amou111t of $-00,000 to lw u'*'d in paying the teachers, as provide{l.
A;so, an act to incOTporatc the town of Donaldsonville.
..:\Jso, an act to estabEsh a system of public schools for tJhe city of Culloden.
..:\l8o, an act to mnend an adt i:ncorpOl'Ming tlhe town of Smyrna.
Also, an act to procure a complete roster by eompa.nies

916

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

of all the troops of the State of Georgia in the late civil war.

Also, an a'Ct to amnd the charter of PowdeT Springs.

~1\.lso, ~n act to amend sf:'Ction 815 of tl1e Code for the reYision of grand jury lists.

Also, an act to appropriate one thousand ($1,000) dollars to repair the maps in the office of Sf:'Cre.tary of Stte.

Also, an ac:t to pa:v jnrors out of t1w Oounty Treasury in actions in "'hicl1 the cOlmty is interested.

Also, an aet to amend section 4-28 of t.l1e 3d Y olume of the Code of 1895.

Also, an act to amend section 1642 of the Code of 1895.

R.es.pectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIYER, Chairman.

The following message was received from tl1e Senate through ~fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

jjfr. Speaker:

The Senate has pa.s;;C"d by the requisite constitutional majmity the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and HeYenues for the county of Thomas.

Also, a bill to repeal an act entitled an act to incorpo rat.e t!he town of Fairburn.

The following message was received from the Senate through ~fr. 01ifton, the Secretary thereof:

TUESDAY, DECE;\IBER 7, 1897.

917

JJ r. 8 peaker:

T1he Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional major.ity the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to provide for the examination of private banks of t.his State by tJhe bank examiner.
Also, <a bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Re.-enues for the colmty of Ohattooga.

The :following message was reooived from the Senate through ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereo:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has pas&ed by the requisite colli'ltitutional majority the following bills of tJhe House, to ,,..jt:

A bill to amend section 815 of the Code of Georgia of 1895.

A bill to authorize the Treasurer of the State to dmw on any funds in the treasury, to the amount of $-00,000, to pay teachers as provided by law.

Also, a bill to amend section 428 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895.

Also, a bill to amend section 1G-!2 of Yolume 1 of the Code of Georgia.

).Jr. 01in_w, Chairman of tlhe Committee on Enrollmerntr submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Enrollment rep01't as duly enrolled

918

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

~nd ~ig-ne<l by tJhe SpeakPr of the Honse and the President of the S{"lla.te, t:he follmYing act, to \\'lt:

~\ll ad to anthorizP corpora.t:ions or indiYidnals actually enp::~p:f<l in c-onstrnding or owning or opPrating or preparing to (on~trud any plant for generating e1ertricit; to condPmn propPI'>ty for ;;:;ame, a.ml for other purposes.

T. n. OLIYER, Chairman.
ThP follO\Y'inp: hill~ \H'W reacl the third time, the report of t:he cnmmit.t.PP ap:ned t.o, a1Hl put upon tlwir pa;:.sage, to wit:
J~y }fr. C'lwrtNs of Lumpkin-
A hill to amPml spetion ;)Q;)j of the Cn,]e.
}fr. Boynton, of Spal<linp:, offere<l a snl1stitute for the hill, \dii<h m1,;; :ulopt<d hy the HonsP.
On thP pa~,;;ap:P nf t:]w ],ill hy ,;;nh~titntP, the aye,; were D4, thP nays 0.
The hill haYing receiYP<l a 0onst:itnt.ional majorit,: was passP<l hy snh::t.itnte.
}Jr. Fd<ler, of Fnltm1, mond that. the following bill, \Yhi<'ll ln:d l een made t.he nJder for t.he hom, he tPmporaril; displaec<l, to wit:
B: }fr. Felder of FnhonA hill to reYin" the cJ.eet.ion laws 'Of tlris State.
_\Ir. }fiLarty, of Dongla.s, moYetl to indefinitely postpone the hill.

'TuESDAY, DECE:\fBER 7, 1897.

919

on the motion to in(lefinite1y postpone, ~Ir. Felder, of Fult.on. (alJ.ecl for the ayes :and n~ys, which call w:as sustained, all(! had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, .Bush, Bussey, Black, Boswell, Bartlett, ,BJaloek, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Clement, Dodson, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Bald win,

Faust,

Meadows,

Ford,

Montfort,

Foster,

Mansfield,

Felker,

l\Iorrison,

Gowen,

McDaniel,

Hall,

)IcConDell,

Hogan,

McKee,

Hill,

:\IcLarty,

Harrell,

1\lcDonough,

Hightower,

Xicholas,

Henderson of Colquitt, Oakes,

Henderson of DeKalb, Palmer,

.Henderson of Irwin, Raw!~.

Hendersonof Wash'n, Rudicil,

Kiser,

Stone,

.Lance,

Sell,

Lott,

Thomas of Pierce,

Longley,

west,

.Law,

Walden,

l\Ioore,

wilcox of Wilcox.

2.lozley,

Yah's,

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Awtry,

Chapman,

.Tohnson of Taliaferro,

-Bond,

Copeland,

Knowles,

Berry,

Dnffy,

Kendrick,

Brown,

Duncan of Chatham, Little,

Bnrke,

Edwards,

Meldrim,

Branch,

Felder,

::\Ic::\Iichael,

Bowden,

Freeman,

:\IcCook,

Brannen;

Hitch,

McCranie,

Boiieuillet,

HKwes,

Xedn,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hamby,

Oliver,

Boynton oi Spaluing, Henderson of Forsyth, Ogletree,

Calvin,

Johnson of Hall,

Patten,

.-(;barters,

Johnson of Appling, Paulette,

920

JouR~AL OF THE Hoc&E.

Pace, Polhill, Reid, Reece, Redding, Rutherford, Swift,

Simpson,

Webb,

Th0mason of Morgan, 'Vight,

Thompson,

Whipple,

Thomas of Ware, Wilkes,

Underwood.

\Vhitaker.

Vaughn,

\Vorsham,

Vincent,

Wilcox of Teliair,

Those not voting we:re :Messrs.-.-

Adams, Arnold, Boyd, Burwell, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon, Calhoun, Callaway, Dnncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis,

Ennis of Floyd, Fogarty, Grice, Griffin, Herrington, Jordan, Johnson of Baker,. Kaigler, Leard, :\I organ, Maddox, :\Jnllinax, :\lcDonald, )lcLanghlin,. :l\IcGeltee, Nisbet, Niles,

Parker, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, Roberts, Rawlings, Slaton, Stapleton, Smith of Crawford,. Smith of Hancoek, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Wright, "'atkinl'!, )Jr. Speaker.

Ayes 6-. X ays GO. X ot voting .i:2.

The motion to indefinitely postpone therefore pre,ailaL

~fr. Felder, of Fulton, gave notire of '3 motion to re consider the action a the House just taken.

By Mr. Hende~on of Colquitt-

A bill to amend the game la.'>Y) approved Decembe1~ 22d, 1896.

Mr. Boyd, of :McDuffie, proposed to amend by inserting after the word "October" in the caption tJhereof the \Yord.s,

TuESDAY, DECE)IBER 7, 11:197.

921

"except doyes, a:nd they only betwoon the first day of August and fifteenth day of ~Iarch ;" also, to amend section first by stmking from the tenth line the word "fifteenth'' and inserting in lieu thereof the word "first."

:Jir. Hende<rSon, of Colquitt, moved to amend by adding s ne" section, to be known as section 2, as follows:

"Be it furthe[ enacted, That this act shall not take effect in any county of this State until the grand jury thereof shall, by a majority vote, so declare in the general presentments of such grand jury."

The committee proposed to amend by insel'ting between the. words "pheasant" and "partridge," in the fifth line of ~aid se>c;tion trhe "ord ":::quirrel."

The amendments were adopted.

On t~1e passage of the hill, as amended, the ayes were 97, the nays 11.

The bill having re0eived a constit11tional majority wa:> passed, as amended.

By :Jir. Slaton of Fulton-
..\ joint rcsolntion proYiding or extra compensation for the Penitenbiary Commit.t.

On the a<1option of the resolution, 2\Ir. Calvin, of Richmond, calle<l for the previous question, which call was snsiainecl and 1Jhe main question ordered.

On the aclopvicm of the resolution, the ayes were 93, thena.\s 30, as follows:

922

JouR~AL oF THE HousE.

Tlw:;e Yoting in ldhe affirmaltive were :llessr.s.-

Armstrong,

Fogarty,

McCranie,

Atkinson,

Felder,

McLarty,

Bates,

Freeman,

McGehee,

Bond,

Hall,

McDonough,

Berry,

Hogan,

Nisbet,

Brown,

Hitch,

Niles,

Burke,

Hawes,

Nevin,

Bussey,

Hightower,

Oliver,

Black,

Hendersonof Colquitt Oakes,

Branch,

Henderson of DeKalb Patten,

Bowden,

Hendersonof Forsyth Paulette,

Boswell,

HendersonofWa.Bht'n Pace,

Blalock,

Jordan,

Polhill,

Boifeuilllit,

Johnson of Taliaferro Phinizy,

Boynton of Calhoun, Knowles,

Redding,

Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick,

Rudicil,

Bennet of Glynn, Lance,

Swift,

Cole,

Lott,

Simpson.

Cook of Decatur,

Longley,

Stone,

Calvin,

Law,

Turner,

Clement,

Moore,

Thomason of Morgan

Chapman,

Mozley,

Thomas of Pierce

Copeland,

:\feldrim,

Thomas of Ware,

Dodson,

Meadows,

Vaughn,

Duffy,

Mansfield,

Vincent,

DaV'ison,

Morrison,

Whipple,

Duncan of Chatham, McMichael,

wilkes,

Duncan of Houston, McDaniel,

Worsham,

Edwards,

McConnell,

\Vilcox of Telfair,

Ennis of Baldwin, McCook,

\'Vilcox of Wilcox.

Faust,

McKee,

Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Awtry,

Edenfield,

Bartlett,

Ford,

Brannen,

Foster,

Bennett of Jackson, Felker,

Durham,

Gowen,

Deakins,

Hill,

Dickerson,

Harrell,

-Edge,

Hamby,

Hendel"SSIn of Irwin, Johnson o-f Appling, Kiser. Ogletree, Palmer, Rawls, Reid, Reece,

TUESDAY, DECE:\IBER 7' 18!17.

923

Rutherford, 'Thompson,

Underwood, Webb,

Walden, Whitaker,

Those not voting were 1v!essrs.-

Aaams,

Ennis o.f Floyd,

Arnold,

Grice,

Bush,

Griffin,

Boyd,

Herrington,

Burwell,

Johnson of Hall,

Baggett,

Johnson of Baker,

Bedgood,

Kaigler,

Brinson of Burke, Leard,

Brinson of Emanuel, Little,

Draig,

Morgan,

Cook of Oconee,

Maddox,

Collum,

Montfort,

Cannon,

Mullinax,

Charters,

McDonald,

Calhoun,

McLaughlin,

Callaway,

Nicholas,

Duncan of Lee,

Parker,

E'llis,

Pearce, Quillian, Roberts, Rawlings, Slaton, Stapleton, Sell, Smith o!f Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas o!f Clarke. West, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Mr. Speaker.

Th<' rC":3olntion haYing- rrcciYPd a C'nmtitntional majnrit:. \Yas il(lopted.
T1w spe-cial onlPr for dw honr mu: takPn np, read the
thrinl time alHl pnt npon it;;: pa&'~1ge, to \\1it:
The ;oomic.t hill Jll'P]'ai'f'd hy the ;;:pecial C'ommit.tee n.f onP f1om eaC"h C'nnp:rp;;sional <li,..tric-t a;; a snh-.titnte for the bill rqJOrtt>cl hy thP PPnit<'ntiary CommittC"C'.
On the pa<"sap:e of the hill, ~I r. Cha:rt(r:-, of Lumpkin, calkrl for the prPYinns qn<"'t;ion which e~all \\as sustained ft1wl the main qnt't'tion nrllerecl on the hill al!(l the amend
ment~.

924

JouRNAL oF THE HoGsE.

The House 'had previously adopted tihe committee's report, including the amendments therein, and the bill as amended was put upon ~ts passage.

On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 78, the nays 52.

Those voting in 'tlhe a:ffirmaitive were Messrs.-

Awtry,

Hill,

Nisbet,

Armstrong,

Hitch,

Niles,

Atkinson,

Harrell,

Oliver,

Bond,

Hightower,

Oakes,

Brown,

Hendersonof Colquitt Ogletree,

Burke,

Hendel"SIOn of Irwin, Patten,

Bussey,

Henderson ofWasht'n Palmer,

B'lack,

Jordan,

Pace,

B<lwden,

Johnson of Aprling. Polhill,

Brannen,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rawls,

Boynrton of Calhoun, Knowles,

Reece,

Bennet of Glynn, Kendrick,

Redding,

Cole,

Lance,

Rudicil,

Charters,

Little,

Rutherford,

Chapman,

Longley,

Simpson,

Oopeland,

Moore,

Stone,

Dodson,

:\iozley,

Turner,

Durham,

McMichael,

Thomaoon of Morgan

Duncan of ChaJi.ham, McDaniel,

Thomas of Pierce

Duncan of Houston, McConnell,

Vaughn,

Edge,

McCook,

Vincent,

Edwards,

McKee,

Webb,

Faust,

McCranie,

Wight,

Ford,

McLarty,

Whipple,

Freemau,

McGehee,

Worsham,

Hall,

McDonough.

Wilcox of Telfair.

Those voting in the negative were ~Ie&-;rs.-

Bates, Berry, Branch. Boswell, Bartlett,

Blalock.

Calvin,

Boifeuillet,

f:IE>ment,

Boynton of Spalding, Duffy,

Bennett of Jackson, Deakins,

Cook of Decatur, DaV'ison,

TuESDAY, DEcE~mER 7, 1897.

925

Dickerson,

Johnson of Hall,

Edenfield,

Kiser,

.Ennis of Baldwin, Lott,

Foster,

Law,

Fogarty,

:\Ieldrim,

Felder,

Meadows,

Felker,

~Iontfort,

Gowen,

:'llansfield,

Hogan,

Morrison,

Hawes,

Nicholas,

Hamby,

Nevin,

Henderson of DeKal'!J Pawlette,

Henderson cf Forsyth

Reid, Swift, Smith of Crawford, '11hompson, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, West, Walden, Wilkes, Whitaker, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those not voting were :M:essrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Lee,

Arnold,

Ellis,

Bush,

Ennis of Floyd,

Boyd,

Grice,

Burw"l!,

Griffin,

Baggett,

Herrington,

Bedgood,

.Johnson of Baker,

Brinson of Burke, Kaigler,

Brinson of Emanuel, Leard,

Craig,

Morgan,

Cook of Oconee,

Maddox,

Collum,

Mullinax,

Cannon,

McDonald,

Calhoun,

McLaughlin,

Callaway,

Parker,

Pearce,
Phinizy, Quillian, Roberts, Rawlings, Slaton, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke. Wright, Watkins. Mr. Speaker.

.Ayes 78. Nays 52. Not Yoting 45.

The bill having failed to receive a constitutional majorit:, ,,as t!herefore lost.
J3y ::.Ir. Berry of WhitfieldA bill to reduce the salary of the Railroad Oommiss~on
ers of t.he Staite.
~fr. Tierry, of \Vbitrfield, offered the following amend-ment which was read, to wit:

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.JouRXAL OF THE Hou:'lE.

By 1fr. Berry of \Yhitfield-

ProYxling that JHlthing in th<' hill ;;lwll affect the ,-alary of the Chairman, as now fixed.

The Speaker rnlcd that the anH'lHlmr.nt was not germane.

1fr. :.\e'Yin, of Floyd, Innnd that t'he time of t:he morning S<"i'sion he exteml0d iNttil the matitPI' nndor eonsicleration was di,;posed of, "h ieh motion preYailed.

On tlw a<loptinn of the majorit.' report, which wa.; LtYorahiP to 'tlr<' pa"'.;ag<' of th< hill, ~\fr. BPrry, of \\'hitfiPl<l, called for t.h<> aye" a1Hl 11ay~. wlti<h <'all wa,:; sn,;taiued aml had, a,; follow;;:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

BatPs,

Hawes,

JicCranie,

Bond,

Harrell,

McLarty,

Berry,

Ham b~

:\icCfehee,

Black.

Henderson of Colquitt,Nicholas,

Boswell,

Henderson of DeKalb, Nisbet,

Blalock,

Henderson of Forsyth, Oliver,

Boynton of Spalding, Jordan,

Ogletree,

Bennett of Jackson, .Johnson of Taliaferro, Palmer,

Cole,

Kiser,

Swift,

Clement,

Kendrick,

Sell,

Durham,

Lance,

Thompson,

Deakins,

Lott,

Thomas of Pierce,

Davison,

Longley,

Underwood,

Edge,

JJoore,

Vincent,

Edenfield

~Ieadows,

Webb,

Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort,

\Yalden,

Ford,

.JfcConnell,

\\'hitaker,

Foster,

JicCook,

\Vilcox of Wilcox,.

Gowen,

JicKee,

Yates,

Hogan,

Th,),;;e Yoting in ~he negMiYe were 1fessrs.-

.A. wtry,

Armstrong,

Atkinson,

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927

Brown, Burke, BussE:y, Bowden, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Cook of Decatur, Calvin, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Dodson, Duffy, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Faust,

Fogarty,

Nevin,

Felder,

Patten,

Felker,

Paulette,

Freeman,

Pace,

Hall,

Polhill

Hill,

Phinizy,

Hightower,

Rawls,

Henderson of Irwin, Reid,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Reece,

J onhson of Hall,

Redding,

Johnson of Appling, Rudicil,

Knowles,

Sto~e,

Little,

Smith of Crawford,

Law,

Thomas of Ware,

Mozley,

Vaughn,

:\Ieldrim,

\Vest,

l\Iansfield,

\Vight,

McDaniel,

Whipple,

:\lcDonough,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Those not voting were :;\Iess:r!.-

Adams, Arnold, Bush, Boyd, Branch, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon, Calhoun, Callaway, Duncan of Lee,
Elli~,

Edward~,
Ennis of Floyd, GricE', Griffin, Hitch, Herrington, Johnson of Baker, Kaigler, Leard, Morgan, Maddox, Morrison, ::\Iullinax, ::\IcDonald McLaughlin, Mc:\Iichael, Niles, Oakes, Parker,

PearcE', Quillian, Roberts, Rawlings, Rutherford, Slaton, Simpson, Stapleton Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Wright, \Yatkins, Wilkes, \Vorsham, )lr. Speaker.

.:\yes 58. .Xay:; 60. .Xot voting 57.

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Leaye of absence was granted to ~Ir. ~Ic~Iichael, of J a:;per, for the balance of the day, on account of sickness.

The honr of adjonrmneu t haYing mrin:d, the Honse atljuurned to ;) o'clock p. m.

3 O'clock P. ~I.

The House l"econYened a.t this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
r mler the direction of the Speaker, the roll \Yas called,
and the following members responded when tlwir uame.s were reached, to wit: :Messrs:

Awtry,

Cook of Decatur,

Freeman,

Armstrong,

Calvin,

Gowen,

Atkinson,

Cannon,

Hall,

Bates,

Clement,

Hogan,

Bush,

Charters,

Hill,

Bond,

Chapman,

Hitch,

Boyd,

Copeland,

Harrell,

Berry,

Dodson,

Hamby,

Brown,

Duffy,

Hightower,

Burke,

Durham,

Hendersonof Colquitt

Bussey,

Deakins,

Henderson of DeKal'!:J

Black,

Davison,

Henderson of Irwin,

Branch,

Dickerson,

Hende'l'SOnof Forsyth

Bowden,

Duncan of Chatham, HendersonofWasht"n

BosweU,

Duncan of Houston, Jordam,

Bartlett,

Edge,

Johnson of Hall,

Blalock,

Edwards,

Johnson of Appling,

Brannen,

Edenfield,

Johnson of Taliaferro

Boifeumet,

Ennis of Baldwin, Kiser,

Brinson of Emanuel. Faust,

Knowles,

Boynrton of Calhoun, Ford,

Kendrick,

BoyntJon of Spalding, Foster,

Lance,

Bennet of Glynn, Fogarty,

I,ittle,

Bennett of Jackson.. Felder,

Loot,

C.ole,

Felker,

Longley,

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.

929

Law! l'Yloore, Mozley, Meldrim, Meadows, Montfort, Mammeld, McDaniel, McConnell, .:>.IcCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevl!!.. Oliver,

Oakes, Ogletree,

Tur.ner, Thomason of Morgan

Patten,

Thomas of Pierce

Palmer, Pace, Pearce,

Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn,

Pol hill,

Vincent,

Phinizy,

West,

Rawls, Reid, Reece, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Sell,

Webb, Wight, Walden, Wh'ipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, WHcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Smi:th of Crawford,

Those absent were :Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Burwell, Raggett. Bedgood, Brinson of'Burke, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Calhoun, Callaway, Duncan of Lee, Ems, Ennis of Floyd,

Grice, Griffin, Hawes, Herrington, Johnson of Baker, Kaigler, Leard, Morgan, Maddox, Morrison, Mullinax. Mcl)()nald, McLaughlin, McMichael,

Paurlette, Parker, Quillian, Roberts, Rlawlings, Stapleton, Smith of Hancock, Tayl'Or, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke. Wright, Watkins,

~[r. Swift, C'hairma.n of th Committee on Bank~, submitted the foHmYing report:
JJ r. S prake1:
The Committee. on Banks have had under GOnsideration
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the following bill which t:hey mstruct me to report back tO' the Honse with the recommendation that same do pa.'l-3 aa. amended.

A bill to amend an act approved December 20th, 18!);~, relating to chartering banks.

H.a;pectfully submitted..

T. ~I. SWIFT, Chairman.

On m'otion of }lr. Swift, of Elbert, 300 copioes of hili Xo. 751 were ordered printed for distribution.

~lr. S....rift, of Elbert, moved to suspend the rules for thr purpose of having re'lld the first time and referred, the fn1lowing bill, to wit:

By ~Ir. Swift of Elbert-

A bill to proYi'de additional light; for the capitol building.

The motion was lost.

}fr. Felder, of Fuloon, moved that the :rules be ffiBpendt>d for the purpose of haTing read the second time the Senate hill by }fr. Hopkins, of the 7th, which provicl~ for tlw cleetion of supt>rior court judges and sol~eit.ors-general b:,: the people, whi'C'!1 motion wao; lost.

Jf r. S pmker:

~[r. Fogarty, Chairman Speeial .Judi-ciary Commit.tN\ l'nbmitted th1 followin~ report:

'fl:1e Special .Tudi(-iary Committe<> haY<' had und<Jr f'nJ:~ideration the following hills which they inst.rnct me to re-

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.

931

JlOrl ba<ck to the House with 'the recommendation that they do pass, to wit:

House bill No. 833, to prov-ide a system of public school,;. for the town of Oxford, in N evton county.

House bill No. 535, to repea:l act establishing city courr. of DeK'a'lb.

Honse bill X o. 825, to change time of holding superior eonrt of Terrell oounty.

Honse bill ~o. S2fl, to incol"P.Orate the village of Sunnyside.
Also, t.hie following bill whi'ch they ~nstmct me to report hack, with the r~ommendation that it do pailS as amended, to wit:

Honse bill X o. 8!37, to amend section 4102 of the, Code of f':reorgia.

Hesp~tfnlly sn1 hmitted.

D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

'Jlr. }'eltle.r, ChaiTman General .Judiciary Committee, snbmit.tcd the following N>port:

.ll r. Flpm krT:

The Oenel"'al .Tndiciary Committee haYe had under con~i<lerat.ion t:he f<ollowing hills which they ins1trnet nw a5 their Chairman to report haC'k to the HonsP, with the. recmnmentlation that thf' same do pass, as anwn.ded, to wit:

Senate bill X o. 2, whieh is a bill to be entit,Jed to an art to amen<l paragmp!ht> 2 antl :J of seetion :3 of artiele 6, a-Ihl

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paragra,ph 1 of section 11 of article 6 of !'he Constitution oi the State, so as to pro,vide for t.he election of judges of the Superior courts and solicitors-general by tl1e people of the whole State.

Also, a Lill to be entitled an act 'to anmnd. an act to enate a Boorrd to be known as the State ~Iemorial Board, 1tc.
Also, a bill to be entitled an act to repeal S('Ction 1010 of the Crimin~l Code, etc.

Also, a bill to be entitled an ad to rep13.1 an act to prohibit in Chatham eounty tlhe holding of more than one offi('B by on~ JX'l'Wn at the same time.
}.J] of which is respectfully submitted.
T. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

The following bills were tabled, to wit:

By ~Ir. ~Ie Larty of Dougla&-
A bill to preS('ribe the duty of electric telegraph companies in ree(i,ing and transmitting messages.

By :\Ir. Whipple of DoolyA bill to create a new judicial circuit.

By ::\Ie,;;'" ~Ioore and Cole of CarrollA bill t.o ere.ate a new judicial circuit.

TuESDAY,. DECEMBER 7, 1897.

933

The following message was received from his Exeellency, the Gon~rnor, through his private Secretary, )lr. Callaway:

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed by the Governor to deliver t.o your honorable body a communication in writing.

State of Georgia, Executive Department,
Atlanta, Ga., December 7, 1817.
To the House of Representatives:
I herewith return to the House in whilch it originawtl,
bill No. ao9, entitled "An Act to prX>hibit the playing of
prize or rnatc:h games of football, and for other purpose;;," which I have declined to approvP.
It is with great reluctanre that I affix my official di;; approvail to a rn<".asure which has reoeived the sanction of the people's repr!'sent.atives, but believing that this one goe:; far beyond the proper lim]t of legislation, ignores the rights of parents, Yiolateii a sound legislative polic.v and oppooes a fundamental principle of our gon~rnment, I han: been consttained to withhold my approYaL
The first section o{ bhis act makes it unlawful for any per,son or persons to engage in any prize or mat<h ~ame of footbalL
The ;;econd section says it shaH l~ unlawful for an~ ]1!'1'son or persons to come toget<her and play a prize or wa t!'hg:ame of foot.ball in any park or other place in thi~ State \Yhere an admission fee is charged for admission to thP same.
'Dhe third provides that eaeh arHl every peri'on violating

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the pro\isions o.f this ae.t sha.ll be punished by a fine not. tu exceed $1,000, imprisonment not to exeeed six mont.hs, to work in the ehaingang or on the public works not to exceed tweh'e months, any one or morE" of which pen'alties may be ordt>rcd in the discretion of the judge.
:EYCry game o.f football is a mateh-gamP. There can br' no gmue a.t all without two opposing sides c.onwnding for th8 mastery. Even so-callt>d practiee games on the college campus are match games, in which elc\en men on one side <UC pitted against eleven men on the other side, in a contest. of skill, activity, strength and generalship. Renee there can be no game without it being a match game. The second section seems to he added to no pnl'pose, a.s the first make;; the pla~ing of the game unlawful whether an admission fee is eharged or not., and whether pla~('{l by men or ten-yPar-old bo~;;. .All who play football, whether men or children, are guilty of a penal offense and subject to be sent to the chaingang.
I was not 1mmoYed by the ;;ad oecurre1we whieh in my opinion W<IS tl1e immediate cause of the passage of tJhi.s bill, but muler all circmns!Janees the law-making power of a people should adhere to a wnnd policy and fixed principle:;. The game as played unchw existing rules ean be made and is oft<>n too rough, bnt if it be admitted that the abuses ()f the game calb; for legislat.iYe a-etion, it could only justify the enaet.ment of a statute suffieiently far-rea<ching to require a modifiC'ntion of the rules and eorrec.t the abuses whieh \\'<"r{' deC"med a pnhlie e\il. It would not authorize a st.nnte :>o sweeping in it.;; pro,i6iom: as the one now under con6ith_,ra tion.
Thl're. are g-ra.Ye and pa11amount reasons for opposing this elass of legislation. 1t le.ads to innumC'rahle petty and vexatiil'llS erimin11.J la.ws regula.ting the most tri,'ial affair:; of lifE', depriYing thE' parent of the authority to eontrol hi:;

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, Hs97.

935

-child, and robbing the citizen of that degree of liberty
which should be tthe her.it:age oi every son of the Republic.
Already many intelligent Americans who have trnveled
abraad are seriously contending tlhat. 'the tyranny oo the
majority is worse than the rule of a }fonarch, and that tl1e
multiplicity of laws in America regulating the habits and
<'On~luet of men haYe left to the in:diYidual here l88 rights, les..-:; freedom, than is posse.-;i'J1(1 by the citizen of an Euro- pean monarchy. The majority has the power to do much
'""hieh it 1has not the right to' do. Tl1ere llil'e many things
not a.pprow~d by the majority whieh are not proper subje.ets of legislation.
If the game oo football seriously interferes with the well-
fare of society and inflicts injuries upon others of a character whieh pnhlic:; opinion will not olH"iate or correct, legislation should then go just so far as may be n&essal"Y to remt>dy the wrong, but no further.
The rig1ht of a parent to say what games his boy shall play shoul(l not be qu~"J:ioned or disturhc(l until demanded by imperatiYe necessity.
The humblest citJizen of this StatiC should be secure in his right to control his own child and say in what games he may he permitted to engage. }'odtball causes less de.aths than hunting, boating, fishing, horseback riding, batlring, or bicyding. If we are to engage in legislation of thi;; charaeter n:ow under disc:ussiO'll the State should assume the position of parent, forbid all t.he;;e sport.;; to boys, make it. a p(mal offense for a boy to engage in any of them, and for any parent to permit his child to engage in them. The gm'Prnment should not usurp all tlw aUJt'horit.y of the p-arent. Yet this legis1ation is a long stride in that direction.
Tt. may be that some legislation is neceS-'\ary to modify the fierceness of football games, but that species of legislation

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which se('ks to usurp the responsibility and functions of tl"lu;t.ceB, faenlty and parent and take rharge. of young men an'd eltil<lr.cn in their 8port8 is fHIHlametlltally wrong; it. is governmental paternali<>m of the most v-ieious and pronounced type.
\Y e ean oeeasionally reeur with profit to that wise a<lage whieh is really axiomatie: 'That governnHnt gowrns br:;;t \vhieh gonI'11S least."
If it i6 found that trustees, Lwnl ties <lii<l parents per:<isr in permitting the game played in a manner whieh <"all,; forleg.isl31tive aetion, the State c-an irrterfere to correet the evil, hut it would be unfortunate to m11tirely suppress in om~ schools and colleges a game of so great ,-alue in the physieal, moral and intellect.ual deve1lopment of boys and young nwn. It is IJ:l"l.te the game i-s and should be rough but not dangeron>~. T'he sport.;; 'Of every great people, ancient and modern, have be<Em hard and seYere. Sueh game-;.
are helpful in the d1welopment of the 'hig:hest and noble.;,t type of onr race. Greece gloried in doing honor to the victor,; of the Olympian games; the ,;ncce,;,.ful conte<'t.anL in the joust was hailed a heTO, and the kl1ight \Yhose ,;kill and strength won a Yictory on the tournament was honored as a triumphant wa11rior.
The,;e eontests were all rough, but gaYe a training which prepared men for the life in which they were engage<l in that day, as football and other manly sports prepare our young m("ll for the life of to-day. The exercii:e, t.lw men tal diversion and self-coJlltrol whirh are aJThOn'g the iiH~idr<nts and purposes of this g.ame have a splendid moral effect.
The president of the r nin'rsit.v of one of our sister St.ate&
Baid to me: "If the,;e young men were n'ot permitted to expend their e.xuberant spirits and exee,;s of youthful ener gies in this way 'they would find vent in carousals, debaueherie,; and dissipations."

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.

937

ChancelloT Day, of t:the L niversity of Syrac.ase, a }fethodist In:01titution, says, "I do not feel like j'oining the universal ou~ry agaim;t the game. :Football is encouraged by the faculty of Syracuse UniYersity. During my three years of office there has not been a serious aceiu:ent on our field or tJo our team.
;'I believe 'that some such game as footlhall whieh contains clements of roughness and danger, is nece.::sary to the deYdotpment of many ymmg men in university, college and seminary. Its future I am told by lovers of the game, i,; tending toward more open playing.
"Football would fail of one of its chief ends, in my estimation, if it di(l not teach the young men self-eontrol. A man who goes through a season of being trodden upon and knocked down deser\es fairly a diploma in the art of selrontroi. It is valuable discipline.
"Football in the Lniversity has been a source of gratinrat,icm to the faculty and trustees. \Ye rejoice at the high ,,tandard of sc'lwlarship kept up hy the men in actin play. One man \vho p1ayed the game during his entire conrsc \\"as able to keep up his work to the extent that the administration eelected him as instructor in our institution after g r a d uaJjOill."
Iu our o\\-n rniwrsity h: condi;t.ioning the rights to play npon manly condnC't and stndious habits, the game is used ns an m('entive to study and as a means 'o.f inducing :onng men to aJt!tlain a 'higherr grade of scholarship and gentlemanly devdopmelJlt.
AnotJher wmter says, "The :'1t,uff in our Ang1o-Saxon hlo,2_d whilch supplies the snre foundation of football';; popularity, also supplies the stamina and wholesome ag-gressivenes;; of 'onr race. The same impul"'e of conflict trhat is in 113 needs some rooognitjon. Football me-et.-: th'at unforgO'tten need o. the race which in the days of C'hi\"alry had to be ;;atisfioo by the tourney and the joust.

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There is 110 quality that a nation can less afford to lo,;c than .~t,; '~ive manliness. It is a quality amalgamate of courage, endurance, restooint, and the po'>ver to act ~urely and unfalteringly in an amergency. It i.;; a qua.lit.v which fooltbalil ten:ds to footer a~rcl to keP~p alive.
It is not, however, in the g'Teat ma:tch-game.;;, where the eompet'tion i:s the fiercest, that we a;re to me'asure the real influence of fool:lbwll upon nati:ona:l manlina>s.
)fore signifh>.ant is tlhe effe1c1t rof dte pervtasive spi11it of the g-ame amon~g the whole body of the ;otn<lents in our sc'hool.:l and colleges.
To the making and training of tha.t. t.eam of tJhe fitt.t>_;;t, which 1r.ch institu.tion selects to uphold its hon!or in thC: field, go numerou.;; "scrub" tJeams. 1'h11oug;h these secondary teams, and by the e'n'bhusiusm of both pla~"ers and non-
playe.rs ron 11he field of practiee, the whrotlesome football
spirit worh thJ'Olllg~l the m!a.;;s. In t.his game a man kama to lmow his tempe<r and hi,;
,;(;J'ength, and r11e learna 't'he ~<mtrol which eome.;; of knowledge. He leams t'o be eool-headed while he i.;; impetuou;;. to think rund ~ct on the iMtant. And if he has t:he making of a man in him, he attains t.hat hlendung of c'lOrurag'l and ('Olwtffiy which di.'ltinguri:Shes the strong marn from the powe.J,ful hrnte."
J<:w,ry p()l:'l::;uble fa:ciHty should he afforded hoy.;; auc1 young m<en in 'all our SC'hools and 0olleoges to engage in :"U<h manly sports a.;; will upbuild, strengrhen and impron~ our race. \Ye mm'lt not h~ sight of the fact i:that the elimate of the South militates against our attaining t.lmt degree of ph~"sical development which we eoulcl ea;;ily acquire in a more imigorating climate, and f01r t.his re'ason \\'<' ,;;hould rc'linforee our efforts to promote interest in athle.t.i<'~ and in every me1:1hod of physical culture, thlat our ehildr(lu may come t;o a hig'h degree of perleetion in mind and bod,'"-
W. Y. ATKIXSOX,
GovernOT.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.

939

The foJ1<Ywing biN was read the third time, to wit:
By :1fr. Branillen of Bullock-
~\ hill to oreate a new judieia,l circum.
1Ir. Brannen, of Bullock, maYed to amend thJe bill b.v strih.>Jjug- "1I1anrtg"Omery coun't.y" th'1l'efrom, which wa<' agreed tto.
\l:'o, a proYi&o to allow the solicitors-general now ser.-in!! in the several counties embraced in the bill to fill out their terms, which was agrood to.
1Ir. Polhill, of J effe.roon., moved to stl'ike from the bill the cmmties IJI Tatn1all and BU'1lock.
1Ir. Redding, of Pike, called for the prCIVious quest.ion on the amendment offu1w by }fr. Polhill, of Jefferson, to the bill, which call was sustained, and the main question ordered.
The amendment of 1Ir. Polhill, of Jefferson, was loot.
The repo11t -of the comrnrittee, as 'amended, was disa:oOTeE'il to.
The fioHowin.g Senate bills were read the third time, the report of t1he committees ag-reed to, and put upon tJ11Jeir passage, to wit:
By SBHator Dun\\'lxly of the 4-t.h-
A hill to regula:te t.he pra,ctJ~ce of dentistry in this State.
On the paSS3ge of the bill the a,Y-es and nays were called

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for by ~Ir. \Yalden, of Gla,;;<oek, whi<'.h eall wa,; not ,;n~ taine<l.
On t.lw pai'BllgP of tlw bill the aye5 WP'I'e flR, t1he nay,;; 1+.

The bill, having reeeiwd a constitutional majorit.v, "as pa&>ed.

By S0nator Turner of tihe 17th-

A hill to anwnd paragr<aJlh 2, section 2 of al'lt.irle 7 of t.he State C'onslt:itntion.

The bill w'as tl'mponrrily tabled.

~fr. ,T()hnson, of Hall, Cha1irmarn of the 0ommittce on 0orporat~ons, snlnnit.ted t.lw fnllo~\ring rep<}flt:

Jlr. Spcak('r:
The Committe~ on Corp<wations haw had under erm~i,l Pration tlw follQI\v~ng Sen~alte bill "hirh I am, as Chairman, dire0ted to retnwn witih the l'eeommetHlation tlm.t t.he ~:lme do pass as amPrnded, to wit:

A hill tJo ramend the dmrt~r of ttlw rity of ThlOnla~\iliP, and for other pnrpo~.

Also, t.he f01ll01winog Hon,;e bill,; whri'ch the committee recommend the antlmr he allowed tJo withdraw, to wit:

A bill to amend the ERveral aers ineorporwting the eity of
~filledg<>viMe.

Also, a hill to rPdnre the Mlary of the mayor of tlw city of Dawson.
Ik.spectfnlly submitted.
FLETCHER ~L .TOHKSON, Chairman.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.

941

The following l1ill was read the third time, the report of the committ.ee agreed to, and put upon its pasage, to wit:

By ~lr. Pace of X e.mtxm-

},_ bill to anwm:l sec,ticm 583 of the Code of 18D5.

On t.he paMag'B or the bill the ayes were D4, the nays 1:>.

Tl1e bill haYing re<.'eiYed a constitutional majority was pas.."'Ctl.

The foUowing rewlution was read the third time, to \\'it:
B,Y ~Ir. Little or ~Iuscogee-

"\ rf':30lu't:Ji.cm to pay tlhe ele.\'31tor boy at the capitol $150 for his ~ervices.

The House resohcd it,;.e,J in a committee of the whole for the purpose of eonsidcring tll'e reoolution.

The committee a:rooe aml reported tl1e retlolution back t0 t-hL Hou::>e with th~ l"Cc.ommemla:t.icm thalt t.he same be adopted.

The l"epo~t of the oonupittee was agTeed to.

1'he ado'P't.ion of the I'CSolnt.iiCJll ,,as submitted to t.hc House, and on its adoption, the ayes and nays w~re as fol-
lows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bond, Boyd,

Berry, 1 Brown, Burke, Bussey, Branch,

Bowden, Boswell, Blalock, Bra'lnen, Boifeuillet,

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Boynton of Calhoun, Hi~htower,

Ogletree,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of Colquitt, Patten,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of DeKalb, Palmer,

Bennett of Jackson, H~nderson of Irwin, Pace,

Cole,

Henderson of Forsyth, Polhill,

Cook of Decatur,

Henderson of Wash'n, Phinizy,

Calvin,

Jordan,

Rawls,

Cannon,

Johnson of Hall,

Reid,

Charters,

Johnson of Appling-, Reece,

Chapman,

Kiser,

Reddin~,

Copeland,

Kendrick,

Rudicil,

Dodson,

Lance,

Slaton,

Duffy,

Little,

Swift,

Durham,

Lott,

Simpson,

Deakins,

Longley,

Stone,

Davison,

Law,

Sell,

Duncan of Chatham, Moore,

Thompson,

Duncan of Houston, ~ozll.'y,

Thomas of Piel'ce,

Edge,

Meldrim,

Underwood,

Edwards,

.Meadows,

Vaughn,

Edenfield,

McDaniel,

Vincent,

Ennis of Baldwin, McConnell,

West,

Faust,

McCook,

Webb,

Foster,

McKeP,

Walden.

Freeman,

McCranie,

Whipple,

Gowen,

McLarty,

Wilkes,

Hall,

.McGehee,

Whitaker,

Hogan,

McDonough,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Hill,

Nicholas,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Harrell,

Oliver,

Yates.

Hamby,

Oakes,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Bates, Bush, Black, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke,

Brinson of Emanuel, Craig, Cook of Oconee. Collum, Clement, Calhoun, Callaway, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Ellis,

Ennis of Floyd, Ford, Fogarty, Felder, Felker, Grice, Griffin, Hitch, Hawes, Herrington,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.

Johnson of Baker, McMichael,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Nisbet,

Kai~ler,

Niles,

Knowles,

Nevin,

Leard,

Paulette,

Mor~an,

Parker,

Maddox,

Pearce,

Montfort,

Quillian,

Mansfield,

Roberts,

Morrison,

Rawlings,

Mullinax,

Rutherford,

McDonald,.

Stapleton,

McLaughlin,

Smith of Crawford,

Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of }!organ, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of 'Vare, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Worsham, Mr. Speaker.

The ayes were 109. :Nays 0. Not voting 65.

The resolut.ioo having reooived a constitutional mnjoriiy was adopted.

)[r. \Vest., of I.JOi\\rnd8, moved tha.t when tthe HouS<' adjourn this 1afremoon it adjourn to !) o'clock a. m. tomorrow, which nmtilcm was lost.

T'he folh:wing resolut~on wJas 1~ad t'he third time, to wit:

By )lr. Hall or Coweta-

A resolution 'a1rpropria:t:ling a certain sum to pay account of -..isiting C'Ommittees and chnplains of &ta:te convict camps, etc.

TU1e Hlou-5 resoJYoo itself into commit;tee of the whok fo:r the purpose 'OO considerimg tbe resoh1t~on.
The eommitt.ee a:roS(', repocted progre;:,.,, and asked lean to ~it again.
The committee';; report was agreed to.
On motion of )Jr. Freeman, of C1oweta, t.he afternoon se:<-

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::;ion of the House was <"xtended until the resolution uncle; con&idcration could be di,;posed of..

Tlw Honw re:oolYed it.-.elf into committee of the whole fm the purpose of fnr'tJter considerr-ing rthe resolution by

~Ir. Hall, of Cowe~:a, to pay c-ertain accounts, etc.

The eommir,tee's rep()lrt was agTeed to.
On the adoption of tlhc rE'<'lolut:ion, the ayes and ~l.ys were a,; follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Awtry,

Davison,

MQOre,

Armstrong,

Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim,

Atkinson,

Edwards,

McDaniel,

Bond,

Edenfield,

McConnell,

Berry,

Faust,

McCook,

Brown,

Foster,

McCrn.nie,

Burke,

Fog-arty,

McLarty,

Bussey,

Freeman,

McGehee,

Branch,

Gowen,

McDonough,

Bowden,

Hall,

Nicholas,

Bartlett,

Hogan,

Oakes,

Brahnen,

Hitch,

Ogletree,

Bciifeuillet,

Hawes.

Patten,

Boynton of Spalding, Harrell,

Palmer,

Bennet of Glynn, Hamby,

Pace,

Bennett of Jackson, Hightower,

Polhill,

Cole,

Hendersonof Colquitt Phinizy,

Cook of Decatur, Henderson of DeKalb Rawls,

Calvin,

Henderson of Irwin, Reece,

Cannon,

HendersonofWesht'n Redding,

Clement,

Jordam.,

Rudicil,

Charters,

Johnson of Hall, Slaton,

Cbapman,

Johnson of Appling, Swift,

~opeland,

Lance,

Sell,

Dodson,

Little,

Thompson,

Duffy,

Lott,

Thomas of Pierce

Deakins,

Law,

Thomas of Ware,

TL"ESDAY, DECE~fBER 7, 1897.

945

!Underwood, Vaughn, vincent, West,

Webb, Whipple. vVilkes. Whitaker,

Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Thow not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Felder.

Niles,

Arnold,

Felker,

Nevin,

Bates,

Grice,

Oliver,

Bush,

Griffin,

Paulette,

Boyd,

Hill,

Parker,

Black,

Herrington,

Pearce,

Boswell,

Hendersonof Forsyth Quillian,

Burwell,

Johnson of Baker, Reid,

Baggett,

Johnson of Taliaferro Roberts,

Blalock,

Kiser,

Rawlings,

Bedgood,

Kaigler,

Rutherford,

"Brinson of Burke, Knorwle.s,

Simpsoo,

Brinson of Emanuel. Kendrick,

S-tone,

Boynton of Calhoun, Leard,

Craig,

Longley,

Stapleton, Smith of Crawford,

Cook of Oconee,

Mozley,

Smith of HMlcock,

Collum,

Morgan,

Taylor,

Calhoun,

Maddox,

Turner,

Callaway,

Meadows,

T'homason of Morgan

Durham,

Mon'tfort,

Timmerman,

Dickerson,

Mansfieid,

Thomas of Clarke.

Duncan of Houston, Morrison,

Wight,

Duncan of Lee,

Mullinax,

Wright,

E'llis,

McDonald,

Walden,

Edge,

McLaughlin,

Watkins,

Bnnis uf Floyd,

McMichael,

Wor.<'lhoam,

"Ennis of Baldwin, McKee,

Mr. Speaker.

Ford .

Nisbet,

.A.ws 02. ?\a;s 0. X ot voting 80.
The resolution hanng- rMeiveld a constitutional majority was therefore 1adopted.
The House ;adjourned ilo 7.30 o'olock p. m.
liObj

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1.30 0 1dock P. l\L.

The House r'e'ClOOlvened art this 'hioUJ." and was called to' oroar by the Speaker.

T.hJe :foUmVIing bills ware int11odUJCed, rea:d 11he first: timeand appropriatetly :refenred, to wit:

By l\Ir. Yates of Catoosa-

A bill tJo prm'ide tJhie manner in which n!ot.ices shall be- given to defend'a:nts in at'tla~hment cases.

Refel'red tJo GeneTal J udici:ary Committee.

By ~Ir. Swift of Elbert-

A bill tJo provide for lighting certain offices of the cap]tiQJ; wi:th elect:ricity.

Referred to Finla,noo Oommitt.ee.

The followinp: resolntJron;, w-ere introduced and rC"ad,. to wit:

By ~Ir. Edwards of Haralson-

A resalntion rxt.ending thanks to Hon. Augu~tas Dupont for serviC'6 rendered.

By ~Ir. ~[cGehee of Harris-
A memorial petitioning CongT-c'l~s to en aCit a ]a w for thefn'IC and unlimited coinage of silver.

TuESDAY, DECE~IBER 7, 1897.

~47

The following House bills were read th sec10nd time, to wit:

By }Jr. Henderson of DeKalb--

A bill to aoollifu tt.he ei:ty court of DeKalb.
By :\Ir. Awtrey of Oobb-
A bill to amend 'the act creating 'the State 111emo.riaJ Board.

By :\lr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to allol\v the prisoneT to tffilt:liy in his own case.

By :\lr. Dum~an of Chatham-

~~ bill t'O reperul t.he aPt prohibiting in ChatJham county

the holding of more tl1an one office by tlhe same peroon at

the same time.



By :\Ir. \Y f>8t of Lowndes-

A hili to eBtahlish aml maintain county ehaingangs.

By ~fr. Bo;mton orf Spa.l<ling--

\ hill to in'("'rpm"<ute t.he Yillag'(' of Sunnyside, By :\fr. Reid of Bihb----

A hill t.o .aiholish the Boo:rrl of Road Conunic."Jioners fo1 Bibb county.

By }fr. Kemdrick of TeTTell-

,\_ hill to change the time of hol(ling of the Supcrin1 conrti' of Terrell county.

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By ~Ir. \\'ight of DougheTty-

~\ bil! to, amenl section 4-102 of the Code.

By ~[r. Pace of N e!VI-1:on-

A bill to anHmd the act cre3JtJing the public school system foT Oxford, Ga.

The {ollmYing hills '"''1'<' read the third time, the report of the <nmmittees a,Q_I-ecd to, and pnt upon their passage, to
\Tit:

By ~[r. Edge of -:\Iarion-

A bill to e1ca.t.e a Board of Commissioners for ~Iarion county.

On the pa::._o:uge of tl1e hill t:he ayes were 96, the nays 0.

The bill haYing receiYcd a constitutional majority was pa,;:,;ed.

By )Ir. Little of ~Inscogoo--

A hill to amend the charteT of the c:ity of Columbus.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 95, the nays 0.

The bill having received a constli.tutiona.l majority wai passed.

By )lr. Xiles <Yf ~lacon-

A bill bo change the name of the State Lunart:ic Asylum.

On t'he passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 0.

The bill having received ,a constitutional majmity was passed.

TGESDAY, DECE~IBER 7, 1897.

949

By ~[r. Felder of Fnlton-

A hill to amend the chart~T of the Gernmnia Loan and Banking Company of Atlanta, etc.

On the pas._<\{lge of the bill tl1e ayes >Yere 91, the nays 0.

The hill haYing rece,ived a constitutional majority was passed.

By :Jir. ~Ieldrim of Chatiham-

A bill to prescribe the manner of electing the clerk and shmiff of the city court of Sav'annah.

On the passage o:f the hill tl1e ayes were 94, the nays 0. The bill ha,illg recein~d a coru:titnt.io!lal majmity was passed.
By :Jlr. Simpson-
A bill to incorporate tl1e town o:f Birmingham. On tJ1e pa.ssage o:f the bill the ayes \\"ere 93, the nays 0.
The bill, having received a col1S'titutional majority, was pa.ssed.

By :Jlr. :J[cCnmieA bill to amend the chart:er of the cit;y of Tiftm1. On the pas~age of the bill trhe ayes wrre 92, the na.n 0.

Tl1e bill haYing receinxl a con.:;titntiollal majority was passed.

950

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

The following bill was read the th~rd time and recommitted, to wit:

By ~[r. Pearce of Hou:;ton-

A bill to li.mlt tlw c10mpensa.tion of 'C'f"rtain oounty officers in t.bis StJate.

l\Ir. Olivrr, Chairman of the Oommittlf"e on Ewrodlment snbmitJted tllw following repoll"t:

Mr. Speaker:

T1he Commitee om Ell.l'Ollment report .as duly enrolled and ready for the sigma.ture of the Speaker of th House and Pre:;ident of the Senate tihe following act:

.A.n act to amend the charter of th:e town 'Of "Whigham.

Hespectfully submitted.

T. D. OLVER, Chairman.

The foHowin:g j:oint resoluticm was inrtrddueecl, rood and laid oYer fo.r one da.' to wit:

A bill to instll'nct t1w To~nt Frin:ance Committee to investig'l:lte tlw office!' of the State treasury and report to the GoYeQnor.
The following Se>n'ate reoolution was taken up, rea:d and adopted, to \\it:
By Se~1<1tm Gra.' of the 23d-
A rt>solntron memorializing Congress tJO refund cotlt.on tax collected from citizens of GeoTgia in 1865, '66 and '67.

'1}UESDA'Y, DECE'MBFR 7, 1897.

951

'The foilowing Senate bills and I'50'httioms were re'a.d tihe ::first time and :appropri.ate~y refel'I'ed, to wit:

By Senator Starr of the 43d-

A bill to amend sedt:ron 1030 of the OO'de of 1895.

Referred to C'kmernl J udicmry Oommitree.

-By Senator \\oo'ten or the 15tfu-

A hill to chamge the time or holding the Supe1J.'Ii00' court of ~Iontgomery county.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. Battle of the 24tlh-

A hill to amend paragraph 2804 of the Code of 1895.

Referred to General Judiciary Oommit.ree.

By ~Ir. Brutt1e of the 24th-

A bill to amend section 2805 of tlhe OO'de.

~ Referred to Ge[H'rnl Jndicrar,v Oommittee.
,,-,
By Senator Shropshire of the 42d-

A bi1l to incorporate tihe toW'Il of SummBrville.

Referred to Committee on Oounties and County Ma'llteT'S.

.Al~o. a bill ti() incorporate the town of Trion.

Referred to CommiUee on Counties and County Matters.

Also. a bill to reprn1l the adt incorporating the town o 'Trion.

952

JouRNAL oF THE HouRE.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County 11Iatters,_

Also, a bill to repeal an act uwm'porabing the to\Yll of
S umm'l"Vrille.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Jfatters.
~\J,o, a hill to amrnd t1hr ad creating system of public SCihO<)],; in tht to\\"n of J~at<"0011.

Referred to Committe on Counties and County :Jiatters.

By :Jir. Hopkins of t11e 7t11A hill to amend tl1e chmlter of t.he t'ity of Thr11na~Yille.

Referred to Oommittee on Cm,pomt:ions.

By :Jir. Gray of the 23d-
A bill to incre<aso the rank of the adjut;tnt-g.:JcT11 of this SUtte.

Referred to Committee on :Jfilitary Affairs.

By Senator Comas of the 3dA bill to rcgula.tc the pract.itP in t]H, cumt nf Daxl<':. Referred to Special ,Tndiciary Committee.

By Senator Shropshire of tho .f:2d-
c.. A bill to crcate a Boar(l of mmi"'~inncr.-> for Cha:t.tooga
county.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Jiatter&;

TUESDAY, DECE)IllER 7, 1897.

953-

By J\Ir. Bart:tle of the 24thA hill to arnrnd ~e0tion 1017 of the Code.

Referrr<l to Committee on Public Property.

By ~Ir. Dnnwody of the -!th-

A hill to anwnd the eharter of the eit: of Brunswick.

Rrferred to Committee on Corporations.

By :\Ir. BbloC'k of the 3;)th-

..:\.. bill to amend :"ection I:3;i- of the Code.

ReferrPJ to CommittP.? on Education.

By ~Ir Hopkins of the 7till-

A bill t.n ame'lH1 the aC't C'reaeing a Doard of Commissioners for Tbomas county.

Rcferrerl to Committee on Corporations.

By ~Ir. Golightly of the :}Gth-

~\.hill tr> enac1t a JW\\' dwrtN for the tO\nl of Fairburn.

ReferTl'rl to Committee on Corporations.

By ~fr. 11rTner of t.he 22d-

~\. hill to prn.-ide for tl1e examination of priYate banksby the State bank examinrr.

Heferrrd to Commit.tee on B.mk~.

~Ir. Bro\nl, Chairman of the Committee on ~-\.gricnltnre submitte-d the following reprwt:

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

JJr. Spenkrr:

Th<> Committe<' on AgTicnlt.nre ihaYe had nnder consideration tJ1e :fiollo"1ing bill whieh the\' dirrot me to report back to t.he Honse with t.lw re('ommen'datron that same do pa&S:

~\ bill to make it a penal offense for an~ person to set fire to thP wood'S in the eount.y of Beuien.

Also, the following Senate bill, which they recommend -do not pass:

A hill to repeal section 14-il5(a) of the Code of lF\82.

J. P. BRO\YN, Ohwicrman.
The follo\ving S<>nalte hill was n~ad t1w sE'IC'Ond t.ime, to writ:
B~ Sen'artor Hopkins of the 7th-
A bill to plect the Snperim Oonrt Judges and Solicitors b.y the people.
The follO'\ving SPnate hill was read, t11e report of the committee ag:r<'f'cl to, and pnt upon its pas':"'af!,'(\ t1o w>it:
By Senat.or Coma_.;; of tJhP 3d-
A hill to amend t.he liquor law for Appling count.y.
The <>ommittE"E' propo~'C'd to mnrml the hill h~ adding a new srctron, as foHows: "This act in no ''"a.' to interfere with general Ja,v nf rluis SU1It0 in 1X'gawl to the sale of doJJWstic wine," which wa,;: agrrcd to.
On tlw paAAage of t,he hill the aye>"' wpre !Hl, the> nays 0.

TvESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1897.

955

The bill haYing receiw'ld a eonstJit.utionaJ majority was pa;;..;ed a,:; amended.

'Dhe following Hon.se hill was re~ad t.he se0ond t.ime, to wit:

By ~lr. ~IcCranie of Berrien-

A hill to make it a penal offense to set re tJo tthe grass, growth, or \\jooch on lands of another "'ithout tJhe owner's consent.

Thr following Tionw bill was ,taken np al1'd read, for the purpose of considering the SC"'late ametiHlments tJheTeto, to wi.rt:

By ~fr. Oahrin of Richmond-

A bill to regnlla,te the business of all dchenltni'e redemption companies.

Se:n'atC' mnendments X1oB. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 weTe concurred in.
The Honse refn~d t1o concnr in Senate amendment No.
1.
SPnate amendment No. 6 was amended as :foHows: By adding t.hereto the follo,ving W'ords, t.o wit: "Provided, tJhat
the depcsit t.o be made nnder the provi:=;ions of said section
shall eonsi:"t only of money, or bo.nds of t'l1e 1:::nited Sta.t8,
or bollCls of this State, or bomls of emmt.y or municipal <>orporations of this State," and the amendment, as amenJed, \nls eoncm,red in hy the House.
.Srnate amendment No. 7 was amendeJ, as follows: By

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inserbing after the word "ascerta~n" in the second line, the words "their colldition and."

~\.mendment X o. 7 was concurred m as amemkd.

On motion ocf :Jfr. Hamby, of Rabun, t1w Home adjourned to H o'clrwk a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Ga., December 8th, 1897.

The Hom<e met pursuant to acljo11rnment at 9 o'cl(){)k a. m. this day, "1as C'a11ed to oooer 'by tJhe Speaker, and opened >Yiibh prayeT by the Chaplain.

The roll wus called, amd tJhe foUowing members answered tJo rtiheir names, to wit: ~fest:n-s.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bm,b. Bond,
~oyd,
Berry, Brown, BnrkP, BussPy, Black, Branch, Bowc!Pn, Boswell, Burwell,

Bartll'tt,

Calhoun,

Blalol'k,

Chapman,

Brannen,

Copeland,

Boifeuillet,

Callaway,

Brinson of Burke, D()(lson,

Brins0n of Emanuel, Duffy,

Boynton of Calhoun, Durham.

Boynton of Spalding, Deakin>',

BennPt of Glynn,

Da\i~on,

Bennett of .Jaehon, Dickerson,

Cole,

Duncan of Chatham,

Cook of Deeatur,

Duncan of Houston,

l]cok of Oeonee,

Duncan of Lee,

Cah-in,

Edge,

Collum,

Eclwanls,

Cannon,

E>lPnfield,

Clement,

Ennis of Floyd,

Charters,

Ennis of Baldwin,

\VEDKESDAY, DECE~IBER 8, 1897.

957

Famt,

:'llozley.

F(,rd,

2\lor)!an,

Foster,

l\J,.ldrim,

F<~garty.

Maddox,

Ft'lder,

:'lleadow~.

Fl'lker,

:'llontfort,

Free111an,

:'II :1 nsfiehl.

Gowen,

}Jorrisuu,

Griffin,

Mullinax,

Hall,

J\1 eDonald,

Hogan,

2\IcLan)!hlin,

Hill,

:!\fe:'llicltael,

Hitch,

~lcDauiel,

Hawes,

:'llcCounPll,

Harnll,

::'llcCook,

Hamby,

:'IIcKl'e,

Hi)!htower,

:'lleCraniP,

Herrin~ton,

?llcLarty,

HendersonofColqnitt, ~leGehee,

Henderson of DPKalb, J\lcDonongh,

Henderson of Irwin, Xieholas,

Henderson of Forsytil, Nisbet,

Henderson of"'ash'n, Niles,

Jordan,

NeYin,

.Johnson of Hall,

OliYer,

.Johnson of Appling, Oakes,

Johnson of Tahaferro, Ogletne,

Kiser,

Patten,

Kaigler,

Paulette,

Knowles,

Parker,

Kendrick,

Palmer,

Lance,

Pa,~e,

Leard,

PParee,

Little,

l'olhill,

Lott,

Phinizy,

Longley,

Quillian,

Law,

Rawls,

1\Ioore,

Reid. ReeeP, Rawlings, Rerlding, Rurlicil, Rutherford,
~laton,
Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Snlith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Tylor, Turner, ThomaFon of :\Iorgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thuma~ of Pierce, ThomHH of \Yare, Underwood,
,~aughn,
Yineent, "'est, \\'ebb, Wight, \\'alden, "'atkins. Whipple, \Vilkes, \\'hitaker. \\'orsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wileox of Wilcox, Yates, l\Ir. Speaker.

Those absent wme ].fessrs.-

Baggett, Bedgood, Craig,

Ellis, Grice, Johnson of Baker,

Roberts, Thomas of Clarke, Wright.

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JouR.xAL OF THE HousE.

:.\Ir. ThiOilllas of WOO"e, (}'bJa:iJrm,atn ~ ~tlhe Comrnlittoo <m Journals, mp<W'ted 'thia't tlhe J'otuTI11lll <if yesterday's proceed!ings had been eX'a:mlined an\:l approved.

The Journal was read and confirmed.

:Mr. I-IruU of O:nvOOI. IJnQI\~oo !to reoonsidw iJhe acbiO'll of
the House on yesiterdlay in its falilure to Iffiss the Sj)C()ial eOIJ11Ini't1t:oo\s s1thstitn~te :f()r rtJhe Peniten'tliary Oommi'ttee's conviclt bill No. 582, notice of '\v!hich 'Was givoo during t'herC'ading of 'the Journal.

11he mdti~m tiO :reeons~dffi' prm1ailcd.

~I r. 'I'hO'!H<l:'>on, C!lliairm~n of tJhe Commilttoo on ~Iilitary Affairs, ,;11'bm'i:t1te!d 'the foHowiHg report:

'Taw Commi,t:tee on ~Iiilitary ~\Jfa!lirs have had under con.sidei'a:bucm ~the j1o1low~ng SP~w'tP hills, w1hich I am instructed as chairman to l'epm;t to tihe House mbh 'a :oocommenda:tion that 11he Slame do pass, to ~wit:
A ~bill to in~rease the rank of tlhe adjutalllt-general of t.his State.
THO~L\SON ~or ~forgan, Chairman.
~fr. Littl<", Ohainnan of the Oommit:tee on Finance, 811bmi t't('d th<" following rcpmt:
Jfr. Spraker:
ThP Cmmn~ttee on Finan1c-P han' hml nndcr <"Olt~idPr:l tion rlH' fnll<l'\\'i np: TT'Ol!i"l' re:<oln t.ion, whic-h t;he." inf'trn('t me tn repwt h;wk \\-ith r'll<' rrrnnmWIHlatirm ~that tl1c ~nnw do p<'~". to wit:

WEDNEDSAY, DECE:~IBER 8, 1897.

959

A resolution autJhorizing 'tlhe Gon~rnor of tlhe Stnte to ih(Ja.T Mld det.e.rmi:ne 11Jhe cJ.aim fu'l" rewards offered :or Soilomon anld Oamrie Zeig1ler by Frank Morris.

Respec.tfully submitted.

JNO. D. LITTLE, Oha.il"man.

The Comm~btee on Agn-ilculture suibmiuted .the fuHowing report:

Jlr. Speaket:
Your Committee on Agmeultnre have had under considerntion Semte bill No. 40, whidh is '~a bill 'to be entitled an actt t.o repeal se-ction 1455(,a) of the Oode of 1882, IW'hioh ::-eqni1e;; ;;nclh t:r'ibnnlals 1as !have conltr*ol over oounty mal(;ters to lmihl fPH'<'E"" anomHl militila districts 'adopting ,tfue State law; abo Ito repeal se-ct,ion 1455(lb) of said Code, 'and for dt:ther purposes," and have fby 'a majority vote of rthe memibers pr~ent reecmunended 1th1at sa~d bill "do not pass."
'Dhei'ef1o:re we, tlhe undersigned rmemJbem of said eomm~tt.ee, believing tJhat the pa.cmge of sailid bl:ll would enure to >the benefit of all sec~ons whr:idh may be affected by the AAme, do hereby submit our rminorlity reporrt therrecm, and protest against the aetion thereon lh~d and recommend 7hat said bill do pass.
DA).TJEL LOTT, H. A. CALHOT7X, C. S. ~IEADOWS, A. COOK, J. R. ~IcCRAXIE, ~- G. HEXDERSOK, B. ~f. TTI01L\.S,

l:l60

.JouRXAL oF THE HousE.

A. G. GOWEN, \Y. E. FAUST, J. A. J. HENDERSON, G. G. FORD.

:Jir. Cole o.f Carroll mbrnd 'to take up tJhe bill, wl1idh prohibits the playing o.f match games of .foutball in tJhis State, and '""hich ""as on yesterday returned >to the House without tihe Governor's approval, for '1:Jhe purpose o.f passing 'the same OYer bhe GoYernor's veto.

T1he motio.n prevailed.

The bill was put upon its passage.

On the passage o.f ~he bill Mr. Hill of Troup called for the previous question, "~hicih ca:ll was sus:t~1ined, and 1Jhe ntain question ordered.

On the passage o.f the bill over the Gmernor's veoo t!he ayes a.nd nays were as foHows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adam~,
Arnold, Awtry, Batf's, Bash, Bond, Boyd, Berrv, Bnrke, Bussey, Bowden, Burwell, Bartlett, Blaloek, Brannen, Brinson of Burke,

Boynton of Rpal<ling, Beunett of .Jackson, Coif', Cook of De<atur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Calhoun, Copt l a n d , Callaway, Dntry, Durham, Deakins, DaYison,

Dickerson, Duncan of Lee,
F.d~e,
Edwards, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Fant, Foter, Felker, Gowf'n, Hogan, Hill,
H>~wes,
Harrell, Hamby, Hightower,

WEDNESDAY, DECE~IBER 8, 1897.

961

Herrington,

McCook,

Henderson of Colquitt, McKee,

Henderson of Forsyth, McCranie,

Hendersonof Wash'n, ::\IcGehee,

Jordan,

Nicholas,

.Johnson of Appling, Niles,

Kaigler,

Oliver,

Kendrick,

Oakes,

Leard,

Ogletree,

Lott,

Patten,

Longley,

Paulette,

Moore,

Palmer,

Mozley,

Polhill,

Morgan,

Quillian,

Maddox,

Reece,

Meadows,

Swift,

McDonald,

Simpson,

McMichael,

Stone,

McDaniel,

Stapleton,

McConuPll,

Sell,

Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Thompwn, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood. Vaughn, Vincent, Walden, watkins, Wilkes, Whitaker. Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, 'Vilcox of Wilcox, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Atkinson, Black, Boswell, Boiieuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Charters, Chapman, Dodson, Duncan of Chatham, Dnncan of Houston, Ennis of Floyd, Ford, Felder,

Freeman,

McDonough,

Hall,

Kevin,

Henderwn of DeKalb, Pace,

Henderson of Irwin, Pearce,

Johnson of Hall,

Phinizy,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Raw!~.

Kiser,

Reid,

Knowles,

Rawlings,

Lance,

Redding,

Little,

Rudicil,

Law,

Rutherford,

Meldrim,

West,

1\Ion tfort,

Webb,

Mansfield,

Wight,

McLaughlin,

Whipple,

Th05e not voting were 1'IeBBr!.-

Brown, Branch, Baggett,
6ibj

Bedgood,

Ellis,

Brinson of Emanuel, Fogarty,

Craig,

Grice,

962

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Griffin, Hitch, Johnson of Baker, Morrison, l\J ullinax,

::\lcLarty, Nisbet, Parker, Roberts, Slaton,

Th.:>mason of Morgan, Thomas of Clarke, Wright, c\Ir. Speaker.

~\yc,;, 107. Xa.Ys -!ti. X ot Yoti11g :W.

11hc Speaker mmonrrueod thre resulrt of 't1w vdtc, and .ruled
thralt 'nhe necessary ecmS'IJitutlianta!l maj1m,ity Qmd nlot v:oted. ior t<l1e hiLl, ~n:d tihait the same f\v'as tihme:fore loot.

From this ruling }Lr. Oole of Oarroll :appealed, an8. ifue question of sust.iliinirrg tlhe ruling of tflre chair was submitted 'to tthe House.

On the que.stion }[r. Calvin af Richmond ~eaHed for the
ayes and nta,ys, >vihicih CJall ,,,l!JS sU:Stairued a:nd hb;d, ras foUows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold,
Arm~trong,
Atkinson, Bates, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Boynton of Calhoun,

Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Davison, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Elge, Edwards,

Edenfield Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hawes, Herrington, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of DeKalb, Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyth, HendPrson of \Vash'n, Jordan, J onhson of Hall, Johnson of Appling,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1897.

963

.Johnson of Taliaferro, McLarty,

Kiser,

McUehee,

Kaigler,

McDonough,

Knowles,

Nisbet,

.Kendrick,

Niles,

Lance,

Oliver,

Little,

Oakes,

.Lott,

Ogletree,

.Longley,

Patten,

-Law,

Paulette,

.Moore,

Palmer,

Mozley,

Pace,

.Morgan,

Pearce,

:Meldrim,

Polhill

.Maddox,

Phinizy,

Meadows,

Quillian,

Montfort,

Rawls,

.:Mansfield,

Reid,

McDonald

Reece,

McLaughlin,

Rawlings,

McMichael,

Redding,

McDaniel,

Rudicil,

'McConnell,

Rutherford,

McCook,

Swift,

McCranie,

Simpson, Stapleton Sell, Rmith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of 'Yare, Underwood, Vaughn, 'Vest, Webb, Wight, 'Vaiden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, "Thitaker, 'Vorsham, 'Vilcox of Telfair. lfilcox of Wilcox,

Those voting in iJh-e negrubive were Messrs.-

Awtry, Bush, Cole, Cannon,

Durham, Deakins, Dickerson, Gowen,

Harrell, Nevin, Vincent, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Branch, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Emanuel, Craig, Ellis, Foster, Fogarty, --Grice,

Griffin, Hitch, Hamby, Hightower, Johnson of Baker, J,eard, Morrison, Mullinax, McKee,

Nicholas, Parker, Roberts, Slaton, Stone, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Wright, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 136. Nays 12. Not voting 27.

964

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The:refoil"e, fihe decision of the Speaker, -w{hioh was im_dfect tJha-t it book a ttwcrtihirds Y'ute of aH t1he House (117 or more) 'to 'OV'erride i_lhe Gbver:nlor's Yeto, and that in e:ont;cque'IlCe of tJhe hrli 1mdei!" c~nsri'difia:tuon }raving received less than 117 V'Oit:es, O'l' a majori1ty of aH the members electro 'to tthe House, tUw bill ''"as loot, was sus!Ja:ined hy 1!he House.

::\Ir. Oliver, OllJalirmatn of tlhe Oonuu'~ttec em Erurollment, submit1t.ed the follow:ing report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The comrrnttee re')_)Oirt as duly sigtrwd hy 1tJhe Speaker of t.he House amJd Presidentt of the Seruat.e, and delivered to
'the Go,'eo.nm, 'the fuHowing acts :
An a'Clt to amend an 'act inoonporalting ehe oown <Yf Sm;yrna.
_A<loo, ru-t act to amoold secttian 815 of the Code for 1Jhe re--vj.-ion of grand jurry lists.

Also, an act 'au'tJ101rizing tlre TrCiasurer to draw on any funds in tJre treasury tb 1illr'e >allu!mmt of $400,000 to pay teruclheno .
.L\Jso, Wl a:ct to approprila1te $1,000 'to repair maps in tihe -office of Secretary of 8'tate.

A'lso, an aot to prorde for 'a{hn'issi'on of W'OII11en physiC"imus in rthe Luntatic Asylum.

Abo, an adt pr<wid'iing for 'as8SSOI'S and receivers of ta.x returns fur ilhe city of Harwkinsville.

WEDNESDAY, DECE~IBER 8, 1897.

965

Aloo, '3.ll act 1Jo 1armenld tflm charter of the !town of Powder :Sp:riings.

A1so, '3.ll a0t to estlalblriSh a system of rpublic schools for Culloden.

Also, a.n act 1Jo :r<enew the {')bia~ter 'df Grarutv~Ne.

Also, an act 'tlo i'oocmpooa:te tlhe town 10f Donaldsonville.

Also, an 13ic't lt1o estlaii:Jl~ifu a doilspensary in Mcxrgam, Oalhoun COUll'ty.

Also, .an 1a~t to ~n~arporate \V:ooidstock, m Ohe!rokee
COunltJ.

Also, an act iJo provide a clommtu1:Jation tlax in lieu of road .du:ty in Clayton oouilllty.

Also, an oot to 1a'mend sectJion 1642 1of tfhe Oode 'Of 1895.

Affio, 13.n acl fu amend section 428 'Of 1Jhe Odde of 1895, p:l'dmbiting the sale of spir~tuou:s 1liquorn.

Aloo, an act rtJo procme a {')ompletJe roster 1by oompanies of the troops fll!I"n'ished 1by tfl1e State during the 'la:te "'vm.

Aloo, an act ltJo rpay jurors f:vom 1Jhe coUJnty !treasury in cwtJai.n cases.
Also, an am 1Jo cOIIlldemn l'am'ds :bar mrucacdamizing public
;roa;ds.

Also, tihe :fhllO!Wing resolubion =

A :reaolution appointing a spemal CJOIUIIritJtee iJo investi-

966

JouRNAL oF THE Hot:sE.

gate ilhe right of the lrute Treasurer Hardeman to certainfees.

Respec.tfully su'bmitted.
T. D. OLIVER, Chail'Ioo,n. Mr. Johnoon, Ohlairman of tlh:e Oommitltee 'Oil Om'porotiorus, sulbmiitted tih'e foillowi:ng repoil't: Mr. Speaker:

The Commiutee on Oorpora:tiibns 'h!a:ve ihad under consi!dma:tilon the fol1owing Senate lbilll, >vthich 't!hey instl'U'ct me 1Jo repoot back .iJo tjhe House with 'tJhe T'eoomm'en!da:tion tlhat the same do pass as amended, fu w'it:
A billl vo amend 1tfhe ehla:rter of 'the cri:ty of Brunswick,. an'd for otJher pul'pOOes.

Respootfully submitted.
FLETOHER :1.L JOH:YSO:N, Chiairm.an.

The folHow~nlg message was rooei>"ed frOIIIl the Senate throug1h :1Ir. Oli:fJton, Sooretwy tJhere~of:

Mr. Speaker:

11he Senate ih'as passed by the requisite constitutional li!ajor~ty tfue folldwing Senalte bills, fu wit:
A bill <to amend section 2388 of ttlhe Civil Oode <Yf 1895, regulating certJa.in busine;;s of Building a:nd Doa.n Asso-: cj.a'ticms.
A bill to require ra11 guamntee rand surety companies 1Jo deposit 'ceritain lxmds wiitJh the Tl'easurer of 'the State.

s, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

1897.

967

The Sen~te lhas 'also ~onc'11:1T1d in the substitute by iihe House to tJhe fdllmV'ing 'Sen'mte hill, i:lo 'Wiit:

A Ibm to change rtlhe 11Jihne of /hloMing the Superioc Court of Appling oounty.

The Sen13!tle has also passed iby the requisite oorustltutlion:al maj1ority tlhe foHorwimg bihl of 'tilm Horuse, fu wit:

A bi:ll to RJWlish 11ihe oorm'ty court of "\Vare.

11he 'SenJaJte !hias also passed 1as arrnen!ded 'by 1Jhe requisite constitut~cmal majority t/hie :f01Uowing House bm, to wit:

A 'l:Jill to esta!blish a loc.ail public school syStem olllhside of th'e city of Ewtonlton, in Putinam ocnmby.

~fr. Lance of L>ni'on askeid for iooe of a1boo110e until 3 o''olock tJhis a:ftornoorn, on 'aciCiortrnt of a speci<al matter a busin1ess, whidh 'letaYe was gran'too.

11h'e ~bill prepareld by tlh'e speciral committee of one from each c;ongressionlal disltrict as a sUJbstiltute for tlhe oonvict measure l'eported by tfue Pen!ite11tiary Oommi:Hee (House brH No. 582) was taken up for consi:derarion.

~Ir. Fogwt:y of Ric'hmoll!d moved tha:t eadh section of the roll, anld eacJh 1aJmendmemit offered, be corns~dered separ.<l'tely.

11he matron prevailed.

Soot~on 3 was read alld the following amenidment iliereto was offered, read, a:n:d 'a!dopted, 1to >vit:

968

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By ~fr. BoyrutJon of Oalhoun-

'Do amen'd by addimg tadl~er tllhe word "bond," in line two of salid section, tlhle :t:oUcmoinlg words, 'DO wit: "good sOOill'iity."

Sections 4 and 5 were read an\::l .adopted.

Soobion 1 was recm"led to, 1amJd 11r. Edt1v1ards of Eiara!lson ofliered uhe :foUowing ame:ntdJment therebo, to w~t: By ,adding after tllhe word "Sta:te," in the ~hird line, 31Il'd before ihe word ''\\,ho," the words ''one of wfhom sha:ll be a pl"acticimg physidan."

~Ir. Ohapman of ~Iuscogoo called or rtihe prevl~ous question, ,,,llich caiH was sustJatin:ed, and tihe mruin qnesti'OOl crdered.

The amendment was lost.
Sect~on 6 \\,as read. }fT. Ohrupmam of ::\Iuscogee movced to amend the section by amendi11g after the word "or," in the seYenteenth line, and before the \Yord "an," the words "in case of an emergency," \Y'hich was adopted.

::\Ir. Rawls of Effingjham moYed t.o strike ou:t ,a;ll of sec- tion 6 a.fter tJhe :fifuh 1ine.
~Ir. Rawls of Effinp,<l1am offered dhe foHow'ing amendment for the one pre,,iously offt1'ecl by him, to >vlit: "The commissioners may, or any o11e of tiheir number, Biennially im:pect the misdemea.n:or Ciaimps in tihe State aind m'ake sn'Cih reports to the GoYerll'or as mny be deemed necessary."
~Ir. Rekkling of Pike 'Cia!llt:<d for nhe previmiS questi:on, whie!h ca!ll wa:s sust,a'ined atlld lthe main question ordered.

The suWtirtute >vas lost.

'VEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 18!"17.

969

On tlhe origiI11811 amenldrrnent offereld by ~frr. Ram~ls ~:>f }~ffingham, ::\Ir. Blrulock of Fayeltte C!aJ}Iled fo;r ill1'e ayes and 11ay.s, whiah oa:ll was susbaine'd and hlald, as :oli'o.ws:

Those voting in ltJhe affirmaltive were Messrs.-

Aurum!, Arnold, Bond, Berry,

Foster, Felder, Hogan, Hawes,

Pearce, Polhill, Quillian, Rawls,

Brown, Burke, Branch, Boswell, Bartlett, Boifeuillat, Brinson of Burke,

Harrell,

Reid,

Herrington,

Reece,

Hendel"SSnof Colquitt RJawl'ings,

HendersonofWasht'n Redding,

Jordam.,

Rutherford,

Johnson of Appling, Stone,

~aigler,

Stapleton,

Bennet of Glynn, '()ook of Decatur, Calhoun, '<lallaway, Durham, Deakins,

Kemlrick, Lott, Mozley, Mood.ows, Mansfield, McCook,

Sell, Smith of Hancock, Underwood,
Vin~ent,
West, WaMen,

Da;vlison, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis of Baldw'in, .Jlmd,

McCranie, Nicholas, Nevin, Paulette, Palmer,

Wilkes, Worsham, Wi'lcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox.
Y~tes,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

:A.wtry,

Cole,

Ennis o Floyd,

Armstrong,

Collum,

Faust,

Atkinson,

Cannon,

Fogarty,

'Bates,

Clement,

Felker,

Bush,

Charters,

Freeman,

Bussey,

Chapman,

Hall,

'Black,

Copeland,

Hill,

Bowden,

Dodson,

Hitch,

Blalock,

Dufl'y,

Hightower,

Brannen,

Dlckersoo,

HendeTSIOn of Irw'in,

Boynoon of Calhoun, Duncan of Chatham, Johnson of Hall,

Boynton of Spalding, Duncan of Houston, t{nnwles,

Bennett of Jackson, Edwards,

Little,

9i0
Longley, Law, MQore, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, McDQnald, Mo.."\fichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McKee, McLarty,

JOURNAL OF THE HousE.

McGehee. McDonough, Nisbet, Niles, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Pace, PhinJzy, Rudicil, Srwift,

Simpson, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thomas of Ware, Webb, Wight, Wa:tkins, Whipple, WhHaker,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Boyd,

Gr<iffin,

McLaug.hlin,

Burwell,

Hiamby,

Parker,

Baggett,

Henderson of DeKalb Roberts,

Bedgood,

Henderson of Forsyth Sla:ton,

Brinson of Emanuel, Juhnson of Baker, Smith of Crawford.

Craig,

Johnson of Taliaferro 'I1h'ompson,

Cook of Oconee,

Kiser,

T.homa.s of Clarke.

Calvin,

Lance,

Thomas of Pierce

Duncan of Lee,

Leard,

Vaughn,

EU!s,

Montfort,

Wright,

Gawen,

Morrison,

Mr. Speaker.

Grice,

Mullinax,

Ayrs 66. :Yays 7 4. X ot Yoting 32.

The amendment was tfuerefore lost.

:Mr. Cole of OaTroll ealleid for rilhe pre>"i'ons question, which ea~U was susbained, 1and t::he main question w'as ordered on tJhc section and ilie amend'rnemt.
Mr. \Yest Olf Lowncles moYed 1to amencl section 6 by adding aftffi' tJhe word "mlisdemeanm," in tJhe sixth line, the wortds '1town arnd city," wlhi:dh was lost.
The amendment was a:dopteld.

\VEDNESDAY, DECE)IBER 8, 1897.

97!

-Section 7 was read. :Mr. Barible1Jt of Paulding offered the followimg subs~~tute ~here:far: "'Jlhe sai'd 0cmrmis:lilon
i;; hweby constitmteld ra Boa.Td ffi pelllwtlenili!ary paa'dons, whiQOO du:ty shall be to inve9tigate Ml rupplroatiollil :or executi~ clemen~y, 'llilld make recomtmenrlrutii!ons rto 11he Goverrwr oi
this Sl:ialte regardi,n'g tlhe gmanting of parrdons or paTole;. Tire rooommenid:ations slhal'l niOit be oonfineld fu oonvicts who make applioo:tion :far parr'don {)II' parole, but they are mrfuorizeld upon their owm. m'Otion to in!V'a:;tigate and recommend execultive clemency in a:1l deserving cases, sbaltin:g in suc'h recommenidrution wh~:J~ther they recommend pal"don or'
pilll"dle. And 'tlm Gov:ernor may pa.rt:Lon such oontvicts as his Ex>eellen~y may deem advisable, or pardon amy convict
for and during rtlli.e godd. !behavior of suclh conVict so paroled,
whiclh parole Sha'll release said convict :from the penliten-
ti:ary of th:is State, or and during 1the good behavior of such
conv~ot, whiCJh parole Shall be executed ru; paroles are now executed. That upon oomplalillt to th~ judge of ~e Superiar Court ~hat any pllil'Ole oonvidt has '\vrit!h~n said judge's judicial circuit 'aCJOOd otlher t!lran as a law-'albi:ding citizen, the judge 'before wh'om such oomplraint was made Shall, after five druys' notioo to such convriot 1and the solicirbor~n eml of suc!h juidiciaJ. cirouit, hear su:ch complaint in tJh'e ~arne :manrrer as injUJniCld~ons 3ire ruow heard UJrrd determined in thris State, mlld eirdher re>"oke such pa.rolre and :rem'anid such paroled com'idt to the pen1~tentiary of this State, or dismiss suclh complaint."

The amendment was lost.

Secticm 7 was adopted.

.Seet.ion 8 was read. ::\Ir. Bond of }Jia:dison offered there-
to tJhe :fdllowing amendment, to wit: By strikirug out the-

"972

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

,,md "se>"enteen," in rthe second line, and insertilig in lieu thmeof the word "fi.-rteen."

Mr. Awtry of Cdbb moved to amend the amendment by mriking out tGte word "fifteen" amid inOO!'tiTig in lieu tlrwoof the word "sixteen."

The amendmerrt to rtJhe amenodmlent was 1a:dopted.

For bhe ameru:lment of }fT. Bo11d of :M:.aJdison as amended, Mr. HiN of Troup off1l'Erl 'tfhe foUowi:nig subsuitute, to \vlt: To strike out of secmcm 8 the word ''seventeen" w1herever it oceurs and insert~ng in lieu th~f lthe word "fourt.een," which was loost.

Tlte amendment of }LT. Borud of }fooiscm as amended was agreed to.

'Dhe :following amenlclmenlts were .rulso 'Offered to section 8:

By }fr. Berry of vVh>jitfie~d-

To amen1d by striking out 'the wlh'oloe of the secmon.

By l\fr. l\IcDona:ld of Gwirunett-

To a!lnend by striking out the '\\1hole of rthe section.

Ry }fr. Ohapman oof }f.usoogee-

By adding aft!er tJhe word "several," in line two, <the following wards: "not exceeicling ten."

By l\fr. Atkinson of Oa:mde11-

To amend by striking out tihe word "female."

The hour of adjournmentt ha>"in'g ar.rived, the Home adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.

'VEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1897.

973.

3 O'clock P.M.

The House recOIIlvened at t1liis lhbur and was called to OI'de.r by the Speaker.

The roll was called, and tJhe folloi\villlg members an,owered to bheir nall1l.es, to wit: :Messrs.

Adams,

Calhoun,

Hendersonof ColqUitt

Arnold,

Chapman,

Henderson of DeKal!>

Awtry,

Copeland,

Henderson of Irwin,

Armstrong,

Callaway,

Henderson ofWasht'r:..

Atkinson,

Dodson,

Jordan,

Bates,

Duffy,

Johnson of Hall,

Bush,

Durham,

Johnson of Appling.

Bond,

Deakins,

Johnson of TaliaJerro-

Boyd,

DaV'ison,

Kiser,

Berry,

Diekerson,

Kaigler,

Brown,

Duncan of Chah.ham, KnO'Wles,

Burke,

Duncan of Houston, Kendrick,

Bussey,

Duncan of Lee,

Lance,

Black,

Edge,

Leard,

Branch,

Edwards,

Little,

Bowden,

Edenfield,

Lott,

Boswell,

Ennis of Floyd,

Longley,

Burwell,

Ennis of Baldwin, Law,

Bartlett,

Faust,

Moore,

Blalock,

Ford,

Mozley,

Brannen,

Foster,

Morgan.

Baifeuillet,

Fogarty,

Meldrim,

Brin'SOn of Burke, Felder,

Maddox,

Boynrbon of Oalhoun., Felker,

Meadows,

Boynton of Spalding, Freeman,

Mansfl.eld,

Bennet of Glynn, Gowen,

Morrison,

Bennett of Jackson, Hall,

McDonald.

Cole,

Hogan,

McMichael,

Cook of Decatur, Hill,

McDaniel,

Cook of Oconee,

Hitch,

McConnell,

Calvin,

Hawes,

McCook,

Collum,

Harrell,

McKee,

Cannon,

Hamby,

McCranie,

Clement,

Hightower,

McLarty,

Charters,

Herrington,

McGehee,

:974
McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, .oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Pawlette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce,
~olhill,
Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls,

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Reid, Reece,

Thomas of Pierce Underwood,

Rawlings,

Vaughn,

Redding,

Vincent,

Rudicil,

West,

Rutherford, Slaton,

Webb, Wight,

Swift,

Walden,

Simpson,

Watkins,

Stone,

Whipple,

Stapleton,

Wilkes,

Sell,

WhHaker,

Smith of Hancock, Worsham,

Taylor,

WHcox of Telfair.

Turner,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Thomason of Morgan Yates,

Timmerman,

Mr. Speaker.

Thompson,

Those absen:t were Messrs.-

"Baggett,

Griffin,

Roberts,

Bedgood,

Hendersonof Forsyth Smith of Crawford,

Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Thomas of Clarke.

Craig,

Montfort,

Thomas of Ware,

Ellis,

Mullinax,

Wright,

Grice,

McLaughlin,

J.fr. Olin~r, Chlairman of the Committee on Enl'ollmen<t, s1:bmiljltecl t1H' follo\\,;i,ng rBport:
JJ.r. Rpmker:
'Dhe Comm~tJtee on Elll'oUme<n't report 1as du'ly en't'olleld -and ready for tlhe signature of 'tne Speaker of the House .and P.r'eS-i'dent of the 'MnJa:te the following Mts, rto wilt:
AID ad to eStablish '!Jhe city court of \Yaycross, in the ('()Ull'ty of Ware, 'and for {)(!Jher pu~.
in Also, an act to rapea:l an a;ct no crea:1le a oounty oourt
<each county of Lhe Stia!te of Georg]a, ruppro;ved January

"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1897.

975

10th, 1872, so far laS tihe same re}aJte.s to tfue 'County o \Vare.

T. D. OLIVER, Olm.i:r:man.

~fr. Collum, Olm.ilmalll pl'o teim. of iJhe Committee on Education, sulbmitJterl t:he follmv'img report:

TI1e comm]ttee ihave lra:d under coooideration ltihe following Selllate lbi'lls, ''"hidh tJhey inJstJruct me to report back with tfu.e reoommenldaJtion 'tha!t 1tfuey do pass, to wit:
~~ bill to pl'O\-ide for ilhe roorganli2lation of the Board of Trmtees of the 1Sta:te University.
~-\..lso, a 11Jill to amend section 1354 of volume 3 of ilhe Code of 1895.
T:he oommilttee llave also [md un8er consi:dea'artion the iollo>\-:ing House bill, vlhich tJhey instruct me to re1p0rt baCk widh the recommenda1bion Wa!t rthe same !be read second time and rooommitood:
A hill to estaiblislh a college o lagriculbure a.nid mechanical arts.
Respootfully submitted.
COLLUM, Chiairmlan pro teo:n.
}fr. Johnson of Hwll, Ohaiirman of tfue 00llllmit1bee on Coo-pora!tions, submittoo the fol'lowing report:
Jfr. Speaker:
The ComJmitttee on Oorpora:tiorus nave lhJad under con-

976

JoURNAL OF THE HousE.

sicleration the follmving Senate hill, whieh I am instructed to return with the reeommellldation tl1at d1e same do pass,
:o wit:
A bill to repeal the act ineorpo~a.tring the town of Fairburn, appl'o\ed Februar: 17th, 183, and for ot'her purposes.

A1,o, a bill to amend tlhe ad creating bhe Board of Commi,sioners of H01ads and HeYenues in the county of Tihomas, and for other Plll1)0SCS,. which tJ1e committee report hack >Yrbh the recommendation t1Jat the &l.lne do not pass.

FLETCHEH }I. JOHXSOX, Chairman.

}[r. Little, Chair'nran of the Commitrtee on Finance, submitted tilie frollowillg report:

Mr. Spraker:

The Committre on Finfance Uul:\-e 1m:cl under consideration f;he following Senmte reoo~ntion, ,,-hic.h the; instruct
me to report back to tihc House ''".itil1 'the recommenclation that the same do pass 1as amended, t:o wit:

A rE'tlolut:ion proYid'ing for a doorkeeper for rear door of mE>&'-'enger\; room for 1t>Y'en1y-fiye days of t!his session.

Al.-o, the fo.Jlo\Yiing- H(}US(' resolutions, which tlhe; ill,;:truet me to rryxwt hack w~tlh tihe reconunenda:bion tha:t t!he ~ame do pass, rto wit:

A r~olution aut:horizing- 'the Gon.,rn.or to hol'TO'\V mony 10 supply cai'ua:l defif'ienrf.Jcs wit1tin :the tT'll1S of tihe Constitution, etc.

X rPsolntion rappropriruting {or payment of halanee dne on Code.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1897.

9i7

Also, 'iihe following H~ 'lliH, wfuiidh iJhey instr'uct me to 3"eport hack witlh b reoommOOJ<lation 1ll11a.t tthe same do pass, to wit:

A bill w rprovi:de for lighting Cffi'ltla!in offioos in the capi-
tol witlh electricity, to appropria1le a cel"bain sum of money to pay for l!ihe same, mtd for ather rpuriXliS8.

Also, ilhe follow1ing Hm100 1"8SS1ution, whiclh I am instructed tto repol"t 1ba:ck >v'iilh the rooommen!daticm 1Jhat the :::ame do ndt pass, 'to wit:

A rosolut'ion t'o increase the salary of lthe two ni~ht wa:tlc'hmen employed 'in the caJpiltol ibuildin<g.

Respectfully submitted.

JNO. D. LITTLE, Olliail"'llan.

'llhe special wder for tthe ihour w1as 'clisplaced tih'erefor, and ifue SeiTatte amendments to tihe follow:bng !bill were ooncurred in, tto wit:

By Mr. J enkints of Putn!am-
A b'iill to establish a public sc'hool \'l)'Stffin in the county of Putlllailll, outside the cilty of Ea:tonlton.
An indefinilte 1leav-e of 1rubsence \V:M grarrt'e:d 1bo :Mr. Brinson of Burke, '<m account of 1Jhe oritieial ilness of his :father; also, to :Mr. )fcLauglillin of 1Leatirweltiher, on 13!ooounlt of illness.

The House proceiedeld to tihe furtiher oonmdera!tion of the sub-.commit1tee's convict b'ill, ibeing 1a substitute :f.or House bill No. 582.
The amendment of 1~1r. Berry of 'Wihitfield was lost.
62hj

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.
The amendment of 1Ir. McDonald of Gwinnett waswithdrawn.
The amendment of 1Ir. Chapman of :1\Iuscoge prevailed.
The amerudment .of 11r. AtkinsOIJl. of Camden was lost.
:3lr. ~~ wtry of Cobb monel to amcml the ~cction by mlding at the end thereof t:the foUo1ving, to wit:
"The 'commission .:fu,a;ll sell 'to the 'be;;>Jt advantage all surplus products of tlh:e pen.Vten,tiary, and sh'a:ll rupply rthe proceeds tiliereof to th.e main:tenU'nce of 11fue institution as :far
aE necessary. Should any sm<plu.s fU11Jds arise from thi;;
source they shall be paid inrto uhe Sta:te Treasury annually, and the conmllision s'hall ~t tJhe end of eadh quarter make to the GoYernor a deba:iled repoTt of all s1wh transactions; provided, the cmnrmission slmcll have authority to fum~ euch surplus pl'l()(].uclts 'Or any pan.t thereof to 'tihe State
...:\sylum for the Insane at }frHoogeYi~le, tlre A:ca:deo:ny for the Blind at Maron, and Ito rtJhe 'School for tJhe Deaf ~at Cave Spring, ~should this :be founlcl p:rlacticatble.
The amendment 1vas 'adopted.
Sooti{)n 8, as mrnenldeid, \\1as 'adopted.
Section 9 was read and ~adopted.
Section 10 was read.
The following amendments were offered ,tJo sectJiOIJl. 10, to wit:
l{y Mr. 11cGehee of Hwrris-
To add after the word "county," m the first line, and

\VED~ESDAY, DECE.~IBER &, )897.

979

before tbe word "or," rthe words ".senatorial districts," which was loot.
By :Mr. Duncan of HO'!LSbon-

By adding at the oon~?.lusion -of said section tthe following, to wit:

"Provided, iJ:Jm,t when WJ.Y county 'in th~ State may now or hereafter utilize i'ts misdemeanor convicts on the public roads or public works of ooch counlty, 1:11-Le sa~d commissioners, Ulpon tllre requisition of ifue proper authoritiS of such county, shalll deliiV'er to said authorities all of the felony coonviclts convicted and sentenced foT nat more 1Jhlan two years in any :of i:ihe courts of said county, free of any cost to said c01mty, and sa:iid convicts shall serve 0111t tfueiT ~entenices upon th~ public roads or upon the works in the county aforem~d, subject Ito the same rnles and regulations ~s govern the Inil~emearuor conviots a:foresaid."

On the ,aJdoption of !illle runen/dlment, 11r. Duncan of Homsbon oalled for tlhe ayes and nays, whiich ca:ll w:as susltai'lled anld 'ha:d, as follows:

Those voting in the lllflirm:ative were Messrs.-

Brown,

Duncan of Houston, Lance,

BurKe,

Duncan of Lee,

Little,

Boifeuillet,

Felder,

Longley,

Boynllon of Spalding, Gowen,

Law,

Bennet of Glynn, Hogan,

Mansfield,

Bennett of Jackson, Harrell,

Morrison,

Calvin,

Hightower,

McCook,

Cannon,

Herrington,

McCranie,

Chapman,

Henderson of DeKal'!l Nevi!!,

Callaway,

HendersonofWasht"n Oliver,

Duffy,

Jordam.,

Paullette,

Durham,

Johnson of Hall, Pearce,

Deakins,

Jo.bnson of Appling, Quillian.

980
Reid, Reece, Rawlings, Redding, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton,

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Sell,

West,

Taylor,

Wa:lden,

Thomason of Morgan Wh'ipple,

Thompson,

Worsham,

Underwood,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Vaughn,

Yates,

Vincent,

Those voting in the nega:tive were J'l{essrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Acwtry, Armstrong, Bush, Bond, Berry, Black, Bowden, Blalock, Brannen, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Copeland, Dickerson, Edge, Edwards,

Edenfield,

McKee,

Faust,

McLarty,

Ford,

McGehee,

Foster,

:vlcDonough,

Felker,

Niles,

Freeman,

Oakes,

Hall,

Ogletree,

Hill,

Patten,

Hitch,

Palmer,

Hende!150n'of Colquitt Pace,

Henderson of Irwin, Rawls,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rud:icil,

Kiser,

Smith of Hancock,

Lout,

Timmerman,

Meldrim,

Thomas of Pierce

Maddox,

Webb,

Meadows,

Wight,

McMichael,

Watkins,

McDaniel,

Wilkes,

McConnell,

WHcox of Telfair,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Atkinson, Bates, Boyd, Bussey, Branch, Boswen, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke,

Brinson of Emanuel, Grice,

Boyn<ton of Calhoun, Griffin,

Craig,

Hawes,

Collum,

Hamby,

Dodson,

Henderson of Forsyth

Davison,

JQihnson of Baker,

Duncan of Chatham, Kaigler,

Ellis,

Knowles,

Ennis of Floyd,

Kendrick,

Ennis of Baldwin, Leard,

Fogarty,

Moore,

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981

Mozley, Morgan, Montfort, MU!llinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, Nicholas, Nisbet,

Parker, Pol hill, Phlnizy, Roberts, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift,

Sm:libh of Crawford, Turner, Thomas of Clarke.. Th!omas of Ware, Wright, Whitaker, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 5f>. Nays 61. K ot voting 52.

The amendment of :1fT. Du'llOOll of Houston was iJher& fore lost.

1fr. Hall of Coweita moved to amend the section by adding between the words "coonty" and "auiJhorities" rbhe

words "or municipal," which was agreed to.

Section 10, as amenkled, was agreed to.

Section 11 was read.

The foHowing raanendments were offered thereto, to wit:

By l\Ir. West oof Lowndes-

To a.dd to >the end of srotion l1 fthe following, to wit:

"That any hirer sha:ll have rthe rig1ht to su!Met, by and
with tlhe consent of the commission, any number or all of r.he convicts leased by rhim, l_)'l'O'Vlided t:here shall be no additional expense 1o the State," wlhlich was agreed to.

By Mr. Felder of Fultl()n-

By inserting afteiT rthe wmd ''pmsuit" and before the word "tihe" the foHdwing, to wit: "And sudh O'!Jher work as :is consistent wiit'h trhe physical 'aibility 'Of the convicts, provided said coonvids are not WOi!'ked in 0otton factories

982

JouR:s-AL oF THE HoT.:SE.

and machine shops arn'd iron foundries, where the product of 't1heir labor comes in competition ,,ith that of skilled free hbor."

By :lfr. Re<:1d:ing of Pike--
Ry adding aftcr the word "present," in the sixth line, ~he following: "But no convicts shall be 1hired to wo-rk in ::my iron foundry, cobton fac.to-ry, or other manufacturing esta;blishment wihere said conYicts will came in con:t1 irt with free skilled la:bor.
~For the amendment of 1Ir. Duncan of Houston, 1Ir. Copeland of \\ralker offered t1he following substitute. to wit: "By striking ont t:he word 'longer,' in the thi1d line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof tl1e word 'le.ss/ u1d by adding bet."een the words 'years' and 'all' in said line the words 'nor more than t.en years.'"
'Dhe substitute was lost.
~IT. Chapman of 1Inscogee moYed to amend fue S'lhstitu te as follows, ""hich was lost, to wit: By striking therefrom the words "not less than fiyc years, nm."
The substitute offered by 1Ir. Chapman of \Yalker was lost.
By )fr. Duncan of Houston-
To strike from the section the 1\"ord "fiye" whereYer the :::arne oc-curs, and putting in lieu thereof the word "ten," and the substitute s1tbsequently offered t1H'refor .was accepted.

'VEDNESDAY, DECE)fBER 8, 1~97.

983

By :Mr. Little of ~fuscogee-

To strike from nhe section the word "iron foundries" wherever the same occurs.

By :Mr. Chapman of 1fuscogee-

To strik<' from ihe section the word "iron fnnndries" wherever the same occuTS.

JHr. Rndicil 'of Chattoooga moYed to amend the amendment of 1Ir. Dickerson of Olindh by adding to the end of said section iJhe :fallowing, to wit: "Tq1e commissioners to restrict sudh employment to the end tJhat convict labor shall not come into competition \Vitlli. skilled or technical free labor further than is necessary; and in no case shall CC'nvict 'labor be worked in 0ompetition with such free labor."

Ry :Jir. Whipple of Dooly-

To add after the wmd "pursuits," in the sixth line, the words "provided tha:t in no ewnt shall convicts be worked i11 competition with skilled or tedhnical labor."

By ::\Ir. Duffy of Jones-

To strike out 1the words "iron foundries" whe1ever the :::arne occurs.

].Ir. Dickemon of Clim~h mowid t.o furtl1er amend by striking out the words "saw-mills," "ctif:!ting cross ties," and "tUTpentine :fial"'lls," "'hich was lost.

By :1Ir. Boynton of Spalding-

To add after the \Yord "purimits," in th.e sL-..;:th line, the following wards, to wit:

984

JouRNAL oP THE HousE.

"But no conivic.ts sbia.ll be hiTed to wark in any iron foundry ar ma.nlu.fuctturing SfuJbliShment wth0re free labdr is emplo;yed to do work of like chlaracter as that for which convicts are desired." '

The 1h:our of adjournment \having arrived,. the House adjourned to 7:30 o'clocik p. m.

7:30 O'clock P. M.
The House Tec.on\ened at this 'hour :and >Yas called toordeT. by th~ SpeakeT.
The following bills were irrh'Oduced, read tlhe first time, arrd approprvately reoferred, to wit:

B; :Mr. Johnson of Hall-

A bill to define patent medicines, and to regulate tJhe-

sale of same.



Referred to Committee on Corpora:tions.

By :Jir. Boynton of Calhoun-
A bill to revise tJhe Superiar Court calendar of the counties composing the A}bany circuit.
Re.ferred to Ge-n~ral J udici~~' 1]ommittee.
The :foUowing bill was introduced, read the first time>. and ordered engrossed, to rwrt: By Mr. Felder of Fulton-
A bill to amend the 0harter of the city of Atlanta.

WED~ESDAY, DECE:~IBER 8, 1897.

985

The roll was called, and the fullowing members answered to their names, to 1vit: hleSSil"S.

Adams,

Duncan of Houston, Maddox,

Awtry, Armstrong,

Duncanof Lee, 1 Edge,

Meadows, Montfort,

Atkinson,

Edwards,

Morrison,

Bllltes,

Edenfield,

McMichael,

Bush.

Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel,

Bond, Boyd,

Faust, Ford,

McConnell, McCook,

Berry,

Foster,

McKee,

Burke,

Fogarty,

McCranie,

Bussey,

Felder,

McLarty,

Black,

Felker,

McGehee,

Branch,

Freeman,

McDonough,

Bowden,

Q{)wen,

Nicholas,

Boswell,

Hall,

Nevin,

Bartlett,

Hogan,

Oliver,

Blalock,

Hill,

Oakes,

Brannen,

Hitch,

Ogletree,

Boifeuillet,

Harrell,

Patten,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hamby,

Paulette,

Boynton of Spalding, Hightower,

Palmer,

Bennet of Glynn, Herrington, 1 Pace,

Bennett of Jackson, HendersonQfColquitt Pearce,

Cole,

Henderson of DeKalb Polhill,

Cook of Decatur, Henderson of Irwin, Phinizy,

Cook of Oconee,

HendersonQfWasht'n Rid,

Calvin,

Jordan,

Reece,

Collum,

Johnson of Hall, Rawlings.

Cannon,

Johnson of Appling, Redding,

Clement,

JohnsonofTalliafei'ro Rudicil,

Charters,

Kaigler,

Rutherford,

Calhoun,

Knowles,

Slaton,

Chapman,

Kendrick,

Swii't,

Copeland,

Lance,

Simpson,

Callaway,

Leard,

Stone,

Dodson,

Lott,

Stapleton,

Duffy,

Longley,

Sell,

Deakins, Davison,

Law, Mozley.

Smith of Hancock. Taylor,

Dickerson,

Morgan,

Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim,

Timmerman, Thompson,

f!86

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

Thomas of Pierce, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb,

Wight, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes,. Whitaker,

Worsham,
Wilcox ot Telfair,
Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were ~Iessrs.-

Arnold,

Griffin,

Niles,

Brown,

Hawes,

Parker,

Burwell,

Henderson of For~yth Quillian,

Baggett,

Johnson of Baker, Rawls,

Bedgood,

Kiser,

Roberts,

Brinson of Burke, Little,

Smith of Crawford,

Brinson of Emanuel Moore,

Turner,

Craig,

l\fansfield,

Thomason of Morgan

Durham,

l\fullinax,

Thomas of Clarke,

Ellis,

l\fcDonald,

Thomas of Ware,

Ennis of Floy.'l,

McLaughlin,

Wright,

Grice,

Nisbet,

The House proceeded to the consideration of the sub;;;titutc for the PenitentiaTy Committee's convid bill at 1:1he point where the same was left when the House adjourned this afternoon.
1Ir. Chapman of ~fuscogee offered to amend the amen:dnlcnt offered by ~Ir. Boynton of Spalding, as follows:
By striking out the words "saw-mills," "turpenfine farms," and "cutting cross ties," in lines five a.nd six of said sectio11.
~Ir. Ilemlcrson of \Yasl1ington moYcd to amend section 11 by striking from l}ne 24 the word "ten," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "thirty."
:i\Ir. Dickerson of OlinCJh moYecl to amend section 11 by aclding after vhc word "pursuits," in tJhe sixth line of said

'VEDNESDAY, DECE]I[BER 8, 1897.

987

.;:;ection, 'the words "or suoh other industry as is coruistent .w-ith the physical a:bility of the convicts."

'Jlhe following amerrdmenrt to section 11 was offered, to wit:

By :Mr. Pace of N e>>~ton-
To add to the conc-lusion thereof the following words, to wit: "Xo person, or company, leasicng any of said convicts from t:b.e State, shall be allmved to hire them, or any .of them, to any other person or ~ompany."

The amendmeillt 1vas subsequently withdrawn.

:Mr. Redding of Pike called for the previous qnestion, whieh eall was sust-ained and tlhe main question ordered ~n the amendmen't of :Mr. Dickerson of Clim:h, and the amendment proposed thereto.
'Jlhe amendment of ~Ir. Rudicil of Ohifrttooga to the :2.menldment offered by :Mr. Dickerson of Clinch was adopted.
The amendment of :1Ir. Dickerson or Clinch, as amended, was adopted.
:Mr. Boynton of Spalding wit:Jhdrew the amendment -orlered by himself to :section 11.
!Ir. A~>try of Cobb moved to amend by striking the word "guards," in tl1e seventh line of the section.
Mr. :McLarty of Douglas cfrlled for the previous question <)n the section, and 'the amendments thereto.
The call was withdrawn.

988

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

T.he amendment af Mr. Awtry of Cobb was adopted.

:Mr. Awtry of Cobib offered to amenlcl furtiher by adding <tfter the word "transporta:llion," in tlhe seventh line, the word "gt~ards."

Mr. \Yihipp1le of Dooly moved rto reccmsider 'the action of the House in adopting the amendimerrt af Mr. A'wtry o:f Cobb, which struck the wortl "guards" after the word "all,n in the seventh line.

The motion to reconsider prevailed.

The amendment '''hich !had been reconsider was put to tfue House antd lost.

11he amendment of Mr. Awt.ry of Oolbb was withdrawn.

l.IT. Hall of Coweta mov''<1 to lllilllend seJction 11 by inserting in line fifteen, after 1:1he 'IVord "recived," ljjhe following "1'\o'ords, to wit: "All ccmvicts ,a:ftell" April 1st, 1899, sentem-ed to the penitentiary, shall be disposed of by the commission under and by virtue of the provisions of this act," whicih was adopted.

11Ir. Boynton of Spalding moved to reconsider the aetion a the House in adopting the amendment of Mr. Dickerson of Olin:ch, as :amen:decl by tihe amen:chnent of Mr. Rudicil ffi Ch:a;ttboga.
~Ir. Redding of Pike Ctalled for the previous question
on iJhe motion to reconsider, "'tthich call was sustained, and
the main question ordered.
On the motion to recons~der, 11Ir. Felder of FU'lton,. called for the ayes 'and nays, which ooll was not sustained.
'.Dhe motion to r1consider was lost.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1897.

989

liT. Blalock o Fayet.te moved that the hour o adjournment o to-nigl1t's session lbe extended until ilhe bill under ~o:nSidwaltion is disposed of.

The motion pre>ailed.

:Mr. Felder ,o FultJon offered tthe fullmV1ing or 'all the l'emaining <amenldmerrts to 1the section '\"\1:cich ,are now on the olerk's desk, to ''"it: To amen'd secti011 11 by inserting nfter the word "State," im 'line 1tihirteen, the following words, tr> wi:t: "And s11c!h ,~t1~er <work as is oo:nsiBten't with the physi:eal ahiEty of tllw ('OnYicts, pro>ided said con'victs are 11ot \VOTked. in ir011 ou1ldiies, cooton iiactories and machine shops, w!here the prod11dts of their la!bor rue offered in OOlllpetition wiJ:th tha't of free labOr."

lir. Dickerson or Clinch moYed tha't the House adjourn, wh~ch motion was lost.
'Dhe s11bstitU:te offere'd by :Mr. Felder ,of Fulton was adopted.
Se0bion 11, as <amenJded, rw.as <adopteld.
Section 12 was read .an<d 'a:dopted..
,section 13 was read. <lir. Boynton o. Ca['houn moved to strike from the ftJ1i line .of the section the word "svill," allid insert in lieu thereof {he word "may," whiclh 1"\WJ.s agreed to.
Section 13, ,as amended, rwas aidopted.
Section 14 was 1ead ra1ld <adopted.
Sootion 15 was read an'd adopte'd.

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Section 16 was read.

To section 16 'the following amendments were offered_

l3y Mr. Little of Muscogee-

To strike from 'the secticm tthe figures $100,000.00,. and substitute m lieu thereof $50,000.00, which was. agreed to.

By 11Ir. Felker of \'i'lalton-
To place a period :a:flter the word 'ltreasury," in 'the .::ixtJh line, a!l'd to sta-ike out 1the remainder of line six, and. nll of lines sBYen and eigh't.
The amendment ;ms lost.
B; 1Ir. Hall of Ooweta-
To strike rthe word 'lease," in line five in seotion 16, and in.sert in Eeu nhe.reof tlw words "cont,ra0ts of hiring," whioli amendment ''"as agreed to.

By :Mr. Fogarty of Riehmond-
By striking out all words after ,the words "go inlto," ani insert in lieu thm-eof :tJhe wo!Xls "Sba:te T~reasury to constit nte ,a penitentiary tfunld for reimbursing the rappropriation htrreby miade, and :for 'tlhe f\w'bh11' pUTpOse of meating 'apenitentiary fund for the eatJabli.Shmerrt of a central penitentiary herea:f1ter to be provided by <law.
The amendment was lost.

THlJRSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1897.

991

The seetron as !amended rwas aklopted.

Section 17 '\Vas read anld a'c1opted.

On motion of :Mr. Blalock of Fayette, the Home adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrow.

Atlanta, Georgia, December 9th, 1897.

The House met pursuall!t to adjom'llement at nine o'clock a. m. t;his day, ~wa-s caUed to order by the. Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called, and the following membe'l'S answered to their names, to wit: ~lessrs.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Baggett,

Blalock,

Copeland,

Brannen,

Callaway,

Boifeuillet,

Dodson,

Brinson of Burke, Duffy,

Brinson of Emanuel Durham,

Boynton of Calhoun, Deakins,

Boynton of Spalding, Davison,

Bennet of Glynn, Dickerson,

Bennett of Jackson, Duncan of Chatham,~

Craig,

Duncan of Houston,

Cole,

Duncanof Lee,

Cook of Decatur, Ellis,

Cook of Ooonee,

Edge,

Calvin,

Edwards,

Collum,

Edenfield,

Cannon,

Ennis of Floyd,

Clement,

Ennis of Baldwin.

Charters,

Faust,

Calhoun,

Ford,

Chapman,

Foster,

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Fogarty,

Meldrim,

Felder,

Maddox,

Felker,

Meadows,

Freeman,

Montfort,

Gowen,

Mansfield,

Hall,

Morrison,

Hogan,

Mullinax,

Hill,

McDonald,

Hitch,

McLaughlin,

Hawes,

McMichael,

Harrell,

McDaniel,

Hamby,

McConnell,

Hightower,

McCook,

Herrington,

McKee,

Henderson.of Colquitt McCranie,

Henderson of DeKalb McLarty,

Henderson of Irwin, McGehee,

Henderson of Forsyth McDonough,

Henderson ofWasht'n Nicholas,

Jordan,

Nisbet,

Johnson of Hall, Niles,

Johnson of Baker, Nevin,

Johnson of Appling, Oliver,

JohnsonofTalliaferro Oakes,

Kiser,

Ogletree,

Kaigler,

Patten,

Knowles,

Paulette,

Kendrick,

Parker,

Lance,

Palmer,

Leard,

Pace,

Little,

Pearce,

Lott,

Polhi!l,

Longley, Law, Moore, Mozley, Morgan.

Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece,

Those absent were ~Iessrs.-

Roberts, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson,
Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham,
Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Bedgood, Grice,

Griffin,

Wright,

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993

The J ourrral of yesterday's procoodings was read and co:n.firmed.

During the reading of the J onrnal ~Ir. Hitch of Brooks,
gave notice of a motion to reconsider til1e action of the House on yasterday in ad'opting t!he substitute offered by Mr. :Felder, of :Fulton, to certain amendments offered to sect~on 11, to wit: To amend said secticm by inse1'ting afte1 t1 he wOtrd "Sbte" in line "13" the following words, to wit: "And such other work as is consistent with the physical ability of the conYicct.s, provided said conYicts are not worked in iron foundries, cotton factories, aJHl machine
shop;: ''"here the products mtheir }abor are offered in oom-
petition w~dh t1mt of free labor."

The following resolutJion \Yas read the third time, and the House resolncl ~tself into commitlt.ee orf the "hole for the purpose of considering the same.

By 1Ir. Whitaker of Heard-
~\._ re8olution to make an appropriation to repair tl1e capitol building.

The committee aros<> and reported the rt:'.~olution back tu the Honse wit.h the l'ecommcnclatt.ion t~1at the resolu:tion be ndopted, as amemdecl.

The a:mcmlment.s propo.;:.ecl h: t1he committee IYC1-e as follows.

First to a.mCind 1l: striking out tlw worcb "any funds in the trrasm." not ot.herwi,:e appropria;tetl" and insrut.iug in 1ien thereof the words '\the public building fnnd."

8E>c>onc1. to amend h,Y inserting hehYccn t1Je 11ord "doi-
68hj

994

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

lars" and "to" in the nintih line thereo.f, t.he words "or ~ muoh th>reof as may be necessary."

T.he amendmenrts were agreed to.

'I'he report 'of the oommittee was adopted.

The qu6'3tion of adoptri.ng the resolution, as amooded,. was submitted to the House, and the 'aye and na.y vote "\VUS. as follows:

Adams,

Callaway,

Johnson of Baker,

Arnold,

Dodson,

Johnson of Appling,

Awtry,

Duffy,

Johnson ofTalliaferro-

Armstrong,

Durham,

Kiser,

Bwtes,

Deakins,

Kaigler,

Bush,

Davison,

Knowles,

Boyd,

Duncan of Chatham, Kendrick,

Berry,

Duncanof Lee,

Lance,

Brown,

Ellis,

Leard,

Burke,

Edge,

Little,

Bussey,

Edenfield,

Lott,

Black,

Ennis of Baldwin, Longley,

Bowden,

Faust,

Law,

Boswell,

Ford,

Moore,

Burwell,

Foster,

Mozley,

Blalock,

Felker,

Morgan.

Brannen,

Freeman,

Meldrim,

Boifeuillet,

Hall,

.Maddox,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hogan,

Meadows,

Boynton of Sp!lding, Hawes,

Mansfield,

Craig,

Harrell,

Morrison,

Cole,

Hamby,

Mullinax,

Cook of Decatur, Hightower,

McDonald,

Cook of Oconee,

Herrington,

McMichael,

Calvin,

HendersonofColquitt McDaniel,

Collum,

Henderson of DeKalb McConnell,

Cannon,

Henderson of Irwin. McCook,

Clement,

Henderson of Forsyffi McCranie,

Charters,

HendersonofWasht'n McDonough,

Chapman,

Jordan,

Niles,

Copeland,

.Toohnson of Hall, Nevin,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1897.

995

Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Polhill, Phinizy, Rawls, Reece, Rawlings, Redding,

Rudicil,

Thompson,

Rutherford,

Thomas of Clarke,

Swift,

Underwood,

Simpson,

Vauglhn,

Stone,

West,

Stapleton,

Webb,

Sell,

Walden,

Smith of Crawford, Whipple,

Smith of Hancock, Wilkes,

Taylor,

Whitaker,

Thomason of Morgan Yates,

Timmerman,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Atkinson,

Felder,

Bond,

GQwen,

Branch,

Grice,

Bartlett,

Griffin,

Baggett,

Hill,

Bedgood,

Hitch,

Brinson of Burke, Montfort,

Brinson of Emanuel McLaughlin,

Bennet of Glynn, McKee,

Bennett of Jackson, McLarty,

Calhoun,

McGehee,

Dickerson,

Nicholas,

Duncan of Houston, Nisbet,

Edwards,

Patten,

Ennis of Floyd,

Pace,

Fogarty,

Pearce,

Quillian, REid, Roberts, Slaton, Turner, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Vincent, Wight, Wright, Watkins, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 117. Nays 0. Not voting 44.
The resolutlion hav;ing rei<Xlived a oonstiJtutionral :mJaj,ority was therefore a-dopted.
Thie following re~olutiO!ll was read the third time, and the
House resolved itse.lf into committee oi the wlhole for the
purpose of oonsidering th~ same, to wit:

996

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Libtle of ~Iuseogee-

A resoluti'On 'to make 'a:n appropriation to replace certain funds in tlw Agricultural Department which lraYe been used in securing an exhibit of Georgia's resource:=; at the Tenne:=;sec Centennial.

The commitite'e arose and reported the resohn.ion back tv the House vitih th:e recommendation that the same be iidopted.

The committee's repor-t was agreed to.

On the a~option of the resolution the ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Blalock, Brahnen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cook of Dooatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Clement,

Charters,

Hamby,

Calhoun,

Hightower,

Copeland,

Herrington,

Callaway,

Henderson of Colquitt

Dodson,

Henderson of DeKalb

Duffy,

Henderson of Irwin,

Durham,

Henderson of Forsyth

Davison,

HendersonofWasht'n

Dickerson,

Jordan,

Duncan of Chatham, Johnson of Taliaferro

Duncan of Lee,

Kiser,

Edwards,

Knowles,

Ennis of Floyd,

Kendrick,

Ennis of Baldwin, Lance,

Faust,

Little,

Thrd.

Lott,

Fogarty,

Law,

Fehler,

::\fozley,

Free.man,

:\forgan,

Hogan,

::\leldrim,

Hill,

::\laddox,

Hitch,

::\leadows,

Hawes.

Morrison,

Harrell,

l\IcDonald,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1S97.

997

MC\Micha.el, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McC!"aalie, McLe.rty, McGehee,
Nicholas, Nevin, Oliver, Patten, Paulette, Palmer,

Pace,

Taylor,

Pearce,

Thomason of Morgan

Polhill,

Timmerman,

Phinizy,

Thompson,

Rawls,

Thomas of Clarke.

Rawlings,

Vaughn,

Redding,

Webb,

Rudicil,

Watkins,

Rutherford, Srwift,

Whipple, Wilkes,

Simpsoo,

Whitaker,

Stapleton,

Worsham,

Smith of Crawford, Wilcox of Telfair,

Those voting in the negative were ,Messrs.-

Bush,

Kaigler,

IDllis,

Longley,

Edge,

Moore,

Edenfield,

M'll:llinax,

Johnson of Hall, McLaughlin,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Smith of Hancock, Underwood, V:incent, Walden, W'iloox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Duncan of Houston,

Atkinson,

Foster,

Bates,

Felker,

Burwell,

Gowen,

Bartlett,

Grice,

Baggett,

Griffin,

Brinson of Burke, Hall,

BrinS'On of EmanueL Johnson of Baker,

Boynton of Calhoun, Leard,

. Boynton of Spalding, Montfort,
Bennett of JackS'On, Mansfie~ld,

Cole,

McDon,ough,

Cannon,

Nisbet,

Chapman,

Niles,

Deakins,

Oakes,

Ogletree, Quillian, Re.id, Reece, Roberts, Slaton, Stone, Seu, Turner, Thomas of Pierce Thomas of Ware, West, Wight, Wright, Mr. Speaker.

Aye;; 11~. Xays lS. Not votin,Q; 46.

l:J98

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

The re.soluticm harving received a coru;titutional majority ,,~a.;; therefore adopted.

The following re~olution was read the third time, and the
House resolYed i:tself into committee of the whole for the
oo purpose conside11ing the same, to wit:

By :1Jr. Lilttle of 1Iuscogoo--

A resolution 11rmidi'llg for the payment of per diem to an ll.ffiistant bookkeeper appointed under resolution of X ovember 4th, 1897.

The committtre 'arose and reported the resolution back to the House with t'11e re,commendation t:l1at the same be adopted.

The Clommittee's repol't was agreed to.

On the adorition of the re8ohl'tion the ayes and nays were as :foUows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell,

Blalock, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee. Collura, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham,

Deakins, Davis m, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felker, Freeman, Hogan,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1897.

999

Hill,

Mansfield,

Hightower,

:Mullinax,

Herrington,

McDonald,

Henderson of Colquitt, Mcl\Iichael,

Henderson of DeKalb, McDaniel,

Henderson of Irwin, McConnell,

Henderson of Forsyth, )lcCook,

Henderson of \Vash'n, McKee,

Jordan,

McGehee,

Johnson of Hall,

McDonough,

Johnson of Appling, Nevin,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Oakes,

Kiser,

Ogletree,

Kaigler,

Patten,

Knowles,

Paulette,

Kendrick,

Parker,

Lance,

Pace,

Little,

Pearce,

Lott,

Polhill,

Longley,

Phinizy,

Law,

Quillian,

Morgan,

Rawls,

Maddox,

Reid,

Meadows,

Rawlings,

Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Swift, Stone, Stapleton, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Thomason of :\!organ, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Walden. \Vatkins, Whipple, Wilkes, \Vorsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox.

Those not voting were ~Iessrs.-

Atkinson,

Hall,

Bartlett,

Hitch,

.Baggett,

Hawes,

.Brannen,

Harrell,

Bedgood,

Hamby,

Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker,

Brinson of Emanuel, Leard,

Boynton of Spalding, Moore,

Bennett of Jackson, Mozley,

Calvin,

Meldrim,

Cannon,

Montfort,

Calhoun,

Morrison,

Duncan of Lee,

McLaughlin,

Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie,

Felder,

McLarty,

Gowen,

Nicholas,

Grice,

Nisbet,

Griffin,

Niles,

Oliver, Palmer, Reece, Roberts, Slaton, Simpson, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of \Vare, Vaughn, Wright, Whitaker, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 122. X ays 0. X ot Y'otin'g' 50.

1000

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The resolution haYing receiYed a constitutional majofl'ity was adopted.

The following resolution was read the third time and the House resolYed itself into committre of 'the wih.ole for the purpose of collBidering the same, to wit:

By 1Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A resolution to app110p1~ate the sum of $500 to employ an expert a'coountant to check the books of t1le State treasurer.

The comm~ttee 1arose and reported the resolution back to the House wibh the re!c'ommendation tl1at the same be adopted.

Tille oomnliltte's report was agreed to.

On the adoption of 'bhe rooolnbion t.he ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting in 1lhe affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Bush, Bond, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Blalock, Brannen, Boifeuillet,

Boynton of Calhoun, Duncan of Chatham,

Boynton of Spalding, Duncan of Houst'>n,

Bennet of Glynn, Duncan of Lee,

Craig,

Edwards,

Cole,

Faust,

Cook of Decatur,

Ford,

Cook of Oconee,

Fogarty,

Calvin,

Freeman,

Collum,

Hall,

Cannon,

Hightower,

Clement,

Herrington,

Charters,

Henderson of Colquitt,

Chapman,

Henderson of Irwin,

Copeland,

Henderson of wash'n,

Callaway,

.Tordan,

Dodson,

Kiser,

Duffy,

Knowles,

Dickerson,

Kendrick,

THt:RSDAY, DECE)IBFR 9, 1897.

1001

Little,
Long~ey,
Moore, Mozley, Meldrim, Maddox, Mansfield, Morrison, Mullinax, McLaughlin, Mc:\Iichael, McConnell, McGehee, Niles, Nevin,

Oliver, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Pol hill, Phinizy, Rawls, Rawlings, Redding, Rudieil, Rutherford,

Swift, Simpson, Stapleton, Turner, Thomas of Clarke, Vaughn, \Vest, Webb, Wight, \\'atkins, Whipple, Whitaker.
\Yor~ham,
Wilcox of Telfair,

Th?se voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Boyd, Bennett of Jackson, Deakins, Ellis, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Felker, Hogan,

Henderson of Forsytb, Sell,

Johnson of Appling, Smith of Hancock,

Kaigler,

Timmerman,

Lott,

Thompson,

Law,

L"nderwood,

Meadows,

Vincent,

:\IcCranie,

\Vaiden,

~isbet,

Wilkes,

Stone,

\Vilcox of Wilcox,

Those not vdting were Messrs.-

Atkinson, Bates, Bartlett, Baggett, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Calhoun, Durham, Davison, Edge, Felder, Gowen,

Grice,

Morgan,

Griffin,

Montfort,

Hill,

McDonald,

Hitch,

1\IeDaniel,

Hawes,

McCook,

Harrell,

McKee,

Hamby,

McLarty,

Henderson of DeKalb, McDonough,

Johnson of Hall,

~icholas,

Johnson of Baker, Oakes,

Johnson of Tahaferro, Quillian,

Lance,

Reid,

Leard,

Reece,

1002

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Roberts, Slaton, Smith of Crawford, Taylor,

Thomason of Morgan wright. Thomas of Pierce, Yates, Thomas of Ware, , Mr. Speaker.

Ayes flS. Says 28. Xot Yoting 47.

The resolution ha,ing receiYed a constitutional majority was adopted.

The followling message was receiYed from the Senate thr'Ough ~Ir. Clifton, the Secreitary thereof:

Jl r. 8 peah'r:

The Senate h1as passed, by t'he requmte ccmstituti~nal majority the following bills of the Senal:, to wit:

A bill to amen:d section 86:3 of Code of 1895.

A bill to incorporate the town of HciclsYille, in Tatnall county.

A bill to define the duties and fix the compensation of the treasurer of Richmond county.

The Senate has al~o adopted the following Senate resolt~tiqn, to "it:

}._ J'('~olution granting e<'l'tain rights to the Atlanta, Knoxville and ?\ort1wrn Railroad.

The Senate has also c-oncurretl in the House amendment to the follo,Ying Senate bilL to wit:

A bill to reg:nlate tthe sale of spirituous liquors in Appling county.

THURSDAY, DECE:IIBER 9., 1897.

1003

The Sen!rute 'has also concurred m the following Houo.-~ -resolutian, to wit :

A reiloh~tion extending t!hanks to Hon. Augustus DuPont, Comrmisioner of Tennessee Cen1tennial.

Mr. Patten, Chairman pm tem. of the Committee on Counltnes and County )frutters, submitted tQle following r&port:

Jb. Speakfl':

The Committee on Conn'ties and Oounty )Iat-ters have hlad under cQiru,-idera>tncm the following Senate bills "-hieh I am inabrnct.od to repo!l't back with the recommenchution that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to ii~tcorpOI;ate the tQiwn of SnmmerYille, m the county of Chattooga.

A bill to in'corporate the to-wn of Trion, in the county of Cha.tt<Yoga.

A hill to amencl alll 'a<'it entitled a.n aot to e.;;tablish a system o free schools in tlhe town of HacC'oon, in Chattooga county.

A bill to repe;al an act en'tit.lecl an act to incorporate the town of Summer,ille, in the countY 10f Chattooga.

A bill'to l'epeal an act cmt~tlecl an act to incorporate the town of Trion, in the C'otmty of Cllattooga.

Also, the follo-wing House bill "-hich I am instructed to report ba:ck \Yith the rooonunendation that the same do pa.."S, to wit:

A bill to limit bhe amount of compensation to be paid the

1004

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

ordiniiry, clerk of the Superior comi, shm-iffs, ta..'\:-collector,. 1:ax receiYer, coroner, Qfficial cOlll't stenographer, all State,. county and city solicitors, who are elected or appointed under a spec.ial or genm1a:l act in e~ach and eYery county in this State, etc.
Respectfully submitted.
ARTHUR PATTEX,

Clm:irm!an pro tem.

~fr. Oli,er, OJ1airman of the Committee on Enrollment,. submitted the following report:
Jfr. Speaker:
T1he Committee on Emollme:nt report as proprly enrolled and ready for the signatucre of the Speaker of the House and President 10f the Senate, the following act, towit:
An act toanrend the eharter of the city of Atlanta.

HE'h"Pect.fully submitted. T. D. OLIYER, Chairman.

C\[r. Pearce, Chlairm'an of t.he Commibtee ap:pOinted toYisit the School for the Blind at ~fac.on, submitited the following report:
J/r. Speaker:
\Ye tho committee appoin~ted on the }J<'l['t of the House to Yisi:t the School for tlhc Blind at ~[aeon beg to make the following repoli:
\Ve haYe examined into t1he disposition of the finance;;

THURSDAY, DECK\IBER 9, 18!l7.

1005

~ppropriated iby 'lfue State to f,he imtitution, and find the Board of Trustees haTe made only such expendit:Ules neiCe.ssarily essential to the equipment and support of the instritution. The system of accounts are such that an exhibit along any line can be re1aclily shown. The expense o maintaining the one hundred and six students per day, including board, clotJ1ing, tuition, ser.-ant hire, and other expenses, is about thirty cents per clay. In our opinion, the students are recei>ing as good instruction, care and attention as the Sta.te can he expC'Cted to g1xe, and at the least possible cost.
\V e find that cYery neces._"B.ry attention has been, and is now being giwn to the sanitabion of the buildings and grounds.
\\re find the buildings in good repair, and amply sufficient for the work or the inSJtitution, while the grounds are neat. and well kept.
The mm1agement and work being done is creditable to the Board of Trustees and Prof. \Villiams and his able corps of teachers.
The only recommendation \Ye lmYe to make is, that t,he mmwgement lmy n1p:,.; to place b,Y the bellsides of students to stand on while Jressing when they arise in the morning.

Respectfully submitted.

C. PE"'"TICE, Chairman, J. \Y. TDDIER~L'"N, E. W. \V"'"TI\T~B, "'" B. DCXC~~X, J. \V. 'L'._YLOTI,
A. I. S:\UTH, \\~. R~'"\VUXGS, \\r..J. HERRTXGTOX, D. D. CR"~I(~,

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G. D. COOK, T. C. MORGA~, J. 11. COLLUM.

:Mr. Boynton, of Spalding, ChaiiTinan pro tBm. of bhe General Judiciary CommitteB, st~bmitted the following report, to wit:

Jir. Speaker:

The Gene.rnl Judiciary Committe have had under con- siderat.ion the following bills which I am instructed to report back to the House with t!he ~ommendation that the same do pass:

House bill No. 618, regulating the practiC in the Supe-
rior courts orr this S1t:a:te.

House bill No. 670, whid.1 amends section 859 of tihe
Code in referen~e ro making up panels of jurors in felony
cases.

The committe have considell"ed. the following bms which they recommend do not pass:

HotLo.e .bill No. 250, regula!l:!ing the practice of a:r'Cih~tect ure in this State.

House bill No. 283, which preYents the sacrifice of rool property sold at legal sales.

House bill No. 311, which IX>gulates the bringing of divorce suits in certain cases.

House bill No. 510, ~bolis!hing draims in fonna pauperis.

Hou.s'e bill No. 527, amending section 2716 of the Code in reference 'tv filing bills :for rooeiw'r, e11c.

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House hill No. 631, to amend seetion 4134 of the Code so a.-; to :require defense to unconchltion:al contJ:acis in writing rn just[ce court to be made in writing.

House bill No. 647, whiclh amends section 4147 a the Code so as to albw jury in jUBtice court $2.50.

House bill No. 650, provliding for tJhe jury trying criminal case to fix the punishment.
House bill No. 672, whi~h amends section 122 of the Code.
House mil No. 674, which amends section 121 of the
Code.

House hill No. 680, whi'Ch amends section 974 of the Code.

House bill No. 820, exempting femaJes from capital punishment, unless the jury trying the oose expressly rOOQimmends death punishment.

Respectfully submitted.

Mr. Fogarty, Ohamna:p. Spoo~al J udiociary Commi,ttee,. submitted tlhe following re:po~rt:

J AS. L. BOYNTON, Chairman pro tern.

)Ir. Fogarty, Chairman Special Judiciary Committee submitted the following rep01i:

Mr. Spcake1:

The Special J udi0ia.ry Committee have hiad under consideration tJhe following bill which they instruct me, as

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their chairman, to report back to the House -..vitJh the recommendation t11rat the same do pass as amended, to wit:

House bill Ko. 827, to authorize the city council of Augusta to extend Cmnming street.

Re&pectfull." mbmitted. D. G. :FOG~\RTY, Chainna11.

~Ir. Swift, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted tl1e follow'.ing report:

.llr. Speaker:
The Committee on Banks ha...-e had under consideration the following Senate bill \Yhrich the:' direct me to report back \Yith the recommendation that the ~ame do pas.s:
~\_ bill to pro...-ide for tl1e examination of pri...-ate banks by the h:-m k examiner.
He;:;pectfnll:- submitted.
T. ~L S\YIFT, Chairman,
3Ir. Little, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, wbmittcLl r1K following report:
Jf1'. 8 pw l.1r:
Thr Committre nn Finance h:wc lt.1d under comideration the follo,,j ng- II on ~e hill ,,-h iC'h 1 :lm in~ trncted to report l>aek 11irh rlt, rrcmmencbti:n tlwr thL author be allowed to ,,-itl~<.lrn,, tlw ~ame, to \Yit:

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10091

A bill to create in each county in this State a Board of Tax Equalizers, e!tc.

Re8pectiully submitted.

JNO. D. LITTLE, Oh'airman.

The join't comm~t,tee of the Sen!atJe '&nd Hmme appoinlted to inspoot tJhe Nwt:heast.ern Railroa:d submitted the following report:

'l'o the General A.ssembly of Georgia:

The joint committee of the Seilll.te and House, appointed unde:r resolution pTovid~ng for an inspection of the Northeastern Railroad, beg leave to report that the duty imposed upon them >V'as performed on Saturday, December 4th.
lYe found the rood-bed, crosstJies, trestles, buildmgs, equipment and otheT property in alb:ourt the san1e conditiorr as stated in the elaborate report. made by Goo. C. Smith, filed in the executJive office }fay 28, 1896 Cto which re:feTence is made) >vith the exception tha:t, smce the d:a:te orf that repo:r~t, one iand one-seventlh miles of rtJhe old 45 pound iron ra:ils 1have been taken up and replruced wi1Jh new 60 pound steel rails; 'tihat aibove twelve thousand ne!W crossties have been placed on the track; that such repairs have been made on the trestles :as 'to make them su:itable fur present use; and thrat the old lig'ht engine No. 271 has 'been eX'dhangeld aft a cost of $1,250 orr a iheavier second.Jhiand ~ne in good
repair. IVe are pleased to report that the road runs its ent.ire
length through a rich agricultural country, and tJhat it has. a good lueal patronage i:n addition to its tJhrough business-all of which ii has been able to- handle with reasonable promptness, ruottwithstanding .i'ts great deficiency in equipment-that de:ficiffilcy, however, 'being, in a large measme
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supplied by arrangement.- wuth eonne'Cting roads wltereby freight cars are fnrnislwd for tihe hnsin:ess of tl1is road.
The present m~ma~rem0nt "\\"e find to be in all res:pects capa hle, effieient, and alert to the int.cT0St of tl1e road, and we haYe no ltesitatlion in thns expressing olllr conunendation.
Notwithstanding the Si<l'tC re<tlize,; WHW rwofit in operating t,his :r<oJad, irt i:> the judgment of Hte commilttee tlhat 3. sale of the road shmdd lw effected as soon as rna~- be, and, to that end, we recommend that a law l~ passed authorizing the Gm-ernor to offer tlm same for sale wheneYer in his disCT'etion snoh sale ean be nmde, proYided tl1at the minimum P'rice at whioh 1:1he road may he i>o.Jd shall be $287,000, that being the ammmt of the bonded indehtroness of the State .on account of 'said road.

Respectfully snbmitted.

K A. FLE"\YELLEN, Chlairamn, T. F. ~IcFARLAXD~ W. Y. CARTER,
On pa:rt of the Senate.

vY. A. CHARTERS, Chairman, J. J. BOWDEN, B. H. HILL, N. D. ARNOLD, JNO. D. LITTLE, .T_. R. NISBET,
On part of the House.

~Mr. Oliver, C~~ai11mam. of ;the Committee on Enrollment> submitted the following report:

Mr. SpeaJ.:a:

The Committee On Enrollment report as l'L'gularly en-

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1011

rolled and ready for the sign:ature of the Spooker of the House and President of the Senate, the :following act:

An act to establish a system of public SiChools for Putnam county.

Respectfully submi1:ltd.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

The Honse proceeded to the fu:r1ther con.sidemtlion of the csubstitnte prepared by the sub-committee uf one from each oongrssional dllitrict for the House com"ict bill, Xo. 518, presented by the Pen.iJtentiary Committee.

The subsbit.ute was read, as ame.nded.
The passage of tfue subst~tute, as amended, was put to the House.

On the pa!3Sage iOf tJhe su:bsbitute, as amerrded, the ayes and nays were as foHoJWS:

Those voting in iifue affirmaltive were Messrs.-

Adams,

Cole,

Freeman,

Awtry,

Collum,

Hall,

Armstrong,

Clemen<!:,

Hill,

Atkinson,

Charters,

Herrington,

Brown,

Chapman,

HendersonofWasht'u.

Burke,

Copeland,

Jordan,

Bussey,

Dodson,

.Johnson of Hall,

Black,

Duffy,

Kiser,

Bowden,

Durham,

Knowles;

Burwell,

Duncan of Chatham, Kendrick,

Bartlett,

Duncan of Houston, Lance,

Blalock,

Ellis,

Little,

Brannen,

Edwards,

Longley,

Boynton of Calhoun, Ennis of Floyd,

Moore,

Boynton of Spalding, Faust,

Mozley,

.Bennet of Glynn, Felder,

Meldrim,

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Maddox, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nisbet, Niles, Oliver,

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Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Parker, Palmer, Pa.oe, Pearce, Polhill, Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Redding, RudiCfil, Rutherford,

Slaton, SimpSQn, Stapleton, Smith of Crawford~ Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgalll Timmerman, r--. Vaug1hn, Webb, Wight, Whipple, Whitaker. Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Arnold, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Branch, Boswell, Boifeuillet, Bennett o1' Jackson, Craig,
Cook of Decatur, C X>k of Oconee, Calvin, Cannon, Calhoun, Callaway, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edenfield, Ennis o:l' Baldwin,

Ford,

Mansfield,

FO!llter,

Morrison,

Fogarty,

McCranie,

Felker,

Nicholas,

Gowen,

Nevin,

Hogan,

Paulette,

Hitch,

Reece,

Hawes,

Rawlings,

Harrell,

Swift,

Hamby,

Stone,

Hightower,

Sell,

HendersonofColquitt Smith o:l' Hancockr

Henderson of DeKalb Thompson,

HenderSQn of Irwin, Thomas of Clarll:e-,.

Hendersonof Forsyth Thomas of Ware,

Johnson of Appling, Underwood,

Johnson ofTalllaferro Vincent.

Kaigler,

West,

Leard,

Walden,

Lott,

Watkins,

Law,

Wilkes,

Meadows,

Wilcox of ~lcor,.

Montfort,

Yates,

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

"Baggett,

Grice,

Bedgood,

Griffin,

.

Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker,

'Brinson of Emanuel Morgan,

Roberts, Thomas of Pierce, Wright, Mr. Speaker.

Ayee !)3. N"a.vs 70. Not voting 12.

The su:hst.itute, as amended, havin:g received a c.onstitu-tional majority, House bill Xo. 518, known as the Penitentiary Oommit.tee's convicJt measure, rwas rpassed by wh.stitute, as amended.

1fr. Slaton, of Fulton, moved that 1Jhe bill be inunedi.:ately transmitted to the Seruate, which Ill'O'tion prevailed.

:Mr. Foga.rty, of Richmond, maved tJha.t the HO'nse adjourn, which mot.ion prevailed, an:d the House adjonrned to 3 o'clock p. m.

3 O'clock P. }f.
The House reeonYened at tJhis hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro rtem.
The following resolution was read the thil"cl time, to wit:
By 1fr. Felder o Fulton-
m A :resolu'tion Ito pay 'tihe per diem Messrs. Po11hi1l and
Stapleton, o the county of Jefferson.
Tbe House resolved itself into a comm]btee o the whole :for -the pll1"j))8e o ooill!idering rthe same.

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The committee reported tlhe resolution back to the HollSe' with the :rooommendation th'a:t it be adopite~.
The committee's report WM agreed to.
The adoption of the resolution was submitted to the House.

On 'the ,adopbion of ,the resolution 'tJhe ayes and nays were'as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

AQams,

Copeland,

Johnson of Appling~

Arnold, Awtry, Annetrong, Atkinson, Bond, Boyd,

CaUaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, DaVIison,

Johnson of TaliaferroKaigler, Knowles, Kendrick, Lance, Little,

Berry,

Dickerson,

Burke,

IDUI.s,

Bussey,

Edge,

Black,

Ennis of Floyd,

Branch,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Boswell,

Faust,

Burwell,

Fiord,

Blalock,

Foster,

Brannen,

Fogarty,

Boifeuillet,

Felker,

Boyn:ton of Spalding, Freeman,

Bennet of Glynn, Gawen,

Bennett of Jackson, Hall,

Craig,

Hitch,

Lott, Longley, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Mans:fl.eld, Mullinax, McDonald, MoMichael, McConnell, McCook, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee,

Cole,

Hiamby,

McDonough,

Cook of Decatur, Hightower,

Nicholas,

Cook of Oconee,

Herrington,

Nisbet,

Calvin,

Hendersonof Colquitt Niles,

Collum,

Hendernon of Irwin, Nevin,

Cannon,

Henderson ofWasht'n Oliver,

Clement,

Jordam,

Ogletree,

Chart em,

Johnson of Hall,

Pau~ette,

Calhoun,

J'Oihnson of Baker, Parker,

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Pearce, PhinJzy, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford,

Srwift,

Vaughn,

Simpson,

Vincent,

Stone,

West,

Smith of Crawford, Webb,

Smith o! Hancock, Walden,

Taylor,

Watkins,

Thomason o! Morgan Worsham,

Timmerman,

Wi:lcox of Telfair.

Thomaa of Clarke. Wilcox of Wilcox.

Underwood,

Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bates,

Hogan,

Patten,

Bush,

Hill,

Palmer,

Brown,

Hawes,

Pace,

Bowden,

Harrell,

Polhill,

Bartlett,

Henderson of DeKalb Roberts,

Baggett,

Henderson of Forsyth Slaton,

Bedgood,

Kiser.

Brinson of Burke, Leard,

Brinson of Emanuel, Law

Boyntbon of Calhoun, Moo~e.

Stapleton, S11, Turner, 'Dh'ompson,

Chapman,

Mozley,

Thomas of Pierce

Duncan of Chatham, Morgan,

Thomas of Ware.

Duncan of Houston, Meldrim,

Wight,

Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Edenfield, Felder, Grice, Griffin,

Morrison, Mc:Uaughlin, McDaniel, McKee, Oakes,

Wright, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Mr. Speaker.

A,ves 120. Nays 0. Xot Yoting 57.

The resolution havintg received a C'Olliititntrion'al majority was adopted.
The followmg resolnt~on was read t,he tfuird time, to wit:

By :Mr. Charters of Lumpkin-
A resolution to pay Dave Heard fifty dollars for ser-

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vices performed as pol1ter in the House at the pre;ent ses.swn.

The House resruved :i:tself in'to committee of the whole for the purpose of ccmsideri.ll'g the :resoluti~:>n.

The committee arose and reported 'the same hack to the H~:>use with iilre rooommencliaJtjon rtJhat it be adopted.

The report of the committee wlas a:greed to.

On the adoption of the resolution th~e ayes -and nays were _ru; follows, to wit:

Those vo!Jing in ltlhe affirmaltive were Messrs.-

Adams,

Calhoun,

Johnson of Appling,

.Arnold,

Chapman,

Kaigler,

Awtry,

Copeland,

Knowles,

.Armstrong,

Callaway,

Kendrick,

.Atkinson,

Dodson,

Lance,

.Bond,.

Duffy,

Leard,

.Boyd,

Deakins,

Little,

.Berry,

DaV'ison,

Lott,

.Brown,

Dickerson,

Longley,

Burke,

Duncan of Ohall:.ham, Law,

"Black,

Ellis,

Maddox,

Branch,

Edwa.T'ds,

Mansfield,

Boswell,

Ford,

Morrison,

llurw.,ll,

Foster,

Mullinax,

Blalock,

Fogarty,

McDonald,

Bai.feuillet,

Felker,

McMichael,

"Boynron of Spalding, FreeiDJaD,

McConnell,

Bennet of Glynn, Gowen,

McCook,

{Jole,

Hall,

McKee,

COO>k of Decatur, Hitch,

McCranie,

Cook of Oconee,

Hawes,

McGehee,

-calvin,

Hamby,

McDonough,

Collum,

Henderson'Of Colquitt Nicholas,

Cannon,

HendersonofWuht'n Nisbet,

Clement,

JOrdlUl,

Niles,

<:harters,

Johnson of Hall, Nevin,

Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Pawlette, Parker, Pearce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Redding,

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RudicH, Rutherford, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Smlth of Crawford, Smith of Hancock. Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke.

Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight,
Worsham, WHcox of Telfair. Wilcox of Wilcox,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bates, Bush,

Grice, 11 Griffin,

Palmer, Pace,

Bussey,

Hogan,

Polhill,

Bowden,

Hill,

Phin!zy,

Bartlett,

Harrell,

Reece,

Ba,ggett,

Hig'h<!Jower,

Roberts,

Brannen,

Herrington,

Rawlings,

Bedgood,

Henderson o! DeKalb Slaton,

Brin'SOn of Burke, Henderson of Irwin, Sell,

Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Forsyth Turner,

Boynillon of Calhoun. Jdhnson of Baker, Thoma'SOn of Morgan

Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Taliaierro Thompson,

Craig,

Kiser,

Tbomas of Pierce

Durham,

Moore,

Wright,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Walden,

Duncan of Lee,

Morgan.

Watkins.

Edge,

Meldrim,

Whipple,

Edenfield,

Meadows,

Wilkes,

Ennis of Floyd,

Montfort,

WMta.ker,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mcl.iaughlin,

Yates.

Faust,

McDaniel,

Mr. Speaker.

Felder,

McLarty,

Ayes l10. K ays 0. N'ot voting 52.

The resolu!t.i'On having received a c()'ill;ti.tutional majorit;v was adopted.
The following resohition was introduced and read, to wit:

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By Jfr. Charters of Lumpkin-
A joint n~solution providing for a receES or the General Assembly from December lOth, 1897, to D1cember 13th, 18tH.
"Mr. Thomason, of Morgan, called for ilhe previous questiiQn, which call was sustained a:n:d the mall! question Oil"dered.
~Jr. Charters, of Lumpkin, Clalled for t:he a.yes and nays which call was not sustained.

The resolution was lost.

The follo,Yiing resolution was re:ad t.he third time, and the House was r8olved into oommittee or the \vlhole fOT the purpose of considering tne same, to wit:
By ~Ir. Reece of Fl:oyd-
A resolution to pay the saJ!ary of Richard J ahnson, Pension Oommissicmer.
The committee arose and reported the resolution back to the House witlh <tJhe r~ommendation that it be adiQpted.

The committee?s report was agreed to.
On the advption of the resolution t.he a;ves ~and nays were as follows, to wit:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bond,

Boyd, Berry, Bussey, Black, Branch,

Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Blalock, Brannen,

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1019-

Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Durham, Davison, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis, Erle:e, Edwards, Edenfield Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Foster, Fogarty, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Hall, Hogan, Hitch, Hawes,

Hamby,

Oliver,

Herrington,

Ogletree,

Henderson of Colquitt, Paulette,

Henderson ofDeKalb, Parker,

Henderson of Irwin, Phinizy,

Jordan,

Quillian,

Jonhson of Hall,

Rawls,

Johnson of Baker, Reece,

Johnson of Appling, Rawlings,

Kiser,

Redding,

Kaigler,

Rudicil,

Kendrick,

Swift,

Lance,

Simpson,

1.eard,

Stone,

Little,

Stapleton

Lott,

Sell,

Longley,

Rmith of Crawford,.

I.aw,

Smith of Hancock,

Meldrim,

Taylor,

Maddox,

Timmerman,

Meadows,

Thomas of Clarke,.

Montfort,

Thomas of 'Vare,

Morrison,

Under;,ood,

McMichael,

Vaughn,

McDaniel,

Vincent,

McCook,

'Vest,

McKee,

Webb,

McCranie,

"alden,

Mc<Tehee,

Watkins,

McDonough,

Whipple,

Nicholas,

"'orsham,

Nisbet,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Niles,

Wilcox of Wilcox,.

Nevin,

Yates

Tho;;e not voting were :Messr&.-

Arnold, Bates, Bush, Brown, Burke, Bartlett,

Baggett, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun,

Bennett of Jackson,. Craig, Calhoun, Duffy, Deakins, Dickerson,

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Ennis of Floyd,

Morgan,

Felder,

Mansfield,

Grice,

Mullinax,

Griffin,

McDonald

Hill,

McLaughlin,

Harrell,

McConnell,

Hightower,

McLarty,

Henderson of Forsyth, Oakes,

HendPrson of Wash'n, Patten,

.Johnson of Taliaferro, Palmer,

Knowles,

Pace,

Moore,

Pearce,

Mozley,

Pol hill

Reid, Roberts, Rutherford, Slaton, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce, Wight, Wright, Wilkes, Whitaker, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 118. Nays 0. No1t votling 57.

The resolution having reooirv"erl a constituticmal majority was adopted.

The following bill was rea:d ll:ihe third tlime, the report of the committee ~agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Slatcm of Fulton-

A bill to amend secition 4611 of the Code o.:f 1895.

The committee recommended that the bill paEB by substitute, and to the substitute offered the follo>ving amendments, to wit:

"By insertin1g after bhe WDTd 'oatJh' in the third line o.f secbion 1, the words 'to the best of his knowledge and belief.' Also, iby making like amendment a~ the woil"d ~oath' in 12th line of sarid section.

The amendments wel'e agreed to.

The substitute, as amended, was adopted.

On the passage of the bill, 1Ir. Berry, of Whitfield, called for the ayes and nays.

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On motion Otf :Mr. Charters, of Lumpkin, the bill wadtabled.

House. bill No. 772, by :Mr. Pearce, of Houston, which provides that ce:r'ta.in officers O!f this State shiall hereafter receive salaries instead or fees, was, on matrc!n of 1Ir. Dodson, of Sumter, recommitted to the Oommittee on Counties amd County ::\latters.

The following resolution was read the third time, to wit:

By 1Ir. Bla1ock of Fayette:
A resolution to pay the per diem and expen&es of the committee appointed under resolution of February 3, 1897.

The HoU&e resolved itself into committee Otf the whole. for the purpose of considering the resolution.

The committee arose and report.ecl t<he resohtt.ion back to the House with the recommendation that the same be adopted.

The committee's re.p.ort "-as agTeed to.

On the adoption od' the resolution the ayes and nays wereas fo.Uows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry,
Armstron~,
Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd,

Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Boiienillet, Boynton of Calhoun,

Craig, Cole, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Cop<> land~

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Dodson,

Kiser,

Durham,

Kendrick,

Davison,

. Lance,

Dickerson,

Leard,

Duncan of Chatham, Lott,

Dnncan of Houston, Longley,

Duncan of Lee,

Law,

Ellis,

Maddox,

Edge,

Meadows,

Edwards,

Montfort,

Edenfield,

Mansfield,

Ennis of Baldwin, McDonald,

Fogarty,

McMichael,

Felder,

McDaniel,

Felker,

McCon~ell,

Freeman,

McCook,

-Gowen,

McKee,

Hall,

McCranie,

Hogan,

McLarty,

Hill,

McGehee,

Hawes,

McDonough,

Hightower,

Nicholas,

Herrington,

Niles,

Henderr,on of DeKalb, Xevin,

Henderson of Irwin, Oliver,

Henderson of Wash'n, Oakes,

..Johnson of Hall,

Ogletree,

.Johmon of Appling, Patten,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Paulette,

Parker, Palmer, Pearce, Reid, Reece, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Ware, Underwood. Vaughn, Webb, Walden, watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker. Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yatt>s.

Those not voting were :l\fessrs.-

Berry,

Cook of Deeatur,

Burwell,

Cook of Oconee,

Bartlett,

Chapman,

Baggett,

Callaway,

'Blalock,

Duffy,

Brannen,

Deakins,

Bedgood,

Ennis of Floyd,

Brinson of Burke, Faust,

Brinson of Emanuel, Ford,

Boynton of Spalding, Foster,

Bennet of Glynn,

Grice,

Eennett of Jackson, Griffin,

Hitch, Harrell, Hamby, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of Forsyth, Jordan, Johnson of Baker, Kaigler, Knowles, Little, Moore, Mozley,

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1023

Morgan, Meldrim, Morrison, Mullinax, McLaughlin, Nisbet, Pace, Pol hill, l'hinizy,

Quillian,
Rawl~.
Roberts, Rawlings, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Smith of Crawford, Turner,

Thomp~on,
Thomas of Pierce, Vincent, West, Wight, Wright, Worsham, ::\cir. Speaker.

Aye8 115. Xays 0. Xot Yoting 59.

'l'he resolution having reecivoo a constitutional majority w.as adopted.

)Ir. Hall, of Coweta, extended an ~nvitation in behalf .of the Fulton Club, od' Atlanta, to t'he House for to-morrorw e>'en~ng, and thc same was accepted.

The following bill was read the third time, to wit:

By ~Ir. Felder of Fulton-

A hill to amend the charter o.f the city of Atlanta.

On motion of :Jir. X eYin, of Flo~rd, the House adjourned to 7.80 o'clock to-night.

7.30 O'clock P. :M.

Tlte House rccomxencd at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro teu11.

The roll was caJled and the following members answered to their names, to w1t: :Messrs.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry,

Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates.

Bush, Bond, Berry,

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Brown,

Fogarty,

McMichael,

Burke,

Felder,

McDaniel,

Bussey,

Felker,

McConnell,

Black,

Freeman,

McCook,

Bowden,

Gowen,

McKee,

Boswell,

Hall,

McCranie,

Burwell,

Hogan,

McLarty,

Bartlett,

Hill,

McGehee,

Blalock,

Hitch,

McDonough,

Brannen,

Hawes,

Nicholas,

Boifeuillet,

Harrell,

Nisbet,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hamby,

Niles,

Boynton of Spalding, Hightower,

Nevin,

Bennet of Glynn, Herrington,

Oliver,

Craig,

Henderson,ofColquitt Oakes,

Cole,

Henderson of DeKalb Ogletree,

Cook of Decatur, Henderson of Irwin, Patten,

Cook of Oconee,

HendersonofWasht'n Paulette,

Calvin,

Jordan,

Parker,

Collum,

Johnson of Hall, Palmer,

Cannon,

Johnson of Baker, Pace,

Clement,

Johnson of Appling, Pearce,

Charters,

Johnson ofTalliaferro Polhill,

Ciilhoun,

Kiser,

Phinlzy,

Chapman,

Kaigler,

Quillian,

Copeland,

Knowles,

Rawls,

Callaway,

Kendrick,

Reid,

Dodson,

Lance,

Reece,

Duffy,

Leard,

Roberts,

Durham,

Little,

Rawlings,

Deakins,

Lott,

Redding,

Davison,

Longley,

RudicH,

Dickerson,

Law,

Rutherford,

Duncan of Chatham, Moore,

Slaton,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Swi.t't,

Duncanof Lee,

Morgan.

Simpson,

Ellis,

Meldrim,

Stone,

Edge,

Maddox,

Stapleton,

Edwards,

Meadows,

Smith of Cmwford,

Edenfield,

Montfort,

Smith of Hancock,.

Ennis of Floyd,

Mansfield,

Taylor,

Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison,

Turner,

Faust,

Mullinax,

Timmerman,

Ford,

MPDonald,

Thompson,

Foster,

McLaughlin,

Thomas of Clarke,.

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Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb,

Wight, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes,

Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent. were l!Iessrs.-

Boyd, Branch, Baggett, Bedgood,

Brinson of Burke, Griffin,

Brinson of Emanuel HendersomJf Forsyth

Bennett of Jackson, Sell,

Grice,

T.homason of Morgan

:Mr. Pace, Chairman pro tern. of the General Judiciary Oommittee, submibted 1Jhe following report, to wit:
Mr. Speaker:
The General Judiciary Comrni11Jt.ee have had under consideration the follmv:ing bills which I am instructed by the Committ~ to report back to the House with the recommenclaticm that the same do pass, to wit:
Senate bill No. 113, which amends sect~on 65 of the penal Code of 1895.

Al::oo, House bill No. 313, wthidh 'amends 'an aot approved August 6th, 1891, in reference no the appoin1tment of criminal bailiffs.

Also, House bill No. 318, which amends the act establishing Boards of ~Iedical Examiners.
Also, House ;bill No. 483, w1hieh 'amends section 2795 of the Code.
Also, House bill No. 701, whi!eh enlarges the crimi'Il'al jurisdi0bion of the recorder's court of the c~ty of Savannah.
Hobj

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}.Jw, House hill Xo. 7ml, wl1ich amends an af'.t .establish-
ing a public school system in tihe town of Lumpkin, in Ste\\-art county.

Alw, Uon;;e hill Xo. s:3S, which protect~ the signaturG,
lla!lle ::mel seal of any person.

Aho, Hon,;e hill Xo. i':W, "hieh protccts the labels, trade-marks and fmms of achmt.isemenil:.s of any person.

~\ho, Ilon~e hill Xo. i'-!:l. proYiclitlp: for rhc kind of 110tiee to be giH'n to t.]w clefendant in an atta.clnnent levied -on realty.

Also, Ilou:<e hill ~o. S-!H, wl1ich fixe,; the t.ime of holding the Snperior conrt,; of the .\1'\nmy cinnit.

The CommiJt.tee reconumc>ncl uhat the following bills do pa~s as amended, to wit:

House bill ?\ o. SOl, which fixes t.he fee8 o. elerks of .Superior court.,; in certain ea,:es.
n Alw, tHlSC hill ?\ 0. S:Z :l, which alllC'Jl(l..;; section 3-!63
of the Code.

The committee reeommond tih'at rt1he following bill do pas,;; by snhst.itnte, to wit:
House hill No. :lS-!, which amends sec-tion 3H96 of the Code o 1S82.

.T. ~f. PACE, Chairman pro tern.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, lb97.

1027

}llr.Jo1mson, Chairman of the Committ{'c on Corporations, submitted ,!Jhe following report:

Jfr. Speaker:

The Committee on Corporations have 'had nuder conl'id-eration the fo1lowing :])ill "'hich they iiBtrnet me to report back to t.he House 11it'h the ret<mmnendation that the same be read the ;;;eeoncl time allll recommit>ted, to wit:

A bill to define pa,tent meclieincs and rcgula.tc the sale of the same.

The eonnnittce haYc also -had umlcr con,oi(leration the fDllowing Senate hill which they instrnct me to n>port back to the Ilon::e \\ith the I'ecommcmlat.ion that tile &ame do pa,_,, to wit:

~'1.. bill to ineorpOI'atc the town of Reidsville, in T131tnall eounty.

Re~p{'etfnl1y ,;nlnnit:trcl.

FLETCHER }[. .JOHN"SOX, 0hairman.

J\Ir. Pat.t{'n. Chairman pro trm. of the Cnm.rnittee on Cmmties and County }btte~s, subm~t.tecl the followmg report:

Mr. 8penkcr:

The Committee on Conntieo; and Count: }fatters haYe had undrr C"Onsideration the follO'wing Sena:te hill which I am instrncte(l to report. ha.ek to the Honse with the retOm mcndation that t.he samr do pass, to wit:

A hill to cTeate ancl estahlii'h a Boarrl of ConunL"-3ioners Of Roads and Hen'nll<'S for the County of Chattooga.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Also, the following Honse bill 'vhich I am instructed to' report back with the recommendat~on that the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to establish the Board of Road Comm:i:Esioners of the county of Bibb, and t'o confeT their powers upon the County Board of Commissioners for said county of Bibb.

Respectfully submitted.

ARTHUR PATTEX, Chairman pro t.em.

:Mr. Felker, Ohairman of the Temperlarrce Committee,. submitted bhe following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Committee on Temperance haYc had under con-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 amend a0t to prohibit the sale and furnishing of spirit.uous, malt or other intoxicating liquors in the county of \Yarren.

Also, a bill toamend an act rC!p:ula.ting the sale of liquor in Tatnall county.

The following bills wf'rc talwn up aml read the sc'C'ond' tinw for tlw pnrposc of disagrPcing to the mh-ersc committPP report.~ thoroon, to wit:

By 1fr. W ebh of Cherokee-
A hill to amend art1icle 2, paragraph 1, section 5 of the~ State Constitution.

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1029

~fr. \Yebb, of Cherokee, moved to d~o-ree to the report of the committee, which motion prevailed.

By }fr. Hall of Coweta-

A bill to prevent the sacrifice of reaJ property when .sold at judicial sales.

Mr. Hall, of CO\nita, monxl to 'disagree to the report of the committee, ''ryhich moticm prevailed.

The following bills were introduced, read the first timE, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By 2\[r. Hawes of Warren-
A bill to prevent the sale of intoxicants m Vvarren
county.
Referred to Temperanlee Oormnill:ltee.
Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of domestic wmes m '\Varren county.
Referred to Tempel'ance CommittBe.
The following bills and resolutions were read the second time, to wit:

By }fr. S\'1-"ift of Elbert-
A bill to provide fur the betteT lighting of certain offices in the capitol.

By nfr. Freeman of Coweta-
A joint resolution authOTizin'g the Governor to borrow :money to supply deficiencies, etc.

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JouRNAL OF 'IHE Hor:sE.

""'\._ resolution apprapriwting a sum due as balance on th~ publication of the Code of 1895.
By :Mr. Brown nf PulaskiA bill to est:wblish and maintain a college of agl'iculture
and mCIChanic 'al'ts. Recommitted to Oommittc-c an Education.
By ~fr. FeldeT od: FultonA resolnt.ian authorizing the GoYernm. to hear and det-er-
mine the claim of Frank }fOirris for a certain reward offered. By ~Ie.""'rs. Durham and Vincent o.f Bm<tow-
A bill 'to amend section 859 of t.he Code.
By :Mr. Bates of }furrayA bill to reg:nla.te practice in 11he com,ts of d1is Sta:te. The fo.JJowing Senate bills \Wlre read the fil"St time and
apnroprra.tdy rC~fm'TC(l, to wit:
By :Mr. Carter of the 31stA bill to amend sec;tion 863 of the Code. Referred to GeneTa,l J udidary C1ommittee.
By }fr. Battle of the 24thA bill to amend seet.ion 2388 of the Code. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

THL'"RSDAY, DECE:\IBER 9, 1897.

1031

By ~fr. ~fann of tl1e 2d-

A bill to incorporate the town of ReidsYille.

R.eferrecl to CommitJtce on Corporations.

By :Mr. \Yalker of the 18th-
A bill to derfine the dnt.i~ and fix the 0ompensation of the treasurer of Richmond eount.y.

Referred to Spe1eial Judieia:ry Committee.
By ni:r. Bruttle of the 24th-
A bill t'o authorize thc.Atlanta, Kno)..-ville and Northern Raih,~a~ Company to aec:tnire eertain l'ip:hts of tl1e \V. & A. R. R. in and near the city or ~Iariet!t~.

Referred to Commi:ttee on Railroads.

By ~Ir. BatJtle of tl1e 24th-

A bill 1o require certain companies to make deposits of certain bonds with the Sta-te Trei1surcr.

Referred to Gcne'l'al J mlrciary Committee.

The following Scnalte hills \W're read the se'Cond time, to '"'Tj_t:
By :Mr. Shropshire o.f the 42d-

A bill to incorporate the tow11 of SnmmerYille.

Also, a bill to incoq)oralt:e tlw town of Trion.

Also, a hill to amenc11:1he a\'t creating the system of public schools in the town of Raccoon.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Also, 'a bill to repe.al 1the act <in.oorporating the town ot
Summerville.

Also, a bill to repeal t:he act in~orpo.rating the town of Trion.

By ~Ir. Du'l1wody of the 4th-

A bill to amend tl1e chart-er of the city of Bruru;wick.

By ~Ir. Shropshire of the 42d-

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for Ohattooga -county.

By ~Ir. Golightly of the 36th-

A hill to recihacvter the town of Fainburn.
By 2\lr. Berner of the 22d-
A bill to elect the Trustees of the University of Georgia by the people.

By 1Ir. Starr of the 43dA bill to amend section 65 of the Code of 1895.

By :Mr. Stewart 'of the 24th-
A rrsolntiou proYicling for a doorkeeper for rear door of messenger room in t!he Senate chamber.

By Mr. Gray of the 23d-
A bill to ,inCI'OOSe the rank of the Adjutant-General of Georgia.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1897.

1033

By )fr. Berner of the 22d-

A hill to provide for the exarrninrution of private hanks by the State bank examiner.

By ~Ir. Blalock of the 35th-

A bill to amend secti'Cm 1354 of the Code of 1895.

The following Honse bills were read the second time, to wit:

By 1\Ir. Burwell of Han'Cock-
A lbill iJo amend ;jfue act approved August 6uh, 1891; which provides for the appoirutmen't of criminal bailiffs.

By 1\Ielffirs. :Meldrim of :McDonough and Duncan of
Oh~tham-
A bill to enlarge the jurisdiction of the recorder's court -of Savannah.

By J\fr. Ellis of Ste.wart-
A bill to aJmend the .a:ct creating a system of public 'Schools for the 'town of Lumpkin.

By 1\fr. Hill of Troup-

A bill to amend section 2795 of the Code of 1895.

By 1\fr. Sla:tDn of Fulton-

A bill to protect the name and seal of any person or corporation.

103-1

JOURSAI. OF THE HOUSE.

By }[r. Boynton of Calhoun-

A bill to reYise the Superior Court calendar of the counties compooing ~the Albany CJircuit.

By ~Ir. Slaton of FultonA bill to protect labels, etc.
By ~lr. Duncan of HoustonA bill to amend section 3465 of the Code.

By 11r. .YcLaughlin of ::\Ieriwother-
A bill to allow clerks of the Superior courts to cb:argo for :tdmin;~t<~riPg oath,;.

By )fr. Hitch of Brooks-
A hill to amend the act crcating a Board of ~Iedical Exam~ners in this State.

By :Mr. Yates of Catoosa-
A hill to provid0 nhe manner in which notices shall be ginn to defendant,;; in attadunent pro0eedings.
Bv )[r..Tolm,oon of Hall-
A hill to define patent medicines and to regulate tl1e sale of same, Cite.

By )[r. Grico of TatnallA bill to a.mend the liquidation law for Tatnall county. The follov.ning resolution was rcatl the third time, to -..vrit:

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1897.

1035

By il[r. Armstrong of \VilkeB-

A l'esolution to pay the per diem and expenB of the ;;pec,ial committee appointed under the I'Solution approved December ~2d, 1896, tJo confer ~with certain parties, and to the lL'>e of cert.ain funds receiYe:d by the trustees of the Uni versit.y of Georgia from the Federal Government.

The House resolved it.B1 into conmtittee of the whole to conside.r the resolution.

The committee arose and repol'lted the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The committee's report was agreed to.

On the pas;:.ag:<' of the bill t'he ayes and nays were as fol lows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :l'lfessrs.-

Adams,

Craig,

A'W'try,

Cole,

Armstrong,

Cook of Decatur,

Atkinson,

Cook of Oconee,

Bates,

Collum,

Bond,

Cannon,

Boyd,

Clement,

Berry,

Calhoun,

Brown,

Chapman,

Burke,

Copeland,

Bussey,

Callaway,

BosweU,

Dodson.

Burwell,

Durham.

Blalock,

Deakins,

Bedgood,

Dickerson,

Boifeuillet,

E'llis,

Boynrton of Calhoun, Edwards,

Boynton of Spalding, Edenfield,

Bennet of Glynn, Ford,

Bennett of Jackson, Foster,

Fogarty, Felker, l<,reeman,
Gowen, Hogan, Hitch, Hawes. Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Henderson'Of Colquitt Henderson of DeKalh Jordam,
Johnson ot Hall,
Johnson of Appling, Johnson of Talia!erro Kaigler, Knowles, Kendrick, Lance,

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Leard, Little, Lout, Law, MOOTe, Meldrim, Mad-dox, Mullinax, McDonald, McMich.aR.l, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, ::McGehee, Nicholas, Ogletree,

JoURNAL OF THE HousE.

Patten, Pawlette, Parker, Pace, Pearce, Rawls, Reid, Ree>ce, Rudicil, Rutherford, S-wift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Smi:th o-f Crawford, Smith of Hancock,

Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke. Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Walden, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.Arnold,

Grice,

Niles,

Bush,

Griffin,

Nevi!!,

Black,

Hall,

Oliver,

Branch,

Hill,

Oakes,

Bowden,

Herrington,

Palmer,

Bartlett,

Henderson of Irwin, Polhill,

Baggett,

Hende'I"SIOnof Forsyth Phinizy,

Brannen,

Henderson ofWaSht'n Quillian,

Brinson of Burke, Jahnson of Baker, Roberts,

Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser,

Rawlings,

-Calvin,

Longley,

Redding,

Charters,

Mozley,

Slaton,

Dufl'y,

Morgan,

Sell,

Davison,

Meadaws,

Turner,

Duncan of ClJ'aJtham, Montfort,

Thomason of Morgan

Duncan of Houston, Mansfield,

Thompson,

Duncan of Lee,

Morrison,

Thomas of Pierce

Edge,

McLaughlin,

Thomas of Ware,

"Ennis of Floyd,

McDaniel,

Wight,

Ennis of Baldwin, McLarty,

Wright,

Faust,

McDonough,

Watkins,

::Felder,

Nisbet,

Mr. Speaker.

;\.yC's ] O!'l. Nays 0. Not voting 52.

THURSDAY, DECEMBFR 9, 1897.

103T

The rSolution having received a constitutional majority was adopted.

The following resolution >vas reJa.d the third time, to wit:

By :Mr. Taylor of Meriwether-

A resolutrcm appropriating five thousand dollars to oontruct a duplicate water main and to pur!Chase hose for the. State lunatic asylum.

The House resolv.ed itself into committee of tJw whole. bo conside.r the bill.

The committee arose and reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the same be adoptel.

The c.onm1ittee's report was agreed to.

On the adoption of the resolution the ayes and rn:ays were~ as foll<YWS:

Those voting in 1Jhe affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bush. Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Bowden, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock. Brannen,

Boifeuillet,

Dodson,

Boynton of Calhoun, Duffy,

Boynton of Spalding, Durham,

Bennet of Glynn, Deakins,

Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum,

Dickerson, Duncanof Lee, Ell!s, Edge, Edwards, Edenfield, Faust,

Cannon,

Ford,

Clement,

Fogarty,

Chapman,

Felker,

Copeland,

Freeman,

Callaway,

Gowen,

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JoUR~AL OF THE HOUSE.

Hall, Hogan, Hill,

Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox,

Hitch,

Meadows,

Hawes,

McDonald,

Harrell,

McLaughlin,

Hamby,

McMichael,

Hightower,

McConnell,

Herrington,

McCook,

HendersonofColquitt McCranie,

Henderson of DeKalb McLarty,

Henderson of Irwin, l\icGehee,

Jordan,

Nisbet,

Johnson of Hall, Niles,

Johnson of Appling, Oakes,

JohnsonofTalliaferro Ogletree,

Kaigler,

Patten,

Knowles,

Paulette,

Kendrick,

Parker,

Lance,

Palmer,

Little,

P~e.

Lott,

Pearce,

Longley,

Quillian,

Law,

Rawls,

Moore,

Reid,

Reece, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Smith of Crawford, Smith o.t Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Worsham, Yates,

Those not Yoting were :Messrs.-

Arnold,

Ennis o.t Baldwin, McDaniel,

Ba;tes,

Foster,

McKee,

Black,

Felder,

McDonough,

Branch,

Grice,

Nicholas,

Boswell,

Griffin,

Nevin,

Baggett,

Henderson of ForEyth Oliver,

Bedgood,

HendersonofWasht'n Polhill,

Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Phinizy,

Brinson of Emanuel Kiser,

Roberts,

Charters,

Leard,

Rawlings,

Calhoun,

Mozley,

Slaton,

Davison,

Montfort,

Sell,

Duncan of Chatham, Mansfield,

Turner,

Duncan of Houston, Morrison,

Thomason of Morgan

Ennis of Floyfl,

Mullinax,

Thomas of Pierce,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1897.

1039

Thomas of Ware, Wight, Wright,

Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair,

Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

.\yes E-L Xay~ 0. Sot Yoting -S.

The resolution 'lraving receiYed a oonstituticmal majority \\'a:; atloptecl:
~lr. \Vatkins, of Gilmer, mon>(l t:hat the onler 01 business
be disp1aeed for the purpos0 of taking up to cli;:.agree to the committee's repm't t.hereon the following bill, to wit:

By :Mr. \Yatkin;; of Gilmer-

A bill to put Solicitors-General on a salary.

The mot.ion was lost.
By unanimous consenrt, the foUo"~ing hill >vas introduced, read the firilt time aml appropria:tely referred, to wit:

By ~Ir. Law of Liberty-
A bill to regulate the sale of beef, pork and mutton in Liberty county.

Rderred to Committ.ce on Counties and County ~Ia.tter5.

The following hill,; 1verc- read the third time, the reporr. of 1:1he committees agreed to aml put upon t.heir pa".;age, to wit:

By ~fr. Hill of Troup--

A bill t.o change the name of the Coweta Judicial Circuit.

The committPe proposPd to amPml hy adcling after the

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

word "circuit" in the caption, the wo'l."ds "Coweta to Carrollton," which was adopted.

On tJhe passage of t;he 1biU tJhe ayes were 101, the nays 4.

The bill having receiYed a constitutional majority was. passed, as amended.

By ~Iessl'S. ~[oore a'lld Cole of Carroll-

A bill to create a nmv judicial circuit in this State.

The committee recommended the bill pass, as amended,_ as foHows:

By striking "Carroll, Heard and Troup" in the third line of capt.ion, and imerting in lieu thereof "Coweta, ~[eriwether, Campbell aml Faye!tte."

, Also, by striking in the fii'St line the word "Carrollton" and insertj.ng the word "Ooweta," also, the word "Carroll, Heard and Troup," and inserting "Coweta, ~Ieriwether, Campbell and Fayette."

~\Jso, by stri'k--ing out all of seetion 2 after the word "State" in the 7t.h line, and inserting the foUow:ing:

The present Solicitor-General nf the Carro.Uton circuit shall be the Solicitor-General of said new circuit uiLtil his present eommission expires, at '\vlhvc!h time his SlllCJCBSSOil"'
sh'all ibe elected regularly for succ.eeding terms m four
years, as solicitors-general are required to he elected by thecon-;,bitution and laws of I!Jhis .State.
Also, to amend the 0d section by striking the word '(',,1\etn'' in tiw eighth line, and in&rting in lien thereof tlw worr1 "C'arrollton."
The anwndnwnt.-; were agreed to.

THURSDAY, DECE:IIBER 9, 1897.

1041

On motion of ::\Ir. Blalock, of Fay0Ht>, tlw hO!llr of adjournment ~was extemlPd until the bill under consideration could hD put npon its pa~--age.

The report of the committe'e \Ya.s agreed to.

On the pa"-'>age of the hill, ::\fr. \Vhitaker, of Heard, <alled for 'the ayes and nay,;, which eali was sust.ained and had.

On the pas,;a:g-e of t,he hill, as amended, the ayes and nay'-l were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

_Adams,

Dodson,

Meldrim,

Arnold,

Duffy,

Maddox,

Awtry,

Davis')n,

McLaughlin,

Atkinson,

Edwards,

Mc:\Iichael,

Bush,

Edenfield,

McConnell,

Bond,

Faust,

McCranie,

Boyd,

Ford,

McLarty,

Berry,

Fogarty,

Patten,

Brown,

Felder,

Paulette,

Bussey,

Freeman,

Palmer,

Boswell,

Hall,

Pace,

Bartlett,

Hogan,

Pearce,

Blalock,

Hill.

Rawls,

Brannen,

Hitch,

Reece,

Bedgood,

Hawes,

Redding,

Boifeuillet,

Hightower,

Rudicil,

Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Colquitt, Taylor,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKalb, Timmerman,

Cole,

Johnson of Hall,

Thompson,

Cook of Decatur,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Thomas of Clarke,

Cook of Oconee.

Knowles,

Vincent,

Calvin,

Lott,

Webb,

Charters,

Longley,

Whipple,

Chapman,

Law,

Whitaker,

Copeland,

Moore,

Worsham,

-Callaway,

660,j

1042

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bates, Burke, Craig, Cannon, Clement, Calhoun, Deakins, Ellis, Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Felker, Gowen, Hamby,

Henderson of Irwin, .Jordan, Johnson of Appling, Kaigler, Lance, :\feadows, l\lon tfort, McDonald, McCook, McGehee,
Nichola~,
Parker, Reid,

Swift, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford,. Smith of Hancock, Underwood, Yaul!hn, Walden. wilkes, Wilcox of Telfair, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Black, Branch, Bowden, Burwell, Baggett, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Gl.1nn, Bennett of Jackson, Colluru, Durham, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of H ..u~ton, Duncan of Lee. Edge, Ennis of Floycl, Grice, Griffin, Harrell,

Herringtonr

Oakes,

Henderson of Forsyth, OgiPtree,

Henderson of \Vash'n, Pol hill,

Johnson of Baker, Phinizy,

Kiser,

Q illian,

Kendrick,

Roberts,

Leard,

Rawlings,

Little,

Rutherford,

Mozley,

Slaton,

Mor)!an,

Simrson,

~1ansfield,

Turnl'r,

Morrisn,

Thmason of :\!organ,.

:VIullinax,

Thomas of Pierce,

McDaniel,

Thomas of \Vare,

McKe",

WeHt,

McDonough,

Wight,

Nisbet,

Wright,

Niles,

\Vatkins,

Nel"in,

Wilcox of \Vilcox.

Oiiver,

Mr. Speaker.

.Ayes 7H. X ays 38. X ot Yoting GO.

The> hill not haYing n',('CiYecl a. C'on::titntional rnajorit.y.wa;;; lost.

The Honse adjou11ned :to !) o'eloek a. m. to-morrow.

FRIDAY, DECE~IBER 10, 1897.

1043

A<tlan11a, Georgia, December lOth, 1897.

'.Dhe HoU:se met rpiursuant to adjOllfl.'nment, at 9 o'clock :t. m., was called tJo ordCII" 'by the Speakell", ~nd opened with :prayerr by the Chaplain.

The roll 'Was oo:Hed, and t:lhe fuUmving mffilllbers answered

to 1Jheir [ll!Mnes, to wit:

Adams,

Calvin,

Hogan,

Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bwtes, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey,

Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Ohapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins,

Hill, Hitch, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Herrington, HendersonofColquitt Henderson of DeKalb Henderson of Irwin, Henderson ofForsyth HendersonofWasht'n

Black,

Davison,

Jordan,

Branch,

Dickerson,

Johnson of Hall,

Bowden,

Duncan of Chatham, Johnson of Baker,

Boswell,

Duncan of Houston, Johnson of Appling,

Burwell,

Duncanof Lee,

Johnson of Talliaferro

Bartlett, Baggett,

Ellis, Edge,

Kiser, Kaigler,

Blalock,

Edwards,

Knowles,

Brannen, Bedgood,

Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd,

Kendrick, Lance,

Boifeuillet,

Ennis or Baldwin,

Brinson of Emanuel Faust,

Boynton of Calhoun, Ford,

Boynton of Spalding, Foster,

Bennet of Glynn, Fogarty,

Bennett of Jackson, Felder,

Craig,

Felker,

Cole,

Freeman,

Cook of Decatur, Gowen,

Leard, Little, Lott, Longley, Law, Moore, Mozley. Morgan. Meldrim,

Cook of Oconee,

Hall,

'foddox.

1044
Meadows, Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Nevin, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette,

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Polhill, Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Roberts, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor,

Turner, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Wright, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Teltalr, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were :Messrs.-
Brinson of Burke, Grice,

Griffin,

The Jm1rnai wa;; r("la'd and 0onrfirmed.
During the roa'd:ing of the Janrm11l i:\fr. :\foorc of Ca'l"'"'ll gaYc notice of a mdt:ion to roconsidf:'tr the u<'tion of .tJhe 1-Ionse on yeSterday in i t<S fail1llre to paffi the fo[lowing bill, to wit:

By :Messrs. ::\loore anld Oole .of OarrroH-

A bill to create a now jndidaJl circuit.
11fr. :1foore vi CarrdH made tlhe mdt.ion to rooonsider,

.FRIDAY, DECE~IBER 10, 1897.

1045

notice of which haclbeen given during the reading of the
Journ~I.

On tihe motion Ito reconsider, :Mr. )flclDonlald of <1-winnett cruNecl for t~lC previous question, whildh was sustainw, and the main qu~tion ordered.

The moti'Oll to rooonmder WlaS i]lost.

:Mr. Felker, Chlatil'llmn of uhe Ten1pe11anlce Oommilttee, !lubmitted the following report:

The Omi~tr-e on Temperrunce have \hiad under consideration 'fue J1oNO'\,~ing hiH, wihlch they instruct me t1o repmlt ha!ck to the House witJh the recon1mendation rtJha:t th same do not pass, to wit:

A biH to proll'i!bit :tlhe srule of db:meiltic a111'tl ~111 o~he.r wine in the county of ''r'arren.

Respectfully submitted.

FELKER, Chairman.

:Mr. Olin'll', Chairman of tihe Com:mitt<' ~n Enrallmc;nt, sU:bmitt:<ed the rfollowing report:
M1. Sp.cak<Cr:

The committee r0port as regnlrarly signe'cl by olw Speaker of tJhe H 1ouse and Prffiiden't of the Senate, 'and cleli>"ered to tJhe GoYernor, the foUowting acts, to wit:

An act to amend tlhe ciharlter of tfue town of \Vltigham.

A<lso, an a:c)t to est.aJblish a system of public ooh0ols forr Putnam coull'ty, outside the city of Eaton'ton.

1046

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

.Atlso, ran act to amend tl1e charter m the 'City of Atlanta.

Respectfully 'SU'bmitteid.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

~Ir. Oliver, Ohainnlan of the Oonlimi'Uee on EnroUmenlt, ;,:nlbm~tted the fallow-ing report:

.LlJr. Speaker:

'I1he Comm'itte<e on Emollme-nt report as duly enT'olleid .anrcl 'l'eady fur the ;;rgruatnre or ltlhe SpPakerr of the House and President of ~h~ Senat'e, ltJhe following reeoluti'on:

A re.sohrtion extending tlhanks to Hon. Augustrus DuPont, Gt~orgi:a commissi'oner of the Tennessee Oente,nnial.

Respeetfully slrbmitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

1fr. Oli,'er, OhraiT'lll'an of t1w Committee on Enirollmen't, begs leaYe to submit 'the following report:

Mr. Spcak.f'r:

The C'ommi:tt~e on Enrollment report, thlat lthe following a~ts rhme been prope<l1y c;nroHed 'and ddiYere'd to the Governor, to wi't:

An alt to wbalish it1he county c{mrt of \Yare emmlty.

Also, an act to E"StaJbli~h the city conrt of \Yayeross, and for dtiher purposes.

Respee<tfurlly su'bmiHPd. T. D. OLIVER, Ohail'lnan.

FRIDAY, DECEl\IBER 10, 1897.

1047

'Dhe following message was .receiveld from the SenaJte :througfu ~Ir. Cli:ftJon, Secretary thereof:

J1fr. 8 peakcr:
Tlhe Senate has passed -by the requisite constrtutional :m:aj'O'rilty, rtfhe fdllowing tbi_lls oif ltJhe Senate, to wit:
A 1billtJo regul-ate tJhe regi~tration of V'oters ~n this State, and far other pwposes.
Also, a biLl to so amenid. 'tfue Code tJhaJt ifue State and defendant may h~ve <'l:n eqruaJl nutrnlber of .peremptory cha:llenrges of jmo'l"'S.
The General Judiciary Committee submitted the :following report:

Mr. 8pca.ka:
The General J utd~ciaey Oomm1'ttoo 'h[Lving reported Sena!te ~Hl No. 2 with tJhe reoommem:1a:tron thlalt it do piass, 1fue undersigned r&--pectJfu]lly dissent am~ Tecommend Jfuat Said bil~ do not paES.
Respectfully submitted.
D. G. FOGARTY, FLETCHER l!L JOHXSOX, JOSEPH W. BENNET, \Y~L H. BURWELL, J. B. BUSSEY.
11he following SentaJ1Je bill was taken up, read the tJhird time, 1the report of iJhe oom!mittee agreed to, and putt upon
jts passage, oo wit:

1048

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

Ey ~Senlator Hopkins >of t!he 7iuh-

A hill <to amend 'the charter of ilhe city of Thomasville.

The comtrnitibee roomnmendeid that 'the brll pass by subc>'ritute, \\'hieih >Vili> .adopted.

On tlhe passage of the bill i!he IU:J'e\3 were 118, the nays 0.
The bill, !ha>~ng r~eiYed a conS'tib1tionai majority, was
nassed by s11bstitute.
The :fioHowling bi'lls 1vere read the tfuirtl 'time, 'the report of the committ-ees agreed to, and put npon >their >p:L<~Sage, to wit:

By }Ir. Thomai3 of Olartke--
A :bill to empower eounty, city, and tO\vn Boards of Educa:t.i'on to pnlX'Ullase sdhodlAJiooks for nse m common sclJiools, and to pro1~ide a spCIC~a'l 't<ax tlhercfor.

l\Ir. ~Collum of &JJ!ley mov>ed to amend the original bill by striking >mlt aH of section 4.
The su'hstitute offered by }Ir. AwiJ:,lj of Co1bb '\Vas read.
The amendment of }[r. Collum of Schley \Yas adopted.

}\fr. Awtry of C01bb offered 'to 'arrnend the snbstitlrte offercld as follows:
Th amend section 4 by .ad~l>in~ at 't116 ('<lld thereof 11he foJllcm"in:g proviso: "Provided, 'tlmlt t>11e proYisions of this act sha:H not apply Ito tm1ns and cities h'ln~n'g a system of local p1~blic sclllools, except by the consent of the Boards. of Education thereof.

FRIDAY, DECE:IlBER 10, 1897.

1049

'Dhe amendment of ~Ir. A\vlt.ry m Cobb to the substitute
was loot.

Mr. Awtr,v of Cobb offered fnrtlher 1:o amc111d the sub$t.itute offered as folhw.rs: By add;ing <J:lhis proviso: "Provided fnrfher, fhat 'the conntt.v BoaTel of Ed1wation of any county of tJhis State sh'aill amve la;ll'thorit.r to select 1and prescribe the books 1to be useld in 'tire sclhools of suC'h cmmty, arid bo prov-i<le iby contract how and at what price the boob selfc;ted shall be furniShed to said s.<Awols, wl!wnen~r <in an elootion 0aNecl hy the Ordinary of said COUllt:v a.nd 'held in 11fue manrne;r and 1ID{ler lthe ~amc l"nles anld reg:nlat.ions ~s goYern 'tlhe holding of clecfions for mernibers of t:lhc General Assembly of Georgia, tw(}-thirds of t1hc qualified voters Oif sudh c01mty shall b;v their b~allot.s confer such au'thorit,v on said cmmty Board of Ednrcation. Such elecbimt ,.;hall be ordered h,Y the Ordin!atry on tlhe petition of onethird of the qualified YOtPrs of the eounty."

Tir~ amendment was lost.
1Ir. Awtry of Coibb offered ttD fnrtlwr amend b;v insert~ ing aifter ltihe word "te-achers" and hefore ttJlre \V'Ol.Xl "appoin'tecl," in t~re soconcl line ther(of, t1he words 'land business men," which was loot.

The srvbstituto offereld ihy ~rr. A\\itry of Cobb was lost.

:Mr. Freemnn of Coweta mowd 'to aanend S''ction 6, lines ten and elt~Yen, rhy gt;riking: tlwrefrom 'tlw words "~md tJhe written eonsont of 'ttiw State Board df EcluCiation."

:Mr. Jlhiomaron of ~[organ calle<cl fur t1re previo11s question on the bill and 'the arrnendmPnts, wh~ic.h 1eaH was sustt.ained and trhe nl'ain question orderecl.
'l'he amendme1l't of ~Ir. Freeman of O:nve,ta was adopted.

1050

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

On 'tJhe passage 'Of -the bill :Mr. Awtry of Cobb c.alled for the ayes 1and na.ys, rwlhiCJh carl :was sustained and 'had, as :fallows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

-Adams, Arnold, Armstrong, Bates, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Bussey, Black, Branch,

Duncan of Lee, Edwards, Edenfield, F'aust, Fogal"ty, Felder, Felker, Freeman, Hall, Hogan,

Morrison, Mullinax, McDonald, McMichael, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McGehee, McDonough, Nevin,

Bowden,

Hill,

Oakes,

Burwell,

Hawes.

Ogletree,

Blalock,

Harrell,

Patten,

'Brahnen,

Hamby,

Parker,

Boifeuillet,

Hightower,

Pace,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKalb Pearce,

Bennett of Jackson, Henderson of Irwin, Rawls,

Craig,

Jordan,

Rawlings,

-Cole,

Johnson of Hall, Rudicil,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Appling, Simpsoo,

Calvin,

Kiser,

Suone,

Collum,

Kaigler,

Stapleton,

Cannon,

Kendrick,

Sell,

Clement,

Little,

Smith of Crawford,

Charters,

Lott.

Turner,

Calhoun,

Longley,

Timmerman,

Chapman,

Law,

Thomas of Clarke.

Copeland,

Moore.

Underwood,

Callaway,

Mozley,

Vaughn,

Dodson,

Morgan,

Webb,

Duffy,

Meldrim,

Wight,

Dur'ham,

Maddox,

Walden,

Deakins,

MetadO'Ws,

Watkins,

J)aV'ison,

Mans1ield,

Yates.

-nuncan of Chatham,

FRIDAY, DECE~IBER 10, 1897.

1051

Those voting in the negative were Ma>srs.-

Awtry,

Henderson of Colquitt Rutherford,

Atkinson,

Henderson of Forsyth Srwift,

Bush,

Lance,

Smith of Hancock,

Brown,

McDaniel,

Thomason of Morgan

Burke,

N'icholas,

Thomas of Pierce

Boswell,

Nisbet,

Vincent,

Bedgood,

Niles,

West,

Boynton of Calhoun, Paulette,

Whipple.

Bennet of Glynn, Palmer,

Wilkes.

Cook of Decatur, Phinizy,

Worsham,

Ellis,

Quillian,

Wilcox of Telfair,

GQ'wen,

Reid,

Wilcox of Wiloox,

Herrington,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Bartlett,

Griffin,

Polhill,

Baggett,

Hitch,

Reece,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson O'!Washt'n Roberts,

BrinS'On of Emanuel. JOhnson of Baker, Redding,

Dickei'SOn,

Jo.hnson of Taliruferro Slaton,

Duncan of Houston, Knorwles..

Tay'lor,

Edge,

Leard,

Thompson,

Ennis of Floyd,

Montfort,

Thomas of Ware,

Ennis of Baldwin, McLaughlin,

Wright,

F'oTd,

McCranie,

Whitaker,

Foster,

McLarty,

Mr. Speaker.

Grice,

Oliver,

Ayes 103. Nays 37. X ot Yot~n~ 32.
The bll, /having r('('eind ra constitutional majority, wa3 passed rag .amenrded.

)fr. \Yest of LomHlc>s g-aYe noticE' of a motion vo reC"'nt<ideT t1le a'CJtion of tflw ITonse jnst t.aken.

)[r. Pearce of Honston moYecl th:at the hill he imme<liately tJransmi'tted to the Senate, wl1ieh motion preYailed.

10.52

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

T~H' following Sf'!llla:te hill was rea'<l the t1hircl time, and the mport of ~he cmumi'Nee fhf'reon agreed t'o, to wit:

The following Senrat0 brll was read t.he third time, to wit.:

By Senator Hopkins of tfhe 7th-

A biJ;l :to -proYicle for tJhc ele~etion of .Superior Court judges and solieitoi"S-gcnNial h.'' tlhe people.

The bill as amended is as follows:

An aK'it to 1anwnd parap;I'a,phs 2 an'cl ~ of sC'ic'tion 3 of a:rticle 6, and pamgraph 1 of ~.r'l'tion 11 of a,rtide 6 ()If the Constitution of t:l1is State, so :as to proYicle for tl1e el('(:tion
of judges of tfup Superior :Cmuit '<1!11cl solieitoo"S-general by the electors of the ,,,],ole State.

Section 1. Be it en:aetecl by the {}enera:l Affiermhl:-; of tne State of Qporgia, and it is 1herelh.Y f'lnaCttC:d 'h: anth'ol"ity of the same, 'l1hat parag:mph 2 of i'lf'(tion 3 of artitle fi of the Constitution of this Stalte be 'amendc-cl so that t1w same shall re<ad as foll:ows, Ito 1\'it: "T1hc SIHce,;;,;;m-s to t~JC pre,-;enlt amd snhseqnPnt in('lml'lwn:ts :4ha11 he eledPcl h.Y ~the electol"S entitled to l"ote for Inemhc-l"S of flw GP.!W1"a1 "\."-"<''lll1)l.'' uf t.l1e State ralt rl1P gc-1wral 0lodion ~Wl\1 for s1wh memhers next prc'lPcling t1w ex:piration of t:hcir r('l:';pC"<tii'C terms; proYi:clecl, tlha't 't1he ><ll<'('~.;;O!"S for all immtdJ0nt-; whose terms PxpirP nu or 11wfore lthc fir~t tla.'>' of .T:annar,v, 18!)(), s':wll he p.]('{'t('(] h: tthc GPneral Assmi'bl:' at its session fol" .1 SDS for 1t1w full tml!u of four years.
Sect.ion 2. Bco it further c-nac'tccl h.v the an+lwrit: afore-
~aid, That. paragmrih a orf SC'ICt.ion 3 of <Wtic-1( G of the C.on-
Etitntion of thi,; State 1J0 amemlcd :'Kl vhat said pamf!.'l"alj)h :'haJH read as follo\\':3, !tll 1dt: "'frlw terms of t:he jmlp:es to be ele~ted uncler the constitntion (exCl'fit to fill vca:ean'cies)

FRIDAY, DECE:'IIBER 10, IH97.

105;)

."hall bC'gin em the fir:".t ~Ionlhty of .Tanuary after t~1eir elec-
tic>n. Enry Yacaney oecasi'onetl by death, resignaltion, or oitlwr 'ean-se, ,;hrall be fiHeJ 'by ap]ioi,nnmenlt. of ehe Gon~rnor, until the first day of .TmHtar! after the general elcction held next after the expiration of thirty <lays frrom the time 8'lc4r Yacancy oCicnr-s, art ,,1h~eh election a suocessOT for the lllH'XlpirerJ tc-rm slr!all he' e1C'ctetl .

.Se.cti1on ;1. J3e it fnrt:hC'Il" ma1C't.('l(l by t:he antlhmity aforei'aicJ, That paragraph 1 olf t>eetion 11 of arbicle 6 .of the Cmr~titution of t!his State he amended so rhat the same shall read as foll'ow-s, to IYi't: "Tlrere sh'allrbe a soEcitOT-general for each judi~Cia'l circuit, w'lwse officital tffi"'ll (exccrplt to fill a vacanc:) i'ihalltbe fonr years. 'Dhe successors of presenrt and: subsequent inrcnmbents s1ralll lbe erlected by the elC'CtOTS of the whole Sbate qualified 'to \'Ote for menlibcrrs of tthe General ~\ssembl: alt t.he general elroti:on held next preceding tfue expimtion of their regpectin terms. EYery Yacancy oc.c.asionelcl by 'death, resignanim1, or other cause, s1r!all'be filled by appointment of lt1re Gonrnor u,ntil the first day of Jannary ,after the general ele~Ction held next after the expiratti,n of t'hirty days from t!he tri.me sudh vac3:ncx o0cnrs, at wh'iclh etler"tion a succeS'!Or :BOT ~he unexpired term shall be elected; prO\'id'd, that t,}le SUC'ICC'SSOl'S for a'Jl incnmibentts "'hose terms expire 'On or before 'the fir&t day of Jtil:n'lrrury, JSDD, sh'all he elected by the General .Assembly at its sa>t:ion for 1898 for 'the full term of funr years."
~Section 4. Be ~t further ena!ctecl hy the authority afu.re-said, 'flhart whenewr tJhe abo,e proposed amendmen1ts .to the C')nstitu'bi,on i'ihaH he agweed to 1hy tJ\\"o-tJhirds of the mCilnbers ele<'tecl 1to eadr of t.he 'bwo hrouses of t:lhe General As~embly, the GoYernor sha!ll and he is hereby authorized and
instJrncted to cause said amendme-nts t!o he pulblislred lin at l~~st. two newspapers in eac'h congress'ional distrid in thi.-;

1054

.JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Sta:te :Eor the period of two months next preceding the time for iholding the next general election.
Section 5. Be it fur~her en!actecl hy the authority aforeE'aid, 'l)hat the ruboYe proposed amendments shall be su!bm~tted for ralifi\"a tion m rejection of the elec~ors of this State at 'tihc next general election to be held after the publica tii'on, as proYiclecl for in the fourth section of this act, in the seYera1 (lisnricts of .this St.aJte, at ,,fureh electi,on every person shall be qlllalifiecl to >'ote ,,1ho is entitled to vote 0'1" members of the General Assembly. All persons voting a.t 2:1icl election in favor of adopting ,the proposed amendmen'ts, or eit.her of lthem, to t:Jl8 Oonstiitution of this State, shall ha\e writJten 10'1" 1prin'tecl on their ba1lots ;the words ''For ratificat.ilon of the arrnendments of pa11a:grwph 2 of section 3, article G of the Constitution (for election cif judges of the Superior Courts hy the people): ''For ratifiactio11 of amendments or paragraph 3 od:' sectiion 3 od:' .article 6 of the Gonsti!tut;ron" (:bor election of judges of the Superior Gour!B by the people); "For ra:tifioation of amendment od:' parag-ra:ph 1 of section 2 of 'article 6 of ~the Const.i:tut~on" (for election of solicitors-genera:l by tJhe people). And all}:>ersmJ.S opposed to a:doption of said mnendments, or eit:her of t'hem, &hall 1l'ave wrrtten or printed on tlheir 'ballots 1llhe words: 'Against ~he ratifidation of. mnendmen:t:. of 'paragrruph 2 of ::;ection 3 of arr'ticle G of tJhe Collititution," (against election of jllllg-es of the Superior ( 'ourb by the peuph); ''..:\.gruin:>t ratification of tJhe amendments of paragTaph 3 of Sc<tiou 3 of article G of th{ Con::>titntio1n'' (again:'t eltv tion of judges od:' Superior Courts by the people); "Against 1atifica'tion of amen'cl.11WJllt of pialiagTaph 1 of section 2 of article 6 of the Constitution" (against the election of solici1\rs-gxme<ra'l hy the people).
Section G. Be it fnrther enacted by the autlwrity afore-

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said, That the Governor ibe and lhe is J1ereby a11tlhorized. and directC"d to providle for the submissibn of iJhe -f1oregoilllg p1oposed amel1dments 'to t.he Constitution of this State to a vote of t.he people, as required lby t:he Con:Stituticm of this Sitlate, in paragra1ph 1 of sootJi'on 1 of article 13, an<d by this aC't; and if eithe.r be ratmed tJhe Governor shall, when he ascerta:ins such '!'rutifil:'.atiibn from lthe Sooretary of State, to whom the ret11ITIS shall he referred in t1le same as in case of elections for menibers of the General Assembly tto Clount an'd ascertain the result, i.,,--..,me his proclllamaitron for one insertion in one of rthe daily papers of this State announcing sudh result, and declarin:g tlhe amendment or amenumenlts ratified.

.Sect~on 7. Be iit furtlher el1acted, that all 'la'Ws and par'fu of la:ws in confli~t w.irtlh tbis ax;t lbe and the sa:me are hereby repealed.

T.he Gene.ral J udiciary Committee proposed rt:he :following amend'menrts, to wit:

Add at the end of seclticm 1 the foUowing proviso: "Provided that the S'l113C~rs fur aH incumbents >v'hose terms e:x.-pire em or bef1ore the first day of January, 189!), shall be el~ted by tihe General ~\.&:>001bly at the session for 18DS. for the full tc>rm of four years."

Also, by adding at i:the end of section 3 ,the f01llowing provioo: "ProYided tJhlat the successors v."lwse te.rms expire on or ibefore the :first day otf January, 1899, shall be deleted by the General AssemBly at its se-SSion for 1898{or the full terrm of four years.
:Mr. Little of :Musoogee moved to arrnend by striking out of ~he C'aption rthe words ",their TBspective judicial cirenits," and inserting in lien thereof tthe words ''tJhe wlhole State."

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Also, to amend .section 1 hy striking out 'm twC'l:fJth line tht:>roof the word,; ''their re-;;pe~ctin~ judi't<ial circuits," and iTIEerting in lien !:'hereof t.he words "the whole Stalte."

Arlso, t'o amend sect.ion :3, in line t1Jirr-teen, hy 'i!triking <mt t.he \Yorcl.s ''t!lwir re.spediYc jmli~ial eiwuit.s," and m.se11ting in lieu thereof the word.s "the \\'hole St1a.te."

The follo\\-ing ameml'rnenl was p1'oposcxl 1hy )lr. \Vest of Lowndes:

Tlo amend sc-ct,iun 2 by 'adding ther('i~o tho follocwing ".\ords, to wit: "The judges of t1w Superior Omwt shall roceiYe an anarnal salar,y of $2,500.00, .and shall rotate 'thrm1gh the judicia'] cireni:t.s of t1Je Stak in &uch orr-der as the Justiees 'of tho Supreme Cmmt. shall provide."

)lr. Boyd of )lcDuffie mlow.d to aaneru:l 'the amendment of lllr. \Vest of Lol\midles, hy striking out $2,500.00, and inserting in l'ieu thereof $2,000.00.

lllr. Cahin of Rit1hmond l(alled for rthe previous qnestirln on th<' rbil}'l and dhe am'"lldmen/t:s, "'V1lieh <'all was SliStained, and the main qucst.~on ordered.

On 111otion of )fT. Long'l'e.; of Troup, the morning :3ession was ex-tended until fhe bill under consideratiun could be disp()lf>e'd of.
'Dhe amendm<:'nts of 1t:he eommilttee were agreeid to.
'.Dhc amcn1clments of 2\Ir. Lititle were agreed to.
'l'he anwn'clment. of ~lr. Boyd of ~IICDuffie to the amerrcl::uent 10f ~fr. \Vest .af Lawndos >ms lost.
The amcndmen't of :Mr. \Yeat of Lowndes \Vias lost.
The c<ommi1ttee's report was adoptJed.

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1057

On the passage of the bill as amemlcJ the ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were l.Iessrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Chatham, Little,

Arnold.

Duncan of Lee,

Lot',

Awtry,

Elli~,

Lungley,

Atkinson,

Edge,

Law,

Bate~.

Edwards,

;\Ioore,

Bond,

Edenfield,

}lozley,

Boyd,

Ennis of Floyd,

}Ior.gan,

Berry,

Ennis of Bald win, }feldrim,

Brown,

Fau;.t,

:\lac!< lox,

Black,

Ford,

)leadowB,

Branch,

Fo~ter,

}font fort,

Bowden,

FPlder,

)[ansfiehl.

Boswell,

Felker,

:linllinax,

Bartll'lt,

Freeman,

)[eU,)nald,

Blalock,

l-iriee,

)[dfichael,

Brannen,

ff,tll,

:\leD.lni()l,

Bedgood,

Hogan,

)fcConnell,

Boifeuillet,

Hill,

)fcCook,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch,

)lcKee,

Boynton of Spahling, HawEs,

McCranie,

Bennett of Jackson, Harrell,

)fcLarty,

Craig,

Hamb~.

:\fc(,phec,

ColP,

Hightower,

Xicholas,

Cook of Decatur,

HerrinLton,

Xisbet,

Cook of Oconee,

Henderson of Colquitt, l'liles,

Cal Yin,

Hendersm of Dt>Kalb, ;'\e\'iu,

Cannon,

Hender,-pn uf Irwin, Oakes,

ClenlL'nt,

Henderson oi Fursyt!J, ( )g]ptrce,

Charters,

.lurdan,

Paulette,

Calhoun,

Johnson of B<lker, Parker,

ChapllJan,

.Joll!l~on o: .\ppling, Palmer,

Copt' land,

Johnson of Taliaferro, P.we,

Dodson,

1\:.i~er,

1-\-ar('e,

Dufl'y,

Kaigler,

l'hiniz-',

Dur!Jam,

Kuowlc~,

Qnilli>ln,

D,~akin-,

Kendrick,

H:-J.wls,

D:-t\-isiHl,

Lance,

J{eid.

Di<kerbon,
(i7hj

Le<lrd,

Rt:ec8,

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Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford,
Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton,
sell,
Taylor,

Turner,

Wight,

Thomason of l\Iorgan Walden,

Timmerman,

Watkins,

Thomas of Pierce, Whipple,

Thomas oi Ware,

Wilkes,

Underwood,

'Vorsham,

Vaughn,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Vincent,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Webb,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Burke, Bussey, Burwell, Bennet of Glynn,

Fogarty, Gowen, .Johnson of Hall, Oliver, Patten,

Pol hill, Rawlings, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, West.

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Bush, Baggett, Brinson of Burkt>, Brinson of Emanuel, Collum, Callaway, Duncan of Houston,

Griffin,

Slaton,

Henderson o[ Wash'n, Thompson,

:Morrison,

Thomas of Clarke,

l\IcLanghlin,

Wright.

McDonough,

'Vhitaker.

Roberts,

l\Ir. Speaker.

.\yt,; 1-1-:3. );'ays 13. };ot Yoting 1n.

The bill, h'aYing receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed as amended, and its immedia!te 'tra'llsmission to tihe Se.nate ordered.
An indefinite lca.Ye of absence was granted to ~Ir. X evin n{ Floyd on account of illness.

The House adjourned to :3 o'clock p. m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 18!17.

1059

3 O'clock P. M.

The House 1econvened ~at ~this hour, 'and was 0alled to -order 1by thB Speaker pro tern.

'Dhe roll was called, and 'tlhe foHowin'g members answe-red .to tJheir names, to wit: ::Messrs.

Aaams,

Cannon,

Hawes,

Arnold,

Clement,

Harrell,

Awtry,

Charters,

Hamby,

Armstrong,

Calhoun,

Hightower,

Atkinson,

Chapman,

Herrington,

Bates,

Copeland,

Hendersonof Colquitt

Bush, Bond, Boyd, .Berry,

Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham,

Henderson of DeKalb Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyth Hendei"SOn of W asht'li!

Brown,

Deakins,

Jordam,

Burke,

DaV'ison,

Johnson of Hall,

.Bussey,

Dickerson,

J ahnson of Baker,

.Black,

Duncan of Chatham, Johnson of Appling,

Branch,

Duncan of Houston, Johnson of Taliaferro

Bowden,

Duncan of Lee,

Kiser,

Boswell,

E'llis,

Kno-wles,

Burwell,

Edge,

Kendrick,

Bartlett,

Edwards,

Lance,

Blalock,

Edenfield,

Little,

Brannen,

Ennis of Floyd,

Lott,

Bedgood,

Ennis of Baldwin, Longley,

Boifeui!let,

Faust,

Moore,

Brinson of Burke, Ford,

Mozley,

Brinson of Emanuel, Foster,

Morgan,

Boyruton of Calhoun, Fogarty,

Meldrim,

'Boynton of Spalding, Felder,

Maddox,

Bennet of Glynn, Felker,

Meadows,

Bennett of Jackson, Freeman,

Morrison,

'Craig,

Gowen,

Mullinax,

Cole,

Grice,

McDonald,

Cook of Decatur, Hall,

McLaughlin,

Cook of Oconee,

Hogan,

MeMichael,

'Calvin,

Hill,

McDaniel.

'Collum,

Hitch,

~frConnell.

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McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Niles, Oliver, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Pace, Pearce, Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls,

JocR!'iAL oF THE HousE.

Reid,

Thomas of Pierce-

Reece,

Thomas of Ware,.

Rawlings,

underwood,

Redding,

Vaughn,

Rudicil,

Vincent,

Rutherford,

West.

Slaton,

webb,

Swift,

Wight,

Simpson.

Wright,

Stone,

Walden,

Stapleton,

Watkins,

Sell,

\Vhipi,Jle,

Smith of Crawford, wilkes,

Smith of Hancock. \Vhitaker,

Taylor,

\\'orsham,

Turner,

\\'ilcox of Telfair,

Thomason of Morgan \Vilcox of Wilcox.

Timmerman,

Yates,

Thomas of Clarke. Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were ::\Icssrs.-

Ba?:~ett,
Griffin, Kaigler, Leard.

Law, Montfort, Mansfield, Nevin,

Palmer, Polhill, Roberts, Thompson,

Lean of nl1'WTl'CC for t'lw nfternoon nml tn-nip:l1t was f'_l'<lTJte'(l tn ::\fr. Durham Df Bnrtow, nn netnunt of c;ieknrs;; in his famil;.

~fr. Tjrtlr of ]\[uS<'ogcc movetl that tl1r afternoon ;;e;;,_j,,n l>e extentkJ until 6 o'clork, \\111irl1 motion preYailed.
::\fr. \\~atkins of Gilmer mm<cl t~1at the "Jlf'tial ortler for 1ilc hom l>c tlisplared for the purpoqe of lJa,inp: t.he fol},:,wing ],jJl n;Hl the sNontl tin1e. an<l <li-a;,?.T''<'in~ to rlw COI!llllittre\ l'tpurt therron, to wit:

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1061

By :Jir. \Yatkins of Gilme;r-

A bill to place solicitm."S-general on salary.

Tihe motion was lost.

The follo-wing mE':'sage was reooived from the Senate through :Jfr. Clifton, Secretary rtheroof:

Jfr. 8 pcakcr:

Tihe SC"Jiate l11as pa.ssecl ~)y tilw requii'ite c-onstitutional majority tllw following hill of tl1e Ekn!at~, to wit:

A bill to authorize St.'llte banks to issue ohligation.s payable in merchancli;;e or silver lmllion, and for otJ1er purposes.

':Dlw Senate ha.~ also adopterclflJC following resolution of t.lw Senate, t'o wit:

..\. rC'Solntion proYiding tJhat the General A:<.,emhly take" a rece;:;s for D0c(']nher 11th and 12th, 'and count suc.h days 11011 dies.

1fr. P.ace, C'hairman p~o tern. of the General .Tnclveiary Omnmittre, snbmittoo 'the following report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
Tlw Grn01"al .Tuclieiary 0ommitit0r 'haTe hMl nnd.er eon&ideration the following bills, "Whic:h I am instructrd rto report hack to t-he House w.ttJh i!hr recommendation rthat the sanw do not pass:

House bill No. 48, requiring nrotice t.o he given etf the pPnd0ncy of .o.uits.
Also, House hill N'o. 96, whic.h amends section 2914 of the Code of 1882.

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Also, HO'Use hill No. 97, wihidh amends the registry act of 1889, approved Octdber 1st, 1889.

Also, House hill No. 158, provo!ding for the payment of insolvenlt crim_linal costs due justi~.es of the peace.

Also, House hill No. 192, i\"hieh exempts newspaper 5tenographers fl"'''ll jury duty.

Also, House biU No. 238, i>'hich allmvs lending money m1d c'harging 8 per cemlt. interest, and requiri11g borrower to pay haek principal and i11terest in rnont:ltly or yearly
~n.;;tallments.
Also, House hill No. 261, i\~hich allows :'L J. ,,~are to p~dldJe in FuJ.ton counlty without license.
Also, Ho'lli'e bill No. 265, whieh <amends section 239 of the Code of 1882.
Also, Hou8e bill No. 2i9, autjl1orizin~ <the pa;ment of $150.00 to :M<ary V. Lane for certain property de-s.troyoo by ilhe sheriff of Emamwl county in eapturing a fugitive from justice.
Also, House bill No. 351, authorizing t~w payme11t ot r,olicitors-gcneral ot~t of the cou111ty treasury in certain ea..~.
Also, Ho'llSe bill No. 455, which amends an ad that was approved KoYember 11tlh, 1889, in referenee to article 7, section 1, paragraph 1 of the State Cun.,t.itntion.
Also, House bill No. 668, 1d1ich amends seCJtion 858 of the Oode of 1895.
.AJso, House bill No. 681, whidh amends sec:tion 857 of tJw Oode of 1895.

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1063

Also, House bill No. 686, wh'idh enlarges the jurisdic--

tion of the Railroad Oommissi'on so as to include stireet

1ailroads and telephone cormpa:nies.

Also, House bill N'o. 713, <>vihidh fixes the place of holding justice courts in a district tihat has in it an inoo:rporail:ed
tO\V'll.

Also, House bill No. 749, which amends section 1778 of t!he Code of 1805.
~\Jso, House hill X o. 750, whicll repeals an act approT'ed December 24th, 1896, in reference to time for filing snits
to recon~r 'Wild land sold under tax fi. fas.
...:'dso, Honse hill Xo. 777, "'hi0h prohibits t1w issuing of snmmons orf garnishmenlt in cel'ta:in cases.
Also, House ,bill X o. 77D, in rerfcrence to the traiL"'Cribing of evidel1ce in certain crimina:l cases.
The conunintee rC'l'O'llllllC'lHL.; rlwrt tJhe autll'ors of Honse bills Xos. 137, l;)G, -03, 312, 3D1, nnd 783, be 'allowed to withclra>Y the same.

J. ~L PACE, Chairman pro tern.
:Mr. Patten, Ohairman pro tem. of t1hc Com'mittee ori Counties and County ~Iatters, s1l'bmitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Comities and C01mty :Matters have had under consideration the following House bill, w}jch 1

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am instructed to report back with the reccmrmen:drution that

~he same do pass, to wit:

A bill to limit the amount of cmn}X'll&'ltion to be paid tl1e ordinary, cl0rk of the Superior Court, sllPriff, tax-collector, tax reC'eiYer, coroner, official court. stenog-raphers, a11 Staite, county and rity solicit.ors 1dJO a.re eleetcd or ap}Wintecl under a spe<"ial or general act.

Respectfully suhmittecl.

..\ RtHl'R P_\.TTEX, Clwinnan pro t('m.

~Ir. Fogart-:, ( '1wimwn of tlw Committl'P on Special .Jndiciar,,-, snbmittrd t!lw following ropmr.:

Mr. Speaker:

T:l1e Committl'r on SpeC'ial Judiciary haw ha<l under con~icleration Srnate hill X o. 15D. lihich is a local hill to he entitlr<1 an aN to <lPfine the dutie-s and fix thl' cmnpensa.t:ion of tlw ;tnasmer of Ric-Innoncl eonnty, aml haYe instruet<cl me to r0pon rhc :"ame lmck w:it:h a rPcmmn<>.11dation J.ha t the 3:1mc do p:1ss.

Respectfully :'-Hl nni tted.

D. G. FOG,\ RTY. Chairman.

-1fr. Charte~~. Chairman of tlhe Rail1oarl Committee, snbmi'tte<l th0 fo1lne.,-ing report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Commi.Nr0 on Tb.ilroads have h1acl nndrT -considefl"ation tlhe foll0win,C( 'hill. which t11cy instruet me to report }Jack to tlw ITom:0 wit'h rtl1r recommendation tlha:t tfue same do not pass, to wit:

FRIDAY, DECE~lBER ld, 1897.

1065

~\. bill to fol'l1iu t:lw shif1tinp: of pa.~senger or freight cars em tJhe Sal)lbath <la.'" during the u:mal hours of worshiping uY81' any railwa:" \Yhieh is in do;:.-: 11roximi,t:" to any house of wor.sihip in tihis State.

Re;,pectfnll: suhmittrrl.

W. .\.. CIL\RTERS, Chairman.

:\Ir. Dnnwo<l.'" as r1witman of thr ,ioinlt rommittee appointP<l nn<ler a joint re"'olntion of rlu:; Hou;:e and Senatte, snhmittrd on llr'lwlf <)f tltr emnmitt<e t.ltP follo1Ying reporL:

To the Senate rr/1(7 Jlolf.~r 0f Represe11tativcs:
The joint (ommittrP :lppointecl nnrler a resolution of 'the SC'11Me and Hon~r adopte<l at the last session of the T-rgisla1111'0 for thP Jl111"]WSG of Yisiting t'ltP militm: r.ncmnpment<l of the GPorgiil militia tn hP lwld (lnrinp: tl1e yrar 1897, instrnd mr to J'Pport :F fnllnws:
That t.lt<Te \\'('l'G tlurc cn(,;lmpnwn'ts in tlw State-. One at Camp Xnrf1ten, ;;,ihmtPrl <1t G1iffin, for thr infm1try and [iltiller,,: nnP at C':nnp .\ tkinson, sit.nated at :\fc.ldrim, :foi1 the eaYah,~": :twl tlt0 Lt"t on St. Simon's l::lancl, for t;hc mn-al militia.
At Camp Xortlten tltP trrm of <lnty was two wcPks. During tHw fi1~t. week t'hP FirM Regiment of Infantr,Y, commanded l1y (',,]. .\.H. Lawton: aml tlhe Ohatham .\rtillery, ccmmallClctl hy Capt. (;po, P. ,,~,dker, oecnpi0cl the eamp. Gcl. Lawton \\as camp <ommtamlrr. The men <>omprising tl1is eomma ntl ~ho1n'd a marked rl<>p:ree of prnfieirncy in :ill mMte1s ']H'J'! :tininp: to militm: cliseipline an<l knowletlge in t'he lH' nf <1l"lns, and in field, and otl1er moYc>ments of trO'nps. The :-'P<'on'<l 1\'PPk 'a.t Camp Xol't1ten the Six'th Jnfmrtr.', Col "~m. E. ,J'one<S commamlinp:, 'and the Third

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Infantry, C-ol. rsq1er Th()ll'llason comm'anding, occ~pied Llle camp. The troops in t!he camp d'liring this week were under the command of Colonel Jone;;, who was crump commander. The spirit of tlhte men composing 'these regiments wa;;: exreptiona:ll: fine, and fhe perf0'I'illance orf their duties \\as dmH' IYith re{ldiness, showing a disposition tto profit by the im.trnctiom; of their Slll]WI-ior offirers. Your com;niHeo 'has neYer see.n a fairer representation of the military nf the StJate tihan was in att<'ndmlCe upcm t.his camp, and the patrioti5m clisph,,cd h, the militia in maintaining theil ,,rganizations at almost entirely tiheir own expense shbuhi be reJic,cd by the State g'l'anting ~s liberal an wppropriation as its troasur.'" ronld withstand. \Ye found the <"amp ordE'rl:, >Yeill"appointecl, aml almost pE'rf1Ct in all t:he relnirements that is necessar: for a healthy location of so !mmy men, exe-0pt rhc sanitation, wlhi0h 1\"as only fairly g.1od, but t!his c-ould be remedied by a small appropriation tn comtrnd tho '[H"0'}Wr drainage so as to take the sewerage :111'a: from 'the ramvs more sati~fac,torily than is now dcme.
Camp Atkinson, at ~felclrim, wthere tJ1:c raYah.y encampment was held, is an ideal 'Plaee for snrl1 e-neampmentR. h is w~ll"appoint0d and full.'" Pqnipped a.t..t:he expense of one of the most puhlic~piritecl eit.izens of tU1is Stat, and it is dne lal~D:el: to his own exf'rt.ions and expenditures uf 'his own mrmcy that 11his ramp is one of tho h~1t. illl the Sta!te. ThP pa'triotism displayed by him made it possible for the Sta:te at little e:xvense to have tlhis en~C.ampment. The
r.'lmp was in eammand of Col. \V. \V. Gordon, of t!he Fum
Oa>"a:lry. To-o mu0h cannot be ooid of the proficiency of the tJroops whicih com'Posed l:il1is camp. There was no time lost in idleneEs, for t:he dutiE'I3 requiroo almost constant attend'an'ce, and aJ.thongh onerous, they weTe perf'OI"'lleid with a wiUingnPs.~ wo-rthy of t:Hw sacrifice of tfue business and profession'aJ engagP'lllents of iJhe men w:ho compot;ed :.his part of the military of our State.

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The N av1al :Militia, ~a nfW' departure in the military of i'his Stlate, fOIITlled for the pl.l!l1Xlse ill insirr'uCJting a portion
r.f tihe-milhia in the 'm of naval warfare. 'Being useful
as a batta!Jion 'of infantry, it performs a double service to t.h e State, in tlh,at li:he men are instrncted in the art of warfare for service ()Jil ilhe seas as well as for land service. rrhis f\rtcampmen't was heM at Camp Roosevelt, on St. Simon's r~Jand, and was cmnposed of :f:1our divisions----tw-o frO'IIl Bruns\\".ick, and ti\vo from Savanmhh, witih Lieutenarut Oommander Aiken in cOiffillland of tJhe camp. This is a unique as weH as useful pa:rt of the militia orf the State, and the same cO'IIlmend.ation is due 'till'em fur strict adherence 1o duty that has been accortled 1to ifue ot1ler bmnc'hes orf the militia of the State. This brunch of 1he mili:tia should be :fostE-red as one of tihe moot importan1: branches. It affords your cmnmitltee great pleasure to acknoi\V'ledge in <this conn-="C!tion the gTeat benefit the militia of the State has deriived frO'IIl Capt. Oscar J. Bruwn, First Oavalry U. S. Army, the acti11g ..:\ssi:O'tant Adjutant General of tlhe State, fur his earnest~ness and efficiency in imparting to rthe militia the :wnefit of his training, knowledge and e~:perielllCe in the art of Willr'farc. N otJhing 'but uni.-ersal commenda!J:.ion was lH~a:rd upon t.hc part of the militia fm the ,-aluable services rtndered t'o dwm by this efficient offieer and native Georgian.
Y ouT committre found at eneh camp a dispD'Sition of both officers and men :to comply 'Yith tU1e true spirit arrd import 'of the ruppropriation made 'by tllw State by strictly ~ad hering to t:he dut,ie;;; of tJhe eamp, and instructions gin~n in the art of '\Val'rare were intelligcfl11tl:v receinxl and resulted in great adYantage to the mc11. There was no l10liday attire, but the militia, both officers and men, performed -::heir arduous duties in rtfue regulation uniform of the camp, \l~hich was compot;ed of jeans pants and cotton shirts, which

10()8

,JOURNAL OF THE HOUSF..

cddenred {}w fad that 1Jh0y \VeTO in camp for the purpose of being: instrnrtf'Cl. 'I'lw cli3position ocf lmth office.rs and men SP<'mfXl tn he a de,iro to take advantap:P of tho apprO~n;ation for th0 Plll1)0"0 ~f l)(;c.oming \\'Oll clril1od and fqnippPd for any smTice rU1ieh tiho State might l1aYe use for them.
Your connnittPe desires to say that tJho monoy approJn-iatod l1as bern we'll and <'COJ10miea:lly spe.nt, and the host jndgmrnt ]H'OYailed in tho 1L"O of t:he funds ~ntruE'Ited to the militm.' oHicials of the 8tate.
Tho militia of c;0Wgia is CO'll1prisod of tilJo :flm>cr of ~he ~.;;tate-of men in the varions '\\alks of life. T1wro is no arrngmwo nf ta:'.te <FmmJg t~hom, and rtho~r. of one station and <'<lllinp: in life cmminglc '\\-l~h t1w;;o of anotlhcr station ancl talling wit11 a mark'i'tl degree of <'orclial eqw1lit,y.
Ymr committee 1loc-.;;; Jl0t ]Jrsitato to say that with the ~mall <t]l]ll't>})J'i'<ltir~n ma<le hy the St.atc the militar,v 'has "IW\\'ll JJJal'ketl impr,,,cment, wml that a State can ill afford to l<r rl1i~ Jlill"t uf t.ht' "enit( fall into de1c-a.v for want orf a , nttiti<JJtt <lppr"pria.tim to imtl'Htt it,; militia in the mt of llloltlrn wal1'are. Tlra t St Me i,; onl,Y t'afc \Yh ich dom not a1lo\\' ih cr~nt<mp>l'<lrie:'. t11 aclYanco to a p:1ea-rer degree of profi,ien<; in puliti<al, ~~wial ;mtl industrial improYemc:nts t l~an i t~d f. T1li is I'Olll polJ{'Ill part. of t'he goYen1ment of bhe Stat<' slmnltl lw fu,terctl. >'0 that it may hel'omo in the fntlll'l', as it. ]m,; Lecn in 'tho pa,;t., the pride and glory of its
CHlZOnS.

Rospcetfnlly o:uhmitted.

HE::-..'TIY F. DUN\YODY. Chairman ;roint Oommit.teo.

.J. \Y. TAYLOR,
Chairman Honse Committee.

FRIDAY, DECE)!BER 10, 1RU7.

1069

-:Mr. Felder, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the foHowing report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
'Jlhe Genr:ral Judiciary Committee haYe considered t!he :foilowing Honse bills, wlhic.h I am instructed to repol't back tn the Home with the rre'Commendation that the same do pass:

Bill X o. 833, repealing sedion 3 of an act approved h3;
the Gonrnor Felbrnary 28tih, 187-, in reference to incor-
l)()rating towns.

Bill No. 83-, am<'nding section 610 o.f the Code in reference tv the storage of oils.
Hon:<e hill X o. fiDO, providing for liens in favor of con~ traetor,; and furnishers of material for building, the committl'e -recommends do pa:OS by ,.;nbstit.utc.
Respectfully submitted.
THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chaimwil.

1~he follO'\\ing Se-nate hill -was takPn i1p, and )fr. Charters of Lumpkin moYed t0 di~ap:ree to tihe eommittcc',; report thereon, to \\it:

By :J[r. \\Talker of t:he 40th-

A bill to repeal section 1-!;).) (a) of the Code of 1882.
On tlw motirm 'DO disagree' to t'hP committPP's r(port,
::.rr. Charters of L1m1pkin ea11Pcl fm :the a;es and lta_,-s.
\d1idt call >vas sustained and had. as fol1o\\'s:

1070

JOURNAL OF THE liOU::iE.

Those voting in tlhe affirmative were Messrs.--

Atkinson, Brutes, Bush, Black, Bowden, Blalock, Brannen, Cook of Decatur, C )Ok of Oconee, Clemeni, Charters, Copeland, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Edenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Hitch, Hamby,

Hightower,

Oakes,

Henderson of Colquitt Paulette,

Henderson of DeKalb Phinizy,

Henderson of Irwin, Rawls,

Johnson of Baker, Reece,

Lott,

Redding,

Longley,

Rudiml,

Law,

Swift,

Morgan,

Stone,

Meadows,

Smith of Crawford,

Mansfield,

Smith of Hancock,

Morrison,

Thomas of Pierce,

Mullinax,

West,

McDaniel,

Walden,

McConnell,

Whipple,

lvlcKee,

Whitaker,

McCranie,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Nicholas,

Wilcox of W/ilcox,

Oliver,

Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Houston, Lance,

Arnold,

Ellis,

Moore,

Awtry,

Edge,

MCJzley.

Bond,

Edwards,

Meldrim,

Berry,

Faust,

Maddox,

Burke,

Foster,

Montfort,

Bussey,

Fogarty,

McLaughlin,

Branch,

Felder,

McMichael,

Bartlett,

Felker,

111cCoo,

Boynton of Calhoun, Freeman,

McGehee,

Bennett of Jackson, Gowen,

McDonough,

Craig,

Hawes,

Niles,

Cannon,

Harrell,

Parker,

Calhoun,

Herrington,

Pearce,

Callaway,

Hendersonof Forsyth Quillian,

Dodson,

Johnson of Appling, Reid,

Duffy,

Kiser,

Rawlings,

Deakins,

Kaigler,

Rutherford,

Duncan of Chatham, Kendrick,

Simpson,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897.

Stapleton, Thomas or ClarRe, Underwood,

Vincent, Webb,

Wilkes, Worsham,

1071

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Grice,

Palmer,

Boyd,

Griffin,

Pace,

Brown,

Hall,

Polhill,

Boswell,

Hogan,

Roberts,

Burwell,

Hill,

Slaton,

Baggett,

HendersonofWasht'u Sell,

Bedgood,

Jordan,

Taylor,

Boifeuillet,

.Johnscm of Hall,

Turner,

Brinson of Burke, Jo.hnsonofTalliaferro Thomason of Morgan

Brinson of Emanuel Knowles,

Timmerman,

Boynton of Spalding, Leard,

Thompson,

Bennet of Glynn, Little,

Thomas of Ware,

Cole,

McDonald,

Vau~hn,

Calvin,

McLarty,

Wighrt,

Collum,

Nisbet,

Wright,

Chapman,

Nevin,

Watkins,

Durham,

Ogletree,

Mr. Spaker.

Davison,

Patten,

~\yes ;)8. Nays G4. Not \'Otting 53.

The motion to disagree 'to the report of the committee was f.herefore lost.

'llhe f.ollowin'g .Sen~ate ibill was read 11Jhe third time, to wit:

By 1[r. Gray of the 23d-
A bill to :make 'tlli~ stea1ing of hogs and other domestic an:imals of less value tlw.n $20.00 ,a misdemeanor.
On the passage of the bill ~[r. Calvin of Richmond -called for the ayes ~and nays, which was sustained and had, as follows:

107~

JocnX.\L OF THE RoesE.

Those voting m the affirmative were :Messrs.-

BateR, Bond, Berry, Brown,
Buss~y,
Black, Bartlett, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Spalding, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Clenwnt, Charters, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan oi Houston, Duncan of Lee,

Elli~,

;\ld~ehee,

E.Jge,

Oakes,

Edw~rds,

Ogletree,

F'ogarty,

Pace,

Ft>lder,

Phinizy,

Hall,

Rawls,

Hill,

Rt>id,

Hightower,

Redding,

Henderson of Irwin, Rntlwrlonl,

Iltnduson oi Forsyth, Slaton,

J onlan,

Stapleton

.Tohn~on of Baker, Thomason of Morgan,.

].card,

Timmerman,

Little,

Thomas of Clarke,

Law,

GJJ(lerwood,

:\!organ,

Y augllll,

)\Iaddox,

Yi11cvnt,

:\Ian>tleld,

\Ytst,

:\Jcllonald

\\' ehb,

:\le:\Iiehael,

\Yilkts,

:\IcLarty,

Yate,.

Those voting in the negative were ~Iessrs.-

Adam;;, Arnold, Awtry, Atkim:0n, Boyd. Braneh, Boswell, B('Imet of (;lynn, Benn~tt of Ju!'kson, Calhoun, Copeland, Dodson, Duncan of Chatham, Edenfield Ennis oi Bald win, Faut,

Felker, Freeman,

:\Ieudo11 s, :\lc Langliiin,

(.;OIH'll,

:\fe('olllll'lJ,

Hogun,

:\ld'<.ok,

Hitch,

:'lid raniP,

Hawei',

:\lellonough,

Henderson oi Colquitt,:\'il<s,

!lPnder,on of DeKalb. Punlettf',

.Jonhson of llall,

()uillian,

.Johnson oi TaliML'ITO, Ht>ete,

1-\:i~er,

Haw ling~,

1\:aiglt~r,

:-;wiit,

h>ndril'k, 1-ott, Longlty, :'lleldrinr,

~111ith oi llant'Ol'k, Taylor. \Yaldt>n, \\'or, bam.

. FRIDAY, DECE.MBER 10, 1897.

1073:

Those not voting were :Messra.-

Armstrong, Bush, Burke, Bowden, Burwell, Baggett, Blalock, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Craig, Cole, Chapman, Callaway, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Ennis of Floyd,
Ford,~
Foster, Grice,

Griffin,

Palmer,

Harrell,

Pearce,

Hamby,

Polhill

Herrington,

Roberts,

HendPrson of Wash'n, Rudicil,

Johnson of Appling, Simpson,

Knowles,

Stone,

Lance,

Sell,

Moore,

Rmith of Crawford,

Mozley,

Turner,

Montfort,

Th0mpson,

Morrison,

Thomas of Pierce,

Mullinax,

Thomas of Ware,

McDaniel,

Wight,

McKee,

Wright,

Nicholas,

Watkins,

Nisbet,

Whipple,

Nevin,

'Vhitaker,

OliYer,

'Vilcox of Telfair.

Patten,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Parker,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 63. Nays 48. Not voting 54.

The 1bill, not having received a constitutional majority,.. was lost.

The following bil'l was rend tfue third time, to wit:

By Mr. Boifeuillet of Biblb-
A biN to establish a textile depairbment of the Georgia School of Technology.

The House resolved itsel':f into a committee o the whole to consider the bill.
The committee arose, and repol'ted the bill back to tJhe-
68bi

1074

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.

House 1vitih the rooommendati.on t'hat tihe same do pass with the following amendments, to wit:

By adding ~at rthe end of section 1 the follCJI\ving: "Provided, that this appi"opriation sh!all not rbecome available until ten thousand d'oll3Jl"S in money or equipment is donated by private individuals or QtJhers," which was agreed to.

On the pas.s'age of the bill as amended tJhe ayes and nays were as :follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold,

DaV'ison,

Longley,

Awtry,

Di.::kerson,

Law,

Atkinson,

Duncran of Cha!i.ham, Moore,

Boyd,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Berry,

Duncan of Lee,

Morgan,

Brown,

Edwards,

Maddox,

Bussey,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mansfield,

Black,

Faust,

McDonald,

Branch,

Fogarty,

McMichael,

Bowden,

Felder,

McDaniel,

Boswell,

Felker,

McCranie,

Brannen,

Freeman,

McLarty,

Baifeuillet,

Hall,

McGehee,

Boyn<flon of Calhoun., Ho.gan,

McDonough,

Bennet of Glynn, Hitch,

Niles,

Craig,

Hawes,

Patten,

Coork of Decatur, Harrell,

Paulette,

'Cook of Oconee,

Hamby,

Pace,

'Calvin,

Hig'htlower,

Pearce,

Collum,

Henderson of DeKal!J Phinizy,

Cannon,

Jordan,

Reid,

Clement,

Johnson of Hall, Rawlings,

Charters,

.Too'hnson of Baker, Redding,

Chapman,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rutherlord,

Copeland,

Kiser,

Slaton,

Callaway,

Knowles,

Stone,

Dodson,

Kendrick,

Stapleton,

Duffy,

Little,

Thomason of Morgan

FRIDAY, DECEl\IBER 10, 1897.

1075

"Thomas of Clarke. Vincent, West,

Wight, Whipple, Wilkes,

Whitaker, Wiicox of Telfair,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

_<\.dams,

Hende:rsonof Forsyth Reece,

Bates,

Johnson of Appling, Rudicil,

Burke,

Lance,

Swift,

:Boynton of Spalding, Lott,

Sell,

Bennett of Jackson, MeadiQiws,

Smith of Crawford,

Deakins,

Mullinax,

Smith of Hancock,

Ellis,

McConnell,

Taylor,

Edge,

McCook,

Timmerman,

Foster,

McKee,

Thomas of Pierce

Cklwen,

Nicholas,

Underwood,

Grice,

Oakes,

Waiden,

Herrington,

Ogletree,

Worsham,

Henders()nof Colquitt Parker,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Henderson of Irwin, Rawls,

Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Oliver,

Palmer,

"Bush,

Ennis of Floyd,

Polhill,

Bond,

Ford,

Quillian,

Burwell,

Griffin,

Roberts,

Bartlett,

Hill,

Simps001,

"Baggett,

HendersonofWasht'n Turner,

Blalock,

Kaigler,

Thompson,

Bedgood,

Leard,

Thomas of Ware,

Brinson of Burke, Meldrim,

Vaughn,

Brinson of Emanuel, Montfort,

Webb,

-Qole,

Morrison,

Wright,

Calhoun,

McLaughlin,

Watkins,

Durham,

Nisbet,

Mr. Speaker.

Edenfield,

Nevin,

Ayes 92. Nays 42. iN<Yt voting 42.

The bill, 'having :received a consti:t:m:tion.al miajority; was therefore 'adopted, and its !immediate tmnsmission to tJhe "'Senate dir~ted.

1076

JouRNAL oF THE Hous&

The :following House bill was read 1fue second time-,. to wit:

lly Mr. Hruwes of \Vm-ren-
A bill to amend the act prohibiting the sale of inooxi~ cants in the 159tih district, G. M., of "Warren county.

'Dhe following biHs were .read 1fue second time, to wit:

By Mr. Phinizy of Richmond-
A bill to repeal ISOCtion 3 of -an act approved February 28th, 1874, which is an act bo amend an <aJct entitJled "an act to prescr~be the m:runner of inlcorpora:ting towns and viHages of this State."

By Mr. :Meldrim of Ohatham..~. ,bill to amend section 610 of t'he Oode of 1895.

By :Mr. "Webb of Cherokee-

A hill to amend section 1, parag11aph 2, artircle 2 of the State Constitution.
Tlhe following Senrate <bills were read the second time,. to wit:
l~y :Mr. Walker of the 18th-
A bill to define ~he duties and fix the oompensation o
the treasurer of Richmond county.

By l\fr. l\:fann of the 2dA bill to incorporate the town of Reidsville. Tlh~ following Senate joint resolution was read, to wit:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897.

1077

!By Senator-- of tlb.e- district-

A resolution pr(}vi~ing for a recess of 1fue Genera1 As~ sembly fr0'Ill to-.day until Monday.

il\Ir. Charters of Lumpkin m<>ved that the resolution be :referred to the special comrmi'ttee on .the order of ibusill'ess, whic'h moti'!'>ll was lwt.

Mr. Longley of Troup moved that the resdluti<>n be indefinitely postponed.

:Mr. ~IcGe'hee of Harris moved to IJ.ay the resolution on the table.

On the motion to table, Mr. Thomason of Morgan .called for t!he ayes and n'ays, Whioo ooll was sustained and .had, as foll~ws:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold, .Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, !Branch, Bowden, Collum, Calhoun, Callaway, Durham, Deakins, (Dickerson, Ellis, Edge, .Edenfield, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Foster, !Fogarty, tFelder,

Felker,

Morgan,

Freeman,

Maddox,

Gowen,

Meadows,

Grice,

Montfort,

Hogan,

Mansfield,

Hitch,

:Mullinax,

Harrell,

McMichael,

Hamby,

McDaniel,

Herrington,

McConnell,

Henderson of Irwin, McCook,

Henderson of Forsyth, McKee,

.Johnson of Hall,

McCranie,

.Tohnson of Appling, McLarty,

Johnson of Taliaferro, ~~cGehee,

Lance,

McDonough,

Leard,

Nicholas,

Lott,

Oakes,

Longley,

Parker,

Law,

Reece,

M.oore,

Redding,

1078

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Rudicil, Swift, Stapleton, Sell,

Underwood. Vincent, West, Walden,

Wilkes, Whitaker. Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of "Wilcox,.

Th~ voting in iJhe negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Charters,

Meldrim,

Awtry,

Chapman,

McDonald,

Armstrong,

Copeland,

Xiles,

Bates,

Dodson,

Ogletree,

Bond,

Duffy,

Patten,

Berry,

Davison,

Paulette,

Brown,

Duncan of Chatham, Pace,

Burke,

Duncan of Lee,

Pearce,

Bussey,

Edwards,

Phinizy,

Black,

Ford,

Raw!~.

Boswell,

Hall,

Rei<!,

Bartlett,

Hill,

Rawlings,

Brannen,

H>lwes,

Slaton,

Boiieuillet,

Hightower,

Stone,

Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Colquitt, Rmith of Hancock,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderwn of DeKalb, Taylor,

Bennet of Glynn, Jordan,

Th0mason of ~!organ,.

Craig,

Johnson of Baker, Timmerman,

Cook of Decatur,

Kiser,

Thomas of Clarke,

Cook of Oconee,

Knowles,

Vaughn,

Calvin,

Kendrick,

Whipple,

Cannon;

Little,

\Vorsham,

Clement,

:\Iozley,

Yate>s.

Those not voting were !lfessrs.-

Burwell, Baggett, Blalock, Bedgood, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Dnncan of Houston, Ennis of Floyd,

Griffin,

Polhill,

Henderson of Wash'nr Quillian,

Kaigler,

Roberts,

Morrison,

Rutherford,

McLaughlin,

Simpson,

Nisbet,

Smith of Crawford,.

Xevin,

Turner,

Oliver,

Thomp>'on,

Palmer,

Thomas of Pierce,_

SATURDAY, DECDIBER 11, 1897.

107!)

Thomas of "\Vare, Webb,

"\Vight, Wright,

Watkins, )ir. Speaker.

Ayes 72. X ays 69. X ot voting 36.

The m'otion to table therefore prEliV'ailed.

Leave of ahsence was granbed to :Messrs. Bennet of Glynn, Jordan of Pulaski, and Collum of Schley, on ac: count od: sickness; and to :Mr. Cole 'Of Carroll on account
of important business; and to 1fr. Harrell of Dodge rol'
to-moiT'aw to visit the School for tlhe Deaf and Dumtb at Ca:ve Sp1"ing.

On motion 'Of :Mr. Duffy of JonS, the House adjoUTlled to 9 o'clock a. m. to-morrorw.

Atlanta, Georgia, December 11, 1897.

The House met pursuant to adjomnment at nine o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the ReY. Dr. \Yalker Lew1s.

The roll \\'as c-alled, and t!he followi'ng m'lnber5 answered to th(ir names, to wit: 1Iessrs.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates. Bush, Bond, Boyd,

Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett,

Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Craig,

1080

JouR.SAL oF THE HousE.

Cole,

Henderson of DeKalb Oliver,

Cook of Decatur, Henderson of Irwin, Oakes,

Cook of Ooonee,

Hendersonof Forsyth Ogletree,

Calvin,

HendersonofWasht'n Patten,

Collum,

Jordan,

Paulette,

Cannon,

Johnson of Hall, Parker,

Clement,

Johnson of Baker, Palmer,

Charters,

Johnson of Appling, Pace,

Calhoun,

JohnsonofTalliaferro Pearce,

Chapman,

Kiser,

Polhill,

Copeland,

Kaigler,

Phlnizy,

Callaway,

Knowles,

Qui!lian,

Dodson,

Kendrick,

Rawls,

Duffy,

Lance,

Reid,

Durham,

Leard,

Reece,

Deakins,

Little,

Rawlings,

Davison,

Lott,

Redding,

Dickerson,

Longley,

Rudicil,

Duncan of Houston, Law,

Rutherford,

Duncan of Lee,

Moore,

Slaton,

Ellis,

Mozley,

Swirt,

Edge,

Morgan.

Simpson,

Edwards,

Meldrim,

Stone,

Edenfield,

Maddox,

Stapleton,

Ennis of Floyd,

Meadows,

Sell,

Ennis of Baldwin, Montfort,

Smith of Crawford,

Faust,

Mansfield,

Smith of Hancock,

Ford,

Morrison,

Taylor,

Foster,

Mullinax,

Turner,

Felder,

McDonald,

Timmerman,

Felker,

McLaughlin,

Thompson,

Freeman,

McMichael,

Thomas of Clarke,

Gowen,

McDaniel,

Thomas of Pierce,

Grice,

McConnell,

Thomas of Ware,

Griffin,

McCook,

Underwood,

Hall,

'V[cKee,

Vaughn,

Hogan,

McCranie,

Vincent,

Hill,

McLarty,

West,

Hitch,

MrGehee,

Webb,

Hawes,

McDonough,

Wight,

Hamby,

Nicholas,

Walden,

Hightower,

Nisbet,

Watkins,

Herrington,

Niles,

Whipple,

Henderson,of Colquitt Nevin,

Wilkes,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897.

1081

Whitaker, Worsham,

Wilcox of Telfair, Yates, Wilcox of Wilcox, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were :Messrs.-

Branch,

Duncan of Chatham, Roberts,

Baggett,

Fogarty,

Thomason of Morgan

Brinson of Burke, Harrell,

Wright,

Brinson of Emanuel

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed.
:Jfr. Bush, of :Jiiller, moTed tJo reconsider the action of the House 'On yesterday in ,its failure to disagree to the report of the committe'e on Senate bill X o. 40, by Senator \Yalker of 'the l8tl1, which amends the stock law.
The motion to reconsider preYailed.
::\fr. Berry, of \Yhjtfie>ld, moved to t:ake from the table Senate resolution No. 52 which provides for an adjournment of the General Assembly until 1Ionday next.
On the motrion to take from 'the table, ~Ir. Dickerson, of Clineh, called for t'he ayes and nays which call was sus;tained and 'h'ad, ras follows:

Those voting in '!Jhe :affirmative were :Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Bates, Bond, 'Berry, Brown, Burke, 'Bussey, Black,

Bowden,

Copeland,

Bartlett,

Callaway,

Brannen,

Duffy,

Boifeuillet,

Durham.

Boynbon of Spalding, Davison,

Cook of Decatur, Duncan of Lee,

Calvin,

Edwards,

Cannon,

Felder,

Clement,

Freeman,

Chapman,

Hall,

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Hill,.

Niles,

Hawes,

Ogletree,

Hamby,

Patten,

llightower,

Parker,

Hendersonof Colqltitt Palmer,

Henderson of DeKal!J Pace,

Kiser,

Pearce,

Knowles,

Pol hill,

Kendrick,

Rawls,

Mozley,

Reid,

Maddox,

Redding,

McDonald,

Rudicil,

McLaughlin,

Rutherford,

McCook,

Slaton,

Nicholas,

Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Smi:th of Crawford,. Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Timmerman, Vaughn, Webb, Wight, Whipple, Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Arnold, Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, Bedgood, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, Deakins, Dickerson, Ellis, Edge, Ennis of Baldwin. Faust, Ford, Foster, Felker, Gowen, Grice. Hitch,

Herrington,

McKee,

Henderson of Irwin, McCranie,

Hendersonof Forsyth McLarty,

Johnson of Hall, McGehee,

Johnson of Appling, McDonough,

Johnson of Taliaferro Oakes,

Kaigler,

Paulette,

Lance,

Quillian,

Leard,

Reece,

Longley,

Sell,

Law,

Thomas of Pierce

:\foore,

Underwood,

Morgan,

Vincent,

Meadows,

West,

Mullinax,

Wa1den,

McMichael,

Wilkes,

McDaniel.

Wilcox of Telfair,

McConnell,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett.

Blalock,

Bennet of Glynn,

Brinson of Burke, Bennett of Jackson,_

Brinson of Emanuel. Craig,

Boynton of Calhoun, Cole,

SATURDAY, DECEl\.IBER 11, 1897.

1083:

Collum,

Jordam,

Charters,

Johnson o.f Baker,

Dodson,

Little,

Duncan of Chatham, Lott,

Duncan of Houston, Meldrim,

Edenfield,

Montfort,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mansfield,

Fogarty,

Morrison,

Griffin,

Nisbet,

Hogan,

Nevi!!.

Harrell,

Oliver,

Henderson ofWasht'n Phinizy,

Roberts, Rawlings, Tho.mason of Morgan. Thompson, Thomas o.f Clarke. Thomas of Ware, Wright, Watkins, Wbitaker, Worsham, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 73. Na:'s 55. Not voting 47.

The motion to take from tl1e table therefore prevailed.
}fr. Cah-in, of Richmond, moYed to amend the Senate resolution b: striking au't the word "Satlnrday" and substituting the word cc~fonda:."
}fr. Felder, of Fnlton, offered the foT1awing resolution as a substitute for the Senate resolution:
RNolved, by the House, t!l1e Senate concurring, tJh31t when the G0neral A;;_-;emb1: adjourns to-day it t,akf' a reces.s until 9 o'c-lock m1 }fonda;v, the 13th inst., and that the 12.th inst. he dC~ClarE'd a "die.<? non," ailld tihat no per diem be eharged for t,hat day.

On the &>nat0 rPsolnt.ion, the amendment, and the substitute, }fr. Cahin, of Richmond, called for iJhe previous questioill, which eal1 "as sustained, and the main question ordered.
On tl1e amendmen.t of }fr. Cahin, of Richmond, }Ir. Walden, uf Gla~c()l('k, eaUecl for the ayes and nays, which call was not sustained.
The amendment of }fr. Cah,in, of Richmond, was lost.

1084

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

On the substitute offered by :Mr. Felder, of Fulton, )fr.
'yalden, of Glascock, called for the ayes and nays, which
call was sustained, and had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Houston, Parker,

Awtry,

Duncanof Lee,

Palmer,

Armstrong,

Edwards,

Pace,

Ba.tes,

Faust,

Pearce,

Bond, Berry,

Ford, Felder,

Rawls, Rid.

Brown,

Freeman,

Rawlings.

Burke,

Hall,

Redding,

Bussey,

Hill,

Rudicil,

Black,

Hawes,

Rutherford,

Bowden,

Hamby,

Slaton,

Burwell,

Hightower,

Swift,

Bartlett,

Henderson of Colquitt Simpson,

Brannen,

Henderson of DeKalb Sell,

Boifeuillet,

Kiser,

Smith of Crawford,

Boynton of Calhoun, Knowles,

Smith of Hancock,

Boynton of Spalding, Kendrick.

Taylor,

Cook of Decatur, Longley,

Turner,

Cook of Oconee,

Moore,

Thomason of Morgan

Calvin,

Mozley,

Timmerman,

Cannon,

Maddox,

Thomas of Clarke,

Clement,

Montfort,

Thomas of Ware,

Chapman,

McDonald,

Vaughn,

Copeland,

McLaughlin,

Webb,

Callaway,

McDaniel,

Wight,

Duffy,

McCook,

Whipple,

Durham,

Niles,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Deakins,

Ogletree,

Yates,

Davison,

Patten,

Those voting in tl1e ne~atiYe were 1[es..rs.-

Arnold, Atkinson, Bush, Boyd, Bedgood,

Calhoun, Dickerson, Ellis, Edge, Ennis of Baldwin,

Foster, Fogarty, Felker, Gowen, Grice,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 18tl7.

1085.

Hitch,

Meadows,

Herrington,

Mansfield,

Hendersonof Forsyth Mullinax,

Johnson of Hall, McConnell,

Johnson of Baker, McKee,

Johnson of Appling, McCranie,

JohnsonofTalliaferro McLarty,

Kaigler,

McGehee,

Lance,

McDonough,

Leard,

Nicholas,

Law,

Oakes,

Morgan,

Paulette, Reece, Stapleton, Thomas of Pierce~ Underwood, Vincent, West, Walden, Wilkes, Whitaker, Wilcox of Wilcox,.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Branch,

Edenfield,

Nisbet,

Boswell,

Ennis of Floyd,

Nevin,

Baggett,

Griffin,

Oliver,

Blalock.

Hogan,

Polhill,

Brinson of Burke, Harrell,

Phinizy,

Brinson of Emanuel Henderson of Irwin, Quillian,

Bennet of Glynn, HendersonofWasht'n Roberts,

Bennett of Jackson, Jordan,

Stone,

Craig,

Little,

Thompson,

Cole,

Lott,

Wright,

Collum,

Meldrim,

Watkins,

Charters,

Morrison,

Worsham,

Dodson,

McMichael,

Mr. Speaker.

Duncan of Chatham,

Ayes 86. Nays 49. Not voting 40.

Tho substitute was agreed to and the Senate rSOlution adopted by su"Wtitulte.
The following hills were read tJhe third ,tfune, the repol"t of the committee agreed to, and put upon <1fueirr passage, to wci.t:
By ~fr. HlllWes of Warren-
A bill to amen-d sootion 57 of volume 1 of 'the Code ot
1895.

1086

JouRNAL oF THE BousE.

~Ir. Bloa:look, otf Fayette, called fw tihe previous question, which call was sustain:ed and the main que;;tion ordered.
r nanimous consent was g-ranted therefor and the follow-
rro ing 'amendment W'a.S offered by ~Ir. Redding, of Pike:
.amend after :tihe woro "inv;alid" in the 16th line, as follows:

ProYided, that the registrars upon the hearin:g can consider any other disqualification of the re~gistered voter, and inqnire of the voter as to his qualificaltion and payment of ta.'l:es in any 'other year, whether the year is included in the notice given or no't.

The amendment was adop_ted.

The bm was, -..vi.th tJhe consent otf 'the Hou...o::.e, withdrawn by the author.

Also, a bill to require eount.y commJ:SSwners to record :free of oharge ordm-s or drats given 1Jhem by sc.hool-tea0hers, and to keep 'a book :record for this purpose.

On the passage otf the bill the ayes were 73, the nays 36.

]'he bill not having receiYecl a constitutional majority was lost.

Also, a bil to require county auth'oriti.e;; to furnish heating appara1t.us for coun:ty jails.
a :Mr. Hawes, of Warren, proposed to amen by inserting
the word "ten" rin the - - line of section 2, in lieu of the word "twenty-five."

~fr. West, or Lcmnndes, proposed no amend as follows, by adding the following words to section 1, to wit~

~'Provided, tha,t this bill shall not become a law in any

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897.

1087

county until it i's re1commended by the grand jury of the .county."

1Ir. Longley, of Tro.up, m'OYed to st11ike the figures $10 end make them instead $5, as in the 'arrnendment proposed by 1Ir. Hawes, of \Varren.
The amendment oo 1Ir. \Yest, oo Lowndes, was adopted.

The 'amendment of 1fr. Longley, of Troup, to the amend-
. ment of 1Ir. Hawes, of \Yarren, was adopted. .
T1he am1Ildment 'Of J\frr. Hawes, df. Warren, as 'amended, was adopted.

The report of the committee, as amended, was agreed to.
oo On the passage the bill, as anwmled, J\fr. Ha;wes, of
\Yarrren, called for the ayes and nays, which call was not. sustained.

On the passag-e of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 61, nays 32.

The bill not haYing received a C'onstitutlional majority was lost.
oo ~Ir. Bussey, Chairman pro tern. the Committee on
:Enrollment, submitted tJhe following report:

Mr. President:
The Omnmittoo on Enrollment rip0rt as being signed by the Speaker of the HOIUse orf Reprresen1tatives and President of the Senate, and delive:red to the Governor, the folfowing resolution, to wit:

1088

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

A resoluti'On for the relief of Nick King.

Respectfully submitt-ed.

J. B. BUSSEY,
Charirman pro tem.

'I'Ihe following message was received from the Senare through :Mr. Olifton, the Secretary thereof:

Jb. S pcak{'r:
T1he Senate has paS:3cd the follo\ving House bills by the requisite constitutional majority, to wit:

A bill to authorize the rity of Thomaston to is::.ne bondsto build and equip an aud-itorium for the R. E. Lee Institute.

Also, a bill to amend an act crC<ating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and HeYenues.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Cusseta.

Also, a bill to incorporate the to.wn of St. )[arks.

Also, a bill to prote('t birycle ways in wilkes.

Also, a bill to amend an act to incorporate t.he town of \Voodbury.

Also, a bill to prm-ide for a system of public schools for }feRae.

Also, a bill to cede to the U n~ted States certain property for road purposes.

Also, a !bill to promote the establishing of libraries in the State.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897.

108~

Also, a bill to amend section 413 of the Code of 1895.

Alilo, a bill to abolish the Commissioners of Roads ancl Revenues of :M:iller connty.

The Senate has also passed the following House bills, as amended, to wit:

A bill ~to Cll'a!l:.e a Boord of Commissioners of Rdads and Revenues of vVashington crnmty.

Alilo, a hill to amend tibe charter of Culloden.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of Rockmart.

Alilo, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Blairsville, in Union county.

Also, a bill to declare the third day o!f J urne of each year a public holiday.

Also, a bill to amend an act to inc'Orporate the to'Wll of :Meigs.

Also, a bill to repeal section 3 o am act creating a Board of County Commissioners of Twiggs connlty.

Also, a bill to amend section 982 of the Code of Georgia.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Guyton.

Also, a hill to repeal wction 8 of an act amending the charter of Jesup.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city court of :Macon.

Also, a bill to amenJ the charter of the town of Newton.
69hj

1090

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Also, a bill to fix the ::mlary of Commisioners of Roads and Hen~nues of Irwin connty.

Also, 1a biH 'to provide for orclinruries pro hac vice.

The SemaJt.e has al:'io eonc.urred in the following resolution of the House:

A resolution for tl1e relief of :Kiek King.

l\Ir. Bus:>ey, Chairman pro t.em. of the Committee on Enrollment snbmitted the following. report:

JJr. 8pcaktr:

tThe Oommitte>e on Enrollment report as being duly enrolled and ready for the signa.t.nre of the Speaker of the House of RepreFentatins and Prf\-;iclent of the Senate the follo\Ying rffiolution, to wit:

A resolution for the rc:lie.f nf Xick E:inf!

Rc'Spectfully submitt.Pcl.

.J. B. BUSSEY, Chairm:m pro tern.

The following met":'lage \\as m'eeiYecl from the Senate through ::\Ir. Clifton, the Sf'lere!t:ary t;hereof:

JJr. Spmkcr:

'Dhe Senate has passed h,v the requisite eonstit.utional majority 'the follawing hills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to require justiees of t:he peaee> to 'hold {'Onnty con,-entions and appo-int eonrt clays for each district in the eount,v.

SATURDAY, DECEl\IBER 11, 1897.

1091

Also, a bill to change the Eastern .Tudicial circ.nit and to esta.hli&h a new circuit to be known as the Athntic circuit.

Also, a bill to rearrange the Stone -:\Iountain and Onweta cirenits.

The Sena:te has also con'currecl in the Honse amendments to the following Se11at.e resol116on, to wit:

A rP.solution proYiding that \\hen the General ""\.ssemibly adjourns to-day, that it take a rec8t'JS and count the time oi recess non dirs.

The following me&;agB was receinm from the Senate through ~I r. Clifton, the SeiCretary t1le'l'eof:
s _lf1'. j)('([ kr /':
The Senate ha,; pa""e<l by the rC<Illl::<Jte constitutional majorit,,, the following Senate hill, to wit:

""\. bill to exten(l the corporate limits of Fort Yalley.

""\ lso, tlw following re,;oln tion, tD wit:

A resolution pm,iding that the President of the Senate, Spc-aker of t,J1e Honse, Se.~retary of the S0na:te and Clerk o[ t.he Honse be allowed to remain at the capitol fiye days after the c.lo;:e of ::-88:"ion to finish np hnsines..'-'.

~fr. Felker, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the follmYing report:

JJ r. 8 pr'ak('r:
The Committee on Temperance haYe had under consideration the following Hon,.e bill which I am instructed to report hack to t.he Honse wiih t.lw recommeJ1dation that the same do pass, to wit:

1092

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

A bill to allow towns of lees than three thousand inha.bitar.ts to maintain a dispensarry for the sale of intoxicant.;;,. and to provide for an election to determine same.

Respectfully submitted.

FELKER, Chairman.
LeaYe ott absence was granted for the afternoon session: to ::Jir. Hamby, of Rmbun.

T11e following Senate bill was read the third time, thereport of the committee agreed t() and put upon it.;; passage,. to wit:

By Senator Turner of the 37th-

A bill to amend the a:c.t apprornd December 17th, 1894,. which provides f()r the registration of voters.
On the passage o the bill, ~lr. webh, of Cherokee,
called for the ayes nays, which call was sustained and had,. as follo>>"S:

Th()se voting in the affirmativ-e were :Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Berry, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock,

Brannen,

Davison,

Bedgood,

Duncan of Houston~

Boi!euillet,

Ellis,

Boynton of Spalding, Edge,

Craig,

Edwards,

Cook o! Decatur, Ennis of Floyd,

Cook of Ooonee,

Faust,

Calvin,

Ford,

Cannon,

Foster,

Clement,

Fogarty,

Calhoun,

Freeman,

ehapman,

Gowen,

Copeland,

Hall,

Durham,

Hill,

SATURDAY, DECE.MBER 11, 18!:17.

1093

::Hamby,

McDonald,

Jlightower,

McLaughlin,

Herrington,

McMichael,

Hendersonof Colquitt McDaniel,

Jienderson of DeKalb McConnell,

Henderson of Irwin, McCook,

.Johnson of Hall, McCranie,

-Johnson of Baker, McDonough,

Johnson of Talliaferro Nicholas,

:Kiser,

Nisbet,

Kaigler,

Niles,

Kendrick,

Oakes,

Lance,

Ogletree,

Leard,

Patten,

Longley,

Paulette,

Moore,

Parker,

Mozley,

Palmer,

Morgan,

Pace,

Meldrim,

Pearce,

Maddox,

Polhill,

Meadows,

Phinizy,

Montfort,

Quillian,

Mansfield,

Rawls,

Morrison,

Reece,

Mullinax,

Redding, Rudicil, Slaton, swift, Simpson, Stapleton, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Turner, Timmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent. West, Webb, Walden, Whipple,
Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those voting in the negative were J\[essrs.-

Ennis of Baldwin, Johnson of Appling, Rawlings,

Hawes,

Law,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.Arnold,

Bennett of Jackson, Edenfield,

Armstrong,

Cole,

Felder,

Boyd,

Collum,

Felker,

Brown,

Charters,

Grice,

Branch,

Callaway,

Griffin,

Boswell,

Dodson,

Hogan,

Baggett,

Duffy,

Hitch,

Brinson of Burke, Deakins,

Harrell,

Brinson of Emanuel Dickerson,

Henderson of Forsyth

Boynton of Calhoun, Duncan of Chatham, Henderson o:I'Washt'n

Bennet of Glynn, Duncanof Lee,

Jordan,

10\:J-l
Knowles, Little, Lott, McKee, McLarty, McGehee, Nevin, Oliver,

JouRNAL oF THE Hot.JsE.

Reid,

Thompson,

Roberts,

Wight,

Rutherford,

Wright,

Stone,

Watkins,

Sell,

Wilkes,

Taylor,

Whitaker,

Thomason of Morgan Mr. Speaker.

~\yes 11.). X ays 5. Not voting 35.

The hill lmYing receiYed a eomtit.ntiona.l majm,ity was passed.

The following hill was mad 't.h<:> sC"con<l time, to wit:

By :Jir. Dnncan of I.ee-

A bill to allow to.wns of 8,000 inhabitant,; to maintain a dispensary for tlw :;;a.le of in toxieants.

The following hill was rea<l the thir<l timr, tl1r r8port of the eommiHcc a'l.!.'l'Ced to and pnt npon it~ pa,;,;ap:e, to wit:

By )fr. Bennett of ,Jaekson-

A bill t.o permit the State, as the mn1er of the X ortheastell'n Railroad, to he sued, in em'fain ea:oes.

::\Ir. Berr.Y, of \Yl1itfieJd, mond 'to amend by inserting after the "ord "snits,'' at t:lre (1lose of seetion fir:"t, t.he words: "ProYicled the ~~tt.orne.:-General shaH repre8ent the State in all snits against the :N. :E. R. R
i~Ir. "rest, of Lowndes, mmed to amend tlw amendment
of :Jir. &rr:, of \Yhitfie-ld, h: adding after the words
"A'ttorney-Gencral" the \\ords "and Solieitol'\3-General wtithont extra compensation."

The amendment to the amendment was adopted.

SATURDAY, DECE)fBER 11, 1897.

1095

The amendment of 1Ir. Berry, of \Vl:illtfield, was adopted: a:; amended.

On tl1e pa.ssa.ge of the .bill, as amended, :Jir. Johnson, of Hall, called for tl1e ayes and nays, which call was sustained and had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Freeman,

Nicholas,

Awtry,

Gowen,

Oakes,

Armstrong,

Hall,

Ogletree,

Bates,

Hill,

Patten,

Bond,

Hightower,

Paulette,

Boyd,

Henderson of Colquitt Parker,

Berry,

Henderson of DKalb Palmer,

Burke,

Henderson of Irwin, Polhill,

Bussey,

Johnson of Hall, Rawls,

Black,

Jo1lnson of Appling, Reid,

Burwell,

Kiser,

Reece,

Bartlett,

Kaigler,

Redding,

Bedgood,

Kendrick,

Rudicil,

Boifeuillet,

Lance,

Slaton,

Boynton of Calhoun, Leard,

Stapleton,

Cook of Oconee,

Law,

Sell,

Cannon,

Mozley,

Turner,

Clement,

Morgan,

Timmerman,

Calhoun,

Maddox,

Thomas of Clarke.

Copeland,

Meadows,

Thomas of Pierce

Duffy,

2\fansfieid,

Thomas of Ware,

Dur'ham, Deakins,

Mullinax, McDonald,

Underwood, Vincent,

Davison,

McMichael,

West,

Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edwards, Elnnis of Baldwin, Faust,

McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McCranie, McLarty,

Webb, Walden, Wilkes. WhHaker, Wilcox of Telfair,

Foster,

McGehee,

Yates,

Fogarty,

McDonough,

1096

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bowden,

E'lli.s,

Boynton of Spalding, Ford,

Craig,

Grice,

Cook of Decatur, Herrington,

Dickerson,

Pace,

Quillian, Rawlings, SIWift, Smith of Hancock. Wilcox of Wilcox,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Ennis of Floyd,

McKee,

Atkinson,

Felder,

Nisb6t,

Bush,

Felker,

Niles,

Brown,

Griffin,

Nevin,

Branch,

Hogan,

Oliver,

Boswell,

Hitch,

Pearce,

Baggett,

Hawes,

Phinizy,

Blalock,

Harrell,

Roberts,

Brahnen,

Hamby,

Rutherford,

Brinson of Burke, Hendersonof Forsyth Simpson,

Brinson of Emanuel. Henderson ofWasht'n Stone,

Bennet of Glynn, Jordan,

Smith of Crawford,

Bennett of Jackson, Jdhnson of Baker, Taylor,

Cole,

Johnson of Taliaferro Thomason of Morgan

Calvin,

Kno!Wles,

Thompson,

Collum,

Little,

Vaughn,

Charters,

Lott,

Wight,

Chapman,

Longley,

Wright,

Callaway,

Moore,

Watkins,

Dodson,

Meldrim,

Wh'ipple.

Duncan of Chatham, Montfort,

Worsham,

Duncan of Houston, Morrison,

Mr. Speaker.

Edenfield,

Mcl.;aughlin,

Ayes 82. Kays 15. No't voting 68.

'Dhe hill having rE"CeiYed a const~t.utional majority was passed, as amended.

}fr. :Jiozley, o{ Cobb, mo.ved that the House adjourn, \vhriC'h motion prevailed, and the House adjourned to 3 o'clock p. m.

SATURDAY, DECEl\fBER 11, 1897.

1097

a O'clock P. ::\I.
The House reconvened at this hmrr and ''"as called to order by the Speaker.
On motion of J'lfr. Slaton, of Fulton, the Speaker, Mr. Jenkins, was granted leave of absence Dr 1the remainder of the day.
J..eaves until Uonday were also granted ::\fesgrs. Smith of Han~ock, Adams Df Upson, and Ogletree of Butts.
..L\._n indefinite leave was given }fr. \Vilke.s, of Thomas, on account of sicknSS in 1his family.
The following bills were read the third time, the- report of the committee agreed to and put upo~ their passage, to wit:
By ::lir. Knowles Df Fulton-
A hila to permit the county a.utlwrit,ies m counties of 60,000 inhabitants, or oveT, to furnish in their d~retion, justices' courts with rooms, dockets, etc.
On the passage of the bill the ayes w're 92, nays 0.
The bill having received a cDnstitutional majocrity wa.':
passed, and its immediate transmission ro the Se-na:te di
-recred.
By )Ir. Grice of Ta.tnall-
A bill to amend the liquo>r la>v of Tatnall county.
On the passage of the bill, the ayes were 92, the nays 0. The bill having received a const,itutional majority was -paSS d.

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By ~lr. 1>nnean of Chatham-
~\ hill to rorwal the act prohibiting the hol<ling of more than one ofiiec at the ;;;ame time by the same person in the city of SaYannah.

On the pa,:sage of the bill, t.he aye:-; \W're D2, the nay,;; 0.

The bill haYing receiYed a eon.:;titntional majority was passed.

By ~Ir. Elli.:; of Stc'\\"art-

A hill to anwml the act crcat.ing a public .s:ehool system for Lmnpkin, Ca.

On the pa,;;,;;age of the hill tlw ayec: were D2, the nays 0.

The hill haYing 1'('0eivccl a cmlst.it.ntional majori(v was passed, and its immediate transmii',;ion to the Senate directed.

By _\I r. I )aYison of Greene-

A bill to anwll<l the aet establishing a Board of Cotmty Commis,;iouer,:: of Cireene county.

On the passage of the bill the ayes amlnays were called for h,Y .\f1. ])nfty, of .Temp, ~which eall w~1;3 not sustained.

On the pa,.i'age of the hill the ayes \\ere 02, t.hc na:s 1.

The bill luning receiYcd a eonstitntional majority was passed.

B,Y ~lr. 1f<'Cranie of Berrien-

A bill to prohibit the seHing fire to an.v woods, gra.s.s, or otlwr growtl1 on tihe la n<ls of mwther, in Berrien county.

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On the pa.;;sage of the bill the ayes were 92, t1w nays 0.

The bill hail"ing recei1ed a constitnt.ional majority was pa.ssed.

By ::\Ir. Kendrick o.f Terrell-

A bill to change the t.imo of holding the Superior court of Terre-ll county.

On the pa.;;sage of the bill the aye::; were 9, the nays 0.

The hill haYing receiYe(l a eo11st.itntional majority was paSEed.

By ::\Jr. Boyn'ton of Spalding-

A hill to incorporate> the Yillage of Snnn.'>siclc.

On the passage of the hill the ayes "oc; !);), the nays 0.

The hill haYing reeeiYe<l a con:<tit.ntioHal majorit.y wa.3

pas,;ed, and it" immediate traJJ:<mi~,;ion to the Sc>11at~ (lirected.

By .\Ir. Fogat'ty of H.ichmond-

~\ hill to extf'JHl C11mming Street in the eity of~\ ngn,;ta.

The C'Ommittee recommeJHled that the bill pass, with the following amenrlment, whiC'h 1'\'<lS agreed to.

"ProYided, that said street ;;;ha1l not he opened, if it should be made to appear in the C<lse nnw pending he1:wen the city conncal of Ang1Jsta aml the Georgia Railroad and Banking Compan.v in Richmond Superior C'Onrt conc-erning the op<'ning of saicl strf'E't, that t.lw nse- of the railroacl yard and the n.se od' tlw stree<t cannot reasonahl.v stand t.ogether,

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or that the la!Uer use, >vthen exercised, must necessarily super;;.ede the former," which was agreed tQ.

On the p~--age of the bill the ayes >Yere 94, the nays 0.

The bill haYing rece.ivwl a constitutional majority was passed, as amended.

By ::\fr. Re.id of Bibb-

A bill to exempt from jnry duty certain membens of the ~faoon Light Infantry, in the city of Macon.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 0.

The bill haYing received a constit:n't.ional majority was passed.

By ~Ir. Pace of N e.wton-

A hill to amend the art establishing a system of public schools in the tmvn. or Oxford.

On the passage or the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

The bill haYing receilived a constitutional majority was passed.

By ::\fr. Hencle:rson of DeKalbA bill to abolish the cit,v court orf DeKalb.

On t:he passag-e of the bill t.he ayes were 92'" the nays 0.

The bill haYinlg received a constitutional majority was pa"';;ed .
' T .13,Y ::\fr. HawPs a arren-
A hill to amend the local liquor law of Warren county.

SATURDAY, DECE)IBER 11, 1897.

llOl

On the passage of the bill tho ayes were 95, the nays 0.

The bill having recei'Ved a oonstitutional majority wa:;, passed.

Senate bill Number 69, by Berner, of the 22d, which provides that the Boavd of Trustees of tlhe State L niversity shall be elected by the people was recommitted to Committee on Education.

The following Senate bills were read the third time, the repart of tlhe COIIllmibtee agreed to and put upon their pas,;age, to wit:

By Senator Shropshire of the 42d-
A bill to amend tlhe act cre.atin:g a system of public schools in the town of Ra:cc.oon.

On the pa.-sage of the bill the ayes were 9, the nays 0.
The bill having rceived a constitutional majo-rity was. passed.
Also, a bill to incorporate the to.wn of Summerville.
On the passage of 'the bill, the ayes "'erre 9, the nays o.
The bill having received a constitutional majm,ity waB passed.
Also, a bill to incorporate the to!\vn of Trion.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were n, the nays 0.-
The bill having recE>ived a con:3titutional majority wa:>pas;;ed.

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Aho, a bill to repeal the pre5cnt charter of t1te t.own of Smnmenille.

On the pa.;;sag:e of the hill, the ayes were H-1-, the nays 0.

, The bill haYiug receiYe<l a eonstitntional majority was passed.

""'\lso, a bill to repeal the present c-harter of the town of Trion.

On the passage of the hill the ayes were 9-1-, the nays 0.

The bill haviup: rCiCeived .a con5titntional majority was pa,;;;ed.

By f-'enator Dmmody of the 4thA bill to amend the charterr of the city of Brnuswick.

The c-ommittee propo:;cd the following amendments whieh w<>re agrel'<1 to, to wit:

By :Hlcling to the hill a IWW section to be known as section -1-, as follmn;:

Section 4-. BP it fnrther enacted by the anthority afore-
said, that tlw charter of 8aicl city 'Of Brnnswick he further amend('<l, as foJlmy:;, to \\it: T1Iat all fn ture eledions fo: mayor and f.onr aldermen of the city of Brm1swiek after tlH year 18!!7 shall b2 helcl on the seeond Tne,o,llay in December. instead of on the SC<(:ond Saturday in Deeember, as 1.3 now proYide'tl hy J:ihe charter of saicl city."

Amend, fmther, by changing sed.iou 4-, as stated in said bill, so that it shall reacl "sel'tion 5."

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0.

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1103

The bill haYing received a eon;;titntional majority wa3 pa.s;;.ed, a;; amended.

By ~Ir. Shro1)S'hire of t:he J2d-

;\n act to create a Board of Commi;;&ioncrs for Chat:tooga county.
On the pa.ssage of t,he bill the ayes were !H, the nay~ 0

The bill 'haYing rec.c.i ved a constitutional majority was passed.

By Senator Golight-ly of the 36thA hill 'to rcci1arter t,]IC tawn of Fairburn.

On the pa.ssage of the hill the ayes were fJG, the nay;; 0. The hill haYing rc~eiY!;'d a constitutional majority was passed. By Senator 1faml of the 2dA bill to incorporate the town of RcidsYille. On the pa&-"age of the hill t.hc. aye;; were flS, the nays 0.

The hill haYing rCiec.in"<l a con,;titutional majority was passed.
By Senat'Ol" \\Talke~ of the 18th-
A bill to define the duties and fix the comJWnsation of the Treasurer of Ri'Chmond county.
On the passage of tJw hill the a.Ycs werx 04-. the nays 0.

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The bill haYing received a const,itutional majority was passed.

}lr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the foHmving report:

Jh. Spt:aker:

The CommitlteD on Pensions :haYe had the following bills under comsiderat.ion, whid1 I am instructed as their Chairman, to 1-eturn to the House >\"ith the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

A hill to appl'Opria'te $;)00 to pay pensions for 1896, to all maimed soldiers.

Also, a hill to amend the act of December 4th, 1866, and the acts amendatJory therwf.

Also, tl1e following resoluti'ons which they recommend do Il'ot pass, to wit:

A resolution to appropma'te $50 to J. D. Dodd, of Campbell county.

Also, a. resolution to pay a. pension to Elizabeth Gra>. of Camrpbell county.

Also, a resolution for the relief of A. D. :McCrany and Susie Kelly.

Also, a resrylu:tion to pay )frs. Lucretia. \\Tynn a pension

of sixty dollars.



Respectfully suhmittecl.

0. A. BLALOCK, Chairman.

SATURDAY, DECEJ\IBER 11, 11:197.

1101'}

The following House bill \Yas read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Awtrey o Oobib-
A bill to amend the act creating the State Memorial Board.

On 'the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0.

The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed.

The followi:nlg resolution was introduced, read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Chapman of MUS>Cogoo-
A resolution providing that when the House aljourn today, it adjourn to 9 o'clock ~Ionday mo:rning, next.
The following bill was withdrawn, to wit:

By ~Ir. Ellis of Ste.\Yart-
A bill to amend section 1370 of volume 1 of the Code of 1895.
The Senate amendmenrts to the following bills were concurred in, to wit:
By ::\Ir Freeman of Cowets-
A bill to pro-ride for Ordinary pro hac vice in ease the Ordinary is disqualified.
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By ~Ir. Hend&&on of Irwin-

A bill to fix a salary for the Commissioner of Roads and ReYenue of Irwin county.

By ~Ir. RRwlings of \Yashington-
A bill to cre:at.e a Board of Commissioners of \Vashington count.y.
By ~Ir. Reid of Bibb-
A bill to increase the salary of the city court of ~Iacon, and for other purposes.
The Senate amendment to the following bill was disagreed to, to wit:

By :Mr. Johnson of Bak&-
A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Newton.



Mr. Speaker:

The Special Judiciary Oommittee harve had under consideration the follmvting bill which they instruct me to repo:rt back with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

House bill No. 808, to amend, revise an:d consolidate the several acts granting corporate authority to the town of Lake Park, in Lowndes coun'ty.
Respectfully su:bmitted.
D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

SATURDAY, D.ECEMBER 11, 1897.

1107

The 'Senate subsbitute for the following bill was alopted, i:o vit:
By 1Ir. Xicholas of \Yayne--

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Jesup.

The following bill was read the second 'time, to wit:

By l\Ir. \Vest of Lownd&-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Lake Park.
The following Senate bills were read the first time and :appropriately referred, to wit:

By Senator Geiger of the 1stA bill to crea:te a new judicial circuit in tihis State.
Referred to Geneml J udi:ciary Committee. 13y :Mr. ~!ann of the 3d-
A bill 'tlo provide for a eoovention in each county of the justices of the peace t10 fix the tel'Ills of their courts.
Referred to Genell"aJ Judiciary C10mmittee.

13y :Mr. Golightly of the 36th-
A bill to rearraDJge the Coweta and Stone MQIU.lltain Circuits.
Referred to General Judiciary Oommittee.

13y Senatm Battle of the 24thA bill to amend section 924 of the Oode of 1895.
Tieferred to Genemwl Judiciary Committee.

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By Senator Berner of the 22d-

A bill to provide for tlhe ls::,llance of bank notes payable in cll1Tncy by the State banks of Goorgia.

Referred 1:o Committee on Banks.

By Senator wooten of 'the 15th-

A bill to prwide for registration of 1egal voters in each. militia district in this Sta.te.
Referred to Gen1M1l Judiciary Oommittee.

By Senator Starr of the 43d-
A resolution providing that certain membeTs of th'" House and Senate remain for fiye days at the capitol to complete the business of the session after adjournment.

Referred to Finance Oornmittee.

By 1Ir. Gray of the 23d-
A bill to extend the corporaiJ:e limits orf Fort Valley, Ga.
Rffierred to Committee on Corporations.
The following rsolution was read the third time, the report oi the committee agreed to, and i'ts adoption submitted to the House, to wut:

By 1Ir. Timmerman of \\~ebster-
A bill to proYide for the pa_vment of certain expense:7 incurred by the sheriff of \Yebster county.
The ayes were 91, the nays 0.



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1897.

1109

'The resolution having received a colli>"'iitutional majority \\vas adopted.

Mr. Nicholas, orr 'Yayne, was granted leave of absence
.until Tuesday morning. on aCICO'Illlt of sickness.

uave \Vas granted to ::\fessrs. Boynton of Spalding, and Blalock of Fayette, until Monday morning.

l\Ir. Swift, Chairman of the Committee on Banks, submitted the following report:
Jfr. Spraker:
The Committee on Banks have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation t'nat the same do pass, to wit:
A bill 'to authorize State Banks to sell and deliver obligations payable in merchandise or silYer bullion at retail, and create a lien in favor of holder of said obligation.
Respectfully submitted.
THOS. ::\1. SWIFT, Cha[rman.
On motion of Mr. Hill, of Troup, 300 copies of the SeiY .ate bill herein referred to were ordered printed.
The foHowing bills \\o"ffi'e taken up, read the third time, the .report of the committee agreed to, and put upO'll their passage, to wit:
By 1Ir. Calvin of Ric1unon.d-
A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 3 of an act a:pproved

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December 24th, 1896, relative to deposits by fidelity ins~ ance companies.

On the pae>age of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 0.

The bill having received a cons'tituti:onal majority was passed.

By }Ir. Awtrey of Cobb-
a.
A bill to amend section 3 of an act to revise the office of the State Geologist.

On the pass~o-e of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 0.

The bill having received a const.itmtironal majority was passed.

By }fr. Berry of Whitfield-

A bill requiring all assessment life insurance policies and certificates, circulars and cards to have printed thereon the words: "This policy is issued on t.he assessment plan.''

On the passage of the bill the ayes were U6, the nays 0.

The bill havin:g received a constitutional majorit,v wa& passed.

The following lcaTes of absence 1wre granted on account of sickne&'l: }Ie.ssrs. Callaway and Karigler.

And to }fr. }~cGehee, of Harris, un'til ::\Ionday at 10 o'cloek, on account of imperative necessity; and to }Ir.

Meadows, of .Tohnson, for same reason.
The hour for adjournment have arrived, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock a.m. :Monday.

l\Io~DA Y, DECE)IBER 13, 18~7.

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Atlanta, Ga., December 13th, 1897.

The House met pursuanrt to adjournment, at 9 o'clock a. m. tihis day, was called 'tlo order by ifue Speaker pro tem., and opened Virh prayer by the Rev. Dr. Warren A. Candler.

The roll was called, and fue following mem!bers answered to their names, to wit: Messrs.

Adams,

Cook of Decatur,

Arnold,

Cook of Oconee.

Awtry,

Calvin,

Armstrong,

Collum,

Atkinson,

Cannon,

Bates,

Clement,

Bush,

Charters,

Bond,

Calhoun,

Boyd,

Chapman,

Berry,

Copeland,

Brown,

Callaway,

Burke,

Dodson,

Bussey,

Duffy,

Black,

Durham,

Bowden,

Deakins,

Boswell,

Davisun,

Burwell,

Dickerson,

Bartlett,

Duncan of Chatham,

Blalock,

Dunean of Houston,

Brannen,

Duncan of Lee,

Bedgood,

Ellis,

Boifeuillet,

Edge,

Brinson of Burke, Edwards,

Brinson of Emanuel. Edenfield,

Boynton of Calhoun, Ennis of Floyd;

Boynton of Spalding, Ennis of Baldwin,

Bennet of Glynn, Faust,

Bennett of Jackson, Ford,

Craig,

Foster,

Cole,

Fogarty,

Felder, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill. Hitch, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Herringtonr Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of DeKalb, Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyth, Henderson of \Vash'n, Jordan, Johnson of Hall, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Appling, Johnson of Taliaferro,. Kiser, Knowles, Kendrick, Lance, Leard,

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Little, Lott, Longley, Law, :Moore, Mozley, Morgan, Meldrim, Maddox, Meadows, Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, :Mullinax, McDonald, McLaughlin, Mc.i\lichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKeP, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet,

Niles, Nedn, Oli\er, Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Polhill, Phinizy, Quillian, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Rawlings, Redding, Rudicil, Rutherford, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell,

Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of :\!organ, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of IVare, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight, Walden. Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, \Vorsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were .Messrs.-

Branch, Baggett,

Kaigler, Roberts,

Wright.

Tthe J oumal of Saturday's proceedings was read.

~lr. Duffy of Jones gave notic-e o a motion to reconsider t11e action of the House on Saturday in passing the following bill, to wit:

By :Mr. Davison o.f Greene--

A bill to amend the QCt creating <'!. Board of Commissioners for Greene county.

MosDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897. The ,Journal was confirmed.

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The follO\\"ing message was rreceived from the Senate through :::'lfr. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

J11. Speaker:

'Dhe Senate has passed !by iJhe requisite constitutional majority tl1e following bills of the House, to wit:
A bill to amend the oh1arter of the town of LaFayette.

A bill to estfublitfu the city court of Albany.

A bill to establish the city court of Griffin.

A bill to extend jurisdiotion of Commissioners of Chatham county for sanitary purposes.

A :bill to amend the charter of the city of :Macon.

A hill to regulate ea tc.hing fish in Tallula;h river.
A bill to chan:ge the time of holding Superior Oourt in Colquitt county.

A bi11 to 'autili1orize the Commissioners of Roads land Revenues of Glynn county to lervy a spreial school tax.

A bill to repealan act creating a Board of Oommission6rs of Roads and Hevennes of HaberSham.

A ;bill t'o cr('la.te a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for OJ.arke county.

A bill to protect fish in the waters of Lee county.
A hill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of Taylor county.

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A bill to authorize the mayor and council o Cornelia to issue honds.

A bil} to amend the public school system of Austell.

A hill to pro>Yide for system of working pub~ic roads in Bryan county..

A 'bill to change t!he time of 'holding Pike Superior Court.

A bill to amend tJhe chal'ter of the town of Pell"ry.

A bill to amend an act approYecl SeptPmber 5th, 1879,

A rbill to prohibit bntc'hering sheep, cattle, etc., under certain ~ircnmstanccs in Liberty county.

A bill to pr'OYidc for compen;;ation of ordinary in Bulloch county.

A bill to aholi:"h the city court of Spalding county.

A bill to ehang-e the corporate limits of t'he city of Oakland.

A bill to abolish the county court of Doughe,rt.y ccmnty.

A bill to est'ablislh the ci'ty comt of Camilla, in :3fitcihell county.

A bill to anH'lHl an act ('o&tablishing the cit: eourt of Gwinnett county.

A hill to mpPal an act t'o abolish the count. court of Olinch.

A hill bo repeal an act to create an act to provide the compensation of the ordinary of Twiggs county.

l\JosDAY, DECE:\IBER 13, 1897.

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>llhe Sen~te has also passed the rfollowi.llg bills af the House as amended:

A bill to create -a Board of Commissioners of Roa:ds and Revenues in ~Iari-on county.
A 'hi>ll to 'aJbolish the county court of Taylor county.
!A_ bill to est.a:blish a dispensary in Blakely, Early ~ounty.
A bill to amend the eharter of Fitzgerald.
The Senate has a:lso passed the following House bill 1by substitut, to wit:
A bill to esta<hlish a system .of public oohooils in the city mRome.
The follo'"'inp: r0:>olution was rea:d tJhe sec,ond time for the purpose of 1lisagreeing to an adverse committee :report thereon, to "it:

By ~[r. Craig of B1blb-

A rcsolntion <lirPcting the enforcement of section 633 of the Cacle of 1RS2.
:Mr. Craig of Rilbb moYed to disagree to the report of tJhe committee, which m'otion was lost.

Tlw fo11o"inp: l!i11 "as read the sPconcl time for the purpooe of d~"<agl'Pcing to an a.cherse committee report thereon, to wit:

By :Mr. Craig of BiJbb-

A ibiH to prohifbit tlhe issuing of S1l:Il1'lll0116 af garnish ment in certain eases.

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1Ir. Oraig of Bib'b moved to disagree to the raport of the committee, which motion was lost.

By llll<mimom consent, the following bill wa.s taken up, rood the third time, the report 'Of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By :Mr. Cmig of BiJ:Ib-
A bill to amend the tax a:ct approved December 24th, 1R96.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0.

The bill, having received 'a constitutional maj,ority, was passed, and its immediate 'trallS'Illission to the Senate directed.
The Senate amendments t'{) the follo'wi!ll'g 1bi11s were concurred in, to wit:

By ~Ir. Henderson of Irwin-
A bill to amend .tfue ohaxter of the city of Fitzgerald.

By ~Ir. :.Jiontfort of Taylor-

A hill to -a:holish the county court of Taylor county.

By ~fr. Edge of :.Jfarion-
A 'bill to create a Board of Commissioners :for 1faxion county.

By :Jfr. ~fe1drim of Chatham-
A bill to amend the act to enlarge the jurisdiction o the city court o SaV1annah.

l\:I:mmAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.

1117

I~y ::\fr. Hightmver of EarlyA 1bill to e-sta,blis'h a dispensrury in the town of BLakely.

The Senate substitute to the following hill was agreed to, to wit:

By Mr. Ennis of Floyd-
A bill to amend the aJCt creating a system of purblic schools for the city of Rome.

The foHowing bill rwa:s taken up and read for the pur~e of disagreeing to an adYerse committee report thereon, to \vit:

By ::\fr. Reid of BiBb-
A bill to abolish t!he Board of Road Commissioners of :Bibb county.
1Ir. Reid of Bibb morved to disagree to the report of the committee, ""hich motilon was lost.
T11e regular orde<r was taken up, and the fullowing bills were re~d the tih1ird time, the report of .the committees a,"''eed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By llfr. Charters of Lumpikin-
A 'bill to provide for the sale of the N ort'hea:stern Hailroad.

On the pa&Oage of the bill :Mr. :MoDaniel of Fannin called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained and had, as follmvs:

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Those voting in 1fue affiTilli1tive were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Faust,

Nisbet,

Armstrong,

Ford,

Oliver,

Atkinson,

Fogarty,

Oakes,

Brutes, Brown,

Felder, Freeman,

Patten, Paulette,

Bussey, Black, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Brannen,

Hall, Hogan, Hill, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Herrington,

Parker, Palmer, Pace, Pearce, Polhill, Phinizy, Rawls,

Bedgood,

HendersonofColquitt Reid,

Brinson of Burke, Hendersonof Forsyth Reece,

Boynton of Calhoun, HendersonofWasht'n Rawlings,

Boynton of Spalding, Jordan,

Redding,

Bennett of Jackson, .Johnson of Hall,

Rudidil,

Craig,

Johnson of Baker, Slaton,

'Cole,

Johnson of Talllaferro Simpson,

Cook of Decatur, Kiser,

Stapleton,

C )Ok of Oconee,

Knowles,

Sell,

Calvin,

Kendrick,

Smith of Hancock,

Collum,

Little,

Taylor,

Cannon,

Lott,

Turner,

Clement,

Longley,

Thomason of Morgan

Charters,

Law,

Timmerman,

Calhoun,

Moore,

Thomas of Pierce,

Copeland,

Morgan,

Vaughn,

Callaway,

Maddox,

Vincent,

Dodson,

Mansfield,

West,

Durham,

Morrison,

Webb.

Deakins,

Mullinax,

Watkins,

Davison,

McMichael,

Whipple,

Dickerson,

McConnell,

Worsham,

Edge,

McLarty,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Edwards,

McGehee,

Wilcox of 'W!lco:s:,

Edenfield,

Those vomng in the negative were Messrs.-

Awtry, Boyd,

Burke, Foster,

Felker, Grice,

Mu~DAY, DECE~IBER 13, 1897.

Henderson of Irwin, McDaniel,

Mozley.

Quillian,

Montfort,

Thompson,

Underwood, Walden, Yates,

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Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Adams, Bush,

Ennis of Baldwin, McDonough,

Gowen,

Nicholas,

Bond,

Griffin,

Niles,

Berry,

Hitch,

Nevin,

Branch,

Hawes,

Ogletree,

Baggett,

Henderson of DeKalb Roberts,

Blalock,

Johnson of Appling, Rutherford,

Boifeuillet,

Kaigler,

Swift,

Brinson of Emanuel Lance,

Stone,

Bennet of Glynn, Leard,

Smith of Crawford,

Ohapman,

Meldrim,

Duffy,

Meadows,

Duncan of Chatham, McDonald,

Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Ware, Wight,

Duncan of Houston, McLaughlin,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee, Ellis,

McCook, McKee,

Wilkes, Whitaker,

Ennis of Floyd,

McCranie,

Mr. Speaker.

~\.ws 108. Xays 15. Not voting 51.

T'hc ibill, having received a cO'Ils'tlitutional majo'I"ity, was }Jassed, and its immediate transmission to the Senoa,te directed.

~fr. Pearce of Houston moved to disp1'ace llhe regular

order of business for the purpose of having re.ad the 1fuird

time the follmving ibi'll, .iJo writ:



By ::\fr. Pearce of HoustonA bill to place certlain officers on fees instead of salarieS-~
:as at present.
The motion to displace was lost.

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The following hill was read the t\hiro .time, the report of the committee agreed t'o, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill for the :rrotection of electric companies.

Tlhe committee proposed bo amend by striking out illie penalty proYided for in the bill, and substituting therefor the penalty prescri'bed in section 1039 of the Code of 1895, which was agreed to.

On the pik"ilage of the bill the ayes were 97, the nays 0.

The bill, having received a constitubioll'al majority, was passed as amended, and its immediate transmission to the Senate directed.

}h. \Yhit.aker, r()hai:rman of 1Jhe Committee on Public Property, strbmitted uhe following report:

M1. Speaker:

The committee haYe had under consitleration the following Senate bill, whiC:h they iMWtlct me to report ba:ck with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an art to amend section 1017 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia of 1895.

D. B. \YHITAKER, Chairman.

T~1e follmYing- mcsi'lage \Yas reeeiYed from the Senate through ~[r. Clifton, Seeretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Srnate has pas;;ecl b; t1H' requisite constitutional majority t.he follmving Senate bill, to wit:

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A hill to require 1Co:ffee oou:n:ty to pay costs to officers as now required by law.
~Ir. Boyruton, Chairman Ooonmrit.tee on Amerulment.S to th Constitution, submitted the following report:

.M'r. Speaker:
The Committee on Amendmell'ts to the Oonstitu1:lion have 'had under considerntion t!he following bills, rumendatory to the Constrtution, rwhicih they ~nstruct me as their chairman 'to report to 'tllie House rwith the :recO'lll1llendation that t'he same do pass a.s amended, to vlit:

A 'bill to be entitled an act to <amend art.iele 3, section 4, paragraph 3 of the Constritution otf Georgia., as embraced in section 5751 Df t!he Code ctf 1895, by striking out all that part <of tJhe paragra.ph mfter the word "no," in 11he second line of said paragraph.

Also, a bill to amend. a.J'Itide 3, sect.ion 9, pa.rograph 1 of the Constih1tion hy stniking out all 1ilie parts otf said paragmph C'()lll1hne11leing with jjhe words "per dwm," and inserting in lieu t!hereorf the 'W'Or<ls: ''Compensation of members of the Generrul Aseernfbly sllall not exceod two hundred and fifty dollar's per wmum, and for otfuer purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
J. L. BOYNTO~, Chairman.

1fr. Oliver, Chairrnan ctf tJhe Committoo on Enrollment, submitted the fo~lowing report:

Mr. Speaker:

The committee report as duly enrolled. and ready for t'h.e
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signature of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate the following act:

An act to amend the c'hhrter of the city of Fitzgerald, in hwin county.

Respectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

}fr. RedJing, as Chamnan of 'tfue minority of the Gen-

eral Judicimy Committee, submitted the following repoot,

to wit:

; ''$

Mr. Speaker:

\V e, w:hose names are hereto signed, ca1mot agroo >vith the majority of the General Judiciary Committee in their recommendation tha:t Senate ibill No. 92, 'Which amen.ds section 974 a tlhe Code so as to allow the State and the defendant the same number of challenges of jurol';S, do not pass, anJ we roopecbfully submit to bhe House the recommemiation 'bha;t the same do pass.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN F. REDDING, Chairman.

J. L. BOYNTON, F. P. LONGLEY, F. \Y. COPELA~D, T. B. FELDER,
H. A. HALL, PRICE EDWARDS, U. V. \\"'1ITPPLE,
w. :JL :JIORRISOX,

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FLETCHER M. JOHXSON~ D. B. WHITAKEH, W. P. COLE, J. 1I. SLATON, B. H. HILL.

Mr. Felder, Ch1airman of the General J u:diciary Committee, submitted the followintg report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

11lre General J'lldic]ary Committee have had under consideration !the follmvling bills, w!hidh I am instrnded to Teport :ba<ck to the House witlh tJhe recommendation that the same do 'Pass, ~o wit:

Senate bill No. 166, which cre'ates '!Jhe Chatham and At1anti:c judicial c~rouits.

Also, Senate 1bill No. 168, Which rearranges t:he Stone )fountJain and COJWeta judicwal cireuits by taking Campbell county -from t'he Corweta circui't and adding the same ~o tfue Stone 1Iount'ain <eir+cuit.

The committee haYe aho considered the follmvlj_ng bilh, whic:h I am instructed to report back to the House with the r('iO()Illmend'a:tion that the same do not pass:

Senate bHl No. 92, '""hiclh amends secti'on 974: of the Oode so oas to a:llorw t'he Stat.e and tfue defendant tfu.e same number o1 chlallenges of j'lll"'T'S.

Also, Senate bill No. 102, which provides for a registered Iist of legal vot'l'S in each milifi'a district to ibe used in all electi'ons.

Also, Senat.e 'bill No. 156, which requires a convention

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to be held oi tlhe justices of tlhe pea:ce of each county to fix
the time of holding their respe.ctiYe courts.

Re<>pectfully srubmitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

The following message was received from the Senate through l\Ir. Clifton, Secretary theTeof:
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the foll'Dwing Senate ibill, to wit:
A 'biH to prevent tramps rund others from stealing ride"' on railroads.
A bill to reglilate attorneys' fees in receiver's cases.
'Dhe foHowinJg Senate <l"esolutidn ,,as read the t\hird time, the report of tJhe oomtrn1ttee agreed to, and its adoption su:bmitted to the House, to wit:
By l\Ir. DuiJJwody of ~e 4th-
A resolu'tion to :Purnish tfue Federal judges in Georgia wifh the Supreme Court reports of this State.
On the 1000ptlion o tl1e resolu'tion the ayes were 97, the nays 2.
The r'S'olutlion, 1ha'Ving received a constitutional majority, was therefore adopted.
The following bill was read the t:hircl time, the report of the committee agree:d tJo, and put upon its passage, to ;vit:

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A bill to amend section 580 of the Code of 1895. On the passage of t'he bi1l the ~ayes were 90, 1Jhe nays 1.

The bill, having recerived a constitutonal majority, wa;; passed, and !ts ]mrmediate transmission to t1he Sen~te directed.

By :Mr. Burke of \\~ilkillilon-

A bill t'o correct 'tlhe confusion arising from the adoption of t!he stock~lww in certain rmiHtia <iistricts.
On the passage of ohe bill'rh~ ayes were 97, the nays 4.

The bill, rhaving Teceived a constrtut.ional majority, was passed.

By :Mr. Phinizy ryf Richmond-
A rbill to Tepeal section 3 d:f an a:ct arpproved February 28th, 1874, entitled an act to amend an ac.t entitled an 2.ct to prescr~be t:he manner of inco11p0:r'atirug towns and vinages, etc., approved Arugust '26th, 1872.

On the passage of t1he bill the ayes rwere 104, tlhe nays 0.
The bill, haYing received a constitmtian,a!l majority, was passed, and its immec1iate transmission ~to tihe Senate di:rected.
~Ir. Calvin of Richlmond moved that am 'bills and resolu-
tions hereafter pas-:ed or adopted by the House at this session be immediately transmitted iJo the Senate.
The motion preYailed.

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'I'he following resolution was read the tlhird time, to wit::

By l\fr. Knowles of Fulton-

A resolution dedaring tihat in 'CaSe of an outlbreak of yellow fever, cholera, smallpox, or pl~"'tle, all quarantine matten: shall be turned oYer 'to the United Stztes l\Irur:ine Hospital service, and petitioning Congress to this effect.

The committee's report was agreed to, and tJhe resolubion was adopted.

The following Senate bills <were read the third time, thereport of the committees agreed to, and put U!pon their passage, to wit:

By Senator Hudson of the 13thA hill to amend section 164-3 of the Code of 189-5.

On tJhe passa:ge of the bill the ayes were 91, the nays 0.

T11e brll, ltaV'ing received a constitutional majority, "'VM passed.

By Senlator Brimson .a '1Jhe 17th-
A bill to permit defendants bolla fide in possession of land under claim of tit.le to offset the value of permanent improYements and to recover the value of same in excess of meb"'lle profits.

On the passage of the bill l\Ir. Redding of Pike called for the previous question, which call was sustained and themain question ord1red.

On the passage 'Of ~he lbill l\Ir. 1I~Laughlin o Meriwether ~alled for ~he ayas and nays, which call was sustained and had, as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Awtry,

Felder,

McCook,

Armstrong,

Felker,

McCranie,

Bates,

Freeman,

McLa.rty,

- Boyd,

Gawen,

McGehee,

Berry,

Hall,

Nisbet,

Brown,

Hogan,

Niles,

Burke,

Hill,

Nevin,

Black,

Hitch,

Oliver,

Bowden,

Harrell,

Ogletree,

Boswell,

Hamby,

Patten,

Burwell,

Hightower,

Paulette,

Bartlett,

Herrington,

Parker,

Brannen,

Hendersonof Colquitt Palmer,

Bedgood,

Henderson of DeKalb Pace,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Irwin, PhinJzy,

Boynrton of Calhoun, Henderson ofWaaht'P: Ra.wls,

Boynton of Spalding, Jordam,

Reid,

Craig,

Johnson of Hall, Reece,

Cole,

Johnson of Baker, Redding,

Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Appling, Swift,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Taliaferro Stapleton,

Calvin,

Kiser,

Sell,

Collum,

Kendrick,

Smith of Crawtord,

Cannon, Clement, Calhoun, Copeland, Dodson, Duffy, Deakins, Da;VIison, Dickers001,

Lance, Leard, Little, Lott, Longley, Law, Moore, Mozley, Morgan,

Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Wight,

Duncan of Houston, Meldrim,

Walden,

Edge.

Maddox,

Whipifle,

Edwards,

Mans1leld,

Wilcox of Teltalr,

Ennis of Floyd,

Morrison,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Foster,

McConnell,

Yates,

Fogarty,

Those voting in the negative were Messr5.-

Aaams, Arnold,

Bush, Bussey,

Blalock, Charters,

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Rawlings, Rudicil, Slaton, Smith or Hancock,

Thomason or Morgan Whitaker, Worsham,

Those not voting were 1-feesrs.-

Atkinson,

Griffin,

Pearce,

Bond,

Hawes,

Polhill,

Branch,

Hendersonor Forsyth Quillian,

Baggett,

Kaigler,

Roberts,

Boifeuillet,

Knowles,

Rutherlord,

Brinson or Emanuel, Meadows,

Simpson,

Bennet of Glynn, Montfort,

Ston'e,

Bennett or Jackson, Mull!nax,

Turner,

Callaway,

McDonald,

Thompson,

Duncan or Chatham, MoMichael,

Thomas of Clarke.

Duncan or Lee,

McDaniel,

Thomas of Ware,

Ellis,

McKee,

Wright,

Edenfield,

McDonough,

Watkins,

Ennis of Baldwin, Nicholas,

Wilkes,

Faust,

Oakes,

Mr. Speaker.

Grice,

Ayes 112. X a:s 17. Xot Yoting 46.

The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was passed.

The follo""ing engrossed hill was read the third time and put upon ~ts passage, to wit:
By ~fr. Felder of Fulton-
A bill to a'mend the charter of the city of Atlanta.
On the passage of the bill ~he ayes were 97, the nays 0.
The bm, 'hav~ng roceiYed a coru;t~tutional majority, was passed.
}.fr. 'Dll'omason of Jl.forgan moYed t!hat the House ad~ journ, whicih motion pre"lailed, and the Ho115e adjourned to 3 o'cloek p. m.

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3 O'clock P. 1L

The House reconvened at t.his lwur, and 'rus called to ~Yder by t'he Speaker pro 1tem.

1fr. Oliver, Ch'airman of the Commi~tee on Enrollment, ;:.ubmitted t!he following report:

J/r. S pcaker:

The Commietee on Enrollm't Te;port as properly enl'Olled and signed by the S.pooiker of lthe House and Presiden:t of the Senalte, and delliYered to t!he Gmernor t:he following acts, to wit.:
An 'act to amend tlhe charter of the ~ity of Fitzgeraild.

Also, an act to prohibit tJ1e sale of spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors in the county of Ter1dl, and to establish dispensaries ;jn said county.

Also, an act to quiet the titles to land in the county of Camden, ~and for other pu11p0ses.

Also, an act to in~orporate ifhe wwn of Fail"lllount, in the

countty of Gmxlon.



Also, an aet to estalbliSh a Boall'd of Dental Exmniners in this State, and for oilller 'J!Ill1>0SeS.

Also, a resolution e:J..1:enlding th!anks to Augustus DuPont.

Respootfully suJbmi'bted.

T. D. OLIVER, OhaiTinan.

:M:r. Joil:mson of HaRl, Ohail"lllirn of the Committee on Co'I'poratioos, submitted the following report:

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M1. Speaker:

The Committee on Co11porations lbave had the following Senate bill under consid1eration, vhich I am instructed to return to the House witfu the recommendation tha!t the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to exitend tihe limits of the town of Fort \!:alley, and for otfuer purposes.

FLETCHER 1I. JOHNSOX, Cllairman.

'.Dh1e following message was received from the Senate through }fr. Clifton, Secre!bary thereof:

1Jlr. Speaker:

The Senate has concurred in t'he House amendments to the following bm of tJhe Senaite, to wit:

A bill to arrnend the Consti'tution of th'e State so as to provide for the election of judges and solicitors of the Superior Colll'ts by tllie people.

'.Dhe following message was receiYed from th1e Senate throug+h }fr. Olifton, SeieretJary lt'hereof:

.1JIr. Speaker:

The Seoote has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the :following bills of ;the House, to wit:

A bill to incorporate the town of Clarkesville.

A bill to inco11porate 'the lto"\\11 of Toccoa.

A bill to amend the el1tarter of the town of Clayton.

A_ bill to amend 1Jhe charter of Griffin.

MONDAY, DECKHBER 13, 1897. .A. bill to abolish the counrty court of Carroll.

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.A. bill to amend the charter of ColUlll!bus.

.A. bill to provi'de payment to consnables for carry.mg prisoners to collillll'on jail.

The Senate has also passed the following bills of the House as amended:

.A. billto esi:ia:blish a city court of Carrollton, in Carroll county.

.A. bill to amend t~he charter of 1Jhe town of Statesboro.

The Senate !has also adopted the House substitute as amended by the Senate to the :following bill of the Senate~

A bill to amend the cha1ter of the city of 'I'homasville.

The Senate also recedes from the amendment which the House refused to co11cur in to t'he following House bill, to wit:

.A. bill to amend the charter of tlhe town of Newton, in Baker.

Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the follmving report:
Mr. Speaker:
The comm.i!ttee report as duly enrolled and ready fol"' the signrature of the Speaker of the House and President of tfue Senat-e the following a~Cli:s, to wit;
An act to am<end the chiarter u:f the town of Rockmart.

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Also, an aclt to tamend an act incorporating the town of ::'IIeigs .

.Also, au act to abo1ish the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revem1es of :Miller coun'ty.

Also, an a'Ct to extend for sanitary and drainage purposes tJhe juri.sdieitron of the Oommi.ssione:rs of Chatham co unity.

Also, an act to proYide a system of public roads of Bryan
~ounty.

Also, an act to repeal an act creat~ng a Board of C'<YUnty Commissioners of Haiber;;'ham county.

Also, an act 'to incoo'porate othe town of St. ~I,arks.

An act 'to change the t.ime of holding the fall tern1 of Colquitt Superior Court.

Also, an 'act to amend the cha1'ter of the toiwn of Blairs-ville.

Also, an ,act to rumend section 413 of the Penal Oode of Georf:,ria, 1895.

Also, an act to ame.ncl an act establishing a system of publie schools for Austell.

Also, am. act to eStablish a city court of Camilla.

Also, an .act to prmicle for a system of public schools fur tlw tmvn of l\lcH<ae.

Abo, an aot t:o protect bicyole '':ays in washington coun1ty.
Also, an act 'to 'amend th~ charter of 't'he city of Culldden.

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Also, l!ill'ad to amend the charter of the town of Cusseta.

:Also, an act 't'-o esta;blish a Board 'of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Ta;y"lor cou:nlty.

Also, .an 1ac:t to amend the clharter of the cilty of :JIaoon.

Also, .an act to amend secti'on 3 of 1an act to organize a Board of County CommissioneTS for Twiggs 'Cotmty.

Also, an 'ac't 1to aurt:horize tihe city coulliCil of Th{)'mast-on, in Upson CJOllllllty, to iSocle bonds for the purposa of building an audi'torimn for tlhe R. E. Lee Institute.

Respectfully swbm~tted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

The rollowing Senalte 1bms 'Were read t.he first time and apprupriately rel:ferred, to wilt:

By Senator wilcox of the 5th-

A bill to require C'offe.e 0onnty to vay the o~fficers of court their costs in cert,ain ea.s~.

Refel"l"ed 'to Committee on Oonnties and County :Jiatteno.

By Senator Flewellen of the 25th-

A bill to prevenit 'the stealing of ~idea on railroad trains.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Sen'ator Berner of the 22d-
A ibiH Ito regulalte 'tfue payment 'Of fees in petitions for injunc'tion and roceivershiv eases.

Referred to General Judiciary Comm:Vttee.

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The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit:

13y Senator Berner of t'lre 22d-
A tbill to provide for the issuance by State banks o obligations payable in bullion.
By Senator Goligh'tly of the 36th-
A bill to rearrange 1the Coweta and Stone :M:ountain <;ircuits.

By Senator Battle of the 24thA bill to 'am'end sedtiO'll 1017 of ith'e Oode of 1895.

By Senator Geiger of 'the 1st-
A bill to ~reate 13. new judicial circuit to be knOWilli3.S 'the Atlanta circuit.
The following resolution was read the s~ond time, to wit:

By )Ir. Hall of Coweta-
A bill Ito limit lfue number of each committee to visi.>t the (onvict camps.
The follo>\~ng resO'lu!tion was read and adooplted, to wit:

l~y ~Ir. Little of 2\Iuscogee-
A resolution instru~ting the subcommi:ttee of the joill.t :FinallJCe Committee to in.-estigalt' .-ehe office of the State Treasurer anld report same to the Governor.

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The following 'Senate lbill was read ,tfue S!con'd time; to wi:t:
By Senator Gray of the 23d-
A rbill 1to exitlld the limits of t'he !town of Fol't Valley.
The following resolutions wore read and adopted, to wit:
By :Mr. Pearce of Housoon-
A resolution requesting that the Sbat:e Librarian be given portmits of certain distinguished Georgians to be hung on t}w ....mlls ex 'fue 0apitol obuilding.
:By )fr. ::\fontfort of TaylorA resdh~tion Ito admit Eddie Goddard to 1the Deaf and
Dumb Lnst~tute.
The following bill was read the third time, the report of the ocdmmitJtee agreed to, and put upon its passage, iiJo wit:
Ry 1fr. West of Lowndes..:\. hill to amend the charter of the to\\'11 of Lake Park.
On tihe pas;m,ge of the bill the ayes were 97, the nays 0.
Tl1e bill haYing rec.ei-.;ed a constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. 1fe'l:drim of Ohaltham-
A :bill to an1end the act creating 'the r'eeorder's court of Savannah.
On 'the passnge of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 0.

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The 1bill, having received a consti.Jtutional majority, }VUS passed.

The following :Seon~lte 1bill was read the second time, and 2\Ir. Bush of ~hller moved to disagree tb an adverse committee report tthetreon, to \\'"i't:

By Senator \Yalk<1" of the 40th-

A bill to amend section 1455 (a) of the Code.

On the motion t'o disag-ree, ~Ir. Longley of Troup called for IJ:he previons quE'Stion, whidh {lall was susttained, and the main question ordered.

On the motion to disargrere, 2\Ir. Pearce of Houston oolled for lthe ayoo and nays, which oa!ll was sust,ained and h'ad, as follows:

Those vo!Jing in the affirmative were MEll'l:>"l'S.-

Atkinson, Bates, Bush. Black, Bowden, Brannen, Bedgood, Craig, Cook of Decatur, Clement, Charters, Copeland, Davison, Dickemon, Edwards, Edenfield, Ford, Felder, Gowen,

Hogan,

l\:IcCraniP,

Hitch,

:McLarty,

Hamby,

Nevin,

Henderson of Colquitt, Oakes,

Henderse>n of Irwin, Ogletree,

Henderson of Forsyt!l, Patten,

Johnson of Appling, Paulette,

Knowles,

Palmer,

Little,

Pace,

Longley,

Phinizy,

Law,

Rawls,

Moore,

Reece,

l\Iorgan,

Redding,

l\IeadowP,

Rudicil,

Mansfield,

Swift,

Mullinax,

Thomas of Pierce~

llcDaniel,

Thomas of \Vare,

:McConnell,

Vaughn,

licKee,

West.

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Walden, Whipple,

Wilcox of Telfair. Wilcox of Wilcox,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Berry, Burke, Bussey, Brinson of BurkE>, Boynton of Calhoun, Cole, Cannon, Chapman, Dodson, Duffy, Deakins, Duncan of Houston, Faust,

Foster,

Nisbet,

Felker,

Oliver,

Freeman,

Parker,

Harrell,

Pearce,

Herrington,

Reid,

Henderson of Wash'n, Rawlinga,

Johnson of Tahaferro, Simpson,

Kiser,

Smith of Hancock.

Kendrick,

Timmerman,

Lance,

Thompson,

Lott,

Underwood,

Maddox,

Vincent,

Montfort,

Webb,

McCook,

"'orsham,

McGehee,

Those not voting were MessTS.-

Arnold,

Callaway,

Leard,

Armstrong,

Durham,

Mozley,

Bond,

Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim,

Boyd,

Duncan of Lee,

Morrison,

Brown,

Ellis,

McDonald,

Branch,

Edge,

1\IcLanghlin,

Boswell,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mc:\1ichael,

Burwell,

Ennis of Baldwin, McDonough,

Bartlett,

Fogarty,

Nicholas,

Ba!-'gett,

Grice,

Niles,

Blalock,

Griffin,

Polhill,

Boifeuillet,

Hall,

Qnillian,

Brinson of Emanuel, Hill,

Roberts,

Boynton of Spalding, Hawes,

Bennet of Glynn,

Hightower,

Rutherford, Slaton,

Bennett of .Jackson, Henderson of DeKalb, Stone,

Cook of Oconee, Calvin,

.T o r d a n , .Johnson of Hall,

Stapleton, Sell,

Collum,

Johnson of Baker, Smith of Crawford,

Calhoun,

Kaigler,

Taylor,

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'Turner,

Wight,

Thomason of :\forgan \Vrigbt.

Thomas of Clarke, Watkins,

Wilkes, \Vhitaker, l\I r. Speaker.

~\.ye-s G2. Xays 4-!. Xot Yoting 59.

The motion to disag1ree to <tihe report of -the commiiJJtoo thel'efore prevail'ed, and the bill was read the ~ond time.

The Serua't'e amendnnenlt Ito lt!he House substitute for tJhe following lbill was concUIT(-d i'll, to wit:

By Se'llwtor Hopkins of tlhe 7thA bill to ~mend .the ch1arter of tt'he 6ty of Thomasville.
'l'he Senaft.e amendmenlts t.o the following bills were concurred in, to wit:

Ry ~Ieffirs. ~Ioore and Cole o Oa:rrollA hiH to Stablish 1the cilty cml!Iit of Carrollton.

By ~Ir. Brannen of Bull.ochA bill to amen8 tlhe chlarter of 'the ttown of Statetjboro. 1~1 follmving Sen1alte ibill was read the third time, to wit:

By Senator Gray o the 23d-
A bill Ito ffitablish a department of horticuLture and pomology.
The committee proposed the foUmving amend'lllenlts:
To strike from ~rtion 8, at1I" the word "agrieullture," in the eighth line, 'the words "and said hoard shaH 'a.'lSeSS the Yalue of a:ny property onler'ed des1troyed which shaH

Mo::-;DAY, DECEMBER 13, 18!:17.

1139

be paid for by the county in wlh~~h said pro'Perty is situated."

'.AJso, by striking from se0tion 8 tfue words "shall !be set aside annually from fees arising from the sa,le of fertil~ izer tags by lthe Commissioner of Agricu"bbure," 'and su~
stitute therefor the words "be and the .same is hereby ap-
propriated."

The fiTSt ameillament was 'adopted.

The second amendme:n:t was adoptJed.

The House resolveld iltself inlto committe of lJhe w:hole for 'the pul'pose of further oo:nsidering the bill.

Thle comm~tJtee arose and reported the bill back to tfue House wilt'h the recommendation rtlhlait the bill pass as amended.

On motion of )fr. Bussey of Randolph, the :afternoon session of ;tJhe Honse was co:nlbinued until,the m'altter under conside:raltio:n could be dis_[)()Sed of.

The repO'llt of 'tihe commitltee of the <whole was agreed to.

"Mr. Oalvin of Richmond moYed tJhat tfue biH be t.atbled, whiC'h motion prevailed.
m On motion of 1\fr. \Veat Low"'Illd8, lthe House ad-
journed 1to 7 :30 o'dodk 'P m.

7:30 O'clock P. M.
'Phe House reconvened rut tthis 'hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem.

1140

.JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

)fr. B1ack of Sumter was gmnlted leaYe of wbsence forto-morrow.

)fr. Little, Ohairill'an of the Coru.rnWtitee on Finance, sUibmi>tted the following repo1.1t:

Jfr. S pcaker:

The Comrrn~ttee on Fimlance hlav;e lhad under considera-
tion the following Selllate bill, 'vlhicih !tl1ey instruCit me t6.
report back to lthe House with the recommendation rthat the same do pass as amended, ito w~t:

A resolutJion providing tihaJt the President of the Senate,. the Speaker of tJhe House of Hepresentatives, and Chairmen of certain committees remain :fhe days at the capitol after adjournment of the General .A.ssembly, to finish thebusiness of the session.

Ret>f)OOtfully SU!b:miltited. JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman.

The following SeniaJte resolution was read t;h~ second: time, to wit:

By Senato~ Starr of the 43d-

A resolution rprovidmg lthalt cerr1Jain officers and committeemen of the Genero.l Affien)lb[y romlain a1t the oarpilt10l for five days af1ter adjornmment 'to finish t1w 1msiness orf the sesswn.

The following resol11trion Wlas introduced, retad and' -ado>_pted, rto wit:

By :Mr. Calvin of RichmondA jroint resolution instru<:'lti~ O'U!l' senators ami request-

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.

1141

ing our representatives in Congress to :favor wiser and more liberal legislation in :tJhe purohase of rare and v;ahVaJble S'ed for distri:burtibn.

T1he following bill W1aS reard 1tfue third time, to wit:

By Mr. Swi:Bt of Elbert~

A bill 'to repeal an a~t tJo mlake 'Pfll'Illlanent the income o'f the University of Georgia, approved September 30th, 1881.

Tho r2p01't of the eommitJtee >vas a.greed '!Jo.

On the passage of the bill :Jir. Redding of Pike called for the previous question, which call was sustained, and the main question ordered.

On the pa&Sage :of t1he bill, :Jfr. Swift of Elbert called for the ayes and nays, which ca]:l was sustari.ned, and the vote .had as follows:

Those vating in 'bhe affil'Illa:tive were Messrs.-

Adams,

Dickerson,

Lance,

Bates,

Edenfield,

Longley,

Boyd,

Ford,

Law,

.Beriy,

Foster,

Moore,

Brown,

l:<~reeman,

Mozley,

Burll:e,

Gowen,

Maddox,

Bowden,

Hogan,

Meadows,

Bartlett,

Hill,

Montfort,

Blalock,

Harrell,

McDonald,

Bedgood,

Hightower,

McConnell,

Boyn!Jon of Calhoun, Hendersonof Colquitt McCook,

Cole,

Henderson of Irwin, McKee,

Calvin,

Henderson ofWaSht"n McLarty,

Collum,

Jordam.,

McGehee,

Cannon,

Johnson of Hall, Nicholas,

'Clement,

Johnson of Appling, Niles,

'Calhoun,

Johnson of Taliaferro Oliver,

Deakins,

Kendrick,

Oakes,

1142
Ogletree,
Pau~ette,
Parker, Palmer, Quillian, Reece, Redding, Swift, Simpson,

JouRsAL OF THE RoesE.

Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce

Vaughn, West, Webb, Walden, Watkins, Worsham, WUcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Awtry,

Cook of Oconee,

Grice,

Armstrong,

Charters,

Hitch,

Atkinson,

Oopeland,

Herrington,

Bush,

Dodson,

Morgan,

Bussey,

Duffy,

Meldrim,

BosweU,

Duncan of Chatham, Nevi!!..

Brannen,

Duncan of Houston, Pearce,

Boifeuillet,

Edwards,

Reid,

Brinson of Burke, Faust,

Rudicil,

Bennett of Jackson. Fog.arty,

Slaton,

Craig;

Felker,

Vincent,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Ennis of Baldwin, Mullinax,

Bond,

Felder,

McLaughlin,

Black,

Griffin,

McMichael,

Branch,

Hall.

McDaniel,

Burwell,

Hawes,

McCranie,

Baggett,

Hamby,

McDonough,

Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of DeKal!:l Nisbet,

Boynton of Spalding, HendCT"SOnof Forsyth Patten,

Bennet of Glynn, Johnson o.f Baker, Pace,

Cook of Decatur, Chapman,

Kiser, Kaigler,

Pol hill, Phinizy,

Callaway,

Knowles,

Rawls,

Durham.

Leard,

Rooorts,

Davison,

Little,

Rawlings,

Duncan of Lee,

Lout,

Rutherford,

Ellis,

Mansfield,

T'urner,

Edge,

Morrison,

T'homason of Morgan

Ennis of Floyd,

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.

1143

ThomM of Clarke. ThomM of Ware, Underwood,

Wight, Wright, Wh'ipple,

Wilkes, Whitaker, Mr. Speaker.

'l'he bill, not lhiaving received a constit.ulionral mrajority, was lost.
The following biH was tatb1ed, to wit:
By ~fr. Boy111ton of Spa!lding-
A bi11 to regnl,alte tlhe payment of fees in receivership
cases.
The :BoUowing hill was read t'he thirrd time, 1t'he report of th~ ecmrml:itltee 'iJbDTeed to, and put upon its passage, fu wit:
By 1\k EdWiards of Hlaria']son-
A bi1l to prahilbilt 'the manud1aeh1re of alcoihoEc, spirirt~ nons, maH., or intloximttJin~g spirits in pr<dh]bition counties.
'l'he coonmilttee proposed 'the fo1lowing amendment, rowilt:
By adding to secltion 1 of itJhe bi1l tlhe foHowin~ proviso: ''Pr~ovided further, t.hlat ,tJhis act fih'aH not 'apply to t'he manmachlre of such liquors Urul11' license from :the {Tni1ted States."
Also, 'by adding ito sootion 1 the fullowing proviso: "Provided, that rtJhis act shiall neAt apply to the mlanu:fiacture of dome9tie wines as n1ow tallmved thy l~w."
'I'he oamendmenlts were agreed to.

1144

JouRl'<AL OF THE HousE.

On the paSSage Olf tihe bill Mr. Edrwards or Hruralson called for tJhe ayes rand nays, which call was sUS!Ja.ined .and :the vote h1ad, as follOIWS:

Those voting in 1Jhe affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Foster,

McGehee,

Awtry,

Freeman,

Niles,

Atkinson,

Gowen,

Nevin,

Bush.

Grice,

Oliver,

Berry,

Hightower,

Ogletree,

Bussey,

HendersonofColquitt Parker,

Bartlett,

Henderson of Irwin, Pearce,

Blalock.

Johnson of Hall,

Quillian,

Brannen,

Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

Bedgood,

Johnson of Talliaferro Reece,

Boynton of Calhoun, Lance,

Slaton,

Cole, Cook of Oconee,

Longley, Moore,

Swii't, Simpson,

Cannon,

Mozley,

Stapleton,

Calhoun,

Morgan,

Timmerman,

Chapman,

Maddox,

Thompson,

Dodson,

McDonald,

Vaugthn,

Edwards,

McConnell,

Whipple,

Edenfield,

McCook,

Worsham,

Faust,

McLarty,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Ford,

Those voting in the ncp:atiYe were 2\Iessrs.-

Bll!tes, Bond, Boyd, Burke, Bowden, Calvin, Clement, Charters, Hogan,

Jordan, Kendrick, Leard, Meadows, McKee, Paulette, RRid, Redding,

Rudicil, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Vincent, Webb, Walden, Watkins,

Those not voting were }fessrs.-

Arnold, Armstrong,

Brown, Black,

Branch, Boswell,

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.

1145

Burwell,

Griffin,

Nicholas,

Baggett,

Hall,

Nisbet,

Boifeuillet,

Hill,

Oakes,

Brinson of Burke, Hitch,

Patten,

Brinson of Emanuel Hawes,

Palmer,

Boynton of Spalding, Harrell,

Pace,

Bennet of Glynn, Hamby,

Polhill,

Bennett of Jackson, Herrington,

Phinizy,

Craig,

Henderson of DeKalb Roberts,

Cook of Decatur,

Henderson of For~yth Rawlings.

Collum,

HendersonofWasht'n Rutherford,

Copeland,

Johnson of Baker, Stone,

Callaway,

Kiser,

Taylor,

Duffy,

Kaigler,

Turner,

Durham,

Knowles,

Thomason of Morgan

Deakins,

Little,

Thomas of Clarke,

Davison,

Lott,

Thomas of Pierce,

Dickerson,

Law,

'Thomas of Ware,

Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim,

Underwood,

Duncan of Houston, Montfort,

West,

Duncan of Lee.

Mansfield.

Wight,

Ellis,

Morrison,

Wright,

Edge,

Mullinax,

Wilkes,

Ennis of Floyoi,

McLaughlin,

Whitaker,

Ennis of Baldwin, McMichael,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Fogarty,

McDaniel,

Yates,

Felder,

McCranie,

Mr. Speaker.

Felker,

McDonough,

Ayes Gl. X a~s 25. X ot Yoting f\9.

The roll-call disclosed t.he :Bact thiat no quorum -v.1as present.

~fr. Jiohm~on of Hall demanded 'a call of the House, which eall was susttained and had, the fdllnwing m~mbers an~wering to lt'11eir J11ames, to wit: 1\Iessrs.

Adams, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates.

Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Burke,

Bussey, Bowden, Bartlett, Rlalock, Brannen,

1146

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Bedgood,

Hightower,

Paulette,

Boifeuillet,

Herrington,

Parker,

Brinson of Burke, HendersonofColquitt Palmer,

Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of Irwin, Pearce,

Bennett of Jackson, HendersonofWasht'n Quillian,

Craig,

Jordan,

Rawls,

Cole,

Johnson of Hall, Reid,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Appling, Reece,

Calvin,

JohnsonofTalliaferro Redding,

Collum,

Kendrick,

RudicH,

Cannon,

Lance,

Slaton,

Clement,

Leard,

Simpson,

Charters,

Longley.

Stone,

Calhoun, Dodson,

Moore, Mozley,

Stapleton, Sell,

Duffy,

Morgan.

Smith of Crawford,

Deakins,

Meldrim,

Davison,

Maddox.

Duncan of Chatham, Meadows,

Smith of Hancock, Timmerman, Thompson,

Duncan o"f Houston, Montfort,

Vaughn,

Edwards, Edenfield,

McDonald, McCook,

Vincent. West,

Faust,

McKee,

Webb,

Ford,

McLarty,

Walden,

Foster,

MPGehee,

Watkins,

Felker,

Nicholas,

Whipple,

Freeman,

Niles,

Worsham,

Gowen,

Nevin,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Grice,

Oliver,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

Hogan,

Oakes,

Yates,

Hill,

Ogletree,

Mr. Speaker.

Hitch,

Those absent. weTe Messrs.-

Arnold,

Bennet of Glynn,

Brown,

Cook of Decatur,

Black,

Chapman,

Branch,

Copeland,

Boswell,

Callaway,

Burwell,

Durham,

Baggett,

Dickerson,

Brinson of Emanuel Duncan of Lee,

Boynton of Spalding, Ellis,

Edge, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Fogarty, Felder, Griffin, Hall.
l'f~W!'S,
T~,.rell,

MoNDAY, DEcE~fBER 13, 1897.

1147

Hamby,

McLaughlin,

Henderson of DeKalb McMichael,

Hendersonof Forsyth McDaniel,

Johnson of Baker, McConnell,

Kiser,

McCranie,

Kaigler,

McDonough,

Knowles,

Nisbet,

Little,

Patten,

Lott,

Pace,

Law,

Polhill,

Mansfield,

Phinizy,

Morrison,

Roberts,

Mullinax,

Rawlings,

Rutherford. Swift, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware. Underwood, Wight. Wright. Wilkes, Whitaker,

The call of t;he House disdo;;ro a quornm present.
On mobion o;f ~fr. Ne'V'in of Ho~d, 'tlhe h~nr of adjourn: ment of to-nigllt';; se1~sion was in<lefinitel~- extended.

'Dhe follol\ving hill was taib1ed, To wit:

By :Mr. Edrwards af Harn1son-
A hill 1b p:rlohi!bit lthe manu:fa.ebrure of aloohoEc and other spirits in the pr()lh~biticm counties of this S'bate.
Tlhe foltlm~ing message v.as receiYed from the Senate through ~fr. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

M t. ; pcaker:
The &n~te has passed by ifue 'l"eqmSIJ.te constitutional majori-ty tihie fullmving bill of the Sen!aite, to wit:

A bill to incoi"pp'''aate insurance c()llllpanies who insure ~g1ains't burgl:ary anrl ll."dbibery, etc.

:Mr. '\V.atkins of Gilmer moved to displace the regular order and have 'baken up for ,the pu:r<pose of a motion to disagree to an adverse commiittee report thereon, the following bill, to wit:

]148

JouRNAL OF THE BoesE.

By :Mr. watkins of Gilmer-

A bill to pl'ace solicitors~general on salary.

The motion to displaee was loot.

The follow-inp: bill was read 'tJhe third time, the report o the comm~tltee agreed to, and put UJpon it;, passage, 1:lo wit:

By ~fr. )fcLarty of Douglas-

A bill to furt:lher define the compettency of c0rt.ain parties -as w~tnesses.

Tne committee recommended ~11alt rthe 1hil1 pa,-s with the foHow-ing amendments, to wit:

"Insert after t}w ward "ten'd" and before the \\1ord "two," in the sixth line of section 1, the followinp: 1\"0rds: "to relieYe or modif,Y tl1e l1 iability of t!l1e party offered as a witness and tend."

And 'to ametnd further by striking oU't se-et1ons 2 anJd 3.

The amendments were agreed 'to.

On the passage of the bill t!he ayes were 90, the nays 0.

The bill, haY-ing received a oonst.itutional maj-ority, was pas.__;;ed as amended.

T:he follow-ing resolution was read t:he third time, and the Honse resolved i!tself into a oommittee of fhe whole to consider the same, to wit:

By }\fT. Oahr1n of Riclhmond-

A joint resoh~tion directing that a c81r'tain sum of money lle paid the Cle-rk of the- lions<' and the As:'listant SeC'retary

MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 13, 1897.

1149

of the Senate for special work done pursuant to a resolution of the General Assembly.

The commitltee arose 'and recommended tha1t ]the resolu~ t~on be adopted.

The comrrnitrtee's report was agreed to.

On the adoption of the resolnbion the aye8 and nays were as follows, Ito wit:

Those voting- in the affirmative were Messrs.-

ArlamR, Awtry,
Armstron~.
Atkinson, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berrv, Brown, Burke, BusRPy, Bowden, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boiienillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Craig, Cole, Cook of Oconee, Collum, Cannon,! Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Dodson, Duffy, Deakins,

Davison,

Maddox,

Dnncan of Houston, Meadows,

"Ellis,

1\fon tfort,

Edwards,

McDonal,J.

E,Jenfield,

McCom:Pll,

Fau~t.,

M!'KeP,

Ford,

McLarty,

Foster,

McGehee.

Foe:arty,

Nicholas,

FelkPr,

~Pvin,

Freemar,

Oliver,

GowPn,

OakP~,

Hall,

OgiPtreP~

Hogan,

P:mlPttP,.

Hitch,

PHrker,

Hightower,

Palmer,

Henderson of Colquitt, PearcP,

HendPrson of Irwin, Quillian,

HenrlHrsonof Wash'n, RawlQ,

Jordan,

Reirl,

Johnson of Hall,

ReecP,

JohnFon of Appling, Redoing,

.TohnsonofTaliaferro, Rnrlicil.

Kendrick,

Slaton,

Lance,

Simpson,

Longley,

Stoner

Moore,

StRpleton,

Mozley,

SeU,

'!\I o r g a n ,

Smith of Crawford,.

Meldrim,

Smith of Hancock,.

1150

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Vaughn, Vincent,

West, Webb, Walden, Whipple,

Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Grice,

McCranie,

Bates,

Griffin,

McDonough,

Black,

Hill,

Nisbet,

Branch,

Hawes,

Niles,

Boswell,

Harrell,

Patten,

Burwell,

Hamby,

Pace,

Baggett,

Herrington,

Polhill,

Brinson of Burke, Henderbon of DeKalb, Phinizy,

Brinson of Emanuel, Henderson of Forsyth, Robert~,

Boynton of Spalding, Johnson of Baker, Rawlings,

Bennet of Glynn,

Kiser,

Rutherford,

Bennett of Jackson, Kaigler,

Swift,

Cook of Decatur,

Knowles,

Turner,

Calvin,

Leard,

Thvmason of Mor5an,

Copeland,

Little,

Thompson,

Callaway,

Lott,

Thomas of ClarkP,

Durham,

L<tw,

Thomas of Warp,

Dickerson,

Mansfield,

Underwood.

Duncan of Chatham, Morrison,

Wight,

Duncan of Lee,

Mullinax,

Wright,

Edge,

McLaughlin,

watkins,

Ennis of Floyd,

McMichael,

Wilkes,

Ennis of Bald win, McDaniel,

Whitaker.

Felder,

McCook,

Mr. Speaker.

Aye;; 103. Xa;vs 0. Kot voting 72.

The resolll!1Ji'On, hlaving received a Ci0115ti!tutiontal maj'ori,ty, was adopted.

The foHowill'g reooluJtion :was read tJhe th'ird time, and
the House resolved itself into a eoll1!Illitte of 'the whole fur
the purpose of oonsiderirrg tfue sarrne, to wit:

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.

1151

By :Mr. Hall of Coweta-

A resolution to appropriate six:ty dollars to pay the pension of Amanda Thornton, the widQIW of a Confederate sdldier, :f1or the yea:r 1898.

The commi'ttee arase and rooommended ltllmt the resolution be adopted.

The oommilttee's report '\Vas~ to .

On the adoption of tte resolution the ayeG and nay::> were ns fuUows, bo wit:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

DaV'ison,

Moo.dows,

Awtry,

Duncan of Houston, Montfort,

Armstrong,

Ellis,

McConnell,

Atkinson,

Edwards,

McKee,

Bond,

Edenfield,

McLarty,

Boyd,

Faust,

McGehee,

Berry,

Ford,

Nevin,

Brown,

Foster,

Oliver,

Burke,

Felker,

Oakes,

Bussey,

Freeman,

Ogletree,

Blalook,

Gowen,

Paulette,

Bo1feuillet,

Hill,

Parker,

Boyru!lon of Oalhou!l, Hitch,

Palmer,

Craig,

Hendersonof Colquitt Pearce,

Cole,

Henderson of Irwin, Quillian,

Cook of Oconee,

HendersonofWasht'n Rawls,

Calvin,

Jordan,

Reid,

Collum,

Johnson of Hall, Reece,

Cannon,

Johnson of Appling. Redding,

Clement,

Johnson of Tal!a.ferro Rudlcil,

Charters,

Lance,

Slaton,

Calhoun,

Longley,

Swift,

Chapman,

Moore,

Stapleton,

Dodson,

Mozley,

Sell,

Duft'y,

Morgan,

Smith of Crawford,

Deakins,

Maddox,

Smith of Hancock,

1152

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas Qf Pierce Vaughn, Vincent,

West, Webb, Walden, Watkins,

Worsham, .,., Wilcox of Teitair. Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Felder,

McDaniel,

Bates,

Grice,

McCook,

Bush,

Griffin,

McCranie,

B'lack,

Hall,

McDonough,

Branch,

Hogan,

Nicholas,

Bowden,

Hawes,

Nisbet,

Boswell,

Harrell,

Niles,

Burwell,

Hamby,

Patten,

Bartlett,

Hightower,

Pace,

Baggett,

Herrington,

Polhill,

Brannen,

Henderson of DeKalb Phinizy,

Bedgood,

Hendersonc.f Forsyth Roberts,

Brinson of Burke, Johnson of Baker, Rawlings,

Brinson of Emanuel, Kiser,

Rutherford,

Boynton of Spalding, Kaigler,

Simpson,

Bennet of Glynn, Knowles.

Stone,

Bennett of Jackson, Kendrick,

Turner,

Cook of Decatur, Leard,

Thomason of Morgait

Oopeland,

Little,

Thompson,

Callaway,

Lott,

Thomas of Clarke.

Durham,

Law,

Dickerson,

:\feldrim,

Duncan of Cha\.ham, :\fansfleld,

Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Wight,

Duncan of Lee,

Mnrrlson,

Wright,

Edge,

Mullinax,

Whipple,

Ennis of Floyd,

McDonald,

Willi:es,

Ennis of Baldwin, McLaughlin,

Whitaker,

Fogarty,

McMichael,

:\fr. Speaker.

A,Yf"i 92. X ays 0. Not voting 84.

The resolution, haV'in'g received a constitu:tibnal maJ'ority

was adopted.

<'

~h. Felker of "\~alton moved thftt the Honse adjourn 7
which motion was lost.

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.

1153

The folllowing lbill wa:; read the third tJime, to wilt:

By Mr. Feldetr of Fulton-

A hill to provi'de f01r liens in :favor of oontmtdtors rund oth:ers, rtJo mnend sOOtion 2804, 1and to repeail secltions 2801,
m 2802, and 2803 of the Code 1895.

'Dhe oolD!lllilttee recommended tha\t t'he bill pass by swbstitute, which was agreed to, and the substitute was adopted.
On the paa>.~age a the hill ny suiWtitute ltlhe ayes were 94, the nays 1.
'Dhe bill, haVIing received 'a oonslt~tutional mnjorilty, waS:
passed by SUibsltitulte.
1k vVwtkins of Gil'mar moved Ito displace the regul~ order for the pu:rpose of fuki!ng rup fur the rpU!t1pOSe of disagreeing to the camrn~ttee's rerpmit lt:!h:ereon lt'he rollOIWing hill, to wit :

By Mr. Wlatkins of Gilmer-

A bill to purt; so1icirors-gene:ro1 on a sailary.
The mdtron was lost.
IMr. Jordoan Of Pullliiilci moved tJhwt 'tlhe House adjourn, whioh motion was loot.
MT. Oole of Oarrm:>ll nroved thrut the HOUBe adjourn,
whi~h motion prevailed, and the Hoose adjourned to 9 l)~dock a. m. ltJo-mQil'T'Ow.

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"Atlanta, Georgia, Dooerniber 14th, 1897.

'Dhe House met pursuant to adj'Ournment at 9 o'dook a. m. this day, \Vas rolled t'O OTder by the 'Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

~Jr. \Yhipple, of Dooly, moved that the roll-call be dispensed with, '"~hicih motion was lost.

The roll was called, and tlhe follO'\ving memibers answered to their names, to wirt: ~f.essrs.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry,
Arm~trong,
Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Bond, Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Blalock, Brannen, Bedgood, Boifeuillet, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn,

Bennett of Jackson, Craig, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cook of Oconee, Calvin, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee,
Elli~,
Edge, Edwards, Edenfield

Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Faust, Ford, Foster, Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hogan, Hill, Hitch, Hawes, Harrell, Hamby, Hightower, Herrington, Henderson of Colquitt, Henderson of DeKalb, Henderson of Irwin, Henderson of Forsyth, HendHson of Wash'n, Jordan, Jonhson of Hall, Johnson of Baker,

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1155

.Johnson of Appling, McLarty,

.Johnson of Taliaferro, McHehee,

Kiser,

Nicholas,

'Knowles,

Nisbet,

Kendrick,

Niles,

Lance,

Nevin,

Leard,

Oliver,

Little,

Oakes,

iLott,

Ogletree,

Longley,

Patten,

Law,

Paulette,

:Moore,

Parker,

Mozley,

Palmer,

:Morgan,

Pace,

Meldrim,

Pearce,

:Maddox,

Polhill

Meadows,

Phinizy,

Montfort,

Quillian,

Mansfield,

Rawls,

Morrison,

Reid,

Mullinax,

Reece,

McDonald

Rawlings,

McLaughlin,

Redding,

McMichael,

Rudicil,

McDaniel,

Rutherford,

:McConnell,

Slaton,

McCook,

Swift,

McKee,

Simpson,

McCranie,

Stone,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Stapleton, Sell, Rmith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Turner, Thomason of Morgan, Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, 'Vest, Webb, Wight, Wright, \Vaiden, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, 'Vorsbam, Wilcox of Telfair, 'Vilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

'Black, ..Baggett, Fogarty,

Felder, Kaigler,

McDonough, Roberts,

T,he Journal of yesterday's p:rocoodings was read.

During the reading of the Journal there were n0'1:ices of motions to reconsider the action of the House in paSSiing the following ibills, to wit:

Senwt:e bill No. 6.

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House bill Nb. 701.

House bill No. 598.

The Journal was oonfumed.

.:Mr. Swift, oi Ellbert, mOIVed to rec'Onsider ot!he :wtion of
the House 'in not passing the following hill, to wit=

By :Mr. Swift of Rllbeirl--

A rbiH to repeal :the act iln proV'ide for a permanent income for tlhe University 'O!f Georgia, approved Septemiber 30th, 1881.

On t!he mot~01n to l"elCCOlsider l.fr. Redding, of Pike, called for tthe previous quest~on, wlhich call was sustained, and tJhemain questi:on ordered.

On tlhe motion rto rooonsidffi' 1frr. Thomas, otf Olarke; <'alled fm llhe ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and the V<CJtte was 'as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Clement,

Bates,

Ca.1houn,

Bush,

Deakins,

Bond,

Dickerson,

Boyd,

Duncan of Lee,

Berry,

Ell!is,

Burke,

Edge,

Bowden,

F'oTd,

Bartlett,

Foster,

Blalock,

Freeman,

Bedgood,

Gawen,

Boynton of Spalding, Grice,

Cole,

Hall,

Cook of Decatur, Hogan,

Calvin,

Hill,

Cannon.

Harrell,

Hightower, Herringron, Henderson of Colquittr. Henderson of Irwin. Henderson ofWuht'n. Jordrun, J Ohnson of Hall, J Ohnson of Appling. Johnson of Taliaferro. Kiser, Leard, Little, Lott, Longley, Law, Moore.

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1157

Maddox, Montfort,
Mansfie~ld,
Morrison, McDonald, McLaughlin, McMichael, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, McKee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, Nicholas, Niles, Oliver,

Oakes, Ogletree, Paulette, Parker, Palmer, Quillian, Rawls, Reece, Redding, Swift, Simpson, StJone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith nf Crawford, Smith of Hancock,

Taylor, Timmerman, Tholllil.'3 of Pierce Underwood, Vaughn, West, Webb, Wight, Walden, Watkins, Whipple. WMtaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Charters,

Knowles,

Awtry,

<~opeland,

Kendrick,

Armstrong,

Dodson,

Morgan,

Atkinson,

Duffy,

Meldrim,

Bussey,

Dur'ham,

Nevin,

Brahnen,

Duncan of Houston, Paltten,

Boifeuillet,

Edwards,

Pearce.

Brinson of Burke, Ennis of Floyd,

Reid,

Bennet of Glynn, Faust,

Rudicil,

Bennett of Jackson, Felder.

Slaton,

Craig,

Felker,

Thomas of Clarke.

Cook of Oconee,

Henderson of DeKalb Vincent,

Those not voting were 1\Iessrs.-

Brown,

Chapman,

Hawes.

Black,

Callaway,

Hamby,

Branch,

Davison,

Henderson of Forsyth

Boswell,

Duncan of Chathan:., Johnson of Baker,

Burwell,

Edenfield,

Kaigler,

Baggett,

Ennis of Baldwin, Lance,

Brinson of Emanuel. Fogarty,

:\1ozley,

Boynton of Calhoun, Griffin,

MeadO'Ws,

Collum,

Hitch,

1\fnllinax,

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McDonough, Nisbet, Pace, Pol hill, Phinizy,

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

RoOOrts,

Thompson,

Rawlings,

Thomas of Ware,

Rutherford,

Wright,

Turner,

Wilkes.

T'homasron of Morgan Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 97. Nays 36. Not vobing 42.

The motion to rooomder prevailed.

:Mr. :Meldrim, of Oha1Jham, moved to reconsider the action of the House in passing tthe foll{)IW}ng hill, bo wit:
By :Mr. ~~Ieldr.im olf Chatham-

A bill to iner.ease the jUJrisdiction of tJhe recorderr's court of Savanna1h.

The mation prevailed, and 1tlhe bill was hubled.

~Ir. Whitaker, oif Heard, moved to reconsider the action of the House in passing an yesterday rthe following Senate bill, to wit:

By Senator Walker of ilhe 40th-

A hill to allow defend'ants >vlho are bona fide purchasell'S of real estate for value to plead 1tlhe value of per.man0nt improvements as an o:ffoot in addition to mesne profits.

'J1he motion to reconsider was lost.

On account of imperative busin~, ~fir. K'llowles, of Fulton, '\Vas grarrted leave O'f absence fur the remaind~r of t'he ses&ion.
:Jfr. Berry, df Wlh.itfield, moved to displ1ace the regular l:rder for rtlhe purpose O'f punting on its passage the following bill, to wit:

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1159

By Mr. Swi:Bt of Elbert-

A :bill to repeal the act to provide for a premanent income to the State University, app!I'o'Ved SepbembeT 30th, 1888.

rJ'he motion was lost.

;Messrs. Mullinax and Mcnfichael were given leave or!. -a:bsenoo for the remaiuder of tlhe session on acrount of
~ickness.

1:1fr. Redding, of Pike, moved t1hat tJhe following Senwte bill he taken up, and the committee's report thereou be disagreed to, to wit:

By :1fr. Battle of the 24,jjh-
A ;bill to amend section 974 mthe new Oode O'f Georgia.

.Tihe motion pre>"ailed, report df committee was disagreed to, and <tJhe 1bilrl was read 1Jhe second time.

(Mr. Oliver, Ohai'lmJian of the Commirt.tee on Enrollmentt, submitted 'the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The OommiJttec report as duly en'l'olled a:nd ready for tJhe s-ignatures of 'the Speake;r of til1e House and Presideillt of the Senate the fol10>wing acts:

An act to e.sta'blisih tlhe c:iJty court O'f Griffin.

Also, an act to aUJtihO'l'ize the t{)wn of PeTry to issue bcmda for the purpose of boring an artesian well.

Al.so, an act to change tJhe time of holding Pike Superior Court.

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Also, an act to change the corporate limits of Oaikland City.

Also, an 'act to create a Bowrd of Commissioners 00: Clarke
county.

Also, an act to amend an aclt est.aJblisihing the city oourt of Gwinneltt.

Also, an act to repeal an act to aiboESh .tJhe county court 'Of Clinch county.

'Also, an act to prohibit b111tdhering cattle m Lrberty <ounty underr cerbain circumstances.

Also, an act to amend an act to incorporate tl1e town of Newton, in Baker county.
Also, an act to estJaiblislh the city court orf Albany.
Also, an act to amend an ac>t to enlarge the jurisdiction of the city court of Savannah.

Also, an act to amend the charter of the city court of 11Iaoon.

LAJso, an act to albo>lish the oounlty court of Doug~hert.y county.

Also, an ac't to x a salary for tihe Commissiolller of kwin county.

Also, an alc1t. t1o ant~1orize the town of Cornelia to issue bonds.
Also, an aoot 1to amend an a0t creating a system of public schools for ~the city of Rome.

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1161

Also, an aet to create a Board of Commissioners fur arion county.

Also, an act to estalblilfu a dispensary m the toWID of Blakely.

Also, am act to levy special tax for road purposes m Glynn counlty.

Also, an act to crerute a Board of Commi;;.;;iouers far Wa::Jhington ooun:ty.
~loo, an aet to amend tlhe caption of an act approved Septemlber 51:'h, 1879, .to grant license for tJhe sale of spi~ i>tuous liquors in BuUooh couility.

Also, an act to amend 'tihe oounty court 1aiW;; of Taylor county.

Also, an ad bo amend sootion 8 of the charter otf Jesrup.

Also, a:n a0t to protect fish in Twllurah river.

Also, an aCit to })lXH'<ide for ordinaries pro hae vice.

Also, an act 'to amend tlhe charter of iJhe town of Guyton.

Also, an act bo amend <an aot creruting a Board of Commisioners o!f Floyd oounty.

Also, an 31Ct t.o cede to tbhe United States certain rights of way in Ca:t(}()Sa county for road purposes.

Also, an aJCt to amend :the cJhm,t.er of \Yoodbury.

Also, an act to provide for compensation of tJhe ord~nacy of Bullooh county.

Also, an a~t to establisih libraries in this State.

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Also, an act to pl'O'tect fish in .t:he streams in Lee county.

Also, an act to repeal an act providing compensation df the ordinary 'O'f Twiggs oournty.

Also, an act rto declare tJhe third day orf June a legal holiday.

Also, an ad 1to amend tlhe charter of tJhe town of liaFayette.
~\J.,o, an act oo aJbol.ish the city court of Spalding county.
Alw, an aJcJt to amend secti:on 982'0'f the Code oo Georgia.

Also, an ac:t to provide for the payment of fe>BS of constahl6.

Respectfully su:bmitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

:Mr. Burwell, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges .omd Eleictions, submi:t:ted tth~ following repo!'lt:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under consideration t]w following bill of the .Senate, w:hiclh they inst1rrt0t me to repm~t back to tJhe House wi:bh the reeommenda1tion ~that t.he same do pass by substitute, to wit:

A bill 'oo amend an act approved Deceanlber 20tih, 1893,
entitled an act to proYrde for the filing, !hearing, and determining of contests in contested elections in tlhis State.

Respe(ltfully submibted.
w:nr. H. BURWELL, Chairman.

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1163~

The lfollmving m6Sage was reooived from the Senate through ~fr. Clifton, tJhe Se0I"et.ary thereof:

Jh. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by tihe requisite const.itutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to 'Wit:

A !bill to provide for more cOTreot tax returns for this State.

The following message was recPiYed from the Senate through :\Ir. Cliifton, the Secretary rthercof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed the follO'\ving House hills, to witt:

A bill to amend section 5057 of the Civil Code.

Also, a bill to amend an act to Cl!'eart-e a Board o:f Commissione:t'S of ':\Ion tgomery count:.

Also, a 'bill to be Bllltitled an act to amend section 2350 of the Code of 1895, relanive to t!he creation o:f <>orporrations 'by. the Superiorr Courts.

Also, a bill to anrthorize a jnd:ir1al ;;ale of the franehises o:f insolvent pria't<> cv:rporations.

Also, a bill ro amend t1l1e cihal'\ter o:f th cit: of Waycross.

_A,Jso, a bill to amend the chart.er of the Germania Loan and Banking Company.

Also, a bill t:o am'end tJhe charter of the city of Tifton.

Also, a bill to amend the clharte:r of Demorest, in Ha;ber&ham county.

JouR~AL OF THE HousE.
Also, a lbill to provide for examination for admission to the bar.
Also, a 'hill to change tlhe time di !holding the Superior Courts of Charlton and 'Olindh counties.
Also, a !bill for tihe paJ1lllent of jurors' and ibailiffs' mileage of the co'Unty of Charlton.
'
~fr. 'Dhomas, Chairman Olf the Commil!bee on EducatiO'Il, suhm~ttted t'he 'following I"e'pp'l't:
Mr. Speaker:
'Dhe Ooonmi'tt<ce on 'Education :have 1had under consideration the following bill, >Yhiell the.v instruc-t me to report hack to the Honse with the reeommcnclation that the same do pass, to wit:
A hill to .make tihe scil10ol term of common schools six montihs.
rrhe COmmit:te have al&O l1ad Under COnsideration tihe fol}O\Vlllg bills, wlhich tlhey instruct me rbo repo11t back to the House with the recommendation tJhat tlhe author be perminted to ,,rjthdraw tlhe srumc, to wit:
A bill to establish a public school system for the town af \.Yarrenton, and for otJmr purposes.
Also, a bill to permit graduates of tJhe Georgia State Industrial College for colored pCTSons a:t Savannah, Georgia, to teacih in tlhe common :>Chools for three years after receiving diplomas without being examined by c.ounty 1boards.
The committee lha>'e also Q1ad under consideration 'tlhe following hill, ""hic!h t]Je.v insbruct me t.o repo:rt back to the

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1165

House rwiVh '1Jhe reoommend~tion that ilhe same do ThOt pass, to wit:

A bill to 1ocate, est:albl:ish rund maintain a oollege of agricuHure 'and mecihani'C wts in compliance with tihe acts of. Congress 31pproved JUily 2d, 1862, August 30th, 1890, to appoilllt :a 1boord of trustees for said college, to define their powers, and 'to direct 'tlhe disposition of tihe funds received under said a0ts, and :bo appropriate money <for the purehaoo.of a site for the sarrne and 'buildings iJhereon.

The oommittee lhave 'also considered the followi,ng Senate hill, w!hidh they in8!Jl'Ud me to roport :back to the House with the recommendati'()lll that t>he same d10 pass, to wit:

A bill to establish and maintain a local public school system in the county of Ful'txm, ootside the ~city of Atlanta.

RespetMuHy sulbmitted. GEO. C. THOl\L~S, Ohairman.

Mr. Oliver, Chairman of tihe Coomnibt.ee '()Ill Enrollment,. submitted 1jhe ioUOtWing report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment report as properly entolled, signed by the Speaker '0! ,tJhe House and PTesident of :the Sen:rute, and deli-rered to the Governor the following acts, to wit:
An ad to abol,isih the ci'ty oourt ott Spalding oounty, and: ior other purposes.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Also, an ad t.o e.>taibEsih the city oourt of Griffin, in the .county of SpaJding, and for otJher purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

.~f.r. Fogarty, Ohairman Special J udiciaTy Committee, submittro rthe following repo:nt:

Mr. Speaker:

'Dl1e Special J udicia~ry Committee ihacve had under consideration rthe following bills, w\hich they instruct me to report back cwit.h t!he recommendwtion that the same do pass, to wit:

Senate hill X o. 128, to marke t!he appem'llllce te<rm 1lhe trial tPrm J.n oort1ain Ca5S in '!Jhe cou:nt o.f Ba.."ley.

Senate bill X o. 11, to chru1ge tlhe t.ime orf 'holding )font.gomery !Superior Com't.

House hill No. 836, to aut'horize Coun:ty Boards of Commissioners to 'hire clerks.
1Res~tfully submitted.

D. G. FOGARTY, Chairman.

l.Ir. Dodson, IC'lm:irmwn ,orf the Oommituee on Courrties .and Courut.y :Matters, suibm1tbed t:Jhe following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Counrties and Oou!IJ.rty :Matters <ha~ had under consideration tihe foJ>lowing Senate ibill, whicih l 'am irustructoo ,to report 1back witfu tJhe I"1Commendat:ion .tha,t the same do pass, to wit:

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1167

A bill to require !Oo:ffoo ccmnty to pay tJhe officers o eourt oogts now allO>Wed by lruw.

ReBpectfully sU'brrritted.
'N. A. DODSON, Chairman.

The following resolution was introduced, read and Fdopted, 'to wilt:

By :Mr. Whipple of Dooly-

A resolution providing 1fuat it is tili.e sense orf the House that no commibOOeman Shall charge in his expense account
ior any person save himself.

'Dhe folLowing Senate lbill was read the D.'rst time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By }fr. Berner of the 22d-

A hill to provide foT the incor'piOO"ation of insurance companies >vihooe powers are to :imsrure against roblbery, burg1ary, etJc.

Referred to General Judiciary Ooonmitltee.

a1he :ollowing Senwte :bill was read the tlhird time, the report of rf:!he committ' agreed to, and put upon its passage,
to wilt:

By :Mr. Turner of tihe 371fu-

A bill .to amend paragn-aph 2, section 2 of artide 7 o -:.he State Constitution.

On thie passage of the :bill Mr. Arwtry, of Cobb, called tfor the previous qu-e$ion, '\vlhidh 'Call was sustained, and tJhe mai111 quSti01ll ordered.

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On the passage of tlhe bill the ayes and nays were as fullows, to wit:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Awtry,

Felder,

Nevin,

Armstrong,

Felker,

Oliver,

Atkinson,

Gowen,

Oakes,

Bwtes,

Hogan,

Ogletree,

Bush,

Hill,

Patten,

Bond,

Hitch,

Paulette,

Boyd,

Harrell,

Parker,

Berry,

Hamby,

Pace,

Brown,

Hightower,

Pearce,

Bussey,

Henderson:ofColquitt Phinizy,

Bowden,

Henderson of DeKalb Quillian.

Burwell,

Henderson of Irwin. Reece,

Blalock,

HendersonofWasht'n Redding,

Bedgood,

Jordan,

Rudicll,

Boifeu!llet,

Johnson or:Hall, Slaton,

Boynton of Calhoun, Kendrick,

Swift,

Boynton of Spalding, Lance,

Stone,

Craig,

Leard,

Stapleton,

Cook of Oconee,

Little,

Smith of Crawford~

Calvin,

Lott,

Taylor,

Collum,

Longley,

Turner,

Cannon,

Moore,

Timmerman,

Clement, Calhoun,

Maddox, Meadows,

Thompson, Thomas of Clarke~

Chapman, Dodson, Duffy, Deakins, Davison, Ellis, Edge, Edwards, Ennis of Floyd, Ford, Fogarty,

Montfort, Mansfield, Morrison, McMichael, McConnell, Ml'Kee, McCranie, McLarty, McGehee, Niles,

Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, Wight, Watkins, Whipple, Whitaker, Wilcox of Teltalr. Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those Yotinp: in t11e negative were ~Iessrs.-

Arnold,

Burke,

Poswell.

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1169

Bartlett,

Grice,

Palmer,

Brannen,

Hall,

Rawls,

Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Appling, Reid,

Cole,

JohnsonofTalllaferro Smith of Hancock,

Copeland,

Kiser,

Thomason of Morgan

Dickerson,

Law,

Thomas of Pierce,

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Underwood,

Duncan of Lee,

:Morgan,

West,

Edenfield,

Meldrim,

Webb,

Faust,

McCook,

Walden,

Foster,

Nicholas,

Worsham,

Freeman,

Nisbet,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Adams,

Ennis of Baldwin, McDaniel,

Black,

Griffin,

McDonough,

Branch,

Hawes,

Polhill,

Baggett,

Herrington,

Roberts,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Forsyth Rawlings,

Brinson of Emanuel Johnson of Baker, Rutherford,

Bennet of Glynn, Kaigler,

Simpson,

Cook of Decatur, Knowles,

Sell,

Charters,

:Mullinax,

Wright,

Callaway,

McDonald,

Wilkes,

Durham,

McLaughlin,

Mr. Speaker.

Duncan of Chatham,

,\ye;: 10~. X fi,"S 3S. X ot voting 3-.

T'he bill, not haYing received a constitutional majority, was lost.

The follmving SE'inate hill was read the second time, to wit:

B,v "}fr. Wilcox of the 5th-
_.\ bill to require Coffee county to pay the officeTS of court 'their costs in cerbain eases.
The following Senate bill was read the firs,t time and appropriately referred, to wit:
'ilhj

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_By :3Ir. Flewellen of the 23d-

A bill to coiTect tlll'e return of property for ta.-..;:attion.

RefeiTed to Finance Committee.

The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit:

By :l\Ir. Blalock of the 35th-

A bill to amend an act to establish and maintain a local public ;::(1ho0l ".'>St{'m in the connty of Fulton, outside of the city of Atlanta.

By :Jfr. Shropshire of tl1e 42d-

A bill to amenn an act approved December 20th, 1893, entitled an act to provide for tl1e filing-, hearing and determining of contests and rontestecl elections in this State.

The following Home bill '"as read the second time, to wit:

By :Jfr. Bussey o Randolph-

A hill to make the school term of the common schools six months.

The following resolution was taken up and read the third time, and the Honse re~olnd itself into committee of the whole for t.he purpose of consid{'l'ing- the same. to wit:

By tlw Joint Special Committee on W. & A. R. R.-

A resolution to appropriate tl1e sum of $341.68 to D. Lee \Vardroper, and the sum of $270.54 to Thos. P. Stanley, for senices rendered.

The committee arose and reported the resolution back

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1171

to Lhe HollSe with the recommendation that the same be
;~doptcd.

The committee's report was agreed to.

On the adoption o. che resolution the ayss and nays were ..\E follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Adams,

Dickerson,

.\l.Jrgan,

Awtry,

Duncan or Houston, .\leldrim,

Armstrong,

Ellis,

.\laddox,

Atkinson,

Edge,"

.\leadows,

Bond,

Edwards,

lllansfield,

Berry,

Edenfield,

:11Drrison,

Brown,

Ennis of Floyd,

:llc:\Iichael,

Bowden,

Ennis of Baldwm, :\IdThniel,

Boswell,

Faust,

McConnell,

Burwell,

Ford,

TcfcCook,

Blalock,

Foster,

c.lcKee,

Brannen,

Felder,

:llcCranie,

Bedgood,

Felker,

l\I~Gehee,

Boifeuillet,

Freeman,

Kisbet,

Brinson or Burke, G0wen,

Niles,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hall,

Nevin,

Boynton of Spalding, Hill,

Oliver,

Bennet or Glynn, Harrell,

Oakes,

B~mnett of Jackson, Hamby,

Ogletree,

Craig,

Henderson of Colquitt Patten,

Cole,

Henrler~on of Irwin, Paulette,

Cook of Decatur, Hendcrs"'n ofWasht'n Parker,

C )Ok of Qconee,

Jordan,

Pace,

Collum,

.Johnson or Hall,

Onillian,

Cannon,

Johnson or Appling. Rawls

Clement,

Jol1nsonofTaiiia!erro Reid, '

Charters,

Kiser,

Reece,

Chapman,

Little,

Redding,

Dodson,

Lott.

Rudlcl!l,

Duffy,

Longley,

Slaton,

Durham,

Law.

Stapleton,

Deakins,

llfoore.

Sell,

Davison,

Mozley,

Smith of Crawford,

.117.2

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

, Smith of Hancock, Underwood,

Taylor,

Vau!;'hn,

Thomason of Morgan Vincent,

Thomas of Pierce, West,

Thomas of Ware, Walden,

Watkins, Worsham, Wilcox of Teltalr,. Wilcox of Wilco:,. Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.,

Arnold,

Hitch,

Pearce,

BaJtes,

Hawes,

Polhlll,

Bush,

Hightower,

Phinizy,

Boyd,

Herrington,

Roberts,

Burke,

Henderson of DeKalb Rawlings,

Bussey,

Hende.rsonof Forsyth Rutherford,

Black,

Johnson of Baker, Swirt,

Branch,

Kaigler,

Simpson,

Bartlett,

Knowles,

Stone,

Baggett,

Kendrick,

Turner,

Brinson of Emanuel Lance,

Timmerman,

Calvin,

Leard,

Thompson,

Calhoun,

Montfort,

Thomas of Clar.l!:&;.

Copeland,

Mullinax,

Webb,

Callaway,

McDonald,

Wight,

Duncan of Chatham, McLaughlin,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

McLarty,

Whipple,

Fogarty,

McDonough,

Wilkes,

Grice,

Nicholas,

Whitaker,

Griffin,

Palmer,

Mr. Speaker.

Hogan,

The resolution, hanng received a constitutional majority,

was adopted.



The House resolved itself into .committee of the whole for the pmpose of considering the following resolution, to w-it:

B." -:\fr. Burwell of Hancock-

A re-solution to pay certain expenses incurred by sub-

TuESDAY, DECE)fBER 14, 1897.

1173

commi!Jtee in t.aking testimony in th~ Clay county election -case.

The committe arose and.reported the resolution back to the House wilt;h the recommendation tha:t it be adopted.

The repwt of bhe committee was agrood to.

'.Dhe adoption of the resolution was submitted to the House, and the ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Adams,

Dodson,

Johnson of Hall,

Arnold,

Duffy,

Johnson of Appling,

Awtry,

Durhamp

Johnson of Taliaferro,

Atkinson,

Deakins,

Kendrick,

Bond,

Davis m,

Little,

Boyd,

Dickerson,

Lott,

Berry,

Duncan of Houston,, Longley,

Burke,

Duncan of Lee,

Law,

Bussey,

E II is,

:\Ioore,

Bowden1 Boswell,

Edge, Edenfielrl,

.... ,.. i\Ior~an, -l\Iel<lrim,

Burwell,

Ennis of Floyd,

l\Jaddox,

Blalock,

Ennis of llaldwin, l\Iea<lows,

Brannen,

Faust.

::\Iansfield,

Bedgood,

Foster,

McDaniel,

Boifeuillet,

Fogarty,

l\1cConnell,

Brinson of Burke, Felder,

i\IcCook,

.Boynton of Calhoun, Felker,

l\lcKeP,

Boynton -of Spalding,. Freeman,

. .1\fcCranie,

Bennet of Glynn,

-G~wen,

l\IcLarty,

Bennett of Jackson, Hall,

McGehee,

Craig,

Hill,

l'iiclwlas,

Cole,

Harrell,

l'iisbet,

Cook of Oconee.

Hightower,

Niles,

Colluru,

Herrington,

Nevin,

Cannon,

Henderson of Colquitt, Patten,

Clement,

Henderson of DeKalb, Paulette,

Charters,

Hendel'S@n of Irwin, Parker,

Chapman,

Henderson of \Vash'n, l'almer,

.Copeland,

Jordan,

l'ace,

1174

JouRXAL oF XHE HousE.

Qnillijln, Hawls,
R<~e,e, Heduin~,
Hudi('il, Slat !11, Staphton, Smith of ll:mcoek,

Taylor; Tnrnt>r, Ti tltlltt'rinan, Th<Hita' of ( 'Iarke, T!Jotn~~ of Pi(ree, lTnderwO<><I, YintPut,
\Ye~t.

\Yal<len.
Watkin~,
WhipplP, Whitaker, \\'il<'o'> of Telfair, Wilcox of.Wilcox, Yates,

Those voting in vhe negati>l=l were 1!essrs.-

Hamby,

Those not voting were Messra.-

A.rm'-.:.trong, Bate~, Bush, Brown, llla('k, Brarwh, Bartlett,
BaggPtt, BriiJH!I1 oi Emannl'l. Cock of 1lt<atur, Cal\ in, Calhoun, Callaway, Duncan oi Chatham, E<lwards, Ford, Gri('<', Grit1in, Hogair, Hiteh,

p,.JJ,jJJ,

llendrc no! Forc"yth, l'lrinizy,

,Tollll~on ,II l~akl'r,

]tPid,

K_i:--:Pr,

Kai:..der, Kll')wll'...:,

l~awlin.~:--;,
Rnt hPrior(l,

Lan\'e,

~wift,

L:ml,

:--:.illlf1~(1Il,

:\Iozlt>y, :\lontiort,
~(l]Ti:-; dl,

~tonP, s~ii,
Th..mason of :\[organ,.

:\lullinax,

ThOili]'SIJil,

:\!!'Donald,

Tho11ras oi \\'are,

:\IeLan.Cilliin,

Y.>t!!hn,

:\fl' :\[ i<"il:tl'l' :\le Donon;.d 1, Oli 1er,
< lak<'~,
Ogl<>tret>,

\\'thh, \\' i~ht,
\Vri~ht.
\\' iIkt,,
\Vor~lntm,

l'eare<",

:\Ir. Speaker.

_.\.yes 1l:L X ays ~- X ot Yoring: GO.

The re5olution, ha.-ing rc-cciYed a constitutional majori ty, was adopted.

The :following resolution was irutrodnccd, read andi adopted, to wit:

TuESDAY, DECDlBER 1-1, 1897.

1175

By ~[r. Berry of 'Yhitfield-

A resolution forbidding that visitors be admitted into the House except by invitation of some member.

The House resolved itself into committee o:f the whole ior the purpose of considering the following resolution, to wit:

By ~fr. Arnold of Oglethorpe-
..:\ resoltion to pay the pension o:f Eelizabeth Evans, the widow of "~illia.m S. Evans.

The committee arose and reported the resolution back to the House wit:h the recommendation that the author be allowed to \Yitl1draw tJ11e same.

The committee's repo1't was agreed to, and the resolution was withdrawn.

The following resolution was read the third time, and the House resohed itself into committee of the whole to consider the same, to~ wit:

By 1Ir. Lomgley of Troup--

A joint resolution, which provides for the payment o:f a pension to ~Irs. Joseph Cohen.
The committee arose and reported the resolution back to the House wit.h the recommendation thlllt it be adopted, which was agreed to.
::\[r. ~Ioore, of Oarro11, mond ~hat the session of this moruing be extended until the matter under consideration eoulcl be disposetl of.

1176

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

l.Ir. Awtry, of Cobb, moved as a substitute that thesession be extended until half-past one o'clook.

The substitute offered by Mr. Awtry, of Cobb, was lost.

The motion of 1Ir. Moore, of Carroll, prevailed.

On the adoption of the resolution the ayes and nays were 2.s follows, to wit:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Aaams,

DaV'ison,

Meldrim,

Arnold,

E'llis,

Maddox,

Awtry,

Edwards,

Moodows,

Armstrong,

Edenfield,

Mansfield,

Atkinson,

Ennis of Floyd,

Morrison,

Bond,

:IDnnis of Baldwin, McDaniel,

Boyd,

Faust,

McConnell,

Berry,

F'ord,

McCook,

Brown,

Fogarty,

McKee,

Burke,

Felker,

McCranie,

Bussey,

Freeman,

McLarty,

Bowden,

Gowen,

McGehee,

Burwell,

Hall,

Nisbet,

Blalock,

Hogan,

Nevin,

Bed'good,

Hill,

Oliver,

Boifeuillet,

Hamby,

Oakes,

Boyn<ton of Calhoun, Hendersonot Colquitt Paulette,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKalb Parker,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Irwin, Palmer,

Craig,

HendersonofWasht'v. Paee,

Cole,

Jordan,

Quillian,

Cook of Decatur, Johnson of Hall, Reece,

Cannon,

Kiser,

Rawlings,

Clement,

Kendrick,

Redding,

Charters,

Lance,

Rudicil,

Chapman,

Little,

Slaton,

Copeland, Dodson, Duffy,

Lott, Longley, Law,

Swift, Simpson. Stone,

Durham,

Moore,

Stapleton,

Deakins,

Mozley,

Smith of Crawford,

TuESDAY, DECE:IIBER 14, 1897.

1177

Smith of Hancock, Thomas of Ware,

Taylor,

Underwood,

Thomason of Morgan Vaughn,

Timmerman,

Vincent,

Thomas of Clarke. w-alden,

Thomas of Pierce Watkins,

Whipple, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bates,

Felder,

Nicholas,

Eush,

Grice,

Niles,

Blacl;:,

Griffin,

Ogletree,

Branch,

Hitch,

Patten,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Pearce,

Bartlett, Baggett,

Harrell, Hightower,

Polhill, Phinizy,

Brannen,

Herrington,

Rawls,

Brinson of Burke, Hendersonof Forsyth Reid,

Brinson of Emanuel, Johnson of Baker, Rob~rts,

Bennett of Jackson, .Johnson of Appling, Rutherford,

Cook of Oconee,

Johnson of Taliaferro Sell,

Calvin,

Kaigler,

Turner,

Collum,

Kno-wles,

Thompson,

Calhoun,

Leard,

West,

Callaway,

Morgan,

Webb,

-Dickerson,

Montfort,

Wight,

Duncan of Chatham, Mullinax,

Wright,

Duncan of Houston, McDonald,

Wilkes,

Duncan of Lee, Edge, Foster,

McLaughlin, MoMichael, McDonough,

Worsham, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 110. Nays 0. Not voting 68.
The resolution, having r~eived a constitutional majority, was adopted.
'Dhe !hour of adjournment having arrived, the House adjourn'ed to 3 o'clock p. m.

1178

JouR~AL oF THE HousE.

3 O'clock P. }.f.
The House r~onYenecl at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tern.
The following bill ~was read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Edenfield of Screven-
A bill to provide for the appointment of a clerk to Boards of County Commissioners in certain counties.
1.Ir. Oliver. G!Jairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted H1e follmYing report:

lllr. SpcahT:
The committee report as regularly signed by the Speaker ~f the House and President of the Senate, and delivered to . the Gowrnor, the following resolution:
A resolution providing for an adjournment of tJhe Genfral Assembly for one clay.
Respectfully submitted.
T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

1\Ir. Little, Chairman of 'the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report:
Mt. Speaker:
The Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which they instruct me to report l'ack to the House vith the recommendation that the same be read he second time and recommitted:

TvERDAY, DECE)IBER 1-!, 1897.

1179'

A bill tD correct returns of property :ror taxation, and for other purposes, etc.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN D. LITTLE, Chairman.

The follO\ving Senate bills and resolutions were read the second time, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Battle of t116 24th-
..:\.. resolution authorizing the Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Hailwa;' Company to acquire certain rights in the \\~. & ..:\. Rail way in ~Iarietta, Ga.

By ::\[r. Comas of the 3dA bill to amend the act creating the city court o Baxley.

By ::\Ir. \\~ooten of the 15~h-
A bill to change the time of holding Jl.fontgomery SupeI'ior Court.
The following reso1ution was read, and the House resolved itself into a committee of the 'iV'hole for the purpose of considering the same, to wit:
By ~Ir. Kno\Yles of Fulton-
A resolution to prO'i'ide for the purchase of a portrait o ex-Gowrnor John )Iilledge.
The committee :1rose and reported the resolution back to the Honse \\'ith the re-commendation t:hat the author be allowed to \\'ithrlmw t.he same.

llRO

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The committee's report was agreed to, and 1lhe resolution was wibhdrawn.

The following resolution was read the rtJhird time, and the Honse resolved itself into a committee of the whole to consider the same, to wit:

By ~Ir. Freeman of Coweta-

A resolution directing the State Librarian to expend the Urn of $300.00 in cataloguing the hooks in the library.

rJ:1he committee arose and reported t.he resolution back to the House with ehe recommendation ,tJhat it be adopted.

The committee's repoa't was agreed to.

On the adoption of the resolution :the ayes ll!nd nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmaJtive were Messrs.-

Adams,

Herrington,

Oakes,

Bussey,

HendPrsonof Col<Iuitt, Patten,

Boswell,

Henderson of \\'ash'n, Parker,

Boynton of Spalding, .Johnson of Taliaferro, Palmer,

Craig,

Longley,

PaP-e,

Cook of Decatur,

Law,

Ree<'e,

Cook of Oconee,

Moore,

Rerl<ling,

Calvin,

~I o r g a n ,

Rnflicil,

Charters,

:Ma<ldox,

Slaton,

Callaway,

Montfort,

Swift,

Dodson,

~lansfield.

Simpson,

Ennis of Floyd,

McLanghlin,

Stapleton,

Felder,

~leD wiel,

Taylor,

Freeman,

McLarty,

Whipple,

Hall,

:\'isbet,

'Whitaker,

Hamby,

Niles,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Bates,

Cole,

Clement,

TUESDAY, DECE)IBER 14, 18!)7.

1181

Calhoun, Deakins, Ford, Foster, Gowen, Harrell, Henderse>n of Irwin, Johnson oi Appling, Lott,

Meadows, )lcConnell, McCook, McCranie, Xicholas, Paulette, Stone, Sell, Smith of Hancock.

Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, Walden, \Vorsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates.

Those nort voting weTe Messrs.-

Arnold,

Duncan of Chatham, Morrison,

Awtry,

Duncan of Houston, Mullinax,

Armstrong,

Duncan of Lee,

:McDonald,

Atkinson,

Ellis,

l\lc)lichael,

Bush,

Edge,

McKee,

Bond,

Edwards,

McGehee,

Boyd,

Edenfield,

1\lcDonough,

Berry,

Ennis of Baldwin, Nevin,

Brown,

Fau~t,

Oliver,

BurkE>,

Fogarty,

Ogletree,

Black,

Felker,

Pearce,

Branch,

Grice,

Polhill,

Bowden,

Griffin,

Phinizy,

Burwell,

Hogan,

Quillian,

Bartlett,

Hill,

Rawls,

Ba!Zgett,

Hitch,

Reid,

Blalock,

Hawes,

Roberts,

Brannen,

Hightower,

Rawlinga,

Bedgood,

Henderson of DeKalb, Rutherford,

Boifeulilet,

Henderson of Forsyt!l, Smith of Crawford,

Brinson of BurkE', .T ordan,

Turner,

Brinson of Emanuel, .Johnson of Hall,

Thomason of :\Iorga~

Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Thompson,

Bennet of Glynn,

Ki~er,

Thomas of Clarke,

Bennett of .rackson, Kaigler,

Thomas of Ware,

Collum,

Knowles,

\Vest.

Cannon,

Kendrick,

\\'ebb,

Chapman,

Lance,

\Vight,

Copelan< I,

Leard,

\\'right.

Duffy,

Little,

Watkins,

Durham,

::\Iozley,

\Yilkes,

Davison,

)leldrim,

::\Ir. Speaker.

Dickenson,

Ayes 48. l\ays 30. Not voting 97.

JouRl'iAL OF THE HousE.

Tho roll-call disclosed the :faot that no quorum waa lre::;ent.

T1lw Speaker ordered the roll called, and the same was had, dw following members answering to their names, to ,,it: 111(.':351'5.-

Adams,

Foster,

Oliver,

Arnold,

Felder,

Oakes,

Awtry,

Freeman,

Patten,

Bates.

Gowen,

Paulette,

Bond,

Hall,

Parker,

Bussey,

Harrell,

Palmer,

Boswell,

Hightower,

Pace,

Bartlett,

Herrington,

Phinizy,

Brannen,

HendersonofColquitt Rawls,

Bedgood,

Henderson of Irwin, Reece,

Boifeuillet,

HendersonofWasht'n Redding,

Brinson of Burke, Jordan,

Rudicil,

Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Appling, Slaton,

Boynton of Spalding, Kiser,

Swift,

Bennet of Glynn, Lance,

Simpson,

Cole,

Leard,

Stone,

Cook of Decatur,

Lott,

Stapleton,

Cook of Oconee,

L{)ngley,

Sell,

Cannon, Clement, Chartprs,

Moore, :\forgan. Meldrim,

Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Timmerman,

Calhoun,

Maddox,

Thomas of Pierce,

Copeland,

:\feadows,

Underwood,

Callaway,

:\.fontfort,

Vaughn,

Dodson,

Mansfield,

Vincent,

Durham,

McLaughlin,

Vi' alden,

Deakins,

McDaniel,

\'i7atkins,

Dickerson,

McConnell,

Whipple,

Duncan .of Houston, ::\fcCook,

Whitaker,

Edge,

McCranie,

Worsham,

Edwards,

McLarty,

\'i7 ilcox of Telfair,

Edenfield,

MrGehee,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Ennis of Floyd,

Nicholas,

Yates,

Ennis of Baldwin, Nisbet,

Mr. Speaker.

Ford,

Niles,

TuESDAY, DEcE)IBER 1-!, 1897.

1183

Tho;;e absent were 1Iessrs.-

Armstrong,

Faust,

McMichael,

Atkinson,

Fogarty,

McKee,

Bush,

Felker,

McDonough,

Boyd,

Grice,

Nevin,

Berry,

Griffin,

Ogletree,

Brown,

Hogan,

Pearce,

Burke,

Hill,

Polhill,

Black,

Hitch,

Quillian,

Branch,

Hawes,

Reid,

Bowden,

Hamby,

Roberts,

Burwell,

Henderson of DeKalb Rawlings,

Baggett,

Hendersonvf Forsyth Rutherford,

Blalock,

.Johnson of Hall, Smith of Crawford,

Brinson of Emanuel Johnson of Baker, Turner,

Bennett of Jackson, JohnsonofTalliaferro Thomason of Morgan

Craig,

Kaigler,

Thompson,

Calvin,

Knowles,

Thomas of Clarke,

Collum,

Kendrick,

Thomas of Ware,

Chapman,

Little,

West,

Duffy,

Law,

Webb,

Davison,

~Iozley,

Wight,

Duncan of Chatham, Morrison,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

Mullinax,

Wilkes,

Ellis,

:\IcDonald,

The roll-call disclosed the presence of a quorum.

The following message was received from the Senate throngh 1fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:
Jh. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Rouse, as amended, to wit:

A hill to amend an aet creating tJhe county court o Doi1g:herty.
A l)ill to grant to Columbus Power Company certain rights.

1184

JoURXAL oF THE HousE.

A bill to establish a Board of Commissioners of Roo.ds, Public Property, and Fill!ances :for tfue county of Mon'l"'O.

The Senate has passed. by substitute 1Jhe following House bill, to wit:

A bill to establish a new charter for the town 00: A!bbeville, in "Wilcox county.

The Senate has passed the following resolutions of the House, to wit:

A resolution providing for a committee of fifteen citizens to secure an exhibit for tJhe Trans-~fississippi Exposition at Oma'ha, X ebraska.

A resolution memorializing Congress :to enact a silver measure at the mtio of sixteen to one.

The following mcssagc was receiwd from the Senate through :Jir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Senate has pas.secl by the requisite constitutional majority the follo\\ing bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to regulate the sale and distribution of dynamite, nitroglycerin, and other explosiYe sU'bstances in this State.

Also, a hill to prevent the felling or cutting of trees in tl1e water-courses or streams in this State.
:Jir. Charters, Chairman of the Railroad Committee, submitted the following repor.t:
Jfr. Speaker: The Committee have .had under consideration the follow-

Tu-ESDAY, DECE:MBER 14, 1897.

1185

ing Senate bill, which they instruct me to report back wirt:h the reeommendaltion tlhat bhe same do pass:
A bill to 'authorize Hhe A., K & N. Railroad to acquire 001~tain rigjhts in and ~to the use of the \V. & A. R. R.
<Respectfully submitted.
~\Y. A. CHA..RTERS, Chairman.

~fr. Thomas, of Clarke, Chairman of the Commit~tee on Edneation, submitted the follmving report:

Jfr. 8peaker:

The Committee on Education have had under consideration .the following Senate bill, Whid1 they inst,ruct me to report back to tilw Honse wit:h the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:
A bill to proYide for the reorganiza:tiom. of the Board o Trust~ees of the university of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted. GEO. C. THO~L\'S, Ohairman.

The follo\Ying m035age was recei1ed from the Senate tl1rough ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Jlr. S pcaker:
Tl1e Senate has passed by tl1e requisite constitntio~nal majority the following bill of the Honse, to wit:
~\ hill to anrhorize Count;. Boa,rcls of Edueation to provide hook;; to be mecl in the common s-chool of this State.
';,Jhj

llt)(j

JOUR:\AL OF THE lioUSE.

TJ1e adoption of tJhe resolllition by ~fr. Freemam_, o Co\Yeta, which provides for t:he cataloguing of certain books in the State Library, was again submitted to the House.

On the adoption of 'the resolution the ayes and nays were as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Dodson,

~1ontfort,

A wtry,

Dickerson,

:\lansfield,

Bond,

Edwards,

~lcLaughlin,

Berry,

Fogarty,

~lcDaniel,

Boswell,

Felder,

McLarty,

Blalock,

Freeman,

Nisbet,

Brannen,

Hall,

Niles,

Bo'ifeuillet,

Herrington,

Patten,

Brinson of Burke, Henderson of Colquitt Paulette,

Boynton of Calhoun, Henderson of DeKalb Palmer,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson ofWasht'n Pace.

Cole,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rudicil,

Cook of Decatur, Kiser,

Swift,

Cook of Oconee, Cannon, Clement, Charters,

Lance, Moore, Morgan, Meldrim,

Stapleton, Taylor, Whipple,
Wilcox of Telfair.

Copeland,

~faddox,

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Arnold, Burke, Bowden, Bartlett, Calhoun, Callaway, Deakins, Duncan of Houston, Edge, Ennis of Baldwin, Ford, Foster,

Felker,

McConnell,

Gowen,

McCook,

Grice,

~fcCranie,

Hill,

McGehee,

Harrell,

Nicholas,

Hightower,

Oakes,

Henderson of Irwin, Ogletree,

Jordan,

Parker,

Johnson o-f Appling, Stone,

Leard,

Sell,

Lott,

Smith of Hancock,

l\Ieadows,

Thomas of Pierce

TUESDAY, DECE:UBER 14, 1~97.

1187

.:Underwood, Vincent, Walden,

Whitaker, Worsham,

Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Faust,

Phinizy,

Atkinson,

Griffin,

Quillian,

.Bates,

Hogan,

Rawls,

Bush,

Hitch,

RBid,

Boyd,

Hawes,

Reece,

Brown,

Hamby,

RobBrtS,

.Bussey,

HendBrsonof Forsyth Rawlings,

B'lack,

Johnson of Hall,

Redding,

Branch,

Johnson of Baker, Rutherford,

Burwell,

Kaigler,

Slaton,

Baggett,

Knowles.

Simpson,

Bedgood,

Kendrick,

Smith of Crawford,

Brinson of Emanuel, Little,

Turner,

Boynton of Spalding, Longley,

Thomason of Morgan

Bennett of JacksQn, Law,

Timmerman,

Craig,

Mozley,

Thompson,

Calvin,

Morrison,

Thomas of Clarke.

Collum,

Mullinax,

Thomas of Ware,

Chapman,

McDonald,

Vaughn,

Duffy,

l\'rcMichael,

West,

Durham,

McKee,

Webb,

Davison,

McDonough,

Wight,

Duncan of ChaJI.ham, Nev!n.

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

Oliver,

Watkins,

Ellis,

Pearce,

Wilkes,

Edenfield,

Polhill,

Mr. Speaker.

Ennis of Floyd,

A:es 53. Nays 43. Not voting 7D.
The resolution, not ~aving received a constitutional majority, was therefOTe lost.

The following resolution was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and its adoption submit.ted to the House, to wit:

1188

JouRNAL oF THE HousE~

By ~Ir. Freeman of O{)IWeta-
A resolution authorizimg the Governor to bo!'r<YW money to cover oosual deficie<ncies.

On the adoption of the resolution tJhe ayes were 97, the nays 2.

The resolution, having received a constitutional majority, was adopted.

lk ~IcDaniel, of Fannin, was granted leave of absence for the remainder of the day on account of importamt busi!less.

~Ir. Bartlett, of Paulding, moved that the regular order he disphced for the purpose of taking up House bill No. G92.

The motion prevailed.

~Ir. Boynton, of Calhoun, moved clmt when the House adjourn .this afternoon it adjourn to 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.
I~Ir. \Yhit.aker, of H0ard, called for tl1e ayes and nays on
the motion of ::\fr. Boynton, of Calhoun, which call wasnot sustained.

TlH motion of ::\[r. Boynton, of Calhoun, prevailed.

ThP folJ,,"inp: Senate bills "ere read tl1e first time and <lpproprintely nferred, to wit:

By ::\fr. ~frF;lrla,nd of the 4:-th..:\. hill t pr<"wnr t1w rntrinp: or felling- of trees into any
o the ,,atPr-ronr~es of ~his State.
Rcfenel to General .Tncliciary Committee.

JUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1897.

1189

By :Mr. ShropShire of ~e 42d-

A bill to regulate 'the sale and distribution of dynamite, illitrogl_yc.erin, and all other explosive substances, except .gunpo'ivde;r.

~efe11l'ed to General Judiciary Committee.

On motion of 1Ir. Calvin, of Richmond, the afternoon session '\V'as e:x;tended until 6 o'dock.

fi'he :following fbi1l was read iJhe third time, the report 00 the CJOrnmittee agreed rbo, 'ailld put upon its passage, to wit:

By 1Ir. Bartlett of Paulding-

A 1bill to prcven't the wiHul and malicious injuring or attempting to injure lllllY hrouse of anotlherr by explosive suJbstances, etc.

The committee proposed to amend by striking from the caption the words "and all uther such acts of vandalism," which was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill :llr. Bartlett, of Paulding, <:ailed for ;~he ayes ailld nays, which call was sustained and had, as follows:

Those voting in ilhe affirmative were :Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bond, Berry, Burke, Bowden, -Boswell,

Bartlett,

Cook of Oconee,

Blalock.

Calvin,

Brannen,

Collum,

Bedgood,

Clement,

Boynton of Spalding, Charters,

Bennet of Glynn, Chapman,

Bennett of Jackson, Copeland,

Craig,

Callaway,

Cole,

Dodson,

Cook of Decatur, Duffy,

11!:)0

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Durham,

Kiser,

Deakins,

Kendrick,

Dickerson,

Lance,

Duncan of Houston, Leard,

Ellis,

Lott,

Edge,

Longley,

Edwards,

Law,

Edenfield,

Moore,

Ennis of Baldwin, ~!organ,

Ford,

Meldrim,

Felker,

Maddox,

Freeman,

:lleadows,

Gowen,

McLaughlin,

Grice,

McConnell,

Hall,

McCook,

Hogan,

McKee,

Hill,

McCranie,

Hamby,

McLarty,

Herrington,

McGehee,

HendersonofColquitt Niles,

Henderson of DeKalb Nevin,

Henderson of Irwin, Oakes,

HendersonofWasht'n Patten,

Johnson of Hall, Paulette,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Palmer, Pace, Rawls, Reid, Reece, Redding, Rudicil, Stone, Stapleton, Sell, Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock, Thomason of MorganTimmerman, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Ware, Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, West, Webb, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Worsham,

Those not voting were ~fessrs.-

Ba.tes,

Duncan of Lee.

Little,

Bush,

Ennis of Floyol,.

:\Tozley,

Boyd,

Faust,

i\Iontfort,

Brown,

Foster,

:\Iansfield;

Bussey,

Fogarty,

:If orrison,

Black,

Felder,

Mullinax,

Branch,

Griffin,

:licDonald,

Burwell,

Hitch,

McMichael,

Baggett,

Hawes,

McDaniel,

Boifeuillet,

Harrell,.

MrDonough;

Brinson of Burke, Hightower;.

Nicholas,

Brinson of Emanuel Henderson of Fo~yth Nisbet,

Boynton of Calhoun, Jordan,

Oliver,

Cannon,

Johnson of Baker, Ogletree,

Calhoun,

JohnsonofTalliaferro Pearce,

Davison,

Kaigler,

Polhill,

Duncan of Chatham, Knowles,

Phinizy,.

TuESDAY, DEcE~IBER 1-l, 1897.

1191

Quillian, Roberts, Rawlings. Rutherford, Slaton, Swii't, Simpson,

Taylor, Turner, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce, Wight, Wright,

Wilkes, Whitaker, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

-'\yes 103. X ay;; 0. Not Yot,ing 70.

~The bill, having received a constitutional majority, was :passed as amended.

:Mr. Bo,\"llton, of Spalding, moved to reconsider t'he action of rthe House in lllgreeing to have no night session 1Jonight.

}fr. Felker, of "Talton, moved that the House adjo1ll"ll, which motion was lost.

The motion to reconsider prevailed.

Mr. Felder, of Fulton, moved bhat the evening session be d0Voted to the reading of Sooate bills the first and second times.

}fr. Boynton, of Spalding, moved to amend the motion so as to include any other business that the House may see fit to take up.

The amendment was adopted.

The motion of :Mr. FeldeT, of Fu1tcm, as amended, pre-

vailed.

j

Tile following bill was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:

1192

JouRXAL OF THE HousE.

By )fr. Blalock of Fayette--

A bill to prescribe three grades of cO'Illmercial fertilizers.

On the paR_--age of the bill the ayes were 102, tfue nays 0.

The bill, haYing received ,a constitutional majority, was passed.

The following rcsolution vas read the tlhird time, and the Honse resohed itself into a comnrittee of the \V'hole to consider ~he same, to wit:

By }Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A rcsohion to make an approprirution to pay balance due on publication of Code of 1895.

The committee arose -and recommended 1that the substitute be adopted.

Q'he committee's report was agreed .to.

On t.he adoption of the resolution the ayes and nays were as follows, to wit:

Those voting in the affirmati.-e were Messrs.-

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bond, Berry, Brown, Bussey, Bowden, Boswell, Bartlett, Blalock,

Boifeuillet,

Calhoun,

Boynton of Calhoun, Chapman,

Boynton of Spalding, Copeland,

Bennet of Glynn, Callaway,

Craig,

Dodson,

Cole,

Duffy,

Cook of Decatur,

Durham.

Cook of Oconee,

Deakins,

Calvin,

Ellis,

Collum,

Edwards,

Cannon,

Ennis of Floyd,

Clement,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Charters,

Ford.

TcESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1897.

1193

Fogarty,

Morgan,

Freeman,

Meldrim,

Gowen,

Maddox,

Hall,

Meadows,

Hill,

Mansfield,

Harrell,

McLaughlin,

Hamby,

McConnell,

Hightower,

McCook,

Herrington,

::\1cKee,

Henderson of Irwin, McCranie,

Henderson ofWasht'n Nicholas,

Jordam,

Nevi!!.,

Johp.son of Hall, Oakes,

Johnson of Appling, Ogletree,

Kiser,

Patten,

Kendrick,

Paulette,

Lance,

Parker,

Leard,

Palmer,

Lout,

Pace,

Longley,

Rawls,

Law,

Reece,

Redding, Rudicil, Slaton, Stone, Stapleton, Smith of Crawford, Taylor, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thomas of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West,
Webb, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Worsham, W-ilcox of Telfair, \Vilcox of Wiloox, Yates,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Reid,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bates,

Duncan of Chatham, Henderson of DeKal!J

Bush,

Duncan of Houston, Hende'l"SSn of Forsyth

Boyd,

Duncan of Lee,

Johnson of Baker,

Burke,

Edge,

Johnson of Taliaferro

Black,

Edenfield,

Kaigler,

Branch,

Faust,

Knowles,

Burwell,

}i'()ster,

Little,

Baggett.

Felder,

Moore,

Brannen,

Felker,

Mozley,

Bedgood,

Grice,

Montfort,

Brinson of Burke, Griffin.

:\forri~on.

Brinson of Emanuel. Hogan,

'fnllinax.

Bennett of Jackson. Hitch,

McDonald,

Davison,

Hawes,

~fC'MichaE>l,

Dickerson,

Hendersonof Colquitt McDaniel,

119-!
McLarty, McGehee, :McDonough, Nisbet, Niles, Oliver, Pearce, Pol hill, Phinizy,

JOUR.SAL OF THE HOGS E.

Quillian, Roberts, Rawlings, Rutherford, Swift, Simpson, Sell, Smith of Hanrock, Turner,

Thompson, Thomas of ClarkeThomas of Pierce Underwood, Wight, Wright, Wilkes, W'hitaker, :\fr. Speaker.

Ayes 10~. X ays 1. X ot Yoting 72.

The reBO'lution, h<aving received a constitutional majority, was adopted.

On motion of 1fr. Hogan, of Lincoln, the House adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p.m.

7:30 O'clock P. M. 'Dhe House reconvened at this hour, and was called to (~rder by ,t,he Speaker 'pro tern. !The :f:1ollCJIWing &rnt1te ,bills were re~d the second time, to wit: By Senator Battle of tfue 24thA bill to amend section 2388 of the Code. By Senator Starr of the 43dA rbill to amend section 1030 of the Code. By SenatO'l" Battle of the 24thA bill to amend paragraph 2 of section 2804 of the Code.

TcESDAY, l>ECE:\IBER 1-J., 1897.
By Semator Battle of the 24th-
A 'bill to amend section 2805 of the Code.
A bill to prevtmt tramps and otJhers from stealing rideson railroad trains. By Sena~or Berner of the 22d-
A l)ill to regulate the payment of foos in rreeivership cases.
rJ'he Senfute srrbstitute for the following bill was adopted, to wit:
By J.Ir. -\Yilcox of Wilcox-
A l)ill to proYide for a new c-harter for the town of Abbevill<:>.
The Senate amendments to the follo<wing bills were concurred in, to wit: By ~Ir. Little of ~Iuscogee--
A bill to gran:t to trhe Columbus Power Company certain rights whid1 the Strate may haYe in the bed of the Chattahoochee riYer.
By 1Ir. Duncan of Lee--
A bill to amtmd -tihe aet creating the county court o:f
Dougherty and Loo counties. By ~Ir. Rutherford of :Monroe--
A bill to am<:>nd tibe act creating the Boord of COIIllilissione~'S of :ll1onroe county.

1196

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By ~Ir. Dickerson of 01irrd1-

A bill to charnge tlhe time of holding the Strperior Courts .ef the counties of Oharltl()n and Clinch.

Tlhe foll!owing message was receiYed from the Senll!te throug'h ~Ir. Clifton, tJhe Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the reqms1te constitutional majority the following 1hills of the House, to wit:
A bill to a1bolish t1he cit,y c'ourt of ~Ionroe county.
A bill to amend an aet to establish a sewerage and drainage system in -the city of \Yaycross.
A bill to require BoaJ'd of Commissioners of Roads and ReYenues of Hancock county to pay certain costs to certain officers.
The Senate has also c-oncurred in the following resolut;ons of tlhe House, to wit:

A resolution memorializing Congress to me .their influ~nce to !haYe the United States GoYernment to purchase rare and Yalnahle seeds, etc., for distribution among farm(rs.

A resolution instructing the sub-joint Finance Committee to inYestigate the office of the StMe Treasurer.
A resolution aut.horizing 1Jhe State Librarian t.o 'hang certain portraits on the walls of the capitol 'building.
A resolution to appropriate $280.00 'to compensate joint <eonunittee of the House and Senate to eonfer wibh the

TuESDAY, DECEllfBER 14, 1897.

1197

Presideollit of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Georgia.

A resolution appropriating compensation to the Penitentiary Committee.

The following bills were read the 1Jhird time, r!lhe report of the committees 'agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Awtry of Cobb--

A 'hill to require prison-made goods offered for sale in

tl1is Statte t,o 1have a brand or label thereon plainly show-

ing that the same \>"aS made 'by <;Onvict labor.

-

The committee proposed to amernd the bill by adding at. iihe end ~hereof the words: "Provided, that the terms of this act shall not affect any goods, mel'('handi;::e or other products manufactured by conviot labor within this Sta.te."
The amendment was agreed to.
On t'lw passaf!"e of the bill the ayes were 93, the nays 12.
The bill, hm-ing receiYed a constitutional majority, was passed 'as amended.

By _:.[r. Xieholas of \\~ayne-
...-\ bilf to rerlucc the fees of the solicitors-general in cases sgainst the gaming laws in this State.
~rr. Red<ling. of Pike. called for the previous questioo, whi,h call was smrainc,l, and tl1e main question ordered.
On tl1e passage of the llill the a:rs were 48, the nays 41.

ll198

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

'The bill, not having received a constitutional majority, was lost.

By :lrr. Oameron of Rockdale--

A bill requiring all written contracts giYen for the purchase money of any patent, copy or proprietary ownership or right or territory foT ihe same, shall have expressed on the face of such contract the consideration thereof.

::\[r. Cole, of Carroll, proposed to amend by striking out ,;ection 2, and b~ renumbering in order the sections follcwing, which was agreed to.

:1Ir. Freeman, of Ooweta, proposed to amend section 3 by inserting between the words "act" and "whether," in line four thereof, the following words, to wit: "\Vhen the consideration of said note is expressed in the face thereof a;; is proyided in section 1 of this act," which was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

The bill, having Tooeived a constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

By Mr. Reid of Bibb-

A bill to appoint sh and game wardens in E!ach county of this State.

On tl10 pass.1.ge of the bill ::\fr. Thomason, of :Morgan, called for the previous question, which call was withdrawn.
:Mr. 11cLm1ghlin, of ~feriwether, moved to amend by Etriking out all of section 4.

The amendment was adopted.

TrESDAY, DECE:IfBER 14, lb97.

1199

On the passage of the bill 1fr. Reid, of Bibib, called for the ayes and nays, which call was not sustained.

i1fr. Hogan, of Lincoln, moYed that the bill be indefinitely postponed, and on this m01tion 1fr. Reid, of Bibib; called far tihe ayes and nays, which call was not sustained.

Mr. Duffy, of Jones, moved tlliat the House adjourn until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, which m01tion was lost.

The motion of ~Ir. Hogan, Df Lincoln, to indefinitely postpone, prevailed.
The :following bill was read the third time, the report o the committee agreed to, and put upon its passage, to wit:
By ::\Ir. :Meldrim of Chatham~
A bill to amend section 1844 of the Code.
The committee proposed the :following amendments, to wit:
Amend section 1 by inserting between the words "meeting" and "so," in the last line of said section, tJhe following words, to wit: "ProY'idcd, however, if the petition is to change the principal office of any such companies, then the certified abstract from the minutes shall show that the amendment was authorized by tihe unanimous vote of the stockholders present at the meeting held for su0h purpose."

Also, to amend section 2 by inserting between the words ''meeting" and "affidaYit," in the 24th line, the following words, to wit: "Provided, however, if the petition is to chang-e the principle office of any o:f suc'h companies than the certified abstract from the minutes shall show thrut the

1200

JouRSAL OF THE HousE.

amendment was authorized by the unanimous vote of the ~tockholders pre.:-ent at the meeting held for such purpose."

The runendments were adopted.

On tJhe passage of the bill the ayes were 98, the nays 0.

The bill, having rC{'eived a constitutional majority, was adopted.

The follo,,ing engros.:;ecl bill was read the third time and pu:t upon its pa8Sage, to wit:

By ::\fr. Longley of Troup--

A bill to authorize muniripal authorities to enact such ordinances a,.; the: may df'em proper requiring vaccination.

On motion of ~[r. Duffy. of Jones, tJhe Honse adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m. to-m(}lrow.

.\.tlanbl, Georgi<l, December 15, 1::-JV7. The IJon,;:e met pm":"uant to adjonmment, at fl o'clrwk a. m. t.his LLI,\ a]](l \Y<b ealleLl to unlc:r Ly the Sp(aker anJ ufX'ilC'd ',\"iih praycr L,\ tltc ( 'll<il'l<iin.

The roll \\as called and the following members answered to their name5, to wit: ~Ie~sr.s.

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong,

Atkinson, Bates, [lush, Bond,

Boyd, Berry, Brown, Burke,

WED~EDSAY, DECE)IBER 15, 1897.

1201

Bussey,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mansfield,

Black,

ffinnis of Baldwin, Morrison,

Branch,

Faust,

McDonald,

Bowden,

Ford.

McLaughlin,

Boswell,

Foster,

McDaniel,

Burwell,

Fogarty,

McConnell,

Bartlett,

Felder,

McCook,

Baggett,

Felker,

McKee,

Blalock,

Freeman,

McCranie,

Bra.hnen,

G<Jwen,

McLarty,

Bedgood, Boifeuillet,

Grice, Hall,

McGehee, Nicholas,

Brinson of Burke, Hogan,

Nisbet,

Brinson of EmanueL Hill,

Niles,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hitch,

Nevin,

Boynton of Spalding, Hawes,

Oliver,

Bennet of GlynD, Harrell,

Oakes,

Bennett of Jackson, Hamby,

Ogletree,

Craig,

Hightower,

Patten,

Cole,

Herrington,

Paulette,

Cook of Decatur, Hendersonof Colquitt Parker,

Cook of Oconee,

Henderson of DeKalJJ Palmer,

Calvin,

Henderson of Irwin, Pace,

Collum, Cannon,

HendersonofWasht'n Pearce.

Jordan,

Polhill,

Clement,

Johnson of Hall, Phinizy,

Charters,

Johnson o-f Applirrg, Quillian,

Calhoun,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rawls,

Chapman,

Kiser,

Reid,

Copeland,

Kaigler,

Reece,

Callaway,

Knowles,

Rawlings,

Dodson, Duffy,

Kendrick, Lance,

Redding, Rudicil,

Durham,

Leard,

Deakins,

Lott,

Davison,

Longley,

Dickerson,

Law,

Duncan of Chatham, 1foore.

Duncan of Houston, Mozley,

Duncan of Lee,

:\forgan.

Bllis,

Melilrim,

Edge,

1faddox,

Edwards,

1Teadows,

Edenfield,

Montfort,

Rutherford, Slaton, Swift. Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Sell. Smith of Crawford, Smith of Hancock. Taylor, Turner,

it:ihj

1202

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Thomason of Morgan Vaughn,

Timmerman,

Vincent,

Thompson,

West,

Thomas o! Clarke. Webb,

Thomas of Pierce Wight,

Thomas of Ware, Walden,

Unrlf'rwood,

Watkins,

Whipple. Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Those absent. were :Messrs.-

Griffin,

Mullinax,

Henderson of Forsyth McMichael,

Johnson of Baker, McDouough,

Little,

Roberts, Wright, Wilkes,

The Journal was read and confirmed.
During the reading of the Journal notices o.f mobion to reconsider the actibn of the House in its failure to pass the following bills were given, to wit:

House bill No. 460. Senate bill No. 13.

}Jr. Pace o.f X el\vton moved to reconsider the action of the House in its failure to pass the foUowing Senate bill, to wit:
By l\fr. Turner of the 37th-
A billrto amend paragraph 2, sectiO'll 2 of article 7 of the State Constitution.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
lllr. Reid, of Bibb, moved to reconsider the action of the House in indefinitely postponing the following bill, to wit:
By 1Jr. Reid of Bibb.:_
A bill to appoint fish and game wardens in this State.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1897.

1203

On the moti'on to reconsider, :Mr. Reid, of Bibb, called for the ayes and nays which call vms sustained and had, as 1ollows:

Those Yoting in the affirmative were ::'!Iessrs.-

Adams,

Calvin,

McLarty,

A.wtry,

Collum,

NeYin,

Armgtrong,

Copeland,

Ogletree,

Atkinson,

Calla way,

Quillian,

!Berry,

Duffy,

Reid,

Burke,'

Davison,

Redding,

Bussey,

Edwards,

Rudicil,

Brannen,

Ennis of Floyd,

Slaton,

Bedgood,

Hend<'rson of \Vash'n, Simpson,

'Boifeuillet,

J onhson of Hall,

"\Vest,

Boynton of Spalding, L!lnce,

'\\ratkins,

Cook of Decatur,

McCook,

Wilcox of Telfair.

Those Yoting in the neg:atiYe were ::'!Ie88rs.-

.Arnold, Bates, Bush, lBrown, Black, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, .Clement, Calhoun, Chapman, Dodson, Deakins, Dickerson, 'Duncan of Lee, Ellis, 'EIge, Faust, "Ford, :Foster,

Felker,

Montfort,

Gowen,

McDaniel,

Grice,

McConnell,

Griffin,

McKee,

Hogan,

McCTehee,

Hill,

Nicholas,

Harrell,

Niles,

Hamby,

Oliver,

Hightower,

Oakes,

Jordan,

Patten,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Johnson of Taliaferro, Palmer,

Kiser,

Pearce,

Kendrick,

Pol hill

l.eard,

Rawls,

Lott,

Rawlings,

Longley,

Stone,

Law,

Stapleton,

Moore,

Sell,

Morgan,

Smith of Hancock,

Maddox,

Taylor,

Meadows,

Turner,

1204

JouRXAL oF 'FHE HousE.

Timmerman, Thompson, Thomas of Pierce, "C"nderwood,

Yir.cPnt, Webb, \Vaiden, Whipple,

Wilhs, \Vorsham, Wilcox of Wilcox,. Yates,

Those not voting were J.Iessrs.-

Bond, Boyd, Branch, Bowden, Boswell, Burwell, Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Boynton of Calhoun, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Cook of Oconee, Cannon, Charters, Durham, Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Houston, Edenfield Ennis of Baldwin, Fogarty, Felder,

Freeman,

1\lcMichael,

Hall,

:\IcCranie,

Hitch,

:\lcDonough,

Hawes,

Kisoot,

Herrington,

Paulette,

Henderson of Colquitt, Pace,

Henderson ofDeKalb, Phinizy,

Henderson of Irwin, Reece,

Henderson of Forsyth, Roberts,

Johnson of Baker, Rutherford,

Kaigler,

Swift,

Knowles,

Rmith of Crawford,

Little,

Thomason of Morgan,.

:\Iozley,

Thomas of Clarke,

:\Ieldrim,

Thomas of "'are,

1\Ianstield,

Yaughn,

l\lorrison,

\Vight,

:\lullinax,

Wright,

:\IcDonald

Whitaker,

:\IcLaughlin,

l\Ir. i"peaker.

~~yes 3fl. Xay:3 7S. X ot Yoting 61.

The motion to rceon:"illcr i\a~ therefore lost.

~[r. Cahin, of Richmond, moYed that the rule limiting the time of chairmen of committees to fiTc minutes also.

The motion pre1ailed.

~[r. Edwards. of Harahon, ''as granted lcaYe of abSPJWe for to-day on arconnt of sir1mes." in his family.
The fol1o11ing mc~sage was receiYecl from the Senate through ~h. Clifton, the Secretary thcrc<Of:

WEDNESE>A'Y, DECE:\fBER 15, 1R97.

1205

:Jh. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, as amended, to wit:

J\.. bill to create a prison commission in this State.

~fr. 01iYer, Chairr,nan of the Committee on Enrollment, -submitted the following report:

JJr. Speaker:
The committee report as duly enrolled and ready for the sig:natlll'<'" of the Sprahr of thr Honse and President of tlhe tSenate, the following resolution:
A resolution to appropriate compensation for penitentiary 0ommittoo.
Hespectfully submitted.
T. D. OLIVEH, Chairman.

J\fr. OliYer, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, ..submitted the following report:

Jfr. S[Jcakcr:
The committee report as regularly signed by the Speaker of 1Jhe Honse and Pr0'irlcnt of th<" S0nate and delivered to the Governor, the following resolution:
A resolution appro;priating $2RO for the joint committee :to confer with the trustees of the University.

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Also, an a('t to authorize county boards af education to provide books for common schools.

Respectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

1fr. OliYer, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment,. submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The committee report as duly enrolled and ready for the signatures of the Speaker of the I I on8e a!l(l Prc~iden t _of the Senate tlw follo\ving acts and re,;;.olntion~:

_.:'1._ resolution appropriating $280 fOT the joint committee to confer >vith the trustees of the University.

Hespectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

:Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following reporrt:

The committee report as duly signed by the Speaker of
tile House and President of .the Senate and delivered to theGovernor, the following aot and resolution, to wit:

An act to est-'blish the city court of Camilla.

Also, a resolution to appi!opriate compensation for peni-

tentiary committee.

!

Respectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

\VED::-.E.,DAY, DEC8\IBER 15, 1~17.

1207

The following message was received from the 'Sena~ through :Mr. Clifton, Sooretry thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has pas2ed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, as amended, to wit:

A bill to establish the city 0ourt of Forsyth.

The following message was received from the Senate, th1ough :Jir. Clifton, Se~retary thereof:

Mr. Sveakcr:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional ma jority the following bill of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to permit hotel keepers at Salt Springs, to sell liquors to their guests under certain conditions.

:Mr. Oliver, Chairman of the Enrolling Committee, submitted the following report:

lJJr. Speaker:
Thc> commi't~c>c> J'Pport a~ <1 nl." Pnrollc><l and re<a<ly for t~1e signatmcs of the Speaker n{ thc> Honw and President of the Senate, the following acts:

An act to amend the charter of the town of Clayton.

Also, an ad to P:".t<rhli,;h thc> 6ty court of Carrollton.

Also, an act to enact a new charter for the city of Clarkesville .

.Also, an a<'t to amend tlH' ('harte~ of the town of Statesboro.

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Also, an act to amend the charter of Demorest.

Also, an act to amend the chart.er of the city of Colum bus.

Also, an act authorizing the county boards of education to pro.-ide books for the oommon schools.

Al8o, an act to abolish the city court of Carroll county.

Also, an act to provide for the payment of jurors and bailiffs of Charlton county.

Also, an act to amend the C'ha.I1ter of Tifton.

Also, an act to amend the charter of Grllfin.
' Also, an act to amend the charter of the Germania Loan
-and Banking Company.

Also, an act to amend an act to provide for a system o seiYerage for the city of \\' aycross.

Also, an act to amend section 2350 of the Code of 1895.

Also, an aet to amend section 20 of the Charter of Way-
~rOi's.

Also, an act to amend section 50;)7 nf the OiYil Code of 1895.

Also, an act to provide for examination for admission to tbe bar.

Also, a resolution memorializing Congress to enact a law for the free and unlimited 'coinage of silver.

.Also, a resolution appointing a committee to secure an exhibit at the Omaha Exposition.

"rED~ESDAY, DECE:IIBER 15, 18!J7.

1209

Also, a resolution to pay tl1e per diem of Speciallnvestig::ting Committee.
Hespectfully submitted. T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

The following Senate bill was read the third time, th'" r8port of the committee, as amended, agreed to, and put upon it-s passage, to wit:
By ~Ir. Walker, of the 40th-
A bill to repeal section 1455(a) of the Oode of 1895.
The following amendments were offered by Mr. Charters, oi Lumpkin, and agreed to, to wit:
By striking section 1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit:
Section 1. "Be it enacted by the General Assembly o
C}<otg;ia. Tl!ilt ~eetiott 17:->1 of thP Politi<al CndP of 1:->8;), which requires such tribunals as have jurisdiction over county matters to build fences around militia districts adopting the stock law; and section 1784 of the Political Code of 1895, which provic1es for the erection of gates in said fence,;, he an<l the ,.;aid two ,.;e<tiuiH are hereby repealed.

Also, to amend section 2 by striking from the fourth line of said sectllon the words and figures, as follows, to wit: "1-L).i uf th(' Cude of 1:.;:-.:!,'' an<l :n_-erting the liPu thereof the mml,.; and tignre..;;, a,; follo\\',;, to wit," 177K of the Politjr,tl ('ode of 1f'D;'J.

.Also, to amend section 3 by inserting before the word
"Code" in the ninth line of said section the word "criminal."

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Also, by adding tihe following proYiso to section 2, to wit; "Provided, that notlhing in this section contained shall be so construed as to require the building of such fence or gates along such boundary lines a8 are adjoining another State or a no-fence county or district."

Also, to amend the c.aption by striking therefrom the tir~t to the sixteenth lines, both inclusiYe, and inserting in lien thereof the follo1Ying words, to "'it: "To he entitled au act to repeal section 1781 of the Political Code of 1895, >Yhich requires such tribunals a.s haYe jurisdiction over county matters to builtl fences around militia districts auopting the stock law; and sect.ion 178 of the Political Code of 1895 which pl"'Yides for the erection of gates :n said fences."

On the passage of t.he hill, as amemle<l, ~Ir. Re-dding, of Pike, called for the pm\ious qnest.ion, which call was su~ t.ained, and the main <Jne,-tion ordered.
On the pa,-;:.age of tlw hill, as amended, :;\Ir. Lance, of L~nion, ea1led for the ay(';:. ancl na.Ys, which can was sust:-:in<'cl, and t.he Yote \Yao; a.s follo\\-s:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Atkinson, BatPs, Bush, Bowden, Baggett, Brannen, Bedgood, Brinson of Emanuel, Craig, Cook of Decatur, Collum, Clement,

Charter~,
Calhoun, Cop<land, Davison, Dickerson, Duncan of Chatham, Erlenfield, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Bal,!win, Faust, Ford, Fogarty,

Gowen, Hall, Hogan, Hitch, Harrell, Hamby, HightmvPr, Henrlerson of Colquitt, HendPrwn of DeKalb, Henderson of Irwin, Jordan, .Johneon of Appling,

WEDNESDAY, DECE)IBER 15, 1897.

1211J

Little, :Yaw, Mozley, J\Iorgan, Meldrim, Meadows, Mansfield, 'Morrison, McDaniel, McConrell, McKee, McCranie, McDonough, Nicholas, Nisbet, Xevin,

Oakes, Ogletree, Patten, Paulette, Palmer, Pace, Phinizy,
Rawl~.
Reece, Redding, Rudicil, Slaton, Swift, Simpson, Stone, Sell,

Smith of Hancock, THylor, Th0mason of Morgan, Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomas of Ware, Yaughn, \Vest, Wight, Walden, Watkins, Whipple, Whitaker. Wilcox of Telfair, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yatt>s,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Berry, Bnrke, Bussey, Black, Boynton of Calhoun, Calvin, Chapman, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham, Deakins, Dnncan of Houston, Duncan of Lee, Ellis,

Euge,

McLarty,

Foster,

Oli\er,

Felker,

Parker,

Gri~,

P~ree,

Griffin,

Polhill,

Henderson of Wash'n, Quillian,

.Johnson of Taliaferro, Reid,

KisPr,

Rawlings,

Kaigler,

Smith of Crawford

Kendrick,

Turner,

Lance,

Timmerman,

Lott,

Thomp,on,

Maddox,

Underwood,

~Iontfort,

Vincent,

MeLaughlin,

Webb,

McCook,

Worsham,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Armstrong, Bond, Boyd, Brown,

Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett, Blaloek,

Boiieuillet, Brinson of Burke, Boynton of Spalding,. Bennet of Glynn, .Bennett of Jackson,

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Cole, Cook of Oconee, Cannon, Edwards, Felder, Freeman, Hill, Hawes, Herrington,

Henderson of Forsyth, :\IcMichael,

Johnson of Hall,

:\IcGehee,

Johnson of Baker, Xiles,

Knowles,

Roberts,

Leard,

Rutherford,

Longley,

Stapleton,

:\Ioore,

wright,

~J nllinax,

Wilkes,

:\IcDonald,

:\Ir. Speaker.

Ayes 84. Nays 49. Not voting 41.

The bill not having rccciYed a eonstitntional majority, was lost.

The Speaker announced the following additional comn:ittel'men on the part of the House, as provided for in the bc>nate amendment to ITouse resolution X o. 208, by ~I r. l:'dder, of Fulton, which proYides for a welcome to the Cnited Confederate Yeterans, to iYit:

~Iessrs I~oynt<:Jn of Spalding, Fora and Faust.

The following Senate 1ms \\ere recommitted to the U('neral Jndi('iary Committee, to wit:

Dy ).Ir. Kcn:p of the 16th-

A hill to change the time of lwlding the Superior courts of Bnll(wh, ,Jefferson and Scre;ren connt.ies.

B,\ :\fr. Coliglitl." of the :16th-

A hill to amend su1-sectlion 5 of section 3355 of the Code of 1895.

On nl!otion of :Mr. Calvin. of Richmond, the House reconsidru:ed its action in agreeing to the fa;rorable report of :tl1c committee on the follmYing Senate bill, to wit:

WED~ESDAY, DECE)IBER 15, 1897.

1213

B; Senator Gray of the 23d-

..:\.. bill to establish a department of Pomology and Horticulture.

::\Ir. Calvin, of Richmond, offered the following amendment as a substitute for tl1e committee's amendment relating to the appropriation, to wit:

By amending section 10 by striking from lines 4 and ;) the words: "set aside annnall,Y fL'om fnnlls an:<ing frmn thes;de of fertilizers" and snbst.itnting iu lien thereof the follc'\liug worcls, to \Vi t: "b-ecome a ncl is hereby macle a charge a;,;ain~t the annual appropr1a tion of ten thonsancl dollars, 11hilh latter \vas made for the pmpose of earrying out the desig11S for \vhich the department of agriculture was in ~ti~lltcd, and the said t1n'nty-ti1e hundred dollars slwll be ., li~etl.

The amendment \vas adopted, and the report of the comn:ittee, as amended, was agreed to.

.\Ir. s,,-ift. of Elbert, railed for the pl'cvions que-stion, '\ hic.h rall \Ia~ sustained and the main quc;:tion orderccl C"l the J.ill antl the amendments.

On the pas,oap:c of the hill, as amended, l.Ir. Cahin, of Ridunoml. calif,l fnt the ayes ancl nays, which eall wa~ ~llstainctl, and t.hc vote was a;;: follows, to wit:

Those voting in the affirmati,-e were ::\fessrs.-

Adams, Awtry, Atkinson, Boyd, Berry, Brown,

Burke, Bussey, Black, Boswell, Burwell, Bartlett,

Blalock, Brannen, Boifeuillet, Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Bennet of Glynn,

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Bennett of Jackson, JohnsonofTalliaferro Phinizy,

Craig,

Kiser,

Quillian,

'Calvin,

Kendrick,

Rawls,

-Collum,

Lance,

Rid,

Clement,

Leard,

Reece,

Chapman,

Little,

Rawlings,

Dodson,

Law,

Redding,

Duffy,

Mozley,

Rutherford,

Dickerson,

:Morgan,

Slaton,

Duncan of Chatham, Meldrim,

Swift,

Duncan of Houston, :\l'addox,

Simpson,

Edge,

Montfort,

Stone,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mansfield,

Stapleton,

Ennis of Baldwin, Morrison,

Sell,

Ford,

McLaughlin,

Turner,

Fogarty,

McCranie,

Timmerman,

Felder,

McDonough,

Thompson,

Freeman,

Nisbet,

Thomas of Clarke,

Hall,

Niles,

Thomas of Ware,

Hamby,

Nevin,

West,

Hightower,

Oliver,

Webb,

Henderson of DeKalb Patten,

Wight,

Henderson of Irwin. Parker,

Whipple,

Henderson ofWasht'n Pace,

Worsham,

Johnson of Hall, Pearce,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Arnold, 'Bates, Bowden, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, Callaway, Durham, Deakins, Davison, Faust, Gowen, Hogan,

Hitch,

Paulette,

HendersonofColqu!tt Palmer,

Jordan,

Rudicil,

Johnson of Appling, Smith of Hancock,

Lott,

Taylor,

Meadows,

Thomas of Pierce,

McDaniel,

Underwood,

McCook,

Vaughn,

McLarty,

Vincent,

Nicholas,

Whitaker,

Oakes,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Ogletree,

Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Bush,

Bond,

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1215

Branch,

Felker,

McDonald,

Baggett,

Grice,

McMichael,

Bedgood,

Griffin,

McConnell,

Brinson of Burke, Hill.

M<'Kee,

Brinson of Emanuel Hawes,

McGehee,

Cole,

Harrell,

Polhill,

Cook of Decatur, Herrington,

Roberts,

Cannon,

Henderson of Forsyth Smith of Crawford,

Charters,

Johnson of Baker, Thoma.oon of Morgan

Copeland,

Kaigler,

Wright,

Duncan of Lee,

Knowles,

Walden,

Ellis,

Longley,

Watkins,

Edwards,

Moore,

Wilkes,

Edenfield,

Mullinax,

Mr. Speaker.

Foster,

Ayes 93. K ays 36. X()t Yoting 56.

'rhe bill haYing rE'eeiwd a constitutional majority was vassed as amended.

The- S{'nait.e mnriH1mrnt,; to thr follo-wing b:11 \\'e,re conem-red in, to wit:

I3~ J\Jr. Hutherford of J\Ionroe-

A hill to establish the city court of :Forsyth.

The following Senate hill \Yas read the third time, the report of bhe committe-e agreed to and put upon its passage, to "it:

}{..,. Senator Berner of the 22d-

A bill to proYide for a reorganization of the board of trustees of the U niYersit,v of Georgia.

The committee recommended that the bill pass by sub-<;titnte.

On motion of 1fr. Felder, of Fulton, the hour of ad

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journment of the morning session was extendel until the bill under conside1'atiou eould be disposed of.

::\Ir. Cah. in, of Richmond, c.alled for the previous ques. tion on the substitute and the bill, which call was sustainecl and the main que~tion ordeTed.
On the adoption of tho substitute, ~Ir. Berry, of \Yhit. field, c.alled for the ayes and nays, whic:.h call was sustained. and the vote thereon was as follows:

Those Yoting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates, Bush, Black, Brannen, Bedgood, Bennet of Glynn, C >ok of Qconee, Collum, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson, Duffy, Durham,

Fa us;,

Palmer,

Fogarty,

Pace,

Felder,

Pearce,

Hitch,

Polhill,

Hamby,

Phinizy,

Hightower,

Raw!.~.

Henderson of DeKalb Reece,

Henderson ofWasht'n Rawlings,

Jordan,

Rudiml,

Johnson of Hall, Slaton,

Kendrick,

Stapleton.

Little,

Smith of Hancock.

Law.

Thomason of Morgan.

:\!organ.

Thompson,

:\Ielclrim.

Thomas of ClarKe,

:\Iontfort,

Thomas of Ware,

Nevin,

Whipple,

Patten,

Those voting in the negative were ::\[essrs.-

Berry, Brown, Bussey, Bowden, Bartlett, Baggett, Blalock. Boifeuillet,

Boynton of Spalding, Deakins,

Craig,

Dickerson,

Cole,

Ellis,

Cook of Decatur, Edge,

Calvin,

F:ilenfield.

Cannon,

Ennis of Baldwin,

Clement,

Ford,

Calhoun,

Foster,

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1217

Gowen,

McCook,

Hogan,

McKee,

HendersonofColqultt McCranie,

Henderson of Irwin, McLarty,

Johnson of Appling, McGehee,

Kiser,

Nisbet,

Kaigler,

Oakes,

Lance,

Ogletree,

Lott,

Paulette,

Moore,

Parker,

Mozley,

Quillian,

Maddox,

Reid,

McLaughlin,

Redding,

McConnell,

Swirt,

Stone, Smith of Craw!ord, Taylor, Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce. Underwood, West, Walden, Whitaker, Worsham, Wilcox of Teltalr, Wilcox of Wilcox. Yates,

Tlrose not voting were 1Iessrs.-

Adams,

Freeman,

McMichael,

Bond,

Grice,

McDaniel,

Boyd,

Griffin,

McDonough,

Burke,

Hall,

Nicholas,

Branch,

Hill,

Niles,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Oliver,

Burwell,

Harrell,

Roberts,

Brinson of Burke, Herrington,

Rutherford,

Brinson of Emanuel Hendersonof Forsyth Simpson,

Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Baker, Sell,

Bennett of Jackson; JohnsonofTalliaterro Turner,

Charters,

Knowles,

Vaughn,

Davison,

Leard,

Vincent,

' Duncan of Chatham, Longley,

Webb,

Duncan of Houston, Meadows,

Wight,

Duncan of Lee,

Mansfield,

Wright,

Edwards,

Morrison,

Watkins,

Ennis of Floyd,

Mullinax,

Wilkes,

Felker,

McDonald,

Mr. Speaker.

Xays 63. Xot Yoting 57. The substitute wa.s therefore lost.

On the pass11g-e of the bill the aYes and nays were had,

the \'Ote being a-s follow:;::

"

77hj

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

'Berry,

Hogan,

Oliver,

Bartlett,

Hendersonof Colquitt Ogletree,

Baggett,

Henderson of Irwin, Paulette,

Blalock,

Kaigler,

Parker,

Boifeuillet,

Lott,

Quillian,

Boynton of Spalding, Moore,

Reid,

Cole,

Mozley,

Redding,

Cannon,

Maddox,

Swift,

Clement,

Meadows,

Smith of Crawford,

Deakins.

McLaughlin,

Taylor,

Dickerson,

McConnell,

Timmerman,

E'llis,

McCook,

Thomas of Ware,

Edge,

McKee,

Underwood,

Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie,

Walden,

Ford,

McLarty,

VJ"orsham,

Foster,

McGehee,

Wilcox of Wilcox.

GO'wen,

Those voting in the negative were .Messr5.-

Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, "Bates, Bush, Bond, Brown, Bussey, B'lack, Boswell, Brannen, Bennet of Glynn, Craig, Coo,k of Decatur, Calvin, Chapman, Copeland, Callaway, Dodson,

Durham,

Palmer,

Faust,

Pace,

Fogarty,

Pearce,

Felder, Hitch,

Pol hill, Rawls,

Hamby,

Reece,

Henderson of DeKalb Rawlings, Henderson ofWMht'~< Rudicil,

Johnson of Hall, Slaton,

Johnson of Appling, Stapleton,

Kiser.

Smith of Hancock,

Little,

Thomason of Morgan

Law, Morgan, Meldrim, Nisbet, Nevin, Oakes, Patten,

Thomas of Clarke. Thomas of Pierce West, Whipple, Whitaker, wilcox of Telfair, Yates,

Those not voting were Meesrs.-

Aaams,

Boyd,

Burke,

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:Branch,

Grice,

Mo...'\lichael,

Sowden, .Burwell, Bedgood,

Griffin, Hall, Hill,

McDaniel, McDonough, Nicholas,

Brinson of Burke, Hawes, Brinson of Emanuel, Harrell,

Niles,
Phin~zy,

Boynrbon of Calhoun, Hightower,

Roberts,

Bennett of Jackson, Herrington,

Rutherford,

Cook of Oconee,

Henderson of Forsyth Simpson,

Collum,

Jorda;n,

Stone,

Charters,

Johnson of Baker, Sell,

Calhoun,

Johnson of Taliaferro Turner,

Duffy,

Knowles,

Thompson,

Davtison,

Kendrick,

Vaughn,

Duncan of Chatham, Lance,

Vincent,

Duncan of Houston, Leard,

Webb,

Duncan of Lee,

Longley,

Wight,

'Edwards,

Montfort,

Wright,

Edenfield,

Mansfield,

Watkins,

Ennis of Floyd,

Morrison,

Wilkes,

Felker,

Mullinax,

Mr. Speaker.

Freeman,

McDonald,

A;ns 49. Nays 58. Not voting 68.

The hill not having received a constitutional majority wa.s 1ost.
The hour of adjournment ha-v"ing arrived, the House ad-
journed to 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3 O'clock P. M.
The Hnme reconYcncd at this hour and was called to cmler by tlhe Speaker pro tern.
The following Senate bill was read the rst time and ,ordered engrossed, to wit:

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By :Mr. GoEghtly of the 36th-

A bill to allow hotel keepers in the town of Salt Springs, to furnish wines and liquors to guests olf same, etc.

The following Senate bills \Vere read the seC'Ond time, to Wlit:

By Senator .Flewellen of the 25th.A. bill to ~orrect the retmn of property for taxation.

By Sc>nator Gray of the 22d-
A bill to prohibit the sale or use of steam boilers that have not met:al usable safety plugs in their crown sheet<> or flue heads.

By Seuato:r 1IcFarland of the 44th-
A bill to prevent the cutting or felling trees into any of the watercourses of this State.
By Senator Shropshir~ of the 42d-
A bill to r.egulate the sale of dynamite, nitroglycerin, and other explO<OiYe substances manufactured, sold or used for blasting purposes, c>xccpt gunpowder.

By Senator Berner of the 22d-
A bill to prO\ide for the incorparation of insurance companics \dw;;e powc>rs are to insure against roblwr_,., burglar;;, de.
The follo\Ying resolution was read the third time, the rep(\rt of the cornmibtee ag~eed m1d adopted, to wit:

WEDNESDAY, DECE:UBER 15, 1897.

1221

By :Mr. Meldrim of Chatham-

A bill providing for an inv~tigation and ascertainment oi the true IJlol'thern boundary of this State.

:Mr. .Freeman, of Coweta, was granted leave of absence for tihe remainder of the clay on account of important business.

:Mr. Branch, of Columbia, \Yas granted leave of absence for the remainder of the session on account of sickness in his family.

.)\fr. OliYe.r, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

M1. Speaker:

The Committee on Enrollment report as properly enrolled, signed by the. Speaker of the House, and President of the Senat.e, and delivered to the Governor, the following act, to wit:

An act to amend the act creating the city court of :llacon, approwcl August 14, 1885, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend se.cti'On 413 of the Penal Code o Georgia, 1895, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to extend for sa.nitary and drainage purposes the jmisdiction of the commissioners of Chatham county.

Also, an a,ct to change the time of holding t.erm of Pike superi.or court.

Also, an act to change the time of holding the fall term of the superior court of Colquitt, and for other purposes.

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Also, an act to grant the United States certain rights i.ru Catoosa county.

Also, an act to provide for ocdinary pro hac 1/ice in case of disqualified ordill'aries, and for other pmpu:<es.

Also, an act to prohibit butc11ering cattle, sheep, hogs, etc. undCT certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to abolish the county court of Dougherty county, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to compensate the ordinary of Bulloch county for extra services, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend the c.harter of the town of Cusseta, in Ohatt.ahoochee connty, and for otJher pmr)()ses.

Also, an act to reg-ulate the catching or taking fish 1n Tallulah l'liwr, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend the charter of the tmvn of Ro-::kmart.

Also, an act to cr<"ate a B<Yard of Commissioners of Roads and lleYennes in Taylor cmmty, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to am0ncl the rhart('r of t,he tO'I\11 of Blairsville, and for other .purposes.

Also, an act to establish a dispensary in tlhe tmvn of Blakely, Early county, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend an act to establish a system of public schools in the city of Rome, and for other pnrpooes.

Also, an act to amend an act establishing a system of

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public schools for the town of Austell, Cobb county, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend the caption of an act approved September 5th, 1879, and far other purposes.

Also, an act to establish the city court of Albany, m Dougherty county, and for other purposes.

1\Iso, an act to cre,ate a Hoard of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Clarke county, and for other purposes.

AL<:O, an act to amend an act incorporating the town of .Newton, in Baker county, a.pproved J anua:ry 20th, 1882, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to incorporate the to-wn or St. }.farks, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to declare the 3d clay of June a public holi day, and for other purposes.
Als-o-, an act to amend the charter of the town of La-
Fayette, in \Valker county, GeoTgia, to extend its corporat.a limits, and for other purposes.

Also, an act 1Jo amend the charter of the town of Guyton, Georgia, and for otl1er purposes.

Also, an act to authorize the mayor and council of the town o Cornelia to is.-;ne bonds, and for other purposes.

Also-, am act to create a Board o1 County Commissioners of Roods and Reco,enues of 1[arion county, and for other p-urposes.

Also, an ac.t to amend the charter of the city of 1facon,._ and for other purposes.

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Also, an act to repeal an act entitled an act to abolish the county court of Clinch county, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to authorize the city council of the city of Thomaston, in Upson county to issue and sell bonds for the pnqYOSe of builuing an auditorium, and for other purposes.
Also, an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of "'Woodbury, )feriwetlwr county, Georgia, to pToY:de for a town council, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to repeal an act to empo'\VeT the mayor and aldermen of t}w town of Perry, Ga., to issue bonds to the awount of $5,000, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to pT'omote the establishment and efficiency {)i libraries, and for other purposes.

Aloo, an act to establish a system of public schools for the town of ::\IcRae, and for otheT purposes.

Also, an act to fix salaries for the Commissioners of Roads and ReYenues of Irwin ecmnty, and for other pmpcses.
Also, an act to protect fish in the streams of Lee county, and for other purposes.
Also, an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Reads and Public Property, etc., for \Yashington county, aJtd for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend an act to incorporate the city of Cillloden, in ::\[onroe county, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend section 3 of an aCJt entitled an ad

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to repeal an act entitled an act to organize a uoard o county commissioners for Twiggs count.y, and for other purposes.
Also, an act to repeal an act creating a board o county commissionrs of roads and recv"enues for Habersham county, approved December 16th, 1895, and for other purpcEes.

Also, an act t'o protect bicyde ways m the county of \Yilkes, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to change the corporate Emits o Oakland city.

Also, an act to amend an act to enlarge the jurisdiction Of the city court of Savannah, approved Serptember 15, 1881, and for othe~ purposes.
Also, an act to provide a system of working the public roads in Bryan county.
Also, an act to amend section 982 of the Code of Georgia.

Also, an ad to proYide for the payment of fees o constables for transmitting prisoners to the common jail, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish the city court of Gwinnett county to define its jurisdiction and pmve~s, and for other puropses.
Also, an act 1:lo repe-al section 8 of the act 'Of the General Assembly of 1888, amending the charter of Jesup, approved December 26, 1888.

Also, an act to au1:'ho1'ize tl1e Commissioners o Roads .and Revenues of Glynn county, Ga., to levy a tax, and for .other purposes.

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Also, an act to amend an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the counties of Floyd etc., appro\ed December 13, 1871, so far as the same re lates to the county o.f Schley.

Also, an tact to abolish the Board of Commissioners of Rvads and Revenues of 1\Iiller county.

Also, an act entitJled an act to amend the county court laws as regards Taylor county, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to anwnd an act to incorporate the town of :Meigs, in Thomas conn(v, and for other pm-poses.

Also, an ad. tJo rc''lwa:l an a~Ct to C'reate an act to provide for the C'ompensation of the ordinary of Twiggs county, and for other purpoi'es.

RcspeC'tfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

Thf' following: mc,:;;;age was rrecivcd from the Senate through ~Ir. Clifton, Secretary tl1ereof:

Jh-. S pcaker:

The Sc-:nate has pas.<;ecl h.v the rrqnisite constitnt.ional majority the follmving l)ills of the Honse, to wit:

A bill to exe-mpt ce-rtain memhcrs of tl1e '}[aeon Light Infantr:~ from jury duty.

A hill to amend the public school system m the town of Oxford.

A hill to amend the public school system in the town of Lumpkin.

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A bill to change the name of the Georgia lunatic asylum.

A bill to amend se'Ction 221 of third volume of Code of 1895.

A bill to make it a penal offense for a person to set fire to grass, wood, etc., of another.

A bill to confirm the inwrporation of Cartersville and GainesYille Air-Line Railroad.

A bill to authorize the city of Augusta to extend Cumming strt.

The Senate has alsD passed the follmving House bills as amended:

A bill to make it nnla"nl for an,v pe,rson to fire a pistol or gun, or any fir<'arm on excursion trains or at public gatherings.

A bill to appropriate $4.917A-3 to pay the expenses of
Reese and Sweat investigation.

The Senate has also pa.o:ed the following Senate resolution, to wit:

A resolution proYiding for the preparation of hand books for ,V. and ...:\. railroad.

The Senate has also CIJncnrred in the following House resolntions as amecr-~ded, to wit:

A resolution for payment of assistant c1oorkper of thehouse, appointed by resolution.

A resolut;ion to pay extra porter for the House for 25days of sesEion.

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A resolumon appropriating $150 for the elevator boy at the capitol.

The Senate has also concurred in the following amendments by the House to the following Senate bills, to wit:

A bill to require the State agriculli:ural department to add a Sipecial department of horticulture, etc.

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Brunswick. The following House bills were lost in the Senate, to wit:

A bill to amend an act to protect game in this State.

A bill to prescribe the manner of electing the clerk and sheriff of city court of Savannah.

A bill to 'amend an act to create a Board of Police Oommis.sioners for the city of SaYannah.
A bill to am~md an act relating to officers holding more than one office in Chatham county.

The fiollowing message "1as receiYed from the Senate through 1Ir. Clifton, Sec~tary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passetd by the requisite constitutional majority the follmving resolution of the House, to wit:

A rC\'iolntion appropriating $500 for portrait of Ron. Ohas. F. Crisp.
The following &enate bill wa.s read the third time, to wit:

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By ~lr. Golightly of the 36th-

A bill to amend sub-section 5 o section 3355 of the Code of Geou.-gia.

Leave of absence was granted J\fr. Smith of Crawford, on account of illness in his family.

The following Senate bills werre read the third time, the> report of the committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

B.Y Senator Blalock of the 33th-
~~ hill to amend seetion 1354 of volume 1 of the Code of 18D5.

l\lr. Collum of Scl.1ley proposed to amend by adding to t.he bill the provii'o: "Provided, this bill shall not affect eounties except thooe counties in which there be a e>ity of sixty thousand population.n

The amendment was lost.

On the passage of the bill, ~fr. Awtrey o Cobb called for the previOl1S question, which call was sustained, and the main que;;tion ordered.

On the passage of the bill the aye'S were 92, the nays 2.

The bi'll haYing receincl a constitutional majority was pas.._:::ed.

By Senator Gmy of the 23d-
A bill to increase the rank of the adjutant-general and assistant adjutant-general of the State.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0'

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The bill haYing receiYecl a constitutional majority was paSl3ed.

The substitute prepared by the special sub-committee of one from each commissional c1istrict for the bill known a,; the penitentiary committee's conYict measure (Honse bill K o. 582) and \Yhich hacl been atlopted by the House, as amended, was taken up anJ read with a Yiew to concurring in certain Senate amendments thereto.

The Senate amendment to section 1 was concurred in.

'H1e Senate amendment to section 2 was concurred in.

The first Senate amenclment to se.c.tion 5 wao; concurred
lll.
The second Senate amendment to s"ection 5 was concurred in.

The first Senate amendment to section 6 was concurred m.
The seconJ Senate amendment to section 6 was concm'"" red in.

The third Senate amendment to section 6 was concurred
Ill.

The fourth Senate amendment to section 6 was concurred
Ill.

The fifth Senate amemlrnent to section 6 was concurred
Ill.
The first Senate amendment to sertion 8 \\'as concurred
Ill.

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The second Senate amendment to section 8 was concurTed in.

The third Senate amendme-nt to section 8 was concurred
Ill.

The honr of adjournmc>nt haYing arriYed the House adjourned to 7:30 o'clock to-night.

7:30 O'clock P. ~L
The Honse reconnned at this honr and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem.
On motion of :Jir. Charters of Lumpkin, -the regular urder was clisplaeetl and the further ('illl~illeration of the conYiet measnre \Yas made the special order for to-morrvw morning at 10 o'clo'?k.
The follmYing mes.sage was recei.-ed from the Senate tlll"ough :Jir. Clifton, tlw Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has pa;;.~erl b:-; tl1e requisite constitutional majority the following hills of the House, to wit:
A l)ill to provide conrt rooms for justices of the peace in cities of more than 6.000 inhabitants.
Also, a hill to amend section 583 of Yolnme 1 of the Code.
A hill to cl1ange the time> of holding Terrell county superior court.

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A bill to appropriate $5,781.06 for mileage for members at the extra s.e'3Sion of Felbruary 3, 1897.

A bill to amend section 4685 of the Code.

A bill to inc10rporate tJJ.~e Yillage of Sunnyside, in Spalding county.

A bill to amend the act <"rt>ating the State :Jiemoriai Board.

A bill to amend section 5 of an act approYed X oYember 12, 1889.

The Senate has also pas;;.ed by t.h.e reqni~i'te constitutional majority the ful10\Ying House resolutions, to wit:

A rE't"olution to pay mileage and per diem of the Hon. J. H. Polhill and James Stapleton.
A Tesolution appropriating $2,000 to supply a deficit in the agricultural department.

:Jir. \\'hippie, Chairman of the Special Committee on thEpart of the House, appointed under Hou5e N'solu tion No 214, which passed by substitute, for the purpose of investigating the right of the late treasurer, Ron. R. l'. Hardeman, to retain certain Dnihling: and IA)an Association feei' refe1recl to in said substitnt<', submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The joint committee appointe<] under Honse resolution ifo. 214, IYhich p:N.ed h: snhstitnte, haYe had under considera.tion the ;;;nhject-matt<'r of said snhstitute, to wit: the right of the late treasurer, lion. R. U. Hardeman, tore-

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tain certain Buildig and Loon Assxia.tion fees <received under act of legislature, approved Oct-Ober 19th, 1891, and have instructed. me to report to the House the following . resolution, which exp<resses the sense of the committee:

HesolYed, that it is the sense of this committee, appointed to inYestigate the right of the late treasurer, Ron. R. U. Hardeman to certain fees recei>~ed from Building and Loan .A:ssoeiations under act of legislature approved October 19: 1891, after duly considering tho law, that the fees rec-eived by said trea.;mrer proper!: belonged to him and were not intended to be covered into the treasury as a part of the State fund."

The Senate amendments to the following resolutions and. bills "ere concurred in, to wit:

By J.Ir. Charters of Lumpkin-

A joint resolution to pay Dave Heard fifty dolloars for sE:nices as porter for 1897.

By J.Ir. Little of J.Iuscogee-

A resolution proYiding for the payment oi an assistant doorkeeper of the House.

By ~Ir. Little of J.[uscogee-

A resolution to pay the elenttor boy $150.

By }fr. J.I{'Langhlin of J.Icriwether-

A bill to make it unlawful to discharge an: firearms on any excursio.n tra.in, at any picnic or other public gathering. etc.
i8bj

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The following Senate lJills were read the third time, tht) report of the committee. agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Senator Golightly of the 36th-

A bill to take Campbell county from the Coweta. circuit and place the same: ill the Stone }.Iounta.in Circuit.

On the pas5age of the bill the ayes were D-1, the nays 0.
The bill haYing receiYed a constitutional majority wa3 passed.

By Senator Flewellen of the 25th-

A bill to preYent tramps and other per5ons from steal-ing rides on railroad trains.

On the passage of the bill tl1e ayes were Dl, the nays 0.
The Lill having rcceind a constitutional majority was passed.
By Senator Blalock of the 35th-

A bill to amend the act to establish a local school system outside the city of .-\tlanta, in the county of Fulton.
On the passat,re of the bill the ayes were DO, the nays 0.

The bill haYing receiYed a constitutional majority was passed.

By Senator Comas of the 3dA bill to amend the act creating the city court of Baxley. On the passage of the bill the ayes were DO, the nays 0.

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The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed.

By Senator \Vooten of the 15th-

A bill to change the time of holding the superior court '{).f .Montgomery county.
On the passag;e of the bill the ayes were 94, the nays 0.
Tl1e bill ha>-ing received a constitutional majomty was passed.

By Senator Gray of the 23d-

A bill to extend the covporate limits of the town of Fort Valley.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

The bill having received a constitutional majority was passed.

The follmving Senate bill was tabloo, to wit:

By Senato'l" Wilcox of the 5th-

A bill to require Coffee county to pay the officers of .court their costs in certain cases.

The followung Senate resolution was read the third time, the report of the committee agreed to and their adoption submitted to the House, to wit:

Tiy Senator Stewart of the 24th-

A resoJutJion providing for a doorkeeper for rear door of messenger's room at Senate ch~mber.

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The committee proposed to amend by inserting after the word "Senate" and befow the word "that" the words "the House concurring."

Also, by adding a't the end of the resolution, the following, to wit: "Resoh"ed further, That the doorkeeper previously appointed unqer a resolution of the House, receive the usual compensation."

The amendments were agreed to.

On the passage of the resolution as amended, the ayes were 89, the nays 0.

The bill haYing received a constrtutionlal majority wa~ passed as amended.

By Senator Starr of the 43d-
A resolution providing tl1at certain o:ffi0ers and commi~ teemen :of the Genmal Assembly shall remain fiye days at the capitol after adjournment to :finish the business of the se&.'-iion.

The finance committee proposed to amend by adding to the end of the rcsolntion, the following words, to wit:" ResolYed further tl1at the postmistress may remain at the capitol not exe0eding fh-e days at the usual compensation for the purprA_~ of forwarding the legislative mail

Also, by adding after the word "committee," in line 14 the -words "or any three members of tl1e said committee to be de:"ignatecl by the chairman of the committee."
The amendments were .agTeecl to.
On the adoption of the resolution, as amended, the ayes were 89, the nays 0.

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The resolution 'having received a constitutional majority w~s adopted, as amended.

T:he follo>~ng Senate resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By Senator Battle of t:he 24th-

A resolution providing :f:ior the preparation of a handbook for the \Vestern and Atlarutic railroad.

On motion of ~Ir. Redding of Pike, the House adjourned to 9 o'clock a. m. tx>-morrow.

Atlanta, Georgia, December 16th, 1897.

The House met pursU'allt to adjournment at this hour, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened witJh prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called, 'and tJhe following members answered to tlheirr tn'ames, to wit:

Adams, Arnold, Awtry, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bates. Bush, Bond, 13oyd, Berry, Brown, Burke, Bussey,

Black,

Boynton of Calhoun,

Branch,

Boynton of Spalding,

Bowden,

Bennet of Glynn,

Boswell,

Bennett of Jackson,

Burwell,

Craig,

Bartlett,

Cole,

Baggett,

Cook of Decatur,

Blalock,

Cook of Oconee,

Brannen,

Calvin,

Bedgood,

Collum,

Bolfeuillet,

Cannon,

Brinson of Emanuel Clement,

Brinson of Burke, Charters,

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Calhoun,

Johnson of Hall, Pace,

Chapman,

Johnson of Appling, Pearce,

Copeland,

JohnsonofTalliaferro Polhill,

Callaway,

Kiser,

Phinizy,

Dodson,

Kaigler,

Quillian,

Duffy,

Knowles,

Rawls,

Durham,

Kendrick,

Reid,

Deakins,

Lance,

Reece,

Davison,

Leard,

Rawlings,

Dickerson,

Little,

Redding,

Duncan of Chatham, Longley,

Rudicil,

Duncan of Houston, Law,

Rutherford,

Duncan of Lee,

Moore,

Slaton,

Ellis,

Mozley,

Swii't,

Edge,

Morgan,

Simpson,

Edwards,

Meldrim,

Stone,

Edenfield,

Maddox,

Stapleton,

Ennis of Floyd,

Meadows,

Sell,

Ennis of Baldwin. Montfort,

Faust,

Mansfield,

Smith of Hancock, Taylor,

Ford,

Morrison,

Turner,

Foster, Fogarty,

Mullinax, McDonald,

T.homason of Morgan Timmerman,

Felder,

McLaughlin,.

Thompson,

Felker, Freeman, Gowen, Grice, Griffin, Hall,

McDaniel, McConnell, McCook, :McKee, McCranie; McLarty,

Thomas of Clarke, Thomas of Pierce, Thomag of Ware, Vaughn, Vincent, West,

Hogan,

McGehee,

Webb,

Hill,

McDonougl\,.

Wight,

Hitch,

Nicholas,

Wright.

Harrell,

Nisbet,

Walden,

Hamby,

Nlleg,

Watkins,

Hightower,

Nevin,

Whipple,

Herrington,

Oliver,

Whitaker,

HendersonofOolqultt Oakes,

Worsham,

Henderson of DeKalb Ogletree;

Henderson of Irwin, Paulette,

Henderson ofWasht'n Parker,

Jordan,

Palmer,

Wilcox of Telfalrr Wilcox of Wilcox-~
Yates. Mr. Speaker.

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Those absent were Messrs.-

Hawes,

McMichael,

HendersonQf Forsyth Patten,

Johnson of Baker, Roberts,

Lott,

Smith of Crawford, Underwood, Wilkes,

rrhe Journal was read.

During the reading of tfue Journal :Mr. Burke, of Miller, gave notice of a motion t:o reconsider ilhe action of the House in :failing to pass Senate bill No. 13.

The Journal was confirmed.
~Ir. Bush, of :Miller, moved to reconsider the action of the House on yesterday in refusing to pass the following Senate 'bill, to wit:

By Senator\\~alker of the 40th-

A bill to amend section 1455(c) of the Code of 1882.
On the motion to reconsider, Mr. Calvin, of R~ehmond, called for the previous question, which call was sustained, and tihe main question ordered.

The motion to reconsider was lost.

!The following resolution was introduced, read and ta:bled, to wit:

By :Mr. Hill of Troup-

A resolution extending the thanks of tffue House to the Fulton county delegation :for unlimited courtesies extended.
llfr. Little, Chairman of the OommitteP on Finance, submitted the following report:

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Mr. Speaker:

a'he Committee on Finance have had under consideration the following 'Senate 'bill, whioh they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that tJhe same do pass, to wit;

A bill to make correct returns of property :for 1:mmtion in .this State.

Re.o.p0ctfully submitted.

J. D. LITTLE, Ohail'Illan.

(~Ir. Felder, Chairman of Jt:he General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

'Dhe General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following Senate bills, which I am instructed to report back to tJhe House witih the recommenda1tion .th1at 1Jhe same do pass:

1Bill No. 8D, whi1eh amends secion 2388 of the Code.

Bill No. 111, which fixes the time of holding the Superior Oourit of the ~fiddle judicial circuit.

Bill No. 118, to mnend pamgraplh 2 of section 2804 of
the Code.

Bill Ro. 119, which amends section 2805 of tihe Code.

Bill No. 135, which prevents the stealing of rides on raHJ.oad trains.

Bill ~o. 161, whicJh regulates vhe fees of receivers and attorneys fO'l' the same.

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Bill No. 170, providing for <Uhe incorporating of insur2nce companies who inSure against loss by burglary or robbery.

The committee recommend that Senate bill ~o. 109, ;v<hich requires judges to write out charges to juries, do pass as amended.

'Lhe following Senate ibills tJhe committee recommend do not pass:

Bill No. 87, w'hiclh amends section 863 of the Code. Bill No. 99, \vihic1h amends section 3355 of ibhe Code.

ill No. 152, requiring guarantee and deposit oompanies to make deposi1t of certain :bonds.

iRespoot.fully suibmitted. THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Ohairrmm.

:)fr. Oliver, Cihai~man of the Commi1Jtee on Enrollment, wbmitted the following repol"t:

Mr. Speaker:

The committee report as duly enrolled and ready for I!Jhe signature of the Speaker of the House and President of the
Senate the following acts and resolutions:

An act to establis:h a ciJty court of Forsyth, in Monroe county.
Also, a resolution Jto pay per diem and mileage to Ron.
.J. H. Polhill and James Stapleton.

Also, a resolution to approprirute two thousand dollars to

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supply 'a deficit in the annual appropriation of the agricultural department.
'
Also, an act to appropriate $5,781.06 to reimburse the Treasurer.

Also, a resolution to pay Da,-id Heard $50.00.

Also, a resolution appropriating $150,00 to pay the eleva:tor !bay.

T. D. OLIVER, Ohairm:am..

r:I'he following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. Clifton, the Secretary 1tJhereof:

Mr. Sp-cakn:

Tlhe House 'h'as adopted the following resolution o the Senate in >V'hich the concurrence of the House is asked, to wit:

A resolution proYiding for the admission of Eddie Goddard to the Deaf Institute 'at Cave Spring.

[Mr. Oliver, Oh'airman of the Committee on Enrollment, submiDted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
'The Committee on Enrollment report as regularly signed. by the SpL'aker of tfue House and President of the Senate, end deliYered tJo ~the Governor, the following acts:

>An act to establish a city court of ForsJith, in l.fonroe county.

Also, a resolution to pay per diem and mileage to Hons. J. H. Polhill and Jarrnes Stapleton.

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.Also, a resolution to approprirute $2,000.00 to supply a Jeficit in the annual appropriation for 'the agricultural department.
.Also, am act to appropriate $5,781.06 to reimburse tih.e Treasurer.

.AlsD, a resolution to pay David Heard $50.00

.Also, a resolution to pay the elevator boy $150.00.
T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

T,he following message was received from tihe Senate tlbrough '1\fr. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

Jfr. Speaker:
The SenaJte has concurred in the amendment of the House to the following Senate bill, to wit:

A bill to regulate tJhe deposits of securities by Building and Loan Associations.
The SenaJte has also concurred in the amendmenrt by the House to the following resolution of the Serrate, to wit:

A rooolution providing thatt certain officers of 1tJhe General Assembly remain five days ater the ,adjournment!; of the General Assembly.

}.fr. Oliver, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollmentr ::mbmitted lthe following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Oomm~ttee on Enrollment rep<Yrt as properly enrolled a,nd signed by the Speaker ,of -the House and Presi-

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dent of tJhe Senate, and delivered to the Governor, the following aclts, to wit:
Am act amending the charter of 1the Germania Loan and Banking Company of 1\iHanta, Georgia.

Also, an act to provide for examination for admission to the bar, etc.

1Aiso, :an act to amend se~tion 20 of the clharter of tihe 6ty of V'ITaycross, and for other purposes.
1Aloo, an a0t to amend the charter of the town of Clayton, in Ra1bun county.

Also, ~an act to repeal an act entitled an 1act to incorporate the t.own Cl'f Clarkes\'illc, in 'HabeiJ."S'ham county, and for other purposes.

Also, an aet to amend section 2350 of t'he Code of 1895, relatiYe to corporations 1by Superior Courts.

Al&o, an act rto amend t:l1e charter of the city of Columbus, etc.

Also, a.n act to estrublisl1 a eity court in t>he city of Carrollton, in Carroll county.

Also, an ~ad to amend the charter of the city of Griffin, in Spalding county.

AL"', an act to amend sec>tion 5057 of the Civil 'Code o 1895, pro,'iding for filing amendments, pleas, etc.
Also, an act >to amend the charter of the city of Tiifbon, Georgia.
Also, a~n act to a:bolish the city court of Carroll county, and for other purposes.

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Also, an a-ct to amend an act approved September 19th, 1889, ellJtitled .an act t.o authorize t!he establishment and maintenance of a system of sewerage, etc., for the city of \Vaycross.

Also, an act for the payment of jurors' and !bailiffs' mileage of 'the C<YU[lty of Oharlton.

Also, an .act to amend tihe chwter of the ttown of Staresboro, Ga., and for other purposes.
Also, an act to amend an act apprO'Ved October 6tih, 1891, incorporwting the city of DenwreSt, :and for otfuer purposes.
Also, ,the following resolutions, to wit:

A resolution to appoin't a committee of fifteen to secure eX'hibits fl'om t.his State for !Jhe Trans-1Iississippi and InternUJtional Exposition, to be held at Omaha, NebTaska.

Also, a resolution memorializing Congress to enact a law for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the rrutio of sixteen to one.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

The following Senate bill was read the 1third time, to wit:

By 1Ir. Ste"art of 'the 34th-
A bill to regulate tJhe deposits of securities by Builaing and Loan _.:\.ssociations.

1fr. Freeman, of Co"'eta. moved to amend by adding at t.he end of section 2 the following words, to wit:

"T'he certificate issued b.v such depository or trust company shall state on its face that the securities so deposited

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haYe not been examined by any State authority in ordell' to ascertain \Yhether or not S\'enty-fh'e per cent. of the assets of sueh 'association have been deposited.

The amendment was adopted.

11he report of the committee as amended was adopted.

The bill '""as put upon its passage, and on its passage as amended the ayes were 92, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing rcceiYed a constitn tional majority, was passed as amended.

The following Senate bill was read the third time, and pUit upon its passage, to wit:

By Senator Geiger of the 1&t-
A bill to cre3Jte a new judicial circuit, to be known as the Atlanrtic cii'Cuit.

~Ir. whipple, of Dooly, mo,-ed to amend the bill by adding between sections 5 and 6 a new section, to be known as section 6, and to read as follows:

.Section 6. Be it further ena0ted by authority aforesaid, 'l11a;t a new judicial circuit of the Superior Courts of this State, to be called tl1e \Yiregrass circuit, be, and the same is, 1tereby created and organized, to be composed of the counties of Doo1y, \Yorbh, and Colquitt. A judge and solicitorgeneral foT said circuit shall be elected by the General Assembly -at its present session, or at the session of 1898, if tl1e present sc."-sion adjourns befOTc such election can be had, for terms of four years each from January 1st next succeeding such election; and their successors shall be elected regularly for su,'ceeding 'terms of four years each

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as judges and solicitors-genmal may be required '!Jo be ele<.>ted by tJhe Constitution and laws of ,tfuis State; provided, that nothing lwrein contained shall interfere \V-.ith the judge and solicitor-general sf>rving out their present term of office in the counties composing tihis circuit as taken from their re3pcetive circuits. ..:\..11 pe-titions, motions, mesne and :final processes, summoru;, and other proceedings issued and returnable to or pending in the Superior Courts of the several counties in the circuits to \vhich they belonged before the passage of this acit shall relate to and hold good in ~~he courts of the new circuit, tthis clause not to become effective until tihe election of said judge and solicitor aforesaid."

cAlso, to amend by m'aking section 6 of the original aot se<.>tion 7.

Also, rto amend the caption by adding thereto the following words, to wit: "Also, to create and organize a new judicial circuit of the Superior Courts of this State, to be known as the '\Viregrass circuit,' and to be composed of ;the counties of Dooly, \Vorth, and Colquitt, and for 0/t!her purposes.

:Mr. Redding, of Pike, oalled for the previous question, which call was sustained, and the main question ordered.

The tjjhree amendments were adopted.

~he report of the committee as amended was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill as amended ].fr. Boynton, o Calhoun, called for the previous question, whieh call was susbained, and the vot'e was as follows:

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Those voting in tili.e affirmative were Messrs.-

A.rmstrong,

Ford.

McDaniel,

Bush,

Fogarty,

McLarty,

Boyd,

Felder,

.McDonough,

Bussey,

~'reeman,

Nisbet,

Bowden,

Hall,

Oliver,

Bartlett,

Hogan,

Ogletree,

Brannen,

Hitch,

Paulette,

Bedgood,

Hamby,

Pace,

Boifeuillet,

Henderson of Colquitt Pearce,

Boynton of Spalding, Henderson of DeKal!J Pol hill,

Cole,

Johnson of Hall,

Phinizy,

Cook of Decatur,

Johns~m of Taliaferro Rawls,

Cook of Oconee,

Lance,

Redding,

Calvin,

1.1 u le,

Slaton,

Charters,

Law,

Taylor,

Copeland,

:\1oore,

Thomas of Ware,

Callaway,

~forgan,

Vincent,

Davison,

~l<>lrlrim,

Webb,

Duncan of Cha.tham, Vlarlrlox.

Wright,

Duncan of Houston, ManS'field,

Whipple,

Edwards,

\T "rrison.

Whitaker,

Ennis of Floyd,

:vrc Laughlin,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Faust,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Deakins,

Meadows,

Awtry,

Dickerson,

McDonald,

Bates,

Ellis,

:\fcConnell,

Berry,

F:rlge,

:\ff'Cook,

Brown,

Foster.

McGehee,

Burll:e,

Felker,

:-.lif'holas,

Black.

C:owen,

Niles.

Burwell,

~irice.

Parker,

Blal~k.

Harrell.

Quillian,

Boynton of Calhoun, Hightower,

Reid,

Bennett of Jackson. HendersonD'fWaaht'n Rawlings,

Craig, Collum,

Jordam,

Rudlcil,

Tnhnson of Appling, Swift.

Clement, Calhoun,

Kiser. T{aig\Pr.

~tapleton,
Sell.

nhapman,

T\Pndrick.

Smith o.f CrawfOTd,

Dodson,

:\fozley,

Smith of Hancock,

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1249

.Turner, 'Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce
West,

Wight, Walden, Watkins,

Worsham, Wilcox of Wilcox, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

.Arnold,

Hill,

Oakes,

Atkinson,

Hawes,

Patten,

Bond,

Herrington,

Palmer,

Branch,

Henderson of Irwin, Reece,

Boswell,

Hndrsonof Forsyth Roberts,

Baggett,

J ohnson of Baker, Rutherford,

Brinson of Burk, Knowles,

Simpson,

Brinson of Emanuel, Leard,

Stone,

Bennet of Glynn, Lott,

Thomason of Morgan

Cannon,

Longley,

Thompson,

Duffy,

Montfort,

Thomas of Clarke.

Durham.

Mullinax,

Underwood,

Duncan of Lee,

t.:rcMichael,

Vaughn,

Edenfield,

McKee,

Wilkes,

Ennis of Baldwin, McCranie,

Mr. Speaker.

Griffin,

Nevi!!,



Ayes 67. Xays 61. Not voting 47.

The bill as amended, having failed to receive a constitutional majority, was lost.

By unanimous consent, :Mr. Meldrim, of Chatham, moved to reconsider the action of the House in its failure to pass the bill as amended.

The motion to reconsider preV'ailed.

The amendments offered by Ur. Whipple, of Dooly; were withdrawn.

The bill was again put upon its passage.

On the passage of the bill ~e ayes were 103, the nays 4.
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The bill, having receind ~ constitutional majority, wa,s; passed.

!The Honse resumed the consideraltion of the measure known as Hhe special committee's substitute forr !the convict ibill propos0d by t!he joint Pen~tentiary Committee (House bill Xo. 58:3) for the purpose of concurring in addit:i:on:al Senate amendments tillereto.

The fourth Senate wmendmell!t .to section 8 was conCUTred in.

!Dhe fi<fth 'Senate amendment to section 8 was conJCurred in.

'J'Ihe si..-,;:th Senarte amendmen1t to section 8 was concuTred in.

The first .Senate amendment to section 11 was read.

J\Ir. Boynton, of Spalding, moved that 1Jhe House do not concur in tlhis amendment, and on :this }[r. Redding, of Pike, called for rtJhe previous question, which 0all was sustained, and tihe main question ordered.

The motion to refuse to concurr was lost.

The Senate amendment >Yas coneurred in.

On motion of ~Ir. Johnsoo, of Hall, the hour of adjournment of tho mol'Iling session was extended three minute& for tllle purpose of considering a momon to bake from th~ table t!he following resolution, to wit:

By ~fr. Hill of Troup--

A re,;olntion extending thanks to the members of th& :Fulton county delegation for unlimited kindnesses.

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'Phe se-cond Senate amendmerut to section 11 was conem"l"ed in.

The .t:third Senate 'amendment to section 11 ""as read and dw same was diYided into two sections for consideration, as follows:

First, f:lhe Senate proposed rto strike fmm the bill all after ~rhe word '1State," in line 43, down to and including the word "State," in the 48t:h line, 'to "rit: "Any hirer shall have the right to su'blet by and wri~h the consent of the commission any mml'ber or all the conYicts hired by lhim; provided, t!lm:t .tJhere shall be no additional expense to .t'he St:ate."

!Second, ~he Senate proposed 1to strike tihe foUowing words after the word "State," in 48th line, to wit: "any such other work as is oonsistcnt with the physical ability of the convict,;;; proYided, said convi~ts are not worked in iron foundries, cotton factories, and machine shops, wh're the products of tlheir lalbor will come in competition wit:h that of free la:bor."

llfr. Charters, of Lumpkin, moved to not concur in the first division of the t1hird SenaJte amendment to section 11.

~Ir. Hedding, of Pike, called for the previous question, whic'h call was susttained, and tlhe main question ordered.

'llhe motion to non-concur in tbe first division or the third Senate amendment preYailed.
~Ir. Boifeuillet, of Bilbb, moved to non-concur in :tJhe second di>rision of the third Senate amendment to section 11.
Mr. Redding, of Pike, called for the previous question, Which call was sustained, and .the main question ordered. .

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On the motion to non-<!oncur Mr. Phinizy, o Richmond, ~lled for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and ;tJhe vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Houston, McCook,

Awtry,

Ellis,

McLarty,

Bush,

Ennis of Floyd,

Nevin,

Berry,

Fogarty,

Oakes,

Bo<ifeuillet,

Felder,

Ogletree,

Boynton of Spalding, Felker,

Pace,

Craig,

Hill,

Reid,

Cook of Oconee,

Henderson of DeKai"!J Rawlings,

Chapman,

Lance,

Redding,

Copeland,

Law,

Rudicil,

Duffy,

Moore,

Slaton,

Durham,

Montfort,

Stapleton,

Duncan of Ch3J\.ham, McDaniel,

Smith of Hancock,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Arnold, Bond, Burke, Bussey, Black, Bowden, Burw<>ll, Bartlett, Brannen, Bedgood, Cole, Cook of Decatur, Cannon, Cl<>ment, Calhoun, Callaway, Dodson, Deakins, Dickerson, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Edwards,

Edenfield,

McGehee,

Faust,

McDonough,

Ford,

Nicholas,

Freemau,

Nisbet,

Gowen,

Paulette,

Grice,

Parker,

Hall,

Reece,

Hitch,

Swift,

Harrell,

Sell,

Hamby,

Smith of Crawford,

Hightower,

Timmerman,

Hendersonof Colquitt Thompson,

Henderson ofWasht'n Thomas of Clarke.

.Johnson of Appling. Thomas of Pierce

Kiser.

Thomas of Ware,

Knig-ler,

West,

Kendrick,

Wright,

Mozley,

Walden,

Maddox,

Worsham,

M~dOWS,

Wil<'ox of Telfair.

'icDonald,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

McConnell,

Yates,

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Armstrong,

Henderson of Irwin, Palmer,

Atkinson,

Henderson c.! Forsyth Pearce,

Bates,

Jordan,

Polhill,

Boyd,

Johnson of Hall, Phinizy,

Brown,

Johnson of Baker, Quillian,

Branch,

Johnson of Taliaferro Rawls,

Boswell,

Knowles,

Roberts,

Baggett,

Leard,

Rutherford,

Blalock,

Little,

Simpson,

Brinson of Burke, Lott,

Stone,

Brinson of Emanuel, Longley,

Taylor,

Boynton of Calhou:J., Morgan,

Turner,

Bennet of Glynn, !lfeldrim,

Thomason of Morgan

Bennett of Jackson. :\Tansiield,

Underwood,

Calvin,

Morrison,

Vaughn,

Collum.

Mullinax,

Vincent,

Charters,

:\fcLaughlin,

Webb,

Davison,

:'lfc:\fichael,

\Vight,

Ennis of Baldwin, :\fcKee,

Watkins,

Foster,

McCranie.

Whipple,

Griffin,

Niles,

Wilkes,

Hogan,

Oliver,

\\Th itaker,

Hawes,

Patten,

Mr. Speaker.

Herrington.

_.:\yr" 39. X ays 66. X ot Yoting 100.
The motion to non--concu'l' in tJhe second division of the third Senate amendment to section 11 was lost.
The hour of adjournmeiJit having arrived, the House adjonrnoo to 3 o'clock p. m.

3 O'clock P. M.
rr'he House reconvened at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker.
1\fr. Cole, of Carroll, 'asked leave of absence for tlhe re-

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mainder of nhe session on account of sickness, :l!nd the same was granted.

~Ir. ~Iont;fort, of Taylor, was granted leave of absence for the r0maincler of the session, ailter this afternoon.

T1Hl Senate 1ws also concurred in the following House resolutions, to ;vit:

A r0solntion memorializ]ng Congress in regard to legislation for yellow feYer districts.

A resolution proYiding for an appropriation of $30.00 for pension :for ~Irs. J,oseph Oolhen.

A resolution proYiding for an invootigation of tJhe nortJhern boundary line of the State.

A resolution to refund certain money to J. L. Horn, sherifl of "Webster county.

A resolution recommending that 'the United SIJ:l!tes Senatoi!'S elected by the people.

The following bill of tu1e House was lost in the Senate, to wit:

A bill to amend seclticm 3704 orf 't!he Code ctf Georgia.

t'"B1c following message ;vas received from the Senate througl1 ~Ir. Clifton, t~1e Secreoory thereof:

.Mr. Spraker:
The Senate lras passed by t.he requisite constitutional majority the following bills of d1e House, to wit:

A bill to amend the cilarter of Lake Park, m Lo"ndes
~ounty.

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1255

A bill to prohi1bit tihe injuring in any way paved or roaeadamized puiblic roads.

A bill to amend section 3623 of the Oode of 1882.

A bill to appropriate $1,000.00 for ,tJhe purrpose of building a bojler !honse rut Cave Spring for tthe &hool of tihe Deaf.

A hill to make certain reqnircmcnts of assessment msuranee companies.

A hill to amend sootion 1844 of 11he Oode cl 1895.

A bill to amend tlhe charter of t!he city of Atlanta.

A bill :to m.1thorize the sale of the Norbheastern Rail.road.

A bill to approprirute $320.00 to schoolcbook commission.

A 1bill to :repeal se0ticon 3 of an a0t approved February 28th, 18i 4.

A bill to protect electric companies.

The Senate has also passed 'by the requisite constitutiona1 majority the .follmving bills of .the House as amended, to wit:

A hill to prohibit the \\'ilfnl or ma1icions attempt to injure or destroy any house 1by tlhe use of dynamite or other explosive.

A bill to require all notes or contracts 'taken for patent .right to express the thing purohased in the face thereof.
The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. Clifton, 'the Secreta:ry thereof:

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Mr. Speaker:

:The Senate has passed by :tJhe requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:

A hill to appropri'ate $10,000 for a textile department at the School of Technology.

A bill to appropriate $3,400.00 for fire walls at LunaticAsylum.

'Dhe Senate has passed the following House resolution:
A resolu'tion to appropri,ate $1,275.00 for payment of balance on Oode for 1895.

,'Dhe Senat,e has :also passed as amended 'the following House resolution, ,to wit:
A resolution to ,appropr~ate $1,800.00 for the payment of innstigating committee appointed by resolution February 3d, 1896.

T11e follmv'ing message was received from :tJhe Senate throug'h :Jir. Clifton, ~he Secretary tJhereof:

Mr. Speaker:

'.Dhe Senate has adopted the report of the following joint committee, to wit:

They report that after duly considering the la'\v, it is the sense of the committee thrut the fees received by the late Treasurer, Hon. R. U. Hardeman, properly belonged t(} !him, and were not intended to he conveyed into the treasury as a pal't of the St:rute fund.

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The SenRJte amendments to lJhe following hills and resoluti:ons were concurred in, to wit:

By ~Ir. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to proYide :for notioo to the ga:rnishee when his answer has been traversed.

By ~[r. Cannon of Rockdale--
A hill to require all contracts takep. for patent rights to exprc:38 in the face thereof t'he thing purchased.

By ~Jr. Bartlebt of Paulding-
A bill to make unlawful .the wilful dStroying or the attempt to destroy any house 1>y use of dynamite, or other explosiw; subsbance.

By ~[r. Gray of the 23d-
A r0solution to admit Eddie Goddard in the Deaf and Dumb Institute at Cave Spring.

The House has taken up the conYict measure where the same was left off at the morning se._;;;sion, wi:th a view to concmring in other Senate amendments thereto.

1Ir. Boynton, of Spalding, proposed to amend :the first Senatr amendment to sootion 11 by adding after the word ''comic-ts," at the end of first Senate amendment to said section, in lien of WCJil'ds stricken by second Senate amend:ment, t:Jhe following words, to wit:

"..And a,oid as far as practicable !hiring -convic:ts to perform labor which will conflict with free labor or skilled labor, and in no case shall convicts be hired to work in shops or :facbories where women and children are .employed."

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On tlhe ad'Option of the amnedment :1fr. DickeTSOn, o Clinch, called for the ayes and nays, which call was witlh.drawn.

Tlhe amendment to 'the amendment was adorpted.

T1le Senate amendment was concurred in as amended by bhe amendment of ~fr. Boynton, of Spalding.

T'he House reconsidered its action in concurring in the Senate amendment as ~amended 'by .the amendment of Mr. BoyJllton, of Spalding.

The House reconsidered its action in adopting the amendment of ~Ir. Boynton, of Spalding.

~Ir. 'Yhipple, of Dooly, called for tJhe previous question, 1drich call was su&tained, and tl1e main question ordered.

~Ir. Brannen, of Bulloch, called for the ayes and nays on ,t<Jw mo!l:ion rto 'adopt the amendment of ~1'1. Boynton, of SpalJ~ing, which call 111as sustained, and the Yote had, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Cook of Oconee,

Awtry,

Calvin,

Bates,

Chapman,

Boyd,

Copeland,

Berry,

Dodson,

Brown,

Duffy,

Burke,

Durham,

Bussey,

Duncan of Houston,

Black,

Ellis,

Bowden,

Edenfield,

Boifeuillet,

Ennis of Floyd,

Boynton of Spalding, Felder,

Craig,

Felker,

Hill, Hamby,
Henderson of DeKalb HendersonofWasht'n Jordan, Lance, Little, Law, Mansfield. McLaughlin, McDaniel, McConnell, McCook,

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McKee, McLarty, Nevin, Ogletree, Pace, Polhill, Quillian,

Rawls, Reid, Rawlings. Redding, Rudicil, Slaton, Sell,

Smith of Hancock, Taylor, Thomason of Morgan Timmerman, Thompson, Webb,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Armstrong, Bush, Bond, Burwell, Brannen, Cook of Decatur, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Callaway, Deakins, Dickerson, Faust, Ford. Freeman, Gowen. Hall,

Hightower,

Nisbet,

Henderson of Colquitt Niles,

Johnson of Appling, Oliver,

Kiser,

Paulette,

Kaigler,

Parker,

Kendrick,

Swirt,

Moore,

Smith of Crawford,

Mozley,

Thomas of Clarke,

Morgan.

Thomas of Pierce,

Meldrim,

West,

Maddox,

Wight,

Meadows,

Walden,

Montfort,

Worsham,

McDonald,

Wilcox of Telfair,

McGehee,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

McDonough,

Yates,

Nicholas,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Arnold,

Cole,

Hogan,

Atkinson,

Charters,

Hitch,

Branch,

Calhoun,

Hawes,

Boswell,

Davison,

Harrell,

Bartlett,

Duncan of Chatham, Herrington,

Baggett,

Duncan of Lee.

Henderson o! Irwin,

Blalock.

Edge,

Henderson of Forsyth

Bedgood,

Edwards,

Johnson of Hall,

Brinson of Burke, Ennis of Baldwin, .Tohnson of Baker,

Brinson of Emanuel Foster,

Johnson of Talliaferro

Boynton of Calhoun, Fogarty,

Knowles,

Bennet of Glynn, Grice,

Leard.

Bennett of Jackson, Griffin,

Lott,

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Longley. Morrison, Mullinax, McMichael, McCranie, Oakes, Patten, Palmer, Pearce,

JOURNAL OF THE HousE.



Ph!nizy, Reece, Roberts, Rutherford, Simpson, Stone, Stapleton, Turner, Thomas of Ware,

Underwood, Vaughn, Vincent, Wright, Watkins, Whipple, Wilkes, Whitaker, Mr. Speaker.

.\yrs ;)fl. Nays 50. Not >oting 65.

T1w amendment of ~fr. Bo;vnton, of Spalding, to the Sen'ate amendment, was adopted.

'1fr. Boynton, of Spalding, mo>ed to concur in the Senate amendment by striking that part of same known as the ''Felder amendment," and that the language of the amendment offered by Ur. Boylllton, of Spalding, be sent to the Senat'f as a suibstitute for ~;the language stricken by 1fu.e Senate.

The mQition prevailed.

The "ession or t'he House was extended until the bill under {'Onsideration oould be disposed of.

T'11E' foul'!t:Jh Senrute amendment to section 11 was concurrt>d in.

T1H' fiftl1 Senate amendment to 5el'tion 11 was C'Oncnrl'(l in.
The Senate amendment, ~adding a new section, to be known as section 14.

:Mr. Han, of Cowet.a, offered to amend the Senate amen,1ment by adding at the enll of section 14, createtl by the Senate amendment, the following words, to wit: "pro-

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v-icled, 1Jhe same shall not be placed on the same farm witJh. t]w )ther convicts."

The 'amendment of ::\fr. Hall, of Coweta, to the Senate amendment was lost.
~[r. Copeland, of \Yalker, moved :to non-concur in the Senate amendment, which motion pre,~ailed.

T'he first Senate amendmelllt 'to section 14 of original bill (15th section of bill as amended by the Senate) was concurred in.

The Senate amendment to se0tion 14 of House substitllt<' as amended (section 15 of printed bill as 'amended lby Scnate) was concurred in.

The first Senate amendment t,o section 16 of House substitnte as amended (section 17 of printed bill as amended 1y Senate) was read.
::Oir. Hall, of Coweta, moved to concur m this amendment.

On i'he motion to concur Jl.fr. Redding, of Pike, called or t;he previous question, whidh call was sustained, and tfue main question ordered.

On the motion to concur Mr. Awtry, of Cobb, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and the vote was 'as follows:

Those voting in the affirma!tive were Messrs.-

Adams, Armstrong, Bond, Brown,

Burke, Butlett, Brannen, Boifeulilet,

Boynton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Craig, Cook of Oconee,

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Duffy,

Little,

Ellis,

Moore,

Faust,

Mozley,

Fogarty,

Meldrim,

Felder,

Maddox,

Freeman,

McConnell,

Hall,

McCook,

Hill,

McLarty,

Hightower,

McGehee,

Henderson of DeKalb, ~isbet,

Henderson of Wash'n, Nevin,

Johnson of Hall,

Oliver,

Lance,

Parker,

Pace, Rawls, Reid,
Rawling~.
Redding, Swift, Stapleton, Sell, Thomas of CIHrke Thomas of Pierc~, Whipple, Wilcox of Telf<tir. Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Awtry, Bush, Boyd, Berry, Bussey, Bowden, Blalock, Cook of Decatur, Collum, Cannon, Clement, Charters, Calhoun, Chapman, Copeland, Durham, Deakins,

Dicker8on,

McLaughlin,

Duncan of Houston, McDaniel,

Edwards,

McKee,

Edenfield,

Nicholas,

Ford,

Paulette,

Gowen,

Polhill,

Hitch,

Quillian,

Harrell,

Rudicil,

Hamby,

Slaton,

Henderson of Colquitt, Stone,

Johnson of Appling, Smitfi of Crawford,

Kiser,

Taylor,

Kaigler,

Timmerman,

Law,

Thompson,

Montfort,

"'orsham,

McDonald,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Those nOit voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, Atkinson, Bates, Black, Branch, Boswell, Burwell, Baggett, Bedgood,

Brinson of Burke, Brinson of Emanuel, Bennet of Glynn, Bennett of Jackson, Cole, Calvin, Callaway, Dodson, Davison,

Duncan of Chatham, Duncan of Lee, Edge, Ennis of Floyd, Ennis of Baldwin, Foster, Felker, Grice, Griffin,

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Hogan.

Morrison,

Hawe8,

1\lullinax,

Herrin;..ton,

1\Ie:\Iichael,

Hendersen of Irwin, McCranie,

Henderson of Forsyt!J, McDonough,

.Jordan,

Niles,

Johnson of Baker, Oakes,

Johnson of Taliaferro, OgletrPe,

Knowles,

Patten,

Kendrick,

Palmer,

Leard,

Pearce,

Lot,

Phinizy,

Long1ey,

Reecfl,

:;llorgan,

Roberts,

Meadows,

Hutherford,

Mansfield,

Simpson,

Smith of Hancock. Turner, Thomason of Morgan Thomas of \Vare, Underwood, Vaughn, Vineent, West. Webb, W1ght, Wright. \Vaiden, \\'atkins, \Vilkes, Whitaker, l\Ir. Speaker.

Ayes 51. X ays 40. X ot Yotiug 73.

T'he motion to cDncur prevailed.

The second Sena<te amendment to the same seCJt.ion was rPad, <and :Mr. Blalock, of Fayette, moYed to non--conour therein.

On motion of :Jir. Stone, of \Yalton, called for the ayes and nays, >vhich call was not sustained.

'f!he m<Yt:ion to non--concur prevailed.

1Ir. Hall, of Coweta, moved that intelligence be transmitted ~to <tfne Senate iiliat tlhe House h~d declined to concur in cerrbain amendments to the convict measure, whi~h
motion prevailed.

The ihour of adjournment having arrived, vhe ~ouse adjourned to 7:30 o'clock p. m.

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7:30 O'clock P. 1f.
The House recornvened at this hour, and -was called to oe,rder by the Speaker.
The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the following bills and resolutions, to wit:
By :Hr. Calvin of Richmond-
A resolution directing th~1.~t c0rtain money be paid 1fue Clerk of the House and the Assistant Secretary of the Senate for special work.
By ~Ir. Blalock of Fay1tte--
A hill to prescribe three grades of commercial fwtilizers.
By ~Ir. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution appropriating the sum of $1,800.00 to pay the per diem of the special committee appointed under resolution of Fe'bruary 3d, 1897.
~Ir. Reid, of Bibb, entered tJJ.e following protest:
Hou._--e of Rcpresen tatives, December 16ili, 1897.
I, a member for the counrtv of Bibb, 'I'. A. Reid, do hereby enter my protest against the action of the House in concurring to the amendment of the Senate to the convict bill, and set forth as the grounds of my protest ~the injustice to a large class of the citizens of Georgia. In the Senate striking out that part of section 11th known as the ''Felder amendment," Which exempted iron foundries, machine shops, factories, etc., as places ""herein convic>ts may. be em-

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ployed in competition witih free hl'bor. I voted for the HollSe 1bill<to go 'to tJhe Senate upon trhe distinct compromisethat the eonvicts should not lbe employed in these industries, a:nd now, since the Senate has seen fi,t to eliminate from the 'bill that vlhich induced my support, 'and that. House concurs, I now pratest for this reason, and vote against the concuiTence. Again, it is my opinion that 1fue sentiment ,o<f Georgia is 1tJhat llhe convicts should he worked on :tihe public works of tJhis State.

LMr. Felder, ChaiTman of ,the General Judiciary Committee, slllbmitted the following report, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
The Geneml Judiciary Committee have IJ:md under consideration tJhe following Seoote lbill, wthidh I 3JID instructed <to report 'bacik to tihe House with tJhe rooommendation 1Jhat the same do pru;s:

'Senate hill No. 144, Wlhich preveruts t!he cutting or felling of trees into any of the streams or water-courses of this. State.

Respec>tfully submitted.

THOS. B. FELDER, Jr., Chairman.

Mr. Spca.ka:
'Jlhe various conYict camps of the State were visited and inspected by sub-<"ommittees wppoill'ted :for tfuat purpose. I herein transmit 1to rtJhe House t1he repOTts of these committees, and beg <a careful attention 'to tJhe same.

H. A. HALL, Chairman.

IThe sl~b~ommittee appoi'lllted to visit convict camps at
SOhj

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Coal City aml Dmham camps, in Dade and ,,~alker counties, report as follows:
\\~e found at Coal City 226 convicts. 1Iany of :these are poorly clad. Quite a number of them have put one suit of clothes, and sleep in .the clothes they work in without ehange at night.
\\~e further rind that t'hese unfo1tunate men have no time nor opportunity to wash their clothing, except on the Sab'hath, and then :}JaYe to do their own washing without a buffiriency of soap.
"~e earnestly recommend that the principal keeper of the penitentiary see t'l~::tt t:hese convicts have more and better clothing "id10ut dela;, and that they have better facilities for ""ashing their clothing.
From tlw best information we couhl gather, we think the comiers at tl1is place are not overworked. and that theil diet is snffieient, with t'l1e exception that it is not properl,Y c-ooke~l and seasoned.
Tl1e l1ospiral we found in good condition, and well equippeel \Yit!h medicines and surgical in:'ltrmnents.
The health of the convic:ts we found to be good, and i:Jhe stockad<s, slecping apartments, and general sanit:ary con.: clition of the eamps, "e found moderately good. Sick at this eamp, one.
\Y c recommend :that DaYe Burgess, se1Ting a life sentcncc at Uool City, from \\~alker county, be pardoned. \\~e lihwise ask executiYe clemency for J. R. Dominick, conYil'ted in Bibb County Superior l'omt fur the ufen~e of recei ,.i11g ~tolen goods, and ~en teJH'l'Ll for a term uf ten ;years.
\\" c found at the Durham mines in \'{alkcr county, a well regulated camp in excellent conditio-n. The convicts ~re well clothed, fed and sheltered, their clothing clean Dnd plentiful, and the sanitary condition good in all respects.

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T1w hospital at this camp is well supplied with all neces:enr: medicines -and other appliances.
\\"c l1eard no complaint from :the men confined at Durham, and an examination of the camp generally furnished. LO evidence to justify complaint.
Tlte men are not overworked, and are 1vell fed. All necesary rules for cleanliness are observed and enforced.
\Yc found 141 comicts at this camp, all in good health, -BXC{'pt 3. On had typhoid fver, one malarial fever, .and one consumption.

Respectfully submitted_

J AS. S. BOYNTOX, Chairman.

\Ye. the nndersigned sub-commit:t(c, appointell to inspc:et the Clmrtahoochc conYict camp, submit the following repcn:
\\"e find in said camp 190 convicts, 35 -of whom are white, and 135 are colored. \Ye find said camp in excel-' lent condition and well kept. The health of prisoners is fbst-class. X one arc seriously siek, and those are convalescing. Prisoners :are cheerful, and as well satisfied as l'Ossible.
\\"e find by examining the "Diet Book" each convict receives per cla,Y three-qnarters of a ponnd of meat, \\lti(h we found upon examination to be sound and good. \Ve further find that they have an abundance of good, wholesome corn-bread, and flour twice a wek, as the law directs. In addition. the sick recciYe flour, coffe and sugar each day; E.nd all have freslh meat once per wek.
\\"e heard of no bad tratment from any prisoner at the lwnds of anv of the officers. \Ve further find that their l.eds are clean and comfortable, and supplied with an ..:1lJll!lC:ance of warm olankets. T1heir elothes clean lllltl in

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good oondition; and, upon the wJwle, we believe the camp i<J as good. as any in Georgra, and tJhink tlhe law is carried out in every particular.

Respectfully submitted.

OHESTER PEARCE, Ohairman.

\Ye, the undersigmed suib-commitbee appointed to visit Oglethol'p and Heardmount camps, beg leave to say we found at Oglethorpe camp, under James }f. Smith, 125 convicts, 110 col'O!I"ed and 15 white-;. One sick in the hospital. \V e found the camp clean, and the conYicts well rnred for.
At Hea:rdmount camp, under \V. H. }faddox, we ound 55 convicts, 'all female: 54 colored and 1 wrote. "vVe found this camp in an exceptionally fine oondition; every'tJhing was clean, a:nd 1the convicts well oared for; and we oommend the manner in which this camp is managed.
Respectfully submitted..
L. F. }fcDONALD, Ohairman.

The sub-oomm]tJbee appointed to visi<t 1fue penitentiary camps belOI\v set out submit t'he following report:
We visited tJhe Echo eamp in Bullooh county, under the oontrol and opern'tion ill :Mr. E. E. Foy, in running a steam sawmill business, and found the oonviets who worked at that camp well treatro and properly cared for. The sanitary condition of said camp is exceptionally good.
\Ve also visited tlhe camps under the control and management of Oapt. J a~, who is operating a farm and steam saw-mill business,. and find that convicts at these camps are

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well treartoo and properly oored for, except that 1Jhose on rile farm were oomewhat in need of more clothes.

All of wlhic'h is respeotfully suiJ:miiifJted.

R. D. OALLAWAY, Chairman.

I as chairman of the sub-committee appointOO to inspect the conYict camp at Alexandria, Ga., beg leave to S'lllbmit the following report:
"~e visi,ted sa:id camp on the 3d of tJhe present m<mth. \Ve found 58 -colored male convicts in said oamp, all well .cared for, and in a healthy condition; no complaints made by any.

Respectfully submitted.

J. J. BATES, Ohairm'.m.

\Ve, the sub-committee appoined to vitist the convict -eamps at Donaldsonville and Bainbridge, beg leave to submit l:lhe following repo~t:
\Ve find the camp a't Bainbridge in good condition, with ( 81) eigfuty-"One conrvicts, (12) twelve of whom ru"e whirte, ~md tihe remainder, (69) sixty-nine, are colored---<all male, :and all at w;ork in mill, except (10) rten who are engaged in cutting saw-logs.
The camp is kept clean, the sanitary condi'tion good, and .an abundant. supply of fine artesian wa'ter. We reoommend that the proper authorities of this camp ibuy a better grade of syrup, as tha't used is a poor grade, whiclh we consider unhealt.hy. \Ve further recommend 'that the convicts be given more meats.
'We find tfhe camtp a't Donalsonville in good condition, witlh 62 convicts, 16 of whom 'are white, and the remainder, 48, colo.ned---iall males. We found 1 dead on our arrival;

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said to 'haYe died of consumption; one in hospital, on account of an accident.
\Ye recommend t;hat the proper m1thorities at this camP' b11y a better grade of syrup, as we find that used a very poor urticle, and pronounce it unhealthy. \Ye further recommend that the convicts 'be given more meats 'to eat.

Respectfully submitted.

ROBERT F. QUILLL\.X, Ohairman.

The Sub-Penitentiary Commit,tce appointed to visi~t and inspect tne comic-t <"amps located at \\~orth, Bayboro and \Yillingham make the following report:
In camp ~o. 2, at \\~orth, there "ere ;::ixt:-thrce negroes and fin white men, making- a total of seYenty-two. Of these t\\o negroes and one white man \\cTe sick.
In camp No. 3, 'at\\~orth, t'lwre were sixty-thrce negroes and eight white men, making a total of 8''\errty-one. One white man and one negro \\'as sick.
In CJltlr at Day],.,!." thl'n' W!'l'{' sixty-three n!'gTot~ aml fiye white men. One negro was sick.
In Tatnm's camp. nem \\~illingham, tllC're arc nineteen misdemeanor comiers an1l no felonies.
~In all the camps t.he prioners are \Yell fed, pro,icled witJh sufficien:t clothing, and lmma11el.v trcate.J. )Ye desire to make sprcial mention of t!he clean and well-kept condition Of the camp at Bayboro.
!Sufficient e.-itlence has been su:bmitted to lC"ad the committee to 1die,e thrut justice 1equires that pardons be granted to a "hite man named John A. Hrown, at camp 1\o. 2, a~t \\'orth, and a negro named Chas. Simmons, at Bayborl'o, tand the committee reoommend that the Governor gmnt them pardons. \Ye wish_ to add that t!he camp

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officials state that t:lw- character of these parties has been exemplary since their confinement.

Respectfully sUJbmitted.

G. R. ELLIS, Chairman.

Mr. DickC'l-son, chairman of the snb-('ommittee to >"isit and examine :Jiaxwell convict camp, in Charlton county, snbm itt{'cl ,t.hc following report:
Your committee appointed to visit the camp before mentioned found t:he same in good condition. It was clean and well kept, and all tJhe negoes we talked with told us that tlw.'" hncl plenty to eat, and that they were treat0d well. \Ye fonncllmt one ""hite man in this camp, and he stated to us that he \Vas well treated.
)Ir. :JL 0. :Jiaxwell was in charge of the camp, and he showed t:he committee many courtesies. T'he conviCtts all seemed to like him, ,and his management of them was made easy on this aceonnt. \\' e han~ not Yi:::jted a better eamp in this State.
Rcspect.fnlly submittd.
!R. G. DICKERSON, Chairman.

The sub-committee of t.he General Penitentiary CommiHce of the Honse appointed to visit the convict camps at Richwood, Pitts and Kmmer beg l{'aYe to submit the following report:
Y onr committee have Yisited said camps, and find them in excellent condition, especially the camps at Pitrts. '\Ve found that the convicts in these seYeral camps were all well fd and properly clothed; that the sanitary condition of

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each camp is properly cared for, and the health of the con-victs good. \Ye report all of said c.amps in good condition.
Respeetfully submitted.

W. H. ERXIS, Chairman.

'fihe following message was received from t.he Senate, through }fr. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Spraker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority trlw following bill of rthe House, >to wit:

'A bill to make an additional appropriation for indigent soldiers.

A bill to amend paragraph 3 of a certain act of 1896, relati\'e to guaranty companies, etc.

r.A. 'bill rto amend sootion 4641 of the Code of 1895.
r.A bill 'to authorize county and municipal authoriti6 to Enforec '"acci:nation, wfuen expedient.
A rbill .to amend ran act ~approved Decemlber 12, 1882.
A bill to amend section 1047 of rthe Penal Code.
A tbill ~to further doone tlhe inoompetency of oorta.in persons as witnesses.
A bill to amend section 580 of Vol. I. of Code.
The Senate'has also pas;,ed 'by tfue requisite constitutional majorit.y the following House tbill, 'as rumended, to wit:
A bill 'to prescribe three grades of commerdal fertilizeTI~.

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The Senate has adopted the follow-ing Senate resolution, to wit :

A resolution autJhorizi:ng the Governor to loan tihe Georgia State exlhibit. t:o c.onunittee :for Trans"}Iissi:ssippi Exposition.

The Senate has also passed by the reqms1te constitutional majority the following resolutions of the House, to wit:

A reooluticm au~horizing the Governor to draw his warrant on 'the Treasurer for the sum orf $2,000.00 for repair-ing ~he .Sta'te oapitol huilding.

A resolution appropriating $612.22 for smTeyors of the \V estern and Athntic Railroad.

A resolution appropriating $800.00 for t:Jhe republication Of cedain of the Grorgia Reports.

A resolution to appropriate $2,000.00 to pay chaplains .and otiher accounts for the Stare Penitentiary.

A ;resolution appropriating $914.00 for complet~on 'Of water-main at Stabe Lunatic Asylum.

A resolu'tion to authorize the Governor to draw his wa.r:rant for $205.88 in :favor of H. \V. Thomas.

A rf>"olution appropriating $60.00 to pay pension to Amanda Tlhornton.

:A resolution to pay Ric/hard Johnson salary from De~em'ber 15, 1896, to December 31, 1896.
A :resolution to appropriate $17.00 to pay expenses of eontest in Clay county.

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A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiencies.

A resolution to refund certain moneys to D. B. Leonard.

The Senate has also passed 'b; the requisite constih1tional majority the following resolution of the House, as amended:

A rt<olntion direrting that a certain sum be paid to t;he Assistant Secretar:' of the Senate and the Clerk of the Home of Repre:-enbatives, for special work.

The fo1lo,Ying mes;<ap-e \Yas receiYed from the Senate, through ~fr. Clifton, Secretar:y thereof:

Mr. Spraker:

T'he SPnate has concurred in the House amendments to the following Senate bill, to wit:

A hill to amend section 1030 of Yol. III. o.f the Code of 18f);).

The followinp- resolution of the House was lost in the Senate, to wit:

A J"e:;;olution proYiding that the State Librarian furnish certain hooks to the ordinary of ~[clntosih county.

1fr. Olinr, chairman of 'the Committee on Enrollment, Sll'bmitt('(l the follo"'ipg report, to wit:

Mr. S pra kc1:

The Committee on Enrollment report as properly enro1lecl and read.' for the signatures of the Speakerr of the Honse and P1csident of the Senate the following a-cts, 00 wit:

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An act to alter and amend an act entitled an act tu estab1i&h a county court for the counties of Dougherty and Lee~ so far as the same relates to Lee, approved August 24th~ 1872, and for ot:her purposes.

Also, a:n act granting to Columbus Power Company 1fue rigilit, title and intBrest which thB S'bate may have in and to the he-el of the Ohattahooolle river on lots eighty-eigh't and eighty-nine, in 8th district ~Iuscogee county.

Also, an act 'to cbange the time of h'Olding tbe superior courts of the counties of Charlton and Clinch.

~-\lso, an act to amend an act to create a board of commissioners of roacls and reenues of :Montgomery county, and for ot.her purposes.
Also, an act to abolish the city court of ~fonroe county, ancl rhat all books and papers be transferred to the city court of Forsyth.
Also, an act to amend an act to provide a system of public schools for the town of Oxf01d, in the county of Newton.

Also, an act to confirm an act incorporating the Cartersville Air-Line Railroad Company, approved December 26t:h, 18SG, and again amended October 10th, 1891.
Also, an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish a public sehool s.ntem in the town of Lumpkin, m the county of Ste\Yal~t, and for other purposes.
Also, an act to amend section 221 of bhe third Volume of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.
Also, an act 1:o exempt from jury duty certain members

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-of the }lacon Ligh:t Infantry, Company A, Seeond Regiment Infantry, ~gia V'()lunteers, and for other pur-f>OS8.

Also, an act to am~md an act entitled an acit to create a board of commissioners of roads, pUiblic property, etc., for the county of }fonroe, and for otJher purposes.

Also, an act to require the 'board of raads an:d revenues -of Hancock county to pay insohen:t criminal costs of solicitor, clerk, etc., in certain cases, and :f1or other purposes.

Also, an aot authorizing a judicial sale of -the franCihises -of insolvent private oorporations, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to incorporate tJhe ci-ty of Tocc!Ya, in Ha;ber.:!ha'lll county, and for other purposes.

An act to 0hange t:Jhe name of t!he Georgia Luna,tic &y-
lum.
Also, an act to amend section 5 of an act approved Novenr'l~r 12th, 1889, and for other purposes.

'Also, an act to incorporate the village of Sunnyside, .and for ot1her purposes.
Also, an a0t to amend section 583 of V'Ol. I., Code of Georgia, 1895, and for other purposes.
Also, an -act to autih'orize the city council of Augusta to CJ;tend Cumming street across the righ't, and for other purposes.
Also, an act to cllange and fix tJhe time of holding the superior court of Terrell county, in the Pataula judicial .circuit.

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Also, an act to make it unlmwfi.II fi:>r any person to fire any pistol, gun, or obher firearm, on any excursion train or at any picnics, etc., and for other pur.poses.

Also, an aet to amend an a:ct to create a board to !be known as the State ::\Iemorial Boord, and' for other plll."- pOS6.

Also, an act to amend section 4685 of .tfue Oode of 1895, and for otJher purposes.

Also, an act to authorize boards of countyeommissioneTSin .tiheir discretion to prov-ide court rooms of- jlistioo courlts' held in cities, and for obher purposes.

Also, an act to make it a penal offense :for any person to set fire to 'the graf'S, growth or woods on the limd of another,. and f1or ot.her purposes.

Also, the follow-ing Teoolnti<ms, -ro wit:
A resolution instructing the sUJb-committee 10f the J'O'int Finance Commi't'tee of tlhe IS"enate and House to investi_ga,te the office of the Sbate Treasurer, to report to the Governor.

Also, a resolution requesting ex..Speakers of the House and ex-Presidents orf the Senate and O't!hers to furnish their portraits, to 'be hung on the walls of the capitol.

\Also, a resolution to appropriate five hundTed doUars t:Jo procure a life-size pol'ltrait of Ron. Oharles F. Crisp, and for other pul"_P(l'sses.

Also, a TeSOlution instructing our Senators in Congressand requesting our Rerpresenlta.tives- to use their wtes llll fav'C)Ir of a better quality of seed&.

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..:\Jso, a resolution proYiding for the payment of tlhe As..sistant Doorkeepers -of the House, as provided by resolution of the House adopted X oYember 4th, 1897.

Respectfully submitt-ed.

T. D. OLIVER, Chairman.

~fr. OliYer, cl1airman of the Committee on Em,ollment, submitted the following report:

.:l/ r. S pcakcr:
The Committee on Enrollment repmt as proprly enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and deliYeredto the GoYernor, the following acts, to wit:

An act to alter an amend an act entitled an act to- e6robli:"h a county court :for the counties of Dougl1erty and Lee, sc far as the same relates to Lee, approved Angust 24bh, 1872, and for o~her purposes.

Also, an act granting to Columbus Power Company the rig-ht, title a11d interes:r \Yhich the State nn1y l1aYe in and tc the heel of the Chattahoochee river, and lots eighty-eight and eighty-nine, in Sbh district ~Iuscogee county.

Also, an act to change the time of holding the superior conrts of the counties of Oharlton and Clinch.

Also, an act to amend an act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues of }fontgomery county, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to abolish the city court of ~fonroe county, and that all books and papers, etc., be transferred to the eity court of Forsyth.

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Also, an act to amend an act to provide a system of public sch'ools foT the town of Oxford, in t1w county of Newton.

Abo, an act to connrm an act incorporating the CartersYillc Air-Line Railroad Company, approved December 26th, 1SSG, and again amended Ocwber 10tth, 1891.

Also, an act to amend an act entitled an act to establish a public school system in the town of Lumpkin, in the county 1of Stewart, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend section 251 of the third Volume of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to exempt from jury duty certain members of r;he ::\Iacon Light Infantry, Company A, Second Regi.ment Infantry, Georgia Volunteer:3, and for other purposes.

Alilo, an act to amend an act entitled an act to create a board of commissioners of roads, public property, etc., fur the county of ::\Ionroe, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to require the board of commissioners of roads and reYennes of Hancock coun-ty to pay insolvent criminal costs of solicitor, clerk, etc., in certain eases, and for other purposes.

Also, an a-ct authorizing a judicial sale of the franchises of insolYent private corporations, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to incorporate the city of Toccoa, in Habers11am county, Ga., and for other purposes.

Abo, an act to change the name of tl1e Georgia Lunatic !.1.sylum.

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Also, an act to .amend section 5 of an .act approved November 12th, 1889, and fur other purposes.

'Also, an .act to incoJ1>0rate 'tJhe village of Sunnyside, and for other purposes.

AJso, an act to amend s~tion 583 of Vol. I., Code of Georgia, 1895, and for other purposes.

Also, an aet to autJhorize the city council of Augusba toextend Cumming street across the right, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to change and nx the time of holding 1Jhe superior court of Terrell county, in the P.ataula judicial circuit.

Also, an act to make it unlawful for any person to nre any pistol, gun, or other .,rearm on any excursion train, or at any picnic, etc., and for other purposes.
!.AJSJo, an act to amend -an act to create a board to be known as the State ~Iemorial Board, and for otJher purposes.

Also, an act to amend section 4685 of tJhe Code of 1895, and for other pmposes.

Also, an i;tCt to authorize tyoards of county commissioners in 1Jheir discretion to proYide court rooms of justioe court& held in cities, and for other purposes.
Also, an act to make it a penal offense for any person toset nre to the grass, growth or woods on the land of anot'4er,. and for other purposes.
Also, t.he follorwiTig resolutions, to wit:

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A resolution instructing the swb-committee of the Joint :Finance Committee of the Senate all'd House to investigate 1!Jhe office of the State Treasurer, to report to ,1fue Governor.

Also, a resolution requesting ex-Speakers of the House,
ex-Presidents of the Senate, and others to furnish their por-
traits, to oo hung on the walls of the capitol.

Also, a resolution appropriating .ve hull'dred dollars to procure a life-size por!J11ait of Ron. Charles F. Crisp, and for other purposes.

Also, a resolution instruct;ing our Senators in Congress and requesting our Represen'ta.tives to use their votes in favor of a better quality of seros.

Also, a resolution providing for the payment of 1fue .A1!r sistant Doorkeeper of ~e House, as provided for by resolution of tlhe House adopted November 4tJh, 1897.

Respectfully submitted.

T. D. OLIVER, Ohairman.

The following message was received from the Senate, through 1fr. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. S pcaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite coll'stitutional majority the follmving bill of the House, as amended, to wii:

A hill to provid-e for a lien in favor of contract{)II'S, ma.ierial men, etc.

The following bills were inclefinirtely postponed m the :Senate, to wit:
Slbj

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A rbill to change 1Jhe name of the Coweta circuit.
A bill to amend an act to revive the offi-ce of State GooTogist.

A bill to amend ran act to ccmsolida:te the l-aws governing tJhe sale and inspection of fertilizers.

A bill to authorize the recording of bonds for title o real estate.

A bill t,o provide f01r ele-ction of clerks of commissioners Qf roads and revenues by the 1board.

A bill to esta'blish <ehain-gang farms.

The follOI\ving bill was lost in the Senate:

A 'bill to amend section 1703 of Oode Df 1882.

T!he SpearkeT ann<Hinced the following committee on thepart of the House to visit tJhe N ortJh Georgia Agricultu.ral College at its next commencement, to wit:

[Messrs. Boyrn'ton of Spalding, Fogarty, and Berry.
. The report of the special committee to investigate theright of the late Treasurer, HDn. R. U. Hmxleman, to retain certain fees l"ceiveod lby rhim from building and loan associations 1vas read, and ~Ir. \\bipple rof Dooly moved to adopt the l"solution embodied in said report.
On t:hr motion to adopt, ~[r. OliYer of Burke called forr the previous question, which call was snstainerl., and the main question orclel"d.
On tJhe motion to adopt, ~Ir. Swift of Elbert called fot

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the ayes and nays, whioh call was sus'tlained and had, the vote being as follO'Ws:

Those voting in 1tlhe affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Callaway,

Nevin,

Arnold,

Dodson,

Oliver,

Armstrong,

Duffy,

Paulette,

Bates,

Dickerson,

Pace,

Bush,

Duncan of Houston, Pearce.

Bond,

Ellis,

Polhill,

Brown,

Faust,

Phinizy,

Burke,

Ford,

Reid,

Bussey, Black,

Fogarty, Felder,

Rawlings, Redding,

Bowden,

Felker,

Rudicil,

Boswell,

Hitch,

Slaton,

Burwell,

Hamby,

Sbone,

Brahnen,

Henderson of DeKalb Stapleton,

Boifeuillet,

HendersonofWaaht'n Taylor,

Boynton of Calhoun, Johnson of Hall, Turner,

Bennet of Glynn, Johnson of Appling, Thomason of Morgan.

Craig,

Kendrick,

Thompson,

Cook of Decatur, Lance,

Thomas of Clarke.

Collum,

Little,

Thomas of Ware,

Cannon,

Mozley,

Wight,

Clement,

Mansfield,

Whipple.

Charters,

McDaniel,

Yates,

Copeland,

McDonough,

Thoee voting in the negatiYe were ~fessrs.-

Awtry,

Foster,

Meadows,

Boyd,

Gowen,

McConnell,

Berry,

Hogan,

McCook,

Blalock,

Hill,

McKee,

Boynton of Spalding, Hawes.

McLarty,

Cook of Oconee,

Harrell.

McGehee,

Calhoun,

Jordam,

Nisbet,

Dur'ham,

Johnson of Taliaferro Oakes,

Deakins,

Kiser,

Ogletree,

Davison,

Kaigler,

Parker,

Edge,

Law.

Quillian,

Edenfield,

Moore.

Swift,

Ennis of Baldwin, Maddox,

Smith of Hancock,

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Timmerman, Thomas of Pierce Vincent,

Webb, Walden,

Worsham, Wilcox of Teltalr,

Those not voting were MessTS.-

Atkinson,

Herrington,

Niles,

Branch,

Henderson of Colquitt Patten,

Bartlett,

Henderson of Irwin, Palmer,

Baggett,

Hendersonof Forsyth Rawls,

Bedgood,

Johnson of Baker, Reece,

Brinson of Burke, Kn-owles,

Roberts,

Brinson of Emanuel. Leard,

Rutherford,

Bennett of Jackson, Lott,

Simpson,

Cole,

Longley,

Sell,

Calvin,

Morgan,

Smith of Crawford,

Chapman,

1\Ieldrim,

Cnrlf'rwoorl,

Duncan of Chatham, Montfort,

Vaughn,

Duncan of Lee,

1\forrison,

West,

Edwards,

:\Iullinax,

Wright,

Ennis of Floyd,

:!\IcDonald,

Watkins,

Freeman,

McLaughlin,

Wilkes.

Grice,

McMichael,

Whitaker,

Griffin,

McCranie,

Wilcox of Wilcox,

Hall.

Nicholas,

Mr. Speaker.

Hightower,

Ayes 71. Xays 46. Xo't Yoting 5S.
The resolution was therefore adopted.
The Senate amendmen'ts to the follmving bill were concmred in, to wit :
By 1Ir. Felder of Fulton-
A bi11 providing for liens in favor of contractors and others, and for other purposes.
The following House bill was lost in the Senate, to wit:
A 'bill to require packages of mixed flour to 'be so branded.

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The folloiWing House resolution was lost in the Senate, to wit:
A resolution to appropriate $500.00 for expert acco~nt ant.

The following message was rcceind from the Senate, througih ~fr. Cliton, Secretary '1Jhereof:

Mr. Speaker:
'Dhe committee on the part of the Senate to select artist to paint portrait of Hon. Charles F. Crisp is as follows:

Senator Hudson of 13th.

Committee on part of the Senate to visit N otth Georgia Agricultural College at its next CO'Illmencement:

SenatOTS 0. N. Starr of 43d district, Phil Cook of 10th district.

Tlle follawing message was reeeived from the Senate through :1Ir. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate refuses to concur in the House amendment ro the Senat amendment to the convict bill.
'The Senate also insists upon its amerrdm:ent to the convict bill.
The foHo>ving message was received from the Senate, through 1Ir. Clifton, Secretary thereof:

.Jf r. S peal.:er:
The Senate has passed hy the requisite conStitutional majority the followin1g biill of the House, to wit:

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A bill l:!o require the St:ate Memorial Board to make investiga:tioo of tllie condition of Confederate cemeteries.

T~he following hills of 1Jhe House 1\Vere indefinitely postponed in the Senate:

A bill to incorporrate the Cartecay -and Ellijay Telephone Company.

A bill to require prison-made goods to ibe so branded.

A bill to incorporate t1he town of Birmingham, in ~fil!Jon. county.

A bill to establish the city court of Clarkesville and Toccoa.

A bill to establish i'he city court of Coffee county.

A bill to amend tJhe dhar!Jer of the city of Gainesville.

A bill to provide a better metJhod of collecting taxes in Lee county.

A bill to regulate tJhe business of debenture redemption companies.

The following Senate bills were read the third time, the report of tihe committee agreed to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Senat1or Berrner of the 22d-

A bill to provide fm incorporating insurance companies to insure against robbery, iJmrglary, etc.

On the pasSGge of the bill the ayes weer 93, nays 0.

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The bill, having received tJhe requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

Also, a bill to regulate the payment of fees in receivership matters.

:Mr. 3IcLa-p.ghlin of ~Ieriwether moved bo amend, as ioHows:
a3y striking out all of section 1.
Also, by renumbering sections 2 and 3.

Also, to amend by striking out ill the caption the words "and attorneys."

1::\Ir. Nevin of Floyd called :for the previous queStion, -on the bill and amendments, w'hich call was sustained, and the main question ordered.

The first amenldmenlt offe~ ny ?ifr. McLaughlin o Meriwetfuer was loot, and tJhe remaining two, with the consent of the House, were withd~rawn by the a11'bhor.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.
'nh1e bill, !having received 'the requis~te constitutional majority, was passed.

lAlso, 'a lbill to permit State 'banks to issue notes payable .in merchandise o~r silv6' bullion, and fu~r other purposes.

On the passage of the bill ).Ir. Henderson of DeKa1b called for the prerrious question, which call was sustained, .and the main question ordered.

On tilie p.assage of the lbill Mr. Walden o Glascock

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called for the ayes and ll'ays, whi-ch -call was sustained, andi the vote had thereon was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Duncan of Houston, Nevin,

Awtry,

Ellis,

Oakes,

Armstrong,

Ford,

Ogletree,

Bates,

Felder,

Paulette,

Bush,

Felker,

Parker,

Bond,

Freeman,

Pace,

Berry,

Gowen,

Pearce,

Brown,

Hall,

Phinizy,

Burke,

Hill,

Quillian,

Bussey,

Hitch,

Reid,

Black,

Hamby,

Reece,

Bowden,

Henderson of DeKalb Rawlings,

Burwell,

HendersonofWasht'n Redding,

Bartlett,

Jordan,

Rudicil,

Blalock,

.Tuhnson of Hall, Swift,

Bedgood,

Kiser,

Stone,

Bolfeuillet,

Lance,

Stapleton,

Boynton of Calhoun, Little,

Smith of Hancock;

Boynton of Spalding, Moore,

Taylor,

Cook of Decatur, l\f:'zley,

Turner,

Collum,

M~rgan.

Timmerman,

Cannon,

:lfoddox,

Thomas of Clarke,

Clement,

'\feai!ows;

Thomas of Pierce,..

Charters,

M:>nsfield.

Thomas of Ware,

Ohapman,

McDonald",

Webb,

Copeland,

McDaniel,

Wight,

Callaway,

McConnell",

Watkins,

Dodson,

McCook,

Whipple,

Duffy,

McLarty,

Worsham.

Durham,

McGehee,

Wilcox of Wilcox,..

Dickerson,

Nisbet,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Boyd, Brannen, Cook of Oconee, Calhoun, Deakins,

Edenfield,

Kendrick,

E}rmls of Floyi!,

Law,

Johnson of Appling, M<'Kee,

Johnson ofTalllaferro Thompson;.

Kaigler,.

warden:

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold,

Hogan,

Niles,

Atkinson,

Hawes,

Oliver,

Branch,

Harrell,

Patten,

Boswell,

Hightower,

Palmer,

Baggett,

Herrington,

Polhill,

Brinson of Burke, HendersonofColquitt Rawls,

Brinson of Emanuel Henderson of Irwin, Roberts,

Bennet of Glynn, Henderson of Forsyth Rutherford,

Bennett of Jackson, Johnson of Baker, Slaton,

Craig,

Knowles,

Simpson,

Cole,

Leard,

Sell,

Calvin,

Lott,

Smith of Crawford,

Davison,

Longley,

Thomason of Morgan

Duncan of Chatham, ME'ldrim,

Underwood,

Duncan of Lee,

Montfort,

Vaughn,

Edge,

Morrison,

Vincent.

Edwards,

Mnllinax.

West,

Ennis of Baldwin, McLaughlin,

Wright,

Faust,

McMichael,

Wilkes,

Foster.

M('rranle,

'"h itaker,

Fogarty,

McDonough,

Wilcox of Telfair,

Grice,

Nicholas.

Mr. Speaker.

Griffin,

Ayes 92. Xays 15. Xot Yoting- 67.

The bill, having recehned the requisite constitutional majorit,v, was passed.
12\fr. Fogarty of Richmond moved to reconsider the action of 'the House in passing bhe Sen'ate bill,by Mr. Berner of the 228, which limits ~and regulates lfue pa:ymenlt of fees in receiverShip cases.
The motion to reC'onsider preV'ailed.
Tlhe Speaker announced ~the following as committee of conference to confer with a like committee from tJhe Senateon tthe points 'Of difference of the two 'houses on the conviet measure:

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On the Senate amendment striking out 'the West amendment, which allows sub-letting of convicts-~Iessrs. 'Hall, W estt and Redding.

On Senate amendment s1Jriking the Felder amendmentMessrs. Boynton of Spalding, Boifeuillet, and Felder.

On Senate amendment adding section 14, relative to farm for insane convicts-::\Ie.ssrs. Awtry, Fogarty, and Dodson.
On Sentrte amendment providing that the funds arisin~ from the 'hire of convicts be sequestered for penitenJtia.ry purposes------"~Iessrs. Blalock, Stone, and Branlnen.

The :following Senate resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By ::\Ir. Battle of the 24tJh-
A resolution authorizing bhe GoverniOr t'o loan the Georgra State eX~hibit to committee for 'the Tl'ans-::llississippi EJq)Qsition.
'Dhe following resoh1tion was introduced, read and ~adopted, to wi:t :

By }Ir. CalYin of Ri~hmond-
A resoh1tion extending 'the thanks of the Honse to tJhe Chiairman of tifle Enrollmen't commiHee and tJhe several members ith:ereof, for :their valuable, la'borious, an!d veey efficient w10rk of the said committee.
!Ir. Oliver, chairman of the OommitJtee on Enrollm~Illt, -submitted tJhe following report:

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1i:l97. Mr. Speaker:

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The Oarnmittee on Enrollment report as properly enrolled and ready for 'the signatures Df the Speaker of 1fue House and President of lthe Senate the following acts, to wit:

An act to inC'orpora'te the 'town of Abbe,rille, m the county of \Viloox.

An act to prohibit tlhe wilful and malicious destroying o-f any house, barn or dwelling with dynamite, -and for other purposes.

An act tJo amend sect:ion 1047 o the Perral Oode.
An act to further define t1he incompetency o witnesses in certain cases.
An act to amend sedion 580 o the nrst Yolume of the Code o 18U5.
Also, an act tJo amend and c-onsolidate the aC'ts incorporating the town o Lake Park, in the county o Lowndes.

Also, an act to crealte a prison commission, an:d for other purposes.
.Ailso, an act DO amend the aelt approYed December 12th, 1882, and for otheo: purposes.

Also, the following resolntion:
A resolution providing for an appropriation o $1,800.00 to pay the per diem and expenses of tJhe B1alock carnmittee.
An act requ'esting 1tthe Slua:t.e ~~Iemorial Board .to m1ake in -vffitigations of rthe condition of Oonfelderate cemeteries.

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An act to require all promissory notes on con'traets taken for patent ri~hts to express on the :faoo thereof the tili.ing purchased, and for other purposes.
An act to amend section 4641 of the Code of 1895.
An act to prescribe three grades of ~ommercial fertilizern; fOT the branding of the same, 'a:nd for other purposes.

An act to appropria:te $4,917.43 to reimburse the Tressmer of tJhe State, and for other pUT'opses.

An act to appropriat.e $10,000.00 to the trustees of the Unin~rsity of Georgia, and for other purposes.

An act to amend se<?:tion 1844 of the Oode of 1895.

An a0t to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta.

.I'.>n act to prohibit desltroying or da:maging any public road in this State.

An act to amcm:l Setion 3623 of the Code of 1882.

An act to amend paragmph 1, section 3, of an act to
authorize sohen't guarantee companies to become surety on
attachment bonds, and rOT otJher purposes.

An act to appropriate $320.00 to the School-Book Commission.
An act to appropriate $1,000.00 to erect a boiler~house
a't 1tJl1e Georgia Sehool rOT '!Jhe Deaf and Dumb.
An act requiring corporations doing a life insurance busin~ in this State tO print on their policies certain notices to policy~holders.

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An act oo make appr.opriation to pay pensions to indigent
soldiers for 1898.

An act to proYide for notie.e to the garnishee in the courts of this Sta;te, when 'his answer 1ms been tmversed.

~\n aet to appropriate $3,400.00 to ere<.!t fire walls and cistern for tJhe Lunatic Asylum.

'Also, the following resolutions, to wit:

A resolution .expressing t:he sense of the General Assem~ bly, that United Stat'es senators should be elec'tled by the people.

A resolntiou to reimlmr;;e J. L. Horn of \Vebster county fur expenses incurred in defending himself in tJhe discharge of his official duties.

A resolu'tion rto pay_ a certain amount of money to the Clerk of the House and Assistant Secretary of the Senate; for certain services rendered.

A resolution for paying $30.00 iJo Mrs. Joseph cohen of Troup county.

A resoolution authorizing the Governor io borrow money in eertain events .before 'tfue meeting of the next Geneml Assembly.

A resolution appropriating $800.00 fryr the republication of certain volumes of Georgia Reports.

A resolution appropriating $914.00 for i!he wa:t.er-main at the Lunatic Asylum.

A resolution 'to appropriate $60.00 to pay pension to Amanda Thornton.

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A resolution prov-iding for repairing certain portions of :the State cap~to1.

'.A. resolution to pay salary of Richard Johnson, Commissioner of Pensrons.

A resolution 'authorizing Congress to regulate quarantine laws, etc.

A resolution autlhorizing 1tlhe Governor Ito draw his warrant fur $205.88 in faYer of H. \V. Thomas.

A resolution appropriruting $2,000.00 to pay the Pen.i-

1:mtiary Committee.



A resolntion pt"'Yiding fm- an im:-estigating of the bound8.ry line <between Georgia and the Staires of Tennessee and Nor'tlh Oarolina.

A resolution appropri:abing $17.50 for 'tJhe expenses o committee in laking 'testimony in Clay county.

A resolution appropriating $31.68 to D. L. \Vardroper, and the ;;um of $270.5 to T. P. Stanley, for services rendered the State.

The following Senate bills "ere read the third time, the report of the committee agreed 'to, and put upon their passage, to wit:

By ~Ir. Berner of 'the 22d-
A bill to make it the duty of the State Bank Examinor to examine priYate banks, and for other purposes.

On the pas.i'age of the bill tl1e ayes wel'e 97, nays 0.

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1295

The bill, ha>ing rooeived the requisit-E; constitutional ma- jority, was passed.

By 11Ir. Starr of the 43d-

A bill to amend section 1030 of the Oode.

On the passage of the bill,the ayes were 91; nays 0.

'I'he 'bill, having received the requisite constitutional major~ty, wfas passed.

Also, a bill to amend section 65 of the Code of Georgia,

VoL III.

.

On tihe passage of :uhe ~bill the ayes were 45, nays 50.

The bill, ~ot having reC'eived the requisite conStitutional majority, was 1ost.

The Senate amendments to the fol1owing Honse bill were concurred in, to witt:

By :Mr. Boynton of Calhoun-

.A bill to 'appropr~ate $917.43 to reimburse the Starte Treasurer for money ad,anced to pay certain expenses incmred in t1he inYestigation of charges against Judges Reese ~md Sweat.

'Dhe :following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. Clif1ton, the Secretaary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The committee on t'11e pai't of the Senate 'to confer wit:Jh the House committee 'On the bill to estialblish 'a pris01n CO'lll.mission in lt,his Sta:te, are '01l :theWest amendmen't and penal fund 'Sena!tors Cook, Turner, and Shropshire; on the Felder

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. amendment and insane section Senators Kilpatrick, Dunwody, and Everett.

The following Senate bill was read the 'third time, the r~port of the comm~ttee agreed to, and put upon its pMSage, to wit:

By Senator Starr of the 43d-
A bill to amend secltion 65 of the Code of 1895, volume 3, which define:; voluntary manslaughter so as to make the jury the judge of the so-called "cooling time."

On the passage of the bill ~Ir. Redding, of Pike, called for the previous question, which call wru; sustained, and the main question ordered.
On the pas:;age of the bill the ayes were 64, the nays 36.

The bill, not having received a constitutional majority, was lost.

The following repo1't was made, and the same was adopted, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
The joint conference committee appointed upon the Senate amendment to 'the House convict bill, incorporated in S(ction 14 of the bill, as received from the Senate, makes the following report, to wit:

That the Senate recede from said amendment.

Respectfully submitted.
JOHN AWTRY, W. A. DODSON, D. G. FOGARTY, Committee upon part of the House.

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'l'hc following Senate reso-lution \\"aS read t'he 'third tim(, the report of the eommitJtee agreed to, and put upon it::: passage, to wit:
By Senator Ba,tde of tJhe 2tJh-

'" resolution granting to the Atlanta, KnoxviHe and ~ orthern Railroad Company ceJ:'Itain rights and uses of the \\'. ~\': ~\. H. H. property in the city of }IarietJta.

On t,he passage of tlhe bin the ayes were 91, the nays 0.

The bill, haYing received a constituti'Onal majority, was pas8ed.
]~he following report iYas ;mbmitted, and the same was adopted, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

'l'he coniference cmmnittee on the part of 11he House to confer wi~h a like committee on the part 'Of 't:the Senate, on SenatB amendment striking the provisions of Honse hill So. 582, whid1 permits the original hirer 'to sublet the conYids by and wi'bh the consent of tihe commission, beg lEaw to Teport thwt the Senate agrees to recede from its :>Hid amBndment.

H. A. HALL,

W. S. WEST,



J. F. REDDI~G.

The> follo>wing message was received from the Senate thronglh ::\fr. Clifiton, the Sooretary tJhereof:

Mr. Speaker:

'rhe Senate has concurred in the report of the conference
82hj

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committee 'bo tihe following amendments of the convict bill, to wit:

:fhe House amendment providing th'at convicts may ibe 3uble.t with l:ihe consent of the prisO'Il commission.

The Senla:te insists upon its amendment to section 16, re1ating to penal system, and asks :tJhat anotJher ccmferen~e committee 'be appoin'ted.

The fiollowing repOil"t was substituted, the same was .adopted, and thP committee making same was relieved from further \luty, to wit:

Jb. Speaker:

The eonferenre committee on the pari of the House beg lean to report tlt'at the committee failed to agree as t.o the disposition of the peni'tentiary fund, and ask to be diseharg('(l.
A. 0. BLALOCK, A .C. STONE, J. A. BRAXNE~.

In place of the committee aibove named the Speaker appointed ~Iessrs. Swjft, Bmvlden, and Nevin.

The foUowing Senate 1bills were read t!he third time, rtihe
report of the commi'ttee agreed to, and put upon t:heir
passage, to wit:

By Senatar "Witcher of rtJhe 30th-
A bill to require the nature of alcoholic drink;; and naTeotics, and their effec-t upon bhe human S,'l's'tcm, to l:l' taught in tlhe public schools of tdtis State.
The bill was indefinitely pootponed.

THURSDAY, DECE)fBER 16, 1897.

1299

By Senator Turner of 'the 37th-

A hill to amend seetion 4067 of tbe Code of 1882.

The h~ll was 'tabled.

By Mr. Shr~hire of the 42d-
A bill to amernd an aet approved :I:)e('ember 20th, 1893~ entitled an act to provide for the filing, hearing and determining of conte8t.s in election cases.

On motion of (Mr. Johnson, of Hall, the House :resoln~d to transact no more business this session f'Xcept the furt;her consideration of <f.he .eoruvict measure and the amendments thereto.

'Dhe follm,ing message was received from the Senate through 1fr. Clifiton, tihe Heci'et.ary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
'The committee on the part of tlhe Senate as members of conferk"nee committee on that part of convict bill disposing of tlhe funds arising from tHw hire of eomic.t:::, are Senators Cook, Sln'Ol'k~hire, and Stewart of the 34th.
The following repo1't was submitted:

Mr. Speaker:
The joint confE>rE>ncc eommif.tre appoint.ed upon the Senate amcndmen'ts to tlw Bo;n1ton and Felcl0r amendments to the conYict hiH, ,;nhmittcd thc following report:
Thar rlw Senate amendment ;.;tand with r.he adoption of

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t.he following language in lieu of the Boynton amendment.
HEXRY F. DFXWODY, Chairman of Senate ConfE>reme Couunittee.
JAS..S. BOYXTOX, 0hairman tm pai't of House Committe'.

~\nwml sPe.tion 11 by atlding after r.he wm<l "'<omier,'' in lin<> six of the Senate prin't<"il hill, t:he following: 'provided, thrat t:he conYicb ~hall, as far as po;;sible <nnsistcnt with the best iuter03t of the Sta.tc, be so worketl that the pl"'ducts of tlwir lalbor shall come least in com]x'titinn with that of free labor; prmicled further, that in no ea~e ,.;hall com'icts be worked in faetorie::; where \\omen are l'lllployed."

The following minority report \Yas submitted: Mr. Speaker:

r\Ye <lee-line to <:"Onse-nt tO any modifica'tion rof t.he Boynlton amendment 'to t'he conviet 'hill. \Ye 'heartily (mlm"Se rtJhe Boynton amendment, and desire further to go on record 1as 'opposed to <'OnYiet competition with free lahm in any respect.
JXO. T. BOIFEFILLET, T. B. FELDER, J-r., Of House Con. Com. on Boynton mncn<lment.

ThC' majority rC"port was arl<)ptt>d. Mr. Speaker:
Your conference commi tteC' han had UJHler consiclera-

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tion the difference between t.he &nate and House as to the disposition of the fnmh; arising from t!11e lease of the conYirts, and we 1'eeommend that the House recede from its position.

I disagree vo this report.

J. B. NEYIX, J. J. BO\YDEX.
T. :M. SWIFT.

:Mr. Hall, of C\nveta, mon>cl tha:t the report just snbmit1tecl be adopted, which motion was lost.

~fr. Oliwr, 0hairma:n of the Committee on Em,ollment, snbmiHed the following report:

Mr. Speake1:
'The Oomm1tte.e on Enrollment report as prope-rly enrolled and signed 'b~- rhe Speakm of the House and the P.resid~n!t of t?he SPnatf', and deliwred to the Go.-ernor, the following acts, to wit:

An act to ineorpora't:e ehe town of AbbeYille, 111 the 0ounty of 'Wilcox.
An act to prohi,bit tlhe wilful and malicious 1destroying of any house, barn, or dwelling wi:~h dynamite, and :for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend section 1047 of the Pen:rl Code.

Al~o, an act to furtJher define the incompetency of witnesses in eertain eases.

A1so, an act to amend section 580 of the first Yolume of the Oode of 1895.

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Also, an aot to 'amend and consolidate t.he acts incorporating the town of Lake Park, in the county of Lo\vndes.

Also, an act :to crerute a prison commiss~on, a,nd for ot!her purposes.

Also, .a,n act 't<o amend the act approYed December 12th, 1882, and for other pnl'poscs.

Also, 'tihe following resolu'tion, to wit:

A resolution providing for an appropriation of $1,800.00 tc pay the per diem and expenses of the Blalock committee.

Also, an act requesting 'the 'State 1Iemorial Board to make investigation of OonfederaJte cemeteries.

Also, 'an act to require all promissory notes on contracts twken for p-atent rights to express in the face thereof the thing pul"CChased, and for other purposes.

Also, an act to amend section 4641 of the Code of 1895.

~\Jso, an act to appropriate $4:,917.43 to reimburse the Treasurer of tl1e State, and for other purposes.

A1lso, an act t.o pre.;;cdbe three grades of commercial :fer tilizers, and for the 1hra:nding of the same, and for other pul'poses.

Also, an act to appropriate $10,000 to the Trustees of the F niYersity of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Also, an a~t to amend section 1844 of the Code of 1895.

Also, an Mt to amend t!he charter of the city of Atlanta.

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1303

~\l&o, an act 'to prohibit the damaging or destroying of any public road in this State.

~\lso, an act to amend section 3623 of tl1e Code of 1882.

~\l"i!O, an aet. bo amend par-agrapih 1, sec:tion 3 of an act to authorize solvent gua!l'ant.ee 0ompanies to beconre security un att'achment bonds, and for other purpo;;es.

Also, an act to appropriate $320.00 to tJhe :'!chool..hook
COllllll!SSlOn.

~\lso, an act to appropriate $1,000 to erect. a boiler house at Hu' Georgia .School for the Deaf and Dumb.

..:\ ],.o, an act. to require corporations doing a life insurance business in t.his State to print on the policies certain notices to policy holders.

~\l,;,o, an act. bo make appropriation to pay pension to indigent soldiers for 1898.

~\!so, an act to provide for notiC"e 'tD the garnishee in the eourts of this State ""hen bis answer has been traversed.

Also, an aet to appmpriate $3,400 to erect fire \\'alls an'd cisvern fur the Lunatic Asylum.

Aloo, the following resolutions, to wit:
A resolution eX'pressing 11he sense of rhe General ~\.ssem
bly that r nited States .Senators should be elected by the
people.

Also, a resolution 'bo reimburse J. L. Horn, -of \Yebsier coun>ty, :for expens(>S i.ncurrecl by him in defending himself in the discharge of 1his duty.

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Aloo, a resolu:tion to pay certain amounl of money bo the Clerk of the House a1nd to t:he Assistant Secretary of f.he Senate for certain services rendered.
Aho, a resolutron for pa~ing $30.00 to 1I:t-s. Joseph Ceihf'n, of Troup county.
~\lso, a resolution authorizing the Governm to borrow jn certain events before the meeting of tihe next General A-ssemihly.

A1so, a resolution appropriating $800.00 for the repu:bli cation of certain volumes of t'he Georgia Reports.

Also, a r&"''lntion appropriating $914.00 for the water main at the Lunatic Asylum.

:..:\lso, a resolution to appt'opriate $60.00 to pay pension to Amanda Thornton.

Also, a resdlntion providing for t.he repairing of certain pOI'tions of the State capitol.

Also, a resolution Ito pay t1he salary of Richard Johnson, Commissioner of Pensions.

Also, a resolution antJhorizing Congress to regulate quarantine laws, etc.

Also, a resolution autlhorizing the Governor to draw 'his warrant for $205.88 in favor of H. \Y. Thomas.

Also, a resolution appropria'ting $2,000 to pay the Penitentiary Committee.
Also, a resolution providing fur the investigation of the boundary -line between the 1Sta:te of Georgia and the Sta:te of Tennessee and NorVh Cai"olina.

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AL'10, a resolution wppropriating $17.00 for the expenses ()f the committee in taling testimony in Clay county.

Also, a ~olnticm appropriati11g $361.68 to D. L \Yardroper, and 'Jihe sum of $270.54: to T. P. Stanley, for services rendered the State.

''Dhe following message was receiYed from t1he Senate through }fr. Clifton, t'he Secretary t-hereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The .Senate has c.oncurred in the report of oonference eommiUee in receding from the following amendment to t'he prison commission bill, to wit:

'Dhe amendment in section 14 known as tl1e "insane conYict aomendment."

The Sena'te has also adopted the report of the committee which proposes to add after the word "comri0t'' the following amendment: "provided, the conYicts shall, as far as possible consistent "rith the best intere8ts of the State, be so worked that the products of t:heir larbor shall come t'he least in competition with that of free labor; provided further, that in no case shall oonviots be worked in factories where women are employffl."
'Dhe following message was received from the Senate through }Ir. Clifton, the Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has concurred in the report of the conference commibtee, ''"hic1l reports as follo"s:
That they recommend tihat the House eoncur in the Sen-

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ate -amendment as to tJhe di;,position of !Jhe net eonvi0t fund, and t!hat the House reced~ fr()m its amendment.

On motion of :Mr. Litltle, of ~Iuscogt>e, the Spe'aker appointed 'tihe :following conference oommittee, to wit: }fessrs. Slaton, Timmerman, and ~Iozley.

'l1he following report wa;; ;;ubmitted, and t!he same was adopted, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

1\he joint committee appointed on the part of the House and Senate, report as follows:

'Dlrat the 0rnnmi:ttee on the part of t.'he Hou;;e and Senate have had under considera:t~on the disposition <of the net convict fun:d, and the <:'ommittee on the part of the Sena:te agrees to rocede from its position and concur i,n bhe House amendmffilt.
~IOZLEY,
JOHN ~I. SLATOX, J. W. TBBIER~IAN.

'llhe fol1owing message was recei,'ed from 't'he Senate t:h.toug'h ~fr. Clift,on, the Secretary thereof:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Senate recedes f,rom its amendment as to the use of the fund perfecting and maintaining penal syst>em .orf the State.
'Dhe following mes:;age was I'eceivecl :from the Senate thi'ough ~fr. CliftJon, the Secretary thereof:

THURSDAY, DECE~1BER 16, 1897.

l:_W7

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has fini51hed t:Jhe \York before it and is ready to adjourn si1w die.

'i"he following resolution was introduced, read and adopted, to wit:

By )fr. Boynton of Calhoun-

A resolution extending the thanks of the House to )fr. OliHr, of Burke, for his efficient ;;en-ices as chairman of the Committee 011 El11"ollment.

'Dhe Speaker deC'lared the House of Representatives adjourned sine die.

INDEX
TO
HOUSE JO.URNAL.
FOR 1897.

INDEX
PART I.

HOUSE BILLS.

ADMINIJTRATOR-
A Bill-To vest administration of estates in clerk of superior court or county administrator. . . 908

APPROPRIATIONS-

A Bill-To aut:lmrize payment to estate of Thbs. W.

Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10

To amend ap:propriation act of 1896. . . . . . .

95

To IJ)mend section 4 of an act to make certain

appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

95

To appropriate money for Technblogical

ScJhool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

103

(See Journal of 1896) ..................... 285 674

To authorize State treasurer to pay teachers'

salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 302

To make appropriation for Deaf and Dumb

Asylum ............................... 176 455 639

To make appropriation for Girls' Normal and

Industrial School .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ..

176

To approprialte money to reimburse State

treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 305 836 1295

To reimburse State treasurer for mileage .. 250 305 83~

To appropriate extra compensation to peni-

tentiary committee ....................... 280 571

T'o make additional appropriatibn for pen-

sions to indigent soldiers ........ 414 457 689 712

To appropriate money for school book com-

mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 568 843

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APPROPRIATIONS-('outiuued.

To appropriate money for fire walls and water

cistern at Lunatic asylum ............. 541 747 845

To make appropriation for purchase of experi-

ment farm in Clarke county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60~

To appropriate money to establish textile de-

partment at Technological Sch:Jol. .... 843 910 1073

ARBITRATIONTo create State board of arbitration ............ 7 174 870 912
ASSEMBLIKG OF HOUSE ........ ClRCUITS-Judicial-

A Bill-To crealte new judicial circuit for Carroll, Heard, Troup .................... 251 563 932 1040
To create new judicial circuit known as Wire Grass circuit .................. 416 568 656 932 939
To change name of Coweta circuit to Carrollton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 570 656 1039
To creaLe Ogeecbee circuit .................. 609 676

CODE-Amendments of-

A Bill-To amend section 815 of the Code ......... 95 153

To amend section 2795 of the Code ........ 95 1033

To amead section 4732 of the Ce>de ......... 95 460

To amend section 2350 of the Gode ...... 100 783 830

T:o amend section 4696 ......................

103

To amend section 1066 ......... : . . . . . . . . . . . .

105

To amend section 1110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

To amend section 1676. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

108

To amend section 1389 ................... 118 301 526

To amend section 5057 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 464 918

To amend section 4611 ...... ; ........... 119 783 1020

To amend section 420 .................... 119 154 282

Tb repeal section 5057 of 1895. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 783

To amend section 526, volume I, Code of

1895 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 308

To amend section 2716, volume II, of the Code 120

To amend section 1778, Code of 1895 ........ 121 576

To amend section 981 of Code of 1895 (see

Journal of 1896) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

122

l:SDEX.

VH3

<CODE-Continued.

To amend section 428, Code of 1895 ...... 124 304 441

To amend section 1656......................

124

To amend section 1323, Code of 1882. . . . . .

124

To amend ~ection 4141 of the Code of 1882. .

125

To amend section 341 ot .Code of 1895 ... 133 304 460

To amend section 335, C:Jde of 1895 ........ 134 783

To amend section 982 of the code. . . . . . . . . . 134 508

To amend section 3704 .............. 140 143 144 323

To provide far the adoption of part of section

1773, volume I, Code of 1895.............

133

T'o amend section 4082, Code of 1895.......

141

To amend section 221, Code of 1895 .. 149 302 715 733

"To amend section 1703, Code of 1882 ....... 150 322

Ta amend section 1047 ...... . ............. 156 266

To amend sub-section 6 of section 1978 of

Code of 1882. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 292 295 296

To amend section 339.......................

174

To amend section 1036, Code of 1895........

177

Tu amend section 1551, Code of 1895. . . . . . . . . 177 812

To amend section 1849, Code of 1895 ......... 178 869

To repeal section 3667, Code of 1895 ..... 178 561 869

To amend section 974 of code of 1895 ...... 249 418

To amend section 1010 C~de of 1895. . . . . . . .

249

To amend sec'tiion 655 of Code of 1895 .. 251 305 442

To amend section 657 ................... 251 305 443

To amend section 1370, Code of 1895 . . . . 251 675 1105

To amend section 40, Code of 1895 .......... 264 701

To amend section 39, Code of 1895 ......... 264 701

To repeal section 1455(a), Code of 1882......

265

Tl:> amend section 413 of Code of 1895 ...... 281 503

To amend section 2185, Code of 1895 ...... 281 492 516

To amend s.ection 1582, volume I, o.f the Cede 279 565

752 752

To amend section 1262, Oode of 1895. . . . . . . .

295

To amend section 4134, Code of 1895.......

299

To amend paragraph 5, section 3355, Code of

1895 .. ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 870

To amend section 4147, Code of 1895.........

313

To amend section 1376, Code of 1895. . . . . . . . .

313

To amend section 98, Oode of 1895 ......... 314 566

To amend section 1642, Code of 1895 ..... 314 458 606

To amend sectbn 1643, Code of 1895. . . . . . . .

315

To amend section 3623, Code of 1882. . . . . . .

323

83!Jj

Vll-!

CODE-Calli11unl.

To amend section 4056, Code of 1882.......

323

Ta amend sec>tion 873 of the Code..........

415-

To amend section 120 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . .

41 &

To amend section 122 of the Code..........

416

To amend section 2191 of the Code .......... 416 568

To amend section 858 of the Code of 189~. .

417

To am:.:nd section 859. CJde of 1895 ....... 417 1030

To amend section 857, Code of 1890..........

417

Tb amend section 1588, Cede cf 1882........

465

To amend section :1628. CJde of 1895 ........ 467 701

To amend ssction 5132. Code of 1895 ....... 493 571

To amend se~tion 583, Code of 1895 ...... 502 o14 941

To amend sectian 942, CJrle of 1895 ........ 510 571

Tc. rep-eal Esdicns 2388, 2389, 2390, 2391, 2401

of CJde of 1893 ........................... ;)10 56G

To amend section 289, Cede of 1895 ......... 510 56~

TJ amend section 1912. Code of 1395 .... 561 614 79S

To amend sub-section 4. of section 1011 of

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GO!i 783

To amend seedon 753. CJde of 1895..........

612

TJ amend section 57, l'olume 1, cf Code of

1895 ................................. 670 781 1085

To 1 3peal section 3. p.nagraph 949, article 6,

Code cf 1895.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

671

To amend section 1378, Cude of 1895 ........ 671 747

To amend secti~n 4138, Code :f 189:>.........

698

To amend section 580. CJde of 1895 ........ 702 1125

To amend section 1557 of the CJde. . . . . . . . .

717

To amend section 1559 cf the Code.........

717

To amend secti:m 3465 of the Code ......... 814 1034

T: amend section 1844, C Jde of 1895 ........ 854 911

To amend section 2804, and to repeal sections

2801, 2802, 2803 .......... ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

870

Tb amend sect ian 610 of the Code .......... 908 1076

T'O amend sec-tion 4102 of the Cod~ ......... 9')8 948

To G mend sec~ ion 1855, Code of 1882. . . . . . . . . .

911

COMMISSIONERS-Roads and Revenues-

A Bill-To cre3te a b:ard fJr Clarke cotmty ...... 9 153 896

To create commissioners fer R. and R. for

Marion county .................... 101 911 948 1116-

To empower commissioners of R. and R. or

Elbert c-ounty to borrJw money..........

154

!~HEX.

1315

COM!liS:SlO~ EI::->-Cuntinufll.

To create commissioners fcr vVashington

county ........................... 251 455 816 1101>

To extend jurisdiction of commissi:mers of

Chatham county ..................... 264 305 89:S

To amend commissioners' act for Montgom-

ery county ............................ 280 455 495.

To abolish b::Jard of commissioners of roads

and revenues in Miller county .......... 415 457 488:

To amend cJmmissi::Jners' act of Sc'hiey

county

459 654

To create board of commissi:Jners f:Jr Dodge

county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

501

To establish boat d of commissioners for Tay-

lor cJunty ............................ 510 746 857

To p1 :JYide payment of per diem to county

commi~sioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 747

To abolish county ecmmissionerc; for Haber-

sham cour.~Y .......................... 611 676 902

To ame.nd act creating beard of c::Jmmissi:m-

ers f:Jr :\1:mroe county ........... 717 783 816 1195

To provide f::Jr eJ.2aion of elerk~ of c::Junty

ccmmissioners .................... 7-15 814 908 1178

To amend an act creating commissi:ners for

Tw-igg'S ('Olr:J.ty ....................... 745 813 903

To amend an act creiiting bJard cf commis-

sioners f::Jr Greene county .... 86\J 871 912 1098 1112

To abolish board of commissioners for Bibb

county ............................... 908 9-!7 1117

To fix Ealary fJr cJmmission2rs cf R. and R.

for Irwin county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110&

COMMITTEE3-

To wait upon the Governor ................. .

6'

To ascertain status of supreme c::Jurt reports

286

To visit State N:nmal Scho:>l at Athens ..... .

312'

To enquire into tax laws .................. .

631

To inspe2t Northeastern rail re-ad .......... . 81)9 882'

<::OMMUNICA TIONS-

From Hon. Bowdre Phinizy................

167

From City of vVaycro'ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

289'

Fr:>m Faculty of S~te University...........

41()

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CONSTITUTION-Amendmen~s o f -

A Bill-Article 7, section 1, paragraph 1. ..... 7 175 389 398

To amend article 7, ssction 6, paragyaph 2 .. 118 719

T'o amend Constitution so as to provide for

election of superior court judges and solic-

itors-general by the people ......... 149 585 634 653

To enforce paragraph 1, section 13, article 7,

of the Constitution ....................... 467 569

To amend article 3, s2etiJn 4, paragraph 3 .. 574 718

To amePd article 3, section !J, paragraph 1 .. 575 718

T'a amend Constitution so as to exempt cer-

tain property from taxafion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

609

To amend paragraph 18, section 7, article 3 .. 614 869

To amend paragraph 1, section 15, article 6 675

To amend article 2, ssctian 7, paragraph 3.

719

To amend paragraph 1, section 4, article 3 719

To amend S2ction 2, article 11. ......... ' ....

719

To amend paragraph 8, se-ction 1, article 5 719

To amend article 2, p;:;,ragraph 1, seotion 5 1028

To amend section 1, paragraph 2, article 2 1076

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION-

A Bill-To provide for Constitutional convention .. 132 133 286 391 418 439

CONVICTS-County and State-

A Bill-To punish hiring misdemeanor convicts to

private persons .......................... 8 153 429

To provide for lease of State convicts .... 250 533 586

587 688

(Protest of Mr. West 742) (Protest of ~ir.

Branch 743) ................ 840 843 887 923 958

967 978 986 1011 1257 1299

To provide !'or inspection of misdemeanor

convicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

282

To prvvide for county cha.ingangs .......... 611 947

CORPORATIONS-Municipal-

A Bill--To incorporate Vineville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~

To recharter Grantville ................. : .. 9 154 502

To amend charter of Rome ............... 11 153 424

ISDEX.

1317

CORPORA TIONS-('fJntinucd.
To amend charter of town of Buc'hanan .11 124 150 304 495
To authorize Ellijay to create a debt. ..... 11 301 423 To extend corparate limits of EaEit Rome 96 301 469 To amend the charter of Hawkinsville ... 99 157 285 To repeal the charter of Hawkinsville .... 99 157 285To amend the charter o.f Washington ...... 99 455 503 To incorporate Ocilla ........ 100 155 308 312 422 482 To incorparate W'rodstock ............... 101 155 567 To amend charter of Lawrenceville ...... 101 155 469 To incorporate town of :\i'ountville 117 156 311 605 To amend charter of Newton ...... 117 454 572 1106 To repeal charter of Thomaston ........ 118 454 483 To authiorize city council of Thomaston to
issue bonds ........................... 118 156 703

MCNlCIPAL LAWS-
A Bill-To incorporate city of Thomaston .... 118 454 484 68S: To amend charter of Guyton ............. 118 154 507 To empower town of Cusseta to create a debt 120 455 495 To amend charter of Rockmart ........... 121 157 486 To amend c1harter ef city of Atlanta .. 119 301 566 892 984 1023 1128 To abaUsh office of commissicmer of public works of city of Savannah ............. 121 156 564 To amend the charter of Whigham .. 133 156 622 892 To amend the charter of Homer ......... 135 304 469 To provide for tax asse.ssoTs and receivers for Hawskinsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 303 486 To extend corpora.te limits of Douglasville 175 303 312 To incorporate Pepperton ........... 176 303 311 605 To amend an ac-t incorparatin.g Powder Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 304 705 To amend an act incorporating Smyrna .. 279 456 70i:i To rep2al cha.rter of town o,f Clarkesville and incorparating City of Clarkesville ...... 280. 305 62U To incorporate town of Donalsonv'ille .... 299 457 567 Tv authorize city of Waycross to issue bonds. 300 422 487 893 To amend cha1ter of D:mglas, Coffee county 300 316 60:0

131~

1:\JJEX.

~ll:'.:"ICIPAL LA \\'t=-Coltlillwrl.

To authorize Mayor of LaGrange to !mild wa-

terworks, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 422 44G

To repeal an act creating board of fire com-

missi:n:ers for city of Savannah . . . . . . . . . .

320

To repeal act creating board of police com-

sioners foor Savannah 321 (see Journal of

1896) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 856

To create and organize a board of water

commissioners for Savannah . . . . . . . . . . . . .

321

(See .J:mrnal of 1S96.)

To create board of tax a5sessms for Savan-

nah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

321

(See Journal of 189li.)

To amend the charter of Cull}den ........... 392 581

To incorporate city of Toccoa ........... 414 458 619

To amend charter of town of Statesboro .. 416 457

622 898 1138

To amend charter of Milledgeville..........

418

To amend the act authorizing system of sew-

erage in Waycr.;.'ls ..................... 454 456 491

To provide business tax for Culloden..... . .

457

To ame.:~d charter of town of Senoia. . . . . . . .

465

To amend c1larter of GainewiLe ........ 466 569 583

To authorize mayor of Cornelia t:J issue

bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

466

To amend charter of Demorest ........... 466 568 621

To empower council of Lincolnton to levy

tax ................................... 465 510 541

To reduce ~alary of mayor of Dawson.....

493.

To amend charter of Blairsville .......... 511 568 622

To repeal an act authorizing Perry to issue

qonds br a!'~esian well. ............... 511 701 856

To authorize Camilla to issue h~nds ......... 569 62\J

To amend section 20. charter of \Vaycross..

582

To change corp:>rate limits of Oakland City 607 747

85;)

T,1 inc:>rporate town cf Bivington ........... 610 671.

To amend charter of :\feigs ............... 611 676 70!

To amend charter of \Voodbury ......... 613 676 85G

To incorporate St. :\larks ................. 670 701 85f.

To amend charter of City of Madison.......

671

To amend chai'ter of City of Columbus .. 698 911 94R

To amend chari~er of Clayton ............ 699 747 904

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181!)

To amend charter of Griffin ............... 700 747 903

To authorize municipal c:Jrp:Jrations to c:Jn-

demn property far drainage, etc..........

711.

To amend rharcer of town of Je~up .. 717 780 859 1107 To amend (barter of Lake Park ........ 718 1107 1135

T a amend charter of Tifton ............. 743 814 949

To amend eh:1rter of Cusseta ............ 744 780 853

To incorporate Decatur as a cily...........

779

To amend charter of Fitzgerald ...... 779 870 906 1116

To am2nd charter of LaFayette .......... 815 854 906

To authorize Augusca t::l extend Cummings

street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 852 870 1099

To incarparate Sunny Side .............. 854 947 1099

To amend charter of Macon .............. 854 870 905

To incarporate City of Winder..............

893

Relative to manner of inc::>rp:Jrating towns

and villages ......................... 907 1076 1125

To incorp~rate Birmingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

94~

Ta re~harter Abbeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1195

VORPORA TIO~S-Sp2cial-

A Bill-To grant certain privileges to persons generating electricity for motive pawer .... 121 283 857
To prescribe duties o-f eleetrie telegraph companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 302 527 634 932
To grant Columbus Power Company certain rights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 263 565 831 1195
To am-end an act allowing certain companies to become sureties on certain bands. . . . . . 494 568
To incorporate Cartecay and Ellijay Telephone Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 569 622
To regulate business of all debenture redemption campani-es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 652 955
To protect electric companies .......... 697 782 1120

VOl'XTIES AXD COC'JTY MATTERS-

A Bill-To authorize authorities of Eiben county t:J

borrow money ......................... JO 423 810

To provide county hoard of assessors........

100

To change county site of DeKalb cmmty .... 120 324

463 531 533 542 544 556

1320

INDEX.

COUNTIES AND COUXTY :\IATTEHS-Continued.

To pay junxs from county treasuries ....... 126 132:

To authorize any county or militia district to

adopt se;:tio:n 1773 of th,e code. . . . . . . . . . . . .

456

To l'cquire county authorities to provide

proper heating fo,r county jails ........ 670 781 1086

To provide for beHer regulation of collection

of taxes in Lee county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

902

COUNTY OFFICERS-

A Bill-To provide compensation for ordinary of Bul-

loch coun,ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 303 621

To authorize county beards of education to

apply funds tO> maintaining scho:.Jis ...... 313 675

To require county scho'JI commissiJners to

pay school funds in prop'ortion to school

p:.Jpulation 314 674 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 . . 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

To fix compensatbn of e:.Jtmty school eom-

S'ioners

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 . . 00 00 00 00.00 00 00 00.

313 746

To prohibit any pers:.Jn holding moPe than

one office at a time in Chatham county 315 947 109&

To prohibit ordinaries from practicing law..

463

To provide payment of salaries instead of f2es

to certain county officers ............ 613 950 1119

To provide for taking duplicate voucher by

county school commissicmers .......... 670 813 906

To repeal the act providing cJmp2nsation for

ordinary of Twiggs county ............. 745 813 906

To require county school commiss'ioners to

record free of charge orders given them by

teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813 1086

To provide for election of county scho:.JI com-

missioners by the P2'Jple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

852

n~ amend an act which provides for ap-

P':.Jintment of criminal bailiffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1033

To allow clerks of superior court to charge for

administering oaths

1034.

COURTS-County and City-
A Bill-To abolish county court of CalhJun county 11 154 468
To abolish city court of Lowndes county 12 300 421

INDEX.

1321->

COURTS-Coutiuut'd

To establish a city court in Valdosta .... 12 300 421

To abolish county court of Franklin .. 100 473 491 872

To amend city court act of Gwinnett. ... 101 459 526

To repeal an act creao~ing a city court of D_e-

Kalb ................................. 133 947 1100

To amend county court act of Hancock county 149

Th a:mend county court act of Lee cCJunty 177 459

896 1195

To abolish city court of Carroll county ... 249 870 894

To establish city court of Carrollton .... 249 457 484

900 1138

To repeal an ac-t pr;>viding payment f:Jr solic-

itcr of Wilkes county court. ........... 252 456 543

To regulate diEtribution of fines of Wilkes

county court............ . ............. 252 457 543

To create city court of Waycross .. 300 422 488 890 892

To establish city c:mrt of Clarkesville and

Toccoa ................................ 316 566 619

T.Y abolish city courrt of Monroe county 392 439 494

To eotablish city c:mrt of Forsyth .. 392 439 494 1215

To abolish Ware county court .............. 422 487

To abCJlish Clinch c-ounty court .......... 464 813 896

To enlarge jurisdiction of city c:mrt c.f Sa-

vann3h ............ 466 781 893 1033 1116 1135 1158

To abolish county c:mrt of Taylor county ... 511 746

857 1116

To amend an act creating city court of Ma-

con . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 831

To amend eounty court act of Greene county

461

To eE'tablish city court of Camilla ...... 575 813 896

To establish city court of Albany ........ 575 780 899

To abolish county court of Dougherty. . 575 781 899

To abJlish Miller c-ounty court ........... 612 676 902

To increae s3lary of judge of city eourt of

Macon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 1106

To abolish city court of Sp3lding cJunty ... 747 905

To esrtablish criminal comt for Griffin......

748

To establish city court in D2catur...........

779

To change manner of choosing clerk and

sheriff for city eourt of Savannah. . . . . . . . . 911 949

COURTS-JusticeA Bill-To fix place for holding justice courts 493 570 746 1097

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COl'RTS-~UJ>edcr-

A Biii-T::> change time of holding Pike superior

court ................................. 463 702 905

To pwvide for election cf superior court

judges and solicitors-general ............. 455 788

To change time cf h:Jlding superi::~r courts ()f Charlton and Clinch counties ........ 562 898~ 119(;

To require stef!wgraphers to re1nrt all cases

tried in superior court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

562

T::> change time of ho~ding fall term of Col-

quitt superior e:.>urt .................... 670 747 904

To change time of holding sup-erior court of

Terrell county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 947 1099

To revise sup-erior c::~urt calendar for Albany

circuit .................................... 984 1034

COl'RTS-Supreme-

A Rill-To pl ::>vide for appJintment of shorthand

writers for >:upreme e'o.urt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

286

To prohibit officials of supreme c:Jurt from

vracrticing therein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

287

'CRlM!l'\AL LAWS-

A Bill--To require pers.Jns convicted of larceny to

pay value of st-Cllen property...............

95

To provide for punishment of crime, when

criminal is cGnYicted by jury . . . . . . . . . . .

~13

To make it a crime to trnns.1ct business under

an assum2d name ........................... 416 701

To mak it unlawful to discharge fire arms

on picnic or excursion tmins ..... 425 459 !i28 1233

To prohibit arresting officers ftom compro-

mising warmnts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

152

To prohibit injuring property by dynamite,

powder, etc...................... 250 563 1189 1257

To make it criminal to race a h'Grse with

others out of its class .................... 324 327

To make it a penal offence to set fire to grass

on hnds of another ..................... 955 1098

1:'\VEX.

1'0"-)'..')

BAXKS-

A Bill-To abolish days of grace .................. 121 258 To incorporate Merchants and Planters' Bank of Bainbridge ................... 158 613 859 Ta amend charter of Germania Loan & Banking Comp~ny of Atlanta .............. 315 781 949 To authorize issu:mce by banks. eirculating notes to fully proteet same. ete .......... 574 1814

BOXDS-State, County and Municipal-

A Bill-To provide for confirming certain bonds ..... 152 288

To provide for paying convention bonds is-

sued by G<:>vernor Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

393

DOGSA Bill-To make dogs p2r3Jnal property ......... 7 154 425

EDCC A TIONAL-

A Bill-To provide for co-Education of sexe-s 8 153 429 597

To admit white female students to Univer-

sity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 153 380 424

To prohibit improper use of public scho-ol

question papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10

Creating a seal fJr coumy boards of educa:ion

126

To require teach2rs in common schools to be

examined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 304

To make penal dealing in s~hoJl contracts 263 675

To autho-rize county buards to provide books 282 675

800 1048

To a.llaw females of negro raC'e to become

students in Georgia Industrial College....

415

To amend school laws so as to provide uni-

form system of books ................. 439 502 569

Providing for a change in common school

laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

586

To permit graduates of Georgia Colored In-

dustrial College to t2ach in common schools.

etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

74G

1324

f:SDEX.

ELECTION LAWS-

A Bill-T.J pr:wide for elections in Legislature by

acclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 582

To revis~ election laws .............. 462 458 605 918

To prescribe time of keeping open election

precincts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

458

To protect elective franchise . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

465

T<J dispense with necessity of registering for

elections to fill vacancies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

493

EXEMPTIONS-
A Bill-To exempt fr0m jury duty certain members of Macon Light Infantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 1100

I<'EES AND COSTS-

A Bill-To provide for conEita,bles fees 8(123). See

Journal of 1896 ........................... 153 430

To provide for payment of ~heriff's costs...

45:l

To regulate attorneys and receivers' fees 494 570 1143

TJ repeal the act in relation to payment of

costs in D0ugherty county ............ 575 780 898

To require authorities of Hanc0ek to pay in-

solvEnt costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 780 817

To provide payment of mileage for bailiffs

and jurors for county of Charlton ....... 780 895

FERTILIZERS-

A Bil!-To regulate the sale of fertilizers..........

101)

To amend laws governing sale of fertilizers.

151

T0 prescribe branding for the grades of fer-

tilizers . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .............. 717 81.1 1192

FISH AND GAME-

A Bill-To protect fish in Bibb caunty ............ 7 154 424

To protect fish in Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7

To appoint ward~ns far protection of fish and

game .............................. 7 781 1198 1202

To prevent hunting of o'possums...........

107

To amend an act for pratection of game .. 134 304

414 677 70.1 920

To protect birds of certain kind ........... .

13.1

To protect fish in Lee county ............ 574 675 898

To regulate taking of fish in Rabun county 697 7.17

90;}

INSURANCE-

INDEX.

132-5

A Bill-To require g1vmg in of life insurance for

taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 430 433 459 628

To require assessment life insurance cJmpan-

ies to have certain words printea on their

applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 701 1110

To repeal an act defining fees of insurance

commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

744

Relating to deposits by Fid2lity insurance

companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1110

LIENS-

A Bill-To fix liens against tenants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

95

To provide for the lien of judgments......

283

To provide br contractors liens ...... 463 1153 1284

To amend an act which provides when trans-

fers and liens shall take effect, etc. . . . . . . .

868

To giv2 liens in favor of counties p:tving

and curbing public roads against land own-

ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

869

LIQUOR LAWS-

A Bill-To prohibit manufacture of liquor in Elbert

county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 154 424

To prohibit manufacture of liquors in prG-

hibition counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 301 1143 1147

To amend liquor law of. September 24, 1883..

100

To define, provide for detecting and punish-

ing blind tigers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 302

To abolish dispensary law of Hart county 119 304 487

To regulate sale of liquor in Tatnall county 120 1034

1097

To establish disp-ensary in Morgan, Calhoun

county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 303 567

To amend liquor laws of Bulloch county 176 303 621

To establish dispensary in Blakely .. 176 570 655 1117

To prohibit manufacture of liquors in Harris

county .................................... 291 788

To amend an act prohibiting sale of liquor in

Franklin county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 423 642

To pnhibit manufacture of liquors in this

State except as provided by laws of the

United States.....

...............

414

lXI> EX.

LIQUOR LAWS-lontiuurrl-
--

To establish dispensazy in Statesboro ..... . 417 408

To pz ohibit manufacture of liquor in .v!eri-

wether ccunty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 -!57 fi42 To prohibit bano:ms in thi'l State ......... . ;;go 625 To allow towns of 2,000 inhabitants to main-

tain drspen~ary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909 1094

To prevent sale of liqu::ns in \Varren c::nmty 1029 1076

1100

To prohibiT sale of domestic wine in \Vanen county .. -~-... .. . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. ... .

1029

UJN'ATIC ASYLC.vJ.-

A Bill-To provide f~r assistant physic-ian at Lunatic Asylum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Oii 426
To change name of Georgia Lunatie Asylum 177 303 948

.v!EDICAL-

A Bill-To amend an act relating to baanl of pharma-

ceutical examiners ............ .

392 5()2

To defin2 patent me-:licine3 and to regulate

sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9S4 1034

To amend an act creating board of medical

examiners

1034

ME.v!ORIALS-

To make !Jirthday of Jefferson Davis legal

holiday

8

From citizens of DeKalb county asking that

county site be not remaved fmm Decatur

262

From Geargia Society of Colonial Dames. . . .

265

From LaGrange district conference . . . . . . . . .

271

From students of State University . . . . . . . . .

609

Petitioning Congress to enact a law for free

c::>inage of silver

946

MESSAGES--Executive-

Annual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 to 94 335 400 480 732 933

MESS~GES-SenatE-

!~])EX.

1321

5 131 169 -;'r"-) 273 322 384 388 401
43::: 48;) 496 500 518 520 544 597 tj2fl 681 684 7?? 729 756 757 793 797 832 834 880 916 917 966 1002 1047 1061 1088 1090 1113 1120 1124 1130 1147 1163 1183 1184 1185 1204 1207 1226 1228 1231 1242 1243 1254 1256 1272 1281 1285 1297 1299 1305 1306

MILITARY-

A Bill--To provide for complete rost1' of Sta!te troops

in late civil war ........................ 136 144 257

To establish military c:::mpany in Gainesville

312

To provide for reorganization of volunteer

forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

459

To make uniform all enlistments in voluu-

teer forces

562

MISCELLANEOllS-

A Bill--To regulate sale of flour...................

94

To declarE: 3rd ddy of June a legal holiday .. 150 262

422 508

To protect laborers and others from black

listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 455

To p1es~ribe qualifications of pers:ms ap-

pointed to perform certain duties..........

155

To authorize purchasing, etc., rights of way

upon property....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15G

To make game of foc-tball unlawful 250 288 319 576 960

To prohibl't placing bee hives ne-ar public

roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

261

To require State memJrial board to investi-

gate Confederate cemeteries, etc .... 262 444 565 841

An Act to grant United States right to pub-

lic high way through Ringgold ........ 279 565 653

To require meichants to keep a register

showing from what transportation com-

pa:ny goods were received o-n consignm2nt,

etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 280 456

To regulate contracts f:Jr purchase of patents 281 1251

To prom:.te efficiency of libraries 287 301 316 327 62x

To amend the act creating State memoria.!

board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 299 947 1105

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INDEX.

MISCELLANEOUS-Co,.timwl.

To protect bicycle ways in Wilkes county 314 457 5i1

To regulate child labor in manufacturing

Establishments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 329 379 381

To provide for regulaUon of glove contests. . .

380

To regulate sale of c'Jtton seed. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

414

To prohibit sale of catton seed in Jones coun-

ty be,twe2n certain dates .............. 416 456 507

To provide for purchase o1' maps for office

of Secretary of State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

426

Requiring all packages of mixed flour to be so

marked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 583 590

To prohibit Eale of spurious keros2ne oil....

540

To authorize county and city authorities to

force vaccination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 676 1200

To provide commissioners to determine boun-

daries between Georgia, North Carolina and

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

611

To prohibit selling shoes with pasteboard

soles unless the fact is prin,ted on them..

613

To permit State, as owner of Northeastern

railroad, to be sued ............... 743 859 909 1094

TIO regulate practice of architecture. . . . . . . . .

869

Excuse of absent members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

882

To protect patent labels .................... 909 1034

To protect name and seal of any person or

corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909 1033

To authorize condemning of public property

for drainage and sanitary purpDses........

911

To pr;J>vide additional ligh'ts for capitol build-

ing ................................... 930 946 1029

PENITENTIARY-
A Bill-To provide for electiun of principal keeper, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
To create prison commission ......... 249 303 587 697 To regulate sale of prisun-made goods ...... 746 1197

PENSIONS-

A Bill-To provide pension for Mrs. Eliza Whitman

10

To make void th2 transfer of pension claims

10

To authorize payment of pensions in certain

cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 810

To amend pension law for confederate sol-

diers ................... .

463 810

PRACTICE-

INDEX.

1329

A Bill-To provide proofs to convict in cases of vio-

lation of liquors laws .................... 100 302

To provide proof of conviction and sentence

to penitentiary and chaingang . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

To provide for levy and sale of equity of

redemption 103. (See Journal of 1896.)

To provide fur notice of garnishee when ans-

wer has been traversed ................. 104 1257

To abolish claims in forma pauperis........ 119

To provide for ordinaries pro hoc vice in cer-

tain cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 1105

To provide fur more speedy determination

of habeas corpus cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

To require accusations in county courts to be

signed by county solicitor.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Authorizing attachments witJhout bond

152 290

'to authorize counties and municipal corpo-

rations to appeal to superior court without

bond, etc............ . ................... . 178 869

TO mall;e criminal proceedings amendable ... . 178

To authorize mortgages on crops before

planting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 468 565

To regulate practice in courts ....... 282 501 612 1030

To define competency of witnesses ......... 302 1148

To provide foT redemption of land sold undeT

execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

302

To amend an act providing unif'orm method

for conde-mning private property .......... 392 458

To provide manner of service of writs of cer-

tiorari ................................. . 460

To prevent preference by insolvent debtors .. 467 569

To provide fur annual revision of jury lisJts 501

To repeal the act requiring suits to be brought

for land under transferred wild land fi. fas.

575

To regulate defenses to actions on life in-

surance policies .......................... . 597 736

To regulate transcribing of the evidence and

records in criminal cases in superior courts 670

To prohibit issuing summons of garnishment

in certain cases .......................... 671 1115

To authorize judicial sale of franchises of in-

solvent corporations ...................... 676 830

84hj

1330

INDEX.

To declare illegal all contracts made which provide for payment in specific kinds of legal tender money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
To provi!}e for admission to the bar .... , . . . 759 786 To provide for recording of bonds for titles. . 869 To amend the laws of inheritance............ 869 To prevent sacrifice of real es.tate when sold
at legal sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869 1029 To provide manner in which notices shall be
given to defendants in attachment proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946 1034 To allow prisoners to testify in their own cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 947

QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS-

Pace, J. M., Hon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

Polhill, Hon. J. H., and Stapleton, Hon. Jas. . 669

RAILROADS-

A Bill-To amend chaf'ter of Cartersville and Gaines-

ville Railway Company .................. 159 634

To declare running excursion trains on Sun-

day unlawful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

280

To prevent discrimination between State and

Inter-State rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

466

To amend charter of Gainesville Air-Line

milroad . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

459

To authorize sale of Northeastern railroad 610 813

1117

To provide handbook for W. & A. R. R. .. 611 747 1237

To forbid shifting of cars on Sabbath day .. 908

RAILROAD COMMISSION-

A Bill-To enlarge the powers of railroad commis-

sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 464 613

To empower railroad commissioners to regu-

late schedules for passenger trains . . . . . . . . 414

To extend plowers of rnilroad c'Ommission to

regulate charges of street railway and gas

companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

465

To place sleeping and palace car companies

under control of railroad commission .. 467 746 870

To reduce salary of railroad commissioners..

925

INDEX.

1331

REGISTRATION-

A Bill-To repeal an act to provide for registration

of voters

415 464

RELIEF-

A Bill-For the relief of H. Ashmore

249

For relief of A. W. Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

324

For relief of Jas. J. Hamilton of Floyd Co....

417

To relieve Jesse G. and Etta Sims...........

562

REPORTS-

Report of committee to wait on rthe Governor

12

GENERAL JUDICIARY-

101 104 112 114 144 171 256 297 320 374 449 450 451 485 499 517 537 552, (minority report) 553 555, (minority report) 600 601, (minority report 603), 677 694 771 773 850 892 931 1006 1025 1047 1061 1069 tl22 1123 1240 1265

SPECIAL JUDICIARY-
113 172 173 274 373 385 404 447 519 644 695 730 777 789 796 811 871 881 930 1007 1064 1106 1166

REPORTS OF-
Commit.otee on corpor'ations ....... 146 168 252 272 297 373 387 437 497 554 601 637 686 693 790 811 828 862 940 966 975 1027 1129
Committee om county ami county malt.ters .. 147 320 375 376 403 438 448 599 677 727 754 755 794 889 1003 1027 1063 1166
Committee on temperance .... 169 446 566 638 1028 1045 1091
Committee on Education . . . . 115 116 170 253 278 388 404 435 499 549 636 728 778 810 975 1164 1185
Committee on Penitentiary, 174 296 498 1265 to 1272 (Conference committee 1296 1297) 1298 1306
Of Blalock committee 179 to 221, minorilty report 222 to 246.

1332

INDEX.

REPORTS OF-Continued.

Committee on Finance 253 277 386 434 522 524 536 644

679 724 791 879 958 976 1008 1140 1178 1239

Committee on Amendments 272 377 579 709 711 789

791 1121

Committee on Mines and Mining............

274

On State Library ........................ 276 286 521

On Lunatic Asylum ......................... 296 775

Committee on Military .............. 386 517 958 1065

Committee on Privileges and Elections .. 401 452 656

Minority report 657 693 755 1162

Committee on Banks . . . . . . . . .403 604 812 888 915 929

1008 1109

Committee on Pensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 1104

Committee on Agriculture ... .408 538 637 687 694 789

954 959

Committee on Roads and Bridges. . . . . . . . . . . . 409 754

Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics .. 410 829

Committee on Railroads..... 436 499 795 826 827 1064

1184

Committee on Enrollment.. . 436 437 525 539 555

580 602 603 635 636 685 709 711 727 758

771 793 822 825 862 878 915 917 950 964

974 1004 1010 1045 1046 1087 1090 1121 1129 1131

1159 1165 1178 1205 1206 1207 1221 1241 1242 1243

1274 1278 1301

Committee on Blind Asylum ................ 579 1004

Committee to investigate landscrip fund. . . . . .

615

Committee on State College of AgricuHure

and Mechanic Arts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

645

Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. . . .

651

Committeee on Public Buildings and Prop-

erty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678 1120

On New Judicial Circuits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

686

On Manufactories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731

Special Committee on W. & A. R. R. property 732

Committee on Hardeman Case ............. 1232 1282

ROAD LAWS-

A Bill-To amend general road law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 153

To prohibit destroying macadamized or other

public roads......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

To pro-hibit trespassing on public roads......

140

INDEX.

1333

ROAD LAWS-Continued.

To provide for changing private ways over

lands' of another ........................... 155 581

To allow county authorities to condemn lands

for road purposes .............. 264 306 507 780 853

To repeal road Iaws of Bryan oounty ...... 417 780 856

To change road law of Clayton county .... 463 562 704

To change road law for Lee county..........

614

To provide for payme!lJts to land owners wlhen

public rood Siha.Jl be changed...............

700

SALES-

A Bilcr-To regulate constables' sales in cities. . . . . . . 137 To authorize judicial sale of franchises of insolvent private corpOrations .............. 263 265

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES-

A Bill-To authorize trustees to sell real estate in

Perry . . ........................ 11 175 264 306 445

To establiSih public schools for town of McRae

178 675 703

To amend public school law of Rome .. 251 306 619

1117

To repeal the aot relating to income of Univer-

sity....

. ....... 263 306 809 1141 1156 1159

To fix daJtes for em.mina.tion of teachers...... 281 781

To arrnend section 22, School laws of 1887. . . .

287

To amend public school act of Austell ........ 299 897

To establish public school system in Putnam

county . . .............................. 300 527 977

To provide for U. S. flags on school houses ... 30() 605

To provide for payment of teachers' salaries

by State Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 323

To establish public schools in Culloden .. 392 456 582

To make school term for CO'Illmon schools six

montlhs . . ............................... .415 1170

To establish public schools in Dahlonega.... 464 541

To establish public schools in Lumpkin.466 1033 1098

To provide for tuition in University. . . . . . . . . 502 832

To establish colleges Olt agriculture and me-

chanical arts ............................. 853 1030

To amend an act establishing public schools

for Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 948 1100

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I:NDEX.

SOLICITORS-GENERAL-

A Bill-To regulate fees of solicitors-genera1.415 672 701 1197 To place solicitors-general on a salary .1039 1061 1148 1153
STATE GEOLOGIST-

A Bill-To amend an act to revive office of State Geologist .................................. 119 702 1110
To abolish office of State Geologist .......... 269 455

STATE LIBRARIAN-

A Bill-To make women eligible to office of State Li-

brarian

124

STOCK LAW-

A Bill-To prevent killing of stock on any other than land of owne'r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 569
To regulate butchering of catt'le in Liberty county ............................ 465 700 858 1039
To correct confusion in regard to stock law .. 744 813 1125

TAX OFFICERS AND LAWS-

A Bill-To prescribe the duties of Tax Collectors....

13ii

To levy local tax in each county, to pay

County School Commissioners a salary, etc.,

etc.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

To provide for commutation tax for road

work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

To amend general tax act. .. 177 303 561 614 698 746

1116

To provide penalty for tax defaulters........

249

To create board of tax equalizers. . . . . . . . . . . . 561

To amend road tax of Lee county............

574

To authorize levying school tax for Glynn

county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 675 896

INDEX.

PART II.

RESOLUTIONS OF HOUSE.

Resolution-Relative to Hogansville postmaster. . . . .

6

Accepting invitation of Atlanta Lodge

No. 50 ............................... ,

111

To pay salary of Commissioner of Pen-

sions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............121 572 1018

Providing Committee on Status of Su-

preme Court Repiorts .................. 136 28!

Tendering thanks of House to Senate !or

courtesies shown on visit to Nashville.

137

Relating to football game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 462

Inviting Dr. W. A. Candler to address the

General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Relating to election of U. S. Senators by

the people............ .

157

To procure a portrait of Hon. Chas. F.

Crisp .......................... 157 286 379 418

To pay W. S. Thomson $600 .......... 158 258 379

To instruct Comptroller-General in re-

gard to life policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

To refund tax to G. W. Chamblee........

159

Appropriating money for republishing

Georgia Reports ............. , . . . . . . . . . . 161

To pay Atlanta for Sltreet pavements ..... 164 818

Appropriating money to ElizaJbeth Evans.164 1175

Against lobbying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Appointing a committee to investigate

newspaper articles referring to Mr.

Phinizy of Richmond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 289

Directing State l.Abrarian to deliver to

Miss Stiles last order of Confederate

ernment

262

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lNDEX.

Resolution-Providing in case of epidemics quaran-

tine matters sh311l be turned over to Ma-

rine Hospital service U. S......... 265 571 1126

Providing for appointment of 3/ditional

doorkeeper ............................ 266 1032

Inviting Dr.Nunnally to 3/ddress Legis-

lature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

To pay pension to Amanda Thorn-

ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 266 453 1151

For the relief of Lawr~mce Latz.........

284

Relating to visit to State Normal School

at Athens ............................ 287 539

To refund money to bondsmen of James

Williams ................ .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Accepting invitation to Waycross Fair... 291

Rela.ting to unanimous requests. . . . . . . . . 298

To make appropriation to Clerk of House

and Assistant Secretary of Senate.298 572 1148

Inviting Hon. J. L. M. Curry and Hon.

Jas. Wilson to address the General As-

sembly ................................ 307 563

Inviting Ch3illcellor Boogs to 3/ddress tlhe

General Assembly ...................... 311 389

To pay Miss Ella Powell $250. . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Authorizing tlhe Governor to draw warrant

in favor of H. W. Thomas ........ 315 571 847

Providing fur a commission to report best

system of banking.. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 380

Providing fur separate board of control

for funds of State University. . . . . . . . . . 418 462

To purchase certain books prepared by

J. H. Blount, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 528

Providing for appointment of committee

changing judicial circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 51a

Reque<.>ting ex-Speakers of the House, etc.,

to furniSh the clerk with their portraits 455 817

Regarding discussion of State convict bill 496 511

527 612 673 801

Making appropriations for services ren-

dered State in making surveys of W. &.

A. Railroad ............................ 462 1170

To appropriate m0111ey for taking testi-

mony in Clay county .................. 462 1172

For relief of A. D. McCraney. . . . . . . . . . . . 467

INDEX.

1337

Resolution-Providing a commission to confer with

Legislatures of Sou1!hern States in re-

gard to marking Confederate soldiers'

graves.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 468

Providing for a session to hear from

Board of Trustees of University .... 483 512 815

Providing for purchase of Holy Bible for

State Library ................... 495 571 817 819

Authorizing subscription for index of local

laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502

Appropriating $2,000 to repair capitol

building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 277 993

Providing for two sessions a day. . . . . . . . 533 564

To a.ppropriate $500 to purchase portrait

of Gen. Hugh McCall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540

To appropriaJte $2,000 to pay committees

visiting convict camps and accounts of

clhaplains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 748 921 943

FOr relief of Mrs. Martha Durham. . . . . . .

541

Directing purchasing hose for Lunatic

Asylum......... . . . . . . . . . ........ 541 748 1037

To refund certain taxes on wild land. 560 809 819

884

To pay pension to Mrs. Jane Cabin......

561

To pay members of Sob.ool-book Com-

mission ............ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468 568

Requesting trustees to receive Nick King

in Blind Asylum ................... 570 614 704

Authorizing committee of House to con-

sider House bills as a whole or in sec-

tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579

Directing State Librarian to furnish cer-

tain books to Ordinary of Mcintosh

county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586 614 816

Relating to introductiO'Il of convict bill 586 641

818

Autlhorizing correction of map of survey

of W. & A. RailrOOid .................. 611 749

Providing for four days' recess ...... 643 655 1018

Providing for per diem for assistant door-

keeper of House ............... 672 748 998 1233

To pay pen&ion to J. D. Dodd... . . . . . . . . .

672

To pay pension to Elizabeth Gray. . . . . . . . 672

To provide poe'!" diem for special committee

appointed Feb. 3, 1897 ............ 672 748 1021

1338

INDEX.

Resolution-To pay per diem of Messre. Polhill and

Stapleton .......................... 697 783 1013

To pay David Hurd for serviC6 as porter.697 815

1015 1233

To increase sa.lary of night-watchman in

capitol building .. . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 698 868

Authorizing Commissioners of Webster'

county to pay Slheriff for oertain ex-

penses.............. .. .. .. .. .. . ..699 748 1108

Providing for appointment of expert to

check books of StaJte Treasurer .... 699 748 1000

Inviting Hon. L. F. Garrad to address

the General As~mbly Dec. 1. ......... 700 782

To provide for appointment of committee

to inspect Northeastern Railroad Co.. . . . 702

In regard to any displacement of regu-

lar order of business..................... 712

Welcoming Confederate Veterans........ 712 788

Of tlb.anks from GeneraJ A~mbly to Hon.

Jas. Wilson and Dr. J. L. M. Curry... . 716

Relwtive to distribution of funds of Uni-

versity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743

To make appropriation to supply deficit

in Agricultural Department . . . . . . . . . 744 819 996

To purchase poortrait of ex-Governor Mil-

ledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 744 815 117ll

To pay elevator-boy ............. 744 815 941 1233

To instruct Attorney-General in regard to

case of Hon. R. U. Hardeman ......... 749 759

Reciting fact that Sandersivlle Herald is

only newspaper thoat has spoken in

praise of present Legislature..........

761

Limiting speeches to five minutes. . . . . . . . 763

Directing State Librarian to catalogue

books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782 912 1180 1186

To facilitate order of busineas. 809 835 859 864 888

To pay pension to Jos. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 1175

AppropriaJting per diem and expenses of

committee to confer with trustees of

University of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 1035

Authorizing Governor to borrow money

for casual deficiencies . . . . . . . . . . . . 853 1029 1188

To investigate true northern boundary of

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 853 911 1221

INDEX.

1339

Resolution-Appropriating money to finish paying for

tlhe Code.......................... 855 1030 1192

Authorizing Governor to pay Frank Mor-

ris for capture of Zeiglers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854 1030

Inviting Hon. T. E. Watson to address

General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886

In regard to introduction of new matter. . 907

Limiting number of committe8 .......... 907 1134

In regard to exhibit at Texas and Missis-

sippi and International Exposition. . . . 909

In regard to leaves of absence...........

914

Extending thanks to Hon Augustus Du-

Pont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946

To instruct Finance Committee to investi-

gate Treasury .......................... 950 113 4

Directing enforcement of section 633, Code

of 1882. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1115

Requesting tJhoat State Librarian be given

portraits of certain Georgians to be

placed in capitol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1135

To admit Eddie Goddard to Deaf and

Dumb Institute........................ 1135 1257

RequestingCongress to favor more liberal

legislation in purchasing rare seed.... 1140

Providing that no committeeman shall

charge, in expense account, for any one

but himself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1167

Forbidding visitors, except by invita-

tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1175

Thanking Fulton county delegation for

courtesies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1239

Extending thanks to Mr. Oliver of Burke

for efficient services as chairman of

Committee on Enrollment.............. 1307

INDEX.
PART III.
SENATE BILLS.
A Bill-To determine contests in elections for county sites .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
To require effect of alcoholic drinks, etc., on human form to be tauglht in public schools.306 1298
To abolish county court of Appling .......... 306 503 To establish city court of Baxley.... 306 503 1179 1234 To ,provide :forhearing oflcontests for removal
of county sites............................ 307 3333 To punish stetaling of hogs and other cattle
of less value than $20.00 . . . . . . . . . . . 307 461 682 1071 To amend an act relating to auditors ..... 327 384 631 To establish City Court of Jefferson .... 460 574 608 To abolish City Court of Jackson county.460 573 607 To permit defendants in possession of land to
set off value of improvements .... 460 573 1126 1158 To establish Board orf Dental Examiners . .460 749 939 To amend Par. 2, Sec. 2, and Art. 7, of the
Constitution . . . . . . . . .. 461 615 722 940 1167 1202 stitution ................. 461 615 722 940 1167 1202 To amend section 4 of the charter of town of Unadilla ...................... .461 485 492 573 623 To empower town of Unadilla to establish system of water-works ....................... 461 485 To empower town of Unadilla to issue oonds for school purposes ........................ 461 492 To amend Eection 2352 of Code ............ 461 573 762 To abolish charter of Lyons .............. 573 614 655 To quiet Lhe title to lands in Camden county 442 57.3
858 910 To establish City Court of Douglas ...... 573 702 856 To abolish city court of Coffee county ... 573 615 682

1342

INDEX.

A Bill-To incorporate town of Fairmount ....... 573 749 85z

To prohibit sale of intoxicating drinks in

TerreH county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 .'1~ 910'

Authorizing the State lJibrarian to deliv.er cer-

tain Georgia Reports to F~a1 Judges in

Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

673'

To change time of h-olding superior court of

Appling county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 749 !'10

To amend section 65, Code of 1895.673 1032 12!)<: 1296

To amend section 1643, Code of 1895 ..... 673 705 1126

To prohibit sale or use of steam-boilers that

have not safety-plugs in crown-slheets ..... 673 1220

To regulate deposits of securities by building

and loan associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674 705 1245

To a-mend sub-section 5 of section 3355, Code

1895.............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 674 1212 1229'

To amend an act fixing time for holding su-

perior courts of Bulloch, Jefferson and

Screven ............................. 703.750 12U

To make Treasurer of Fulton county Treas-

urer of Board of Education...............

749

To repeal act regulating sale of liquors in Ap-

ling county.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 850 911 954

To amend charter of city of Thomasville.858 952 1048

1138

To provide for election of superior court

judges and solicitors-general by the peo-

ple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 884 930 954 1052

To ohange mannerofselectingtrustees of Uni-

versity .......................... 912 1032 1101 1215

To amend section 1030, Code of 1895 .... 951 1149 1295

To change time of holding superioT courts of

Montgomery county ................. 951 1149 1295

To amend section 2804, Code of 1895 ......... 951 1194

To amernd sectiorn 2805 of Code .............. 951 1195

To incorporate Summerville ............ 951 1031 1101

To incorporate Trion ................... 951 1031 1101

To repeal the charter of Trion .............. 951 1032

To repeal the charter of Summerville ... 952 1032 1102

To amend an act creating public schools

in Raccooon. . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 952 1031 1101

Te regulate practice in court of Baxley. . . . . .

952

To create board oil' o=missioners for Chat-

toooga county.. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. , .952 1032 1102

To amend Sec. 1017 of the Code .............. 953 1134

INDEX.

1343

A Bill-To amend charter of BrunswicK ........ 953 1032 1102

To amend section 1354 of t!he Code ...... 953 1033 1229

To amend an act. creating a Board of Commis-

sioners for Thomas county. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953

To reoharter Fairburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 1032 1103

To provide for examination of banks by State

Examiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 1033 1294

To amend seotion 863 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . 1030

To amend section 2388 of the Code ......... 1030 1191

To incorporate Reidsville .............. 1031 1076 1103

To define duties and fix compensation of

Treasurer of Richmond COIIlnty ...... 1031 1076 1103

To authorize Atlanta., Knoxville and North-

ern Railway to acquire certain rights of

the W. & A. R. R .................. 1031 1179 1297

To require certain companies to make depos-

its of bonds witih State Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . 1031

To increase rank o.f Adjutant-General .. 952 1032 1229

To repeal section 1455(a), Code of 1882.1069 1209 1239

To amend th-e act which provides for registra-

tion of voters............................. 1092

To create a new judicial circuit ............ 1107 1134

To provide convention for fixing terms of

justices' courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1107

To rearrange Coweta and Stone Mountain

circuits .............................. 1107 1134 123~

To amend se-ction 924, Code of 1895. . . . . . . . . . 1107

To provide f;Jr issuance of bank notes by Starte

banks ............................... 1108 1134 1287

To provide for registration of voters in militia

districts

1108

To extend corP'orate -limits of Fort Valley .. 1108 1135

To amend Sec. 974 of the Code.............. 1159

1235

To prevent stealing rides on railroad trains .1i33 1195

1234

To regulaJte fees in receivership case .1133 1195 1287

1289

To esta't}lislh Department of Horticulture, etc .101 1138

121S

To provide for incorporation of companies to

insure against roboory and burglary.1167 1220 1286

To correct returns of property for taxation .1170 1220

To establish public schools in Fulton county

outside of Atlanrta ......................... 1170 1234

I

1344

INDEX.

A Bill-To provide for filing. hearing and determ'ining contested electi0111s .................. 1170 1299
To prevent cutting and felling of trees in vratercourses ............................. 1188 1220
To reguhvte saJe of dynamite and other exp-losive substances .......................... 1189 1220
To allow proprietors of hotels at Sait Springs to furnish liquors and wines to guests. . . . 1220
To amend section 4067, Code of 1882. . . . . . . , 1299

INDEX.

PART IV.

SENATE RESOLUTIONS.

To appoint a committe to wait upon the Governor. . . .

6

Making Finance Committeu of the two Houses joint

!l

To provide for appointment of joint committee to

consider tax laws ........................... , ....... 572 631

Providing for assistant doorkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858 1236

Memorializing Congress to refund cotton tax for cer-

tain years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950

Providing for adjournment until Monday. . . . . . . . . . . . 1081

To provide for bringing up unfinished business.l108,1140,1236

To furnish Federal Judges witfr:t Supreme Court Re-

ports . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . 1124

To lend Georgia exhibit to committee for Trans-Mis-

sissippi Exposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1290

Thanking chairman of Enrollment Committee...... 1290

&'ibj