Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia at the regular session of the General Assembly at Atlanta, Wednesday, October 23, 1901

JOURNAL.

. ATLANTA, GA.,
Wednesday, October 23, 1901.

ll'l pursuance of the provisions of the Constitution of the Stat~ of Georgia, the members of the House of Representatives conveued~in the State Capitol, at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was ca}Jed to orQer by the Speaker, Ron. John D. Little, of Muscogee county, and opened with prayer by Rev. R. H. Harris, of the county of Thomas.

The roll was then called and the following members answered to their names :

Adams,

Olower,

.Allen,

Copeland,

Anderson of Bartow, Cowart,

.Anderson of Cobb, Crawford,

Ayres,

Crumbley,

JBailey,

Darden,

Barron,

Davis of Newton,

Bell,

Deal,

.Blalock,

Dean,

Blue,

Dorminy,

Booth,

Drawdy,

Boswell,

Duncan,

Bower,

English,

Bray,

Everett,

Brewton,

Felder,

Brock,

Flynt,

Bruce,

Fort,

Bush,

Foster of Floyd,

-()arrington,

Foster of Oconee,

{)arswell,

Franklin,

. Frederick, Freeman of Troup, Freeman of Whitfield, Gary, George of DeKalb, George of Morgan,
GreshamJ Gress, Griffin of Twiggs, Grice, Hall of Bibb, Hamby, Hamilton, Hammock, Harden of Ch,tham, Hardin of Wilkes; Hardwick, Harrell, Harper of Wayne, Harvard,

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Hathcock,

Madden,

Slaton,

Harkins,

Maples,

Smith of Hancock,

Hawes, Henderson,

Merritt,

Smith of Henry,

Jd itcheil of Emanuel, Stafford,

Henry,

Mitche11 o.f Thomas, Steed,

Hitch,

Monroe,

Stevens,

Hixon,

Moore,

Stewart,

Hodges,

Morris,

Stubbs,

Hosch,

Mulherin,

Sturgis,

Houston,

Mullins;

Symons,

Howard of Baldwin, Narramore,

Tarver,

Howard of DeKalb, Niblack,

Taylor,

Howell,

O'Connell,

Thomas,

Huie,

Orr,

Thompson of Banks,

Hutcheson,

Ousley, '

'Thompson of Dooly,

Hutchins,

Park of Greene,

Tisinger,

Johnson of Appling, Park of Troup,

Toomer,

Johnson of Bartow, Parker,

Tumlin,

Joiner,

Perry,

Turner,

Jordan of Jasper, Peyton,

Underwood,

Jordan of Pulaski, Pierce,

Walker of Brooks,

Kelly,

Quillian,

Walker of Webster,

Kilburn,

Rawls.

Wellborn,

King,

Reid of Campbell, .Welch,

Knight,

':Reid of Taliaferro, 'Wen~.

Knowles,

Rhyne,

Whitchard,

Land,

Richardson,

Wight of Dougherty,

Lane,

Roberts,

'' Wilkes,

Lawrence,

Sanders,

Williams,

Lott,'

schley,

Wilson,

Luttrell,

Shank,

Wright of Floyd,

McFarland,

Shipp,

-Yates,

McKay;

'Sikes,

Mr. Speaker.

McLennan,

Hing'etnry,

Those absent we.re Messrs.-

Burnett,

Hall of Fannin;

Hogan,

Daughtry,

. HarperofChattooga, Johnson of Baker,

Davis of Meriwe. her; Herrington,

Miller,

Foster of Towns., ' Hilton,

,Walker of Crawford.

The following messag.l was received from the Senate, through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof:

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Mr. Speaker :
The Senate has adopted the following joint resolutipn, in which a concurrence is asked on the part of the House.
That a committee of' onefrom the Senate and two from
the House be appointed to notify the Governor that the General Assembly is now in session.

The committee on the part of the Senate, is Mr. Ellis.

Mr. Slaton of Fulton, offered the following resolution, which was read and adopted, to wit :

Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, that a committee of five from the House and three from the Senate, be appointed to notify his Excellency, the Governor, that the General Assembly has duly met for the transaction of business.

Mr. Grice of Pulaski, moved that the rules of the House be suspended for the purpose of electing a Messenger of the House, but before the motion could be put, and upon request of Mr. Hardwick, the motion was withdrawn.
Mr. Slaton then moved a reconsideration of the action of the House in adopting his resolution appointing a committee to notify the Governor that the General Assembly bad convened and was ready to transaet business, which motion prevailed.

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

.}Ir. Speaker :
I am directed by the Senate to inform this branch of the General Assembly that the Senate bas reconvened and is

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now ready for the transaction of such business as may come before it.

On motion ofMr. Slaton, the foregoing Senate..resolution was read and concurred iJ;I.

The Speaker appointed as the committee on part of the House to notify the Governor that the General Assembly had convened and was ready to transact business, was-

Messrs. Slaton of Fulton; Harkins of Gordon.

October 23, 1901.
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor,. to deliver to the House of Representatives a communication io writing.

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MESSAGE.

S rATE OF GEORGIA, ExECUTIVE OFFICE, ATLANTA, GA., October 23, 1901.
To the S.enate and House of Representatives: It is gratifying to be able to greet the representatives of
the people under auspices so favorable. The paralysis and stagnation in every bra111ch of busines which blighted the prosperity of our beloved commonwealth for seven years, has happily passed away and our people are enjoying a degree of prosperity unknown for a generation. The seasons have been fruitful and our planters and farmers are receiving fair prices for the products of their toil. Manufactories of various kinds, but especially of cotton goods; have sprung up in every part of the State, and are, in most cases, yielding fair remuneration to those whose e~terprise and money have inaugurated them, while they are furnishing steady employment and comfortable living to tens of thousands of our people who otherwise would be idle and in many instances a charge up()lll the counties. Our mines are being worked more extensively and more profitably than for many years past. Our railroads, representing about seventy millions of dollars and a mileage of more than five thousand miles, are with few exceptions doing reasonably well, and under the just supervision of a wise Railroad Commission, that friction between the roads and the people which existed a few years ago, has' happily disappeared and harmony and good will prevail


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between them. Our banking capital has largely increased, and almost, if not quite all, of our banks, are believed to be in a safe and prosperous condition. Our merchants, as well in the country as in the city, share in the prosperity of the branches of business on which they depend for support, and the masses of our poople are more nearly out of debt than at any time in forty years.
The taxable values of the property of the State have increased forty-three and a half millions of dollars in the last three years, and the credit of no State in the Union ii! better than that of Georgia, she having had no difficulty in borrowing to pay arrearages due her teachers up to the limit prescribed in the Constitution, at the remark.ably low rate of two per cent. per annum, and this, too, from her own banks, not a dollars having been borrowed -outside of her own borders.

OFFICIAL REPORTS.
For full and detailed informatioo ai! to the operations of the several departments of the State government, and concerning the, various institutions of the State, I refer you to the reports of the heads of departments and of the boards of trustees and boards of visitors herewith transmitted to you. Suffice it to say here that each department of the State government has been ably and faithfully conducted, and all of --our institution-the University with all its branches, the Academy for the Blind and the School for the Deaf, are :all doing good work for the State. The State Sanitarium,

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Dur greatest charity, in the support of .which we expend more than we do in the maintenance of the legislative, exe<lutive and judicial departments of the government of the commonwealth, is admirably and economically managed, and is caring for more than twenty-five hundred unfortun.ate citizens of the State. The University is in a more vig <~rous condition, and is, it is believed, doing better work and is more liberally patronized than ever before in its history. The new buildings for which provision was made at your last session at the University and at the Sanitarium, are in cour~>e of construction, those at the University rapidly approaching completion, those at the Sanitarium not so rapidly, but it is to be hoped that they will be pushed to a speedy completion, so as to accommodate !I' large number of unfortunates now confined in the common jails for want of room in the Sanitarium.
To the report and recommendations of the Prison Commission, and that of the Commissioner of Pensions, I desire to call special attention, since experience has demonstrated that amendments of the laws under w'hich they operate on the lines indicated in their reports are necessary.

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
From the reports of the Comptroller-General and the Treasurer herewith submitted, it will be seen that the total receipts at the treasury for the fiscal year ending on the .30th day of September were $3,804,195, and the total disbursements for the same period were $3,489,619. The .amount of cash in the treasury on the 30th of September

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was $730,722.00. Of this amount $100}oo was Sinking Fund, and $444,208 was money derived from the sale of public property, and is not available for general purposes.. Hemce the actual cash in the treasury available for general purposes September 30, was $186,514.
The total of all appropriations from the State treasruy made at the last session of the General Assembly, including $83,000 to pay pensions to indigent widows of deceased Confederate soldiers, is $3,706,000. The total estimated receipt>s at the treasury from all sources at the maximum rate of taxation allowed by the Tax Act for the present year will be $3,566,000. Thus it will be seen that the appropriations exceed the income of the State by $140,000 if pensions arc. to be paid for the present year to the indigent widows of d~eased soldiers.
But the appropriation of $15,00() for the p11hlic printing fell short by $0,200 of being sufficient to meet the demands upon it; the appropriations for pensions fell short $5,720.00, and that for contingent e:ll:penses, $2,000. These three items aggregating nearly $17,000 must be added to the $140,000 deficiency, which giYes us a total deficiency of $157,000 for the present year, if pensions are to be paid to the indigent widows. But the presumption i:;. that the General Assembly did not intend that these pensions should be paid this year unless there should be in the treasury a surplus unappropriated sufficient to pay them,. for the act of appropriation expressly declares that they are "to be paid out of any money in the treasury not. otherwise appropriatecl." If this constructi0n of the act is cor

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rect and it was the intention of the General Assembly to pay them next year, but not to pay them this, unless there was a suffioient unappropriated surplus in the treasury to do so, theactual deficiency to be met this year is $74,000 aside from about $840,000 which will be due the teachera. in the public schools and $200,000 money borrowed and paid to them.
For next year, 1902, the deficiency will be this amount augmemted by $145,000 to pay pensions to 2,925 new pensioners, including the indigent .widows whose names have been added to the pension rolls during the year; $24,000 to be paid for insurance, and at least $20,000 for the support of the State troops; in all a total deficiency for the year 1902 (if no new appropriations are made at this session) of $263,000. This year we have had to pay for no insurance, all the State property being covered by threeyear policies, taken .out in 1899; nor was anything appropriated for the support of the military, the State troops having been supported this year out of the appropriation made for their support in 1898, not then applied to that purpose, but diverted temporarily to the payment of expenses in organizing troops for the war with Spain and subsequently refunded to the State by the ~eneral government.
There are three ways in which it is possible to meet these deficiencies; raise your rate of taxation, reduce some of the appropriations made at your last session, or apply the public property fund now in the treasury to the payment of the interest on the public debt. The fir5t of these

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should not be considered. The people, whose servants we .. are, want taxes lowered, not raised. The second, while it is
practicable, will probably be deemed inexpedient by the General Assembly. We therefore have left for consideration only the third, the use in payment of the interest on the public debt o the fund derived from the sale of public property.
This fund is dedicated by the Constitution "to the payment of the bonded debt of the State, am.d shall not be used for any other purpose whatever." I the semi-annual installments of interest we pay op. the bonded debt are a part of the debt, there can be no doubt about our lawfully using this fund to pay interest. In that event the money raised by taxation for the purpose of paying interest can be applied to the payment of these deficiencies, and we can at the same time even lower the rate of taxation, for the amount of money now in the treasury derived from the sale of public property is larger than the total amount Df all t hedeficiencies except that in the school fund, to meet which, a plan is suggested elsewhere. My own opinion is that the interest on the debt is a part of the debt, .and that the public property fund can, without violating the letter or the spirit of the Constitution be applied to the payment o{interest till all of it has been applied in this way.
I therefore advise that the General Assembly carefully .consider the matter, and unless it can be made clearly to appear that the interest on the bonded debt is not a part of the bonded debt as contemplated in the Constitu-

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tion, an act be passed authorizing and directing the governor to apply the money !llOW in the treasury derived .. from the sale of public property, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the payment of the semi-annual interest on the bonded debt, and that the money which. will be realized under the provisions of the tax act approved December 21, 1900, intended to be applied to the payment of the interest on the bO!llded debt, be used to supply the deficiencies in revenue for the years 1901 and 1902.

DEFICIENCY IN PENSION APPROPRIATIONS.
As has already been stated, there was a deficiency in theappropriations to pay pensions for the present year of $5,.: 720.00; $1,900.00 in the appropriation for disabled Confederate soldiers, and $3,820.00 i!ll that for widows of deceased soldiers. 'To devise means to meet these deficiencies I called into consultation the Attorney-General, the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the chairmen of the Appripriation Committees of thetwo Hous~s of the Ge!lleral Assembly. It was unanimously agreed that it was the intention of the legislature to make provisions for the payment of all whose names were on the pension rolls and that the deficiency was due to miscalculations. By the advice of the officers above named, I followed an established precedent, by executive orders directed the Treasurer to transfer to the pensirm funds named $5,720.00 to meet the deficiencies and en
able the Treasurer to pay all of the two classes of pen-
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thus paid out in excess of the amounts appropriated at your last session for these two classes of pensioners, I ask the Oeneral Assembly to make a supplemootal appropraition .at this session.

THE CONTINGENT FUND.
As stated above, there will be a deficiency of about $2,000.00 in the appropriation for contingent expenses 'for the present year. The average expenditures for these expenses for the last thirty years have been nearly thirteen thousand dollars a year, and yet we would have been able to ;go through the year om the $10,000 appropriated had there not been so many unusual drafts upon the fund.
No provision was made a.t your last session for paying ihe expenses of the Electoral College, hence $1,036.60 had to be taken out of the contingent fund for this purpose.
The Comptroller-General in the discharge of his officiai ,duties, rejected this year more of the tax returns of the
railroads than ever before, and ha,d them assessed by arbitrators. The expense of these arbitrations, amounting i:o about $1,500.00, had to be paid out of the contingent fund, no other provision having been made for their payment.
Again, the expense of publishing the Constitutional amendment submitted at the last generah election,
'$684.00; fees of attorneys employeg by the Co~ptroller-
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United States Supreme and Appellate Courts, $697.00, all had to be paid out of the contingent fund.
If this appropriation were relieved of the burthen of the apprehension of criminals, ten thousand dollars would ordinarily be sufficiernt, otherwise it is not. As these expenses are a part of the cost of administering the criminai law, I see no good reason why rewards should not be paid out of the hire of convicts. Indeed it would seem that this !is the proper fund out of which they should be, paid. Crime should be made to pay as far as possible for its own punishment, without burthening honest taxpayers.
I therefore recommernd that a law be enacted requiring the payment of all. rewards for the apprehension of fugutives from justice out of the money derived from the hire of convicts instead of out of the contingent fund.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
It is my duty again to call the attention of the General Assembly to the unsatisfactory working of our common school system. For mruny years past the fu~ds collected by taxation for the support of the schools in any given year have had to be applied almost entirely to the payment of teachers for work done the year before) thus leaving but little to support the schools for the current year. To remedy this evil as far as possible, the legislature in 1897 passed an act authorizing the Treasurer to advance to the school fund out of the general fund in the treasury on the first day of April in each year, $400,000.00 to be returned to the general fund out of the school taxes when



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collected during the following fall and winter. This he was able to do, because there was always in the treasury on the first day of April the singing-fund o'f $100,000.00, and the fund derived from the sale of public property, approximating $300,000.00, both dedicated to the payment of the bonded debt, neither of which would be needed for this purpose until the amount loaned to the school fund in the spring would be paid back. In this way and by resorting in two instances to temporary loans, the teachers were partially paid, but for the bulk of their earnings they ~ad to wait till the end of the year. At the beginning of the present years the amount available for the payment of teachers, exclusive of these two funds, was but little more tha71 sufficient to pay them for one month's work, and the State Treasurer, doubting the constitutionality of the use for any purpose, even temporarily, of funds set apart for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonded debt, declined to advance to the school fund any part of these funds, and declined, after h~ had exhausted the balance of the school fund remaining after paying arrears due to teachers for last year's work, to pay my warrants drawn on him to pay teachers.
To settle the question finally, I directed the Attol"'leyGeneral to bring mandamus proceedings against the Treasurer, and let the Supreme Court settle the question. This he did, and the court sustained the position of the Treasurer. Up to this time the teachers had been paid for only one month's work and there was in the treasury available for the support of the schools only $77,000. To supplement this sum and pay the teachers for another



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_month's work, or as much thereof as possible, I borrowca two hundred thousand dollars-all I was permitted by tho Constitution to borrow, and paid them seventy-five pm cent of tlwir second month's earningB. Thus they have been paid about six hundred and sixty-two thousand dol lars, and there will be due them at the end of tho year about eight hundred and forty thousand, to which must be added the two hundred thousand dollars borrowed and paid to them. When this is done the total indebtedncs;; of the State on account of free sehools will be about one million and forty thousand dollars, whic.h has to be "Provided for some how or other, and this trouble will recur year after year till the General Assembly applies a remedy. In another part of this message I have suggested what seems to me to be the only feasible way of paying off and getting rid of this annually recurring deficiency m school
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revenues.
when this deficiency is made up and teachers are paid all that is due them, legislation is necessary to put our schools on a safe business footing. In my last annual message I suggested what I believe to be a solution of the
problem. I advised that a change be made in the mode
of raising revenue for the support of our free schools so as to divide the burthen between the State and the counties. I said, and I now repeat, that "it will be found upon investigation, that Georgia pays a larger percentage of her total revenue to the support o:f her common school th,'lll any other State in the Union, while local communities, with the exception of our cities and some of the larger
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towns, contribute nothing to this purpose. Counties, with two or three exceptions, and m~?st of the toW'lls, pay nothing, but look to the State for everything. This fosters a spirit of paternalism utterly repugnant to our theory o~ government and destructive of the self-reliance and individuality of the citizen. In New England, the cradle of common school, where they have reached their greatest perfection, the mudsill of the system is local taxation supplemented by State aid. We should profit by the experience of these older States and amend our system so as to conform to that which experience has demonstated to be best. Under the present law counties may impose upon themsehes taxes to aid in the support of schools, but they do not do it because the law is not compulsory, but merely permissiYe. It is not right for the State to bear all of this b~nthen, neither is it expedient. The law should require a part of it to be borne by the counties. This would not only be more equitable and just to the taxpayers, but it would be to the best interest of the schools and teachers, who are the chief sufferers under the present unsatisfactory system. Under the proposed change patrons would feel more responsibility for and take mere interest in their school and in the selection of teachers, the standard or scholarship in our country schools would be elevated and the results would be satisfactory to both patrons and teachers, that the amount of local taxation for the support of schools would be increased from year to year, the school term would be lengthened, teachers would be better paid, and the taxpayers would be better satisfied with the burthen put upon them.

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I therefore recommend that the law be so amended as to fix the State school fund at one million dollars per annum, to be distributed among the counties as now provided by law, but .that the amount apportioned to no county shall be avail11ble until that county shall have raised by taxation upon the taxable property within its own borders, an amount not less than forty per cent. of its share of the State school fund."
Since this recommendation to y~ur honorable bodies I have seen no reason to change or modify my views on this subject. On the contrary the experiences of the last year have confirmed me in them, and I now think each county should be required, before it receives its share of the State school fund, to raise by local taxation for the support of its schools an amount not less than fifty per cent. of its State apportionment. The present system will nev~r be satisfactory to either teachers or taxpayers, because it is unwise, unfair, unjust and unheard of in any other State in the Union. It is unwise because it makes free schools unpopular with taxpayers, and unfair and unjust because it makes a few counties bear all the burthens of the State Government, and after doing this contribute to the payment of pensions and the support of schools in all the other counties. This idea is more fully elaborated in another part of this message.

WE MUST RETRENCH.
In 1883 the State tax levy was $2.50 on the thousand, but steadily increased year after year till in 1898 it had

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reached $6.21 on the thousand, notwithstanding the taxable values of the property of the State had in the mean time increased more than a hundred millions of dollars. The increase in the county rate in most of the countieshad kept pace, as is almost invariably the case, with the increase in the State rate, and when to these heavy State and county levies was added in the towns and cities a constantly increasing municipal rate, these accumulated taxes became so onerous that the taxpayers justly complained under the burthen, and all over the State there was a demand for retrenchment. Believing this demand to be just, and that the people ought not to be so heavily burthened, I, in a special message to the General Assembly in November, 1898, urged retrenchment, and the greatest possib~e reduction in the State tax rate. To this end I recommended that the pension laws be so amended as to grant pensions only to "those Confederate soldiers and' those widows of Confederate soldiers who actually need th6 aid of the State to supply their necessities and save them from want." I also advised that the act o'f a former legislature adding, on paper, to the common school fund $400,000.00, but providing no means of paying it be repealed. After much discussion the pension laws \.Yere left intact and the direct appropriation from the State treasury for the support of the common schools was fixed at $800,00'0.00 in addition to the poll taxes, the specific taxes, the hire of convicts, the half rental of the State Road, etc. Thus we were ::>nabled to reduce the tax rate for the year 1899 from. $6.21 to, $5.36, and for the year 1900 to $5.20.

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But at your last.session so many eJi:traordinary demands were made upon the treasury by the various institutions supported party or wholly by the State, that you to meet these demands raised the tax rate from $5.20 to $5.44, and this increase of 24 mills will fall short by $74,000 of raising revenue E>ufficient to meet the appropriations made at _your last session, notwithstanding the taxable values of the State have increased in the last three years more than fortythree millions of dollars. We are thus confronted with a -deficiency in revenue of $74,000 in addition to the pensions allowed indigent widows and not yet paid, and more than a million which will be due the teachers of the common schools at the end of the present year, which can b() met only in the unsatisfactory way of the past, by applying the money which ought to go to pay them next year to the payment of arrearages due them for work done in this. While the State has seldom, if ever, been more prosperous and neither her credit nor that of any other State has ever been better, the system heretofore employed in the management of her fiscal affairs, so far as it relates to the common schools and pensions, is not satisfactory. We should be honest and candid with the teachers and pensioners and taxpayers. No statute should be allowed to remain on,. the books declaring that teachers shall be paid monthly or evEm -quarterly, when no money is provided to pay them. It is misleading, unfair and unjust.
The enactment that .indigent widows of deceased Confederate soldiers shall be paid a pension of sixty dollars .a year when no money has been provided to pay them, is a

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delusion and a disappointment. When promises to pay money are made, no matter to whom, the money should ba provided to meet them. Let us get back to the old rule, "pay as you go." But how can be do this. There are but two ways, either increase taxes or reduce appropriations. The former remedy is not to be thought of. Taxes should not be increased for any purpose- whatever, except those named in the Constitution. We must therefore reduce appropriations from the public treasury.
'Ve cannot reduce appropriations to pay the principal
and interest on the public debt, for these are fixed charges that must be met at whatever sacrifice. vVe cannot retrench in appropriations for the support of the civil establishment, 'for the government of no other State in the Union of the size and importance of Georgia, is administered at less cost. We cannot afford to starve out institutions for the Blind, the Deaf, the Insane, for this would be cruel and inhuman. In a word there are but two appropriations we can reduce so as to make any material reduction in the tax rate-the one for schools, the other for pensions. These two objects absorb nearly two-thirds of the entire income of the State. You may abolish every salary in the State and require eve,ry officer, legislative, ex ecutive and judicial, to work for nothing, and you would not reduce to any appreciable extent the rate of ta..xatlon, if appropriations such as have been made in the recent past for schools and pensions continue to be made. But for these two drains on the treasury the State government could be supported and ample provision made for the public debt without levying a dollar of property tax.

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The rental of the State Road, the licenses and specifict taxes, and the hire of convicts, would pay all else and there would be a surplus left. I repeat, therefore, that the only places where the knife can be applied is to the appropriations for schools and pensions. Confine pensions to those surviving Confederate soldiers and the widows of those who are dead; who are physically unable to support themselves by their labor and who have no other means of support, and confine your free schools to "the elementary branches of an English education only," as provided by the Constitution. In this way and in no other you can materially reduce your tax rate. For purposes of higher education let each community impose local taxes to supplement the State's appropriation. This is the law and this is enquity and jmtice, and anything beyond this is unlawful, unneceesary and unjust.
The present system of taking out of the State treasrny all the money for the support of the schools and for our extraYagant sy;;tem of pensions, is unjmt because it forces the whole bnrthen of the support of the State government upon a few counties, while all the others contribute nothing. For the present year 111 counties out of the 137 draw out of the treasury for schools and pensions alone more than they pay in for all purposes in taxes; six are about self-supporting, while the other twenty not only support their own schools and pay their own pensioners, but pay all the expenses of the State government, including salaries of all officers, principal and interest of the public debt, support of all State institutions-the Sanitarium.

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School for the Deaf, S~hool for the Blind, School of Technology, the University with all of its branches-and all other expenses of the State of whatever character. The result of this vicious system is that taxpayers in the heavily burthened counties, smarting under the injustice, dodge the tax-gatherer and attempt by subterfuge to equalize between themselves and other taxpayers the bmthen whicli the law fails to _equalize.
The only objection I have heard to the reversion of the p(msion laws as suggested, is that it will force applicants to take "the pauper oath." This is not a valid objection. Old age is not dishonorable and honest poverty is no disgrace, especially when it is the result of the devotion of three or four years o'f the prii11e of one's life to the service of the State as a soldier fighting her battles. The pension roll will still be a roll of honor.
In opposition to th.e proposition to divide 1.he burthen of the support of the common schools between the State :md the counties, I have heard but two arguments. One is that "under the Constitution of the State the rate of taxation is uniform," and that therefore, there is no injustice done the few counties which bear all the burthens of government, and in addition help other counties to pay their pensioners and teachers. It is true that the State tax rate is uniform in all the counties, but the county rates are not. When the tax-gatherer comes he consoli{lates the two and they become to the taxpayer one tax. Thus in some counties all property bears a much heavier rrnthen than in others. The object of education is to prepare the child for good citizenship. Good citizenship is

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:as important to tl1e county as to the State. . If, however, we lose sight of this higher aim and put it down on the sordid plane of d.ollars and cents, the county should help ' to bear the burthen. It is the counties that. have to bear the burthen of court cost.;; and the conviction of criminals. If education lessens crime it follows that the more and better the education the less the amount of crime and the less court costs to try criminals. Hence, in order to rC: duce the cost to the counties of trying and convicting criminals, they can well afford to contribute to the education of their own children. \Yhat they lose in the one they gain in the other. 1~he State is to an extent relieved of a burthen and the standard of intelligence and morality and good citizenship is elevated, and both the State and the county are equally benefited. When carefully considered I do not belieYe any valid objection can be found to tho monosition to divide the burthen of the support of the schools between the county and the State. It is divided in all the States in which free schools have been most successful. \Yhy not in Georgia?
But when you have instituted these reforms you wilt -only have guarded '01; the future against a recurrence of the unfortunate condition with which we have wrestled in the past. The million of dollars due your teachers for work done during the present year will still be unpaid. Retrenchment and a reversion of your school and pension laws will not have paid it. It is an honest debt and must be paid. The obligation on the State to pay it without unnecessary delay is legally and morally as binding as the o0bligation to pay the salaries of your governor, the judges

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of your courts, the per diem of your legislators, or th& principal and interest of your public debt. The fact that it is the result of a bad law does not relieve us from the obligation to pay. There are but two ways in which to do it; one is to levy a direct tax on the people to raise thE. money; the other is to borrow the money and owe those who are able and willing to car;ry the debt, rather than your teachers who are neither able nor willing to do so. The idea of raising this deficiency by direct taxation is not to be entertained for a moment. Taxes are too high already.
I therefore recommend that an amendment of the Constitution be submitted to the people at the next general election authorizing the issue of a sufficient amount. of three per cent. State bonds to pay the arrearages due teachers,. these bonds to be paid off at the rate of a hundred thousand dollars a year out of the rental of the State road, until all are paid. The remainder of the .rental after applying a hundred thousand dollars annually to the payment of the bonds, to be applied as now, one half to the school fund and the other half to general purposes.

THE STA'l'E TROOPS.
The Inspector-General, who has been kept almost constantly in the field during the year inspecting the troops and aiding company officers in an egort to bring theircommands up to the highest state of efficiency, reports all the commands with the exception of a few companies, in. good condition. Owing to the disorganization of the com-

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panies and regiments during the Spanish-American war there wa; at its close scarcely a company in the State fit for effective service. But few, if any, had a full corps of officers, and none were up to the minimum in numbers, and all were poorly equipped. As it is impossible to have regiments without first having good companies, the money available for military puqwses has been applied, under authority of the Act of December 12, 1899, after paying all expenses of the officers and men when in actual service, to the building up of the companies. To this end each company in all arms of the service has since the reorganization act of 1899, been paid a bounty of a hundred and fifty dollars a year to aiel in paying armory rent and other company expenses, and no State encampments have been held. Now that a thorough reorganization has been effected and the organizations are in good condition, it will probably be to the best interest of the service to discontinue the payment of the bounty to the companies and restore the State encampments as provided in the act of 1889.
For the support of the State troops and to pay expenses of riot duty for the year 1902, I recommend an appropriation of $20,000.00. A much larger sum than this could. be profiitably employed, but under existing circumstances and in view of the heavy appropriations already made for other purposes, this is deemed as large an amount as can il1i justice to the taxpayers be required of them at this time. This sum supplemented by a little over twentyseven thousand dollars appropriated by Congress to sup-

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ply quartermaster and OJ;'dnance stores, will perhaps be sufficient to support the State troops decently during the next year.

STATE CLAIMS AGAINST UNITED STATES.
The claims of the State of Georgia against the United States on account of expenditures in organizing troops for the war with Spain, have all been adjusted, the last installment having been paid about four months ago.
The total amount of the claims of the State filed with the Auditor of the treasury for the 'Var Department, was $30,118.07. Of this amount $1,203.08 was rejected by the Auditor for want of proper vouchers. Hence the amount actually refunded to the State was $28,914.99. Against this sum were unpaid liabilities of $18,884.85, necessarily incurred by my predecessor in office in organizing Georgia troops for the United States service. These liabilities have all been paid off and $9,000.00 of the money refunded has been paid into the treasury, and the remaining $1,000.00 has been used to supplement the meager appr<" priations ma::!e for the support of the State troops during the last three years. These appropriations amounted, all told, to only $41,039.00, including this $1,030.~0, an average of $13,679.00 per annum. Experience has demonstrated that this, with the most rigid economy, is not sufficient when there is as much necessity for the actual service of the troops in support of the civil authorities as there has been in the last three years, and is likely to be ..in the future.

WEDNESDAY, OcTOBER 23, 1901.
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS' HOME.
About twelve years ago a home for destitute and mfirm survivors of the ermics of the Confederate States, residents of Georgia, was erected near the city of Atlanta by voluntary contributions of the people, and tendered to . the State, but the General Assembly at that time declined to accept it. Again at your last session it was offered by those having it in charge and you accepted it and made and appropriation of $15,000.00 for its support during the present year.
A Board of Trustees was appointed in December last, in conformity with the provisions of the Act accepting the Home, to take charge of it and manage its affairs. This board consisted of the Honorables W. L. Calhoun of Fulton; J. S. Montgomery of Thomas; John H. Martin of Pulaski; S. \V. Harris of Carroll; Chas. M. Wiley of Bibb; Chas. D. Phillips of Cobb; W. F. JC'Ilkins of Putnam; H. W. Bell of Jackson; Jos. B. Cumming of Richmond, and T. S. Payne of \Vare. Since their appointment :Messrs. Cumming and Payne have resigned, and the Honorable W. T. Gary of Richmond, and J. F. Daley of J olmson, have been appointed in their stead.
The Board, soon after their appointment, entered upon the discharge of their duties and proceeded at once to have the building, which having remained unoccupied for twelve years was somewhat out of repair, but in proper condition and comfortably furnished for the reception of those foi; whose benefit it was erected. This work was completed and'

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on the third of June the home was opened and about forty veterans were received on the first day, and the number increased gradually until the 30th of September, '1'\'llen tnerd were seventy.
On the last named day the building, to gether with all the furniture in it, was totally destroyed by fire. The State had insurance on the building to the amount of $19,500.00, and the furniture had been insured by the Board of Trustees for $2,000.00. All of the insurance except $2,500.00 has been paid, and the $17,000.00 paid, which was in the name of the State, has been paid into the treasury. The insurance on the building supplemented by voluntary contributions made by the people all over the State, will enable the Board of Trustees to rebuild at once, and to this end I advise that the money collected on the policies of insurance which must go into the treasury, be appropriated. to the Board of Trustees for the purpose of rebuilding the Home, and that for its support during the year 1902 $20,000.00 additional be appropriated.
For a more detailed account of the operations of the Board of Trustees, I beg to call your attention to their report herew~th transmitted.

BONDS DEPOSITED BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Under the law as it now stands "all fire, marine and inland insurance companies chartered by other State or foreign goyernments," and all "guarantee companies, surety compa-

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uies, fidelity insurance companies, and fidelity and deposit companies," whether chartered by this State or other States or by foreign goverments, before doing business in this State are required "to deposit with the treasurer bonds of the United States or bonds of this State which, according to the acts and resolutions of the General Assembly, are valid, and which amount according to their face value to ten thousand dollars" for fie, marine and inland insurance companies, and for "guarantee, surety, fidelity insurance and fidelity and deposit companies, twenty-five thousand dollars." These deposits are in my opinion, formed in the
light of recent experiences, not sufficiently large. The
original acts of the legislature fixed them in the case of fire insurance companies at $25,000.00, and surety companies at $50,000.00, but at th~ instance of some of too companies, as I am advised, the deposits W\)re reduced to the present figures. vVe have had an instance in the re-cent past in which the liability of a single company to the holders o its fire policies in this State exceeded its deposit, and another in which a surety company's liabilities on the State and county bonds of a single defaulting tax-collector were $35,000.00, while its deposit was only $25,000.00.
Again, under the present law, any surety company may become surety on ll'llY sort of bond except "attachment bonds and bonds of city, county and State officers" without any deposit at all. I think the scope of the.law ought to be broadened so as to authorize the acceptance of these companies as surety on the bonds of executors, administrators, guardians and trustees, and all other persons acting in a fiduciary capacity.

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I therefore recommend that these laws be so amended as:.

to require fire, marine and inland insurance companies to deposit with the State Treasurer before doing business in this State, $25,000.00, face value of the bonds of the

United States, or of the recognized valid bonds of this

State,

and
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surety

compan.ies

by

whatever

name

called,

to-

deposit with the Treasurer $50,000.00 of the same bonds.

required of fire companies, and that all surety companies

which make the required deposit and comply with all other

requirements of the law be received on all attachment bonds, bonds of all city, connty and State officers, and

bonds of executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and

all other bonds required to be made by order of any court in this State.

The increased deposit wjll work no hardship on any good

company, since the bonds deposited will be as safe in the vaults of the treasury as in the hands of any safe deposit

or trust company, and it \Yi11 increase their business and be much safer for the State and for other persons to whom they are bound as surety, because it will keep within their

reach at all times, assets of the company to meet any liability they may incur by reason of their suretyship on bonds

without having to go into the conrts of other States to en-

force their claims.

CONSTITUTIONAL A:JIEND:M:ENTS.
That some important changes in our organic law are desirable most intelligent persons are agreed, and with thissentiment I am in full accord.
The ballot should be restricted.

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.. Provision should be made :for biennial sessions of the

General Assembly.

A maximum rate of State taxation should be fixed m

the constitution.

A rule should be prescribed requiri11g that all appropriation bills be passed and submitted to tho governor not le>ss than ten days before the expiration by limitation of the session, as a ,;afeguard against hasty and extravagant appropriation of the public money.
The governor and the judges of the superior courts should be given power to order a change of venue in certain criminal cases.

The machinery for authorizing the collection of local taxes for the support of common schools should be simplified.

Other changes not so important have been suggested. But while all are agreed as to the necessity for the:5e changes, there is not so much unanimity on the question of calling a constitutional convention to effect them. Many of our wisest men, in view of the :fact that constitutional conventions usually have a disturbing effect and breed political discord, are very expensive, and often go much further in their work and make more radical changes in tho organic law than the people ever contemplated or demanded, and in the light of the experiences of neighboring States, which have recently held conventions, are of the opinion that no convention should be held. There is force in theil" reasons. There is always more or less peril in a con~titntionnl convention, and owing to conditions peculiar
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to G<:>orgia, it might be unusually perilous to hold a convention at this time.
I therefore' recommend that, in order to effect the desired changes, a joint special committee of the two houses of the General Assembly he appointed to which shall be refel'!'ed all propositions to amend the constitution, and that thi5 <'Ommittee be instructed, after carefully con5idering all proposed amendments submitted to it, to report a bill embodying all such as they may deem necessary, at least twenty dnys before the expiration of the present session, so thnt their report may be acted upon before final adjournment aml the amendments deemed by the General Assembl,, athisable may be submitted to the people for ratification or rf'jection at the general election in October, 1902.

TAXATION OF COLLEGES.
Tlw attention of the General Assembly is respectfully called to a departure from a. long established policy of the StatP with respect to higher education-a departure for which no adequate reason has ever been given and against which uumy just considerations may be urged.
By an act approved on the 21st day of February, 1850, the eollcp;p,; of the State we.re exempted from taxation. This statute wa~ never formally repealed, but an unsuspected paragraph of the Constitntion of 1877, which :was perhaps not earPfnlly scrutinized lJpforp its adoption, has been constrnPd to rPpeal it. There \\"a5 no demand from the people for its rPpeal, and there is good reason -for believing that a majority of the pPople did not and do not desire the

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property of the colleges of the State taxed. The taxation of these institutions of learning hinders and cripples them, Lut it does not appreciably increase the income of the State nor ;:ensibly lighten the taxes of the individual citizen. The incorporated colleges, the title to whose property is wstcd in a board of trustees, are not conducted for purpo;:cs of private or corporate gain, but they render a public ~er,ice of great benefit to the commonwealth. Their Yalue to all the people of the State in the promotion of learning, in the contribution made by them to the teaching force of the common schools, and in the general uplifting of the material and intellectual prosperity of the State, entitle them to the comrideration accorded them by the Act of 1850. Their taxation acts as an embargo upon t'nlightenmcnt, and as a discouragement to that generosity toward colleges and universities which is all too uncommon in the South. The hardship which results from such taxa. tion falls espccially upon colleges for our white people. The eollPges for the colored are maintained for the most part from ~onrces of income located in organizations and endowments beyond the limits of the State, and thus they escape much of the taxation which falls on the colleges for the whites.
In Yicw of all these and other considerations which might he nwntioncd, it would seem that it behooves us to return to the enlightened policy of the State adopted before the war betweeu the States, and from which we, without the knowledge of the people, unwittingly departed in 1877. At any ratP, no harm can be done by submitting to the people an anwndmcnt of the constitution permitting the legislature

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to exempt from taxation the property of colleges the titleto which is vested in a board of trnstees solely for educational purpoees and not for individual gain. The peoplemay be safely allowed to say at the ballot-box if they can afford to trust the (Jeneral Assembly with such power.
Believing that the welfare of the State would be promoted by snch exemption, I recommend that an amendment of the comtitntion authorizing it be submitted to tho people for their ratification or rejection at the next general election.

CHAXGE OF VENUE.
I desire again to urge hy reconmHndation mmle at your last session that an amendment to the constitntion be submitted prO\iding for a change of :cine in trial;; for rape and other capital feloni(~, when in the opinion of the presiding judge, or of the governor, there is danger of moh violeuce at or sHbse<pHut to trial.
On five occasious <lnriug the present year I han~ found it 11cccssary, at the eamest rcqnest of the presiding judges, to send troops to preveut threatened ly11ching at the trial cif negroC's eharg(d with rape of white women. In evcr.Y instance violence was prevented and the criminals were tried and convietecl, bnt in each cam at a cost to the State of about five hundred dollar~. If the jndgcs or the governor had had power to order a change of venue when it became apparent that there was danger ftom the mob, the prisoners wonld have had as fair trials a-nd the State wonld
have saved this great expense. As the constitution now i,.,

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the governor cannot order a change of venue at all, and the judge can do so only on motion of counsel for the accused when he is satisfied that an impartial jury cannot be had in the county. Power ought to be lodged in both the govt'l'J!Or and the judge to order a change o venue on his own motio11,, not only when in the opinion of either an impartial jm,v cannot be had in the county, but when either thinks there is danger of mob violence. This would be better mHl cheaper than to conduct a trial with a company or lmttnllion of armed soldiers surrounding the court-house.

C'OXDITIONAI. PARDONS AND PAROLS.
It oftc~1 occurs that petitions for the pardon of convicts confined in the penitentiary or the chain-gangs are presented which appear to both the Board of Pardons and the Exccutin:>, to have in them some merit, and yet not sufficient to warrant an unconstitutional pardon. After a careful study of the matter the board submitted an opinion that under our constitution power to grant conditional pardons is vested in the governor. I made a thorough investigation of the subject, examining the authorities cited by ihe board and all others within my reach, and came to the conclusion that the board was right and that the constitu-tion does gives the governor the same power to grant conditional pardons that it gives him to grant absolute parJon;:;, to commute sent{mces and grant repri~yes. The power io do the greater act carries with it the power to do the less. Bnt since the legislature had enacted no rules by which the governor may carry this power vested in him

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by the constitution into eff(l{lt, and since none of my predecessors in office have ever exercised it, I did not feel wal'ranted in assuming the responsibility without first having legislative authority 'to do so.
In their further investigation of the subject the Board of Pardons arrived at the conclusion that instead of condi~ ttonal pardons a system of paroling convicts of this character under which they, while not in confinement, are always in the custody of the Prison Commission and liable to be put back into close confinement whenever they violate the conditions of their parols or furloughs, would be better.
The Commission have fully elaborated their views on this subject in their annual report which is before you, and to this report I desire to call the attention of the members of the General Assembly, and especially to their recommendation on this subject. The Ohio law to \vhich the Board refers, seems to me to be well adapted to our condition, and I earnestly advise the adoption of it or something like it as am amendment to our prison system.

PRESERVATION OF THE STATE ARCHIVES.
There are pending before your honorable bodies two bills which look to the preservation of the Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederate Records of our State, which are fast going to decay. One of these bills should become a law. The cost of the work would he trifling in compar~son with its importimce. There seems to he a misapprehension as to the scope of the proposed work. It is not contemplated, as some persons suppose, to send to England aftet

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records which are there. This would involve more expense than we can at this time afford. All that is asked now is authority to preserve the rapidly decaying records here in our own capitol. No one of the old thirteen States is richer in unpublished material for the future historian than Geor gia, and no State has been more indifferent to its preservation. As an excuse for this indifference it has been said that Georgia and Georgians have been in the past too busy in making history to take time to preserve it. This is no sufficient excuse. It is our sacred duty to posterity to preserve the records of the achievements of our ancestors because they will be an inspiration to those who come after us. In the archive rooms of your capitol and in its damp basement are priceless records of our revolutionary history, mildewed and rotting from the neglect of more than a hundred years. It will be little less than a crime in us not to preserve them, while tho records of the part Georgia bore in the war- between the States which were not destroyed when our capital was taken an occupied by the enemy, arc uncompiled, scattered and fast going to decay, and unless they are at once compiled and put in a more enlluring form it will not he long till even the names of many of the gallant men who followed Lee and Longstreet and ,Jackson, and Bragg, and Johnson, will be lost. Indeed it is trne than already no record, even of the names of some of these men, is to be found anywhere except on the muster rolls captured when the Confederate capital fell, and carried to \Vashiugton whem they have lain in the VVar Department ever since. In 1885 the GO'neral Assembly directed tho Adjutant~General to have copies of these rolls

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made and filed in his office, and the work was begun, but the appropriation gave out and it was never finished. Complete rolls were made of the officers and men in sixty infantry regiments, five battalions of sharp shooters, eight battalions of infantry, eight unattached companies, and seven companies of mtillery. Bnt we have no rolls of quito a mtmLcr of otlwr organizations.
The late Atljntant-General, Kell, in his report for 18Do; says: "Hostcti\ yet to be made: ;) regiments of i~tfantry, 15 ngiments, D battalions mtd 12 companies of cavalry, 6 battalions aml 27 companies of artillery, and 4 legions. Th<'re are also in the Confederate archives division at \Vashingtou, the follu\\'ing rolls of persons uot regularly mns" tercel into the sPtTice of the Confederate States. Hoservcs, iJ regiments, lJ battaliom and 21 companies. State Gnards 1] rcgimeuts, 3 battalions and one company."
These men were all Georgia sokliers, some of the organizations among the best in the service, and the rolls bearing t!teir names should be copied and the copies placed among the archives of the State.
I therefore urge the reprcsentatins of the people, the sous and grandsons of these heroes of a lost cause, to give me authority to employ some fit and proper person at a moderate salary, to copy these uncopied rolls and to compile and superintend the publication in cheap but enduring form of all the unpublished official records of our Colonial, Re\olutionary and Confederate periods.

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CHILD LABOR.
~\s cotton factori0a incmase in onr State tho necessity for wi~e legislation on the snbj<'ct of chifd labor becomes more apparent and urgent. It is a delicate qnestion to lwll(llc, and yet preoont conditions snggrst action. That mill o\\ncrs in Georgia lmYo taken a broad, humane view of thi~ matt<'r is e\idout from the fact that nearly all of rlwm haYe agreed, as I am informed, on a rule that seems to lllO to be \Yise and jnst. No child nuder twelve years of age cxcPpting;; the chih]rpn of widowed mothers or parents ph_Y~i(ally Jif'ahlod all(] without moans of support, shall, lllHll'r those rub', be allowed to work in cotton mills until it ]w,.: ~lwwn a certificate that it has attended school at least fonr month;; in tho yPar, and no child under twelve year;; of age ~hall he allowed to work at night under any circum-
~tanee,.:.
The~o regulations yo]untarily adopted by the mill owners in Georgia are on the right ilen. while education is not a panacea for all the evils of mankind, and while higher Pdueation is not indi;.;ponsablc in the or~inary walks of lifP, education in tllR <~lf~mentarv branohPR i" nP-l'essary to tho usefulness and happiness of all classes of our people as well as the operative in the factory, as the merchant or the farmer, or the mechanic, and to the extent indicated above it should he compulsory. To broad-minded, unselfish mill owners who, of their own accord, have adopted such regulations as the above, no statute for the protection of the children of the poor and unfortunate is necessary, but all mill men are not so broad and unselfish, nor are the par-

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ents of all children who are employed in the mills widows or unable to earn a support for themselves and families. Some mill owners are cruel and grasping, willing to blight the life of a child and dwarf its intellect for gain, and sometimes shiftless, lazy, drunken parents are found, who, to avoid work themselves and secure the means to gratify their appetites, are willing to impose any hardship urwn their own offspring. :For all such compulsory laws are necessary, as well for the good of society as for the sake of humanity, and in all such cases the child should be put in school and protected, and the vagrancy laws should be Yigorously enforced against the worthless parent.

CONCLUSION.

I have in the foregoing pages discussed only some of

tho most important matters that will claim your attention,

and suggested such action as seems to me to be expedieut

and necessary. In the course of your deliberations many

other things will come before you for consideration. In

the;;;e, as in those specially referred to, I will at all times he

ready to give the members of the General Assembly such

information as it may be in my power to give, and I extend

to each a cordial invitation to call on me at aU times to con-

fer about any matter in which he or his people or the peo-

ple of the State may he interested.

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ALLEX D. CANDLER.

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EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.

DuriTig the year 211 applications for executive clemency have been passed upon. Of these 163 were felony cases. In two cases of capital felony commutation to life imprisonment were granted, and in three clemency was denied. Out of 118 cases of felony not capital, twenty were pardoned, fourteen sentences were cummuted and eighty-four were declined. During the year seventy-nine applications for clemency in behalf of misdemeanor convicts have been considered. In twenty-four cases pardons were granted, in twen'ty-eighlt the sentences were commuted and in thirtyone clemency was refused.
The following is a list of those to whom clemency has been extended, published with this message in compliance with the requirements of the law:
'Frank J. Evans-Convicted of murder at January term, 1897, of the Superior Court of Floyd county, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Previous good charaCiter and subsequent good conduct. Crime was committed while intoxicated. Since imprisonment he has on two occasions prevented escape of other convicts. Pardon granted October 11, 1900.
Lyman Zachry-Convicted at the April term, 1900, of the County Com'it of Henry county of ga.~ing, and sentenced to twelve months in the chai11g-gang. Facts developed since trial raise grave doubts as to his guilt. Pardon granted Oct. 31, 1900.
Lawrence Grizzard-Convicted at the May term, 1900, of the city criminal court of Atlanta of larceny in three cases, and sentenced to twelve months in each case. Only 15 years of age; previous good conduct, and recommended by the trial judge. Granted December 15, 1900.

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J. A. Prater-Convicted at the

term of the

superior court of Gordon counlty of the crime of simple

larceny, and sentenced to imprisonment in the chain-gang.

Afflicted with a complication of diseases. Pardon granted

Nov. 1, 1DOO.

Zeb. Patterson-Convicted at the November term, 1SD9, of the city court of Clarksville of simple larceny in two eases, and sentenced Ito twelve months in the chain-gang in each case. Property restored to the owner and served more than half the sentence. Granted No. 15, 1DOO.

Tom Dukes-Convicted at the September term, 1900, of the superior court of Newton county for burglary, and sentenced to twelve mon't:hs on the chain-gang. Evidence nnsatisfactory, and pardon recommended by the judge, solicitor-general and prosecutor. Granted Nov. 15, 1900.

Paul lhinwater-Convicted at the, October term, 1900, of the superior court of Fulton counlty of involuntary manslaughter, and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Only fiftee<n years of age and of excellent character. Clemency urged by the judge, solicitor, members of the legislature and number;; of good citizens. Granted Nov. 16, 1900.

Hayes Blake--Convicted at the October term, 1DOO, of the superior court of Floyd county of stealing a ride on a railroad train, and ~sentenced to pay a fine, of $25, or three month;; on the chain-gang. Good character. Recommendation of the solicitor and suffic,ient punishment. Granted November 28, 1DOO.

\V. L Williams-Convicted at the August term, 1900, of the city criminal court of Atlanta of cheating and swindling, and sentenced to six months in jail. Threatened with loss of eyesight and served three-fourth of his sentence. Clemency urged by the solicitor and a number of the city and county officers. Granted December 7, 1900.

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R L. Tyler-Convicted at the August term, 1900, of the superior court of :Milton county of vagrancy, and sentenced to fine of $100 and cost, or twelve months on the chain-gang. Had only been in the county a few days; wasnot repre~u.ted by counsel, and evidence hardly sufficient to convict. Granted December 13, 1900.
John Usher-Convicted at the spring term, 1893, of the 'superior court of Screven county of burglary, and sentenced to thirteen years in the penitentiay. Excellent con(luct, strong recommendation and sufficiemt punishment. Granted December 14, 1900.

Jordan W eathersby-Convict.ed at the Septmnber term, 1894, of the superior court of Chattahooche county of murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant escaped and not tried until twenty years after. Convicted on doubtful evidence. Strong petit.ion for clemency from Chattahoochee and Mnscog-ee counties. Granted Decel!1ber 18, 1900.

Peter Blackwell-Convicted at the November term, 1899, of the city conrt of Elberton of two misdemeanors, and sentenced to twelve month in each case. Both case5 grew out of same transaction; has served out more than one sentence, and clemency urged by many good citizens and the trial judge. Granted December 22, 1900.

Sam Johnson.-Convicted at the spring term, 1895, of" tho superior court of Glynn county of burglary, and sent.enced to five years in tho penitentiary. Exemplary conduct since imprisonment. On one occasion six convicts escaped a11d he captnred two of them; on another the guards in charg'e of the convicts became intoxicated and he took their gmts aJHl marched the other convicts back to the guard-house. Granted December 22, 1900.
Joe Grant~ConYicted at the August term, 1900, of the eoun(y court of Thomas count of simple loarceny, and sentenced to fine of $150.00, or twelve months. Property-

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stolen of value of only $1. Prosecutor, judge and solicitor ask for clemency on the ground of sufficient punishment. Granted January 12, 1901.
William Jones-Convicted at the January term, 1897, of the superior court of Bartow county of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to seven years in the penitent,iary. Deceased was drunk and was the aggressor, and stated before he died that defendant should not be punished. Clemency asked by the judge, jury, and many good citizens. Granted January 12, 1901.

lf. F. Jones-Convicted at the :May adjourned term, 1900, of the superior court of Brooks county of embezzlement, and sentenced to twelve months. Recommended by county officials, trial jury, judge that sentenced him, and many good citizens. He is a Confederate soldier, old and infirm. Gra:nted January 15; 1901.

John A. Brown-Convicted at the April term, 1896, of the supe1ior court of Henry county of manslaughte.r, and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. Good conduct and snfticient punishment. Pardon urged by judge, jury and solicitor, any by the committee from the legislature. Granted January 16, 1901.

W. J. Buthr-Voluntary manslaughter. April term of Henry county superior court, 1896; sentence twenty years. Evidenee circumstantial and doubtful. Good conduct and suffieient punishment. Recommended by city and county officers, the trial judge, solicitor, grand jury and several State witnesses. Granted January 17, 1901.

Gus Mitchell-Vagrancy. December term, 1900, of the county court of Pulaski county. Newly discovered evidence shows that he was innocent of the charge. Pa.rdon recomm<:>nded by the trial judge, solicit<:>r and county officers. Granted .January 22, 1901.

Alonzo I . Pitts-Voluntary manslaughter. December

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term, 1~96, superior court of Chatham county, and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. Evidence confliet,ing and doubtful. Since imprisonment, on two occa.ions, he saved the prison buildings from disastrous fires. Pardon urged by general petition of good citizellil, by eighteen members of the grand jury that indicted him; by eight of the trial jury; by city and county officers and the chiefs of the fire departments of Savannah and Atlanta. Granted February 2, 1901.

G. B. Adams-Manslaughter. April term, 1897, superior court of :Miller county, and sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. Previous ana subsequent good conduct. Evidence conflicting and doubtful. Partially disabled from the effects of wounds. Recommended by the trial jury, by the prosecutor and over 160 citizens of the county, and by the Senate Petitentiary Committee. Granted February 6, 1901.

William Kenser-Shooting at another. October term, 18H9, of the superior court of Fannin county. Sentenced to eighteen months in the penitentiary. Crime committed by youth eighteen years of age in a fight. Has served thirteen months with good conduct. Recommended by a majority of the trial jury, by the judge and solicitor, an<! the county officers. G-ra:nted February 9, 1901.

Rich Houser-Perjury. May term, 1900, of the superior comt of 1\faCO'll county. Sentenced to four years in. the penitentiary. It is made to appear that this old, inoffensi,,e negro was the dupe of another man, and has been pnnishefl enough. Recommended by the judge and solicitor. Granted February 9, 1901.

Howell Jenkins-Arson. Convicted at the April term, 1898, of the superior court of Burke county. Sentenced to life impri,sonnHnt. Evidence circumstanital, and it now appears that he was not guilty. Pardon urged by prosecutor, the jnry, judge and solicitor, and many good citizens. GrantPd FPlmu1ry 9, 1901.

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W. H. Underwood-Simple larceny. March termr 1897( of the superior court of Habersham county. Sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary. Has hears discase, which the prison physician certifies may proYe fatal at any moment. J~xemplary conduct. Recommended by the solicitor, eight of the jurors that tried and ten members of the grand jury. Granted February 12, 1901.
C. E. :M:oore--:Uisappropriat.ing $1.35. Fall term, 1900, of the superior court of Baldwin county. Sentenced to six month:::, Intoxicated when offense was committed and has served five months with good conduct. Granted February Hi, 1901.
L. W. \Villiams-Voluntary manslaughter. Spring term, 1894, of the superior court of Chatham county. Sentenced to twenty years. Defendarnt was a mere youth and has served seven years. Mitigating circumstances. Oood character and strong recommendation. Granted February 18, 1901.
Ben Broomfield-Carrying concealed weapons. ~larch term, 1!)00, of the county court of Irwin count:; Sentenced to seven months. Convicted at same time of gaming and sentenced to ten months, which sentence l1e has served out. Is affiicted with asthma. Recommended by the judge a~Hl many good citizens. Granted February 18, lflOl.
1\filey LiYely.-Bnrglary. September term, 1!)00, of the superior court of :Fulton county. Sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Defendant only twelve years of age, had never been to school and property stolen was in: significant. Recommended by prosecutor, solicitor and marny good citizens. Granted February 28, 1901.
Mallie Howard-Stealing a ride on railroad train. September term, 1900, of the city criminal court of Atlanta. Sentenced to fine of $25.00, or six months. rnable to pay fine and has serYed five months of term. Has bern

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in the hospital two months. Hecommewlecl hy the ju<lt:\e and solicitor. nranted :March 1, 1DOl.

William J. Hill-~Iunhr. Fall term, 1892, of the Sl1perior court of Carroll comtty, and scntencPd to life iniprisoumeut. Evidence would have snpportcd verdict for voluutary mauiilanghter. Ddeudaut was assaulte<l 1y three other parties. Rcconuneuded hy Legislative Committee on Pardous, hy the trial jury, the grand jnry that indietcd him, the Senate Peuitetiary Comutittc, and ma11y good citi;wns of the county. GrantPd :March 7, 1!)01.
Uco. \V. Uray-Voluntary manslaughter. September term, 1001, of the superior court of \Vilcox county, and scnteuccd to twenty year:,;. Defendant under twenty yPars of ago aml did the killiug, as he snpposed, in defence of hims('lf aiHl mother. Evi<lPuee doubtful. l-Ias sern'cl the greater portion of his sentcucc. Parclone<l ~farch 13, 1001.

Lewis Pnnly-Bnrglary. Spriug term, 1901, of the superior court of Chatham eonut. Sentenced to six mouth:;. Defendant ouly 11 years old, and arraugPmeuts made to place him in a reformatory. Hecommclttkd by the judge and solocitor. Granted April -J., 1001.

\V. :M. Britlgcs-Em1ezzlemeut. J amwry term, 1SOD, of the superior conrt of Floyd count. Sentenced to fom years in the peniteutiary. Considerable donht as to his guilt. \Vhen case was in Supreme Court two of the jndgPs were of tho opinion that the eYiclenec showed a civil lint not a criminal liability. Heconunended by the grand jnry, by the representatives of the legi..;latme aml ma11y good citizen~. Pardoned April ;;, 1001.
Bnd Chapmau-Selliug whiskey illegally. Jannary term, 1!)01, of the superior court of Bartow county. Sentenced to six months. Pardon urged on account of ill health by the trial judge and solicitor. Oranted April ;;, 1001.
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J. L. Shope-Forgery. January tenn, 1898, of the superior court of Chattooga county, and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Has already served more than four years, including time spent in jail. Clemency urged ny the judge, solicitor and a large number of citizeiB. Pardoned April 5, 1901.

Ann Emanuel-Arson. November term, 1898, of the superior court of Sumter county, and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. T1ied jointly with another party and convicted on doubtful evidence. Grave doubts exists as to her guilt. Pardon asked by prosecutor, grand jury, county officers, trial judge and solicitor and many goo<l citizens. Granted Apfil G, 1901.

Peyton James-Selling mortgaged property. September term, 1900, of the county court of Baldwin county, and sentenced to pay a fine of $100, or twelve months. Property sold was only valued at $3. Hhe has served out seven months of his ~entence and cleme'llcy is urged by the prosecutor, judge, solicitor, ordinary and sheriff. Granted April 25, 1901.
Dock vV. Harri5-Larceny. November term, 1900, criminal court of Atlanta, and sentenced to pay fine of fifty dollars, or twelve months. Good conduct. Clemency urged by prosecutor, judge and solicitor. Granted April 25, 1901.

Jim McMichael-Burglary. Spring term, 1898, of the superior court of Sumter county, and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Trial jury recommended that he be punished as for a misdemea'llor, but the judge in passing sentence ignored this recommendation. Clemency asked by the prosecutor, solicitor and jury, and also by the judge. Granted May 4, 1901.
Sarah Willis-Larceny. March tenn, 1901, of the city court of Atlanta, and senter~eed to eight months on the

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vublic works. Defendant only about fifteen years of age. Superintendent states that, she is in an advanced state of pregnancy; has served three months. Pardoned May 13, 1901.

Lena Erwin-Receiving stolen goods. October term, 1900, of the superior court of Fulton county, and senten<'ed to ten months. Already served seven months, and par<lon recommended by the sheriff of Fulton county. Granted J\iay 15, 1901.

Gus Duncan, James Hyde and C'has. Pyle-Larceny. September term, 1900, of the city court of Rome, and se:ntenced to twelve months. Convicted of stealing lunch basket and eating the contents. Have served eight months of the sentence. Reconnnende-d by the solicitor, clerk of eonrt and the sheriff. Granted May 16, 1901.

Chas. Moore-Voluntary manslaughter. November term, 1899, of the superior court of Upson county, and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. The youth of the defendant and the fact that he acted under the inflnence of his father induces the judge, solicitor, prosecutor and many good citizens to recommend his pardon. Granted J\Iay 25, 1901.
Lundy Jackson-Arson. Fall term, 1895, of the superior court of Coweta county, a:nd sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. Clemency urged by the prosecutor, jndge, solicitor, nine of the trial jury, and connty officers. Granted June 12, 1901.

Boise l,umpkin-Larcerny from the person. February term, 1901, of the county court of Thomas county, and sentenced to eleven and one-half months. Property stolen was returned to the owner; plead guilty and served four months of sentence. Since confinemoot ~n prison his arm was cut off. Clemency asked by judge, "Oolicitor and his -counsel. Granted June 13, 1901.

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..:L L. .Jolly-Carrying pistol concealed. July tenu,. lUOO, of the superior court of I~aurens county~ and t<Ciltenced to fine of $10, or thirty days. \Vas convicted at same time of assault and sentenced to twelve monthR, aml ha.'l nearly completed that sentence. He was a repairer of
guns and pistols, and was carrying a pistol that he had ie-
paired to its owner and "as only technically guilty. Granted .Tune 13, lUOl.
J. H. Fra~1klin-Larceny after trust. OctoLer term, 18!)7, of the superior court of Rockdale counh. and :o:tntcuced to four years. ,in the penitentiary. Has served his ~e11tcnce in full if good conduct could be counted in hi!" fmor, but he lost that by escape. Hecommended by the ordinary and other good citizens of the county. Gran ted Jnnc 20, 1901.

Ed Hughes-Larceny after tru:;t. April term. 1!)00, of the superior court of Fulton county, and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Convicted of stealing eggs of less than one dollar in value. Has served more than half his sentence and is physically disa1>led. Clemency askccl hy the solicitor, sheriff and deputy sheriff a11d physician at the State farm. Granted June 21, 1001.
Henry Waller-Murder. April term, 189D, of the superior court of Oglethorpe county, and sentenced for life. Crime committed at a late hour of the night at a negro "hot supper'' in the midst of a general fray, and there is grave doubt as to the perpetrator of the crime. Recommended by the judge, solicitor, pro<;ecntor and the entire jury that tried him. Granted June 26, 1901.

Jesse Anderson-Larceny from the house. April term, 1901, of the criminal court of Atlanta, and sentenced to six months. Convicted of stooling tobacco from a store on the evidence of a small boy, and since the conviction theboy has been caught stealing from the same store. Recommended by the judge, solicitor and prosecutor. Grnnted .Tm~e 26, 1901.

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Sanders ~IcDaniel-Yoluntary manslaughter. ]\[arch tlrm, 1ti!JG, of the superior court of N cwton county, and ,;enteHee<l to twelve years in the penitentiary. Defendant was drawn into the clifHcnlty i:n defence of his father, who was mu('h older than deceased, and there is doubt as to \\ho did the killiTig. Recommended by the foreman and .six other" of tho tria1 jmy and by many good citizens. Cr:mtP<l .Tnnc 2R, 1H01.
Wilson IIilsman-IHYolnntary manslaughter. May tenu, HJOl, of the superior com't of "\Vilkes county, and srnterwe<l to three years in tho penitentiary. This was 11. e:i,;:o of aeeirlcntal homicide; defendant aTid deceased \\'ere \\":trm friends, aml the killing oecurrecl in sport. Deceased ~tnted bdore he died .that it was accidental. Granted ;Jnly l!l, 1901.
Hardy Clark-Larceny after trust. April tel'lll, 1899, of the ;;npcrior court of Burke county, and sentenced to twdve months. Convicted in five cases and given twelve months in each case. Evidence circumstantial and doubtful. Ha:' already served more than two years. Clemency mged by the prosecntor, judge and solicitor. Granted ;rnly 19, 1901.
Sallie J.indsay-Affray. April term, 1901, of the criminal court of Atlanta, and sentenced to fine of $100, or ten months. Defendant was convicted at the same time with ,:;eyeral others of an affray that occurred at a private resi-dence. The other cases were appealed to the Supreme Conrt, and that conrt held that an affray could not be com: mitted in a private residence. Defendants case was not appPaled. Pardoned Angust2, 1901.
L H. Henderson-Attempt to rape. Spring term, 1900, of the snperior court of Fulton county, and sentenced to fisc years. Evidence so weak and unsatisfactory that the jndge and solicitor nrge cleme:ncy. Pardo'lled August 5,
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CO:nf:.MUTATIONS.

wm. M. Henderson-Gaming. August term, 1900, of

the superior court of Chatham county, and sentenced to

pay a fine of $1,000 and costs, or six months in jail.. De-

fendant convicted of running a "policy shop." He has

paid the fine and costs amounting to $1,044.00; has sur-

rendered the paraphernalia used in running the shop and

promised never to engage in the business again. Sentence

commuted to payment of fine and cists. Granted October

31, 1900.

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Frank Fulton-Gaming. August term, 1900, of the superior court of Chatham county, and sentenced to fine of $1,000, and six months in jail. This case is on the same footing as that of vVm. M. Henderson above stated. Commutation granted October 31, 1UOO.

Felix.Bragard-Convicted in the city criminal court of Atlanta, at the spring term, 1900, and sootenced to fine of $100, or twelve months. vVas previously convicted in the recorder's court of the same offense and sentenced to sixty days imprisonment, which he served out. Has served three months of last sentence, making five months in all. Sentence commuted to fine of fifty dollars, including costs. Granted October 31, 1900.

Jeff J arnigan-Misdemeanor. Pl~ad guilty at the October term~ 1900, and sentenced to six months on the chaingang. Concivted of cursing in the presence of a female~ and the female makes affidavit that he was some distance from her and she does not believe that he was aware of her presence. Sentence commuted to fine of $25 and costs, or six month on the chain-gang. Granted November 15, 1900.

Paul Rainwater-Involuntary manslaughter. October term, 1900, of the superior court of Fulton county, and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Defendant only

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15 years of age and of excellent character. Clemency urged by the judge, solicitor, members of the legislature and numbers of good citizens. Sentence commuted to sixty days in jail from date of conviction. Granted November Hl, 1900.

H. H. Wandell-Horse stealing. June term, 1897, of the superior court of Chatham county, and sentooced.to ten years in the penitentiary. Offense committed wlfile drunk; the horse was recovered and he plead guilty. His conduct has been remarkably good. Sentence commuted to five years in the penitentiary. Granted December 18, 1900.
H. B. Carter-Arson. :May term, 1898, of the superior court of Way:ne county, and sentenced to four years. The arson was not serious and it appears that he was not the instig.ator of the crime. Commutation of sentence recommended by eight of the trial jury, the grand jury and the judge and solicitor. Sentence commuted to two years. Granted December 21, 1901.
D. H. :Moody-At'son. Crime same as that of H. B. Carter, above mentioned. Sentence commuted to two years, December 21, 1900.
:Matilda Bowd~n-Larceny from the house. April term, 1900, of the superior court of Bibb county, and sentenced. to twelve months, or fine of $500. Pending a motion for new trial, while out on bail, she became pregnant and is now in an advanced state of pregnancy. Sentence commuted fine of $350, or twelve months. Granted January 9, 1901.
F. W. Quick-Murder. Fall te.rm, 1891, of the superior court of Pike county, and sentenced to life imprisonment. ,Tudge and solicitor trying the case certify that defendant, if guilty, acted under great provocation. Commutation recommended by the jury that tried him and many good citizep.s. Sentence commuted to eleven years, Jannary 1S, 1901.

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Frank Steal'!ls and ~- E. Blair-naming. X OYC'mher
tPrlll, lDOO, of the snpcrior com:t of Decntnr c01mty, and seutrJH'etl to a fine of $i!O.OO each, or ~crYe t\\"elre llW:nths on tlte elwin-gang. These men :m.rl two others were sltootillp: erap~ in a tC'nt which thry occupied alone. Tlwy wme
coumctcd "ith a si<lc sho\\" \\"hich \ras playing au ellgagcmcJtt at the B:tinbrirlgc ( 'arnind, aml \ven~ stranger::; in th:tt. commn11ih. This elPmPncY is l"PCOittlllCilded hv the
jwrg"C wlw sentenced them, stati;tg that he dirl not i1;qnire into t11e smtomHling cinmn~tances. SentPllC'P eommut{'<l
to t\\"0 1110ilths ill jail. UrantPll .lmmary n, ]!)01.

El ~[oonl!an-~\s,anlt with iutlmt to rape. Deccmlwr tel'Ht, lSlHl, of the supPrior eonrt of Glynn county, mtd :owntencc<l to senn years in tlw penitcntiar,Y. .Aftt>r the cnmietiou of this defemlaii't in a trial of anot.ll('r 11egro for tht ~ante offe11se, it was shown that the pr(Hcntrix was a woman of nry barl character and gnilty of open, notorions ]c\\"dne~s. Sentence conunntcd to t\\"o ypars in the penitentiary. Gnmtcd February Hi, J !JOl.

(;eo. 1\:irk-~Imder. Conricted at the ~\ugn;;;t term, 1S8:l, of the :>Hperior court of Polk county, and sentenced to life imprisonme11t. C'ircnmstantial a11d 1111satisfactory evi<leHce, a11d it has been shown since the trial that the \Yitn(5s was probably imluced to swear falsely. H!)(~om111<'1Hled by the jndge, solicitor-gPiwral a11d man,v good citizriLS. Sentence commuted to thirtee11 year" in the peHitentiar.Y. Granted Fehrnary 15, 1DOl.

J11lins D. 11 irseh-0 ami11g. .Tune term, 1DOO, of the snperior court of Chatham col!Ht.y, and sentenced to fine of $1,000 and six months in jail. This case i:-~ on the same footing as those of '\Ym. 1\L Hemlrrson and Frank Ful'ton, before mentioned. Sentence commuted to fine of $1,000. Granted February 15, 1901.

.Tames T. Baker-Murder. Spring term, 1900, of the superwr court of Fulton county, and sentenced t0 be hanged. It has been shown since the trial that he js a ,rer-

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~on of a Yen low onler of intellect, whose moral ;;ensiLilir.y is so dwal"f~cl that it is not thought proper thai he slwnl~l ,;utfer the extreme penalty of the law. Sentence commutC'tl to life imprisonment. :FeLruary 28, 1901.

\Vm. E. Brown~Larceny aft.er trust. October term,
1!100, of tbe ~uperior court of ::Fulton county, and sentenced to fine of lj;;"JO.OO allll three months in jail. The jury recomlllPn<led him to the p.xtn'me mercy of the court. He Was only teelmicall.Y guilty. Sentence comnmted to pre~pnt
H'tviee, :March 1, 1901.

John T. Gamer-Forgery. February term, 1901, of tho superior court of Fulton county. Sentenced to fonr years in tltt penitentiary. His youth and the circumstances 11nder which the crime was committed induce the Prison ( 'ommission to recommend commutation of sentence to a finn of $:250. Granted March 15, 1901.

Milton Johnson-Selling whiskey illegally. Convicted at the DeeemLer tenn, 1900, of the criminal court of Atlanta. Senteucctl to fine of fifty dollar:;;, or six months on tliC chain-gang. \Yhen convicted he was unable to pay the fino; has now sened more than half the sentence. Commuted to fine of $15,00, including costs. Granted April 4, 1901.

Truit Stricklnnd-l\Iisdemeanor. :March term, 1901, of t'bo superior comi of Heard county. Sentenced to fine of $25, or six months. At the time of conYiction he was unable to pa;> the fine, but now desires to do so. Granted ~\pril 25, 1901.

Henry \Yaller-:1\Iurder. April term, 1899, of the superior court of Oglethorpe county, and sentenced to life imprisonment. This case will be found fully stated under the lwad of pardons. Sentence commuted to ten years in the penitentiary, April 25, 1901.

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1899, of the supmior court of Fulton county. Sentenced to three yeara in the penitentiary. Thr rial judge wanted to sentence him to two years, but the ~~fendant preferred three years in the penitentiary, as he t~ought he would be se11t to the State farm, and he preferred to be sent there three years, rather than serve two years ir. the chain-gang. Sentence commuted to two years. Granted April 25, 1901.

Zenus S. vVarnell-Rescue. Convicted :May term, 1901, of tlw superior court of Bryan county. Sentenced to fine of $500, or twelve months. Defendant is shown to have be!1.1 a good, peaceable citizen, while the person from whom he rescued the prisoner was of bad reputation. Defendant did not know that he was an arresting officer. Sentence commuted to fine of $100, or twelve months. Granted !fay 4, 1901.

Alfonse Davenport-Assault. Spring term, 1901, of the superior court of Fulton county. Sentenced to pay a fi11e of $500 and costs, or twelve months. The judge and solicitor that tried him recommend that he be allowed to pay a fine commensurate with his ability. Sentence commuted to fine of $150, or twelve months. Granted :May 4, 1901.

Dock Kerr--Murder. August term, 1897, of the superior court of :Murray county, -and sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant was only seventeen yeara of age, while deceased was much older and was the aggressor. Sentence commuted to five years, :May 27, 1901.

William Hayes-Carrying pistol concealed. Convicted at. the April tenn, 1901, of the city court of Valdosta, and sentenced to twelve months. This being his first and only offense, and the judge and solicitor having so recommended his sentence was commuted to a fine of $35~ including costs. Granted June 13, 1901.

Ike Tuggle-:Murder. February term, 1901, of thesuperior court of Walton county. Sentenced to be hanged.

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Newly discovered evidence shows that for sm'eral day;;; prior to the homicide deceased had endeavored to seducedefendants wife. The judge who presided at the trial recommends that his sentence be commuted. Sentence commuted to life imprisonment June 25, 1901.
Albert Huff-Larceny. Spring term, 1901, of the superior court of :Fulton cotl'llty. Sentenced to twelve months. Affidavits of physicians show that he is in had health and probably has incipient conshmption. Sentence commuted to fine of $75, including costs, Jnly 19, 1901.
Isom Williams-Disturbing worship. October term~ 1900, of the superior court of \Vo1ih county. Sentenced to twelve months. Has served about nine. months and has dropsy. Sentence connnuted to present service, July 20~. 1901.
Bob curry, alias Bob Jones-Resisting au officer. Convicted at the April term, HIOl, of the superior court of R.ockdale county, and sentenced to six months on the chaingang. T1he prosecutor and the judge trying the case recommend clemerncy. Sentence commuted to a fine of $25.00, inch1ding costs, July 20, 1901.
George Marion-Larceny from the house. Convicted at the July term, 1901, of the. superior eomt of \Vilkes county, and sentenced to twelve months. Physicians certify that he is a confirmed epileptic and that further confinement may result fatally. Clemency urged by the judge, jury, county officials, and man1y good citizeus. Selltence commuted to a fine of $25.00, September 4, 1D01.
RESPITES GRANTED.
James L. Baker----,-l\1urdcr. Superior comt of Fulton county, spring term, 1900. Sentenced to death. Case pending. in Supreme Court at time fixed for execution. Respited until 18th day of January 1901. Granted N ovembcr 28, 1900.

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Second respite gnmtccl .J anw8 L. Baker on January 13, lDOl, until a plea of insauity could be heard by the comt.
Homnlus \V"illiams-~[nrdcr. Spring tcnn, 1D01, of the :on perior court of Houston connty, and sentenced to death. ( a~e pending in Supreme ( 'nnrt on elate fixed for e.."Xecntion. Hc>3pitcd until June 2S, 1D01. (:ranted :May 2S, JDOl.
Pete IIarris-Mnrcler. Ft>brnary term, 19()1, of the ~llJWrior court of \Yalton eimnt5. Sentenced to (hath. ( 'a~e ]J('Jl(ling in the Snpremn C'onrt, and could not hr; heard Lefor the elate fixed for the cxccntion. Hespited until Au~nst 00, 1901. Granted Jm10 2G, 1901.
I. :Minder-~Imelcr. XonmLor term, 1900, of tho ~nperior court of Bibh conuty, and sentenced to he hanged. ( ,1~e peuding in the Supreme Conrt of the t'nited States, nwl cannot be tried before the day fixed for the exeeutiou. He~pitecl until the 2;')th of October, 1901. Granted SPp-
wmhcr 4, 1901.
RE~WY~\L OF DISABILITIES.
Scott Hooper-Simple larce1ty. Convicted at the .Tune wrm, 1881, of the superior court of Towns county, and ,;entcncecl>to fine of $100, or twelve months. Since conYiction he has lind a law-abiding life, and has made a good itizen. Granted XoYember 8, 1DOO.
Thomas Kitchcn.s-::Mayhcm. Spring term, 1888, of the ~nperior court of .l\Iontgomery county. Sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. After serving out the sentence lw has established a character for honesty and industry. GrantPd January 12, 1901.
Frank Cleghorn-Simple Larceny. August term, 1DOO, l)f the superior court of Hall county. Sentenced to pay a fine. Fine promptly paid, and removal of disabilities re(lue5ted by the county officers and many citizens. Granted .,~itizen. Granted January 22, 1D01.

\\rED~E~DAY, OcToBER 23, 1901.
B. J. Huberts-Simple larceny. April term, 188!!, of the superior court of Camden county. Sentenced to t\l'l'ln months. Ser1ed out his sentence and has since been a good .] anuary 22, 1D01.
John P. :Martin-Hobbery. Convicted at the September term, 1SD5, of the superior court of Johnson county, aJH1 sentenced to three years. Served out his sentence and 1msince been an honest, industrious and law-abiding citizen. Gra~1ted January 23, 1D01.
Jamea ~I. Lowry-Y oluntary manslaughter. Convicted at the October term, 189D, of the superior court of Telfai1 county, and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Thl offense was so far defensible that, the judge gave him tht lea~t sentence allowed by law. He served out the sentence and has since been a good citizen. Granted January 2<\ 1901.
Thomas Usry-Assault with intent to rape. Comicted at the .February term, 1885, of the superior court of Glascock county, and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. After serving out the sentelH~e he returned to the county where he was convicted and for fifteen years he has been a good, law-abi<ling citizen. Granted February 15, 1D01.
Geo. \Y. Drummond-Plead guilty to forgery. :March term, 1DOO, of the superior court of Chatham count. Sentenced to fine of $250 and costs, or six months in jail. He pail the penalty of the law, and has since re-instated himself in the confidence of his neighbors. Clemency recommended by the judge, solicitor and county office1~s. Granted 11'farch 2, 1901.
J. H. Hardy-Arson. September term, 1879, of the superior court of Butts county. Sentenced to five year5. Served out his sentence, and for many years has been a good citizen. Clemency recommended by officials and leading citizens of Butts county. Granted August 16, 1D01.

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit:
By Mr. Tarver of Jefferson-
A resolution providing that a committee be appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the dt!ath of Hon. Geo. G. Johnson of the county of JefferE>on.
By Mr. Reid of Campbell-
A resolution providing that the Senate be notified that the House has c.onvened and is ready for the transaction of business.
By Mr. Stevens of Oglethorpe-
A resolution providing that a committee of five be appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the death of the late Hon. Jos. H. McWhorter of Oglethorpe.
On motion or Mr. Park, of Greene, 500 copies of the Governor's message was ordered printed.
The following invitation was received and read, to wit:
To the House of Repre8entative8:
The presence of this distinguished body is earnestly de.'lired by the citizens of Macon at the Confederate ReuniO'Il and Elks' Carnival now in progress in that city. The members are assured a warm welcome should they see proper to honor our city by accepting this invitation.
L. J. KILBURN, .J. H. HALL, T. S. FELDER, Hepresentatives from Bibb.

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upon the call of the roll of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following new bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By l\fr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 807, vol. 1 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 808, ,ol. 1 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Rererred to Committee on 'Vays and Means.
By ~h. Harden of Chatham-
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act, to proteli!t cettain game, insectiveroue and singing birds, etc., and for other purposes.
. Referred to General J udiciarv Comm.ittee.
The following resolution was introduced and read, to wit:

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A joint resolution providing that the invitation to attend the Fair at Macon be accepted, and that the General .-\.ssernbly adjourn for this purpose on to-morrow, October 24th, and that to-morrow be counted as dies non.

On motion of Mr. Morris of Cobb, the above resolution was tabled.

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The following communication was received from the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:

STATE OF GEORGIA,
EXE<'UTIYE OFFICE,
ATLANTA, October 23, 190 L
To the Honomblc Speake/' of the House of Rep1esentalive8
I have the honor to report that it has been certified to this department by the Honorable Secretary of State, that at an election held in and for the county of Oglethorpe on the 11th day of October, the Hon. W. M. Willingham was elected Representative for said county, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. ,Joseph Me \Vhorter.
I also have the honor to report that it has been certified to this Department by the Honorable Secretary of State, that at an election held in and for the county of Jefferson on the 11th day of September, 1901, the Honorable Thos. H. Johnson was elected Representative for said county, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. G. G. Johnson.
A. D. CANDLER.

0FFI<'E m~ THE SE<'RE'I'ARY oF STA'rE, ATLANTA, GA., October 23, 1901.
Hi8 E.ccellency, t!te Governor: SIR :-I have the honor to report to you, for commis-
sion, as per the election return received and on file in this office, the following named persons, to wit :
Oglethorpe County--'-Fvr Representative to fill unexpired term of Hon. Joseph McWhorter, deceased, Hon. W. M. Willingham, who received 712 votes.
Election held 11th day of October, 190I. Jefferson County-For Representative to fill unexpired

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term of lion. G. G. Johnson, deceased, Hon. Thomas B. .Johnson, who received 159 votes.
Election held September 11, 1901. Respectfully, PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.

The: following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately reierred, to wit:

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-
A bill to levy a tax on gifts, legacies, etc., and for other 'purposes.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
13y Messrs. Jordan and Gdce of Pulaski-'-
A bill to establish dispensaries for the sale of iiquors in such towns or cities of Pulaski county as have 1,000 popu.lation or more, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Steed of TaylorA bill providing that fertilizers in the hands. of consum-
ers be considered as returned for taxation when the lands upon :which placed are returned for taxation.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture.

By Mr. Lane of Sumter-
A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish the .dty court of Americus, and for othe~ purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
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By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A resolution providing for supplying circuit courts of appeals with Achl and Reports, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit :

By Mr. Anderson of Bartow-

A resolution providing for a committee of five members of the House to draft resolutions on the death of Hon. F. M. Durham, deceased, Messenger of the last House of Representatives.

The Speaker appointed the following committees, to wit:.:

Committee to draft resolutions concerning death of Hon. J. H. McWhorter of Oglethorpe: Messrs. Stevens of Ogle-thorpe, Steed, Burnett, Hutchins, Wright of Floyd.

Committee to draft resolutions on- death of Hon. G. G. Johnson of Jefferson: Messrs. Tarver, Boswell, Knowles,. Hardwick, Deal.

On motion of Mr. Foster of Floyd, the rules of theHouse were suspended for the purpose of taking up the matter of electing a messenger of the House.

Mr. Howard ot. DeKalb, placed in nomination the Hon.. John W. McCurdy of DeKalb county.

Mr. Land of Butts, placed in nomination Mr. 0. H . Cantrell of the county of Butts.

Mr. Henry of Murray, placed in nomination Mr. A. K.

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Ramsey of the county of Murray, but. later withdrew the nomination, and seconded the nomination of Mr. Thomas R. Peon of Jasper.

Mr. Taylor of Houston, placed in nomination Mr. C. Pierce of the county of Houston.

Mr. Harkins of Gordon, placed inNomioatioo Mr. G. A. Coffee.

Mr. McLennan of Telfair, placed in nomination Mr. W. B. Thomas of the county of Telfair.

Mr. Jordan of Jasper, placed in nomination Mr. Thomas R. Peon of Jasper county.
A ballot viva voce was had, and upon consolidating the votes cast it was found that Mr. Pierce had received 9 votes, Mr. McCurdy 19, Mr. Cantrell 21, Mr. Coffee 37, Mr. Powell 20, Mr. Penn 45, Mr. Thomas 5.
No candidate having received the requisite majority, the Speaker ordered the Clerk to proc~ed with another call of the roll, which, when had and consolidated, the vote was found to be as follows: Before the vote was concluded, and by unanimous consent, the names of the follewing candidates were withdrawn, leaving only Mr. Penn in the race, Messrs. McCurdy, Cantrell, Pearce, Coffee, Powell, Thomas.
Upon consolidating the vote it was found that Mr. Penn had received 133, which being all of the votes cast, Mr. Peon was declared duly elected Messenger of the House.

.The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By Messrs. Kilburn and Felder of BibbA resolution giving leave of absence to Confederate sol-

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diers who are members of the House, for October 24th and 25th instant, for the purpose of allowing them to attend the Confederate reunion at Macon.

lion. Thos. B. Johnson, member-elect from the county -of Jefferson, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. G. G. Johnson, and_ the Hon. W. M. Willingham, member-elect from the county of Oglethorpe, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. J. H. MeWhorter, came forward and were sworn in as mem hers of the House {)f Representatives, the oath of office being administered by the Ron. Samuel H. Lumpkin, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

The call of the roll of counties was resumed and the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to require the award of damages against parties who carry cases: to the Supreme Court for delay only in certain cases, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-

, A bill to repeal an Act for the establisbm(mt .of a county

court in certain countie8, and for other purposes.



Heferred to Special Judiciary Commi.ttee.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-
A bill to create a city court Ill and for the city of Moultrie, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Orr of Coweta-

A bill to provide for the better drainage of lands of Coweta county, and for other purposes.

Referred to County and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Allen of Monroe-

A bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in Monroe county, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Messrs. Orr and Clower of Coweta-

A bill authorizing the town council of Senoia to issue bonds for the purpose ot erecting a school house, and for other pur!JOSes.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By Messrs. Knowles, Foster and Wright of Floyd.

A bill to provide for the establishment of a dispensary in Rome, Ga., and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-

A bill to make it a misdemeanor to charge more than 25 per cent. interest on any loan maae in this State, and for other purposes.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Bush of Miller, was allowed to withdraw House bill No. 39.5.

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By Mr. Symons of Glynn-

A bill to establish au Experiment Farm somewhere in the southern part of the State, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Agricultural Committee.

By Messrs. King and Houston of Fulton-

A bill to regulate the practice and procedure of justice

courts in certain cities, and for other purposes.



Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. ~iblack of Jackson-
A bill to incorporate the city of Harmony Grove, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Hosch of Jackson-
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Har-
mony Grove, and for' other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Park of Greene-
A bill to amend flection 3761 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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!By Mr. Park of Greene-

A bill authorizing three-fourths of a jury to agree on :and render a verdict, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee

.By. .Mr. O'Connell of Richmond-

A bill to prevent the employment of children under the .age of ten years in the factories in this Statl', and for other ,purposes.

Referred to Com mittel' on Labor and Labor Statistics.

By .Mr. Bush of Miller-

A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County .Matters .

.By Mr. Mulherin of Richmond-

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, and ior other purposes.

Rl'ferred to General Judiciary Committee.

.lBy Mr. Hardwick of Washington.,-

A bill to make drunkenness in any public place a misdemeanor, and for other purpose'i.

Referred to Committee on Temperance.

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By Messrs. Hatdwick and Franklin of Washington.

A bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 574, vol~ 1 of the Code, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Agriculture Committee.

The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Grice of Pulaski-

A resolution extending thanks of the House to the city of Macon for their kind invitation.

By Mr. Toomer of Ware-

A resolution to have 300 copies of substitute for House bill No. 30 printed.

Leave of absence was granted the following members,. to wit: Messrs. Hall of Fannin, Blalock, Hammock, Sikes of Worth, Miller for to-day, Smith of Henry.

On motion, the Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m. to-morrow.

THURSDAY, OcToBER 24, 1901.

Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, October 24, 1901.

'l'he House met pursuant to ~djournment at 10 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and' opened with prayer by the Chaplain .
.I
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names:

Adams,

Dean,

Harrell,

Allen,

Dorminy,

Harper of Chattooga,.

Anderson of Bartow, Drawdy,

Harper of Wayne,

Anderson of Cobb Duncan,

Harvard,

Ayres,

English,

Hathcock,

Bailey,

Everett,

Harkins,

Barron,

Felder,

Hawes,

Bell,

Flynt,

Henderson,

Blalock,

Fort,

Henry,

Blue,

Foster of Floyd,

Herrington,

Booth,

Foster of Towns, Hilton,

Boswell,

Foster of Oconee, Hitch,

Bower,

Franklin,

Hixon,

Bray,

Frederick

Hodges,

Brewton,

Freeman of Troup, Bogan,

Brock,

Freeman of Whitfield,Hosch,

Bruce,

Gary,

Houston,

Bush,

George of DeKalb, Howard of Baldwin~

Carrington,

George of Morgan, Howard of DeKalb,

Carswell,

Gresham,

Howell,

Clower,

Gress,

Huie,

Copeland,

Grice,

Hutcheson,

Cowart,

Hall of Bibb,

Hutchins,

Crawford,

Hamby,

Johnson of Appling,

Crumbley,

Hamilton,

Johnson Baker,

Darden,

Hammock,

Johnson of Bartow,

Davis of Meriwether, Harden of Chatham, Johnson of Jefferson~

Davis of Newton, Hardin of Wilkes, Joiner,

Deal,

Hardwick,

Jordan of Jasper,



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.Jordan of Pulaski, Ousley,

Kelly,

Park of Greene,

Kilburn,

Park of Troup,

King,

Parker,

Knight,

Perry,

Knowles,

Peyton,

Land,

Pierce,

.Lane,

Quillian,

Lawrence,

Rawles,

Lott,

Reid of Campbell,

Luttrell,

Reid of Taliaferro,

McFarland,

Rhyne,

McKay,

Richardson,

McLennan,

Roberts,

Madden,

Sanders,

Maplt>s,

Schley,

Merritt,

Shank,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Shipp,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sikee,

Monroe,

Singletary,

Moore,

Slaton,

Morris,

Smith of Hancock,

Mulherin,

Smith of Henry,

Mullins,

Stafford,

Narramore,

Steed,

Niblack,

Stevens,

O'Connell,

Stewart,

Orr,

Stubbs,

Sturgis, Symons, Tarver, Taylor, Thomae, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood., 1 Walker of Brooks, Walker Crawford, Walker 9f Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whit chard, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Williams, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs--

Burnett, Daughtry,

Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Fannin;

Miller,

Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

The Journal was then read and confirmed.

Mr. Slaton, Chairman of General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:





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Mr. Speaker :
The _General Judiciary Committee has bad under consideration the following House bill, which they instruct me to report back to the HCiltse with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit:
A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish the city court of Americus, approved November 22, 1900, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

Mr. Wright, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report :
Mr. Speaker :
Th(> Committee on Temperance bas bad under consider-. ation the following House bills, which they instruct me to report to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to-wit :
By Messrs. Jordan and Grice-
A bill to establish dispensaries in certain of the cities and towns of Pulaski county under certain conditions.
By Messrs. Knowles, Foster and 'Yright-
A bill to establish a dispensary in the City of Rome, under certain conditions.
Respectfully submitted.
SEABORN WRIGHT, Chairman.



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The following bills were read the third time 'and placed upon their pf;issage, to-wit:

By Mr.' Harvard of Dooly-

A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or giving away of cigarettes in this State, and for other purposes.

The report of the Committee which was unfavorable to the passage of tLe bill was disagreed to.
On passage of tQe bill the ayes were 109, nays 22.
The bill having received the requi!Site constitutional majority w~~:s passed.

By Mr. Taylor of Houston-
A bill to be entitled an act to make penal the importation of diseased cattle in this State, and for other purposes.

Mr. Slaton of Fulton proposed to amend by striking section 2 of the bill, which amendment was adopted.

The report of the committee, which was favorble to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 110, nay 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

By Mr. Toomer of Ware-

A bill to place the misdemeanor convicts of this State

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under the Prison Commission of Georgia, and for other purposes.

On motion of Mr. Toomer, the rules of the House were suspended and the above bill made the special order for Wednesday, the 30th inst., at 11 o'clock..
The following resolution was introduced, read, and ordered to be laid on the table for one day, to-wit:

By 1\h. Felder of Bibb-
Resolved, That all motions and resolutions for the fixing of special o'rders shall be referred to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. Underwood of White-
A bill to be entitled an Act to carry into effect paragraph 1, section 7, article 7 of the Constitution of this State, and for other purposes.

The above bill, which was read the third time on November 20 of last session and placed upon its passage, was lost. The action of the House in not passing the bill was reconsidered on the following day, November 21st, 1900 was read again to-day and placed upon its final passage.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 80, nays 88.

The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost.

By Mr. Steed of Taylor-
A bill to prevent prisoners from being carrried out of their own districts for commitment trial and for other purposes.



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A substitute, which was offered for the above bill, was r~ad and adopted.

The report of the Committee, which was favorable t(} the passage of the bill by substitute, was disagreed to and the bill was lost.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit~

By Mr. Howard of DeKalb-
A resolution providing that House bill No. 48, known as the " Franchise Tax Bill," be made the special order for Tuesday, October 29, 1901.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the garnishment laws of this State, and for other purposes.

The following amendment was read and adopted, to wit:

To add another section, to be known as section 2, and section 2 original to be made section 3,-section 2 to read as follows: " Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall operate to change or alter the laws of this State as they now exist exempting from the process and liabilities of garnishment the daily, we>kly, or monthly wages of journeymen mechanics, or day laborers."

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to as amended.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having recieved the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

THURSDAY, OcTOBER 24, 1901.
On motion of Mr. Hitch of Chatham, House Bill No. 57, which is a bill to amend !'ection 872 of the Penal Code, was tabled.
On motion of Mr. Taylor of Hou~ton, House Bill No. 67, which is a bill to amend section 4802 of the Code, wastabled.
By request, House Bill No. 326 was recommitted t(} Committee on Counties and County :Matters.
On motion of Mr. Tumlin of Carroll, House Bill No. 234 was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.
House bill~ Nos. 82 and 83 were also tabled, at the request of the authors.
On motion of Mr. Howell of Meriwether, House bill No. 87 was made the special order for Wednesday, October 30, 1901, immediately after the reading of the Journal.
The following bills were also tabled, on request of the authors, to wit: Nos. 88, 90, 107, 93, 110.
The iollowing resolution was reRd and adopted, to wit :
By Mr. Steed of Taylor-
A resolution requesting the State Librarian to furnish each member of the House with a copy of the Code of Georgia of 1895.
The following bills were read the second time, to wit:
By Messrs. Jordan and Grice, of Pulaski-
A bill to establish dispensaries in certain incorporated towns of Pulaski county.

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By Mr. Lane of Sumter-

A bill to amend an act to establish the city court of Americus.

By Messrs. Knowles, Foster and Wright of Floyd-

A bill providing for the establishment of a dispensary ;jn the city of Rome, Ga., and for other purposes.

Leave of absence was granted to-

Mr. Miller of Muscogee, Mr. Gary, Mr. Hitch of Chatham, Mr. Crawford of Liberty, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Dean, Mr. Griffin of Twiggs.

On motion the Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

FRIDAY, OcTOBER 25, 1901.

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Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, October 25, lDOl.
The House met pursuant to adjonrnment at 10 o'clock a. m. this day. was called to order hy the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The prayer wa:l as follows:
\Ve stand appalle-d in this presence to-day, 0 God. Like a fla,;:h of lightning from a clear sky the swift arrow of death has sped into onr midst, and onr brother lie::; stricken at our fee-t. Only yesterday we felt the warm clasp of hffi manly hand; to-day that warm hand i,.: cold and stiff in death, and the warmer heart is stilled foreYer. Thou knowest, 0 Lord, that we wonld not qnestion thy dispensation. We would he submissiYe to thy holy will. 'Ne cannot but mourn over our loss. Our heads are ho\\'ed in grief and onr hearts are sad, but we snbmit hnmhly to thy decrees, and we pray thee to sanctify t,lw grievonil affiic- tion which we, as a body, and onr people at large, have sustained, to our common good. \Ve thank thee for the useful life and the honorable record of our deceased colleague-yea, more than colleague--our friend, our brother. :May we all he const:rained to enmnlate his noble example in the performance of all the dnties which may d~r volve upon us.
And now, 0 Lord, our hearts go out in sincere:-t sympathy to the stricken loved O'lles in our brother's desolate home. May thy grace, 0 Saviour, be sufficient for the widow and the orphaned litJt1e ones in their sadde;:;t. bereavement, their unspeakable woe. And as thou dost snp-
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port them, 0 God, we pray the-e to sn;;tain these, thy servant5, in their efforts to promote the best intere.sts of our .common people. May the illustrious example 011 record before the world stimulate them to attempt and to accomp1i>'h more than they have ever art:tempted and accomplished heretofore for the good of the country and thy glory.
All this we humbly ask in the Savionr't; name. Amen.

The roll was called and the following llH'lnbers answered to their names:

.Adame,

Duncan,

Hathcock,

Allen,

English,

Harkins,

Anderson of Bartow,. Everett,

Hawes,

Anderson of Cobb, Felder,

Henderson,

.Ayres,

Flynt,

Henry,

.Bailey,

l''ort,

Hixon,

Barron,

Foster of Floyd,

Hodges,

Bell,

Foster of Towns,

Hogan,

Blalock,

Foster of Oconee, Hosch,

Blue,

Franklin,

Houston,

Booth,

Frederick,

Howard of Baldwin,

Boswell,

Freeman of Troup, Howard of DeKalb,

Bower,

Freeman of Whitfield, Howell,

Bray,

Gary,

Huie,

Brewton,

George of DeKalb, Hutcheson,

.Brock,

George of Morgan, Hutchins,

Bruce,

Gresham,

Johnson o Appling,

Bush,

Gress,

Johnson of Baker,

Carrington,

Grice,

Johnson o! Bartow,

Carswell,

Hall of Bibb,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Clower,

Hall of Fannin,

.Jordan of Jasper,

Copeland,

Hamby,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Cowart,

Hamilton,

Kelly,

Crumbley,

Hammock,

Kilburn,

Darden,

Harden of Chatham, Knight,

Davis of Meriwether, Hardin of Wilkes, Knowles,

Davie o Newton, Hardwick,

Lane,

Deal,

Harrell,

Lott,

Dean,

Harper of Chattooga, Luttrell,

Dorminy,

Harper of Wayne, McFarland,

Drawdy,

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McKay,

Pierce,

"McLennan,

Quillian,

Madden,

Rawls,

:Maples,

Reid of Campbell,

Merritt,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Miller,

Rhyne,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Roberts,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sanders,

Monroe,

Schley,

:Moore,

Shank,

Morris,

Shipp,

_Mulherin,

Sike~,

Mullins,

Singletary,

Narramore,

Slaton,

Niblack,

Smith of Hancock,

Orr,

Smith of Henry,

Ousley,

Stafford,

Park of Greene,

Steed,

Park of Troup,

Stevens,

Parker,

Stewart,

Perry,

Stublts,

Peyton,

Sturgis,

Symons, Tarver, Thomas, Thompson of Doolv, Tisinger, Toomer. Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Burnett, Crawford,
Dau~rhtry,
Griffin of Twigg~, Herrington, Hilton,

Hitch, Joiner, Land, Lawrence, O'Connell,

Richardson, Taylor, Thompson of Banks. Walker of Crawford, Willingham.

Mr. :Merritt of Hancock, reported that th,e Jonr'l1al of _yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

ThP .Jonrnal was then read and confirmed.

::Jir. Steed of Ta~lor, gave notice that at the propPr time he would move to reconsider the action of the Honse in not. passing on yesterday House bill No. 4G, which is a bill to prevent prisoners from being carried out of tlwir home districts for commitment trial.

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The following joint resolution was read and adoped towit:

By MC:*lrs. Slaton a1Hlllonston of Fulton-

whereas, The lion. Porter King, a resperestatin from Fnlton conntvv , wa" smllle'llly stricken and died last eveninOo"
11'hereforc be it resol\'ed by the Honse of Repre;:en"tatives, the Senate concurring, That a committee of sevrn from the Honse and five from the Senate, be appointed to report snch observane,S as should be taken by the General Assembly upon the loss of a distinguished meml1cr.

:T'he Speaker appointed the following committee in pursuance of the provision of the above resolution:

Messrs. Slaton, Hon.;;ton, Heid of Campbell, "Tright of Floyd, Hall of Bibb, \Vilson of Clay, Wight.

October 25, Hl01.
The following mCRsage was received from his Excellrue,v, the Govemor, through his Secretary, :Mr. Hiteh, to wit:
1lh. Speaker:
I am directed hy his Excellrney,. the Oovernor, to deliv!'r to the Honse of Hepre\5entatives a commnnieatio11 iu writi11g.
To the Ilouse of Represental7"res:
Prior to the meeting of the General Assembly last year, the State Librarian, with my consent, made a contract with Jndge Howard Va1_~ Epps for annotation,; to the rcprintsof Georgia Repm1s. Upder this contract the work was to

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l'e done without the State assuming any pecuniary lia!bility, and Judge Van Epps has gone' on wi'th it, and four volumes -of the reports have been reprinted with his annotations. I approved the contrac:t between the librarian and Judge Van Epps, subject to the approval of j;he General Assembly, becauw I believed the proposed annotations would be valuable to the profession and to the judicial officers of the State, would cost the State riothirng, and would save money in the administration of the law by the saving of much time.
A bill is now on your calendar authorizing the reprint of othe.r volumes of the Reports with these annotations, and I believe it to the interest of the r8tate that it pass with the safeguards and ccmditions contained in the contract hetween he }ibral'ian and Judge Van Epps.
A. D. OANDLER.

In accordance with his previous notice, Mr. Steed moved to reconsider the action of the House in not pas;;ing Honse bill no 46, which motion prevailed, and upon request of Mr. Steed the bill was recommitted to the Geon.eral J ndiciary Commitrte.

Fpon request of :Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel, House bill No. 10i was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.
On mot~ion of l\fr. Adams of Putnam, 300 copies of the :special report of the Committee on Blind Asylum was or.J.cred printed.

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REPORT.
The Joint Committee, coosistrng of one from the Senate and two from the House, appointed at the session of 1900 to thoroughly investigate the affairs of the Academy forthe Blind, situated at Macon, Georgia, beg leave to submit the following report:
The Georgia Academy for the Blind had its origin in a. private manner. A number of citizens of Macon met on April 15, 1851, and organized themselves into a body for the purpose of educating the blind. They subscribed a fund of $802 to support the institution. Here is Article 2 of their by-laws:
The Academy shall be supported by donations, by legacies, by such aid as the legislature may be pleased to afford,. by payments for the education by parents, and by annual and life subscriptions of the members.
The Academy was incorporated by Act of legislature January 19, 1852, and an appropriation of $5,000.00 for each of the years 1852 and 1853 was made. By reference to the second section of the incorporating Act it will he seen that the government of the institution is delegated to the trustees and expressed in their by-laws, and that they are self-perpetuating.
Your committee herewith submits a copy of the by-laws. for inspection.
ACT OF INUORPORATION.
AN ACT '1'0 INCORPORATE AND. ENDOW THE GEORGIA ACADEMY" FOR THE BLIND.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou.:"e of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the auth01'ity of the s~me, That Nathan C. Munroe, Absalom H. Chappell,.

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.Tohn B. Lamar, Edwin B. vVeed, James M.. Green, Edwin Graves, and Robt. A. Smith, Trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, and all who, according to the constitution and laws are, or shall become members thereof,
he and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, by the name and style of "The Goorgia Academy for the Blind," and by the same corporate name shall have perpetual suceession, be ca~ble to buy, hold and sell real and personal estate, make contracts, sne and be sued, to use a common seal, or to break or renew the same at pleasure.
Sec. 2. And be it further epacted, That the said Academy shall be governed by such constitution and laws as are now in existence, until the same be altered by the members thereof, and that the members of saad Academy shall have power to make, alter, or repeal, their constitution and laws in such a manner as they shall deem expedient; pr.ovided, that nothing in the same be contrary to the constitution and laws of this State or of the United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees of said Academy shall be empowered to receive all gifts, grants, legacies, privileges and immunit,ies, which now be.long to said Academy, or which hereafter may be made or bequeathed to it, and no misnomer of the corporation, or other technical error, shall pre,vent its right from vesting wherever it may appear, or shall be ascertained, that it was the intention of tihe party or parties to give, grant or bequeath any property, real or .personal, or any right or interest to the said corporation.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Trustees aforesaid shall have the power of appointing such officers, teachers and matrons as may be necessary for said Academy, to fix their salaries, and prescribe their duties, and the same, or any of the same, to remove or discontinue when they may think proper.

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Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, 1'hat the Trustees aforesaid shall have a general supervisivn and control over the affairs of said Aoademy, shall prescribe the course of studies, establish the rates of tuition, adju5t the expffilses, and adopt such regulations, not otlherwise provided for, as the interest of the Academy may require.
Sec. 6. And be it further enaeted, 1That the Trustees aforesaid shall seleot indigent bLind persons from diffe,relllt counties of the State, between the ages of twelve and twenty, a.nd maintain and educate them gratui:tously so far as the funds of the said Apademy will admit; the said Trustees shall preeent >an annual report to his Excellency, the Governor, containing the numbe,r of such indigent pupils, wi:th their names and places of residence; also a detailed report of the condit,ion of said Academy, and of the number of pupils therein, accmhpanied with a statement of all its receipts and expenditures during the preceding year.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That to aid the funds, and defray the expelll8es of the said Academy, his Excel~ lency, the Governor, is hereby authorized and required to draw his w.arrant on the State TreaBurer; in favor of the Trustees afores-aid, :for the sum of five thousand dollars, to be paid ,in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-two, and shall draw his warrant on 1he State Treasurer, in favor of the said Trustees-, for the further sum of five thousand dollars, to he pnid in the year eighteen hundred and fiftythree.

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BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE l.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Section 1. The general government and direction of the Institution is vested by the Act of Incorporation, in a Board of Trustees of seven.
Se.... 2. The Board shall elect, at its annual meeting in October, from its own body, a President and Treasurer; End in any case where the Board fails to elect at its annual meeting, these officers shall .continue in office until their .successors have been elected.
Sec. 3. The President shall, if present, preside over the .<Jeliberations of each meeting, and be entitled to vote on all questions before the Board. He shall have the custody of the seal of the Ins-titution and affix the same to such in.st.ruments as the Board may direct, and he shall prepare himself, or cause to he prepared, the annual report of the Trustees to the Governor of the State. In the absence of the President at any meeting, the Board may appoint a President pro tem.
Sec." 4. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the funds of the Corporotion, receive and dul.r dispose of all
a moneys paid into the treasury; he shall keep just and
methodical account of all moneys received and expended, and submit the same for examination to the Board whenever called upon so to do, and he shall make out, annually, a general statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Institution, to he appended to the Annual Report of the Trustees. The Board may, whenever it deems it advisable, require him to enter into official bonds for the faithful periormance of his duties.
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neatly and legibly written in weU bound books proV'ided' for that purpose. He shall copy or file such conununieations and oth.er papers addressed to the Board or pertaining to the Trust, as the Board may order, and he shall conduct the correspondence of the Board, not otherwise provided for, and keep a record thereof.

ARTICLE II.
l\IEETINGS OF THE BOARD.
Section 1. The regular stated meetings of the Board shaH be held on the second Monday in each month, at the Academy, and at the hour of 3 p. m., unless otherw:ise ordered.
At a st~ted meeting the Order of Business shall bel Chair taken and members present noted. 2. Records of last and subsequent meetings read. ~. Reports and minutes of committees read a'lld acted on. 4. Commurrications from Principal read a!lld acted on. 5. Unfinished business. H. New business. Sec. 2. There shall be an annual meeting of tihe Board on the second Monday in October. The business of this meeting shall be to consider the Annual Report of the Trnstee!ii, and to it the President of the Board, the Treasurer and the Principal shall submit tlheir annual report,;_ At this meeting the Trustees shall elect its officNs for the ensuing year. Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called on the requisitio'll of any three members of the Board-notice being duly given to the other membevs. At a. special meeting the special matter shall be considered and acted on before any other. Sec. 4. Four members of the Board, at any meetingr shall be a quorum for the transaction of business, and any

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meeting may be continued by adjournment from. day to day until an adjournment sine die.
Sec. 5. Business before the Board of Trustees shall be conducted according to the rules of parliamentary law.
Sec. 6. It is the duty of the Secrertary to give due notice to all the members of every stated meeting of the Bo'ard.
Sec. 7. There shall be a committee of three appointed annually by the Chair, whose duty it shall be to examine the monthly bills reported by the Principal, and report thereon to the Board.

ARTICLE III.
THE PRINCIPAL OF THE ACADEMY.
Section 1. 'The Board shall elect annually at its regular stated meeting in June, a Principal of the Academy, whose term of service shall commence on the first of September following his election. If, from any cause, the, Board should fa,il to make an election on that day, an election shall be had at a subsequent regular or called meeting.
Sec. 2. The Principal shall be the executive head of the Academy, and the medium of communication between it and the Board of Trustees. To him the immediate cha.rge and conduct of the Institution in all its departments shall be confided under the advice and supervision of the Board of Trustees, to which he shall be responsible.
Sec. 3. He may nominate or suggest for ap_pointment by tJhe Board, the Teachers, :Matron, and all other subordinate officern engaged in the Academy, and, with the approval of the Trustees, define their particular dutie;;; and shall be responsible for the faithful performance of all the duties assigned the same, as well as for the advancement and good behavior of the pupils.
Sec. 4. He, shall refer to the Board of Trustees all ap-

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plicatio~s for the admission of pupils into the Iustitution, and keep a_registel'_ of the names, ages, parents or next friends, and residences of all such as shall be received, with the clute of their admission, and a history as far a.s practicable of the causes and degree of their bLindness.
Sec. 5. He shall, with the aid of the proper officers, conduct the several departments of instruction. He shall pre;:cribe t:he counse and methods of inst1ruction, the time to be .devoted by teachers and pupils to the several bl'anches of study, the apparatus and text-books to be used, and shall make frequent visits to the several class and study-rooms ..:luring the hours of study and instruction, for the purpose ~f keeping himself informed as to the progre.s5 and deportment of the pupils, a'lld of making such suggestions to the teachers as he may deem useul.
Sec. 6. He shall maintain order and discipline in the household, and require from all persons connected with the establishment due respect for, and observance of the principles of the strictest morality. He shall use his utmoot endeavors to imbue lthe minds of the pupils with proper moral sentiments, providi'llg them with religious instruction in the common faith of Christianity, requiring in them regular attendance upon religious worship daily in the InstiiJ:.ution, and on Sabbath morning, as fa.r as practicable, at the places that may be designated by their parents or guardians as places of public wol"Ship for them.
Sec. 7. He shall exercise due attention and care in reference to the personal habits of the pupils, and have a continual regard for the promotion of their health, requiring Of them frequent and thorough ablu~ions, exercise in the open air, the observa'llce of the regular hours for labor and repose, and an entire abstinence from all injurious practices. He shall provide them with a sufficiency of plain substantial food, together with comfortable dormitory accommoda-

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tions. He shall see that they are comfortably and respectably clad, collecting from the friends of the pupils or the authorities of the respeetive counties in which they r~ide, as far as practicable, all sums prov.ided therefor, and paying the same, when collected, into the treasury of the Institution. He shall see in all cases of sickness that they have every necessary attention, and when it is needed prompt medical treatment.
Sec. 8. He shall regulate the domestic economy of th~> Institution, prescribe the number and character of servant:e:and assisllants, purchase ~he necessary supplies and regulate the expenditures of the household, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustee;;. He shall have the care of all the buildings and gronwl,;, and shall see that they are kept in order, both as to cleanliness and minor repairs; he shall observe strictly the conduct of servants, and require them faithfully to do their duty.
Sec. 9. Itt. shall he deemed by him an essential featurcin the m'anagenwnt of the lonstitntion to pre,ent all unnecessary intercourses lwtweeu the male and female pupils, and he shall therefore see that tlhey are nen'r together excepting in tlhe class-rooms dming the hour of instruction~ or in the presence of some officer of the Academy on some necessary occasion.
Sec. 10. All purchases for the current wants of the Institution, or any of its d('opartments, shall be made by him, or with his authority and sa.nction, except when otherwise ordered by the Board; and the payments therefor be made from the appropriations. He shall keep a just and true account of the same, and submit it, with the necessary vouchers appended, in his monthly Reports to the Board.
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he shall make an Annual Heport to the Trustees, embracing an account of the history, coodition and progress of the Academy in all its departments, with such suggestions for the adV'ancement of the purposes of the Institution, as he may deem useful.
ARTICLE IV.
OF OTHER OFFICERS.
Sectio'11 1. The Instructors of the Institution shall labor .asaiduously in their respootive capacities and offices to promote the objects of the Institution, and shall, as far as practicable, aid and cooperate with the Principal in the .general management.
Sec. 2. It shaH be the settled and unifol"lll policy among the officers of the Academy, to treat each other with mutual respect, and to conduct themselves on all occasions with booomi'Ilg propriety, and by precept and example seek to promote virtue, piety, good manners, and good learning in the Institution.
ARTICLE V.
OF THE MATRON.
Section 1. 'I'l1e :Matron, being the female head of the Domestic Department, shall administer the same, under the .direction of the Principal.
Sec. 2. It shall be her duty to look carefully to the comfort of the pupils. She shall see that their clothing, as well as that of the subordi'Ilate teachers in the Institution, is properly washed, dried, ironed, and kept in order; the repairing as well as the making of new articles, being done under her direction. She shall see that beds and bedding .are kept clean and in good order, sunned when IIJ.eCCBsary, .and in all respects taken care of. She shall have charge <)f all parts of 1Jhe building not specifically assigned to

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.()thers, and_ shall see that halls, public rooms, chambers and other apartments, are kept clean and in good order, .and that yards 'and walks are swept and properly kept.
Sec. 3. She shall supe:r.intend the cooking and see that the food is properly served up and ready at the hou:r for me,als. She shall be present during the meals of the pupils, to note their deportment and manners, and to see that they .are properly attended to 'by the serV'ants. She must keep an eye to the stores under her charge to prevent their being wasted or destroyed, and endeavor to promote economy in her department so far as may be consistent with the necessary wants of those whom she has to supply.
Sec. 4. She shall see that the servants obsen'e her orders .and directions) and in the event of their failure to do so, report them to the Principal.
Sec. 5. The female pupils and small boys when out of school shall be under her superv;ision, and she shall labor in her intercourse with them, to promote their moral and religious improvement and to train them up with good manners. She shall permit and encourage the former as far as practicable to aid in any of the domestic employments of the household for which they may have capacity.

ARTICLE VI.
OF THE PUPILS.
Section 1. Blind children, and such as cannot see suffiCicntly to 'be educated ,in the ordinary print-of sound health and good moral character, between the ages of ten and eighteen, wrill usually be admitted as pupils--eitizen~ .of the State of Georgia free Olf charge--eitizens of other States, upon the payment of $250.00 per academic year, .one-half in advance and the balance at the close of the year.
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eight years. The course of instruction shall embrace the elements of common English education, training in morals and marnnei.":'l, music, 'and mechanic arts, according to the capacity of the pupils.
Sec. 3. The pupils shall boa;rd and lodge in the Iu,;titution unless otherwise authorized by the Board, and be suhject to the control, discipline and regulations of the Imtitution. Their parents, guardians or friends, may he required to furnish them, while in the Institution, with a suffioiency of proper clothing and provide them with proper homes during vacations.
Sec. 4. Pupils may, at any time, O'll account of misLehavior, improper age, mental or physical incapacity, or other suffi.cient cause, be discharged by the T'rustee.;;.
Sec. 5. Pupils who have made sufficient advancemc"nt in their studies, and have given evidence of sufficient capacity, shall give such assistance, as in the judgment of the Principal, they may be able to give without interference with their appropriate pursuits, eitlhcr in the instruction of other pupils or in 'the labors of the household, it being undet;stood that such employment is honomble to them and a part of the course of their proper training.
Sec. G. Pupils who shall haYc remained in the Institution the full period of eight years, and have co!l(hJCted thrmselves with uniform proprie,ty of deportment and haYe acquitted themselves with credit in the various studiE>,; aml pursuits of the Academy, may recei_ve a cE>rtificate of honorable discharge signed by the_ President of the Board and the Principal. Such pupils may also be, hy a ,otc of the Trustees, allowed to remain as resident graduate,;; in the Institution for such length of time as the Trmtrcs may fix, being subject to the rE>gula:tions of the Institution in regaid to r:urils, and allowed to pursue such studieF a" the Principal may appoint for them, and rendering such ser-

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T:ice :as he m~y l'!equire of them in the various departments; (~ tlw Institution.
Sec. 7. The Trustees reserve to themselves the right to Tary, .annul, or add to any section of these articles upon: :m~y occasion or in any individual case according as the_y
1llf\Y think proper.

ARTICLE VII.

REGULATIONS FOR PUPILS.
Section 1. The hours for rismg in the morning and refu~ing .a.t night, the hours f(_lr meals, for study and recita- tions, for morning and evening services, for all the ap. poin,tm~nts of the school and household, shall be arranged' as tl1e Principal may direct and ann01mce, and the pupils ,;hall punctually conform to th~ smne, and all failures on their part so to do, on any occasion, without a reasonable. excuse, shall he considered and treated as an offense against the rules of the Academy-leme of absence from: :'nch appoi~1tments may, however, be ginn by the Prin.eipal or by any proper officer with the consent of the Prin(ipaL
Sc>c. 2. No pupil shall speak disrespt>ctfnlly to or of the Tnl.Bt<'{:'S, the Principal, the Teachers, the Matron, or otherofficers of the Academy, to persons not connected with the tdwol residing in the house, or to persons visiting the In"'titution, or he g1l'ilty of disreapec.tful conduct in their pres-
f11CP.
See. 3. The language and behavior of the pupils rnm;;t be rcspt>C'tful and conrteons at all times towards each other,. and kindly towards the servants; all interc@urse between the pupils and f'<'rvants, further than th'at which is neces''ary in the discharge of their respective duties, is expressly forbidden.
Sec. 4. The Principal shall apportion out to each sex the
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parts of the building, and the walks and grounds about the lmilding whicl1 they may occupy, and in which they may be allowed 'to go for exercise and recreation, and neith0r sex shall at any t1ime, without his permission, be allowed to go into the places assigned to the other,_ and in those placl'S which may under any circumstances ho common to both, they sh1all not stand or remain longer than is necessary for the purpose for which. they may be permitted to go there.
Sec. 5. 'The pupils shall not habitually visit the main parlor ~f the Institution, or the sick-rooms, nor sit in the front verandllhs without the permission of ,the Principal. Tl1cy shall not be allowed to visit the dining-room or kitchen, or servants-rooms, or laundry, but for necessary purposes, and then to remain no longer than necessity requires.
Sec. 6. The officeTs of the Aeademy, boarding in the hons~, will always partake of the same kind of provisions that the pupils do----prepared in the same way-which, if good enough for one party is good enough for the other; the pupils, therefore, shall partake of their meals without rf'mllrks about its ,quality or manner of preparation.
Sec. 7. All loud conwrsation at table, or loud laughing, or noisy, boistrous conduct in going to and from table, or all loud a.nd noisy conduct, as heavy walking in the halls, noisy and rapid running up and down the stairs, playing on instrumf'nts in the halls, or in rooms not appropriate, slamming doors, orother disorderly conduct, is strictly forbidden. Al1so all profan.ity or indecent !anguage.
Sec. 8. Tihe use of tobacco by t'he pupils will he discountenanced. Smoking is prohibited in any of the buildings, and chewingin the house; any boy who leaves the evidence of it on .the floors or other places, will be required to remon thf'm immedia.tcly, and teachers and officers are particnlarl~ reque.;;ted to enforce this rule.
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their conversation and conduct, but to be cleanly in their person, and to keep their books, clothing and rooms neat; their rooms at all times beling subject to the inspect,ion of the Principal or :Matron. .
See. 10. The pupils may he permitted to vi;;i't in the city, or to places in the neighborhood, upon necessary occasions, hut they must not leave the grounds without permission from the Principal, nor visit places where ardent spi11its are retailed, or any other place of noted immorality. .
Sec. 11. Tho Sabbath must he respected. All pupils that can, are required to attend Church in the forenoon in good weather, at thoso places of worship which shall be ;;:elected for them by their parent;; or guardians. Peace and quiet must he maintained on that day on the grounds, and all suitable preparations for it must he made on.Saturday evening.
Sec. 12. All combinations or intrigues among the pupils
to evade any regulations of the school, to conceal offenses committed by any one of them, or to dishonor any officer, teaeher, pupil or member of the household, or for any other nefarious purpose whatever, is expressly forbidden, and the parties detected engaged in such conspiracies shall be punishe<l in the most summary manner, as the Trustees shall direct.
See. 13. All correspondence bewteen the pupils w~th their friends, or other parties outside of the Institution, shall pa~s through the hands of the Principal, and he shall have power to open and rC'ad all letters that may be sent
either 1: or to any of them. Any person engaged in the
Institution as officer or teacher, or any pupil, who shall be detected in aiding or abetting a secret correspondence b&twecn a pupil and other parties, or 'in attempts to evade this
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ARTICLE VIII.
GENimAL REGULATIONS.
Section 1. vVork and Art DepartmeQlts.--IThe \York DG~ partment of the In.stitution slwll embrace, for the pre5ent, a Mattress Shop, a Chair Shop and a Broom Shop, to which other handicrafts may be added from time to time, at the discretion of the Board, for the pmJ}OSe of instructing the male pupils in such t~ades as they may Le capable of learning, and the Principal and )fatron shall devise and sugge.~t for tho female pupils, from time to time, snch Art \Vork as may be suitable to their sex, and afford them all nece~ sary encouragement to become proficient therein.
Sec. 2. vVhenever it may be lleeme<l oxpediPnt h~ th<~ Board, a foreman may be employe<l for the \\~ork Department, skilled in such handicraft;; as are or may be tangit t therein, whose compensat,ion and te,rm of ~eniee ;;hall be fixed by the Board.
Sec. 3. The Principal ~hall kerp a ~eparnte neeonnt of the receipts and expenditmes for tlw \York and Art ])('" partments, and submit qnarterly rci)lnt,; of the samr to the Board.
Sec. 4. Attending Physieian.-ThPrc ;;hall hP p]pete<l annually hy the Board au attending phy:-ician of the I 11stitntiou, at a salary of . . . dollar,; per nnm1m, who,;e duty it shall be to rendPr ><nch Jtwdieal and ~mgical ~Pr Yices to the pupils as may he m'cP~sary-YacciHat<', npo11 their reception into the Institution, all pupils \\'l1o 1w \'P not previously been vaccinated, keep a rPcor<l of all ea~es of <liseases among the pupils prescrihed for hy hin1, in a hook to be kept at_ the Institution for that pm110~P, noting tlwrPin, as far as may be proper, hiR prescriptions and <lirPetions for treatment, for the instn;ction of the PrinPipal and th0 Matron, and submit a written report of the hPalth of thehousehold to the Board at its regular monthly meetings.

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Sec. 5. The friends of the officers and teachers of the InBtitution, resident in the household, or the near relatives of the pupil:;, on 7lecessary occasions, may be allowed to make Yi~its of a few days to the Institution, (but this license must not be construed into a perm]ssion for persons not conn<etel with the school to rema,in as guests in the household a longer period than a few clays), but no such visit to the Academy shall, in any case, be permitted without the :~~,oent of the Trustees or Principal first had and obtained.
Sec. u. It shall be the duty of the Principal to prepare
.aml properly keep at all times, subject to the inspection of tlw Board of Trustees, a Property Book, in which shall Le inwrntoried all the property of trhe Institution under his .eharge, and the Principal is to account to the Board of Trustee.,.; for the same, and turn it over to hi~ successor .011 his retirement from office.
Sec. 7. The Trustees retain in the~r h'ands the power to .di~charge at any time, without previous notice, any officer .or teacher for negleet of duty, disrespectful acts towards .the aut1lwrit.ies of the school, uniting with pupils in cabals or sugge,.ting to them cabals in disparagement of the authority of the Trustees or Principal, or the good government of the school, or for any improper or immoral conduct, or other cause, in their discretion.
Sec. 8. These By-La\V1.S or Rules, shall be of force and .offect until changed by the action of the Board of Trustees .of t:he Instit.ution.
Sec. 9. These By-Laws or Rules, shall be recorded plainly, and at length, ,in t!he minu'te book of the proceedings .of this Board.

Your committee examined the by-laws of the trustees of .the Academy, and considers them reasonably full and complete, and found them carried out by the officials of the

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Academy, except in one or two details. The by-laws provide that a property-book be kept in which i;; to be recorded all the property and furniture of the Academy. It is not being kept, but we found no evidence that its omis;;ion was detrimental to the institution. "\Ve have 'been, subsequently, informed that a ,property-book has been supplied.
We found the property in good condition and vigilantly looked after; the discipline thorough and effective, and orderly system prevailing.
We think the course of study should be extended and more accompli;;hed by instruction and training. There i:: no certificate or diploma given to those who compl0te the course.
We think a gymnasium and more physical ex0rcise absolutely necessary for the proper physical development of these unfortunates. There are from 100 to 130 children housed in the buildings with yards of only one acre for ten months a year.
Your committee thoroughly exami~1ed the financial management of the Academy for several years. vVe examined bills in detail as to prices and amounts. We readded many of the accounts and checked up the vouchers. vVe found no irregularities or mistakes. Some of the bills were not itemized as completely as might have been, but were explained to our entire satisfaction.
We examined the system in vogue of purchasing supplies, and found it done by buying in a competitive open market and to the advantage of the Academy.
We found in the hands of the treasurer a "Pupil Fuml'1 consisting of interest-bearing securities to the amount of $6,900. :Most of these securities were received by him from a former treasurer.
We had some difficulty in ascertaining the origin of this fund. It necessitated the reading of the minutes of the

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trustees for over forty years. \Ve 'found that on March 2, 1854, Robt. A. Smith, the secretary of trustees, reported a collection of $680, generously subscribed by the members of tlw House and Senate of the legislature for the benefit of the pupils; that some of this private fund was nsed to defray funeral expenses, and some of it was given to pnpils as pocket change whern leaving for home, and soma of it for Christmas presents. But $600 of it was invested in intere'lt-bearing securities in 1854. The proceeds have been kept invested till it now amounts to $6,900, including $880.51 of the "Surgical }'und."
The "Surgical Fund" arises from an appropriation in 1883 and 1884 of $500 each to defray the expenses of pupils receiving treatment of Dr. A. W. Calhoun, of Atlanta. It appears that $880.51 of this appropriation for this purpose was left in the treasury unused, and when, in 1891, the trustees employed a local oculist and physician upon an annual salary, this $880.51 of the "Surgical Fnnd" wa:s 'transferred to the "Pupils' Fund" and invested in interest-bearing securities.
At least $6,000 of the $6,900 of the "Pupils' Fund" is the proceeds of private donations, and $880.51 is of the State's appropriation to the, "Surgical Fund." The trustees purpose to build it up to $10,000 and use the interest to help those graduating each year to start in some gainful pursuit.
The difference of nearly $500 between the amount reported by the treasurer as the cost of maintaining the Academy for the year HlOO, a:nd the amount named by the prineipal in his report as the cost for the same period is a mattrr of simple explanation. It seems that the principal's report only included such sums as were expended by him, while the itemized report of the treasurer included not only amounts paid to the principal, but also other bills which do

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not pass through the principal's hands. These items were _given us in detail, and are as follows:

Treasurer's salary ......................... $137 50 Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 75 Paving front walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 00 Jlunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 00 Treasurer's bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 00
Total .................................. $498 25

We find that pupils not living in the State and those paying in part, pay their money to the principal and is expended by him, and that no record is kept and no report is made to the trustees. There is no record kept nor report made to the trustees of the articles made and sold from the Industrial Department.
In the Code, under the heading of property in which tho State owns an interest, the Academy for the Blind is mentioned. We took it upon ourselves to get an abstract of titles and submit them herewith. All the titles are in fco simple except that of the white Academy. It is deeded for ~99 years, counting from 1836, successively.
with the before-mentiooed suggestions, we find all the business management well and thoroughly done. "\Ve find the finances accurately kept and accounted for. In fact, the institution ever since its founding, has been exceptionally well managed. The high character of its trustees ar.1d instructors bespeak its spirit. No more capable, charitable, .and public-spirited men can be found anywhere. They feel a pride in doing all they can for these unfortunates committed their care.
The trustees hold regular monthly meetings, and receive not a dollar in compensation for their services, but do

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their work gratuitoU3ly; except the treasurer and secretary, Mr. G. D. Tinsley, who gets $150 a year for the duties he performs.
\Y.e recommend the establishment of a gymnasium to -develop the pupils physically.
\Ve recommend that a certificate or diploma be given to those completing a proper course.
\Ve recommend that all money paid by resident or nonre~ident beneficiaries, parents or guardians, be ser~t or turned over to the treasurer of the Academy.
\Ve recommend that all mo'lley arising from sales of mamlfactured articles from the Industrial Department be tmned into the treasury of the Academy.
\Ye recommend that the $880.51 of the "Surgical Fund'' l>e turned back into the State treasury.
Respectfully submitted, \V. H. COBB, Senator 31st Dist., Chairman GEO. W. ADAMS, WARREN GRICE,
Members on the part of the House.

ABSTRACT TITLE FOR THE GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.
"WHITE SCHOOLS."
On the 21st day of December, 1836, the Mayor and Council of the city of Macon deeded to Charles Cottoo for the sum of $335.00 that lot of land known and distinguished in the plan of the city of Macon as 2-acre lots No. 7, in the western range of 2-acre lots on the city commor.~, containing 2 acres, more or less. Said deed signed by I~a~<l G. Seymour, Mayor, irt the presence of Jess. L. Owe11a, Clerk of Council, and J. B. Rowland.

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This deed recorded in the office, of Clerk of superior court of Bibb comity, Book D, Folios 770-771, dated February 2, 1837.

On the 4th day of October, 1854, Edwin Graves, as administrator of Chas. Cotton, deeded the above lot of land to the Trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blrnd, and their successol'S, as per copy of deed hereto attached, said deed being recorded i'n the Clerk's office of the superior court of Bibb county, Book M, Folios 709-710, March 24, 1857.

STATE OF ~EW YORK, COUNT'Y OF NEW YORK.

This indenture, made this 4th day of October, A.D.,_ 1854, betweern Edwin Graves, as administrator of Charles Cotton, late of Bibb county, Georgia, deceased, and the Trustees of tho Georgia Academy for the Blind, the said Trustees and Academy being of Macon, Georgia.
WITNEISSETH, That the said Edwin Graves, as administrator, as aforesaid, for, and in co'nsideration of the sum of SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($7,000), to him in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged tohave been made, hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed and confirm, and doth by these presents grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said Trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, and unto their successors and assigns, all that lot and improvements thereon, ~ituated in the city of :Macon, county of Bibb, and State of Georgia, known as the late residence of Charles Cotton, Esq., deceased and known and distinguished in the map of said city as two-acre lot number seven (7), in the western range of two-acre lots bounded on the south by Orange

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street, on the west by an allPy, on the north by College street, and on the cast by lot No. S, containing 2 acres, be the same more or less.
An order of the court of ordinary of the county of Bibb, State of Georgia, having been obtained, in terms and re qnirement of law, granting to said Gravos, as administrator, leave to sell the said pre!nises, as will fully appear by re ferriug to said order of record in said court, and the same having been advertised and exposed to sale in terms of the law and of said order, and both having in all been fully complied with.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said lot aurl improvements, with all and singular the rights, members and appurtemmces thereunto appertaining or belonging to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said Trustees of tho Georgia Academy for the Blind, their successors and as signs, for the full term of 999 years, to be counted and computed from the 21st day of December, A. D., 1H36, and thenco next ensuing, and fully to be completed, in terms of and under certain conditiO'ns set forth and contained in a deed of conveyance from the 1\Iayor and Council of the city of Macon, dated December 2ht, A.D., 1836, duly recorded in the superior court of Bibb county, Georgia, in Book D, pages 770 and 771.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said Edwin Graves, as

administrator as aforesaid, hath hereunto set his hand and

affixed his seal, and delivered these prcsCints, this clay and

year above written.

(Signed)

EDWIN GRAVES,

(COPY)

Administrator of estate of Charles Cotton.

Sealed, signed and delivered in the presence of us:

E. A. GRAVES,

DAN SEIXAS.

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STATE OF NEW YORK, CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.

Be it remembered that on this fourth day of October, in

the year one thousand, eight hundred and fifty~four, before

me the undersigned, Daniel Seixas, a Commissioner resident

of the city of K ew York, duly commissioned and qualified

hy the executive authority and under the laws of the State

of Georgia, to take the acknowledgment of deeds, etc., to

be nscd or recorded therein, personally appeared Edwin

Graves, to me pmsonally known to be the person named in

and who executed the foregoing instrument, and ackowl-

edgcd that he executed tho same for the pnrposcs therein

mentioned.

IN WITNESS WHE'REOF I have hereunto set my hand

and affixed my official seal, the day and year aforesaid.

(Signed)

DAN SEIXAS,

Commissioner for Georgia in X ew York.

(COPY)

ABSTRACT TITLE, GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.
"COLORED SCHOOL"
On the 12th day of .Tanuary, 1862, T1 hurston R. Bloom, of Bibb county, sold to J as. J. Andrews, of Orangeburg District, South Carolina, for the sum of $5,500.00, the following parcel of land, being in the city of Macon and known in the plan of the city of :Macon as lots 3 and 4, in l1lock No. 10, o~ said city, lots 1 and 2, in block No. 5, also lots 1 and 2, in block No. 8, of said city, containing 5~
~1eres.
On the 25th day of February, 1863, J as. J. Andrews, aforesaid, appointed Jas. H. Andrews, of the city of 1facon,

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Bibb county, his true and lawful attorney, who sold for him and in his name, 2 lots of land, being in the city of Macon, and known in plan of said city as lots 1 and 2, in square No. 5, containing 2 acres, more or less, and to make and execute necessary deeds in his 'name, and all other acts necessary.

On the 11th day of May, 1863, Jas. J. Andrews, through his attorm~y in fact, J as. H. Andrews, conveyed to Alexander Mitchell for the sum of $10,000 that lot of land in the city of :1\facon, 1nd known in said plan as lots 1 and 2 in block No. 5, lying between College and Madison street<>, and lots 1 and 2, in block No. 8, lying between Madison street and the city boundary.

On May 16, 1863, Jas. J. Andrews ratifies and affirms the said deed made by his attorney, J as. H. Andrews, of 4 lots in Macon, Georgia, to Ale-xander :Mitchell for the sum of $10,000, said lots being 1 a:nd 2, in block No. 5, and lot.> 1 and 2, in block No. 8.

On the 3d day of August, 1877, l\frs. l\L J. Mitchell, widow of Alex. l\fitchell, willed to her two nephews, vVilliam Z. Collins and Stephen l\L Collins, all of her real es. tate, to be divided equally between them, and nominates that her two nephews, as named above, he executors of her will.

On the 18th day of December, 1879, wm. Z. and Stephen M. Collins deeded to Joseph Bond for the sum of $250.00, that parcel of la:nd in the city of Macon, said county and State, located on the map of said city, lots 1 and 2, in block No. 8, and upon Boardman's map of the city as lots 3, 4 and 5, in block No. 8, the lot containing 2 acres.

December, 1881, Jos. Bond deeded to L. N. Whittle;-

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Prest.; Hy. L. Jewett, Peter Solomon, T. G. Holt,

Virgil Powers and J no. P. Fort, as Trustees of the Geor-

gia Academy for the Blind, and their successors in office,

for the sum of $600.00, that land in the North Western

Commons of the city of Macon, and known on Boardman's

map as lots:~ and 5, in block No. 8, and subdivided in lots

1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8, on a map of said lots surveyed on the

10th day of Jannary, 1880, by J. C. Wheeler, city erngi-

neer, a copy of which is attached to the deed and made a

part of the deed.

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A copy of this deed is hereto attached.

STATE OF GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.
THIS INDENTURE, made the--day of December, in the year of our Lord, 1881, between Joseph Bond, of the county of Bibb, of the one part, and L. N. whittle, Prest., and Hy. I". Jewett, Peter Solomon, T. G. Holt, Virgil Powers and J no. P. Fort, as Trustees for the Georgia Academy for the Blind, and their successors in office, also of the county of Bibb, of the other part.
WITNESSETH, that the said Joseph Bond, for and in consideration of the sum of SIX HUNDREU DOLLARS ($600.00), in hand paid, at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby ac knowledged, has granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain~ sell, alien, convey and confirm unto the said Trustees of the Georgia Academy fot the Blind, their successors and assigns all these tracts or parcels of land, situate, lying, and being in the North Western Common of the city of Macon, in said State and county, known upon Boardman's Map of the city of Macon as lots Nos. three and five (3 and 5), in block eight (8), and subdivided into lots one (1), two (2),

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fiye (5), six (6), seven (7), and eight (8), on a map of said

lots surveyed the 19th day of J a111uary, 1880, by J. C.

\Vhecler, city engineer, a copy of which is hereto attached

and made a part of the deed. Said lots intersected by an

alley 30 feet wide, running parallel with and commencing

at a point 110 feet from the line of Madison street, and

bounded on the northwest by an alley 30 feet wide adjoin-

ing and running parallel with the corporation line of said

city of Macon, being the same lots heretofore conveyed on

the 18th day of December, 1879, by William Z. Collins and

Stephen :M. Collins to Joseph Bond, as will be seen by tl

deed recorded in Book Z, Folio 626, among the Record~

of Deeds in the Clerk's office of the superior court of sai<}-

county of Bibb.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAID bar-

gained prt-miser: with all and singular the rights

members and appurtenancea thereunto appertaining

to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of

them, the said Trustees of the Georgia Academy
in for the Blind, their successors and assigns fee simple,

and the said .Toseph Bond, the said bargained premise!' unto the said Trusteea of the Georgia Academy for th~-Blind,

their successors and assigns, against the said Joseph Bond,

his assigns, heirs, executors and administrators, and against

all a111d every other person or persons, shall and will warrant

and forever defend by virtue of these presents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Joseph/Bond has

hereunto set his hand, affixed his seal and delivered these

presents, the qay and year first above written.

(Signed)

JOSEPH BOND.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us:

GEO. H. PLANT,

\\'. W. WRIGLEY.

Not. Pub., Bibb Co.

(COPY)

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On the lOth of November, 1880, Jos. Bond deeded t,-, Clarence II. Cubbedge, for the sum of $375.00, that lot. of land in the city of :Macon, known as lots 3 and 4 on thE> subdivision prepared by J. C. wheeler of lots 3, 4 and 5. of block No. 8, North Western Hauge.
On the 24th of December, 1881, Clarence H. Cubbedge deeded the above land conveyed by J os. Bond to Hy. L. Jewett, Pet<'r Solomon, T. G. Holt, and others, tru~tee~ for the Georgia Academy for the Blind, for the sum of $700.00, as per copy of deed attached.

STATE OR GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.
THIS INDENTUHE, made the 24th of Decemher, in the year of our Lord, 1881, between Clarence H. Cubhedge, of the county of Bibb, of the one part, and Loui~ N. \Vhittle, Henry L. Jewett, Peter Solomon, T. G. Holt, Yirgil Powers and Jno. P. Fort, as Trustees of the Georgia" Academy for the Blind, of the county of Bibb, of the other part: Witnesseth, that the said Clarence H. Cubhedge, for and in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars ($700.00), in hand paid, at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby ach."ll.owledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey aJJd confirm unto the said parties of the second part .as "Trustees of the' said Georgia Academy for the Blind," their successors in office, and assigns, all of that part or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in said county of Bibb, and in the city of Macon, and known as lots three and four (3 and 4) of the subdivision surveyed h;v J. C. wheeler of lots three, four and five (3, 4, and 5), of block eight (8), North \Vest Range, according to original

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survey and map of A. E. Boardman, said lots fronting fiftytwo and a half feet (52! foot) each on :Madison street, and running back one hundred and .ten feet (110 feet) to a thereby 30-foot alley in said division, and being part o that lot or parcel of land conveyed to Joseph Bond by William Z. and Stephen M. Collins, under deed dated December the eighteenth (18th), 1879.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAID bargained property with all and singular the rights, membeTS and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, to the only proper user benefit and behoof of them, the said Trustees of the Georgia Academy for thp. Blind, their successors and assigns, in fee simple; and the said Clarence H. Cubbedge, the said bargained property unto the said Trustees of the Georgia Aeademy for the Blind, their successors and aRsigns, against the said Clarence H. Cubbedge, his heirs, executors and administrators, and against all and every other person or persons, shall and will warrant and forever defend by virtue of these presents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Clarence H. Cub-

hedge has hereunto set his hand, affixed his seal, and de-

livered these presents, the day and year first above written.

(Signed)

C. H. CUBBEDGE.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us:

ALEX. B. SUBERS,

C. E. LONG.

(COPY)

Not. Pub., Bibb Co., Ga.

On the 25th day of February, 1873, Benj. B. Lewis, executDr of Robt. Collins, deeded and conveyed to Chas. M. Wiley for the sum of $2,500.00, all the right, title and in-
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terest which he had in lots 3 and 4, as shown and distinguished on the map of the city of Macon by S. Rose, in block No. 9, said lots having been surve;yed and subdivided in small building lots by Thos. Butler, county surveyor, and represented on this private map by 12 lots and a fractional lot, bounded, beginning in the north corner by the alley and Madison street and running along said alley west 325 feet, to within 14 feet of the city line, thence south 190 feet, then east to Madison street 369 foot, thence north along line of Madison street to the corner of starting point, .a distance of 200 feet.

On December 28, 1881, T. G. Holt, as Receiver of Chas. M. Wiley, deeded to Whittle, Jewett, and others, trustees, and their successors, this property, as per copy of deed at~ tached. A deed was also signed for this property by Chas. M. Wiley, Chas. :hL Wiley, trustee, and S. J. Wiley.

GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.
Know all men by these presents, that I, Thadeus G. Holt, of said county, acting in this behalf as the Receiver of the property and assets of Charles M. Wiley, of said county, by the appointment of the judge of the superior courts of the Macon circuit, in a certain Bill and Decree in Bibb superior court, wherein Saulsbury, Respas & Co., J no. B. Wiley, Mrs. AnnaL. Fort, and others, are complainants, and said Charles M. Wiley is defendant, and I, by my said appoin~ ment and office of Receiver, having full and special authority to make this sale and conveyance for and in consideration of the sum of $1,000, which said sum I hereby ackno,vledge to have received from Louis N. Whittle, Hy. L Jewett, Peter Solomon, T. G. Holt, Virgil Powers and Jno. P. Fort, as tru.stees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, do, by tltese presents; bar~ain, sell, alien,

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eonvey and confirm unto said trustees, to their successors in office, all the following lots or parcels of land, viz.: all lying,

being and situate in said State, in the county of Bibb, city of Macon, known and distinguished in the plan of said city as lots one and two ( l and 2), and fractional lots seven and

eight (7 and 8), all in block No. 9, in the northwest common of said city, and containing together nearly 3 acres of land, together with all the rights, members and appurtenances therewith, or thereunto connected.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said f'our lots of land to said

trustees as aforesaid, etc., their successors in office, in fuU title and estate in fee simple.

In witrnes.3 of all which said T. G. Holt as Receiver as :aforesaid, has hereunto set his hand and seal and delivered

:this deed, this December 28th, A.D., 1881.

,

(Signed)

T. G. HOLT,

Receiver C. M. Wiley.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of u:;:: H. F. STROHECKER, A. P. WHITTLE, Not. Pub., Bibb Co.
(COPY)

GEORGIA, BIBB COUNTY.
For, and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to us in hand paid by the grantees in the within deed, we, Charles M. 'Wiley and Charles M. Wiley, as trustee of his wife, Sarah J. Wiley, and Sarah J. Wiley, individually, do hereby remise, release and relinquish unto the said grantees, all the estate, right, title, claim, interest, or demand which we have in and to the property described in the within deed, the same being a portion of the property described in a certain deed made on February 25, 1873, by Benj. B. Lewis,

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as executor of Robert Collins, deceased, to said Charles M.

Wiley, which will be recorded with the within deed and

this release.

(Signed)

C. M. WILEY,

C. J\L WILEY, Trustee,

S. J. WILEY.

Signed, sealed and deli,cred in presence of us, this December 30, 1881.
R. W. CUBBEDGE, A. P. WHITTLE.
Not. Pub., Bibb. Co., Ga. (COPY)

REPORT OF THE HEARIXG BEFORE THE' SPECTAL LEGISLATIYE COMMITTEE FOR THE INVES'TfJ:GATTON OF THE ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND, AT MACON", GA., JUNE 14, 1901.

At 8:30 o'clock p. m., on the 14th day of June, 1!)01,

the Special Legislative Committee, appointed for the pnr-

po~e o:f investigating the affairs of the Academy for the

Blind, convened in the parlor o-f the Academy at J\Iacon,

Ga., with the following members of the conunittee pres-

.ent:

Senator W. IT. Cobb, chairman; Hon. Warren G1iec of

Pulaski, and Hon. George \V. Adams o f - - - - - - -

There were also in attendance on said meeting at the

same time and place the following:

Professor Dudley Williams, Superintendent of the

Aeademy; ,Judge A. L Miller, Mr. R. A. Nesbit and ~[r.
T. n Tinsley, Secretary and Treasurer of the Institution,

members of the Board of Trustees.



(Proceedings reported at the instance of the committeE"

by Arthus S. Bussey.)

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EXAMINATION.
Chairman Cobb: Gentlemen, have you a complete set ()f rules for the government of '!Jhe insti.tutiO'Il?
:Mr. Tinsley: I would say we have; there have been laws passed from t~ime to time for the government of the institution.
i~Ir. Cobb: I mean by that, do you have a set of rules which ha,e always been carried out, or have there l::een .changes made now and then?
iiir. Tinsley: Of course, there have been some charlges made, as I stated to you the other day; for instance, Judge Miller, as a committee of one from our body, has been having ~Ir. }'elder look into all the Acts of the L:lgislature beari11g upon the Academy, with a view of preparing a new t:et of our laws, to let us know exactiy what has been prescribed, and then we could in1troduce such changes as would better the present state of things.
:Mr. Cobb: Do you receive only indigent pupils, between the ages of twelve and twenty into the Academy?
:Mr. T'insley: No, sir, I don't think we have confined it strictly to indigent children.
:Mr. Cobb. Th:> you maintain only indigent pupils? Prof. Williams: I would say that the school entirely maintains only indigent children. I suppose by your question you mean "support." Mr. Cobb: The question was, do you maintain only indigent pupils? Pro. WilHams: We entirely maintain only indigent pupils, but board and tuition are given to all. Mr. Tinsley: We g.ive board and tuition free to all blind children during their stay at the school, and we maintain entirely the blind children of indigent parents. Mr. Cobb: Do you submit a seperate report of the acad-

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emy as the law requires to the Governor in your annual report?
Mr. Tinsley: We do not.

Mr. Cobb: Does your annual report contain a report or stateme.nt of all the receipts and expenses of the institution?
Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, it does.

Mr. Cotbb: I don't known whether you understand ful!y what I mean by that question.

Mr. Tinsley: Well, all the money that comes into my hands as treasurer of the institution, I make a report of; and what add,itiooal money comes into t!he hands of Prof. Williams he makes a report of it.

Mr. Cobb: Did your annual report contain a statement of all receipts and expenditures?
Mr. Tinsley: It contains a full statement of all the moneys received by the institution, both from the State and from individuals; and also a complete list of all expenses paid out 'by the inst.itution. No, I don't think it indudes any records of clothing ~nd such things as are sent by parents to pupils.

Mr. Cobb: Do you keep or require kept an account of all money sent or furnished by parents to children?
Prof. Williams: I say yes. But no report of the same is handed to, or required by the Board of Trustees.

Mr. Cobb: Do you keep or require kept, an account of

money and other things sent or furnished by the parents to

the children ?

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Answer: No.

Mr. Adams: Dou you keep a record of money remitted by parents for the use of the children, ~nd is a statemoot sent to the parents of tbe chHdren of how such
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Prof. Williams: An account of the money sent that way is kept by the principal.
Mr. Adams: Is th&t account kept in book form? Prof. Williams: No, sir, no _account of it is kept in book form. Mr. Adams: How do you keep that account? Prof. Williams: Well, it is kept in the form of bills against the parents or guardians of the children, or else it is kept against the principal against himself, for the parents of the children; or else money received from the parents of children for such purposes, and furnished to children, if used for them and credited on the accounts of the institution with the merchants. Mr. Cobb: Do you keep the amount of money, or an account of the money received from the sale of goods from the indust:rial department of the academy? Prof. Williams: Yes, sir. MF. Grice: Does that appear from the reports? Prof. Williams:. No, sir, but on bills presented to the Bo!trd of Trustees at each meeting, on the principal's bill of cash and expenses and receipts. Mr. Coibb: Do you lend any of the mooey appropriated by the State for the institution? Mr. Tinsley: No, sir, we do not. Mr. Cobb: The reason I asked the question is because I noticed hack in the reports thft_t there was a receipt for money loaned. Mr. T.insley: Well, that was not in my tim~, Jud,ge lliller: There is absolutely no use of that sort m,~d,e of the St{lte's appropri11tion.
Mr. Co:hb: I only ~oticed thfl.t interest from temporary
lojlns .P~s \:leen noted in the reports, in one instance for as m11,oh as two hupdred dollars. I notice flU entry by received
hal~ce of interest .on temporfll'Y lo~n, d,~tted ~859, That
is in the treasurer report. It is May, 1860.

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:Mr. Tinsley: I don't know what w:as done back before the war; but I do know that we don't loan a dollar's worth Df the State's money.
l\Ir. Cobb: .Do any of you have any idea of how that loan came about?
Prof. Williams: It must have been an investment of pupils' fund at the stmt of the academy.
Mr. Cobb: No, I guess it was not an investment, it saye. Htemporary loan."
1Ir. Tinsley: well, I don't know what they did prior to the war. That was a long time before we became connooted with the academy.
Prof. Williams: It must have been done from the pupils' fund in its infancy.
Mr. Cobb: Do yon charge tuition and board of pupils coming tD the academy from beyond the State.
Prof. vVilliams: Yes, sir. l\fr. Cobb: I notice in the report that there is a pupil from Mexico, do you charge thatt pupil ~ Prof. vVilliams: Yes, sir, I take 'him here at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars per year. Mr. OolYb: Does his account appear in the report to the Governor? Prof. Williams: Yes, sir, it wtill appear in the next report. It is only recently that he came here. Mr. Cobb: Do you require vouchers of what is called "Principal's Bills?" Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir. Mr. Cobb: They are not filed as vouchers, are they? Mr. Tinsley: You mean bills for the maintenance of the Academy. I don't think that we have had a regular report for the hundred dollars. I should say that so far as the hundred dollars given for petty expenses about the household, that vouchers are not furnished for those little

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items; it. is usually expended in such small amounts tl1at it would hardly be practicable to obtain vouchers for them.
Mr. Nesbit: You mean to distinguish between the regular bin;;, like goods for which we require vouchers, and the small items.
Mr. Cobb: Yes, sir; I notice that the principal's bills are about $1-:1:4.00 in one instance, and $60.00 in some instances; and in his report some things are merely referred to. I wi~h .a full explanation of this feature.
Mr. Tinsley: In that account, it might be said to- he made up of numbers of 'small items, such as street car fare, .a quarter's worth of vegetJables purchased from a wagon in front of the building, and such other items of that sort, .and in every instance items of that kind are not given, becan.se it would hardly be practicable.
. Mr. Cobb: It would seem that statements of such items
could be furnish. Prof. \Villiam&: Statements of all such things as those
could hardly be furnished. Mr. Cobb: I think the date and the amount could be
put down. Prof. vYilliams: The sta.tement itself is considered to be,
and it is a statement. It is not dated, but it is itemized. It is sensible instead of, say giving nine dates on which street car fares of five cents each was paid, to just put down the whole amount paid for street car fare, or say fortyfive cents paid for street car fare.
Mr. Tinsley. vVe don't require vouchers for such itmes as that.
Mr. Cobb : Do you require an itemized statement? Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, but not vouchers in every m-
stance. Mr. Cobb: Do you keep, or have kept, a property book,
containing an inventory of the property and furnishings? Mr. Tinsley: No, sir.



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, Mr. Cobb: What officers, servants, teachers, and others are salaried during the months of vacation?
Mr. Williams: Well, the principal, the house-keeper, the physician, the occulist, and in the meantime at the Color~d School, a house girl, and one or two servants; all of bhe;;e are emploJ:ed by the year and paid monthly.
Mr. Grice: These have duties which it is necessary for them to perform during the vacataon as well as during other months.l have they not?
Prof. Williams: Yes, sir; they have duties nece1>sary to perform in vacation as well as during the school months.
Mr. Grice: What do the house~koopers do? Prof. Williams: They are engaged in cleaning up the house, engaged in repairing the property, house furnishings, and in preparing beds and superintending the cleaning and so forth. Mr. Cobb: Do you pa_y teachers a~d officers fqr E:mtire months or for fractional parts of months? Mr. Tinsley: We pay t'hem for the entire month. Mr. Cobb: I mean for instance, those whose duties begin in September? Mr, Tinsley: We pay them regularly from month tc mont.h, a$ you understand they are all hired by the year; and it costs no_more to pay them month to month during the whole year than during the school months. Mr, Cobb: You pay them month to month~
Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, I believe the school runs nin~
months.
Mr. Cobb: You mean school or calendar months? Mr. Tinsley: Calendar months. Mr. Cobb: How do you determine the fitness of your teachers? Mr. Tinaley: We employ them for their fitneE~s for the positions they hold; we eX!lmine theJ;D. They 11re found

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to be qualified before they are employed. For instance to illustrate better what I mean: one of the teachers whom we employed taught for the Board of Education, and we took her from the Board of Education because we knew her tc be a very capable teacher. Mr. Findlay was also another. They are spedally fitted for the work, or we consider them so_. This is true also of Mr. Burke, who is a graduate of the Normal School; all are employed for their fitness for their work in the academy.
Mr. Nesbit: One ,of the teachers is blind, and was reared and educated in the academy here,,. and is retained becauseof the fact that she is an expert teacher of reading.
Mr. Cobb: Do you have examinations for teachers? Mr. Tinsley: No, sir, we don't examine them; but we employ for teachers those who hl\ve been examined and approved. One toocher h'as a certificate of graduation not. only from her school, but from the Nol'l!lal School. Mr. Cobb: Do you think that a teacher prepared fm teaching seeing children is ,prepared for teaching blind children? Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, that has been our experience. I think so. Prof. WiUiams: I will sta:te that one is prepared to begin to learn to do so; of course, they will be obliged teo adapt themselves to the Cihange. Mr. Cobb: Do you think that a teacher who is prepared for teaching public schools is prepared to teach blind
children~
Ml'. Tinsley: I would say that they are as nearly qua1i-. fied as we can obtain in the State.
Mr. Cobb: Do you believe that a seeing teacher is moresuitable to teach blind children that a blind teacher?
Mr. Tinsley: Undoubtedly, I think so. Mr. Cobb: Do you, as trustee, exercise any personal

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:5upervision of the instruction and exerc,ises of the schoolover the work, in other words?
Mr. Tinsley: I should say no to that. It is not our duty to do that.
Mr. Nesbit: It is no more our duty to supervise the work and instructioo here than it is for the trustees of the
to university do so at the university.
Mr. Cobb: what proportion, or to what extent, I will ask, of those who complete the course of training and instruction at the academy, are prepared to go out in the world and earn a living?
Prof. williams: My answer would be that it is impossible to give an exact per cent. of those who are prepared to earn a living after they complete our cour'Se. I should say that about sixty per cent. of them are prepared to earn a living after leaving the academy.
Mr. Cobb: rrlha~ question applied to the white school. The next question is, to what extent are colored pupils prepared to earn a living on gompletion at the academy!
Prof. Williams: They are equally prepared with the whites. But I don't think they do it as well as the whites, because they don't come of as good stock, and don't succeed in the world as well as whites. But they are equally propared to em"ll a living.
Mr. Cobb: What is the extent of your apparatus for objective teachin_g. I mean tools, and fixtures, and so torth ~
Prof. williams. vVe endeavor to give those things ac.cording to the classes and the demands of the children. . The teachers have text"books to guide them, and if the text-
book calls for certain apparatus we get it. We try to do just as much objective work as possible, but we have an insufficiency of apparatus for the work.
Mr. Cobb: what is the nature of your manual training, if any?

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Prof. Williams: Such work as broom-making, and chair-caning, and sewi'Ilg ma!tting, and so forth.
Mr. Oohb: You have IIJO instructor ~t this time, I believe'?
Prof. Williams: Yes, sir, we have one temporarily.
:Mr. Cobb: Is your work-shop training less competent than previomly ~
Prof. Willialllls: No, sir, it is not; I consider it betterthan before.
Mr. Cobb: Have you a work-shop trainer? Prof. Williams: Yes, sir, a teacher of broom-making in the white school, and also a teacher of broom-making in the colored school.
Mr. Cobb: How many pupils are engaged in the workshop in maiiJual training?
Prof. Wmiams:. Boys in indnst1ial training number twenty-one in both schools.
Mr. Cobb: Abou~ how long each day do they receive instruction each ?
Prof. Williams: They receive training an hour and a half three times a week in the white school, and an hour a day five times a week in the colored school. That is as much as our limited machinf'ry aud in;;trnctors will permit.
Mr. Cobb: What plans have you for the future? Judge Miller: As to that, I desire to state to the emnmittee, thalt at least twelve months ago, the trustees took up that question of extending the part of manual training in the academy, all being of the opinion that it was at present one of the weak poi'Il<ts in the management of the insttitut:ion. That we in the past had devoted too much to the in<telleotual training of the children, and too little to the manual tJ'ai'Iling o,f the children introduced in the-

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school. So the whole board seeming to agree that a 9hange ()Ill this line should be made in the academy, we then determined that we would send a committee from the Board of Trustees to visit some of the very best bl,ind institutions in the North and East2 and possi'bly Ohio; and i't was planned to go there when they were open, and make a special study and examina'tion of the methods and plans in
vogue in these various inst1tutions for preparing the blind
children for vario118 callings in life, and see what success
had attended the efforts in those institutions in this behalf; finding out those which are simple and easy, and which with the limited means at our hands, we might adopt in this academy, to the end of making the children self-sustJa,ining as far as possible, and la.ter, when perhaps there would be more means at our command, and the expenditure would be justified, to introduce even a more varied schedule or mnge of industrial or manual training into this school. But for several reasons, I do not rec~ll, the committee was not able to go on for 1the purpose of making the examina. tion proposed, at the proper time, and we could not find time, a:s I now recall :Ut, unt,il after the school year here had closed. Howeve,r, the President and Principal of the aoademy went an to the E'ast, and visited the schools ~at Baltimore and Philadelphia, and perhaps some others also. But the schools in Baltimore and Philadelphra were not in operation rut that time, and the information received by t.hem was not sufficient for them to put to muoh practical nse. The matter, however, is still pending before the board, and our understanding is that the present sellltiment of the Board of Trustees, is for pressing the idea for ward and to carry it out as early 'as possi:ble. And, in fact, we have actually postponed some repairs and changes in the buildings and grounds on account of our expecta:tion

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of taking that step. 'That is about all, I think, Mr. Chair-

man.

Mr. Cobb: Have you any apparatus for physieal train-

ing, exe:cise, etc.; in other ~ords, wha;t equipment for

g,ymnasium have you~ Have you any apartments for gym-

nasium~

Mr. Tinsley: No, sir; we have no such at present, but I

think it has been talked 'over some, and the idea is, if the

kitchen could be moved out of the present building, then

we would have room for a gymnasium in the basement of

this building.

Mr. Cobb: '\Vhat moral or religious training is given

the pupils~

Prof. Williams: We have Sunday-school classes on

Sunday, prayers at breakbst and supper, good books for

them to read in 'the library; tha1t is about all-right 0111 the

grounds and in the building. Church atJtendance is required.

The chur~h being named by the relations, if posstble; or as

we sometimes do, the boys go to one church one Sunday

and another the next, about the city; and every Tuesday

night we have a talk by some minister, a different minister

being seleeted for each time; and then when amy of the

children ask for them, we request ministers to see them

personally-alway.s requesting the minister selected by the

child. '\Ve have Professor Burke with the children every

Sunday, who has charge somewhat of their Sunday-school

:and musicales.

:M:r. Cobb: How do you explain the increase in the per

cctpita cost of running the institution?



Prof. Williams: 'The per c.apita cost was formerly

reached on the basis of the t.otal enrollment, whereas the

basis of per capita cost since I have had charge of the in-

stitution is reached on the basis of average attendance. This

ehange was made because I thought it the proper way o

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estimating this cost. Another difference is that th,e school

was formerly run on the stinting metthod, that is, just a;; lit-

tle as could barely be gotten along on was used; whereas we

now run the instJitution on a more liberal method, and by

that means we are enabled to keep things nicer and clean-

lier than formerly, which changes have always been made

on the recommendation and views of the various commit-

tees appointed to vi;;it the institution, and by the trustees.

Seeing teachers are employed now, where blind teacher,;

were formerly employed, and seeing teachers cost a great

deal more than blind. The blind teachers were employed

at a much lower cost than seeing teachers are employed.

Some of these changes may be explained more iu d(~tail:

It was always my father's arnbition, I mig,ht say, during

the period of his control of the institution, to always ;;]IOw

a balance at the end of the year, and as the appropriations

and means a.t his hand were small and inadequate, he hacl

to he very penurious; for instance, bed linen was only

changed once sometimes in t:wo weeks; nothing of that

kind is ever done in the academy at the present time; and

other thing5 were run at the .'lame stinted point.

:Mr. Cobb: Do you not keep your funds in three cla~se,;;,

~lamely: :Maintenance, Construction and Surgical (

1Ir. Tinsley: Well, we keep the funds in three classes,

but not in classes the name of those you called. \Ye haYe

a :Mainltenance Fund, a Pupils' Fund, and another fund

we call Extra, or Special Appropriation Fund. The Smg-

ieal Fund has been merged with the Pupils' Fund, n,;:



we thought the reason for keeping a fund of that ki1Hl had gone by, and thinking the Pupils' Fund the mos.t appro-

priate one to which to earry it, we merged it with that

fnnd.

:.Mr. Cobb: Excuse me, but I never understood E>xactly,

what bccnme of the Surgical Fund?

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Mr. Tinsley: It was transferred to the Pupils' Fund, and invested in securities.
Mr. Cobb: Is there an Act au'thorizing you to use the money in that direohitm ~ ,
Mr. T'insley: Yes, sir; there was a resolution of the Board authorizing i:t to be done.
Mr. Cobb: I refe1Ted to an Act of the Legislature? Mil'. Tinsley: No, sir; no Act of the Legislature that I know of on the subject. Mr. Co:bb: What is the Pupils' Fund? Mr. T'insley: It was a sum of money which we found here when I first became connected wilth the Board of Trustees, which as I understood then and have always understood to have been given at various times, in various sums by private citizens, and received by the school from various sources, and given for the benefit of the pupils, and not to be expended on the maintenance of pupils. The Surgical :Fund, I think, without knowing anything definitely on the subject, came from the StUJte, :and was to be used for the benefit of pupils, in the treatmentt of their eyes, before we had an oc;ulist for the academy; and, after we got an oculist for the school, we carried that fund to the Pupils' Fund, as being the fund nearest tto what it was formerly used for and invested. Mr. Odbb: Rave any of the funds, in your knowledger appropria'ted by the State for maintenance or for improve~ moots on the buildings 1been passed to the Pupils' Fund? Mr. Tinsley: No, sir; there certainly }las not, to. my knowledge. Judge Miller: No, sir; never, nott one dollar that I know of. Mr. Oobb: Has that fund arisen from priVlate sources? Mr. Tinsley: As nearly as I oould explain to you, you have been informed that it has. My information has al-
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ways been that the fund originated through private subscriptions.
Mr. Cobb: What was the purpose of keeping this Pupils' Fund?
lfr. Tinsley: That is one of the things that has bothered the Board, All we can say is that we found it here when we came into the positions of Trustees for the institution, and we just kept it as correctly and properly :as we knew how.
Mr. Grice: You keep the interest on those original amounts in\ested in bonds when the interest comes in, do you not?
Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir. lfr. Cobb: What was the origin of that fund? Mr. Tinsley: As far as I know, this sum of money was derived from private subscriptions; of course I can't say accurately how many sources it came from, for I apprehend that those who knew its origin and original purpose are now dead, and there is nobody living, probably, who knows exactly aoout it. I have always been told that it was derived from private subscription :for the use of the pupils of the institu1tion. We had to take care of it when we came in, and we have dooe so as near as we could according to what seemed to have been the inltended uses of it. :Mr. Cobb: Do you expend those funds for the specified purposes, those different classes of funds, each for its specified purpose? or are you in the habit of carrying from one fund to another? Judge iiiiller: No, sir; we do not manage the business that way. "\Vye expend each specified fund for the purposes of its approprirution. \Ve do not borrow from one fund t<J another for even temporary purposes. Mr. Cobb: How do you dispose of that Surgical Fund?

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Mr. Tinsley: That fund has been transferred to the Pupils' Fund.
l\ir. Cobb: Was its use specified? Judge l\iller: We do not know whether it was or not. As has been stated to you, we now employ an oculist. I will state that formerly pupils were carried to Altlanta for treatment of their eyes by Dr. Oalhoun, and perhaps other oculists. But now an oculist is employed for the school; and it is our idea that that Surgical Fund was originally providE'd for treatment of the kind indicated before we employed an oculist for the school. After the oculist was employed it seemed to us that the original use and intention of this fund had ceased, and we therefore transferred it, as Mr. Tinsley has explained, to the Pupils' Fund, as being the fund to which it would more likely belong. Mr. Cobb: I notice tha1t you have invested $6,900.00; $2,400.00 in railroad bonds, $2,000.000 in State of Georgia bonds, and $2,500.00 in City of Macon bonds? l\ir. Tinsley: No, sir; iothere is not $2,400.00 in railway bonds in one investment, but there is $1,000.00 in railroad bonds, and $1,400.00 in Southwestern Railroad stock, or railroad securities. l\r. Cohb: Will you please explain your resources for those purchases? Mr. Tinsley: "\Yhen I was appointed Treasurer for 1:he institution there was turned over to me by the former Treasurer the sum of $5,400.00 in securities; that is to say, .securities and about $1,500.00, or in that neighborhood, in cash, belonging to the Pupils' and Surgical Funds. The investment which the Board of Tmstees has made since tha-t time has been this $1,500.00, which was invested, $1,000.00 in first mortgage five per cent. ~ailroad bonds, .and $500.00 in City of Macon bonds, making the sum of

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$6,900.00, which was originally $5,400.00 o invested securities, and $1,500.00 in eash.
Mr. Cobb: Do you or do you not know what funds purchased the $5,400.00 o securities turned over to you?
Mr. Tinsley: I I have been informed correetly, the Pupils' Fund which made those purchases, came mainly from private subscriptions.
Mr. Cobb: Also give the Committee the rate of interest and the premium you paid on the investrments.
}fr. Tinsley: Well, we paid for the $1,000.00 Georgia Southern and :Florida Railway Company security, yielding
five per cent. interesif:, a premium of 7i per cent.; that is
to say, the $1,000.00 bond cost ns $1,072.50. The City of Macon five per cent. bqnd was bought for the sum of $605.00, or 21 per cent. premium; that is to say, the $500.00 bond cost $605.00. Those are the only investments which have 'been made since I have been the Treasurer of the institution; and these were made under and hy virtue of a resolution of the Board of Trustees. There is a City of Macon $500.00 six per cent. and four City of Macon four and a half per cent. securities, amounting to $2,000.00; two Sltate of Georgia three and a half per ceut. bonds $1,000.00 each, amounting to $2,000.00, and one Georgia Southern five per cent. $1,000.00, and fourteen shares of stock in the Southwestern Railroad, which paid five per cent., I think, last year.
Mr. Cobb: What is the present market value o those sec uri ties?
Mr. Tinsley: All o them are above their face values, and are considered perfeetly solvent securities; I don't know as I could tell you their exact market values.
Mr. Cobb: Were they purchased at private sale on private contract, or at public outcry-open competition?
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through a stock and bond broker; hut their purchase, the terms, ert.c., was fil'st s11bmitted to the Board for. its approval.
:M:r. Cobb: A broker just bought them in for you? :Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir. :Mr. Cobb: That premium on the City of :M:acon bond was $105.00; is that not a little high? Are they worth that much now? 1fr. Tinsley: It is a real premium. They are boughit at it to-day, I think. ~Ir. Cobb: We failed to find this security mentioned in any former Treasurer's report, with the exception of the single year of 1896-7, of $824.50, which is stated as belonging to tthe Surgical Fund. Can you explain why they were not reported? ::\Ir. Tinsley: No, sir; I can't make any explanation of that, unle~s it shmild have been because "the former Treasurer llid not feel it his duty to make a report to the State of the Pupils' Fund, which, as I have said, and am informed, was derived mainly from private subscriptions and gift5. However, when I came inrto the position of Treasnser of the acauemy I felt it my Juty to report these securities to the Governor, became I had received them from the former treasurer, and they belonged to the school, and I had receipted for them, and I thought they should be reported. I did not know whether the former Treasurer had reported them or not, but when I gave my receipt for them I felt it incumbent upon me to account for them the same as for other moneys coming into my hand. :Mr. Cobb: we find no report for the year 1893-4, and also 110 report of the 'Treasurer in the year 1896, and also no Treasurer's report in the year 1897-8, also in 1898-9, that is which was submitted to the Governor of the State? :M:r. Tinsley: Mr. Kell, I think, made a monthy

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repoz;t to the Governor during a portion of his time. I remember when Governor Atkinsop. was Governor that he required a monthly report of the finances of the institution; and I suppose tha,t the absence of tlhe annual reports can be accounted for from tha;t fact; that the Governor having required monthly reports and thus being in constant touch with the affairs of the academy, the Treasurer could not see the need of making an annual report as well; when the monthly reports previously made covered all the ground, and afforded all the information that the annual report would have shown. "'When I was made Treasurer I saw that annual reports had been required, and as I did not make the monthly reports, I made a full and complete annual report each yeail' of all funds coming into my hands. I do not, however, make the monthly reports, as did l!Ir. Kell, to the Governor.
Prof. Williams: I will state just here; ho~vever, that I, as Superintendent of the institution, send a monthly report to the Governor.
:Mr. Cobb: Whatt is your method of purchasing supplies, by contract, or otherwise?
Mr. Tinsley. We buy themMr. Cobb: However, before going into that question, as we wish to take it up at Rome length, if either one of the other gentlemen on the Committee desires to propound any questions I will suggest that you do so at this stage. :Mr. Adams: What is the insurable value of this property? 1tfr. Tinsley: We have insurance as follows:

On the main building .................... $40,000.00 On the dormitory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,500.00 Laundry and household goods.............. 4,000.00 Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500.00

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Colored building. . . . . . ................. . 9,000.00 On organ upstairs ....... ................ . 2,500.00

Total . . . . . . ........................ $73,500.00

Mr. Adams: Do you think that amount of insurance represents three~fourths of the value of the property 1
Mr. Tinsley: Well, sir, I should say that it represents about three-fourths of the value of the property.
Mr. Adams: How much insurance have you in the Southern Mutual Company?
Mr. Tim!ley: We have in the Southern Mutual policies as follows: $1,500.00, $9,000.00, $10,000.00, making a total of $20,500.00, I think, in the Southern )Iutnal.
Mr. Adams: Is that all that you can get in the Southern :Mutual?
Mr. Tinsley: I don't know whether it is or not; I have just as a general rule renewed the policies as they became due, as they were before I came in as Treasurer.
Mr. Adams: I notice that you have orne or two term policies?
Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, have one or two, bu't they were only taken out quite recently.
Mr. Adams: Is there any Trustee of the academy financially interested in any purchases made for or other business of the academy ?
Mr. Tinsley: No, sir, none at all. Mr. Adams: Do you give diplomas to pupils who have completed rthe com'se here? Prof. Williams: No, sir. Mr. Adams: Don't you think it would be a right good thing to do? Prof. Williams: Yes, sir, I think that it would be a good thing for them. We have been considering the mat-

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ter to some extent. They do it in a great many other schools, and it might be wise for us to adopt something o the kind here.
Mr. Adams: Don't you think that you might be able to make some savings by the competitive system of buying your supplies for the school?
Prof. Williams: No, sir, I don't think that we could make anything hardly by such a plan.
Mr. Tinsley: I don't think that anything could be saved by them. \Ve have considered that plan as well as others, .and we always have the best interests of the school at heart .and we do what we think is best, and the plan we are pursuing, we think, is about the best ifuat could be adopted. .Some of the supplies have to 'be purchased in such small quantities that it would not be an inducement for any one to bid on them. I don't think it would be possible to pur~hase in this way.
Mr. Adams: Well, you have practically the competitive system anyway, for as I understand it, the business is not eonfined to any one merchant, hlllt all have an opportunity of selling the goods, and you do actually buy from different merchants ?
J\fr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, that is true; and I think that the supplies purchased for the illl'ltitution are always purchased at very good prices for the school; for I understand something about purchases of the kind that are needed here largely, and have to keep up with the quotations and so forth, and have always observed that they have been bought at very low prices.
Mr. Grice: In the year 1892, as I underst;and it, a special appropriation was made for fire escapes. Does thalt annex or addition to the front of the building represent a portion of that expendi!ture?
Prof. Williams: Yes, sir.

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Mr. Grice: There are no other fire escapes for the building?
Mr. Tinsley: No, sir. Mr. Grice: Do you think that is enough for the safety of the inmates of the building? Mr. Tinsley: vVell, when I was made a Trustee .of the academy, one of the very first things that occurred to me was that the sleeping apartments of the children were on the fourth floor of this building, and the idera of a fire occurring here wid1 them up there was something awful to me. After the appropriation for that purpose was made it was decided to place it in the front of the building as it appears now, where it would not only serve the use for which it was intended in probably the best. manner, but also improve the appearance and beauty of the property. We do not consider that the pupils are, however, entirely safe in the event of a fire even now, for it must be horne in mind that rthe children here are blind. \Ve have aho thought it best to make some changes in the plan of providing for them in the building, which we have thought added materially to the safety of the pupils. Insteal of allowing the children to have their sleeping apartments on the fourth floor, as formerly, we have transferred them to a lower floor and fitted up the fourth floor with the teaching apartments. That was clone mainly in the interest of the safety of the children in the event of a fire; we thought them safer downstairs than up. Mr. Grice: \Vith those arrangements and the fire escape already at hand, do you think that they would be reasonably safe in the event of a fire? J\fr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, I think so. Mr. Adams: Suppose a fire should occur in the front part of the building? Mr. Tinsley: Of course there would be a danger; but

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the children being downstairs would be in a better place to escape than if they were still upstairs; and then another thing, the teachers are with them now, as we require the seeing teachers to sleep in the institution, so as to aid in the escape of the children in the event of a fire or such occurrence.
1Ir. Grice: You have means of getting out of the building?
:Mr. Tinsley: Yes, sir, on four sides of the building. l\fr. Cobb: In 18!)3 there was a special appropriation . for specified purposes of maintaining the plant. The Act, I don't think, is very clear on the subject. It says $2,000.00 for improving and repairing the building, and $20,000.00 for maintaining the institution. In what way was that $2,000.00 expended? :Mr. Tinsley: I am not sure that I can answer that question; you can probably tell from the record. I think it was partly spent in heating the building. Prof. 'Williams: My impression is that it went to complete the paint ( ?) on the dormitory. That is my impressiOn. I would not be sure of that, however. :Mr. Grice: There was appropriated in 18!)4 for repairs, etc., $2,000.00, and in the year after that $1,000.00. How was that spent? :Mr. Tinsley: That was spent for those purposes. :Mr. Grice: You say both of those amounts \vere so expended? Prof. Williams: I think that the year after 18!)4, the sum of $2,000.00 must have gone for the fire escape. Mr. Adams: Have the special appropriations made by
the State for special purposes connect~d with the institu-
tion always been expended strictly for the purposes appropriated?
Mr. Tinsley: So far as I am aware of, sir, they hav& l1een expended strictly for those purposes.

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Mr. Grice: In your judgment, gentlemen of the Board~ and Prof. wmiams, are there any changes in the laws governing the institution which you would suggest to us as necessary and needful ior a betlter provision for the needs and puryoses of this charity?
Judge Miller: That is a matter of much importance, and one which the Board has been considering very thoughtfully for some time preceding this. In order to deal with the question intelligently, we have employed counsel, a:t a very small fee in consideration of the nature of the service, I may add, to aid us in a compilation of the various laws that have been passed for the government of the institution, in order that we may know exactly what laws there are in force, >and then we will soon agree on th~ plans necessary. }.lfr. Felder has been engaged in this service, and we trust soon to be able to know definitely what laws are of force, and which have been repealed. And when we get that Code made, and ascertain exactly what the laws are in effect now, it is then proposed by us to prepare a thorough revision, and recast our own by-laws, which we have a right to do, and then recommend to the Legislature the passage of needful legisl~t:ion.
After we have revised our by-la\vs and looked over the laws in force, it is my opinion, as I have doubtless told my fellow members of the Board, that we will then be in a proper position to take up the subject of proposing legislation on the management and government of the academy.. We expect to study the existing laws, and study their defects, and then with the aiel of our experience and knowledge of the institution, its needs, etc., be able to recommend sui1table legislation to the Legislature of the State. My own hope is that we will be able to have some recommendations berfore the approaching term of the Legislature this fall. This has not been more carefully looked into by

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the Board before this time for the reasO'll that the Board has been changed, and some of the members are new, and all have been too busily engaged otherwise.
:Mr. Cobb: Does not the law governing the age of pupils
.admitted into the institution, as it stands, limit the age from twelve to twenty years?
.Tndge llfiller. Frankly, I do not know. I want :Mr. :Felder to make a report on that line, so I can find out ex.actly about those things.
:Mr. Grice: I have talked with :Mr. Felder some on the .subject, and he says that it is seven to twenty~five.
:Mr. T:i,nsley: The ages were formerly twelve to twenty, hut my impression is that it has ben changed.
Judge :Miller: I have two or three impressions about the matter, and I finally abandoned them all, under the idea that all of us seemed to be at sea, and we had better await the result of the investigation.
Mr. Adams: Don't you think, .Tudge llfiller, that it would be a good idea for the Board of Trustees to take up this matter of proposing legislation after you have reached the conclusion of your investigation, and communicate your suggestions .to th~ chairman of this Committee, informing him of your recommendations, and what you consider necessary, so that the Commit1tee could recommend them to the Legislature should it see fit?
.Jndge Miller: I don't know whether it would be possibl to do that or not; it would of course depellld upon how wuch time we can devote to the work, and upon the time :at which the Committee intends to formulate its report for the Legislature.
:Mr. Cobb: I hardly think that the Committee will be able to formulate its report until a month or so yet, pernaps longer even than that; but as to that mat.ter, we could

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add to the report up to just before the convening of th~ Legislature.
Judge Miller: Well, it might be left and added later; of course you understand that we don't know yet whether there will be any recommendations to be made, until we find out what laws are in effect at this time. However, w~ thank }fr. Adams for his suggestion.
Mr. Tinsley: I do nort think there will be any trouble about our h1aving time to attend to it.
Judge Miller: I, myself, think that it will be feasible, because in tl!e next thir't~ days or such a matter, the work of 1:he season for the lawyers will be comparatively over, at least the rush, and we will ail have more time, some of which perhaps may be devoted to ~his subject.
Mr. Cobb: Resuming the con.sideration of the examination, I will ask 'the board whether work done on the buildings is done under contract, or by employment of laborers on the part of the board ~
Mr. Tinsley: It is always done under contract, whenever the work done or to be done amounts to any considerable sum; and when a small temporary repair is done, the Superintendent or Principal, and also a commit,tee from the board. 'The committee of the board on repairs will have it done by employment direct, but in all c:ases where the work done amounts to very much, it is done under contract.
Judge Miller: Yes, as to that, the board invariably invites bids when it is for 'any cmrsiderahle Hmount. All repairs are made under the supervision of the Board of Trustees' Committee on Repairs, of the Principal o.f the academy, or both.
Mr. Cobb: We decided back during the course o the examination to :take up the queBtion of supplies towards the end o the examination; we will resume that subject
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Judge Miller: Recurring to the manner, Mr. Oharman, or the method of the board as to the purchase of supplies made and needed in the maintenance of the academy, we have not pursued the system of doing lthis by bids, but we require the superintendent to present at each meeting of the board, on the second Tuesday in each and every month, an eatima.te, as nearly accurate and correct as it is possible for him to make it, of his needs for the coming month, giving the various articles needed, the amounts of the same being stated in "pounds" or otlherwise, as the case may be, and the price per pound, or otherwise, as he can come at it from previous purchases, or market quotJattions. The board then goes through that est.imate so prepared by the superintendent of the academy very carefully, discusses the needs as indicated, and the prices as indicated, and the amounts to be purchased, and then at the end of the month, or at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, the bills for the thing;; which have been purchased by the superintendent in the meantime are presented to the board .and examined by them, and the account inspected thoroughly and rigidly by the Board of Trustees; and, in this way, the Board of Trustees keeps up w:ith everything of that ~ind which the superintendent doe<; on the grant of authority from the board to purchase things in that way from month to month, the amounts of different article~ which have been purchased and the prices paid for the same. The reason I think, and which is also a safe and sufficient reason, why we do not buy the supplies for the home on the competitive plans, by inviting bids for the articles needed1 is that the institution is so small, and is run on such a small scale, nece.;;aarily, that we are just.ified in buying different articles in very large amounts or quantities. The principal of the institution, as I understand it, goes around among the merchants from month to month

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and gets their prices on the articles nE:eded, and in the quantities needed, and in this way we practically get the same benefit that we would from the system of inviting bids for the articles furnished, and at the same time we get fresh supplies each month. Then again it may be that sometimes, if we were to invite bids :for the supplies, tlhat we might be forced to buy at times when the market would be up, and get on hand large quantities of supplies, when in a short time the prices would go down, and we would then feel that we had overstocked ourselves or lost money; whereas, we now get the goods practically as cheap as they could be obtained, and have frffih supplies at all times also. That is the real reason for it; and for the same reason I may say, that we think the plan pursued is the very best that we could adopt under the circumstances. It is readily the easiest plan, and is the best for the institution. If we consumed supplies by the carload lot, or by the ton, or in such quantities as those, we would, of course, invite bids for the supplies.
Mr. Cobb: How are the goods received into the institution, the weights verified, and the quantities verified?
Prof. Williams: The bids for all goods are checked over by referring to the goods when they come in with them, by the proper person here in the academy; and then at the end of the month those statements are gO'lle over by the board and rechecked by them, by re:ferning to the invoices and bills, and then besides all the goods brought into the institution are teste~d by the proper person, and all of them weighed. Even to tJhe coal.
We have no scales in the building for weighing large quantities of anything at a time, and we have a hard time to weigh such articles as coal, since it cannot be done by
the ton. But the servants are required to hand me every other day, and often every day, the number of scuttles of

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coal which tihey have taken from the bin and carried to the various places, and then by weighing a sc:uttle and multiplying the weight of the scuttleful by the number of scuttles used, we can, with some degree of accuracy, arrive at the quantity used or bought. In this way I am satisfied always that we have obtained enough coal for the prices paid. I just state tJhat as an illustration of our methods with those things and the close watch we keep on it to preserve and keep it from waste.
Mr. Cobb: How are the supplies issued? Prof. Williams: IThey are issued by weight. The method is this: The women in charge of the dining-room and kitcben give the order to tfue woman in eharge of the stores, and thus we keep account of what goes to the kitchen exactly. And when a person is in charge of both departments, she preserves a record of what she used and the bills which are turned over to me; and, up to two months ago a record was even kept of the bills of fares, including everything used on the tables. But two months age we employed a new housekeeper, and I forgot to turn over to her one of the books for that purpose. Mr. Cobb: Considering 'the amount of funds which you receive for the maintenance of the institution, do you think that the pupils here get a plenty of good, wholesome ood? Prof. Williams: Yes, sir, I think so. I don't believe that the children have enough fruits and food of that kind, and so forth. We have some fruits, such as apples and oranges in the winter time, but not every day, as you would expect in a boarding house.

On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the House took a recess, subject to the call of the Speaker.

At the hour of 11:25 of the cloek the Speaker again called the House to order.

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

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, to wit:

A resolntion that a committee of seven from the House and five from the Senate, be appointed to report on proper observances upon the death of Hon. Porter King.

The Committee on the part of the Sm1ate are Messrs. Ellis, Grantland, Allen, Chappell and Cann.

}.fr. Slaton, chairman of the conmuittee appointed to ieport such observances as should be taken by the General ARsenrbly as rPgards the death of the Hon. Porter King, snlnniHod the following report:

.Jllr. Speaker:

'f'hr joint cmmnittPe appointed by the Ho1Be and Senate to report such observances as should be taken regard- ing the death of the lion. Porter King, reprpscntative from Fnlton connty, recommPJHl the following:

That the deepest sympathies of the General Assemhl.v be tendered his drvoted family on acconnt of their great bereavement.
That whrn the Honse and Senate adjourn to-day they adjonrn nnt.il :Monday, Octolwr 28th, a:; a mark of rPspect to the cl<'<'eas~I reprpspntative.
That both Honse and SPnate attend the funeral, which occurs on Saturday, Ootoher 26th, at 2::30 p. m., at the Second Baptist C'hnrch, in Atlanta, and that a special es-
hj

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cort of eight from the House and four from the Senate, be appointed by the Speaker of the House a[ld President of the Senate, of whlch the Speaker and President shall be members.
Respectfully submitted. JOHN :M. SLATON,
Chairman on part of House. Adopted.

The Speaker appointed as the committee to escort the remains of the Hon. Porter King to its final resting place :Messrs. Jno. D. Little, Speaker, chairman ex officio; Slaton, Houston, Toomer, Gf'orge of DeKalb, Knowles, Steed, :Mitchell of Thomas.

Leave of absooce was granted :Messrs. Bush of :Miller,
''r Drawdy, Richardson, Taylor, Hamilton of Montgomery,
Walker of ibst<'r, -walker of Crawford, Donniny, Foster of Floyd, Deal.

The Speaker then announced the House adjonrned nntil 10 o'clock :Monday morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, October 28, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a. m. this day; was called to or<1er by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called ana the following members answered to their names:

Adams,

English,

Hathcock,

Allen,

Everett,

Harkins,

Anderson of Bartow, Felder,

Hawes,

Anderson of Cobb, Flynt,

Henry,

Ayres,

Fort,

HE-rrington,

Bailey,

Foster of Floyd,

Hilton,

Barron,

Foster of Towns, Hixon,

Bell,

Foster of Oconee, Hogan,

Blalock,

Franklin,

Houston,

Blue,

Frederick,

Howard of DeKalb,

Booth,

Freeman of Troup, Howell,

Bower,

Freeman of Whitfield,Huie,

Bray,

Gary,

Hutcheson,

Brewton,

George of DeKalb, Hutchins,

Brock,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Appling,

Bruce,

Gresham,

Johnson of Baker,

Bush,

Gress,

Johnson of Bartow,

Carrington,

Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Jefferson,

Carswell,

Grice,

Joiner,

Clower,

Hall of Bibb,

Jordan of Jasper,

Copeland,

Hall of Fannin,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Cowart,

Hamby,

Kilburn,

Crumbley,

Harden of Chatham, Knight,

Darden,

Hardin of Wilkes, Knowles,

Davis of Meriwether, Hardwick,

Land,

Davis of Newton, Harrell,

Lane,

Dean,

Harper of Chattooga,Lott,

Drawdy,

Harper of Wayne, Luttrell,

Duncan,

Harvard,

McFarland,

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McKay,

Pierce,

McLennan,

Quillian,

Madden,

Rawls,

Maples,

Reid of Campbell,

Merritt,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Miller,

Rhyne,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Roberts,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sanders,

Monroe,

Schley,

Moore,

Shank,

Morris,

Shipp,

Mulherin,

Sikes,

Mullins,

Slaton,

Narramore,

Smith of Hancock,

Niblack,

Smith of Henry,

O'Connell,

Stafford,

Orr,

Steed,

Park of Greene,

Stevens,

Park of Troup,

Stewart,

Parker,

Stubbs,

Perry,

Sturgi~,

Peyton,

Symons,

Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly" Tisinger, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Wellborn, Welch, vVells, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty.
Wilke~,
Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, l\fr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Boswell, Burnett, Crawford, Daughtry, Deal, Dorminy, Hamilton, Hammock,

Henderson, Hitch, Hodges, Hosch, Howard of Baldwin, Kelly, Lawrence,

Ousley, Richardson, Singletary, Thompson of Banks, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Willingham.

:1fr. 1\feri'itt. of Hancock, rc))ortP(l that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings hwl lweu examined and found correct.
The .Tonrnal was the rPad and confirnwd.
Upon request of }fr. Howard. of Dooly, HonsP bill Xo.. 90, was taken from the table and phwe(l upon the calendar~

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The following message was received from. the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Sooretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Sern:ate has passed as amended by il:he requisite const-itutional majority, the following bill of the Honse, to wit:

A bill to create the city court o Sandersville in and :for the county of washington, and for Olther purposes.

Upon the call of the roll of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By l\fr. Hall of Biibb-

A bill to amend sootioo 2185 (719-a) of the Code of Georgia, relating to the ~ppointment and qualification of Railroad Commissioners by the people, and for other purposes.

Refe1Ted to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A blill to proV:ide for the selection of banking institutions as depositories o the superior courts, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :M:r. Felder of Bibb-

A bill to amend sections 2705, 2707, 2708 of the Civil Code, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Deal of Bulloch.-

A bill to declare vote selling, or vote buying, a misdemeanor, and for mher purposes.

Referred to Genel'al Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. G,resham of Burke-

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of "\Yaynesboro to ,issue bonds for the purpose of establishing waterworks and electric lights, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County ~Iatte~"8.

By Mr. Gresham of Burke-

A bill to make it penal for any person, except marshals, sheriff~, etc., to carry concealed weapons without first obtaining licelliJe to do so, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Drawdy of Clinch-

A bill to incorporate the town of Argyle, ~n Cliuc:bcounty, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Tumlin of Carroll-

A bill to keep the public road.'\ free from obstructions, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Roads and Bridges.

By Mr. Tumlin o CarrollA bill to amend section 16 o the General Tax Act, so as

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to provide that guano, or commercial fertilizerrs, in the hands of consumers shall be deemed returned for taxation when the land on which the fertiljzerr is placed has been returned for taxatiO'll, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Agricuturc Committee.

By :Mr. Hixolll of Carroll-

A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town o Temple, in Carroll county.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Reid of Campbell-

A bill authorizing the State Treasurer to use the funds in the treasury arising from the sale of public property, to pay the public debt maturing in 19021 and for other purposes.

Referred to Ways and Means Committee.
_By Mr. Ilous~n of Fulton-
A bnll to regulate the employment of children in aetories, etc., and for other purposes.

Referred to Lalbor and Labor Statistics Committee.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill providing for a compulsory teaching in the public schools of this State a text-'book on practical farming, etc., and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Education.

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By Mr. Knowles of Floyd-

A bill to extend the corporate limits of East Rome, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Mitchell" of Emanuel-

A bill to amend section 1114, volume 3 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Narramore of Early-

A bill providing that fertilizers shall not be required to be returned for taxatioo when placed upon real estate that has been returned.

Referred to General Agriculture Committoo.

By Mr. George of DeKalb-
A bill to provide for the removal of all obstructions from the streams of DeKalb county, and for other pur- poses.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Orr of Coweta-
A resolUJtion to pay a pension to IJ, D. Belisle, of Coweta county, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. Howard of DeKalb-

A bill to proviJe for the rearranging and fixing of the

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time for holding the suprior courts of the Stooe :Mountain Circuit, and for Olther purpooes.

Referred to General Judiciary: Committee.

By :Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to crea.te a new charter for the city of Moultrie, .and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Nir. Perry of Gwinnett-
A bill to provide for the plai111tiff in fi. fa. being liable
for costs in certain cases.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Park of Greene--

A bill providing for biennial sessions of the General Aa.sernbly, and for O'ther pmposes.

Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By l\Ir. Harkins of Gordon---'

A bill .to amend t;he charter of Calhoun, I'Il Gordon county, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Houston of Fulton-
A bill providing for a Bureau of Labor and Industrial :Statistics, and Derputy Commissioner of Labor in connec1ion with t!:te Department of Agricnlitnre.
Rf'ferred to Committee 0111 Labor and Labor Statistics.

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By !Ir. Stubbs of Lauren~-

A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of Dublin, and for other purposes.

RefmTed to the Special J udioiary Committee.

By :Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-
A bill to repeal the charter of the city of Valdosta, and for otiher purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Hogan of Lincoln-
A bill to repeal an Act to amend section 583, volum.:; 1 of the Code.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By :Mr. Hodges of Hart-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Hartwell,. and for other purposes.
Referred to the Special Judioiary Committee.
By :Mr. Sturgis of :McDuffie~
A bill to provide for the paymoot o.f costs of justices of the peace and constables in milsdemeanor cases in llfcDuffiecounty.
Referred to the Special J udioiary Committee.

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By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-

A bill to create new charter for city of Valdosta, and for other purposes.

Referl'ed to Committee on Corporations.

By J\IIr. Park of Greene- ,
A bill on implied warrantee in the sale of personal property, and for other p_urposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette~
A bill to pay all rewards offered by the Governor for the apprehension of fugit>ives from justice out of the fund arising from the hir~ of convicts, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Messrs. DaviR and HoweH of Meriwether-
A bill to incorporate the town of Lone Oak, in Meriwether county, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corpora.tions.

By Mr. Henry of Murray-
A bill providing for the removal of obstructions from the streams of Murray county, and for other purposes.
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Referred to General Agricultural Committee.

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By Messrs. Allen and Darden of Monroe-

A bill to amend section 422 of the Criminal Code, and for other purposes.

ne'ferred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Bush of Miller-

A bill to incorporate the town of Colquitt, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Davis of Meriwether-

A bill to amend section 220 of the Criminal Code, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Grice of Pulaski-

A bill to change the time of holding the legisla;tive sessions, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Mr. Ayers of Polk-

A bill to establish the city court of Polk county, in the 1)ity d Cedartown, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A bill to provide for the use of the application and th> evidence attached now on file in office of Commissioner of

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Pensions, competent testimony for a widow who may apply for a pension, etc., and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Pensions.
By :Mr. Blalock of Fayette~
A bill to appropriate money to pay pensions to disabled
Confede11ate veterans and widows.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
By :M:r. :Madden of PikeA bill to regulate the pract>ice in misdemeanor cases in
courts o. this State, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Oommittee.
By ::M:r. Bialock of FayetteA resolution providing for the appropriation of $325,-
880 of certain mmwys in the treasury .to pay the interest on certain honds, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
By :Mr. :.\Iadden of PikeA hill to amend an Act to provide for payment of salary
of Dispensary Commissioners, and for other purposes. Referred to Commit.tee on T1emperance.
Bv l\:fe~srs. Hardwick and Franklin of Vvashington-
"
A hill to define fraudulept. conduct on the part of a:: lahorer, and for other purposes.
Rerferred to Committee on General Agriculture.

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By :Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A bill to establish 'and maintain a dispensary in Hogansville, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. English of Warren-
A bill to make the office of County School Commissioner elective by the people.
Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Whitchard of Terrell-
A bill to incorporate the town of Herod, m Terrell county.
Referred to Committee on COI'Porat.ions.

By Mr. Sikes of Worth-
A bill to amend section 2426, volume 2 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to Genc>ral Judiciary Committee.

B.'.: :Mr. Rlaton of Fulton-
A bill to amend the charter of the to1vn of Oakland city, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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159

By l\Ir. Underwood of White-

A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend section 20t11 of the Civil Code, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Toomer of Ware-

A bill to fix the license for seiling liquors in "Ware <ounty, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By l\Ir. Harper of Wayne-

A hill to pay the several solicitors-gerenal of this State a salary, and for other purposes.

R('ferred to General Judiciary Committee.

By )[r. ~[cLC'nnan of Telfair-
A hill to amend section 813 of the P('l]1al Code, and for other purposes.
Rderred to General .Tndiciary Committee.

By )[r. Brewton of Tattnall-
A hill to amend section 2110, volume 1 of the Code, and fot other purposes.
Rderred to Ueneral ,Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Gary of nichmond_:_ A hill to appropriate lllOIH'.Y for the relmilding of the
Rol<liers' Home, and for other purposes. ReferrPd to Committee on Appropriations.

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By ~Iessrs. Adams of Putnam and Grice of Pulaski-

A resolution to appropriate money to pay the expenset! of the investigatio'll of the Academy for .the Blind.
Referred to Committe on Appropriations.

By :Mr. }\filler of :Muscogee-
A bill authorizing the Governor and Treasurer to is.~ne bonds to the amount of $325,880 to pay interest on public deht, payable in the year HJ02.
1\fr. Miller asked that the ahm'e hill he refeJTed to the General Judiciary C~ommittee, hut to this, ::1\Ir. Hall of Bibb, ohjectc>d, all<l conte1Hlcd that it should he committed to the Committee on Appropriations. The. matter WM placed heforC' the House, which re:>ulted in the hill taking the comse <leBirecl hy l\fr. Miller, a11d was referred to the . General Judiciary CommittC'e,

By ::\[r. :1liller of :MuseogC'e-
A hill anthoriziug the Tipasmer to call in for cancellation certaill bonds of thi~ StatC', and for other purposns.
HderrC'<l to General Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. ~Iiller of ::1\Iuscogee,----.
A bill to authorize the Treasurer to apply to the gcmral purpose.-; of the treasurer certain moneys heretofore apptopriated for the payment of interest due on t.he pubLic clPht in 1!)02.

Heferred to General Judiciary Committee.

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The following resolutions were read and adopteJ, to wit:

By :Mr. Shank of Wilkes-

A resolution to keep the temperature of the House normal.

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-

A resolution fixing the 'time of nweting of the Houso at !) o'ehx~k in the morning, anu a(ljourning at 1 o'olock p.m.

On motion of .l\lr. Steed of Taylor, llo11se hills X os. 343
a~1d 151 were tabled.

l\lr. l\loorP of Columbia, was given ]Wnllission to withdraw Honse bill Xo. 403.

''rllf' following Hom'e hill wa;; taken np and the Senate anH'rHlment.s conrnrrrd in, to wit:
By ~fessrs. Hardwick and Franklin of \Yashi~1gtou-

A l)ill to crrntr thr eit~ <'Olll't of SaJHlrr>:'ville,, in and for tho cmmty of \Vas,hington.

The following resolntiom wrre read and adopted, to wit:

By l\fr. Slaton of Fulton-

A re~olntion providing that the Daughte,rs of the ConfedPracy 1be allowed space in the cap~tol lmilding for the purpo"'e of preserving records.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A resolution providing that the State Treasnrer be au-
11 hi

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thorized to pay the per diem of the Hon. J os. M. McWhorter of Oglethorpe, the Hon. Porter King of Fult011, and Hon. Geo. G. Johnson of Jefferson, to their widows.

The following hil1s were read the third time and put upon tiheir passage, to wit:

By l\Ir. Harrard of Dooly-

A bill to be Pntitled an Act to require all applications for pensi<Yns to be recommended by the grand jnrips of the county in which appl1icant resides.

The report of the committee, which was unafvorahle to the passage of the bill, was agreed to and the bill was lost.
Ayes 41, nays 80.

By Mr. MitehPll of Eman'uel-

A bill to amend sub-section 11 of section 4082 of volume 2 of the Code, and for other purposes.

The following amendment was read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Franklin of \Vashington-
Provided further, that the Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, or ordinaries of their res~tive counties, shall refUBo to pay any compens.ation for such serYices if they see proper.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 98, nays 8.

The bill luning received the reqlllisite constitutional ma jority was pai~,..ed as amended.

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163

By Mr. Lane of Sumter-

A bill to amend an Act entitled am Act to est.aib1ish the city court af Americus, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was :favora:ble to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 103, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of Mr. Lane of Sumter, the above bill was ordered ,immediately transmitted to the Senate.

The following communication was received from Roo. Philip Cook, Secretary of State:

Atlanta, Ootober 28, 1901.
To the Honorable John D. Little, Speaker of the Hou~ of Representat:Uves:
Sir:-In compliance with the statute in such case made and provided, I herewith transmit a certified statement of the vote for and against the removal of the county site of Charlton county.
Respectfully, PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State.

Office of Secretary of State.
I, Philip Cook, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby ce1'tify, that at an elec:tion held in the county of Charlton, State of Georgia, on the 18th day of September, 1901, for the removal of the county site from its present location at Traders' Hill, said county and

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State, to Folkston, said county and State, the vote, as shown by the elect:ion returns of file in this department~ was as follows, to wit:
For removal .......................... 273 votes. Against removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6D votes. :More than two-thirds of the total votes cast being "for removaL"
In testnmony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the capitol, in the city of Atlanta, this 25th day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and mw, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty-sixth.
PHILIP COOK, Seeretary of State.

The following communication was received from the Attanta Chapter Da11ghtc>rs of the Confederacy, and read, to wit:

Atlanta, Ga., October 2S, 1001.
Hon..Tohn D. Little, Spe-aker Honse of RepresPnt.ati,es:
Sir:-Tn heihaH of the" DanghteJ'" of the C'onferlPrncy of the State of Georgia, we respectfully petition yolll' honorable body for permi:;;sion t.o occupy spacr i11 the State Capitol, for the purpose of keeping and the better prP~erYa tion of papers, historical facts, relic:;; and sonnnir" of. the war het.ween the States, colleeted by thl' variom Chapters, and individuals in this State.
H.espectfnlly, ~fRS. .T. S. RAINE,
Pre~ident Atlanta Chapter Daughters of Confederacy.

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165

Leave uf absence was granted :Messrs. Booth of Walton, liuie, SymO'IJ.s, Flynt, Sanders, S~erwart, Jordan of Jasper,Parker of Ta~bot, Luttrell, Herrington, Daughtry.

The hour of adjournment having arrived) the Speaker

declared the House adjourned unti 9 o'clock .to-morrow

morning.

I ,___;_!~

Atlant,a, Georgia, Tuesday, October 29, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment art 9 o'clock .a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

:Mr. Perry of Gwinrnett, moved to dispense with. the rollCall, which motion was lost.

The roll was called and the following niembers answered

to their rmmes:

\

Adams, Allen, .Anderson of Bartow, .Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey; Barron, Bell, Blalock, Blue. Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, .Brock, Bruce,

Burnett,

Flynt,

Bush,

Fort,

Carrington,

Foster of Floyd,

Carswell,

Foster of Towns,

Clower,

Foster of Oconee,

Copeland,

.Franklin,

Cowart,

Frederick,

Crumbley,

Freeman of Troup,

Darden,

Freeman of Whitfield,

Daughtry,

Gary,

Davis of Meriwether, George o' DeKalb,

Davis of New~on

George of Morgan,

Dean,

Gresham,

Duncan,

Gress,

English,

Griffin of Twiggs,

Felder,

Grice,

..

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Hall o.f Bibb,

Knowles,

Shank,

Han:of Fannin,

Land,

Shipp,

Hamby,

Lane,

Sikes,

Hammock,

Lawrence,

Singletary,

Harden of Chatham, Lott,

Slaton,

Hardin of Wilkes, McFarland,

Smith of Hancock,

Harrell,

McKay,

Smith of Henry,

Harper of Chattooga, McLennan,

Stafford,

Harper of Wayne, Madden,

Steed,

Harvard,

Merritt,

Stevens,

Hathcock,

Miller,

Stewart,

Harkins,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Stubbs,

Hawes,

Mitchell of Thomas, Tarver,

Henderson,

Monroe,

Taylor,

Henry,

Moore, f

Thomas,

Hixon,

Morris,

Thompson of Banks,.

Hodges,

Mulherin,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hogan,

Mullins,

Tisinger,

Hosch,

Naaramore,

Toomer,

Houston,

Niblack,

Tumlin,

Howard of Baldwin, Orr,

Turner,

Howard of DeKalb, Park of Greene,

Underwood,

Howell,

Park of Troup,

Walker of Brooks,

Hutcheson,

Perry,

Wellborn,

Hutchins,

Peyton,

Welch,

,Johnson of Applin~, Pierce,

Wells,

Johnson of Baker, Quillian,

Whi tchard,

Johnson of Bartow1 Rawls, Johnson of J etrerson, Reid of Campbell,

Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes,

Joiner,

Reid of Taliaferro, Williams,

Jordan of Jasper, Rhyne,

Willingham,

Jordan of Pulaski, Richardson,

Wilson,

Kelly,

Roberts.

Yates,

Kilburn,

Schley,

Mr. Speaker.

Knight,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Booth, Crawford, Deal, Dorminy, Drawdy, Everett, Hamilton, Hardwick,

Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Huie, Luttrell, Maples, O'ConneJI, Ousley,

Parker, Sanders, Sturgis, Symons, Walker of Crawford,. Walker of Webster, Wright of Floyd.

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Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported that 'the Journal of yfulterday's proceedings had been examined and found correet.

T'he Journal was then read and confirmed.

Leave of absence from the morning session was granted Messrs. Tumli'll and Hixon of Carron.
Mr. F~nklin of Washington, moved that instead of the Rouse meeting at 9 o'clock a. m., and adjourning at 1 o'clock p. m., that it meet at 10 o'clock a. m. and adjourn at 1 o'clock p. m., which motion was lost.

The following bill, which was made the special order for to-day, was taken up, read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Howard of DeKalb--
A bill to provide for an require the payment of taxes on all special franchises, and for other purposes.
The committee proposed the following amendment which was lost, to wit:
To amend section 1 of said bill by striking therefrom the words "all corporate privileges for the conduct of any express business," occurring in the 13th and 14th lines of said section.
Mr. Howard of DeKalh, proposed to amend by adding at the end of sections 2 and 5 the following words: "Or as may hereafter be provided by law."
The amendment was adopted.

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The report of the committee, which was li'avorable to the passage of the hill as amended, was agreed to.

Mr. Franklin of W-ashington, moved to tab1e the bill, and on that motion Mr. Hall o Bibb, called for the ayes and nays, wihich call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was 'M follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Boswell,

Hosch,

Thompson of Banks,

Brewton,

Johnson of .Jefferson, Wellborn,

Copeland,

Pierce,

Wi~ht of Dougherty,

Davis of Meriwether, Reid of Taliaferro, Willingham,

Foster of Floyd,

Sikes,

Wilson,

Franklin,

Stevens,

Yates.

Harper of Chattooga,

Those voting in the negative were Mess~s.-

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Bray, Brock, Bruce, Carrington, Clower, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Dean, Duncan,

English, Felder, Fort, Foster of Towns, Foster of Oconee, Frederick, Freeman of Troup, Gary, George of DeKalb, Gresham, Gress, Grice, Hall of Bibb, Hall of Fannin, Hammock, Harden of Chatham, Hardin of Wilkes, Harper of Wayne, Harvard, Hathcock, Harkins, Hawes,

Henderson, Henry, Hogan, Houston, Howard of Baldwin, Howard.of DeKalb,
Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson of Appling, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Bartow, Joiner, Jordan of Pulaski, Kelly, Kilburn, Knight, Lane, Lawrence, Lott, McFarland, McKay, Madden,

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Maples,

Parker of Troup,

Merritt,

Perry,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Peyton,

Mitchell of Thomas, Quillian,

Monroe,

Rawls,

Moore,

Reid of Campbell,

Morris,

Rhyne,

Mulherin,

Richardson,

Mullins,

Roberts,

Narramore,

Schley,

Niblack,

Shank,

Orr,

Shipp,

Park of Greene,

Singletary,

Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Stafford, Sturgis, Tarver, Taylor, Tisinger, Turner, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wilkes, Williams.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Booth,

Harrell,

BowPr,

Herrington,

Burnett,

Hilton,

Bush,

Hitch,

Carswell,

Hixon,

Crawford,

Hodges,

Deal,

Huie,

Dorminy,

Hutchins,

.Drawdy,

Jordan of Jasper,

Everett,

Knowles,

Flynt,

Land,

Freeman of Whitfield,Luttrell,

George of Morgan, McLennan,

Griffin of Twiggs, Miller,

Hamby,

O'Connell,

Hamilton,

Ousley,

Hardwick,

Parker,

Sanders, Smith of Henry, Steed, Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Tumlin, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

) ..yes 19, nays 105.

On motion of :Mr. Hall of Bibb, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

Upon coosolidating tihe vote on the motion to table, it was found that the ayes were 19, nays 105, so the motion to table was lost.

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On the passage of the hill, Mr. Gresham of Burke, called for the ayes and nays. The call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows:

On motion of Mr. Franklin of Washington, the ,erification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

Before the vote could be announced Mr. Howard of DeKalb, moved that the bill be tabled, which motion provailed.

By unanimous consent the following bill was read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Gary of Richmond-

A bill to amend an Act to ineorporate the village of Summerville, and for other purposes.

On motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulton, House bills Nos. 117 and 118 were tabled.

October 29, 1901.
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:

.i.lfr. Speaker:

I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to doliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing.

T.o the Senate and H ()USe of Representatives:

At the request of the State Military Advisory Board I last summer appointed a committee of officers of hign

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rank in the State service, who are also lawyers of distinguished professional ahility, to revise the military code of the State, their work to be submitted in the form of a bill for 11atification or rejection to the General Assem'bly at its present session. The officers appointed for this important work were Colonel Ale,xander R. Lawton, retired, Colone,l "William E. vVooten, commanding the Fourth Regnnent, Georgia State Troops, and Colonel George M. Napier, Judge Advocate General.
The proposed revision was imperatively necessary because the present military code of the State is a piece of patch work, cumbersome, incoherent and often conflicting. It was originally framed by a United States army {)fficer, and was modelled after the military laws and regulations of the United States, intended for and well adapted to the government of the regular army, but in many respects not at all adapted to the volunteer military of a State. To cure the defects in this code, and adapt it to the condition of our State troops, it has 'been frequently amended, but never perfected and put in that simple and concise form necessary for the government of the volunteer soldiery of the State.
The committee has completed its work, and has submitted its report in the form of a bill, which I herewith transmit to your honorable bodies for your col18ideration. This bill is intended to he a complete military code in itself, and seeks to eliminate from the law for the government of the State troops all the relicts of the old ante'"'bellum military }aws of the State, as well as those features harrowed from the laws of the United States for the government of the regular army, which are inapplicable to present conditions. While some features of the bill may not commend themselves to the judgment of each member of 'the General Assembly, it is in my judgment a great improvement

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on the present la.ws, much simpler and much more easily understood b~ both the officers and men consthuting our volunteer soldiery.
I commend it to the careful consideration of the General Assembly, and trust that it, with such alll:end~ents as your honorable bodies, in their wisdom, may deem for the best interest of the service, may be enacted into law.
A. D. CANDLER.

A bill to be entitled an act to reorganize the military forces of this State; to adopt and make of force a military code, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof; to repeal all laws referring to the military forces not herein re-enacted, and for other purposes.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Qf the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the military forces of this State shall be the active militia thereof, of which the white land and naval forces shall be known and designated as the Georgia State Troops, and the colored forces as the Georgia .State Troops, Colored.
SEc. 2. 'l'he Governor is the CommaBder-in-Chief. t;Ec. 3. The military staff of the Governor shall consist Qf the following officers to be appointed by him, who shall be commissioned as officers of the Georgia State Troops, holding office at the pleasure of the Governor, or until their successors are appointed and qualified, to wit: 1. An Adjutant and Inspector-General with the rank of Colonel, who shall receive a salary of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, to be paid out of the military fund. 2. A Judge Advocate-General, a Quartermaster-General, a Commissary-General, an Inspector-General of rifle practice, and a Surgeon-General, each with the rank of Colonel. 2. Not less than four (4) aides-de-camp, with the rank of

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Lieutenant-Colonel, and in the Governor's discretion, as

many more as he may deem proper, not to exceed one from

each congressional district. As a prerequisite to appoint-

ment to that position, such aide-de-camp shall have held a_

commission in either the Confederate army or navy, in the

Georgia State Troops, or in the United States army or

navy; provided, the commissions of all the present aides-

de-camp on the Governor's staff shall continue of force

until the expiration of the term of the present Governor.

4. An Assistant Adjutant and Inspector-General with the

rank of Captain, who shall be ex officio captain of the

State-house guard and keeper of public buildings and .

grou.nds, and who shall be paid a salary of twelve hundred

dollars per annum, to be paid out of the public building

fund; also, in the discretion of the Governor, one Assist-

ant Quartermaster-General with the rank of Captain.

SEc. 4. The Adjutant and Inspector-General shall be

ex officio chief of staff to the Governor, and all communi-

cations between the Governor and the military forces of

the State shall be made through and to him. He shall

keep and preserve the arms, accoutrements, and other mili-

tary stores of the State; keep on file in his office all reports

made to him; make an annual report to the Governor of

the condition of the military forces, which the Governor

is required to lay before the General Assembly. He shall

give his whole time and attention to said office. He shall

perform such other duties as may be required of him by the

Governor.



The Judge Advocate-General shall supervise and care

for the management of all things relating to the adminis-

tration of justice among the aforesaid military forces; dili-

gently scrutinize and examine the proceedings of all courts-

martial, and report thereon in writing for the informa-

tion of the Governor. Under the orders of the Gov-

ernor, the Judge Advocate-General shall act as Judge

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Advocate of any court-martial where the public interests may require his attendance, and he shalt perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Governor.
The duties of all the officers and of the assistants named in the preceding section shall be correlative with those of similar officers in the United States Army; and they shall perform such other duties as may be required of them by the Governor.
SEC. 5. The military forces of said State shall consist of both land and naval forces.
SEc. 6. In time of peace, the aforesaid land forces shall consist of not exceedmg sixty companies of infantry, white, and seven companies of infantry, colored; twelve troops of cavalry, white; four companies of heavy artillery, which shall be armed and equipped as infantry, and shall al~o be instructed and trained as heavy artillery, and two light batteries of artillery, white; one light battery of artillery, colored; a band of music to each regiment of in fan try and cavalry; hospital corps ; the Governor's staff, and retired officers. Said military forces fully armed and equipped shall be allotted and apportioned in such localities of the State, as the interest of the service, in th~ discretion of the Governor, may require. The Governor shall have power, in case of war, invasion, riot, or immediate danger thereof, to increase said forces, and to organize the same as the exigencies of the occasion may demand.
SEc. 7. The aforesaid land forces, as they now exist or may hereafter be organizeJ, shall be organized and arranged by the Governer into such regiments~ unassigned battalions, unassigned companies, separate departments and corps, with power to make such alterativns in the organization and arrangement thereof from time to time, as he may deem necessary; providt:>d, that unassigned battalions and companit:>s of infantry and cavalry, white, now existing, or as may hereafter be organized, shall be assigned to regiments

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whenever it is practicable, in the judgment of the Governor, to do so; and provided further, that in time of peace the number of regiments of' infantry, white, shall not exceed five, and the number of regiments of cavalry, white, shall not exceed one; provided further, that i'n such organization and arrangement the companies composing any regiment shall, so far as practicable, be selected from the same geographical section of the State, to the end that the territory in which each regiment i;; loeated shall be distinct and separate; provided further, that for the purposes of this Act, as hereinbefore set forth, the Governor shall be author. ized to transfer, if necessary, companies to and from regiments and battalions as they are now organized; and provided further, that the infantry, colored, shall be orgar.ized into one battalion.
SEc. 8. Each regiment shall consist of not more than twelve nor less than eight companies, and shall be formed into not more than three battalions of not less than three nor more than five companies each; and shall have a colonel, a lieutenant-colonel, one major for each battalion, one surgeon witli rank of major, one adjutant, one assistant surgeon for each battalion, one quartermaster, one com'missary, one inspector of rifle practice, Oll{: chaplain, each with the rank of captain; one battalion adjutant 1or each battalion with the rank of first lieutenant, and a non-commissioned staff, consisting of a regimental sergeant-major, a sergeant-major for each battalion, one quartermaster-sergeant, one commissary-sergeant, two color-sergeants, four hospital stewards, and a chief trumpeter. Each regiment shall have a hospital corps, consisting of not more than twenty-five privates enlisted in said corps, under the direction of the commanding officer and the surgeon of the regiment.
A commander of a regiment may enlist a regimental band, to consist of one chief musician, one principal musi.

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cian, one drum-major with tpe rank of sergeant, two corporals, and not less than twelve nor more than fifty privates.
The staff of an unassigned battalion shall be one chaplain, an adjutant, a quartermaster, a commissary, an inspector of rifle practi'ce, and an assistant surgeon, each with the rank of first lieutenant; a sergeant-majc.r, a commissary sergeant, a hospital steward, and two color-sergeants.
SEc. 9. To every company of infantry and cavalry there shall be one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster-Fergeant, tour sergeants, one artificer, two musicians, not less than four nor more than eight corporals, in the discretion of the Governor, and not less than thirty nor more than one hundred privates, including the artificer and musicians. To every light battery of artillery there shall be one captain,. two first lieutenant;;, an assistant surgeon with the rank of first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, one quartermaster-sergeant, four sergeants, not less than four nor more than eight corporals, in the discretion of the Governor, one hospital steward, and not les;; than thirty nor more than one hundred privates.
SEc. 10. In time of peace the naval forces shall consist of the following divisions of naval militia organized by voluntary enlistment for the defense of coasts and harbors, which shall constitute a battalion, t0 be known as the naval battalion of the Georgia State troops, to wit: three divisions of naval artillery and one naval torpedo division.
SEc. 11. The naval battalion shall have one lieutenant-commander, who shall command the same, one lieutenant to act as executive officer and navigator, one ordnance officer and one surgeon, each with the rank of lieutenant, junior grade; and the following warrant and petty officers : one master-at-arms, one electrician, one chief gunner's mate, one chief quartermaster, two quartermasters,.

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four signal men, two yeomen, one hospital steward, and one chief boatswain's mate.
SEc. 12. When a ship is on station there shall be attached to the ship an engineer's division, consisting of a chief engineer with rank of lieutenant, junior grade; two assistant engineers with rank of ensign, and five machinists, four oilers, and four water-tenders without rank.
SEc. 13. Each division of naval artillery and the naval torpedo division shall be commanded by a lieutenant, and shall contain one lieutentant, junior grade; two ensigns, and not less than thirty-two nor more than sixty warrant and petty officers and seame~ as enlistmen. The naval torpedo division shall consist of not more than three crews, each of which shall contain at least sixteen petty officersand seamen. The first crew shall be commanded by the lieutenant, junior grade; the second and third crews by the two ensigns. Each torpedo crew shall contain at least two men with practical knowledge of electricity, and two others with practical knowledge of steam engineering.
SEc. 14. For the purposes of this Act the word "company," or "companies," shall apply to and include companies of infantry, troops of cavalry, batteries of artillery, and naval divisions, except where otherwise specified; and the term "unassigned battalion" shall apply to the naval battalion and to battalions not attached to regiments, and the term "unassigned company" to comp.wies not attached to regiments or battalions. The word "solclier" shall include men of the naval battalion.
SEc. 15. Within sixty days of the passage of this Act all commissioned officers of the land forces not herei u provided for shall be honorably mustered out of the service of the State; provided, that all members of the Governor's staff not herein provided for shall continue in office until the expiration of the term of the present Governor. Officers of the naval battalion not herein provided
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for shall not be commissioned after the expiration of the commissions of the present officers.
SEc. 16. Any person capable of doing military duty, who is not under the age of sixteen years, may be enrolled as a member of the aforesaid military forces; but every company, battalion and regiment must be composed of men of the same race and color.
SEc. 1i. Each member of the military forces of this State shall enlist for the term of two years. Soldiers discharged for the go!"ld u[ ihe service, or dishonorably discharged, or expelled, from the military forces of this State, or from the volunteers or national guard of any other State, or from the army or navy of the United States, shall not be enlisted, and shall not be appointed to, nor allowed to hold any office, municipal, county, or other, either of honor or emolument, unless such discharge or expulsion shall have been revoked, or the disability remo\'~d by the proper authority.
SEc. 18. All commissioned officers of the said military forces who shall have been, at the date of resignation or retirement, in commission for the pe1iod of ten years, or who shall ha\'e served in the ranks and in commission for the period of fifteen years, may, upon application and the approval of the Governor, be hono:-ably retired from active service, and their names inscribed upon a roll to be established and maintained in the office of the Adjutant and Inspector-General, to be known as the roll of retired officers, and such retired officers shall have all the rights, privileges, immunities, and exemptions, now or hereafter enjoyed by the military forces of this State, and shall be entitled to wear, upon proper occasions, the uniform of the highest rank they may have held; provided, that the time of serdce of any officer who served in the Confederate Army, or in the United States Army as a volunteer from this State, shall be counted double, if necessary to make

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the ten or fifteen years' service required; and the service required herein need not be continuous. And such officers shall be aYailable for duty on all boards, and for court-martial duty, aml to superintend elections, etc. ; and they shall perform such other duties as may be from time to time assigned to them by the Governor. when on duty with troops, such retired officers shall rank below all officers on the active list of the same or higher grade; otherwi,;e, they shall rank according to date of commission.
SEc. lfl. Whenever in the opinion of the Governor the interests of the senice require it, he is hereby authorized to appoint a board of three officers, and a recorder, to be known as a retiring board, to pass upon the fitness of any officer for continuance in commission. Should this board tind that an officer should, for any cause whatever, not be continued in commission: such officer' may, with the appro\al of the Governor, be wholly retired from the senice of the State, and his commission cancelled ; or, should he have flervice fltlflicient to entitle him to be placed on the roll of retired officers, and the retiring board should so recommend, he shall, with the approval of the Governor, be placed upon said roll of retired officers, and his office declared vacant.
, SEC. 20. Any person not duly authorized, who wears the uniform or insignia of rank of any officer or enlisted man in the military forces of this State, or any uniform which is similar in appearance, style or make-up to the uniform of thi,; State, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, this section shall not apply to those authorized by law to wear the uniform of the United States Army and of other State troops.
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the military service, and to witness military papers over his official signature, for which no charge shall be made.
SEc. 22. The commanding officer of any regiment, battalion or company may enforce the attendance at any drill, encampment, or other duty, of any officer or enlisted man of his command, and use such force as may be necessary.
SEc. 23. Any regiment, battalion or company may provide a roll to be known as the veteran roll, and any enlisted man of the command who shall have served honorably for ten years in the State service shall be entitled to be honorably retired from active service, and to have his name placed upon said roll, and shall be entitled to wear the uniform of and to parade with such organization upon any occasion of ceremony. Such service need not be continuous.
SEc. 21. The commanding officer of any camp shall have authority to prevent the sale or giving away of any spirituous, vinous, malt or intoxicating liquors within said camp, or within half a mile thercot~ not within the corporate limits of any town or city. Any person violating an order issued in accordance with this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEc. 2f.i. Any officer or enlisted man injured while in the active service of the State shall be entitled to such pension as the General Assembly may provide.
SEc. 26. Every officer and en listed man of said military forces shall be exempt from road duty and street tax during the time of his active service. :Each company of said military forces shall have the privilege of bearing upon its rolls a class of special pay members, not exceeding fifteen in number, to be called special pay members, who, upon paying a sum of money, as prescribed by said company, not less than twenty-five dollars each per annum to said company, shall be exempt from jury and road duty and street

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tax, so long as such membership is continued. Certificates of membership shall be prepared and signed by the commanders of said companies and delivered to each of the special pay members of said company, and when produced in any court of this State, shall be evidence of the right of the holder thereof to the exemptions herein granted.
SEc. 27. Upon any occasion whatsoever, when the Georgia State troops, and the Georgia State troops, colored, shall join together, the senior officer of the Georgia State troops shall command the whole.
SEc. 28. Except as hert>in otherwise provided, the commissions of all officers now in commission shall expire three years from the date of their commissions respectively; "and the commissions of all ufticers hereafter elected or appointed shall continue during good behavior." The commissions of regimental and u uassigned battalion staff officers, and of battalion adjutants, shall be vacated upon the commission and qualification of a new commanding officer, unless they shall be reappointed; but they shall perform the duties of their offices until their successors are commissioned and (1ual i tied.
SEc. 29. Whenever any part of the military forces of this State may be called into the service of the State, for the purpose of quelling insurrection, suppresi"ing mobs or riot, or otherwise aiding the civil authorities in enforcing the law, their compensation, in addition to railroad transportation, <Jllartcrs and rations, shall be as follows: All colonels, lieutenant-colonels and majors, of whatever arm of the service, four dollars per day; all captains, of whatever arm qf the service, three dollars per day; all lieutenants, of whatever arm of the service, two dollars per day; all .first sergeants, of whatever atm of the service, and all noncommissioned staff officers, one dollar and fifty cents per day; all other non-commissioned officers, of whatever arm of the service, one dollar and twenty-five cents per day;

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and all private soldiers, of whatever arm of the senice~ one dollar per day. Officers arid men of the naval forces shall receive such pay, rations and allowances as may be allowed officers and men of the same grade in the United State,; navy.
In computing the length of the term of service, twentyfour hours shall be considered a day, an<i all fractional parts of twenty-four hours shall be considered as an entire day. Tbe compensation herein provided fiw, a~ well as the co,.;t of railroad transportation and subsistence, shall be paid out of the miltary fund, unless otherwise specifically provi<lell for.
SEC. 30. There shall be a uniform prescribed from time to time by the Governor, and furnished t.o the enlisted men; and every officer and soldier of said military force:; sh:.tll be required to wear such uniform when on actiYe duty; p1'ovided, that any command shall be allowed, under such regulations as may be prescribed, to retain and use on other occasions such special uniform as it may have adopted and used prior to the ___ . th day of .. ___ , 1893, or any dress uniform which may be approved by the Governor.
SEc. 31. No part of the uniform or equipment of any officer or soldier of said military forces shall be subject to l~vy and sale for debt, except for fines or other dues to his company, battalion or regiment, according to its rulcf', or such as may be imposed upon him by sentence of a courtmartial.
SEC. 32. The members of said military forces shall, in all cases except treason, felony ot breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance on any military duty, and in going to and returning f1om the same.
SEC. 33. The flag of the State of Georgia shall be a vertical band of blue next to the staff~ and occupying onethird of the entire flag; the remainder of the space shall be divided into three horizontal bands, the upper and lower of

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which said bands shall be scarlet in color, and the middle baud white. On the blue field shall be stamped, painted or embroidered the coat of arms of the State; and every regiment or unassigned battalion shall, when on parade, carry this flag.
SEc. 34. Nothing in this Act shall defeat or impair the existing charters and privileges of any regiment, battalion Ol' company now organized as to their property right!".
REc. 35. Regiments, battalions and companies already organized may retain any special name or designation they may have adopted, or may have by charter if incorporated, and any regiment, battalion or company hereafter organized may adopt any special name Ol' designation it may select, but regiment~ and unassigned battalions must be numbered in theit respective arms, and every company attached to a tegiment or unassigned battalion must be designated in such regiment or unassigned battalion by a letter of the alphabet.
SEc. 3li. Company officers Rhall be elected by members of the comp::.ny; field officers shall be elected by the field and company officers of the regiment or unaRsigned battalion. Elections for colonel of a regiment or major of an unassigned battalion shall be ordere<l by the Governor; elections fot a junior field officer shall be ordered by the regimental commander; election for company officers shall be otdered by the commander of the regiment or unassigned battalion. All elections shall be conducted and the returns thereof made, and all contests decided, in such manner as may. be prescribed by regulations. A majority of the voteR cast shall be neces~ary for an election to any office in the military forces. The Governor's decision as to the result of an election shall be final.
SEc. 37. The Governor may discharge any officer of the aforesaid military forces for any one of the following reasons, to wit: Upon tender of resignation; when it appears

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to the Governor that he is unable or unfit to discharge the duties of his office, or to exercise proper authority over his inferior officers or soldiers, or that he has been con victetl of an infamous crime; when h~ has removed his residence out of the bounds of his command to so great a distance that it is inconvenient to perform the duties of his office; when he has been absent from his command for a longer period than thirty days without lea\e of the Governor; upon the disbandment of the organization to which he belongs; upon recommendation of a retiring board, or upon sentence of a court-martial.
SEc. 38. Commissioned staff officers of regiments, twassigned battalions, and light batteries of artillery shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor upon recommendation of respective commanders. Commissioned staff officers of battalions of a regiment shall be appointed and commissioned by the Governor upon the recommendation of respective battalion commanders, approved by the regimental commander. And all such officers shall be subject to sueh examinations as to their fitness as are now or may hereafter be provided for by law.
SEc. 3H. Every person elected to or nominated for any commissioned office in the military forces of this State shall appear before an examining board, consisting of two or more competent officers, who shall examine said person as to his military and other qualificatiom;; provided, that where such officer has, within one year, been commissioned in the same or similar grade, the Governor in his discretion may excu~~ him from examination. The Govemor may wai\e the examination of any person appointed by him as a member of his military stRfJ, or of any person nominated to the office of chaplain.
SEc. 40. The boards of examination shall serve without compensation from this State, except for actual expenses incurred.

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SEc. 41. E\ery person commissioned as au officer in the military forces of the State, before he shall assume such rauk or euter upon the duties of the office to which he may be commissioned, shall accept such commission aud shall tale and subscribe, before some person authorized, such oath and declarations as may be prescribed by the Governor. Any officer or enlisted man who accepts a commission, or any officer who enlists, shall thereby vacate his former commission or enlistment.
SEc. 4~. No enlisted man of the military forces of this State shall be discharged before the expiration of his term of enlistment, except by order of the Governor, and for any one of the following reasons, to wit: To accept promotion by eommission; npon removal of residence from the State, or out of the bounds of the command to which he belongs to i"O great a distance that, in the opinion of his commanding officer, he cannot properly, perform his military duty; upon disability, established by certificate of a medical officer, or, where no medical officer is available, upon the certificate of a competent physician; upon conviction in a civil court of a crime involving moral turpitude; upon his own application, approved by the commanding offioer of the company to which he belongs-, and by superior commanders; to carry out the sentence of a court-martial; whenever,
in the opinion of the Governor, tiJC interests of the service
<lemand such discharge. SEc. 43. Every armory owned and occupied by any com-
mand of said military forces shall be, to all intents and purpos~s, public property: that is to say, the State shall have the right to use the same for purposes of a military character, to quarter troops there in times of emergency, to be judged of by the Governor, aud to otherwise use the same for military purposes; such use, however, to be cousistent with the occupation of the same by said command holding the legal title thereto, and so as not to oust the

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said command therefrom; and as such public property, each said armory, and the land upon which it is situated, while it is used and occupied as such, "shall be exempt from any taxation State, county or municipal." The assistant adjutant and inspector-general, as keeper of public building~, shall see that all such armories are kept in serviceable condition. All rents or income of any portions of such armories shall he the property of the com maud owning the same.
SEc. 44. .All arms and accoutrements shall be issued by the Governor tq the commander of the company, and shall be receipted for by him; bnt no such issue shall be made until after there shall have been executed and delivered to the Governor a bond ot a surety company for the officer who is responsible for this public property, except in cal'iPH where the Go,ernor may accept personal surety, in su<"h sum as shall be prescribed by regulation, payable to the novernor and his successors in office, for the safe kerping, proper use, and surrender of such property as he may be properly chargeable with, when required. In the eyent of the death, resignation or dismissal of such officer, his suecessor shall not be commissi~ned nor entitled to enter upon his command until he shall have reported to the' GoYeruor the arms and accoutrements remaining of those originally issued to the command, and have delivered to the Go\ernor his own bond for the same, with surety as above described. The person giving bond for arms and aecoutrements, his executors, administrators and Hureties, shall be liable to snit in the proper court for damages resulting from a breach thereof. And any non-commissioned officer or soldier, to whom. his commanding officer may find it neces10ary or convenient to intrust arms and accoutrements issued by the State, shall be liable to such commanding officer for any loss of or injuty to the same, in any court having jurisdiction of the person of the defend-

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ant and of the amount of the demand. And if any officer or soldier shall sell or otherwise dispose of any arms or aecoutrements belonging to the State or the United States in his possession, custody or control, the purchaser shall aequire no title; and such officer or soldier shall, upon .conviction thereof by a court-martial, be punished as for a misdemeanor, and be dismissed from the military forces.
SEc. 45. It shall be the duty of the Governor to require the Adjutant and Inspector-General to inspect, at least once in every year, the arms and accoutrements issued to each company and to each military school and college in the State; and to make a written report of such inspection, showing the condition of such arms and accoutrements, a1Hl the nature and extent of the repairs needed, if any;. and such repairs may be ordered by the Governor by the supply of missing parts from the quota received from the United States, or by the employment of skilled arti~oJans under the direction of the company commander or pre~i dent of such school or college, '' Who shall be paid by the Governor out of the Contingent Fund, upon itemized accounts certified by the company commander or president." The necessat-y expenses of such inspections, not exceeding the amount of two hund ted and fifty dollars in any one year, shall be paid out of the military fund upon itemizcrl accounts.
SEc. 46. The officer commanding any detachment, company, battalion, regiment or assembly, at any parade or during the performance of any duty ordered by proper authority, shall have authority to arrest and place under confinement during the continuance of such duty, any person who shall in any way wilfully disturb or interrupt the peaceable and orderly proceedings of such detachment, company, battalion, regiment or assembly; and such person shall, moreover, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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the military forces, shall molest interrupt, or insult any .officer or soldier while on duty at any encampment, drill, parade or other assembly, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and the commanding officer where such offe~se shall be committed shall have power to confine such person until the close of such encampment, drill, parade or other assembly. And if any person connected with the military forces of the State shall so offend, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be punished either by a civil court or by a r:ourt-martial.
SEc. 48. In case of any invasion, rebellion, insurrection, or probable prospect thereof, the Governor shall have authority to order into the service of the State such portion of the military forces as in his judgment the occasion shall require.
SEc. 49. 'Vhenever any judge of the superior court, or of a city court, sherifl~ mayor or any incorporated city, town or village, in this State, r,hall have reasonable cause to apprehend the outbreak of any riot, rout, tumult, insurrection, mob, or combination to oppose the enforcement of the laws by force or violence, within the jurisdiction in which such officer is by law a conservator of the peace, which cannot be speedily suppressed or effectually preventeo by the ordinary posse comitatus and peace officers, it shall forthwith become the duty of such judge, sheriff or mayor to report the facts and circumstances to the Governor, and request him to order out such portion of the military forces of the State as may be necessary to enforce the laws and preserve the peace; and it thereupon shall be the duty of the, Governor if he deems such apprehension well founded, to order out, or direct to be held in readiness, such portion of the military forces of the State as he may deem advisable for the enforcement of the law; and he may require the officer in command of the troops to report to such civil officer as he may direct, and to obey the orders of such civil

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officer; or, if the Governor deems it advisable, he may specially instruct the officPr in command of such troops as to the duties required of them, and to direct their execution under the immediate control of the Governor.
SEc. 50. Whenever any riot, outbreak, tumult, mob, or rout shall occur or be imminent, under such circnmstancei! that timely application cannot be made to the Governor, and action thereon had by him, the sheriff of any county, or the mayor of any city, town or village in which any of said military forces ar~located, if he ascertains or has good reasons to believe that the ordinary posse comitatus or civil power of the county, city, town, or village where such violation of the laws and the .peace of thi,; State occurs or appears imminent, are or would be unable to promptly suppress or prevent the same, may, without first making application to the Governor, direct the commander of any part of said military forces in the county, city, town or village where such lawlessness exists or is threatened, to report with his command to such civil officer, to enforce the laws and preserve the peace, and it shall be the duty of such commander and all persons composing such command to obey such order.
SEc. 51. Before using any military force in the dispersion of any riot, rout, tumult, mob, or other lawless or unlawful assembly or combination, it shall be the d1ty of the civil officer ordering ont such military force, or of some other conservator ot the peace, or of the officer in command of the tl'Oops, or some person by him deputed, to command the persons composing such riotous, tumultuous or unlawful assemblage or mob to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes and business. But in no case shall it be necessary to use any set or particular fi)rm of words in ordering the dispersion'of any riotous, tumultuous or unlawful assembly, nor shall any such commRnd be necessary where the officer or person, in order to

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give it, would be put in imminent danger of loss of life or bodily harm, nor where such unlawful assemblage or mob is engaged in the commission or perpetration of any felony, or in assaulting or attacking any civil officer or person lawfully called to aid him in the preservation of the peace, or is otherwise engaged in actual violence to person or property.
SEc. 52. Any person or persons composing or taking part in any riot, rout, tumult, mob or lawless combination or assembly mentioned in this A,t, who, after being duly commanded to disperse, as hereinbefore provided, wilfully and intentionally fails to do so as soon as practicable, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than two years.
SEc. 53. Any person or persons composing or taking part, or about to take part, in any riot, mob, rout, tumult, or unlawful combination or assembly mentioned in this Act, having been duly commanded to disperse, or where the circumstances are such that no such command is requisite, under the provisions of this Act, the civil officer to whom such military force is ordered to report, or the military officer in command, shall take such step~'~ and make such disposition for the arrest, dispersing or quelling of the persons composing or taking part in any such mob, riot, tumult, outbreak, or unlawful combination or assembly mentioned in this Act, as may be deemed requisite to that
end; and if' in doing so any person is killed, wounded or
otherwise injured, or any property injured or destroyed by the civil officer, or officer or member of the said military forces, or by any other person lawfully aiding them, such civil officer, military officer, or member of the said military forces, or person lawfully aiding them, shall be held guiltless in all cases, unless it be made to appear that such killing, wounding or injury of persons, or injury to or de-

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struction of property, was wanton or malicious and without seeming necessity ur excuse therefor.
SEc. 54. Any person who shall unlawfully assault, or fire or thtow any missile at, against or upon, or otherwise disturb, any member or body of the said military forces, or civil officer, or other person lawfully aiding them, when assembling or assembled for the purpose of performing any duty under the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEc. 55. If any portion of the military forces, or other persons lawfully aiding them, in the performance of any duty under the provisions of this Act, are assaulted, attacked, or in imminent danger thereof, the commanding officer of such troops need not await any orders from any civil officer, but may at once proceed to quell such attack, and take all other needful steps for the safety of his command.
SEC. 56. "rhenever any shot is fired, or missile thrown, at, against or upon any body of said military forces, or at, against or upon any officer or member thereof, assembling or assemblecl for the performance of any duty under the provisions of this Act, it shall forthwith be the duty of every person in the assemblage from which the shot is fired or missile thrown, to immediately disperse and retire therefrom without awaiting any order to do so; and any person knowing or having reason to believe that a shot bas been fired or missile thrown, as aforesaid, from any assemblage of which said person forms a part, or with which be is present, and failing immediately, without lawful excu>~e, to retire from such assemblage, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and any person so remaining in such assemblage, after being duly commanded to disperse, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than two years.

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SEc. 57. The United States forces or troops, or any portion of said military forces, being assembled for any purpose, or performing any duty according to law, shall have the right of way in any street or highway through which they may pass; provided, the carriage of the United States mails, the legitimate functions of the police, and the progress and operation of fire-engines and fire departments, shall not be unnecessarily interfered with thereby.
SEc. 58. Whenever any riot, rout, tumult or mob has occurred or is progressiug, or is so imminent that any portion of the said military forces is or has been called out fo1 the performance ot any duty under the provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful for the civil officer under whose orders the military forces are acting, or of the commanding officer of such military forces, if it be deemed advisable in subduing or preventing such riot, rout, mob or tumult, or the outbreak thereof, to prohibit all persons from occupying or passing on any street, road or place in the vicinity of the riot, rout, mob or tumult, or the place where the same is threatened, or where the said military forces may be for the time being, and otherwise to regulate the passage and occupancy of ~uch streets and places. Any person, after being duly informed of such prohibition or regulations, who attempts to go or to remain on such street, road or place, or who fails to depart after being warned to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEc. 59. The commanding officer of any body of said military forces guarding any jail, building or other plaee, or escorting any prisoner, or performing any other active duty, may, if he deems it advisable, prescribe a reasonable distance in the vicinity of such jail building or other place, or escort of such prisoner, within which persons shall not come; and any person coming within said limits, without the permission of said officer, or refu~ing to depart after being ordered to do so, shall be gr.ilty of a misdemeanor.

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SEc. 60. Whenever any troops are ordered out by a civil officer under the provisions of this Act, without first obtaining an order from the Governor, it shall be the duty of the civil officer, and also of the commander of ouch troops, to report the facts to the Governor as soon as practicable.
SEc. 61. Any civil officer, military officer, or member of the said military forces, or any person lawfully aiding them in the performance of any military duty required under the provisions of this Act, if indicted or sued for any crime or trespass, or for any injury to person or property, in endeavoring to perform such duties, shall have the right,. and it is hereby made the duty of the court in which such indictment or suit is pending, upon the application of any person thus indicted or sued, to transfer the trial of the indictment or suit to some county other than that in which the indictment was found or the injury done. Any officer whose command is called out under the provisions of this Act, and reporting to any civil officer, may require such civil officer to make such order in writing and to prescribe therein the outline of the duties required of him and his command; and such officer may decline to obey such orders until the same are put in writing; and while such commanding officer must obey all lawful commands of such civil officer, such commanding officer may use his discretion as to the manner or carrying out such orders, so long as he complies with their spirit.
SEc. 62. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry for said military forces shall be of the same class and kind as shall from time to time be prescribed by law for the United States Army.
SEc. 63. General courts-martial and courts of inquiry

shall be convened only by order of the Governor. The punishing power of such courts shall extend to dishonorable discharge or dismissal from the service of the State,
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forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and such punishment as may be prescribed for misdemeanors by the penal law of the State.
Regimental courts-martial may be convened by the commanding officer of any .post, regiment or naval battalion. Their punishing power shall extend to reduction to ranks, dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
SEc. 64. The Cllnstitution of and procedure in all such courts shall be the same as may be from time to time re<Ittired in similar courts in the United States army, except in so far as the same may be modified by regulations prescribed by the Governor.
Officers who serve on any of said courts shall be considered as on active duty.
SEc. 65. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry shall have the same power to compel the attendance of civilian witnesses as civil courts in this State have, and shall follow the same procedure of serving subprenas and issuing attachments. Such courts shall also have the same power to punish for contempt that the superior courts of this State have.
SEc. 66. Pecuniary penalties assessed by any courts-martial shall be collected by execution issued under the hand of the president of the court, and directed to the sheriff and returnable to the superior court of the county in which the delinquent resides, and shall have the same force and effect as civil process of the same character. All moneys collected from such fines and forfeitures shall be paid into the military fund of the State.
SEc. 67. All moneys collected for fines and forfeitures imposed under the provisions of this Act by courts-martial ordered by the Governor, or by the Superior Court of any county, or for damages for the breach of any bond given for arms and accoutrements, shall be paid into the treasury of the State, and there constitute and be kept as a separate

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fund, called the military fund, and shall not be paid out for nor applied to any other purpose whatsoever than those specified in this Act, and thep only upon the Governor's warrant. All moneys appropriated from time to time by the General Assembly for the support, maintenance or equipment of the said military forces, shall pass into and become a part of the said separate special fund in the treasury of the State, called the military fund, to be paid out on the Governor's warrant according to law.
SEc. 68. All officers of said military forces receiving fines or pecuniary penalties collected by execution, shall make a return thereof to the Adjutant and Inspector-General, or to such officer of his department as he may designate, at least once a year, or oftener if necessary. The Adjutant and Inspector-General shall lay an abstract of the same before the Governor annually.
SEc. 69. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, and of providing: for the organization, discipline and government of said military forces, in all particulars not herein fully described, the Governor is authorized to make and order such general regulations as he may find necessary, not inconsistent with law; and to furnish to all commanding officers at least four copies of this Act, and of any amendments thereof which may from time to time be passed, and of such general regulations as he may prescribe, printed in pamphlet form, at the expense of the State. Except in so far as the Governor shall otherwise prescribe, the regulations authorized by this section, and in all matters not fixed by this Act or by such regulations, the general regulations of the army of the United States, or of the navy of the United States, as the case may be, issued from time to time, and the articles of war and other statutes of the United States shall govern, so far as ;they are applicable and not inconsistent with anything contained in this Act.

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SEc. 70. All matters of detail in the various branches oithe military service of this State, not specially provided for in this Act, which may arise in the execution and distribution of orders, reports and returns, proceedings of courtsmartial and courts of inquiry, discipline and etiquette, rank and precedence of officers and non-commissioned officers, military badges and distinctions, shall be determined, as far as practicable, by military law and usage aud the customs. of the army and navy of the United States.
SEc. 71. It shall not be lawful for any body of men whatever, other than the military forces of this State, and troops of the United States, and bodies of police, to associate themselves together as a military company or organization, or to drill or parade with arms in this State, without the license of the Governor, which license may at any time be revoked; provided, the students in educational institutions where military science is part of the course of instruction may, with the consent of the Governor, drill and parade with arms in public under the superintendence of their instructors; and provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent benevolent, secret or social organizations from wearing swords and parading with side-arms. Whoever offends against the provisions of this section, or belongs to or parades with any such unauthorized body of men with arms, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEc. 72. The Governor has power to appoint advisory and other military boards, as the service of the same shall,. in his discretion, be needed.
SEc. 73. The Governor may disband or muster in companies in his discretion.
SEc. 74. The Georgia State troops shall go into active service by being assembled in an annual encampment, at such time and place as the Governor may direct; and the

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expense of the same shall be defrayed out of the funds provided by the General Assembly.
SEc. 75. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following laws and statutes, aud parts of laws and statutes be, and the same are, hereby repealed, that is to say: First. Chapters one to seventeen, both inclusive, of the eleventh title of the Code of 1895, comprising sections 1094 to 1249, both inclusive, of the said Code, and covering under the title "Public Defense" the following chapter ,headings, that is to say:
Chapter 1 : Volunteer Forces; Chapter 2: Sundry Regulations; Chapter 3: The Public Arms and Arsenals; Chapter 4 : Parades ; Chapter 5 : Duty in case of Invasion, Riots and Mob
Violen()e; Chapter 6: Protection of Prisoners; Trial of Volun-
teers and Change of Venue; Chapter 7 : Courts Martial ; Chapter 8: Exemption from .Jury and Road Duty; Chapter 9 : Regulations by Governor; Chapter 10: Military Fund; Chapter 1l : Other Organizations not to be formed or ddlled; Chapter 12: .Volunteer Forces not to leave State; Chapter 13: Advisory Board, and Proceedings for Dis-
bandment of Companies; Chapter 14 : Encampment; Chapter 15: Military Provisions and Rules; Chapter 16 : Miscellaneous Provisions; Chapter 17: Naval Militia.
The said chapters and sections, together with the Acts -of the General Assembly passed since 1895, hereinafter recited, constituting all the military laws of the State of :Georgia, and the statutes with reference to the organiza-

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tion, discipline, privileges, duties and right of the military forces of this State, and the militia thereof.
Second. The following Acts of the General Assembly passed since the Code of 1R95, to-wit: "An Act to alter and amend an Act entitled An Act to
provide for the establishment and government of a State Naval Militia, and for other purposes connected therewith,' and for other purposes"; approved Dec. 22, 189G.
"An Act to increase the rank of Adjutant-General and Assistant Adjutant-General of this State,'' approved December 21, 1897.
"An Act to adopt a substitute for section 1143 of the Code of 1895, prescribing the duration of commissions of officers of the volunteer forces of this State, and to amend section 121S prescribing the pay of the volunteer forces of the State when called into the service of the State, and lor other purposes," approved December 21, 1899.
"An Act to provide for the reorganization, discipline, enlistment and protection of the military forces of this. State, and for other purposes connected therewith," approved December 21, 1899.
"An Act to amend 'an Act to provide for the reorganization, discipline, enlistment and protection of the military forces of this State, and for other purposes,' approved December 20, 1899, by providing lor the addition of one battalion of heavy artillery to the military forces of this State, by repealing Section XV. of said Act, and for other purposes," approved December 18, 1900.
Third. All laws and parts of laws, statutes and parts of statutes, with reference to the organization, discipline, privileges, duties, and rights of the military forces of this State, both land and naval, white and colored, and

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of the militia thereof, which are not herein and hereby re-enacted. Fourth. All laws and parts of laws, statutes and part:; of statutes, in conflict with this Act, or with any part thereof.
The followi~1g me~~age wa~ reel'iYed from the ~enate through 11 r. X urtlwn, the Se~retary thereof:
Jil'. ~peal.:er:
The Seiwtc ha~ adoptell the following re6olntion, m which it a~b tho concmnnee of the House, to wit:
A resolution to provide for suitable qnarters for the Daughters of the Confc'lleracy in the State capitol building, and for otl1cr purposes.
The folln\\'ing bill was read the third time and put upon it; pa~age, to wit:
By ::\lr. Hall of Bibb-
A bill to repe-al Hectimi ;);J:n of the Code of Georgia, and to restore tho right of trial hy jury, and for other pm-posoo.
::\fr. Grice of Pnladki, pro]JOsed the following nme-mlmcnt, which was adopted, to wit:
B.Y adding to ~ection 1 t]l(' words: "Provided nothjng in this Act shaH be construed to take from the jndges tlw right they now have of telling the jury in a 'proper cai't\ there is lmt one Yerdict that could he rendered in the ra>'f' on trial, and stating to the jnry what that Ycrdict shnnld he."

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The report of the connnittee, which was uufayorable to th0 pa:<sag-e of the hill was disagreed to, when the bill was read the second time la:;;t session.

On passage; of the l)ill ~Ir. Hall .of Bihl), called for the fl,YP"i' and nays, which call was sust.nined, and Oil taking the ln1llnt Yi'"a voce;, the YOt(' wa~' m< follows:

Thpse voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Grice,

Moore,

Anderson of Cobb, Hall of Bibb,

Morris,

Barron,

Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,

Bell,

Harper of Wayne, Park of Troup,

Blue,

Harvard,

Pierce,

Bray,

Hosch,

Rawls,

Brock,

Houston,

Richardson,

Carrington,

Howard of Baldwin, RobertR,

Clower,

Howard of DeKalb, Schley,

Darden,

Hutcheson,

Shank,

Daughtry,

.Johnson of Appling, Sikes,

Davis of Newton, .Johnson of Bartow, Singletary,

Dean,

.Joiner,

Smith of Hancock,

Duncan,

Jordan of Pulaski, Smith of Henry,

English,

Kelly,

Stubbs,

Felder,

Kilburn,

Sturgis,

Flynt,

Knight,

Taylor,

Foster of Towns, Lott,

Thomas,

Foster of Oconee, .McKay,

Tisinger,

Freeman of Whitfield,Madden,

Underwood,

Gary,

Maples,

Wight of Dougherty,

George of DeKalb, Miller,

Williams,

George of Morgan, Mitchell of Emanuel, Yates.

Griffin of Twiggs, Mitchell of Thomas,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Brewton,

Foster of Floyd,

Anderson of Bartow, Copeland,

Frederick,

Ayres,

Cowart,

Freeman of Troup,

Bailey,

Crumbley,

Gresham,

Blalock,

Davis of Meriwether, Gress,

Boswell,

Fort,

Hall of Fannin,

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Hamby,

Merritt,

Hammock,

Monroe,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mullins,

Harper of Chattooga, Narramore,

Hawes,

Niblack,

Hogan,

Orr,

Howell,

Park of Greene,

.Johnson of Jefferson, Perry,

Knowles,

Peyton,

Lane,

Quillian,

:McFarland,

Reid of Campbell,

McLennan,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Rhyne, Slaton, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Tarver, Thompson of Dooly, To01ner, Welch, Whitchard, Willingham, Wilson.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Booth, Bower, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Carswell, {Jrawford, Deal, Dorminy, Drawdy, Everett, Franklin, Ilnmilt.on, Hardwick, Harrell, Hathcock, Harkin8,

Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Hixon, Hodges, Huie, Hutchins, Johnson of Baker, .Jordan of .Jasper, Land, I.awrence, Luttrell, O'Connell, Ousley,

Ayes 71, nays 54.

Parker, Sanders, Shipp, Stewart, Symons, Thompson of Banks, Tumlin, Turner, walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells, Wilkes, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

On motion of :Mr. Slaton, the verification of the roll-call wa,; dispensed with.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 71, nays 54.
The Lill 'having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

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On motion of 'Mr. Hall of Bihb, bill X o. {g.:; wwl recommitted to the General J ndiciary Committee.
Upon re<pw,;t of ~Ir. Slaton, Hou:-e hill X o. 3t)l was withdrawn.

On motion House hills Nos. 13:2 am113;) were tabled.

}[r. Grasham, vice-chairman of the Committee on C'onutit>s and C'onuty l\Iatters, submitted the following report:

Jfr. S p.eaker:

Your Committee on Counties and County .Matter.; haYe ha<l under consideration the following bills of the Honse, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report baek to the House with the recommendation that the: do pas~, to wit:

A hill to provide for the better drainage of lan<ls m Coweta county, and for other pnrposes.

A bill attthorizing the mayor and council of \\raynesboro to issue bonds for the purpose of establishi11g a system of water-works and electric lights, and for other Pll'1loses.

Respectfully submitted.

E. B. GRESHAM,
Vice-Chairman.

:Mr. Thompson, chairman of Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

~~h. Speaker:

The Special Judiciary Committee have had under con-

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:;ideration the following bills, which said committee recomnwnd do pass, to wit:

House bill N"o. 4;">8, by :Mr. Stubbs of Lanrens, being a bill to anwnd the city court of Dublin.

Honse hill Xo. 4HG, by :Mr. Sturgis of }[clJuffie, being a bill to pay costs to justices of the peace aud const'aib1cs in l\lcDnffie county, in certain cases.

Honse bill No. 420, by Mr. Shipp of Colquitt, being a bill to aholish the county comt of Col<]nitt county, as ameuded hy the committee.

Honse hill X o. 4Hl, by :Mr. Shipp of Colquitt, being a bill to establish the city court of }ionltrie.

House bill N"o. 450, by :Mr. Hodges of Hart, being It bill to ameud the charter of Hartwell.

Hespcctfully submitted.

MR THOl\1PSON, Chairman.

Mr. Slaton, chairman of tlw General J-udiciary Committee, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speake1':
The General .Tudiciary Committee have had nuder considm~at~on the following Honse bill;;, and recommend that same do pass:
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Oakland.

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Also, the followi'llg bills, which they recommend do pass as amended:

By :Mr. Howard of DeKalb-
A bill for the rearranging and fixing the time for holdiug sessions of the superior courts of Stone :Mountain Cir-cuit, and for other purposes.

By Mr. _Wright of :Floyd-
A bill to make the charging or talcing of more than 25 per cent. interest per annum on a'lly loan of money, a misdemeanor, and for other pm1wses.
Also, that the author of bill No. 3Gl be allowed to with<lraw same.
Hespectfnlly submitted.
JOHN' l\L SLATON, Chairman.

Tho followiug bill ,,ns read the secouJ time and recommittc>d to the Committee on Privileges and Electioml, to wit:
By Mr. Kelly of Glascock-
A hill to rC>vi,;e the rloction laws of this State, and for other pnrposes.

The following bills were rend the fir.st time and appropriately re,erred, to wit:

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By :Ml'ssrs. Clower and Orr of Coweta-

A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of &noia.
Referred to Committee on Edncntion.

By :Mr. T~ittle of 1fnscogee-

A hill to amend paragraph 9, section 2 of the "General Tax Act," apprond December 21, 1()00, and for other purposPs, relative to the occupation tax on insurance agents.
Referred to CommittPe on Ways and }>Jeans.

By 1Jr. Hall of Fannin-
A hill to amend sect.ion 982 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia.
Re,ferrC'd to Special Judiciary Committee.

By 1>Ir. Hamby of Rabun-
A bill to repeal an Act prohibiting the driving through Rabun and Union counties cattle south of the Blue Ridge ]\fountains.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Perry 04f Gwinnett-
A bill to authorize the Governor to draw on the treasury for a certain sum to provide the different counties with weights and measures.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

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13y :Mr. l\litchell of Emanuel-

A bill to amend section 1255, volume 3 of the Code of 1RD5, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committ<'e on ( 'onnties and C'onnty Matters.

The following rt>solution was read anJ adopted, to wit:
By :llfr. Peny of Gwimwtt.-
A resolution making hill ~o. 140 the spee_ial order for next Monday, immediately after the reading of the ,fonr'llal.

The following l>ills were rPad the second time, to wit:
By J\fr. Jordan of JasperA bill to amend articl1~ 27 of thP l Ot.h division of the
Code, Yolunno a, a]l(l for other pnrpo,-ps,
By ~fr. Herrington of BurkeA bill to prohibit :fishing with netR in the st1eams of this
Rtate duving c.crtain seasons, and for other purpos<'s.
B,v Mr. Mc:Farland of FranklinA bill to provide compensation to owners of property
in cases of robbery.
By Mr. Duncan of I.ee-
A bill to create a department of health and health offieers in this State.

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By 111-. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to amend section 526D, volume 2 of the Code of 18DG.

By Mr. ~fcKay of I,iherty-

A hill to anwnd section 2 of an Act proYiding for the reorg:.Jiization, et<:. of tho State malitia.

Ry :Mr. \\Tight of Dougherty-

~\ hill to amend an Act to create the ci(y court of Albany, (~emgia.

13.'' Mr. Howard o'f Baldwin~

A hill to amend an Act defining the composition, ete., of the Board of Trustees of the State University.

B.v Mr. (~resham of Burke-

A bil] autlwriz:ing mayor and council of \Y.ayneshoro to issue bonds.

By Mr. Hodges of Hart-

A bill to create Board of Commissioners 0f Roads and Tit>vemws for Hart connty.

By Mr. Orr of Cowetil-

A hill to provide for the better drainage of lands of Cow('ta county.

By Mr..Johnson of Jefferson-

A hill to ineorporate the town of Vvrens.

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By Mr. Houston of FultonA bill to amend section 1378, volume 1 of the Code.
By Mr. Stubbs of LaurensA bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of
Dublin. By Mr. Hodges of Hart-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Hartwell. By Mr. Slatorn of Fulton-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Oakland city. By Mr. Howard of DeKalb-
A bill fixing time of holding courts of Stone Monntain Circuit. By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-
A bill to establish the city court of Moultrie. By Mr. Sturgis of McDuffie-
A. bill to provide for the payment of costs In certain cases to justices of peace in McDuffie county. By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-
A bill to repeal the Act to create county court in each county in this State, except certain con'llties herein mentioned.

On motion of Mr. Harvard of Dooly, House bill X o. 144 was tabled.

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The following hill::; were read the third time and put npon their passage, to wit:

13y 1fr. Clower of Coweta-
A resolution to refund vV. S. Witham $50.00 paid for the charter of a bank at winder, Georgia.

The resolution involving an appropriation, the Honse resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the same, and the Speaker designated as chairman of the Committee, 1fr. Howard of Baldwin.
After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their charman reported it back to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass.

'The report of the committee was agTeed to.

An appropriation being involved the roll was called, nnd om taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

AdRms, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Harron, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton,
Carrin~ton,
Clower, Cowart, Crumbley,
14 b j

Darilen,

Hall of Fannin,

Dean,

Hamby,

Dunmm,

Hammock,

F.n~lisb,

Harden of Clh~tham,

Flynt,

Hardin of WilkPs,

Foster of Floyd,

Harrell,

FoRter of Oconee, HarpPr of Wayne,

Franklin,

Hathcock,

Frerlerick,

Harkins,

Freeman of Troup, Henry,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hixon,

George of Morgan, HogAn,

Gre~;~ham,

Hosch,

Griffin of Twiggs, Houston,

Grice,

Howard of Baldwin,

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Howard of DeKalb, Moore,

How~n,

Morris,

Hntch~son,

Mulherin,

.Johnson of Appling, Mullins,

Johnson of Baker, Narramore,

.Johnson of Bartow, :Niblack,

Joiner,

Orr,

.JcHdRn of Fulaski, Park of Greene,

Kelly,

Rawls,

Kiiburn,

R~jid of Campbell,

1\ni~ht,

Rhyne,

Lane,

Richardson,

J,awrence,

Roberts,

"MeKny,

Schley,

1\JcLennan,

Shank,

l\Iadden,

Shipp,

Merritt,

Sikes,

Miller,

Singletary,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Slaton,

Smith of Hancock, Stafford, Steed, Stevens,' Stubbs, Sturgis, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Tumlin, Underwood, Wells, Whitchard,. Wight of Dougherty, Williams, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Gary,

Luttrell,

Anderson of Bartow, George of DeKalb, McFarland,

Bailey,

Gress,

Maples,

Booth,

Hall of Bibb,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Brock,

Hamilton,

Monroe,

Bruce,

Hardwick,

O'Connell,

Burnett,

Harper of Chattoojla, Ousley,

Bush,

Harvard,

Park of Troup,

Carswell,

Hawes,

Parker,

Copeland,

Henderson,

Perry,

Crawford,

Herrington,

Peyton,

Daughtry,

Hilton,

Pierce,

Davis of Meriwether, Hitch,

Quillian,

Davis of Newton, Hodges,

Reid of Talinferro,

Deal,

Huie,

Sanders,

Dorminy,

Hutchins,

Smith of Henry,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stewart,

Everett,

Jordan of Jasper, Symons,

Felder,

Knowles,

Tisinger,

Fort,

Land,

Turner,

Foster of Towns,

Lott,

Walker of Brooks,

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walkE>r of Crawford, Wel<"h,

wAlker of Webster, Wilkes,

W eliborn,

Willingham,

Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

On motion of Mr. Jordan of Pulaski, the verification of the roll-c-all was dispensed with.

On passage of the resolution the ayes were 102, nays 0.

The resolution having' received the requisite constitu:tional majority was passed.

Leave of absense was granted to Messrs. Hamby of Ea-
bun, Hixon, Tumlin, Burn~.tt, Hall of Bibb, Hardwick, Knowles of Floyd.

On motion of Mr. Franklin of Washington, the Hous& :~H1journed until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, '\Vednesday, Octo1ber 30, 1901.

The Honse met pt~rsmmt to adjournment at .9 o'clock :a. 111. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker arnd opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Oobb, Ayres, Eailey, Barron,

Bell, Blalock. Blue, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton,

Brock, BrucE>, Burnett,, ()arrington, Carswell, Olower, Copeland,

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Cowart,

Hodges,

P .. yton,

Crumbley,

Hogan,

PiE'rce,

Darden,

Hosch,

Quillian,

Daughtry,

Houston,

Rawls,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of Baldwin, Reid of Campbell,..

Davis of Newton, Howard of DeKalb, Reid of Taliaferro,..

Dean,

Howell,

Rhyne,

Drawdy,

Hutcheson,

Richardson,

Duncan,

Johnson of Appling, Roberts,

English,

Johnson of Baker, S1mders,

Felder,

John~on of Barlow, Schley,

Flynt,

.Johnson of Jefferson, Shank,

Fort,

Joiner,

Shipp,

Foster of Floyd,

Jordan of Jasper, Sikes,

Foster of Towns,

Jordan of Pulaski, Siogle~ary,

Foster of Oconee, Kelly,

Slaton,

Franklin,

Kilburn,

Smith of Hancock,

Frederick,

Knight,

Smith of Henry,

Freeman of Troup, Knowles,

Stafford,

Freeman of Whitfield, Land,

Steed,

Gary,

Lane,

Stevens,

George of DeKalb, Lawrence,

Stewart,

George of Morgan, Lott,

Stubbs,

Gresham,

.McFarland,

Stur~is,

Gress,

McKay,

Tarver,

Griffin of Twiggs, McLennan,

Taylor,

Grice,

Madden,

Thomas,

Hall of Bibb,

Maples,

Thompson of Banb,.

Hall of Fannin,

Merritt,

'l'hompson of Dooly,.

Hamby,

Miller,

Ti8inger,

Hammock,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Toomer,

Harden of Chatham, Mitchell of Thomas, Tumlin,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe;

Turner,

Harrell,

Moore,

Underwood,

Harper of Chattooga, Morris,

Walker of Brooks,

Harper of Wayne, Mulherin,

Wellborn,

Harvard,

Mullins,

Welch,

Hathcock,

. Narramore,

Wells,

Harkins,

Niblack,

Whitchard,

Hawes,

O'Connell,

Wight of Dougherty.

Henderson,

Orr,

Wilkes,

Henry,

Ousley,

Williams,

Herrington,

Park of Greene,

Wilson,

Hilton,

Park of Troup,

Wri~ht of Floyd,

Hitch,

Parker,

Yates,

Hixon,

Perry,

Mr. Speaker.

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213

Those absent were Messrs.-

Booth, Bush, Crawford, Deal, Dorminy,

Everett., Hamilton, Hardwick, Huie, Hutchins,

Luttrell, Symons, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Willingham.

1\h. Merritt of Hancock, reported that the Journal of ..Y(~ilterday's procc~dings had been examined and found cor..
rect.

The ,Jonrnal WliR then read and confirmed.

Mr. Barron of Jones, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House bill No. 124, which is a bill to restore the right of trial by jury.

:Jir. Toomer gaYe notice that at the proper time he would moYe a reconsideration of the action of the House in not .adopting the committee amendment to Home bill ~ o. 48.

Mr. Harvard of Dooly, moved that hill No. 144 be taken from the table and placed upon the calendar, which motion preYaoi.lecl. 1\fr. Harvard then moved that 300 copies of the .bill be printed, which motion was lost.

On motion of Mr. Anderson of Bartow, bill No. 125 was taken from the table and placed upon t.he calendar.

House bill No. 93, which was tabled on yesterday, was taken from the table a'lld placed upon the calendar on mot.ion of Mr. Houston of Fulton.

The following resolution was read, and under the rules .of the House, was referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

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By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-

A resolution purporting to make House bill No. 144 the, special order for Tuesday, November 5th, immediately a-. ter the reading of the Journal.

The following bill, which was made the special order

for this hour, was read the third time and put upon its pa~s~ -

age, to wit:

'

By Mr. Howell of Meriwether-

A bill to prevent any one from being liruble for damages_: who levies, or causes to be levied, any execution or other process from any court in this State, upon property not belonging to defendant in execution, etc., and for other purposes.

The following amendments, pr~posed by the committee, .. were adopted, to wit:

AB?-end section 1 by inserting the words "with mal iee and," between the word "made," at the end of the twelfth. line, and the word "without" at the beginning of the thir- -teenth line.

Amend the caption by inseTting the words "with maliceand," between the words "made" and "without," in the ninth line.

The report of the committee, which was :favorable to thepassage of the bill as ,amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 61, nays 3!:1.

The bill not having received the requisite conl>titutionaL majori,ty was lost.

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Mr. Howard of DeKa1'b, moved that House bill No. 48, known as the "Franchise Tax Bill," which on yesterday was tabled, together with the viva voce ballot thereon, be taken rom the table and the vote announced, which motion prevailed.

Unanimous consent was granted Mr. Foster o Floyd, to change his vote on the "Fnmchise Tax Bill" rom nay to aye.

}fr. George of Morgan, stated that he was unavoida:bly absent yesterday when the vote was taken on the Franchise Tax Bill, and he asked the permission of the House to now be allowed to vote.

Objection was raised.

The Speaker pro tern., who had the Ohair when :Mr. Howard made his motion, again took his seat OIIl the floor of the House and the Ohair was resumed by the Speaker.

Permission of the House was then granted Mr. George of Morgan, Flynt, Wright, Ousl~y, Parker of Talbott, Underwood, Oarswell, Lawrence, Bower, to be placed on record as voting aye.

The vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Blalock,

Allen,

Blue,

Anderson of Bartow, Boswell,

Anderson of Cobb, Bower,

Ayres,

Bray,

Bailey,

Brock,

Barron,

Bruce,

Bell,

Carrington,

Carswell, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Dean, Duncan, English,

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Felder,

Johnson of Baker, Quillian,

Flynt,

Johnson of Bartow, Rawls,

Foster of Floyd,

Kelly,

Reid of Campbell

Foster of Oconee, Kilburn,

Rhyne,

Frederick,

Knight,

Richardson,

Freeman of Troup, Lawrence,

Roberts,

Freeman of Whitfield,McFarland,

~chley,

George of DeKnlb, McKay,

Shank,

George of Morgan, McLennan,

Shipp,

Gresham,

Madden,

Singletary,

Grice,

Maples,

Slaton,

Hall of Bibb,

Merritt,

Smith of Hancock,

Hall of Fannin,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sturgis,

Hammock,

Monroe,

'l'arver,

Harden of Chatham, Moore,

Tisinger,

Harvard,

Morris,

Turner,

Harkins,

Mullins,

Underwood,

Henderson,

Narramore,

Welch,

Henry,

Niblack,

Wells,

Houston,

Ousley,

Whitchard,

Howard of DeKalb, Park of Greene,

Wilkes,

Howell,

Park of Troup,

Williams,

Hutcheson,

Pa:r:ker,

Wright of Floyd,

Johnson of Appling, Perry,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Brewton,

Hogan,

Peyton,

Clower,

Hosch,

Pierce,

Copeland,

Johnson of Jefferson, Sikes,

Davis of Meriwether, Joiner,

Stafford,

Davis of Newton, Jordan of Pulaski, Steed,

Foster of Towns, Knowles,

Stevens,

Franklin,

Lane,

Taylor,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

Thompson of Banks,

Hamby,

Miller,

Wellborn,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mitchell of Emanuel, Wight of Dougherty,

Harrell,

Mulherin,

Wilson,

Harper of Chattooga, Orr,

Yates.

Hathcock,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Booth, Burnett,

Bush, Crawford,

Deal, Dorminy,

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Drawdy, Everett, Fort, Gary, Gress, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harper of Wayne, Hawes, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch,

Hixon, Hodges, Howard of Baldwin, Huie, Hutchins, Jordan of Jasper, Land, Luttrell, O'Connell, Reid of 'faliaferro, Sanders, Smith of Henry,

Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer. Tumlin, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Willingham; Mr. Speaker.

On consolidating the vote it was ,found that the ayes were 95, nays 37.

The bill having received the requisito constitutional majority was passed as amended, and on motion of Mr. Ho\\'ard of DeKalb, it was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

T'he followir:.g resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

B.v l\fr. Hitch of Chatham-
\Vhereas, A committee from the State Fair Association i~ present and is desirous of an opportunity to extend to the House an invitation to attend the State Fuir at Savannah, Georgia, between November 6th and 16th; therefore he it
UesolYed, That said committee he invited to appear hefore the House for the purpDse of extending said invitation.

Mr. Felder of Bibb, moved that a committee be appointd to escort the committee from the State Fair Association, which motion prevailed, and the Speaker appointed as said committee :Mr. Felder of Bibb, and Mr. Hitch of Chatham.

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The committee from the Sta.te Fair Association were the111 escorted to the Speaker's stand, where J\fr. ,T. H. Estill, M chairman of said committee, in the course of his remarks to the house, extended an invitation to the lE-gislature to attend the State Fair at Savanuanh.

The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted. Ayes 108, nays 0, to wit:

By Mr. Toomer of Ware-

Resolved by the House o Representatives, the Senate concurring, 'That the invitation extended by the St:ate Fair Association to attend the State Fair at Bavannah, Georgia, on November 6th, be aooepted, and that "\Vednesclay, November 6th, be counted as dies non.

On motion o Mr. Hitch o Chatham, House bill No. 82 was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.

In accordance with his previous notice, Mr. Barron of Jones, moved to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House bill No. 124 yesterday, which 'motion pr& vailed.

Mr. Steed, chairman o the Committee on Corprnations,. submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, and recommend that same do pass:

By Mr. Harkins of Gordon-
A bill to amend the charter o the town: o Calhoun,. Gordon county, and for other purposes.

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By :Mr. Ousley of I.owndes-

A bill to repelal the charter of the city of Valdosta, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Hixon of Carroll--

A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Temple, in Carroll county.

Ry :Mr. Niblack of Jackson--

A bill to incorporate the city of Harmony Grove, and for other purposes.

By :Mr. Drawdy of Clinch-

A bill to incorporate the town of Argyle, in Clinch county, and for other purposes.

By :Mr. Whitchard of Terrell-

A bill to incorporate the town of Herod, in 'l'errell eonnty, and for other purposes.

By :M:r. Knowles of Floyd-

A hill to extend the corporate limits of East Rome, in Floyd county, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Ayers of Polk-

A bill to establish the city court of Polk county, an(t for other purposes.

By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-

A bill to establio;h a new charter for the city of ValU.osta,. imd for other purposes.

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By ~1e&'H"i'. Davis and Howell of Meriwether-

A hill to ineorporate the town of Lone Oak, Meriwether County, and for other purposed.

_By :Mr. Hosch of Jackson-

A bill to rept'al an Act incorporating the city of Harmony Grove, Jackson county, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to create a new charter for the city of Moultrie, in Colquitt county, and for other purposes.

Ali:o the followiug bill of the Senate, which they recomnwnd do pass:

By Mr. Ford olf the 10th district-

A hill to amend Act creating a new charter for the city .of Albany, and for other purposes.

Hespectfully submitted.

WALTER E. STEED, Chairman.

'VMr. Park of Greene, vice-chairman of the Committee
..m ays and Means, snbmit.tNl the following report:

Jf1". 8 peaker:

The Ways and Means Committee have had under con.;;ideration House bill No. 4.14, by Mr. Hitch of Chatham: A bill to be entitled an Act to tax gifts, legacies, inherit.ances, to provide for the <assessm'11t and collection of sur-h -taxes, and for other purposes.

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Also,. bill No. 412, by :Mr. Johnson of Bartow: To be entitled an Act to amend section 808, volume 1 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

And they instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same hack to the House with the reeommendation that they do pass.

Respectfully submitted,

J AS. B. PARK, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Blalock, chairman of Appropriations Committee,. submitted the following report:

llfr. Speaker:

The Committee O!Jl Appropriations have had under con sideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to appropriate money to supply deficiencies ir~ appropriations for contingent expenees of the State goveJnment, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submit,ted,

A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.

Mr.Jordan, chairman of Committee O!Jl General Agri. eulture, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on General ,Agriculture have had under-

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.consideration the following House bill, which they instruct me to report back to the Home with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to amend section 574, volume 1 of the Code of Georgia of 1895, so as to provide that ages of persons subject to road duty shall be between 21 and 50 years instead .of 16 and 50 years, and for other purposes.

Respectiully submitted,

HARVIE JORDAN, Chairman.

Mr. Kilburn, chairman of the Committee on Labor and T.abor Statistics, submitted the following report:
Mr. Spwker:
T'he Committee on I.abor and Labor Statistics having had under consideration Honse bill No. 456, which provides for a Bureau of Labor and La:bor Statistics, recommend that the bill do pass.
L. J. KILBURN, Chairman.

The following resolution was read -and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:
J3y Mr. Gary of Richmond-
Resolved, That House bm No. 89 be made the special .order for 12:30 o'clock, "\Vednesday, October 30, 1901.
On motion of Mr. Park of Greene,, 300 copies of Honse bill No. 414 was ordered printed.

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On motion_ of Mr. Stafford of Camden, 300 copies of House bill No. 318 were ordered prinrted.

T'he following communication was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:
}b. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A hill to authorize, ratify, and confirm, a sale by the Commissioners of Commons of the city of Columbus, of the portion of Front street north of Fourteenth street.

Also, a bill to amend the Act vesting the titles of the city of Columlms in commissioners, and for other purpose:;.
Aho, a bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm, the sale of a part of the cmumons of the city of Columbus abont the junction of Eleventh street.

'l'he Senate has also adopted the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is asked, to wit:
A r/;;olution to raise a committee to consider, prepan", and report amendments to the constitution.
11
Alw, a resolution 'directing the State Geologist to investigate and report to the present General Assembly the extent, valne and character of the deposit of kaolin in this Btat0.
The Senate has also passed the following bill of the Honse:
~\. bill to change the apportionment of Representatives in

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the Gcncral .Assembly, awl to ti~ the ~<!llle in accorhmtt with the United States census of 1900.

The Senate has concurred in the following joint re~oln tion of the House:

A resolution granting space in State capitol to Daughters of Confederacy of Georgia, for kecping papers, relics, etc.

The following hill was read the third time and pl<Ice<l upo11 its passage, to wit:

By ::\fr. ::\filler of Muscogee--

A bill fixing thc nnmlwr of jmor~ m lnnney casP~, and for ot.lwr purposes.

The r<'port of the committee, which was fn,ora],]p to tho pa~sage of the bill, hy suh~titute, was agreed to.

On j)H&<>age of the bill the ayes wcrc 07, nays 0.

Thc bill having rcccived t.hc rcqnisit<' constitutional majority was passed by substitute.

The following bill, which was made the special otclf'r for tq;day at t.his hour, wa.s read the thircl time and put upon its passage, to wit:

B,v :Mr. Toomcr of WHre--

A bill to place certain miPdemeanor convicts of this State under the control of the Priso~1 Commi"o;ion of C:eiJJ'!.!'ia, ami for otlwr purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favora],]p tr the passage of the bill hy suhstitnte was agreed to.

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Mr. Howard of DeK:1lb, called for the previons question, which call was sustained.

Mr. Toomer of 1Nare, asked unanimous consent to withdraw the bill under consideration, together with all thEI pending amendments, which request was granted.

Leave of absence was granted to ~1:essrs. Blue of :Marion. Hixon, Tumlin, Drawdy of Clinch.

The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Speaker declared the House adjourned until !) o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, ThmRday, Octoher 31, 1901.

The Honse met pnrsnant to adjournment at !) o'clock a. m. this day. \Yas called to order by the Speaker, anfl opened with prayer hy the Chaplain.

The roll was called and the following memhers answered to their uames:

Allen,

Bray,

Davis of Newton,

Anderson of Bartow, Brewton,

Dean,

Anderson of Cobb, Brock,

Duncan,

Ayres,

Burnett,

English,

BaiiE>y,

Carrington,

Everett,

Barron,

Carswell,

Felder,

Bell,

Clower,

Flynt,

Blalock,

Copeland,

Foster of Floyd,

Blue,

Cowart,

Foster of Towns,

Booth,

Crumbley,

Foster of Oconee,

Boswell,

Darden.

Franklin,

Bower,

Davis of Meriwether, Frederick,

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Freeman of Troup, JorJan of Jasper, Roberts,

Freeman of Whitfield, Jordan of Pulaski, Sanders,

Gary,

Kelly,

Sehley

George of DeKalb, Kilburn.

Shank,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Shipp,

Gresham,

Knowles,

Sikes,

Griffin of Twiggs, Land,

Singletary,

Grice,

Lane,

Slaton,

Hall of Fannin,

Lawrence,

Smith of Hancock,

Hamby,

Lott,

Smith of Henry,

Hamilton,

1\'IcFarland,

Stafford,

Hammock,

McKay,

Steed,

Harden of Chatham, McLennan,

Stevens,

Hardin of Wilkes, Maples,

Stewart,

Hardwick,

Merritt,

Stubbs,

Harrell,

Miller,

Sturgis,

Harper of Chattooga, "Mitchell of Emanuel, Symons,

Harper of Wayne, Mitchell of Thomas, Tarver,

Harvard,

MonroE:>,

Taylor,

Hathcock.

Moore,

Thomas,

Harkins,

Morris,.

Thompson of Bank~,

Hawes,

Mulbt>rin,

Thompson of Dooly,

Henderson,

Mullins,

Tisinger,

Henry,

Narramore,

Toomer,

Herrington,

Niblack,

Tumlin,

Hitch,

O'Connell,

Turner,

Hodg!s,

Orr,

Underwood,

Ho~an,
Hosch,

Ousley, Park of Greene,

Walker of BrookF1 wellborn,

Houston,

Park of Troup,

Welch,

Howard of Baldwin, Parkt>r,

Wells,

Howard of DeKalb, Perry,

Whitchard,

Howell,

Peyton,

Wight of Dougherty,

Hutcheson,

Pierce,

Wilkes,

Hutchins,

Quillian,

Williams,

Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

Willingham,

Johnson of Baker, Reid of Campbell, Wilson,

Johnson of Bartow, Reid of T<tliaferro, Wright of Floyd,

Johnson of Jeffersoi1, Rhyne,

Yates,

Joiner,

Richardson,

Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs:-

Adams, Bruce,

Bush, Crawford,

Daughtry, Deal,

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1Jorminy, Drawdy, Fort, Gress,

Hall of Bibb, Hilton, Hixon, Huie,

Luttrell, .Madden, Walker of Crawford, Walker Clf Webster.

~Ir. }Ierritt of Hancock, reported that the J oumal of ..Ye"terday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

The ,Jonrnal was read and confirmed.

~fl. Howell of Meriwether, gave notice that at the proper time he would ~nove to reconsider the aotion of the Honse in not pa._'\Sing House bill No. 87.

1'pon request of Mr. Harvard of Dooly, he was allowed .to withdraw resolution Nv. 163.

}fr. Howell of ~feriwPther, then moved to reconsider thP aet.ion of the Honse in not passing hill No. 87, w1hich motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Slaton, the anthor of Honse bill No. '27 was allowed to withdraw same.

~[r. Lane, chairman of the Committee on Counties and ( ', tmt,Y }Iattpr;;, snhmitted the following report:

J!r. 8 pealter:
r1w Commit.t('C on Cmmties and County M'atters have 1uH1 ulHler consideration the follo'\ving bills of the House. whieh thPy instrnet me to report back to the Honse with thP J'('(mnmendat.ion that the same do pass, to wit:

.\ hill to amend section 1114 of volume 3 of the Code <)f 1Sfi:J, and for other pnrpo;:es.

Also, a bill to repeal an Act approvpd December 22r

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18fl8, entitled "an Act t.o create a Hoard of Commi,-"illners: of Roads and Revenues for the county of Dade, imd to define its powers and duties, and for other purposes."

Also, a bill to amend section 1255 of volume :3 11f the, Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Al;;o, a bill to abolish the count~ court of warren: county, Georgia.

W. T. LASE, Chairman.

:Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, made the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Ge1wnll J mliciary have had n11cler

coru;ideration the following hills, aml recommend that they

do pass:

t,l jf)

By Mr. Hamby of Rabun-

A bill to amend section D10, volume 1 of the Culle of 1895, and for other purposes.

By :Messrs. Herndon and Harrell-

A hill to provide for the renewal of suits which have been non-suited, dismissed, or diiicontinued, withunt tlw payment of costs, and for other purposes.

Ry Mr. Allen of the 20th district-

A bill to amend section 4719 of the Code of 18!);,, awl for other purposes.

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Tlw committee also recomm(~nds that the author of
Hon;;c bill No. 27 be a}lowed to withdraw the same.

The committee al;;o re<:ommends that bill No. 69, by Mr. 'Taylor of Houston, do pass as amended.

He~peet'fully submitted,

JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

::\Ir. \Ye11horn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollmc11t, ;;;nbmitted the following report:
Jf1. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment have examined and repm't as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for de]i,ery to the Governor, the followin Act, to wit:
~\n ~let to create the city court of Sandersville, m 1Va~hington county, and for other purposes.
Ttf'fl-peetfnlly submitted,
C. J. WELLBORN, Jr., Chairman.

::\f1. Park of Greene, chairman of the Committee on PriYileges a11d Elections, submitted the following report:
Jfr. Speaker:
The Committee on Privileges and Elections has had un..:1Pr consideratoin the following House bills, whioh they in:strnct me to report back to the House with the recomJneJHlation that they do pass, to wit:

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By Mr. Orr of Coweta-
A hill to amend flection uO of the Political Code, whidu relates to the manner of voti11g at eleetion~.

Also, a hill to amend section ;)\1 of the Pnlitieal C'otle,. relating to the li~t of register<'<! YOt<>r~ to h<' furni~hPd the manages.

Al>~o, a hill by )fr. Kelly of GlaS{~oek, eutit]pt] au .\er to revi:"<e the election laws of this Rtate; to pref'crihe the. manner in which electol'::l shall Yote, in all election~. Pk.

Respect1fully su hmitted,

.TAS. R. PAHK. Chairman.

:Mr. Park of Greene, move(] that :JOO copies. of hill ~o.. 404 be printed for the nse of the House, which motinu pr('vailed.

On motion of :Mr. Felder of Bibb, Senate bill Xo. litl was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.

On motion of Mr. Howell of )!eriwet:her, hill Xo. 3~:~ was recommitted to Committee on Education.

On motion of Mr. Harden of Chatham, bill Ko. -H:3 \\"a:-: withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee an<i committed to CommittPc on General ~\griculture.

The following resolution was rCI'ad and adopted, to wit:
By Mr. Steed ~f Taylor-
A resolutiO'll providing that t!he Southern Educational Conference be invited to hold their next session in the State or Georgia.

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T:"pon the call of the roll of counties for tho iutroduetion of IIPW matter, tho following bills were introduced, roa<l the fir~t time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By 1fi. Frederick of :Macon (by request)-

A bill to protect certain birds and their nests, and for other purposes.

Hcferred to Committee on Ueneral Agriculture.

By :Mr. Harrell of Dodge-

A bill to establish a di,;pensary in and for the county of Dodge, in fh<' city of Eastman, and for other purposes.

Referred to ( 'mmui:ttee on Corporations.

l3y :lllr. llarrcll of Dodge-----.

A hill to repeal au Act to e,;tahlish a city conrt in t.he city of Eaetmany..and for other purposes.

Referred to CommiiUeo> on Corpora11:1ions.

By l\Iessrs. Slaton and Homton of Fulton-

A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta, and for other puqJoses, relative to franchises.

Referred to General ;Judiciary Committee.

By :Messrs. Slaton and Honston of Fulton-

A bill to amend charter of Atlanta relative to the "old water-works" property, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Jndiciary Committee.

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By :Jir. Land of Butts-

A bill to amend charter of Jackson, Georgia, and for other purposes.

Hderrcd to Committee on Corporations.

B~ ::\1 r. Toomer of \Vare-

A l1ill to amPnd paragraph 9, section 7, article 111 of the con~titution, aud for other purposes.

Heferred to Committee on Constitutional Am11ldments.

By Mr. English of W arren-
A bill to estaiblish a system of public schools in the town of \Yarrenton, and for other purposes.
Heferred to Committee on Education.

By ::\fr. Hammock of Randolph-
~\. bill to amend section 70, volume 1 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Hdened to Privileges and Elections Committee.
Hy }Jr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to authorize the levy of certain taxes, and for eitlwr purposes.
Hef('!Ted to General Judiciary Committee.

Ry "Jfr. Harper of WayneA llill fixing th~ lieense to sell liquors in Wayne countY:.
and for other purposes.
Heferred to Committee on Temperance.

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By ~Ir. Copeland of WalkPr-

A bill to amend sections 4170 to 4217, relative t,o county courts, and for other purposes.

RPferred to GcJH'l'a1 .Tu\lieiary Committee.

By ::\Jr. 1Lm1wick of \Y a~l1ington-
A bill to amend seetion 11 ();"), vo1nme 3 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to OenPra1 Judiciary (;ommittee.

By ~Ir. Hardwick of Washington-
A bill to provide for the payment of costs in felony casPs to the solicitors-general and officers of superior conrt~ of this State, and for other pnl'poses.
Referred to General Jndiciary Committee.

By ~Ie;;srs Freeman and Park of Troup-
A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Hogall~ ville, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Rderred to Committee on Corporart:iions.

By :Mr. Brewton of Tattnall-

A bill to amend section 583, volnme 3 o:f the Code, and

for other purposes.



Referred to Committee on General Agriculture.

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By l.lr. l\IcLc>nnan of Telfair-

A bill to fix the time of holding the superior courts iu th<" Ocone!' Circuit, and for other pnrposes.
Hderred to General Jmliciar,v ( 'ommittc~(',

By .Mr. 1\lcLemtan of Telfair-
A llill to amellll ~<'ctiou ..J-();2;) of thl" C'i,il Cmh, and for other purpo,;cs.

Heferred to GenPral .Judiciary CmmnitteP.

By Messrs. Lane allll .Joiner of Sumter~
A bill to make it uulawful to gi \'C cmploymen t to a laborer, cropper, or teuaut, when sueh laborcr m eropper is undc~r "Titten eoutmet with otlwr partie,;, allCl fnr other pu rposos.

i{efPrred to Committee on General .:\grieulture.

By :Messrs Lane aud ,Joiner of 8umtPr-
A hill to require the clPrk of tho S11perior court of eael: county to keep a record of contract~ between landlord5 and t<nants, and for other purposes.
Referred to Uommittce on Ueneral Agtioultnn.

By Mr. Gary of Hichmoll(l-
A hill to appropriate $50.00 for the pnrpose of corrPcting certain errors .in tho Georgia monument at Chickamauga.
Referred to Committee on Appropriatiou><.

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By Mr. ~I iller of M u::;cogee-
A bill proYi<ling for the be,tter regulation of the business. of fire immrance, etc., and for otht>r purposes.
Referred to Oenpral ,Judiciary Committee.
By :Mr. Flynt of Spalding-
A hill to anwnd sretion 10D7 of the Criminal Code, ancT for other p111"J20>'es.
Hdcrre<l to Oeneral Jmliciary ( 'ommittee.
By ::\fr. Halimton of ::\[ontgomPry-
A bill to amend an Act to incm1)01'ate the town of ~It. Vernon, Georgia, aud for other purposes.
Heferred to CommiHre on C'orporn.t.ions.
By Mr. Bruce of LmnpkinA bill to repeal seetiou 1il4U, yo]nme 1 of the Code, aud'
for other pm1>o:,:es. Referred to Committee Oil Education.
By :Messrs. Park and Bos"ell of ClreeneA bill to amend section 1250, yohune 1 of the Code, a1Hl
for other purposes. Refer.rod to Committee on Pensious.
By Mes;;rR. Park all(l Boswell of GrPeneA bill to amend section 12()2, vohnne 1 of the Code, and.
for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Pensions.

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By 1\lr. Harkin,; of Uordou-

A bill to amend an Act prohibiting the sale of liquors within a radius of three miles of any church, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Harkins of Gordon-
A bill to amend the charter of Calhoun, in Gordon {~ouuty, and for other purposes.
Hderred to Committee on Co111ora1tious.

By :Mr. Slaton of FultonA bill fixing the salaries of the judg~s of the superior
-courts of this State at $2,fi00.00 per annum. Referred to General Jmliciary Committee.
By :Mr. Hall of Fannin-
A bill to amend section 1, article 7, paragraph 3 of the -constitution, and for other pnrpo::;es.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Ame<ndments.
By :Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-
A bill to amend sc>ction 603, volume 1 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

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By :Mr. Hathcock of Donglas-
A hill to authorizE' the cmmty anthorities to employ expert aeconntants, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matter~..

By :Mr. VVI'Ilhorn of Fniou-
A bill to chang-P tlw tinw of hol<liug the superior court of Union county, and for otlwr purposE-B.

Referred to C'onnnit,tee on Counties and County l\{atters.

By Mr. George of Morgan~
A bill to regulatf' the b1king of fish in the strf"ams of the State, and for other purposes.
Referred to 'Committee on General Agriculture.

By unanimous consent Mr. Gary of Richmond, was allowed to withdraw Home bill No. 385.

By :Mr. George of Morgan-
A bill fixing sheriffs aml con.,tables of the different connties as game and fish wardem, aud for other purpose~.

Referred to Committee on Gl'neral Agriculture.

By 1\tir. Howard of DeKalb-
A bill to provide more f111ly for the attestation of mort gages, etc., and for other purposes.

Referred to Clenf'ral Judiciary C'ommittee.

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J~y J\1 r. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill requiring railroad companies doing business in thi;, State to fit ont lht cars with certain appliances, 'and for other purposes.

Rciferred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Shipp of Colqnitt-
A bill to supply certain supremo court reports to the connty of Colquitt.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By :Mr. Moore of Columbia--~
A bill to repeal an Act to create the Board of Commi~sioners of Roads and HcvC'Ilues for Co1mnbia county.
He1ferred to Special J udiciarJ. Committee.

By Mr. Mullins of Cherokee (by requc8t)A bill to regulate the appointment of attomeys to defend
per5ons charged with crime, and fur other Plll1loses.
Heferred to Ge11eral Jll!liciary Committet'.

By :Mr,. ~lnlli11s uf ( '1wrukc>e-
,\_ bill to nme1Hl an ~\_ct pr<widiug compensation for llt]mty sheriffs for attc>mlauee upon supPrior and city (onrts, and for other pmposes.
HPfcrred to CC'neral .Tn(lieiary Committee.

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By )lr. Burnett o Clark-

"\_ hill to amend ;;ection 1, article 7, of the Constitution of tl1i,; St,l te, and for other purposes.

Hefe>rred to General Judiciary Committee.

By ~Ir. Hiteh of Chatllflm-

A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 629, volume 3 of the Code, and for other purposes.

Heferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections.

B~' Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend an Art to provide for the protection of primary ele>ctions, etc., aud for other purposes.

Refenctl to Uommittee on PriYileges and Elections.

By }fr. I-litd1 of Chatham-
~\_ bill fixiug eompenKatiou for deputy sheriffs and bailifL in ct'J'taiu cities, and f(Jr other purposes.

Hc,<fcrred to General .Tmliciary Committee.

By :1h. Lan<l of Bntts~\_ bill to arne>JJd an ,Act to establish a city court for the
county of Bntts, aml for other purposes.
Ht~fcne<l to Special J ndiciary Committee.

Hv j.f r. (; l'Pl'ham of BurkeA bil! to amend an Act to incorporate the town of
\\'aymsbmo, Georgia, and for other purposes. Hdcrred to Commit.tPe> on Counties and County Matter::;.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The following re,;olution was read and adopted, tu wit:

By :Mr. :Mitchell of Thomas-

A resolution requiring the clerk of the House to furnish a calendar showing the status of all bills and resolutions.

The following Smwte Hesolutions were concurred in, to wit:
By lVlr. Bell of the 39th district-

A joint resolution to raise a committee to consider, prepare and r<:Tort amendments to the constitution of this State.
By Mr. Ellis of 22d distrid-
To provide suitable quarters for the Daughter.;; of the Hevolution in the State capitol building.

By Mr. Ellis of the 22d district-
A resolution directing the State Geologist .to inYestigate and 1eport on the deposit..'l of kaolin m1d other commercial clays in this State.

The following communication w.as rt"Ceived from the Senate through ::\Ir. ~ortlwn, the Secretary thc>rPnf:
1lfr. S peal.er:
The Senate has passed by tlw requisite constitnticmal majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit:
A bill to amend seetion 111 of artirle 7 of the Penal Codc>, rdative to kidnapping.

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The Senate has also concurred in the following joint resolution of the House, to wit:

A resolution accepting the invitation to the S:tate Fair, and that the day lost shall not be counted as a legislative day.

By unanimous consent the fol~owing bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Gary of Richmond-
A bill to amend an Act to incorporote the village of Summerville, in Richmond county, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 103, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

~Ir. "\Vellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

~h. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment have examined and rPport as properly enrolled, dnly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Act, to wit:
An Act to ~hange the apportionment of representatives
in the General Assembly, in accordance with the r nited
States census of lDOO, and for other purposes. Respect\fully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, Jr., Chairman.
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

The undersigned members of the Committee on PriYi1eges of the Floor, submitted the following report:

:Afr. Speaker:

'The Committee on Privileges of the Floor have had under consideration House resolution No. 168, by Mr. Sanders of Polk, 'beg leave to report tJhe game back with recommendation tha.t the same do pass.
CLARE'NCE WILSON, W. E. STEED, J. D. HOWARD.

The following resolution was read, and on mdtion of :Mr. Mitchell of Thomas, was referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

Ry Mr. Miller of Mnscogee-

A resolution providing that all bills of general character favorably reported, be printed for the use of the House.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Sanders of Heard-

A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to l\f(";'Srs. \V. S. Echols, J. T. Baird, M. J. Ridley, during their stay in tho city.

The following bills were read the third time and put up<1n their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend section 932, volume 1 of the CodQ, and for other purposes.

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The te'Port of the committee, which was favorable to the :passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes weTe 95, nays 1.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion. of Mr. Taylor of Houston, bill No. 67 was taken from table and placed upon the calendar.

By Mr. Taylor of Houston-
A bill to amend section 4802 of the Civil Code, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to :the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the hill the ayes were 96, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite const~t.ntional majority was passed.

By Mr. HoustO'll of Fulton-
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 4101, volume 2 of the Code of 1895, and for other purpos~.
The report of the committee, wh~ch was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of tlw 'hill the ayf's were 99, nays 0.
The bill having recC'ivPd t.lw re(}ni;;it.e constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Darden of :Monroe-

A bill to amend an Act to prohibit the sale of liquorin Monroe county, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 93, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional rna- jority was passed.

By Mr. Underwood of White-
A bill authorizing constables to levy upon personal prop-
erty fi. fas. issued from superior, city, or county courts,.
and for other purposes.

The report of the Committee, which was favora-ble to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Slaton the bill was ta:bled.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time and apprppriately referred, to wit:

By ~fr. Knowles of Floyd-
A. bill to amend section 3835 of the Code of 18flG, de-
fining a newspaper libeL
Referred to General .Jndiciary Committee.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd---' A bill to amend sections 2034 aml 2011 of th(' Civil
Code, and for other purposes. Referred to General .Tnrliciary Committee.

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245

By Mr. Felder of Bi:bb-
A bill to require claimants in all claims filed under the laws of this State to attach certain information to the claim .affidavit, and for ot:her purposes.

Heferred to General Judiciary Committee.

l3y Mr. Houston of Fulton-
.A. resolution providing for the appointment of a commission to devise plans for and secure the erection of an Effigy of a Georgian in Statuary Hall at Washington, D. C.
T'he above resolution was read and adopted. Ayes 100, nays 0.

.By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A bill to require all agreements to give preference by .certain debtors to be in writing, etc., and for other pur:poses.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

.By Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A bill to amend sectiO'll 568, volume 3 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Referred to General .Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to establish the city court of Moultrie, Georgia, :and for other purposes.

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JouRNAL oF 'tHE HousE.

The report of the committee, which was favorable tO> the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 96, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-jority was passed.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to repeal an Act to create a county court in each county of this State, except certain counties herein mentiooed, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was :favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 100, nays 0.

The bill haV'ing received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The Speaker appointed the following committee on part {)f the House to report amendments to constitution:

Messrs. Park of Greene, Gary, Hitch, Everett of Stewart, Toomer, Reid of Campbell, Jordan of Jasper, Slaton:Blalock, George of Morgan.

The Speaker assigned :Mr. Johnson of Jefferson, to the foll{)wing committees: 1N ays and Means, Railroads, Pensions, Corporations, Penitentiary.

The Speak:er assigned Mr. Willingham of Oglethorpe~. t<> Committee on Blind Asylum, Penitentiary, Georgia School for Deaf, Georgia State Sanitarium.

The following resolutioo was read and adopted, to wit::

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247

By Mr. George of Morgan-

A resolution fixing the hour of adjournment at 12:30 p. m., insil:ead of 1 p. m.

By_ p.nanimous consent the following bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Whitchard of Terrell-

A bill to incorporate the town of Herod, and for other purposes.

By }fr. Harkins of Gordon-

A bill to amood the charter of the town of Calhoun, and' for other purposes.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Hall of Fannin, Gresham, Perry, Narramore, Gary, Orr, Davis of Meriwether, Tumlin, Hixon, Smith of Henry, Toomer, Allen, Madden.

On motion of :M:r. Felder of Bibb, the House adjourned . mitil 9 o'Clock a.. m. to-morrow.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, Nmember 1, 1901.
The House met plmmant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

English,

Harkin",

Allen,

Everett,

Henderson,

Anderson of Bartow, Felder,

Henry,

Anderson of Cobb, Flynt,

Herrington,

Ayres,

Fort,

Hitch,

Bailey,

Foster of Floyd,

Hixon,

Barron,

Foster of Towns, Hodges,

Bell,

Foster of Oconee, Hogan,

Blalock,

Franklin,

Hosch,

Booth,

Frederick,

Houston,

Bower,

Freeman of Whitfield,Howard of Baldwin,

Bray,

Gary,

Howard of DeKalb,

Brewton,

George of DeKalb, Howell,

Brock,

George of Morgan, Huie,

Bruce,

Gresham,

Hutcheson,

Burnett,

Gress,

Johnson of Appling,

Bush,

Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Baker,

Carrington,

Grice,

Johnson of Bartow,

Carswell,

Hamby,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Clower,

Hamilton,

Joiner,

Copeland,

Hammock,

Jordan of Jasper,

Cowart,

Harden of Chatham, Jordan of Pulaski,

Crumbley,

Hardin of Wilkes, Kelly,

Darden,

Hardwick,

Kilburn,

Davis of Newton, Harrell,

Knight,

Dean,

Harper of Chattooga, Knowles,

Dorminy,

Harper of Wayne, Land,

Drawdy,

Harvard,

Lane,

Duncan,

Hathcock,

Lawrence,

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249

Lott,

Peyton,

Luttrell,

Pierce,

McFarland,

Quillian,

,, cKay,

Ra~ls,

McLennan,

Reid of Campbell,

Maples,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Merritt,

Rhyne,

Miller,

Richardson,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Robert~,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sanders,

Monroe,

Schley,

lfoore,

Shank,

Morris,

Shipp,

Mulherin,

Sikes,

Mullins,

Singletary,

Niblack,

Slaton,

O'Connell,

Smith of Hancock,

Orr,

Smith of Henry,

Ousley,

Stafford,

Park of Greene,

Steed,

Park of Troup,

Stevens,

Parker,

Stewart,

Perry,

Stubbs,

Sturgis, Symons, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brook!!, Wellbmn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, Williams, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Blue,

Freeman of Troup,

Boswell,

Hall of Bibb,

Crawford,

Hall of Fannin,

Daughtry,

Hawes,

Davis of Meriwether, Hilton,

Deal,

Hutchins,

Madden, Narramore, Thompson of Dooly, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wilkes.

~fr. :Merritt of Haneock, reported that the Journal of ye;;terda;v's proceeding;; had been examined and found correct.

The Journal was read and confirmed..

Unanimous consent was granted Mr. Steed of '1'aylor, to withdraw bill No. 396.

Upon request of .M.r. Howell of Meriwether, Hou~ bill

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JOURNAL OF TH~ HoUSE.

Xo. 87, which was reconsidered yesterday, \vas recommitr ted to the General Judiciary Committee.

Unanimous consent was giV'en :MI'. Shank of 'Vilkes, to
\vithdraw House bill No. 85.

On mot.ion of Mr. Booth of Walton, House bill ~o. 349 was withdrawn.

Mr. Speaker:

vVe, the committee appointed to draft resvlutions on
the death of the Hon. J. H. McWhorter, beg leaYe to submit the follmdng report:

Whereas, Since the last session of the General As~em
bly, death has removed the Ron. J. H. MeWhorter from
our midst; and, whereas, he was one of the most. useful and worthy members of this House.
Therefore be it 1esolved by the House of Repre;;enta tives, That we feel deeply the loss of our fellow public serV'ant; that we recognize the usefulness and conse1Tative patriotism of this WOl'thy representative svn of Georgia, whose blameless life was devoted to his family, home, county, Sta:te and country; who, when the final summons came, was still in the service of his county and Strate, and after a life of t;hree score years and ten, was enjoying the full confidence and esteem of a worthy constituency.
Resolved further, That we e~tend to the family of the Hon. J. H. MeWhorter our tenderest sympathie8; that these resolutions be inscribed upon the Journal of the House, and a copy be furnished the family of the deceased.
0. 0. STEVENS,
Chairman.

Adopted.

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251

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By :Mr. Kelly of Glascock-
A resolution fixing the order of business for to-morrow, as follows: 1st, reports of standing committees; 2d, introduction of new bills; 3d, Senate and House bills for third reading; 4th, local bills for third reading.
The roll of counties was called for the introduc.tion of new matter, and the following bills were introducA'd, read the first time and appropria1tely referred, to wit:

By :Mr. ~ates of Catoosa-
A bill to enlarge the powers of the Railroad Commission,. and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Railroads.

By :Messrs. Hixon and Tumlin of Carroll-
A bill to extend the powers of the Railroad Commission
concerning the forwarding of freights, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Railroads.

By :Mr. Harden of Chatham-
A bill to preserve and protect fish, oysters, terrapin, etc.~ and for other purposes.
Referred to General Agriculture Committee.

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Harden of Chath'am-

A bill to amend section 1801, volume 1; of the Code, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on General Agriculture.

By Mr. Brewtoo of Ta.ttnall-

A resolution to pay the widow of Hon. H. S. Williams .$100.00.

Referred to Committee on Pensions.

By :Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-
A bill to change the time of holding the fall term of the Cherokee superior court, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Special J udioiary Committee.

By Mr. Harden of Chatham-
A bill to protect :fish in the tide-waters of this State, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special .Tudiciary Committee.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-
A bill to establish a system of public schools for the town of Doerun, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Rawles of EffinghamA resolution requiring the Commissioner of Pensions

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253

to make report of all pensioilS paid annually to the General Assembly.

Referred to Committee on Pensions.

By :Mr. Sanders of Heard-
A 'bill to create a Board of Cm~missioners for the Georgia School for the Deaf.

Referred to Committee on Georgia School for Deaf.

By :Mr. Henry of Murray-
A bill to establish a system of public schools in Spring-
place, Georgia, and for other purposes.

Referred to Commit,tee on Education.

By J\fr. Henry of Murray-
A bill to prohibit the manufacture of liquors m the county of Murray, and for other purposes.
Referred to CommitrtPe on Counties and County Matters.

By Messrs. O'Connell of Hichmond, Felder of Bibb, Hitch of Cha,tham, Little a'lld Miller of Muscogee--
A bill to regulate the occupation of barbers and to provide for the sanitary inspection of barber shops, and for other p_urposBs.
Referred to Committee on ],abor and Labor Statistic~.

13y :Mr. ~filler of Muscogee-
A bill to regulate the time of payment of all pen~ions, etc., and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Pensions.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE,

By Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-

A bill relative to persons convicted of misdemeanors under the age of 16 years senltenced to industrial farm, etc., and for other purpooes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Bruce of Lumpkin-

A bill making i:t CO!fipulsory for children between the ages of eight and fourteen years to attend some school, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Adams of Putnam-
A bill to provide how the property of transient persoos should be taxed in this State, and for other purposes.
Referred to CommiHoo on Ways and Means.

By Messrs. Booth and Lawrence of Walton-
A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissiolllers of Roads and Revenues for Walton county.
Referred to Spedal Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Booth and Lawrence of Walton-
A bill to incorporate the town of High Shoals, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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255

. By ~Ir. Mullins of Cheroke&----

A bill to amend the charter of the ,town of Waleska, in Cherokee county, and for other purposes.

Referred to Specral. Judiciary Oommittee.

The following bills were read the second time by unanimous consent of the House, to wit:

By :Messrs. Davis and Howell of Meriwether-

A 'bill to incorporate 1the town of Lone Oak, and for other purposes.

On motion of Mr. Drawdy of Clinch, House bill No. 70
was taken from the ta1ble and placed upon the calendar.

By 1\Ir. Bush of MillerA bill to incorporate the town of Colquitt.

By 1\Ir. Bush of Miller-
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt.

By 1\Ir. Harrell of Dodge-
A bill to repeal an Act to esta!blish the city court of Eastman.

By ~Ir. Harrell of Dodge-
A bill ,to establish and maintain a dispensary in the town -of Eas-tman.

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSB.

By :Mr. Knowles of 1<1oyd-

A hill to extend the corporate limits of {<:a::;t Hollle, and for other purposes.

tThe following joint resolution was read and refPtTed to the Committee on Pensions, to wit:

By :Messrs. Lane and Joiner of SumterA joint resolution for the. relief of ~Irs.Jane Cleml:nt~. The following resolution was read and referre<l to the
Committee on Rule'S, to wit:
By Mr. Wright of }loydA resolution making the bill known as the ~-\ nti-Bar-
room Bill," the special order for next Tuesda~ iuuuPdiately after the readiTig of die Journal.
By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes:Making Honse bill :Xo. 135 the spt>cial order for Tttl'~
day next. By unanimous consent the following hills WPre rea<l tit~
first time and appropriately referred, to wi't:
Ry Mr. Symons of Glym1A hill to regulate the catd1ing of fish on the :-<lar-oast,.
and for other purposes.
Referred to General .J ndieiary Connnittee.

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257

By l\fr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend section 1711, volume 1 of the Code of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Commitree.

By Mr. Davis of N mvton-

A bill providing that the appointment of the ear, eye, and nose specialist for the Georgia School for the Deaf be made by the Governor.

Ry :Mr. McLennan of Telfair-

A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Wilson of Clay-

A bill to pay pension dne John l\felton to his widmv.

'Referred to Committee on Pensions.
''r By :Mr. alker of Crawford-

A bill to amc;nd ;;eetion 27.96, volume 2 of the Code.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

The following rewlntion was read the third time by unanimous consC'ht and put upon its passage, to wit:

B,\' Mes~rs. 0lower and Orr of Coweta-
A Re;;olntion to pay the widow of Warren F. :Morton the pension of $30.00, which was dne him at his death.
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JouRNAL or THE HousH.

The resoluti()[l involving an appropriation, the House resoh,ed itself into a committee of the whole for the purpose of considering same, and the Speaker designnted as chairman of the Committee, Mr. Morris of Cobb.

Arte,r considering the resolution the committee arose, and through t'heir chairman reported it back to the Hou;;;e with t>he recommendation that the same do pass.

The report of the commit,tee was agreed to.

The ayes and nays were called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Franklin,

McLennan,

Anderson of Bartow, Freeman of Troup, Maples,

Anderson of Cobb, (~eorge of Morgan, Merritt,

Ayres,

Grice,

Miller,

Bailey,

Hamby,

Moore,

Bell,

Hamilton,

Morris,

Booth,

Hammock,

Mullins,

Boswell,

Harden of Chatham, Niblack,

BowPr,

Hardin of Wilketo, O'Connell,

Bray,

Hardwick,

Orr,

J3ruce,

Harper of Wayne, Ousley,

Bush,

Harkins,

Park of Greene,

Clower,

Hawes,

Parker of Troup,

Cowart,

Henry,

Parker,

Crumbley,

Hitr>h,

Pit>rce,

Dardt>n,

Hodges,

Rawls,

Drawdy,

Hogan,

Reid of c~mpbell,

Eng-lish,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Everett,

Houston,

Rhyne,

Felder,

Howell,

Richardson,

Flynt,

.Johnson of Bartow, Sanders,

Fort,

Joiner,

Schley,

Foster of Floyd,

Kilburn,

Shank,

Foster of Towns,

I..ane,

Alkes,

Foster of Oconee, McKay,

Singletary,

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259

:Slaton, :Smith of Hancock, Steed, :Stevens; Stewart, :Sturgis, -Symons, "Taylor,

Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Underwood, Wellborn, Welch,

Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Hall of Fannin,

Luttrell,

lBarron,

Harrell,

McFarland,

Blalock,

Harper of Chattooga, Madden,

.Blue,

Harvard,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Brewton,

Hathcock,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Brock,

Henderson,

Monroe,

Burnett,

Herrington,

Mulherin,

Carrington,

Hilton,

Narramore,

-<Jarswell,

Hixon,

Perry,

Copeland,

Howard of Baldwin, Peyton,

-crawford,

Howard of DeKalb, Quillian,

Daughtry,

Huie,

Roberts,

Davis of Meriwether, Huteheson,

~hipp,

Davis of Newton, Hutchins,

Smith of Henry,

Deal,

Johnson of Appling, Stafford,

Dean,

Johnson of Baker, Stubbs,

Dorminy,

Johnson of .Jefferson, Tarver,

Duncan,

Jordan of Jasper, 'l'hompson of Banks,

Frederick,

Jordan of Pulasld, Tumlin,

l<'reeman of Whitfield,Kelly,

Walker of Brooks,

-Gary,

Knight,

Walker of Crawford,

George of DeKalb, Knowles,

Walker of Webster,

Gresham,

Land,

Wight of Dought>rty,

-Gress.

Lawrence,

Wilkes,

-Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

Mr. Speaker.

Hall of Bibb,

Ayes 98, nays 0.

On motion the Ycrifieation of the roll-call wa:; dit>}WIISed with.

On the passage of tlw rco;olntion the ayes Wl're !)8 nays 0.

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The resolution having .received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

' Mr. Tarver of Jefferson, chairman of the committee todraft resolutions on the death of the late Ron. Geo. G.. Johnson of Jefferson, submitred the following. report:

J.lf1'. Speaker:

You committee arppointed to prepare and present to theHouse suitable resolutions upon the death of our late lamented colleague, the Honorable Geo. G. Johnson, of the county of Jefferson, beg here to srJibmit the following report:
The subject of this sketch was born in 1842, at Penfield,. Greene county, Georgia. He was the fourth son of \\r. B. and E1izabeth Johnson. He lived at Penfield, in GrE>ene county, and attended the common schools of 1hat county until,the late war between the States began, when at. the early age of eighteen yt>ars, he wa.~ among the first and mos't enthusiastic volunteers to tender his senices to the Confederate government in defeni:'e of principles that "ere dearer to him tJ1an life. He was a member of the first company that ever left Greene county for the front, and of the first regiment from Georgia, to reach the soil of Yirgnua. He entered Company C, of the Third Georgia Regiment, of wright's Brigade. He sened in this command for two years, taking part in all of the illmtrious campaigns which have enshrined the name of the "~\.rmy of Northern Virginia," with imperi;;ha:ble renown. In 1863 Mr.Johnson was transfevrcd tv C'ohb's cele1brated Legion, and served with that c6mmand until the snrrcJHler at Appomattox. His entire record as a soldier was ahon' reproach, and among many gallant son;;; who illmtraterl Georgia on the many fields of carnage of that conflict, he

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stood without a peer for gallantry in action, fidelity to d11ty, and devotion to a cause that can never die. Bold a& .a lion and yet modest and unassuming as a woman, he won golden opinions from his superior officers, and the unfailing loYe of his comrades in arms.
At the close of the war he moved to Jefferson county, !Georgia, where he was engaged in the profession of schoolteaching for several years. Afterwards 'he was merchant :at \Vadley, J efferilOn county, Georgia, for a period of :twenty years. During all of this time he was prominent in city and county politics, being earnest in the advocacy of the principles in whi~h. he believed, and 'true and loyal in his friends:hip. For several terms he was mayor of the town of "\Vadley, and for fifteen years he served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of Wadley High School. He was public-spirited" and unselfish, and we can pay him "IlO higher compliment than to say, as we can wit,h a,bsolute :truth, thatan who knew him were his friends.
In 1900, he became a candidate for the democratic .nomination for member of the House of RepresentJa,tives from Jefferson county. Of five candida,tes he lead the entire ticket; the people of his home town, Wadley, paying :him the high .compliment of giving him a solid support. After his nomination, he was unopposed in the general r,election. In :tJ1te present House he made many friends by :his quiet and unassumi.ng manner, his unfailing courtesy and his conservatism of thought and action, and when, oo .July 5, 1~011., he was stricken wirth apoplexy, and passed ;Fmddenly away, the tidings brought sorrow to many parts .;of Georgia, for in this House, as at home, his friends were limited only by his acquaintances'hip. In such high esteem was he held by the people of Jefferson couu,ty, that the ~~o."lection of his son, the present member from Jefferson,.

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as his succeswr, was largely due to the respect and lovethat they ~bore for the father.
In addition to the above, your commiHee begs to report. the areomp!nying resolution.
RespectJfully submit,ted,
S. F. TARVER, Chainuan; J. 0. BOSWELL, W. A. KNOWLE<S, A.M. DEAL, T. W. HARDWICK.
Committee.

The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted. Ayes 116, nays O, to ,\rit:

By Mr. Tarver of Jefferson-
Whereas, On July 5, 1901, Hon. Geo. G. J ohmon, o11e of the representatives in 'this House from the county of' Jefferson, departed this life; thererfore be it,

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the State of Geor_gia has lost a loyal and devoted son, the county of Jefferson an able and conscientious repre~en ffi,tive, and the family of our late colleague a. lo,ing hnsband and devoted father, and thart;, the members of this House fed, in common wit1h his friends at home, thart the House has sustained a.n irreparable loss.

Resolved furthm, That these resolutions be entered upon. the J onrnal ~f the House, and a copy thereof be furni;;hed by tJhe Clerk of this body to the family of our de-cea~ed colleague.

'fhe :following hills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

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By :Mr. Harper of Wayne-
A resolution to pay \V. L. Taylor of Coweta connt.y, a pension for 1899.
An appropriation bei'Ilg involved in the resolution, the House resolved itself into a commilttee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as the chairman of the conuniiltee }fr. Anderson of Badow.

After a corusideration of the resolution the commit.tee arose, and through !their chairman, reported it back to the House with the recommendrution that the same do pass.
The repo])t of the committee was agreed to.

'The ayes and nays were called, and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Me"srs.-

Adami!,

Fort,

Houston,

Anderson of Bartow, Foster of Floyd,

Howell,

Anderson of Cobb, Foster of Towns, Huie,

Ay:-es,

Foster of Oconee, Hutcheson,

Bailey,

Frederick,

Johnson of Appling,

Booth,

Freeman of Troup, Joiner,

Boswell,

George of Morgan, Kelly,

Bray,

Gress;

Knight,

Brewton,

Hamby,

Lane,

BroJk,

Hamilton,

McFarland,

Bush,

Hammock,

McKay,

Copeland,

Harden of Chatham, Maples,

Oowart,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe,

Darden,

Hardwick,

:Moore,

Drawdy,

Harvard,

Morris,

Duncan,

Hawes,

Mullins,

English,

Hitch,

Niblack,

Everett,

Hodges,

O'Connell,

Felder,

Hogan,

Orr,

Flynt,

Hosch,

Park of Greene,

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Park of Troup, Parker, Peyton, Pierce, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, .Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Schley, Shank, Sikes,

Singletary,

Underwood,

Slaton,

Walker of Brooks,

Stevens,

Wellborn,

Stewart,

Welch,

Stubbs,

Wells,

Sturgis,

Whitchard,

Symons,

Williams,

Taylor,

Wilson,

Thomas,

Wright of Floyd,

Thompson of Dooly, Yates.

Toomer,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

McLennan, Merritt,

Ousley, Richardson,

Smith of Hancock,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Hall of Bibb,

Madden,

Barron,

Hall of Fannin,

Miller,

Bell,

Harrell,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Blalock,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Thomas,

Blue,

Harper of Wayne, Mulherin,

Bower,

Hathcock,

Narramore,

Bruce,

Harkins,

Perry,

Burnett,

Henderson,

Quillian,

Carrington,

Henry,

Roberts,

Carswell,

Herrington,

Sanders,

Clower,

Hilton,

Shipp,

Crawford,

Hixon,

Smith of Henry,

Crumbley,

Howard of Baldwin, Stafford,

Daughtry,

Howard of DeKalb, Steed,

Davi~;~ of Meriwether, Hutchins,

Tarver,

Davis of Newton, Johnson of Baker, . Thompson of Banks,

Deal,

.Johnson of Bartow, Tisinger,

Dean,

Johnson of Jefferson, Tumlin,

Dorminy,

Jordan of Jasper, Turner,

Franklin,

Jordan of Pulaski, Walker of Crawford,

Freeman of Whitfield, Kilburn,

Walker of Webster,

Gary,

Knowles,

Wight of Dougherty,

Oeorge of DeKalb, Lr.nd,

Wilkes,

Gresham,

Lawrence,

Willingham,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

Mr. Speaker.

Grice,

Luttrell,

Ayes 92, nays 5.

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On motion of Mr. Park of Troup, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the rC'Solntion the aye;; were 92, nays oQ.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By ~Ir. Anderson of Cobb-

A resolution 1to pay pension clue Thomas Channell of Cobb county, to his widow.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the House resolved itself into a commitltee of the whole, and the Speaker appointed as chairman of the committee Mr. Howell of Meriwether.

After a considera<tion of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same back to the House wit!h the recommenda-t,ion that it do pass.

The roll was called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Brewton,

Anderson of Bartow, Bruce,

Anderson of Cobb, Bush,

Ayres,

Clower,

Bailey,

Copeland,

Barron,

Cowart,

Booth,

Crumbley,

Boswell,

Darden,

Bray,

Davis of Newton,

Drawdy, Duncan, English, Everett, Felder, Flynt, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Frederick,

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Freeman of Whitfield, Kilburn,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Gre~s,

Lane,

Griffin of Twiggs, }fcFarland,

Hamhy,

McKay,

Hamilton,

McLennan,

Hammock,

Maples,

Harden of Chatham, Merritt,

Hardin of Wilkes, Miller,

Harrell,

Monroe,

Harvard,

Moore,

Hawes,

Morris,

HenJerson,

Mulherin,

Hitch,

Mullins,

Hodges,

Niblack,

Hogan,

O'Connell,

Hosch,

Orr,

Howard of Baldwin, Ousley,

Huie,

Park of Greene,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

Johnson of Bartow, Peyton,

Johnson of Jefferson, Pierce,

Joiner,

RawlP,

Jor,lan of Jasper, Reid of Campbell,

Kelly,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Richardson, Roberts. Schley, Rhank, Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Stevens, Stewart, Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Tising'!r, Toomer, Turner, UnJerwood, Wellborn, Welch, Whit chard, William I!', Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Allen,

Franklin,

Houston,

Bell,

Freeman of Troup, Howard of DeKalb,

Blal9ck,

Gary,

Howell,

Blue,

George of DeKalb, Hutcheson,

Bower,

Gresham,

Hutchins,

Brock,

ffrice,

Johnson of Baker,

Burnett,

Hall of Bibb,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Carrington,

.Hall of Fannin,

Knowlee,

Carswell,

Hardwik,

Land,

Crawford,

Harper of Chattooga, Lawrence,

Dau~thtry,

Harper of Wayne, Lott,

Davis of Meriwether, Hathcock,

Luttrell,

Deal,

Harkins,

Madden,

Dean,

Henry,

Mitchell of Emanuel

Dorminy,

Herrington,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Foster of Towns, Hilton,

Narramore,

Foster of Oconee, Hixon,

Park of Troup,

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Perry, Quillian, Rhyne, Sanders, Smith of Henry, Stafford. Steed, Stubbs,

Sturgis,

Walker of Webster,

Tarver,

Wells,

Thompeon of Banks, Wight of Dougherty,

'fhompson of Dooly, Wilkes,

Tumiin,

Willingham,

Walker of Brooks, Wilson,

Walker of Crawford, Mr. SpeakH.

Ayes 101, nays 1.

On motion of Mr. Hawes of Elbert, the verifica,tion of the roll-call was dispensed with.
On passage of the resolu't:.ion the ayes were 101, nays 1.

The bill having received the requisite constitntional majority was pat:sed.
On motion of 1\Ir. Morris of Cobb, resolution ~o. 94 was tabled.

By Mr. Harper of W a.yne-
A resolution for the relief of A. J. Delk and others.
An appropriation bei'llg involved the House resolved itself into a C'Ommilttee of the whole, and the Speaker designa,ted as chairman of the committee Mr. Felder of Bibb.
After a consideration of the resolulf:ion the committee arose, and 'through their chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again.
On motion of Mr. Miller of Muscogee, the bill was tabled.

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By Mr. Sturgis of McDuffie-

A bill to provide for the payment of the costs of justices of t:he peace and consta1bles in misdemeanor cases in McDuffie county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of'the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the billrthe ayes were 100, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to provide ~or pleas in suits on open account3, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, w'hich was favofla!ble to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 105, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Bnglish of Warren-

A bill to abolish the county court of Warren county, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ,ayes were 88, nays 1~

The bill having received 'the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Whitchard of Terrell-

A bill to incorporate the town of Herod, and for other purposes.
to The report of the committee, which was favorablo
the passage of the hill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

1\fr. Jordan, chairman of Commitltee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report:

1111'. 8 peaker:

The Commit1tee on General Agricnltnl'e have had under consideration the following Honse bills, which I am instructed to report hack to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill requiring ownrrs of land in Murray county, Goorgia, to remove obstructions from streams, and for other
Plll1)0Se6.
Also a bill to amend section 588, \"olume B of. the Code of 1895 hy adding aftpr the word "of" in second line of said ~E'ction the W<mls "Frlbrnary and the first day of April," and for otlwr pnrposes.

The conunittrP also report tlw following bill, with the reconmHmdation t.hlat tl10 same do pass as amended:

A hill to p1oted birds aud their nests and eggs.

ThP Committe' on Ornrral Agricnltnre have also had

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under consideraticm. the following House- bill, which I am instructed 'to repovt back to the House with the recommendation that same do not pass:

A bill to encourage the growing of beef cattle in this State, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

(Signed)

HARVIE JORDAN, Chairman.

Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporatiom;, submitted the following report:

Mr. S pealcer:

'The Committee on Corporations have had under consideraticm. the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the Honse with the rooommendat.ion that the same do pass, to wit:

A 'hill to repeal an Act entit.led an Act to establish the city court of Eastman, in the ci'ty of Eastman, in and for the county of Dodge, and for other purposes.

Also, a. bill to be entitled an Act to establish, maintain, and regulate, a dispensar.x for the sale of alcoholic, spiritnons, vineous, mah, fnrmented and in:toxicat,ing liquors, and for other purposes, in the town of Eastman.

WALTER E. STEED, Chairman.

Mr. Wright, chairman of t.he Committee on Temperance, submitted the foHowing report:

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Mr. Speaker:

Your Committee on Temperance has had under consideration the following House bills, to wit:

Honse bill No. 431, by Mr. Hardwick of Washington, which is a bill to make drnnk~nness in any public place a crime.

Also, Honse bill No. 482, hy Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup, which is a bill to establish a dispensary in the town of Hogansville, in the county of Troup.

Both of which bills the comit1tee has instructed me:,. as its chairman, to r~ort back to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass.

RPspectfully submitted.

WRIGHT of Floyd, Chairman.

The following communication was received from the Senat'e through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitntiooal ma-

jorit,v the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

.

A bill to authorize the town council of Senoia, Coweta county, to issue ho'llcls for the pn1'pose of 'building and furni~hing schoolhouses.
A l~o a hill to amend the Act establishing the city court of Elberton.

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Also, a bill to reduce the number of county connuissioners of Elbert county_ from five to three.
Also, a bill to repeal the Act p~roviding for the payment of certain insolvent costs in the N ortheru J ndicial Circuit.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutionaL majority the following hills ?f the IIon~e, to wit:
A bill to make penal the importatjon of diseased stock in this State.
Also, a bill to amend the Act establishing the city eourt of Americus.

The Senate has also adopted the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence of House is asked, to wit:
A resolution appointing a committee from tlH Honw and Senate to consult with an architect to ascertain what repairs are needed on the capitol building.

Committee from the Senate are Senators SnlliYall and Stone.
The Senate has also concurred in the following rr~oln tion of the House.
A resolution inviting the Southern Educational Confp.rence to hold their next session in this Swte.
The Speaker appointed the following CommittPP on. Congr0ssional Reapp011tionment.
~Ir. Hardwick, chairman; :ni0ssrs. ::\Iiller, Hitch, ::\I itelwll of Emanuel\ Wight, Shipp, Grice, Steed, Davis of :\IPriwether, Hathcock, Houston, Howar<l of Baldwin, Flynt,

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Johnson of Bm,tow, :Morris, Burnett, Hodges, Rhyne, \Vellhorn, Reid of Taliaferro, Kelly, Stubbs, Symons.
The follmving Sooate bills were read the first time and appl"'priateiy referred, to wi't:

By :Mr. Chappell of the 24th district-
A bill to confirm the sale of certain property in Colmubus, Georgia, on Front street.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Chappell of the 24th district-
A hill to confirm the sale of certain property at tho junction of Eleventh street and Seventh avenue.
H.eferred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Chappell of the 24th district-
A bill to 'amend an Act vesting the title of commons of the city of Columbus in commissioners, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

Leave of absence was grant-ed Messrs. Steed, Harren, Darden, Quillian, Underwood, Thomas of Pierce, Flynt, FosteT of Oconee, Ca-rrin~ton, Joiner, Sikes, Stevens, Harden, Kelly, Harper of Chattooga, Tumlin, Hixon, Stubbs, Jordan, Monroe, Freeman of T'roup, Crumbley, \Valker of Crawford, Park of Troup, Richardson of Hom.ton, Hammock, Howard, Harvard, Tarver, Frederick, Reid, Welch, Tisingm, Blalock, \Villingham, English, llow<'ll of Nferiwe~ther, :Mitchell of Emanuel, !fulherin.
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On motion of 1fr. Hardwick the House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, November 2, 1901.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day: Was called 1:JO order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Ohplain.
On motion of Mr. Barron of Jones, the roll"Call was dispensed with.
Mr. Lane of Sumter reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and 'ound correct.
The Journal was read and confirmed.
By unanimous consent the following bill was read the second time, to wit:
By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to make ;the charging of more than 25 per cent. interest on any loan in this State a misdemeanor.
The following bills were read the first time and appr<r priately referred, to wit:
~y Mr. Foster of Floyd-
,A bill for the protection of foxes in this State, and fOT other purposes.
Referred to General Agricultural Committee.

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:By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-

A bill to amend section 98, volume 3 of the Code of -1895, and for other purposes.

Referred to Geneml Judiciary Committee.

-By l\fr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to amend section 94, volume 3 of the Code, and :for mher purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

--:By :Mr. Gresham of Burke-
A bill to abolish the county court of Burke county, and establish 1he city court of said county, and for other pur:poses.
Re-ferred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes--
A bill to repeal the Act establishing the city court of valdosta, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

"By l\fr. Gresham of Burke----' A bill to create the city court of Waynesboro, Georgia,
:and for other purposes. RefeiTed to Special Judiciary Committee. -

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By Messrs. Houston and Slaton of Fulton-

A bill 1to amend an Ac,t to establish a public school system in the county of Fulton, and for other purposes.

Referred to General ~fudieiary Committee.

By l\fr. Harper of Ohattooga-
A bill to repeal seetion 1315, Yolume 1 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Academy for the Blind.

By :Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-
A hill to establish the city court of Valdosta, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Harper of Chattooga-
A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint a Board of Trustees for the Asylum for the Blind, and for other purposes.
Rt:ferrcd to Academy_ for the Blind Committee.

By :Mr. Hamilton of l\[ontgomt:ry-
A hill to amend section 982 of Code of 1895, and forother purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporation5.

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-By 1Ir. Smith of Henr.r.-

~\.. hill to provide for filing of certain claims, and for other purposes.

Heferred to General Jndic'iary Committee..

By 1Ir. Howard of DeKalb-
A bill to amend seoction 753 of the Criminal Code, and for other purposes.
HPferred to Genmal J ucliciary Committee.
By ~[r. Hitch of Chatham-
A bill to amend sectiO'll 2234 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

. The following bills were read the second time, to wit:
By Mr. Taylor of Houston-
A bill t1o pay costs in peace warrants in this State.

By :Mr. Blue of MarionA bill to amend section 2110, volume 2 of the Code.

By Mr. Hamby of Rabun_:_ A bill to amend section 910 of volume 1 o the Cod,e.

By Mr. Orr of CowetaA bill to amend section 59 o the Political Code.

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By Mr. Wilson of Clay-
A resolution authorizing the payment of a pension due~ John Milton 'to his widow.

The a:bove resolution was read the second time, and on. motion of Mr. Wilson, was recommitted to Comm~ttee on.
Pensions.

By Mr. Orr of Coweta-

A bill to amend section 60 of the Political Code.

By Mr. Brock c>f Dade-

A bill to repeal an Act to create Boord of Commission- ers of Roads and Revenues for Dade county.
By Mr. Ha,rdwick of Washington-

A bill to make drunkenness in any public place a misde- meanor.
By Mr. Hosch of Jackson-

A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Har-mony Grove.

By Mr. Hitch of Ohatham-

A bill to tax girts, legacies, etc. By Mr. Drawdy of Clinch-

A bill to incorporate the town of Argyle. By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to amend section 808, volume 1 of the Code_

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By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to crente a new charter for city of Moultrie.

By Mr. Hixon of Carroll-

A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Temple.

By Mr. Hosch of Jackson-

A bill to incorporate the city of Harmony G1ove.

By Mr. Steed of Taylor-

A bill exempting fertilizers in the hands of consumers

from taxation.

.

By Mr. Tumlin of Carroll-

A bill to amend section 16 of "General Tax Act," re,lative to commercial fertilizers.

By :Mr. Henry of Murray-

A bill providing for the removal of obstructions from the streams of Murray county.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A bill to appropriate money to supply casual deficiencies, etc.

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of TroupA bill to establish a dispensary in Hog~ansville, Georgia.

By Mr. Ousley of LowndesA bill to repeal the charter of Valdosta.

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By :Mr. Houston of Fulton-

A bill to provide for a Bureau of J~a.bor and Industrial Statistics.

By :Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-

A bill to amend section 1114, volume 3 of the Code.

By Mr. Ayers of Polk-

A bill to establish the city court of Polk county.

By Mr. Brewton of Ta.ttnaU~

A bill to amend section 583, volume 3 of the Code.

By Mr. Henry of Murray (by request)-

A bill 'to prohibit the manufacture of liquors in Murray county.

By :Mr. Wellborn of Union-

A bill court.

to

change

the

time

of

holding

the

Union
j

sup.erior
-''~l' .r

By Mr. Hogan of Lincoln-

A bill t,o repeal an Act to amend section 583, volume 1 of the Code.

By Mr. Mitchell of EmanuelA bill to amend seetion 1255, volume 3 of the Code.

By Mr. Frederick of Macon (by request)-
A bill to. protect birds and their nests and eggs, and for other purposes.

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By 1fr. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to eatahlish a system of public schools in the towu of ] >oern'r

By }Jr. Hathcock of Douglas-

A bill to authorize county authorities to employ expert accountants.

Tlw following Sena,te hills were read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Ford of 10th district-

A hill to amend an Act crealting a new charter for the city of Albany.

By ::\fes.-;rs. Herndon and Harrell-

A hill to provide for the renewal of snits which have been non-suited.

By :Me;;~,rs. Park of Greene, and Slaton of Fulton-

A bill providing for biennial- sessions of the legisla,tum

By ::\Ir. Grice of Pulaski---'

A bill to amend the constitution of this State so as to change the time of holding the sessions of the General Assembly.

l\fr. Lane, chairman of the Committee on Counties and County }[atters, suhmitted the followi'llg report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on CountieS and County Matters have

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had under consideration the following hills, which they direct me to report back to lthe House with the recommeidation that same do pass, to wit:

A bill to repeal an Act amendatory of section 583 o volume 1 of Code of 1895.

Also, a hill to prohi'bit the manufacture of spirituous~ malt, or intoxicating liquors in Murray county, Georgia.

Also, a bill to change the time of holding Union ~upe rior Court.

Also, a bill to authorize the county authorities of any county in this State to employ expert accountants to examine and report on the books, vouchers, etc., of all otficert> handling coun,ty funds.

Also a bill to authorize the establishment of public schools in the town of Doerun, in Colquitt count~

Also a bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Colquitt, in the county o:f Miller.

Respectfully submitted..

W. T. LANE, Chairman.

Mr. Jordan, chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, ;;ubmitted the following report:
Mr. Speakm:
'The Committee on General Agriculture have had under consideration ,the following bills of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recom-

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me[ldation that their authors be allowed to withdraw the same:

A hill to amend section 16 of the General Thx Act, approved December 21, 1900, and for other purposes.

Also, a 1bill to provide that fertilizerrs shall not he required to be returned for taxation where the land upon which they are to be used has been returned, and for othm purposes.

The Commi<ttee on General Agriculture have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed t,o report back with the recommendation tha.t the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an Aet to establish in some county

in the southern part of the Stat,e an agricultural experi-

ment station, to be known as the South Georgia Experi-

mental Farm, -and for other purposes.



The Committee on General Agriculture have also had under consideration the following Honse bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House, with recommendation that the same do pass:

A btill to prescribe that commercial fertilizers in hands of consumers may be deemed as returned for taxation

when the lands upon which the same are to be used have been returned for taxation for the current year, and othet

purposes.

HARVIE JORDAN,

Chairman.

Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, sUJbmitted the following report:

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.lf.r. 8 peaker:

The General Judiciary Uommittee have had under con.sitleration the following bill of the House and recommend that same do pass:

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-

A bill to make the charging of more than 25 per cent. interest per annum a misdemoonor, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

.TORN M. SLATON", Chairman.

The following bills were read the t;hird time and put 11pon their passage, to wit:

By Messrs. Knowles, Foster, Wright of F}oyd-

A bill to provide for the establishment of 'a dispensary 1n the city of Rome.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to th& passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the hill the ayes were RS, nays 0.

'The bill having received the requisite comtitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Stubbs of Laurens-

A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Dublin, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 1.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Bush of Miller~

A hill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 1.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Orr of Coweta-
A bill to provide for the better drainage of la:nds m Coweta count,r, and for other purpo::;es.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hodges of Hart-
A hill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the county of Hart.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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On passage of the bill the ayes were 93, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite const.j,tutional majority was passed.

On motion of the authors House bills Nos. 415 and 502 were tabled.

By Mr. Johnson of ,Jefferson-
A bill to incorporate the town of Wrens, in Jefferson county, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage o the bill the ayes were 93, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite consti1tutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hodges of Hart-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Hartwell, and for other purposes.

The repQrt of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

il'he bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-

jority was passed.

.

By Mr. Slruton of Fulton-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Oakland, and for other purposes.

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The report o the committee, which was favora:ble to the passage o the bill was agreed to.

On passage o the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Harkins o Gordon-
A bill to amend the charter o the town o Calhoun, . and for other purposes.
The report o the committee, which was avoraible to the pass'age of _.the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Knowles o Floyd-
A bill to extend the corporrute limits o East Rome, and for other purposes.
The report o the committee, which was avora,ble to the passage o the bill, was agreed to.
On passage o the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Gresham o Burke-

A bill to authorize the mayor and council o W aynesboro to issue bonds, and for other purposes

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The report of the conunittee, which \\'a,; favmahle to the passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes WPrc !JO, nay~ 0.

'fhc bill having received the requisite con:;titntional majority was passed.

By :Messrs. Davis and Howell of :.Meriwether-
A hill t,o incorporate the town of Vnw Oak, all<l for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which \\%\ favorable to the pa&'>age of the hill, was agreed to._

On pas.-;age of the bill the ayes were HD, nays 0.

The bill having received the re(plisitc constitutional majority was passed.

By 1Ir. Ousley of Lowndes-
A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Valdosta, and for other purposes.

The report of the conunittee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 8!), nays 0.

'J.'i!e bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The Speaker made the :following additi0'11 to t!JP Committee on Penitentiary, to wit: :Mr. Copeland of ,,~alker.

:Mr. Hardwick, chairman of the Oommittee on Con,.,titutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

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.MI'. Speah~e1:
Your Commitrt:ee on Amcmlments to the Constitution have had nuder c?nsideration the following House bills, to wit:
Honse bill :Xo. 487, by l\Ir. Grice of Pulaski, providing that the Constitution of this State be so amended as to provide that tlw time for holding the sessions of the General Assembly be changed.

. :\ho, Hon~e bill X o. -J.G2, by .Me,,.;rs. Park and Boswell of Greene, and Slaton of }'nlton, providing for biennial sessions of the General Assembly.

Also, Hon:>e bill X o. 50G, by :Mr. Toomer of \Vare, providing. that the General Assembly shall send the general appropriation bill to the Governor at least ten days before the close 0f each session; all of which h_ills your committee has instructed me as its chairman, to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass.

Your committee has also had undC'r consideration Honse bill X o. 171, by l\Ir. Hardwick of \Vashington, providi~Ig that the Constitution of Georgi~ shall be so amendC'd as to prei'cribo additional qualifications for the elect0I"S of this State, which hill your committee has instructed me as its chairman, to report back to the Honse without recommendation as to its passage, but with the recommendation that becanse of its importance and far-reaching effect, three hundred copies he printed for the use of the Honse,

the bill be acted on without action by any committee, and that the same be made a special order for such time as the

Honse may hereafter determine upO'Il.

Respectfully submitted.
19 hi

T. W. HARDWICK, Acting Chairman.

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The following recommendations embraced in the report of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, regarding bill No. 171, were ~dopted, with the exception of the recommendation that the bill be allowe.d to come up for passage witlhout being referred to any committee, and the bill was read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

A bill to amend the constitution so as to prescribe additional qualification for the electors of this State, and for other purposes.

On motion of :Mr. Hardwick, 300 copies of the above bill was ordered print.ed for the use of the House.

On motion of Mr. Wright of Floyd, 3_00 copies of the substitute for Ho~e bill No. 338 were ordered printed for the use of the House, and the same was made the special order for Friday, Novemiber 8, 1901.

Leave of absence was granted :Messrs. Flynt of Spalding, O'Connell, Duncanr Knight, Johnson of Appling, Adams, Hutchins, Harper of Wayne, Jordan of Jasper, Drawdy of Clinch, Barron, Bray.

On motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulton, the House adjourned until J\fonday morning at 9 o'clock.

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Atlanta, Georgia, :Monday, XoYember 4, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at D o'clock a. m. this day. "\Vas called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer iby the Chaplain.

The roll was called and the following memlwrs asnwered to their names:

Adams,

Foster of Fioyd,

Hodges,

Allen,

Fo~ter of Towns,

Hogan,

Anderson of Bartow, Foster of Oconee, Honston,

Anderson of Cobb, Franklin,

Howard of DeKalb,

Ayres,

Frederick,

Huie,

Bailey,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hutcheson,

Bell,

Gary,

Hutchins,

Blalock,

George o~ DeKalb, .Johnson of Bartow,

Blue,

GPorge of Morgan, Johnson of Jefferson,

Booth,

Gresham,

Jordan of Jasper,

Boswell,

Gres~,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Bower,

Griffin of Twiggs, Kelly,

Brock,

Grice,

Kilburn,

Bruce,

Hall of Bibb,

Land,

Bush,

Hamby,

Lane,

Carrington,

Hamilton,

Lawrence,

Carswell,

Hammock,

Luttrell;

Clower,

Hardin of Wilkes, McFarland,

Cowart,

Hardwick,

MeKay,

Crumbley,

Harrell,

McLennan,

Davis of Meriwether, Harper of Chattooga, Madden,

Davis of Newton

Hathcock,

Mples,

Deal,

Harkins,

Merritt,

Dorminy,

Hawes,

Miller,

Duncan,

Henderson,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

"English,

Henry,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Everett,

Hilton,

. M!lnroe,

Felder,

Hitch,

Moore,

Flynt,

Hixon,

Morris,

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Mulherin, Mullins, Niblack, Orr, Ousley, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Parker, Perry, Peyton, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Richardson, Roberts.

Sanders, Schley, Shank, Shipp, Sikts, Singletary, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks,

Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, WI:' lis, Whi tchllrd, Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates,. Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Barron, Bray, Brewton, Burnett, Copeland, Crawford, Darden, Daughtry, Dean, Drawdy, Fort, Freeman of Troup,

Hall of Fannin,

Knight,

Harden of Chatham, Knowles,

Harper of Wayne, Lott,

Harvard,

Narramore,

Herrington,

O'Connell,

Hosch,

Stewart,

Howllrd of Baldwin, Tarver,

Howell,

Walker of Crawford,

Johnson of Appling, Wight of Dougherty,

Johnson of Baker, Wilkes,

Joiner,

Willingham.

~Ir. ~fenitt of Hancock, reported that the Journal of yestenlay'sproceedings had been examined and found correct.

The Journal wa.;; read and confirmed.

~Ir. Johnson of Bartow, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the Houec in passing House bill :No. 458.

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Mr. J.ohmon of Bartow, then moved to reconsider the action of the Honse in pas.~ing House bill No. 458, which is a bill to extend the corporate limits of East Home, which motion prevailed, and on motion of :Mr. JDhnson, the bill was referred to the Committee on Corporations:

l\fr. Taylor of Houston, "as given permission to with(lraw House bill X o. 58.

l\fr. Shank, chairman pro tem. of the Enrollment Committe, submitted the following repmi:

Mr. Speaker:

The Counnit<tee on Enrollment, reports as properly inrolled, duly signed and ready for deEvcry to the Governor, the following Act.,;, to wit:

An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish the city court of Auwricns, approved K ovemher 22, 1900, 2nd for otlher Plll1)0Ses.

Also, an Act to make pt>nal the importation, knowingly, o stock with contagious diseases, exct>pt distemper, in this State.

Respectfully snbmitted.

J. A. SHANK,
Chairman, pro tem.

The followi11g bill, which was made the special order for to-clay was read the third time and placed upon its passage, to wit:
:By Mr. Perry of Gwinnett-
A bill to provide for the taxation of railroad properties,

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etc., and to provide for a State Board of Tax Assessors,. and for other purposes.
An apprppriation being imolved the Speaker resolved the House in a committee of the whole, and designated a& chaimwn of the committee, 1Ir. Hardwick of \Vashington.
Tlie committee of the whole recommended the following amendment, "~hich was adopted, to wit.:

Amend hy striking "HIOl" wherever it may occur in ~aiel hill, and insert in lieu thereof ':1902."

After a consideration of the hill the committee arose, and through their chairman, reported the hill back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass.

On agreeing to the report of the committe, 11r.. Hall of Bibb, called for the ayes and na,w;, which call was s~ tained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Booth,

Gress,

Land,

Bower,

Grice,

Lawrence,

Brock,

Hamby,

Luttrell,

Bush,

Hardin of Wilkes, McFarland,

Clower,

Harrell,

Merritt,

Cowart,

Harper of Chattooga, Morris,

Crumbley,

Hathcock,

Mulherin,

Davis of Meriwether, Hawes,

Niblack,

Davis of Newton, Hixon,

Orr,

Dorminy,

Hogan,

Ousley,

Duncan,

Houston,

Park of Greene,

Everett,

Huie,

Peyton,

Felder,

Hutcheson,

Pierce,

Fort,

Hutchins,

Rawls,

Frederick,

Johnson of Jefferson, Reid of Campbell.

Gary,

Jordan of Pulaski, Rhyne, '



George of DeKalb, Kilburn,

Richardson,

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Sanders, Schley, Shank, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Stafford,

Steed, Stevens, Symons, Thomas, Tisinger, Toomer,

Tumlin, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wilson, Yat.es.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen, Anderson of Cobb, Bailey, Bell, Blue, Brewton, Carrington, English, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Towns, Foster of Oconee, George of Morgan, Hall of Bibb, Hamilton,

Hammock,

Parker,

Hardwick,

Perry,

Harkins,

Roberts,

Henry,

Shipp,

Hilton,

Sikes,

Howard of DeKalb, Singletary,

Johnson of Bartow, Sturgi'>,

Kelly,

Taylor,

Madden,

Thompson of Dooly,

Maples,

Welch,

Mitchell of 'l'homas, Wells,

Monroe,

Whitchard,

Moore,

Wright of Floyd.

Mullins,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Franklin,

Joiner,

Anderson of Bartow, Freeman of Troup, Jordan of Jasper,

Ayres,

Freeman of Whitfleld,Knight,

Barron,

Gresham,

Knowles,

Blalock,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lane,

Boswell,

Hall of Fannin,

Lott,

Bray,

Harden of Chatham, McKay,

Bruce,

Harper of Wayne, McLennan,

Burnett,

Harvard,

Miller,

Carswell,

Henderson,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Copeland,

HE-rrington,

Narramore,

Crawford,

Hitch,

O'Connell,

Darden,

Hodges,

Park of Troup,

Daughtry,

Hosch,

Quillian,

Deal,

Howard of Baldwin, Reid of Taliaferro,

Dean,

Howell,

Smith of Henry,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Appling, Stewart,

Flynt,

Johnson of Baker, Stubbs,

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Tarver,

Wellborn,

Williams,

Thompson of Banks, Wight of Dougherty, Willingham,

Underwood,

Wilke~,

Mr. Speaker:

Walker of Crawford,

Ayes 6(), nays 41.

On motion of 1lr. Hawe,; of ElhPrt, the nwification of the roll"ca.ll was dispensed with.

On agreeing to the unfavorable report of the cmmnittf'e of the whole Hmtsc, th.e ayPs were (ill, nays -!1.

The unfanmtblc report of the committee wa,; therefore agreed to aud the bill lost.

By unanimous consent the following Senate m,;olntion was read and cm1cnrred in, to wit:

By _Mr. Sullivan of the 18th di~trict-
. A resolution providing for a joint. committee from the House and Senate to look into certain repair,; of which the State capitol i::; in need.
T'he following connnnnication \\"a~ J'PPPiv~>l -from the Senate through 1[r. 1\ orthen the Secretary thereof:
]1{r. Speaker:
The Senate has paf'sed hy the re(piisite constitntioTial majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:
A bill to provide for the nse of and make the application and the e,idencc attached thcrdo, now on file in the office of Commissioner of Pensiom, competent testimony in certain cases.

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Also, a hill to amc11d section G of an Act authorizing the appointment of Pension Commissioner.

The Senate has also passed by the reqni,;ite constitutional majority the following bill of the Honse:

A bill to amend ,;eetion 1 of a.n Act requiring corporation'> doing life insurance business on the assc5'ilmcut plan, to have the same printPd on their policies.

The Sena,te has also adopted the following resolutions of the Senate, in which t:lw concurrence of the Honse is asked, to wit:
A resolution re<ple~ting from the House information in regard to the passage of liousc bill No. 48.

Also, a re;;o]ution to rcfer all bills and rcsolut.ions now before the Senate and Honse on constitutional amendments, to the joint committee on constitutional amendments.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following re,;olution of the House:
A resolution to pay pen::Jion of .T. L. Coffee to his widow.

The Senate has also adopted the following resolution of

the House:



A resolution to proYide for the appointment of a commission t<;> devise plans and secnre the erection of an Effigy of a Georgian in Sta>tnary Hall, at washington, D. C.

The following communication was received from the

Senate thro11~h Mr. K orthen, the Secretary thereof:

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M 1'. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requiaite constjtut.ionai majori,ty the following bills of the Sena1te to wit:

A bill to requi~e the State Chemist to make an analyilis in suspected cases of poisoning.

Also, a bill to amend section 4315 of the Code of Georgia.

Also, a hill to increase the number of terms of the superior court of Richmond county.
Also, ~ bill rt:o create a new charter for the city of Griffin.

Aho, a bill to provide that in any ot:her than the regular terms of the superior court, grand juries shall not be required to consider county 'business.

Also, a bill to allow all affidavits in fonna pauperis now allowed by law in judicial proceedings to be amended.

Also, a bill to amend section 4340 of the Code.

Also, a bill to restrict and restrain the sale of cocain in this State.

The Senate has also adopted the following resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is ~sked, to wit:
Resolved, That the joint committee on constitutional amendments be authorized to employ a ste-nographer.

The following resolutions were read the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

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By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A resolution providing that House bill No. 414, known as the "Inheritance Tax Bill," be made the special order for Tuesday, November 12th, a,t 10 o'clock a. m.

By Mr. Howard of DeKal'b-
A resolution providing that the Rules of the House be suspended for the purpose of acting upon Senate resolution in reference to House bill No. 48, asking for a transcript of the Journal of the House, relating to the passage of said bill.
Unanimous consent was given the authors of House bills Nos.149 and 176, to withdraw same.
The following Senate resolution was read and concurred in, to wit:

By .Mr. Bell of the 39th district,-
A resolution to refm all bills now before the House and Senate to the committee appointed. to considerr constitutional amendments.
Upon the call ot'the roll of counties for the introduction of new matter, the following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-
A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer to issue honcis to pay ofi past due bonds issued by Chas. J. McDonald, Goverrnor, and for other purposes..
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

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By :Mr. Hall of Bibb-

A bill to prohibit corporatiom from extending to any officer of this State privileges not granted the pnblic, and for other pnrposes.

Referred to Gene1al .Tudieiary Committee.

By :Mr. Hall of Bibb-
A bill. to authorize the Gmernor aml Treasurer of this Sitate to ii'sue bonds for the pmpo;;e, of pa,Ying certain past dne bonds known as "Come11tion Bonch," and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Peyton of Hatber~ham-
A bill to amend an Act to estahli;;h a s,y~tem of pnhlic schools in the town of Toccoa, and for other pnrposes.
Referred to Committee on Education.

By :Mr. Smith of Henry-
A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of the town of :McDonough, and for other pnrposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Smith of Henry-
A bill to prmide for the !Jetter drainage of lands 111 Henry county, and for other pnrposes.
Referred to Committee on Conn ties and County :Matters;

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By Mr. Frederick of ~lacon-

A bill to prohibit the pnrchase of liquors when the sale of such liquors is prohihitf'Ll by law, and for other pnrposes.

Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By l\Ir. Rush of ~!iller-
A bill to regulate a llispensary in the town of Colquitt, and for other pmposes.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Turner of HenryA bill for the protectio~1 of fish in the streams of Rock-
dale county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County ~Iatters.
By ~1r. :Mulherin of Richmond-
A hill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, and for other purpose:;;.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By unanimous coment the following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

By Mr. Kelly of Glascock-
A resolution to make Honse bill No. 404 the special order for November 13, HlOl.
The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

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By Mr. Hardwick of WashingtO'll.-

Resolved, That in the future the House shall meet at 9:30 a. m. and adjourn at 1 o'clock p. m.

On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the session was extended until the roll of oounties was concluded.

Leave of absence was grant~:d to }lessrs. Stewart of Calhoun, Hutchins of Gwinnett, Omley of Lowndes, Boswell of Greene, Hall of Bibb, Miller of ~Iuscogee, Perry of Gwinnett, Merritt of Hancock.

The call of the roll of counties haYing b~:en concluded the House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock to morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, X oYc-mber 5, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjonrmnent at D:30 o'clock a. m. this day. \Vas called to onler hy the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Clmpla.in.

The roll was called, and the following membeTs answered to their names:

Adams, Alien, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Bailey, Bell, Blue, Booth, Bower,

Bray, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Bush, Carrington, Carswell, ClowE>r, Copeland,

Cowart, Crumbley, Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, DPan, Dorminy, Drawdy, Dunran, English,

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Everett,

Howell,

Rhyne,

Feld.er,

Huie,

Richardson,

Flynt,

Hutcheson,

Roberts,

Fort,

Hutchins,

Sanders,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Appling, Schley,

Foster of Towns,

Johnson of Bartow, Shank,

Foster of Oconee, Johnson of Jefferson, Shipp,

Franklin,

Jordan of Pulaski, Sikes,

Frederick,

Kelly,

Singletary,

Freeman of Troup, Kilburn,

Slaton,

Freeman of Whitfield, Knight,

Smith of Hancock,

Gary,

Knowles,

Smith of Henry,

George of DeKalb, Land,

Stafford,

George of Morgan, Lawrence,

Steed,

Gresham,

Luttrell,

Stevens,

Griffin of Twiggs, McFarland,

Stewart,

Grice,

:McKay,

Stubbs,

Hall of Bibb,

McLennan,

Sturgis,

Hall of Fannin,

Madden,

Symons,

Hamby,

Maples,

Taylor,

Hamilton,

Merritt,

Thomas,

Hammock,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Thompson of Banks,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mitchell of Thomas, Tisinger,

Hardwick,

Moore,

Toomer,

Harrell,

Morris,

Tumlin,

Harper of Chattooga, Mulherin,

Turner,

Harvard,

Mullins,

Underwood,

Hathcock,

Narramore,

Walker of Brooks.

Harkins,

Niblack,

Walker of Crawford,

Hawes,

Ousley,

Walker of Webster,

Henry,

Park of Greene,

Wellborn,

Herrington,

Park of Troup,

Welch,

Hilton,

Parker,

Wells,

Hitch,

Perry,

Whitchard,

Hixon,

Peyton,

Wight of Dougherty,

Hogan,

Pierce,

Williams,

Hosch,

Quillian,

Wilson,

Houston,

Rawls,

Wright of Floyd,

Howard of Baldwin, Reid of Campbell, Yates,

Howard of DeKalb, Reid of Taliaferro, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Ayres, Barron,

Blalock, Boswell,

Burnett, Crawford,

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Darden, Daughtry, Deal, Gre!ls, Harden of Chatham, Harper of Wayne, Hender~on,

Hodges, Johnson of Baker, Joiner, Jordan of .Jasper, Lane, Lott, Miller,

Monroe, O'Connell, Orr, Tarver, Thompson of Dooly, Wilkes, Willingham.

Mr. 'l'isinger of l'pson, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examincu and found correct.

The Journal was read anu confirmeli.

The following cammnnication was read, to wit:

Sav~mnah, Oa., X ovembcr 1, 1901.
To the Speaker of the Honse of HeprciJC'lltat,ives, Atlanta, Ga:
Dear Sir:-The Boaru of 1Ianager,; of the Georgia Historical Society cordially invite,; tlw members of the House of Representative,; while in Savannah, to visit the picture gallarie,~ alHl art I'O<l'lllS of the ']'plfair .Acallcmy of Arts anu Sciences.
Very re,;pcctfully,
OTIS ASH:MOH.E,
Correspouding See,y. Ga. Hist. Society.

The follmving conmmnicatiou was read, to wit:
Atlanta, Ga., ~ovember 4, 1901. Hon. John D. I~ittle, Speak("r of the House of Represent-
atives, City: . :Mr. Speaker:-FoT reasons ent1irely personal to myself, I will be unable to serve either as chairman or as a member

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of the standing committee of the House on CongreS:>ional ReapportiO'nment, and beg that yon will consider this lett<'r in the nature of a resignation.

Assuring you of my high appreciation of the honor conferred upon me by the appointment, I am,
Very Respectfully, T. W. HARDWICK.

::M:r. \Vright of Floyd, <~hairman of the Committ.ee oil Temperance, snbmiMed the following report:

llfr. 8 peaker:

The Committee on Temperance have had under con~ideration Honse bill No. 476, amending the Act 8tabli,,hi~1g a dispensary in Pike county, and instruct me to report the same back to the Honse with a recommendation that it do pass.
WRIGHT, of Floyd.
Chairma11.

The following hills were read the se<'ond time and rPcommitted, to wit:
By Mr. Slaton of Fnlton-
A hill to amend the charter of Atlanta, relatiYe to franchises.
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A hill to amend thfl eha1ter of Atlanta, relative' tn the "old water-works" propert.y.
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By unanimous consent tl1e following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit,:

By :Mr. Harrell of Dodge-

A bill to repeal an Act to establish the city court of Eastman, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the pn.~;:.age of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays 0.

The bill ha-\ing received the requisite constitutional majmity was passed.

By Mr. Harrell of Dodge-
A bill to establish a dispensary for sale of liqtwrs in the r wn of Eastman, and for other purposes.
The report of the committe, which was favorable to the pa~~nge of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 100, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majorit: was passed.

Hy ~[r. Taylor of Houston-
A bill to provide for the payment of costs in peace warrants issued in this State, and for other purposes.

The committee proposed to amend by striking out the whole of section two of the bill, and renumber the other i<l'Ctiow; accordingly.

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The report of the committee, which was favorable to the -:pas~nge of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 102', nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional rna-

jority ,,n::; passed as amended.

.

~Ir. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committc-e, mbmitt<>d the following report:
llfr. Speaker:
The General Judiciary C'ommittPe has had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back with the recomme-ndation that they do pass:

'By Mr. ~IcLennan of Telfair-
A hill to amend section 813 of the Penal Code, and for other purposes.

By :Mr. ~Iulherin of RichmondA lill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.

Ji.' :Mr. ~Inlherin of RichmondA hill to amend the charter of the city of A11gnaw.

"\ hill to reqnirP tlH' :nnml of <lanwgp;: again,;t partip,; who earry ca~Ps to t.lw Snpr<>lll<' Comt for <lPlay mlly, Ptr.

308

JouB.NAL o:r THB Hous:a.

By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A 'bill to authorize levy of certain taxes, and for otheJ."" purposes.

By Messrs. King and Houston of Fulton-
A bill to regulate the practice and procedure of ju.-;tice
courts in cities of sixty thousand or more, and for other purposes.

By Messrs. Slaton and Houston-

A hill to amend Act to establish a system--

By :Mr. Blalock of Fayette-

A hill to ~rovide for the paymeut of all rewards offered' hy the governor for the apprehension of fngiti,e,; front justice out of the fnncl arisi'llg from the hire of convicts.

They also reemiuueml that Honse hill;; ;i04 and 505, by Messrs. Slaton and Hon;;ton of Fulton, he read the ,;PCOJHl time and recommitted.

Hespedfnlly :mhmitted.

.1011:'\ :M. SLATOX, Chairman.

J\fr. George of ~fmga11, ehainua11 of the C'ommitt1e 011 };<hwation, snbmitt<"<l the following report:

Jlfr. 8 peaker:

The ( 'ommittee 011 Edneatiou han ltatllmder ct_>11:lident tio11 thP following hill~, whieh they iH~tJtwt lll<'. a~ th<ir <"haii"Tnan, to report hnd.;: tn the llon,;e with tlH !'t'et>lll-. 111PIH1ation that th<y do pa,;~. to wit:

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A bill to esta'blish a Hys_tem of public school in the town -of Spring Place, Georgia.

A hill to establish a system of public schools in the town of \Van-enton, Georgia.

The committee also instruct me to report the following hill- with the recomme~1dation that the same do pass as -11IliC'JHl~d, to wit:

A bill to establish a system of public schools m the .:town of Senoia.

l{espectfully submitted.

E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

By unanimous consent the following hills were read th('! Jir~t tinw and appropriately referred, to wit:
I~y Mr. Bnrnett of Clark-
A hill to approve an Act to amend an Act to establish .a clispemary in the city of Athens, and for other purposes.
Referrl:'d to Connnit.tC'e O'll Temperance.
By Mr. Pal'k of (heene--
A bill to amend the charter of Greensboro, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Heferred to Committee on Ways and Means.
Upon request of Mr. Grice of Pulaski, House bill No. -4Hi was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By Mr. Hilton of Screven-

A bill to amend section 982 of the Code, and for othelpurposes.

Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

The following bills were read the third time aml put upon their passage, to wit:

By Messrs. Jordan and Grice of Pulaski-
A bill to permit the establishnwnt of dispeusarie~ in Cl'rtain incorporated cities of Pulaski county, and fen other purposes.
Mr. Park of Ch-ecue, eall<>d the previous <Iue:;tiou, whieh call was sustained.
The report of the committee, which was favoralJle to the pa;;..-.age of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 99, nays U.
The bill having received the reqnisit~ constitutioual majority was passed.

By Mr. Blue of Marion-
A bill to amend section 2110 of volume 2 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was adver~e to the passage of the bill was disagreed to on motion of )!r. Blueof Marion. Ayes 52, nays 39, and the bill .resumed its appropriat~ place upon the calendar.

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The following communication was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

lb. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majorit.y the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to make it unlawful for any person to net, trap, or kill any wild turkeys, quail, do've, or deer, on any land other than that owned or rented by them.

Also, a hill to provide for the admitting to bail of parties who have been convicted of offenses baila:hle before trial.
The Senate has also passed by the reqniRite constitutional majority the following bills of the Honse.

A bill to amend the garnishment laws of the State of Georgia.

Mr. Little, chairman ex_ officio of the Committee on Hules, snhmitted the following r~port:
.!.lfr. Speaker:
The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following House reeolutions, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A resolution making House bill No. 135 a special order for Tuesday, November 12th, immediately after the confirmat.ion of the J omnal.
Also, a resolution making House hill No. 404 the special order for Wednesday, November 13, 1901, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal.

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Also, a resolution making House 'bill No. 414 the special order for Thursday, Xovember 14, at 10 o'clock a.m.
Also, a resolution providing for a suspension of the Rules for the purpose of taking up and acting immediately upon Senate resolution askiug for a transcript of the Journal of the House, relating to the passage of House bill No. 48.

Yonr cominitte 'believing that the business of the House can be be.5t facilitatd by a strict adherence to the order of business a,; prescribed by the Rules of the House, except where it is considered desirable to make such measures special orders as may be desired by the House, have instructed each members of the committee to object to taking up bills and resolutions out of their regular order in any instance.

Hespectfully submitted.

JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman ex officio.

By unanimous consent the foregoing recommendations embraced in the report of t:he Committee on Rules were adopted, and the following resolution adopted in accmdancc therewith, to wit:
]~y :Mr. Howard of DeKalb-
Hewlved, That Senate resolution No. 37, providing for a transcript of certain House Journals in reference to the passage of the ''.Franchise Tax Bill," be taken up and acted upon.
The following resolution was read, to wit:

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313

By Mr. Toomer of \Vare-

Re<"lQhed, That in compliance with a resolution Qf the Hc>Bate, this day transmitted to the Honse, that the Sana.te hP fnrni~hed with a tJauscript of the House Journal, 'Showill!!,' all procce<lings rPlatiHg to a third reading, final pass~lp;e, and transmi~,.;ioll to the Seunte of Honse bill No. 48.

The following rcsolntio11 was offered as a substitute to tho foregoing rf.>.,;olntion of .Mr. Toomer of \Vare, to wit:

Hy Mr. Felder of Bibb-
Hesolvecl, That the House consider Senate resolution
No. :37, calling for a transcript copy of the Journal of the
Home for certain days, be considered as a reflection upon this body, etc., and for other purposes.
The resolution of :Mr. Toomer was adopted by substitute.

By nnammons consent the following re:>olntious were ndoted, to wit:

Hy .Mr. Kelly of Ulascock-
Hesolved, That Home bill No. 404, know11 as the "Ans:tralian Ballot Bill," be made the special order for N ovemlwr 13th, immediately after the confirmation of the J onrnal.

By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-
A resolution making House bill No. 135 the special order for Tuesday, N ovem'ber 12th, immediately after the <>onfirmation of tlw .Tonrnal.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A resolution making House hill No. 414 the special order for Thursday, November 14th, at 10 o'clock a.m.

:i\Ir. Park of Greene, arose iu his seat to a question of perwnal priYihge and addre~sed the following remarb t.o the Speaker:

Atlanta, Ua., November, G, 1001.

llf1'. S pealcer:

I rise to a qne,;tion of personal privilege. The ~\.tlanta Journal of ye::;terday report::; me as saying, "\Ye tlt-fl'mled the railroa<ls and a1gned tlhat they were doing mort' to upbuild Georgia than anything else." The reporter, I am satisfied, made an honC~St error in so quoting my remarks on what is known as the Railroad Assessors Bill. what I did say was, "if the present laws were properly PXPcuted they were ample to remedy any existing evils; that said laws were fair to the railroads and the peaple, and that I believed in treating the railroads fairly, as they W(re important factm'S, working in connection with the farm(r:S in building up the waste places of Georgia, and that \Ve should pass no laws that would retard the material prosperity of the people of our whole State.

1\Ir. \VeHborn, chairman of the Con~mittee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:
1lfr. Speaker:
'1 rhe Committee on Enrollment report as properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts.

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An Act to amend section 1 of an Act requiring corporations doing life insurance busine;;s in this State 11po11 assessment plan, to print on all policies or <:ertificate.; the words "This contract is issued upon the a;;sessment. plan."

Also the following resolutions:
A resolution inviting the Southern Educational ('onference to hold their next session in Georgia.
Also, a resolution providing for appointment of a commission to secure the erection of an Effigy of a Georgian
in Statuary Hall at \Vashington, D. <'.
Also, a resolution granting ~pace in the State capitol tQ the Daughters of the Confederacy of Georgia for keeping ~onYenirs, etc., of the war between the Stl!ltes.
Also, a resolution that a committee of seven from Honse and five from Senate, be appointed to report proper observances upon the death of Hon. Porter King.
Also, a resolution that invitation extended by State Fair Association to attend State Fair at Savannah, November 6th, be accepted.
Also, a resolution authorizing payment of penswu of J. L. Coffee to hi's widow.
Hespectfully submitted.
C. J. WELLBORN, Jr.,
Chairma~1.

The following bill was also read the third time and placed upon its passage, to wit:

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By l\Ir. Harvard of Dooly-

A bill to prescribe that no person owning more than $1,000.00 worth of property, etc., be not allowed to draw a pension, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee which was adverse to the pa;;sage of the bill was disagreed to on motion of Mr. Harvard of Dooly.

The following amendments were adopted, to wit:

By l\Ir. Toomer of vVare-
Amend by adding the following: "Provided that applicants for pensions shall present to the Commissioner of Pensions a certificate of the ordinary or Boa1d of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, where such boards exist, certifying to the fact that the applicant comes within the income or property qualification prescribed by this Act.

l~y :Mr. Harvard of Dooly-
Amend section 1 by inserting after the word "property" in the eighth line, the words "either in his or his wife's name;" also after the word "salary" in the ninth line 'either in his or his wife's name;" also after the word.s "''per annum" in the eleventh line the words "in his or his wife's name."
On the passage of the hill Mr. Flynt of Spalding, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Harrell,

Rhyne,

Bailey,

Harper of Chattooga, Richardson,

Bell,

Harvard,

Roberts,

Blue,

Hathcock,

Sanders,

Bower,

Harkins,

Flchley,

Brewton,

Hawes,

Shank,

Burnett,

Henry,

Sikes,

Carrington,

Hilton,

Singletary,

Clower,

Hixon,

Slaton,

Cowart.

Hodges,

Smith of Hancock,

Crumbley,

Houston,

Stafford,

Davis of Meriwether, Howell,

Stevens,

Davis of Newton, Johnson of Jefferson, Stubbs,

Dorminy,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Sturgis.

Drawdy,

Kelly,

Symons,

Duncan,

McKay,

Taylor,

English,

:Madden,

Thomas,

Everett,

Maples,

Thompson of Dooly,

Fort,

Morris,

Toomer.

Foster of Towns, Mulherin,

'fum lin,

Foster of Oconee, Mullins,

Walker of Brooks,

Frederick,

Niblack,

Walker of Webster,

Freeman of Troup, Orr,

Welch,

Gary,

Park of Greene,

Wells,

George of Morgan, Park of Troup.

Whitchard,

(irice,

Parker,

Wight of Uougherty,

Hamilton.

Pierce,

Wilson,

of Hammock,

Rawls,

Hardin Wilkes, Reid of Campbell

Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Hardwick,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Those voting in the negative were :\Ies'lrs.-

Adams, Booth, Bush, Copeland, Dean, Flynt, Foster of Floyd, George of DeKalb,

Hall of Fannin, IIP.mby, Hogan, IIosch, IIoward of Baldwin, Howard of DeKalb, Huie, Hutcheson,

~nowles,
Luttrell, }!cLennan, Narramore, Shipp, Smith of Henry,
Steed.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harden of Chatham, Mitchell of Thomas,

Anderson of Bartow, Harper of 'Vayne, Munroe.

Ayres,

Henderson,

Moore,

Barron,

Herrington,

O'Connell,

Blalock,

Hitch,

Ousley,

Boswell,

Hutchins,

Perry,

Bray,

Johnson of Appling, Peyton,

Brock,

Johnson of Baker, Quillian,

Bruce,

.Johnson of Bartow, Stewart,

Carswell,

Joiner,

'l'arver,

Crawford,

.Jordan of Jasper, Thompson of Banks,

Darden,

Kilburn,

Tisinger,

Daughtry,

Knight,

Turner,

Deal,

Land,

Underwood,

Felder,

Lane,

Walker of Crawford,

Franklin,

Lawrence,

Wellborn,

Freeman of Whitfield,Lott,

Wilkes,

Gresham,

McFarland,

Williams,

Gress,

Merritt,

'Villingham,

Griffin of Twiggs, Miller,

Mr. Speaker.

Hall of Bibb,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

On motion of Mr. Sl-aton, the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 23.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was paRSed as amended.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Monroe of Decatnr, Cowart of Charlton, Schley of Chattahoochee, McFarland of Franklin, '"Williams of Bryan, Johnson of Bartow, Anderson of Bartow, Brewton of Tattna1l, \Yalker of Brooks.

The Speaker then announced the Honse adjmmted until
!l :ao o'clock Thursday morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia, Thuro;day, November 7, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. \Vas called to order by the Speaker pro. tem., and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

:Mr. Mulherin of Richmond, moved to dispense with the roll-call, which motion was lost.

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

Adams,

Davis of Newton, Hall of Fannin,

Allen,

Deal,

Hamby,

Anderson of Bartow, Dean,

Hammock,

Anderson of Oobb, Dorminy,

Harclen of Chatham,

Ayres,

Drawdy,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Bailey,

Duncan,

Hardwick,

Barron,

EnjZlish,

Harrell,

Bell,

Everett,

Harper of Chattooj!'a,

Blalock,

Felder,

Harper of Wayne,

Blue,

Flynt,

Harvard,

Booth,

Fort,

Hathcock,

Boswell,

Foster of Floyd,

Harkins,

Bower,

Foster of Towns, Hawes,

Brock,

Foster of Oconee, Henderson,

Bruce,

Franklin,

Henry,

Burnett,

Fredt>rick,

Herrington,

Bush,

Freeman of Troup, Hilton,

(Jarriogton,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hitch,

Carswell,

Gary,

Hixon,

Clower,

George of DeKalb, Hodges,

Copeland,

George of Morgan, Hogan,

<Jrumbley,

Gresham,

Hosch,

Darden,

Griffin of Twiggs, Houston,

Daughtry,

Gri,e,

Howard of Baldwin,

Davis of Mtriwether, Hall of Bibb,

Howard of DeKalb,

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Howell,

Moor~>,

Huie,

Morris,

Hutcheson,

Mulherin,

Hutchins,

Mullins,

Johnson of Appling, Narramore,

Johnson of Baker, Niblack,

Johmon of Bartow, Ousley,

Jordan of Jasper, Park of Greene,

Jordan of Pulaski, Park of Troup,

Kelly,

Perry,

Kilburn,

PPyton,

Knight.,

Pit>rce,

Knowles,

Quillian,

Land,

Rawls,

Lane,

Reid of Campbell,

Lawr~>nce,

Rhyne,

Lott,

Sanders,

Luttrell,

Schley,

Madden,

Shank,

Merritt,

Shipp,

Miller,

Sikes,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Singletary,

Mitchell of Thoma~, ~mith of Hancock,

Monroe,

Smith of Henry,

Stafford, StPed, 1-itevPns, 8tt'Wart, Stuuhs,
f'tnr~?is,
Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Ti>inger, Tumlin, Turner, WalkPr of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, weJeh, Whitehurd. Wight of Dougherty, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of FJ ..yd. Yates.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bray,

McKay,

Brewton,

Mt'Lennan,

Cowart,

Maples,

Crawford,

O'Connell,

Gress,

Orr,

Hamilton,

Parker,

of .Johnson Jefferson, Reid of Taliaferro,

Joiner,

Richardson,

McFarland,

Roberts,

I'll aton, Tarver, Toomer, Underwood, Walker of Brook~. Wells, Wilkee, WilliamP, Ml'. Speaker.

.M'l'. )IPrritt of ~fancock, rcpurtetl that the ,J otll'J~;u ,,f Tne;;day',; proeP<ding>' l1ad been examined and fonw1 ar-
rPct.

Tlw .TOlii'JJal was rea<l a11<l eoHfil'JIJPd.

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Th(' following joint rp,;olntion was read and adotped, tQ wit:

B~ :;\ft. Httll of Bibb-
A rp;;olntion prodding that the (lpueral As~Pmhly mrPt in joi1it ,;co;sion at 1t o'doek to li~ten to the :Hl<lrel's of OeuPral Stl"plten 1>. Lee of ~li~~i,-"ippi.
On reqnPst of l\[r. Hardwick of \Vashington, lions<> hill Ko. 171 was takE>n from the table and placed upon the calendar.
On motion of Mr. Wight. of Dougherty, House bill No. 3il2 was withdrawn from the Genm-al .Judiciary Committee: and recommitted to the Special Judiciary Committee.
At the request of the author, House bill No. 426 was withdrawn.

Mr. Bn,">h, chairman of the Committee on Georgia .School for the Deaf, submitted the following report:
J/r. Speaker:
The Committee to the Georgia School for the Deaf have had under consideration the following Honse bill, which they have instructed me, as their chairman, to report back to the House with the recommendation that it d(} pass as amended:
House hill No. 566, by Mr. Sanders of Heard-
A bill to bf' entitled an Act to create a Board of Trustees for the Georgia School for the Deaf at Cave Spring; t,(}
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provide for their appointment, and for other purp08es, etc., etc.

Respectfull;y submitted.

0. B. BUSH, Chairman.

Mr. Steed, chairman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

Your Committee O'll Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend the Act approved October 6, 1891, entitled "An Act to incorporate the town of Mt. Vernon, in Montgomery county, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to amend section' 982 of Code of Georgia of 1895, providing for selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities as State depositories, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to amend section 527 of volume 3 of the Penal Code, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill requiring all dummy, electric and street car companies doing business in this State, to furnish separate cars or compartments for white and, colored passengers,_ and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED, Chairman.

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B;v unanimous consent the following bills were read the
fir~t time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By }less~. Pierce and Quillian of Hall-:-

A bill to create a charter for the town of Gillsville, and

for other purposes.



R>ferred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Drawdy of Clinch-
A bill to amend section 341 of the Penal Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

'By :Mr. Drawdy of Clinch-
A bill defining the duties of tax collectors of certain counties, and for other purposes.
Referred to Geneflal Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Brock of Dade-A bill to put in operation a modified "no fence'' law in
the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Orr of CowetaA bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of
Powellville, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By :Mr. George of Morgan-

A bill to require derks of the superior courts of this State to keep a contract docket, and for other purposes.

Referred to Gene,ral Agriculture Committee.

By Mr. Harkins of Gordon-
A bill to ame!Ild an Ac't to establish a new charter for the town of Calhoun, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Co:rr,orations.

By Mr. George of Morgan-
A bill making it a misdemeanor for any person to rent lands, etc., from another when he is under written contract to work with other parties, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Agricul-ture Committee.

By :Mr. Booth of Walton-
A bill to prescribe an additional method of ending a commission of lunacy or insanity, and for other ourooses.
Referred to Genernl Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. T\Imlin of Carroll-
A bill to prohibit druggists from suqstituting any other drug other than those designated in a prescription, etc., and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation.

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By 1\Ir. Bow(:r of Decatur-
A hill to iuc<H1>oratB the municipality of Bainbridge, .and for other Plll11ose;;.

RefeTred to ( 'ommittee ou Corporations.

By Mr. I.and of Butts-
A hill to authorize tlw Board of County Commis.'lioners
of Butts emmty to inYest.igate the claim of A. J. :Moore,
former tax collector of Bl;tts county.

H<.'fl'rrcd to Special J nJiciary Committee.

By Mr. Adam,; of Putnam-
A re,olntion to pay }lril. l\iary A. Hargrove, widow of t;he late .lauH'" \V. Hargrove of Putnam county, a pension.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Bower of DPcatur-
A bill to amend an Act to create the city cou;rt of Bainbridge, and for other purpose:-;.

Rcfcl'l'cd to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A resolution fixing the order of business for to-day to be reading of Honse and Senate bills for second reading, until same have bron exhausted.

The above resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules.

Honse bills X os. 128, 156, 171, 183, were ta.bled on mot.ion of Mr. Hardwick of washington.

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Mr. Shipp, acting chairman of Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Ways and Means haYe had under

consideration the following bills of the House, which they

instruct me to report back to the House with the recom-

mendation that same do pass.

.

A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the
city of Greensboro.

A bill to be (Jilltitled an Act to amend section 807, volume 1 of Code. Do pass by substitute.

A bill to be entitled an Act to amend paragraph 9, sec-
tion 2 of the General Tax Act, approYed December 21, 1900.
A. bill to be entitled an Act to change the penalty
against tax defaulters, from double tax to an addition of 20 per cent. upon the tax of the defaulters, and prevent reloose from the same except where failure to make returns was on accou'llt of providential cause.

;Respectfully submitted.

ROBT. L. SHIPP,
Acting Chairman.

Mr. "rlwmps()II1, chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:
Mr. BP,eaker:
The Special Judiciary Committee have had under con-

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sideratiou the following bills, which said committee recom~ mend do pass, to wit.

House bill No. 551, by :Mr. Moore of Columbia county, being a bill to repool an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Columbia county.

House hill No. 565, by Messrs. Booth and Lawrence of Walton, to repeal an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Walton county.

House bill No. 568, by Mr. Mullins of Cherokee, being a bill to amend the charter of the town of Waleska, in Cherokee county.

House bill No. 567, by Messrs. Lawrence and ~ooth of Walton, being a hill to incorporate the town of IDgh Shoals, in' the counties of Walton and Morgan.

House bill No. 576, by Mr. Gresham of Burke, being a bill to establish a city court for W ayneshoro.

House bill No. 577, by Mr. Gresham of Burke, being a bill to abolish the cou_nty court of Burke county.

Said committee have also had under consideration House bill No. 449, by Mr. Gresham of Burke, being a bill to require persons carrying pistols, dirks, etc., to procure license, which bill said committee recommends do not pass.

Respectfully submitted.

W. S. T'HOMPSON, Chairman.

Mr. Thompson, chairman Special Judiciary Oommittee, submitted the following report:

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M1. 8peakel':
The Special ,Judiciary Committee hme had under eonsideration the following hills, whieh said committee recommend do pass, to wit:

House bill No. 4!Hi, hy :Mr. Hamby of Rabun, the same being a bill to repeal an Act establishing a live stock <pwrantin('l for the counties of Ualmn, Towns, and Union, in this State.

Honse bill X o. 499, by )Jr. Hall of .Fannin; being a bill naming Blue Hidge, in .Fan'lliu county a State depository.

The said committee haYe had under eonsideration the following hills, which the committee Tecommend do not pass, to wit:

House bill X o. 153, by :Mr. Booth of Walton, being a

bill changing the method of appointing jury commission-

ers.

l

House bill No. 159, by .Mr. Booth of W altO'll, being a
. bill to amend section 818 of volume 3 of the Code of
1895.

House bill No. 227, by :Mr. S,ymons of Glynn, being a bill to rpg_ulate the catching of fish in the waters of this State.

House hill No. 225, by :Mr. Houston of :Fulton, being a bill making one-half of each Saturday a legal holiday m cities of 30,000, and upwal'(ls inhabitants.

Hespectfnlly submitted.

W. S. THOMPSOX, Chairman.

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..:.\fr. Blalock, chairman of Appropriations Committee, submitted the following report:

J.lfr. Speal..:er:

The Committee on Appropriations have had under conaideration the following Ilou::;e bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the rc>eommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to appropriate the sum of $50.00 for correcting
errors on the (;eorgia :Mmmment1 on the battlefield of Chickamauga.

Ali;;o, a bill to provide certain reports of superior court of Gemgia for the county of Colquitt, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to appropriate money for the rebuilding the Confederate Soldiers' Home of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Al:so, a resolution authorizing the State treasurer be, and he is, hereby authorized and direded to tran::;fer upon the boo,k;; of the treasnry certain funds arising from sale of public propPrty and pay interest on public deht, and for. .other purpo,;e,:..
A. 0. BLALOCK,
Chairman.

:Mr. ThompsO'n, chainmm Special Judiciary Committee, 8Ubmitted the following report:
_lfr. S peaku :
The SpPCial Judiciary Committee have had under con-

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sideration the following bill, which said committee recommend do pass, to wit:

House bill No. 352, by Mr. Wight of Dougherty, being a bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Al-bany.

Respectfully submitted,

W. S. TIIOMPSO.X, Chairman.

The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit:
By lfr. Houston of }"ulton-
A resolution ecxpressing sincere regret at the death of Capt. W. D. Grant, father-in-law of Hon. J. M. Slaton.
By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to General Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi.
The following resolution was Ull'animously adopted, to wit:
By Mr. Park of Greene-
A resolution instructing the clerk of the House to read certain notices befo.re the announcement of the adjournment of the House by the Speaker.
'l'he following bills were taken from the ta.ble and placed upon the calendar, to wit: Nos. 128, 171, 156, 183.
At the request of the author, Honse bill No. 149 was withdrawn.

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By un'animous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Walker of W erbsterA bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in Webster county. Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Park of GreeneA bill to exempt any one from taxes selling products
raised by himself, and for other purposes. Refered to Committe otl Vvays and Means.
By Mr. Clower of CowetaA bill to prohrbit the use of wbacco on passanger trains
of "ladies' cars," arnd for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation.

The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has concurred in the following_ joint resolution of the House as amended:
A resolution convenirng the General Assembly in joint session at 12 o'clock to-day, to listoo to an address of General Stephen D. I.ee of Mississippi.
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof:

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;.vir. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to amend section 109, volume 3 of the Code, relative to kidnapping.

Also, a bill to make it lawful for any railroad company -or corporation to pay to his widow or minor children any wages (lue an employee at his death.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional
majority the following bill of the House:
'
A biil to amend the Act incorporating the village of
Snnuuervillc, in Hiehmond county.

'The Senate has also adopted the following resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
A resolution inviting Mrs. ,V, H. Felton to addre~s the
General Assem:bly on popular education.

The following bills were read the second t;ime, to wit:
By Mr. King of Fulton--
A bill to change the penalty against defaulters from double tax to an addition of 20 per cent., and for other purposes.
B,v 1\Ir. :Felder of Bibb~"-bill to anwnd section !i27, Yolume 3 of the CodP, nJHl
flll' other pmposes.

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By :Mr. King 0f Fulton-

A bill to regulate the practice and procedure of ju>"tice court.-:, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A hill to authorize the levy of certain taxes in certain counties.

By Mr. Little of 1\fuscogee-

A bill to amend paragraph 9, section 2 of the General Tax Act, relative to insurance agC'llts.
By :Mr. :McLennan of TelfairA bill to amend sootion 813 of the Penal Code.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette--
A bill to provide for the payment of rewards offered by the Governor out of the funds arising from the hire .of convicts.

By :Mr. Johnson of BartowA bill to amend section 807, volume 1 of the Code.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to require the award of damages against parties who carry cases to the Supreme- Court for delay ornly, in cases where there is no judgment, etc., and for other purposes.
By Mr. English of Vvarren- . A bill to establish public schools for the town of War-
renton.

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By Mr. Gresham of Burke-

A bill to establish the city court of Waynesboro. By Mr. Mulherin oi Richmond-

A 'bill to amend the charter of Augusta.

By Mr. Dealof Bulloch-

A resolution for the relief of J. T. Mikell.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A resolutioll! for the compensation of Manning White for services rendered the State.

By Mr. Mullins of CherokeeA bill to -amend the charter of Waleska.

By Mr. Hamby of Rrubun:-
A bill to repeal an Act to prohibit the driving of cattle south of the Blue Ridge mountains through the counties of Rabun, Towns and UniO'll.

By Mr. Park of GreeneA bill to amend the charter of the town of Greensboro,
Georgia. By Mr. Gresham of Burke-
A bill to abolish the county court of Burke county.

By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth of Walton-

A bill to incorporate the town of High Shoals.

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By )le;;srs. Clower and Orr of Coweta-

A bill to establish a system of public schools m the



town of Senoia.

By :Messrs. HoustO'll and Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to amend an Act to establish a system. of pU!blic schools in the county of Fulton.

By l\Iessrs. Booth and Lawrence of Walton-
A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Walton.
On motion of the author, House bill No. 93 was withdrawn.

By Mr. Hall of Fannin-
A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code, and for other purposes.

By l\fr. Moore of Columbia-
A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Columbia. county.

By Mr. Hamilton of MontgomeryA bill to amend section 982 of 'the Code of 1895.

By Mr. Sanders of Heard-
A bill to create a Board of Trustees for the Georgia S('hool for Deaf.

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By Mr. Henry of Murray-



A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town

of Spring Place.

By :M:r. Hamilton of Montgomery-
A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Mt. Yernon.

By Mr. Gary of Richmond-
A resolution to appropriate $50.00 for the purpose of correcting certain errors on the Georgia Monument at Chickamauga.

By }Ir. Gary of Hichmond-
A bill to appropriate money to rebuild the Confederate Soldiers' Home.

By l\Ir. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution to transfer certain moneys now in the State treasury from the Public Property Fund to the Interest Fund.
By l\Ir. Shipp of Colquitt.-
A bill to provide certain Georgia Reports for the county of Colquitt.

The following Senate hills were read the first time and appropriately referred to wit:

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:By Mr. Hamtick of the 37th district-

A hill iJo make it unlawful to trap, kill, or net, any wild turkey, dner, or other game upon the lands of another.

Hef~elTed to General Judiciary Committee.

By ~fr. Berrong of thl.' 40th district-

A hill t-o amend section 3, art.icle 7 of the Penal Code1 and for other _purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By lir. Hardaway of the 36th district-

A bill to authorize the town council of Senoia to issue l)ond~ for the purpose of erecting a schoolhouse, and for
-other purposes.

Refe-rred to Committee on Corporations.

By l\fr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to imcrease the number of terms of the superior court of Richmond county.
. Referred to Gen~al Judiciary Committee.

By l\Ir. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to amend section 4315 of the Code of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

B y Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-
A bill providing that grand juries will not be required
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to take cognizance of county business in any other than the regular ternls of the superior court.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-
A bill to amernd section 4340 of the Code of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Relferred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Taylor of Houston-
A bill to amend section 2321, volume 2 of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred _to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt~
A bill to exempt a portion of one's salary from garnishment.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee..

By Mr. Madden of Pike--
A bill to amend an Act to establish a dispensary in the city of Barnesville, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Ref<>rred to Temperance Committee.

On motion of :Mr. Madden of Pike, House bill No. 476 was recommittRd to the Temperance Co:mmittee.

T'hP following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit:

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By :Mr. Wight of Dougherty-

A resolution requesting the Commissioner of Agriculture to furnish the House with 200 maps showing the Congre;;sional Districts of this State.

By :Mr. Mnlherirn of Richmond-

Resolved by the House of Represen1tatives, That the thanks of this body are due, and are hereby tendered, to
the Savannah Fair Association, ro the mayor and council
of Savannah, to the people of Savannah, the Central of Georgia Railway Company, the Pullman Pali1:ce Car Company, the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway Company, and the Chatham delegation in this body, for the many courtesies extended by each of them to the members of this House during their recent visit to Savannah.

Resohed further, That each of these parties be furnished with a copy of these resolutions by the clerk of the House.

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

By Mr. Hosch of Jacksoll'--

A bill to repeal am Act to incorporate the town of Harmony Grow~, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the

passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o.



The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By :Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-

A bill to create a new charter for the city of l\foultrie,. and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which w~ favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage_ of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-
A bill to establish a system of pU'blic schools in the town of Doerun, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By l\fr. Brock of Darle.--
A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commission-ers of Roads and ReYem1cs for the county of Dade, and for other purposes.

The report of tho committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By 11Ir. Xihlack of Jackson-

A hill to incoq)orate the city of Harmony Grove, and for other pmposes.

Tlw report of tho connnittee, which was favorable, to the pn.-;sage of the hill was agrecu to.
On Jlll~sng-e of the hill the ayes were 91, nays 0.
The hill having reeeivPrl the requisite constitutional rna- jority was passed.

By !~Ir. ~\.ycrs of Polk-
A hill to create the city court of Polk count;Y, and for .other pnrpo~es.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill was agteeu to.
On pa~~age of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 0.
The bill having receivPd the requisiteconstitutional rna: jority wns passed.
By :11r. wight of Dougherty-
A bill to nmend an Act to create the city court of Albany, mHl. for other purposes.
The report'{) the committoc, which was favorable to the pa.ssage of the Lill was agreed to.
On pnssage of the hill the ayes were 94, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By :Mr. Hixon of Carroll-

A 'bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Temple, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, whieh was faYorablo to the passage of the hill was agreed to.

On pa:,;sage of the bill the ayes were !1-!-, nays 0.

The bill having rPeeiYPtl the rerptisite constitutional majority was passed.

By )Jr. Drawdy of Clinch-

A bill to incm1Jorah' the town of Argyle, and for other purposes.

The report of the connuittee,. which was fa\orahll' to thP passage of the bill was agTccd to.

On pa.5sage of the bill the ayes \\'Pre !11, nays 0.
The bill having receiYed the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By }[cssrs. Park and Frecmmt of Troup-
A bill to establish a dispent>ary in tlu town of Hogansville, Georgia, and for other puqlO~cs.

'The report of the committPe, which was fa,orahlE' to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nay5 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passetl.

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By :Nlr. Henry of Murray-

A bill requiring owners of land in :Murray county to keep obstructions removed from streams of said count~, and for other purposes.

The report of the committa>, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agTeed to.

On passage of the hill the ayes were !) 1, nays 0.

The bill having receivC'd the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The hour of 12 m. of the dock having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House, and the joint sessioo, convened for the purpose of hearing the address of General Stephen D. L:>e of Mississippi, and also the addresses of the commi.ttee from St. Louis, who were to speak in the interest of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to he held in St. Louis in 1!)03.

The joint session was called to order by the Hon. Clark

Howell, President of the Senate.



The Secretary of the Senate then read the resolution C()lnvening the Honse and Senate in joint session for the purpose above indicated.

l\fr. Hall of Bibb, moved that a committee of two from the House and one from the Se"nate be app~inted to escort General Loo to the Speaker's stand, which motion prevailed, and the President appointed as said committee Messrs. Hall of Bibb, Bower of Decatur; Senator Grant-
land.

Senator Bell moved that a committee be appointed to.

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escort the committee of gentlemen from St. Louis to the Speaker's stand, who came here to speak in the interest of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and the President appointed as said committee, Senator Bell, Represen'tatives Steed and Rawls.

After an address by General Lee, in which he urged the General Assembly to vote an appropria.tiO'n to place on the battlefield a Vi?ksburg, a monument to the Gallant Confederate dead, who were from Georgia, and who took part in the memomhle siege 'of Vicksburg, the General AsRembly were addre5sed by :Major \Vells -of St. Louis, and . Ex~Governor Francis of :Missouri, President of the Louisiana I>urchase Exposition Company, in behalf of the exposition, to he helfl in St. I.ouis in 1903.

On motion of Mr. Hardwick of Washington, the joint session was then dissolved, and the S'en:a.te retiring, the House was again called to order hy :Mr. :Morris, Speaker pro tern.

The following resolutiou was read a11d unanimously adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Park of Greene--

Be it resolved, That the thanks of the General Assembly of tl1e State of Georgia are hereby giYen: to General Ste-phen D. Lee of :Mississippi, for his untiring patriotic work in perpetuating the undying valor of the Confederate soldiers on the battlefields of the great conflict of 1861 to 1865, and we assure him that the State of Georgia will do what it can to mark the position of Georgia troops on the fields of battle in the siege of Vichburg.

Resolved second, That we thank the committee from the

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-city of St. Louis for their visit in behalf of the Louisiana Pnrchase Exposition, and we assure said committee that the State of Georgia will take proper steps to be repreSE,mted at said exposition during the year 1903, and we wish them abundant success in their great undertaking.

Leave of absence was granted to Me;"Srs. Parker of Talbot, Freeman of whitfield, Smith of Henrv. Toomer of ware, :Maples of :Mitchell, Fort of Harris, Slaton of Fulton, Henry of Murray, Allen of Monro"e, Little of ~fus cogee.

On motion of 1\'l:r. Copeland of Walker, the House adjcmrned until !) :30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Ga., Friday, November 8, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock 'll.. m. this day ; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names :

Adams,

Blue,

Allen,

Booth,

Anderson of Bartow, Boswell,

Anderson of Cobb, Bower,

Ayres,

Bray,

Bailey,

Brock,

Barron,

Bush,

Hell,

Carrington,

Blalock,

Carswell,

Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, Deal,

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Dean,

Hosch,

Perry,

Dorminy,

Houston,

Peyton,

Drawdy,

Howard of Baldwin, P1erce,

Duncan,

Howard of DeKalb, Quillian,

English,

Howell,

Hawls,

Everett,

Huie,

Reid of Campbell,

Felder,

Hutcheson,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Flynt,

Hutchins,

Rhyne,

Fort,

J,Jhnson of Appling, Richardson,

Foster of Floyd, Johnson of Baker, Sanders,

Foster of Towns, Johnson of Bartow, Shank,

Foster of Oconee, .Johnson of Jefferson, Shipp,

Franklin,

Joiner,

Sikes,

Frederick,

Jordan of Jasper, Singletary,

Freeman of Troup, Jordan of Pulaski, Smith of Hancock,

Gary,

Kelly,

t:!mith of Henry,

George of DeKttlb, Kilburn,

Stafford,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Steed,

Gresham,

Knowles,

Stevens,

Gress,

Land,

Stewart,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lane,

Stubbs,

Grice,

Lawrence,

Sturgis,

Hall of Bibb,

Lott,

Symons,

Hall of Fannin,

Lutt.rell,

Taylor,

Hamby,

Mcl!'arland,

Thomas,

Hammock,

Madden,

Thompson of Banks,

Harden of Chatham, Merritt,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hardin of Wilkes, Miller,

Tisinger,

Hardwick,

.Mitchell of Emanuel, roomer,

Harrell,

Mitchell of Thomas, Tumlin,

Harper of Chattooga, Monroe,

Walker of Webster,

Harper of Wayne, Moore,

Wellborn,

Harvard,

Morris,

Welch,

Hathcock,

Mulherin,

Wells,

Harkins,

Mullins,

Whitchard,

Hawes,

Narramore,

Wightof Dougherty,

Herrington,

Niblack,

Wilkes,

Hilton,

O'Connell,

Willingham,

Hitch,

Orr,

Wilson,

Hixon,

Park of Greene,

Wright of Floyd,

Hodges,

Park of Troup,

Yates,

Hogan,

Parker,

Mr. Speaker.

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Those absent were Messrs.-

Brewton,

Henry,

Bruce,

McKay,

Burnett,

McLennan,

Crawford,

Maples,

Freeman of Whitfield, Ousley,

Hamilton,

Roberts,

Henderson,

Schley,

Slaton, Tarver, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Williams.

Mr. Merritt of Hancock reported that the Journal oC yesterday's proceedings had been examined and fuuud correct.
The Journal was read aud confirmed.

The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted, to wit:
By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-
ReBolved, That the House learns with deep regret of the recent death of Captain Robert H. Anderson, of Georgia, from sickness contracted in the line of duty and in the service of his country as an officer of the United States Army in the Philippine Islands. Distinguished for his gallantry and chivalrous manhood, respected and esteemed by friends and foes, his death is a distinct loss to his country.
ReBolved ful'iher, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to his widowed mother, to whom this House extends its deepest sympathy in her grief in the loss of such a gallant and distinguished sou.

l\lr. Blalock, chairman of the Committee on AppropriatiQns, submitted the followmg report :

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Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the. following House resolution, which I am instructed to report back to the House that the same do pass .as amended, to wit :

A resolution to appropriate money to pay the expenses -of the investigation of the Academy for the Blind.

Respectfully submitted,

A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.

Mr. Hamby, chairman of the Committee on Academy for the Blind, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

Youl' Committee on Academy for .the Blind have had under consideration the following House bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit :

A bill to repeal section 1315, volume 1 of the Code of 1895, prescribing the manner of electing trustees for the Academy for the Blind.

A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint a Board of Trustees for the Academy for the Blind.
Respectfully submitted,
R. E. A. HAMBY, Chairman.

Mr. Steed, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

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Mr. Speaker:
The Committee o~ Corporations have had under considation the following bllls, which I am instructed to report back to the House with a recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an Act establishing city cot1rt of Valdosta and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to be entitled an Act repealing city court of Valdosta, and for other purpos~s.

Also, a bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Jackson, county of Butts, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to be entitled an Act to amP.nd the charter of the town of Calhoun, in .the county of Gordon, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the charter of McDonough in the county of Henry, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the town of Powellville in the county of Uoweta,. and ,to provide a government for the same, and for other purposes.
Also, a bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to establish the city <>ourt of Bainbridge in the county of Decatur,. and for other purposes.
Also, a bill to incorporate the municipality of Bainbridge, in Decatur county, as one of the cities of thisState, and for other purposes.

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Also, the Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that their authors be allowed to withdraw the same, to wit :

By Messrs. Pierce and Quillian of Hall-
A bill to establish a charter for the town of Gillsville in the counties of Hall and Banks.
By Mr. J..awrence of Walton-
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Also, a bill to incorporate the town of High Shoals in the counties of Morgan and Walton.
Respectfully submitted.
W. E. STEED, Chairman.

The following bill, which was made the special order for this hour, was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:
By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to prohibit the Bale of spirituous liquors by retail in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
The substitute which was offered by the Committee was read.
The following amendments were read and adopted, to wit:

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By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

Amend by adding at the end of section 1 the following proviso: " P1ovided, that in the event either an election to determine whether the sale of liquor shall be entirely prohibited under the provisions of this Act, or an election as hereinbefore provided, to determine whether or not a dispensary system shall be established is held it shall not be lawful to hold any other election under any of the provisions of this Act, within four years thereafter."

By Mr. Park of Greene-
Amend section 1 of said bill by striking out the words "one-tenth" in the seventh line of said section and insert in lieu thereof the words " one-fifth."

On the passage of the bill Mr. Mulherin of Richmond called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messr!l.-

Allen,

Davis of Meriwether, Gress,

Anderson of Bartow, Deal,

Grice,

Anderson of Cobb, Dean,

Hall of Fannin,

Ayres,

Dorminy,

Hamby,

Bailey,

Drawdy,

Hammock,

Barron,

Everett,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Bell,

Flynt,

Hardwick,

Blalock,

Fort,

Harper of Chattooga,

Blue,

Foster of Floyd,

Harvard,

Boswell,

Foster of Towns, Harkins,

Brock,

Foster of Oconee, Hawes,

Carrington,

Franklin,

Henderson,

Carswell,

Frederick,

Hixon,

Clower,

Freeman of Troup, Hodges,

Copeland,

George of Morgan, Hogan,

Darden,

Gresh lim,

Howard of Baldwin,

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Howard of DeKalb, Monroe,

Howell,

Narramore,

Huie,

Niblack,

Hutcheson,

Orr,

Johnson of Bartow, Park of Greene,

Joiner,

Parker,

Jordan, of Jasper, Perry,

Jordan of Pulaski, Quillian,

Kelly,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Knight,

Richardson,

Land,

Sanders,

Lane,

Shank,

Lott,

Shipp,

McFarland,

Singletary,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Steed,

Mitchell of Thomas, Stewart,

Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Tumlin, Wellborn, Welch, Whitchard, Wifkes,. Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Booth, Bower, Bray, Bruce, Bush, Crumbley, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Duncan, English, Felder, George of DeKalb, Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Bibb,

Harden of Chatham, Morris,

Harper of Wayne, Mulherin,

Hathcock,

Mullins,

Hosch,

O'Connell,

Houston,

Peyton,

Johnson of Bnker, Pierce,

Johnson of Jefferson, Rawls,

Kilburn,

Rhyne,

Knowles,

Sikes,

Lawrence,

Smith of Hancock,

Luttrell,

Stafford,

Madden,

Stevens,

Merritt,

Tisinger,

Miller,

Walker of Webster,

Moore,

Wells.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Brewton,

Henry,

Burnett,

Herrington,

Cowart,

Hilton,

Crawford,

Hitch,

Freeman of Whitfield,Hutchins,

Gary,

Johnson of Appling,

Hamilton,

McKay,

Harrell,

McLennan,

Maples, Ousley, Park of Troup, Reid of Campbell, Roberts, Schley, Slaton, S~ith of Henry.

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Tarver,

Underwood,

Wight of Dougherty,

Thompson of Banks, Walker of Brooks, Williams,

Toomer,

Walker of Crawford, Mr. Speaker.

Turner,

On motion of Mr. Miller of Muscogee the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays 45.

The bill having received the requi~ite constitutional majority was passed by substitute .as ameni!ed, and on motion ot Mr. Wright the bill was ordered immediately transferred to the Senate.

The Speaker made the following addition to the Committee on Congressional Reapportionment, vice Mr. }:lardwick resigned: Mr. Kelly of Glascock.

The following invitations were read, to wit:

Atlanta, Ga., November 8, 1901.

}fr. Speaker and House of Representatives:

You are cordially invited t..1 attend a lecture by Mrs.

Ada W. Unruh, at First Baptist Church to-night at eight

o'clock. Subject, "The American Tiger, and How to

Tame Him." She will also speak of the the need of Sci-

entific Temperance Instruction in the Schools of Ge01gia.

Hespectfully,

MRs. E. L. McLENDoN,

D. 0. DorGHERTY,

G. A. CocHRANE,

Xo admission fee.

Com. W. C. T. U.

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The young ladies who have in charge the Bazaar for the benefit of the Presbyrian Hospital desire to announce that the members of the General Assembly are invited to come and aid in the worthy cause. The Bazaar is being held in the Jackson home, opposite the south door of the Capitol. Lunch will he served to-day.

Leave of absence were granted the following members: Messrs. Copeland, Davis of Meriwether, Hitch of Chatham, Foster of Floyd, Sturgis, Dorminy, Hamby, Crawford of Liberty, Hardin of Chattooga, Bush, Blalock, Allen of Monroe, Crumley, Quillian, Harrell, Hall of Fannin, Hutcheson, Richardson, Frederick.

Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, November 9, 1901.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock this day ; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The call of the roll was dispensed with on motion of Mr. Miller of Muscogee.
Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been axamined and found c.orrect.
The Journal was read and confirmed.
Upon the request of the author House bill No. 602 was withdrawn.

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The Speaker made the following addition to the Enrolling Committee: Mr. Roster of Towns,

B~ unanimous cousent the roll of counties was calleq for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time, and approptiately teferred, to wit :

By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A I:)Ul to amend section 776, volume 1 of the Code, and foir<iTh'e;"ji"U;poses.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. Steed of Taylor-
A bill to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Taylor county to elect their own -()lerk, etc., and for other purposes.
RefeFre~ to Committee on Counties and County Matters.
By Messrs. Howell and Davis of MeriwetherA resolution for the relief of B. R. and J. B. Freeman.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee,
..By Mr. Harvard of Do 1ly-
A bill to create the city court of Vienna, and for other lJUrposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Harden of Chatham-

A bill to provide for filling vacancy in county offices,.. and ,for other purposes.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-
A bill to repeal an Act to create the county court ofDooly county, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special.Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-
A bill to incorporate the city of Vienna in Dooly coun-ty, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Harvard and Thompson of Dooly-

A bill to repeal an Act to create the charter of Vienna in Dooly county, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special J udiciarv Committee.

By Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-
A bill to prescribe additional remedies for the enforcement of the rules of the R. R. Commission, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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illy Mr. Griffin of Twiggs-

A bill to establish a dispensary in the town of Jeffercsouville, Ga., and for other purposes.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

.By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to amend the General Tax Act, approved Decemher 21, 1900, relative to levying a tax for the support of .the State government for 1901 and 1902, and for other ,.purposes.
!Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

!By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A 'bill to amend. the General Tax Act relative to the tax .levied on the ~remiums of insurance companies, and for . other purposes.

:By Mr. Griffin of Twiggs-
A bill to incorporate the town of Jeffersonville In the county of Twiggs, and for other purpo'les.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

f.By Mr. Smith of Henry-
A bill to amend an Act to amend and codify the various ;acts incorporating the town of McDo-nough, and for other
urposes.

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By Mr. Symon!! of Glynn-

A bill to protect. game and singing birds in this State~ and for other purposes.

Referred to General Agricultural Committee.

By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-

A bill to divide the State of Georgia into eleven Congressional Districts, and for other purposes.

Referred to Commtttee on Congressional Reapportionment.
By. Mr. Hall of Bib~

A bill authorizing the appointment of a commission to determine exactly the position of the G"eorgia troops in thedefense of Vicksburg, and to make an appropriation to defray the traveling expenses of said commission, and forother purposes.

lif.Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Thomas of PierceA bill to prohibit the granting of divorces in this State~
and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Yates, of Catoosa (by request)--
A bill to amend Hection 446 of the Code, and for mherpurposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Knight of Berrien-

A bill to incorporate the town of Lennox, and for other purposes.

Reftlrred to Committee on Counties and County Matters,

By Mr. Yates of Catoosa (by request).
A bill to further regulate existing election laws, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Electioml.

By Mr. Slaton of FultonA bill to amend section 1624 of the Code, and for other
purposes. Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.
By Messrs. Mitchell and Wilkes of ThomasA bill to incorporate the town of Coolidge, and for
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other purposes. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.
By Mr. Deal of BullochA bill to amend sections 4679 and 4680 of the Code
and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Grice of Pulaski (by request)-

A bill to appropriate $30,000 for the organization of the State troops, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Ayers of Polk-

A bill to prohibit the obstruction of waterways of this State, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation.

By Mr. Thomas of Pierce-

A bill compelling children between the ages of nine and twelve to attend school, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-

A bill to protect motormen operating street cars, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics.

By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-
A resolution to pay the pension due W. R. Bryan to his widow.
Referred to Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. O'Connell of RichmondA bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta so as

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to regulate the price and quality of gas and electricity, and for other purposes.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Pa1k of Greeue-
A resolution providing f~tr the appointment of a Board of Commissioners for the State of Georgia fi1r the Louisiana Ptuchase Exposition, to be held at St. Louis in 1903.

The above resolution was read and adopted.

Upon request of Mr. Allen of Monroe, bill No. 423 was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.

The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Chappell of the 24th dhtrict-
A bill to coufirm the sale of the property on Front' street hy the commissioners of commons in the city of Columbus, Ga.

By Mr. Chappell of the 24th district-
A bill to confirm the sale of the property made by the eommissioners of commons of Columbus, at the junction of 11th and 14th avenues.

By Mr. Chappell of the 24-th district-
A bill to amend an act vesting the title of commons of Columbus in commissioners, and for other purposes.

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By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to amend section 732, volume 1 of the Code.

By unanimous consent the following Honse bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-

A bill to amend section 603, vol 1 of the Code, and fur other purposes.

By Mr. Bower, of Decatur-

A bill to amend an act to create the city court of Bainbridge, ancl for other purposes.

By Mr. Bower of Decatur-

A bill to incorporate the municipality of Bainbridge and for other purposes.

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

By Mr. Gresham of Burke-

A bill to create the city court of Waynesboro ID the county of Burke, and for other purposes.

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of bill, was agreed to.

On paesage of the bill the ayes were 100, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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By Mr. Gresham of. Butke-

A bill to be entitled an act to abolish the county court of Burke county, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth of Walton-
A bill to repeal an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Walton.

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth of Walton.
A bill to incorporate the tl)wn of High Shoals, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 94, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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By Messrs. Clower aud Orr of Coweta-

A bill to establish a system of public schools m the town of Senoia, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 93, nays 0.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Moore of Columbia-
A bill to repeal an act to create .a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Columbia.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 0.

The hill having received the requisite constitutional ma-

jority, was passed. By Mr. Mulherin of Richmond-

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A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, and for other purposes, relative to the paving of streets.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nay 0.

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Th~ bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Mulherin of Richmond-

A Lill to umend the churter of the city of Augusta relative to the renumbering of houses on the streets of Au. gusta, and for other purposes.

The report or the committee, which was favorable to. the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage ot the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Houston and Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to amend 1111 act to establish and maintain a system of public schools for the county of Fulton.

The report of the committee, which was favorble to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Park of Greene-
A bill to be entitled au act to amend the charter of the city of Greensboro, Ga., and for other purposes.

'l'he report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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On passage of the hill, the ayes were 97, nays 0.

The bill having receivefl the requisite constit.utional majority, was passed.

The following Senate hills were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Howell, of the 35th District-
A bill restraining c~rporations, railroad companies, etc., from paying over the wages of an employee who has been killed, without proper administration, and for other purposes.
Referred to the General Judiciary 0ommittee.

By Mr. Harrell of the 12th District-
A bill to allow all affidavits in forma pauperis now allowed by law in judicial proceedings in this State to be amended.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-

A bill to repeal an act to provide for the payment of certain insolvent costs in the Northern Judicial Circuit, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Hamrick of the 37th District-

A bill to provide for the admitting to bail of parties

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who have been convicted of offenses bailable, and for other purposes.

Ref~rred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-

A bill to amend an act to create the city court of Elberton, and for other purposes.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-
A bill to reduce the number of commissioners of roads :and revenues for Elbert county.
Referred to Committee on Corporation~.

By Mr. Herndon of 43d DistrictA bill to provide for the making of use the evidence,
etc., in the office of Pension Commissioner relative to the :application of widows for pensions. Referred to Committee on Pensions-
By Mr. Herndon of 43d DistrictA bill to.amend an act to create the office of Commis-
sioner of Pensions. Referred to Committee on Pensions.

By Mr. Harrell of the 12th District-
A bill to require the State Chemist to make inspection, -etc., in cases of poisoning.
Referred to Committee on Hygine and Sanitation.

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By Mr. Berrong of the 40th District-
A bill to amend section 109, volume 3, of the Code.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Berrong of the 40th District-
A bill to prohibit the sale of cocain in this State, and for other purpose!!.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
The following Senate resolutions were read and concurred in, to wit :
By Mr. Baker of the 42d District-
A resolution inviting Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Bartow county, to deliver an address before the General AF<sembly.
By Mr. Herndon of the 43d District-
A resolution to allow the joint Committee on Con~titu tional Amendments to employ a stenographer.
By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit: By Mr. Ford of the lOth District-
A bill to amend an act creating a new charter for the city of Albany, Ga.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

Mr. Wellborn, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:
M1'. Speake1': The Committee on Enrollment have examined and re-
port as properly enrolled, dnly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following act8, to wit:
An act to amend the garnishment laws of this State, and for other purposes.
Also, an act to amend an act incorporating the village of Summerville, in the county of Richmond.
Respectfully submitred.
C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman.

Mr. Thompson, chairman Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:
Mr. Spealce1': The Special Judiciary Committee have had under con-
sideration the following bill, which the committee recommend do pass, to wit :
House bill No. 512, by Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel, being a hill to amend section 603 of volume I. of the Code of
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1895 Ly providing in what cases counties shall be liable for injuries caused by defective bridges.

Ra<>pectfully submittd.
W. S. THOMPSON, Chairman.
Mr. Jordan of Jasper, chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the fullowing report:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on General Agriculture have bad under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit:

A bill to provide that the sheriffs of the several countie& of this State shall be game und fish wardens of their respective counties, aud that the lawful constables of this State shall Le game and fish under wardens, to prescribe their duties, and for other purposes.

Also a bill to regulate the taking of fish in the waters of this State, to fix a penalty for violation of the same, and for other purposes.

The committee have also had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do not pass, to wit:

A bill to encourage agriculture in the State of Georgia, to provide for the payment of premiums on farm products, live stock, &c., exhibited at Georgia State fairs, and for other purposes.

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Also, a bill for the protection of foxes in this State, and for other purpOSf'S.

Also, a bill to amend an act entitled an act to protect game, insectivorous and singing birds, the taking of eggs ot game birds, and the protection of game animals in this .State, and f()r other purposes.

He5pectfully submitted.

HARVIE JORDAN, Chairman.

Mr. Lane, chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters submitted the following rPport:

J.vlr. 8 peal.:e1':
Your Uommittee on Counties and County Matters have had under consideration tbe following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to-wit:

A bill to amend an act. amending the various acts incorporating the town of Waynesboro, and making the same a city, and for other purposes.

The Committee on Counties and County Matters have -also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass.

A bill authorizing the Governor to draw on the general fund in the State treasury for certain sums to provide .different counties with standards of weights and measures.

Respectfully submittd.

W. T. LANE,
Chairman.

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Mr. Hall, vice-Chairman Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bills, which they report back to the House with the reQommendation they do pass.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-

A bill to amend sections 2030 and 2011 of the Code.

By Mr. Chappell of the 24th District-

A bill to authorize sale by commissioners of commons. of city of Columbus of the portion of front street, etc.,. and for other purposes.

By Mr. Chappell of the 24th District-

A bill vesting the title of the commons of Columbus in, commissioners, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District--

A bill to amend section 732 of the Code.

By Mr. Park of Greene-

A bill to amend section 3761 of the Code.

By Mr. Howell of Meriwether-

A bill to prevent any one from being liable in damages. who levies any execution, and for other purposes.

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By Mr. Hall of Bibb--

A bill to amend section 2185 of the Oode--

By Mr. Chappell or the 24th District--

A bill to authorize, ratify and confirm the sale of the part of the commons of Columbus.

.By Mr. Felder of Bibb--

.A bill to amend sections 2705, 2707, 2708 of the Code.

The Committee also recommends that the following bill 'be referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections.

By Mr. Deal of Bulloch--

A bill to declare illegal voting, vote buying, etc., and declare a punishment for same, and for other purposes.

The Committee also recommends that following bill do not pass.

'By Mr. Baker of the 42d District--

A bill to require official county advertisements to be published in the same gazette in which the sheriffs' adverrtisements are published.

Respectfully submitted.

JOS. H. HALL, Vice-Chairman.

The following House bills were read the second time, .to-wtt:

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By .Mr. Park of Greene--

A bill to amend section 3761 of the Code of 1895.

By .Mr. .Mitchell of Emanuel-

A bill to amend section 603, volume 1 of the Code of 1895.

By .Mr. George of .Morgan--

A bill regulating the taking of fit~h in the streams of this State, and for other purposes.

By 'Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-



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A bill to repeal an Act to cteate the city court of Valdosta.

By .Mr. Harper of Chattooga-

A bill providing for the appointment of a boatd of trustees for the Asylum for the Blind.

By .Mr. Smith of Henry--

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

By Mr. Orr of Coweta-

A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Powellville.

By Mr. George of .Morgan-

. A bill providing that the sheriffs of the several counties ~f this State shall be game and fish wardens.

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By Mr. Harden of ChathamA bill to amend an act for the protection of game, etc.

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-

A bill to amend section 2185 (719-a) of the Code.

By Mr. Perry of Gwinnett-
A bill authorizing the Governor to draw his wanatlt for a certain sum to provide certain counties with standard weights and measures.

By Mr. Foster of Floyd-

A bill for the protection of foxes.

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A bill to amend sections 2705, 2707, 2708 of the Ci vii Uode.

By Mr. G_resham of Burke-
A bill to amend an act to .amend the various acts incorporating the town of Waynesboro.

By Mr. Land of ButtsA bill to amend the charter of Jackson.

By Messrs. Adams of Putnam and Grice of Pulaski-
A resolution to appropriate money to pay the expenses for the investigating committee for the Academy for the Blind.

By Mr. Lawrence of WaltonA bill to incorporate the town of High Shoals.

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By Mr. Harper of Cbattooga-'-

A bill to repeal section 1315, volume 1 of the Code.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-

A bill to amend sections 2034 and 2011 of the Civil Code.

By Mr. Harkins of GordonA bill to amend the charter of the town of Calhoun.

By Mr. Ously of LowndesA bill to establish the city court of Valdosta..

By Messrs. Pierce and Quillian of HallA bill to create the charter for the town of Gillsville.

By request Senate bill No. 94 was tabled.

House bill No. 437 was withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections.

On mot~on of Mr. Symons of Glynn, House bill No. 570 was withdrawn from the Committee on General Judiciary and recommitted to General Agricultural Committee.

At the request of Mr. Lawrence of Walton, House bill No. 349 was withdrawn.

Mr. Adams, Chairman of the Committee on Public Printing, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker :
The Committee on Public Printing, having had under consideration and examination the fact of a deficiency in

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the public printing 'fund, the same having been called to

the attentitm of the General Assembly by the Governor,

in a special message, begs leave to offer the accompanying

:resolution.

GEO. W. ADAMS, Chairman.

By the House Committee on Public Printing-

A resolution to make appropriation to cover the defieiency in the printing fund of 1901, and to make the same .immediately available.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. Wright, Chairman of the Committee on Temper'!lnce, submitted the following report:

iJ'lr. Speaker:
The Temperance Committee have had under consideration House Bill No. 423, by Mr. Allen of Monroe, to .prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors and ciders in the county of Monroe, except in Dispensaries, be reported to the House with a recommendation that it do .not pass.
WRIGHT of Floyd, Chairman.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs: Brock of Dade, .Jordan of Pulat~ki, Blue of Marion, Mulherin of Richmond, Duncan ot Lee, Mullins of Cherokee, Darden of Monroe, Harkins of Gordon, Hardwick of Washington, Dean of Paulding, McLennon of Telfair, Slaton of Fulton, Monroe of Decatur, Moore of Columbia, Adams of Putnam.

The Speaker then announced the llouse adjourned until :9.30 o'clock Monday morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia, Mon,day, November 11, 1901.

The Honse met pursmmt to adjourmuent at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. \Ya;; called .to order Ly the Speaker and opeued with prayer Ly the Chaplain.

The roll was called and the follO\ring mcmbm-s answered to their names:

Adams,

Foster of Floyd,

Hilton,

Allen,

Foster of '!'own~,

Hitch,

Anderson of Bartow, Foster of Oconee, Hixon,

Anderson of Cobb, Franklin,

Hodges,

Ayres,

Frederick,

Hogan,

Bailey,

Freeman of Troup, Houston,

Barron,

Freeman of Whitfield,Howard of Baldwin,.

Bell,

Gary,

Howard of DeKalb,

Blalock,

George of DeKalb, Howell,

Blue,

George of Morgan, Huie,

Boswell,

Gresham,

Hutcheson,

Bower,

Gress,

Hutchins,

Bray,

Griffin of Twiggs, .Johnson of Appling,

Brewton,

Grice,

Johnson of Baker,

Brock,

Hall of Bibb,

Johason of Bartow,

Carrington,

Hall of Fannin, Johnson of Jefferson,

CarswAll,

. Humilton,

Jordan of Jasper,

Clower,

Hammock,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Copeland,

Harden of Chatham, Kelly,

Cowart.

Hardin of Wilkes, Kilburn,

Davis of Meriwether, Hardwick,

Knight,

Davis of Newton, Harrell,

Knowles,

Deal,

Harper of Chattooga, Lawrence,

Drawdy,

Harper of Wa-yne, Lott,

Duncan,

Harvard,

Luttrell,

English,

Hathcock,

McFarland,

Felder,

Harkins,

j\ cKay,

Flynt,

Hawes,

McLennan,

Fort,

'Henderson,

Madden,

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Merritt,

Rawls,

Miller,

Reid of Campbell,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Rhynt>,

Mitchell of Thomas, Richardson,

Monroe,

Sanders,

Moore,

Schley,

Morris,

Shank,

Mulherin,

Shipp,

Mullins,

Sikes,

Narramore,

Singletary,

Niblack.

Slaton,

O'Connell,

Smith of Hancock,

Orr,

Smith of Henry,

Ousley,

Stafford,

Park of Greene,

Steed,

Park of Troup,

Stevens,

Perry,

Stubbs,

Peyton,

Symons,

Pierce,

Tarver,

Quillian,

Taylor,

Thomas,

Thompson of Banks,

Thompson of Dooly,

Tisinger,



Toomer,

Tumlin,

Underwood,

,~lalker of Brooks,

Walker of Webster,

Wellborn,

Welch,

Wells,

Whitchard,

Wight of Dougherty.

Wilkes,

Wright of Floyd,

Yates,

Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Booth, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Crawford, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Dean, Dorminy,

Everett, Hamby, Henry, Herrington, Hosch, Joiner, Land, Lane, Maples, Parker,

Reid of Taliaferro,
Robert~,
Stewart, Sturgis, Turner, Walker of Crawford, Williams, Willingham, Wilson.

Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported th'at the. Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.
'The Journal was read and confirmed.

Mr. ~forris of Cobb, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in

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adopting Senate resolution inviting Mrs. Felton to deliver an address to the General Assembly.

The fo.Uowing resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-

Resolved, That House bill No. 439 be made the special order for Wednesday, November 13th, immediately after the reading of the Journal.

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

Resolved, That House bill No. 171 be made the special -order for Tuesday, November 19, 1901, immediately after the confirmatio'll of the Journal.

'The following Senate bills were, by unanimous consent, read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Chappell of the 24th district.-
A bill to confirm the sale of certain property on Fourth street north of Fourteenth street, made by the Commissioners of Commons, and for otiher purposes.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays 0.

The. bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

.By Mr. Chappell of the 24th district-

A bill to ratify a11d confirm the sale of a part of the

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commons of the city of Columlbus, near the junction of Eleventh st.reet and Seventh avenue, and or other purposes.

The report of the committee which was favorable to thepassage df the bill was agreed to.

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

The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-jority was passed.

By Mr. Chappell of the 24th district-

A bill to amend an Act vesting the title, of the commons of the city of Columbus in commissioneTs, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage df the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 93, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
On request of the author House bill No. 622 \t'as withdrawn from the Special Judiciary Committee and referred to Committee on Corporations.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Steed of Taylor-

A bill to exempt ferti,lizers in the hands of consumers from taxation when the lands on which they are plaet:ci' have been properly returned, and for other purposes.

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The report of the committee which wa,; favorahlP to the passage df the bill was agreed to.

:Mr. :Mitchell oif Emanuel, called for the previous <pwstion, wl~ich call wns snstained.
On the passage of the hill :Mr. UndPrwood of White, called for 1:he ayes and nays, which call was snstaincd, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmathe were Messrs.-

Adams,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Appling,

Allen,

Gresham,

Johnson of Baker,

Anderson of Bartow, Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Bartow,

Anderson of Cobb, Grice,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Ayre~,

Hall of Bibb,

Jordan of Jasper,

Bailey,

Hall of Fannin,

Kelly,

Barron,

Hamilton,

Knight,

BeJI,

Hammock,

Lawrence,

Blue,

Harden of Chatham, Lott,

Boswell,

Hardin of Wilkes, !'dcFarland,

Bower,

Hardwick,

McLennan,

Bray,

HarreJI,

Madden,

Brewton,

Harper of Chattooga, Merritt,

()arrington,

Harper of Wayne, Miller,

Clower,

Harvard,

Mitchell of Emanuel

Copeland:

Hathcock,

Mitchell of Thomas,

()owart,

Hawes,

Morris,

Daughtry,

HenJerson,

Narramore,

Davis of Meriwether, Hiltnn,

Niblack,

Davis of Newton, Hixon,

O'Connell,

Deal,

Hodges,

Orr,

Drawdy,

Hogan,

Ousley,

English,

Houston,

Park of Greene,

Felder,

Howard of Baldwin, Perry,

Fort,

Howard of DeKalb, Peyton,

Foster of Oconee, Howell,

Pierce,

Franklin,

Huie,

Quillian,

Freeman of Troup, Hutehesnn,

RawiP,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hut,hins,

Reid of Campbell,

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Rhyue, Ril'hardson, 8Hnt!Prs, Sehley, Hhipp, Sikes. Slaton, Smith of Hancock,

StePd,

() nJerwood,

St!'vens,

Walker of Webster,

Stubbs,

Wellborn,

Taylor,

Welch,

Thomas,

Wells,

Thompson of Banks, Whitchard,

Tisinger,

Wilkes,

Tumiin,

Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Blalock, Booth, Broek, Bruce. Burnett, Bush, Carswell, Crawford, Crumbley, Darden, Dean, Dorminy, Duncan, Everett, Flynt, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Towns, Frederick, Gary, George of DeKalb, Gress,

Hamby, Harkins,
~enry,
HPrrington, Hitch, Hosch, Joiner, Jordan of Pulaski, Kilburn, Knowles, Land, Lane, Luttrell, McKay, Maples, Monroe, Moore, Mulherin, Mullins, Park of Troup, Parker,

Ayes 111, ~1ays 0.

Reid of Taliaf~>rro, Roberts. Shank, Singletary, Smith of Henry, Stafford. Stewart, Sturgis, Symons, Tarver, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty,
William~,
Willingham, Wilson; Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

On motion o Mr. Hall o Fannin, the verific.ation of tbe roll-call was dispensed with.
On passage of the hill the ayes were 111, nays 0.
The bill having receiYed the reqnisite constitutional majority was passed.

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In accordance with his previous notice, Mr. Morri5 of Cobb, moved to reoollilider the action of the House ~n adopting Senate resolution No. 43, inviting Mrs. Felton of the county of Bartow to address the General Assembly.

The moltion to rec'<msider was lost.

House bills Nos. 626 and 627 were withdrawn from the Special Judiciary Committee and referred to the Committee on Corporations by request of the author.

On motion of Mr. Hodges of Hart, House bill X o. 28 was taken from the table and placed on the calendar.

On moltion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, the call of the roll of counties was dispensed with, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred,. to wit:

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A resolution condemning the lessees of theW. & A. R. R. property for not keeping the terminal of said propetty in Atlarrrt.a in a better condition, and requesting the Governor to exercise his powers and compel said lessees to keep the depot in a more tenable condition, and for other purposes.
Mr. Felder of Bibb, asked that the resolution be referred to the General Judiciary Committee. Mr. Slaton of Fulton dbjected, conltending that the resolution should be re'ferred to the Committee on W. & A. R. R.
On motion of Mr. Hardwick of Washington, the Rules of the House were suspended and the above mentioned parties were 'allowed to debate the question.

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November 11, 1901.
The following measage was received fl'om his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor to deliver t;o the Honse of Representatives a communication in writing.

A resolution adopt.ed last sesswn providing that all
ma1Jt.ers relating to the vV. & A. R. R. be referred to the
Committee on W. & A. R. R. was read, and Mr. Felder of Biibb, stated that in pursuance of said resolution he would make no further contention, and the bill was referred to Oommittee on W. & A. R. R.

By Messrs. Harden, Wells and Hitch of Chatham-
A bill to de.fine and extend the corporate limits of Savannah, and for other purposes.

Referred to the CommiHee on Corporations.

The GoYernor's message was read, and on motion of Mr. Blalock, the i'>ame was referred to the Commit>tee on Appropriations.

At the request of the author 200 copies of resolution No. 160 were ordered printed for the use of the Honse.

By Mr. Hall of Fanlliin-
A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Mineral Bluff.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
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By :Mr. Thomas of Pierce~

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Blackshear Bank, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Huie of Clayton-
A bill to provide for the removal of obstruc-tions from the streams of Clayton county.
Re~ferred to Committee on Counties and County Mat.te.rs.

By Mr. Cowart. of Charlton-
A bill to change the county site of Charlton county, and for other purpores.
Referred to CommitJtee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Copeland of W.alkerA bill to amend sub-division 1 of section 2350, volume
2 of the Code.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

The following inessage was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requi8ite constitutional majority the following bill of tJhe Senate, to wit:
A bill to establish and maintain a dispensary in C'artersville, Bartow county.

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387

By )fr. Little of Muscogee-

A bill to authorize the Free Kindergarten Association of Columbus, Georgia, to sell certain lands and reinvest the proceeds, and for other purposes.

Re<ferred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Hathcock of DouglasA bill to provide for the better drainage of lands of
Douglas county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County MatA:ers.
.By l\Ir. Mcl.e.nn.an of TelfairA bill to establish the city court of Mt. VernO'll, and {Qr
Other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Hall of FanninA bill to amend an Act to incorporate the t()wn of Min-
eral Bluff. Referred to Commift.ee on Corporations.
By Mr. Davis of Newton-
A bill w create the city court of Covingwn, and for -other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

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By 1\f:r. Madden of Pike-

A bill requiring that the judges of superior court~ have their courts opened with prayer.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County :Matters..

By Mr. Houston of Fulton-
A bill to require transferers of notes secured by mortgage or loan deeds, to enter transfer of rooord, or have an. entry made of fact, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
The following bills of the House were read the second time, to wit:

B~ ..v.. ' Mr. Allen of MonroeA bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors in :Mon-
roe county.
By Mr. Tumlin of Carroll-
A bill to prevent obstruction;, from being placed o11 the public highways, etc.
By ~Ir. Harkins of Gordon-
A bill to amend an Act to establish a new charter for thetown Qlf Calhoun.

By Mr. Steed of Taylor-
A bill authorizing 'the Board of Commissioners of Tnylor county to elect 'their own clerk, etc.

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On motioo -of the authors of House bills Nos. 28 and 87, -.the same were tabled.

~fr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

.Mr. Speaker:

Your Committee on Corporations have had under con.sideration the following House hills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend an Act establis-hing a new charter for the town of Calhou'11, in Gordon county, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to authorize the Board of Roads and Revenues of Taylor county to elect their own clerk, and for .other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED, Chairman.

:Mr. Thomas, chairman pro tern. of the Comm~ttee on -Roads and Bridges, submitted the following report:
_Mr. Speaker:
!The Committee on Roads and Bridges have had under COnsideration House bill No. 442, whic:h is a bill to prevent obstructions Jrom being placed 0'11 the hig.hways of -this :State, and for other purposes, and they instruct me, as their

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chairman, to report same back to fue House with the recom-mendation that it do P'ass.

Respectfully sulbmitted.

CALVIN THOMAS, Chairman pro tern.

The following Senate lbill was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Temperance, to wit:

By Mr. Baker of the 42d dist-rict-

A bill to establish a dispensary in the city of Cedartown,. and for other purposes.

'The following bills were read the third time and put upon their paSS'age, to wit:

By Mr. L'and of Butts-

A bill to amend the charter of Jackson, Georgia, and :for other purposes.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage oi1J the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Mamilton of Montgomery-

A bill to amend section 982 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee which was favorable to tha" passage O'f the bill was agreed to.

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391

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill hiaving received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Bower O'f Decatur-
A bill to incorp&atB the muni,cipality of Bainbridge, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite coru;titutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Gresham of Burke-
A bill to amend an Act to amend aU Acts incorporating the town of Waynesboro, Georgia.
The report of the committee which was favorable to tbe passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 94, llliys 0.
The bill having received the requisite coru;titutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hamillton of Montgomery-
A bill to amend an Act to incor!pOrate the town of Mt. Vemon, Georgia.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage 01 the bill was agreed to.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

'Phe bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By 1-Ir. Wellborn of Union-

A bill to change the t,ime of holding the superior court of Union county, and for other purposes.
The repo~t of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 94, nays 0.

'J:ihe bill having received the requisite constitutional maj'Ority was passed.

By Mr. Bower of Decatur-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Bainbridge, Georgia.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By illr. Flynt of Spalding-
A bill to appropriate the"'sum of $447.00 to the widow of the late J. M. Kell.
An appropriation being involved in the bill the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the pur-

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pose of considering same, and the Speaker desigtmted as chairman of the committee, 1Ir. Stubbs of Laurens.

After a consideration of the resolution, and on motion of ::M:r. Felder of Bibb, the committee arose, and through their chairman, rPported p1ogress and asked leave to sit again.

On motion O'f Mr. Felder of Bibb, the bill was tabled.

Upon the request of the author, House bill No. 649 was withdrawn from the Committee on Corporations and referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Toomer of \Vare, Stewart of Calhoun.

On motion of 1Ir. Felder of Bibb, the House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock, to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, NovE'mber 12, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 oclock a. m. this day; 1Vas called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

'rhe roll was called and the following members answered to their names :

Adams,

Barron,

Allen,

Bell,

.Anderson of Bartow, Blalock,

Anderson of Cobb, Blue,

Ayres,

Booth,

Bailey,

Boswell,

Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Burnett,

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Bush,

Henry,

Park of Troup,

Carrington,

Hilton,

Park~:~r,

Carswell,

Hitch,

Perry,

Clower,

Hixon,

Pierce,

Copeland,

Hodges,

Quillian,

Cowart,

Hogan,

Rawls,

Crumbley,

Hosch,

Reid of Campbell,

Daughtry,

Houston,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of Baldwin, Rhyne,

Davis of Newton, Howard of DeKalb, Richardson,

Deal,

Huie,

Roberts,

Dean,

Hutcheson,

Sanders,

Drawdy,

Hutchins,

Schley,

Duncan,

Johnson of Appling, Shank,

English,

Johnson of Baker, Shipp,

Felder,

Johnson of Bartow, Sikes,

Flynt,

Johnson of Jefferson, Singletary,

Fort,

Joiner,

Slaton,

Foster of Floyd,

Jordan of Jasper, Smith of Hancock,.

Foster of Towns, Jordan of Pulaski, Smith of Henry,

Foster of Oconee, Kelly,

Stafford,

Franklin,

Kilburn,

Steed,

Frederick,

Knight,

Stevens,

Freeman of Troup, Knowles,

Stubbs,

Freeman of Whitfield,Lane,

Sturgis,

Gary,

Lawrence,

Symons,

George of DeKalb, Lott,

Taylor,

George of Morgan, Luttrell,

Thomas,

Gresham,

McKay,

Thompson of Banks,

Gress,

McLennan,

Thompson of Dooly,

Griffin of Twiggs, Madden,

Tisinger,

Grice,

Maples,

Toomer,

Hall of Bibb,

Merritt,

Tumlin,

Hall of Fannin,

Miller,

Underwood,

Hamilton,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Walker of Brooks,

Hammock,

Mitchell of Thomas, Walker of Crawford,.

Harden of Chatham, Monroe,

Walker of Webster,

Hardin of Wilkes, Moore,

Wellborn,

Hardwick,

Morris,

Welch,

Harrell,

Mulherin,

Wells,

Harper of Wayne, Mullins,

Whitchard,

Harvard,

Narramore,

Wight of Dougherty,

Hathcock,

Xiblack,

Wilkes,

Harkins,

Orr,

Wright of Floyd,

Hawes,

Ousley,

Yates,

Henderson,

Park of Greene,

Mr. Speaker.

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Those absent were Messrs.-

Orawford,

Herrington,

Darden,

Howell,

Dorminy,

Land,

Everett,

McFarland,

Hamby,

O'Connell,

Harper of Chattooga, Peyton,

Stewart, Tarver, Turner, Williams, Willingham, Wilson.

Mr. Merritt of Hancock reported .that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

The Journal was read and confirmed.

The following resolution was read and referred to Committee on Rules, to wit:

By Mr. George of Morgan-

Resolved, That House bills No&. 541 and 536 b':l made the special order for Tuesday, November 19th, at 10:3(} a.m.

The following bill, which was made thE' special order for to-day, was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes--

A bill to amend an act to authorize and direct the re- publication of certain Georgia reports, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable t() the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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

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The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

Mr. Slaton, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

.Mr. Speaker :

The General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bill, which they instructed me as .their chairman to report back to the House with the .recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta relative to " Old Waterworks Station.''

A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta relative to fran-chises, etc., etc.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

Mr. Steed, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker :

The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bills of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass,. to wit :

A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Min-eral Bluff, in the county of Fannin, and for other purposes.

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Also, a bill to amend an act to consolicate, amend and' codify the various acts incorporating the town or :McDonough, in the county of Henry, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to authorize the Free Kindergarten Association of Columbus, Ga., to sell certain lands and reinvest the proceeds in other property for school purposes.

The Committee on Corporations have also had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommen-dation that the same do pass :

A bill to reduce the number of Commissioners of Roads and Revenus of Elbert county from five to three, and for other purl?oses.

Respectfully submitted. W. E. STEED, Chairman.

:Mr. Houston, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics, submitted the following report:

JJfr. Speaker:

The Coinmittee on Labor and Labor Statistics have had' under consideration House bill 463, by Mr. Houston of Fulton, regulating the employment of children in factories and manufacturing establishments of this State; also a bill, by :Mr. O'Connell of Richinond, to prohibit the employment of children under ten years of age in cotton millsof this State, and am instructed to report back both these bills with the recommendation that same do pass by substitute.
The committee has also had under consideration House bill No. 648, by 1\Ir. Wright of Floyd, providing protection.

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fot motormen operating electric cars in this State, which I :am instructed to report back with recommendation that it -do pass as amended.
C. C. HOUSTON, Vice-Chirman.

Mr. Hawes, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report:
.J-Ir. Speaker:
The Committee on Banks and Banking have ha.d 'under -consideration the following bills of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :
A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act entitled "an :act to incorporate the Blackshear Bank, to define its pow~rs and privileges, and for other purposes.
A bill to be entitled an act to amend section 982 of the Code of Georgia of 18115, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
P.M. HAWES, Chairman.
Mr. Lane, the Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Counties and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills of the House, which they request me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: .

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A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of Lenox, and for other purposes.

A bill to be entitled an act to change the county site of Charlton county in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the better drainage of lands in Henry county, and for other purposei!.
A bill to provide for the removal of obstructions from the running streams of Clayton county.

A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the better drainage of lands in Douglas county, and for other purposes.
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the removal -of all obstructions from streams in the county of DeKalb.
W. T. !JANE, Chairman.

The following resolution was read and adopted, and on motion of Mr. Anderson was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate, to-wit :

By Messrs. Johnson and Anderson of Bartow-
Whereas, a communication has been received from Mrs. W. H. Felton, accepting the invitation of the House and Senate to deliver an address before a joint session of both Houses~ and fixing the time at 12 o'clock m. on Thursday the 14th, inst.; therefore be it
Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the House and Senate meet in joint session at 12 o'clock m.,

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on the 14th instant, for the purpose of hearing said address.

Mr. Little, Chairman, ex officio, of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker :

The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolutions of the House, which they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that the same dp pass, to wit :

A resolution fixing House bill 439 as special order for Thursday the 14th instant, immediately after the special order previously fixed for that day.

Also, a resolution fixing House bill 171 as special order for Tuesday, November 19th, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal.

Respectfully submitted.

LITTLE, Chairman ex officio.

The following resolution was read and adopted as. amended, to wit:
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette--
Resolved, That HouRe resolution No. 160 be made the special order for Thursday, November 14th, following the special order bill No. 171.

The Committee on Rules proposed the following amend-ment, which was:adopted, to wit:

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Amend by substituting, Wedpesday, November 13, to follow Special Order House Bill No. 404.

The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

By Mr. Wright of Floyd--
Resolved, That House bill No. 435 be set as a special, order Tuesday next, immediately atter special orders now assigned for that day.
The following message was received from the Senate .by Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passe,d by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:
A bill to amend an act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic, spirituous or malt liquors in the county of Monroe.
Also, a bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Hartwell, in Hart county.
Also, a bill to amend ~n act incorporating the town of Calhoun, in Gordon county.
Also, a bill to repeal an act to create a county court in each county of the State.
Also, a bill to authorize the mayor and council of Waynesboro to issue bonds for the purpose of establishing a system of electric lights and waterworks.
Also, a bill to abolish the county court of Warren county.
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Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Herod, in the county of Terrell.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Lone Oak, in the county of Meriwether.

Also, a bill to establish a city court of Moultrie, in the county of Colquitt.
Also, the following House bill as amended:

A bill to amend the road laws of Bibb county, etc.

The Senate has also passed the following resolution of the House, to wit :

A resolution providing for the rerunding of fifty dollars paid to Secretary of State by W..S. Witham for charter of Bank of Winder.

The Senate lias also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following Senate bills, to wit:

A bill to define anarchy, to declare the same a felony in this State, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to authorize the steriff.-s, constables and other levying officers to reseize property levied upon under execution and released by acceptance of bond.

Also, a bill to require executions to be recorded on the general execution docket of the county where the land lies.

Mr. Mitchell of Thomas, vice-chairman of the Commit-

tee on Rules, submitted tbe following report:



. Mr. Speaker: The Oommittee on Rules have had under consideration

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House Resolution No. 205, which is a resolution to transfer certain funds in the treasury arising from the sale of public property, and they report the same back with a recommendation that the same do pass as amended.
FONDREN MITCHELL, Chairman pro tern.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit :

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A resolution making House bill No. 171 the special order for Tuesday, November 19, 1901, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal.

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-
A resolution making House bill No. 439 the special order for Thursday, November 14,1901, immediately after the reading of the Journal.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
Resolved, That House resolution No. 120 be made the special order for Thursday, November 14th, inst., following the special order already made for that day.

By unanimous consent the following House bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Hathcock of Douglas-
A bill to authorize authorities of auy county in this State to employ expert accountants to examine books, etc., and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to tht> passag: of the bill, was agreed to.

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On passage of the bill the ayes were 9;3, nays 3.

The bill having recieved the requisite constitutional\ majority was passed.
By Mr. Drawdy of Clinch-
A bill to amend section 2248 of the Civil Code, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 334, nays 0.

'rhe bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-
A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta relative to the old water-works, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 110, nays 0.
The bill having re~eived the requisite constitutional! majority was passed.

.By Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta relative to franchises, etc., and for other purposes.

The committee offered the following amendments which, were adopted, to wit:
Amend by adding the following section :

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Section 12. Be it further enacted by the authority afore:said, That the charter of the city of Atlanta be amended as follows:

"That power is hereby given the Mayor and General Council to control, r~gulate and in its discretion, prohibit the erection and maintenance of sanitariums, boarding houses aud other similar places, in residence portions of the City; and that any ordinance heretofore adopted by the said Mayor and General Council, in relation to the above subject matters are hereby ratified and validated.

Amend qy striking section 10 of-the bill aud numbering :the remaining sections accordingly.

Ameud section 7 by adding at the end of the section the following words: The amendment to the existing charter of the city of Atlanta <'Ontained in this section, shall in no wise apply to .the Board of Park Commissioners.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to 'the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 110, nays 0.

The bill having recehed the requisite constitutional ma-

jority was passed as amended.

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On motion of Mr. Slaton the two bills just passed were .ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

By Mr. Park .of Greene--

A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for the teaching of Physiology and Hygiene in th~ Public ~chools of this
.State, and for other purposes.

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The substitute for the above bill, which was offered by the committe', was read.

The report of the Cummittee, which wa'l favorable to the passage ot' the bill as amended by substitute was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill Mr. Taylor of Houston~ called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Adams,

Gresham,

Kelly,

.Allen,

Gress,

Knowles,

.Anderson of Bartow, Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

.Anderson of Cobb Grice,

McFarland,

Ayres,

Hall of Fannin,

McKay,

Bailey,

Hamilton,

McLennan,

Bell,

Hammock,

Madden,

Blalock,

Harden of Chatham, Maples,

Blue,

Harrell,

Miller,

Bower,

Harper of Chattooga,Mitchell of Emanuel,..

Bray,

Harper of Wayne, Mitchell of Thomas,

Brewton,

Harvard,

Monroe,

Brock,

Hathcock,

Morris,

Bruce,

Hawes,

Mullins,

Burnett,

Henry,

Narramore,

Carswell,

Herrington,

Niblack,

Clower,

Hilton,

Orr,

Daughtry,

Hixon,

Ousley,

Deal,

Hodges,

, Park of -Greene,

Felder,

Houston,

Parker,

Flynt,

Howard of Baldwin, Perry,

Fort,

Howard of DeKalb, Quillian,

Foster of Floyd,

Huie,

Rhyne,

Foster of Oconee, Hutcheson,

Richardson,

Frederick

Hutchins,

Sanders,

Freeman of Troup, Johnson of Appling, Schley,

Freeman of Whitfield,Johnson of Bartow, Shank,

George of DeK.alb, Joiner,

Shipp,

George of Morgan, Jordan of Jasper, Singletary.

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407

Slaton, Smith of Benry, Stafford, Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Taylor,

Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger, Tumlin, Walker Crawford, Walker of Webster,

Welch, Wells, Whit chard, Wilkes, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Barron,

Hardwick,

Boswell,

Hosch,

Carrington,

Howell,

Davis of Meriwether, Johnson of Baker,

Davis of Newton, Jordan of Pulaski,

Dean,

Knight,

Drawdy,

Lane,

Duncan,

Luttrell,

Franklin,

Merritt,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Pierce, Rawles, Reid of Campbell, Roberts, Sikes, Smith of Hancock, Stevens, Underwood, Walker of Brooks.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Booth, Bush, Copeland, Cowart, Crawford, Crumbley, Darden, DQrminy, English, Everett, Foster of Towns, Gary, Hall of Bibb, Hamby,

Harkins,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Henderson,

Steed,

Hitch,

Stewart,

Hogan,

Tarver,

Johnson of Jefferson, Thompson of Dooly,

Kilburn,

Toomer,

Land,

Turner,

Lawrence,

Wellborn,

Moore,

Wight of Dougherty,

Mulherin,

Williams,

O'Connell,

Willingham,

Park of Troup,

Wilson,

Peyton,

Mr. Speaker.

On motion of Mr. Gresham of .Burke, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 106, nays 28.

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Tlie bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute.

By Mr. Hall of Fannin-
A bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code relative to State Depositories, and for other purposes.
The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 94-, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Blue of Marion-
A bill to authorize arresting officers to carry concealed weapons, etc., and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill by substitute, was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Drawdy of Clinch, the bill together with the substitute and the amendments thereon, was Fecommitted to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Duncan of Lee-
A bill to create the office of State Veterinarean, and for other purposes. .
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was disagreed to and the bill lost.

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By Mr. Duncan of Lee-

A bill to be entitled an act to create a department of health and health officers, and ,for other purposes.

The hill, involving an appropriation, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole for the purpose of considering same, and designated as Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Slaton of Fulton.

After a consideration of the bill the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass.

The report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to and the bill lost.

Mr. Duncan moved to reconsider the action of the House .in not passing House Bill No. 219, which motion prevailed, and on motion of Mr. Duncan, the bill was tabled.

By Mr. Davis of Meriwether--
A bill to authorize executors, administrators, guardians and trustees to invest trust funds, etc., and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requi~ite constitutional majority, wa.s passed.

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By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-

A bill to amend section 1255, volume 3 of the Code, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passagE' of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Steed of Taylor-
A bill to authorize the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Tayl(lr county to elect their own clerk and fix his salary, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which wa8 favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayeE were 99, nays 0.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

The following Senate bill was read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Grantland of the 26th District--
A bill to prescribe and define the corporate limits of Griffin.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

On motion of the authors, House bills Nos. 215 and 20:~ were tabled.

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Leave of absence was granted Mr. Harrell of Dodge, Mr. Johnson of Jefferson, Mr. Orr of Coweta.

The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 9.30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, \Vednesday, November 13, 1901.

The Horu;e met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Bartow,
. Anderson of Cobb,
Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Burnett, Carrington, Carswell, Clower,

Copeland,

Freeman of Whitfield,

Cowart,.

Gary,

Crumbley,

George of DeKalb,

Darden,

George of Morgan,

Daullhtry,

Gresham,

Davis of Meriwether, Gress,

Davis of Newton,

Griffin of Twijlgt~,

Deal,

GrieP,

Dean,

Hall of Bibb,

Drawdy,

Hall of Fannin,

Duncan,

Hamby,

Everett,

Hamilton,

Felder,

Hammock,

Flynt,

Harden of Chatham.

Fort,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Foster of Floyd,

Hardwick,

Foster of Towns,

Harrell,

Foster of Oconee, Harper of Chattooga,

Franklin,

Harper of Wayne,

Frederick,

Harvard,

Freeman of Troup, . Hathcock,

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Harkins,

McLennan,

Smith of Hancock,

Hawes,

Madden,

Smith of Henry,

Henry,

Maples,

Stafford,

Hilton,

Merritt,

Steed,

Hitcll,

Miller,

Stevens,

Hixon,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Stewart,

Hodges,

Mitchell of Thomas, Stubus,

Hogan,

Monroe,

Sturgis,

Hosch,

Morris,

Symons,

Houston,

Mulherin,

Tarver,

Howard of Balrlwin, "Mullins,

Taylor,

Howard of D<'Kalb, Narramore,

Thomas,

Howell,

Niblack,

Thompson of Banks.

Huie,

O'Connell,

'fhompson of Dooly,

Hutcheson,

Ousley,

Tisinger,

Hutchins,

Park of Greene,

Toomer.

.Johnson o( Appling, Park of Troup,

Tumlin,

.Johnson of Baker, Parker,

Turner,

.Johnson o! Bartow, Perry,

Underwood,

.Johnson of JeffersQn, Peyton,

Walker of Brooks,

.Joiner,

Pierce,

Walker of Crawford,

.Jordan of Jasper, Quillian,

Walker of Webster,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Rawls,

Wellborn,

Kelly,

Reid of Campbell, Welch,

Kilburn,

Rhyne,

Wells,

Knight,

Richardson,

Whitchard,

Knowles,

Roberta,

Wight of Do<1gherty,

Land,

SandE'rs,

Wilkes,

Lane,

Schley,

Willingham,

Lawrence,

Shank,

Wilson,

Lott,

Shipp,

Wright of !<'loyd,

Luttrell,

Sikes,

Yates,

McFt~rland,

Singletary,

Mr. Speaker.

McKay,

Slaton,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bush,. Crawford, Dorminy, English,

Henderson, Herrington, Moore, '

Orr, Reid of Taliaferro, Williams.

:Mr. :Merritt of Hancock, reported that the J o~rnal of ye5tcrday's proceedings had boon examined and found correct.

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The Journal was read and confirmed.

Upon request of the author, House bill No. 474 was withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and re-ferred to the General Agriculture Committee.

Upon the request of llfr. Miller of Muscogee, House bill No. 160 was withdrawn from the General Judiciary Committee and referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

Mr. Steed, cl.1airman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

Your Committee on Corporations have had under considemtion the following House biB-s, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommenclation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to incorporate the town of Jeffersonville, in the county of Twiggs, and for other purposes.

Also, a hill to authorize the mayor m1d council of J cffersonville, Georgia, to establish a di;;pensary, and for other puqJoses.

Also, a bill to extend corporate limits of toWii of Palmetto, in Campbell county, and for other pmposes.

Respectful Iy stlbmitted.

W. K STEED, Chairman.

Mr. Park of Greene, chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report:

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Mr. S p.ealo:er:

The Committee on Privileges and Elections have had n.nder consideration the following bills, which I am instructed, as chairman, of said committee, tD report with reconunendation that they do pass, to wit:

By :Mr. liannuock of Randolph-

House hill No. 508, entitled an Act to amend section 70 of volunw l of the Code, so as to allow the polls at the precincts to rtmaiH open until 6 o'clock p. m. ~'he committee proposes to anwnd by striking out the word "six," and inserting in lien thereof tJ1e word "five."

By Jl.fr. Ilikh of Chatham-

House bills Nos. 539 and 540, to prevent frauds in primary and regular elections in this State.

Respectfully submitted.

JAS. B. PARK, Chairman.

November 13, 1901.
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Gon~l'llor, through 'his Secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:
---'
Mr. Spealcer:
His :ExcellPncy, the Governor, 'has approved and signed the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to amend the charter of the village of Summerville, in Richmond county.

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:\ho, an Act to amend the garni.,hmcnt laws of this f'tate.

}fr. \Vellhom, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:
Jfr. S pealcer:
11he Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for deliYery to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to establish the city court of :Moultrie.

Also, an Act to repeal an Act creati<ng the county court of Col(111itt county.
He~pectfully submitted. C. J. WELLBORN, Jr,
Chairman.

The following bill, which was made the special order for this hour was read the third time and put upon it" passage, to wit:
By }fr. Kelly of Glaccock-
A llill to be entitled an Act to revise the election laws of this State, and for other purposes.
}fr. Perry of Gwinnett, moved that the hill, together with the pending amendment, be tabled, and on that motion :Mr. Hardwick of W ashi'l1gton, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot Yiva voce the vote was as follows:

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JouRNAL ol!' THB Hous:s.

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Anderson of Cobb, Bruce, Crumbley, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Drawdy, English, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Freeman of Troup,

George of DeKalb, Hammock, Hathcock, Hawes, Hodges, Hutchins, Johnson of Baker, Knowles, Lawrence, McKay,' McLennan,

Maples, :Moore, Park of Troup, Parker, Peny, Rawls, Reid of Taliaferro, Singletary, Stafford, Underwood, Wellborn.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Gress,

Knight,

Anderson of Bar:ow, Grice,

L!ind,

Barron,

Hall of Bibb,

Lane,

Bell,

Hall of Fannin,

Lott,

Blalock,

Hamby,

Luttrell,

Boswell,

Hamilton,

McFarland,

Bray,

Harden of Chatham, Merritt.,

Brewton,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mitchell of Emanuel,

Bro~k,

Hardwick,

Monroe,

Burnett,

Harper of Chattooga, Morris,

Carrington,

Harper of Weyne, Narramore,

Carswell,

Harvard,

Niblack,

Clower,

Harkins,

O'Connell,

Copeland,

Henderson,

Park of Greene,

Uowart,

Henry,

Peyton,

Darden,

Hilton,

Pierce,

Davie. of Meriwether, Hixon,

Quillian,

Deal,

Hogan,

Reid of Campbell,

Dean,

Hosch,

Rhyne,

Duncan,

Houston,

Richardson,

Felder,

Howard of Baldwin, Roberts,

Flynt,

Howell,

Sanders,

Foster of Oconee, Huie,

Schley,

Franklin,

Hutcheson,

Shank,

Frederick,

Johnson of Appling, Shipp,

Freeman of Whitfield, Joiner,

Sikes,

George of Morgan, Jordan of Jasper, Slaton,

Gresham,

Kelly,

Smith of Hancock,.

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 13, 1901.

417

Smith of Henry, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Tarver,

Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks,
Tisin~~:er,
Tumlin, Walker of Brookl!l, Welch,

Wells, Whitchard, Wilkes, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ay~es,
Bailey, Blue, Booth, Bower, Bush, ,Crawford, Dorminy, Everett, Foster of Towns, Gary, Griffin of Twigg!',

Harrell,

Mullins,

Herrington,

Orr,

Hitch,

Ousley,

Howard of DeKalb, Thompson of Dooly,

.Tohnson of Bartow, Toomer,

Johnson of Jefferson, Turner,

Jordan of Pulaski, Walker of Crawford,

Kilburn,

Walker of Webster,

Madden,

Wight of Dougherty,

Miller,

Williams,

Mitchell of Thomas, Mr. Speaker.

Mulherin,

Ayes 33, nays 105.

Mr. Wilson o~ Clay, moved to dispense with the verifi cation of the roll-call, which motion prevailed.

On the motion to table the bill the ayes were 33, nays 105. The motion to table was therefore lost.

Mr. Perry of Gwinnet.t, called for the previous queiltion, which call was sustai'lled and the main question was ordered.

The following amendment was read and adopted:

By Mr. Hall o-f Bibb-

.Amend by striking all of sootion 7, and numbering the remaining sections accordingly.
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On agreeing to the report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, Mr. Hardwick of Washington, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

'!'hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harden of Chatham, Narramore,

Barron,

Hardwick,

O'Connell,

Bell,

Harper of Chattooga, Ousley,

Blalock,

Harper of Wayne, Park of Greene,

Blue,

Harvard,

Parker,

Bray,

Harkins,

Peyton,

Brewton,

Henderson,

Rhyne,

Brock,

Hilton,

Richardson,

Carrington,

Hixon,

Shank,

Clower,

Hogan,

Shipp,

Copeland,

Houston,

Stevens,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of Baldwin, Stewart,

Deal,

Howell,

Stubbs,

Dean,

Huie,

Sturgis,

Duncan,

Hutcheson,

Symons,

Felder,

Johnson of Appling, Taylor,

Flynt,

Johnson of Baker, Thomas,

Fort,

Joiner,

Thompson of Banks,

Foster of Oconee, Jordan of Jasper, Tisinger,

Franklin,

Kelly,

Tumlin,

Frederick,

Knight,

Walker of Brooks,

Freeman of Whitfield,Knowles,

Walker of Crawford,

George of Morgan, Land,

Walker of Webster,

Gress,

Lane,

Welch,

Griffin of .rwiggs, McFarland,

Wells,

Grice,

Merritt,

Whitchard,

Hall of Bibb,

Miller,

Wilkes,

Hamby,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wright of Floyd.

Hamilton,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Ayres,

Anderson of Bartow, Bailey,

Anderson of Cobb, Boswell,

Bruce, Burnett, Cowart,

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Crumbley, Darden, Davis of Newton, Drawdy, English, Foster of Floyd, Freeman of Troup, George of DeKalb, Gresham, Hall of Fannin, Hammock, Hardin of Wilkes, Hathcock, Hawes, Hodges, Hosch,
Hutchins, Jordan of Pulaski,

Lawrence, Lott, Luttrell, McKay, McLennan, Madden, Maples, Montoe, Moore, Morris, Mullins, Niblack, Parker of Troup, Perry, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell,

Reid of 'l'aliaferro, Roberts, Sanders, Schley, Rlkes, Singletary, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Tarver, Thompson of Dooly, Underwood, Wellborn, Wilson, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Booth, BowAr, Busb, ()arswi!ll, .(Jrawford,
Daughtry, Dorminy, ETerett, ,Foster of Towns,

Gary,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Harrell,

Mulherin,

Henry,

Orr,

Herrington,

Toomer,

Hitch,

Turner,

Howard of DeKalb, WijZbt of DoughE-rty,

Johnson of Bartow, Williams,

Johnson of Jefferson, Willingham,

Kilburn,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 85, nays 62.

On motion of Mr. Lane of Sumter, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.
On agreeing to the report of th~ committee, whic~ was favorruble to the passage of the bill the ayes were 85, nays 62, the report of the committee W!lS therefore agreed to as .aniended.
On the passage of the bill Mr. O~eland otf Walker, <Jailed for the a;r~ rund nays, wh~ch call was sustaiiied.
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JouRNAL o:r THB HousB.

Before the call of the roll was concluded, and when the name of Mr. Felder of Bibb was reached, he arose in his seat and asked permission to explain his vote. There was objection, and Mr. Hall of Bibb, made the motion that Mr. Felder be allowed to explain his vote, which motion the Speaker ruled out of order.

From the above ruling of the Chair in regard to the motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, Mr. Fe~der appealed, and on putting the .appeal to the House the Speaker's ruling was sus-
'ta~ned.

The call of the roll was continued and the vote was a.s; fo1lows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harper of Wayne, Narramore,

Bell,

Harvard,

O'Connell,

Blalock,

Hathcock,

Ousley,

Brewton,

Henderson,

Park of Greene,

Brock,

Henry,

Rhyne,

Clower,

Hitch,'

Richardson,

Copeland,

Hixon,

Shank,

Davis of Meriwether, Hogan,

Stevens,

Deal,

Houston,

Stubbs,

Duncan,

Howard of Baldwin, Sturgis,

En~lish,

Howell,

Symons,

Flynt,

Huie,

Taylor,

Foetor of Oconee, Johnson of Appling, Thomas,

Franklin,

Johnson of Baker, Tisinger,

Frederick,

Joiner,

Walker of Brooks,

Freeman of Whitfield, Kelly, George of Morgan, Land,

Walker of Crawfort.l,. Walker of Webst~r,

Gress,

Lane,

Welch,

Grice,

McFarland,

Wells,

Hall of Bibb,

Maples,

Whitchard,

Hamilton,

Merritt,

Wilkes,

Hardwick,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wright of Floyd.

Harper of Chattooga, Monroe,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adame,

Anderson of Cobb, Bailey,

Anderson of Bartow, Ayres,

Barron,

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421

!Blue, Booth, 'Boswell, Bray, Bruce, Burnett, Carrington, 'Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Dean, Drawdy, Felder, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Freeman of Troup, George of DeKalb, Grifhn of Twiggs, Hall of Fannin, Hamby, Hammock, Harden of Chatham,

Hardin of Wilkes, Hawes, Hodges, Hosch, Hutcheson, Hutchins, Jordan of Jasper, Jordan of Pulaski, Knight, Knowles, Lawrence, Lott, Luttrell, McKay, McLennan, Madden, Moore, Morris, Mullins, Niblack, Park of Troup, Parker, Perry, Peyton,

Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Roberts, Sanders, Schley, Sikes, Singletary, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Stewart, Tarver, Thompson of Dooly, Tumlin, Underwood, Wellborn, Willingham, Wilson, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bower, Bush, Carswell, Crawford, Dorminy, Everett, Foster of Towns, uary, Gresham, Harrell,

Harkins,

Mulherin,

Herrington,

Orr,

Hilton,

Shipp,

Howard of DeKalb, Thompson of 13anks,

Johnson of Bartow, Toomer,

Johnson of Jefferson, Turner,

Kilburn,

Wight of Dougherty,

Miller,

Williams,

Mitchell of Thomas, Mr. Speaker.

"'\.yes 68, nays 78.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call 'Was di;;pensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ay~s were 68, nays 78.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitu-tional majority was lost.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. !Iomoe of Decatur, Whitchard of Terrell, Walker of Crawford.

On motiO'll of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the House aLljourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, November 14, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. rn. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker anJ opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

Carrington,

Foster uf Towns.

Allen,

Carswell,

Foster of Oconee,

Anderson of Bartow, Clower,

Franklin,

Andersort of Cobb, Copeland,

Frederick,

Ayres,

Cowart,

Freeman of Troup,

Badley,

Crumbley,

Freeman of Whitfield,_

Barron,

Darden,

Gary,

Bell,

Daughtry,

George of DeKalb,

Blalock,

Davis of Meriwether, George of Morgan,

Blue,

Davis of Newton, Gresham,

Booth,

Deal,

Gress,

Boswell,

Drawdy,

Griffin of Twiggs,

Bower,

Duncan,

Grice,

Bray,

English,

Hall of Bibb,

Brewton,

Felder,

Hall of Fannin,

Brock,

Flynt,

Hamby,

Bruce,

Fort,

Hamilton,

Burnett,

Foster of Floyd,

Hammock,

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Harden of Chatham, Land,

Shank,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lane,

Shipp,

Hardwick,

Lawrence,

Sikes,

Harrell,

Lott,

Singletary,

Harper of Chattooga, Luttrell,

Slaton,

Harper of Wayne, McFarland,

Smith of Hancock,

Harvard,

McKay,

Smith of Henry,

Hathcock.

McLennan,

Stafford,

Harkins,

Madden,

Steed,

Hawes,

Maples,

Stevens,

Henderson,

Merritt,

Stewart,

Henry,

Miller,

Stubbs,

Herrington,

)fitchell of Emanuel, Sturgis,

Hilton,

Mitchell of Thomas, Symons,

Hitch,

Moore,

Taylor,

Hixon,

Morris,

Thomas,

Hodges,

Mulherin,

Thompson of Banks,

Hogan,

Mullins,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hosch,

Narramore,

Tisinger,

Houston,

Niblack,

Toomer,

Howard of Baldwin, Orr,

'l'umlin,

Howard of DeKalb, Ousley,

Underwood,

Howell,

Park of Greene,

Walker of Brooks,

Huie,

Park of Troup,

Walker of Crawford,

Hutcheson,

Parker,

Walker of Webster,

Hutchins,

Perry,

Wellborn,

Johnson of Appling, Peyton,

Welch,

Johnson of Baker, Pierce,

Wells,

Johnson of Bartow, Quillian,

Whitchard,

Johnson of Jefferson, Rawls,

Wight of Dougherty,

Joiner,

Reid of Campbell, Wilkes,

Jordan of Jasper, Reid of Taliaferro, Willingham,

Jordan of Pulaski, Rhyne,

Wilson,

Kelly,

Richardson,

Wright of Floyd,

Kilburn,

Roberts,

Yates,

Knight,

Sander,

Mr. Speaker,

Knowles,

Schley.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bush, Crawford, Dean, Dorminy,

Everett, Monroe, O'Connell,

Tarver, Turner, Williams,

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

:Mr. :Merritt of Hancock, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

The Journal was read and confirmed.

Mr. Kelly of Glascock, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in not passi,ng the bill known as the "Australian Ballot Bill."

:Mr. Kelly then moved a reconsideration of the action of the House in nOit passing the "Australian Ballot Bill," hnt hefore the motion could be put to the House the hour set for the special order, which was a. consideration of the ''Inhe'l'itance Tax Bill," arrived, and the motion to reconsider was displaced.

The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen the Secretary thereof:
1lfr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:
A hill to make the registration of any volll'ntary conveyance in this State legal notice, etc.
AL;;o, a bill to authorize the county authorities to condenm land for the purpose of obtaini,ng road material.
Also, a bill to require any person seeking a. writ of certiorari to correct the judgment of a recorder's court or other police court, and for other purposes.
Also, a bill to authorize st.reet railroad companies and

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425

dedric light companies to erngage in the business o furni:<hing ~team for heat or power, and for other purposes.

The Senate has also adopted the ollowing resolutions, in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
A resolution requesting the Senators and Representati,e.;; of this State in the Uongress o the United States to use their influence in securing amendatory legislation regarding the pension laws as applied to soldiers o Indian wars o 1836 to 1838.

Also, a resolution inviting the British and Southern States ( U. S. A.) GaU.lc Ahat1toir and Produce Company, limited, to locate in Georgia.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following hills of the House, to wit.:
A bill to amend an Act enlt:itled an Act to amend subsection 11 of section 4082 of volume 2 o the Uode o 1813.
Abo, a bill to proYidc for pleas in suits on open accounts.
Also the following hi]] of the Honse as amended, to wit:
A bill to make the legal number o jurors in all lunacy {lases six, one of whom shall 'be a physician, and for other pm11oses.
Also, the following re;;olution o the House, to wit:

.A re.soh1tion that the House and Sernate meet in joint session at 12 o'clock, noon, on the 14th inst., to hear an
address hy Mrs. "'V. H. Felton.

426

JOURNAL OF THB HOUBB.

The following me&Sage was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

M1. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to establish and maintain a local public school sys-
tem in the coulllty of Ware, oThtside the city of 'Vaycross,
and for other purposes.

Also, the following resolution in which the concurrence

of the House is asked :

'

A resolution to authorize the> Prison Commission to tnrn
over to vVall & Peagler certain county warrants, etc.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:
A bill to establish, maintain and regulate, dispensaries in such incorporated cities and towns of Pulaski county having a population o:fi 1,000 or more.
Also, a bill to amend section 5 of an Act to create the city comt of Albany.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Argyle, in Clinch county.
Also, a bill to create a new charter f,or the city of :Moultrie, in Colquitt county.
Also a bill to establish the city court of Polk county, in the City of Cedartown.

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427

Also a 1bill to establish a nerw charter for the City of Valdosta, in the county of Lowndes.
Also a bill to incorporate the toW'll of High Shoals, in. the counties of Walton and Morga.n.

Also a bill to require owners o:flland in Murray county to remove obstructions from streams in said county, etc.

Also the following bill as amended:

A bill to amend the charte1 of the City of Greensboro.

November 14th, 1901.
The following message was received from his Excellency,. the Governor, through his Seeretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:
Mr. Speaker:
His ExcelleTicy, the Gove!rllor, has approved a.nd signed. the following acts, to ~it:
An Act to abolish the county court of Colquitt county.
Also an Act to establish the city court of Moultrie, m the county of C'olquitt.
The following hill, which was made the special order for this hour, was read the third time and put upon its passage,. to wit:
By Mr. Hitch, of Chatham-
A bill to be entitled an Act to levy and collect a tax upon legacies, gifts and inheritances, etc., and for otherpurposes.

428

JOURNAL OJ THB HOUSB.

Mr. Hawes, of Elbert, called fur the previous question, which call was su~ined, and the main question was or.(iered.

The following amendmf'nts were read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. W alke:r, of Brooks-
Amend by adding at the end of section 13, on page 10, of said bill, the following words, to wit: "No tax shall be deemed to be imposed by this Act upon the transfer of any property to ,the State, or to any uses of a purely charitr.1ble, benevolent, religions or educational nature. The taxes imposed by this Act upon the transfer of any property to the widow and minor adopted children of a decedent shall be calculated and collected upon only the excess in value of such propel"1ty over and above the sum of .ten thousa,nd dollars passing by such transfer to the widow, and five thonSt.lnd dollars passing to each minor child, or minor adopted child, of such decedent."

By'Mr. Hitch, ofi Chatham-

By inserting in the first Jine of the title of the bill, immediately after the word "inheritance," the words "in certain cases," so tha.t the title when so amended shall read as follows: "A hili to be entitled an Act to tax gifts, legacies and inheritances, in certa.in cases, to provide for the assessment and collee,tion of such taxes, and for other purposes.

By :Mr. Hitch, of Chatham-

Also to amend by inserting in the fifth line of the first section, immediately after the words "in the following {lases," the words "except as hereinafter provided."

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429>

By Mr. Richardson, of Houston-

To amend by Sltriking out all of sub-section 1 in section five (5) ofi said 1bill, and numbering the remaining sub-sections accordingly.

By Mr. McLennan, of TeHair-
Amend section 13 by striking out all of said section after the word "code," in the third line thereof.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the 'bill, was agreed to as amended.
On passage of the bill Mr. Hitch, of Chatham, called forthe ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The hour of 12 o'clock noon having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of tthe House, and the joint session, convened for the purpose of hea.ring the address of Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Bartow counrty, was called to order by Hon. Clark HOIWell, President of the Senate.
By order of the President of the Senate the Secretary of the Senate then rood the resolution convening the General As.sembly in joint session.
On motion of Mr. Reid, of Campell, that a committee of two from the House and one from the Senate be appointed to escort Mrs. Felton to the Speaker's stand, the President appointed Mr. Reid, of Oampell, Mr. Bower, of Decatur, and Senator McAfee, of the 32nd District.
After an address by. 'Mrs. Felton, the :following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

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JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Hardin, of Wilkes-

Resolved, That the thanks of the General Assembly are

hereby tendered Mrs. W. H. Felton for her patriotic ad-

d~

.

On motion of Mr. Hall, of Bibb, the joint session was <lissolved, and the Senate retiring, the House was again -called to order by the Speaker.

The call of the roll on the passage of the "Inheritance 'Tax Bill," which had bE>gun, and which was displaced upon the arrival of the Se-nate upon the floor of the House, was .again resumed, and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Hamby,

Mulherin,

Bell,

Hamil ton,

Niblack,

Blue,

Hammock,

Ousley,

Bower,

Harden of Chatham, Park of Greene,

Bray,

Harper of Wayne, Park of Troup,

Brewton,

Harvard,

Peyton,

Brock,

Hathcock,

Pierce,

Bruce,

Harkins,

Quillian,

Burnett,

Herrington,

Rawls,

Carswell,

Hilton,

Rhyne,

Cowart,

Hitch,

Richardson,

Darden,

Houston,

Roberts,

Davis of Meriwether, Howell,

Sanders,

Deal,

Joiner,

Schley,

Flynt,

Jordan of Jasper, Shipp,

Foster of Floyd,

Kelly,

Shank,

Foster of Oconee, Knight,

Singletary,

Freeman of Troup, Land,

Stewart,

Gary,

Lane,

Symons,

George of Morgan, McKay,

Taylor,

Gresham,

McLennan,

Thomas,

Gress,

Madden,

Underwood,

Grice,

Maples,

Walker of Brooks,

Hall of Fannin,

Miller,

Walker of Webster,

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431

Wellborn, Welch,

Wells, Wilkes,

Wright of Floyd.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Ayres,

Hardin of Wilkes, McFarland,

Bailey,

Harper of Chattooga, Merritt,

Blalock,

Hawes,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Booth,

Hixon,

Moore,

Boswell,

Hodges,

Orr,

Carrington,

Hogan,

Parker,

Copeland,

Hosch,

Perry,

Crumbley,

Howard of DeKalb, Sikes,

Dean,

Huie,

Slaton,

Drawdy,

Hutcheson,

Rmith of Hancock,

Felder,

Johnson of Appling, Stafford,

Fort,

Johnson of Baker, Steed,

Foster of Towns, Johnson of Jefferson, Sturgi~,

Frederick,

Kilburn,

Tarver,

Freeman of Whitfield,Knowles,

Tumlin,

George of DeKalb, Lawrence,

Willingham,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

Yat.es.

Hall of Bibb,

Luttrell,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Harrell,

Smith of Henry,

Allen,

Henderson,

Stevens,

Anderson of Bartow, Henry,

Stubbs,

Barron,

Howard of Baldwin, Thompson of Banks,

Bush,

Hutchins,

Thompson of Dooly,

Clower,

Johnson of Bartow, Tisinger,

Crawford,

Jordan of Pulaski, Toomer,

Daughtry,

Mitchell of Thomas, Turner,

Davis of Newton, Monroe,

Walker of Crawford,

Dorminy,

Morris,

Whitchard,

Duncan,

Mullins,

Wight of Dougherty,

English,

Narramore,

Williams,

Everett,

O'Connell,

Wilson,

iFranklin,

Reid of Campbell, Mr. Speaker.

Hardwick,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Ayes, 77; nays, 53.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Mr. Copeland asked unanimous consent that the verificatiO'Jl of the roll call be dispensed with, which request was granted.

On passage ofi the bill the ayes were 77, nays 53.

The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost.

J.[r. Iliiroh gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in not passing the above bill.

Lea.Ye of absence was granted Messrs. Hogan of Lincoln~ Everett, Stevens, Shipp, Orr, Barren, Lane, Allen, Smith df Hancock, Wilkes of Thomas, Quillian of Hall, Welch and Gresham.

Leave of absence was also granted the Sanitorium Commi,ttee for Friday and Saturday, at the request of lfr. Howard of Baldwin.

The Speaker then announced the House adjoumed until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow.

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433

Atlanta, Ga.,

Friday, Nov. 15th, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock :a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker, and ~pened with praye<l' by the Chaplain.

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

Allen,

Franklin,

Houston,

Anderson of Bartow, Freeman of Whitfield, Howard of Baldwin,

Anderson of Cobb, Gary,

Howard of DeKalb,

Ayres,

George of DeKalb, Howell,

Bailey,

Gt>orge of Mor~an, Huie,

Bell,

Gresham,

Hutcheson,

Blalock,

GrE.>ss,

Hutchins,

Blue,

Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Appling,

BosweU,

Grice,

Johnson of Baker,

Bowl'f,

Hall of Bibb,

Johnson of Bartow.,

Bray,

Hall of Fannin,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Brewton,

Hamilton,

Jordan of Jasper,

Brock,

Hammock,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Bruce,

Harden of Chatham, Kelly,

Carrin~ton,

Hardin of Wilkes, Kilburn,

Carswell,

Hardwick,

Knight,

Clower,

Harrell,

Knowles,

Cowart,

Harper of Chattooga, Land,

Darden,

Harper of Wayne, Lane,

Daughtry,

Hathcock,

Lawrence,

Davis of Newton, Harkins,

Lott,

Deal,

Hawes,

Luttrell,

Drawdy,

Henderson,

McFarland,

Duncan,

Henry,

McKay,

English,

Herrington,

McLennan,

Felder,

Hilton,

Madden,

Fort,

Hitch,

Maples,

Foster of Towns,

Hodges,

Merritt,

Foster of Oconee,
28 h j

Hosch, 1

Miller,

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Mitchell of Emanuel, Reid of Taliaferro, Stubbs,

Mitchell of Thomas, Rhyne,

Stunris,

Monroe,

Richardson,

Symons,

Moore,

Roberts.

Tarver,



Morris, Mullins,

Schley, Shank,

Thomas, Thompson of Banks,.

Narramore,

Singletary,

Tumlin,

Niblack,

~laton,

Walker of Brooks,

Ousley,

Smith of Hancock, Wellborn,

Park of Greene,

Smith of Henry,

WPIIS,

Park of Troup,

Stafford,

Wilson,

Perry,

Steed,

Wright of Floyd,

Peyton,

Stevens,

Yates,

Rawls,

Stewart,

Mr. Speaker.

Reid of Campbell,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Adams,

Freeman of Troup,

Barron,

Hamby,

Booth,

Harvard,

Burnett,

Hixon,

Bush,

Hogan,

Copeland,

Joiner,

Crawford,

Mulherin,

Crumbley,

O'Connell,

Davis of Meriwether, Orr,

Dean,

Parker,

Dorminy,

Pierce,

Everett,

Quillian,

Flynt,

Sanders,

Foster of Floyd,

Shipp,

Frederick,

Sikes,

Taylor, Thompeon of Dooly,. Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Crawford,. Walker of Webster, Welch, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty,. Wilkes, W;illiams, Willingham.

Mr. Merritt of Hancock reported that the Journal ofyesterday's proceedings had been exami.ned and found correct.

The Journal was read and confirmed.

Upon the request o1l Mr. Hawes of Elbert, House bills, Nos. 274 and 167 were withdrawn.

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435

The following resolution was read and adopted, and on motion of :Mr. Steed was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate, to wit:

By Mr. Steed of Taylor-

A resolution granting leave of absence to the elevator boy fr{)IIll the session of :Monday morning.

Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on General Judiciary have had under considerat.ion the following bills, and recommend that the same do pass:

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-

A bill to prohibit railroad, express, telegraph or sleeping car companies from extending to any officer of this State any grant or privilege not extended to the public.
By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-

A bill to establish city court of Mount Vernon.

By Mr. Berrong of the 40th District-

A bill to amend section 111 o:fl article 7 of the Penal Code.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th Di~trid-
A bill to increase the number of terms of Superior Court of Richmond county.

436

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By Senator Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill to amend section 4340 of the Code.

By :Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill to amend section 4315 of the Code.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill to provide that in a.ny other than regular terms of the Superior Court, grand juries shall not be required to take cognizance of county business.

By 1lr. Felder of Bi'bb-

~\_ bill to amend section 568, volume 3, of the Code.

By :Mr. McLennan of Telfair-

A bill to fix time for holding ,Superior courts in the Oconee circuit.

By Mr. Underwood of White-

A bill to amend Act to amend section 2061 of the Code.

By :Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A bill to provide for selection of banking institutions of the State.

By l\Ir. slaton of Fulton-

A resolution to provide for supplying Circuit Court of Appeals with Acts and Reports.

By Mr. Harrell of the 12th District-

A bill to repeal section 1042 of the Code.



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The committee also recommends that the following bill {lo pass as amended:

By Mr. Copeland of WalkerA bill to amend section 2350 of the Code. Also that the following do pass by substitute:
By Mr. Blue of MariO'll-

A bill to allow arresting officers to carry concealed weapons.
Also that the authors of the :following bills be allowed to withdraw the same:
By Mr. Sl:aton of Fulton-

A bill to provide for attorneys' fees in certain cases. By Dr. Hardwick of Washington-

A bill to provide for registration of voters. Also that the following bills do not pass:

By Mr. Hamrick of the 37th District-
A bill to make it unlawful for any person to net, trap or kill game upon his OW'll land, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

By :Mr. Brewton of Tattna1lA bill to amend section 290, volume 1, of the Code.



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Mr. Jordan of J a.sper, chairman of the General Agriculture Committee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

'The General Agriculture Conuuittc>e have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me a.'! their chairman to report hack to the Honse with the recommen(lation that it do pass, to wit:

A bill to regulate the catching of fi;,h 011 the sea coast of this State, and for other purposes.

The committee also instruct me to report the following bill hack to the Honse, with the rccommemlation that it do not pass, to wit:

A bill to amend an Act to protect game, singing birds, and animals in thi;; State, and for other purposes.

The committee instructs me to report the following hills back to the Honse, with the reeommendation that they he referred to the Special Judiciary Committee, to wit:

A bill to pre~erve and protect fi~h, oystel'll and terrapin, etc., and for other purposes.

A bill to amend section 1801, volume 1, of the Co!le of 18!);'), by adding the following words, to wit: "of any oyster, fiRh, or terrapin laws," and for other Pll11)0Ses.

Respectfully submitted.

HARVIE JORDAK, Chairman.

:Mr. J orclan n Jasper, chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, suhmittecl the following report:

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Jl;l r. Speaker:

The Committee on General Agriculture have had under

consideration the following House bill, which they instruct

me as their chairman 'to report back to the House with the

recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

'

A bill to make it a misdemeanor for any person seeking employment from another, or to rent lands from another, or to crop for another, to state falsely that he is not under written contract with another person, or to state falsely the ,county or counties of his residence during the past 12 months-to provide a penalty therefor, and for other purposes.

Also the following Honse bill, which they inatruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

A bill to require the clerks of the Superior courts of the State to open and keep a contract docket, to prescribe the form of said docket, to fix the clerks' ees for entering said contracts, to make it unlawful for any person to employ or contract ":ith as tenant, cropper, any person under contract -duly entered, and to provide penalties therefor, etc.

Also the following Honse bills, rwhich they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the authors thereof shall be permitted to withdraw them, to wit:

A bill to define fraudulent conduct on the part of a laborer in obtaining advances or supplies from his employer, to provide punishment therefor, and for other purposes.

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A bill to protect fish in the tidewaters of this State, and for other purposes.

A bill to require the clerks of the Superior courts in this State to open books for the records o all contracts between landlords and proprietors of farms and their servant:;;, labor- ers, tenants or croppers, and for other puposes.

A hill to make it unlawful to hire or give emplo,nuent to the servant, laborer, tenant or cropper of landlord or proprietor of farms when said laborer, tenant or cropper is under written contract~ to provide penalties therefor, and for other purposes.

Also the following House bill, which they instruct me as their chairman to report hack to the Honse "ith the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

A. bill to regulate the sale, insp('()tion and analysis of commercial fertilizers in the State of Georgia, and for other, purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

C. HARVIE JORDAX, Chairman.

:Mr. Houston, chairman pro tern of the Committee on CorpGrations, submitted the following report:
M 1'. Speaker:
The Committee on Corporations have had under con;;icleration the following bill, which tlwy instruct me a" their chairman to report back to the Hon~e with the recomrne'lldation that the same do not pass, to wit:

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A bill to be ent.itled an Aet to extend the corporate limit& of East Rome, and for other purposes.

Respeetfully submitted.

C. C. HOUSTON, Chairman pro tern.

Mr. Gary, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Constitutional Amendments having under consideration Senate biH No. 29, entitled a bill to amend paragraph 2, section 2, .article 7 of the Constitution~ so as to enlarge the powers of exemption from taxation all places of religious worahip or burial, and for other purposes,. recommend that the same do pass.

WM. T. GARY,

W. L. HODGES,

Chairman.

Secretary.

Nov. 13, 1901.

Mr; Park of Greene, vice-chairman of Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Ways and Means Committee have had under consideration the following bills, to wit:

By Mr. Adams o Putnam-

House bill No. 564, an Act entitled an Act to provide-

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how the property of transient persons shall be taxed in this State, and for other purposes.

By :Messrs. Boswell and Park of Greene-

House bill X o. 681, entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a Board of Commissioners of Greene county, so as to provide for five commissioners for said county, instead of three commissioners, as now provided by law, and for other purposes.

And the said committee instructs me as chairman to report said bills, with recommendation that the same dt> pass.

Respectfully submitted. November 15, 1!)01.

,TAS. B. PARK, Vice-Chairman.

:Mr. George of :Morgan, chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bill, and they instruct me as their chairman to report the same 'Lack to the Home with the recommendation that it do pal-ls as amended, to wit:

A bill to admit female8 into the textile department of the Technological School, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

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1fr. Sande.rs, vice-chairman of the Committee on Georgia School for the Deaf, submitted the following report:

Jl'h. 8 peaker:

The Committee on Georgia School for Deaf, have had und~r consideration Hou~e bill No. 571, and return sar,w to the Honse with the recommendation that same do pass.

Nov. 8th, lDOl.

J. B. SANDERS,
Vice-Chairman.

:Mr. Duncan, chairman of the Committee on Hygiene :and Sanitation, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation have had under consideration the following House bills, which they in,.:truct me to report back to the Hon~e, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an Act to prohibit the use of tobacco in any form on what is known as ladies' cars on passenger trains any where in the State of Georgia, and for other pnrposes.

Also a bill to be e-ntitled an Act to prohibit dr!1ggists, pharmacists or any other person, firm or corporation from substituting any other drug than those designated in a prescription from a physician or surgeon in filling prescriptiom, and for other. purposes.

Also a bill to he entitled an Act to make it unlawful for any druggist or pharmadst, or any other person except practicing physicians and dentists, in the pmctice of their

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professions, to sell, give or :fiurnish to any ,person any opium, morphine, chloral, cocain or any other narcotic, and for other purposes.

'The committee have also had under consideration the followi.ng House bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House wi~h the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an Act to make it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation doing business in this State to obstruct any river, creek or other stream by running mud from ore washes or sawdust from saw mills, and for othet puposes.

The committee have also had under consideration the following &nate bill, which they have instructed me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an Act to require the State chemist to make an analysis in suspected cases of poisoning, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

A. B. DUNCA~, Chairman.

Mr. Miller of Muscogee, chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the follow1ng report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Pensions have had under consideration the following bills of the House, which they instruct

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me as their chairman to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit:
A resolution for the relief of ,Mrs. Janie Clements.
A resolutioo to pay pension of J oh:n T. England to his widow.
A resolution to pay pension of $100 to the widow of W.
H. Ryan.
A re8olution to pay pension of $100.00 to the widow of H. S. "\Yilliams.
A resolution to pay pension due John Melton to his widow.
A re;oolution to pay a pension to L. D. Belisle of Coweta -county.
A resolution to pay pension of D. M. Wall to his widow.
A resolution to pay pension due W. R. Bryan to his
widow.
A bill to provide for the use of the application and the -evidence attached thereto now on file in the office of Commi~sioner of Pensions, competent testimony for a widow who may apply for a pension, etc., and for other purposes.

The committee have also had under consideration the following Senate bills, which they instruct me as the~r chairman to report ba:ck to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit:

By Mr. Herndon of the 43rd DistrictA bill to provide for the use of certain information now

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on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions relative to widows who may apply for a pension.

By Mr. Herndoo of the 43rd District-

A bill to amend section 5 of an Act to authorize the appointment of a Commissioner of Pensions, etc.

The committee have also had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me as their chairman to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do .not pass, to wit:

A hill to amend article 7, sectiO'Il 1, paragraph 1 of tlie Constitution, etc.

A bill to regulate the time when all pensions are paid in Georgia shall become due, and to provide for quarterly payments thereof.

A resolution to pay pen;;ion of W. A. Fowler to his widow, Eliza A. Fowler.

Resprctfully submitted.

B. S. MILLER, Chairman.

Mr. Thompson, chairman Special .Judieiary Committee,. submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Special Judiciary Committee have had under conRideration the following bills, which said committee recomme'lld do pass, to wit:

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447

By :Messrs. Davis and Howell of Meriwether-

House resolution K o. 19i, being for the relief B. R. Freeman as surety on a forfeited recognizance.

By Mr. Harvard of Dooly___.

House bill No. 628, being a bill to repeal the town charter of Vienna.

By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-

House bill No. 629, being a bill to incorporate the City of Vienna.

By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-

House bill No. 624, being a bill t.o repeal the Act establishing a county court for Dooly county.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-

Senate bill No. 125, being a bill to amend an Act establishing the c1ty court of Elberton.

By Senator Grantland of the 26th District-

Also Senate bill No. 148, to amend charter of Griffin.

The said committee have also had under consideration House biH No. 625, by l\1:r. Harvard of Dooly, being a bill establishing a city court for the City of Vienna, and the committee recommend that said bill do pass as amended by the committee.

Respectfully submitted.
MR. THOM,PSON,
Chairman.

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Mr. Clower, vice-chairman on the Committee of Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:

rrhe Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation have had under consideration the following bill of the House, which they report back to the House, and recommend that. the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to be entitled an Acrt to provide for the establishment by the county authorities of rules and regulations for the protedion of the health of the several counties oi the State, and for other purposes.

G. W. CLOWER, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Steed, chairman Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration House bill No. 511, to be entitled an Act to establish a new charter for the town of Hogansville, in the <Jount.y of Troup, and for other purposes, which they instruct me as their chairman to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended.

Respe<ltfiUlly submitted;


W. E. STEED, Chairman.

Mr. Wellborn, chairman o the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

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449

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready :for delivery to the Governor, the foiJ.lowing Acts, to wit: -

An Act to amend the Act incorporating the town of Hartwell.

Also an Act to incororate the town of Herod, in the county of Terrell.

Also an Act providing for pleas in suits on open accounts.

Also an Act to abolish the county court of Warren county.

Also an Act to amend sub-section 11 of section 4082 volume 2 of the Code of 1895.

Also an Act requiring removal of obstructions from streams in Murray county.

Also an Act to estalblish dispensaries in certain incorporated cities and towns in the county of Pulaski.

Also an Act to amend section 5 of an Act creating the city court of Albany, approved December 16th, 1897, and for other purposes.

Also an Act to incorporate the town of Lone Oak, in tho county of Meriwether.

Also an Act to amend the charter of the town of Calhoun, in Gordon county.

Also an Act to amend the Act prohibiting the sale of
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spirituous ~r intoxicating bitters in the county of Monroe~ .and for other purposes.

Also an Act authorizing the City of W ayne'Sboro to issue bonds for purpose of estatblishing a system of electric lights .and water works.

Also a resolution to refund fifty dollars paid the Secre-
tary of State by W. R Witham for a charter for the Bank
,of Winder.
....' Respectfully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, JR.,
Chairman.

J\Ir. Blalock, chairman of Appropriation Committee, makes the following report:

Nr. Speaker:
The committee has had under consideration the following House bills, and recommend the same do pass:

By the Committee on Public Printing-

A rC'Solution to make appropriation to meet the deficiency in printing fund of 1901.

.Aho the following l'C'Solution, to be referred to Pension Committee:

By J\[r. Adams of Putnam-

A rC'Solution to pay to the widow of James W. Hargrove

$50.00.

Re~pectfully submitted.

A. H. BLALOCK, Chairman .



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451

The following reso'lutions were read and referred to the '('ommittee on Rules, to wit:

By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
.A resolution making House bills Nos. 411 and 412 the special order for Wednesday, Nov. 20, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal.
By Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A resolution making House bill No. 345 the specia1 order f10r Wednesday next, immediately after the reading of the Journal.

On motion of Mr. Jordan of Jasper, 200 copies of the substitute for House ibill No. 164, providing for the analysis and inspe<Jtion of commercial fertilizers, were ordered j)l'inted.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Steed of TaylorA resolution fixing the order of business for to-morrow
.as follows: let. Reading of House hills first and second time.
2nd. Local bills for third reading.
By unanimous consent the following bills were read the fir.;;t time and appropriately referred, to wit:

13y Mr. Miller of MuscogeeA bill to provide for the forfeiture of appearance bonds

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in preliminary proceedings in criminal cases, and for otherpurposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Hall, Felder and Kilburn of Bibb-

A bill to increase the number of the terms of the Superior Court of Bibb county, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Joiner of Sumter-

A bill to amend an Act to revise lltlld consolidate the sev-eral Acts incorporating the City of A~ericus, and for other
purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Daughtry o!ti Wilkinson-

A bill to incorporate the town of Allentown, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Corpora~ions.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to give landlords a lien on tenants' goods and effects, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By },fr. McKay of LibertyA bill to amend section 1371, volume 1, of the Code,
and for other purposes. Referred to the Committee on Education.

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453

By :Mr. Grei!l3 o Wilcox-
A bill to provide or the erection o a new Union Passe'llger Depot by the State, as owner o the Western & Atlantic Railroad, and or other purposes..
Referred to Committee on W. &. A. Railroad.

By :Mr. Stubbs orf Laurens-
A bill to relieve sureties on the bond o W. S. Ramsey .o Laurence county, and or other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

The following resolution was read, to wit:

By Mr. Harden o Chatham-

Resolved, That when the House adjourn tocday, it adjourn until Monday, Nov. 18, at 9:30 o'clock a. m.

The resolutiO'll not having received a majority o the House, was lost.

The point having been raised that there was no quorum present, the Speaker instrncted the Clerk to call the roll, so as to ascertain the number o member:s present.

The roll was called, and the following membffls answered to their names:

Anderson of Bartow, .Anderson of Cob'b, Ayres, Bailey, Bell, Elalock, Blue,

Booth, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Burnett,

Carrington, Clower, Cowart, Darden, Dauahtry, Davis of Meriwether, Deal,

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Drawdy,

Houston,

Park of Troup.

English,

Howell,

Perry,

Felder,

Huie,

Peyton,

Foster of Towns, Hutcheson,

Rawls,

Foster of Oconee, Hutchins,

Reid of Campbell,

Franklin,

Johnson of Appling, Reid of Taliaferro,.

Freeman of Troup, Johnson of Baker, Rhyne,

Freeman of Whitfield, Johnson of Bartow, Richardson,

Gary,

Johnson of Jefferson, Roberts,

George of DeKalb, Jordan of Jasper, Schley,

George of Morgan, Jordan of Pulaski, Shank,

GreM,

Kelly,

Singletary,

Griffin of Twigg~~, Kilburn,

Slaton,

Grice,

Knight,

Smith of Hancock,.

Hall of Bibb,

Land,

Stafford,

Hamby,

Lawrence,

Steed,

Hamilton,

Lott,

Stewart,

Hammock,

Luttrell,

Stubbs,

Harden of Chatham, McFarland,

Sturgis,

Hardin of Wilkes, :McKay,

Symons,

Hardwick,

McLennan,

Tarver,

Barrell,

Madden,

Thomas,

Harper of Chattooga, Maples,

Thompson of Dooly.

Harper of Wayne, Merritt,

Tumlin,

Hathcock,

Miller,

Walker of Brooks,

Harkins,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wellborn,

Hawes,

Moore,

Wells,

Henderson,

Morris,

Wight of Dougherty,.

Henry,

Narramore,

Wilson,

Herrington,

Niblack,

Wright of Floyd,

Hitch,

Ousley,

Yates,

Hodges,

Park of Greent>,

Mr. Speaker.

Hosch,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Barron, Bruce, Bush, Carswell, Copeland, Crawford, Crumbley,

Davis of Newton, Dean, Dorminy, Duncan, Everett, Flynt, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Frederick,

Gresham, Hall of Fannin, Harvard, Hilton, Hixon, Hogan, Howard of Baldwin,. Howard of DeKalb,. Joiner,

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Knowles, Lane, Mitchell of Thomas, Monroe, Mulherin, Mullins, O'Connell, Orr, Parker, Pierce,

Quillian, Sanders, Shipp, Sikes, Smith of Henry, Stevens, Taylor, Thompson of Banl1s, Tisinger, Toomer,

Turner, Underwood, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Welch, Whitchard, Wilkes, Williams, Willingham.

It having been ascertained that a quorum was present, there being 118 mem'bers to answer to their names, the House proceeded with the business before it, which was the reading of bills for first time, to wit:

By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-
A bill to pay a pension to Richard Kitchens of Emanuel county.
Referred to Committee on Pensions.

By Messrs. Hall, Felder a'lld Kilburn of Bibb-
A bill to require county authorities to establish rules and regulations for the better protection of health, and .for other purposes.
Referred to Hygiene and Sanitation Committee.

By Mr. Jordan of Jasper-
A 'bill to incorporate the City of Monticello, in Jasper county.
Referred to Special JudiCiary Committ~.

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By Mr. Jordan of Jasper-

A bill to repeaf an Act to regulate _the town of Monticello, in the county of Randolph, and for other purposes.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to amend section 945, volume 1 of the Code of 1895.
Referred to Ways and Means Committee.

By Mr. Yates of Catoosa-
A bill to cede to the United States oft America jurisdiction over certain lands, etc., and for other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Harper of Ohattooga-
A bill to cede to the United !States jurisdiction over certain lands and public roads, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Harrell of Dodge-
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the county of Dodge, and for othe'r purposes.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Hardwick of WashingtonA bill to provide for the payment of the insolvent costs

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457

<>f the Solicitor General in each circuit in this State in certain cases, and for other purposes.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.
By :M:r. ~Iiller of1 Muscogee~

A bill authorizing cities of 15,000 inhabitants or more to maintain public libraries, and for other purposes.
Referred to Education Committee.
By Mr. Johnson of Bartow~

A bill to amend sectioo 840, volume 1, of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By :Mr. Harrell of Dodge-

A bill to amend section 739 of the Code of 1895, relative to councilmen and aldermen, and for other purposes.

Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Richardson of Houston~

A bill to incorporate the Byron School District, in Houston county.

Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Freeman of Whitfield (by request)~

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Dalton, Ga., and for other purposes.
Referred to the General Judiciary Committee.

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By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A bill to amend an Act to authorize the town of Hogansville to establish a public school, independent of the public school system of this State, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Kelly of Glascock-
A bill to amend section 1, article 7, paragraph 1 of the Constitution, and for other purposes.
Referred to CommiHee on Constitution AmendmenU:.
I
By :Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-
A bill to establish a dispensary in the City of La Grange,. and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A bill to incorporate the Inman School District, in Fayette county, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Bower of Decatur-
A bill to amend section 982, volume 1, of the Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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459-

By Mr. Howard of DeKalb-

A bill to amend article 2, section 2, of the Constitution, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Constitution Amendments.

By Mr. Howard of DeKa1b-
A bill to provide for the inspection of the records in the offices of ordirnaries and clerks of the Superior courts, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-
A b~ll to amend section 3 of an Act to incorporate the Title Guarantee Company of Savannah, Ga.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Narramore of Early-
A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Early county.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Slaton of :Ful1xm (by request)-
A hill to allow recorders of cities of more than 85,000 inhabitants compensation in cert.ain cases.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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13y Messrs. Park and Boswell of Greene-

A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners for the county of Greene.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. Foster of 0eO'llee---

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Watkinsville, and for other purposes.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Harper of Wayne-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Jesup, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Maples of Mitchell-
A bill to repeal an Act to establish a dispensary in Mitchell county, and for other purposes.
Referred to Temperance Committee.

By Mr. Johnson of Jefferson-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Bar-

tow, etc.

;!

Referred to Committee on C~rporations.

By Mr. Park of TroupA !bill to amend section 1365 of volume 1 of the Code,
and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Education.

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461

By Mr. Maples of Mitchell-

A bill to amend the charter of Pelham, Ga., and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill t<> create the office of solicitor in the city court of Savannah, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend the Act t<> create the city court of Savannah, Ga.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Madden of Pike--

A bill to amend section 671, volume 3, of the Code, ana for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette (by request)A bill to amend section 1624, volume 1, of the Code, runa
for other purposes. Roferred to General Agriculture Committee.

By :Mr. Whitchard of TerrellA bill to amend an Act to, create a dispensary for TerreU
county . .Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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By Mr. Burnett of Clarke-

A bill to prevent the killing or trapping of certain insectivorous birds, and for other purposes.

Heferred to General Agriculture Committee.

By l\Iessrs. George and Howard of DeKalb--
,A bill to amend an Act to create a system of public schools for the City o:f Decatur, in DeKalb county.
Heferred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow $200,()00 to supply casual deficiencies.
Heferred to Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. George of Morgan-
A bill to prescribe the fees of the clerks of Superior ~ourts of this State for issuing subpoenas, and for other purposes.
Heferred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. Peyton of Habersham and Underwood of White-
A resolution to pay Mrs. Virginia B. Jenkins of White county, a pension.
Heferred to Committee on Pensions.

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463

By Messrs. Hawes of Elbert and Hodges of Hart-

A bill to amend parts 2 and 3 of section 1, article 5 of the Constitution, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Constitution Amendments.

By Mr. Flynt of Spalding-
A bill to prevent persons teaching and attending schools that are set aside for the education of oppoBite races, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Flynt of Spalding-
A bill to prevent the intermarrying of the white and colMed races, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messr8. Hawes of Elbert and Hodges of HartA bill to amend section 98, volume 1 of the Code, and
for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Com:r.nittee.

IThe following resolutions were read and referred to Committee on Rules, to wit:

Ry Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A resolution making Honse bill No. 184 the special ordf'r for Thursday, Nov. 21, after special order already set.

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By :Mr. Brock of Dade-
Resolved, That House 1bill No. 328 be made special order for Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 10 o'clock a.m.
By unanimous consent the following bills were read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Hilton of Screven-

A bill to amend section 982 of the Code of 1895, relative to State depositories, etc., and for other purposes.

By :Mr. Griffin of Twiggs-
A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the town of Jeffersonville to establish a dispensary, and 'for other purposes.

By Mr. Griffin of Twiggs-
A bill to incorporate the town of Jeffersonville, in the county of Twiggs.

By Mr. Reid of Campbell-

A bill to extend the corporate liciits of the town of Palmetto, and for other purposes.

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

Mr. Speaker:



The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional ma-

jority the following 1bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to amend an Act establishing the public schools in the town of Lawrenceville, in Gwinnett county.

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Also a bill to amend the charter of the City of Co1mnbus.

Also a bill to !further regulate the practice of law in this State.

Also a bill to amend section 94 of volume 3 of the Code, whieh prescribes the punishmelllt for rape.

The undersigned members of the special joint committee
to confer with the lessees of the vV. & A. Hailroad relative
to the construction of a new Union Passenger Depot on the State's property in Atlanta, submitted the follmYing report:
To the P1~esidenl of the Senat.e, and Spealm of the House of Representat-ires:

Sirs: Your joint committee, appointed under and by virtue of a resolutiO'Il approved December 19th, 1900, providing for a committee of five from the Honse and three from the Senate, to be appointed for the purpose of conferring with the lessees o'fi the Western & Atlantic Railroad relative to the construction of a Union Passenger Depot upon the property of the State in Atlanta, beg leave to snbmit the following report:

Your comnl!ittee met on several occasions in the City of

Atlanta during the past vacation, and addressed letters tc>

the general officers of the various railroads entering the

present Union Station, belonging to the State, asking, in

substance, whether or not they would renew the proposition

made to the State in October, 1!:100, relative to the building of a ~ew Union Passenger Station on the State's property

in the Oity of Atlanta.

On N ovellllber 2nd, 1901, said officers returned to your

committee the following answer:

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"Referring to yours of September 16th, answer to which has beern delayed in order that the railroads might agree upon a uniform answer thereto, beg to say that the joint proposition submitted by the railroads in October, 1900, was made by the executive officers of the several roads occupying the present station, and as the proposition did not receive favorable consideration of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, we would pretfer that the State should submit a proposition under which it would be willing to erect a union statioo upon the present location in the City of Atlanta and lease the same to the railroads, which proposition will receive ;prompt consideration."
The railroads having failed to renew their former proposition (as indicated by the foregoing letter), your committee is of the opinion that the time has come for the State to adopt some definite measure whereby the valuable terminal property belonging to the State in the City of Atlanta shall be preserved to the people of the State. And to this end your committee is of opinion that, without further corespondence with the railroads, the State should build its own depot, on its own property, and ask of the railroads a fair rental therefor.
Your committee, during the investigation of this question, has become convinced that the present site of the Union Passernger Depot, in addition to the strip o\flland externding from the Union Pa,.senger Depot to "Whitehall street, will be sufficient space for the erection of a Union Passenger Depot that will be adequate for the necessities of the traveling public for a great many years to come.
Your committee is of opinion that it will be necessary t.o close Pryor street in order to utilize the space between "Whitehall and Lloyd streets. fl'his makes it necessary that some proYision be made for th<~ paym8'nt of any damages that may accrue to property owners on Pryor street by reason of the closing thereof.

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Your committee have examined carefully into the -question of d,amagee, and also into the question of the cost of an adequate depot, and is of opinion that the sum of five hundred thousand ($500,000) dollaTS is sufficient to build .an adequate passenger station, and also to pay all damages, if there should be any, which may accrue to property own-ers by reason of the closing of Pryor street.
Your committee have also investigated the condition of the State Treasury, and find that during the session of 1900, large sums of money were appropriated to make permanent improvements for the State Sanitorium, State University, the Technological School, the Georgia N ormal and Industrial School, and it will not be necessary for like appropriations to be made again. These were appropriations for buildings a~d permanent improvements, and not for maintenance, and amounted in the aggregate to about two hun(lred and fifty thousand ($250,000) dollaTS.
Your committee is of the opinion that the appropriation of five hundred thousand ($500,000) dollars can be m~de to erect a new Union Passenger Depot on the State's property without making it necessary to cut any other appropriation usuaJly made by this State.
Your committee is of the opinion that it is proper for the rental 01 the Weste:rn & Atlantic Railroad to be applied to the improvement of the property without, of course, interfering with that part of the rental heretofore appropriated for the _public schools, and this can be done, as aforesaid, without interfering with any appropriaJtion usually made by the State for our pu;blic schools, pensions, or maintenance of our various institutions.
Tha.t tihe present structure is utterly inadequate for the demands of a great road and a large city is unquestioned. '.That if this depot site had been the property of the rail~ roads entering it, the erection of proper facilities would have been long ago compelled by the State is acknowledged.

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We believe that the sovereign should be guided Ly thesame just regulations imposed upon the citizen. \Ve further believe tlhat the fundamental buainess proposition that any landlord should expend a sufficiency of the rent of his premises to preserve his property, retain his tenants, and ~>ecure a continuance of his income should likewise appeal to the landlord sovereign as it does to the landlord citizen.
Your committee, after full consideration of all the questions arising, have drafted a rbill which, in their opinion, meets tlhe requirements of the situation, aud which commends itself to the better judgment of your committee, and. your committee herew~th submits the same to the General Assembly, and hopes that the same may be enacted into law.
G. W. GRESS, Chairman.
W. S. THOMSON, CHAS. L. DAVIS, J. D. HOWARD.
House members.
ROLAND ELLIS, JOHN T. ALLEN, JNO. N. HOLDER,
Senate member~.

The following bills were read the second time, to wit: By Messrs. Howell and Davis of Merriwether-
A resolution for the relief of B. R. Freeman and J. B.Freeman. By Mr. Cowart o!f Charlton-
A bill to change the county site of Charlton county.

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l\fr. Hitch of Chatham, in accordance with his previous notice, moved a reconsideration of the action of the House in not passing House -'bill No. 414, known as the "Inheritance Tax Bill," which motion prevailed, and the bill resumed its place at the heel of the calendar.

On motion of Mr. Kelly of Glascock, the actioo of the House on House bill No. 404, known as the "Australian Ballot Bill," was reconsidered, and the same was recommitted to the Committee on Privileges and EJections.

The following resolution was read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Blalock of Fayette--

A re8olntion to transfer certain moneys in the State
Treasury from the puhlic property fund to the interest fund.

Leave of absence was grnnted to Messrs. Freeman, Little, Richardson off Houston, Johnson of Appling, Singletary, Brock, Foster of Towns, McLennan, Drawdy, Blue, Blalock, Huie, Hall of Bibb, Harper of Chat.tooga, Deal, Symons, Darden, Stewart, Harper of Wayne, Tumlin, Griffin, Foster of Oconee, Schley, Lott, Steed, Bailey, Niblack, Jordan of Jasper, Kelly of Glascock, English of Warren, Hall of Fannin, Bray, 11-foorc and Gresham.

On motion of :Mr. Slaton, the House adjourned until .9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 16th, 1901.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a.. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker pro tern, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulton, the call of the roll was dispensed with.
Mr. Merritt of Hancock reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and fopnd correct.
The Journal was read, and confirmed.

The following Senate bills were read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill to define anarchy, and to declare the same a fel-

ony, and for other purposes.



Refe-rred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-
A bill to authorize railroad companies or street railroad companies to engage in the business of furnishing steam :for heating purposes, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By Mr. Hardaway of the 36th District-

A bill to amend section 94, volume 3 of the Code, and for other pmposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A hill to require executions to be recorded on the general execution docket, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Johnson of the 5th District-

A bill to establish and maintain a local public school. system in Ware county, and for other purposes.

Re1ferred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill to require persons seeking a writ of certiorari from certain courts to giYe bond.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Ems of the 18th DistrictA bill to further regulate the practice of law in this
State. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th DistrictA bill to make the registration of any voluntary convey-
ance legal notice to all persons, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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By 1\fr. Chappell of the 24th nistrict-

A bill to amend the charter of.the City of Columbus.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By ~fr. Smith of the 34th District-
A bill to amend an Act to create a system of public schools in the town of Lawrenceville.
Helferred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Chappell of tl1e 24th DistrictA bill to authorize county authorities to condemn lands
for the purpose of obtaining road material. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. Allen of Monroe, House hill No. 423 was recommitted to the Temperance Committee.
On motion of the author, House bill No. 655 was withdrawn.
By unanimous consent the following Honse nills were introduced and read the first time, to wit:

By }Ir. ,Wright of Floyd-
A bill to require all prison-made goods to be so labeled, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Labor Stati!tics.

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By }.f.;s;:rs. Perry and Hutchins of GwinnettA bill to incorporate the town of Trip, in Gwinett
county, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations.
By ~Ir. Hard,Yick of Washington-

A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the several Acts incorporating the town of Sandersville.
Refered to Special .Tndiciary Committee.
By Mr. Hardwick of \Vashington-

A bill to alter and amC'nd the Act to incorporate the town of Sandersville, and for other purpof\Cs.

Relfered to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Hardwick of Washingtoo-

A bill to alter and amend all Acts incorporating the town of Sandersville, and for other purposes.

Retfered to Special Judiciary Committee.

IT'he following bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit:

By 1fr. Johnson of Bartow-

A,bill to amend section 840 of volume 1 of the Code.
By J\Ir. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to amend section 945, volume 1, of the Code.

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By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-

A bill to amend section 776, volume 1, of the Code.

By Mr. Houston of Fulton-

A bill to require transfer of notes secured by mortgage on loan deeds to enter transfer of record, et~.

J3y ~fr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Savannah.

By 1Ir. Park of Greene-

A bill to exempt from taxation any person selling farm products produced by himself, etc.

By Messrs. Harden, Wells and Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to define and extend the corporate limits of Savannah.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-
A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Title Guarantee and Loan Company.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-
A bill to create the office of solicitor of the city court of Savannah.

The following bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A bill to provide for the use of certain inlormation illl the office of Commissioner of Pensions.

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By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 629 of volume 3 of the Code.

By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-

A bill to fix the time for holding the Superior courts of Telfair county.
By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend an Act to protect primary elections.

By Mr. Underwood of White-

A bill to amend an Act to amend section 2061 of the Civil Code.

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-
A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Hogansville.

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A bill to amend sect,ion 568, volume 3 of the Code.

By Mr. Hammock of Randolph-

A bill to amend sectiorn 70, volume 1 of the Code.

By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-

A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code.

By Mr. Maddern of Pike-
A bill to amend an Act to provide for permanent salaries of dispensary commissioners.

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By Mr. Adams of Putnam-

A bill to provide how the property of transient persons shall be taxed.

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-
A bill to prohibit officers of this State from receiving any grant or privilege from corporations.
]3y Mr. Burnett of Clarke-
A bill to approve an Act to amend an Act to establish a .dispensary in Athens, Ga.

By Mr. Symons of GlynnA bill to regulate the catching of fish on the sea coast.

By Mr. :Madden of Pike-
A bill to amend an Act to establish a dispensary in Barnesville.
By Mr. Narramore of Early-
A bill to amer.nd an Act to create the city court of Early county.

By Mr. Tumlin of Carroll-
A bill to prohibit druggists from substituting drugs for those named in a prescription.

By Mr. Clower of Coweta (by request)A bill to prohibit the use of tobacco on ladies' cars, etc.

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By 1.fr. George of }.forgan-

A bill to require Superior Court clerks to keep a contract. docket.

By l\fr. George of !i:<?rgan-
A bill to make it a misdemeanor for a person to farm or work for a person when he is under written contract to work with another.

By Mr. George of DeKalb-
A bill to provide for the removal of obstructions from the streams of DeKalb county.

By Mr. Houston of Fulton-
A bill to regulate the employment of children in factories, etc.

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of TroupA bill to establish a dispensary in the City of La Grange.

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-
A bill to amend an Act to authorize the town df Hogansville to establish a public school system.

By Messrs. Howard and Thompson of BaldwinA bill to repeal the charter of the town of Vienna.

By Mr. Knight of BerriooA bill to incorporate the town of Lenox.

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By 1\fr. Harvard of Dooly-
A bill to incorporate the town of Vienna, in Dooly county.

By 1\fr. Wright of FloydA bill to protect motormen operating street cars.

By Mr. Thomas of Pierce-
A bill to amend an Aot to incorporate the Blackshear Bank.

By Mr. :MeT.ennan of TelfairA bill to create the city court of Monnt Vernon.

By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-
A bill to amend an Act to estah]ig!J a system of public schools for Toccoa, Ga.
By Messrs. Park and Boswell of Greene-
A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners for Greene county.
By Mr. Little of 1\fnscogee-
A bill to authorize the Free Kindergarten Association of Columbus to sell certain lands.

By 1\fessrs. Hall, :Felder and Kilburn of Bibb-
A 1bill to require county authorities to establish rules and regulations for the better protection of health.

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By Mr. Hall of Fannin-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Min"eral Bluff.

By :Mr. Hathcock of Douglas-

A bill to provide for the better drainage of lands in Douglas county.

By Mr. Davis of Newton-
A bill providing for the appointment of an eye, ear and uose specialist for the Georgia School for the Deaf.

By Mr. Harvard of DoolyA bill to esta:blish the city court of Vienna.

By Mr. Walker of Crawford-
A bill to amend section 2796, volume 2 of the Code.
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By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A ,bill providing for the teaching of a text-book on practical farming in the schools of this State.

By Mr. Copeland of Walker-
A bill to amend sub-division 1, section 2350 of volume 2 of the Code.

By Messrs. lG1bnrn, Hall and :Felder of Bibb-
A llill t.o increase the number of terms of the Superior Comt of Bibb connty.

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By Mr. Havard of Dooly-

A bill to repeal an Act to create the county court of

Dooly county.



By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to pl'OYide additional remedies for tl1e enforcement of the rules of the railroad commission.

By :Mr. Slaton of :E'ulton-

A resolution to supply Circuit Conrt of Appeals with Acts and Reports.

By J\Ir. Felder of Bibb-

A bill to provide for the selection of banking institutions as depositories of the Superior courts.

By J\fr. Harvard of Dooly-
A resolution to pay pensioo due vV. R. Bryan to his
widow.

By :Mr. MeWhortcr of Oglethorpe-

A resolution to pay pension of John '1'. England to his widow.

By :Mr. Pierce of Hall-

A resolution to pay pension of D. J\f. Walker to his widow.

By Mr. Park of Greene-

A bill to admit females into the textile department of the Technological Sehool.

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By Mr. Crumley of Quitman-

A bill to prohibit druggists, etc., from furnishing persons with morphine, cocain, etc.

By Mr. J-ordan of Jasper-

A bill to regulate the sale, analysis and inspection of commercial fertilizers.

By Mr. Adams of Putnam-

A resolution to pay $50.00 to the widow of James "\Y. Hargrov_e.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-

A resolution to pay pension of one hundred dollars to widow of W. H. Ryan.

By l\ir. Brewton of '.rattmall-

A resolution to pay the widow of H. S. "\Villiams a pen-
SIOn.

l3y Mr. Orr of Coweta-

A rE'Solution to pay pension to L. D. Belisle.

By Messrs. I~ane and .Toiner of Sumter-

A resolution proYiding for the relief of Mrs. Jane Clements.

By :Mr. O'Connell of Richmond-
A bill to prohibit the employment Ill cotton mills of children under the ages of ten years.
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The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, t:o wit:
11y l\Ir. Reid of Ca'mpbell-

A bill to extend the corporate limits of the town of Pallll<'tto, in Campibell county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the the passage of the ;bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the hill the ayes were 93, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

]3y :Mr. Smith of Henry-

A bill to amend an Act to incorpoate the town of McDonough, and for other purposes.

'l11e report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage .of the hill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By :Mr. Smith of Henry-

A bill to provide for the better drainage of lands m Henry county, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, \va~ passed.

By Mr. Howard of DeKalb-

A bill to provide for the rearranging and fixing the time of holding the sessions of the Superior courts of the Stone ~fountain circuit.

T'he report of the committee, which was favorable to the Jln~sage of the bjll, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Hemry of Murray-

A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town

.of Spring Place, and for other purposes.



'l"11e report of the committre, which was favorable to the pa~sage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the a.yes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
By Mr. Ousley of I~owndes-
A bill to repeal the charter of the City of Vald~sta, in T.owndes county.
The report of the commibtee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By :Mr. English of Warren-

A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Warrenton.

The report of the committa>, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ay<'s W('l'e so; nays 0.

The bill having received the r<'qnisitc constitutional majority, was passed.

By llfr. Griffin of Twiggs-
A bill to incorporate the town of .T0ffersouviliP, m Twiggs county, and for other pnrpooes.
fl'ho report of the committee, whieh wa~ favorable to tlw pm;sage of the hill, was agreed to.

On pa,;sage of tho bill tlw ay<'s wPre DO, nay~ U.

The bill having recein<l the requisite constitutional nwjority, was passed.

By :Mr. Griffin of Twigg,;-
A bill to authorize and <'lllj)OW<'I' the mayor of .Tetfcr~on ville to establish a dispemary.
:'.Phe report of the committee, which was favorable to tlw passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
]~y 1Ir. Harkim of Gordon-
A bill to amend an Act to create a nei\v charter :for the .town of Calhoun, and for other purposes.
111he report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On pa~sage of the hill the ayes were 89, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

J3y Mr. Orr of Coweta-

A bill to repeal an Act to incqrporate the town of PowellYille.
The report of the committee, which was favorble to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By l\Jr. Smith of Henry-
A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend the o<harter of the town of McDonough.
The report of the committee, which was favorble to the ])assage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

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The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Henry of Murray-

A 'bill to prohibit the sale and manufacture of spitituous liquors in the county of Murray.

The report of the committee, which was favorble to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage df the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requi;;;ite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-
A bill to amend the charoor of the town of 1Naleska, allCl :for other purposes.

The report of rthe committee, which was favorble to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of Mr. Walke,r of W etbster, House bill No. 573 was taken from the taible for the .purpose of disagreeing to the unfavorable report of ~the committee, and read the second time.

Mr. Wright, chairman of the Oommittee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

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Mr. Speaker:

The Temperance Committee have had under consideration the following hills, and direct me to report the same back with a recommendation that they do pass:

House bill No. 619, to amend an Act approved December 18, 1900, establishing a dispensary in Barnesville.

House bill No. 476, amending an Act to provide ifor permanent salary of dispensary commissioner and for payment o treasurer in Barnesville.

House bill No. 599, to approve an Act to amend an Act approved August 31, 1891, establishing ~ dispensary at
Athens, Georgia, and for other purposes.

Respectully submitted.

SE:ABORN WRIGHT, Chairman.

Mr. Slaton, chairman o the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the fullowing report:
1111'. S pealeer:
The General Judiciary Committee have had under considera.tion the following bills, and recommend that the same do pass:
By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-
A hill to amend section 982 of the Code.
By Mr. Howell of the 35th district-

A bill tJo make it lawful for any railroad company upon

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the death of any employee, to pay over wages without administration.

By 11Ir. Mullins of Cherokee--
A ~bill to provide certain compensation for deputy sheriffs.

By 11le5srs. Kilburn, Hall and :Felder of Bibb--

A bill to increase the number of terms of conrt for Bibb county.

By Mr. \Valker of Cral'lvford-

A bill to amend section 2796 of the Code. By :Messrs. Slaton and Houston of FnltO'll-

A bill to provide additional remedies for enforcement of the rules of the Railroad Commission.
Also reconuneud that the following bills do not pass:

A bill to amend section 4147 ol the Oode.
A bill to amend section 2321 of the Code.
A bill to provide for the revocation of charter of towns having under 100 populatiO'll.
A bill to regulate the appointment of attorneys to defend persons charged with crime.
A hill on implied warrantee in the sale of personal property.
A bill to define newspaper libel, and for other purposes.

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~\ h;o, that the following bill do pass as amended:

A hill to amend Rf'ction 2350 of the Oode.

~\l~o, that the author he allowed to withdraw the followi11g bill:

\ bill to amewl ;;eetioB 414a of the ('ode.

He;o.pectf.ully submitted,

JOHN :M:. SLNfON, Chairman.

:Mr. George of Morgan, chairman of the Oommittee on :Education, submit,ted the following report:

llfr. 8 peaker:

The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following hill, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report hack to the Hou~e with the reconnnen-tlation that it do pa;;:;s, to wit:

]~y Mr. Peyton of Habersham-

A bill to amend an Act to establish a sy:>tem of public schools in the town of Toccoa, Georgia.

The committee lwve instructed me to report the following bill back with the recommendation that it do pass as nmended, to wit:

A bill providing for the compulsory teaching in the schools of this State a text4book oil practical farming.

The committee have instructed me to report the following bill back with the recommendation that it do pass by i'luh"titute, to wit:

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A bill to change the scholastic year from J annal'.)' 1st to December 1st, to July 1st to J mw 30th.

The Committee have also instructed me, as their chairman, to report the following bills back to the House with the recommendation that they do not pass, to wit:

A bill making it compulsory for children between the ages of 8 and 14 years to attend school.

A bill to repeal section 1365, volume 1 of the Code.

A bill to amend section 1378, volume 1 of the Code.

A bill t:o compel children between the ages of 9 and 14 to attend school.

Respectfully submitted~

E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Bell of the 39th district-
A bill to amend paragraph 2, section 2, article 7 of the constitution.

By Mr. Howell of the 35th district-
A bill to prevent corporations from paying over the wages of employees who have died in their service, without proper administration, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th district-
A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Elber-
!:on.

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By Mr. Harrell of the 12th district-

A bill to require the State Chemist to make analysis in cases of suspected poisoning.

By Mr. Herndon of the 43d district-
A bill to amend an Act to appoint a Commissioner of Pensions.

By Mr. Berrong of t!he 40th district-

A bill to amend section 3, article 7 of the Penal Code.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to amend section 4340 of the Code of 1895.

By Mr. Herndon of the 43d district-
A bill to make use of certain information in the office of Commissioner of Pensions.

By Mr. Harrell of the 12th district-

A bill to repeal section 1042 of the Criminal Code.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th district-

A bill to reduce the number of Commissioners of Road;;. and Revenues of Elbert county.

By Mr. Sullivan df the 18th district-

A bill to amend section 4315 of the Code of Georgia. By Mr. Sullivan o the 18th district-

A bill to increase the number of terms o the superior court o Richmond county.

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B,v Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill providing that grand juries shall not be required to take cognizance of county business only at regular terms ,Jf the superior court.

By Mr. Grantland of the 26th district-

A bill to prescribe and define the corporate limits. of Oriffin.

The following Senate resolution was read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. ,Johnson of the 5th district-

A bill to authorize the Prison Commissoin to turn over to Wall & Peagler certain county warrants.

Heiferred to the Genmal J udicia.ry Committee.

The follQIWing bills were read and the Senate amendments concurred in, 1to wit:

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A hill to amend the road laws of Bibb county, and for <>ther purposes.

The Senate propose(} to amend by inserting in lieu of the words "too thousand dollars" whe,rever the same occurs in the capt:ion and the bill, the words "eight thousand dollars."

Also, amend by insel"ting in lieu of the words "seven thousand five hundred dollars," in the third section of said hill the words "five thousand dollars," and by striking from scaid section the words "in such installment., during

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said year of 1901 as the discretion of said commissioner,;

may dictate," and inserting in lien thereof the words "on

or before the first day of January, 1902."



By }fr. Park of Greene-

A hill to amend thP eharter of Greensboro, Georgia, nrul for other purposes.

The Senate rwoposed to amend by adding at the end of section 2 the following words: "unless a busines". tax or license is imposed on the citizPnB of said city, dealing in said products herein mentioned.

The following joint rewlution was read, to wit:

By Mr. Luttrell of Harris-

A resolution to rPquire the Commissioner of Agri<'nltnre to make an analysis of soil sent to him by partie,- in this State, etc., and for other purposes.

Hcferrf'd tn Oeneral Agiicultnre Committee.

On motion of )fr. Slaton of Fulton, the Hou;:e adjourned until !) ::30 o'clock }fouday morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia, Monday, November 18, 1901.
~f'he House met pursuant to adjournment ,aft 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr. Grice of Pulaski, the roll-eall was dispensed with.
Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported that the Journal o Saturday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.
The Journal was read and confirmed.
Upon the request of Mr. Orr of Cvweta, House bills Xos. 203 and 215 were taken from the table and placed .on the calendar.
Upon the call of the roll of counties for the introduction .of new matter the following bills were introduced, read the fin;t time and appropriately referred, to wit:
By Mr. McFarland of FranklinA hill to be entitled an Ad to create the city court of
Carnesville, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
B,v Mr. McFarland of Franklin-
A bill to he entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an

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Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of CarnesYille, Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on CorporatiO'lls. By Mr. :McFarland of Franklin-
A bill to abolish the county court of Franklin county.
Referred to Sepcial .Judiciary Commit.tee. By Messrs. Hawes oif Elbert and Hodges of Hart-
A hill to amend paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 4, article 3 of the Constitution of this State, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendmernts. J~; Messl's. Ham's of Elbert and Hodges of Hart-
A bill to amend article 3 of the Code designated as section 70 of said Code so as to change the term of members Df the General Assembly from two to four years.
Hefe.rred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

By Messrs. Pierce and Quillian of Hall-
A bill to establish and create a new charter for the town .orf <iillsville, Georgia, and for other purposes.

Heferred to Committee on Corporations.

B,v Mr. Peyton of Habersham-
A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code, relative to State depositories.
Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

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JouRNAL or THE HousE.

By Mr. Mullins of Cherokee--

A resolution to pay the pension dne W. ,V, ,V, Flemming to his daughter-in-law, and for otlwr pnrpose;;.

Referred to Commhtee on Pensions.

Ry Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-
A resolution t() pay pension due 1,. II. Bohannan to his
~on.

Heferred to CommittE on Pensions.
By }fr. Toomer of vVare--
A hill to ameml the charter of the city of 'Vaycro.s, and
for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Cmmties and County )[atters. Hy Mr. Bush of Miller-

.\. bill to pro\ide for the payment of $108.00 to D. S. ('mmingham for certain ser\ices, and for other puq}(J,;es.

Refenwl to Special .1ll<liciary Committee.

By )lr. Bush of Miller-
A hill to regulatP and prescribe the fees aiHl eo,-t,.; of ~olicit:or-gcmral in the eonnty court of Jlillcr county.
Hefet'!'e<l to Speeial .1ll<lieimy Committee.

By ~Ir. Toomer of \V arc-A bill to regulato tho granting of new ttia],; in this State~.
awl for other purposes. Heff'rred to General J ndiciary Committee.

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By l\:Ir. Wright of Floyd-

A resolutiO'Il to proYide for the utilizing of certain parts of the terminal of the W'". &. A. R. R. in Atlanta.

Heferred to GC'neral .Judiciary Committee.

By .1fr. Bower of Decatur (by request)-

A bill to create a new charter for the city of Bainbridge, mid for other purposes.
RC'ferred to Committee on Corporations.
By :Mr. Duncan of Lee-
A bill to incorporate the city of SmithYille, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Anderson of Bartow-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of AdairsYille, in Bartow county.

HC'ferr('(l to Committee on Coqwrations.

On motion of the authors, Hom;e hills Nos. 56, 128 and 1R3, were tabled.

The following resolution was read and rpferred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

Ry Mr. Houston of Fulton-

A resolution making House bill Xo. 378 the speciHl orclcr for Tuesday, X ovember 26th, at 10 o'clock a. m.

Hc,ferred to Committee on Rules.
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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The following resolutions were read, to wit:

By )lr. Park of Greene-

He:<olved, That commencing on Tuesday, November 19th, the regular sess~on of the House shall be to convene :~.t 9 o'clock a. m. and adjourn at 1 o'clook p. m.

'The resolution was lost.

By :Mr. Park of Greene-

A resolution fixing as the special order for to-morrow Hon:<e resolutions providing for the payment of individual pensions to wido,ws and soldiers.

Hderred to CommiUee on Rules.,
By :Messrs. Houstml and Slaton of Fu}too-

A resolu't:Jion tendering the HaH of the House of RepresentatiYes to Mrs. Carrie Ohapman Oatt, and oohers, on :Monda~ evelll.ing, November 25'th, for the pul")J'OOO of delivering an address om "The Soope of the Elective Franchise."

The resolution was adopted.

The following bills were read the second time and re<'Ommitted, to wit:
By :Mr. Richardson of Houston-

A bill to incorporate the Byron School District, in Houston eounty, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Stu'bbs of Laurens-
A resolution to relieve the securities on the bond of
"'V. S. Ramsey of Laurens county.

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:g_v ~fe.ssrs. Perry and Hutchins. of Gwinnett-

A bill to incorporate the town of Trip, i'll the county of G "in nett.

l~y Mr. Johnson of Barlow-

A hill to amend section 98, volume 3 of the Code, and for other purposes.

Ry Mr. Johnson of Bartow-

A hill to amend section 94, volume 3 of the Code of 1895.
n,,. Messrs. George and How.ard of DeKalh-

A bill to amend an Act to authorize the establishment df a system of public schools in the town of Decatur.

Ry Mr. Hall of Fannin-

A bill to create a system of public school in the town of :Mineral Bluff, in Fannin county.

Ry Mr. Bower of Decatur. A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code.

Ry Mr. Daughtry of WilkinsonA 'bill to incorporate the town of Allentown.

By unanimous conse'llt the following bill was read and the Senate amendment concurred in, to wit:

I~y Mr. Miller of Muscogee--
A bill to make the legal number of jurors in lunacy (ases six, one of whom shall be a physician.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

'l'he Senate proposed the following amendment", whiclr ""ere adopted, to wit:

Amend section l by adding after the words "ten days" the word "notice."

Amend section 1 by atiding between the word ''neare"t" and the word "relation," the word "adult."

On motion of :Jir. IlarYard of Dooly, Home bill ~o. (i24 was tabled.

:Mr. Lane, chairman of Committee on Conntie~ an<l County nfattpJ-:,;, snbmittP<l the 'following rpport:

Jfr. S pealce1:

Your Committee on Cmmties and County :Jiatter:> lmYe had nnder con~ideration the following Honse hill, \Yhich I am instructed to report haek to the Honse with the reeommen<latimt that the smHP do pa,;s, to wit:

A bill to incm1poratP the town of Coolidge, in the county of Thomas, and for otlwr purpose;:.

RcspPctfully snhmittcd.

\Y. T. L\XE, Chairman.

The following hills were read the third tim<' ami put upon their passage, to wit:

By :Mr. Little of :Mnscogee-

A bill to authorize the Free Kindergarten A""ociation of Columbus, Georgia, to sell certain lands and to rt'inn;;t the proceeds in other property for school pnrp0i'e5.

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TlH report of ,the connnittrc, which was favorble to the pa~:<agc of the bill was agreed to.

On pas:-agc of tho hill the ayes were !JO, nays 0.

The hill lut\ing receind the requisite constitutional majority wa;;. passed.

l3y ~fr. Sawlers of Heard-
A bill to l1e entitled an ~\ct to create a Board of Trustees for the (ieorgia School for the Deaf, at (\we Spring, and for nther puqloses.
"\n npproprintion being inYolYetl in the bill the Speaker resnlYed the Home into a committee df the whole, and de~ig'lmt<d a~ chairman of the committee :!IIr. Grice of Pnln,;ki.
After a <'mt;;ithratiou of the hill, and on motion of Mr.
}'pl<lcr of Bihh, the committee arose, and through their -chainnan reJHlrt<<l progres,;, aml a,-kccllcaYc to sit again.
'Tlw report of the committee was agreed to.
On motion of ~lr. Hardin of "Wilkes, the bill was tabled.

By ~Ir. ~yrwms of Glynn-
A hill to be Pntitle<l nn Act to regulate the catching of fish on the s<acoa~t of this State, aud for other pm110ses.
T1w report of the committee, which was fayorhle to the passage of the hill was agreed to.
F pon paS&age of the bill bhe ayes WCire 88, IJ.lays 0.

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

'The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By }fr. Harvard of Dooly-
A bill to create the city court of Vienna, Georgia, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favo1ble to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0..

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messr:i!. Jiarvard and Thompson of DoolyA bill to repeal the charter of the town of Vienna.

The report of the oommitJtee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Ha11va.rd of Dooly~
A bill to incorporate the city of Vienna, in the county of Dooly.

The report of the committee, which was favorble to thepassage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-jority was passed.

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By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-

A bill to create tlhe city court of Mt. Vernor, in Montgomery county.
The report of the committee which was favor~ble to the passage o\f the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hathcock of Douglas-
A bill to J>TOvide for the better drainage of lauds m Douglas county.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage <Yf the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.
'.Dhe bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional maj-ority was passed.

By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-
A bill to fix the time of holding the superior courts of the Oconee Judicial Circuit.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
0'll passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

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JouRNAL o:r THE HousB.

By Mr. Madden of Pike-

A bill to amend an Act to provide permanent salaries for dispensary commi8sioners, and to provide for the paylllPnt of the treasurer thereof.

T1w following amendment was read and adopted, to wit: To amend by striking out the first section and substituting in lieu thereof the fo11owing, to wit:

"Section 1. Be it enacted hy the GPneral Assembly of the State of Georgia, a.nd it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That section 12 of said Act he stricken out and the following snbstitute<l, to wit:

"Sec. 12. Be it further enacted, That the Disvensary Commissioners shall he paid for their services the snm of one hun(lred a.nd fifty ($150.00) doUan;; Pach per annum, and the til"easmX'l" ::iihall be pa~J t:he sum of sC'ven:ty-fivo ($75.00) dollars a<kli:t.ional m.; extva oornponsation for the spec:iaJ duties impO'tlled om him by this Act; such compensatiou to be oompn>ted from Dtcembf'r 1, 1!lOl."

The report of the commit.tPP, which was favorable to the
passage of the hill was agrePd to as amended, and 011 passage of the bill the aye,;; were 89, nays 0~

The hill having rpceive<l the requisite constitutional majority was })assed as altlC'tHled.

Ry )lr. :Madden of Pike-
A bill to amend an Aet to e~tablish a tli:;pen.sary in the city of Barne;;vme, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee 'vhich was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

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On pa~;;age of the hill the ayeo; were Hl, nays 0.

Tlw !Jill Jw,i11p: rC'rPi,ed the requisite coustitntinzwlma-
jori ty was pa~~f'< 1.

On wotion of ~lr. Hatptt of ( 'hattooga, lJills Xos. 581!ii':l mr0 tahiPd.

A hill to aHH'tHl a11 .\et to er0ate a Board of Commis-
sioner,; of G ree1w ronnty.
The nport of thl' <mutHittee whieh was fayorable to the pa~~ag:e of the bi II was agreed to.

ThP [,ill havi11p: rP<'Pived the rcqnisitP con5titution.a1 majority wa,;: pa~sed.
By :Jir. Tho11w~ of PiPt'<cA hill to alltl'tHl all .\et to iu{~Ot']Wrate the Black,;hear
Ba11k, C'tt., a111l for oth<r ]ntrpo,;Ps.
Tlw r0port of th< emmuittee which was faYomble to the pa~~ap:e nf the bill was agTPed to.
On pas,ag< of tlw bill the aye:; were HH, nays 0.
The hill havi11g t'<'<'Pi\'P<l the re<lni,;ite constitntion>al majority was pa;;5ecl.
The followi11g message was rPCC'iYed from the Senate tlmmgh )lr. X orthPn, thP Se<retary thereof:

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

M 1'. S peake1':

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitution;;~} majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to provide for the registration of the ma'rks, brands, etc., of all ca.tt.le, hogs, sheep, goats, etc., killed for sale in Mcintosh county.

Also, a bill to change the county site of Charlton county from Traders Hill to Folkston.

Also, the foHowing bills of the House, to wit:

A bill rto amend an Act establishing the city court of Bainbridge.

Also, a bill to incorporate the municipality of Bainbridge as one of the cities of this State.

Also the following bill as amended:

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Oakland City.

Also, a bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Mt. Vernon, in Montgomery county, making it the "City of Mt. Vernon."

By unanimous consent the followi11g bills were read the second time, to wit:
By Messrs. Hixon and 'Tumlin of CarrollA bill to extend the powers of the Railroad Commission.
By :M"r. Yates of CatoosaA bill to enlarge the powers of the Railroad Commission.

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Senate bill No. 147 was recommi-tted to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, upon the request of Mr. Duncan of Lee.

The following Sena:te bills were read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Upchurch of the 4th district-

A bill to change the county site of CharltDn county. Referred tD Committee on Counties and County Matter~.

By Mr. Smiley of the 2d district-
A bill to provide for the regulation of 'the marks~ brands, etc., of all cattle, hogs, etc., aJild for other purpos<.>S.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Messrs. EHis, Chappell and N ew<llon-
A resolution relative to the British and Southern State;;. (U. S. A.) Cattle Abattoir and Produce Company.
R.eferred to G'Cneral Agriculture Committee.

By Mr. Smith of the 34th district-
A resolution requesting the Senators and Representatives in Congress from this State, to use their efforts 111: bringing about reform in the pension laws.
Referred to Committee on Pensions.
The following Sena:te bill was read the third t;ime aml put UpDn its passage, to wit:

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By J[r. Grantland of the 2Gtlt district-

,\_ bill to prescribe and <lP,fine the eorpotate limits of <;riffin, (}porgia, and for other pnqJOse,;.

The .following -amenthnent \\'a:< read and adopted, to wit:

By :Jlr. Flynt of Spalding-

.\mend section 34 hy adding aft(r the word ''4ct," in the lnst li11e of said ,;eetiou the following word.,;: "provided t'ltat the cletk';,; wnd tre<wsur("t''s salaril'" and fee.;; 8lwU not be inct:easd m diminished clnring his present term of office.

The report of the committee, whieh was favorable to the pa~sage of the bill wm; agreed to as amended.

On passage of the bill the ayes were S!J, nays 0.
The bill having recei,ctl the requi~ite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

~fr. Steed, chairman of C'ommitt{'l' on Corporntions, ~n hm ittPd the following report:

J/1. 8peal,er:

Your Committee on Corporntiuns luwe had under eon~itkrntion the following IlonsP bilb, which I am inst'l'llCted to wport back to the 1-lou"o with the recommendation that rhe ,;ame do pass, to ~wit:

A hill to amend nu Act <>stahlishing a system of pnblic '<ehools in Decatur, Ga., and for other purposes.

\_]so a bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Mineral Bluff, in Fannin county.

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Also a bill to in~orporate the town of Allentowu, ill Laurens and Wilkinson counties, and for other purpose,;.

Also a bill to amend section 982 of volume 1 of Code of Georgia 1895, providing for the ~election of banks as Statt
deposi,tories, so as to add the city oi Bainbridge, in Decatur
county.

Ah,;o a bill to incorporate the town of Colquitt, ill tll(' county of Miller, and for other pnrposes as amended.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED,
Chairmn n.

:Mr. \Yellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following rPport:
.ill,.. Speaker:
The CommiHee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly ;;igned and ready for delivery to the Governor the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to establish the city court of Polk county, in the city of Cedartown.
Also an Act to incorporate the town of Argyle, in Clinch connty, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.
C. J. WELLBORN, JR.,
Chairman.

:Mr. IJittle, chairman ex officio Committee on Rules, sub. mit ted the following repol't:

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Jfr. Speaker:

The C'Ommittee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolution, which they instruct me to report to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

Tiy :Mr. }">ark of Green&-

A resolution fixing special pension hills and resolutions a;; the special 'Order for to-morrow, Tuesday, 19th, from -completion of the special order already fixed for that day to the hm1r of adjournment.

Yonr committee believes that the facilitation of business in the House requires all debate from now to the end of the sessi'On to he limited to ten minutes to each speaker, .and recommends that the House immediately adopt such a l'nle.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN D. L'l'~'rLE, Chairman ex officio.

The following resolution was read the second time and :.1dopted as amended, to wit:
l3y )fr. Park of Greene--
A resolution providing that the special order for to-morrow from 10 o'clock a. m. to 12 o'clock m. shall be the -consideration of special resolutions to pay individual pcn~ions to widows and soldiers.
The Committee on Rules proposed to amend by striking from the third line the words "to 10 o'clock a. m." to "12 .

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-o'cloek m.," and substitut.ing in lieu thereof the words "from the completion of the special order already fixed to the hour of adjoumment."

I.eave of absence was granted Messrs. Tumlin O'f Carroll, Dorminy of Irvin, Stevens of Oglethorpe.

On motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulton the House adjourned nutil 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock n. m. this day. was called to order by the Speaker, and ope'lted with pra,yer by the Chaplain.

:Mr. Miller of Mnscogee moved to dispense with the roll <all, which motion was lost.

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

Adams,

Bray,

Allen,

Brewton.

.Anderson of Bartow, Brock,

Anderson of Cobb, Bruce,

Ayres,

Burnett,

Bailey,_

Bush,

Barron,

Carrington,

Bell.

Carswell,

Blalock,

Clower,

Blue,

6Jopeland,

Booth,

Cowart,

Boswell,

Crumbley.

Bower,

Darden,

Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, Deal, Dean, Drawdy, Duncan, English, Felder, Flynt, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Towns, Foster of Oconee,-

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Franklin,

Johnson of Bartow, Reid of Oampbell,

Frederick,

Johnson of Jefferson, Reid of Taliaferro,

Freeman of Troup, Joiner,

Rhyne,

Freeman of Whitfield,Jordan of Jasper, Richardson,

Gary,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Roberts,

George of DeKalb, Kelly,

Sanders,

George of Morgan, Kilburn,

Schley,

Gresham,

Knight,

Shank,

Gress,

Knowles,

Shipp,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lane,

Singletary,

Grice,

Lawrence,

Slaton,

Hall of Bibb,

Lott,

Smith of Hancock,

Hall of Fannin,

Luttrell,

Smith of Henry.

Hamby,

McFarland,

Stafford,

Hamilton,

McKay,

Steed,

Hammock,

McLennan,

Stewart,

Harden of Chatham, Madden,

Stubbs,

Hardin of Wilke!!, Maples,

Sturgis,

Hardwick,

Merritt,

Symons,

Harrell,

Miller,

Taylor,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Emanuel, Thomas,

Harper of Wayne, Mitchell of Thomas, Thompson of Banks,

Harvard,

Monroe,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hathcock,

Moore,

Toomer,

Harkins,

Morris,

Turner,

Hawes,

Mulherin,

Underwood,

Henderson,

Mullins,

Walker of Brook~.

Herrington,

Narramore,

Walker of Crawford,.

Hilton,

~iblack,

Walker of Webster,

Hitch,

Orr,

Wellborn,

Hixon.

Ousley,

Welch,

Hodges,

Park of Greene,

Wells,

Hosch,

Park of Troup,

Whitchard,

Houston,

Park.,r,

Williams,

Howard of Baldwin, Perry,

Willingham,

Howard of DeKalb, Peyton,

Wilson.

Howell,

Pierce,

Yates,

Hutcheson,

Quillian,

Mr. Speaker.

.Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Crawford, Daughtry, Dorminy,

Everett, Henry, Hogan,


Huie, Hutchins, .Johnson of Baker,.

TUESDAY, N OVE~IBER 19, 1901.

fi13

Land. O'Connell, Sikes, Stevens,

Tarver, Tisinger, 'fumlin, Turner,

Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Wright of Floyd.

Mr. Merritt of liancoek reported that the Journal of yc,.;terday's proccc<lillg'S had been examined and found cmrect.

The J omnal was rc>atl antl confirmed.

IT'he following hill, which was made the special order for this hour, was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Hardwick of W ashi'l'lgton-
A hill to amend paragraph 2, section 1, article 2, of the Constitution o this State by prescribing additional qualifications <for the electors of th~s State, and or other purposes.

Mr. Reid of Campbell called or the previous question, which call was sustained and the main question ordered, which was on the passage of the bill.

An amendment to the Constitution bei'l'lg proposed by the hill, the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viYa voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Duncan, Flynt, Franklin, Frederick,
33 h j

Freeman of Troup, Gresham, Gress, Grice, Hall of Fannin, Hardwick,

Hnrper of Wayne, Howard of Baldwin, Narramore, Parker, Richnrdson,

;)14

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs-

Anderson of Bartow, Harrell,

Mullins,

Anderson of Cobb, Harper of Chattooga, Niblack,

B11iley,

Harvard,

Ocr,

Bell,

Hathcock,

Park of Greene,

Blalork.

Harkins,

Park of Troup,

Booth,

Hawes,

Perry,

BoswPll.

Herrington,

Peyton,

Bower,

Hitch,

Pierce,

Bray,

Hixon,

Rawls,

Brewton,

Hodges,

Reid of Campbell,

Brock,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bruce,

Houston,

Rhyne,

Burnett,

HowPil,

Roberts,

Carrington,

Johnson of Appling, Sanders,

Clower,

.Johnson of Bartow, Schley,

Copeland,

Johnson of .Jefferson, Shank,

Cowart,

.Joiner,

Slaton,

Crumbley,

.Jordnn of .Jasper, Smith of Hancock,

Darden,

Kelly,

Smith of Henry.

Davis of Meriwether, Kilburn,

Stafford,

Davis of Newton, Knight,

Steed,

Deal,

Knowles,

Stewart,

Drawdy,

Lane,

Sturgis,

English,

Lawrence,

Symons,

Felder,

Lott,

Taylor,

Fort,

Luttrell,

Thomas,

Fostt:>r of Floyd,

McFarland,

Toomt:>r,

Fo~tt:>r of Oconee, McKay,

Turner,

Freeman of 'Vhitfield,McLennan,

Underwood,

Gary,

Maddt:>n,

\\'alker of Brooks,

George of DeKulb, Maples,

Walker of Webster,

George of Morgan, Merritt,

Wellborn,

Griffin of Twiggs, Mitchell of Emanuel, Wells.

Hall of Bibb,

Mitchell of Thomas, Whitchard,

Hamby,

Monroe,

Williams,

Hamilton,

Moore,

Willingham,

Hammock,

Morris,

Wilson,

Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,

Yates.

Hardin of Wilkes,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ayres, Barron,

Blue, Bush,

Carswell, Crawford,

TuEsDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1901.

515

Duughtry, Dean, Dorminy, Everett, Foster of Towns,
1-lender~on,
Henry, Hilton, Hogun, Howard of DeKalb, Hnie,
Hutche~on,

Hutchins, Johnson of Baker, .Jordan of Pulaski, Land, Miller, O'Connell, Ousley, Quillian, Shipp, Sikes, Singletury, Stevens,

Stubbs, Tarver, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Tumlin, Walker of Crawford, Welch, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

.\.yt~ 17, 11ay::; 11-f.

1!1. Heid of Campbell asked unanimous consent that a Yerifieation of the roll call be dispensed with, but objection \\'H~ rai~ed and the request was not granted.
The roll call wa~ then Yerified, and on counting the vote 011 the pa~~agt! of the bill it. was found that the ayes were 17, nay;; 114.

TlH bill ha\'ing fail0d to recmve the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

rwmimons ('(1Jif\Cil1: was given :Mr. KHowles of Floyd to witlHlr.m Hous< bill No. 458.

TIH followi11g me~~age was rPcei\ed from the Senate thrnngl1 i\h. Xortlil'n, the Secretary thereof:
_ilfr. Spral,l'r:
ThP Scnatc ha~ pas~<'O by the requisite constitutional majority the followi11g bills of the Home, -to wit:
~\ bill to rc-]wal au A<'t incorporating the town of TemplE. in ( 'annll fonllty.


516

JouRNAL .oF THE HousB.

Also a bill to authorize the county connui;;~iouer;. of Taylor county to employ their own clerk, to fix hi=- compensation, and for other purposes.

The Senate has also c011ClllTed in the follo\Ying resolution, to wit:

A resolution extending tho thanks of the General Assembly to :Mr;:. \Y. II. Felton for her able and pattiotic address.

November 19, 1901.
The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, :Mr. Hitch, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

His Excellency, the Governor, has appro\'ed and signed the following Acts, to wit:

An Act to amend an Act prohibiting the sale of spirituous liquors in Monroe county.

An Act to provide for pleas in suits on open accounts.

An Act to amend section 5 of an Act to create the city court of Albany.

An Act to establish dispensaries in Pulaski cotmty 111 towns having a popul.ation of 1,000 or more.

An Act requiring the owners o.f lands in }fnrray county to remove obstructions from the streams of said county.

An Act to authorize the town of Waynesboro to is.sne bonds for electric lights and water works.



TuEsDAY, NoVEMBER 19, 1901.

517

.A11 ..:\ct to incorporate the town of Heard, in !Terrell
COilllty.
An Act to incorporate the town of Lone Oak, in 1\Ieriwdher county.
~\.n ~\<.:t- to amend the charter of the town of Calhoun, in Gordon county.
~\n ~\ct to amend the charter of the town of Hartwell.
.A.n ..:\.ct to amend sub-section 11 of section 4082 of volume 2 of the Code.
~\n _.:\('t to nLolish tho connty court of \Varren county.

The foll(ming resolutions, which were made the special onler fur to-day, "ere r<>ad the third time and put upon their pa,.;~age, to wit:
By :l\Ir. Slaton of Fulton-
A n;,:olutiou to pay pension due W. R Hodgson to his widow.
An appropriation being involved in the resolution the Speaker re:-olvcd the House into a committee of the whole Home and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. McLennan of Telfair.
After :1 consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same back to the Home with the recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.
The ayes and nays ,we11e ordered on passage of the resolu-

518

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

tion, and on taking the ballot viva YOCP the Yote was as fol-

lows:

._ J_

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hall of Fannin,

Narramore,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamby,

Niblack,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamilton,

Orr,

Bailey,

Hammock,

Park of Greene,

Hell,

Harden of Chatham, Park of Troup,

Blalock,

Hardin of Wilke~. Parker,

Booth,

Hardwick,

Peyton,

Bray,

Harrell,

Pierce,

Brewton,

Harper of Chattooga, Rawls,

Burnett,

Harvard,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Carrington,

Harkins,

Rhyne,

Cowart,

Hawes,

l{ichardson,

Crumbley,

Herrington,

Roberts,

Darden, .

Hitch,

Schley,

Davis of Meriwether, Hixon,

Shank,

Deal,

Fodges,

Shipp,

Dean,

Hosch,

Slaton,

Drawdy,

Houston,

8mith of Hancock,.

Duncan,

Howell,

8talford,

English,

.Johnson of Appling, Steed,

Felder,

.Johnson of .Jefferson, Stewart,

Flynt,

Kilburn,

Sturgis,

Fort,

Knight,

Symons,

Foster of Floyd, Knowles,

Thomas,

Foster of Oconee, Lott,

Thompson of Dooly.

Franklin.

Luttrell,

Toomer,

Frederick,

McFarland,

Underwood,

Freeman of Troup, McLennan,

\Valker of Brooks,

Freeman of Whitfield, Madden,

Walker of Webster,

Gary,

Miller,

Wells,

George of DeKnlb, Monroe,

Whitchard,

George of Morgan, Moore,

William~.

Gresham,

Morris,

Willingham,

Gress,

::\fulherin,

Wilson.

Hall of Bibb,

Mullins,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Ayres,

Barron, Blue,

Boswell, Bower,

TuEsDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1901.

Brock,

Huie,

Reid of Campbell,

Bruce,

Hutcheson,

Sanders,

Bush,

Hutchins,

Sikes,

Carswell,

.Johnson of Baker, Singletary,

Clower,

Johnson of Bartow, Smith of Henry,

Copeland,

.Joiner,

Stevens,

Crawford,

.Jordan of Jasper, Stubbs,

Daughtry,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Tarver,

Davis of Newton, Kelly,

Taylor,

Dorminy,

Land,

Thompson of Banks,

Everett,

Lane,

Tisinger,

Foster of Towns, Lawrence.

Tumlin,

Griffin of Twiggs, McKay,

Turner,

Grice,

Maples,

Walker of Crawford,

Harper of Wayne, Merritt,

Wellborn,

Hathcock,

.Mitchell of Emanuel, Welch,

Henderson,

Mitchell of Thomas, Wight of Dougherty,

Henry,

O'Connell,

Wilkes,

Hilton.

Ousley,

Wright of Floyd,

Hogan,

Perry,

Yates,

Howard of Baldwin, Quillian,

Mr. Speaker.

Howard of DeKalb,

Ayes 104, nays 0.

On motion of l\lr. Wilson of Clay the n~rification of the roll call was di,;pensed with.

Ou pa~~ge of tlw re~olution the H)'('" WPre 104, nays 0.

Tho rP,;olution baYing reeeiYl'<l the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Slato'll of Fulton-
.r. ] A J'<,,o]ution to pay peneion thw L 1L Parker to his
wi<low.

A 11 appropriatin11 hl'ing inYoln'Ll in the resolution tbc Speaker resolvt>d tlH' Ilon~e into a comntitt<c of the whol<, and the Speaker d<signMP<l a,; <'lwil'lltall of the t'on1mittee 11!-. Knowles of Floyd.

;)20

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

~Htcr a eon,;idcration of the resolution the committee aro~e, aml through tlwir chairman reported the same back to the llonsP with the n'1'mumendation that. it do pass.

The report of the eouunit.tce was agreed to.

Tho ayes and nays were ordered on pa:.sage of the resolution, and on taking the ballot viva Yocc the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmati,e were Messrs.-

Adams,. Anderson of Cobb, Barron, Bell, Blalock, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Oowart, Darden, Deal, Dean, Drawdy, Duncan, English, Felder, Flynt, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Oconee, Franklin, Frederick, Freeman of Troup, Gary, George of DeKalb, George of Morgan, Grefs, (irice,

Hamilton,

Moore,

Harden of Chatham, Morris,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mulherin,

Hardwiek,

Mnllins,

Harper of Chattooga, Narramore,

Harvard,

Niblack,

Hawes,

Orr,

Henry,

Parker,

Herrington,

Perry,

Hitch,

Peyton,

Hixon,

Pierce,

Hodges,

Rawll;r,

Houston,

Richardson,

Howard of Baldwin, Roberts,

Howt.J,

Sanders,

Johnson of Appling, ~hipp,

Johnson of Jefferson, Slaton,

Joiner,

Smith of Hancock,

Jordan of Jasper, Steed,

Kelly,

~tewart,

Kilburn,

~tubbs,

Knight,

Sturgis,

Knowles,

Symons,

Lane,

Taylor,

Lawrence,

Turner,

Luttrell,

UnJerwood,

!\icFarland,

Walker of Webster,

McKay,

Wells,

McLennan,

Whitchard,

Madden,

Williams,

Miller,

Willingham,

Monroe,

Wilson.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1901.

521

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harper of Wayne, Reid of Taliafprro,

Anderson of Bartow, Hathcock,

Rhyne,

Ayres,

Harkins,

Schley,

Bailey,

HenJerson,

f-'hank,

Blue,

Hi!tQn,

Sikes,

Brotk,

Hogan.

Singletary,

Bruce,

Hosch,

Smith of Henry,

Carswell,

Howard of DeKalb, StafftJrd.

Clower,

Hnie,

Stevens,

Copeland,

Hutcheson,

Tarver,

Crawford,

Hukhins,

Thomas,

Crumbley,

.Johnson of Baker, Thompson of BankH,

Danl!:htry,

Johnson of Bartow, Thompson of Dooly,

Da,i~; of :\Ieriwether, .Tordan of Pulaski, TisingPr,

Dads of Xewton, Land,

Toomer,

Dorminy,

Lott,

Tumiiu,

E\erett,

l\1ap1Ps,

Walker of Brooks,

Fostt>r of TownA,

MerTitt,

Walker of Crawford,

Freeman of Whitfield, Mitchell of Emanuel, Wellborn,

Gresham,

Mitchell of Thomas, Welch,

Griffin of Twiggs, O'Connell,

Wight of Dougherty,

Hall of Bibb,

Ousley,

Wilkes,

Hall of Fannin,

Park of Greene,

Wright of Floyd,

Hamby,

Park of Troup,

Yates.

Hammock,

(lnillian,

Mr. Speaker.

Harrell,

Heid of Campbell,

On Jllotion nf illr. l><>al of Bullol'lr tlre Yerifieation of tlrc, roll eall was di~peH,.:Pd with.
On pa~~ag-e of tire resolution tlre a,n's were U7, uays 0.
Tlre re~ohrtio11 lra,ing rcceind tire r<~qni~itc constitn~ tinnal wajority \\'HS pa:;:;cd.
11y ::\1 r. Slatol1 of Fulton-
A r<>~olntion to pa~ thP pension of .f. \V. B. "MitehPll to lr i5 witlow.

522

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

~\n appropriation lwiug involved, the House resohcd ikiclf into a <.'Ollll11itt.ce of tho whole, alHl the Speaker dcsigllllted a~ chairman of the committee nfr. Hawls of Effingham.

A ft<r a comidPra tiou of the rcsol11 tim1 the committee aro;:c>, aiHl thro11gh their chairman repmte<l the same baek to tlw Holl:'<' with tlw rPCO!lllll('I!Hlation that it do pa;.;:'.

Tlw r<port of the <'<!llllllit.tct' wa;; a1.tTPc<l to.

On thP pa,.~ap;P of tlw resolution t.hp ayP" and lla."'" \l"<'l'e or<l<'l't><l, mHl 011 taki11g the ba1lot viva \"Ol't' the> vote wa~ a,:.
follow~:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs--

Allen, Anderson of Cobb, Bailey, Bell, Blalock, Booth, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Clower, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Davis of Newton, Den!, Dean, Drawdy, English, Felder, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Oconee,

Franklin,

.Johnson of Bartow.

Frederick,

.Johnson of Jefferson,

Freeman of Troup, .Joiner,

Freeman of Whitfield,.Jordan of .Jasper,

Gary,

Kelly,

George of Morgan, KiHmrn,

Gress,

Knight,

Hall of Bibb,

Lane,

Hamby,

Lawrence,

Hamilton,

Lott,

Hammock,

Luttrell,

Harden of Chatham, l\lcFarlnnd,

llarper of Wayne, i\lcKay.

llarvnrd,

~IeLennan,

Harkins,

Maples,

Hawes,

Merritt,

Herrington,

1\Iillt>r,

Hitch,

Mitchell of Thoma:<,

llixon,

:\Iunroe,

Ilodges,

Moore,

Hosch,

:Mulherin,

Houston,

Mullins,

Howell,

Narramore,

Johnson of Appling, Niblack.

TuEsDAY, Nov~<:MBER 12, 1901.

Orr. Park of Greene, Parkof Troup, Parker, Peyton, Pierce, Rawls, Rhyne, Richardson,

Sanders, Schley, Shank, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Stafford, Stewart, Sturgis, Taylor,

Toomer, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Willingham.

Those not voting were MeHsrs.-

Adam,

Hardwick,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Anderson of B:1rtow, Harrell,

Robert~,

Ayres,

Harper of Chattooga, Shipp,

Barron,

Hathcock,

Sikes,

Blue,

Henderson,

Singletary,

Boswell,

Henry,

Smith of Henry,

Brock,

Hilton,

Steed,

Bruce,

Hogan,

Stevens,

CarswP-11,

Howard of Baldwin, Stubbs,

Copeland,

Howard of DeKalb, Symons,

Crawford,

Huie,

Tarvt>r,

Daughtry,

Hutcheson,

Thomas,

Davis of Meriwether, Hutchins,

Thompson of Banks,

Dorminy,

.Johnson of Baker, Thompson of Dooly,

Duncan,

Jordan of Pulaski, Ti~inger,

Everett,

Knowles,

Tumlin,

Flynt,

Land,

\Valker of Crawford,

Fort,

Madden,

Wellborn,

Foster of Town,., Mitchell of Emanuel, Welch,

George of .DeKalb, Morri~,

Wight of Dougherty,

Gresham,

O'Connell,

Wilkes,

Griffin of Twiggs, Ousley,

Wilson.

Grice,

Perry,

Wright of Floyd,

Hall of Fannin,

Quillian,

Yntes,

Hnrdin of Wilkes, Reid of Campbell, Mr. Speaker.

\yps nu, nays 0.

On 1nntim1 of ~I r. ~litehPll of ThollJ<b the Yerifieation of tlw roll call wa,; di~pensi~d "ith.

On pa,;~nge of the nsolution the aye:< were nu, nays 0.

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
The resolution having received tlw requisite constitutional majority was passed.
Gpou request of the author House resolution No. 70 was taken from the table and placed 11pon the calendar.

By :Mr. Slatou of Fulton-
A re~olntiou to pay pension due \V. L. :Feuley to his widow.
An appropriation being involved in the resolution the Speaker rcsohed the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman of the committee :Mr. Freeman of Troup.
Aft0r a eomidcration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same back to tbe Honiie with the recommendation that it do pass.
The repo11t of the committee was agreed to.

On the pas;:agc of tho resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, aJHl 011 taki11g the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Carrington,

Duncan,

Allen,

Clower,

Felder,

Anderson of Bartow, Copeland,

Flynt,

Anderson of Cobb, Cowart,

Fort,

Bailey,

Crumbley,

Foster of Floyd,

Blalock,

Darden,

Foster of Oconee,

Bower,

Davis of Meriwether, Freeman ofTroup,

Bray,

Davis of Newton, Freeman of Whitfield,

Brewton,

Deal,

Gary,

Burnett,

Dean,

George of Morgan,

Bush,

Drawdy,

Gress,

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1901.

Grice,

Knight,

Hall of Bibb,

Knowles,

Hall of Fannin,

Luttrell,

Hamby,

McFarland,

Hamilton,

McKay,

Hammock,

McLennan.

Harden of Chatham, Madden,

Hardwick,

Maples,

Harkins,

Merritt,

Hawes,

Miller,

HE'rrington,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Hitch,

Monroe,

Hixon,

Moore,

Hodges,

Morris,

Hosch,

Mulherin,

Houston,

Narramore,

Howard of Baldwin, Niblack,

Howell,

Orr,

.Johnson of Appling, Park of Greene,

Johnson of Bartow, Park of Troup,

Johnson of Jefferson, Parker,

Joiner,

Perry,

Jordan of Jasper, Pierce,

Kelly,

Rawls,

Kilburn,

Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Richard son. Sanders, Schley, Shank, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Steed, Stewart, Stubbs,
Sturgi~,
Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Willingham, Wilson.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ayres, Barron, Bell, Blue, Booth, Boswell, Brock, Bruce, Carswell, Crawford, Daughtry, Dorminy, English, Everett, Foster of Towns, Franklin, Frederick,

George of DeKalb, Johnson of Baker,

Gresham,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Griffin of Twiggs, Land,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lane,

Harrell,

Lawrence,

Harper of Chattooga, Lott,

Harper of Wayne, Mitchell of Emanuel,

Harvard,

Mullins,

Hathcock,

O'Connell,

Henderson,

Ousley,

Henry,

Peyton,

Hilton,

Quillian,

Hogan,

Rhyne,

Howard of DeKalb, Roberts,

Huie,

Shipp,

Hutcheson,

Sikes,

Hutchins,

Singletary,

526

JouRN~L OJ!' THE Hou1B.

Smith of Henry, Stafford, Stevens, Tarver, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger,

Tumlin,

Wight of Dougherty,

Underwood,

Wilke~,

Walker of Crawford, Wri~~:ht of Floyd.

Walker of Webster, Yat.es.

Wellborn,

Mr. Speaker.

Welch,

Ayes lOfi, nays 0.

On motion of Mr. Deal of Bulloch the verification of the roll call wa~ di~)H'll:>l'd with.

On pas~ag< of the r('iiolution the ayes were 106, nays 0.

The rp,:olution haviug received the requisite constitutional majnri ty was passed.

Upon r<'IJII!'~t of the authors House bills Nos. 270, 87 and 624 \\"<rc taken from tho table and plac('d on the calPndar.

By :Mr. Slaton of Fnltou-
A rc,;ollltioll to pay 1wmion due .f. \V. Hardin to his widow.

Au appt'olll'iation being involved in thl' resolution the Rpeak('r re"ol l'!'d the Honse into a eommitt<e of the whole, and <IP,.;ignat!'d a~ <hairman of the <ommitt<>e Mr. Hantlly of Halmn .

..Aft<t a <on,.;id<tation of the r!'~olntion the eommitt<>('
arose, aml thl'ough thPir chairman roportP<l tlw ,;ame ha<'k to tlw I !on"<' with th< t'e<'OillTnPIIHlation that it do pass.

The r<port of thl' commit.tcc wa,; agrPcd to.

On tlw pas,;ag< of the hill tlw ay<>:< H!Hl uay,.; \\'CJ'e ordered, awl on taking tlt!' ballot vint vo<'<' tlte vote was as follow":

ruEsDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1901.

527

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

A Jams,

Grice,

Monroe,

Allen,

Hall of Bibb,

Morris,

Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Fannin,

Mulherin,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamby,

Narramore,

Bailey,

Hamilton,

Niblack,

Bell,

Hammock,

Orr,

Blaloek,

Harden of Chatham, Park of Greene,

Booth,

Hardwick,

Park of Troup,

Bower,

Harvard,

Parker,

Bray,

Harkins,

Perry,

Brewton,

Hawes,

Pierce,

Carrington,

Herrington,

Rawls,

Copeland,

Hitch,

Reid of Campbell,

Cowart.

Hixon,

Richardson,

Crumbley,

Houston,

Sanders,

Darden,

Howard of Baldwin, Schley

D .wis of Xewton, Howell,

Shank,

Deal;

Johnson of Appling, Shipp,

Dean.

Johnson of Bartow, Slaton,

Drawdy,

Johnson oi Jefferson, Smith of Hancock,

Duncan.

Joiner,

Smith of Henry,

Engli~;h,

Jor.Jan of Jasper, Stafford,

Felder,

Kelly,

Steed,

Flynt.

Kilburn.

Stewart,

Fort,

Knight,

Symons,

Foster of Floy<l,

Knowle8,

Taylor,

Foster of Oconee, Lawrence,

Tilomas,

Franklin,

Luttrell,

Toomer,

Frederick,

l\'IcFarland,

Turner,

Freeman of Troup, McKay,

Underwood,

Freeman of Whitfield, McLennan,

\Valker of Brooks,

Gary,

Madden,

Walker of Webster,

George of DeKalb, 1\Iaples,

Whitchard,

George of Morl!an, Merritt,

Williams.

Gresham,

Miller,

Wilson,

Gress,

l\litehell of Tholllas, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

AyrE's, Barron. Blue,

Boswell, Brock, Bruce,

Burnett, Bush, Carswell,

.)28

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Clower,

Howard of DeKalb, Sikes,

Crawford,

Huie,

Singletary,

Daughtry,

Hutcheson,

Stevens,

Davis of Meriwether, Hutchins.

Stubbs,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Baker, Sturgis,

Everett,

Jordan of Pulaski, Tarver,

Foster uf Towns,

Land,

Thompson of Banks,

Griffin of Twi~~:gs,

Lane,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lott,

Tisinger,

Harrell,

)fitchell of Emanuel, Tumlin,

Harper of Chattooga, Moore,

Walker of Crawford,.

Harper of Wayne, l\Iullins,

Wellborn,

Hathcock.

O'Connell,

Welch,

Henderson,

Ousley,

Wells,

Henry,

Peyton,

Wight of Dougherty

Hilton,

(luillian,

Wilkes,

Hodg~s,

Reid of Taliaferro, Willingham,

Hogan,

Rhyne,

Wright of Floyd,

Hosch,

Roberts,

Mr Speaker.

Ayes 107, nays 0.

On motion of Mr. Drawdy of Clinch the verificatio'll of the roll call was dispensed with.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 107, nays 0.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A resolution to pay pension due H. S. 1~aylor to his widow.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole~ and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. l\Iitchell of Emanuel.

'l'uESDAY, NovE)IBER 19, 1901..

529

After a consideration of the resolution the committee aro~c, and thtongh their chairman reported the same back



to tlw Honse with the r('(omrne!llClation that it do pass.

T1te report of the eommit.tee was agrced to.

On tho passage of the hill the ayes and ~1ays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the Yote was a5 follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Hall of Bibb,

Monroe,

Anderson of Cobb, iiamby,

Moore,

Bailey,

Hammock,

Morris,

Blalock,

Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,

Bower, Bray,

Hardwick, Harvard,

Mullins, Nan:amore,

Brewton,

Harkins,

~iblack,

Bush,

Hawes,

Orr,

Carrington, Copeland,

Hitch, Hixon,

Park oi Greene, Park of Troup,

Cowart,

Hosch,

Parker,

Crumbley,

Houston,

Perry,

Darden,

Howard of Baldwin, Pierce,

Davis of Meriwether, Johnson of Appling, Rawls, Davis of Newton, Johnson of Bartow, Reid of Campbell,

Deal, Dean,

Johnson of Jefferson, Reid of Tali11ferro,

Joiner,

Richardson,

Drawdy,

Kelly,

Sanders,

Duncan,

Kiiburn,

Schley,

En~l~sh,
Flynt,

Knil!ht, Lawrence,

Shank, Shipp,

Fort,

Luttrell,

Slaton,

:Foster of Floyd,

McFarland,

Smith of Hancock,

Poster of:Oconee, McKay,

Smith of Henry,

Frederick,

Madden,

Stafford,

Freemar(of Trot,tp, Maples,

Steed,

Freeman of Whitfield, Merritt,

Stewart,

Gary,

Miller,

Stubbs,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Emanuel, Sturgis,

Gress,

Mitchell of Thomas, Symons,

!l4 h j

530

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Taylor,



Thomas,

Underwood,

William8,

Walker of Brooks, Willingham,

'l'hompson of Dooly, Walker of Webster, Wilson,

Toomer,

Wells,

Yates.

Turner,

Whitchard,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hall of Fannin,

Lane,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamilton,

Lott,

Ayres,

Hardin of Wilkes, McLennan,

Barron,

Harrell,

O'Connell,

Bell,

Harper of Chattool!'a, Ousley,

Blue,

Harper of Wayne, Peyton,

Booth,

Hathcock,

Quillian,

B::lswell,

Henderoon,

Rhyne,

Brock,

Henry,

Roberts,

Bruce,

Herrington,

Sikes,

Burnett,

Hilton,

Singletary,

Carswell,

Hodges,

Stevens,

Clower,

Hogan,

Tarver,

Crawford,

Howard of DeKalb, Thompson of Banks,

Daughtry,

'Howell,

Tisinger,

Dorminy,

Huie,

Tumlin,

Everett,

Hutcheson,

Walker of Crawford,

Felder,

Hutchins,

Wellborn,

Foster of Towns,

Johnson of Baker, Welch,

Franklin,

Jordan of Jasper, Wight of Dougherty,

George of Morgan, Jordan of Pulaski, Wilkes,

Gresham,

Knowles,

Wright of Floyd.

Griflin of Twiggs, Land,

Mr. Speaker.

Grice,

Ayes 104, nays 0.
m On motion of :Mr. Perry of Gwinntt the verification
the roll call was dispEmsed with.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 104, nays 0.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

TuESDAY, NovEMBER 19, 1901.

531

Tlw following message wa;; received from the Senate through )fr. X orthen, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has concurred in the amendment of the Hou,;e io the following bill of the Senate, to wit:
A hill to prescribe 'and define the corporate limits of the -city of Griffin, and for other purpo;;cs.
Mr. Gress of Wilcox moved to extend the session two
mim1tes for ~the purpose of having the report of the Committee on W. & A. Railroad submitted.
On the motion of Mr. Gress, Mr. Perry of Gwinnet.t .called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
Mr. vVhitchard of Terrell called for the previous question, which call was sustained and the main question was .ordered.

On taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,1 Allen, Anderson of Cobb, Bell, Blalock, Bower, Bray, Carrington, ()lower, Cowart, Crumbley. Davis of Newton, Drawdy, Duncan,

English,

Harkins,

Flynt,

Hawes,

Foster of Towns, Hitch,

Freeman of Troup, Hixon,

George of DeKalb, Hosch,

George of Morgan, Houston,

Gress,

Howard of Baldwin,

HP.mby,

Howell,

Hammock,

Johnson of Appling,

Harden of Chatham, Johnson of Jefferson,

Hardwick,

Joiner,

Harrell,

Jordan of Jasper,

Harper of Wayne, Kelly,

Hathcock,

Kilburn,

532

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

Luttrell,

Parker,

McLennan,

Perry,

Madden,

Pierce,

Maples,

Quillian,

Merritt,

Reid of Campbell

Miller,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Rhyne,

Mitchell of Thomas, Richardson,

Morris,

Sanders,

Mullins,

Schley,

Niblack,

Shipp,

Orr,

Slaton,

Park of Greene,

Stafford,

Park of Troup,

Steed. Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Toomer. Turner, Underwood, Walker of WebHter,. Whitchard, Williams, Wilson.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Ribb,

Bailey,

Harvard,

Bush,

Knight,

Deal,

McFarland,

Felder,

Monroe,

Fort,

Mulherin,

Foster of Floyd,

Rawls, Shank, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Willingham, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ayres,

Foster of Ocont>e, Howard of Dt>Kalb,

Barron,

Franklin,

Huie,

Blue,

Frederick,

Hutcheson,

Booth,

.I!'reeman of Whitlield,IIutchim,

Boswell,

Gary,

.Johnson of Bakt>r,

Brewton,

Gresham,

Johnson of Bartow,

Brock,

Griffin of Twiggs, .Jordan of Pula~ki,

Bruce,

Grice,

Knowles,

Burnett,

Hall of Fannin,

Land,

Carswell,

Hamilton,

Lane,

Copeland,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lawrence,

Crawford,

Harper of Chattooga, Lott,

Darden,

Henderson,

McKay,

Daughtry,

Henry,

Moore,

Davis of Meriwether, Herrington,

Narramore,

Dean,

Hilton,

O'Connell,

Dorminy,

Hodges,

Ousley,

Everett,

Hogan,

Peyton,

TtEsDAY, KoYE.MBER 19, 1901.

533

HobertK, SikPs,
~ingletary,
Stevens, Sturgis, Tarver, Thompson of Banks,

Thompson of Dooly, Welch,

Tisinger,

Wells,

Tumlin,

Wight of Dougherty,

Walk!'r of Brooks, Wilkes,

Walk!'r of Crawford, Wright of Floyd,

Wellborn,

Mr. Speaker.

~\f r. J'c,Tl'_Y ,,f (; wimtdt. a;:k<'ll mwuiHton;; conf'cnt of the lfmN' that tlw Y<'ritieation of the roll call he disp<n~Pd wit!J, tn whi<h l'C'<JllP><t 1\h. Hall of Bilih objecte{l.
TIH roll call wa~ tlwn \'<'ritiPd, a11<l 011 connting tlH Yote it wa~ fmmd that tlH ay<'~ \\'<'rc H2, uays 19.
The motioH to cxtcJl(l the RC'~~ion two minntP>< for the pnrpo>'e a'hon ~tat<tl thPtdore ]H'CYUilP<l.
The followiHg- J'P~nlntion was rna<l aml referred j.) the ( 'onllniNe<' nn HnlcH, to wit:
By :Mr. Gary uf HielllllOII(l-
.\ nwlnti"n lltHking Jlomt hill Xo. 464 the spl<ial orrll'J' fnr T1H~day. Xo\'. 2G, at 10 o'elock a. m.
~lr. DaYi" of S <'t\\'hlll JJIOYl'd that the Ilonsl' adjomn, and (:n that Htotiou :\Jr. Hall of Bibb called for the a,ws au<l ll<l,Y~, whi<'h wotimt was lost, aml the motion of ~I r. I ht1i on !win;.. ,mt to the llo11S<', was also _lost.
Tlto 1msi1tc,; on tlH ( 'll'l'k'::: dPHk wa" tlwn re~mtH<l, and tit< followiJtg r<'~olutinn was rPad the third tiuw HH<l pnt upon its pa;.:~ag<', t.o wit:
By Mr. Carrington of :Madison-
A r~olution to pay the pen,;wn due \Villi<mt .1. \\'atkins to his minm ehildrPTt.

534

JOURNAL 011' ~lUll liOVBB.

An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolYed: the House into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Hammock of Randolph.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that it llo. pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.

1Mr. Hall of Bihb ealled for the previous question, which' call was sustained and the main question ordered.

On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the Yote was as. follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.--

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Bailey, Barron, Blalock, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Bush, Carrington, Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Darden, Davis of Newton, Deal, Drawdy, Duncan,

Felder,

Hitch,

Fort,

Hixon,

Foster of Floyd,

Houston,

Foster of Oconee, Howell,

Frederick,

.Johnson of Jefferson.

Freeman of Whitfield, Joiner,

Gary,

Jordan of Jasper,

George of DeKalb, Kelly,

George of Morgan, Kilburn,

Gresham,

Knight,

Hall of Bibb,

Lane,

Hall of Fannin,

Lawr~>nce,

Hamby,

l'lcFarland,

Hammock,

McKay,

Harden of Chatham, McLennan,

Hardwick,

Madden,

Harvard,

Morris,

Harkins,

Mulherin,

Hawes,

Mullins,

Herrington,

Niblack,

TUESDAY, N OVE:MBER 19, 1901.

535

l)rr, Park of Greene, Parker, Perry, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne,

Schley, Shank, Slaton, Steed, Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Thomas, Toomer,

Underwood, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Wilson, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Crumbley,

Merritt,

Smith of Hancock,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ayres,

Hathcock,

Ousley,

Bell,

Henderson,

Park of Troup,

Blue,

Henry,

PPyton,

Booth,

Hil1on,

Richardson,

Boswell,

Hodges,

Roberts,

Brock,

Hogan,

Sanders,

Bruce,

Hosch,

Shipp,

Burnett,

Howard of Baldwin, Sikes,

Carswell,

Howard of DeKalb, Singletary,

Crawford,

Huie,

Smith of Henry,

Daughtry,

Hutcheson,

Stafford,

Davis of Meriwether, Hutchins,

Stevens,

Dean,

Johnson of Appling, Sturgis,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Baker, Tarver,

English,

Johmon of Bartow, Taylor,

Everett,

Jordan of Pulaski, Thompson of Banks,,

Flynt,

Knowles,

Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Towns, Land,

TiEinger,

Franklin,

Lott,

Tumlin,

Freeman of Troup, Luttrell,

Turner,

Gress,

Maples,

Walker of Brooks,

Griffin of Twiggs, Miller,

WellborQf

Grice,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Welch,

Hamilton,

Mitchell of Thomas, Wight of Dougherty,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe,

Wilkes,

Harrell,

Moore,

Willingham,

Harper of Chattooga, Narramore,

Wright of Floyd.

Harper of Wayne...! O'Connell,

Ayes 88, nays 3.

53()

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

:Mr. Hower a:->kcd llllHHimou~ l'Oil~ent that tlw reriti<ation of the roll <all be di;;pen,;cd 1\'ith, llllt objedioH wa;; rai.-<<,1.

Thf roll <all wa,; Yetiti<tl, all(] oil <ouHtiHg the Yott~ it wa,; fomHl that thP a_YP:< \\'!'!'(' ~~, Hay,; :1.

TIH resolution lul\'illp: l'<'l'Pin<l tl1e I'C'(]lli"'ite <'oH,;titutimwl majority \l'as pas~ed.
~lr. Bower, <lwirman of the ( 'owwit.tPe on tl10 \\' P:<tl>rn ,\" .\tlantie Hail\\"ay, ~nhmittt>d the followiug report:
J[ r. Speul.e1:

IT1H~ C'ummittl'l on \\' e:-;tPrll ,\.' .\tlantic Hail way ha\'C' had nmlt>r <'Oil~idPration the follo\\'ing hill of the 1lon~<', whi<h they in,;tl'lld me to report back to the HoH,;e with the ret'Ollllllendation that. the same do pass, to wit:

A l)ill to be C'lttitlPd an Aet to ]H'o\idc- fm the erP!'tioH of a IIC'\\' Fnion Passe11ger Station rhy tho State~, a,; o\\'1\('L' of the \\'estern & Atlantic Haiii'Oad, 011 tlw State',; property i11 the eity of Atlanta, and to appropriate mnJH',Y for tlw ,-alllc, and for nthcr pmvosfs.

BYHO.:\ BOWEl{, Chairman.

l.l'<l\'t' of ab,;f'IH'e \\as p:rantld i\fp,;sr"'. H.~id of Taliafel'l'o, )lol'l'is of ('ohh, IIutchinsoH, 01'1', '\\'right, TarvPI', Hilhard~m~ Harde11 of Chatham, ( iporp:n of J)(l\all), Ha \\'l':l of EllHrt, Fort. of HmTi,..,
The SpeakPr then anHmtnc(d th<> llou,.:p alljmnHe<lnntil !l ::10 o'clock to-monow moming.

WEDNEi'DAY, NoYEMBER 20, 1901.

537

Athuta, Grorgia,

Tlh ll<>nc lll<'t pnr~ttaut to adjomuuwut at 0::10 o'clock a. m. this .Jay. wa~ ealled lo <)}'(l<r by tho Speaker, and optuctl with prayer hy the ( 'ltaplai~I.

TIJ(:, roll \Y<1i' eallcd, aud the followiug memhor~ all~\H'rcd to their JJ:Imc,;:

Adams,

Deal,

Harrell,

Allen,

Dean,

Harper of Chattooga,

.Anderson of Bar:ow, Drawd\,

Harper of Wt:yne,

Anderson of Cobb, Duncan,

Harvard,

Ay~es,

English,

Hathcock,

Bailey,

Everett,

Harkins,

Barron,

Felder,

Henry,

Bell,

Flynt,

Herrington,

Blalock,

Foster of Floyd,

Hilton,

Blue,

Foster of Towns, Hitch,

Booth,

Foster of Oconee, Hixon,

Bo8well,

Franklin,

Hodges,

Rower,

Frederick,

Hogan,

Bray,

Freeman of Troup, Houston,

Brewton,

Freem:m of Whitfield, Howard of Balrlwin,

Bro:k,

Gary,

Howard of DeKalb,

Bruce,

George of Morgan, H '>well,

Burnett,

Gresham,

Huie,

Bush,

Gress,

Johnson of Appling,

Carrington,

Griffin of Twiggs, .Johnson of Bartow,

Carswell,

<>rice,

Johnson of Jefferoon,

Copeland,

Hall of Bibb,

Joiner,

()ow art,

Hall of Fannin,

Jordan of Jasper,

{;rhmbley,

Hamby,

Kelly,

llarden,

Hamilton,

Kilburn,

Daughtry,

Hammock,

Kni~~:ht,

Davis of Meriwether, Hardin of Wilkes, Knowles,

llavis of Nl'Wton, Hardwick,

Lane,

538

JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

Lawrence,

P.uker,

Lott,

Perry,

Luttrell,

Peyton,

McFarland,

Pierce,

McKay,

Quillian,

McLennan,

Rawls,

Madden,

Reid of Campbell,

Maples,

Reid of T~tliaferro,

Merritt,

Rhyne,

Miller,

Roberts,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Sanders,

Mitchell of Thomas, Schley,

Monroe,

Shank,

Moore,

Shipp,

Morris,

Singletary,

Mulherin,

Slaton,

Mullins,

Smith of Hancock,

Narramore,

Smith of Henry,

Niblack,

Stafforil,

O'Connell,

Steed,

Orr,

Stewart,

Ousley,

Stubbs,

Park of Greene,

Sturgis,

Park of Troup,

Symons, Tarver, Taylor, T h o mat~, Thompson of BankP, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn.
Weils~
Whitchard, WilkeP 1 Williams, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Clower, Crllwford, Dorminy, .l!'ort, George of DeKalb, Harden of Chatham, Hawes,

Henderdon, Hosch, Hutcheson, Hutch in~ Johnson of Baker, Jordan of Pulaski, L!ind,

Richardson, Sikes, Stevens, Walker of Crawford, Weich, Wight of Dougherty.

l\Ir. 1ferritt of Hancock reported that the Jtmtwl of ye5terday's proceedings had been examined and fcnml eurrect.

Tho Journal was read and confirmed.

By unanimous consent the fo1lowi~1g bill W<l~ read the third time and put npon its passage, to wit:

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1901.

53!!>

By :Mr. Taylor of Houston-

A bill to provide for certain fees for the clerks of the Superior courts and the sheriffs of the several counties o this State, and for other purposes.

:Mr. Perry of Gwinett cailed for the previous question,. which call was sustained.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage o the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the hill the ayes were 79, nays 21.

The bill having failed to recei,,e the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

On motion of the author House bill No. 194 was taken
' from the table and placed on the calendar.
On motion o :Mr. Gress of \Yilcox 300 copies of the "depot bill" and the report of the Committee on W. & A. Railroad was ordered printed for the use of the House.

November 20, 1901. The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, :Mr. Hitch, to wit:

J1fr. Speaker:

His Excellency, the Oovernor, has approved and signed the followings Acts, to vvit:

An Act to incorporate the town of Argyle, iu the conn ty of Clinch..
Also an Art to establish the city court of Polk comity~ in the city of Cedartown.

JouRNAL oF rHE HousE.
:.\II. Dnncan, chairman of the Committee on Hygiene nn<l Sanitmtion, snlnnittP<l the following report:
J/r. 8 peaker:
The~ ( 'ommittee on ] lygi<>nr mi<l Sanitation haYe had nn<lPr <~mtsideration the foliO\\ing Senate hill, which I am itt,;tnwt<><l to report lnwk to tlte llon~c with tlw recnmllll'ti<lation that the samr do ttnt pa,;s, tn \\'it:
~\_hill to be entitled an ~\er to nqnire the State chemist to make an analy"i" in ,;u~pt><'t<d ea,;r~ of poi~oning, and for other purposes.
A. B. DUKCA~, Chair illa11.
I
:~II. Laue, chairman of the Commit.tee on ConntiPs a!l(l ( 'm111ty 1\Iattcrs, snhmittPd the following trport:
Jf1. SjJPaker:
Tltr ('ommittee 011 ( 'ou11tif'" an<l ( 'onnty 111att<r,;; haYe had lliHler consideration th< fol]m,ing hilb of the Honse, whieh th<,v instrnrt Ill<' to J'P))I)I't haek to the Hon"e with the !'Pcmnmendation that the ~amr do pas:;, tn wit:
A ],i]] to he entitlP<l :111 .\Pt to ehmtgf' the ron11ty site of C'harltmt emmty, in tlll' State of (lpoJ'[.!,'ia, a11d for other
]Hll'j)(l,;p,;,
1\ bill to l1P entithod :m . :\d to Cl'Patc a Board of Commi~;:imH'I'S of Hoad:;; a!Hl l{pnmJe,- in th< connty of Dodg<'. to clPfitH' their dnties all(] po\\Pr:', and for other pnrposes.
A ],j]] .to be entitlrd an .\et to prohibit tlte catching or

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1901.

541'

taking fish from a11y of the str<ams of Rockdale couHty, and for other purposes.

A bill to be entitkd an ~\ct to amend an Act creating city comt of Early couuty, and for other purposes.

The Comrnitteo 011 (\mntios a1Hl County J\{atters han~ also had under con;;.ideration the following bill of the Honse, which they iw;trnct me to report back to the Honse with the recommes11<latiou that the same do not paR~, to \vit:

A bill to he entitled an Ad to authorize and require the several judgoa of rt:ht~ sllp{''l'iO'l', c~it.y cout~ts of this flta:t:<>, mHI for other pmposes.
W. T. LANE,
Chairma~1.

~~~. Slaton, chainnan of the (ieneral Judiciary Com wittee, submitted tl1e follo\\'ing rt>port:
Jllr. Speake?':
Thc> (ieneral J1Hiiciary Committee have had under con-idoration the following bills of the Honse, and recomJHPnd :'lame do pa;;;s:

A bill to aJII('1HI ~('etiou ~~0 of the Code. By 1fr. King of Fulton-
~\ hill to ]>l'oYide for rogi~tration of \'Otors. \!so that the follo\\'ing bill do pass as amended:

542

JouRNAL oF THB HousB.

By Mr. U~derwood of White--

A bill to amend section 380 of the Code.

Also that the fol1owing bills do not pass:

By Senator Smiley of 2nd District-

A bill to preseribe manner of committing discharged patients to the State Sanitarium.

By Mr. Welch of Gilmer-

A bill to amerr1d section 818 of the Code.

By Mr. Tumlin of Carroll-

A bill to amend section 457 of the Code.

Also that the authors of Senate bill No. 4 and Honse bill No. 457 be allowed to withdraw the same.

Also that the following bill be recommitt:Bd to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments:

By :Mr. Bnrnett of Clarke--

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

Also that the following bill be recommitted to the Committee on Privileges and Eleoctians:

By Mr. Deal of Bulloch-

A bill to declare illegal buying or selling votes.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

wEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 20, 1901.

543

1\fr. 0. A. Blalock, chairman of the Appropriation Committee, submitted the following l'eport:
Mr. Speal.~er:
Tl1e Committee on appropriations have had under consi<leration the following bill, which they recommend me as their chairman to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A 'bill to appropriate $30,000 for the purposes of the -Georgia State troops.
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.

Mr. George of lYiorgan, chairman o the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Jllr. Speal.er:

Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me as their chairman to report hack to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to incorporate the Byron School District in Houston county.

The committee have also had under consideration the follo,wing bill, which they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that it do not pass:

A bill to make the office of county school commissioner .elective by the people, and for other purposes.

Respectfully s,ubmitted.

E. H. GEORGE, Chairma'll .



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-;\fr. Park of GrrCIH\ Yicc-rhairJHHII of the (',,mmittteOII \Yay~ and Means, snhurittP<l tht followi11g rP}kd;

Jf r. 8 peake1:
The \\rays and :Meau~ C'owmittPP ha\'< hml uwi_u consideration the following bills, to wit:
By ?Ift', BlalockHonse resolution No. :n 7, authorizing thP (;,,ntrtOI' to
borrow $200,000 to snpply <'H:ma I detiei<Jwit~ ,lJ;ri n!:! the year 1002.
R.v 1lr. Johnson of Ba1tow--

Hou~c bill .No. <i7U, e11tirl('<l a11 ~\d to Hllt(H:! _,;dioll 945 of Yolmnc 1 of tlw ('()(]c of 1RD:l.

Also Iron~<' hill Xo. li~l. <ntitl<t! au .\d t" :t:::. nd ~cc tion 77G of yoJmnc 1 of the ( 'otl( of 1SD:l .
\Jl!} f, a~ ('hllil'lllllll of said eollllllitt<<, _Hill iu-[:'!li'tl.'d to report ,-aid hill" ba('k to thP lion~< with J'<'<'"lltlli1t:!ations
that the E<amc do pas,:.
A l~o by ~lr. Park of n no- I'(:'('
Honse hill Ko. Glli, <~lltitl<d Hll Ad to pr<'H'lli any city or town hom plaeiug n bmiuP~S tax or liePu"e HL fanners selling their prodtJCP, ete., :111<1 ~aid eommittce neumnwuds the pai'<'\agc of ~ai<l hill as at!lt'JHl<d h." the committP<'.

Respectfully submitted.

Sn,rtuber 20, 1901.

.L\S.1~. l'~\RK.
Yiec-C'lwinrLt n.



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1fr. Gary, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional AmC'lldments, submitted the :following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Constitu~ional Amendments have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me as their chairman to report back 'to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:

By Mr. Miller of Muscogoo--

A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 8, of the Constitution of this State, and for other purposes.

Respectfully' submitted.

WM. T. GARY,
Chairma~1.

The followh1g message was received from the Senate through l\fr. Northen, the Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:
A bill to repeal an Act establishing the city court of Eastman, and for other purposes.
Also a bill to authorize the- county authorities to employ expert accountants to examine and report on the books, etc., of all county officers handling county funds.
Also a bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.
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Also a bill to abolish the county court of Burke county upon the establishment of the city court of Waynesboro.
Also a bill to amend section 4101 ofvolume 2 of the Code of 1895.

Also a bill to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove.

Also a bill to establish the city court of waynesboro, in a'lld for the county of Bnrke.
Also the following bills of the Senate:
A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint an additional State depository in the city of Atlanta.
Also a bill to declare the proceedings in certain contested election cases wheu filed with the ordinary to be a suit at law, etc.
Also a bill to amend section 982 of the Code of 1895.
Also a bill to authorize the mayor and council of the town of J efferson.ville to e;;tablish a system of public schools.
Al;:;o a bill to amend SPction 107 of volume 1 of the Code of 1E\95.
Also a bill to incorporate the town of Babcock, in the county of Miller.

:Mr. Thompson, chainnan of t:he Special Judiciary Committer, ,;u bmitted the following report:

Th(' 8pPl'ial .Judiciary CommittcB have had nndrr con-

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sideration the following local House bills, which the said <;ommittee recommend do pass, to wit:
By Mr. F os.ter of {)conee--

House bill No. 686, to amend the charter of WatkinsYille.

By Mr. J ordnn of Jasper-

House bill No. 669, being a bill to i'Ilcorporate the city of }fonticello.

, By Mr. Harper of Cha1ttooga-
House bill No. 675, being a bill to cede certam l'an<h1 .and public roads approaching Chickamauga Park to the United States.

l1y M,r, Y ats of Oat.ooea-;-
Hou;;e Lill ?\ o. 676, being a bill oo cede certain lands and
public roads in Catoosa county approa'ching Chickamauga Park to the Ft~leral Government.

By !Ir. ,l ordan of J ascper-

House bill No. 674, to rPpeal an Act to regulate the
tDw'Il of ~Ionticcllo.

By !lr. Hmtlwick of -washington-

Home Lill :Xo. 014, .to amend the charter of. SandersYille.
By ~lr. Hardwick of \Yasllington-
Honse bill No. 7 Hi, Leing an Act to amend the charter of the town of Sandersville.

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By Mr. Bush of Miller-

House bill No. 722, being a bill for the relief of D. F. Cunningham of Miller county.

By Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-

House bill No. 553, to change the time of holding Cherokee Superior Court.

Said committee also recommend that House bill No.

729 do pass as amended, said bill being by 1fr. Bush of

Miller, and being a bill to prescribe 'the fees of the solicit01

of Miller county court.

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Said committee recommend that Honse bill No. 623, by Mr. Hardin of Chatham, being a bill to provide for filling vacancies in county offices, do not pass.

Respectfully submitted.

1IR. TH01I.PSON, ChairmMl.

rrhe following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Hules, to wit:
By Mr. Anderson of Bartow-
Resolved, That. House resolution No. 9, proYiding f01 the purchase of 600 copies of the Van Epps and Aiken Index Digest of the Georgia Reports, be made the special order for Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1901.
By Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A resolution making Honse bills of a gC'neral naturc the

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<mler of business for to-morrow until the same are disposed of.
On motion of :Mr. Miller of Muscogee, 300 copies of House bill ~o. 160 was ordered printed.
On motion of Mr. Burnett of Clarke House bill No. 537 was recommitted to the Committee on Constitutional A nwmlmen ts.

On motion of l\{r. Deal of Bulloch House bill No. 437 was recommitted to Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Tlw following bills were, by unanimous consent, read thl fir~t time and appropriately referred, to wit:
Dy :Messrs. }'ort and Luttrell of Harris-
A resolution to pay pension to W. A. Mullins of Harris .county.
H{'fe,rred to Committee on Pensions.

By Aiessrs. Darden and Allen of MonroeA resolution to pay a reward offered by the Governor
for the arrest of Bud Phinizy.
Heferred to Committee on Corporations.

The following Senate resolution was read the third time by unanimous consent and put upO'Il its passage, to wit:

By :Mr. Stone of the 27th District-
A rerolution for the relief of T. J. Mitcham, Thos.
.Sword~, and others.

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JouRNAL or THE HoUtE.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the resolution the ayes were 88, nay,.; 7..

rrhe bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The following hills of the House were read the thirci time and put upon their passage, fO wit:

By Mr. Daughtry of Wilkinson-

A bill to incol'porate the town of Allentown, in J.all!'l'll>"and Wilkin.son counties.

The report of the committee, which was favorablP tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were !Hi, nays 0.

(!'he bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and on motion of Mr. Drawdy wa,.; ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

By Mr. Walker of Crawford-

A bill to amend section 2796, volume 2, ?f the Code,. and for other purposes.

The report of the commit.tee, which was ad,erse to thepassage of the bill, was agreed to and the bill was lost.

By Mr. Brock of Dade-

A bill to amend an Act to create a prison commission. for the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

An appropriation being involved in the bill the Hon~E"'

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resolved itself int<l a corrnniHee of the whole, and the Speaker appointed as chairman :Mr. Franklin of Washington.

After a consideration of the bill the committee arose, mHl through their chainnan reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
On motion of :Mr. Blalock the bill was recommitted to tlw Committee on Appropriatiom.
"Mr. Steed, chairman of Committee on Corporatious, 1-111hmitted the following report:
Jllr. Speaker:
The Commj,ttee on Corporations have had under consideration the following Honse bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to e:>tahlish a charter for the town of Gillsville, in I [all and Banks counties.
Ali'o a bill to amend the charter of the town of AdairsYille, in Bartow county, and for other purposes.
Hespectfnlly submitted.
W. E. STEED, Vice-Chainnan.

':Mr. Steed, vice-chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submi'f:ted the following r<>port:
Jllr. 8 peaker:

Your Committee on Railroads have had under comidera-

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tion the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do not pass:

A hill to ex!tend the powers of the railroad commis..~iou concerning the forwarding of freights, etc.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Park of Greene, vice-chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:
}Ifr. Speaker:
The Committee on Temperance has had nnder consideration the following bills, to wit:
By Mr. Allen of Monroe--
House bill No. 423, an Act Ito be e'll'titled an Act to prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors, etc., except as provided 1by said Act, and the committee recommends the passage of said bill as amended by the committee.
The committee has also had under consideration Home bill No. 468, lby Mr. Toomer of Ware, entitled an Act to fix the license for selling spirituous liquors at wholesale or retail in the county of Ware, and for other pnrposes, and the committee recommends the passage of said bill.
Also by Mr. Freeman of Troup-
House bill No. 692, to be entitled an Act to establish a

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di,-peusary in the city of La Grange, and for other purpo,.,es, and the committee recommends the passage of :<aiel bill.

Hespectfnlly snhmitted.

:XOYember 11), 1901.

JAS. B. PARK, Chairman pro tern.

On motion of :Mr.Jordan of Jasper Honse bill No. 1G4 wa.; recommitted to the Gemral Agricultnre Committee.
T1w following resolution was read ;and adopted, to wit:

Dy )Ir. Hogan of Lincoln-

A joint rcsolntiO'n providing for the appointment of a eommittee of throe from the House and two from the SenMe to investigate the management of the Soldiers' Home mtd repo1t to the General Assembly at the present session.

The above resolution was ordered immediately translllitted to the Senate.

The followiug resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, 1to wit:

By llir. Hall of Bibb-

Resolved, That resolution No. 160 be made the special order for Tuesday next, immediately after the reading of the Journal.
On motion of :Mr. Hall of Bi<bb the call of the roll of counties was dispensed with, and the following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

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Bv, .1\:fr. Symons of Glynn-

. A hill to amend section 1653, volume 1, of the CollP, and ~0r other purposes.

Referred to General .Tndiciary Committe<'.

By Mr. Hall of Fannin-

A hill to create the city court of Blne Ri<lge, Oa.

Heferrell to General .T ndiciary Committee.

By Ur. Hammock of Handolph-
A hill to prohi,bit 1the muddying of waters of this Statr for the purpose of catching fish, and for other purpoie~.

Referred to General .Tndiciary Committee.

By M. Park of Greene--
A 'bill to provide additional duties for tax receiver~ of this State.

Hefe.rrcd to Uonnnittce on vVays and l\Ieaus.

By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski-

A bill to prescribe the duty of telegraph compauie,- a:> to receiving and transmitting dispatches.

Heferrcd to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Fort of Harris-

A hill to repeal an Aet to amend seetious 177s ami 1781 of the Code.

Referred to Committee 001 Conutie,: .md l 'ounty 1L<tll'.

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555

By :Mr. Anderson of Cobb-

A resolutjon to pay a pension to Si :McGinnis (colored). Referred to Committee on Pensions.

By l/Ir. Park of Troup-
A bill to cr>ate a new charter for the city of La Grange, in Troup county.
Referred to Committee on Corpotatio'!ls.

By :Messrs. Freeman and Park of Green~
A. bill to establish a system of public schools in the city
of La Grange, and for other purposes.
Referred to ( 'ommittec on Education.

By :Messrs! Freeman and Park of Troup-
A bill to amend the city court of La Grange, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By MCEsrs. Tumlin and Hixon of Carroll-
A bill to provide for the electiO'll o coul1!ty school commissioners tby the people.
Referred to Committee on Education.

On motion of Mr. George of Morgan resolution K o. 51 was tabled during the absence of the author.

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JOURNAL OF THE HousB.

l3y Mr. Knight of Berrien-

A resolution to abolish the office of spedal attorney for the W. & A. Railroad.

Heferred to General Judiciary Committee.
Tiy 1fr. Kelly of Glascock-
A bill to prescribe or govern the sale of contract or trust goods or the making of contract or combine prices of goods or products, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on vVays and Means.

Mr. Gresham, vice-chairman of tthe Enrollment Committee, submitted the following report:
~VIr. Speaker:
'The Committee on Enrollment. report as properly enrolled, duly Eigned and ready for transmission to the GoYernor, the following Acts, to wit:
' An Act to amend the charter of the city of GreenSboro, and for other purposes.
Also an Act to incorporate the town of Mount Vernon, in Montgomery county.
Also an Act to e5tablish the city court of Bainbridge, in Decatur county.
Also an Act to make tlie legal number of jurors in all lunacy cases shall be six, one of whom sh~ll be a physician.
Also an Act to provide for payment of mayor and council of Bibb county.

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Also au Act to incorporate the municipality of Bainbridge, in D~catnr county.

Respectfully submitted.

E. B. GRESIIA:U, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Gresham, vice-chairman of Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following repol"t:
jJf1'. Speaker:
rrhe committee on Enrollment report as properly en-
rolled, duly signed and re.ady for transmission to the Governor the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to establish new charter for the city of Valdosta,. in the county of LoW'lldes.
Also an Act to incorporate the town of High Shoals, in the counties of Morgan and Walton.
Also an Act to amend section 4101, volume 2, of the Code of 18fl5, and for other purposes.
Also an A0t to authorize the county authorities to employ expert accountants.
Also an Act to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.
Also an Act to relleal an Act to establish the city court of Easrt:man, and for other purposes.
Also an Act authorizing the Board of Roads and Revenues of Taylor county to elect their own cletk, and for other purposes.

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Also an Act to abolish the county court of Burke county upon the estrublishment of the city court of W ayuesboro1 and for other purposes..
Also an Act to create new charter for the city of Moultrie, in tlhe coun:ty of Colquitt.

Respectfully submitted.

E. B. GRESHAM, Vice-Chairman.

The following ret"olntions, unfinished business from yesterday's session, was on m~tion taken up, read the third time and pnt upon their passage, to wit:
J3y l\fessr5. S iblack and Hosch of Jackson-
A resoh1tiou to pay pension due T. C. '\Yilliams to his widowed daughter.
An appropriation bei~1g involved the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker d.esignateJ a,; chairman :Mr. Johnson of Bartow.
After a eou,-ideration o.f the resolution the committee arose, aml through their chairman reported progress, and asked lean to sit again.
On motion of Mr. Felder of Bibb the resolution was tabled.
By :Mr. ].it.tlc of Muscogee-
A rmolutiou providing for the payment of a pension to W. T. Smith.
An appropriation being involved m the resolution the

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Honse resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee )fr. Lane of Sumter.

..:\.iter a consideration of the resolution the committee aro~C' and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with ,the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed 'to.

On the passage of tho resolution the ayes and nays were onlered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Mef;srs.-

Allen,

Freeman of Troup, Joiner,

Anderson of Bartow, Freeman of Whitfield,Jordan of Jusper,

Anderson of Cobb, George of Morgan, Kelly,

Ayres,

Gresham,

Kilburn,

Bailey,

Gress,

Lane,

Booth,

Hall of Fannin,

Lott,

Boswell,

Hamby,

Luttrell,

BowPr1 Bray,

Hamilton, Hammock,

McFarland, McLennan,

Brewton,

Hardin of Wilkes, Madden,

Burnett,

Hardwick,

Maples,

Bush,

Harrell,

Miller,

Cowart,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Emanuel,

Darden,

Harvard,

Monroe,

Daughtry,

Hathcock,

Moore,

Davis of Newton, Harkins,

Nihl11ck,

Deal,

Henry,

O'Connell,

Drawdy,

Herrington,

Park of Greene,

Duncan,

Hodges,

Parker of Troup,

English,

Hogan,

Parker,

Everett,

Hosch,

Perry,

Felder,

Houston,

Peyton,

Flynt,

Howell,

Rawls,

Foster of Floyd,

Huie,

Reid of Cumpbell,

Foster of Oconee, Johnson of Appling, Roberts,

Franklin;

Johnson of .Tefl'erson, Sanders,

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Schley, Shank, Singletary, Smith of Henry, Steed, Stewart,

Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Thompson of Dooly, Tumlin, Turner,

Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wells, Whitchard, Wilson, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bell, Clower, Hall of Bibb,

Knight, Smith of Hancock, Staffor<l 1

Taylor, Thomas.

Those Qot voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Henderson,

Barron,

Hilton,

Blalock,

Hith,

Blue,

Hixon,

Brock,

Howard of Baldwin,

Bruce,

Howard of DeKalb,

Carrington,

Hutcheson,

Carswell,

Hutchins,

Copeland,

Johnson of Baker,

Crawford,

Johnson of Bartow,

Crumbley,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Davis of Meriwether, Knowles,

Dean,

Land,

Dorminy,

Lawrence,

Fort,

McKay,

Foster of Towns,

Merritt,

Frederick,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Gary,

Morris,

George of DeKalb, Mulherin,

Griffin of 'fwiggs, Mullins,

Grice,

Narramore,

Harden of Chatham, Orr,

Harper of Wayne, Ousley,

Hawes,

Pierce, Quillian, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Richardson, Shipp, Sikes, Slaton, Stevens, Tarver, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger, roomer, Underwood, Walker of Brook!>, Wellborn, Welch, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Williams, Willingham, Wright of Floyd. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 96, nays 8.

On motion of Mr. Ura~dy of Clinch the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

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On passage of the resolution the ayes were fl6, nays 8.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mess1s. Niblack and I-lo'SCh of Jackson-

A resolution authorizing the payment of pension due Thos. C. Williams to his widowed daughter, :Mrs. :M. Bigham.

An appropriation being inYolved in the resolution the Honse re8olved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker appointed as chairman of the committee :Mr. Harkins of Gordon.

After a considerat.ion of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same baek to the House with the recommendatioo that it do pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.

The ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Burnett, Bush, Cowart,
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Darden,

Gres~,

Davis of Newton, Griffin of Twiggs,

Deal,

Hall of Fannin,

Drawdy,

Hamby,

Duncan,

Hamilton,

English,

Hammock,

Everett,

Harper of Wayne,

Felder,

Harvard,

Flynt,

Hathcock,

Foster of Floyd,

Harkins,

Foster of Oconee, Hixon,

Frederick,

Hodges,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hogan,

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JouRNAL o:~r THE HousE.

Hosch,

Monroe,

Houston,

Moore,

Huie,

Niblack,

Johnson of Appling, O'Connell,

Johnson of J efrerson, Park of Greene,

Joiner,

Park of Troup,

Jordan of Jasper, Parker,

Kelly,

Perry,

Kilburn,

Pierce,

Lawrence,

Rawls,

Lott,

Rhyne,

Luttrell,

Roberts.

McFarland,

Shank,

Madden,

Smith of Henry,

M>tples,

Stt>ed,

Miller,

Stewart,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Stubbs, Sturgis,
Symon~,
Taylor, Thomas, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Webster, Wt>lls, Whitchard, Williams, Wilson,
Y~ttes,
Mr. Speaker.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Barron,

Herrington,

Crumbley,

Howell,

Davis of Meriwether, Johnson of Bartow,

Dan,

Knight,

Frankliu,

McKay,

Hall of Bibb,

McLennan,

Harper of Chattooga,

Merritt, ]\lulherin, Narramore, Singletary. Smith of Hancock, Stafford.

Those not votin11: were Messrs.-

Allen, Bailey, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Bruce, Carrington, Carswell, Clower, Copeland, Crawford, Daughtry, Dorminy, Fort, Fo~ter of Towns,

Freeman of Troup, Gary, George of DeKalb, Gt>orge of Mor~an, Gresham, Grice, Harden of Chatham, Hardin of Wilkes, Hardwick, Harrell, Hawes, Henderson, Henry, Hilton, Hitch,

Howard of Rtldwin, Howard of DeKalb, Hutcheson, Hutchins, Johnson of Baker, Jordan of Pulaski, Knowles, Land, Lane, Mitchell of Thomas, Morris, Mullins, Orr, Ousley, Peyton,

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563

Quillian, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Richardson, Sanders, .Schley, Shipp, Sikes,

Slaton, Stevens, Tarver, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Walker of Brooks,

Walker of Crawford, Wellborn, Welch, Wight of Dougherty, WilkE'S, Willingham. Wright of Floyd.

Ayes 88, nays 19.

On motion of Mr. Franklin of Washington the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On passage of the resolution the ayes were 88, nays 19.

'The resolution having received the requisite constitutional maority, was passed.

Leave of absence was granted Mr. Tisinger of Upson.

On motion of :Mr. Perry of Gwinnett the House adjonrned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, . Thursday, Nov. 21, 1901.

The Honse met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker, and Dpened with prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called and the following members answered io their names:

Adams,

A.nderson of Cobb,

Ailen,

Ayres,

Anderson of Bartow, Bailey,

Barron, Bell, Blalock,

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JouRNAL oF THE Hovy.

Booth,

Hardin of Wilkes, Moore,

Boswell,

Hardwick,

Mulherin,

Bower,

Harrell,

Mullins,

Bray,

Harper of Ohattooga, Narramore,

Brewton,

Harper of Wayne, Niblack,

Brock,

Harvard,

O'Connell,

Bruce,

Hathcock,

Orr,

Bush,

Harkins,

Ousley,

Carrington,

Hawe,

Park of Greener

Carswell,

Henry,

Park of Troup,

Clower,

Herrington,

Parker,

Copeland,

Hilton,

Perry,

Cowart,

Hitch,

Peyton,

Crumbley,

Hixon,

Pierce,

Darden,

Hogan,

Quillian,

Dau~rhtry,

Hosch,

Rawls,

Davis of Meriwether, Houston,

Reid of Campbell~

Davis of Newton, Howard of Baldwin, Reid of Taliaferro.

Deal,

Howard of DeKalb, Rhyne,

Dean,

Howell,

Richardson,

Drawdy,

Huie,

Roberts,

Duncan,

Hutchins,

Sanders,

English,

Johnson of Appling, Schley,

Everett,

Johnson of Baker, Shank,

Felder,

Johnson o! Bartow, Sikes,

Flynt,

Johnson of Jefferson, Singletary,

l<'ort,

Joiner,

Slaton,

Foster of Floyd,

.Jordan of Jasper, Smith of Hancock,.

Foster of Oconee, Kelly,

Smith of Henry,

Franklin,

Kilburn,

Staff01d,

Frederick,

Knight,

Steed,

Freeman of 'froup, Lane,

Stevens,

Freeman of Whitfield, Lawrence,

Stewart,

Gary,

Lott,

Stub us,

George of DeKalb, Luttrell,

Sturgis,

George of Morgan, McFarland,

Symons,

Gresham,

McKay,

Taylor,

Gress,

McLennan,

Thomal',

Griffin of Twigga, Madden,

Thompson of Banks-

Grice,

Maples,

Thompson of Doolv.

Hall of Bibb,

Merritt,

Toomer,

Ham by,

Miller,

Tumlin,

Hamilton,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Turner,

Hammock,

Mitchell of Thomas, Underwood,

Harden of Chatham, Monroe,

Walker of Brooks.

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565

Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn,
'Velch, Wells,

Whitchard, Wilkes, Williams. Willingham,

Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Blue, Burnett, Crawford, Dorminy, Foster of Towns, Hall of Fannin,

Henderson, Hodges, Hutcheson, Jordan of Pulaski, Knowles, l.and,

Morris, Shipp, Tarver, Tisinger, Wight of Dougherty.

:Mr. )Ienitt of H~ncock reported that the Journal of .n-~tenlay';s proceedings had been examined and found correct.

The Journal was read and confirmed.

:Mr. T'nylor of Hon~ton moved to reconsider the action of the Honse in ~10t passing Honse bill No. 220, which is a lill to provide ce1tain fees for clerks of the Superior ctmrt3, which motion prevailed.

~Ir. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, snbmit,ted the following report:
J[ 1'. ,.;,'peaker:

The General J ucliciary Committee have had under consi<1<'ration the following bills and recommend that the same do pass:

Dy Mr. SnlliVIan of the 18th District-
~\.. bill to authorize street railroad companies and electric light companies to engage in the business of furnishing .steam for heat or power, and for other purposes.

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By Mr. Hall of Fannin-

A bill to establish a city court in Blue Ridge, Ga. By MeSSl'S. Freteman and Parrk of Greene,-

By :Mr. Ifi,tch of Chatham-

A bill to amend section 2234 of the Code.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to increase salaries of judges. of Superior court5.

Also that the following bills do pass as amended:

By Mr. Flint of Spalding-

A bill to prevent the intermarriage between the races.

By Mr. Madden of Pike-

A bill to amend section 671, volume 3, of the Code.

l'rhe committee a.Jso recommends that the followi11g bill do not pass:

By :Mr. Harrell of Dodge--

A bill to amend section 739 of the Code..

Respectfully submitted.

JOIH\ ~L SLATOX, Chainwm.

Mr. Hawes, chairman of Committee on Banks and Bank ing, submitted the following report:

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Jlfr. Speaker:

Your Committee on Ba11ks and Banking have had under consideration the following Home bill, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass:

A bill to amend ~f'Ction 982 of volume 1 of the Code of 1895, so as to add the city of Cornelia to the number of State depositories.

Respectfully submitted.

P. M. IIAWES, Chairman.

Mr. Miller of Muscogee, chairman of the Committee on PPnsions, submitted the following report:
Jl r. Speaker:
The Commi>ttee 0'11 Pensions have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me as tht'ir chairman to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit:
A bill to pay pension to Richm'd Kitchens of Emanuel county.
A resolution to require the Commissioner of Pensions to make a detailed report of all pensions paid annually to the House a'lld Senate.
A resolution providing for the payment of a pension due L. II. Jenkins at the time of his death to his widow, Mrs. Virginia B. Jenkins.

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A resolution to pay fifty dollars ($50.00) to Mrs. Mary .A. Hargrove, widow of James \V. Hargrove of Putnam eounty.

The connnittPe have also had nuder considera.tion the following joi111t resolution of the Senate, which they instruct me to rC'port hack with the recommendation that it do pass, to wi.t:
J~y ::\[r. Smith of thP a-Hh District-
A joint mgolntion providing that the Senators and Reprp,.;cnta.tive,; of this State be reqnested to nsc their efforts iu bringing ahont mucnclatory lPgislation regarding the pcusiou laws as applied to soldiers of the Tndian \\'HI'S of 180 j autl 1838, ami for other pnrpost~s.

ltcspcctfnlly snbmitted.

B. S. :l\ULLEH, Chairman.

The following rcwlntion was read aml rderretl to the Committee on HnlPs, to wit:
By l\rr. Homton of }'ulton-

Hesolnd that Honse hill X o. 4G3, .known as the child labor 'hill, he made the special order for \Vcdncsday, NO\'. 2i, at ]0 o'clock a.m.

On moticm of :Mr. Orr of Coweta ITom.e bill No. 409 wa,; withdrawn from the Committee on I.abor and Labor Statistics and referred to the Committee on IntPrnal Improwmcnts.
The following resolution was read and adopted, and on

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569

11111tion of Mr. Harden of Chatham was ordered immediatfly transmitted to the Senate, to wit:

lh- :Jfr. Harden of Chatham-
.\.. resolution imiting the lion. Hiram P. Bell, one 1
thP few smTi\ors of Georgia\; seeeAAion convention, to addr<'ss the General Assembly in joint sps~ion some e\cning to l1e fixed by him><elf.

The following <'Ollllllllni<'atio~l was r('ePi\etl fr01u the (; Cl\"('l'nor:

'l'o the Speal.'CI' of the lions.e of Represenfafiirrs: [ han~ the honor to herPwith transmit to you a commnni-
<'a1ion from the HPeretary of State certifying to the election nf lion. Tlwma,; Egl<'stmt Reprpspntat.ive from Fnlh>11 (onnty, to fill thP lllll'Xpirell term of Hon. Pol'tPt' Kiug, <ll'eeased.
A. D. CANDLEH,
Governor.
Atlanta, X o\'. 21, 1no1.
To iii.~ lta:celleucy, Go/'ernor Allen D. Candler: I have the honor to report to yon, for commission, as
p<'t' the election retnrns received and on file in this office, the following namPcl person, to wit:
For Representative of Fulton county, to fill the nnexpin,] krm of lion. PortPr King, tlHeeaseJ, Thomas Egle-

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"ton; D73 Y<Jltes. Elect<iou held the 1Dth dayof November, 1901.
Respectfully,

PHILIP COOK Secretary of State.

Hou. Thomas Eglcl'\ton, rnomber-elect from the county of Fulton to fill the nnexpired term of Hon. Porter Kiug, deceased, eame forward and was sworn in as a member of the Honse of He.presentatives by lim~. \Y. A. Little, associate justice of the Supreme Court.
The followi11g hills were read the third time awl put upon their paf:Sage, to wit:
By J\fr. Howell of :Meriwether-
A bill to prevent any one from bei11g liable for damages who levies or causes to be levied any execution or other process, and for 01ther purposes.
The committPo proposed the followi11g amendments, which were adopted, to wit:
To amend ~ection 1 by inserting the words "with malice and" between the word ''made" at the end of the 12,th line and the word "without." To amend the caption by inserting tho words "with malice and" between the \\'ords "made" and "without" in the 9th line.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 94, nays 5.

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571

T1he bill having received the requisite constitutional majori,ty was passed as amended.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to he entitled an Act to provide Jor practice m claim eaees, and for other purposes.

The committee proposed the frllowing amendments, which were adopted, to wit:

To amend by striking out all of section 3.
To amend hy making section 4 section 3.
To amend the caption by striking out the words "and limitation of the right to file more tha1,1 one claim in certain cases" between the words "little" and "and."

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the 1bill the ayes were 101, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

On motion of Mr. Schley of Chatt,ahoochee House bill No. 192 was tabled.

By Mr. Flynt of Spaldi~1g-

A bill to amend an Act to provide for the employme11t of inspectors of roads and bridges for the counties of tl1is State, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 84, nays 7.

The bill having failc>d to recc,ive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.
:Mr. Flynt t~f Spal<ling gave notice that at the proper time he would moYe to reconsider the action of the Home in not passing the hill.
~[r. }~elder of Hil~b moYed t1hat resolution ?\o. 203 he withdmwn from the ('ommittee on \V. & A. Hailroad Hnd rd(.rrPd to the General Judiciary Committee, with instructions that it Dll r<'port('d hack to the Jlonsc next J\fonday lllOrnlllg.

}[r. J ohmon of Bartow offered the follo\\'ing snhstitute for tho motion of }Ir. Fel<l<'r, \\'hirh wa>< rPa<l and adopteJ, to wit:
HPsolved that the Committee on \V. &: A. Hailroa<l he inslrncted to report Honse re~olntion No. 20:3 'had:: to the llonse 11ot later than next :Monday morniqg.

On motion of :~II. Hehlcy of Ohattohoodie<; llonse hill X o. 1!J;} was tabled.

The following rPsolntion \\'as read all(] rPf<>rrd to the Committee on Rules, to wit:
By :Mr. Miller of MuscogceA resolution limiting debates on tlw floor of the Honse
011 any question to ten minutes.
13y }[r. Hamby of Ra hun"\ bill autlwrizi11g connty commi~~IOIIPt's to employ n

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573

competent civil engineer as county surveyor, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, nays 9.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Burne.tt of Clarke-

A resolution authorizing the Attorney General to waive the State's superior lien on the funds in the ha!Ilds of the I'OOe~vell' of the NOil"theaSJte,rn R1ailroad o.f Geo~gia, in f~vor of Richards & Co., lessees of said road.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.
\n, On passage of the resolution the ayes were nays 1.

1The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Gary of Hichmond-.

A resolution to refund certain moneys derived from the sale of wild laTids in Decatur county to 1frs. ~\una E. Branch.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution the Honse resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker tlesignated as chairman of the committee Mr. ~Iitchell of Emanuel.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

rose and th tough their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, aud 011 taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Franklin,

Joiner,

Allen,

Freeman of Troup, Jordan of Jasper,

Anderson of Bartow, Freeman of Whitfield, Kelly,

Anderson of Cobb, Gary,

Knight,

Ayres,

George of DeKalb, Lane,

Bailey,

Gresham,

Lawrence,

Barron,

Hall of Bibb,

Lott,

Hell,

Hall of Fannin,

McFarland,

Blalock,

Hamby,

McKay,

Booth,

Hamilton,

McLennan,

Boswell,

Hammock,

Madden,

Bower,

Harden of Chatham, Maples,

Bray,

Hardin of Wilkes, Merritt,

Burnett,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Emanuel,

Bush,

Harper of Wayne, Mitchell of Thomas,

Carrington,

Harvard,

Monroe,

Clower,

Harkins,

Moore,

Copeland,

Hawes,

Mulherin,

Cowart,

Henry,

Mullins,

Crumbley,

Herrington,

Narramore,

Darden,

Hitch,

Niblack,

Davis of Newton, Hixon,

O'Connell,

Deal,

Rodges,

Park of Greene,

Drawdy,

Hogan,

Park of Troup,

Duncan,

Hosch,

Parker,

Egleston,

Houston,

Perry,

English,

Howard of BalP.win, Pierce,

Everett,

Howell,

Reid of Campbell,

Felder,

Huie,

Rhyne,

Flynt,

Johnson of Appling, Richardson,

Fort,

Johnson of Baker, Roberts,



Foster of Floyd, .Johnson of Bartow, Schley, Foster of Oconee, Johnson of Jefferson, Shank,

THURSDAY, NovEMBER 21, 1901.

575

Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Slaton, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Stewart,

Stubbs,

Toomer,

Sturgis,

Tumlin,

Symons,

Underwood,

Taylor,

Walker of Webster,

Thomas,

Welch,

Thompsoo of Banks, Williams,

Thompson of Dooly, Yates.

Those 'not voting were Messrs.-

Blue,

Hathcock,

Brewton,

Henderson,

Brock.

Hilton.

Bruce.

Howard of DeKalb,

Carswell,

Hutcheson,

Crawford,

Hutchins,

Daughtry,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Davis of Meriwether, Kilburn,

Dean,

Knowles,

Dorminy,

Land,

Foster of Towns, Luttrell,

Frederick,

Miller,

George of Morgan, Morris,

Gress,

Orr,

Griffin of Twiggs, Ousley,

Grice,

Peyton,

Hardwick,

Quillian,

Harrell,

Rawls,

Reid of Taliaferro, Sanders, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Tarver, Tisinger, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Walker of. Crawford, Wellborn, Wells, Whitchard, Wightof Dougherty, Wilkes, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 121, nays 0.

On motion of Drawdy ffi Clinch, the verfication of t!he
roll call was dispensed with.

Orr passage of the resolution the ayes were 121, nays 0.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Hogan of LincolnA bill to make it penal for any person to sell cotton-seed

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

.:H' seed cotton in this State during the first of Augmt and the first of December.

The substitute offered for the above bill was read.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill by substitute was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 13.

The hill having recoived the requisite constitutional majority was pas.~C'd by substitute.

By )fr. Harper of Wayne-
.A. rr,;olntion providing for the relief of A. J. Dclkr \V. B. Lyons, and others.

An approp11iation being involYed in the resolution the Honse resohf'd itsdf into a committ of the whole, and the Speaker appointed as chairman of' the committee ~fr. Drawdy of Clinch.

Aftf'r a considf'ration of the r('ISolntion the committee arose, aiHl throngh 'thf'ir chairman rf'ported progre~s, and asked leaYe to sit again.

RC'.fmr thf' ahoye rr:mlution conl<l lw disposed of the hour of adjonrmnent arriYcd, and the Honse snsprnded fnrthf'r eons.i<lcration.
rrhe follo\\'illg message was received from the Senate~ through l\[r. X orthen, the Secretary thereof:
Jll'. 8 pealm: The Senate has pa~sed by the requisite. constitutional
majority the follo\\'ing hill of the Honse, as amended, towit:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1901.

577

A bill to amend sections 1541. and 1544 of the Code giving the right to all counties in this State to vote for dispensaries; to provide for the establishment of same, and for other pUI'JlOSes.

:Mr. GTesham, vic~hairman of Enrollment Committee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Enrollment report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for transmission to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit:

An Act to establish the city court of Waynesboro, in and for the county of Burke.

Also, an Act to incmj.lorate the town of Temple, in Carroll county.

Respectfully submitted.

E. B. GRESHAM, Vice-Chairman.

Leave of absence was granted :Messrs. Johnson of Appling, Howell, Harper, Parker, Johnson of Jefferson, "Walker of Crawford, Hathcock, Grice, Btewton, Stevens, Drawdy, Shauk, Willingham, Madden, :McLennan, Shipp, Lawrence, Allen, Merritt, Narramore, Freeman. Commit,tce to visit convict camp in Dade county.
The Speaker then announced the Honse adjourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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578

JOURNAL oF THE HousE.

Atlanta, Ga., Friday, November 22, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

Felder,

Harkin~,

Anderson of Bartow, Flynt,

Hawes,

Anderson of Cobb, Fort,

Henry,

Ayres,

Foster of Floyd,

Herrington,

Bailey,

Foster of Towns,

Hilton,

Barron,

Foster of Oconee, Hitch,

Bell,

Franklin,

Hixon,

Blalock,

Frederick,

Hodges,

Blue,

Freeman of Troup, Hogan,

Booth,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hosch,

Bower,

Gary,

Houston,

Bray,

George of DeKalb, Howard of B11ldwin,

Brock,

George of Morgan, Howard of DeKalb,

Bruce,

l:iresham,

Howell,

Burnett,

Ger11s,

lluie,

Carswell,

Griffin of Twiggs, Hutcheson,

Clilwer,

Grice,

Hutchins,

Cowart,

Hall of Bibb,

Johnson of Baker,

Crumbley,

Hall of Fannin,

Johnson of Bartow,

Darden,

Hamby.

Johnson of Jefferson,

DaviR of Meriwether, Hamilton,

Joiner,

Davis of Newton,

Harden of Chatham. Jordan of Jasper,

Deal,

Hardin of Wilkes, Kelly,

Dean,

Hardwick,

Kilburn,

Drawdy,

Harrell,

Knight,

Duncan,

Harper of Chattooga, Knowles,

Egleston,

Harper of Wayne, Land,

English,

Hl\rvard,

Lane,

Everett,

Hathcock,

I.awrence,

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579

Lott,

Pierce,

Luttrell,

Quillian,

McFarland,

Rawls,

McKay,

Reid of Campbell,

Madden,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Merritt,

Rhyne,

Miller,

Richardson,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Roberts,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sanders,

Moore,

F.lehley,

Morris,

Shank,

Mnlh~>rin,

Sikes,

1\fullins,

Singletary,

Niblack,

Slaton,

Orr,

Smith of Hancock,

Ousley,

Rmith of Henry,

Park of Greene,

Stafford,

P.trk of Troup,

Steed,

Parker,

Stevens,

Peyton,

Stewart,

Stubbs, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, 'l'oomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wilkes, Williams, Wilson, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Allen, Boswell, Brewton, Bush, Carrington, Copeland, Crawford,
Dau~?htry,
Dorminy, Hammock,

Henderson, Johnson of Appling, Jordan of Pulaski, McLennan, Maple, Monroe, Narramore, O'Connell, Perry, Shipp,

Sturgis, Symons, Tarver, Tisinger, Walker of Crawford, Wellborn, Wi~~:ht of Dougherty, Willingham, Wright of Floyd.

Mr. Merritt reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

The Journal was read and confirmed.

Mr. Flynt of Spalding, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House bill No. 194.

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JouRNAL o:r THB HousB.

Mr. Park of Greene, moved to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House bill No. 194, which motion prevailed.

On motion of the author House Resolution No. 70 wa<; tabled.

On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, House Bills Nos. 535. 594, 595 were recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Jordan, chairman of the Committee ou General Agriculture, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on General Agriculture have had under consideration the following bills of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommeudation that the same do pass, to wit :

A bill to amend section 1624 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia.

Also, a bill to pay the several solicitors-general of the State salaries, and for other purpo~;es.

The Committee on General Agriculture have also had nuder consideratiou the following Senate resolnbionl', which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :

A resolution in regard to the British and Southern States (U. S. A.) Cattle Abattoir and Produce Company, limited.

The Committee on General Agriculture have also bad under consideration the following House bill, which I arn

FRIDAY, N JVE.MBER 22, 1901.

581

instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

A bill to regulate the sale, inspection and analysis of -commercial fertilizers, etc.

The Committee on General Agriculture have also had

under consideration the following House bill, which I am

iostl'Ucted to report back to the House with the recom-

mendation that the author be allowed to withdraw same

to wit:

'

A bill to prevent the killing or trapping of certain -classes of insectivorous birds while they inhabit the State -of Georgia, etc.

Hespectfully submitted~

HARVIE JORDAN, Chairman.

Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:

The Committee on Corporations have had under consid~ration the following House bills, which I am instructed :to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of CarnesYille, in Franklin county.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Jesup.

Also, a bill to amend an act establishing the dispensary system in TerreN county.

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

Also, a bill to amend an act incorporat~ng the town of Bartow in Jefferson county.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Pelham.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Trip, in Gwinnett county.

Also, a bill to incorporate the city of Smithville, in Leecounty.

This committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the author be permitted to withdraw it :

A bill to cons,>lidate the several acts granting corporate authority to the city of Americus, Ga.

This committee have also had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:
A bill to authorize the town council of Senoia, Coweta. county, to issue bonds for building and furnishing a school house, and for other purposes.

This committee have also had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Columbus.
Respectfully submitted, W. E. STEED, Chairman.

E'RIDAY, NovEMBER 22, 1901.

583

Mr. Gary of Richmond, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following re-
port:

Mr. Speaker :

The Committee on Constitutional Amendments have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me as their chairman to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend paragraph 9, section 7, article 3 of the constitution so as to limit the time within which general appropriation bills shall be presented to the Governor for his approval or disapproval.

Respectfully submitted, W. T. GARY, Chairman.

Mr. Parker, vice-chairman of the Committee on Internal Improvements, submitted the following report :

Mr. Speaker :

The Committee on Internal Improvements have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me as their chairman to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit :

A bill to create in this State a bureau of industrial statistics, and for ot!Jer purposes.

Respectfully submitted, J. T. PARKER, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Kilburn, chairman of the Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics, submitted the following report:

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JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics have had under consideration House bill No. 712, entitled an act to require all prison-made goods to be marked "Prison Made" before putting same up:}n market in this State, and report same back to this House with the recommendation that it do pass.

Also, House bill No. 562, entitled an act to regulate the occupation of barbers and to provide for sanitary inspection uf barber shops, and report same back to the House with recommendation that it do not pass.
KILBURN, Chairman.

Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report :

Mr. Speaker :

Your Committee an Appropriations have had under consideration the following House bills which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same be withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations and referred to Committee on General Judiciary, tc wit :,

House bills No. 594 and 595.

Respectfully submitted,

BLALOCK, Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb the call of the roll of counties was dispensed with and the following bills were

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585

introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Miller of Mnscogee-

A resolution appropriating money to pay indigent penl;ioners.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-

A bill requiring fire and marine insurance companies doing business in this State to write insurance on property only through licensed agents, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By .Mr. Wells of Chatham-
A bill to amend section 4224 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Referred to Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Jordan of JasperA bill to establish a scientific and agricultural school
as a branch of the University.
Referred to General Agricultural Committee.
By Mr. Wells of ChathamA bill to amend an act to create and organize the county
commissioners of Chatham county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters,

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By Mr. Miller ot Muscogee-

A resolution to appropriate the sum of $80,000.00 instead of $100,000.00 for the payment of indigent widows.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Stubbs of Laurens-

A bill to regulate the manner of furnishing coal, wood, light, etc., for county court-houses.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Johnson of Jefferson-

A resolution to pay a pension to the widow of James Gordon.

By Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-

A bill to amend the.. charter of Waleska, Ga.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Harkins of GordonA bill to require the county authorities to provide speciaF
boxes for the grand juries of this State, and for other purposes.
Referred to Counties and County Matters Committee.

By Mr. Narramore of EarlyA bill to amend an act to create the charter for the town,
of Kestler. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

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587

By Mr. Walker of Webster-
A bill to repeal all acts to incorporate the town of Preston.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Johnson of Baker-
A bill to provide for the distribution of all money arising from the county courts of this State.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Symons of GlynnA bill to amend section 1655, volume 1 of the Cotle
of 1895.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-A bill to amend section 951 of the Code defining the
duties of tax collectors. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill requiring old line legal reserve life insurance companies organized under ti1reign governments to make deposits.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. McLennan of Telfair (by request)A bill to more clearly define the duties of ordinaries,.
county commissioners, etc., and fur other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

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On motion of Mr. Blalock House bill No. 683 was re:Committed to the Committee on Education.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Harden of Chatham-

A resolution providing that the General Assembly take
a holitlay on Thanksgiving Day and to count same as dies non.

l\Il'. Adams, vice-chairman of the Committee on Edu<:ation, submitted the following report:
M1. Speaka :
The Committee on Education, having had under consideration the following bills, beg to report the same hick to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :
By l\It-. Johnson of the 5th District-
A bill, to be entitled an Act to establish and maintain a lucal public school system in the county of ware outside the city of Waycross, to provide for the levy and collection of a special tax on support uf same, and for other purposes.

By l\Iessrs. Freeman and Park of Troup--
A bill to be entitled an Act to establish public schools in the city of LaGrange, and for other purposes.

Also, the following bill, with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit :

]fRIDAY, NovEMBER 22, 1901.

58!)

By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-
A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize any city in this State, having a population of 15,000 inhabitants and upwards, to apprupaiate money for the purpose of maintaining a public library, or assisting in maintaining a public library, said money to be expended by the Board of Trustees of the Public Schools of said city, or the Board of Education, or the body controlling public schools in said city ; and to authorize said Board of Trustees, or Board of Education, or other body controlling the public schools of said city, to receive donations in lands, money,. or other property, for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings for said public library, and for maintaining the same, and for other purposes.

Also, the following bill, with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

By Mr. Park of Troup--

A bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 1:365. volume 1, Code 1895, by providing that\vhen text books are prescribed hy the County Boards of Education of the various counties of the State, they shall not be changed for eight years thereafter, except by a three-fourths vote of all the Board.

Also, the following bill, with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A bill, to be entitled an Act to incorporate the Inman School District in Fayette County, to define the boundaries of the same, to regulate the management of the school in said Inman school district, to provide revenue for said

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school, to provide for tbe election of five trustees, and to CIllfer on them certain powers, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

GEO. W. ADAMS, Vice-Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read the first time to wit:
By Mr. Spinks of the 38th District-A bill to amend section 107, volume 1 of the Code of
li'$95. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Bush of the 8th DistrictA bill to incorporate the town of Babcock. Heferred to Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. Howell of the 35th District-A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint an addi-
timal depository in the city of Atlanta. Referred to Committee ou Banks and Banking.
By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-A bill to amend section 982 of the Code of 1895. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1901.

591

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill, to regulate the expenditure of county funds, and for other purposes.

. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-

A bill to ameud an Act reviving the office of State Geologist.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee--

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-A bill to amend thE' charter of the city of Augusta. Referred to the Committee on Corporations.

By ~fr. Spinks of the 38th District-
A bill to be entitled an Act to declare the proceedings in certain contested election cases, and for other purposes.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Yopp of the 21st District-
A bill to establish and maintain a system of public JSehools in the town of Jeffersonville, etc.
l{eferred to Committee on Education.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

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By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A resolution fixing the order of business for the Saturday session, November 23.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the

third time and put upon their passage, to wit:



By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-

A bill" to repeal an act to create the city court of Valdosta.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays, 0.

The bill having rec~ived the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Ousley of Lowndes-

A bill to be entitled an Act to create the city court of Valdosta.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-

jority was passed.



By l\fr. Richardson of Houston-

A bill to incorporate the Byron School District m Houston county,

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 22, 1901.

593

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constiututional majority was passed.

By Mr. Burnett of Clarke-
A bill to approve an Act to amend an Act to create a dispensary for Athens, Ga.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 94, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-
A bill to repeal an Act to create a county court for the county of Dooly, and for other purposes.
The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of tLe bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 94, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
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On motion of Mr Harvard the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

Mr. Gary, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker :
The Committee on Constitutional Amendments have had under consideration the following bill of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to he entitled an act to amend section 1 acticle 7, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia, sq as to extend the provision of said section, article 7, paragraph 1, to the widows of Confederate soldiers who married said soldier prior to January 1st, 1900, and for other purposes.

W. T. GARY, Chairman. W. L. HoDGEs, Secretary.

The following Senate hills were read the second time,. to wit:

By Mr. Johnson of he 5th District-

A bill to establish and maintain a system of public schools in the county of Ware outside the city of Waycross.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-
A bill to authorize street railroad companies and electric light companies to furnish steam for heating purposes.



FRIDAY, NOVEIIIBER 22, 1901.

595

By Mr. Smith of the 34th District-

A resolution to request Senators and Representatives in Congress to use their effort5 to bring about amendatory legislation inthe pension iaws of the United States.

By Mr. Upchurch of the 4th District-

A bill to change the county site of Ch11rlton county. By Mr. Chappell of the 24th Di'!trict-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Columbus.

The following House bill was read the second time, to wit:
By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-
A bill to pay a pension to Richard Kitchens, of Emanuel county.

The following S~nate bill was read the second time and the adverse report of the committee agreed to-ayes 83, nays 7-to wit:

By Mr. Hardaway of the :~6th District-

A bill to amend section 94, volume 3 of the Code of 1895, prescribing the punishment for rape.
The ft~llowing message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

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M1. Speaker :

The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutiunal majority, the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.
Also, a bill to revive the office of State Geologist, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to regulate the expenditure of county funds. Also, the following bill of the House :
A bill to repeal an act to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove.
Also, the following bill of the House as amended :
A bill to create a board of county commissioners for the county of Hart.

The Senate has also concurred 10 the following resolution :
A resolution that the Hon. Hiram P. Bell, one of the few survivors of Georgia's Secession Convention, be invited to address the General Assembly.
The following Senate resolution was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Messrs. Ellis, Chappell and Newton-

A resolution in regard to thP British and Southern States (U. S. A.) Cattle Abattoir and Produce Co.

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 22, 1901.

597

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.

On passage oLthe resolution the ayes were 95, nays 0.

The resolution, having received the requisite con'3titutional majority, was passed.

Mr. Little, chairman, ex otficio, Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker :

The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following House resolutions, which I am instructed to report to the House with the recommendation that they do pass as amended, to wit :

No. 239 by Mr. Miller of Muscogee, a resolution limiting debate for the rest of the session to ten minutns on individual speeches.
No. 227, by Mr. Gary of Richmond, making House bill No. 464 special order for Tuesday, November 26, 1901.

No. 233, by Mr. Blalock of Fayette, a resolution making House resolution No. 160 special order for Tuesday, November 26, 1901.

Also, No. 236, by Mr. Houston of Fulton, a resolution making House bill No. 463 special order for Wednesday, November 27, 1901.

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Also, No. 210, by Mr. Felder of Bibb, a resolution making House bill No. 345 special order for Wednesday, November 27, 1901.
Respectfully submitted.
JNO. D. LITTLE, Chairman, ex officio.

The following resolutions were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Miller o.f Muscogee-

A resolution limiting debates on all questions to ten minutes.

The Committee on Rules proposed the following amendment, to wit :

Amend by striking from the first line of the resolution the word "debate,'' and insert in lieu thereof the words "individual speeches.''

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution as amended, was agreed to.

Mr. Adams of Putnam, called for the previous question, which call was sustained, and the main question was ordered.

The amendment proposed by the Committee on Rules was adopted.

On the passage of the resolution as amended, Mr. Hall of Bibb called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 22, 1901.

599

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Bower, Bray, Bruce, Burnett, Clower, {Jowart, Crumbley, Darden, Davis of Newton, Drawdy, Duncan, Egleston, English, Felder, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Towns, Frederick, Freeman of Troup, -George of DeKalb, -Griffin of Twiggs, Hamby,

Hardin of Wilkes, Park of Greene,

Harrell,

Parker,

Harper of Chattooga, Pierce,

Harvard,

Quillian,

Harkins,

Reid of Campbell,

Hawes,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Henry,

Richardson,

Hixon,

Sanders,

Hodges,

Schley,

Houston,

Shank,

Howard of Baldwin, Slaton,

Howard of DeKalb, Smith of Hancock,

Hutchins,

Stafford,

Johnson of Baker, Steed,

.Johnson of Jefferson, Stevens,

Jordan of Jasper, Stewart,

Land,

Stubbs,

Lott,

Symons,

Luttrell,

Taylor,

Merritt,

Thomas,

Miller,

Tumlin,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Turner,

Mitchell of Thomas, Walker of Brooks,

Morris,

Walker of Webster,

Mullins,

Welch,

Niblack,

Whitchard,

Orr,

Wilson,

Ousley,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Huie,

Anderson of Bartow, Hutcheson,

Barron,

Johnson of Bartow,

D~a],

Joiner,

Denn,

Kelly,

Flynt,

Kilburn,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Hall of Bibb,

Lane,

Hall of Fannin,

McKay,

Herrington,

Moore,

Mulherin, Rhyne, Roberts, Sikel!!, Bingletary, Smith of Henry, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Underwood, Wilkes.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Hamilton,

Monroe,

Booth,

Hammock,

Narramore,

Boswell,

Harden of Chatham, O'Connell,

Brewton,

Hardwick,

Park of Troup,

Brock,

Harper of Wayne, Perry,

Bush,

Hathcock,

Peyton,

Carrington,

Henderson,

Rawls.

Carswell,

Hilton,

Shipp,

Copeland,

Hitch,

Sturgis,

Crawford,

Hogan,

Tarver,

Daughtry,

Hosch,

Thompson of Bank~,

Davis of Meriwelher, Howell,

'l'isinger,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Appling, Walker of Crawford.

Everett,

Jordan of Pulaski, Wellborn,

Foster of Oconee, Knowles,

Wells,

Franklin,

Lawrence,

Wight of Dougherty

Freeman of Whitfield, McFarland,

Williams,

Gary,

McLennan,

Willingham,

Gresham,

Madden,

Wright of Floyd,

Gress,

Maples,

Mr. Speaker.

Grice,

Ayes 84. Nays 30.

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

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House bill, to wit:
A bill to incorporate the town of Jackson, Butts county~ Ga , and for other purposes.
The roll call was verified, and on counting the vote it was found that the ayes were 84, nays 30, so the resolution was adopted as amended.

FRIDAY, NovE?.IBER 22, 1901.

601

By. 'Mr. Gary of Richmond-

Resolved, That the Bill No. 464, known as a bill to appropriate money to rebuild the Soldiers' Home, be made the special order for Tuesday, November 28th, 1901, at 10 o'clock.
The committee ptoposed to amend by striking from the fifth and sixth lines the words "at ten o'clock a. m.,'' and inserting in lien thereof the words, "immediately after the confirmation of the .Tournai, provided that the previllus question shall be considered as called and the main question ordered thirty minutes arter debate on said measure begins."

The amendment was adopted.
The resolution was then put to the House, and it having failed to receive the requisite three-fourths majority, was lost. The ayes were 57, nays 37.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution making House Bill No. 160 the special order for Tuesday next immediately after the confirmation of the Journal.
The committee proposed to amend by striking from the fourth and fifth lines the words "confirmation of the Journal," and insert in lieu thereof the words, "consideration of the Soldiers' Home bill is considered, provided that the main question shall be concluded as ordered one hour after debate on said resolution beginR.''

The amendment was lost.

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Mr. Hall of Bibb, proposed the following amendment, which was lost, to wit:

Amend by adding that there shall be no limit to individual speeches during the consideration of the bill.

The resolution on being put to the House was lost, not having received the requisite three-fourths majority. Ayes ()7, nays 41.

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A resolution providing that House bill No. 345 be set a'> a special order for 'Vednesday next, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal.

The amendment offered by the committee relati vc to the call of the previous question was lost.

The resolution on being put to the House was lost; ayes 45, nays 51.

By Mr. Houston of Fulton-

A resolution making House bill No. 463 the special order for Wednesday, November 27, at 10 o'clock.
The committee proposed to amend by inserting in lieu of the words "at ten o'clock" and inserting the words "immediately after the confirmation of the Journal."
The amendment was lost.
The resolution on being put to the House was lost, ayes 38, nays 63.

The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

FRIDAY, NoVEMBER 22, 1901.

603

By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-

A resolution providing for no more special orders.

By Mr. Howard of DeKalb-
A resolution fixing the daily sessionll during the remainder of the session.
By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-

A resolution fixing as the special order for Mondal the reading for third time of all resolutions for the payment of pensiomo.

Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Uorporations, submitted the following report l

M1. Speaker :

The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House, with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an act to incorporate the town of Babcock, in the county of Miller, to define its corporate limits, to provide a municipal government for said town, and for other purposes.
W. E. STEED, Chairman.

The following bills were read the second time, to wit :

By Mr. Maples of Mitchell-

A bill to amend the charter of Pelham.

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By Mr. Hall of Fannin-

A bill to create the city court of Blue Ridge.

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A bill to establish a system of public schools in the city of LaGrange.

By Mr. Duncan of Lee-

A bill to incorporate the city of Smithville, Ga.
By Messrs. Pierce and Quillian of Hall-

A bill to create a charter for the town of Smithville.
ByMr. Harrell of Dodge-A bill to create a board of commissioners for the county
of Dodge.
By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-
A bill to amend an act to create the city court of LaGrange.
By Mr. Anderson of Bartow-
A bill to amend the charter of Adairsville. By Mr. Toomer of Ware-
A bill to fix the license for selling liquors in Ware county.

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 22, 1901.

605

By Mr. ,Joiner of Sumter-
'A bill to amend the acts to incorporate the tow'n of
Americus.

By Mr. Whitchard of Terrell-

A bill to amend au act to create a dispensary for Terrell county.

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

A bill to amend an act to be entitled an act to amend all acts incorporating the town of Sandersville.
By Mr. Foster of Oconee-

A bill to amend the charter of t.he town of Watkinsville. By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A bill to amend the acts incorporating the town of Sandersville.
By Mr. Turner of Rockdale-
A bill proyiding for the protectiQn of fish in the county of Rockdale.
By Mr. Jordan of Jasper-

A bill to incorporate the town of Monticello, in Jasper county.

By Mr. Jordan of Jasper-
A Lill to repeal an act to regulate the town of Monticello, in Randolph county.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

By Mr. Johnson of Jefferson-

A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town .t Bartow.

By Mr. McFarland of Franklin-

A bill to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the town of Carnesville.

On motion of Mr. Hall of Fannin, House bill No. 7:34 was tabled.

By Mr. Harper of Wayne-

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

The Speaker made the following additipn to the Committee on Penitentiary: Mr. Drawdy of Clinch.

The Speaker assigned Mr. Egleston to the following committees, to wit: Railroads, Penitentiary, Appropriations, Western and Atlantic Railroad.

Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Hall of Fannin, Bell of Milton, Darden, Blalock, Frederick, Hardin of Wilkes, Schley, Fort, Boswell, Gary, Wellborn, Monroe, Harden of Chatham, McFarland, O'Connell, Foster of Oconee, Maple of Mitchell, Richardson, Flynt, Dean, Clower, Smith of Henry, Mitchell of Emanuel, Taylor, Herrington.

Also, the committee to visit the State Farm: Mr. Adams, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Walker of Webster.

On motion of Mr. Hardin of Wilkes, the House adjourned until 9.30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

SA'rURDAY, NovE~IBER 23, 1901.

607

Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, November 23, 1001.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. 'Vas called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of !1:r. :Miller of Muscogee, the roll-call was dispensed with.
Mr. Ousley of Lowndes, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.
The J ommal was read and confirmed.
At the request of the author, House bill No. 736 was withdrawn from the Committee on Counties and County :Matters and recommitted to the General Agriculture Committee.
Mr. Hitch, vice-chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Corporations have had under consiclera't.ion the fallorwing House bills, which I am im;tructecl to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A hill to amend the several ac,ts granting corporate antlwrity to the city of Americus, and for other purposes.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Also, a hill to regulate the furnishing of coal, wood, etc., for the public offices of the county court-houses in Georgia.
Respectfully submitted.

R. M. HITCH, :Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Slaton, chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:
~!tfr. Speaker:

The Committee on General Judiciary have had under considemtion the following bills, and recommend that the same do pass:

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to require executions to be recorded on the general execution docket.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to make the registration of voluntary conveyances legal notice.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to require persons seeking a writ of certiorari to correct the judgment of recorder's courts, etc.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to amend section 1711 of the Code. By Mr. Toomer of Ware-

A bill to regulate granting of new trials.

SA'rURDAY, NvvEliiBER 23, 1901.

609

By Mr. Hamrick of the 27th district-

A 'bill to admit to bail persons confined of offenses bailaible before trial.

Also the following bill do pass as amended:

By Mr. Barron of Jones~
A bill to amend seeticm 426 of volume 3 of the Code.

Respectfully submitted.

JOHN :hL SLATON, Chairman.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the second time and recommi>tted, to wit:

By Mr. Deal of BullochA bill to declare vote buying or vote selli'llg illegal.
By :Mr. Kelly of Glascock-

A bill to prescribe or govern the sale of contract or trust

goods, and for other purposes.



By :hir. Park of Greene-
A hill to prescribe additional duties for the tax receivers of this State.
The following hills were read the first time and appropriat('ly referred, to wit:
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By Mr. Barron of Jones-

A bill to create a State Board of Educational Examiners for Georgia, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Wilson of Clay-

A bill to amend the charter of Bluffton, in the county

of Clay.

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Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Baldwin, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Blue of Marion-

A bill to repeal an Act to create a county court in each county in the State of Georgia, except certain coun.tics mentioned herein.
Referroo to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-

A <bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commis-

sioners of Roads and Revenues for Fayette county.



Referred to Committee on Counties a~d County Matters.

Ry lfr. Hamby of Rabun-
A bill prescribing the manner in which lands shall be ret:umtl for taxation.

SATURDAY, NovEMBER 23, 1901.

611

Heferred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Davis of Newton-

A bill to create a new charter for the city of Covington.

Referred to C001mittee on Counties and County Matters.

House hill No. 685 waB recommitted to the Committee on Corporations on motion of the author.

The following bills were read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Clower of Coweta-

A bill to create a Bureau of Industrial Statistics for this State.

By Mr. :Miller of Mlli!CogeeA bill to amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 8, of the
constitution .
By Mr. Blalock of Fayet-te-

A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money to cover casual deficiencies.
By Mr. Toomer of Ware--

A hill to amend paragraph 9, section 7 of article 3 of the Constitution.

By Mr. Davis of Meriwether-

A bill to amend section 220 of the Criminal Code.

By Mr. Harper of Wayne--

A bill to pay solicitors-general salaries.

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By Mr. Hi.tch of Chatham-

A bill to amend sootion 2234 of the Code of Georgia of 1895.
By Mr. Mullins of Cheroke~

A bill to change the time of holding the fall term of the Cherokee superior court.

By Mr. Slaton of FultonA bill to fix the salaries of judges of' the superior court
at $2,500 per annum. By Mr. llf.adden of Pike-
A bill to amend sootion 671, volume 3 of the Code.

By Mr. Yates of Catoosa,-

A bill ceding jurisdiction over certain lands to the United States.

By Mr. Miller of Mu.scogee,-

A bill to authorize certain cities to appropriate monPy to maintain public libraries.

By Mr. Gress of Wilcox-

A bill providing for the erection of a new union pas5enger depot.

By Mr. Grice of Pulaski-

A bill to appropriate $30,0{)0 for the Georgia State

troops.

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SATURDAY, NovEMB'ER 23, 1901.

613

By :Mr. Harper of Chattooga-
A bill to cede to the United States Government jurisdiction over certain lands.
By :Mr. Joiner o Sumter-

A bill to amend the several acts to incorporate the city -of Americus.
By :Mr. Stubbs of LaurensA bill to regulate the manner of furnishing wood, lights,
..etc., for county court-houses.
By :Mr. Toomer of \Vare--
A bill to regul1ate the granting of new trials in this State. By :1Ir. Park of Troup-

1A bill to amend section 1365, volume 1 of the Code, and for other purposes. By :Mr. Blalock of Fayett&-
A hill to amend section 1624, volume 1 of the Code. By ~Ir. Hitch of Chatham-
A. bill to amend section 1711, volume 1 of the Code. 13~ :Mr. Wells of Chatham-
~\.. bill to amend the Act to create a Board of Commisi'ioners for ChMham county.

By 1\Ir. Flynt. of SpaldingA bill to prevent the inter-marrying of the races.

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By l\fr. Bush of Miller-

A bill to regulate the fees, etc., of the solicitor. of the county court of Miller county.
By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-

A bill to amend section 982, volume 1, of the Code.
By l\fr. Vvright of Floyd-
A bill to require all prison-made goods to be labeled prison-made goods.

By Mr. Bower of Decatur (by request)-
A bill to create a new charter for the town of Bainbridge.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to require old line legal life reserve msuranl'e companies to make a deposit.
By Mr. Toomer of Ware-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of W aycros~.

By Mr. Land of Butts-
A bill authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Butt~ county to investigate the claim of' A. J. Moore.

By Mr. Barron of Jones-

A bill to amend section 426, volume 3 of the Code.

SATURDAY, NovE~IBER 23, 1901.

615

Ry :Mr. Rush of :Miller-

A hill to provide for the payment of $108.00 to D. F. ( 'unningham.
WI
The following resolution was read and adopted to wit:

By :Messrs. Kil'burn, Miller, O'Connell and Houston-

Resolved, That the. House he tendered to the Citizens Executive Committee for the purpose of discussirng child lahor, etc., on Tuesday evening, November 26th.

House bills Nos. 337 and 188 were tabled on motion of :Nir. Slaton of Fulton.

On motion of Mr. Underwood of White, House bill No. 211 was withdrawn.

On motion of tihe author, House bills Nos. 128, 192, 195 were taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.
Uporn requeS~t of the author, House bill No. 88 was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.
The f()llowing Senate ,bills were :read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to make the registration of any voluntary conveyance legal notice to all persons.

By Mr. Bush of the 8th district,.A bill to incorporate the town of Babcock.

616

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By :Mr. Sullivan of the 18th districtr-

A bill to require any person seeking a writ of certiorari to correct the judgment of a recorder's court, etc.
By Mr. Hamrick of fue 37th district-

A 'bill to provide for the admitting to bail of parties who have committed bailable offenses.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th districtr-

A bill to requii~e execu!tioos to be recorded on the general e~ecuti'On dvcket of the oounty "\V'heTe land lies.
l3y :Mr. Swift of the 30th district-

A bill to repeal an Act to provide :for the payment of
.insolvent costs in the Northern Judicial OirGuit.
By :Mr. Swift of the 30th district-

A bill to amend an Aot reviving the 'Office of Smte Geologist.
rrhe following HouSie bills were read the t~ird time and pnt upon their passage, to wit:
By :Mr. Johnson of' Jefferson-
A bill to all?-end an Act to incorporate the town of Bartow, in the county of J e:fferson.

The repvrt of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of t<he bill the ayes we:re 89, nays 0.

SATURDAY, NovEMBER. 23, 1901.

617

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By :Mr. Hall of Fannin-

A bill to establish a system of pu'blic schools in the town of Mineral Bluff.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was pa3Seod.

By :Mr. Jordan of Jasper-
A bill to repeal an Act to be entitled an Act to regulate the town of :Monticello, in Jasper county.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the 'bill the ayes were 88, 'llays 0.
The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutiontll majority was passed.
Ry Mr. Jordan of Jasper-
A bill to incorporate the city of Monticello, Ill Jasper county.
The report of the, committee which was favorable to the pa;:sage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were f\9, nays 0.

618

JOURNAL 01' THB HOU8B.

The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Harrell of Dodger-
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Road5 nnd Revenues for the county of Dodge.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 0.
The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-
A bill to es.ta.blislh a new charter for the town of Hogmb ville.
The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the hill the ayes were 88, nays 0.

'I'he bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. George of DeKalb-

A bill to provide for the remuval of obstructions from the streams of DeKalh county.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 89_, nays 0.

SATURDAY, NovEMBER 2:1, 1901.

619

The hill havi'llg received the. requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Peyton of Halbe.rsham-

A hill to amend an Act to create a system of public schools in the city of Toccoa.
The report of the committee wh~ch was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passgge of the bill the ayes \vere 92, nays 0.

The hill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hall of Fannin-
A bill to amend a'!l Act to incorporate the town of lfineral Bluff.

The report. of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On pas81lge of the bill the ayes were 94, nays o:
The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

Ry Mr. Turner of Rockdale-

A bill for the protection of fish in the county of Rockdale.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

620

JOURNAL OF THB HOUI!IB.

T'he bill having received the requisite constitutional mt~ jority was passed.

By Mr. Toomer of Ware-

A bill to fix the license for selling spirituous liquors in the county of Ware.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of 'the bin the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitntioual majority was passed.

By :Messrs. :Mitchell and Wilkes of Thomas_. A bill to incorporate the town of Coolidge.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

Ou passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutionfil majority was passed.

By :Mr. Knight of Berrien-

A bill to incorporate the town of Lenox, m Berrien

COIIHty.

..

The report of the committee which was favorable to the 1mssage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 0.

'l'he bill h1aving received the requisite constitutionfil majority was passed.

SATURDAY, NovE.liiBER 23, 1901.

621

By Messrs. Perry and Hutchins of Gwinnertt-

A bill to incorporate the town of Trip, in Gwinnett

COU'Ilty.



The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of .the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were SO, nays 0.

The bill h'avi'llg received the, reqt1isite constitutional majority was passed.

By }[r. Harper of Wayne~

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

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were S9, nays 0.

The bill h'aving received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Bower of Decatur-

A bill to amend section 9S2, volume 1 of the Code, re-
lative to State depositories.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the
passage of tho bill was agreed to.

On passage o.f the bill the ayes were SO, nays 0.
The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

622

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By Mr. Whitchard of Terrell-

A hill to amend an Act to create a dispensary for Ter rell county.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. :Maples of MitchellA bill to amend the Charter of Pelham, Georgia.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the hill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The hill haYi11g received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A bill to create a dispensary for the city of LaGrange.

'.Dhe report o the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

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

The bill haYi~1g received the r<'qnisite constitutional ma~.

jority "a5 passed.

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SATURDAY, NOVFMBER 23, 1901.

623

By :Mr. Harkins of Gordon-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Calhoun, in Gordon county.

The repol't of the committee, which was favorable to the pa~sage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Hilton of Screven-

A bill to amend section 982 of the Code, relative to State depositories.

11le repol't of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 0.
The biH havi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By 1\fr. Foster o:1 Oconee--
A bill to amend the charter of Watkinsville, in Oconee county.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the paesage of the bill was agreed to.
On passag-e of the hill the ayes were flO, nay,; 0.
The bill haviTig received thP reqnisite constitutional majority "'as passE:'d.

624

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

By ~Ir. Ha.rdYrick of washington-

A bill to amend an Act to be entitled an Act to amend the Acts incorporating the town of Sandersville.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill 'illle ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill havi!Jlg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By lfr. :McFarland of :Franklin-

A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Carnesville.

The report o the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The biH having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Duncan of Lee-

A bill to incoqlOrate the city of Smithville, m Lee county.

'The report of tho committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the blil the ayes w0re 89, nays 0.

Tho bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

SATURDAY, NovEMBER 23, 1901.

625

ny ~lt~~rs. Pierce and Quillian of Hall-

A bill to create a charter for the town of Carnesville, ( }eorgia.

The repMt of the committee, which was favorable to the pa",;;age of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of tho hill the ayes wme 90, nays 0.

Tlw billltaving received the requisite constitntional ma,iorit.Y was passed.
Hy ~Ir. JLmlwick of Washington-
A hill to amend arn Act entitled an Act to alter and
mn('nd th(' ~c,ieral acts to incorporflite the town of Sandersville.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The biH haYing recei,ed the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

B.v Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A bill to create a system of public schools in LaGrange.

T1te report of the committee, which was favorable to the Jl<t><snge of the hill was agreed to.

On passag(' of the hill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

ThP bill haYi~1g received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
40 h j

()26

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By Mr. Allen of :Monroe-

A bill to prohi'Mt the sale of spirituous and malt liquors in the county of 'Monroe.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the pal:l6age of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The billl1aving received the requi~ite constitutional majority was pa&sed, as amended.

By Mr. Anderson o Bartow-

A bill to amend the chal'ter of the town of Adai1-sYille, in Bal'tow county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following Senate 'bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:
By Mr. Swift of the 30th district-

A bill to regulate the number of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Elbeflt county.

The report o the committee, which was favorable to thepassage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 0.

SATURDAY, NovE)IBER 23, 1901.

627

The hill having received the requisite constitution.al majority was passed.
By :Mr. Johnson of the 5th district-

A bill to establish a local school system in the county of \Vare, outside the city of Waycross.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the paPsage of the bill Was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The biH having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By :Mr. Chappell of the 24th district-
A bill to amend the charter of the dty of Columbus.

'.Dhe report of the committee, which was favorable to the pMsage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The biH having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

:Mr. Lane, chairman of the Committee on Counties a1Hl County :Matters, sulbmitted th~ following rc>!port:

Jh. Speaker:

Your Committee on Counties and County :Matters havP had under consideration the following bill of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the House with tho recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

628

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

A bill to create Commissioners of Chatham county, mHl for other pmposes.
Hespectfnlly submitted.
W. T. LANE, Chairman.

l\fr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporatious,

submitted the following report:



ilh-. Speaker:
The Committee on Corporatiom; have had under cousideration the following bill of the House, which they iustniCt me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit:

A bill to he entitled an Act to create a new charter for the city of Bainbridge, and for other purposes.
Hespectfnlly submitted.
W. E. STEED, Chairman.
:Mr. T110mpson, chairman Special ;Tudiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
'l"hC' Sp('ICial Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the' follow,ing hills, which said committee recommend do pass, to wit:
Hons.e hill No. 744, b~ Mr. Mullins of Cherokee, to amend the charter of the tmm of \Valeska.

SATURDAY, NovE)IBER 2a, 1901.

629

Hon~e bill No. 61:3, hy Mr. Land of Butts, being a bill to a11thorizc the Commissioners of Butts county to settle~
tit<' elaim o A .J. Moore.

SPnate hill No. 128, hy :Jfr. Swift of the 30th district, lwiug a bill to provide for the payment of certain i'llsolveut. <'o.:'f,- in the Northern Judicial Circuit.

S<nate hill No. 158, by 1\fr. Swift of the 30th district, h<ing a bill to ameud an Act. reviving the office of State ( ;<.ologist.

Aho, IIom;o bill No. 5a4, by l\[r. Shipp of Colquitt, Leiug a Lill t.o compel railroad companies in this State to <'qnip cars for the shipnH'Ht of lumber, which bill the committPP rceomm<>ud do pa~;; hy snhstitnte.

Hc. ,pcctfnlly submitted.

W. S. THOMPSON, Chairman.

J\rr. Gr<>,;ham, vicc-clwirma11 of Co111mittcc ou Enrollnwut, sn!bmitted the follO'wi~Ig rt>port:

J[r. 8 peal.:er:

rplJo <'onnnit.teo on Enrollment report as properly enroll<<l, duly :,;igncd aud ready for transmission to the Governor, the following Act, to wit:

An Act to incorporate the town of Jackson, m Butts <'onnty, Georgia.
RC'speetfnlly submitted.
E. B. GRESHAM,
Vice-Chairman .


630

JouRNAL OF THE HousB.

Leave of absence was granted :Messrs. Duncan, Knowles, Tisinger, Thomas of Pierce.

On motion of Mr. Slaton, the House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock Monday morning.

Atlanta, Georgia,

Monday, November 25, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. w.as called to order by the Speaker and opened wit!h prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

Copeland,

Gary,

Allen,

Cowart,

Geor!i!'e of DeKalb,

Anderson of Bartow, Crumbley,

George of Morgan,

Anderson of Cobb, Darden,

Gresham,

Ayres,

Daughtry,

Gress,

Bailey, Barron,

Davis of Meriwether, Griffin of Twigj:tS1

Davis of Newton,

Grice,

Bell,

Deal,

Hall of Bibb,

Blalock,

Duncan,

Hall of Fannin,

Blue,

EIleston,

Hamby,

Booth,

English,

Hamilton,

Bower,

Everett,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Bray,

Felder,

Hardwick,

Brewton,

Flynt,

Harrell,

Brock,

Fort,

Harper of Chattooga,

Bruce,

Foster of Floyd,

Harper of Wayne,

Burnett,

Foster of Towns,

Hathcock,

Bush,

Foster of Oconee, Harkins,

Carrington,

Franklin,

Hawes,

Carswell,

Freeman of Troup, Henry.

Clower

Freeman of Whitfield, Hilton,

..

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1901.

631

Hitch,

Merritt,

Shipp,

Hixon,

Miller,

Sikes,

Hodges,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Sin~letary,

Hogan,

Mitchell of Thomas, Slaton,

Hosch,

Monroe,

Smith of Hancock,

Houston,

Moore,

Smith of Henry,

Howard of Baldwin, Morris,

Stafford,

Howard of DeKalb, Mulherin,

Stevens,

Huie,

Mullins,

Stewart,

Hutcheson,

Niblack,

Stubbs,

Hutchins,

O'Connell,

Symons,

.Johnson of Baker, Orr,

Taylor,

.Jchnson of Bartow, Ousley,

Thompson of BankFI,

.Johnson of Jefferson, Park of Greene,

Thompson of Dooly,

.Joiner,

Park of Troup,

Tumlin,

Jordan of Jasper, Parker,

Underwood,

..Jorclan of Pula&ki, Perry,

Walker of Brooks,

Kelly,

Peyton,

Walker of Crawford,

Kilburn,

Pierce,

Welch,

Knight,

Quillian,

Wells,

Land,

Rawls,

Whitchard,

Lawrence,

Reid of Campbell, Wight of Dougherty,

Lott,

Reid of Taliaferro, Wilkes,

Luttrell,

Rhyne,

Williams,

M.cFarland,

Richardson,

Wilson,

l\1cKay,

Roberts,

Wright of Floyd,

McLennan,
~Iadden,

Sanders, Schley,

Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Maples,

Shank,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Boswell,

Henderson,

<Jrawford,

Herrington,

Dean,

Howell,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Appling,

Drawdy,

Knowles,

Frederick,

Lane,

Hammock,

Narramore,.

Harden of Chatham, Steed,

Harvard,

Sturgis,

Tarver, Thomas, Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Willingham.

632

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

~fr. ~l<'rritt of Hancock, reported that. the J omnal nf Satmday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

T1w Journal was read and confirme\.l.

i'T1w following resolution was read, aml ou motion of M1. :Mitchell of Thoma<", was referred to the Committee ml Rules, to wit:

By :Mr. Morris of Cobb-

A resolution ]li'OYidiug for the grautiug of no mn!'( leayp;; of a:bscuce for committees or iudiYiduals, except fil' proYidential eanses.

By :::\[r. Bush of Miller-

.:\ resolution proYidiug that when the House adjourn 011
-wetlnC'sd'a<Y for Thanksgiving Day, it stand adjourned until
MolHlay, DecemlH'r 2cl, and that Noveml)('r 2!Jth and ;~Oth
b~ counted as dies non.

The above r<'solution was also rPferred to the Committe<" on Rules on motion of ~fr. Park of OrC'euc.

The following comumnication was read, to wit:

Atlanta, Ga., November 25, 1901.
The Speaker aml uwmbers of the Honse of Representatives are cordially imited by the Georgia \Yoman Suffrage Association, now iu convention assembled, to he present in this hall to-night at 8 o'clock, to hear ::\frs. Carrie Chapman <'att, presideut of the National Amc1ican \Voman Suffrng<' Assoeiatiun, Hon. Rohcrt H. Hemphill of South Carolina, Hon. F. H. Hichardson and Hon. Martin V. Calvin of Georgia, discuss "The Scope of the Elective :Franchi~c."

.Mo~DAY, NoVKI!BER 25, 1901.

G:3:3

Fpon thP reqnest of :Mr. Cowart of Charlton, House bill );" o. U:J7 \\'a~ taken from the table mHl plaeed on the Cal<'ndar.

By mmnimou;; <'oBseut the following bills were rea<l tlu fir~t time, to wit:

By 1\Ir. Wilso11 of Clay-

A hill to Hlllf'lltl the eharter of the tow11 of Blnffton, ill ('lay connty.

Rofcrre<l to Committee on Coq)oration~.

By :Mr. Hall of Fannin-
A hill to ereet and maintain pnblie gates hy the emuman nscrs of thr priYatc way from the rrsidcnce of Adam
n. I )a.vernport to BCaJ' the rel:'idence of \\'. G. R.ohor:, iu
Fannin cmmt.Y, aud for other pmpo~.
By nna11imons cm1sent tho followiBg- bill was read the ,.e<~ond tilllf', to wit:

By !fr. Blne of ~lHJim1~
A bill to rqwal all Art to <reate a <omtty court in cach <'onnty in this State, ~o far as the ~amc applie;; to the couBt,Y of :Marion.

.By unanimom eoBsPnt the following hill was taken 11p an<l the ScBat<' Hllll"'ldment5 COll{'lll'Te<l in, to wit:

l3y Mr. Wright of }'loyd-
A hill to he entitlPd an Act to prohibit the retailing of spiritnous, malt, or other intoxicating liqnors, etc., in the State of Georgia, to provide therefor, and for other purposes.

634

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

The Senate proposed the follo,wing amendments, which were concurred in, to wit:

Amend by striking the words "one-fifth" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one-third," in the 11th line of section 1.

Amend section 1 by striking from the 29th line of said .,;(ction the words "tax books of the year before," and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: "the list of registered voters at the last ge:neral election."

Amend section 5 by striking out all of said section after the word "enacted," and insert in lieu thereof the following: "That the Dispensary Commissioner shall purchase, and at all times keep a stock of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in quantities sufficient to supply the demand. The manager of the dispensary shall sell only for cash, and -"hall each day pay over to the Commissioners all moneys received by him by sales. On the first day of each month the Commissioners shall pay over to the county, town, or city treasurer, the proportionate share of the net profit of the dispensary coming to each, as hereinafter provided in this bill.

Amend section 8 by adding after the word "time," in the13th line of said section, the words "to time."
Amend section 12 by adding after the word "county," in the lOth line of said section, the words "outside of said city."
Amend section 12 ~by striking out .the words "census of 1900," in the 11th and 12th lines of said section, and insert in lieu thereof the words "last census."

MoNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1901.

635

~\mend section 13 by adding at the end of the section the following words: "Provided, that any manufacturer of ,.:pirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, legally manufacturing mch liquors in any county, may sell such liquors direct to the Dispensary Commissioners."

Amend section 2 by striking out the word "article," in the 9th line, and inserting the word "Act," and by striking out 'the words "this article," between the words "of" and "shall," in tlw 11th line, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "the Code."

Amend section 4 by stJ'iking Dut the word "t:Jhey," in the lOth line, and inserting in lieu theTeof the words .:the said Commissioners," and by inserrting betweoo the word~ "bond" and "in," in the 20th line "and good security."

...:\.mend 'by inserting between the words "Commissioners" and "not," in the 21st line, the words "and payable to the Commissioners."
Amend section 6 by striking Dutt the word "before," in the 1lt'h line, and im;er'ting in lieu thereof the word "at.."

~\nwnd by inserting betweern the words "shall" and "be" in the 16th line, the words "on conviction."

..:\mend section 8 by inseding between the words "and" and "furnished," in the 35th line, the words "on comic-

tion."

.

Amend section 4 hy ad<ling a't the end thereof tlw tol-

lowing: "Pro,idcd, that in cities having five thon,;:and

(5,000) population, or more, said Dispensary Oonuni,:,;imt-

ers shall establish as many dispcnsnries as tlHy may <hem

IH'<<,;,:ary to pnblie cm1 ,cn irH<'<'. ''

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.
Alll<'ll<l ,,reti(I]J 1:3 by adding at the cml thercof the following word~: "P]'(JYi<IPd that nothing in this Act shall cffPet th<' tli~pcmarics already established nuder looal Aeb of the GPm'ral Assembly, or other local la.ws already Plladcd ngnlating the sale of liquors in this State.

The Hon~e refnsPd to concur in thc above amcmlment, awll\lr. Fcldl>:r of Bibb, gave 'llotice that at the proper time hP wonld mo\e a reconsideration of the action of the 1louse in r0fming to concur.

:\lr. lhmlwick of washington, arose in his seat to a quc,-tion of persrmal privilcge, and addressed the following remarks to the Honse:

J/ r. S peal.:er:

By llllanimon,; consent the following resolution;; \\'('l'e rPatl the thir<l time aJl(l put upon their passage, to wit:

By ~\lc;;~.r~. Adams of Putnam and Grice of Pulaski-

;\. resolution to appropriate money for the payment of thP <xpen;oes of the committee appointed to invc~.;tiga.te the Aemlemy fOl' the Blind.

An appropriation lwing involved iH the resolution, the

Heme resohe<l itself into a comu1it.tPe of the whole and

thl' SpeakPl" <lPsignated a:; chairman of the committee ~Ir.

-stn hbs of 1Amre~s.



AftPr a comidmation of the resolution the committ<'e aro~e, and throug-h their chairman reported the same ha('k to the Hon~e with the recommendation that it do pass a;; amended.
The report of the Committee was agreed to.

1\io~DAY, NovEMBER 25, 1901.

637

The following- aml'JHlmt>ut was adopted, to wit:

.\mend by stJiking the words "two hundred and fiftyfi n dollars and sixty cent;;," and insert in lieu thereof the words "two hundred and thirteen dollars and eighty cent-;."

The ayf's and nays were called, and 0'11 taking the ballot YiYa voce, the ''ote was as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hardin:of Wilkes,

AllAn,

Harrell,

Anderson of Bar.tow, Harper of Chattooga,

Anderson of Cobb, Harper of Wayne,

AyrE's,

Hawes,

Bailey,

Hixon,

Barron,

Hogan,

Bell,

Huie,

Blalock,

Hutcheson,

Blue,

Hutchins,

Booth,

Johnson of Baker,

Bray,

Johnson of Bartow

Brewton,

.Jordan of Jasper,

Brock,

Kelly,

Bush,

Knight,

Carrington,

Lawrence,

Carswell,

Lott.,

Crumbley,

1\fr.Kay,

Davis of Meriwether, Merritt,

Deal,

Miller,

E~Je;;ton,

Mitchell of Thomas,

English,

Monroe,

Foster of Floyd,

Moore,

Foster of Towns,

Morris.

Foster of OconeA, Mulherin,

Freeman of Whitfield, Mullins,

George of DPKalb, Niblack,

George of MClr~ran, Orr,

Griffin of Twigg, Onsley,

Hall of Bibb,

Park of Greene,

Hall of Fannin,

Park of Troup.

Perry, Peyton, Pierce, Rawls, Rhyne, Richardson, Roberts, Sanders, Schley, Shipp, Sikes, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, f:ltafford, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Taylor, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, 'l'nmlin, Underwood, \Valker of Brooks, Whitchard, Wight of DoughPrty, Wilkes, Williams, Wilson, Yates.

638

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Boswell, Bower, Broce, Burnett, Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Crawford, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Uean, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan, Everett, Felder, Flynt, Fort, Franklin, Freuerick, Freeman of Troup, Gary, Gresham, Gress, Grice, Hamby, Hamilton,

Hammock,

Madden,

Harden of Chatham, Maples,

Hardwick,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Harvard,

Narramore,

Hathcock,

O'Connell,

Harkins,

Parker,

Henderson,

Quillian,

Henry,

Reid of Campbell,

Herrington,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Hilton,

Shank,

Hitch,

Singletary,

Hodges,

Slaton,

Hosch,

Steed,

Houston,

Sturgis,

Howard of Baldwin, Symons,

Howard of DeKalb, Tarver,

Howell,

Thomas,

Johnson of Appling, Tisinger,

Johnson of Jefferson, Toomer,

Joiner,

Turner,

Jordan of Pulaski, Walker of Crawford,

Kilburn,

Walker of Webster,

Knowles,

Wellborn,

Land,

Welch,

Lane,

Wells,

Luttrell,

Willingham,

McFarland,

Wright of Floyd,

McLennan,

:\fr. Speaker.

Ayes 91, nays 0.

On motion of Mr. Hardin of wilkes, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On passage of the resolution lthe ayes were 91, nays O, so the resolution having received the requisite con.s,titntional majority was passed as amended.

By :Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution providing for the payment of a pemion of $100.00 to the widow of W. H. Ryan.

MoxDAY, NovEMBER 25, 1901.

639

An appropriation being invohed in the resolution the House resolved its<:'.Jf into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as chairman of 'the committe{' Mr. Park of Greene.
After a comiderration of the rrsolntion the committPe arose, and thr011gh their chairman r<'ported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

The roll was called, and on taking the ballot v1va voce the vote was as follmvs:

Those voting in the affirmative were :Messrs.-

Adams,

Foster of Oconee, Lott,

Allen,

Freeman of Whitfield,Merritt,

Anderson of Bartow, Gary,

Miller,

Anderson of Cobb George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Thomas,

Ayres,

George of Morgan, Monroe,

Barron,

Griffin of Twiggs, Moore,

Bell,

Grice,

Morris,

Blalock,

Hall of Bibb,

Niblack,

Blue,

Hall of Fannin,

Orr,

Bray,

Hardin of wilkes, Park of Greene,

Brewton,

Harper of Chattooga, Park of Troup,

Burnett,

Harper of wayne, Perry,

Bush,

Hathcock,

Peyton,

Carrington,

Harkins,

Pierce,

Clower,

Hawes,

Rawles,

Copeland,

Henry,

Richardson,

Cowart,

Hixon,

Roberts,

Crumbley,

Hogan,

Sanders,

Deal,

Howard of Baldwin, Schley,

Egleston,

Huie,

Shipp,

English,

Hutcheson,

Sikes,

Felder,

.Johnson of Bartow, Slaton.

Fort,

Jordan of Jasper, Smith of Hancock,

Foster of Floyd,

Kelly,

Smith of Henry,

Foster of Towns, Lawrerce,

Stevens,

640

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

~tewart,
Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tumlin, Underwood,

Walker of Brooks. Williams,

Welch,

Wilson,

Wells,

Wright of Floyd,

Whitchnrd,

Yates.

Wight of Dougherty,

Those ,oting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bailey,

Maples,

Stafford.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Booth,

Harvard,

Mullins,

Boswell,

Henderson,

Narramore,

Bower,

Herrington,

O'Connell,

Brock,

Hilton,

Ousley,

Bruce,

Hitch,

Parker,

Carswell,

'Hodges,

Quillian,

Crawford.

Hosch,

Reid of Campbell,

Darden,

Houston,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Daughtry,

Howard of DeKalb, Rhyne,

Davis of Meriwether, Howell,

Shank,

Davis of Kewton, Hutchins,

Singletary.

Dean,

Johnson of Appling, Steed,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Baker, Stubbs,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Jefferson, Sturgis,

Duncan,

Joiner,

Symons,

Everett,

Jordan of Pulaski, Tarver,

Flynt,

Kilburn,

Taylor,

Franklin,

Knight,

Thomas,

Frederick

Knowles,

Tisinger,

Freeman of Troup, Land,

Toomer,

Gresham,

Lane,

Turner,

Gress,

Luttrell,

Walker of Crawford,

Hamby,

McFarland,

W'nlker of Webster,

Hamilton,

McKay,

Wellborn,

Hammock,

McLennan,

Wilkes,

Harden of Chntham, Madden,

'Villingham,

Hardwick,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Mr. Speaker.

Harrell,

Mulherin,

Ayf'ls Sfl, nays 3.

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 25, 1901.

641

On motion of J\fr. Hardin of Wilkes, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 89, nays 3.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messl'S. Park arnd Boswell of Greene--
A resolution providing foi' the payment of the pension due T. H. Ransom to his widow.
An appropriation being involved in the resolution the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Merritt of Hancock.
After a consideratiorn of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman, reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.

The roll w'as called and on taking the ballot viva v,oce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Blue,

Allen,

Booth,

Anderson of Bartow, Bower,

Anderson of Cobb, Bray,

Ayres,

Brewton,

Bell,

Burnett,

Blalock,

Bush,

41 hi

Carrington, Carswell, Clower, Copeland, Cowart. Davis of Meriwether, Deal,

642

JouRNAL oF ruE HousE.

Egleston,

Howard of Baldwin, Peyton,

English,

Huie,

Pierce,

Felder,

Hutcheson,

Quillian,

Flynt,

Hutchins,

Rawls,

Fort,

Johnson of Baker, Reid of Campbell,

Foster of Towns, Johnson of Jefferson, Roberts,

Foster of Oconee, Joiner,

Sanders,

Frederick,

Jordan of Jasper, Schley,

Freeman of Whitfield,Kelly,

Shipp,

Gary,

Kilburn,

Sikes,

George of DeKalb, Knight,

Slaton,

George of Morgan, Land,

Smith of Henry,

Gress,

Lott,

Stevens,

Hall of Bibb,

Luttrell,

Stewart,

Hall of Fan::~in,

McKay,

Tumlin,

Hamby,

Madden,

Underwood,

Hardin of Wilkes, Miller,

Walker of Brooks,.

Hardwick,

Mitchell of Thomas, Welch,

Harper of Chattooga, Monroe,

Whitchard,

Hathcock,

Moore,

Wilkes,

Harkins,

Morris,

Williams,

Hawes,

Niblack,

Wilson,

. Hixon,

Orr,

Wright of Floyd,

Hogan,

Park of Greene,

Yates.

Houston,

Perry,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Crumbley, Daughtry, Maples,

Merritt, Ousley, Richard son,

Smith of Hancock,. Stafford.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bailey, Barron, Boswell, Brock, Bruce, Crawford, Darden, Da.vis of Newton, Dean, Dorminy,

Drawdy, Duncan, Everett, Foster of Floyd, Franklin, Freeman of Troup, Gresham, Griffin of Twiggs, Grice, Hamilton,

Hammock, Harden of Chatham., Harrell, Harper of Wayne, Harvard, Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch,

1\fmmAY, NovEMBER 25, 1901.

643

Hodges,

Mullins,

Hosch,

Narramore,

Howard of DeKalb, O'Connell,

Howell,

Park of Troup,

Johnson of Appling, Parker,

.Johnson of Bartow, Reid of Taliaferro,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Rhyne,

K'nowles,

Shank,

Lane,

Singletary,

Lawrence,

Steed,

McFarland,

St.ubbs,

McLennan.

Sturgi~,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Symons,

Mulherin,

Tarver,

Ayes 95, na~s 9.

Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells, Wight of Dougherty, Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

On motion of :Mr. Howard of Baldwin, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On motion of Mr. Park of Greene, the resolution was tabled.
rrhe resolution, together with the aye and nay vote there-
on, was again taken from t'he table, and on motion of Mr. Park of Greene, the vote was announced.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes wero 95, nays 9.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. :Morris of Cobb-
A resolnltion to appropriate the sum of sixty dollars to
pay the pension of J as. H. Murdock to his widow.
An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Honse resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Ousley of Lowndes.

64t

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

After a consideration of the resolution, the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendatiorn tha.t the same do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

The roll was called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Foster of Floyd,

Lawrence,

Allen,

Foster of Oconee, Lott,

Anderson of Bartow, Frederick,

Luttrell,

Anderson of Cobb, Freeman of Whitfield, McKay,

Ayres,

Gary,

Madden,

Bailey,

George of DeKalb, Maples,

Barron,

Gresham,

Merritt,

Bell.

Gress,

Miller,

Blalock,

Grice,

Mitchell nf Thoma11,

Blue,

Hall of Bibb,

Monroe,

Booth,

Hall of Fannin,

Moore,

Bower,

Hamby,

Morris,

Bray,

Hardwick,

Mulherin,

Brewton.

Harper of Chattooga, :tS'iblack,

Burnett,

Harper of 'Vayne, Orr,

Bush,

Hathcock,

Ousley,

Carrington,

Harkins,

Park of Greene,

Carswell,

Hawes,

Park of Troup,

Clower, .

Henry,

Peyton,

Copeland,

Hixon,

Pierce,

Cowart,

Hogan,

.Rawls,

Crumbley.

Houston,

Reid of Campbell,

Daughtry,

Howard of Baldwin, Rhyne,

Davis of Meriwether, Huie,

Richardson,

Davis of Newton, Hutchins,

Roberts,

Deal,

Johnson of Baker, Sanders,

Egleston,

Johnson of Jefferson, Shipp,

English,

Joiner,

Sikes,

Felder,

Jordan of Jasper, Slaton,

Flynt,

Kelly,

Smith of Hancock,

Fort,

Land.

Stevens,

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 25, 1901.

645

.Stewart,
~ymon;,
Taylor, Thompson of Dooly,

Tumlin, Underwood, Welch, Wells,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Whiichard, Williams, Wilson, Yates.

Boswell,

Hitch,

Shank,

Brock,

Hodges,

Singletary,

Bruce,

Hosch,

Smith of Henry,

Crawford,

Howard of DeKalb, Stafford,

Darden,

Howell,

Steed,

DPan,

Hutcheson,

Stubbs,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Appling, Sturgis,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Bartow, Tarver,

Duncan,

Jordan of Pulaski, Thomas,

Everett,

Kilburn,

Thompson of Banks,

Foster of Towns, Knight,

;risinger,

Franklin,

Knowles,

Toomer,

Freeman of Troup, Lane,

Turner,

George of Morgan, McFarland,

Walker of Brooks,

Griffin of Twiggs, McLennan,

Walker of Crawford,

Hamilton,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Walker of Webster,

Hammock,

Mullins,

Wellborn,

Harden of Chatham, Narramore,

Wight of Dougherty,

Hardin of Wilkes, O'Connell,

Wilkes,

Harrell,

Parker,

Willingham,

Harvard,

Perry,

Wright of Floyd.

Henderson,

Quillian,

Mr. Speaker.

Herrington,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Hilton,

Schley,

Ayes 105, nays 0.

On motion of Mr. Bower o Decatur, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On p<!lssage of the resolution the ayes were 105, nays 0.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Morris of Cobb-
A resolution to pay Mrs. Sarah Fie]ds, widorw of Pinckney C. Fie~ds of Cohb county, the sum of si:x~ty doliars, the pension of S'llid Pinckney C. :Fields for the year 1899.

646

JouRNAL OP TBB HousB.

An approprihtion being involved in the resolution, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker -designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Hall of Bi:bb.

A:ter a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same 'back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

The roU was called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those votinf:!; in the affirmative were Messrt:~.-

Adams,

Freeman of 'froup, Johnson of Bartow,

Allen,

Freeman of Whitfield, Johnson of Jefferson,

Anderson of Bartow, G&ry,

Joiner,

Anderson of Cobb, George of DeKalb, .Jordan of .Jasper,

Ayres,

Grefls,

Kelly,

Bailey,

Griffin of Twiggs, Kilburn,

Blalock,

Grice,

Knight,

Blue,

Hall of Bibb,

Lane,

Booth,

Hall of Fannin,

Lawrence,

Bower,

Hamby,

Lott,

Bray,

Hamilton,

Luttrell,

Brewton,

Hardwick,

McKay,

Brock,

Harper of Chattooga, Madden,

Burnett,

Harper of Wayne, Merritt,

Bush,

Hathcock,

Miller,

Carswell,

Harkins,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Copeland,

Hawes,

Monroe,

Deal,

Henry,

Morris,

Egleston,

Hixon,

Mulherin,

English,

Hogan,

Mullins,

Felder,

Hosch,

Niblack,

Flynt,

Houston,

Orr,

Fort,

Howard of Baldwin, Ousley,

Foster of. Floyd,

Huie,

Park of Greene,

Foster of Oconee, Hutcheson,

Perry,

Frederick,

Hutchins,

Peyton,

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 25, 1901.

647

Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Rhyne, Richardson, Roberts, "Sanders, Schley, :Shipp, Sikes,

Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Tarver, Taylor, Thompson of Dooly, Tumlin,

Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wilkes, Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those not voting were Me!!srs.-

Barron,

Hammock,

Narramore,

Bell,

Harden of Chatham, O'Connell,

Boswell,

Hardin of Wilkes, Park of Troup,

Bruce,

Harrell,

Parker,

Darrington,

Harvard,

Reid of Taliaferro,

DlowPr,

Henderson,

Shank,

.Cowart,

Herrington,

Singletary,

-crawford,

Hilton,

Stafford,

Drumbley,

Hitch,

Steed,

Darden,

Hodges,

Sturgis,

Daughtry,

Howard of DeKalb, Thomas,

Davis of Meriwether, Howell,

Thompson of Banks,

Davis of Newton, Johnson of Appling, Tisinger,

Dean, Dorminy,

Johnson cif Baker, Toomer,
Jordan ck. Pulaski, Turner,

Drawdy,

Knowles,

Walker of Crawford,

Duncan,

Land,

Walker of Webster,

Everett,

McFarland,.

Wellborn,

Foster of Towns,

McLennan,

Wight of Dougherty,

Franklin,

Maples,

Willingham,

George of Mor~an, Mitchell of Eruanuel, Mr. Speaker.

Bresham,

Moore,

Aye:; 110, nays 0.

On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, the verification -of the roll-call was dispemed with.

On the passage of the re.solut,ion the ayes were 110, nays
(),

648

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSH.

rrhe resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. 8la'Wn of Fulton-

A resolution to pay pension due winSiton Gunn to his widow, Millie Gunn.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution the House resolved itse.lf into a committee. of the whole, a11<J. the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee )1 r. Copeland of W alkerr.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairma'I1 rep0rted the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.
The roll was called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, Anderson of Cobb, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Bush, ()arrington,
Carswell,

Clower,

George of DeKalb,

Copeland,

Gress,

Crumbley,

Griffm of Twiggs,

Darden,

Hall of Bibb,

Deal,

Hall of Fannin,

En~lish.

Hardin of Wilkes,

Felder,

Harper of Chattoo!la,

Flynt,

Harper of Wayne,

Fort,

Harkins,

:Foster of Floyd,

Hixon,

Foster of Oconee, Hogan,

Frederick,

Houston,

Freeman of Troup, Howard of Baldwin,

Freeman of Whitfield, Huie,

Gary,

Hutcheson,

MoNDAY, NovEl\JRER 25, 1901.

649

Joiner,

Ousley,

Jordan of Jasper, Park of Greene,

Kelly,

Perry,

IG;burn,

Peyton,

Knilrht,

Pierce,

Land,

Quillian,

Lott,

Reid of Campbell,

McKay,

Rhyne,

Madden,

Richardson,

Merritt,

Sanders,

Miller,

Schley,

Mitchell of Thomas, Shipp,

Morris,

Sikes,

Mulherin,

Slaton,

Mullins,

Smith of Hancock,

"Niblack,

Smith of Henry,

Orr,

Stevens,

Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Taylor, 'l'homp~on of Dooly, Tumlin, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Welch, Weill', Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Wiiliams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd. Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hamilton,

KnowlPs,

Anderson of Bartow, Hammock,

LanP,

Ayres,

Harden of Chatham, Lawrence,

Boswell,

Hardwick,

Luttrell,

Bruce,

Harrell,

McFarland,

Burnett,

Harvard,

McLennan,

Cowart,

Hathcock,

Maples,

Crawford,

Hawes,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Daughtry,

Henderson,

Monroe,

Davis of Meriwether, Henry,

Moore,

Davis of Newton, Herrington,

Narramore,

Dean,

Hilton,

O'Connell,

Dorminy,

Hitch,

Park of Troup,

Drawdy,

Hodges,

Parker,

Duncan,

Hosch,

Rawls,

Egleston,

Howard of DeKalb, Reid of Taliaferro,

Everett,

Howell,

Roberts,

Foster of Towns,

Hutchins,

Shank,

Franklin,

Johnson of Appling, Singletary,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Baker, Stafford,

Gresham,

Johnson of Bartow, Steed,

Grice,

Johnson of Jefferson, Sturgis,

:Ciamby,

Jordan of Fulaski, Tarver,

650

JOURNAL OJ' ~U HOUSB.

Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger, Toomer,

Turner, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster,

Wellborn, Willingham, Mr. Speaiter.

~\yes 96, nays 0. On motion of Mr. wilson of Clay, 1the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the .passage of the resolution the ayes were 96, nays 0.
The resolution having received the requisite CO'Ilstitutional majority was passed.
By :Mr. Brewton of TatJtnall-
A resolution to pay widow of H. S. Williams a pension.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Honse resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee )\fr. Perry of Gwinneltt.

~Afte:r a consideration of the resolution the commjttee arose, and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

IThe roll was called, and on taking the ~ballot viva voce tlw vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Blalock,

Anderson of Cobb, Blue,

Ayres,

Booth,

Bailey,

Bower,

Barron,

Brewton,

Bell,

Brock,

Bush, Carrington, Clower, Copeland, Crumbley, Darden,

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 25, 1901.

651

Deal,

Johnson of Bartow, Reid of Campbell,

Egleston,

Johnson of Jefferson, Rhyne,

English,

Joiner,

Richardson,

Felder,

Jordan of Jasper, Sanders,

Flynt,

Kelly,

Shipp,

Fort,

Kilburn,

Sikes,

Foster of Oconee, Knight,

Slaton,

Freeman of Whitfield,Land,

Smith of Hancock,

Gary,

Lawrence,

Smith of Henry.

George of DeKalb, Lott,

Stevens,

George of Morgan, Luttrell,

Stewart,

Gress,

McKay,

Stubbs,

Griffin of Twiggs, Madden,

Symons,

Hall of Fannin,

Miller,

Taylor,

Hamby,

Mitchell of Thomas, Thompson of Banks,

Hardin of Wilkes, Moore,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hard wick,

Morris,

Tumlin,

Harrell,

Mulherin,

Underwood,

Harper of Chattooga, Niblack,

Walker of Brooks,

Harkins,

Orr,

Welch,

Hawes,



Ousley,

Wells.

Hixon,

Perry,

Whitchard,

HogRn,

Peyton,

Williams,

Howard of Baldwin, Pierce,

Wilson,

Huie,

Quillian,

Yates.

Hutcheson,

Rawls,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Everett,

Henry,

Allen,

Foster of Floyd,

Herrington,

Boswell,

Foster of Towns, Hilton,

Bray,

Franklin,

Hitch,

Bruce,

Frederick,

Hodges,

Burnet1l,

Freeman of Troup, Hosch,

Carswell,

Gresham,

Houston,

Cowart,

Grice,

Howard of DeKalb,

Crawford,

Hall of Bibb,

Howell,

Dnughtry,

Hamilton,

Hutchins,

Davis of Meriwether, Hammock,

Johnson of Appling,

Davis of Newton, Harden of Chatham, Johnson of Baker,

Dean,

Harper of Wayne, Jordan of Pulaski,

Dorminy,

Harvard,

Knowles,

Drawdy,

Hathcock,

Lane,

Duncan,

Henderson,

652

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

McFarland,

Parker,

McLennan,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Maples,

Roberts,

Merritt,

Schley,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Shank,

Monroe,

Singletary,

Mullins,

Stafford,

Narramore,

Steed,

O'Connell,

Sturgis,

Park of Greene,

Tarver,

Park of Troup,

Thomas,

Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wight of Dougherty,
Wilkes, Willingham, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 95, nays 0.

On motion of :Mr. Bush ()f :Miller, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 95, 11<\YS 0.

The resolution havi~1g received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By :Messrs. Me\Yhorte'r and Stevens of Oglethorpe-
A resolution to pay pension due J no. T. England to his widow, Mrs. J. T. England, of' Oglethorpe county.
An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee :Mr. Ande,rson of Bartow.

After a considera:tion of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same 'back to the House with the recomtmendation that it do pa:ss.

The report of the committee was agTeed to.

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The roll was c-alled, and on taking the ballot YiYa voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-



Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Fannin,

Park of Greene,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamby,

Perry,

Bailey,

Harrell,

Peyton,

Bell,

Harper of wayne, Quillian,

Blalock,

Harkins,

Rawls,

' Blue,

Hawes,

Reid of Campbell,

Booth,

Hixon,

Rhyne,

Boswell,

Hogan,

Richardson,

BowPr1 Bray,

Houston,

Sanders,

Howard of Baldwin, Aikes,

Brewton,

Huie,

Slaton,

Brock,

Hutcheson,

Smith of Henry,

Burnett,

Johnson of Bartow, Stevens,

Bush,

Johnson of .Jefferson, Stt>wart,

Carrington,

Joiner, .

Stubbs,

Copeland,

Jordan of Jasper, Symons,

Davis of Meriwether, Kelly,

Taylor,

Deal,

Kilburn,

Thompson of Banks,

Egleston,

Knight,

Thompson of Dooly,

English,

Land,

Tumlin,

Felder,

Lawrence,

Underwood,

Flynt,

Luttrell,

Walker of Brooks,

Fort,

McKay,

Welch,

Foster of Oconee, Madden,

Wells,

Freeman of Troup~ Mitchell of Thomas, Whitchard,

Freeman of Whitfimd,Moore,

Wight of DoughE>rty,

Gary,

Morris,

Williams,

neorge of Morgan, Mulherin,

Wilson,

Gress,

Mullins,

Wright of Floyd.

Griffin of Twiggs, Niblack,

Yates.

Hall of Bibb,

Orr,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Crumbley, Merritt,

Ousley,

Stafford.

Smith of Hancock,

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Ayres, Barron, Bruce, Carswell, Clower, Cowart, Crawford, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Dean, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan, Everett, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Towns, Franklin, Frederick, George of DeKalb, Gresham, Grice, Hamilton, Hammock,

Harden of Chatham, Mitche'l of Emanuel,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe,

Hardwick,

Narramore,

Harper of Chattooga, O'Connell,

Harvard,

Park qj Troup,

Hathcock,

Parker,

Henderson,

Pierce,

Henry,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Herrington,

Roberts,

Hilton,

Schley,

Hitch,

Shank,

Hodges,

Shipp,

Hosch,

Singletary,

Howard of DeKalb, Steed,

Howell,

Sturgis,

Hutchins,

Tarver,

Johnson of Appling, Thomas.

Johnson of Baker, Tisinger,

Jordan of Pulaski, Toomer,

Knowles,

Turner,

J...ane,

Walker of Crawford,

Lott.

Walker of Webster,

McFarland,

Wellborn,

McLennan,

Wilkes,

Maples,

Willingham,

Miller,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 92, oo~ys 5.

On motion of :Mr. Taylor of HouSit~ the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On passage of the re!'lolution tho ayes we~e 92, nays 5.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majoiity was passed.
On motion of Mr. Orr of Coweta, House bills Nos. 203 and 215 we~e taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.

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November 25, 1901.

The following message was recevied from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secre,tary, l\fr. Hitch, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

His Excellency, the Governor, has approved and signed the following Acts, to wit:

An Act to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Temple.
Also, an Act to amend the charter of the town of Jackson in Butts county.

:Mr. Bower, chairman of the Commiaee on W. & A. Railroad, suhmit,ted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on w. & A. Railroad have had under
consideration the following House resolution, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amernded, to wit:

A re;;olution that his ExceHency, the Governor, be respectfully requested to exercise the power conferred on him by the General Assembly to compel a compliance on the part of the les-see of the W. & A. llajlroad with tthe dbligations of the lease.

Respectfully submitted.

BYRON BOWER, Chairman.

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The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the fo1lowing bill of the House, by substitute, to wit:

A bill to amend the chacter of the cilty of Atlanta, relati'Ilg to the "old water-works property."

The following message was received f,rom the Sena.te through :M:r. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
iThe Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majorities the following bills of the House, to wit:

A bill to amend section 982 orf volume 1 of the Code of Georgia of 1895.

Also, a bill to change the time of holding Union superior court.

Also, a bill to amend an Act amending and reneWi'Ilg the various Aclts incorporating the town of Waynesboro, and making same a city. Approved December 15, 1893.

Also, a bill to authorize the establishment of a system of public schools in the town of Doerun, in Colquitt county.
Also, a bill to amend sootion 982 of O'ode of Georgial providring for 'the seJection by the Gove;rnor, of banks in certain cities so as to add .the citv of Mot. Vernon.
Also, a bill to amend an Act to establish and maintain a public school system in Fulton county outside the city of Atlanta.

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Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.

The Senate has alw concurred in the following joint

..

resolution of the House, to wit:

A resolut-ion that Thursday, November ~8th, be considered a dies non, and that no session be held on that day.

The following resolution was read, and on motion of 1tfr. Mitchell of Thomas, the same was tabled:

By Mr. Bush of Miller-

A resolution extending the time of adjournment ior hal an hour in order to dispose of unanimous consents upon the Clerk's desk.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Bush of Miller-
A bill to regulate the costs and feea of the solicitorgeneral of the county court of Miller county.

Tlhe report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

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

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Bush Gf Miller-

A 'bill to provide for the payment of $108.00 to D. F. Cunningham fGr teaching the Hand School in Miller
county.
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Tlhe report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Wilson of Clay, the bill was tabled.

Leave of. absence was granted to Messrs. Hammock, Sturgis, Walker of Webster, Walker of Brooks, Freeman, Hitch, Bruce.

The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow.

cA.tlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, November 26, 1901.
The House met pursuant to adjournment. at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker and opened wiH1 prayer by the Chaplain.

'fihe roll was called a.nd the following members answered to their names:

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth,

Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Carswell, Clower,

Copeland, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, DauJZhtry, Davis of Meriwetht>r, Davis oi Newton, Deal, Dean, Drawdy,


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Duncan,

Houston,

Peyton,

Egleston,

Howard of Baldwin, Pierce,

English,

Howard of DeKalb, Quillian,

Everett,

Huie,

Rawls,

Felder,

Hutcheson,

Reid of Campbell,

Flynt,

Hutchins,

Reid of Taliaferro,

l<'ort,

Johnson of Appling, Rhyne,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Baker, Richardson,

Foster of Towns,

Johnson of Bartow, Roberts,

Foster of Oconee, Johnson of Jefferson, Sanders, 1

Franklin,

.Joiner,

Schley,

Frederick,

Jordan of Jasper, Shank,

Freeman of Troup, Jordan of Pulaski, Shipp,

Freeman of Whitfield, Kelly,

Sikes,

Gary,

Kilburn,

Slaton,

George of DeKalb, Knight,

Smith of Hancock,

George of Morgan, Land,

Smith of Henry,

Gresham,

Lane,

Stafford,

Gress,

Lawrence,

Steed,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

Stevens,

Grice,

Luttrell,

Stewart,

Hall of Bibb,

McFarland,

Stubbs,

Hall of Fannin,

McKay,

Symons,

Hamby,

McLennan,

Taylor,

Hammock,

Madden,

Thomas,

Harden of Chatham, Maples,

Thompson of Banks.

Hardin of Wilkes, Merritt,

Thompson of Doolv,

Hardwick,

Miller,

Tisinger,

Harrell,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Toomer,

Harper of Ohattooga, Mitchell of Thomas, Tumlin,

Harper of Wayne, Monroe,

Turner,

Harvard,

Moore,

Underwood,

Hathcock,

Morris,

Walker of Crawford,

Harkins,

Mulherin,

Walker of Webster,

Hawes,

Mullins,

Welch,

Henderson,

Narramore,

Whitchard,

Henry,

Niblack,

Wight of Dougherty.

Herrington,

O'Connell,

Wilkes,

Hilton,

Orr,

Williams.

Hitch,

Ousley,

Willingham,

Hixon,

Pa1k of Greene,

Wilson,

Hodges,

Park of Troup,

Wright of Floyd,

Hogan,

Parker,

Yates,

Hosch,

Perry,

Mr. Speaker.

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Those absent were Messrs.-

Crawford, Dorminy, Hamilton, Howell,

Knowles, Singletary, Sturgis, Tarver,

Walker of Brooks, Wellborn, Wells.

Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

The Journal was read and confim1ed.
On motoin of ~fr. Bush of Miller, House bill X o. 722" was taken :f:llom the table and referrred to General Judiciary Committee.

By unanimous consent the following bill was introduced and read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Miller of Muscogoo-
A 'bill to amend section 610, volume 1 of the Code, relative' t~ 'bridg-es and ferries, etc., and for othe1r purposes.
Referred to Comm~ttee on Counties and County :Matters.
The follQWing resolution, by unanimous consent, was taken up and read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A resolut~orr providing for the purchase of Van Epps' Index Digest of Georgia Reports.

An appropriation being involved in.the resolution, theSpeaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole

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661

ior the pul'pose of considering same, and designated as .chairman of the Committee Mr. Thompson of Dooly.

After a coMideration of the resolution the committee mose, and through their chairman reported the same ba~k
to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass.

The unfavorable report of the committee was agTeed to .and the resolution was lost.

l\Ir. 'Vright, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

.~.lf1. Speaker:

The Committee on Temperance has had under consideration a bill to repeal an Act to establish a dispensary in 1.1itchell coun(y, and report the same back with a recommendation that it do pass.

Respectfully submitted.

WRIGHT, Chairman.

The following message was received from the Senate

through ~I,r. Northen, the Secretary thereof:

..

.Mr. Speaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to be entitled an Act as to the effecl of usury in cases where title is conveyed to secure a debt.

Also, a bill to amend section 1354, volume 1 of the Code of 1895.



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The Senate has also passed by the r~quisite constitutio'!lal majority the following bills of the House, to wit:

Also, a bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Powellville, in Coweta county.

ALso, a bill to repeal an Act approved December 7, lSGO, chartering the town of Valdosta.~

Also, a bill to fix the time of holding the superior comts in the Oconee circuit.

The Senate has also passed hy substitute the following resolution of the House, to wit:

A resolution to appoint a Board of Commissioner;; for the Strute for the I~ouisiana Pnrchasc Exposition.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of waleska.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of McDonough.

Also, a bill to amend an Act establishing- a new charter for the town of Calhoun.

Also, a hill to establiish a system of public schools m Spring Place, Murray County.

Also, a bill to prohibit the manufacture of spirituous, malt, M intoxicating liquors or brandy in the county of :Murray.

Also, a bill to establish a system of public schools in town of Warrenton.

Also, a bill to repeal the charter of the town of Vienna and all amendments thereto.

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Also, a bill to amend an Act to coosolidate, amend, and codify, the various Acts incorpoTa.ting the town of McDonough.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Jeffersonville, in Twiggs county.

Also, a bill to establish, maintain, and regulate a dispensary in the town of Hog.ansville.

A bill to amend a111 A~t establish~ng the city court of Dublin.

Also, a bill to fix the time of holding the sessions of the superior courts of Stone Mo~ntain Oi.rcuit.

Also, a bill to estaiblish a system of public rohools in the

town of Senoia.

1

Also, a bill to extend the corporate limits of the town of Palmetto.

Also, a bill to amend a'll Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Greene county.

The following resolutioo was read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A resolution providing that after the session of to-day the hours .of meeJing and adjournment shall be as follQIWs:

Meet at 9:30 a. m. and adjourn at 1. p. m.; meet a.t 3 p. m. and adjourn at 5 p. m.

By Mr. Bower of Decatur--
A resolution providing that House bill No. 668 be made the special order for Tuesday, December 3, 1901.

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The above resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit:

By Mr. Madden of Pike-:-

A bill to incorporate the Molina &hool District, in the county of Pike.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Flynt of Spalding-
..A resolution to refund the sum of $80.00 to Thomas N all and A. S. Murray, sureties upon the bond of R. E. Hardy, former tax receiver of Spalding county.
Refe~red to Special Judiciary Committee.

By :Messrs. Smith and Merritt of Hancock (by request)-

A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioner;; of Roads and Revenues in the county of Hancock.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

The following 'bill was taken upon and the Senate amendmem.t concul'red in, to wit:

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-



A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of Oakland City, and for other purposes.

The Senate proposed the following amendment, which was concurred in: to wit:

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To amend section 2 by striking the figure 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the figure 2, in the 19th line of said section.

:Mr. Gresham, vice-chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, strbmitted the following report

Mr. Speaker:
Your Commit,tee on Enrollment report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for transmission to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to amend section 982 of' the Georgia Code of 1895, providing for the selection by the Governor, of hanks in certain cities as State depositories, so as to include the city of :Mt. Vernon, in :Montgomery county.
'Also, an Act to; amend section 982 of volume 1 of the Code of 1895.
Also, an Act to amend an Act amending the various Acts incorporating the town of Wa.ynee.boro.

Also, an Act to establish a system of public schools in the town of Doerun, in Colquitt county.
Also, an Act to amend the charter of the city of Augusta .

Also, an Act to repeal a'll Act incorporating the town of Harmony Grove.
Also, an Act to change the time of holding Union superior court.

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. :Also, an Act to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove.

Respec.tfully submitted.

E. B. GRESHAlf, Vice-Chairman.

By unanimous consent the following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage:

By Mr. Gary of Richmond-
A bill to provide for the appropriation of money for the purpose of rebuilding the Soldiers' Home.

An appropriation being involved in the 'bill the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and appointed as chairman of the committee Mr. George of Morgan.
After a consideration of the 'bill the committee arose, and through their chairman, reported progress and asked leave to sit again immediately.

On motion of Mr. Copeland of Walker, the Honse adjoumed unltil 9:30 o'clock to-morrow.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Gresham, Adams, Steed, Park of Troup, Burnett, Hathcock, Tumlin, Turner, Barron, Boswell. To visit the !State University: Drawdy of Clinch, Underwood of White, Lane, Toomer, 'Vilson, Steed, Everett, Tumlin, Taylor, Howard of DeKalb, Joiner of Sumter.
On motion of Mr. Copeland of Walker, the House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow.



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Atlanta, Georgia, wednesday, November 27, 1901.

rrhe House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Anderson of Bartow, Fort,

Hosch,

Anderson of Cobb, Foster of Floyd,

Houston,

Ayres,

Foster of Towns,

Howard of Baldwin,

Bailey,

Foster of Oconee, Howard of DeKalb,

Barron,

Franklin,

Howell,

Bell,

Frederick,

Huie,

Blalock,

Freeman of Troup, Hutcheson,

Blue,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hutchins,

Booth,

Gary,

Johnson of Appling,

Bower,

George of DeKalb, Johnson of Baker,

Bray,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Bartow,

Brock,

Hresham,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Burnett,

Griffin of Twiggs, Joiner,

Bush,

Grice,

Jordan of Jasper,

Carrington,

Hall of Bibb,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Carswell,

Hall of Fannin,

Kelly,

Clower,

Hamby,

Kilburn,

Copeland,.

Hamilton,

Knight,

Cowart,

Hammock,

Knowles,

Crumbley,

Harden of Chatham. Land,

Darden,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lane,

Daul!htry,

Hardwick,

Lawrence,

Davis of Meriwether, Harrell,

].ott,

Davis of Newton,

Harper of Chattooga, Luttrell,

Deal,

HArvard,

McFarland,

Drawdy,

Hathcock,

McKay,

Duncan,

Harkins,

McLennan,

Egleston,

Hawe~,

Madden,

English,

Hilton,

Maple11,

Everett,

Hixon,

Merritt,

Felder,

Hodges,

Miller,

Flynt,

Hogan,

Mitchell of Emanuel,



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Mitchell of Thomas, Monroe, Moore, Morris, Mulherin, Mullins, Niblack, O'Connell, Orr, Ousley, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Parker, Perry, Peyton, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro,

Rhyne, Richardson, Roberts, Sanders,
~chley,
Shank, Shipp, Sikes, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Tarver, Taylor,

Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Boswell, Brewton, Bruce, Crawford, Dean,

Dorminy, Gress, Harper of Wayne, Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hitch,

Narramore, Singletary, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes.

:Nir. Merritt of Han'Cock. reported tha.t the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found corred.

On motion of Mr. Hardwick of Washington, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Miller of Muscogee, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to rooollilider the action of the House in not passing Houst:) resolution No. 9.

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1fr. Miller then moved a reconsideration of the action of the House in not passing House resolution No. 9, which motion was lost.

On the request o Mr. Hall of Bibb, House bill No. 177 was taken from the table and placed on the calendar.

On the request of Mr. Hall of Fannin, House bill No. 734 was taken from the table and put on the calendar.
On motion of 1\fr. Deal of Bulloch, House bill No. 437 was withdrawn.
Mr. Park, chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under consideration the following bills, which they recommend do not pass, 'to wit:

House bill No. 383, by Mr. Daughtry of WillrollSOI11, <to be entitled an Act to amend section 59 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia, and repeal section 61 of volume 1 of the Code of Georgia, which authorizes a voter tf:o vote out of hi;; military district, or city ward precinct and at the county site.

Aiso, bill No. 384, by !fr. Daughtry of Wilkenson county, to be entitled an Ac't to amend section 40, volume 1 o.f the' Code ()1 1895.

Also, bill No. 437, by Mr. Dea~ of Bulloch county, to be entitled an Act to declare illegal vote-buying and votescl1ing, or any offe~ to buy or sell a vo,te, and I am in-

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strncted by said committee to report that the author be allowed the prividege of withdrawing the same.

Respectfully submitted.

J AS. B. PARK, Chairman.

}<fr. Park, v~ce-chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, snlbmitted the followi'llg report:

Mr. 8 peaker:
The Committee on Ways and Means have had under consideraltion House hill No. 737, iby Mr. Kelly of Glascock county, a !hill to be entitled an Act to prescribe or govern the sale of contract or trust goods, or the making of contract or combine prices of goods or products, and for other purposes, and I am instructed by said committee to rep01t said bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass.
Respectfully submitted.
JAS. B. PARK,
Vice-Chairman.
Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The General J udicia.ry Committee have had under consideration the following bills, and recommend the same do pass:

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By :Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-
A 'bill to provide for enforcement of rules of Rain~oad Commission.

By :\Ir. Symons of Glynn-

A bill to amend section 1655 of the Code.

\

By :Mr. Symons of Glynn-

A bill to amend section 1653 of the Code.

By )fr. Hall of Bibb-

A bill to prohibit pe,rsons from carrying on business of common carrier without first becoming incorporated, etc.
By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

,A_ bill to require old line legal reserve insurance companies to make deposit, etc.
They also recommend that the following bills do pass as amended:

Ry :Nir. Sullivan of the 18th districtA bill to define anarchy arnd provide penalty for same.

By Mr. Hammock o'f RandolphA bill to pro.hihit muddying of waters of the State.

Ry Mr. McLennan of ff'elfairA bill to amend section 4625 of the Code. Also, that the following bill do not pass:

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By :Mr. King of Fulton-

A bill to provide additional qualifications for regi~tra tion.

Respectfully submitted.

JXO . :M. SLATON, Chairman.

~fr. George of )forgan, chaitman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following l'e<port:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following 'bill, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

A 'bill to amend an Act to establish a system of plrblic schools in the town of Decatur.

The committee also instructs me to report the following bills back to the House with the recommendation that they do not pass, to wit:

A bill to prevent persons 'teaching and attending schools that are set aside for the education of opposite races.

A bill to create a State Board of Educational Examiners for Georgia.

A bill to amend section 1371, volume 1 of the Code of Georgia.

The committee have also had under consideration the following Senate hill, which they instruct me, as their

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chairman, to report back to the House with the recom-

mendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to amend an Act to establish the public schools in the trown of Lawren~eville, in Gwinnett county.

Respectfully submitted.

E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

l\Ir. Jordan, chariman of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report:

111r. Speaker:

The Committee on General Agriculture have had under consideration the following bill of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to be e'Dtitled an Act to establish a Scientific and Agricultural School as a branch of the State University; to appropriate money for the same, and for other purposes.

The Committee have also had under consideration the following joint resolution of the House; which they instruct me to report back to 1he House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A resolution providing for analyse;; of "oils.

IThe committee have also had undm consideratiO'Il the following bill of the Honse, which they instruct me to report hack to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

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A bill to be enti"tled an Act toamend an Act to protcet game, singing birds and animals in this State, and for othct purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

C. H. JORDAX, Chairman.
Mr. Slaton, chairman of the Gc~1eral Judiciary Committee, submitted the following re<port:
M1. Speake~:

T'h~ General Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following Senate bill, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended:

By Mr. Ellis of the 22d district-

A bill to further regulate the practice of law in this State.. Re~>pectfully submitted.

JOHN 11. SLATOX, Chairman.

l\fr. Park, vice-chairman of Committee on \YayE an<l l\fea'llS, submitted the following report:

~Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Ways and )feans have haJ nndet~ consideration House bill No. 661, by Mr. Houston of Fult,on, to be entitled an Act to rPquire transfe.rrers of notp,; :"ecurcd by mnrtgagc;; or loan deed~, to enter tramfe1 of



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record or to have an entry made of the fact o.f t.ransfer.;: at the time thereof, and to fix penalties for failure to do so, and I am instructed as vice-chairman of said committee, to report said bill back to the House with recommendation that the same do pass as amended.

Respectfully submitted.

J AS. B. PARK,
Vice-Chairman.

:Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations ~ubmittcd the following report:

~11r. Speaker:

Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following Honse bills, which I am instructed to report hack .the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, .to wit:

A bill to amC'lld the charter of the town of Kestler, m Early county.

Also, a bill to create a new charter for the ctiy of LaGrange in Troup county.

Your committee have also had under consideration the following bills of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that the ~'ame do pass, to wit:
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Bluffton, in the eonnty of Clay.

Also, a hill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Baldwin, in Habersham and Banks counties.

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Also, a bill to repeal the several Acts incorporating the town of Preston, in the county of Webster.

The Committee on Corporations have also had under consideration the following House resolution, which I am instructed .to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A resolution to relieve the sureties on 'bond of W. S. Ransay of Laurens county, Georgia.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED,
Chairman.

The following resolution was read and referred to the

Committee on Rules, to wit: By 1\Ir. Wright of Floyd-



A resolution providing that on 'fuesdays, \Vednesdays and Thursdays of each week, the order of business shall be the con~ideratiou of general House hills.

Under the head of unfinished business the following Home bill, which was under discussion yesterday when the hour of adjournment arrived, was again taken up for a further consideration, to wit:

By Mr. Gary of Richmond-

A bill to appropriate moll<',\" for the rebuilding of the Soldiers' Home.
1\Ir. Tisinger of Upson, ,dw was chairman. of the committe~ of the whole, again took the chair.

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After a consideration of the 'bill the committee arose, and 11hrough their chairman reported the same back to the House with the reconttllendation that. all further debatr: on the bill in the committee of the whole cease.

The following resolution was read and aJopted, to wit:

By Mr. Park of Greene.

Resolved, That all debate on the Soldiers' Home bill in the committee of the whole bouse be closed, and this action be reported to said committee.
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate insists upon its amendment (No. 17) to the following :bill of the House, and asks that a committee of . (\. nferern"e be avpoin~ull.
A bill to provide for the establishment and operation of dispensaries in this State, and for other purposes.

And has appointed as such committee, on the part of the Senate, Ellis of the 22d district, Holder of the 33d district, Johnson of the 5th district.
The Speaker appointed the following Committee of Conference 1:10 confer wi'th a like committee from the Senate in regard to the amendment to the dispensary bill, in which the House refused to concur, to wit:

Messrs. Wright, Hardwick, Davis of l\feriwether.



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Mr. Davis of Meriwether, having asked to be excused from serving on the above conference committtee, the request was granted, and the Speaker appointed in his stead Mr. Stubbs of Laurens.

The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Hules, to wit:

By :Mr. Hawes of Ellberi-

Hcsolved by the House of Representatives, That the rnles governing tho Honse shall control the cJommit.en of the whole house.
The Speake.r again resolved the Honse into a committee of the whole for a further consideration of the Soldiers' Home Bill, and Mr. Tisinger of Upson, again acted a& chairman.

After a consideration of the 'hill the committee arose, and reported the same hack to lthe House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended.

Mr. McLennan of Telfair, called for the previous question, which call was sustained.

On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, the House reconsidered its action in calling rthe previous question.
T'he following mnendment offered hy Mr. Kelly of Glascock, was read and adopted, to wit:

To amend by striking the words "twenty thousand," wherever they occur and insert in lieu thereof the words "fifteen thousand."

Mr. Wilson of Olay, then renewed the call for the previous question, which call was sustained.


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The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage' of the bill, as amended, was agreed to.

An appropriation being involved in the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the Yote "as as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Bibb,

Morris,

Anderson of Cobb, Hall of Fannin,

Mulherin,

Bailey,

Hamby,

Narramore,

Barron,

Harden of Chatham, Niblack,

Bell,

Hardin of Wilkes, O'Connell,

Blalock,

Hardwick,

Ousley,

Booth,

Harrell,

Park of Greene,

Bower,

Harvard,

Park of Troup,

Bray,

Harkins,

Peyton,

Brock,

Hawes,

Quillian,

Burnett,

Hixon,

Rawls,

Cowart,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Darden.

Houston;

Richardson,

Daughtry,

Howard of Baldwin, Schley

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of DeKalb, Shipp,

Deal,

Huie,

Slaton,

Egleston,

Johnson of Appling, Smith of Henry,

English,

Johnson of Bartow, Stubbs,

Everett,

Jordan of Jasper, Symons,

Felder,

Jordan of Pulaski, Taylor,

Flynt,

Kilburn,

Thomas,

Fort,

Knight,

Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Floyd,

Land,

Tisinger,

Foster of Oconee, Lawrence,

Toomer,

Franklin,

Luttrell,

Tumlin,

Frederick,

McLennan,

Welch,

Freeman of Troup, Madden,

Wells,

Freeman of Whitfield, Merritt,

Whitchard,

-Gary,

Miller,

Willingham,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Thomas, Wilson,

-George of Morgan, Monroe,

Wright of Floyd.

-Griffin of Twiggs,

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Ayr~f! 1 Blue,

' Johnson of Jefferson, Sanders,

Kelly,

Shank,

Brewton,

Lott,

Sikes,

Bush,

McFarland,

Smith of Hancock,

Carrington,

McKay,

Sturgis,

Clower,

Maples,

Thompson of Bank8,

Orumbley,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Underwood,

Dean,

Moore,

Walker of Webster,

Hammock,

Mullins,

Wellborn,

Harper of Chattooga, Parker,

Wight of Dougherty,

Hogan,

Rhyne,

Williams,

Hutcheson,

Roberts,

Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Boswell, Bruce, Carswell, Copeland, Crawford, Davis of Newton, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan, Foster of Towns, Gresham, Gress, Grice,

Hamilton, Harper of Wayne, Hathcock. Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Hodges, Howell; Hutchins, Johnson of Baker, Joiner, Knowles, Lane,

Orr, Perry, Pierce, Reid of Campbell, Singletary, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Tarver, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wilkes, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 94, nays 36.

On mclltion of :M:r. Hardin of Wilkes, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 94, nays 36.
The bill ha,ving received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended:

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On motion of Mr. Gary of Richmond, the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.
The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen the Secretary theroof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Sernate, to wit:

A bill to amend section 3487 of the Code.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional .majority the following bill of the House:

A bill to prescri.'be that commercial fertilizers owned by farmers shall not be taxed.
The Senate has also adopted the following resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is asked, to wit:

A resolution to appoint a committee to visit: the North 'Georgia Agricuhural College, a't Dahlonega.

Committee O'll part of the Senate are Senators McAfee, Hardaway, Cobb and Holder.

Tlhe Senrute has also adopted the following resolution of the House, by substitute:

A resolution to investigate the Soldiers' Home, and report to the General Assembly.

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

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Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence of the HO'use is asked, to wit:
A resolutionHesolved, That when the General Assem:bly adjourn today it stand adjourned until next Monday, and the days lost shall be considered as dies non.
Mr. VVellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to amend an Act to codify the various Acts incorporating the town of McDonough, in Henry county.
Also, an A1ct to estalblish public sch'ools for the town o Warrenton.
Also, an Act to amend an Act amending the charter o the town of McDonough.
Also, an Act to prohibit the manufacture of all spirituous liquors in the county of Murray.
Also an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners for the county of Greene.
Also, an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Powellville, in Coweta oounty.

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Also, an Act to fix the time of holding the superior {'ourts of the Stono Mountain Circuit.

Also, an Act to establish public schools in the town of Spring Place.

Also, an Act to fix the time of holding the superior courts in the Oconee Circuit.

Also, an Act to extend the corporate limits of the town of Palmetto.

Also, an Act to amend the charter of \Valeska.

Also, an Act to repPal the charter of the town of Vienna.

AlRo, an Act to repeal an Act chartering the town of Valdosta.

Also, an Act to amend an Act establishi'llg a new charter for the town of Calhoun.

Also, an Aot to amend the charter of the town of Oakland City, and for otheT purposes.

Re3pectfully submitted.

C. J. WELLBORN, Jr., Chairman.

:Mr. Tisinger, acting chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

11{r. Speaker:

The Commit,tee on Education have had nuder co'llSideration, the following bill of the House, which they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that the same

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do not pass, both as to the hill and the substitute offered therefor:

A bill to provide for a uniform series of text-books t.o be used in the common schools of this State; to create a text-book commission, etc., and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.
B. L. TISINGEH, Acting Chairman.
)Ir. Hawes, chairman of tlw Committee on Banks and Bankiflg, sn'lmtitte.d the following report:
J.l!r. S pea~:er:

Your Committee on Banks and Banking, ha.ve had under consideration the following bills of the 'Senate, which I am instn1eted to report 'back to the House with the recommendation tha:t the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend secti()lll 982 of the Code of Georgia, 1895, providing for selection by the Governor of certain banks as State depositories, so as to include Fitzgerald, Ga.

The Committee on Banks and Banking have also hatl under consideration the following Senate bills, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse \vith the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended, to wit:

A bill to authorize the Governor to appoint an additional' State depository in the city of Atlanta.

Respectfully submitted.

P.M. HAWES, Chairman.

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The following Senate resolution was read, to wit:

By :Mr. Ellis of the 22d district-

A resolution providing that the General Assembly, when it adjourns to-day, stand adjourned until Monday morning, December 16, 1901.

~lr. Bower of Dooart:ur, called for the previous question, which call was sustained.

:Mr. Hall of Bibb, moved to adjourn.

Mr. 111:itchell of Thomas, moved as a substitute, that when the House adjourn it stand adjourned un.til 3:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr. Hardwick of Washington, called for the previous question, and on that call Mr. Franklin called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

Mr. Hardwick then asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn, which was granted.

I.eave of absence was granted the following members:

:Messrs. Barron of Jones, .Tordan of Jasper, \Villiams of Bryan, Grice of Pulaski, Stevens of' Ogle,thorpe, Brew~
tfm of Tattnall.

The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

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Wednesday, 3 o'clock p. 1i1.

The House reconvened at this hour and was again called t.o order by the Speaker.

Mr. Deal of Bulloch, moved to dispense with the call of the roll, which motion was lost.

The roll was then called, and the following member~ answered to their names:

Anderson of Bartow, GE>orge of Morgan, McKay,

Anderson of Cobb, Gresham,

McLennan,

Ayres,

Griffin of Twiggs, Madden,

Bailey,

Hall of Bibb,

Miller,

Bell,

Hall of Fannin,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Blalock,

Hammock,

Moore,

Boswell,

Harden of Chatham, Morris,

Bower,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mulherin,

Bray,

Hardwick,

Mullins,

Brewton,

Harrell,

Niblack,

Carswell,

Harper of Chattooga, Orr,

Clower,

Harkins,

Ousley,

Darden,

Hawes,

Park of Greene,

Daughtry,

Hixon,

Park of Troup,

Davis of Meriwether, Hodges,

Parker,

Deal,

Hogan,

Perry,

Dan,

Howard of Balrlwin, Pierce,

Dun<'an,

Howard of DeKalb, Quillian,

Egleston,

Howell,

Rawls,

English,

Huie,

Reid of Carnpb~ll,

EverE>tt,

Hutcheson,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Felder,

Johnson of Baker, Rhyne,

Flynt,

.Johnson of Bartow, Richardson,

Foster of Floyd,

.Johnson of JE>fferson, Roberts.

Foster of Oconee, Jordan of Jasper, Sanrlers,

Franklin,

Kelly,

Schley,

Frederick,

Kilburn,

Freeman of Troup, Land,

Shank,

Shipp,

...

Frl'eman of Whitfield, Lawrf'nce,

Sihs,

Gary,

Luttrell,

Slaton,

George of DeKalb, McFarland.

Smith of Hancock,

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Smith of Henry, Stewart, Stubbs,
Stur~ris,
Taylor, Thompson of Dooly,

Toomer, Tumlin, Underwood, Walker of Webster, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty,

Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd. Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Barron, Blue, Booth, Brock, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Copeland, Cowart, .Crawford, Crumbley, Davis of Newton, Dorminy, Drawdy, Fort, Fo;,ter of Towne,
Gres~,
Grice, Hamby,

Hamilton, Harper of Wayne, Harvard, Hathcock, Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch,
Ho~ch,
Houston, Hutcllins, Johnson of Appling, Joiner, Jordan of Pulaski, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lott, Maples, Merritt, Mitchell of Thomas,

Monroe, Narramore, O'Connell, Peyton, Singletary, Stafford. Steed, Stevens, Symons, Tarver, Thomas, Thompson of Bank~, Tisinger, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wellborn, Welch, Wf'lls, Wilkes, Willingham.

The following invitation was received and unanimously

accepted, to wit:



Atlanta, Ga., Nov'ember 27, 1001.
Hon. .J.ohu D. Little, Spcakc:r of HonsP, the Gen{'ral As"cm b l y :

Dear Sir:-The Ccn.tral Congregational Church .of this city, hereiby extends a cordial invitation to yourself and the members of your honorable body to attend its annual

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Thanksgivi11g service on to-morrow mornting (Thursday) at 11 o'clock.
The address on this occasion is to be delivered by the Hon. Roland Ellis, member of the State Senate from Macon.
Very respectfully
REV. FRANK E. JENKINS, A. E. McDONALD, J. FRANK BECK.
Committee on Invitation.
Accepted.

T'he following Senate resolution which was before the House when the House adjourned this morning was taken up again for a further consideration, to wit:
By Mr. Ellis of the 22nd District-
A resolution providing that when the House adjourn it stand adjourned until Monday morning, Dec. 16, and that Friday, Saturday and Sunday 'be counted as dies non.
Mr. Hci<l of ( 'aulplx-11, caJled for the previous question, which call was sustained.
On tho adoption of the resolution Mr. Franklin of Washington called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as fvllows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Bell, :Blalock, Booth, Bray, Brewton, Bush, Clower, Egleston, Felder, Foster of Floyd, Freeman of Troup,

Hall of Fannin,

Mulherin,

Harden of Chatham, Quillian,

Hardwick,

Reid of Campbell

Harrell,

Roberts,

Hixon,

Sikes,

Houston,

Slaton,

Hutcheson,

Stewart,

Johnson of Baker, Tumlin,

Lawrence,

Wight of Dougherty,

McLennan,

Wilson,

Miller,

Wright of Floyd,

Morris,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Hardin of Wilkes, Niblack,

Ayres,

Harkins,

Ousley,

Bailey,

Hawes,

Parker,

Blue,

Hogan,

Perry,

Brock,

Howard of Baldwin, Pierce,

Carrington,

Howard of DeKalb, Rawls,

Carswell,

Howell,

Rhyne,

Copeland,

Huie,

Richardson;

Darden,

Johnson of Bartow, Sanders,

Daughtry,

Johnson of Jefferson, Shank,

Davis of Meriwether, Jordan of Jasper, Shipp,

Davis of Newton, Jordan of Pulaski, Smith of Hancock,

Deal,

Kilburn,

Stubbs,

English,

Land,

Sturgis,

Everett,

Luttrell,

Taylor,

Flynt,

McFarland,

Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Oconee, McKay,

Toomer.

Franklin,

Madden,

Underwood,

Frederick,

Maples,

Walker of Webster,

Freeman of Whitfield,Mitchell of Emanuel, Wellborn,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Thomas, Welch,

Griffin of Twiggs, Monroe,

Whitchard,

Hall of Bibb,

Moore,

Williams.

Hammock,

Hhj

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Barron, Boswell, Bower, Bruce, Burnett, Cowart. Crawfl!rd, Crumbley, Dean, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan, Fott, Foster of Towns, Gary, George of Morgan, Gresham, Gress, Grice, Hamby, Hamilton,

Harper of Chattooga, Orr,

Harper of Wayne, Park of Greene,

Harvard,

Park of Troup,

Hathcock,

Peyton,

Henderson,

Reid of Taliaferro.

Henry,

Schley,

Herrington,

Singletary,

Hilton,

Smith of Henry,

Hitch,

Stafford,

Hodges,

Steed.

Hosch,

Stevens,

Hutchim,

Symons,

Johnson of Appling, 'l'arver,

Joiner,

Thomas,

Kelly,

Thompson of Banks,

Knight,

Tisinger,

Knowles,

Turner,

Lane,

Walker of Brooks,

Lott,

Walker of Crawford~

Merritt,

Wells,

Mullins,

Wilkes,

Narramore,

Willingham,

O'Connell,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 36, nays 70.
By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 36,. nays 70.

The resolutian having failed to rece1ve the requisitethree-fourths majority was lost.
The following resolution was read, to wit:
By l\fr. :M:ulherin of RichmondResolved, First, that no leave of absence be granted
members for Friday and 'Saturday of this week, except for providential causes.

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Second, That all leave of absence except for providential causes already granted for said days are hereby revokecl.

Third, That the Clerk is instructed to furnish the Treasurer with a list of members absent Friday and Saturday without leave of absence based upon providential causes.

Fourth, That the Treasurer is instructed not to pay the per diem of members so absent.

Mr. Mitchell of Thomas moved that the resolution be

tabled, and on the motion to table the resolution Mr.

Hardwick called for the ayes and nays, which call was sus-

tained.

I

Mr. Felder of Bibb then moved to adjourn, on which motion Mr. :Mulherin called for tho ayes and nays, which eall was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce th& vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Franklin,

Moore,

Ayres,

Freeman of Troup, Pierce,

Bell,

Freeman of Whitfield,Quillian,

Blalock,

George of DeKalb, Sanders,

Blue,

Hall of Bibb,

Shank,

Brock,

Harrell,

Sikes,

Carrington,

Howard of Baldwin, Stafford,

Carswell,

Hutcheson,

Stewart,

Clower,

Johnson of Baker, SturgiF,

Cowart,

Kilburn,

Taylor,

Darden,

Lott,

Thompson of Bank@,

Daughtry,

Maples,

Thompson of Dooly,

Drawdy,

Miller,

Wellborn,

English,

Mitchell of Thomas, Wight of Dougher1y,

Felder,

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb Houston,

Niblack,

Bailey,

Howard of DeKalb, Parker,

Bray,

Howell,

Perry,

Brewton,

Huie,

Rawles,

Burnett,

Johnson of Appling, Reid of Campbell,

Copeland,

Johnson of Bartow, Rhyne,

Davis of Meriwether, Jordan of Jasper, Schley,

Davis of Newton, Jordan of Pulaski, Shipp,

Deal,

Kelly,

Slaton.

Egleston,

Knowles,

Smith of Hancock,

Everett,

Land,

Symons,

Fort,

Lawrence,

Thomas,

Foster of Floyd,

Luttrell,

Toomer,

Foster of Oconee, McFarland,

Underwood,

George of Morgan, McKay,

Walker of Webster,

Hall of Fannin,

McLennan,

Welch,

Hammock,

Madden,

Whit'chard,

Harden of Chatham, Mitchell of Emanuel, Wilson,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe,

Wright of Floyd,

Harper of Chattooga, Morris,

Yates.

Hawes,

Mulherin,

Hixon,

Mullins,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Barron, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Bruce, Bush, Crawford, Cruinbley, Dean, Dorminy, Duncan, Flynt, Foster of Towns, Frederick

Gary, Gresham, Gress, Griffin of Twiggs, Grice, Hamby, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harper of Wayne, Harvard, Hathcock, Harkins, Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hilton,

Hitch, Hodges, Hogan, Hosch, Hutchins, Johnson of Jefferson, Joiner, Knight, Lane, Merritt, Narramore, O'Connell, Orr, Ousley, Park of Greene, Park of Troup,

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Peyton, RE!id of Taliaferro, Richardson, Roberts, Singletary. Smith of Henry, Steed,

Stevens, Stubbs, Tarver, Tisinger, Tumlin, Turner, Walker of Brooks.

Walker of Crawford, Wells, Wilkes, Williams, Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 43, nays 64.

On motion of :Mr. Hawes of Elbert the verification o the roll call was dispensed with.

On the motion to adjourn the ayes were 43, nays 64, so the motion was lost.

Mr. Hardwick renewed his call or the ayes and nays on the motion 1Jo tahle t:he 1'190lution and rtJhe amendments, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those votinp: in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Bailey; Blalock, Blue, Booth, Bray, Brewton, Carrington, Carswell, Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Darden, Davis of Newton, Deal, Drawdy, Egleston, English, Everett, Felder,

Fort,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Foster of Floyd,

.Jordan of Jasper,

Freeman of Troup, Jordan of Pulaski,

Freeman of Whitfield, Kelly,

George of DeKalb, Kilburn,

Griffin of Twigg11, Knowles,

Hall of Bibb,

Land,

Hall of Fannin,

Lawrence,

Hamby,

Luttrell,

Harden of Chatham, McFarland,

Hardin of Wilkes, McKay,

Harrell,

McLennan,

Harper of Chattooga, Madden,

Harkins,

Miller,

Houston,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Huie,

Mitchell of Thomall!,

Hutcheson,

Moore,

Johnson of Appling, Mullins,

Johnson of Baker, Niblack,

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Ousley, Parker, Rawls, Rhyne, Roberts, Schley, Shipp,

Sikes, Stewart, Stubbs, Sturgis, Thompson of Banks, Underwood, Wellborn,

Welch, Wight o.f Dougherty, Williams, Wilson, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bell, Brock, Burnett, Daughtry, Foster of Oconee, Hammock, Hardwick, Hawes,

Hixon, Howard of DeKalb, Lott, Maples, Monroe, Morris, Mulherin, Perry, Reid of Campbell, Sanders,

Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Symons, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Whitchard, Wright of Floyd,

Those not voting were Meesrs.-

Adams,

Gress,

Allen,

Grice,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamilton,

Barron,

Harper of Wayne,

Boswell,

Harvard,

Bower,

Hathcock,

Bruce,

Henderson,

Bush,

Henry,

Crawford,

Herrington,

Crumbley,

Hilton,

Davis of Meriwether, Hitch,

Dean,

Hod~es,

Dorminy,

Hogan,

Duncan,

Hosch,

Flynt,

Howard of Baldwin,

Foster of Towns,

Howell,

Franklin,

Hutchins,

Frederick,

Johnson of Bartow

Gary,

Joiner,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Gresham,

Lane,

Merritt, Narramore, O'Connell, Orr, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Peyton, Pierce, Quillian, Reid of Taliaferro, Richardson, Shank, Singletary, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Tarver, Taylor, Tisinger, 'l'umlin,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27; 1901.

695

'Turner,

Walker of Webster, Willingham,

Walker of Brooks, Wells,

Mr. Speaker.

Walker of Crawford, Wilkes,

Ayes 76, nays 28.

On motion of Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel the verification .of the roll call was dispensed with.
On ''he motion to table the resolution the ayes were 76, nays 26, so the motion to table prevailed. .
IT'he following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof:

1rf1. S pealcer:
The Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee, and recedes from its amendment (No. 17) to the following bill of the House, to wit:
A hill to provide for the esbahlishment and control Olf dispensaries in the various counties of this State.
'The Sena.te also refuses to recede from its amendment to the following lbill of the House, to wit:

A hill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of the city of Cartersville to invest water works sinking fund.

The Senate has passed by the requisite cqnstitutional majority the followh1g bill of the House, to wit:

A bill to authorize and empower the mayor and council of Jeffersonville to establish a dispensary.

The following communication was read, to wit:

696

JOURNAL 01!' THE HOUSE.

Adanta, Ga.., November 27, 1901.
Hon. J~hn D. Little, Speaker House of Representatives;
Sir: In compliance with the joint resolution of the General Assembly requesting me to address the General Assembly in joint seSion at an early day on the secession convention of the State of Georgia of 1861, I have the honor to name 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, prox., as the time 'it would be conve'llient for me to deliver the address as requested.
I have the honor to be, etc., etc.,
H. P. BELL.

Mr. Speaker:

Your Conference Committ.ee appointed to confer with a similar committee from the Senate in reference to the pending differe'llce Between the two houses on the Senate amendment to House 1bill No. 338 by }fr. Wright of Floyd~ beg leave to submit the following report:

Your committee and the Senate committee have unanimously agreed that the Senate amendment tp which the House dbjects should be stricken, and that the House should recede from its position, and the Senate committee has made a report to that effect to the Senate.

Respectfully submitted.

WRIGHT, STUBBS1 HARDWICK, Committee 0'11 part of the House.

By unanimous consent the following bills were read the

first time, to wit:

j

_ .A (

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 27, 1901.

697

By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-

A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Emanuel county.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-



A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Emanuel county.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Flynt of Spalding-

A bill authorizing the reoovery of damages by the personal representatives of any unmarried person, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Henry of Murray-

A resolution to reimburse the doorkeeper of the Senate.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Messrs. Niblack and Hosch of Jackson-

A bill to create a Board of County Commissioners for Jackson county.

Referred to Committee on County and County Matters.

By Mr. Pierce of Hall-

A bill to protect game in the county of Hall, and for other purposes.

698

JouRNAL oF THE Hous11.

Heferred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.-

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

By ~fr. Cowart of Charlton-



A hill to change the county site of Charlton county

from Traders Hill to Folkston.

I'J'Ile report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

The hill co11templating a change of a county site, the ayps and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

On motion of Mr. Perry of Gwinnett the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

Before the vote could 'he announced Mr. Slaton of Ful ton moved that the bill, to gether with the aye and nay
vote thereo11, be tabled, which motion prevailed.

By :Mr. Brewton of 'l~attnall-

A bill to amend section 583, volume 3, of the Code of 18H5, and for other puvposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 0.

. The biH havi11g received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

'The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 27, 1901.

699

Ry 11fr. Hardin of Wilkes-

A resolution providing that the General Assembly meet in joint session on Tuesday everning, Dec. 3, 1901, for the pnrpo::e of hearing the address of Hon. Hiram P. Bell on the Georgia secession convention.

On motion of Mr. Davis df Newton, Hon;;e hill No. 571 was tabled.

On motion of Mr. Hwrdwick SPnate hill No. 31) was tabled.

November 27, 1901.
The following mpssage was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

His Excellency, the Governor, has approved and signed the following Acts, to wit:

An Act to incorporate the town of Harmony Grove.

An Act to amend section 982 of the Code.

An Act to establish a system o. pu:hlic schools in the town of Doerun.

An Act to amend the charter of the town of '\\~aynesboro.

An Act to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.

Also an Act to change the time of holding the Superior Court of Union county.

700

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By Messrs. George and Howard of DeKallb-
A bill to amend the Act to create a system of public schools in the town of Decatur.

rrhe report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill by substitute, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill havi'Ilg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute.

Leave of absence was granted the followi'Ilg members:



:Messrs. Williams of Bryan, Jordan of Pulaski, Bush of

)!iller, Kelly of Glascock, McLennan of Telfair.

The Speaker then announced t'he House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock Friday morni'Ilg.

Atlanta, Georgia,
Friday, Nov. 29, 1901.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock this day. Was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called, a'lld t:Jhe following members answered to their names :

FRIDAY, NOVEZ.IBER 29, 1901.

7tH

Adams,

Hamilton,

Allen,

Hammock,

Anderson of Bartow, Harden of Chatham,

Anderson of Cobb, Harrell,

Ayres,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Bailey,

Har<\wick,

Bell,

Harvard,

Blalock,

Hathcock,

Boswell,

Harkins,

Bower,

Hawes,

Bray,

Henry.

Bruce,

Herrington,

Carswell,

Hilton,

Copeland,

Hitch,

Cowart,

Hodges,

Daughtry,

Hogan,

Davis of Newton,

Hosch,

Deal,

Houston,

Dean,

Howard of Baldwin,

Drawdy,

Howard of DeKalb,

Duncan,

Howell,

E~leston,

Hutcheson,

English,

Hutchins

Everett,

Johnson of Appling,

Felder,

Johnson of Baker,

Flynt,

,Jl,hnson of Bartow,

Fort,

Kelly,

Foster of Floyd,

Kilbum,

Foster of Towns,

Knowles,

Foster of Oconee, Lane,

Franklin,

Lawrence,

Freeman of Troup, J.ott,

Freeman of Whitfield, Luttrell,

G:ary,

McFarland,

George of DeKalb, McKay,

George of Morgan, McLennan,

Gresham,

Madden,

Gress,

Maples,

Griffin of Twiggs, Merritt,

Grice,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Hall of Bibb,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Hall of Fannin,

Moore,

Hamby,

Mulherin,

Mullins,

Niblack,

Ousley,

Park of Greene,

Park of Troup,

Parker,

Perry,

Peyton,

Pierce,

Quillian,

Rawls,

Reid of Campbell,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Rhyne,

Roberts,

Sanders,

Schley,

Shank,

Shipp,

Sikes,

Sin~letary,

Slaton,

Smith of Hancock,

Smith of Henry,

8tatford,

Steed,

Stewart,

Stubbs, Sturgis,



Symons,

Thomas,

Toomer,

Tumlin,

Walker of Crawford,

Walker of Webster,

Wellborn,

Welch,

Wells,

Whitchard,

Willingham,

Wilson,

Wright of Floyd,

Mr. Speaker.

702

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Barron,

Harper of Wayne, Richardson,

Blue,

Henderson,

Stevens,

Booth,

Hixon,

Tarver,

Brewton,

Huie,

Taylor,

Brock,

Johnson of Jefferson, Thompson of Bank!!,

Burnett,

Joiner,

Thompson of Dooly,

Bush,

Jordan of Jasper, Tisinger,

Carrington,

Jordan of Pulaski, Turner,

Clower

Knight,

Underwood,

Crawford,

Land,

Walker of Brooks,

Crumbley,

Miller,

Wight of Dougherty,

Darden,

Monroe,

Wilkes,

Davis of Meriwether, Morris,

Williams,

Dorminy,

Narramore,

Yates.

Frederick,

O'Connell,

Harper of Chattooga, Orr,

)Ir. Ousley of Lowndes, of the Committee ou J ouruals, !'('ported that the Journal of Wednesday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

On motion of :Mr. \Vright of Floyd the reading of the ,Journal was dispensed with.
By unammous consent l\fr. Harden of Chatham was
allowed to withdraw House bill No. 623.

By ummimous consent l\fr. Shipp of Col(1uitt was allowed to withdraw Home lJill No. 406. .

Upon the request of the author House bill No. 612 was withdrawn from the Ucneml Judiciary Committee and referred to the Committee on General Agriculture.

On motion of l\Ir. Wright of Floyd House bill 454 was tabled.
On motion of l\fr. Wilson of Clay House bill No. "68!) was tabled.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.

703

The following bills were read the first time, to wit:
By Mr. Carrington of :Madison-
A bill tu authorize the issuing of bonds by the town of Comer for the purpose of erecting a school building, and for other purposes.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
By :Mr. Copeland of 1Nalker-
A bill to incorporate the town of Linwood, in the county of Walker.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Bower of Decatur-

A bill to amend section 4D27 of the Code of Georgia of 18D5, and for other purpose,;.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Johnson of Appling-

A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of Baxley, Georgia, and for other purposes.

Refe,rred 'to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Deal of Bulloch ('by request)-

A re~olution to refund a fee of $50.00 paid to the Secretary of St,ate by E. K. Overstreet.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

704

JOURNAL OJ THE HOUSE.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill authorizing the mayor and council of Savannah to close Central Place and to convey same to Anna Brown.

Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Rhyne of Pickens.-

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Jasper to create a debt for the erection of a school building.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 13y Mr. Rhyne of Pickens.-

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Hevenues for Pickens county.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Madden of Pike-
A resolution to pay J. "\V. Griffin the sum of $200.00.
Referred to Committee on vVays and Means.

By Mr. Davis of Newton-

A bill to amend sections 4 and 5 of an. Act to create a system of public schools for the city of Covington.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Harkins of Gordon-

A bill to authorize the trustees of the Calhoun Institute . to transfer said property to the town of Calhoun.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

705

1Ir. Slaton, chairman of the Committee on General ,Jndiciary, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker:
The Committee on General .Tmliciary have had under con;;ideration the following hill;; of the Hon;;e, which tlwy instruct me to rPport hack to the Ilou5e with the recommendation that the same do pass:
A bill to repeal an Act creating Commissioners of Hoad;; aml Hevenues for Emanuel county.
A bill to create Commis;;ioners of Roads and Re,enues in Emanuel county.
A re:solution providing for utilizstion of certain parts of terminals of W. & A. Hailroad.
Al,;o the following hills do pass as amended:
A bill to amend seetion 1624 of the Code.

A bill to provide that in all case,; where judges sentence persons convicted of misdemeanor to industrial farms, such SPntence shall be during the minority of such person.

Respectfully submitted.

,JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

The following bills were rPad the third time and pnt upon their pa::;sage, to wit:



4fi h j

706

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

By ::\Ir. Harper of Chattooga-

A bill to cede jurisdiction over certain lands in Chattooga county to the United States Government.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the. passage of the 15ill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill havi~1g received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of Mr. Harper of Chattooga the bill just passed was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

By l\Ir. Shipp of Colquitt-

A resolution to provide ce.rtain Supreme Court Reports for the county o Colquitt.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole for a consideration of the same, and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Adams of Putrnam.
After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

The roll was called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

707

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hamilton,

Niblack,

Allen,

Hammock,

Ousley,

Anderson of Bartow, Harden of Chatham, Park of Greene,

Ayres,

Harrell,

Perry,

Bailey,

Harvard,

Peyton,

Bell,

Harkins,

Pierce,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Quillian,

Bray,

Henry,

Rawls,

Brock,

Hilton,

Reid of Campbell,

Clower,

Hodges,

Rhyne,

Copeland,

Hogan,

Sanders,

Cowart,

Houston,

Schley,

Darden,

Howard of Baldwin, Shank,

Davis of Newton, Howell,

Shipp,

Deal,

Hutcheson,

Singletary,

Dean,

Hutchins,

Slaton,

Egleston,

Johnson of Appling, Smith of Hancock,

English,

Johnson of Baker, Stafford.

Ever'ett,

Johnson of Bartow, Steed,

Felder,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stewart,

Fort,

Knowles,

Sturgis,

Foster of Floyd,

Luttrell,

Symons,

Foster of Towns,

McFarland,

Thomas.

Foster of Oconee, McKay,

Tumlin,

Freeman of Troup, Madden,

Walker of Webster,

Freeman of Whitfield,Maples,

Wellborn,

George of Morgan, Merritt,

Welch,

Gress,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wells,

Griffin of 'fwiggs, Mitchell of Thomas, Whitchard,

Hall of Bibb,

Monroe,

Willingham,

Hall of Fannin,

Moore,

Wilson,

Hamby,

Mullins,

Wright of Floyd.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Barron, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Bow11r,

Brewton, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Carswell,

Crawford, Crumbley, Daughtry, Davis of Meriwether, Dorminy, Drawdy,

708

JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

Duncan,

Jordan of Jasper,

Flynt,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Franklin,

Kelly,

Frederick,

Kilburn,

Gary,

Knight,

George of DeKalb, Land,

Gresham,

Lane,

Grice,

Lawrence,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lott,

Hardwick,

McLennan,

Harper of Chattooga, Miller,

Harper of Wayne, Morris,

Hathcock,

Mulherin,

Henderson,

Narramore,

Herrington,

O'Connell,

Hitch,

Orr,

Hixon,

Park of Troup,

Hosch,

Parker,

Howard of DeKalb, Reid of Taliaferro,

Huie,

Richardson,

Joiner,

Roberts, Rikes, Smith of Henry, Stevens, Stubbs, Tarver, Taylor, Thompson of Bank!o, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brook8, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dought>rty, Wilkes, Williams, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 96, nays 0.

On the motion of 11fr. Dra-wdy of Clinch the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were !>6, nays 0. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By :Jfr. Wilson of Clay-

A resolution to pay pension due Johi1 :Mel ton to his widow.
~\n appropriation being invohed in the re5olution the Speaker resolved the House i~1to a committee of the whole and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Reid of Campbell.

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

709

A ftrr a comicleration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the House \Yith t]JC rPeonnnenclation that it do pass.

Thl' report of the cmmnittce was agreed to..
T1w roll was called, and on taking the ballot nva voce the Yotc was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hall of Fannin,

Park of Troup,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamby,

Parker,

Ayres,

Hamilton,

Perry,

Bailey,

Harden of Ch1ttham, Peyton,

Bell,

Harrell,

Rawls,

Booth,

Harvar!l,

Reid of Campbell,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Rhyne,

Bower,

Henry,

Sanders,

Bray,

Hodges,

Schley,

Burnett,

Hogan,

Shank.

Clower,

Houston,

Shipp,

Copeland,

Howard of Baldwin, Sikes,

Cowart,

Howard of DeKalb, Bingletary,

Darden,

Howell,

Slaton,

Davis of Newton, Hutcheson,

Smith of Hancock,

Daal,

.Johnson of Appling, Steed,

Dean,

Johnson of Baker, Stewart,

Drawdy,

Lott,

Stubb!,

Egleston,

Luttrell,

Sturgis,

English,

McFarland,

Symons,

Everett,

McKay,

Thomas,

Felder,

Madden,

Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Floyd,

Maples,

Tumlin,

Foster of Oconee, Merritt,

walker of Webster,

Franklin,

Mitchell of Emanuel, wellborn,

Freeman of Troup, Mitchell of Thomas, 'Velch,

Freeman of Whitfield, Moore,

Wells,

George of Morgan, Mullins,

Whitchard,

Gresham,

Niblack,

Wilson,

Gress,

Ousley,

Wright of Floyd.

Griffin of Twiggs, Park of Greene,

710

JouRNAL Ol' THE HousB.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harper of Chattooga, Mulherin,

Anderson of Cobb, Harper of Wayne, Narramore,

Barron,

Hathcock,

O'Connell,

Blalock,

Harkins,

Orr,

Blue,

Henderson,

Pierce,

Brewton,

Herrington,

Quillian,

Brock,

Hilton,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bruce,

Hitch,

Richardson,

Bush,

Hixon,

Roberts,

Carrington,

Hosch,

Smith of Henry,

Carswell,

Huie,

Stafford,

Crawford,

Hutchins,

Stevens,

Crumbley,

Johnson of Bartow, Tarver,

Daughtry,

Johnson of Jefferson, Taylor,

Davis of Meriwether, Joiner,

Thompson of Banks,

Dorminy,

Jordan of Jasper, Tisinger,

Duncan,

Jordan of Pula:ski, Toomer,

Flynt,

Kelly,

Turner,

Fort,

Kilburn,

Underwood,

Foster of Towns, Knight,

Walker of Brooks,

Frederick,

Knowles,

Walker of Crawford.

Gary,

Land,

Wight of Dougherty

George of DeKalb, Lane,

Wilkes,

Grice,

Lawrence,

Williams,

Hall of Bibb,

McLennan,

Willingham,

Hammock,

Miller,

Yates,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe,

Mr. Speaker.

Hardwick,

Morris,

Ayes 92, nays 0.

On motion o 1fr. Franklin o "\Vashington the Yerification o.f the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage o the resolution the ayes were 92, nays 0.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. .
On motion o :Mr. Slaton o Fulton the following bill, which was tabled on Wednesday, to gether with the aye and



FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

711

nay vote thereon, was taken from the table for the purpose of announcing the vote, which was as follows:

Those v<_>ting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

George of Mor~~:an, Knowles,

Allen,

Gresham,

Land,

Anderson of Bartow, Gres~,

Lawrence,

Anderson of Cobb, Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

Ayres,

Hall of Bibb,

Luttrell,

Bailey,

Hall of Fannin,

McFarland,

Bell,

Hamby,

McKay,

Blalock,

Hamilton,

McLennan,

Blue,

Hammock,

Madden,

Booth,

Harden of Chatham, Maples,

Boswell,

Hardin of Wilkes, Merritt,

Bower,

Hardwick,

Miller,

Bray,

Harrell,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Brock,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Thomas,

Burnett,

Harvard,

Monroe,

Carswell,

Hathcock,

Moore,

Clower,

Harkins,

Morris,

Copeland,

Hawes,

Mulherin,

Cowart,

Henry,

Mullins,

Darden,

Hixon,

Niblack,

Daughtry,

Hodges,

Ousley,

Davis of Meriwether, Hogan,

Park of Greene,

Davis of Newton, Houston,

Park of Troup,

Deal,

Howard of Baldwin, Parker,

Dean,

Howard of DeKalb, Perry,

Drawdy,

Howell,

Pierce,

English,

Huie,

Quillian,

Egleston,

Hutcheson,

Rawls,

Everett,

Hutchins,

Reid of Campbell,

Felder,

Johnson of Appling, Rhyne,

Fort,

Johnson of Baker, Roberts,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Bartow, Sanders,

Foster of Towns,

Johnson of Jefferson, Schley,

Foster of Oconee, Jordan of Jasper, Shank,

Franklin,

Jordan of Pulaski, Shipp,

Freeman of Troup, Kelly,

Sikes,

Freeman of Whitfield, Kilburn,

Singletary,

George of DeKalb, Knight,

Slaton,



712

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Smith of Hancock, Stafford, Steed, Stewart, Stubbs, titurgis, Hymons, Taylor,

Thomas,

Welch,

Thompson of Banks, Whitchard,

Thompson of Dooly, Williams,

Toomer,

Willingham,

Tumlin,

Wilson,

Underwood,

Wright of Floyd,

\Valker of Webster, Yates,

Wellborn,

Mr. Speaker.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Barron, Brewton, Bruce, Bush,
Carrin~ton,
Crawford, Crumbley, Dorminy, Duncan, Flynt, Frederick, Gary, Grice,

Harper of Wayne, Henderson, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Hosch, Joiner, Lane, Narramore, O'Connell, Orr, Peyton,

Reid of Taliaferro, Richardson, Smith of Henry, Stevens, Tarver, Tisinger, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wells, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes.

Ayes 138, nays 0.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 138, nays 0.
The bill haYing receiYed the re<1ni~ite three-fourths conE<titutional majority was passed.
By ~Ir. Copeland of vValker-

A bill to amend subdivision 1 of section 2350 of voluine 2 of the Code, which refers to corporation~ created by the Superior courts.
The foJlo,wing amendments offered hy the committee were adopted, to wit:

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

713

Am<'JH1 hy Rtriking ont the words "for two weeks" wherenr tl1ey occur in tho caption of the hill, and inserting in li<n thereof the wonls "For one week."
Al~o hy 8triking ont. the words "To provide for granting elwrtn~ at chambeJ's" from the caption of said hill.
Al~o by ~triki11g the words "For two weeks" whereYcr thPy oeeur in section 1 of said hill, and iusertiug in lien thPreof the word,; ''For one week."
Al~o by ~trikinf'" from sectiou 1 of the bill the words "or at chamlwr~" whcreYPr they ocenr in section 1.
A 1,-o h: atlcling another section, to be designated as :-<ctiml 2, a,; follows:

Sce. 2. J3e it fnrthcr enacted b,v the authority aforesaid, Tlwt all laws or parts .of laws in conflict with this Act bP :m<l the "ame are hereby repealed.
'l'lw report of the committee, which was favora'l)le to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.
On the passag<> of the bill the ayes were 73, nays ln.
"'i'he bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

l\fr. Cop<>1and gave notice that at the proper time he wonld mon to reconsider the aetion of tlw Honse in not passiug the hill jn,;t C()II]sidere<l.

l\fr. \Vright of Floyd gave notice that at the proper tinw lw would move to rE-consider the action of the Hol!Se in <'Oucurring in thCI Senate substitute to Honse hill K o. 505.

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JOURNAL OF TH.B Hous.B.

By Ur. Orr of Coweta-

A resolution to pay a pension to L. D. Belisle of Coweta county.

An appropriation being involved 'in the resolution the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman of the committee :Mr. Hammock o Randolph.
After a consideration of the resolntiolll the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back with the recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.
On 'the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were called, and on taking the 1ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Deal,

Hamby,

Allen,

Dean,

Hammock,

Anderson of Bartow, Drawdy,

Harden of Chatham,

Ayres,

Egleston,

Harvard,

Bailey,

English,

Harkins,

Bell,

Everett,

Hawes,

Blalock,

Felder,

Hodges,

Booth,

Flynt,

Hogan,

Boswell,

Fort,

Houston,

Bower,

Foster of Floyd,

Howard of Baldwin,

Bray,

Foster of Oconee, Howard of DeKalb,

Brock,

Franklin,

Howell,

Burnett,

Freeman of Troup, Hutcheson,

Clower,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hutchins,

Copeland,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Appling,

Cowart,

Gresham,

Johnson of Baker,

Darden,

Gress,

Johnson of Bartow,

Davis of Newton, Hall of Fannin,

Kilburn,

FRIDAY, NoVEliiBER 29, 1901.

715

Land,

Parker,

Lott,

Perry,

Luttrell,

Peyton,

McKay,

Pierce,

Madden,

Rawls,

Merritt,

Reid of Campbell,

liitchell of Emanuel, Rhyne,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sanders,

Moore,

Schley

Morris,

Shank,

Mullins,

Shipp,

Niblack,

Sikes,

Park of Greene,

Singletary,

Park of Troup,

Slaton,

Smith of Henry, Steed, Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, 'fumlin, Walker of Webster, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wilson, Wright of Floyd.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Hall of Bibb, Henry,

Maples,

Stafford,

Smith of Hancock, Sturgis.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Hardwick,

McLennan,

Barron,

Harrell,

Miller,

Blue,

Harper of Chattooga, Monroe,

Brewton,

Harper of Wayne, Mulherin,

Bruce,

Hathcock,

Narramore,

Bush,

Henderson,

O'Connell,

Carrington,

Herrington,

Orr,

Carswell,

Hilton,

Ousley,

Crawford,

Hitch,

Quillian,

Crumbley,

Hixon,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Daughtry,

Hosch,

Richardson,

Davis of Meriwether, Huie,

Roberts,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stevens,

Duncan,

Joiner,

Tarver,

Foster of Towns, Jordan of Jasper, Taylor,

Frederick,

Jordan of Pulaski, Thompson of Banks,

Gary,

Kelly.

Tisinger,

George of DeKalb, Knight,

Toomer,

Griffin of Twiggs, Knowles,

Turner,

Grice,

Lane,

Underwood,

Hamilton,

Lawrence,

Walker of Brooks,

Hardin of Wilkes, McFarland,

Walker of Crawford,

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

Well born,

WilliaJ;ns,

Wight of Dougherty, Willingham,

Wilkes,

Ayes !)6, nays 6.

Yates, Mr. Speaker.

On motion of :::\[r. Deal of Bulloch the verificatio11 of ilte roll call was lli~peusecl with.
On the passngc of tho re,;olntion the ayes were 9G, nays 6.
Tho rewlntion having; received the re<p:isite constitut.ional maori ty wns passed.
Dy ~Ir. Gary of Hielmwml-
A hill to proyiJe for the nppropriation of $50.00 to corrc-et certain errors in the Georgia monument at Chickamanga Park.
An appropriation being involved in the bill the Sf>t>aker resohed the IIon,;e into a ccnumittee of the whole and <le~ignate<l as chairman of the eommittee :Mr. Howard of DeKalb.
After a consideration of the hill the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the Hcmsc with the recmmw1Hlation that it do pass.
Tho report of the committee was agreed to.
The ayes and nays were called, and on taking the ballot viva voee the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Ayres,

Allen,

Bailey,

Anderson of Bartow, Bell,

Blalock, Booth, Boswell,

FRIDAY, NovE~JBER 29, 1901.

717

Bower,

Harkins,

Perry,

Bray,

Hawes,

Peyton,

Brock,

Henry,

Pierce,

Burnett,

Hodges,

Quillian,

Clower,

Hogan,

Rawls,

Copeland,

Houston,

Reid of Campbell,

Cowart,

Howard of Baldwin, Rhyne,

Darden,

Howard of DeKalb, Sanders,

Davis of Newton, Howell,

Schley,

Deal,

Hutcheson,

Shank,

Drawdy,

Hutchins,

Shipp,

Egleston,

Johnson of Appling, Sikes,

English,

Johnson of Baker, Singletary,

Everett,

Johnson of Bartow, Slaton,

Felder,

Kilburn,

Smith of Hancock,

Flynt,

Land,

Smith of Henry,

Fort,

Lott,

Stafford,

Foster of Floyd,

Luttrell,

Steed,

Foster of Oconee, McKay,

Stewart,

Franklin,

Madden,

Stubbs,

Freeman of Troup, Maples,

Sturgis,

Freeman of Whitfield, Merritt,

SymonP,

George of Morgan, Mitchell of Emanuel, Thomas,

Gresham,

Mitchell of Thomas, Thompson of Dooly,

Gre1.1s,

Moore,

Tumlin,

Hall of Bibb,

Morris,

Walker of Webster,

Hall of Fannin,

Mullins,

Welch,

Hamby,

Niblack,

Wells,

Hamilton,

Park of Greene,

Whitchard,

Hammock,

Park of Troup,

Wilson,

Harden of Chatham, Parker,

Wright of Floyd.

Harvard,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Barron, Blue, Brewton, Bruce, Bush, Carrington, Carswell,

Crawford,

Frederick,

Crumbley,

Gsry,

Daughtry,

George of DeKalb,

Davis of Meriwether, Griffin of Twiggs,

Dean,

Grice,

Dorminy,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Dunran,

Hardwick,

Foster of Towns,

Harrell,

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

Harper of Chattooga, Knowles,

Harper of Wayne, Lane,

Hathcock,

Lawrence,

Henderson,

McFarland,

Herrington,

McLennan,

Hilton,

Miller,

Hitch,

Monroe,

Hixon,

Mulherin,

Hosch,

Narramore,

Huie,

O'Connell,

Johnson of Jefferson, Orr,

Joiner,

Ousley,

Jordan of .Jasper, Reid of Taliaferro,

Jordan of Pulaski, Richardson,

Kelly,

Roberts,

Knight,

Stevens,

Ayes 103, nays 0.

Tarver, Taylor, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wellborn, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Williams, Willingham, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 103, nays 0.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional maority was passed.
By Mr. Land of Butts-
A bill to authorize the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Butts county to investigate the claim of
A. J. Moore.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, n.ays 4.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

719

By ~[r. Deal of Bulloch-

A rewlution for the relief of J. T. Mikel.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of the resolution the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill havi'Ilg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

:Jir. Wellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

.illr. Spealm:

Your Committee on Enrollment report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for transmission to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit:

An Act to establish a dispe'Ilsary in the town of J effersOiwille, Georgia.

Also an Act to incorporate the town of Jeffersonville, in the county of Twiggs.

Als;o an Ac,t to anwnd an Act approved Dec. 6, 1900, ern-

titled an Act to establish the city court of Dublin, in the

county of Laurens.



~{lso an Act prescribing that commercial fertilizers in the ha'Ilds of consumers may \be deemed as retnrnetl for taxat.ion when the lands upon which the same are to be med have been returned for taxation for the currerit year, and for other purposes.

720

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Also an Act to e:;;tablish a system of public :ochool:S m the town of Senoia, in the county of Coweta.

Respectfully snbmittetl.
C. J. WELLBOHX, JR.,
Chairman.
The Cmnmittre on Connti<s aud Connty :Matt{'t'" respectfully snhmits the following report:
Jllr. Speaker:
Tht> CommittPC'> on Conntics and Conut.y ~fatter~ have had under eonsidcration the following bills of the Honse, which they instrnct me to report baek to the Hon~e with the recommendation that the same do pass:

A hill to maintain public gates hy common nsers in Fannin connty.

Also a hill to create a Board of Roads and Rcvemws in the connty of Hancock, and for other purposes.

Also a bill to require the connty anthorities of the several counties of this State to provide special boxes for the names of grand jnrors, and for other purpQses.

Also a bill to amend section GlO of volume 1 of the Code of lS!H>, and for other Plll1l05CtS.

Tlw Committee on Connties and County ~fatter,; have also had nuder consideration the following bills of the Hom<', which I am ins,tructed to report hack to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass hy substitntP, to wit:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.

721

A bill to amend an Act approved August 23, 1872, creating a Board o Roads and Revenues for Fayette. county.
Also a bill to amend the charter of the city of waycross, and for otherr purposes.

Respectfully sn bmitted.

E. B. GRESHAM, Vice-Chairman.

!The following House bills were read and the Senate amendments conJcurred in, to wit: By Mr. Hodges of Hart~
A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the counrty of Hart.
The Senate amendments were concurred in.
By Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-

A 'bill to amend the chlarter of the city of Atlanta relative to the old water works property, and for other purposes.
Mr. Slaton of :Fulton moved that the substitute offered by the Senate be concurred in, which motion, prevailed.
Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations~ submitted the following report:

.il!J'. Speake1':
Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed
16 h j

722

JOURNAL OJ!' THE HOUSE.

to repol"t back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta, Ga.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED, Chairman.

By unanimous consent the followi'llg bill was taken up for the purpose of disagreeing to the SenaJte substitute, to wit:

By Messrs. Anderson and Johnson of Bartow-

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Cartersville to invest the water works sinking fund, and for othor purposes.

The substitute offerep. by the Senate was read am.d nonconcurred in, and on motion of Mr. Anderson of Bartow a committee of conference was appointed to confer with a similar committee from the Senate so as to bring about an adjustment of the matter.

:Mr. George, chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the followi'llg report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bill, which the(Y instruct me to report back to the House with the recomme,ndation that it do pa!'!S, to wit:

A bill to incorporate the :Molina School District, in Pike county.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.

723

The committee have also had under cons,ideration the following Senate bill, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit:

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of J e:ffersonville, in the county of Twiggs, to establish a system of public schools.

Respectfully sQbmittd.

E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

By unanimous consent the following bill was read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. wnson of Clay-

A bill to amend :the charter of the town of Bluffton, in Clay county.

By 1Ir. Maples of Mitchell-
A bill to repeal an Act to establish ra dispensary in Mitchell county.

By Mr. Walker of W elbster-

A bill.to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors, etc., iu the county of \Yebster.

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

By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-
A bill to repeal an Act to provide for the payme:nt o certain insohent costs in the Northern Judicial Circuit.

724

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-

jority was passed.



By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-

A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Elbert county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the hill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Yr. SwHt of the 30th District-

A bill to repeal an Act to provide for the payment of certain insolvent costs in the Northern Judicial Circuit.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

fl'he following Senate bill was read the second time, t~ wit:

FR~DAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.

725

By 1\Ir. Yopp of the 21st District-
A bill to authorize the establishment of public schools jr1 the town of Jeffersonville.
1\Ir. 'Vright, chairman of the Committee 0'11 Temperauce, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
~The Temperance Committee have had under considerartion a bill to be entitled an A~t to prohibit the sale of spirituous and into~ica:ting liquors in the county of Webster, and for other purposes, and instruct me to report the same back with a recommendation thrut it do pass as amended.
WRIGHT, Chairman.

Leave of absence was granted .the following mem'bers: ~fessrs. Crumley, welch, Tumlin, 1\IiHer, Howard of DeKalb, Steed, Bray, Booth, Henry of :Murray, .Foster of Towns, RichardBon.

The hour of adjournment having arrived the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

Friday, 3 p. m. o'clock.
The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to or{}er by the Spelaker pro tern.

By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.

726

JOURNAL OJ THE HOUIB.

On motion of Mr. Land of Butts House resolution No. 61 was tabled.

On motion of Mr. Flynt House ibill No. 698 was tabled.

By unanimous conselllt the following bills were introduced and read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A bill authorizing the judges of the Superior courts to grant rules nisi, and for other purposes.

Referred to General J ud~~iary Committee.

By Mr. Dane of Sumter-

'A bill to repeal an Act to amend an Act to (lontrol th~ county funds so far as the same relates to the purchase of goods, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Messrs. Smith and Merritt of Hancock-

-A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Culverton, in Hancock county.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

The following hills were read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Hammock of R!andolph-
A bill to prohibi't the muddying of waters of this State.

By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-
A bill to create' a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Reveonues in the county of Emanuel.

FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER 29, 1901.

727

By :Mr. Shipp of Colquitt-'

A bill to require railroad companies doing business in this State to equip flat cars with certain appliances.

By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel -

A bill to repeal an .tAm to create a Board of Commis-
~ioners of Roads and Revenues of Emanuel county.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-;-

A resolution to provide for the utilizing of certain parts of the terminal of the W. & A. Railro'ad.
By Mr. McLennan of TeHair--
A bill to amend section 4625 of the Civil Code.
l~y Mr. Hall of Biblb-
A bill to prohibit any person or corporation carrying on the business of common carrier to cross :roads, etc.

By }fr. Slaton of Fulton-

A bill to amend section 1624 of the Code, and for other purposes.

By Messrs. Smith and Merrill of Hancock-

A bill to amend a.n Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Hancock .county.

By li'Ir. Miller of MuscogeeA bill to amend section 610, volume 1, o the Code.

728

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

By ~fr. Blalock of FayEJtte-

A bill to amend an Act, to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Fayette.
By :::\Ir. Hall of Fannin-

A bill to ere<et and maintain gates in certain parts of Fannin county.

By :Mr. :Mullins of CherokeeA bill :to amend the .charter of \Valeska.
By !fr. Walker of WebsterA bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Pres-
ton. B~ Mr. Jordan of Jasper-
A bill to establish a scientific >and agricultural school as a branch of the State University. By 1fr. Symons of Glynn-
A bill to mnend section 1653, volume 1, of the Code.

By Mr. Symons of Glynn-

'A hill to amend section 1655, part first, of the Code.

By ~fr. Harkins of Gordon-
:A bill to require counties of this State to provide special boxes for the names of grand jurors.

FRIDAY, NOV.IilltfBE.R 29, 1901.

729

J3.' ~fr. Peyton of Habersham-

A bill to amend an Act to in~orporatc the town of Rald-
Wl11.

By ~fr. Luttrell of Harris--

A re~olntion providing for,l1:he analysis of soil;;,

]3y }fr. Davis of NewtonA l)ill to create a new charter for the town of Newton.
By :Mr. Pierce ()f HallA hill for the protection of game in Hall county.
By :Messrs. Hosch and Niblack of JacksonA bill to create a Board of County Commissioners for
;J aek50ll COUil'ty.

By Mr. Peyton of Ha1bersham-
A resolution to pay the pension dueL. H. J en~ins to his widow.

By :Mr. ~Iadden of PikeA hill to incorporate the Molina School District.

By Mr. Park of TroupA hill to create :a new charter for the city of LaGrange.

By,Mr. Xarrarnore of Early-

A bill :to amend the charter of the town of Kestler.

730

JouRNAL Ol!' TBB HousB.

By Ur. :Miller of Muscogee-

A bill to divide the State of 1Georgia into eleven Congressional districts.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel House bill No. 700, which was passed, to-day after having been read the second time O'Illy this morning, the action of the House was reconsidered and the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading.

The following Senate resolution was read and adopted, to wit:
By Mr. McAfee of the 32nd District-

A resolution appointing a committee to visit the North Georgia Agricultural College.
!The following Senate bills were read the first time, to wit:
By Mr. Oann of the 1st District-
A bill relative to the effect of usury in certain cases.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Holder of,<the 33rd District-
A bill to permit the election of one member outside the city limits on the Board of Education of local school systems.
Referred to Committee on Education.

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

731

By Mr. Cann of the 1st District-

A l)ill to amend section 3487 of volume 2 of the Code.

Referred to General J udidary Commit.tee.

The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. HCYWell of 35th District-

A bill providing for an additional depository m the city of Atlanta.

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to amend secltion !)82 of the Code.

By :Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.
By unanimous consent Senate :bill No. 123 was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee.

On motion of the author House resolution No. 175 was tabled.
The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By l\fr. Bower of Decatur-

A bill1to create a new charter for the city of Bainbridge.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

732

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

The bill hav-i'l1g received the requisite constitutional lllll-

jority was passed.



By :Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-.

A bill providing that where persons under sixteen ,years of age are sentenced for misdemeanors thatsu~h sentence shall be only for and during hi's minori<ty.
The report of the committee, which was favorabh~ to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill havi'l1g received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Madden of Pike-
A bill to amend ~Sedion 671 of volume 3 of the Code, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, '!1ays 0.

The bill havi'l1g received the requisite constitutional majorirty was passed.

On motion of :Mr. Felder of Bibb, resolution No. 213 was tabled.

By Mr. .Slaton of Fulton-

A resolution providing for supplying Circuit Court of Appeals with Acts and Reports.

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

733

IThe report of the committee, which was favorable to passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The following House bill was taken up and the Senate substitute adopted, to wit:

By :Mr. P,ark of Greene-

A resolution to appoint a Board of Commissioners from the St1ate O'f Georgia for the Louisiana Purchase Expo;;ition.

The following resolution was rea<l and the Senate substitute adopted, to wit:

By ~fr. Hogan of Lincoln-:-

A" resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate the Soldiers' Home and report to the present assembly.

:Mr. vVellborn, chairman pro tem. of the Committee on Congressional Reapportionment, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Congres~ional Reapportionment instruct me :to report the following bill of the House back with the recommendation that the same he read the second time and recommitted to this committee, to wit.:

734

JOURNAL OF THE HOUBB.

A bill to divide the State into eleven Congressional districts.
Respectfully submitted.
C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman pro tern.
The Committee on Counties and County Matters sub1~:tits the followiTig report:

.Mr. Speaker:

ITihe Committee on Counties and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills of the House, which they instruct me 'to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to establish a new charter fo:r the city of Covington.
Also a bill to authorize the t~ustees of Calhoun Institute to transfer to the mayor and aldermen cel'ltai'l1 property.

Also a bill to protect game in the county of Hall, and for other purposes.
Also a bill to amend sections 7 and 8 of an Act approved Dec. 1, 1897, establishing the city court of Baxley, m Appling county, and for other purposes.
Also the committee has had under consideration the following House bill, which they iTistmct me to report. haJCk to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

I

FRIDAY, NovEMBER 29, 1901.

735

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for the connty of Jackson, and for other purposes.

Respectfully snbmitted.

J. C. HARKINS, Chairman pro tem.

I~Ir. Felder of Bibb moved that when the House adjourn it adjourn until 9:30 o'clock Monday morning.

On the motion of l\Ir. Felder, Mr. Thompson of Dooly called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on Utking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harden of Chatham, Park of Troup,

Anderson of Bartow, Harrell,

Parker,

Ayres,

Harvard,

Pierce,

Booth,

Hathcock,

Rhyne,

Bray,

Hawes,

Schley,

Darden,

Hosch,

Shipp,

Deal,

Howard of Baldwin, Stafford,

Drawdy,

Hutcheson,

Stewart,

En~lish,

Johnson of Appling, Stubbs,

Felder,

Johnson of Baker, Sturgis,

Flynt,

Luttrell,

Symons,

Fort,

McFarland,

Welch,

Foster of Floyd,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Whitchard,

Freeman of Whitfield, Mitchell of Thomas, Willingham,

Griffin of Twiggs, Moore;

Wilson,

Hall of Fannin,

Morris,

Wright of Floyd.

Hamby,

Mullins,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Bell, Blue,

Brock, Clower, Copeland,

Cowtrt, Davis of Newton, Eglestf)n 1

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

Everett, Foster of Oconee, Freeman of Troup, George of Morgan, Gresham, Gress, Hamilton, Hammock, Harkins, Hogan,

Houston, Hutchins, Johnson of Bartow, Land, Madden, Merritt, Niblack, Park of Greene, Perry, Reid of Campbell,

Sanders, Shank, Singletary, Slaton, Flmith of Hancock, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Harper of Wayne, O'Connell,

Bailey,

Henderson,

Orr,

Barron,

Henry,

Ousley,

Blalock,

Herrington,

Peyton,

Boswell,

Hilton,

Quillian,

Bower,

Hitch,

Rawls,

Brewton,

Hixon,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bruce,

Hodges,

Richardson,

Burnett,

Howard of DeKalb, Roberts,

Bush,

Howell,

Sikes,

Carrington,

Huie,

Smith of Henry,

Carswell,

Johnson of Jefferson, Steed,

Crawford,

Joiner,

Stevens,

Crumbley,

Jordan of Jasper, Tarver,

Daughtry,

Jordan of Pulaski, Taylor,

Davis of Meriwether, Kelly,

Thompson of Banks,

Dean,

Kilburn,

Tisinger,

Dorminy,

Knight,

Toomer,

Duncan,

Knowles,

Tumlin,

Foster of Towns, Lane,

Turner,

Franklin,

Lawrence,

Underwood,

Frederick,

Lott,

Walker of Brooks,

Gary,

McKay,

Walker of Crawforc.l,

George of DeKalb, McLennan,

Wight of Dougherty,

Grice,

Maples,

Wilkes,

Hall of Bibb,

Miller,

Williams,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe,

Yates.

Hardwick,

Mulherin,

Mr. Speaj[er.

Harper of Cbattooj!'a, Narramore,

Ayes 50, nays 39.

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.

737

On motion of Mr. Deal of Bulloch the verification of

the roll call was dispensed with.

On the motion of Mr. Felder that when the House ad, journ to-day it adjourn until 9:30 Monday morning the ayes were 50, nays 39, so the motion prevailed.

Leave of absence was granted to Messl'S. Bray of John~n, Harden of Chatham, Clower of Coweta, English of
Warren.'

The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until :9:30 o'clock Monday morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, M'Ond:ay, Dec. 2, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Cha;plain.

The roll was called and the following members answered to .their names:

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson o,f Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blalock,
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Blue, Booth, Bower, Brock, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Carswell,

Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, D.&vis of Meriwether, D.&vis of Newton, Deal,

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JOURNAL OF THE llous~

DAn,

Houston,

Quillian,

Duncan,

Howard of Baldwin, Rawls,

Egleston,

Howard of DeKalb, Reid of Campbell,

English,

Huie,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Felder,

Hutcheson,

Rhyne,

Flynt,

Hutchins,

Richardson,

Fort,

Johnson of Appling, Sanders,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Bartow, Schley,

Foster of Towns,

Johnson of Jefferson, Shank,

Foster of Oconee, Jordan of Jasper, Shipp,

Franklin,

Jordan of Pulaski, Sikes,

Frederick,

Kelly,

Singletary,

Freeman of Troup, Kilburn,

Slaton,

Freeman of Whitfield, Knight,

Smith of Hancock,

Gary,

Knowlee,

Smith of Henry,

George of DeKalb, Lawrence,

Staffo1d,

George of Morgan, Lott,

Steed,

Gresham,

McFarland,

Stevens,

Gress,

McKay,

Stewart,

Griffin of Twiggs, Madden,

Stubbs,

Grice,

Maples,

Sturgis,

Hall of Bibb,

Merritt,

Symons,

Hamby, . Hammo~k~

Miller,

Thomae,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Thompson of Banks.

Hamilton;:

Mitchell of Thomas, Tisinger,

Hardin of Wilkes, Monroe,

Tumlin,

Hardwick,

Moore,

Turner,

Harrell,

Morril!',

Underwood,

Harper of Ohattooga, Mulherin,

Walker of Webster.

Harvard,

Mullins,

Wellborn,

Hathcock,

Narramore,

Wells.

Harkins,

Niblack,

Welch,

Hende1son,

O'Connell,

Whitchard,

Hilton,

Orr,

Wilkes,

Hitch,

Pa1k of Greene,

Williams.

Hixon,

,J>,u k of Troup,

Willingham,

Hodges,

" Perry,

Wright of Floyd,

Hogan,

Peyton,

Yates,

Hosch,

Pierce,

Mr. Speaker.

(i

Tho!!~labsent w~~e Messrs.-

Boswell, Bray,

, .Brewton, Crawford,

Dorminy, Drawdy,

Mo~pAY, DECE:MBER 2, 1901.

Everett, Hall of Fannin, Harden of Chatham, Harper of Wayne, Hawes, Henry, Herrington, Howell, Johnson of Baker,

Joiner, Land, Lane, Luttrell, McLennan, Ousley, Parker, Roberts,

Tarver, Taylor, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty. Wilson.

llfr. Merritt of Hancock reported that the Journal of Friday's proceedings had been examined and :fiound correct.
The J our111al of Friday was then re1ad and confirmed.

l!Ir. Wright of Floyd moved to reconsider the action of the House in refusing to concur in the Senate substitute to House bill No. 505, which is a bill to amend the charter of Adanta relative to the old waterworks.

l!Ir. Park of Greene called for th~ previous question, which call was sustained.

The motion to reconsider was then put to the House and lost, ayes 24, nays 67.

Jvfr. Copeland of Walker moved to reconsider the action of the House in not 'Passing House bill No. 659, which is a bill to a.mend subdivision 1 of section 2350, volume 2, of the Code of 1895, relative to corporations created by Superior courts.

llfr. Hodges of Hart called for the previous question, ,,,hich call wru; sm~U,.n1ed.

On the motion to reconsider the ftyes were 35, nays 54, so the motion was lost.
~fr. Wellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollmen1t, submitJted the following, report:'

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JOURNAL OJ' THB HOUSB.

Mr. Speake1:

The Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled and duly signed and 're'ady for delivery to the Governor the following Acts, to wit:

An Act 'to prohibit retailing of spirituous, malt or other intoxicating liquors in Georgia, and for other purposes.

Also a resoluti'on that the Governor appoint a Board of Commissioners for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

tAlso a resolution to a.ptpoinlt a committee to vi:;it and- report on the condition of the Soldiers' Home.

;Also a resolution that Thursday, Nov. 28, be considered -dies non.

Respectfully submitted.

C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman.

Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitrtcd the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Y onr Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House hills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the ~ame do pass, to wit:
A bill to authorize mayor and aldermen of Savannah to close Centre street, and for other purposes.

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.

741

Also a hill to amend section 3 of the Act approved Oct. 17, 1887, to incorporate the Title Guarantee and Loan Company of Savannah.
'The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House wi'th the recommendation that the same d.o pass as amended, to wit:
'A bill to define and extend the corporate limits of the city of Savannah.
The committee have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am in;;tructed to report back w!th recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to incorporate the town of Oulverton, in Hancock county.
. . Also a bill to -authorize and empower the town of Comer,
Ga., to cre-ate a debt for said town by issuing bonds, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED, Chairman.

The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthe:::1, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by 'the requisite constitutional rna~
jority the foHowing bills of the Senate, to wit:
.A bill to incorporate the town of Milltown.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

' Also, a bill to fix the lice'llse for selling spirituous liquors in Wayne county.

Also, a hill to prescribe the manner of electing County School Commissioners in the various counties of this State.

The Senate has also passed the following bill of ,the House, as amended:

A bill to establish a dispensary f.or the city of LaGrange.

:J\fr. "\Vellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

llfr. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment have eX'amined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor, .the follorwing Act, to wit:
An Act.to amend the charter of-the city of Atlan,ta.
Respectfully submitted.
C. J. "\VELLBORN, Jr., Chairman.

Under the head of unfinished 'business the following bills were taken up, read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:
By Mr. George of Morgan-
A bill to require clerks of the superior courts to open and keep a contract docket; to provide the form of said docket, and for other purposes.

MoNDAY, Dl<:cEMBER 2, 1901.

743

The committee offered a substitute which was read.
The followi,ng amendments we~e offered to the substitute, which were read and adopted, to wit:
By :Mr. Hodges of Hart-
Ameml section 1 by striking out between the word "contract," in the Urth line :;md the word "made," the words "'whether written or oral."

J\1r. \Yilso'n of Clay, called for the previous question which call was sust'ained.

Also by l\Ir. Hodges of Hart_:_
To amend section 1 by striking out after the words
"'oath" in the fifth line, and the. word "it'' in the eighth
line of ,said section, the words "or ibefore two reputable .citizens, or when such relation has been created by oral contract made and entered into by the parties in the presence of such an officer, or of two reputable citizens and actually partly performed."
The report of ~he committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, by substitute, was agreed to as amended.
On the passage of the bill Mr. George of Morgan, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote'was as follows:

Those votin?: in the affirmative were Messr8.-

Adams,

Ayres,

Allen,

Barron,

Anderson of Bartow, Bell,

Anderson of Cobb, Blalock,

Blue, Booth, Bower, Burnett,

744

J oumuL or 'l'JtB HousB.

Bush,

Hilton,

Park of Greene,

Carrington,

Hitch,

Park of Troup,

Cowart,

Hixon,

Perry,

Darden,

Hogan,

Pierce,

Davis of Meriwether, Howell,

Rhyne,

Davis of Newton, Huie,

Richardson,

Deal,

Hutchins,

Shank,

Duncan,

. Johnson of Appling, Shipp,

Egleston,

Johnson of Jefferson, Sikes,

Felder,

Joiner,

Singletary,

Flynt,

Jordan of Jasper, Smith of Hancock.

Foster of Towns, Knight,

Smith of Henry,

Foster of Oconee, Land,

Steed,

Franklin,

Lane,

Stevens,

Frederick,

Lawrence,

St.ubbs,

Freeman of Troup, . Lott,

Sturgi<;,

Freeman of Whitfield, McFarland,

Symons,

Gary,

Madden,

Thomas,

George of DeKalb, Maples,

Thompson of Banks,

George of Morgan, Merritt,

Tumlin,

Gress,

Miller,

Turner,

Griffin of Twiggs, Mitchell of Emanuel, Walker of Webster,

Grice,

Mitchell of Thomas, Welch,

Hall of Bibb,

Monroe,

Wells,

Hamilton,

Moore,

Whitchard,

Hardwick,

Morris,

Williams,

Harrell,

Narramore,

Wilson,

Harvard,

Niblack,

Wright of Floyd,

Hathcock,

Orr,

Yates.

Harkins,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bailey, Brock, Bruce, Copeland, Crumbley, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Hamby,

Hammock,

McKay,

Hardin of Wilkes, Peyton,

Harper of Chattooga, Rawls,

Houston,

Reid of Campbell,

Hutcheson,

Sanders,

Kilburn,

Schley,

Knowles,



Stafford,

Luttrell,

Underwood.

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.

745

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Boswell,

Henderson,

Quillian,

Bray,

Henry,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Brewton,

Herrington,

Roberts,

Carswell,

Hodges,

Slaton,

Clower,

Hosch,

Stewart,

Crawford,

Howard of Baldwin, Tarver,

Daughtry,

Howard of DeKalb, Taylor,

Dean,

Johnson of Baker, Thompson of Dooly,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Bartow, Tisinger,

Drawdy,

Jordan of Pulaski, Toomer,

English,

Kelly,

Walker of Brooks,

Everett,

McLennan.

Walker of Crawford,

Gresham,

Mulherin,

Wellborn,

Hall of Fannin,

Multins,

Wight of Dougherty,

Harden of Chatham, O'Connell,

Wilkes,

Harper of Wayne, Ousley,

Willingham,

Hawes,

Parker,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 100, nays 2'4.

On motion of Mr. Morris of Col:fu, the verification of
the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 100, nays 24.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by sustitute as amended.
The Speaker announced the following Committee of Conference to confer with a like committee from the Senate 0'11 House bill No. 168: Messrs. Anderson of Bartow, Shipp of Colquitt, Fre~man of Troup..
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
Resolved, rrhat House resolution No. 160 be made the special order for Tuesday morning, immediately after the reading of the Journal.

746

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

The following communication was read, to wit:

Savannah, Ga., Nov. 28, 1901.
lion. John D. J,ittle, Speaker House of Representatives, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir:-Concnrrently with this, you will receive by express, a package containing copies of my recently published work "Oultivat,ion of Sugar Cane," for the members of the House of Representatives, for which I pray aseeptance with my compliments. A copy for yourself, of whichr ask your acceptance, accompanies this letter under separate cover.
At a time when our national sugar supply has assumed the proportions of a great economic question, and our indnstrial energies are being exerted to stay the outgo of our
gold to foreign countries for the greater bulk of sugar for
domestic consumptiO'n, I thought it would be an opportune mon1ent to place in the hands of our Legislators a volume that trea.ts of these matters from every standpoint, and that would possess an enhanced interest to Georgians, at this particular time, when our old pine barrens in the southern portion of the State have attracted the attention of the National Department of Agriculture at Washington, because of the very high content of s~gar shown hy analysis in the sugar-cane grown upon these pine !barrens, making it extremely possible for Georgia, as in 1829, to resume her position as one of the greatest sugar-producing centers of the world, and materially aid in throwing off our humiliating dependence upon Germany, and other'foreign countries, for more than two-thirds of the sugar consumed 'by the people of the United States.

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.

747

.Your honorable body can do much to advance the cultiYation of sugar-cane in the State, at the proper time, and in making it a companion money crop with cotton, but far more simple in cultivation and vastly more remunerative in returns to the producer than cotton.

You are not all farmers, and therefore I do not commend to such as are not, d1e perusal of P.m~t I. of my work, by Dr. Stubbs, which relates to cultivation principally, but i't is important that in connection with Par II. the preface and historical data to former be cardully read, that the scope of the work may ho understood. l~art II., of itself, is the only concise and tangible record of sugar-cane cultivation in the whole South in existence.

From the enclosed circular of my book agent, you will be a<ble to learn the favorable reception public criticisiil has accorded the humble volume.

Yvurs truly,

D. G. PURSE.

On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, the call of the roll o'f cownties was dispensed with, and the following bills were introduced, rood the first t.ime and appropriately referred, to wit:
By :Mr. Sikes of Worth-
A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Ashburn, in worth county.
Referred to the Committee on Education.

748

JouRNAL o:r TH.B Hous:s.

By l\Ir. Felder of Bibb-

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon, relative to the terms of aldermen.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-

A bill relative to the ceding o'f lands to the United States government to estalhli<sh 'a Forest Preserve.

Referred to Commit'tee on Counties and County ]\fatter;;. By :Mr. Whitchard of Terrell-
A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Dawson.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

By :Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A bill to amend the charter of the, city of Macon, so as to ooncel the bonded indebtedness of the city.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Shank of Wilkes-
A bill to abolish the city court of Washington, in \Vilkes county.

Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Quillian and Pierce of Hall-

A bill to incorporate the town of Oakwood, in the county of Hall.

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.

749

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By :Mr. Freeman of Whitfield-

A bill to require the owners of land traversed by creek, etc., not navigable, to clean all obstructions therefrom, etc.

Referred to Special J udioiary Committee. By ~Ir. Peytorn of Habersham-

A bill to equalize the business and labor of the judges of the several judicial circuits of this State, and for otJher purpose6.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By :Mr. Park of Greene-
A bill to incorporate the town of Union Point, and for other purposes.

Rerferred to Commit!tee on Corporations.

The following bills were withdrawn by the author by unanimous consent, to wit: House bills Nos. 687 a!lld 688.

Mr. Little, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Jh. Speaker:
The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the foUowing resolutions, which they instruct me to report t.o the Honse with the recommenda.tion that the same do pass:

750

JOURNAL OP' THE HoUSE,

By ~Ir. Bower-

A resolution to make House bill No. 668 special order for \Vednesday next, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal. Also l>ill No. 264.

By Ur. Blalock-
A resolution to make House resolution No. 160 special for Tuesday, immediately after the confirmation of Journal.
Respectfully submitted.
LITTT,E, Chairman ex officio.

The following resolution was read, to wit:

By J\Ir. Bmver of Decatur-

Resolved, That Honse bill No. 668 be set for special order for \Vednesday, Deeembcr 4, 1901, immediately aft<'r the rea(ling of the J onrnal.

On the adoption of the resolution :Mr. Hall of Bibf>, called for t:he ayes and nays, which call was sustained, a11cl on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Blalock, Booth,

Bower, Burnett, Bush, Clower, Cowart, Crumbley,

Darden, Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, Duncan, Egleston, Flynt,

MoNDAY, DECEliiBER 2, 1901.

751

Fort,

Howell,

Perry,

Foster of Floyd,

Huie,

Peyton,

Foster of Oconee, Hutchins,

Pierce,

Freeman of Troup, Johnson of Jefferson, Reid of Campbell,

Gary,

Jordan of Jasper, Rhyne,

George of DeKalb, Knowles,

Richardson,

George .of Morgan, Land.

Slaton,

Gress,

Lane,

Stafford,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lawrence,

Steed,

Hamby,

Lott,

Stevens,

Hamilton,

Luttrell,

Stubbs,

Hammock,

McKay,

Symons,

Hardin of Wilkes, Madden,

Tumlin,

Hardwick,

Merritt,

Turner,

Harrell,

Miller,

Walker of Webster,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Emanuel, Welch,

Hathcock,

~Morris,

Wells,

Harkins,

Xiblack,

Whitchard,

Hilton,

O'Connell,

Wight of Dougherty,

Hitch,

,.Orr,

'Vilson,

Hixon,

'Park of Greene,

Wright of Floyd.

Hodges,

Park of Troup,

Yates.

Houston,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Hogan,

Barron,

Hutcheson,

Blue,

Johr.son of Bartow,

Copeland,

Joiner,

Deal,

Kilburn,

Felder,

Knight,

Franklin,

McFarland,

J<'rederick,

Maples,

Freeman of Whitfield,Monroe,

Grice,

Moore,

Hall of Bibb,

Mulherin,

Harvard,

Rawls,

Schley, Shank, Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Sturgis, Thompson of Banks, Underwood, Williams.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Bell, Boswell,

Bray, -Brewton,
Brock,

Bruce, Carrington, Carswell,

752

JouRNAl. ol' TBB HousB.

Crawford,

Hosch,

Roberts,

Daughtry,

Howard of Baldwin, Sanders.

Dean,

Howard of DeKalb, Stewart

Dorminy,

Johnson of Appling, Tarver,

Drawdy

Johnson of Baker, Taylor,

English,

Jordan of Pulaski, Thomas,

Everett,

Kelly,

Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Towns, McLennan,

Tisioger,

Gresham,

Mitchell of Thomas, Toomer,

Hall of Fannin,

Mullins,

Walker of Brooks,

Harden of Chatham, Narramore,

Walker of Crawford,

Harper of Wayne, Ousley,

Wellborn,

Hawes,

Parker,

Wilkes,

Henderson,

Quillian,

Willingham,

Henry,

Reid of Taliaferro, Mr. Speaker.

Herrington,

Ayes 85, nay;; 35.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the adoption of .the resolution the ayes were 85, ooys 35.
The resolution mot having received the requisite threefourth constitutional majority was lost.
Leave of absence was granted to :Messrs. Howard df Baldwin, Hamby, Stewart, :Mullins, Everett, Hawes, Drawdy.

:Monday, 3 o'clock p. m.
rr'he Honse reconvened at this hour, and was again called' to order by the Speaker.

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

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.

753

Adams,

Harvard,

Niblack,

Anderson of Bartow, Harkins,

Orr,

Anderson of Cobb, Hilton,

Park of Greene,

Ayres,

Hitch,

Park of Troup,

Bailey,

Hixon,

Peyton,

Barron,

Hodges,

Pierce,

Bell,

Hogan,

Quillian,

Blalock,

Hosch,

Rawls,

Bower,

Houston,

Reid of Campbell,

Brock,

HuiE.>,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Carrington,

Hutcheson,

Richardson,

Clower,

Hutchins,

Sanders,

Cowart,

Johnson of Appling, Schley,

Crumbley,

Johnson of Bartow, Shank,

Davis of Newton, Joiner,

Shipp,

Deal,

Jordan of Jasper, Sikes,

Egleston,

Kelly,

Singletary,

Felder,

Kilburn,

Slaton,

Flynt,

Knight,

Smith of Hancock,

Fort,

Land,

Smith of Henry.

Foster of Floyd,

Lane,

Steed,

Foster of Oconee, Lawrence,

Symons,

Franklin,

Luttrell,

Thomas,

Freeman of Troup, McFarland,

Tumlin,

Freeman of Whitfield, McKay,

Walker of Webster,

George of Morgan, Madden,

Welch,

Griffin of Twiggs, Maples,

Welfs,

Grice,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Williams,

Hall of Bibb,

Mitchell of Thomas, Wilson,

Hammock,

Monroe,

Wright of Floyd,

Hardwick,

Mulherin,

Yates,

Harrell,

Narramore,

Mr. Speaker.

Harper of Chattooga,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Allen, Blue, Booth, Boswell, Bray, Brewton, Bruce,
18 h j

Burnett, Bush, Carswell, Copeland, Crawford, Darden, Daughtry,

Davis of Meriwether, Dean, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan, English, Everett,

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

Foster of Towns, Howell,

Stevens,

Frederick,

Johnson of Baker, Stewart,

Gary,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stubbs,

George of DeKalb, Jordan of Pulaski, Sturgis,

Gresham,

Knowles,

Tarver,

Gress,

Lott,

Taylor,

Hall of Fannin,

McLennan,

Thompson of Banks,

Hamby,

Merritt,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hamilton,

Miller,

Tisinger,

Harden of Chatham, Moore,

Toomer,

Hardin of Wilkes, Morris,

Turner,

Harper of Wayne, Mullins,

Underwood,

Hathcock,

O'Connell,

Walker of Brooks,

Hawes,

Ousley,

Walker of Crawford,

Henderson,

Parker,

Wellborn,

Henry,

Perry,

Whitchard,

Herrington,

Rhyne,

Wight of Dougherty,

Howard of Baldwin, Roberts,

Wilkes,

Howard of DeKalb, Stafford,

Willingham.

'l11e following resolntio'll, which was nuder consideration at the time of the adjournment of this morning's se,;sion, was taken np as unfinished business, to wit:

By l\Ir. Blalock of Fayette-

A resolution making House resolution K o. 160 the special order for Tuesday morning, immediately after the reading of the Journal.

l\fr. Blalock, who had callPJ for the ayes and nays on the adoption of the l'P,solntion at this morning';; se&'lion, withdrew the same.

On being put to the Honse the resolution was lost.
The following bills which were introduced at this morning's session, were t~ken up and read the first time, to wit:

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901.

755

By :Mr. Frederick of ~lacon-,-

A bill to amend paragraph 345, article 3, chapter 2 of the sixth title of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

The following resolutions were read and referred t,o the Committee on Rnle.s, to wit:

By :Nir. George of Morgan-

A rewlnt,ion making House bill No. 608 a special order for Tuesday morning next, at 12 o'clock.
By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton-

A resolution fixing House bill No. 668 a special order for \Vedne;:clay morning, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal.

?l[r. Ch'orge, chairman of the Committee on Education,

submitted tho following report:

'

1lfr. Speaker:
T'he Committee on Educa:tion have had under cousideration the following bill of the House, which the~ have in;;trncted me, as thetir chairman, to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pa&l, to wit:
A hill to establish a system of public schools in the town
Df Ashburn.
Also the following Senate bill, which they instn:rt me to report back with the rooommendatio'll that it do pass, to wit:

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A bill to permit the lection of one member of the County Boards of Education to reside within the corporate limits of a dt~ having a local school system.

Respectfully submitted.

E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

Mr. Steed, chairman of Committee on Corporations, ~nb mitted the follo,wing report:

Mr. Speaker:

Your Commit,tee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House resolutioo, which I am instructed to report hack to the House with the re<Jommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A resolution to appropriate one hundred dollars to pay reward offered by the Governor for apprehension of Bud Pltinizy.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED, Chairman.

The following Senate amendment to House Bill ~o. 692, which is as fo1lows, was re,ad and concurred i~1, to wit:

By 1\Iessrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A bill to establish a dispensary in and for the city of LaGrange.

The foHowing Senate amendment was read and concurred in, to wit:

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757

Amcml lly adding in the second line of the caption of the bill hetween the words "provided" and "o," the words "for tlw ,cale."

The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:
By }.Ir. Harkins o.f Gordon-
~\. l)ill to repeal an Act to amend sections 1778 and 1781 of the Code of Georgia, in regard to the stock law.
The report of tlw committee, which was favorable to the pa5.~agc of tho bill was agrood to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 80, nays 22.
The hill not having received the constitutional majority wa,s lost.

By :1Ir. Hall of Bibb-
.\. bill to prohibit any person or persons t.o carry on the lm,iness of a common carrier, or any railroad in this State from doing a like business, etc., without first becoming in~ corpora ted under the laws of this State, and for other purposes.
1T'he report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill Mr. Hall of Bibb, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hardwick,

Allen,

Harvard,

Anderson of Bartow, Hilton,

Anderson of Cobb, Hogan,

Ayres,

Houston,

Bailey,

Hutcheson,

Barron,

Johnson of Appling,

Bell,

Johnson of Bartow,

Blue,

Joiner,

Bush,

Kelly,

Darden,

Kilbul'!l,

Deal,

Knight,

Felder,

Lane,

Flynt,

McFarland,

Foster of Floyd,

Madden,

Foster of Oconee,

Maple~,

Frederick,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Freeman of Whitfield, Monroe,

George of Morgan, Moore,

Hall of Bibb,

Morris, Narramore, Niblack, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Richardson, Sanders, Shank, Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Sturgis,
~ymons,
Welch, Williams, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Booth, Bower, Bruce, Burnett, Carrington, Clower, Copeland, Egleston, Fort, Franklin, Freeman of Troup, Gary, George of DeKalb, Griffin of Twiggs, Grice, Hamby, Hammock, Hardin of Wilkes,

Harper of Chattooga, Peyton,

Harkins,

Pierce,

II itch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Hixon,

Rhyne,

Hodges,

Bchley,

Hosch,

Slaton,

Hutchins,

Smith of Hancock,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stafford,

Jordan of Jasper, Steed,

Land,

Stubbs,

Luttrell,

Tisinger,

McKay,

Tumlin,

Merritt,

Walker of Crawford,

Miller,

Walker of Webster,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wellborn,

Mulherin,

Wells,

O'Connell,

Whitchard,

Orr,

Wilson.

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Blalock,

Hall of Fannin,

Boswell,

Hamilton,

Bray,

Harden of Chatham,

Brewton,

Harrell,

Brock,

Harper of Wayne,

Carswell,

Hathcock,



Cowart,

Hawe~,

Crawford,

Henderson,

Crumbley,

Henry,

Daul!htry,

Herrington,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of Baldwin,

Davis of Newton, Howard of DeKalb,

Dean,

Howell,

Dorminy,

Huie,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Baker,

Duncan,

Jordan of Pulaski,

English,

Knowles,

Everett,

Lawrence,

.Foster of Towns,

Lott.,

Hresham,

McLennan,

Gress,

Mullins,

Ousley, Parker, Perry, Quillian, Roberts, Smith of Henry, Stevens, Stewart., Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Bank<~, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Wi!!ht of Dougherty, Wilkes, Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

.L\y~s 58, ll'HY'S 54~

By nwmimo11s couscut tho verification of the roll-call was (lispcnsed with.
On the passage of the hill the ayos wore 58, nays 54.
The hill having failed t.o recein; the requisite constitutional majority was lost.
1fr. Huteheson of Haralson, arose in his seat and stated that he had lenrned thnt his name was recorded ns voting aye on tho adoption of the resolution making the depot bill a ~pe(~ial order, and stated that. he was not in tlw House at tlJC time the vote wa& taken, and asked that the' Journal be ('orrected, and further asked the consent of the House that

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ho be allowed to be recorded as voting nay. Mr. Hutcheson also stated that he deilired to relieve the clerk of the House of all Marne, as he had bCBn informed that some one had answered to his name when it was called, and the clerk was in no way responsi_ble for the mis,take. Consent wns given to the correction of the Journal, and Mr. Hutcheson was allowed to be recorded as voting nay.

Mr. Wellbom, chnirjllan of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. S pealcer:
The Committle on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Gonrnor, the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to provide for the establishment and mainte~ narnce of a dispensary in Hogansville, Troup county.
Leave of absence was granted to the following member: :Mr. Hutchins of Gwinnett.

On motion of :Mr. :Miller of :Muscogee, the House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, December 3, 1901.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

Franklin,

Johnson of Appling,

Allen,

Frederick

Johnson of Bartow,

Anrlerson of Bnrtow, Freeman of Troup, Johnson of Jefferson,

Anderson of Cobb Freeman of Whitfield, Joiner,

Ayres,

Gary,

Jordan of Jasper,

Barron,

George of DeKalb, Kilburn,

Blalock,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Blue,

Gresham,

Knowles,

Booth,

Gress,

Land,

Boswell,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lane,

Bower,

Grice,

Lawrence,

Bray,

Hall of Bibb,

Lott,

Burnett,

Hamilton,

McFarland,

Carswell,

Harden of Chatham, McKay,

Clower,

Hardin of 'Vilkes, McLennan,

Copeland,

Hardwick,

Madden,

Cowart.,

Harper of Chattooga, Merritt,

Crumbley,

Hathcock,

Miller,

Darden,

Harkins,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Daughtry,

Henry,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Davis of Newton, Herrington,

. Moore,

Deal,

Hilton,

Morris,

Dean,

Hitch,

Mulherin,

Drawdy,

Hodges,

Narramore,

Duncan,

Hosch,

Niblack,

Egleston,

Houston,

O'Connell,

Felder,

Howard of DeKalb, Orr,

Flynt,

Huie,

Park of Greene,

Foster of Floyd,

Hutcheson,

Park of Troup,

Foster of Oconee, Hutchins,

Parker,

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Perry, Peyton, Pierce, Quillian, Rawles, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Richardson, Roberts, Schley, Shank, Shipp,

Singletary, Slaton. Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Steed, Stevens, Stubbs, Sturgis. Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly,

Tisinger, Underwood, walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells, Williams, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bailey,

Hammock,

Bell,

Harrell,

Brewton,

Harper of Wayne,

Brock,

Harvard,

Bruce,

Hawes,

Bush,

Henderson,

Carrington,

Hixon,

Crawford,

Hogan,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of Baldwin,

Dorminy,

Howell,

English,

Johnson ofBaker,

Everett,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Fort,

Kelly,

Foster of Towns, Luttrell,

Hall of Fannin,

Maples,

Hamby,

Monroe,

Mullins, Ousley, Sanders, Sikes, Stafford, Stewart, 1'arver, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, walker of Brooks, Welch, Whit chard, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes.

Mr. Lane of Sumter, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

On motion of Mr. Franklin of Washington, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

Mr. Harkins of Gordon, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House bill No. 88.

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Mr. Harkins then made the motion to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House bill No. 88.

On the motion to reconsider, Mr. Steed of Taylor called for the previous question, which call was sustained.

On the motion to reconsider Mr. Harkins of Gordon called for the yeas and nay~, which motion was lost.

The motion to reconsider was then put to the House and the same lost.
Mr. Slaton, chairman of the Committee on General J udiciary, submitted the following report:

Jlf1'. Speaker:
The Committee on General Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :

A bill to incorporate the town of Linwood, in the county of Walker; to appoint a mayor and councilmen thereof; to grant certain powers and prhileges to the same.

A bill to amend section 1105 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895, and for other pvrposes.

And also the following bills do pass as amended:

A bill to provide for the payment of the insolvent costs of the solicitor-general in each circuit and other officers of the superior court.

A bill to provide for payment of costs in felony cases to solicitor-general and officers of superior courts.

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And also the following bills with the recommendation that the authors be allowed to withdraw.
A bill to amend the county court act as contained in the Code of 1895, volume 2, section 4170 to 4~17, inclusive, and for other purposes.

A bill to require claimants in all claims filed under the laws ofthis State, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend section 221, volume 3 of the Code of 1895 of this State, and for other purposes.

And also the following bills do not pass:

A bill to provide for the payment of $108.00 to D. F. Cunningham for teaching the Hand School in the county of Miller in the year 1898, and for other purposes.

A bill making desertion or failure to provide for a dependent wife or dependent children by the husband or father a misdemeanor, and for other purposes.
A resolution to abolish the office of s peeial attorney for W estorn & Atlantic Railroad.

A bill to amend section 94, volume 3 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend section 98, volume 3 of the Code of 1895, and f0r other purposes.

A bill to amend sections 1101 and 1103 of the Criminal Code in regard to State solicitor fees in the supreme court.

A bill to amend section .5461 of the Civil Code in regard to the rate of legal advertising.

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And also the following Senate bills do pass:

A bill to amend section 107 of volume 1 of the Code of 1895.

A bill to authorize the Prison Commission to turn over to Wall & Peagler certain county warrants for the hire of ruisdemeanor convicts received from Coffee county and hired to Jefferson county, and also the following Senate bills do pass by substitute:

A bill to amend section 4193, volume 2 of the Code of

Georgia of 1895.

,

And also the following Senate bill do pass as amended :

A bill to make it unlawful for any person to trap, net or
kill, or in any way to take, any wild turkeys, quail, doves, or deer, except upon his own land or land rented or leased by him, and to fix a penalty for the violation of this Act, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted,

JOHN )L SLATON,. Chairman.

Mr. Park, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report :

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Privileges and Elections has had under consideration House bill No. 404, by Mr. Kelly of Glascock, and has instructed me as its chairman to report

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the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute.

Respectfully submitted, J AS. B. PARK, Chairman.

Mr. Slaton, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report:

jJf1'. 8 pealcer:

The Committee on General Judiciary have bad under consideration the following hill of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the HousP, with the recommendation that t.he same do pass by substitute, to wit:
A bill allowing Recorders compensation.

Respectfully submitted. JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

Mr. Thompson, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report :

~b. Speaker:
The Special Judiciary Committee have ha<l under consideration the following resolution, which the committee recommend do pass, to wit:

House resolution No. 255, by Mr. Flynt of Spalding: To refund the sum of $80.01) to Thos. Nail and A. S. Murray, 1mreties upon the bond of R. E. Hardy, former tax receiver of Spalding county.

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The committee have also had nuder consideration House bill No. 658, by Mr. Davit~ of Newton, being a bill to establish the city court of Covington, which bill the committee instructs me to report to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass.

Respectfully submitted,

W. S. THOMPSON, Chairman.

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

By Mr. Jordan of Jasper-

A bill to regulate the sale, inspection and analysis of commercial fertilizers, etc., and for other purposes.
The following amendment'.! were read and adopted, to wit:
By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
Amend by striking out all of that portion of section 2, beginning at the word "in," of the 14th line and down to and including the word "agricnltu1e" at the end of the 19th line thereof.
Also, by Mr. Johnson-
Amend further by striking out all of section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, to wit: "The analysis so placed upon or attached to aid fertilizer or chemical shall be a guarantee hy the manufacturer, agent m person offering the same for sale, that it contains the ingredients indicated thereby in the percentage named

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therein, and said guarantee shall be binding, on said mauufilCturer, dealer or agent and may be pleaded in any action or suit at law to show total or partial failure of consideration in the contract for the sale of said fertilizer or chemical."

By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-

Amend section 8 by striking out all of section 8 from and ineluding the word " without" in the fourth line down to and including the word "sold,'' at the end of the fifth line. To amend section 8 further, by inserting between the words "leather" and "raw," in the second line of said section, the following words: " Or any other material which guaranteed percentum of plant food is not available during the season in which the same is bought."
Also, to amend by striking out the words " or a grade or analysis of equal total commercial value" between the words "potash" and ''that" in the 13th line of said section. Also, amend by striking all the words in lines 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 ot said section 4. Also, to amend section 7 of said act after the word "lowered,'' in the third line of said section, and the word "a" in the sixth line of said section.
Also, to amend section 11 by striking out the word "only," in the sixth line of said section between the word., " and'' and "the."

The report of the committee, which was favorabh~ to the passage of the bill by substitute, was agreed to as amended.

On the passage of the bill, Mr. Miller of Muscogee, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hawes,

Orr,

Allen,

Henry.

Park of Greene,

Anderson of Bartow, Herrington,

Park of Troup,

Anderson of Cobb, Hilton,

Parker,

Barron,

Hitch,

Perry,

Blalock,

Hodges,

Peyton,

Blue,

Hosch,

Pierce,

Bray,

Houston,

Rawls,

Burnett,

Huie,

Reid of Campbell,

Cowart,

Hutcheson,

Rhyne,

Crumbley,

Hutch.ins

Schley,

Darden,

Johnson of Appling, Shank,

Deal,

.T<hnson of Bartow, Shipp,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Jefferson, Singletary,

Duncan,

Joiner,

Slaton,

Edeston,

Jordan of Jasper, Smith of Hancock,

Felder,

Lane,

Steed,

Flynt,

Lawrence,

Stevens,

Foster of Floyd,

J.ott,

Stubbs,

Foster of Oconee, McFarland,

Symons,

Franklin,

i\-lcKay,

Taylor,

Frederick,

McLennan,

Thomas,

Freeman of Troup, Madden,

Thompson of Dooly,

Freeman of Whitfield, Merritt,

Tisinger,

Gary,

Miller,

Underwood,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford,

Griffin of Twig~s,

Mitchell of Thomas, Walker of Webster,

Hall of Bibb,

Moore,

Wellborn,

\ Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,
Hardin of Wilkes, Narramore,

Wells, Williams,

Hardwick,

Niblack,

Wilson,

Hathcock,

O'Connell,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Clower Uopel:md,

Knight,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ayres, Bailey,
4!Jh j

Bell, Booth,

Sturgis.
Boswell,. Bower,

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Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Bueh, Carrin!Zton, .Carswell, Crawford, Daughtry, Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, Dean, Dorminy,
English,
Everett,
Fort,
Foster of Towns,
,George of Morgan,
Gresham,
Gress,
cGrice,
Hall of Fannin,
Hamby,
Hamilton,

Hammock,

Ousley,

Harrell,.

Quillian,

HHrpt>r of Chattooga, Reid of Taliaferro,

Harper of Wayne, Richardson,

Harvatd,

Hoherts,

Harkins,

Sanders,

Henderson,

SikeE>,

Hixon,

Smith of Henry,

Hogan,

~tafford,

Howard of Baldwin, Stewart,

Howard of DeKalb, Tarver,

Howell,

Thompson of Banks,

Johnson of Baker, Toomer,

Jordan of Pulaski, Tumlin,

Kelly,

Turner,

Kilbum,

Walker of Brooks,

Knowles,

Welch,

Land,

Whitchard,

Luttrell,

Wight of Dougherty,

Maples,

Wilkes,

Monroe,

Willingham,

Morris,

Wright of Floyd,

Mullins,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 96, nays 4.

By unanimous consent the verification ot the roll call was dispensed with.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 96, nays 4.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute as amended.

The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:
By Mr. Houston of Fulton-

A resolution providing that Saturday, November 30, 1901, be counted as dies non, and that members of the General Assembly shall receive no pay for such day.

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By Mr. Wa.lker of Webster-

A resolution providing that one hour of each day be devoted to reading Senate and House local bills for first, second and third time.
December 3, 1901.

The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:

Mr. S pealcer:
I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing:

To the Senate and House of Representatives :
It was my unpleasant duty at the beginning of the present session of the General Assembly to advise your honorable bodies that the appropriations made at your last session exceeded the probable income of the State for the year 1901 by about $74,000, and that for the year 1902 the deficiency would be about $263,000, if no new appropriation are made at the present session. To meet these deficiencies I then saw and I now see but three ways, either reduce appropriations already made, or increase the rate of taxation fixed at your last session, or apply so much of the fund now in the treasury derived from the sale of public property as may be necessary to the payment of the interest on the bonded debt for the year 1902. I then advised that the last suggestion be adopted, because it would probably be deemed by the General Assembly inexpedient to reduce appropriations already made, and because the rate of taxation should not, in my opinio~, be increased for any ordinary purpose whatever. There has been no change in

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the situation, nor in my opinion, since that communication was sent to the General Assembly. The deficiencies then reported still exist and that for the year 1902 will be materially increased if bills now pending making additional appropriations are permitted to become laws.
There are only ten more days of the present session in which to provide means to meet these deficiencies, and to pay the proposed new appropriations. The credit of our State is deservedly high, that of no State being higher, and it is our duty to see to it that it does not suffer while we arecharged with protecting it. It will be criminal in us not to protect it, and the people will and ought to condemn us if we fail in this duty.
The deficiencies are small and can be easily met in the way suggested, without either reducing appropriations already made or increasing the rate of taxation ; an expedient which is not to be thought of. I am advised that a J)leasure has been reported by the committee on appropriations in the House of Representatives, to carry into effect the policy above suggested, and pay the interest becoming due during the next year out of the public property fund, which has been set apart by the constitution for the payment of the bonded debt, and can be used for no other purpose. This measure should be at once adopted. The matured coupon is as much a part of the bonded debt as the unmatured bond to which it is attached. There should' be no hesitation about tl:e matter. The credit of the State must be maintained and the rate of taxation must not be increased. The people of the State, ever ready to bear every necessary burden, would cheerfully bear an increase of the tax rate if it were neceE~Hary, but it is not now necessary, and they will not, and ought not to bear uncomplainingly an increase, so long as there is in your treasury nearly a half million of dollars, which under the law

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-and precedent is a\ailable to pay interest, and which cannot for fourteen years be used for any other purpose.
I therefore respectfully urge the General Assembly to at once adopt this measure, which has been favorably reported by the committee, and thus at the :oame time protect the credit of the State and save the people from an unnecessary increase of the burden of taxation.
ALLEX D. CAXDLEH.

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

J11 r. Speaker:
'l'he Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit:
A bill to prescribe the tuition of resident and non-re~i .dent students in the State School of Technology.
The Senate has also passed the following House bill :
A bill to amend section 982 of volume I. of the Code of 1895.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:
By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A resolution providing that the Committee on Rules shall, for the remainder of the session, prescribe the order .of business from day to day.
By uuanimous consent the author was allowed to with.draw House bills No. 65, 525, 549.

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The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules :

By :Mr. Park of Greene-
A resolution, providing that, beginning with December 4th, 1901, the House shall meet at 9 o'clock a. m., and adjourn at 1 p. m., and meet at 3 p. m., and adjourn at 6P m., for the remainder of the session.
On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, House bill No. 177 was tabled.
On motion of Mr. Miller of Muscogee, House bills Nos. 128 and 160 were tabled.
On motfon of Mr. Blue of Marion, the Governor's Message, submitted to-day, was read, and on motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, 300 copies of same were ordered printed for the use of the House.
Mr. Steed, Chairman of Committee on Corporations,. submitted the following report:

11!1. Spealeer:
Your Committee on Corporations haw~ had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :
A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon in reference to bonded indebtedness, etc.

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Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Union Point, Ga.

Respectfully submitted. W. E. STEED, Chairman.

The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:
By Mr. Bower of Decatur-
A resolution providing that forty minute!! of this afternoon's session be devoted to the reading of local House bills for third reading.
By unanimous Jonsent local bills for second and third reading were made the special order fur this afternoon's session from 4 o'clock until 5 o'clock.
On motion of Mr. Miller of Muscogee, House hills Nos. 195 and 203, were tabled.

House bills Nos. 209, 210, 215 were tabled during the absence of the authora. .

By Mr. Blue of Marion-
A bill to provide for the payment of costs for taking down testimony in courts of inquiry, &c., and for other purposes.
The report of committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was disagreed to and the bill lost.

On the motion of Mr. Jondan of Jasper, House bill No. 218 was tabled.

By unanimous consent the following Senate bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:

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By Mr. Yopp of the 21st District-
A bill to authorize the establishment of public schools in the town of .Teffersonville.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By unanimous consent the f~llowing resolution was read the first time, to wit :

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A resolution to apprQpriate $200.00 to pay the Door keeper of the cloak-room of the Senate.
Mr. Wellborn, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

M 1. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code of Georgia.
Also, an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Hart.
Respectfully submitted. C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman.

TuEsDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

777

By Mr. Hodges of Hart-

A bill to amend section 3249 of the Code of 1895, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was fayorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to as amended.
Mr. Park of Greene proposed the following amendment, which was adopted, to wit :

Amend by adding at the end of section 1 the following . words: "Provided, it shall not be necessary to run any lines between adjoining landowners except the lines in dispute.

On the passage of the bill Mr. Hodges called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained and on taking the ballot vivn voce, the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams," Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Barron, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Bower, Bray, Burnett, Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Deal, Drawdy,

Duncan:,

Hardwick,

Egleston,

Hathcock,

Felder,

Harkins,

Flynt,

Henry,

Foster of Floyd,

H~:>rrington,

Foster of Oconee, Hilton,

Franklin,

Hi1ch,

Frederick,

Hodges,

Freeman of Troup, Huie,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hutcheson,

Gary,

Hutchins,

George of DeKalb, Johnson of Aj)pling,

George of Margan, J obnson of Bartow,

Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Jefferson,

Hall of Bibb,

Joiner,

Harden of Chatham, .Jordan of Jasper,

Hardin of Wilkes, Kilburn,

778

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Knight,

Park of Greene,

Lawrence,

Parker,

Lott,

Perry,

McFarland,

Peyton,

McKay,

Pierce,

McLeiman,

Rawls,

Madden,

Reid or Campbell,

Miller,

Rhyne,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Richardson,

Mitchell of Thoma~, Schley,

Moore,

Shank,

Morris,

Shipp,

Mulherin,

Singletary,

Narramore,

~laton,

Niblack,

Smith of Hancock,

O'Connell,

Rmith of Henry,

Orr,

Steed,

Stevens, Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Underwood, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells, Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Merritt.
Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Fort,

How.trd of Baldwin,

Ayres;

Foster of Towns,

Howard of DeKalb,

Bailey,

Gresham,

Howell,

Bell,

Gress,

Johnson of Bt~ker,

Boswell,

Grice,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Brewton,

Hall of Fannin,

Kelly,

Brock,

Hamby,

Knowles,

Bruce,

Hamilton,

Land,

Bush,

Hammock,

Lane,

Carrington,

Harrell,

Luttrell,

Carswell,

Harper of Chattooga, Maples,

Crawford,

Harper of Wayne, Monroe,

Daughtry,

Harvard,

Mullins,

Davis of Meriwether, Hawes,

Ousley,

Davis of Newton, Henderson,

Park of Troup,

Dean,

Hixon,

Quillian,

Dorminy,

HClgan,

Reid of Taliaferro,

English,

Hosch,

Roberts,

Everett,

Houston,

Sanders,

TuEsDAY, DECE)IBER 3, 1901.

779

Sikes, Stafford, Stewart, Tarver, Thompson of Banks, Toomer,

'l'umlin,

Whitchard,

Turner,

Wight of Dougherty,

Walker of Brooks, Wilkes,

Walker of Crawford, Willingham,

Welch,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 101, nays 1.

On motion of Mr. Wilson of Clay the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 101, nays 1.

The bill having received the requisite constitutio'llal majority was passed.
By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit :

By Messrs. Taylor and Richardson of Houston-
A bill to incorporate the upper fifth school district m Houston county.

Referred to Committee ou Education.

By Messrs. Taylor and Richardson of Houston-
A bill to incorporate the lower fifth school district in Houston county.

Referred to Committee on Education.
By unanimous consent the following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

780

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette--

A bill to make use of certain in formation on file in the office of the Commissioner of Pensions.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passag-e of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90; nays 4.
T~1e bill lun-ing receiYed the re(1nisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill requiring old line legal reserve life insurance companies doing business in this State to make deposit.

The report of the committee, which was fayorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 99, nays 0.
The bill haYing receiYed the re(jnisite constitutional majority was passed.
Mr. \Vellborn, chahman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

lf11'. Speaker:
Your Committee on Enrollment report as properly enTolled, duly signed and ready for transmissivn to the Governor, the following acts, to wit:

TUESDAY, DECE)IBER 3, 1901.

781-

An act to establish a dispensary in the city of LaGrange.

Respectlfully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, .TR., Chairman.

The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

By 11fr. George of }!forgan-
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee ofseven members of the General Assemby to inquire into the public school systems of other States and of this State, and report to the next General Assembly, and for other purposes.

On rriotion of Mr. Park of Greene, House bill No. 226 . was tabled.
Mr. Felder of Bibb, moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed.
Leave of absence was granted the following members: Messrs. Drawdy, Allen, Henderson, Stevens, Gary, Monroe.

The Speaker then announced the Honse adjourned until 3 o'clock this asternoon.

Tuesday, 3 o'clock p. m.
The House reconvened at this hour and was again called to order by the Speaker.
The roll was called and the following members answered , to their names :

782

JouRNAL OF THE Housz.

Adams,

Griffin of Twiggs, Mulherin,

Anderson of Bartow, Grice,

Narramore,

Anderson of Cobb, Hall of Bibb,

Niblack,

Barron,

Harden of Chatham, O'Connell,

Blalock,

Hardin of Wilkes, Park of Greene,

Blue,

Hardwick,

Parker,

Booth,

Harkins,

Perry,

Boswell,

Henry,

Peyton,

Bower,

Hilton,

Pierce,

Brock,

Hitch,

Quillian,

Carswell,

Hodges,

Reid of Campbell,

Clower,

Hosch,

Rhyne,

Copeland,

Houston,

Richardson,

Cowart,

Howard of DeKalb, Schley,

Crawford,

Hutcheson,

Shank.

Darden,

Hutchins, ,

Bing:etary,

Daughtry,

Johnson of Bartow, Slaton,

Davis of Newton, Johnson of Jefferson, Smith of Hancock,

Deal,

Joiner,

Smith of Henry,

Dean,

.Jordan of Jasper, Steed,

Drawdy,

Kilburn,

Stevens,

Duncan,

Knight,

Sturgis,

Egleston,

Knowles,

Symons,

Felder,

Land,

Taylor,

Flynt,

Lane,

Thompson of Dooly,

Fort,

Lawrence,

1'isinger,

Foster of Floyd,

Lott,

Turner,

Foster of Oconee, McFarland,

Underwood,

Franklin,

l\Ic Kay,

Walker of Webster,

Frederick,

McLennan,

Wellborn,

Freeman of Troup, i\ladden,

Well~,

Freeman of Whitfield, Merritt,

'Villiams,

Gary,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wilson,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Thomas, Wright of Floyd,

George of Morgan, Moore,

Yates,

Gresham,

Morris,

Mr. Speaker.

Gress,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Allen, Ayres, Bailey,

Bell, Bray, Brewton,

Bruce, Burnett, Bush,

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

783

Carrington,

Hixon,

Crumbley,

Hogan,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of Baldwin,

Dorminy,

Howell, '

English,

Huie,

Everett,

Johnson of Appling,

Foster of Towns, Johnson of Baker,

Hall of Fannin,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Hamby,

Kelly,

Hamilton,

Luttrell,

Hammock,

Maples,

Harrell,

Miller,

Harper of Chattooga, Monroe,

Harper of Wayne, Mullins,

Harvard,

Orr,

Hathcock,

Ousley,

Hawes,

Park of Troup,

Henderson.

Rawls,

Herrington,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Roberts, Sanders, Shipp, Sikes, Stafford, Stewart, Stubbs, Tarver, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, 'roomer, Tumlin, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford. Welch, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty Wtlkes, Willingham.

The following resolution was read the third time and

put upon its pa~sage, to wit:



By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-

A resolution providing for the transfer of the sum of $325,880 from the public property fund to the interest fund, and for other purposes.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and desiguanated as chairman of the committee Mr. George of Morgan.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairmah reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

The following bills, which were made the special order for this hour, were taken up and read the third time, and put upon their passage, to wit:

784

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Walker of Webster-

A bill to prohibit the s~le of spirituous liquors in the county of Webster, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

The committee proposed the following amendment, which was read and adopted, to wit:
To amend by adding at the beginning of the bill, " a bill to be entitled."

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

By Messrs. Harden, Wells and Hitch of Chatham-
A bill to define and extend the corporate limits of Savannah.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On tne passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-

jority was passed.

'

By llr. Toomer of WareA bill to amend the charter of the city of Waycross.

TuEsDAY, DEcEMBER 3, 1901.

785

The report of the committee, which was favorable to

the passage of the bill, was agreed to.



On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Maples of Mitchell-

A bill to repeal an Act to create a dispensary in the county of Mitchell.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.
Mr. Maples offered the following amendment, which was read and adopted to wit: amend section 1 by adding the following proviso : Provided that the provisions of this Act shall not go into effect until February 1st, 1902.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

By Mr. Park of Troup-

A bill to create a new charter for the city of LaGrange.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes \\ere 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
:;o hi

786

JOURNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-

11 bill to amend the charter of Waleska m Cherokee county.

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having receiYed the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Walker of Webster-
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Preston in the county of Webster.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to

the passage of the bill was agreed to.

.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Wells of Chatham-
A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Chatham county.

The report of the committe, which was favorable to the paosage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage or the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

787

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :M:r. Narramore of Early-
A bill to amend the charter of the town of Kestler in Early county.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the pa38age of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received th,e requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-
A bill to amend an Act to incorpor~te the town of Baldwin.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma: jority was passed.

By Mr. Wilson of Clay-

A bill to amend the charter of the town of Bluffton-

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

788

JOURNAL OJ!' '.rU llOUSB.

On pa~age of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having reeeived the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayet~

A bill to amend an Act to crP.ate a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Fayette county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to thepassage of the bill, was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requsite constitutional majority was passed by substitute.

By Mr. Hall of ~"'annin-

A bill to maintain gates on certain highways of FanniD, county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes w,ere 89, nays 0.
The bill having received the r~quisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Messrs. Smith and Merritt of Hancock-

A bill to amend an Act to create Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for county of Hancock.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

789

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the 'bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. :Mitchell of Emanuel-
A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commis. cSioners for Emanuel county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constituHonal majority was passed.

.By Mr. :Madden of Pike-

A bill to incorporate the Molina school district.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.
The bill having r!')ceived the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for Emanuel (JOUnty.

790

JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

'rhe report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
On motion of Mr. Lane, House bill No. 762 was recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters.

By Mr. Pierce of Hall-

A bill to protect game in Hall county.

'rhe report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of Mr. Wilson, House bill No. 755 wastabled.

By Messrs. Niblack and Hosch oi Jackson-

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for Jackson county.
The report of the committee, which was favorable t(> the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, nays 0.



'l'UESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

791

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Symons of Glynn-
A bill to amend section 1655, volume 1 of the Code.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the
passage of the till, was agreed to.

On passage of the ~ill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Symons of Glynn_.
A bill to amend section 1652, volume 1 of the Code.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Messrs. King and Houston of Fulton-
A bill to regulate practice and procedure of Justice Courts in cities of more than 60,000 inhabitants.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

792

JOURNAL OF THJI: HoUSB.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-
A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Title, Loan & Guarantee Co., of Savannah, Ga.

The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

" On passage of the bill the a.ves were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite coktitutional majority was passed.
The following bills were read the second time, to wit :

By Messrs. Darden and Allen of Monroe-
A bill to appropriate $100.00 for the payment of the reward offered for the arrest of Bud Phinizy.

By Mr. f!arrington of MadisonA bill to authorize the town of Comer to issue bonds.
By Messrs. Smith and Merritt of ~ancock-

A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Culverton.
By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A bill to amend section 1105, volume 3 of the Code.

By Mr. Flynt of Spalding-

A bill to refund the sum of $80.00 to Thos. Nall and A. S. Murray.
By Mr. Slaton of l!"'ulton (by request)-
A bill to allow compensation to recorders in cities of 85,000 population.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1901.

793

By Mr. Sikes of Worth-
A bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Ashburn.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of Savannah to close Centre Place.

By :Mr. Harkins of Gordon-
A bill to authorize the trustees of the Calhoun lnstitu te to transfer said property to the town of Calhoun.

By Mr. Johnson of Appling-

A bill to amend au act to establish the city court of Baxley.

By :Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A bill to amend the charter of Macon relative to the cancellation of bonds.
By .Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

A bill to provide for the payment of insolvent costs of solicitors-general of this State in transferred cases.

By Mr. Hardwick of WashingtonA bill to provide for the payment of costs in felony
cases to solicitors-general. By Mr. Copeland of Walker-
A bill to incorporate the town of Linwood.

794

JOURNAL OF rHE HOUSE.

On motion of Mr Park of Greene, the following bill was read the second time and recommitted, to wit:

By Meesrs. Park and Boswell of Greene-

A bill to incorporate the town of Union Point.

Mr. George, chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report :

Mr. Speaker:
. The Committee on Education have had under consideration the following resolution, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that it do pas!:!, to wit :

A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of seven from the General Assembly to inquire into the public school systems of other States.

The committee have also considered the following bills of the House, and they have instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that the authors be allowed to withdraw the same.

A bill to incorporate the lower fifth school district in Houston county.
A bill to incorporate the upper fifth school district in Houston county.

Respectfully submitted. E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

795

Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Tisinger of Upson, and Singletary of Schley.

The hom of adjournment having arrived, the Speaker annonnced the House adjourned until 9.30' o'clock tomorrow.

Atlanta, Georgia, Wednesday, December 4, 1901.
The House met pursuimt to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. \Vas called to order ,by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called and the oi1owing members answered to their names:

Adams, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Carrington,

Carswell, Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Deal, Dean, Dorminy, Duncan, Egleston, English, Everett, Felder, Flynt, Fort,

Foster of Floyd, Foster of Towns, Foster of Oconee, Franklin, Frederick, Freeman of Troup, Freeman of Whitfield, Gary, George of DeKalb, George of Morgan, Gresham, Grel!ls, Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Bibb, Hall of Fannin, Hamby, Hamilton, Hammock,

796

JOURNAL 01!' THB HOUBB.

Harden of Chatham, McLennan,

Singletary,

Hardwick,

Maples,

Slaton,

Harper of Chattooga, Merritt,

Smith of Hancock,

Harvard,

Miller,

Smith of Henry,

Hathcock,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Stafford,

Harkins,

Mitchell of Thomas, Steed,

Hawes,

Monroe,

Stevens,

Henry,

Moore,

Stewart,

Herrington,

Morris,

Stubbs,

Hilton,

Mulherin,

Sturgis,

Hitch,

Mullins,

Symons,

Hixon,

Narramore,

Taylor,

Hogan,

Niblack,

Thomas,

Hosch,

O'Connell,

Thompson of Banks,

Houston,

Orr,

Thompson of Dooly,

Howell,

Park of Greene,

Toomer,

Huie,

Park of Troup,

Tumlin,

Hutcheson,

Parker,

Turner,

Hutchins,

Perry,

Underwood,

Johnson of Appling, Peyton,

Walker of Brooks,

Johnson of Bartow, Pierce,

Walker of Webster,

Johnson of Jefferson, Quillian,

Wellborn,

Joiner,

Rawls,

Welch,

Jordan of .Jasper, Reid of Campbell, Wells,

Kelly,

Reid of Taliaferro, Whitchard,

Kilburn,

Rhyne,

Williams,

Knight,

Richardson,

Willingham,

Land,

Roberts,

Wilson,

Lane,

Sanders,

Wright of Floyd.

Lott,

Schley,

Yates,

Luttrell,

Shank,

Mr. Speake.r.

McFarland,

Sikes,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Allen,

Henderson,

Barron,

Hodges,

Crawford,

Howard of Bald win,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of DeKalb,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Baker,

Grice,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Hardin of Wilkes, Knowles,

Harrell,

Lawrence,

Harper of Wayne, :McKay,

Madden, Ousley, Shipp, Tarver, Tisinger, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

797

l\Ir. l\Ierritt of Hancock, rep<:>rted that the Journal of ye~tcrrd'ay's proceedings had been examined and found cor-: red.

On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the reading of the J oumal was dispensed with,

IT'he :following resolution which was on yesterday considexed in the committee of the whole, and on which, after a consideration, the committee arose and reported progress anfl asked leave to !Sii.t again, was again taken up for n further consideration, to wit:

By Mr. Blnlock of Fayette-
A re~olution to transfer $3~5,880 from the public property fund to the interest fnnd.
The House again went into a committee of the whole, and l\Ir.George of :Morgan, who was chairman of the committee yesterday, a~ain took the chair.
After a consideration of the re~.olution the committee arooe, and through their chairman, reported the resolution back to the Houee with the recommendation that debate on the t'!Rme be limited to two house--one h~mr t10 the advocates of the resolution and one hour to the opponents.
1Ir. p,ark of Greene, offered the following resolut~on, which was read and adopted, to wit:
A resolution providing that debate in the committee of the whole be limited to two hours, one hour t.o each side of the question, and that the commit.tee then report the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that it do or do not pass.

7!:!8

JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

The Rouse then went into a committee of the whole, and Mr. George of :Morgan, took the chair.
After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman, reported the same 1back to the House with the recommendation that it <lo paAA as amended.

The committe proposed to mnend as 'follows:
Amend by adding the following: "Resolved further, That the money this year collected for the payment of the interest on the public debt, falling due in the year 1!)02, be ca11riod fiorwal"d 'aa1d pa.id out on rthe intmest 0111 the puiblic debt falling due in the year 1903, and said sum is hereby appropriated to the payment of said interest."
"Resolved further, That the rate of taxation for the year 1902 be reduced to the e~tent that would be necessa:ry to raise the amount to pay the interest on the public debt for the year 1903."

Mr. Johnson of Bartow, offered a substitute for the bill and pending amendment, which the Speaker ruled out of order.

Mr. wilson of Clay, moved that the session be extended until the matter under discuAAion and the report of the Committe on Rules be disposed of.

On the motion of l\fr. 'Vilson to extend the morning session, Mr. Hall of Bi'bb, called for the ayes and nays, which call was not sustained.

The mot.ion of Mr. Wilson was then put to the House and carried.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

799

~:Mr. Hardwick called :for the previous question, which call was sustained.

The amC'Ildment proposed by :Mr. J.ohnson o:f Bartow, was put to the House and lost.

On agreeing to the report o:f the committee, ilfr. !ionroe o:f Decatur called :for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot Yiva ,oce the vote was as :follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Mesm'l.-

Anderson of Cobb, Hamby,

O'Connell,

Ayre~,

Hamilton,

Orr,

Bell,

Hammock,

Park of Greene,

Blalock,

Harden of Chatham, Perry,

Booth,

Hardin of Wilkes, Pierce,

Boswell,

Harkins,

Quillian,

BowPr,

Hiltm,

Rawls,

Bruce,

Hith,

Reid of C.tmpbe

Burnett,

Hodges,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bt1sh,

Hosch,

Sanders,

(')ower,

Houston,

Slaton,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of Baldwin, Steed,

Davis of Newton, Howell,

Stevens,

Duncan,

Huie,

Stt>wart,

Egleston,

Hutchins,

Stubbs,

Fort,

Jordan of Jasper, Symons,

Foster of Floyd,

Land,

Toomer,

Foster of Oconee, Lawrence,

Tumlin,

Franklin,

McLennan,

Turner,

Freeman of Troup, Madden,

Walker of Craw!ord,

Gary,

Mitche'l of Emanuel, Walker of Web~ter,

George of DeKalb, Morris,

Wellborn,

Gresham,

Mulherin,

Wells,

Grtoss,

Mullins,

Wilson.

Griffin of 'fwiggs, Niblack,

800

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hardwick,

Ousley,

Anderson of Bartow, Harper of Chattooga, Park: of Troup,

Bailey,

Harvard,

Parker,

Barron,

Henry,

Rhyne,

Blue,

Herrington,

Richardson,

Bray,

Hixon,

Roberts,

Brewton,

Hogan,

Schley,

Brock,

Howard of DeKalb, Shank,

Carrington,

Hutcheson,

Shipp,

Copeland,

Johnson of Appling, Singletary,

Cowart,

Johnson of Bartow, Smith of Hancock,

Crumbley,

Joiner,

Smith of Henry,

Darden,

Kelly,

Stafford.

Daughtry,

Kilburn,

Sturgis,

Deal,

Knight,

Taylor,

Dean,

Lane,

Thomas.

Dorminy,

Lott,

Thompson of Banks,

English,

Luttrell,

Thompson of Dooly,

Felder,

McFarland,

Underwood,

Flynt,

Maples,

Walker of Brook~<,

Foster of Towns,

Merritt,

Welch,

Frederick,

Mitchell of Thomas, Whitchard,

Freeman of Whitfield,Monroe,

Williams,

George of Morgan, Moore,

Wright of Floyd.

Hall of Bibb,

Narramore,

Yates.

Hall of Fannin,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Carswell, Crawford, Drawdy, Everett, Grice, Harrell, Harper of Wayne, Hathcock,

Hawe~,

Peyton,

Henderson,

Sikes,

Johnson of Baker, Tarver,

Johnson of .Teffer:;on, Tisinger,

Jordan of Pulaski, Wight of Doughrrtyr

Knowles,

Wilkes,

McKay,

Willingham,

Mille'-

Mr. Speaker,

Ayes 74, nays 76.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

801

The roll-call was verified and on counting the vote on the question of agreeing to the favorable report of the committee, the ayes were 74, mays 76.
The favorable report o'f the committee was therefor ui.;;agreed to and the Te.solut;ion lost.
IT1he following message was received from the Senate through :M:r. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:
. Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:
A bill to amend section 568 of the Penal Code.
Also, a bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the city of :Milledgeville.
The Senate has also passed the following bills of the House:
A bill to regulate the catchi~1g of fish on the seacoast of this State.

Also, a bill to Ahorizo the republication of certain Georgia Reports.

Also, a bill to fix the license for selling spirituous liquors in the county of vVare.
~fr. I~itltle, dmirm~n ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Rules have had under consideration
61 b j

802

JouRNAL o:r THB HousB.

the following rewlution, which they instruct me to report to the House with the rooomme'lldation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A resolution to make House bill No. 668 special order for \V"ednesday, December 4th, immediately after confirmation of the Journal.

Also hy J\Ir. Houston of Fulton-

A resolution t.o declare Saturday, November 30th di.es non.

\Vhich I am instructed to report to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.
Re:>pectlf~1lly snbmitrted.
LITTLE, C''ha.irman rx offieio.

The, following resolution was taken up aml read, t.o wit:

By M:r. Slaton of Fulton-



A reflolntion providing that Home bill No. 668 be set :for a spocia:l or<ler for \Yednesd1ay morni'llg, imnllelllri:a.tdy after the reading of the Journal.

The committee proposed to amend by striking the word "Wednesday" and inserting i'll lien thereof "Thursday."

The report of the committee which was favorable to the adoption of the resolution as amended was agreed to.

wEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

803

On the adoption of the resolution :Mr. Hall of Bibb, called for the ayes and nays, \Vhich call was not sustained.

On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 105, nays 31.

It havh1g recei\ed the reqm;ntc three-fonrth constitutional majoritv was arlonted.

By Mr. Houston of Fulton-
A resolution declaring Saturday, November 30, lHOl, dies non.

~The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adopti(lll of the rewlution was agreed to.

On the adoption of the resolution ~f,r. Bowet of Decatur, called 'for the ayes and nays, which call was ,~usbained, ancl on taking the ballot ,.i,a voce .the ,ote waa as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Anderson of Cobb, Bell, Blalock, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Burnett, Davis of Newton, Dorminy, Egleston, Fort, Freeman of Troup, Gary, Gress,

Harden of Chatham, Hardin of Wilkes, Hardwick, Henry, Herrington, Hitch, Hixon, Hodges, Hosch, Houston, Howell, Huie, Hutchins. Jordan of Jasper, Land, McLennan,

Madden, ~1itche\l of Emanuel, Morris, Mullins, Niblack, Ousley, Park of Greene, Perry, Pierce, Quillian, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Stafford,

804
Steed, Stevens, Symons, 'l'umlin,

JoURNAL OF THE liOUSB.

Walker of Crawford, Whitchard,

Wellborn,

Wright of Floyd,

Welch,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Freeman of Whitfield, Merritt,

Ayres,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Thomas~

B~tiiPy,

Gresham,

Monroe,

Barron,

Griffin of Twiggs, Moore,

Booth,

Hall of Bibb,

Mulherin,

Brock,

Hall of Fannin,

O'Connell,

Bruce,

Hamby,

Orr,

Bush,

Hamilton,

Park of Troup,

Carrington,

Hammock,

Rawls,

Clower,

Harper of Chattooga, Richardson,

Copeland,

Harvard,

Roberts,

Cowart,

Harkins,

&hley

Crumbley,

Hilton,

Shank,

Darden,

Hogan,

Shipp,

Daughtry,

Howard of Baldwin, Singletary,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of DeKalb, Smith of Henry,

Deal,

Hutcheson,

Stewart,

Dean,

Johnson of Appling, Stubbs,

Duncan,

Joiner,

Sturgis,

English,

Kelly.

Taylor,

Felder,

Kilburn,

Thompson of Bank!!,

Flynt,

Knight,

Turner,

Foster of Floyd,

Lane,

Underwood,

Foster uf Towns, Lott,

Walker of Webster,

Foster of Oconee, Luttrell,

W Plls,

Franklin,

McFarland,

Williams.

Frederick,

Maples,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Allen, Blue, Carswell, Crawford, Drawdy,

Everett. George of Morgan, GrieP, Harrell, Harper of Wayne,

Hathcock, Hawes, Henderson, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Bartow~

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

80,)

-Johnson of Jefferson, Peyton,

Jordan of Pulaski, Sanders,

Knowles,

Sikes,

Lawrence,

Tarver,

McKay,

Thomas,

Miller,

Thompson of Dooly,

Narramore,

Tisinger,

Parker,

Toomer, Walker of Brooks, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes,
Willin~otham,
Wilson, Mr Speaker.

Ayes 58, nays SO.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the 1adoption of the resolution the ayes were 58, nays SO; the resolution was therefore lost.
Leave of absence was granted to :Messrs. 'Valker of Crawford, Crumley.

Tho hour of adiournment having arrived the Speaker announced the Home adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

'Vednesday, 3 o'clock p. m.

The House 'reconvened at this hour and was called to -order by the Speaker pro tem.

Mr. Griffin of Twiggs, moved to dispense with the rollcall, whi0h motion was lost.

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

Adams,

Bailey,

Anderson of Bartow, Barron,

Anderson of Cobb, Bell,

Blalock, Blue, Bower,

806

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Bray,

Harper of Chattooga, Park of Greene,

Brock,

Harkins,

Park ofTroup,

Bruce,_

Henry,

Parker,

Burnett,

Herrington,

Perry,

Bush,

Hilton,

Peyton,

Carrin~ton,

Hixon,

Pierce,

Carswell,

Hodges,

Quillian,

Clower,

Hogan,

Rawls,

Daughtry,

Houston,

Reid of Campbell,

Davis of Newton, Howard of DeKalb, Reid of Taliaferro,

Deal,

Huie,

Rhyne,

D~an,

Hutcheson,

Richardson,

Dorminy,

Hutchins,

Sanders,

Dnncan,

Johnson of Appling, Schley,

Egleston,

.Johnson of Bartow, Shank,

Felder,

Johnson of Jefferson, Shipp,

Flynt,

Joiner,

Sikes,

Fort,

Kelly,

Slaton,

Franklin,

Kilburn,

Smith of Hancock,

Frederick,

Lane,

Smith of Henry,

Freeman of Troup, Lott,

Stafford,

Freeman of Whitfield, McFarland.

Steed,

Gar~,

McLennan,

Stevens,

George of DeKalb, Madden,

Sturgis,

George of Morgan, Merritt,

Symons,

Gresham,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Taylor,

Gress,

Mitchell of Thomas, Tumlin,

Griffin of Twiggs, Monroe,

Underwood,

Hall of Bibb,

Moore,

Walker of Brooks,

Hall of Fannin,

Morris,

Walker of Webster,.

Hamby,

Mulherin,

Wellborn,

Hamilton,

Narramore,

Wells,

Harden of Chatham, Niblack,

Wright of Floyd,

Hardin of Wilkes, Orr,

Yates,

Hardwick,

Ousley,

Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Allen, Ayres, Booth, Boswell, Brewton,

Copeland, Cowart, Crawford, Crumbley, Darden,

Davis of Meriwether,. Drawdy, English, Everett, Foster of Floyd,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

807

Fo~ter of '!'owns, Foster of Oconee, Grice, Hammock, Harrell, Harper of Wayne, Harvard, Hathcock, Hawes, Henderson, Hitch, Hosch, Howard of Baldwin, Howell, Johnson of Baker, Jordan of Jasper,

Jordan of Pula~ki, Knight, Knowles, Land, Lawrence, Luttrell, McKay, Maples, Miller, Mullins, O'Connell, Roberts, Singletary, Stewart, Stubbs,

Tarver, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Walker of Crawford, Welch, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, WilkE's, Williams, Willingham, Wilson.

The folfo.wing resolntion was read and referred to the Committee on Rul'5, to wit:

By :ftfr. }fulherin of Richmond-
A resolution providing that ryn :Monday the House shall have three se~ions per d'ay, .t() meet at 9 o'clock a. m. and adjourn at 1 p. m.; meet at 3 p. m. and adjourn at 6 p. m.; to meet at 8 p. m. and adjourn at 10 p. m.
The following resolution was read, and under the rules of the Houw was Laid on the ta:ble for one day, to wit:

By Mr. Felder of BilYb-
A rc.'\olution providing for the appointl!1ent of a committee to examine into appropriations heretofore made, etc., and report to the Gener.al Assembly on Friday, De~mher 5, 1901, and or other purposes.
By unanimous cnn::.ent 1fr. Ha,rden of Cha:tham was al-
lowed to withdraw H6nse hill No. 413.

808

JOURNAL 01!' THE HOUSE.

On motion of :Mr. Mullins of Cherokee, House resoluti(Jills Nos. 224 and 225 we.re witihdra.wn from the Pension Committee and referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

On motion of )fr. Park of Greene, the call of the roll of counties was Ji~pensed with and the following bills were introduced, read the first time a1Hl. appropriately referred, to wit:

By :Mr. Stevens of Oglethorpe-
A resolution to pay the per di~m of Ron . T. H. ~Ic whorter to his widow.

Heferred to Committee on Appropriation~.

By :Mr. TarYer of JcffcrsonA resolution to pay the per dieu of Hon. Geo. G. John~
son to his widow.
Heferred to Committee ou Appropriations.

By Mes.sr:s. :Morris and Anderson of Cobb-
A bill to incmporate the Powder Spring~ School District, in Cobb county.
Referred to Committee on Corporatiom.

By :Mr. Harper of Chattooga-

A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commis-

sioners .of Roads and HeYennes for the county of Chat-

tooga.

, :Ji I

WED-NESDAY, DECE:\fBER 4, 1901.

809

Hderred to Committee on C01poratiom.

By Mr. Park of Greene-

A rc5olntion t.o appropriate> $25.00 for the payment of a stenographer for the joint committee on constitutional amendments.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

The following resolutiO'n was read and laid on the table for one day, to wit:
By ~lP~.;;r,. Slaton, Hou:'lton and Egleston of Fulton-

A rmolution memoralizing Congress to appropriate the eapturell antl abandoned property fund and cotton fund to cdueat.i01ml purpo.,eH. .

The followi11g re;:.olution was read and referred to the Committee on Hnles, to wit:

By }lr. Steed of Taylor-

A resolution fixing Honse and Senate local bills and resolutions for a hearing for the remainder o~ fhis afternoon's
8Ps.:51011.
The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By :Mr. Burnett of Clarke-

A hill to amend st>ctinn 22:14 of the Code of Georgia. :Mr. Hitch of Chatham, who had a similar bill before the House, to wit: No. 587, substituted the same for the bill nndcr eonsicleration.

810

JOURNAL OF THE HOU11!5E.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to by substitute.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 91, nays 2.

'I'he bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, by substitute.

By Ur. Flynt of Spalding-
A resolution to refmHl the sum of $80.00 to Tho~. X ali and A. S. :Murray.
The r0port of the committee, which was favorahlP to the passage of the bill was agreed to.

On the pas~age of the resolution the ayes \Wre 88, nay.s 0.

The hill having receivetl the requisite con,-titntional majority was passed.
By }lr. Tumlin of Carroll-

A bill to repeal section 1:34!) of the Code to establish cuun ty teachers' institutes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the pasc>age of the hill as amended was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 84, 11ays 7.
T~1e bill having failed to receive :t:he requisite wnstitutimml majority was lost.
Ou the motion of the author Hou.se bill No. 236 was tabled.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1901.

811

By :Mr. King of Fulton-

A bill to amend section 345 (493-b) of the Code of Georgia of 1895.
The report uf the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On pa.ssage of the bill the ayes were 96, nays 0.
The bill having re<Jeived the requisite comtitutional majority was passed.
-By :Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A bill to amend se<ltion 4515 of the Cod~ of 18!)5, so as to provide for securrities on ga.rni:5lmJell't houtk

The report oi .the committee, which wa:; favorable to the pass.age of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the 1bill the ayes were u:3, 11ays 0.
The bill h~ving received the re<1nisite con"titntjonal maj ortiy was passed.
By unanimous conse11t Hous.e hill~ ~ o". 2G2, 277, 270} 26U, were tabled duri'llg the absence o the author.
~fr. \Vellborn, chairman of the Committee 011 EHrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, dnly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit:

812

JOURNAL oF THE HousB.

An Act to direct the republication of certain Georgia Reports.
Also, an Act tp regulate the catching of fi.;;h on the seacoast of this State.
Also, an Act to regulate the sale of spirituons liquors in the county of ,,~are.
Hespectfully .-:nbmitted.
C. J. \VELLBOHN, Jr., Chairman.

The following resolution was read and refm-red to the Committee on Rule~, to wit:
lBy :Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A resolution making Honse bill No. 414 the special order for Friday, December 6, 1H01, at 10 o'clock a. m.
During tJ1e absence of t]w ant.hor,; Hon,;e hill.,; N1o1s. 128, 102, 195, were tabled.
By Mr. Jordan of .Tasper-
A resolution making House bill No. 741 the special order for Friday next, after the spec.ial order ~heady .;;et, and to continue a,;; special order until disposed of.
By unanimom consent the following hill was read the fir,;;t time, to wit:
By Mr. .Tolmson of Bartow-
A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 13, article 7 of the constitution of Georgia.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901.

813 ..

The bill was ordered e~1gro~i''d.
Leave of absence was granted :Mes~rs. Harkins of Gordon, Sikes of worth, Copeland of walker, J.awrence of .. walton, Orr of Cowe;ta.

On motion of :Mr. Daughtry of 'Vilkiuson, the House. adjonrned until 9 :i30 o'cloek to-morrow.

Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, December 5, 1901.

The House met pursuant to .adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. was called to order by the Speaker and ope'lled 'vith prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

Burnett,

Everett,

Allen,

Bush,

Felder,

Anderson of Bartow, Carrington,

Flynt,

Anderson of Cobb, Clower,

Fort,

Ayres,

Cowart,

Foster of Floyd,

Bailey,

Crumbley,

Foster of Towns,

Barron,

Darden,

Foster of Oconee,

Hell,

Daughtry.

Franklin,

Blalock,

Davis of Meriwether, Frederick,

Blue,

Davis of Newton, Freeman of Troup.

Booth,

Deal,

Freeman of whitfield, .

Boswell,

Dean,

Gary,

Bower,

Dorminy,

George of DeKalb,

Bray,

Drawdy,

George of Morgan,

Brewton,

Duncan,

Gresham,

Brock,

Egleston,

Gress,

Bruce,

English,

Griffin of Twiggs, .

814

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Grice,

Kilburn,

Roberts,

Hall of Bibb,

Knight,

Sanders,

Hall of Fannin,

Knowles,

Schley,

Hamby,

Land,

Shank,

Hamilton,

Lane,

Shipp,

Hammock,

Lawrence.

Slaton,

Harden of Chatham, Lott,

Smith of Hancock,

Hardin of Wilkes, Luttrell,

Smith of Henry,

Hardwick,

McFarland,

Stafford,

Harrell,

McLennan,

Steed,

Harper of Chattooga, Madden,

Stevens,

Harper of Wayne, Maples,

Stubbs,

Harvard,

Merritt,

Sturgis,

Hathcock,

Miller,

Symons,

Harkins,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Taylor,

Hawes,

Mitchell of Thomas, Thomas,

Henry,

Monroe,

Thompson of Banks,

Herrington,

Moore,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hilton.

Morris,

Tisinger,

Hitch,

Mulherin,

Toomer,

Hixon,

Mullins,

Tumlin,

Hodges,

Narramore,

Turner,

Hogan,

Niblack,

Underwood,

Hosch,

O'Connell,

Walker of Brooks,

Houston,

Orr,

Walker of Crawford,

Howard of Baldwin, Ousley,

Walker of 'Vebster,

Howard of DeKalb, Park of Greene,

Wellborn,

Howell,

Park of Troup,

Welch,

Huie,

Parker,

'Veils,

Hutcheson,

Perry,

'Vhitchard,

Hutchins,

Peyton,

Wightof Dougherty,

Johnson of Appling, Pierce,

Wilkes,

Johnson of Baker, Quillian,

Williams,

Johnson of Bartow, Rawls,

Willingham,

Johnson of Jefferson, Reid of Campbell, 'Wilson,

Joiner,

Reid of Taliaferro, Wright of Floyd,

Jordan of Jasper, Rhyne,

Yates,

Kelly,

Richardson,

Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

C~~:rswell,
Copeland, Crawford, Henderson,

Jordan of Pulaski, McKay, Sikes,

Singletary, Stewart, Tarver.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901.

815

1\Ir. ~Ierritt of Hancock, reported that the J onrnal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and fonml correct.

:Mr. Blue of 1~arion, moved to di.sp<'use with the reading of the Journal, which motion was lost.

The Journal was read and c011firmed.

Mr. Blalock of Fayette, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the Hon~e in not passing Honse resolution X o. 160.

Mr. ITumlin of Carroll, gave notice that at the proper time he would move t.o reconsider the action of the Honse in not paS:Sing House bill X o. 234:.
The undersigned member of the "~- & A. R R. Committee, suibmitt:ed the following minmity report.:

llfr. Speal.:e1:
'Ve, the undersigned members of the"' & A. Committee, most re;;pectfully dissent from the majurity of said committee a.s regards their adion on House bill X o. 668, which is a bill to erect a new depot on the terminal property of the "\Y. & A. R. R. property in the city of Atlanta, and recommend that said bill do not pass.
JOS. H. HALL.

The follo,Ying resolution wa.s read, and under the rules of the Hom.e "as ordered to lay on the table for 011e day, to wit:

816

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

By :Mr. Felder of Bihb-

Hesolved, That the rule of the House limiting debate does not apply in the committee of the whole.

By :Jir. Park of Gree.ne-

A rewlntion limiting debate in the committee of the "'hole to t.wo lwnr:s, one honr to e1ach s<i<le, Hnd then report the hill :Xo. HHS hack with t.he recommendation that it do or do not pass.
By :Mr. Hall of Bibb-

Resolved, That in the <liscnssion of Honoe bill X o. 668 all limit On debate is removed.

The following bi11, which was made the special order for this hour was read the third time an<l put upon its passage,. to wit:
By ~Ir. Gress of Wilcox-

A bill providing for the erCtion of a new union pa;;sen ger depot on the terminal of the Western & Atlantic Railroad property, and for other purposes.
l\fr. Hall of Bibb, moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
On the motion to indefinitely postpone, ~fr. \Vilson called for the previous question.

On the ca.ll for the previous qnestion, Jfr. Hall of Bibh, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on 1t:aking the halldt viva voce the vote' was as follmv:s:

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901.

817

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Hammock,

O'Connell,

Anderson of Cobb, Harden of Chatham, Orr,

Bailey,

Hardin of Wilkes, Ousley,

Bell,

Hardwick,

Park of Greene,

Blalock,

Harper of Chattool!'a, Park of Troup,

Booth,

Harper of Wayne, Perry,

Boswell,

Hathcock,

Peyton,

Bower,

Harkins,

Pierce,

Bray,

Hawes,

Quillian,

Brock,

Henry,

Reid of Campbell,

Bruce,

Hilton,

Reid of Talinferro,

Burnett,

Hixon,

Rhyne,

Clower,

Hodges,

Sanders,

Cowart,

Hosch,

Shank,

Crumbley,

Houston,

Slaton,

Darden,

Howard of Baldwin, Stafford,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of DeKalb, Steed,

Davis of Newton, Howell,

Stevens,

Deal,

Huie,

Stubbs,

Dorminy,

Hutchins,

Symons,

Duncan,

Jordan of Jasper, Thomas,

Egleston,

Knowles,

Thompson of Banks,

En~~: !ish,

Land,

Thompson of Dooly

Fort,

Lawrence,

Toomer,

Foster of Floyd,

Lott,

Tumlin,

Foster of Towns, Luttrell,

Turner,

Franklin,

McLennan,

Walker of Webster,

Frederick,

Merritt,

Wellborn,

Freeman of Troup, Miller,

Welch,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Emanuel, Wells,

George of Morgan, Mitchell of Thomas, Whitchard,

Gresham,

Morris,

Willingham,

Gress,

Mullins,

Wilson.

Hamilton,

Niblack,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Blue,

Anderson of Bartow, Brewton,

Ayres,

Carrington,

Barron,

Daughtry,

52 h j

Dean, Drawdy, Felder, Freeman of Whitfield,

818

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Gary,

Joiner,

Grice,

Kelly,

Hall of Bibb,

Kiiburo,

Hall of Fannin,

Knight,

. Harvard,

McFarland,

Herrington,

Maples,

Hogan,

Monroe,

Hutcheson,

Moore,

Johnson of Appling, Mulherin,

Johnson of Baker, Narramore,

Johnson of Bartow, Parker,

Johnson of Jeff~rson, Rawls,

Roberts, Schley, Shipp, Smith of Hancock,. Smith of Henry, Sturgis, Taylor, Tisinger, Underwood, Wilkes, Williams, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bush, Carswell, copeland, Crawford,
Everett, Flynt, l<'oster of Oconee, Griffin of Twiggs, Hamby,

Harrell, Henderson, Hitch, Jordan of Fulaski, Lane, McKay, Madden, Richardson, Sikes,

Singletary, Stewart, Tarver, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford,. Wight of Dougherty,. Wright of Floyd. Mr. Speairer.

Ayes 101, nays 49.

On motion o:f :Mr. Wilson of Clay, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On sustaining the call for the previous question the ayes were 101, nays 49; 'the call was theTefore sustained.

On the motion of :Mr. H{lll of Bibb, ,that the ~bill he indefinitely postponed, :Mr. Hall called for .the ayes and nays~ which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those votin~ in the affirmative were Messrl'l.-

Adams,

Bush,

Anderson of Bartow, Carrington,

Dau11htry, Dean,



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819

Drawdy,

Johnson of Appling, Rawls,

English,

Johnson of Baker, Richardson,

Felder,

Johnson of Jefferson, Roberts,

Freeman of Whitfield, Kelly,

Schley,

Gary,

KilburP,

Smith of Hancock,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Smith of Henry,

Grice,

McFarland,

Stafford,

Hall of Bibb,

MapleQ,

Sturgis,

Hall of Fannin,

Merritt,

Taylor,

Harper of Wayne, Monroe,

Tisinger,

Herrington,

Moore,

Underwood,

Hogan,

Narramore,

Wilke~.

Hutcheson,

Parker,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen,

George of DeKalb, Luttrell,

Anderson of Cobb, <:iresham,

McLennan,

Ayres,

Gress,

Miller,

Bell,

Griffin of Twiggs, Mitchell of Emanuel.

Blalock,

Hamilton,

Mitchell of Thomae,

Booth,

Hammock,

Morris,

Boswell,

Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,

Bower,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mullins,

Bray,

Hardwick,

Niblack,

Brewton,

Harper of Chattooga, O'Connell,

Brock,

Huvard,

Orr,

Bruce,

Hathcock,

Ousley,

Burnett,

Harkins,

Park of Greene,

Clower,

Hawe~,

P.trk of Troup,

Cowart,

Hixon,

Perry,

Crumbley,

Hodges,

Peyton,

Darden,

Hosch,

Pierce,

Davis of Meriwether, Houston,

Quillian,

Davis of Newton, Howard of Baldwin, Reid of Campbell,

Deal,

Howard of DeKalb, Reid of Talhferro,

Dorminy,

Howell,

Rhyne,

Duncan,

Iluit,

Sander~,

Egleston,

Hutchins,

Shank,

Fort,

Johnson of Bartow, Slaton,

Foster of Floyd,

Jordan of Jasper, Steed,

Foster of Towns,

Knowles,

Stevens,

Franklin,

Land,

Stubbs,

Frederick,

Lawrence,

Symons,

Freeman of Troup, Lott,

Thomas,



820

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Thompsonof Bank!.', Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner,

Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells,

Whitchard, Willingham, Wilson. Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bailey, Barron, Blue, Carswell, Copeland, Crawford, Everett, Flynt, Foster of Oconee, Hamby,

Harrell, Henderson, Henry, Hilton, Hitch, Joiner, Jordan of Pulaski, Lane, Madden, McKay,

Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Stewart, 'l'arver, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty, Williams, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 44, nays 101.

The roll-eall wi\8 verified, and on counting the votes cast it was found that the ayes were 44, nays 101. The motion to indefinitely postpone was .therefore lost.

Mr. Park of GreCIIlc, moved that to-day's se5sion be extended until,the bill, together with the amendments under discussion, be disposed of.
On the motion of Mr. Park, Mr. Hall of Bibb, called for ,the ayes and nays, which call wa.s sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, Anderson of Cobb Ayres, Bell, Blalock,

Blue, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Brock,

Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Clower, Cowart,

THURSD.\. Y, DECE~IBER 5, 190 I.

821

Crumbley,

Hathcock,

Park of Greene,

Darden,

Harkins,

Park of Troup,

Davis of Meriwether, Hawes,

Perry,

Davis of Newtnn, Hixon,

Peyton,

Deal,

Hodges,

Reid of Campbell,

Dorminy,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Duncan,

Houston,

Rhyne,

Felder,

Howard of Baldwin, Sanders,

Flynt,

Howard of DeKalb, Slaton,

Fort,

Huie,

Steed,

Foster of Floyd,

Knowles,

Stevens,

Franklin,

Land,

Stubbs,

Freeman of Troup, Lawrence,

Symons,

Gary,

Lott,

Thomas,

George of DeKalb, Luttrell,

Thompson of Dooly,

Gresham,

McLennan,

Toomer,

Gress,

Merritt,

Tumlin,

Griffin of Twiggs, Miller,

Turner,

Hamilton,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford,

Hammock,

Morris,

Walker of Webster,

Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,

wellborn,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mullins,

Welch,

Hardwick,

Niblack,

Wells,

Harrell,

O'Connell,

Whitchard,

Harper of Chattooga, Orr,

Wilson,

Harvard,

Ousley,

Wright of Floyd,

T1h0100 voting in tihe negat,ive wore l\h~sSl1S.-

Adams,

Grice,

Anrlerson of Bartow, Hall of Bibb,

Bailey,

Hall of Fannin,

Barron,

Henry,

Bray,

Herrington,

Brewton,

Hogan,

Carrington,

Hutchins,

Daughtry,

Johnson of Baker,

Dean,

Johnson of Bartow,

Drawdy,

Joiner,

English,

Jordan of Jasper,

Foster of Towns, Kelly,

Frederick

Kilburn,

George of Morgan, Knight,

Lane, McFarland, Maples, Mitchell of Thomas, Monroe, Moore, Narramore, Parker, Pierce, Quillian, Rawles, Richardson, Roberts, Schley,

822

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Shank, Shipp, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford,

Sturgis, Taylor, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger,

Underwood, Wilkes, Willingham, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Carswell,

Henderson,

Madden,

Copeland,

Hilton,

Sikes,

Crawford,

Hitch,

Singletary,

Egleston,

Howell,

Stewart,

Everett,

Hutcheson,

Tarver,

Foster of Oconee, Johnson of Appling, Walker of Brooks,

-Freeman of Whitfield,Johnson of Jefferson, Wight of Dougherty,

Hamby,

Jordan of Pulaski, Williams,

Harper of Wayne, McKay,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 93, nays 55.

On motion O'f Mr. Slaton the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the motion to extend the session until the disposition of the pending measure the ayes were 93, nays 53. The motion therefore prevailed.

The following resolution wa.s read, to wit:

By Mr. Park of Greene~

A resolution instru<Jting rthe <JOmmittee of the whole to. debate Honse bill No. 668 for two hours, one hour to each side, and that at rthe expiration of that time the committee arise and re1p0rt the bill back with the recommendation that it do or do not pass.

On the adoption of the resolution l\r. Hall of Bibb, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

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823

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

-Allen,

Griffin of Twigg8, Orr,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamby,

Ousley,

Ayres,

Hamilton,

Park of Greene,

Bailey,

Hammock,

Park of Troup,

Bell.

Harden of Chatham, Perry,

Blalock,

Hardin of Wilkes, Peyton,

Blue,

Hardwick,

Pierce,

Booth,

Harrell,

Rawls,

Boswell,

Harper of Chattooga, Reid of Campbell,

Bower,

Harper of Wayne, Reid-of Taliaferro,

Bray,

Harkins,

Rhyne,

Brewton.

Hawes,

Sanders,

Brock,

Henry,

Slaton,

Bruce,

Hixon,

Smith of Hancock,

Burnett,

Hodges,

Stafford,

Bush,

Hosch,

Steed,

{)arrington,

Houston,

Stevens,

{)lower,

Howard of Baldwin, Stubbs,

Do wart,

Howard of DeKalb, Symons,

.Crumbley.

Howell,

Thomas,

Darden,

Huie,

Thompson of Banks,

Davis of Meriwether, Hutchins,

Thompson of Dooly,

Davis of Newton, Johnson of Appling, Tisinger,

Dorminy,

Jordan of Jasper, Toomer,

Duncan,

Knowles,

Tumlin,

Egleston,

Lawrence,

Turner,

English,

Luttrell,

Walker of Brooks,

Everett,

McLennan,

walker of Crawford,

Fort,

Merritt,

Wellborn,

Foster of Floyd,

Miller,

Welch,

Franklin,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wells,

Freeman of Troup, Mitchell of Thomas, Whitchard,

Gary,

Morris,

Willingham,

George of DeKalb, Mullins.

Wilson,

Gresham,

Xiblack,

Wright of Floyd.

Gress,

O'Connell,

Yates.

Tlw.se vot.ing in the ::oogative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Daughtry,

Anderson of Bartow, Deal,

Barron,

D<lan,

Drawdy Felder, Flynt,

824

JOURNAL OF THE HousB.

Foster of Towns, Johr.son of Bartow,

ll'rederick,

Joiner,

Freeman of Whitfield,Kelly,

George of Morgan, Kilburn,

Grice,

Knight,

Hall of Bibb,

McFarland,

Hall of Fannin,

Maples,

Herrington,

Monroe,

Hogan,

Moore,

Hutcheson,

Mulherin,

Johnson of Baker, Narramore,

Parker, Richardson, Roberts, Schley, Shipp, Sturgis, Taylor, Underwood, Wilkes, Williams.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Carswell, .Copeland, Crawford, Foster of Oconee, Harvard, Hathcock, Henderson, Hilton, Hitch,

Johnson of Jefferson, Sikes,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Singletary,

Land.

Smith of Henry,

I~ane,

Stewart,

Lott,

Tarver,

McKay,

Walker of Webster,

Madden,

Wight of Dougherty.

Quillian,

Mr. Speaker.

Shank,

Ayes 108, nay.s 41.

On motion of :Mr. \Yalson of Clay, the verification of the l'oll-ooll was dispensed with.

On the adoption. of the resolution the ayes were 108, nays 41. So the resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was adopted.
An appropriation 1being involved, the Speaker re5olved the Rouse into a committee of the whole, and designated Mr. Morris of Cobb, as chairman of the committee.

After a consideration of the bill the committee aro;;e, and reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901.

825

Jk Slat,on called the previous question on 'the bill
and pending amendments, which call ' "as sustained.
The committe .offered the following amendments which were read and adopted, to wit:
Amend by adding .the following proviso at the end of paragraph 2, 3ection 2, to wit: "Provided further, That the pay of said committee shall be paid from the money appropriated for the pm'pose of bnildi'ng said new station.

Amend by striking the words "high misdemeanor" ' wherever they occur, and insert in lieu thereof the word
"felony."

Amend hy ad<ling at the end of sedion 5 the fellmving~ "And the modification shall'hc assented to by .the lessee of tho \V. & A. R. R. Co. by proper corporate action, before hid:;; :for hnildi~1g and d,epot are: 'adve,rtised, and betfore a:ny expenditures whatever is made pursuant to the provisions of this Act, which assents shaH be filed with the Governor and form a part of the contract of lease of the \V. & A. R.R

Amend by adding the following proviso to paragraph 4, section 5, to wit: "Provided that said modification of said present lease contract shall not be construed as giving the lessee of the W. & A. R. R. any right or claim to any betterments or claims whatever.
Amend by Sltriking out t:he WOl'<l "Jaml'alry," in t~1e 9th line of section 8, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "July."

826

JOURNAL OJ!' THB HOUSB.

Amend further by skiking the word "July," and the figures "1902," in the 9th I.ine of section 13, and inserting in lieu thereof ,tJhe word "January," a.nd trhe figtwffi "1903."
Amend sec,tion 12 by adding the following proviso, to wit: "Provided that said record shall be at all times op<>n to inspect~on .to any one desiring to inspec't t'lw sa!llle."
Amend section 14 'by striking out the words "and directed," in the second line. of said chapter, so that said chapter shaH read as foll'O'\vs:

"Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That the Governor and said committee, and their successors, shall have authority, and they are hereby empowered to close Pryor street."
The report of the committee, which was favomble to the passage of the hill, as amended, wa~ agreed to.

An appropria.tion being i1wolved in tlw bill, the nyes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Boswell, Bower,

Brock,

Pun can,

Bruce,

Egleston,

Burnett,

Everett,

Clower,

Flynt,

Cowart,

l<'ort,

Crumbley,

Foster of Floyd,

Darden,

Foster of Towns,

Davis of Meriwether, Franklin,

Davis of Newton, Frederick,

Dorminv,

Freeman of Troup,

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1901.

827

Freeman of Whitfield, Howell,

Reid of Campbell,

George of DeKalb, Huie,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Gresham,

Hutchins,

Rhyne,

Gress,

Johnson of Appling, Sanders,

Griffin of Twigg~:~,

.Jordan of Jasper,

Slaton,

Hamby,

Knowles,

Steed,

Hamilton, Hammock,

Land, Lane,

Stevens,
Stub us,

Harden of Chatham, Lawrence,

Symons,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lott,

Thompson of Banks,

Harrell,

Luttrell,

Thompson of Dooly,

Harper of Chattooga, McLennan,

Toomer.

Harper of Wayne, Madden,

Tumlin,

Harvard,

Miller,

Turner,

H~tthcock,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Walker of Crawford,

Harkins,

Morris,

Walker of Webster,

Hawes,

Mullins,

Wellborn,

Henry,

Niblack,

Welch,

Hilton,

O'Connell,

Wells.

Hitch,

Orr,

Whitchard,

Hixon,

Pa1 k of Greene,

Wight of Dougherty.

Hodges,

Park of Troup,

Willingham,

Hosch,

Perry,

Wilson.

Houston,

Peyton,

Wright of Floyd,

How~trd of Baldwin, Pierce,

Yates.

Howard of DeKalb, Quillian,

Those voting in 'the n~cgat,ive were Messrs.-

Adams, Anderson of Bartow, Barron, Bray, Brewton, Bush, Carrington, Dau)lhtry, Deal, Dean, Drawdy, English, Felder,

Gary,

Kelly,

George of Morgan, Kitburn,

Grice,

Knight,

Hall of Bibb,

~IcF~trland,

Hall of Fannin,

Maples,

Hardwick,

Merritt,

Herrington,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Hogan,

Monroe,

Hutcheson,

Moore,

Johnson of Baker, Mulherin,

Johnson of Bartow, Narramore,

Johnson of Jefferson, Ousley,

Joiner,

Parker,

8:28

JOURNAL OF THE liOUSB.

Rawls, Richardson, Roberts, Schley, Shank, Shipp,

Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Statford, Sturgis, Taylor,

Thomas, Tisinger, Underwood, Wilkes, Williams.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Carswell, Copeland, Crawford, Foster of Oconee, Henderson,

Jordan of Pulaski, McKay, Sikes, Singletary,

Stewart, Tarver, 'Valker of Brooks, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 107, nays 55.

The roll-call was verified, and on counting the vote it was found tha.t the ayes were 107, nays 55.
The bill having received tihe requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

Mr. -Wilson moved that when the House adjourn it adjourn to meet again at 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning, which motion prevailed.

On motion of 1\fr. Sla.ton of Fulton, the bill just pa.ssed was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Wilkes of Thomas, Barron of Jones, Keilly of Glascock, Foster of Oconee, !f.a.ples of J\Iitchell; .also the committee to visit Dahlonega; the committ.ee to visit tihe State X ormal Sclwol at Athens.
On motion of Mr. Egleston the House adjourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1901.

829

Atlanta, Ga., Friday, December 6th, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day; was called to order oy the Speaker pro tern., and opened with prayer by the chaplain.

The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : MesRrs.-

Adams,

Drawdy,

HawE>s,

Allen,

Duncan,

Henry,

Anderson of Bartow, Egleston,

Herrington,

Anderson of Cobb, English,

Hilton,

Ayres,

Felder,

Hitch,

Barron,

Flynt,

Hixon,

Bell,

Fort,

Hodges,

Blalock,

Foster of Towns, Hosch,

Blue,

Franklin,

Houston,

Booth,

Freeman of Troup, Howard of Baldwin,

Boswell,

Freeman of Whitfield,Howard of DeKalb,

Bower,

Gary,

Howell,

Bray,

George of Morgan, Huie,

Brewton,

Gresham,

Hutcheson,

Brock,

Gress,

Hutchins,

Bruce,

Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Appling,

Burnett,

Grice,

Johnson of Baker,

Bush,

Hall of Bibb,

Johnson of Bartow,

Carrington,

Hall of Fannin,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Carswell,

Hamilton,

Joiner,

Clower,

Hammock,

Jordan of Jasper,

Copeland,

Harden of Chatham, Kilburn,

Cowart,

Hardin of Wilkes, Knowles,

Darden,

Hardwick,

Land,

Daughtry,

Harrell,

Lane,

Davis of Meriwether, Harper of Chattooga, Lawrence,

Davis of Newton, Harper of Wayne, Luttrell,

Deal,

Harvard,

McFarland,

Dean,

Hathcock,

McLennan,

Dorminy,

Harkins,

Madden,

830

J OURNAI OP THE HoUSE.

Merritt,

Rhyne,

Miller,

Richardson,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Roberts,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sanders,

Morris,

Schley,

Mulherin,

Shank,

Mullins,

Shipp,

Narramore,

Sikes,

Niblack,

Slaton,

O'Connell,

Smith of Hancock,

Orr,

Smith of Henry.

Park of Greene,

Stafford,

Park of Troup,

Steed,

Parker,

Stevens,

Perry,

Stewart,

Peyton,

Stubbs,

Pierce,

Sturgis,

Quillian,

Symons,

Reid of Campbell, Tarver,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Toomer, Tumlin, . Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wilkes, Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bailey, Crawford, Crumbley, Everett, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Oconee, Frederick, George of DeKalb, Hamby,

Henderson, Hogan, Jordan of Pulaski, Kelly, Knight, Lott, McKay, Maples, Monroe,

Moore, Ousley, Rawls, Singletary, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty, Willingham.

Mr. Merritt of Hancock reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

Mr. Steed of Taylor, moved to dispense with the reading of the Journal, but later withdrew the motion.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1901.

R31

The Journal was then read and confirmed.

Mr. Blalock, in accordance with his previous notice, moved to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House resolution No. 160.

Mr. Taylor of Houston, called for the previous question, which call was sustained.

On the motion to reconsider Mr. Hall of Bibb called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harrell,

Niblack,

Anderson of Cobb, Harper of Wayne, O'Connell,

AyreE',

Hathcock,

Orr,

Bell,

Harkins,

Park of Green,

Blalock,

Hawes,

Perry,

Booth,

Hixon,

Pt'yton,

Boswell,

Hodges,

Pierre,

Bower,

Hogan,

Qnillian,

Brock,

Hosch,

Reid of Campbell,

Burnett,

Houston,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Clower,

Howard of Baldwin, Rhyne,

Davis of Meriwether, Howell,

Sike~.

Davis of Newton, Huie,

Slaton,

Drawdy,

Hutchins,

Steed,

Duncan,

Johnson of .-\.ppling, Stevens,

Egleston,

Johnson of Jefferson, Rtewart,

Everett,

Jordan of Jasper, Symons,

Fort,

Knowles,

Toomer,

Foster of TownE',

Land,

Tumlin,

Freeman of Troup, Lawrence,

Turner,

Gary,

Lott,

Walker of Webster,

Hamilton,

McLennan,

Wellborn,

Hammock,

Miller,

Welcb,

Harden of Chatham, Morris,

Wells.

Hard;n of Wilkes, Mulherin,

832

JotJIL'\AL OJ< THE lluloSE.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

.Adams,

Freeman of Whitfield, Moore,

.Anderson of Bartow, George of Morgan, .Narramore,

Bailey,

Grice,

Park of Troup,

Barron,

Hall of Bibb,

Parker,

Blue,

Hall of Fannin,

Richardson,

Brewton,

Hardwick,

Schley,

Carrington,

Harper of Chattooga, Shank,

Copeland,

Harvard,

Shipp,

Cowart,

Henry,

Smith of Hancock,

Crumbley,

Herrington,

Stafford,

Darden,

Johnson of Baker, Sturgis,

Daughtry,

Johnson of Bartow, Taylor,

Deal,

Kilburn,

Thomas,

Dean,

Lane,

Thompson of Banks,

Dorminy,

McFarland,

Walker of Brooks,

English,

Merritt,

Williams,

Felder,

Mitchell of Thomas, Wright of Floyd.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Bray, Bruce, Bush, Carswell, Crawford, Flynt, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Oconee, Franklin, Frederick, George of DeK<~lb, Gresham, Gress, Griffin of Twiggs, Hamby, Henderson, Hilton,

H1tch,

Sanders,

Howard of DeKalb, SinJZletary,

Hutcheson,

::!mith of Henry,

Joiner,

Stubb~,

Jordan of Pulaski, Tarver,

Kelly,

Thompson of Dooly,

Knight,

Tisinger,

Luttrell,

Underwood,

Me Kay,

Walker of Crawford,

Madden,

Whitchard,

Maples,

Wight of Dougherty,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wilkes,

Monroe,

Willingham,

Mullins,

Wilson,

Ousley,

Yates,

Rawls,

Mr. Speaker.

Roberts,

Ayes 74, nays 51.

:E'RIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1901.

803

.The roll call was v~rified, and on counting the vote it was found that the ayes were 74, nays 51. The motion to reconsider therefore prevailed.

Mr. Steed of Taylor, then moved to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House Bill No. 234, which motion prevailed.

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

llfr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed, by the re'1uisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to incorporate the town of Union Point, m the county of Greene.
Also, a bill to amend an act establi:;h ing the city court of Dawson, Terrell county.
Also, a bill to fix the license for retailing spirituous liquors in Coffee county.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city of Fitzgerald.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:

A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Sander,ville.
Also, a bill to amend section 1775 of volume 1 of the Code of 1895.
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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE,
Also, a bill to incorporate the iown of Allentown in the counties of Laurens and Wilkinson.
Also, a bill to amend an Act incorporating of town of Sandersville.
Th,e Senate has also passed the following bills of the House as amended, to wit:
A bill to establish the city court of Valdosta.
Also, a bill to incorporate the city of Vienna in Dooly county.
Also, a bill to establish the city court of Mt. Vernon.
Mr. Miller, Chairman of the Committee on Congressional Reapportionment, submitted the following report :
A-1,.. Speaker :
The Committee on Congressional Reapportionment have had under consideration House bill No. 630, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as ameuded, to wit:
A bill to divide the State of Geergia into eleven congressional districts, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
B.S. MILLER, Chairman.
Mr. Blalock, Chairman Apptopriation Committee, submitted the following report:

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llfr. Speaker :

Your Committee on Appropriations have had under con-
:Sideration the following House bill which I am instructed
to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to reimburse the Doorkeeper of the Senate for the payment of the third assistant DoorkPeper up to the 14th November, 1901, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted, A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.

1\Ir. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker :
The Committee on Appropriations have 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 resolution to appropriate the sum of $25.00 to pay a stenographer for the Joint Committee on Constitutional Amendments.

A resolution to appropriate the sum of $62,500.00 to the payment of pensions.

Also the following resolutions, which they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that they do not 1)ass, to wit :

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A resolution to pay the per diem of lion. Geo. G..Johnsou, deceased, to his widow.
A resolution to pay the per diem of Hon. J. H. MeW horter, deceased, to his widow.
A resolution to appropriate an additional sum of money for the payment of indigent widows.
Respectfully submitted, A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.
The following resolutions were re!l.d and referred to the" Committee on Rules, to wit:
By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-
A resolution making House bill No. 630 the specia~ order for Monday, Dec. 9th, 1901, at 10:30 o'clock.
By Mr. Grice of Pulaski-
A resolution making House bill No. 638 the special order for Tuesday, Dec. 1Oth.
Upon request of Mr. Flynt, House bill No. 270 was taken from the table and placed upon tlie calendar.
On motion of Mr. Miller of Muscogee, House bill No 260 was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar
Unanimous consent was given Mr. Shank of Wilkes, t~ withdraw House bill No. 790.

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Mr. Thompson, chairman Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bills, which the committee recommend do pass, to wit;

House bill No. 778, by Mr. Rhyne of Pickens, being a bill to mtate a board of commissioners for Pickens county.

House bill No. 719, by Mr. McFarland of Franklin, to establish a city court for Carnesville.

House bill No. 780, by Mr. Davis of Newton, to amend au act providing a system of public schools for the city of Covington.

House bill No. 777, by Mr. Rhyne of Pickens, to authorize the town of Jasper to issue bonds for school purposes. The committee recommend that the last named bill pass as amended by the committee.

The committee have also had nuder consideration House hill No. 759, by Mr. Blue of Marion, being a bill to repeal an act establishing a county court for Marion county, which bill the committee recommend do not pass.

] ~Ci'lWctfnlly submitted~

W. S. THOMPSON, Chairman.

Mr. Lane, chairman of the Committee on Counties and .County Matters, submitted the following report:

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Mr. 8 peaker:

Your Committee on Counties and County Matters have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to provide for a national forest reserve in Georgia.

The Committee on Counties and County Matters have also bad under consideration the following bills of the House, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit :
A bill to repeal an act to regulate and control the expenditure of county funds, and for other purposes.

Also, a bill to amend section 4224 of the Code of lts95.

Respectfully submitted!

W. T. LANE, Chairman.

Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations,. submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:"

A bill to repeal an act creating a board of county commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Chattooga.

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Also, a bill to incvrporate Powder Springs school district, in Cobb county.

Respectfully submitted~

\V. E. STEED, Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Blalock House resolutions ~os. 277 and 276 were recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:

By Mr. Adams of Putnam-
A resolution making House resolution ~o. 199 the speeial order for Saturday, Dec. 7th, 1901.'

By :Mr. Underwood of White-
A resolution making House bill No. 466 the special order for this afternoon's session.

By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A resolution making House bill No. 779 the special unler for Tuesday next.

The following bills were read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Rhyne of Pickens-

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the town ot Jasper to erect a school building.

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By Mr. Rhyne of Pickens-

A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Pickens.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A bill to incorporate the Inman School Distrid in Fayette county.

On motion of Mr. Blalock, the bill just read was recommitted.
The following Senate bills were read the first time, to wil:
By ~ir. Allen of t~e 20th District-

A bill to amend an act to create a new charter for the town of Milledgeville, and for other purposes.

Heferred to Committee on Corporatiom. By Mr. Hamrick of the 37th District-

A bill to prescribe the manner of electing County School Commissioners, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Education.

The following message was received from his Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, M. Hitch, to wit:



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Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by his Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing:

To the !-louse of Representatives:
I am constrained to return to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, without my signature, bill No. !338, which seeks to amend sections 1541 and 15-14 of the Code of Georgia by providing for the establishment and operation of dispensaries in the several countie!' of the State.
Three sufficient reasons impel me to withhold my approval from this measure. First-While it purports to be in the interest of temperance and for the restriction of the sale and use of intoxicating liquors, it will in my opinion, however good the intent, have precisely the opposite effect, it will open the flood gates in the dry counties and overwhelm them, and at the same time set back the cause of temperance in the State at least a generation.
Secondly-If the construction put on it by some able lawyers is the true construction, it is a delusion and a snare, not only damaging to the cause it purports to foster, but misleading in its language and its details. It is ostensibly an effort to exteiJd the princi pies of local option, whereas it really restricts and stifles local option in an overwhelming majority of the counties. 'l'he old law sought to be amended provides for au election in any county to determine Ly popular vote whether total prohibition of the liq nor traffic or licensed bar-rooms shall prevail in that county. This bill seeks to amend that law so as to provide for elections in the several counties of the State to determine by popular vote whether intoxicating liquors shall be sold in them from a dispensary or in licensed

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bar-rooms. But no provision is made anywhere for an election to determine by a vote of the people whether total prohibition or the sale of liquors in a dispensary shall be the policy of the county. The bill provides that upon the presentation to the ordinary of any county of a petition signed by one-third of the qualified voters of the county, he shall order an election, not to determine whether intoxicating liquors shall be sold in the county or not, but whether they shall be sold "except in a dispensary "-in other words, whether their sale shall be in a dispensary or outside of a dispensary If a majority of the votes cast be "For a Dispensary," then all are agreed that the sale of liquors in a dispensary in that county is legalized and provided for. If, on the other hand, a majority of the votes cast be " Against a Dispensary,'' then such liquors cannot, under this interpretation, be sold in that county in a dis~ pensary, bnt can be sold "except in a dispeosary"-that is, can be sold in open bar-rooms. Thus, under this proposed amendment of the existing local option law, the people are robbed of the right to say that intoxicating liquors shall not be sold in their counties at all, and the alternative is forced upon them in the 117 counties in Georgia which have rid themselves of the liquor traffic in all its forms, of a dispensary or open bar-room. The people in these counties have already decided in the manner provided by law that liquor shall not be sold at all within the boundaries of their respective counties, but under the terms of this bill thus interpreted, the most irresponsible and immoral third of their voting population, "regardless of race, color or previous condition," can force them to submit to the restoration of the liquor traffic in their counties either in dispensaries or in open bar-rooms. No matter how the election goes, whether for or against dispensary, the result is the same-the sale of liquors in the county, if not in dispensaries, then in bar-rooms. This is the construction put

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upon the bill by some good lawyers. If it is the correct interpretation, the bill is unwise and unfair to the dry counties and ought. not to become a law. If not, then the language is ambiguous, and it ought not to go on the statute book because it. would give rise to bickering and vexatious and interminable litigation.
It is evident that it was drafted with special reference to the " wet" counties in the..State, and without regard to those, more than ninety pt>r cent. of the whoie, in which liquors cannot now be lawfully sold at all. Its effect would be to precipitate elections in all of the counties which have, under the local option law, prohibited the sale of liquor within their borders, in order to give the wE't counti~s a chance to establish dispensaries; to lose those counties which have been saved in order to save those which have been lost; to damn the redeemed by an awkward device to redeem the damned.
Third-Instead of putting a quietus on the agitation of the liquor traffic, it will inaugurate in almost, if not quite every county in the State, fierce contests over it, while all of the most worthless element, which is now practically out of politics by reason of non-payment of taxes, will be brought back to disturb future electionsfederal, State, county and municipal. It is a generally conceded fact that contests at the ballot box over the liquor question are more stubbornly fought than any other contests which are thus settled. Men, and women too, become enthusiastic and excited and scour the country to bri_ug out every vote, and go down into their pockets and pay all past due taxes for defaulters, in: order to get their votes in the pending election to secure the triumph of their respective sides. Both parties, the liquor and the antiliquor parties do it, and thus every irresponsible voter is armed with the ballot, not only to vote in this local election, but in the next general election in the State. Every

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venal voter is thus armed with" a ballot which is to sell. In many counties this clabs constitute a balance of power sufficient to control elections. Men base enough and rich enough to buy this vote will buy it, and get into public office and make and administer your laws to the detriment of the better elements of society. A state of things now happily of the past, will be brought back. Good men must either submit to the r11le of the vicious and the immoral, or to escape it resort to methods in elections demoralizing, dangerous, humiliating and expensive. This is one of the inevitable results if this bill becomes a law. But defeat it and let the status remain as it is, and as it bas been f;lr some years past, since nearly all of the counties have under the present local option law outlawed the liquor traffic, and peaee will reign in these counties, elections will be fair and inexpensive, and the moral and intellectual standard of official excellence will continue to be elevated more anu more at each succeeding election, and the vote which will be made under the operation of this proposed law a balance of power, will be entirely eliminated as a disturbing element in elections.
I have heard only three arguments in favor of the bill. One is that it will stop the agitation ofthe liquor question. This is not true. On the contrary, it will probably precipitate fierce contests over it in every county in the State within twelve months. Another is that it will stop the illicit sale of liquor in the dry counties and provide for its lawful sale by responsible bonded officers who will not, as do the blind tigers, sell on the days forbidden by law nor to minors and drunken men. There is some force in this argument, but not so much as those who advance it think. It would no doubt greatly curtail the business of the "blind tiger" in day time, when the county liquor shop is open, but between sunset and sunrise, when it is closed, and when under the cover of darkness most of the danger-

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ous drinking is done, it will be no barrier to intemperance. The blind tiger will still do business at the old stand and will prosper, and the young men and boys who infest the streets of our towns and cities at night will still be exposed to its baneful influence. This has been and will continue to be the case, dispensary or no di!ipensary, wherever there are no licensed bar-rooms. Neither the disyensary nor total prohibition can prevent it.
The other argument which has been advanced and chiefly relied on, is that it will be a great source of revenue to the counties and towns in which the dispensaries are located, and will in this way greatly reduce the burden of taxation. It is even claimed that already there has been found a county in which no taxes are imposed for county purposes, because the profits of its dispensary amply f;Upport the county government. Grant that this is true and that the dispensary iu every county will pay all the expenses of the county aud the people be wholly relieved of local taxes, cau Georgia, a glorious State, glorious in her history, hm traditions and the achievements of her illustrious sons, and peopled by a Christian people, afford to sanction a Ia w making every county and town in the State proprietor of a liquor shop to debauch the morals of the youth of the country in order to escape the legitimate burthens of local government? Can she afford to put upon her statute book a law to coin the tears and blood of the wives and children of weak or vicious men into dollars to fill the coffers of county and town treasuries that their tax-payers may be relieved Jrom taxation?
I do not think she can, and ,r these reasons and others not necessary to mention, I am obliged, in the conscientious discharge of official duy, to withhold my approval from this bill.
ALLEN D. CANDLER.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

The following Honse bills wt>re read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Welch of Gilmer-

A bill to amend the General Tax Act relative to the
manufacturing or spirituous liquors.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.
The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit :
By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-
A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 8, of the Constitution of Georgia.
The report of the committee, which was favorble to the passage of the bill as amended, was disagreed to and the hill lost.

The following House bills were read and the Senate amendments concurred in, to wit:
By Mr. McLennan of.Telfair-
A bill to establish the city court of Mt. Vernon, m Montgomery county.

By ~ir. Ousley of I.owndes-
A bill to establish the city court of Valdosta In the county of Lowndes.

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847

By Mes:-rs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-

A bill to amend an Act to create 11 public Echool system in the county of Fulton, outside the city of Atlanta.
By Mr. Harvard of Dooly-

A bill to incorporate the city of Vienna in the county of Dooly, and for other purposes.

The following bill was taken up for the purpose of disagreeing to the unfavorable report of the committee, to wit:

By Mr. Davis of Newton-

A bill to establish the city court of Covington in the county of Newton.

Mr. Mitchell of Thomas, moved that the House adjourn, which motion prevailed.

Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Wilson of Clay, Brewton of Tattnall, Walker of Crawford, Hammock of Randolph, Tumlin of Carroll, Smith of Hancock.

The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 3.00 o'clock this afternoon.

Friday 3 p. m. o'clock.
The House reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
On motion of Mr. Shipp of Colquitt, the call uf the roll was dispensed \~ith.

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The following bill, which was under consideration at the time of adjoumment this rnoming, was again taken up for the pnq1ose of disagreeing to the unfavorable report of the committee, to wit:

By Mr. Davis of Newton-

A bill to create the city court fur the city of Covington in the county of Newton. '

On motion of Mr. Davis of Newton, the adverse report of the committee was disagreed to.

By unanimous consent the following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. George of Morgan-

A bill to prevent persons seeking employment from another or to rent lands, etc., from making false statement~, and lor other purposes.

Tho report of tho committee, which was favorable to the pa;;sagc of the bill was agreed to.
Mr. Copeland of Walker, called for the previous <JilPt'tion, which call was sustained.
On motion of Mr. Hardwick of Washington, the Hou~e reconsidered its action in calling for the previous question.
~!Jo. Mitchell of Emamuel, then moved that the bi II be tabled, which motion prevailed.
The following resolution was read the first time, to wit:

By :Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution to appropriate $150.00 for the purpose of indexing the House and Senate Journals.

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Referred to Committee on Appropriations. The following bill was read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to amend paragraph I, section 13, article 7 of the Constitution.

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

By Mr. Copeland of Walker-

A bill to incorporate the town of Linwood in the county of Walker.

The following amendment, offered by the committee, wa:;; read and adopted, to wit:

Amend section 7, by striking out the words "one-half of one per cent." in the second and third lines of said section after the words " extending" and before the word "upon," and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-five one,bundredths of one per cent."

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the ;passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0, so the bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended and on motion of Mr. Copeland the same was ordered immediately transmitted to the .Senate.
The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit:
Mhj

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By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

A resolution providing that from day to day for theremaider of the session the Committee on Rules shall have power to prescribe the order of business.

On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, House resolutions Nos. 289, 290 were tabled.
The following bills were read the second time, to wit:

By Mr. Bush of Miller-
A bill to establish a dispensary in Colquitt county.
On motion of Mr. Bu{lh the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Davis of Newton-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Uovington.
By Mr. Harper of Chattooga-
A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Chattooga county.

By Mr. McFarland of Franklin-

A bill to establish the city court of Carnesville. By Mr. McFarland of Franklin-
A bill to abolish the county court of Franklin county.

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By Mr. Felder o Bibb-

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Macon relative to the terms of aldermen.

By Mr. Henry of MurrayA resolution to reimburse the Doorkeeper of the Senate.
By Me<>srs. Morris and Anderson of Cobb-

A bill to incorporate the Powder Springs school district.

Mr. Little, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Rules have had under consideration the following resolution of the House, to wit :

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A resolution to require the Committee on Rules to fix the order of business for each session.
The committee, for reasons of propriety, asks to be relieved from passing upon this resolution, and requests that the House will act upon the same without the recommendation of the committee.
The committee recommend that the followin~ resolution do pass, to '(Vi t :

By Mr. Grice of Pulaski-
A resolution to make House bill 638 special order for Tuesday next imm(ldiately after the confirmation of the Journal.

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By Mr. Adams of Putnam-

Also a resolution to make House resolution No. 199 special order for to-morrow after confirmation of the Journal.

Respectfully submitted,

JNO. D .. LITTLE, Chairman ex officio.

The following resolution was read, to wit:

By Mr. Park of Greene-
A resolution to extend the session for 20 minutes for the purpose of reading House and Senate local bills for first and second time.
Mr. Steed of Taylor, offered the following amendment, which was read and adopted, to wit :

Amend by adding "also House and Senate local bills and resolutions for a third reading."
The resolution was adopted as amended.
On motion of Mr. Bush, Senate bill No. 188 was tabled.

On motion of Mr. Flynt of Spalding House bill No. 270 was tabled.
The following bill was read the first time, by unanimous C'nsent, to wit :
By Mr. Johnson of Appling-



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A bill to amend an act to amend the charter of the town of Baxley, Ga., and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. Toomer of Ware-

A resolution providing for the establishment and maintenance of an experimental station in South Georgia by the State.

By Messrs. Houston, Slaton and :b:gleston of Fulton-
A resolution asking Congress to appropriate the captured and abandoned property fund and cotton tax fund to educational purposes.

On motion ofthe authors House bills Nos. 195 and 209" were tabled.

Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report :
Mr. Speaker:

Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :

A bill to amend an act to create a new charter for the city of Milledgeville, approved December 15, 1900.

The Committee on Corporations have also had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :

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A bill to amend the city charter of Macon, and f;Jr other
purpo~es.

Respectfully submitted. WALTEH E. STEED, Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read the first time, to wit:

By Mr. Alexander of the 6th District-
A bill to incorporate the town of Milton in Berrien county.
Referred to Committee on Corporat.ions. By Mr. Jarnagin of the 19th District-
A bill to incorporate the town of Union Point, and for other purposes.

Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to amend the charter of Fitzgerald in the county of Irwin.

Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Johnson ot the 5th District-

A bill to fix a license for selling liquors in the county of Coffee.

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Referred to Committee on Temperance.

"By Mr. Hopps of the 3d District-

A bill to fix the license for selling liquors in the county -of Oconee..
Referred to Committee on Temperance.
By Mr. Daniel of the 17th District-

A bill to amend section 568 of the penal code, relating to game.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-

A bill to prescribe the tuition of resident and non-resi-dent students in the Technological School.

Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Stewart of the lith District-

A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of I
Dawson, Georgia.

Heferred to the Special Judiciary Committee.

By unanimous consent the following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to with:

By Mr. Little of Muscogee-

A bill to amend paragraph 9, section 2, of the General Tax Act relative to insurance agents.

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The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
By Mr. Carrington of Madison-
A bill to authorize the town of Comer to issue bonds, and for other purposes.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to amend sections 7 and 8 of an Act to establish.
of the city court Baxley.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to thepassage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Hitch of Chatham-

A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of Savannah to cluse Centre street.

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The report of the committee, whtch was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Smith and Merritt of Hancock-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Culverton.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majarity, was passed.

By Mr. Harkins of Gordon-

A bill to authorize the Trustees of Calhoun Institute- to transfer said property to the town of Calhoun.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The-bill having received the reqnisite constitutional majority was passed.

Mr. Blalock, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

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}.fr. Speaker:
The Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following resolutions and recommend that they do pass.

A joint resolution to pay Mrs. Jos. H. McWhorter, of Oglethorpe county, the per diem accruing to her husband.

A joint resolution to pay Mrs. Geo. G. Johnson, of Jef~rson county, the per diem accruing to her husband.

Appropriating $200 to pa) doorkeeper of the cloak room of the Senate.
Respectfully submitted, A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Bray of Johnson, Richardson of Houston, Williams of Bryan, Copeland of. Walker, Taylor of Houston, Orr of Coweta, Stevens of Oglethorpe, Harvard of Dooly, Hutchins of Gwinnett, Sturges of McDuffie, Hilton of Screven, Hamilton of Oglethorpe.

The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until .9.30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia, December 7, 1901.
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m., this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and 1>pened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

Foster of Towns, Hutchins,

Anderson of Bartow, Franklin,

Johnson of Appling,

Anderson of Cobb, Freeman of Whitfield,Johnson of Baker,

Ayres,

Gary,

Johnson of Bartow,

Bailey,

George of Morgan, .Joiner,

Barron,

Gresham,

Jordan of Jasper,

Bell,

Griffin of Twiggs, Kilburn,

Blue,

Grice,

Land,

Booth,

Hall of Bibb,

Lane,

Bower,

Hall of Fannin,

Lawrence,

Brock,

Hammock,

Lott,

Bush,

Harden of Chatham, Luttrell,

Carrington,

Hardin of Wilkes, McFarland,

Carswell,

Hardwick,

McLennan.

Cowart,

Harper of Chattooga, Madden,

Darden,

Hathcock,

Merritt,

Daughtry,

Harkins,

Miller,

Davis of Newton, Hawes,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Deal,

Henry,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Dean,

Hilton,

Moore,

Dorminy,

Hitch,

Morris,

Drawdy,

Hixon,

Mulherin,

Duncan,

Hodges,

Mullins,

Egleston,

Hogan,

Narramore,

English,

Hosch,

Niblack,

Everett,

Houston,

Ousley,

Felder,

Howard of DeKalb, Park of Greene,

Flynt,

Howell-,

Park of Troup,

Fort,

Huie,

Parker,

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Perry, Peyton, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Sanders, Schley, Shank, Shipp,

Sikes, Singletary, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, st.ubbs, Symons, Thomas, Turner, Underwood.

. Those absent were Messrs.-

Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Willingham, Wright of Floyd, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Allen,

Hamby,

Orr,

Blalock,

Hamilton,

Richardson,

Boswell,

Harrell,

Roberts,

Bray,

Harper of Wayne, Stevens,

Brewton,

Harvard,

Stewart,

Bruce,

Henderson,

Sturgi~,

Burnett,

Herrington,

Tarver,

Clower,

Howard of Baldwin, Taylor,

Copeland,

Hutcheson,

Thompson of Banks,

Crawford,

Johnson of Jefferson, Thompson of Dooly,

Crumbley,

.Tordan of Pulaski, Tisinger,

Davis of Meriwether, Kelly,

Toomer,

Foster of Floyd,

Knight,

Tumlin,

Foster of Oconee, Knowles,

Wight of Dougherty,

Frederick,

lVfcKay,

Wilkes,

Freeman of Troup, Maples,

Williams,

George of DeKalb, Monroe,

Wilson.

Gress,

O'Connell,

Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

On motion of Mr. Park of Greene, the reading of the

Journal was dispensed with.

.

Mr. Slaton, Chairman of the Committee on General Judi-

ciary, submitted the following report :

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

861

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on General Judiciary have had under ()Onsideration the following bills of the House, which I am instructecl to report Lack to the House with the recommen<lation that the eame do pass by subtitute, to wit:

A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer of this State to issue bonds for the purpose of paying off and retiring certain of the past due bonds of the State known as Convention Bonds, issued by Chas. J. Jenkins, Governor, and for other purposes.

A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer of the State to issue bonds for the purpose of paying off and 1etiring certain past due bonds of the State issued by Chas. J. McDonald, Governor, and countersigned by Urawford, Presi<lent of the Board of Commissioners of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes.
Also the following resolution do pass:

A resolution to refund a fee of fifty dollars paid to Philip {)ook for a charter for the bank of Sylvania, to E. K. Overstreet.
Also the following Senate bill do pass as amended.
Senate bill No. 149, to reBtrict and restrain the sale of -cocain in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
And also the following Senate bills do pass:

A bill to declare the proceedings in certttin contested -election cases when filed with the ordinary to be a suit at law, and to provide for a review of the decision and rulings had thereon, and for other purposes.

862

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

A bill to amend section 109 of volume 3 of the Code of 1895, relating to the crime of kidnapping, and for other purposes.

A bill to regulate the expenditure of county funds as the Eame relates to the purchase of goods for county purposes by county officers, and for other purpose<;.

A bill to provide that in any other than regular terms of the superior court grand juries shall not be required to take cognizance of county business, and for other purposes ..

A bill to amend section 4340 of the Code of Georgia of 1895, and for other purposes.
A bill to increase the number of terms of the superior court of Richmond county, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend section 4315 of the Code of Georgia of 18(.)5, and for other purposes.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman.

The special Joint CommitteP. of the Honse and Senate appointed to examine into and report on the "Georgia Justice," submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Special Joint Committee, appointed at last session of the General Assembly to examine and report on the "Georgia Justice" by C. H. Sutton, Esq., have discharged. the duty assigned to them, and be~ to reprlrt :

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

863

That we find the book well written and containing the laws and forms necessary to be used in justice courts, many forms in this work not being found in any other publication.
We, therefore, recommend that a sufficient number of said books be purchased to supply each justice of peace and notary public, who is an ex officio justice of peace, with one copy, provided same shall not cost more than two dollars per copy.

Respectfully submitted.

z. B. HERNDON,

G. Y. HARRELL,

On part of Senate.

w. J.

H. UNDERWOOD,

On part of House.

Mr. Lane, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report :

]f'r. Speaker:
The Committee on C:mnties and County Matters have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report back with the recommendation that it do pass
A bill to amend an act so as to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Baxley to levy and collect a tax not to exceed one-half of one per centum, and lor other purposes.
W. T. LANE, Chairman.

864

JOURNAL OP THE HOUSE.

The following bills were read the first-time, to wit:
I
By Mr. Underwood of White--

A resolution authorizing the State Librarian to purchase I
for the use of the justices of the peace and notaries public ~opies of the " Georgia Justice."

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. Harden of Chatham-
A bill to fix the time of election of all the officers of the dty of Savannah.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. Bush of Miller-
-A bill to exempt students graduating from incorporated medical colleges from standing examination before State board.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Yates of Catoosa-
A bill to cede to the U. S. Government jurisdiction over eertain roads.
Referred to the Special Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Johnson of Appling-
A bill to create a system of public schools for the town <>f Hazlehurst.
Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters.

SATURDAY, DECE:HBER 7, 1901.

865

Mr. Brock, chairman of the Cimmittee on Militaty Affairs, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Committee ou Military Affairs have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended, to wit:

A bill to restore the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Georgia State troops, colored.

Hcspectfully submittcd.

B. T. BROCK, Chairman.

Mr.Jordan, Chairman of the General Agriculture Committee, submitted the following report :

.J.lfr. Speaker:
Your Committee on General Agriculture have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the Honse with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

A bill to modify the no-fence law in Georgia, and for other purposes.

R('spectfully submitted.
55 h j

HARVIE JORDAN, Chairman.

866

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

The following bills were read the second time, to wit

By llfr. Miller o Muscoge-
A resolution to appropriate money to supplement the pension appropriation.

By Mr. Deal of Bullock-

A resolution to refund fee of $50.00 to E. K. Overstreet.

By Mr. Felder o Bibb-
A resolution to appropriate $200 to pay doorkeeper for cloak-room or the Senate.

By Mr. Hosh of Jackson-
A bill to repeal an act to create the city court of .Jefferson.

By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-
A bill to give consent by the State of Georgia to the establishment of a forest preserve.

By Mr. Johnson of Appling-
A bill to amend an act to amend the charter of the city of Baxley.
By Mr. Tarver of Jefferson-

A resolution to pay Mrs. Geo. G. Johnson the per diem accruing to her husband, Hon. Geo. G. Johnson.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

867

By :Mr. Park o Greene-

A resolution to provide payment for the stenographer for the Committee on Amendments.

By Mr. Stevens of Oglethorpe-

A resolution to pay the per diem of Hon. J os. H. McWhorter to his widow.

By Mr. George of Morgan-
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of seven members of the General Assembly to examine school systems of other States.

By Mr. Flynt of Spalding-
A bill to authorize the recovery of damages by certain persons.
By :Mr. Harden o ChathamA bill to amend section 1801, vol. 1 of the Code of
1895.

By :Mr. Harden o Chatham-
A bill to protect fish, oysters, etc., in the waters of this State.

By :Mr. Hall o Bihb-
A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer to issue bonds for the purpose of retiring past due bonds issued by Chas. J. McDonald, Govemor.

868

JOURNAL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-
A bill to authorize the Governor and Treasurer to issue bonds for the purpose of paying off past due bonds issued by Chas. J. Jenkins, Governor.

Mr. Wright, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

Mr. S p.ealcer:

Your Committee on 'l'emperance has had nniler consideration the following bills, to wit: House bill No. 593, by Mr. Bush of Miller, establishing a dispensary in the town of Colquitt, in the county of Miller, and for other purposes; also Senate bill No. 205, by Senator Johnson of the .5th District, fixing the license for retailing liquor in Coffee county, and for otbrr purposes; al8o Senate bill No. 206, by Senator Hopps of the 3d District, to fix the license on selling liquor in Wayne county, which bills your committee has instructed me, as its Chairman, to report hack to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.

Re.'lpectfully submitted.

WRIGHT,

Chairman.
The following Senate bills were read :the second time~ to wit :

By Mr. Hamrick of the :37th District-
A bill to make it unlawful for any person to trap, kill~ etc., birds and deer except upon his own lands.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

869

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-
A bill to re~ulate the expenditure of county funds.
By Mr. Berrong of the 40th District-

A bill to ameud section 109, volume 3, of the Code.

By Mr. Holder of the 33d District-

A bill to permit the election of one member of the county boards of education from an incorporated town having a local school system.

By Mr. Spinks ot the 38th District-:A bill to amend section 107, volume 1, of the Oode.

By Mr. Spinks of the 38th District-
A bill to declare the proceedings in certain contested election cases.
By Mr. Berrong of the 40th District-

A bill to restrict the sale of cocain in this State. By Mr. Johnson of the 5th District-

A bill to fix the license for selling whisky, etc., in Coffee county.

By Mr. Hopps ofthe 3d District-

A bill fixing the license for selling liquors, etc., m Wayne county.

870

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

By Mr. Allen of the 20th District-
A bill to amend an act to create a new c~arter for the
city of Milledgeville.

By Mr. Johnson of the 5th District-

A resolution to authorize the Prison Commission to turn over to Wall & Peagler certain warrants.
By Mr. Smiley of the 2d District-
A bill to amend section 4193, volume 2, of the Code.

On motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulton, the following resolution was read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on appropriations, to wit:
By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution to provide for the indexing of the House and Senate Journals of 1901.
The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. English of Warren-
A resolution for the relief of E. S. O'Brien. An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Burnett of Clarke.

After a consideration of the resolution, the committee arose and through their Chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

871

The ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hardwick,

Niblack,

Anderson of Bartow, Harper of Chattooga, Ousley,

Anderson of Cobb, Hathcock,

Park of Greene,

Ayre~,

Harkins,

Park of Troup,

Bailey,

Henry,

Parker,

Barron,

Hixon,

Perry,

Bell,

Hodges,

Peyton,

BluP,

Hosch,

Pierce,

Brock,

Houston,

Rawls,

Burnett,

Howell,

Reid of Campbell,

Bush,

Huie,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Carrington,

Hutchins,

Rhyne,

Crumbley,

Johnson of Appling, Roberts,

Darden,

Johnson of Bartow, Schley,

Davis of Newton, Deal,

Joiner, Jordan of Jasper,

Shank, Shipp,

Dean,

Kilburn,

Sikes,

Dorminy,

Land,

Singletary,

Drawdy,

Lane,

Slaton,

Duncan,

Lawrence,

Smith of Hancock,

Egleston,

Lott,

Stafford,

English,

Luttrell,

Symons,

Everett,

McFarland,

Thomas,

Felder,

McLennan,

Tisinger,

Flynt,

Madden,

Turner,

Fort,

Merritt,

Underwood,

Franklin,

Mitchell of Thomas, Walker of Brooks,

Freeman of Whitfield, Monroe,

Walker of Webster,

Gary,

Moore,

Wells,

Gresham,

Morris,

Whitchard,

Hall of Fannin,

Mullins,

Wright of Floyd,

Hammock,

Narramore,

Yates.

Harden of Chatham,

T1ho1se voting in the neg1a:tivo were Messrs.-
Grice.

872

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

!Those not voting. we,re Messrs.-

Allen,

Hamilton;

Orr,

Blalock,

Hardin of Wilkes, Quillian,

Booth,

Harrell,

Richardson,

Boswell,

Harper of Wayne, Sanders,

BowP.r,

Harvard,

Smith of Henry,

Bray,

Hawes,

Steed,

Brewton,

Henderson,

Stevens,

Bruce,

Herrington,

Stewart,

Carswell,

Hilton,

Stubbs,

Glower,

Hitch,

Sturgis,

Copeland,

Hogan,

Tarver,

Cowart,

Howard of Baldwin, Taylor,

Crawford,

Howard of DeKalb, Thompson of Banks,

Daughtry,

Hutcheson,

Thompson of Dooly,

Davis of Meriwether, Johnson of Baker, Toomer,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of .Jefferson, Tumlin,

Foster of Towns,

Jordan of Pulaski, Walker of Crawford,

Foster of Oconee, Kelly,

Wellborn,

Frederick,

Knight,

Welch,

Freeman of Troup, Knowles,

Wight of Dought>rty,

George of DeKalb, McKay,

Wilkes,

George of Morgan, Maples,

Williams,

Gress,

Miller,

Willingham,

Griffin of Twiggs, Mitchell of Emanuel, Wilson,

Hall of Bibb,

Mulherin,

l\1r. Speaker.

Hamby,

O'Connell,

Ayes 97, nays 1.

On motion of Mr. Perry of Gwinnett, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On passage of the resolution the ayes were 97, nays 1.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. English of Warren-

A resolution for the relief of John W. O'Brien.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

873

An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Daughtry of Wilkinson.
After a consideration of the resolution, the committee arose and through their chairman, reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.
The roll was called, and on taking the ballot viva vee the vote was follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blue, Brock, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Deal, Dean, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan, Egleston, English, Everett,

Felder,

Land,

Flynt,

Lane,

Fort,

Lawrence,

Franklin,

cott,

Freeman of Whitfield, Luttrell,

Gresham,

McFarland,

Hall of .Fannin,

McLennan,

Hammock,

Madden,

Harden of Chatham, Merritt,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mitchell of Thomas,

Hardwick,

Monroe,

Harper of Chattooga, Moore,

Hathcock,

Morris,

Harkins,

Mullins,

Henry,

Narramore,

Hixon,

Niblack,

Hodges,

Ousley,

Houston,

Park of Greene,

Howell,

Parker,

Hutchins,

Perry,

Johnson of Appling, Peyton,

Johnson of Baker, Pierce,

Johnson of Bartow, Rawls,

Joiner,

Reid of Campbell,

Kilburn,

Reid of Taliaferro,

874
Rhyne, Roberts, Schley, Shank, Shipp, Sikes, Singletary,

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Stafford, Stewart, Symons, Thomas, Tisinger, Turner, Underwood,

Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wells, Whitchard, Willingham, Wright of Floyd. Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Grice,

Huie.

Those not voting were Messrs..;_

Allen,

Harrell,

Park of Troup,

Blalock,

Harper of Wayne, Quillian,

Booth,

Harvard,

Richardson,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Sanders,

Bower,

Henderson,

Slaton,

Bray,

Herrington,

Smith of Hancock,

Brewton,

Hilton,

Smith of Henry,

Bruce,

Hitch,

Steed,

Carswell,

Hogan,

Stevens,

Clower,

Hosch,

Stubbs,

Copeland,

Howard of Baldwin, Sturgis,

Crawford,

Howard of DeKalb, Tarver,

Davis of Meriwether, Hutcheson,

Taylor,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Jefferson, Thompson of Banks,

Foster of Towns,

Jordan of Jasper, Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Oconee, Jordan of Pulaski, Toomer,

Frederick,

Kelly,

Tumlin,

Freeman of Troup, Knight,

Walker of Crawford,

G&ry,

Knowle~;~,

Wellborn,

George of DeKalb, McKay,

Welch,

George of Morgan, Maples,

Wight of Dougherty,

Gre!.'s,

Miller,

Wilkes.

Griffin of Twiggs, Mitchell of Emanuel, Williams,

Hall of Bibb,

Mulherin,

Wilson,

Hamby,

O'Connell,

Mr. Speaker.

Hamilton,

Orr,

Ayes 96, nays 2.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

875

On motion of Mr. Flynt of Spalding, the verificatim of the roll call was dispensed with.

On pasEage of the resolution the ayes were 96, nays 2.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and on motion of Mr. Park of Greene, the same was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

By Mr. Laud of Butts-
A resolution to pay pension due R. W. Aikin to his widow.
An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Madden of Pike.
After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman, reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to. .
The roll was called and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Brock,

Anderson of Bartow, Burnett,

Anderson of Cobb, Bush,

Ayres,

Carrington,

Bailey,

Cowart,

Barron,

Darden,

Bell,

Davis of Newton,

Blue,

Deal,

Drawdy,
Duncan,
Egleston,
English,
Everett,
Felder, Flynt,
Fort,

876

JouRNAL 011' THB HousB.

Franklin,

Lane,

Freeman of Whitfield, Lawrence,

George of Morgan, Lott,

Gresham,

Luttrell,

Grice,

McFarland,

Hall of Bibb,

McLennan,

Hall of Fannin,

Madden,

Hammock,

Merritt,

Harden of Chatham, Mitchell of Thomas,

Harper of Chattooga, Monroe,

Hathcock,

Moore,

Harkins,

Morris,

Hixon,

Mullins,

Hodges,

Narramore,

Houston,

~iblack,

Howell,

Ousley,

Hnie,

Park of Greene,

Johnson of Appling, Park of Troup,

Johnson of Bartow, Parker,

Joiner,

Perry,

Kiiburn,

Peyton,

Land,

Pierce,

Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Talillferro, Rhyne, Schley, Hhank, Shipp, Sikes, i':Haton, Stewart, Symons, Thomas, Tisinger, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster,
Well~,
Whitcbard, Willingham, Wright of Floyd Yates,

Those not voting were Meesrs,-

Allen,

Foster of Towns,

Blalock,

Foster of Oconee,

Booth,

Frederick,

B)swell,

Freeman of Troup,

Bower,

Gary,

Bray,

George of DeKalb,

Brewton,

Gress,

Bruce,

Griffin of Twiggs,

Carswell,

:Ciamby,

Clower,

Hamilton,

Copeland,

Hardin of Wilkes,

Crawford,

Hardwick,

Crumbley,

Harrell,

Daughtry,

Harper of Wayne,

Davis of Meriwether, Harvard,

Dean,

Hawes,

Dorminy,

Henderson,

Foster of Floyd,

Henry,

Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Hogan, Hosch, Howard of Baldwin, Howard of DeKalb, Hutcheson, Hutchins, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Jefferson, Jordan of Jasper, Jordan of Pulaski, Kelly, Knight, Knowles, McKay, Maples,

SATUltDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

877

Miller,

Smith of Henry,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Stafford,

Mulherin,

Steed,

O'Connell,

Stevens,

Orr,

Stubbs,

Quillian,

Sturgis,

Richardson,

Tarver,

Roberts,

Taylor,

Sanders,

Thompson of Banks,

Singletary,

Thomp,on of Dooly

Smith of Hancoek,

Toomer, Tumlin, Walker of Crawford, 'Vellborn, Welch, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Williams, Wilson. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 90, nays, 0.

On motion of Mr. Burnett of Clarke, the verification of the roll call was dispensed with:
On passage of the resolution the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The resolution having received the requisite eonstitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Hodges of Hart-

A resolution to pay the pension due Jos. L. Johnson to his widow.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the SpPaker reRolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Cowart of Charlton.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

878

JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

The roll was called and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were MessrA.-

Adams,

Hall of Bibb,

Ousley,

Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Fannin,

Park of Greene,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamby,

P,uk of Troup,

Ayres,

Hammock,

Parker,

Bailey,

Harper of Chattooga, Peyton,

Barron,

Hathcock,

Pierce,

Bell,

Henry,

Rawls,

Blue,

Hixon,

Reid of Campbell,

Booth,

HodgPs,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Brock, Burnett,

Houston,
- Howell,

Rhyne, l;chley,

Bush,

Hnie,

Shank,

Carrington,

Johnson of Appling, Shipp,

Cowart,

Joiner,

SikeEO,

Darden,

Kilbnr,,

Slaton,

Davis of Newton,

Land,

Stewart,

Deal,

Lane,

Stubbs,

Dean,

Lawrence,

Symons,

Dorminy,

].ott,

Thomas,

Drawdy,

Luttrell,

Tisinger,

Duncan,

McFarland,

Turner,

Egleston,

McLennan,

Underwood,

English,

Madden,

Walker of Brooks,

Felder,

Merritt,

Walker of Webster,

Flynt,

Mitchell of Thomas, Wells,

Fort,

MoorP,

Whitchard,

Franklin,

Morris,

Willingham,

:Freeman of Whitfi-ld, Mullins,

Wright of Floyd,

Gary,

Narramore,

Yates.

Grice,

1\iblack,

Those not voting were .Messrs.-

Allen, Blalock, Boswell, Bower, Bray,

Brewton, Bruce, Carswell, Clower, Copeland,

Crawford, Crumbley, Daughtry, Davis of Meriwether, Everett,

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879

Foster of Floyd,

Hosch,

Roberts,

.Foster of Towns,

Howard of Baldwin, lilanders,

Foster of Oconee, Howard of DeKalb, Ringletary,

Frederick,

Hutcheson,

Freeman of Troup, Hutchins,

Smith of Hancock, ~mith of Henry,



George of DeKalb, Johnson of Baker, Stafford,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Bartow, Steed,

<:iresham,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stevens,

Gre~s,

Jordan of Jasper, Sturgis,

Griffin of Twiggs, Jordan of Pulaski, Tarver,

Hamilton,

Kelly,

Taylor,

Harden of Chatham, Knight,

Thompsonof Bank!c',

Hardin of Wilkes, Knowles,

Thompson of Dooly,

Hardwick,

McKay,

Toomer,

Harrell,

Maple~>,

Tumlin,

Harper of Wayne, MillPr,

Walker of Crawford,

H-trvarrl,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wellborn,

Harkin~>,

Monroe,

Wt>lch,

HaweP,

Mulhtrin,

Wil!'ht of Dougherty,

Henderson,

O'Connell,

WilkeP.

Herrington,

Orr,

Williams,

Hilton,

Perry,

Wilson.

Hitch,

Quillian,

Mr. Speaker.

Hogan,

Richardson,

Ayes 89, nays 0.
On motion of Mr. Harper of Wayne, the verification of the roll call was dispen!Oed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 89, nays 0.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Hogan of Lincoln-

A resolution to pay a pension to Martin C. Pass.
An appropriation being involved i.n the resolution, the Speaker reFolved the House into a committee of the whole and dsignated as chairman Mr. Hixon of Carroll.

880

JOURNAL OF THE HOUBB.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the same do rass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

The roll was called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows :

On motion of Mt. Davis of Newton, the verification of the roll call was di~pensed with.
Before the vote could be announced Mr. Davifl of Newton, moved that the bill and the aye and nay vote thereon be tabled, which motion prevailed.
On motion of the authors, resoltitions Nos. 78 and 80 were tabled.
The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. Northen, the secretary thereof.

Jlr. 8 peal.:er:
Tne Senate has passed by the reqmst!e constitutional majority the toll~>wing bills of the Senate, to wit:
A bill to repeal an act prohibiting the sale of intoxi-
cating liquors in the 432d district G. M., in the county of
Irwin.
Also a bill to make elective by the qualified voters of Coweta county the jndge and solicitor of the city court of Newnan.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

881

Also a bill to authorize the mayor and council of McRae to establish a system of water-works.

Also a bill to establish and maintain a dispensary in the town of Washington, county of \Vilkes.

Also a bill to authorize the board of education of the city of Dublin to take an annual census of the school population.

Also a bill to ameud an act incorporating the Savannah Trust and Safe Deposit Uo.

Also a bill to authorize the judge of the city court of Griffin to appoint a special bailiff for said court, and for other purposes.

Also a bill to amend an act establishing a local school system in the town of Lumber City.
The Senate has also passed the following resolution, to wit:
Asking Congress to appropriate the captured and abandoned ptoperty fund and the cotton tax fund for educational purposes.
The Senate has also pas~ed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bills of the House, to wit:
A bill to incorporate the city of Monticello, in Jasper county.
Also, a bill to amend the several acts incorporating the town of Smithville.
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882

JOURNAL OJ!' THE HOUSE.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Colquitt, in Miller county.
Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Coolidge, m Thomas county.

Also, a bill to provide for the better drainage of lands in Henry county.
Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Trip, in the county ot Gwinnett.

Also, a bill to provide for the removal of all obstr'uctions from t~treams in DeKalb county.
Also, a bill to repeal an act incorporating the town of Colquitt, in Miller county.
Also, a hill to amend the charter of the town of Calhoun, county of Gordon.

Alo, a bill to establish a dispensary in the county of Webster.

Also, a bill to repeal an act regulating the town of Monticello.

Also, a bill to amend an act establishing a dispensary in the city of Athens.

Also, a bill for the protection of fish in the county of Rockdale.

Also, a bill to amend an act incorporating the Blackshear Bank.

Also, a bill to repeal the city court of Valdosta.

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883

The Senate has also passed the following bills of the House as amended :

A bill to incorporate the town of the Wrens, io Jefferson county.

Also, a bill to establish and maintain a dispensary in the city of Rome.

Also, a bill to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors in the county of Monroe.

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

l.!r. S pealcer:
The Senate has adopted the following resolution of the Senate, and a compliance therewith is respectfully asked on the part of the House, to wit :
A resolution requesting the House of Representatives to furnish the Senate with an official copy of the Governor's message vetoing the Wright dispensary bill.
Mr. Singletary, vice-chairman of Committee on Special Agriculture, submits the following report :
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Speeial Agriculture have had under consideration the following House bills, which I am instructed to report back with a recommendation that the same do pass, to wit :



884

JouRNAI. OJ!' THE HousE.

A bill to amend section 1801 of volume I. of the Code of 1895, by adding to the last line of said section the following words, to wit : " of any oyster, fish or terrapin laws," ahd for other purposes, and No. 555, a bill to be entitled an act to preserve and protect fish, oysters and terrapins; to prevent non-residents from fishing in the waters of this State without a license; to provide suitable penalties for the violations thereof and for other purposes.

H. H. SINGLETARY, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Gresham. vice-chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the lollowing report:

},f1. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment report the followings acts as properly enrollen, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor, to wit:
An act to amend section 1775, volume 1, of the code of 1895.
Also an act to amend an act entitled an act t0 alter and amend the several acts incorporating the town of Sandersville, in Washington county, Ga., an(l for other purposes.
Also an act to amend an act entitled an act to amend the several acts incorporating the town of Sandersville; to confer upon said town of Sandersville a municipal government with all the rights and privileges enjoyed by citizens of Georgia, as herein set forth, aud for other purp~ses.
Also an act to establish a city court of Mount Vernon,_ Montgomery county, Ga.

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Also an act to incorporate the town of Allentown, situated partly in the county of Laurens and partly in the county of Wilkinson, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

E. B. GRESHAM, Vice-Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit:

By Mr. Stewart of the 11th District-

A bill to amend an act to estabiish the city court of Dawson.

By Mr. Swift of Elbert-

A bil, to prescribe the tuition of resident and non-resi. dent members of the School of Technology.

By Mr. Jarnagin of the 19th District-

A bill to incorporate the town of Union Point.

On motion of Mr. Luttrell of Harris, House resolution No. 219 wao tabled.

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

By Mr. Bush of Miller-

A hill to create and maintatn a dispensary in the town of Colquitt.

The committee proposed the following amendment, which was adopted, to wit :

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Amend section 7 by adding the following: "such amounts as may be designated by the judge of the superior court."

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the pas8age of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requsite constitutional majority was passed as amended and on motion of Mr. Bmw~ the same was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-

A bill to amend the Charter of the city of Macon, relative to the retiring of bonds.
The committee proposed to amend as follows :
Amend section 1 by adding the following words, to wit ~ " Said election shall be held under a special registration in accordance with section 17 of the new charter of the city of Macon, approved November 21, 1903.

Amend section 7 by inserting between the words "the " and ''bonds " in the 9th line, the words " six per cent."

Also amend by adding after section 14, a new section to be known as section 15, the same to read as follows: " Section 15. That the terms of this Act shall constitute an inviolable contract between the mayor and council of the city of Macon, and every purchaser and holder of any bond authorized and issued by and under this Act."

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Amend by adding a new section to be known as section 16, to read as follows:

Section 16. Thai the terms of this Act shall be printed or engraved on the back of each bond issued under the same.

Amend "Section 15" so that it shall read as "section
17 . " The report (If the committee, which was favorable to
the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional

majority was passed as amended.



By Mr. Rhyne of Pickens-

A bill to create a board o( commissioners of roads and revenue for the county of Pickens.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. \

By Mr. Davis of Newton-

A bill to amend an Act to provide a system of public schools for the city of Oovington.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

888

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Rhyne of Pickens--

A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Jasper to create a debt for the purpose of erecting a school house.

The committee proposed to amend by striking out the words "six thousand" wherever they occur, and insert in lieu thereof the words "four thousand."
The amendment was adopted.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hi II as amended, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

By Mr. Sikes of Worth-

A bill to establish a system of public schools in the

town of Ashburn.

,

The report of the Committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

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889

On motion of Mr. Hall of Fannin, House bill No. 734 was tabled.

By Mr. Harper of Chattooga-

A bill to repeal an act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Chattooga.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage .of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Messrs. Morris and Anderson of Cobb-
A bill to incorporate the Powder Springs school district.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-
A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Col:le relative to the selection of certain books by the Governor.
'rhe report flf the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, ayes 0.

890

JouRNAL o:r rHE HousE.

The bill having received the requisite consitutional ma-
jority was passed .
By Mr. McFarland of Franklin-
A bill to abolish the county court of Franklin.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. McFarland of Franklin-

A bill to establish the city court of Carnesville.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nayes 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of TroupA bill to amend the city court of LaGrange.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

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891

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-

A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code, providing for the selection of State depositories.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional maj ority was passed.

By Mr. Yates of Catoosa-

A bill to cede to the United States Government jurisdiction over certain lands, etc.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agred to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-

jority was passed.

.

On motion of Mr. McLennan, House bill No. 471 was

tabled.

By Mr. Davis of Newton-

A bill to establish the city court of Covington.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

892

JOURNAL 01!' THB HOUSB,

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Narramore of Early-
A bill to amend an act to create the city court of Early.
The report of the committee, which was favorble to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passsage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-
A bill to authorize certain cities to establish public libraries.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following Senate bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit :
By Mr. Grantland of the ~6th District-
A bill to repeal an act to make it unlawful to manufacture spirituous liquors in the county of Spalding.

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893

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the

. passage of the bill, was agreed to. '

'

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill to amend the charter of the city of Augusta.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was Pll;Ssed.

By Mr. Bush of the 8th DistrictA bill to incorporate the town of Babcock.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the hill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

On motion of Mr. Houstou of Fulton, Senate bill No.
185 was recommitteed to Committee on Banks and Bank-
mg.

894

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSJII.

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to amend section 982 of the Code of 1895_, relative to the selection of State depositories.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passP.d.
On motion of Mr. Cowart of Charlton, Senate bill No. 180 was tabled.

On motion of the author, House bill No. 784 was tabled.

The following bills were read and the Senate amendments concurred in, to wit :

By Messrs. Knowles, Foster and Wright of Floyd-

A bill to establish a dispensary in the city of Rome.

The Senate proposed to amend by striking out the proviso of section 11 of said bill.
By Mr. Johnson of Jefferson-

A bill to incorporate the town of Wrens.
The Senate proposed to amend by striking the word "1901 " in line 2 or section 3, and inserting the words " 1902" in lieu thereof.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1901.

895

By Mr. Allen of Monroe-

A bil,l to prohibit the sale of spirituous liquors m the county of Monroe.
The Senate proposed to amend by striking from section 12 the words "January 1st, 1902," and insert in lieu thereof the words ''the declaration of the result of said election by the Ordinary, etc.''
The following Senate bill was read the first time, to wit:
By Mr. Cann of the 1st Di~trict-

A bill to amend au Act to incorporate the Savannah Trn~t and Safe Depo~it Company.
Referred to Committee on C.1rporations.
The following Senate bills were read the first time by unanimous consent, to wit :

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of local schools in Lumber City.

Referred to Committee on Education.

By Mr. Grantland of the 2fith District-
A biJI to authorize the Judge of the city court of Griffin to appoint a special bailiff.
Referred to Special Judiciary Committee.

896

JouRN.AL OF THE HousE.

By Mr. Carter of the 16th District-

A bill to authorize the Board of Education of Dublin, Ga., to take an annual census of the school population.

Referrerl to Special Judiciary Committee.

The following resolution was read and, on motion of Mr. Flynt of Spalding, the same was tabled:

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-
A resolution providing that, beginning with Monday, December 9th, the House meet at 9 a. n1. and adjourn at 1 p.m .
.Meet at 3 p. m. and adjourn at 6 p. m.

Mr. Franklin of Washington moved that when the Honse adjourn it adjourn to meet again at 9:30 o'clock, Monday morning, which motion prevailed.
Lca\c of absence was gtanted to the following members: :Messrs. Thomas of Pierce, Datden of Mtmrne, Freeman of Whitfield, Walker of Webster, Boswell of Greene.

The House then alljourned until 9:30 o'clock Monday morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia,

:UO'llday, Deeemiber 9, 1901.
The HouBe met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'dock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker and open0d with prayer by the Charp1ain.

The ro11 was ca11cd and the fo11owing nwmhers answered to their names :

Adams,

Everett,

Hitch,

Allen,

Felder,

Hixon,

Anderson of Bartow, Flynt,

Hogan,

BaiiPy,

Fort,

Hosch,

Bell,

Foster of Floyd,

Houston, .

Blalock,

Foster of Oconee, Howard of Baldwin,

Blue,

Franklin,

Howard of DeKalb,

Booth,

Frederick,

Howell,

Boswell,

Freeman of Troup. Huie,

Bower,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hutcheson,

Brewton,

Gary,

Hutchins,

Brock,

George of DeKalb, Johnson of Appling,

Bruce,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Bartow,

Burnet.t,

Gresham,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Bush,

Griffin of Twiggs, Joiner,

Carrington,

Grice,

Jordan of Jasper,

Carswell,

Hall of Bibb,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Clower,

Hamby,

Kelly,

Cowart,

Hammock,

Kilburn,

Crumbley,

Harden of Chatham, Knight,

Darden,

Hard!n of Wilkes, Knowles,

Daughtry,

Hardwick,

Land,

Davis of Meriwether, Harrell,

Lane,

Davis of Newton, Harper of Chattooga, Lawrence,

Deal,

Harper of Wayne, Lott,

Drawdy,

Harvard,

Luttrell,

Duncan,

Hathcock,

McFarland,

E~leston,

Harkins,

McLennan,

English,

Henry,

Madden,

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Maples,

Reid of Campbell,

Merritt,

Rhyne,

Miller,

Richardson,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Roberts,

Mitchell of Thomas, Schley,

Monroe,

Shank,

Morris,

Shipp,

Mulherin,

Sikes,

Mullins,

Singletary,

Niblack,

Slaton,

O'Connell,

Smith of Hancock,

Ousley,

Smith of Henry,

Park of Green,

Stafford,

Park of Troup,

Steed,

Perry,

Stevens,

Peyton,

~tewart,

Pierce,

Stubbs,

Quillian,

Symons,

Rawls,

Tarver,

Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells. Whitchard, Wilkes, Williams, Willingham, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Barron, Bray,
Copeland, Crawford, Dean, Dorminy, Foster of Towns, Gress, Hall of Fannin,

Hamilton, Hawes, Henderson, Herrington, Hilton, Hodges, Johnson of Baker, Me K a y , Moore, .Narramore, Orr,

Parker, Reid of Taliaferro, Sanders, Sturgis, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty, Wilson, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Merritt of Hancock, reported t1mt the Journal of Saturday's proceedings had been examined and fonnd correct.

On mot,ion of :Mr. IIart~wirk of "\Vashington, the reading of the Journal was dispen;;rd with.

Mr. Symons, ehaim1an pro tem. of the Committee on Corporations, snhmitted thc following report:

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jJh. S pealcer:
T1lw Connn.vot.ee oo Coi1poi'alti'()llls have I11ad undell' oonsidrration the following bills of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommention thatt the same do pass, to wit:
A hill to be ent~tled a'll Act to fix the time for the election and appointment or aU officers .of the city :of Savannah, and for other ~)nrposes.
A hill to he entitled an Act 1to amend an Act approved SPptembcr 30, 187D, entitled an Act to :incorporate the Savannah Trust and Safe Deposit Compa'lly, and for other purpo:S6.
Also the following bill do not pass:
A bill to be entitled an Act to prescribe the duty of telegraph cmnpanics as to receiving and transmitting dispatches; to prescri:be penalties for violation thereof, and for other 1mrposes.
W. F. SYMONS.
Chairman pro tern.

The following resolutions were read a'lld referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit:
By }fr. Hall of Bibb-
A resolution making House bills Nos. 439 and 5()6 the special ordcr for Tuesday, J?ecember 11th, immediately after special order already se.t, and that they be the continning s]!ecial order until disposed of.

900

JouRNAL oF THE HousB.

Under the head of unfinished business the following bills were read the third ti~e and put upon their passage, to
wit:

By Mr. Underwood of White--

A bill to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend section 2061 of 'the Oivil Code of 1895, relative to assessment insu:vance companies.

The committee proposed to amend by adding the follow ing section, which was read and adopted, to wit:

"Section 2. Be it further enacted 'by the authority aforesaid, Tihat this amending Act shall not apply to companiei:! or assooi~ions now organized under the assessment life insuTooce la:ws of this State, until after December 31, 1902. Any OOD1ipruny O!l' as&J~Ci:a:tiion. nmy from !f:ime to timede~t mo're than the sums he1I1e1in reqn~l"ed, ~hould it so
el~t."

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 4. So thebill having received tJhe requisite constitutional majority was passed, and on motion of the author was ordered immediaitely transmitted to the Senate.

By 1\{essrs. Ho'\vell and Davis of Meriwether-
A resolution for the relief of B. R. Freeman and J. B.
Freeman.

The report of rthe committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.

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901

On passage of the resolution the ayes were 89, nays 0. The resolution haTing received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Johnson of Ba,rtow-
A bill to amend section 840, volume 1 of the Code of 1895.
The repol't of the committee, which was favo1.1a:ble to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By :Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A hill to amend section 945, v.olume 1 of the Code of 1895, relative to the bonds oJ tax-collectors.
The report of the committee, which was faora:hle to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the hill the ay8 were 89, nays 8.
The bill having received the requisite c.onstitutiO!llal majority was passed.
On motion of Mr. Johnson of Bar:taw, the two bills just
w passed were ordered immediat,ely transmitted the Sen-
ate.
By ~Ir. Grice of Pulaski-
A bill to appropriate $30,000 for the maintenance of ;the Georgia State troops, and for other puvposes.

902

JouRNAL OJ' THB HoueB.

An appropriation being involved in the bin the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Deal of Bulloch.

Aiter a consideration of the bill the committee arose,. and through their chairman reported the -bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended.

1T'he committee proposed to amend by striking the figm'S "$30,000," and inser.t1in:g in lieu thereof tlhe figures. "$20,000."

The reporl of the committee was agreed to.

The a)'ffl and nays were called, aucl on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Felder,

Hogan,

Allen,

Flynt,

Houston,

Anderson of Cobb, Fort,

Howard of Baldwin,

Bell,

Foster of Floyd,

Howell,

Blalock,

Franklin,

Hutchins,

Boswell,

Freeman of Troup, Johnson of Appling,

Bower,

George of DeKalb, Johnson of Jefferson,

Brewton,

George of Morgan, Joiner,

Brock,

Griffin of Twiggs, Jordan of Jasper,

Bruce,

Grice,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Burnett,

Hall of Bibb,

Knowles,

Carswell,

Hamby,

Land,

Clower,

Hammock,

Lane,

Daughtry,

Harden of Chatham, Luttrell,

Davis of Meriwether, Hardin of Wilkes, McKay,

Deal,

Hardwick,

McLennan,

Duncan,

Harvard,

Madden,

Egleston,

Hitch,

Merritt,

Everett,

Hixon,

Miller,

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1901.

903

Mitchell of Emanuel, Rawls,

Mitchell of Thomas, Reid of Campbell,

Monroe,

Rhyne,

Moore,

Richardson,

Morris,

Roberts,

Mulherin,

Shank,

Mullins,

Shipp,

O'Connell,

Singletary,

Ousley,

Slaton,

Park of Greene,

Smith of Henry,

Park of Troup,

Stafford,

Perry,

Steed,

Peyton,

Stevens,

Quillian,

Stewart,

Stubbs, Symons, Tarver, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Wellborn, Wells, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Wright of Floyd.

Bailey,

Freeman of Whitfield,McFarland,



Blue,

Harper of Chattooga, Maples,

Booth,

Harper of Wayne, Niblack,

Bush,

Harkins,

Pierce,

Carrington,

Henry,

Sikes,

Crumbley,

Hutcheson,

Smith of Hancock,

Dorminy,

Kelly,

Walker of Brooks,

English,

Knight,

Welch,

Foster of Oconee, Lott,

Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Gary,

Ayres,

Gresham,

Barron,

Gress,

Bray,

Hall of Fannin,

Copeland,

Hamilton,

Cowart,

Harrell,

Crawford,

Hathcock,

Darden,

Hawes,

Davis of Newton, Henderson,

Dean,

Herrington,

Drawdy,

Hilton,

Foster of Towns, Hodges,

Frederick,

Hosch,

Howard of DeKalb, Huie, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Bartow, Kilburn, Lawrence, Narramore, Orr, Parker, Reid of Taliaferro, Sanders, Schley, Sturgis, .

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JOURNAL OJ' THB HOUSB.

Taylor,

Walker of Crawford, Willingham,

Thomas,

Walker o-f Webster, Wilson,

Thompson of Banks, Williams,

Mr. Speaker.

Tisinger,

Ayes 98, nays 27.

On motion of Mr. Harper of Chattooga, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 98, nays 27.

'Dhe bill haYing recei\'Cd the requisite constitutional majority was pa;;sed as amended.

On motion of l\Ir. Grice of Pulaski, the bill just passed was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

On moticm of jir. Hogan of Lincoln, the following bill, together with the aye and nay vote thereon, was taken from the table for the purpose of announcing the vote, to wit:
By Mr. Hogan (}f Lincoln-
A resolution to pay :Martin C. Pass a pension.
On the pa~sagP .(}f the resolution the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Brock,

Anderson of Bartow, Burnett,

Anderson of Cobb Bush,

Barron,

Carrington,

Blalock,

Carswell,

Blue,

Clower,

Booth,

Cowart,

Darden, Davis of Newton, Deal, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan,

MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 9, 1901.

905

. English,

Jordan of Jasper, Rawles,

Felder,

Jordan of Pulaski, Reid of Campbell,

Flynt,

Kilburn,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Fort,

Land,

Rhyne,

Foster of Floyd,

Lane,

Roberts,

Foster of Oconee, Lawrence,

Schley,

Franklin,

Lott,

Shank,

Freeman of Whitfield, Luttrell,

Shipp,

Gary,

McFarland,

Sikes,

George of DeKalb, Madden,

Smith of Henry,

Griffin of Twiggs, Maples,

Stevens,

Grice,

Miller,

Stewart,

Hall of Bibb,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Stubbs,

Hall of Fannin,

Mitchell of Thomas, Symons,

Hamby,

Monroe,

Thomas,

Hammock,

Moore,

Thompson of Dooly,

Harden of Chatham, Morris,

Tisinger,

Hardwick,

Mulherin,

Toomer,

Harper of Chattooga, Mullins,

Turner,

Hixon,

Narramore,

Underwood,

Hodges,

O'Connell,

Walker of Webster,

Houston,

Ousley,

Welch,

Howell,

Park of Greene,

',Yells,

Huie,

Park of Troup,

Whitchard,

.Johnson of Appling, Peyton,

Willingham,

.Johnson of Jefferson, Pierce,

Wright of Floyd.

Joiner,

Those vtoting in 'the ~tive were Messrs.-

Bell,

Walker of Brooks, Yates.

Those not voting; were Messrs.-

Allen, Ayres, Bailey, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Bruce, Copeland,

Crawford,

Frederick

Crumbley,

Freeman of Troup,

Daughtry,

George of Morgan,

Davis of Meriwether, Gresham,

Dean,

Gress,

Egleston,

Hamilton,

Everett,

Hardin of Wilkeil,

Foster of Towns, Harrell,

'

906

JOURNAL OJ!' TBB HOUS:I.

Harper of Wayne, Harvard, Hathcock, Harkins, Hawes, Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Hogan, Hosch, Howard of Baldwin, Howard of DeKalb, Hutcheson, Hutchins,

Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Bartow, Kelly, Knight, Knowles, McKay, McLennan, Merritt, Niblack, Orr, Parker, Perry, Quillian, Richardson, Sanders, Singletary,

Slaton. Smith of Hancock, Stafford, Steed, Sturgis, Tarver, Taylor, Thompson of Banks, Tumlin, Walker of Crawford, Wellborn, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Williams, Wilson, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 99, nays 3.

On mot.il)!l of Mr. Jordan of Pulaski, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On passage. of t.hc resolution the ayes were 99, nays 3.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

The following resolution was read, to wit:

By Mr. Hnrdwick of Washington-
A resolution tO declare Saturday, November 30, d1'.es
non.

On motion of Mr. Mulherin of Richmond, the resoluti'm was tabled.
By Mr. Stubbs orf La!Ul''en&-

A bill to create a lien in favor of persons hauling logs, etJC., wi:tih Wiagons or :trucks, and fior other purposes.

MoNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1901.

907

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was pas.sed.
On motion of Mr. Stubbs, the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.
By 1\Ir. J.o'hnoon <Jif Appling-
A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of the town of Baxley, in Appling county.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of Mr. Stood of 'l~ay:lor, House hill No. 234 was taken from the ta:ble and placed upon the calendar.
On motio'lll 'of l\fr. MiUc:r of :i\1:nscoge1e, Ho'UISe bii}l No. 471 was tabled.

By. Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-
A bill to change the time of holding the fall term of the Cher6kee superior court.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

908

J PURNAL OF THB HOUSB,

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Davis of :Meriwether-

A bill to amend section 220 of the Criminal Code of 1895 relative to trespassers.

The report of the oommit,tee, which was favorable to the passage of the :bill, was agreed to.

On motio1n of Mr. Ba~aey of Dawson, tlhe hill waa ta,bled.

By the House Committee em Pu:blic Printing-
A resolution to make appropriation to meet the deficiency in the pnin'ting fund 1901, 'and: t10 make the same immediately available.
An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Joiner of Sumte.r.
Arfter a consideratioo1 of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report .of the committee was agreed to.

The roll was called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vo,te, was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs,_..

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Cobb, Bailey,

Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth,

Boswell, Brewton, Bruce, Burnett,

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909

Bush,

Harper of Wayne, Park of Greene,

Carrington,

Harkins,

Park of Troup,

Carswell,

Hixon,

Peyton,

Clower,

Hogan,

Pierce,

Cowart,

Houston,

Rawls,

Crumbley,

Howard of Baldwin, Reid of Campbell,

Darden,

Howell,

Richardson,

Daughtry,

Huie,

Roberts,

Davis of Meriwether, Hutcheson,

Shipp,

Deal,

Hutchins,

Sikes,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Jefferson, Singletary,

Duncan,

Joiner,

Slaton,

English,

Jordan of Jasper, Smith of Hancock,

Everett,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Smith of Henry,

Felder,

Knowles,

Stafford,

Flynt,

Lane,

Steed,

Fort,

Luttrell,

Stevens,

Foster of Floyd,

McLennan,

Stewart,

Foster of Oconee, Madden,

St.ubbs,

Franklin,

Merritt,

Symons,

Freeman of!Troup, Miller,

Taylor,

Georgeiof DeKalb, Mitchell of Thomas, Thompson of Dooly,

George of Morgan, Monroe,

Tumlin,

Grice,

Moore,

Turner,

Hammock,

Morris,

Underwood.

Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,

Walker of Webster,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mullins,

Wellborn,

Hardwick,

Niblack,

Wells,

Harrell,

O'Connell,

Whitchard,

Harper of Chattooga, Ousley,

Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Freeman of Whitfield, Knight, Kelly,

McFarland.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Brock,

Ayres,

Copeland,

Barron,

Crawford,

Bower,

Davis of Newton,

Bray,

Dean, Dorminy, Egleston, Foster of Towns,

910

JOURNAL OF THB HOUI!IB.

Frederick, Gary, Gresham, Gress, Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Bibb, Hall of Fan::1in, Hamby, Hamilton, Harvard, Hathcock, Hawes, Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Hodges, Hosch,

Howard of DeKalb, Schley,

Johnson of Appling, Shank,

Johnson of Baker, Sturgi~,

Johnson of Bartow, Tarver,

Kilburn,

Thomas,

Land,

Thompson of Banks,

Lawrence,

Tisinger,

Lott,

Toomer,

McKay,

Walker of Brooks,

Maples,

Walker of Crawford,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Welch,

Narramore,

Wight of Dougherty,

Orr,

Wilkes,

Parker,

Williams,

Perry,

Willingham,

Quillian,

Wilson,

Reid of Taliaferro, Wright of Floyd,

Rhyne,

Mr. Speaker.

Sanders,

Aym 102, na~ 4.

On mot,ion of :Mr. P.atrk of Groone, the Yerificatioo of the ro]] call was dispensed with.

On pa~sage of the resolution the ayes were 102, nays 4.

The resolution haYi'llg received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of :Mr. Houston of Fulton the resolution was orclrred immediately transmitted to the Srnate.

The following Senate resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By :Mr. IIoldPr of the 33rd Distriot-

A re6olution requesting the House to furnish an official copy of the Governor's message in which he vetoes the "\Vright dispensary bill."



MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 9, 1901.

911

'r'he following Senate. resolution was read the first time nnd concurred in, to wit:

By }fr. Harrell of the 35th District-

A resolution asking Congress to appropriate the captnrPd and abandoned property fund arnd the cotton tax fnlld to educational purposes.
}Ir. Adams, vice-chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Jlr. 8 peaker:
Tho C'ommittee on Education has had nuder consideration ,tho following hill, which it instructs me to report l1aek with the recommendation that the same do pn5s:
By }fessrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A hill to he en tit led an Act to amend an Act to authorize the town of Hogahsville to c&rablish a public :'('hool independent of the public school sy~tem of the State of Georgia.

Respectfnlly suhmittcd.

GEORGE vV. ADXjiS, Vice C'hairman.

The following Senate bills were read the first time, to wit:
By :\f,._ T.yndon of the 29th District-

A bill to establish and maintain a dispensary in the city of \Ya,.;hiHg'ton, Ga., and for othcr purpose's.

912

JOURNAL OF 'rllK liOUSB,

ReferJed to the Committee on Temperance.

By l\Ir. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to repeal an Act to prohibit the sale of liquors in ~he 423rd Gt'orgia "Mil'i't~a Dist1ric,t.

Referred to Temperance Committee.

By :Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A hill to authorize the mayor and conncil of McRae to estahlish a Rystem of waterwork;;.

Ref{'rred to Spf'cial Judiciary Committee.

B, l\fr. Hard away of the 36th District-

A hill to make the jud~e and solieitar of the city conrt of X E'lwnan Plective hy the people.

R0f{'rrf'd to Sjwcial .Tudiciarv Committee. ~
The following mf'~sa~e was rrcoived from the Senate throngh :Mr. Northen, the secrf'tar;v thereof:

Jfl. 8 pPalcer:

The Senate haR passed by the requi~ite CO'llstitntional majority tho following hills of the Senate, to wit:

.A bill to compel railroads, individnals and corporation~ to erect separate water closets for men and women at every railroad crossing in this St.ate.

Also a bill to incorporate the town of Irwinville, Irwin connty.

MoNDAY, DECE!IIBER 9, 1901.

913

Also a bill to amend sertion 1300 of volume 1 of th<l Code of 1895.
Also a bill to repeal an Act incor'Porating the town of Irwinville.
Also a bill to fix the fees of the clerks and sheriffs m certain cases.

Also a bill to amend section 453 of the Criminal Code.
Also a bill to amend section 25116 of volume 2 of the Code of 1895.
Also a bill to authorize trustees, executors, administrators and guardians who are required by law to give hond to charge costs for such bonds.
Also a hill to amend th0 Act approved Dec. 24, 1896, in reference to placing fire insurance.
The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following hills of the Honse, to wit:
A bill to establish the city court of Vienna, in and for the .county of Dooly.
Also a bill to create a charter for the town of Gillsville, in the eo1mtin-; of Hall a,ud Ba;nks.
Also a bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Mineral Bluff.
Also a bill to establish a new cha-rter for the town of JlogansviHe, in the eount\)' of '.Droup.
58 b j

914

JOURNAL oF THE HousE.

Also a bill to authorize the commissioners of Butt~ county to inve.stigate the claim of A. J. ~[oore.

Also a bill to incorporate the town of Lenox.

Also a hill to repeal an Act to establish a. county court in the county of Dooly.

Also a hill to amend sel'tion 3 of an Act approved Oct. 17, 1887, entitled an Act to incorporate the :Title Guarantee and Loan Company of Savannah.

Also a hill to incorporate the Bryan School District, m Houston cotmty.

Also a hill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Bartow, in :the cou!lity of J effeJ.Bcm.

Also a bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public :>ehool,; for the town of Toccoa City.

Also a hili to mu~:>JIHl t.lw dmrtl"r dPPdham.

Also a hill to amend an Act approwd Dee. lfl, 1flOO, establishing a di~ensary in the city of Bal"lwsvill<', PikP county.

Also a hill to chang<' th<' county site of Charlton cmmty from Traders Hill to Folkston.
A ll"o a bill 'tl() authorize. t:he Pr<'<' JGncl<'rg'a,rt.en Al'~(} ciat.ion of Colnmbn,;;, Oa., to spll <'Prtain lands mHl reinvei-t tl1P proc<'e<k
Al~o a bill to regnlat<' the prartic<> aiHl proce<lure of jnsticp eonrts in citi<>s of ~ixty thon!'aml or mor{', and to d(,,,;ignak the section over which they .shall have jmi,;;diction.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1901.

915

Also a bill to repeal an Aet to establish -a dispensary in Mitchell county.
Also a hill to define and extend the corporate limits of the city of Savannah.

The Sl"nate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to wit:

A resolution authorizing and directing the attorney general to waiYe the State's supet~ior lien on the funds in the handR of the receiver of the lessees of the Northeastern Hailroad a., against the employee-S of Raid road.

The S(nate has also passed by the requisite constitutional mnjority the following bill of the House as amended:

A hill to provide for the better drainage o. lands in Coweta eonnty.

Tho SPimtf' has also concurred In the following joint rowlutiou of the House:

A resolution to appropriate money to pay the expenses of investigating the Academy for Blind.

Also a l'('Wlution to authorize the State of Georgia to reeeive allll hold property bequeathed for the establishment of an agrieultural experiment station in South Georgia.

Aho a rewlnt.ion asking Congress to appropriate the captm('(l and almndoned property fund and the cotton tax fnnd to P<lueut.ional purposes.

916

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSB.

By unanimous consent the following bill was read thet first time, to wit:
By Mr. Hammock of Randolph-
A bill to make it unlawful to establish a dispensary in any connty of this State within our years immediately following an election effecting the sale of spirituous or malt liquors, and for other pul1_)oses.
Referred to the Committee on Temperance.
:M1r. Thomp-.on, chairman S.peciui .Tn<liei,ary Committee,. submitted the following report:
jlfr. Sp_ealcer:
The Spec1ial Judiciary Oommittec has had under consideration the following bill, which it recommen(L; do passas amended, to wit:
By Mr. Land of Butts-
House bill No. 532, ~to amend an Act entitled an Aet
a to establish county court for Butts county.
Your committee have also considered the following bilh, which the committee recommend do pass, to wit:
By Mr. Yates of Catoosa-
House bill No. 805, to cede certain land~ to thr Ft'drr:ll Government.

By Mr. Carterof the 16th District-

SenUJte bill No. 225, to :::nthrriz:' ti:c Donrd ;! 111< tion of Dublin to take sehool eE n,;n.

MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 9, 1901.

917

l3y :\Ir. Grantland of the 26th District-

Senate bill No. 223, to authorize the judge of the city .court of Griffin to appoint a spedal bailiff, ete.

By Mr. Stewart of the 11th District-

Senate bill No. 221, to amend an Act creating the city <nnrt of Dawson.

He,;pectfully submitted.

W. S. 'J'HOlVIPSON, Chairma:..

:Jir. Miller, chairman of the Committee on Pensions, -;:;ubmitted the following report:

Jlfr. Speaker:

!The Committee on Pffilsions have had under consideration the following re8olutions, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that they do pas~, to wit :

A resolution to pay pension to W. A. Mullins.

A resolution to pay a vension to .the widow of James Gordon of Jefferson county.

He~pcctfully submitted.

B. S. MILLER, Chairman.

By Mr. Stewart of Calhoun-

A bill to limit franchises acquired by railroad :mrveys ~1nd for other purposes.

918

JOURNAL OP THE HOUSB.

On motion of :Mr. Hammock vrf RandoJp_h, the biH was tabled.

Leave of aibsEmce was gflruntled :M:eesr.s. Everett, Sander,-~ Tisinger a:nd :MmNoo.

On motion of ~!r. Felder uf Bibb the House adjournP<I until 3 o'clock p. m. this afte1.7nom1.

:Monday, 3 o'clock p. m.
The House reconvened at this hour and was called tO> order by the Spe:ake,r pro tern.
On motion of :M:r. Knowles of Floyd the call of the roU was dispensed with.
The fvllmving bills wero read the second time, to wit;

Ry :Nir. Land of Butt.,s---;
,A tbill to amend an Act to establish a county court fo1 the count.y of Butts.
13y :Mr. Harden of Chatham-
A bill to fix the time of the election of all officers of the city of Savannah.
By :M:r. Booth of Walton-
A bill to prov,ide an additional method of ending a commission of lunacy or insanity.
On motion of :Nir. Booth the bull was rooommibted.
The :following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 9, 1901.

919

By ~ll't:'Sl"S. Da.rdC>n and AUoo a:f 1fanroc~

A resolution to appropriate money for the payment of J"<'Wa1rd offered ~or tlJC c.a;ptu11o of Bud Phinizy.

An appropriation being involved in t-he resolution the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and deeignated as chairman Mr. Knight of Berrien.
After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.
The report of the committee was agreed to.
The roll was callccl, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:
On motion of Mr. :Miller of ~iuscogce the verification of the roll call was disp!'nsed with.
Before the vote on the resolution could be announced Mr. Stocd moved tha,t the same, together with the aye and nay vote thereon, be tabled, which motion prevailed.

On motion of 1\fr. Felder of Bihb IIou~e bill :No. 784 was taken from the table and placed on the calendar.

On motion of Mr. Tumlin of Carroll the following bill, together with the aye and nay vote thereon, was taken from the table and the vote announced, to wit:
Ry l\lr. Tumlin of Carroll-

A bill to re~peal section 1349 of the Code of 1895, to c~tablish county inst.itutes.

920

JouRNAL 011 THE HousE.

On moti()lll of Mr. Perry of Gwinnett, the bill wa6 agai11 tabled.

By Mr. :Miller of Muscogee-

A ~ill to amend section GlO, volume 1 of the Code, relative to the construction of bridges and the equitable 1burd.en of expense to he horne by each county.

The report of the connnit,tee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agrct>d to.

On pas.>agc of the bill 1!be ayf'6 \Wn-e !Hl, nays 2.

The .hill having receiYed the rL'<IUisite constitutional majority was passed.

By ~Ir. Adams of Putnam-

A bill to pre;wribe the manner in which the property of transient pelliO!lS may rbe taxed.
rnw report of the committee, which was favorable to
the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

:Mr. ~Htc1hdl of .Emanuel, called f04r the previous qtwstioo, which call was sustained.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays G.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and on motion of Mr. Adams the same was ordered immediately transmitted tQ the Senate.

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

A bill to make drunkenness in any public place a misdemeanor, etc., and for other purposes.

MoNDAY, DECEMBEH 9, 1901.

921

~.Ir. Blalock of FayeHe called for the previous question, which call was su;;tained.

:Mr. Toomer of W arc moved that the bill and pending mmndmcnt.s be tabled.

On the motion to table Mr. Hardwick of Washington call0d for the ayes and nays, which call was susta,ined, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, Bailey, Blue, Burnett, Carrington, Davis of Newton, Dorminy, English, Felder, Flynt, Fort, Foster of Oconee,

Freeman of Whitfield,Mulherin,

Grice,

O'Connell,

Harden of Chatham, Ousley,

Hardin of Wilkes, Rawls,

Hosch,

Sikes,

Howell,

Stafford,

Huie,

Toomer,

Hutcheson,

Wellborn,

Lawrence,

Welch,

Lott,

Wells,

Miller,

Wilkes.

Those voting in dw 11tegative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Cowart,

Hammock,

Anderson of Bartow, Crumbley,

Hardwick,

Anderson of Cobb, Darden,

Harper of Chattooga,

Ayres,

Davis of Meriwether, Harper of wayne,

Bell.

Deal,

Harvard,

Blalock,

Drawdy

Harkins,

Boswell,

Everett,

Henry,

Brewton,

Foster of Floyd,

Hitch,

Brock,

Franklin,

Hixon,

Bruce,

Freeman of Troup, Hogan,

Carswell,

Gary,

Houston,

Clower,

George of Morgan, Howard of Baldwin,

Copeland,

IIP..mby,

Johnson of Appling,

922

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

Johr.son of Bartow, Mitchell of Thomas, Stevens,

Johnson of Jefferson, Moore,

Stewart,

.Joiner,

Morris,

Stubbs,

.Jordan of Jasper, Mullins.

Symons,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Xiblack,

Tarver,

Kelly,

Park of Greene,

Taylor,

Knight,

Park of Troup,

Tumlin,

Knowles,

Rhyne,

Walker of Brooks,

Land.

Richardson,

Walker of Webster,

Lane,

Roberts,

Whitchard,

McFarland,

Shipp,

Wight of Dougherty,

McLennan,

Singletary,

Willingham,

Madden,

Slaton,

Wright of Floyd,

Merritt,

Smith of Hancock, Yates.

Mitchell of Emanuel, Steed,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Barron, Booth, Bower, Bray, Bush, Crawford, Daughtry, Dean, Duncan, Egleston, Foster of Towns, Frederick, George of DeKalb, Gresham, ' Gress, Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Bibb, Hall of Fannin, Hamilton, Harrell,

Hathcock, Hawes, Henderson, Herrington, Hilton, Hodges, Howard of DeKalb, Hutchins, Johnson of Baker, Kilburn, Luttrell, McKay, Maples, Monroe, Narramore, Orr, Parker, Perry, Peyton,

Pierce, Quillian, Reid of Uampbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Sanders. Schley, Shank, Smith of Henry, Sturgis, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Crawford, Williams. 'Vilson, Mr. Speaker.

Aye" 34, nays 84.

On motion of )fr. }~lynt of Spalding the verificaticn of the roll call was dispensed with.

MoNDAY, DEcEMBER 9, 1901.

923

On tlw motion to table the hill the ayes were 34, uay;; 84, so the motion was lost.

The main qncstion was then ordered.

Tho following ameudmon ts wen read, to wit:

R,v ::\!1. .Mnllins of Cherokee-

Amrnd by striking from the hill tho words "an intoxicated conditiou" aud inserting the word::; "in a drnuken condition."
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, wa::; agreed to a~ amended.
On the pasaagP of the bill 11 r. Har!l wick of "Washington called Jor the ayes and nay~, which call was sustained.

The votQ was begun, hnt before the roll call was concluded the honr of adjournment arrived, and the Speaker pro tem. announced that the ,;ame would go as unfinished business.

Leave of absence was grantctl the committee to visit the Technological School, for the afternoon's session.

The Speaker then aunonnced the Honse adjourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

924

JouRNAL Ol!' TBB HousB.

Atlanta, Georgia,
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1901.
lT'he House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 :30 a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker pro tem., and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

The roll was called and the following mC'lllbers answered to their names:

Adams, Allen, Anderson of Bartow, Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Boswell, Bower' Bray, Brewton, Brock, Burnett, Carrington, Carswell, Clower, Cowart, Crumbley, Darden,
Dau~rhtry,
Davis of Newton, Deal, Dormin", Drawdy, Duncan, Egleston, English,

Everett,

Hixon,

Felder,

Hodges,

Flynt,

Hogan,

Foster of Floyd,

Hosch,

Foster of Towns,

Houston,

Foster of Oconee, Howard of Baldwin,

Franklin,

Howard of DeKalb,

Freeman of Troup, Howell,

Freeman of Whitfield, Huie,

George of DeKalb, Hutcheson,

George of Morgan, Hntchins,

Gresham,

Johnson of Appling,

Gress,

Johnson of Baker,

Griffin of Twigg~:~,

Johnson of Bartow,

Grice,

Johnson of JeffersQn,

Hall of Bibb,

Joiner,

Hall of Fannin,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Hammock,

Kelly,

Harden of Chatham, Kilburn,

Hardin of Wilkes, Knight,

Hardwick,

Knowles,

Harper of Chattooga, Land,

Harper of Wayne, Lane,

Harvard,

Lott,

Hathcock,

Luttrell,

Harkins,

McFarland,

Henry,

McKay,

Herrington,

McLennan,

Hilton,

Madden,

Hitch,

Maples,

TuEsDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

925

Merritt,

Rawls,

Miller,

Reid of Campbell,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Reid of Taliaferro,

Mitchell of Thomas, Rhyne,

Monroe,

Richardson,

Moore,

Roberts,

Morris,

Shank,

Mulherin,

Shipp,

Mullins,

Sikes,

Narramore,

Singletary,

Niblack,

Slaton,

O'Connell,

Smith of Hancock,

Orr,

Smith of Henry,

Ousley,

Steed,

Pa1 k of Greene,

Stevens,

P11rk of Troup,

Stewart,

Parket,

Stubbs,

Perry,

Symons,

Peyton,

Tarver,

Pierce.

Taylor,

Quillian,

Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Tumlin, Tnrner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells. Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty. Wilkes, Willingham, Wilson. Wright of Floyd, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-,

A.nderson of Cobb, Frederick,

BrucE',

Gary,

Bush,

Hamby,

Copeland,

Hamilton,

Crawford,

Harrell,

Davis of Meriwether, Hawe11,

Dean,

Henderson,

l<'ort,

Jordan of Jasper,

Lawrence, Sanders, Schley, Stafford, . Sturgis, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger. Williams.

Ur. MeiTitt otf Hancock, rerportlrd .tl1a1t. the J oumal olf yesterday's proceedings had been examined and found correct.

On motion of Mr. MiH~.r -of M usco~e, tihe reading of the .Tournai was dispensed with.

The Speaker pro tern. stated that the, Speaker desired

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leave of absence for y{'Steruay and to-day's session on account of sickness. The leave of absence was unanimously granted.

The Speaker pro tcm. made the foHowing additions to the Enrolling Committee at the request of the chairman:
Msesrs. Duncan, Carrington, Hammock and George of l\forgan.

Unanimons c>OUSIC!llt w~1s. gi,en Mr. :MitchcU of T~1omas, to withdraw House bill N.o. 7D3.

On the motion of the author House bill No. 804 was recommitted.
~lr. La:JK', dra.inuau of Couumit:tco on Conntieb and Connty ~Iattlr;;, :o.nlnuittPd the followiug report:
Jlfl'. 8peakcl':

Your Cnmmit1tce on Counties and .Cou111ty :Ma.t,te~"S have had under eonsidera.tion the followiug Honse bill, which I am in:'trudcd to report hack to the House with the recomrrwndHtion tlw SlllllP do pass, to wit:

A bill to t>stablish a system of public schools for the town of llazlPlmrst.
Y ou.r ( 'ommitt.pe on Count.i{"S an11(l Count~ MaNcTs have also ha<l under consideration the following House bill, which I am in::;tructed to report hack to the House with the recomllJP!Hlat.ion that tlw same be read the second time and I"Ccommit.tcd t10 Commirt:tee om Counties and County Matter;;.

o, TUESDAY, DECEMBER j 1901.

927

A bill to repeal an Act to establish the cit~ court of ,Jefferson, in Jackson county.

Hesperctf11lly ~nhmittcd.

W. T. LANE, Chairman.

:Jir. Jordan of ;Jasper, chairman of the Committ{e on (irncral Agriculture, made the following report:

J/r. Speaker:
Y onr committee have had under consideration the following House bill, which they in.-;truct me as their chairman to rc![lort back to the Honse with a recommr1Hlation that. the authors be allowed to withdraw them, to wit:

By ~Ir. Fort of Harris-
A hill to repeal an Act to amend sections 1778 and 1781 of the, Code of Georgia of 1893, in regard to stock law in militia llistricts, and for other purposes.

Bv }[r. Frerman of Whitfield-

~\ hill to require owners of land travc>rsed by creeks or other stream,; not navigable to clean out a.ll obstructions in ;;a.me, and for other purposes.

~\lso the following Senate hill, which they instruct me to rf'port back with the recommendation that the ;mme do pa~: m am('ndetl, to wit:

"\ hill to amPJl<l srction fi(jfl of tlw PC"nal COll<' rPlating to g-ame, antl for otlwr purpo,:cs.

Hc"\ipectfu lly submitted.

C. H. JORDA:'\, Chairman.

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JOURNAL OJ' THE HOUSB.

The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. N orthen, the secretary thereof:

~~fr. Speaker:

The S.enate has passed by l'C(]Uisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to propo;;:e and submit to the pcople of Georgia, for their ratification or rejection, certain amendments to the ConstitutiO'Il.
Also the following r&>olntion, in which a concurrenec is asked on part of the House, to wit:
A re~olntion providing for the payment of interest 011 the public debt.

:Mr. Park of Greenc, v1ce chairman of the Committee on \Vays and ~feans, submitted tlw following report:

Jh. Speaker:
Tlw CommittRf' 011 \Vay:;; and ~lean;; havP had under conf>ideration Hou;;e resolution Xo. 263, by Mr. 1fadllen of Pike, a re<Solution to refund to .T. \V. Griffin tlw sum of $200.00 as a .'lpecial tax for manufartnring whisky for the year 1900, paid to the tax collector of P.ike count,,,, and they instruct me as chairman to report said resolution hack to the Home \\'ith recommendation that the same do not pass.
Respectfully submitted.
JAMES B. PARK, Yice Chairman_

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

929

On motion a:f Mr. Hardwick of Washington all leaves of absence were revoked, and by direction of the' Speaker pro tem. the doorkeeper was instructed to go into the committee rooms and order them to return to the House.
Mr. J oine.r of Sumter moved that House bill No. 755 be taken from the table and placed upon the calendar.

At the request of the authors Honse bills Nos. 371, 234 and 734 were takern from the table and placed upon the ealendar.
IT'he following resolution was rood, to wit:
By 1fr. Knight of Berrien-
A resolution providing that all p~rsons not entitled to the privileges of the :floor be requested to leave the hall, and that no more privileges of the :floor be granted this session.

On motion of Mr. McLennan of Telfair the resolution was tabled.
By unanimous consent the author was allowed to withdraw House bill No. 736.

On motion of Mr. 'Steed of Taylor t.he follO\'<-ing resolu-
tion which was tabled yesterday was taken rom the table for the purpose of announcing the vote thereon, to wit:
By Messrs. Darden m1d Allen of Monroe~
A resolution to pay the reward offered by Governor Candler or the arrest of End Phinizy.
59 bj

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Tlw ballot viva voce which was taken yesterday was announced, and the vote was as follo.ws:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Grice,

Morris,

Allen,

Hall of Fannin,

O'Connell,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamby,

Orr,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamilton,

Ousley,

Ayres,

Hammock,

Park of Greene,

Bailey,

Harden of Chatham, Park of Troup,

Bell,

Hardin of Wilkes, Perry,

Blalock,

Hardwick,

Peyton,

Blue,

Harper of Wayne, Quillian,

Booth,

Harvard,

Reid of Campbell,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bower,

Hilton,

Rhyne,

Bray,

Hixon,

Sehley.

Brock,

Hogan,

Shipp,

Bruce,

Hosch,

Singletary,

Burnett,

Howard of Baldwin, Slaton,

Carrington,

Howell,

Smith of Henry,

Copeland,

Huie,

Steed,

Daughtry,

Hutcheson,

Stubbs,

Deal,

Johnson of Appling, Sturgis.

Drawdy,

,Johnson of Jefferson, Symons,

Duncan,

Joiner,

Tarver,

Everett,

Jordan of Jasper, Tisinger,

Felder,

Kelly,

Toomer,

Flynt,

Land,

Tumlin,

Foster of Floyd, Lane,

Underwood,

Foster of Towns, Lawrence,

Wellborn,

Foster of Oconee, Lott,

Wells,



Franklin, Frederick,

Luttrell, 1\Iiller,

Whitchard, Wightof Dougherty,

Freeman of Troup, )litehell of Emanuel, Wilkes,

George of DeKalb, i\lit<'hell of Thomas, Wilson,

C+riffin of Twiggs, Moore,

Wright of Floyd.

Those voting in the negative were. l::essrs.-

Crumbley, English,

Gary, Hall of Bibb,

Knight, Merritt,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

931

Mulherin, Richardson, Sikes,

Smith of Hancock, Welch, Walker of Brooks, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Barron,

Harkins,

Brewton,

Henderson,

Bush,

Henry,

Carswell,

Herrington,

Clower,

Hitch,

Cowart,

Hodges,

Crawford,

Houston,

Darden,

Howard of DeKalb,

Davis of Meriwether, Hutchins,

Davis of Newton, Johnson of Baker,

Dean,

Johnson of Bartow,

Dorminy,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Egleston,

Kilburn,

Fort,

Knowles,

Freeman of Whitfield, McFarland,

George of Morgan, McKay,

Gresham,

McLennan,

Gress,

.Madden,

Harrell,

Maples,

Harper of Chattooga, Monroe,

Hathcock,

Mullins,

Narramore, Niblack, Parker, Pierce, Rawls, Roberts, Sanders, Shank, Stafford, Stevens, Stewart, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Turner, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Williams, Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 99, nays 13.

On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 99, nays 13.
The resolution having r-ceived the l'C<Inisito constitutional majority was passed.
The following resolution was read and under the rt1les of the Honse was ordered to lay over for one, day, to wit:

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JOURNAL OF THB HOUSB.

By Mr. Bush of Miller-

A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee o-f five, three from the House and two from the Senate>, to investigate the State Sanitarium.

The following bill which was under consideration at the time of adjournment of yesterday's session was taken up as unfinished business, to wit:

By Mr. Hardwick of Washington-

.&bill to make drunkenness in any public place a misdemeanor, and for other purposes.

iTihe ayes -and nay.;;, which were mdered on the pase~age of the bill on yes!l::erday, we~-e called, and on taking the hallot viV'a.vooe t.]w v-0100 >Yas as foHows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Gresham,

Joiner,

Anderson of Bartow, Gress,

Jordan of Ja~pt>r,

Ayres,

Hall of Fannin,

.Jordan of Pulaski,

Bell,

Hamilton,

Kelly.

Bray,

Hammock,

Knight,

Brewton,

Hardwick,

McFarland,

Carswell,

Harper of Chattooga, MeKay,

Cowart,

Harper of Wayne, Madden,

Daughtry,

Harvard,

Merritt,

Davis of Meriwether, Harkins,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Deal,

Henry,

Morris,

Duncan,

Hilton.

Niblack,

Everett,

Hixon,

Park of Greene,

Foster uf Towns. Hogan,

Parker,

Foster of Ocont>t>, Huie,

Peyton,

Franklin,

Johnson of Appling, Pierce,

Freeman of Tronp, Johnson of Bartow, Quillian,

George of 1\Iorgan, Johnson of Jefferson, Rhyne,

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

933

:Shank, Singletary, Smith of Hancock, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Symons,

Tarver.

Walker of Webster,

Thomas,

Wellborn,

Thompson of Banks, Whitchard,

Thompson of Dooly, Wight of Dougherty,

Tumlin,

Williams,

Underwood,

Wright of Floyd.

Walker of Brooks,

Those voting in the negative we-re Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Griffin of Twiggs, Narramore,

Bailey,

Grice,

O'Connell,

Blalock,

Hall of Bibb,

Ousley,

Blue,

Harden of Chatham, Perry,

Booth,

Hardin of Wilkes, Rawls,

Boswell,

Hathcock,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bower,

Hodges,

Richardson,

Brock,

Hosch,

Roberts,

Bruce,

Houston,

Shipp,

Burnett,

Howell,

Sikes,

Bush,

Hutcheson,

Slaton,

Carrington,

Hutchins,

Smith of Henry,

Crumbley,

Kilburn,

Stafford,

Darden,

Lane,

Steed,

Dorminy,

Lgtt,

Tisinger,

Drawdy,

McLennan,

Toomer,

English,

Maples,

Turner,

Felder,

Miller,

Wells,

Flynt,

Monroe,

Wilson,

Foster of Floyd,

Moore,

Yates.

Freeman of Whitfield, Mulherin,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Barron, Clower, Copeland, Crawford, Davis of Newton, Dean. Egleston,

Fort, Frederick, Gary, Geor~te of DeKalb, Hamby, Harrell, Hawes, Henderson,

Herrington, Hith, Howard of Baldwin, Howard of DeKalb, Johnson of Baker, Knowles, Land, Lawrence.

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSll.

Luttrell,

Reid of Campbell,

Mitchell of Thomas, Sanders,

Mullins,

Schley,

Orr,

Sturgis,

Park of Troup,

Taylor,

Walker of Crawford, Welch, WilkE's, Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 74, nays 62.

On motion of :Mr. St"eed of Taylor the verification of the roll c.all was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ayes 'vere 74, nays 62.

The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.
IT'be under~igned members of the joint committee to investigate the State Sanitarium submitted the following majority report:

.1111-. Speaker:
The joint committee of the Senate and Honse on the State Sanitarium has fully and impartially' investigated the charges preferred by Dr. O'Daniel agai'llst. the board. of tru::;tees and Dr. T. 0. Powell, superintendent, and a'fter vi:liting said sa11itarium in person, aml after examining all the witnesss and the documentary testimony in reference to the charges, the said committee is perfectly satisfied that tlwre is not any satisfactory eviJenco to sustain said charges, either against the trustees or against the superintendent, and said committee i" perfectly satisfied that the trustees and the snperintende~1t arc faithful to their trust, and have the interest of the institution and the people at heart.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

935

\Ye furtlwr find that the institution is economicall.Y and faithfully managed; the inmates are well cared for, and the buildings and furnishings arc in good condition and nicely kept, and we desire to commend the officers of said institution for the faitihfnl discharge of their duties; and said officers dilerve the thanks of the people of Georgia for their kind treatment and uniform courtesy shown the unfortunate inmates.

\Ve would only recommend to the board of trustees to 'cootinue to exercise the most rigid economy com~1atiLk with the interest of the State and the institution in the awarding of contracts. "'We \Yould recommend that the State Sanitar~um funds hereafter ho kept in any sol vent bank in the city of Milledgeville, Georgia, making the best offer for the deposit of said funds heretofore mentioned.

Respectfully submitted.

Senate OommitteeTHOS. J\f. SWIFr, W. H. l\1'AFEE,

House Oommit.teeJOHN C. FOSTEH, Chm. GEO. W. ADAMS, J AS. B. P AUK, J. W. H. UNDERWOOD.

~fr. Slaton, chairman of the Committee of General Jndiciary, submitted the following report:

.1lf1-. Speaker:

The Committee on General .Tmliciary have ha<l 1mde1 conside,ration the following Senate bills, which they instruct me to re>port hack to the Honse with the r<.,>Commendation that the same do pa.;;s, to wit:

936

JOURNAL OF rHB HOUSE.

A bill to amend section 3487 of the second volume of the present Code of Georgia.

A biU to .allow 1a.ll,affid~avits in forma pauperis '!.lOW allowed by law in judicial proceedings in this State to be amended.

Also that the following .Senate bills do not pass:

A bill to the effect of usury in cases where title is conveyed to secure a debt.

A bill to authorize the county authorities to coodemn land for the purpose of obtaining road material.

Also that the following House bill do pass as amended:
A hill to prescribe when persons once committed to the State Sanitarium shall be presumed to be sane, and for other pm'Poses.
JOHN .M. SLATON, Chairman.
Under the head of unfinished business the following bill was take'll up, read and put upon its passage, to wit:
By :Mr. Stubbs oo' Laurens-
A bill to preecribe the manner of furnishing coal, wood, supplies, etc., for the offices of county court houses, and :for other purposes.
The report .o.f the committee, which was favora1ble to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

937

On inotion of Mr. McLennan of Telfair the action of t:he House was reconsidered for the purpose of submitting an amendmoot, which motion prevailed.

r_rhe following amendment vvas read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. McLennan of Telfair-

Amend by adding to sect.ion 1 the words, "Provided that this Act s,hall only apply to the offices of said officers in the various court houses in said counties."

The report of the committee was then agreed to as amtmded.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 24.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.
By Mr. George of Morgan-
A bill to make it a misdemeanor for any person seeking "mployment from another to state falsely that he is not under contract to work for anotiher.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of tihe bill, was agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 55, nays 50.
The bill not having received the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

By Mr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to require prison-made goods to be stamped as prison-made ~oods, and for other purposes.

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSB.
:Mr. Blalock called :for the previous question, which call
was sustained.
The following amendment was read and adopted, to wit:

By :Mr. Knight of Berrien-
Amend by adding after the last line of section 1 the following: "Provided that the foregoing Act shall in no way effect rtJhe sawmill 'anld 111aval stJOil'ClS'. op(mt:nr:; of Georgia, and manufacturers of brick."
The report of the committee, which was :favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to as amended.
On the passage of the :bill :M:r. Hall of Bibb called for the ayes and nay:;, which call was stBtained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messts.-

Adams, Allen, Ayres, Bailey, Blalock, Blue, Bray, Brewton, Bruce, Burnett, Carrington, Darden, Deal, Everett, Felder, Flynt,

Foster of Towns, Foster of Oconee, Gress, Hall of Bibb, Hammock, Harden of Chatham, Hardwick, Harkins, Henry, Hitvh, Houston, Huie, Hutchins, .Johnson of Appling, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Bartow,

Jordan of Pulaski, Kilburn, Lane, McFarland, Madden, MaplPs, Mitchell of Thomas, Mulherin, Narramore, O'Connell, Orr, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Parker, Richardson Schley,

Shank, Shipp, Slaton, Stevens, Stubbs,

TuESDAY, DECE:IIBER 10, 1901.

939

Symons, Thompson of Dooly, Tumlin, Walker of Webster, Wellborn,

Welch, Whitchard, Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd.

Those voting in the negutiYe were :Mess~rs.-

Bell, Booth, Boswell, BowAr, Brock, Bush, Carswell, Glower, Cowart, Crumbley, Daughtry, Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, Dorminy, Drawdy, Fort, Freeman of Troup, George of Morgan, Grice, Hall of Fannin, Hamby,

Harrell, Harper of Wayne, Harvard, Hixon, Hodges, Hogan, Hosch, Joiner, Jordan of Jasper, Kelly, Knight, Land, Lawrence, Lott, Luttrell, McKay,
~IcLennan,
Merritt, ::Vlonroe, Moore, Morris,

::.\Iullins, Niblack, Ousley, Perry, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Taliaferro. Rhyne, Roberts, Singletary, Smith of Hancock, Sruith of Henry, Stafford, Sttowart, Tarver, Thompson of Banks, Toomer, Turner, Wells, Yates.

'Those not voting. were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Barron, Copeland, Crawford, Dean, Duncan, Egleston, English, Foster of Floyd, Franklin,

Frederick,

Henderson,

.Freeman of Whitfield,Herrington,

Gary,

Hilton,

George of DeKalb, Howard of Balrlwin,

Gresham,

Howard of DeKal b,

Griffin of Twiggs, Howell,

Hamilton,

Hutcheson,

Hardin of Wilkes, Johnson of .T..trer~on,

Harper of Chattooga, Knowles,

Hathcock,

Miller,

Hawes,

Mitchell of E111anuef,.

'940

JouRNAL OF THlll HousE.

Peyton, Reid of Campbell, Sanders, Bikes, Steed, .sturgis,

Taylor, Thomas, Tisinger, Underwood, Walker of Brooks,

Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 63, nays 63.

On motion of Mr. Morris o Cobb the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 63, nays 63.

The, bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A resolution to transfer $325,880 from the public property fund to the interest fund.
Mr. McLennan of Telfair moved to extend the session until the bill under discllllSion was disposed of, which rootrion was lost.
Mr. Harden of Chatham moved that v;hen the House .adjourn it adjourn to meet again ai 2:30 o'clock, which motion was also lost.
Mr. Mitchell of ~Thomas moved that the resolution be tabled, and on that motion called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

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94L

Those votin~ in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Fannin,

Narramore,

Bailey,

Hardwick,

Ousley,

Blue,

Harper of Chattooga, Park of Troup,

Bray,

Harper of Wayne, Parker,

Brewton,

Harvard,

Richardson,

Carrington,

Henry,

Roberts,

Carswell,

Hilton,

~chley,

Cowart,

Hutcheson,

Shank,

Crumbley,

Johnson of Appling, Shipp,

Darden,

Johnson of Bartow, Sikes,

Daughtry,

Kelly,

Singletary,

Deal,

Kilburn,

Smith of Hancock,.

Duncan,

Knight,

Smith of Henry,

Felder,

McFarland,

Stafford,

.Foster of Towns,

Maples,

Thomas,

Franklin,

Merritt,

Thompsonof Banks,.

Frederick,

Mitchell of Thomas, Thompson of Dooly,.

Freeman of Whitfi!lld, Monroe,

Wilke~.

<~resham,

Moore,

Williams,

Grice,

Mulhtrin,

Yates.

Hall of Bibb,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Everett,

Hitch,

Anderson of Cobb, Flynt,

Hixon,

Ayres,

Fort,

Hodges,

Bell,

Foster of Floyd,

Hogan,

Blalock,

Foster of Oconee, Hosch,

Booth,

Freeman of Troup, Houston,

Bower,

Gary,

Howell,

Brock,

George of DeKalb, Huie,

Bruce,

Gress,

'

Hutchins,

Burnett,

Hamby,

Johnson of Jefferson,.

Bush,

Hamilton,

Joiner,

Clower,

Hammock,

Jordan of Jasper,

Davis of Meriwether, Harden of Chatham, Jordan of Pulaski,.

Davis of Newton,

Hardin of Wilkes, Land,

Dorminy,

Hathcock,

Lawrence,

Drawdy,

Harkins,

Lott,.

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JOURNAL 011' THB HOUSB.

Luttrell,

Peyton,

McKMy,

Pierce,

McLennan,

Quillian,

Madden,

Rawls,

Millr,

Reid of Campbell,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Reid of Taliaferro,

Morris,

Rhyne,

Mullins,

Slaton,

Niblack,

Steed,

O'Connell,

i:itevens,

Park of Greene,

Stewart,

Perry,

Stubbs,

Symons, Tarver, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wilson. Wright of Floyd.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Barron, Boswell, Copeland, Crawford, Dean, Egleston, English, George of Morgan, Griffin of Twiggs,

Harrell, Hawes, Henderson, Herrington, Howard of Baldwin, Howard of DeKalb, Johnson of Baker, Knowles, Lane, Orr,

Sanders, Sturgis, Taylor, Tisinger, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wil!:ht of Dougherty, Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 59, nays 84.

The following message was recciYed from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the secretary thereof:

llfl'. 8 pealce1:

The Senate has adopted the follocwing resolution of the Senate, and a com~lliance therewith is respectfully asked on the part of the House:
A resolution requesting the HnmP to return to the Senate for further consideration IIou~e bill Xo. 551.
Mr. Hall of Bibb submitted the following minority re~ port:

TuEsDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

943

'1111'. Speaker:

I respectfully dissent from the report of the majority of the Committee on Appropriations on House resolution No. 160.
J. H. HALL.

The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit:
A ibill to reorganize tlw military forces of this State.
The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:
A bill to create a board of commissioners for Emanuel county.
Also a bill to amend an Act approved Dec. 10, 1897, e::;tablishing the dispemary system for Terrell county.

Also a bill to amend section 1655 of the Code, volume 1.

Also a bill to amend an Act approved Dec. 18, 1900, to <5tablish a dispensary in Barnesville.

Also a hill to amend the charter of Mineral Blnff. Also a bill to create a new charter for Bainbridge.

Also a hill to amend the eharter of \\ratkinsville.

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JOURNAL OJ' THE HOUSH.

Also a bill to establish pulblic schools for the city of La: Grange.

Also a bill to repeal an Act creating a board of commissioners of Emanuel county.

Also a bill to amend the charter of the town of Adairsville.

Also a bill to amend an Act establishing a system of 'public schools in Decatur, Ga.

Also a bill to amend the charter .of Waleska.

Also a bill to amend the charter of Carnesville.

Also a bill to regulate and prescribe the fees of the solicitor general of Miller county.

Also a bill to provide for the better drainage of land in Douglas county.

Also a bill to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners in Chatham county.

AlS'O a lhiH to iHcoqJornte' the Molina School Disbrict.

Also a 1ill to reduce the number of commissioners in. Fayette county.

Also a hill to amend the charter of Baldwin.

Also a hill to amend scctio11 1653, volume 1, of the Code of 1895.

Also a hill to amend the charter of W aycro8s.
Also a bill to appropriate money to rebuild the Soldiers' Home.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

945

The Senate has also passed as amended the following bills of the Honse:

A bill to provide for the erection of a new unwn pas senger station by the State, as owner of the Western & Atlantjc_ Railroad, on property of the State in the city of Atlanta.

Also a bill to repeal an Act to create a board of com mif\.;;ioners for Oolumbia county.
On motion of Mr. Monroe of Decatur the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the motion to table the resolution the ayes were 59, nays 84. The motion was therefore lost.
Mr. Wilson of Clay called for the previous question.
}fr. Felder of Bibb moved to adjourn to meet again at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon.

On the motion to adjourn :Mr. Mitchell of Thomas called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

Before the call of the ayes and nays were finished Mr. Blalock announced that in view of the fact that the hour of adjournment wonld arrive tbefore the call of the roll could be finished he asked unanimous consent that the House adjourn, which request was granted, and the Speaker pro tern. announced the House adjourned until jJ o'clock this afternoon.
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946

JOURNAL OJ!' TBB HOUSB.

Tuesday, 3 o'clock p. m.

The House reconvened at this hour, and was again called to order by the Speaker.

On motion of Mr. \Yright of Floyd the call of the roll was dispensed with.

On motion of Mr. :Mitchell of Thomas the session was extended until 7 o'clock.

The following hill, which came up under the head of unfinished bnsine.;;s, was read and placed upon its passage, to wit:

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette--

A resolution to transftr $325,R80 from the public property fund to the interest fund.

J\[r. Wilson of Clay called for the previous question on the bill and amendment.:-, which call was sustained.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, "as agreed to.

An apprCYpriation being- involved the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as' follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen, Anderson of Cob1J, Ayres, Bailey, Bell.

Blalock, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Brock,

Bruce, Burnett, Clower, Darden, Davis of MeriwethPr,

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

947

Davis of Newton, Duncan, Egleston, Everett, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Oconee, Freeman of Troup, {h:ry, George of DeKalb, Grel.'s, Hamby, Hamilton, Hammock, Harden of Chatham, Hardin of Wilkes, Hathcock, Harkins, Hitch, Hixon, Hodges, Hosch, Houston,

Howard of Baldwin, Howell, Huie. Hutchins, Jordan of .Jasper, Jordan of Pulaski, Knowles, Land,
Lott~
Luttrell, McLennan, Madden, Miller, Mitchell of Emanuel, Morris, Mulherin, Mullins, Niblack, O'Connell, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Peyton, Pierce,

Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Sanders, Slaton, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Symone, Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Willingham, Wilson.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Frederick,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Anderson of Bartow, Freeman of Whitfield, Joiner,

Blue,

George of Morgan, Kelly,

Bray,

Grice,

Kilburn,

Brewton

Hall of Bibb,

Knight,

Bush,

Hall of Fannin,

Lane,

Carrington,

Hardwick,

McFarland,

Carswell,

Harper of Chattooga, McKay,

Cowart,

Harper of Wayne, Maples,

Crumbley,

Harvard,

Merritt,

Daughtry,

Henry,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Deal,

1Iilton,

Monroe,

Drawdy,

Hogan,

Moore,

English,

Hutcheson,

Narramore,

Felder,

Johnson of Appling, Ousley,

Flynt,

Johnson of Baker, Parker,

Franklin,

Johnson of Bartow, Richardson,

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Roberts, Shank,
Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Smith of Hancock,

Smith of Henry, Staffo:r;d, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly,

Underwood, Walker of Brook~, Wilkes. Williams, Wright of Floyd, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Barron, Copeland, Crawford, Dean, Dorminy, Foster of Towns, Gresham, Griffin of Twiggs,

Harrell, Hawes, Henderson, Herrington, Howard of DeKalb, Lawrence, Orr, Perry,

Schley, Sturgis, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 83, nays 6S.
The roll call was verified, and on counting the vote on the passage of the hill it was found that the ayes were 83, :nays 69.
The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

' :Mr. Wellborn, chairman o:f the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to establish a dispensary in city of Rome, Ga.

An Act to amend an Act to incorporate Black;:hcarbank.

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949

.An Act to repeal an Act to regulat,e the town of Monti-. cello.

An Act to repeal an Act estalblishing the city court of Valdosta.

An Act to amend the charter of the town of Calhoun, Ga.

An Act to repeal an Act incorporating the <town of Col.quitt.

An Act for protection of fish in Rockdale county.

Also an Act to amend an Act establishing .a diepensarJ in the city of Athens.

Also an Act to incorporate the city of Vienna, .in the county of Dooly.

Also an Act to amend the charter of the town of Smithville, in Lee county.

Also an Act to establish the city court of Valdosta.

Also an Act to repeal an Act establishing the county court of Dooly county.

Also an Act to amend the charter of the Title Gua.r. .antee and Loan Company of Savannah.

Also an Act to incorporate the town of Coolidge, in Thomas county.

Also an Act to establish a dispensary or dispensaries in the county of Vvebster, and for other purposes.

Res})ectfully submitted.

C. J. WE'LLBORN,
Chairman.

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUiE.

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

By Mr. Harden of Chatham-

A bill to fix the time of holding all elections in the city ()f .Savannah, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 110, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and on motion of :11:r. Harden the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

By Mr. Mitchell of Emanuel-

A resolut.ion to pay pension to Richard Kitchens of Emanuel county.

An appropriation being ll.w01lved tho Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated a~ chairman Mr. Slaton of Fulton.
After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back to tthe House witJh the recomm:endatiton that the: same do pass.

'The report of the committee was agreed to.

The roll was called on the passage of the bill, and on taking the ball()t viva vooo the vote was as follows:

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951

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adame,

Hamby,

Morris,

Anderson of Cobb, Harden of Chatham, Mullins,

Ayres,

Hardin of Wilkes, Niblack,

Bell,

Harvard,

O'Connell,

Blalock,

Hathcock,

Park of Greene,

Bower,

Harkins,

Park of Troup,

Bray,

Hitch,

Peyton,

Brewton,

Hogan,

Rawls,

Brock,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bruce,

Houston,

Rhyne,

Burnett,

Howard of Baldwin, Roberts,

Bush,

Hutchins,

Sanders,

Carrington,

Johnson of Appling, Shipp,

Carswell,

Johnson of Baker, Slaton,

Clower,

Johnson of Jefferson, Steed,

Copeland,

Joiner,

Stevens,

Darden,

Jordan of Jasper, Stewart,

Daughtry,

Kilburn,

Stubbs,

Davis of Newton, Land,

Tarver,

Deal,

Lott,

Thomas,

Egleston,

Luttrell,

Toomer,

Everett,

McFarland,

Turner,

Felder,

McKay,

Underwood,

Flynt,

McLennan,

Walker of Webster,

Fort,

Madden,

Wellborn,

Foster of Towns,

Maples,

Welch,

Foster of Oconee, Miller,

Wells,

Franklin,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Whitchard,

Frederick,

Mitchell of Thomas, Wilkes,

Freeman of Troup, Monroe,

William!!,

Freeman of Whitfield, Moore,

Wright of Floyd.

George of DeKalb,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bailey, Blue, Cowart, Crumbley, Dorminy, Drawdy, Grice, Hall of Bibb, Hall of Fannin,

Hammock, Hixon, Huie, Hutcheson, Jordan of Pulaski, Knight, Merritt, Narramore, Parker,

Pierce, Richardson, Sikes, Singletary, Symons, Taylor, Tumlin, Yates.

952

JouRNAL oF THB Houss.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harper of Chattoo~ta, Perry,

Anderson of Bartow, Harper of Wayne, Quillian,

Barron,

Hawes,

Reid of Campbell,

Booth,

Henderson,

Schley,

Boswell,

Henry,

Shank,

Crawford,

Herrington,

Smith of Hancock,

Davis of Meriwether, Hilton,

Smith of Henry,

Dean,

Howard of DeKalb, Stafford,

Duncan,

Hodges,

Sturgis,

En~lish,

Howell,

Thompson of Banks,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Bartow, 'l'hompson of Dooly

Gary,

Kelly,

Tisinger,

George of Morgan, Knowles,

Walker of Brooks,

Gresham,

LaiJ.e,

Walker of Crawford,

Gress,

Lawrence,

Wight of Dougherty,

Griffin of Twiggs, Mulherin,

Willingham,

Hamilton,

Orr,

Wilson.

Hardwick,

Ousley,

Mr. Speaj{er.

Harrell,

Ayes 94, nays 26.

By unanimous consent the verification o the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage o the resolution the ayes were 94, nays 26.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and on motion o Mr. Mitchell the same was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

By Mr. Felder o Bilbb-

A r69oihllticm to 'approprilalt~ $200 to pay doo~rkeeptm' foil' 'cloak room o Senate.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

953

.An appropriation heing !nvolved in the resolution the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole nnd designated as chairman Mr. Knight of Berrien.

A-fter a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same hack to the House with tho recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was itgr:;cd to.

On passage of the resolutiO'll the ayes and nays were called, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote> was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Flynt,

Hutchins,

Anderson of Cobb, Fort,

Johnson of Appling,

Bailey,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Baker,

Blalock,

Foster of Towns, Johnson of Jefferson,

Blue,

Franklin,

Joiner,

Bower,

Freeman of Troup, Jordan of Jasper,

Bray,

Gary,

Kilburn,

Brewton,

George of DeKalb, Land,

Brock,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lane,

Bruce,

Grice,

Lawrence,

Burnett,

Hall of Bibb,

Lott,

Bush,

Hall of Fannin,

McFarland,

Carrington,

Hamby,

McKay,

Clower,

Hamilton,

McLennan,

Cowart,

Harden of Chatham, Madden,

Crumbley,

Hardin of Wilkes, Merritt,

Davis of Newton, Hardwick,

Miller,

Deal,

Henry,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Dorminy,

Hitch,

Mitchell of Thomas,

Drawdy,

Hosch,

Monroe,

Duncan,

Houston,

Moore,

Egleston,

Howard of Baldwin, Morris,

Everett,

Howell,

Mulherin,

Felder,

Huie,

Mullins,

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JOURNAL 011' TBB HOUBB.

Narramore,
~iblack,
O'Connell, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Peyton, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Richardson,

Roberts, Sanders, Shank, Shipp, Slaton, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Symons, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas,

Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Webster, Welborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Williams,
Willin~ham,
Wilson, Wright of Floyd.

Carswell,

Hixon,

' English,

Knight,

Freeman of Whitfield,Parker,

Harper of Chattooga, Sikes,

Singletary, Smith of Hancock, Tumlin, Yates,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hammock,

Allen,

Harrell,

Ayres,

Harper of Wayne,

Barron,

Harvard,

Bell,

Hathcock,

Booth,

Harkins,

Boswell,

Hawes,

Copeland,

Henderson,

Crawford,

Herrington,

Darden,

Hilton,

Daughtry,

Hodges,

Davis of Meriwether, Hogan,

Dean,

Howard of DeKalb,

Foster of Oconee, Hutcheson,

Frederick,

Johnson of Bartow,

George of Mor~an, Jordan of Pulaski,

Gresham,

Kelly,

Gres~,

Kriowles, Luttrell, Maples, Orr, Ousley, Perry, Schley, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Sturgis, Thompson of Banks, Tisinger, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dou~herty, Wilkes, :Mr. Speaker.

Ay6 111, nays 12.

TuESDAY, DECEJifBER 10, 1901.

9.5!)

Vn motion of ::M:r. Felder of Bibb the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 111, nays 12.

The: resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
::M:r. Hardwick of -washington moved that when the House adjoum it adjourn to me:et again at 8 o'clock this evening.

::M:r. Wilson of C1ay moved as a substitute that when the House adjourn it stand adjourned until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

:Mr. :Mitchell of Thomas moved as a substitute that when the House adjourn it stand adjourned until 8:30 o'clock to-night.

The substitute of :Mr. Mitclwll of Thomas was adopted.

By :Mr. Peyton of Habersham-

A re.solution to pay Mrs. Virginia B. Jenkins the pension due her husband at his death.

An appropriation being involved m the resolution the Speaker resolved tho House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman :M:r. Ueal of Bulloch.
After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back t.o the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

956

JouRNAL OF THE HousE.

On the pa&age of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hall of Fannin,

O'Connell,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamby,

Orr,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamilton,

Park of Greene,

Bailey,

Harden of Chatham, Park of Troup,

Bell,

Hardin of Wilkes, Parker,

Blalock,

Hardwick,

Peyton,

Blue,

Harvard,

Pierce,

Bower

Henry,

Quillian,

Bray,

Hilton,

Rawls,

Brewton,

Hitch,

Reid of Campbell,

Brock,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bruce,

Howard of Baldwin, Rhyne,

Burnett,

Howell,

Richardson,

Carrington,

Huie,

Roberts,

Clower,

Hutcheson,

Sanders,

Copeland,

Hutchins,

Shank,

Cowart,

Johnson of Appling, Shipp,

Crumbley,

Johnson of Jefferson, Singletary,

Davis of Newton, Joiner,

Staton,

Deal,

Kilburn,

Smith of Hancock,

Drawdy,

Knight,

Steed,

Duncan,

Land,

Stevens,

Egleston,

Lane,

Stewart,

English,

McFarland,

Stubbs,

Everett,

McLennan,

Symons,

Felder,

Madden,

Taylor,

Flynt,

Merritt,

Thomas,

Fort,

Miller,

Tumlin,

Foster of Floyd,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Turner,

Foster of Towns,

Mitchell of Thomas, Underwood,

Franklin,

Monroe,

Walker of Webster,

Freeman of Troup, Moore,

Wellborn,

Freeman of Whitfield, Morris,

Wells.

Gary,

Mullins,

Whitchard,

George of Morgan, Narramore,

Williams.

Griffin of Twiggs, Niblack,

Wilson.

Hall of Bibb,

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91)7

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Sikes.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harper of Wayne,

Ayres,

Hathcock,

Barron,

Harkins,

Booth,

Hawes,

Boswell,

Henderson,

Bush,

Herrington,

Carswell,

Hixon,

Crawford,

Hodges,

Darden,

Hogan,

Daujlhtry,

Houston,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of DeKalb,

Dean,

Johnson of Baker,

Dorminv,

Johnson of Bartow,

Foster of Oconee, .Jordan of Jasper,

Frederick,

Jordan of Pulaski,

George of DeKalb, Kelly,

Gresham,

Knowles,

Gress,

Lawrence,

Grice,

Lott,

Hammock,

Luttrell,

Harrell,

McKay,

Harper of Chattooga, Maples,

Mulherin, Ousley, Perry, Schley, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Sturgis, Tarver, Thompson of Banke, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Welch, Wight of Dougherty. Wilkes, Willingham, Wright of Floyd, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 109, nays 1.

On motion of :Mr. Flynt of Spalding the verification of the roll call was dispensed wid1.

On passage of the reso]utio'll the ayes were 109, nays 1.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of J\fr. Hall of Bi"bb the Speaker appointed the following committee to examine the Constitution of

958

JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

this State and ascertain the validity of an Act which 1s read in the Honse and Senate on the same day, to wit:

::VIessrs. Hall of Bibb, Gary of Hichmond and Deal of -Bulloch.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. emlerwood of White-

A re50lntion to excuse the pages of the House for the night session.

A rcsolntion for the relief of A. J. Dclk, E. L. Fish-
back and others.
An appropriation being in volvcd in the resolution the Speaker -resolyed tho House into a committee of the whole and <lr~ip;uatf'd as chairman of the committee Mr. :Mitchell of Thomas.
AftPr a eon;;idoration of the resolution the committee arose alHl through their chairman reported the resolution back to th<> Honse with the recommendation that it do pass.
Th{' J'<pMt of the committee was agreed to.
On pa~~ap:<! of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered.
A ballot Yin1 voce was had, hut before thP vote conld be
announced l\fr. Harper of w ayue wmpd that tho resolu-
tion, tog.<ther with thP aye an<lllft,Y yotP, l)(' tabled, wbith motiou pre,ailcd.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

959

By }Jr. Miller of Muscogee-

A resolution to appropriate an additional amount of money for the payment of pensions.

An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved thP Honse into a committee: of t1lw whole: a.nd desjguuted as chairman .Mr. Steed of Taylor.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee mo~e. and throug-h their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommeudatiou that it do JlH:'S.

On the pascsag-e of the bill the ayes and nays were orderd :uJ<l had, hnt before the vote could be annomH'ed l\fr. :M:illPr of Muscogee moved that the bill be tabled, which motion prevailed.
By ~Jr. Land of Butts:-

.A bill to auwnd an Act to crPato a com1ty court for Butts county.

The report of tho committee, which was faYorahle to the pas5age of the bill as amended, "\ras agree(l to.

The committee proposed to amend as follows:
~\mend by striking all the words 'in section 1 and section 2 betwc'Il the word "amended" in thf' sixth liue of section 1 and the word "by" in the srcond section.

.Amend by striking sections 3 and 4.

':T'he amen<hnents were adopted.

On passage of the bi1l the ayes were 88, nays 0.

960

JOURNAL OP THE IIOUSE.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

Mr. Blalock, chairman Appropriation Committee, submitted the followirng report:

Mr. Speaker:
The Appropriation Committee have had under consideration the following bills a-nd resolutions, and report the same bMk to t:he House a111d rooommend the Stame do pass:

By l\fr. Blalock of Fayett6'-
Providing fO'r the indexing of the Honse and Senate Journals for 1901.
Also 1by Mr. Swift of the 30th District-
To P'resc1'ihe the tuitio1n oiB n10n~resident students iu the State School of Technology.

Also a report to be read for information of the House.

Respectfully submitted.
A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.
m On motiO'n of Mr. Knight Berrien tlw House then
adjourned until 8:30 o'clock to-night.

Tuesday, 8:30 p. m.
The Honse reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem.

TUESDAY, DECEl\IBER 10, 1901.

961

On motion of Mr. 'SlatO'll the roll call was dispensed with.

The following 'hills were read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Yates of Catoosa-

A bill to cede to the United States Government jmisdietion over eertain lands, etc.

By :Mr. Johm<on of Appling-

A bi11 to eRtablish a gystem of public schools for the town of Hazlehurst.

B,v ~fes.,:;rs. Fort and T,nttrdl of Harri.-;-

A reFolution to pay pension to W. A. l\fnlli11s.

By Mr. J ohnl'>on of Jefferson-
A resolution to pay a pension to James Gordon. :Mr. Burnett, chairman of the Committee on Railroad~, submitted following report:

.llh. S peal.:er:

Your Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following House bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:

A bill to enlarge the powers of the Railroad Commi:,;sion of Georgia, and :for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.
61 b j

vYILEY B. BURNETT, Chairman.

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JOURNAL OJ!' THB HoUBB.

Mr. Slaton, chairman of the Committee on General J-udiciary, submitted the following report:

Jl1r. Speaker:

~rhe Committee on General .Tudiciary have had under consideration the following SC'llate bill, which they instruct me to report back to the Houw with the recommendation that it shall be read the second time and recommitted.

A bill to authorize the sheriffs, constables and other levying officei"S of .thi.,; Stta'te, a.nd for oth~ pm1)ose~.

Also the following Honse hill do pass:

A bill authorizing the recovery of damagPs by the personal representatives of any unmarried person whose death is caused by the wronf,rful act of a person, company or corporation.
Also the following House bill allowing that the author he allowed to withdraw:
A bill to amend section 3835 of the Code of Qporgia, and for other purposes.
JOHN :M. SLATON, Chainnan.

~Ir. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, Embmittcd following report:

Jf?-. Speaker:

Your Committee on Corporations have had nnder consideration the fo1lowing SenatP hills, which I am instructed to report back to the HonsP with tho recommendation that the sa11w_ do pass, to wit:

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

963

A bill to incorporate the town of Milltown, in Berrien county.

Also a bill :to a1111end l:lhe c!ha.r.ten- Olf Fitzgerald, in Il"Win ennnty.

Also a biH to inc.o11pmate th:e rtown of Uni<m Poin!t, and for olther purposes.

Rci'pectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED,
Oha~rman.

l\fr. l\fnlherin, Yice chairman Committee on Banks and l~anking, submitted the following report:

},!1-. Speaker:

Your Committee on Banks and Banking have had under ~onsideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill authorizing the Governor' to appoint an additional State depository in the city of Atlanta.

Respectfully submitted.

P. M. MULHERIN, Vice Chairman.

The following bills were read the third time and put upon their pa~sage, to wit:

By Messrs. Freeman and Park of Troup-

A bill to amend an Act to authorize the town of HogansYille to esta:blish a public school.

964

JOURNAL OJ!' TBB HoUSB.

The report of the committee, which was faYorablc t~ the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-
A bill to incorporate the Inman School District, in Fayette county.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill by substitute, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill haYing received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute.
By }.h-. Lut;t;re:ll 01f Uarr:is-

A resohttion providing for the analysis of soils, etc.

On motion of 1Ir. Slaton the resolution was twblcd.

Mr. ncorgc of Morgan then moved that the resolution be taken from the table and placed on the calendar, which motion prevailed.
The following Senate 'bills were read the first tim<', t~ wit:

By lv[r. Howell of the 35th District-
A bill to reorganize the military forces of this State, aml for other purposes.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

965

Itcfcrred to Committee on Military Affairs.

By Mr. Howell of the 35th DistrictA bill to amen<;l section 511 of the Penal Code of 1895. Heferre-d to the General Judiciary Committee.
By l\Ir. Howell uf the 35th District_.:.
.A resolution to provide for the paying off of certain houds of the State due in 1902.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
By l\Ir. Bell of the 39th District-
A bill to submit to the people of this State certain constitutional amendments for their ratificatiO'll or rejection.

Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. Allen of the 20th District-
A bill to amend an Act approved Dec. 24, 1896, m reference to fire insurance companies.
H.eferred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. vYilcox of -the 15th District-
.A bill to incorporate the town of Irwinville. Referred to Committee on Corporations.

By ::\Ir. Ha,rrell of tlhe 12th Distric.tA bill to amend section 41 of the Political Code.

966

JouRNAL OJ!' THE HousB.

Re1ferred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to require railroad companies, etc., to erect different water closets for men and women.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Ellis of the 22nd District-
A bill to amend section 453 of the Criminal Code.

Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Ellis of the 22nd District-
A bill to :a.me11.1d se1ct1~on 2516, volume 2, ,of the Code. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Carter of the 16th District-

A bill to amend sectio'll 1300, volume 1, of the Code. Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Bell of the 39th District-
A bill to fix the fees of superior court judges and sheriffs in certain cases.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Allen of the 20th District-

A 'bill to authorize administrators, executors, etc., to give bond in certain cases.
Referred to General Judiciary Committee.

TuEsDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

967

By :Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to incorporate the town of Irwinville, in Irwin county.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

1Ir. George af Morgan, chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report:

Jfr-. Speaker:

Tho Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bill of the House, which they instruct me to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute, to wit:

A bill to incorporate tho Inman &hool District in Fayette county.
1The committee also recommends that the followi'Ilg Senate bill do pass, to .wit:

A bill to amend an Act to create a local school system in Lumber City.

The committee also recommends that the following Senate bill do not pass, to wit:

A bill to prescribe the manner of electing county school commissiOners.

Re~S~pectfully submibt.ed.

E. H. GEORGE, Chairman.

The foLlowing Sen:a:te bill '\~as read the tJhird Uime and put upon its passage, to wit:

968

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

By Mr. Hopps of the 3rd District-

A bill to fix the license for selling liquors, etc., in the county of \Vayne.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the 'bill the ayes were 116, nays 0. 'Dhe bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

Mr. Wright, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

.ilh. 8 peaker:
The Temperance Committee have had under consideration Senate bill J\ o. 224, to establish a dispensary in Washington, wilkes county, and instruct me as their chairman to report the same back with a recommendation that it do pass as amended.
WRIGHT, Chairman.
The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit:
By :M:r. Wilcox of the 15th District-
A bill to amend an Act to establish a local school system in the toW'Il of Lumber City.
By Mr. Grantland of the 26th District-
A bill to authorize the judge of the city court of Griffin to appoint a special bailiff.

TuESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901.

969

By ~Ir. Alexander of the 6th District-

A bill to incorporate the town of :Milton, m Berrien
COllllty.

By Mr. Ellis of the 22nd District-

A bill to further regulate the practice of law m this State.

By ~Ir. Boyntou of the 9th District-

A bill to authorize sheriffs, constables, etc., to reseize the property levied upon under execution, etc., and for other pm11oses.
By ~Ir. Daniel of the 17th District-

A bill to amend section 568 of the Penal Code. By ~Jr. Cann of the ht District-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Savannah fl"rust and Safe Deposit Company.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th District-

A bill to define auarchy, and to declare' the same a felony.

By J\fr. Harrell of the 12th District,....--

A biH to allow 1aill a.ffi'davits in fo1ma pauperis now allowed by law in judicial proceedings in this State to be amended.

By ~Ir. Cann of the 1st DistrictA bill to amend section 3487 of volume 2 of the Code.

970

JOURNAL o:r THE HousE.

By 1\Ir. Wilcox of the 15th District-

A bill to amend tho charter of the city of Fitzgerald.
By 1\Ir. Carter of the 16th District-
A bill to authorize the board of commissioners of Laurens county to take an annual census of the school population of Dublin.

By 1\fr. Lyndon of tho 29th District-

A bill to establish a dispensary in the city of vVashington, in the county of Wilkes.

Leave of absence was granted l\Ir. Bell of Milton.

On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell the Hou5e alljourned until 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning. .

AtlanU<, GeorgiJ, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1901.

The House met pur::mant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. vVas called to order by the Speaker pro tem., and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams,

Anderson of Cobb,

Allen,

Ayres,

Anderson of Bartow, Bailey,

Blalock, Blue, Booth,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.

971

Bower,

H11.mby,

Merritt,

Bray,

Hammock,

Miller,

Brewton,

Harden of Chatham, Mitchell of Emanuel,

Brock,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mitchell of Thomas,

Bruce,

Hardwick,

Monroe,

Burnett,

Harrell,

Moore,

Bush,

Harper of Chattooga, Morris,

Carrington,

Harper of 'Vayne, Mulherin,

Carswell,

Harvard,

Mullins.

Clower,

Hathcock,

Narramore,

Copeland,

Harkins,

Xiblack,

Cowart,

Henry,

O'Connell,

Crumbley,

Hilton,

Ousley,

Darden,

Hitch,

Park of Greene,

Daughtry,

Hixon,

Park of Troup,

Davis of Meriwether, Hodges,

Parker,

Davis of Newton, Hogan,

Perry,

Deal,

Bosch,

Peyton,

Dean,

Houston,

Pierce,

Dorminy,

Howard of Baldwin, Quillian,

Drawdy

Howell,

Rawls,

Duncan,

Huie,

Reid of Campbell,

Egleston,

Hutcheson,

Reid of Taliaferro,

English,

Hutchins,

Rhyne,

Everett,

Johnson of Appling, Richardson,

Felder,

Johnson of Bartow, Sanders,

Flynt,

Johnson of Jefferson, Schley,

Fort,

Joiner,

Shank,

Foster of Floyd,

Jordan of Jasper, Shipp,

Foster of Towns, Jordan of Pulaski, Sikes,

Foster of Oconee, Kelly,

Singletary,

Franklin,

Kilburn,

Slaton,

Frederick,

Knight,

Smith of Hancock,

Freeman of Troup, Knowles,

Smith of Henry,

Freeman of Whitfield,Land,

Stafford,

Gary,

Lane,

Steed,

George of DeKalb, Lawrence,

Stevens,

George of Morgan, Lott,

Stewart,

Gresham,

Luttrell,

Stubbs,

Gress,

McFarland,

Symons,

Griffin of Twiggs, McKay,

Tarver,

Grice,

McLennan,

Taylor,

Hall of Bibb,

Madden,

Thomas,

Hall of Fannin,

Maples,

Thompson of Banks,

972

JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE.

Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster,

Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wilkes. Williams.

Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Barron, Bell, Boswell, Crawford, Hamilton, Hawes,

Henderson, Herrington, Howard of DeKalb, Johnson of Baker, Orr, Roberts,

Sturgis, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Walker of Crawford, Wight of Dougherty.

l!Ir. :Merritt of Hancock reported that the Journal of yesterday's proceediugs had been examined and found correct.

On moti10tll of .:\lr. lln:t,dwick of \Vashington, tlre reading of the Journal was dispensed. with.
The following hills were read the third time and put upon their passagP, to wit:
By }lr. Blalock of Fayette--
A bill to appropriate money to snpp1y casual deficiencies.
An appropriation being inYolved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman :Mr. Toomer of \Yare.

After a consideration of the bill the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

WEDNESDAY, DECEJ\IBER 11, 1901.

97:3

The report of the committee was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viYa voce the vote was as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Griffin of Twiggs, Moore,

Allen,

Grice,

Morris,

.Anderson of Cobb, Hall of Fannin,

Mullins,

Ayre8,

Hamby,

.Narramore,

Barron,

Harden of Chatham, Niblack,

Blalock,

Hardin of Wilkes, Ousley,

Blue,

Harvard,

Park of Green,

Booth,

Hathcock,

Perry,

Boswell,

Harkins,

Peyton,

Bower,

Henry,

Pierre,

Bray,

Hilton,

Quillian,

Brewton,

H1tch,

Rawls,

Burnett,

Hogan,

Reid of Campbell,

Bush,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Clower,

Houston,

Richardson,

Cowart,

Howell,

Sanders,

Darden,

Hutcheson,

Shank,

Daughtry,

Hutchins,

Shipp,

Davis of Meriwether, Johnson of .\pplin!!', Sikes,

Davis of Newton, Drawdy,

Johnson of Jefferson, Sinf,!letary,

Joiner,

Smith of Henry,

English, Everett,

Kelly, Knowles,

Steed, Stevens,

Felder,

Land,

Stewart,

Flynt,

Lane,

Symons,

Fort.

Luttrell,

Tarver,

Foster of Floyd,

McFarland,

Taylor,

Foster of Town~,

McLennan,

ThomaP,

Foster of Oconee, Madden,

Toomer,

Frederick,

Maples,

Turner,

Freeman of Whitfield, Miller,

Welch,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Emanuel, Williams,

George of Morgan, :Mitchell of Thomas, Wilson,

Gress,

Monroe,

974

JouRNAl. OJ' THE HousE.

Those voting iiJ t:he negative were Messrs.-

B11iley, Crumbley, Dorminy,

Harper of Chattooga, Smith of Hancock,

Lott,

Walker of Brooks,

Parker,

Yates.

Those not voting; were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Hawes,

Hell,

Henderson,

Brock,

Herrington,

Bruce,

Hixon,

Carrington,

Hodges,

Carswell,

Howard of Baldwin,

Copeland,

Howard of DeKalb,

Crawford,

Huie,

Deal,

Johnson of Baker,

Dean,

Johnson of Bartow,

Duncan,

Jordan of Jasper,

Egleston,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Franklin,

Kilburn,

Freeman of Troup. Knight,

Gary,

Lawrence,

Gresham,

MrKay,

Hall of Bibb,

Merritt,

Hamilton,

Mulherin:

Hammock,

O'Connell,

Hardwick,

Orr,

Harrell,

Park of Troup,

Harper of Wayne, Rhyne,

Roberts, Schley, Slaton, Stafford, Stubbs, Sturgis, Thompson of Bmks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Tumlin, Underwood, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells. Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, Wilkes, Willingham, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 101, nays 9.

On motion of Mr. Wells of Chatham the verificatioo of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 101, nays 9.

The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.

975

By )fr. Stevens of Oglethorpe-

~\._ resolution to pay tbe per diem of Ron. J. H. Mc\Ylwrter to his widow.

.An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved rllP House into a committee of the whole and designated a,; clwirman of the committee Mr. Knowles -of Floyd.
.After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation tl1at it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

On the pas~nge of the resolution the ayes and nays were nnlered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was a,- follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.-\lien,

Daughtry,

Harper of Chattooga,

.-\nderson of Bartow, Davis of Newton, Harper.of Wayne,

Anderson of Cobb, Deal,

Harvard,

Barron,

Everett,

Hathcock,

Blalock,

Felder,

Harkins,

Blue,

Flynt,

Hilton,

Booth,

Fort,

Hitch,

Boswell,

Foster of Towns, Hixon,

Bower,

Franklin,

Hogan,

Bray,

Frederick,

Hosch,

Brewton,

George of Morgan, Houston,

Brock,

Gress,

Howard of Baldwin,

Burnett,

Hall of Fannin,

Howell,

Carswell,

Hamby,

Hutcheson,

Clower,

Hamilton,

Hutchins,

Cowart,

HardE>n of Chatham, Johnson of Bnker,

Darden,

Hardwick,

.Johnson of Jefferson,

976

JOURNAL OJ!' TBB HOUSB.

Joiner,

Narramore,

Jordan of Pulaski, Niblack,

Kelly,

O'Connell,

Knowles,

Ousley,

Land,

Park of Gree.ne,

Lane,

Parker,

Lawrence,

Perry,

McFarland,

Peyton,

McKay,

Quillian,

McLennan,

Rawls,

Madden,

Reid of Campbell,

Miller,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Mitchell of Thomas, Richardson,

Monroe,

Sanders,

Moore,

Shank,

Morris,

Shipp,

Mullins,

Singletary,

Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Tumlin, Turner, Underwood, Wellborn, Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Wilson, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Crumbley,

English,

Davis of Meriwether, Merritt,

Smith of Hancock,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Ayres, Bailey, Bell, Bruce, Bush, Carrington, Copeland, Crawford, Dean, Dorminy, Drawdy, Duncan, Egleston, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Oconee, Freeman of Troup,

Freeman of Whitfield,Johnson of Appling,

Gary,

.Johnson of Bartow,

George of DeKalb, Jordan of Jasper,

Gresham,

Kilburn,

Griffin of Twiggs, Knight,

Grice,

Lott,

Hall of Bibb,

Luttrell,

Hammock,

Maples,

Hardin of Wilkes, Mitchell of Emanuel,

Harrell,

Mulherin,

Hawes,

Orr,

Henderson,

Park of Troup,

Henry,

Pierce,

Herrington,

Rhyne,

Hodges,

Roberts,

Howard of DeKalb, Schley,

Huie,

Sikes,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER li, 1901.

977

Slaton,

Tisinger,

Wight of Dougherty,

Stubbs,

Toomer,

Wilkes,

Sturgis,

Walker of Brooks, Willingham,

Symons,

Walker of Crawford, Wright of Floyd.

Thompson of Banks, Walker of Webster, Mr. Speaker.

Thompson of Dooly, Welch,

Ayes 102, nays 5.

On motion of Mr. Mitchell of Thomas the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 102, nays 5.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. 'Tarver of Jefferson-

A resolution to pay the per diem of lion. G. G. Johnson, deceased, to his widow.

An appropriation being involved m the resolution the Speaker reaolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Franklin of Washington.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.
The rE'port of the eommittee waR agreed to.
On passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:
62 h j

978

JOURNAL OP THE HOUSB.

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Allen,

Hamilton,

Narramore,

Anderson of Bartow, Hammock,

Niblack,

Anderson of Cobb Harden ofChatham, O'Connell,

Ayres,

Harper of Wayne, Park of Greene,

Barron,

Harvard,

Park of Troup,

Blalock,

Hathcock,

Parker,

Blue,

Harkins,

Perry,

Booth,

Hilton,

Peyton,

Boswell,

Hitch,

Pierce,

Bower,

Hixon,

Quillian,

Bray,

Hogan,

Rawles,

Brewton,

Hosch,

Reid of Campbell,

Brock,

Houston,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Burnett,

Howard of Baldwin, Richardson,

Carrington,

Howell,

Sanders,

Carswell,

Hutcheson,

Shank,

Cowart,

Johnson of Baker, Singletary,

Darden,

Johnson of Bartow, Slaton,

Daughtry,

Johnson of Jefferson, Smith of Henry,

Davis of Newton, Joiner,

Steed,

Deal, Drawdy,

Jordan of Pulaski, Stevens,

Kelly,

Stewart,

Duncan,

Knight,

Stubbs,

Egleston,

Land,

Tarver,

Everett,

Lane,

Taylor,

Felder,

Lawrence,

Thomas,

Flynt,

McFarland,

Toomer,

Fort,

McKay,

Tumlin,

Foster of Towns, McLennan,

Turner,

Foster of Oconee, Madden,

Underwood,

Franklin,

Maples,

Walker of Brooks,

Freeman of Whitfield,Miller,

Walker of Webster,

George of DeKalb, Mitchell of Thomas, Wellborn,

Gresham,

Monroe,

Wells,

Grice,

Moore,

Whit chard,

Hall of Bibb,

Morris,

Wilkes,

Hall of Fannin,

Mullins,

Yates.

Hamby,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Crum_bley, English,

Merritt,

Smith of Hancock.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.

979

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams,

Harrell,

Rhyne,

Bailey,

Harper of Chattooga, Roberts,

Bell,

Hawes,

Schley,

Bruce,

Henderson,

Shipp,

Bush,

Henry,

Sikes,

Clower,

Herrington,

Stafford,

Copeland,

Hodges,

Sturgis,

Crawford,

Howard of DeKalb, Symons,

Davis of Meriwether, Huie,

Thompson of Banks,

Dean,

Hutchins,

Thompson of Dooly,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Appling, Tisinger,

Foster of Floyd,

Jordan of Jasper, Walker of Crawford,

Frederick

Kilburn,

Welch,

Freeman of Troup, Knowles,

Wight of Dougherty,

Gary,

Lott,

Williams,

George of Morgan, Luttrell,

Willingham,

Gress,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wilson,

Griffin of Twiggs, Mulherin,

Wright of Floyd,

Hardin of Wilkeil, Orr,

Mr. Speaker.

Hardwick,

Ousley,

Ayes 112, nays 4.

On motion of Mr. Drawdy of Clinch the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 112, nays 4.

'fhe resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of l\fr. Hardwick the t\vo resolutions just passed were ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate.

The following resolution was read and adopted, tp wit:

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JouRNAL o:r TBB HousB.

By Mr. Wellborn of Union-
A resolution providing for the completion of unfinished business of the House, and for other purposes.

By Mr. Howard of Baldwin-
A joint resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow $200,000 to supply casual deficiencies.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the resolution the ayes were 110, nays 0.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
By :Mr. Harvard of Dooly-
A resolution to pay pen5ion due E. B. Barker to his widow.

An appropriation being involved in the resolution the Speaker resohed the House intD a committee of the whole and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Deal of Bulloch.

After a consi{leratim1 of the resolution the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to the Honse with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed tD.

On passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.

981

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Harvard,

O'Connell,

Allen,

Hathcock,

Ousley,

Anderson of Bartow, Harkins,

Park of Greene,

Anderson qf Cobb, Henry,

Park of Troup,

Ayres,

Hitch,

Parker,

Blalock,

Hixon,

Perry,

Blue,

Hosch,

Peyton,

Booth,

Houston,

Pierce,

Boswell,

Howard of Baldwin, Quillian,

Bower,

Howell,

Rawls,

Bray,

Hutcheson,

Reid of Campbell,

Brock,

Hutchins,

Sanders,

Burnett,

Johnson of Appling, Schley,

Carrington,

Johnson of Baker, Shank,

Cowart,

Johnson of Jefferson, Shipp,

Darden,

Joiner,

Sikes,

Daughtry,

Jordan of Jasper, Singletary,

Deal,

Jordan of Pulaski, Slaton,

Drawdy,

Kelly,

Smith of Henry,

Duncan,

Kilburn,

Stevens,

Egleston,

Knight,

Stewart,

English,

Land,

Stubbs,

Everett,

Lane,

Tarver,

Felder,

Lawrence,

Taylor,

Fort,

Lott,

Thomas,

Foster of Towns, Luttrell,

Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Oconee, McFarland.

Toomer,

Franklin,

Madden,

Tumlin,

Frederick,

Miller,

Turner,

Freeman of Whitfield,Mitchell of Thomas, Underwood.

Hall of Bibb,

Monroe,

Walker of Brooks,

Hamby,

Moore,

Wellborn,

Hamilton,

Morris,

Whitchard,

Hammock,

Mullins,

Wilkes,

Harden of Chatham, Narramore,

Wilson,

Hardwick,

Niblack,

Yates.

Harper of Wayne,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Crumbley, Dorminy,

Maples,

Smith of Hancock.

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JouRNAL o:r "ED HousB.

'.Dhose not voting were Messrs.-

Bailey,

Griffin of Twiggs, Orr,

Barron,

Grice,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bell,

Hall of Fannin,

Rhyne,

Brewton,

Hardin of Wilkes, Richardson,

Bruce,

Harrell,

Roberts,

Bush,

Harper of Chattooga, Stafford,

Carswell,

Hawes,

Steed,

Clower,

Henderson,

Sturgis,

Copeland,

Herrington,

Symons,

Crawford,

Hilton,

Thompson of Banks,

Davis of Meriwether, Hodges,

Tisinger,

Davis of Newton, Hogan,

Walker of Crawford,

Dean,

Howard of DeKalb, Walker of Webster,

Flynt,

Huie,

Welch,

Foster of Floyd,

Johnson of Bartow, Wells,

Freeman of~Troup, Knowles,

Wight of Dougherty,

Gary,

McKay,

Williams,

George of DeKalb, McLennan,

Willingham,

George of Morgan, Merritt,

Wright of Floyd,

Gresham,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Mr. Speaker.

Gress,

Mulherin,

Ayes 109, nays 4.

On motion of Mr. Wilson of Clay the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 109, nays 4.
The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The undersigned members of the committee to visit the Dealf and Dumb Institute a.t Oave Spring, sUJbmilitted the following report:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.

983

Mr. Speaker:
We, the committee appointed by you to investigate and report upon the School tor the Deaf at Cave Spring, Ga., ll'espootfully submit the following report:
Your oornmittee a:t the outset was confronted witih certain charges reflecting upon the board of trustees and upon the principal of said institution.
The charges briefly stated were:
1st. Cruelty to the inmates.
2nd. Intoxication of the principal.
3rd. Ge'Jleral mismanagement of the board of trustees.

After a thorough investigation your committee report:
1st. rrhe charges are rehashed of similar charges made before two successive committees upon matters said to have happened from ten to twenty years ago. We find that they were dismissed as utterly groundless 'by legislative committees of the past, and after a thorough investigation we pronounce them without foundation in fact, and uttcrJ~ untrue.
2nd. The charges so far as the committee can find a1c made by R. B. Lawrence, George W. Brown and W. R Jones, who have as persistently repeated them to succP&"li vc legislative committees as they have been promptly repudiated by those committees, to which repudiation we add onr own.

3rd. We indorse the management of the present board of trustees. We believe the body to be composed of effi-

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JouRNAL o:r THB HousB.

cient and honorable men. We indorse the management of Principal Connor and his assistants. we find the books of the superintendent in good shape, with proper vouchers for all funds paid out, except very small a.mounts, and for these he has bills showing for what the small amounts above rderred to were paid.

We find the sleeping apartments badly crowded, with from eight to fourteen occupying a room, and with the negro department still worse crowded. we also find the dining rooms of both white and negro department almost altogether inadequate for the respective accommodations.
We find the buildings needing some repairs.

"\Ve therefore recommend that the pri~cipal keep an 'itemized statement of all disburseme~ts made by him, and that the said itemized statement, be encouched in his annual report.
0. B. BUSH, Chairman of Committee.
J. H. WHITCHARD, Secretary.
I. :MAPLES, J. H. LAND, B. L. JOINER, CALVIN THOMAS, N.J. TUMLIN, T. :M. FOSTER, D. W. HARVARD, J. B. AYERS, E. HARPER, J. B. SANDERS,
Vice Chairman.

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Mr. Davis of the committee to visit the Deaf and Dumb Institute a1t Oave Spr~ng, submit:ted tlhe foHol\ving repmt:

Atlanta, Ga., Deoomber 11, 1901.
lfr. Chairman:
Sir:-we submit to you a majority report for the subeommittee of three who was nominated to draft reBolution -coocerning tlhe p1~a:fessor and trustees of Deaf 'School, a1t Cave Spring,_ Georgia. we believe thtrut tlmre onghtt .uo be a change of the professor of the institution at Cave Spring, "\V. 0. O(mnor. We do not 'helieve that there is not some fraud in the management of the school.
2d. We believe that Mr. Corpet, one of the trustees at Cave Spring, did se:ll goods to that institution. We have the proof in the office of Attorney-General Joe Terrell of the State.
3d. We think that George W. Brown's statement, which is attached to this, should be investigated, and to look into -every charge he has made, which is very grave and should be fairly considered. We beEeve him to be sincere, and respectfully ask you as our chairman, t.o have a special committee to take him and his sworn statements, and his 1-ettJetr written last Illighit in committee, lOth inst., and give hilm a 1Jhorough investigation..
4th. We believe W. R. J O'lles, a graduate of Cave .Spring, Gemgia, shoold be given a fa:ir and i:rnlpartual hear'ing. We, after having given him a short hearing, believe that his every statements deserve some consideration, and we think that the present management of Cave Spring School for the Deaf is rotten, and will fall of its own rottenness in a short time.

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5th. We' ask t1hrut Mr. B. P. Lawrence, aniOitlh'er mute who was ibefore our cDimmitt:.ee on Deoe:mbelr 10, 1901, be examined by fair-minded and men who are not in any way connooted w1it.h the institUJt.ion.

6th. Our report for the conditioos of the buildings and sh01p art Oave Spring; we find ID' good repair.
7<th. We :found)arge rooms at colored buildings at Cave Spring with only two beds in them, and other rooms being crowded with beds.

8th. In the wood shop we sa.w fine work in the way of furniture, tables and many other fancy works. We -found tables that cost $15.00, center tables.

9tJh. We don't know hmv many i:s sold, or wh'81I"e the money is for the ones that are sold.
F. C. DAVIS.

December 11, 1901.
The fuUorwing me&'~age was received from hi;; Excel-lency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit:

Mr. Speaker:

His Excellency, the Governor, has approved a'l1d signed the following Act, to wit:
An Act to establish and maintain a dispensary m the city of Rome.
By unanimous consent the following resolution was: taken from the table for the purpose. of annou'l1cing thevote thereon, to wit:

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By Mr. Harper of Wayne-
A resolution for the relief of A. J. Delk, W. B. Lyens,. D. S. Price, and E. L. Fishback of Wayne county.

Before the vote could be announced Mr. Harper of Wayne, moved that the bill be tabled, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Knowles of Floyd, was allowed to withdraw House bill No. 535.

The following me8.sage was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:
rrh.e Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit:

A bill to give consent by this 'State to the acquisition by the United 1States of such lands in Georgia as are neede-:! for a National Forest Preserve.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Maysville, in J ackSO'll and Banks county.

Also, a bill to amend an Act incorporating the city of Oarleil"Sville.

Also, a bill to regulate the practice of judges in reducing their charges to writing.

Also, a bill to amend section 949 of the Code.

Also, the Senate has adopted the following joint resolution of the Senate, in which a concurrence is asked.

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A resolution authorizing the compilation of a roster and history of the Ge01;gia soldier and sailor.

The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitu-tional majority the following bills of the House, to wit:

A bill to amend an Act incorporating the town of Culverton, in Hancock county.

Also, a bill to authorize administrators, executors, guardians and t.rustees to invest trnst funds in certain county and municipal bonds.

Also, a bill to amend Bectiou 3509 of \'Olnme 2 of the Code of 1895.

Also, a hill to repeal the sevmal Acts incorporating the town of Preston in Webster county.

Mr. Thompson, chairman Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Special Judiciary Committee have had under consideration the following bills, which the committee recommend do pass, to wit:

Senate bill No. 115, by :Mr. Hardaway of the 36th district, being a bill to make the judge and solicitor of Newnan city court elective by the people.

Senate bill No. 218, by Mr. Wilcox of the 15th district, ilieing a bill to amend the charter of the town of McRae.

Respectfully submitted.

vY. S. THOMPSON,
Chainnan.

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The following Senate bill was read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. Hardaway of the 36th district-
A bill to make the judge and solicitor of the city court of Newnan elective by the. people, and for other purposes.

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

M 1. Speaker:

!The Senate has' passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate.
A bill to establish the city court of the town of Buford, in Gwinnett county.
The following resolution was taken from the table by unanimous consent for the purpose of announcing the vote thereon.

By Mr. Miller of Mmcogee--
A .resolution to appropriate $62,500 toward the payment of indigent pensions.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered on yesterday, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:
By unanimous conse~1t. the following bills weremad the third time and put upon their passage, to wit::

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By Mr. McLennan of Te.Jfail"-
A bill to amend section 813 of the Penal Code, allowing judges of the superior courts to remove jury commissioners.
Mr. McLennan of Telfair proposed the following amendment, which was read and adopted, to wit:
Amend section 1 by striking from the 16th line thereoi the words "with or without," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "for."

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to as am'11ded.
On rpassage of the 1bill the ayes were 88, nays 15.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.
Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Everett,

Harvard,

Anderson of Bartow, Felder,

Hitch,

Anderson of Cobb, Flynt,

Ho~an,

Blalock,

Foster of Floyd, Hosch,

Blue,

Foster of Towns, Houston,

Booth,

Foster of Oconee, Howard of Baldwin,

Bray,

Frederick,

Howell,

Brewton,

Freeman of Troup, Hutcheson,

Bruce,

Freemanof Whitfield, Hutchins,

Burnett,

Gary,

Johnson of Appling,

Carrington,

George of Morgan, Johnson of Jefferson,

Cowart.

GrieP,

Davis of Newton, Hamby,

Joiner, Jordan of Jasper,

Deal,

Hamilton,

Kelly,

Drawdy,

Hammock,

Knowles,

Duncan,

Harden of Chatham, Land,

Egleston,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lane,

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Lawrence,

Park of Troup

Lott,

Parker,

Luttrell,

Perry,

Madden,

Peyton,

Miller,

Pierce,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Quillian,

Mitchell of Thomas, Rawls,

Monroe,

Reid of Campbell,

Moore,

Rhyne,

Morris,

Sanders,

Mulherin,

Schley.

Mullins,

Shipp,

Narramore,

Slaton,

O'Connell,

Steed,

Ousley,

Stevens,

Park of Greene,

Stewart,

Stubbs, Symons, Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Tumlin, Underwood, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Willingham, Wilson.

Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.-

Bailey,

Franklin,

Bell,

Hall of Bibb,

Carswell,

Hardwick,

Clower,

Hilton,

Crumbley,

Hixon,

Davis of Meriwether, Jordan of Pulaski,

Dorminy,

Knight,

McFarland, Merritt, Shank, Sikes, Singletary, Smith of Hancock,

Those not voting were :Messrs.-

Allen, Ayres, Barron, Boswell, Bower, Brock, Bush, Copeland, Crawford, Darden, Daughtry, Dean, English, Fort,

George of DeKalb, Hodges,

Gresham,

Howard of DeKalb,

Gress,

Huie,

Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Baker,

Hall of Fannin,

Johnson of Bartow,

Harrell,

Kilburn,

Harper of Chattooga, McKay,

Harper of Wayne, McLennan,

Hathcock,

Maples,

Harkins, Hawes,

Niblack, Orr,

Henderson,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Henry,

Richardson,

Herrington,

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Roberts,

Tisinger,

Wightof Dougherty,.

Smith of Henry, Turner,

Wilkes,

Stafford,

Walker of Brooks, Wright of Floyd,

Sturgis.

Walker of Crawford, Yates.

Thompson of Banks, Welch,

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 98, nays 22.

On the motion of Mr. "Wilson of Clay, the verification: of the roll-call was dispenseft with.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 98, nays. 22.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
Mr. wright of Floyd, moved that the morning session: be extended until 1:30 o'clock, which motion prevailed.

By Mr. Henry of Murray-

A resolution to reimburse the doorkeeper of the S~ate for the payment of the third assistant doorkeeper up to the 14tlh of November, 1001.
An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Park of Greene.

.AJfter consideration of 1the rerolut~on the commriJttoo avose, and 1Jh'!'oug1h the1ir chairman reported t:he sa:me back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

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On pa.ssage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Harper of Wayne,

Anderson of Bartow, Hathcock,

Anderson of Cobb, Harkins,

Barron,

Henry,

Blalock,

Hikh,

Blue,

Hixon,

Booth,

Hogan,

Narramore, Niblack, Ousley, Park of Greene, Parker, Peyton, Rawls,

Boswell,

Hosch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Bray,

Houston,

Richardson,

Brewton, Burnett,

Howard of Baldwin, Roberts,

Howell,

Sanders,

Bush,

Huie,

Schley,

Carrington, Cowart,

Hutcheson, Hutchins,

Shank, Shipp,

Crumbley,

Johnson of Appling, Sikes,

Darden, Daughtry,
Deal, Drawdy, Duncan,
Egleston, Everett,

Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Bartow,
Joiner, Jordan of Jasper, Jordan of Pulaski,
Kelly. Knight,

Singletary, Slaton,
Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford,
Steed, Stevens,

Felder, Flynt,

Land, Lane,

Stewart, Tarver.

Fort, Foster of Floyd,

Lawrence. Lott,

Taylor, Thomas,

Foster uf Towns, Foster of Oconee,

McFarland, McKay,

Thompson of Dooly, Tumlin,

Frederick,

McLennan,

Walker of Brooks,

Freeman of Troup, Madden,

Walker of Webster,

Freeman of Whitfield, Maples,

Wellborn,

Gary,

Merritt,

Welch,

Griffin of Twiggs, Miller,

Whitchard,

Hall of Fannin,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wilkes,

Hamby,

Mitchell of Thomas, Williams,

Hamilton,

Monroe,

Wilson,

Hammock,

Moore,

Wright of Floyd.

Harden of Chatham, Morris,

Yates.

Harper of Chattooga, Mullins,

63 b j

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Gress,

Park of Troup,

Ayres.

Gr:ce,

Perry,

Bailey,

Hall of Bibb,

Pierce,

Bell,

Hardin of Wilkes, Quillian,

Bower,

Hardwick,

Reid of Campbell,

Brock,

Harrell,

Rhyne,

BrueE',

Harvard,

Stubbs,

Carswell,

Hawes,

Sturgis,

Clower,

Henderson,

Symons,

Copeland,

Herrington,

Thompson of Banks,

Crawford,

Hilton.

Tisinger,

Davis of Meriwether, Hodg~s,

Toomer,

Davis of Newton, Howard of DeKalb, Turner,

Dean.

Johnson of Jefferson, Underwood,

Dorminy,

Kilburn.

Walker of Crawford,

English,

Knowles,

Wells,

Franklin,

Luttrell,

Wight of Dougherty,

George of DeKalb, Mulherin,

Willingham,

George of Morgan, O'Connell,

Mr Speaker.

Gresham,

Orr,

Ayes 116, nays 0.

On motion oi Mr. Harden of Oha,tlmm, the verificaJi'On of the roll-call was dispensed with.
On passage of the resolution the ayes were 116, nays 0.

The resolution having recei,ed the requisite CO'llstitu tional majority was passed.

The committee appointed to visit the Georgia School of Technology, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The snb-committ,ec from the Committee Qlll. EducaciOill, appointed to visit the Georgia School of Technology, beg to report that they found the buildings and grounds in

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splendid condition, with the exceptioo of the main or administration building, which needs some interior repairs.

Two new buildings have been erected during the year, the Swan dOtriilliuory, a gift to the Seihoal, a~t a GOSit of $30,000, and the Electrical building, at a cost of $15,000. These two magnificient additions are the result of the 8tate's appropriation last year of $10,000 for :building purposes, and shows that an additional $35,000 was raised outside by the 'friends of the institution. The Electrical building is only rp8:r1:ti~l.Iy fu'l"nislhed, on aceount .oif lack orf fnnd" 'for purchasing necessary machines and equipments. rrhe new dormitory furnishes accommodations for about one hundred students. Both the Swan and Knowles dormitorie3 arc compar-ely full of students.

The textile department continues to be one of the most desirable and largely at.tended adjuncts of the college. During the past year it has added much new machirnery at very lit.tle cost to the State, and is now one of the best textile schools in this country.

During bh~ year ,ohe Clltllltpus grounds have be:en va.;;t]y im-

proved, over $3,000 worth of work having been done r.nere-

on hy t:he commh.-sionell"S of Fulton oounty, a:t no co~1t to the

State.

'

The total ernrollment of the school to date is 417, and will probably reach 475 before the close of the year. Of those in attendance, thirty students are from outside thiE State. Nearly every county in the State is represented on the enrollment list.
One .ol tlhe mOISt nr~nt meeds of tlhie .in"Sttituti10'n a:t p~ ent is a commodious building for me.ss hall and kitche111.

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At present the mess hall is in the basement o the Knowle:=. dormitory, and is da,rk, crowded and entirely inadequate for the present large attendance, which increases each year. , Only one hundred students can be seated in the dining-
.room and they are compelled to eat in relays.
Considerable new machinery is needed in the school shops to ibring them up to the highest order of exceUenee, and an equipment for the testing laboratory in the Electrical building is also wanted. It is highly probable if the state would appropriate a portion of the money for this purpose the balance would be subscribed by friends of the institution.
The committee desires to exprees its entire approval of the capable management of the collegU>y Captain Hall, to whose un:t,imng energy and known amity, much o.f tlhe success of tlhe instli:turtion is due. He is ably assi\51too by 'll1Il effieient corps of professors and instructors to the number o:f albout.thirty. Tihe discipline is poS!llibly Il10Te exa:0ting than in many other colleges in the 'South, -but thorough good feeling and fellowship exists between the professors and students. The school is conducted on business principles, and in cases where students are found to be entirely unfitted for the character of work they are pursuing, they are advised to attend some other institution.
RespootfuHy. submit~ed.
G. W. JORDAN, Chairman, C. C. HOUSTON, D. C. McLENNAN, N. L. HU'DOHINS, Jr., C. C. RIOHAR!DSON, G. W. CLOWER, J. T. STEWART.
Committee.

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The undersigned members, appointed to investigate the -constitutionality of certain measures, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

Your committee appointed by resolution oJ the House to investigate and report to the House as to whether a bill passed by either House could be transmitted and read in the other Honse the same day, under the constitutiona! provision that every bill shall be read three times, and on three separate days, in each branch before it shall pass, beg leave to submite the following report: Upon examination of the Constitution of the State, we find the language of the pre;;ent, constitution, in the first constitut,ion adopted by the people of this State, to wit:

The constitution adopted 1789, and it remained unchanged in all subsequent Constitutions of the State until the constitution of 1861. In the constitution of 1861 the provision is as follows: Every bill, before it shall pass, shall be read three times and on three separate and distinct clays in each House. The evident construction placed by the :framers of the constitution of 1861 upon this constitutional provision, was that the bill might be passed in one House and read the first time in the other House upon the same .day, and tihe purp01se of c1hianging tihis rar1trered t1his constitutional provision so that bills mnst be read in each Honse on separate and distinct days.

We have not had accees to the constitution of 1865,

t'hererf'OII"e do not know wlhiart c:hange, if 'any, was mJade in

the constitution of 1865, -changed this paragraph of

but the constitution of the constitution of 1861,

o1m86it8-

ting the W'OM "dristincrt:,," and rrestJo'I"ed tlhe OOillSit~tutional

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provision as it had existed before the adopt.ion of the constitution of 1~61, and this is also true of the present constitution of 1877, as it was clearly the purpose of the constitution of 1861 to change this constitutional provision M it had previously existed by the introduction of the word "distinct." It is equally clear that i.t was the intention of the framers of the constitution of 1868 and 1877, to restore this constitutional provision as it had existed prior to the constitution of 1877, by the omission of the word distinct.

Your committe are, therefore, of the opinion that a bill can pass in one House and read for the fir.st time in the other House: the same day.

RespectfuHy submitlt,ed.

J OS. H. IIALI,, WM. T. GARY, A.M. DEAL.

Mr. Hamby of Rabun, chairman of Committee to visit the Academy for the Blind, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Academy for the Blind, beg leave to submit the following report:
Your committee visited the Academy for the Blind De~ cember 3d, and found that there are 70 white and 22 colored pupils in that institution.
' A thorough examination of the buildings was made, ana as a result of the special appropria.tion of four thousand

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dollars made at the session of the legislature in 11)00 for the purpose of permanently improving them, they w<>re found to be in good condition.

The present management of the Academy was inve,;tigated by the committee, and ascertained to be satisfactory.
For want of time and owing to the recent investigation of the affairs of the institution by a special joint committee appointed at the .sCI."Sion of the Legislature in 1900 for that purpose, your committee did not make an examination of the accounts, vouchers and books of the: Academy, exeept in a casual way, for the time intervening between the e~ amination of the special joint committee and the present. This casual examination of the books and vouchers of the Academy for the time mentioned was entirely satisfactory.

Reil:pectfnHy submitlted.

R. A. E. HAMBY, Chairman.

Mr. Gresham, chairman of the Committee to visit the State University, submitted the following report:

Mr. S pealcer:

Your special committee visited the University of Georgia on Wednesday, Novem:be:r 27t:h, ult~mo, for the purpose of inspecting the University, and submit the following report:
We found a spirit of harmony pervading the Univer,;ity, and the facuhy and student-body on most pleasant terms. ffhis spirit has made the work for both faculty and student~ 1body more harmonious and profitable. The course pursued by the faculty of placing the student on his hO'Ilor, we

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believe will tend to make stronger, better men. We find all the departments of the school in good, healthy condition, and do not care to enter into detail in regard to all of the_m, but wish to call especial attention to the new hnildings now nearing completion, and t1he Agricultural d0partment.

At the former session of the General Assembly $45,000 wu~ appropriated for the purpose of repairing the old buildiHgs, and building a new dormitory and mess hall, $10,000 for repairs and $35,000 for new buildings. For the cJi,.position of the $10,000 for repairs we respectfully reftr your to the report of the Board of Trustees of the l~niversity of Georgia, and in regard to the new buildings, we desire to say that we were shown over both the new dormitory and the mess hall. The dormitory, when completed, will be, we think, the most .striking building of the l~n'i\ersity. Its situation, <acing 1tlhe a.tJhletic fie[d, is au admirable one, and shows the beauty of the building to the very best advantage. The rooms in this building are large, ary and well lighted. 'The building is equipped with all mellern appliances necessary to making it comfortable and commodious. The building when completed will accommo<late e~ghty-four men without crowding them.

The new mess hall, containing a new dining-room,. ki:td1en, pantry, 'arnd wa,iting-l'oom, has a cap,ae,~ty of one hundred and fifty men at one sitting. The kitchen is modern and convenient. The waiting-room will be made comfortable, so that men who come before the dining-room il< opened, wiH have a plaoo to wait. La.va:tlori~ join the wait.ing-room. Rooms in the second story of the building are provided for the matron and other necessary attaches of the mess hall. The entire cost of board at the

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:me&; 1mll and_ lodging in 1:1hc do,tmitory, 'bogethe~r wi:H not .exceed eight dollars per month.

The trn.stees in locacing these buildings, have had a view to the erection of buildings in the future so as to bring into use a part of the campus which is now practically useless .and Jllot imptoved. Th~ oommittee approves .thiS sc!heme heartily, and in concluding our report. on these buildings, .desire to say that we believe thi5 money has been well and wisely expended.

One of the most important departments of the Uni-
versity i:> the Agricultural department, and in regard to that we wish to report as follows: Half the money for repairs was expended in fixing up Agricultural Hall, which
makrs i,t one .of 1:lhe1 best equiJppoo departments oo tihe Uni-
ver"'ity. 'Doo muc:h can.rn101t be.sa,id in :prruise of 'this department. The faculty proposes to use as an experiment fann about seven acres of the campus now used for other pur}10;;e,;. This will bring the study of practical and real agri.cultnre under the eyes, not only of those student;; engaged in the study of agriculture, but of the entire student-body.
The farm now used by this department, which is a fine One, is located at some distance from the college grounds, and is inconvenient for the uses of this department. Thi" new plan brings the actual gTowing !!nd cultivation of the plants with the effects of the different fa.rtilizers used, directly under the supervision of the agricultural department, and convenient to every student of this department and the Fni,ersity, so that there can now be had practical instruction in this important branch without the least in-convenience to the faculty or students. Aside from the bem,fits already mentioned, it may be said that the grounds will be very much improved in appearance.

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In conclusion, we wish to call attention to the supplement to Fall Bulletin, advertising a short winter course in agriculture, horticulture and dairying, which hegins J anuary 6th and closes March 29, Hl02. There are no fees and no e'lltrance examinations for this course, and t.able board may be had at $7.50 to $8.00 per month. This places this important course within reach of most every farmer's son of Georgia, and the committee hopes the course will be well attended.
Respectfully snbmitltOO.
E. B. GRElSHAM, Chainnan.

On motion of Mr. Flynt of Spalding, thr following House bill was taken from the taible and pnt npon its passage, to wit:
By Mr. Flynt of Spalding-
A bill to pay the sum of $447.00 to the widow of J'llo. Mel. Kell.
An appropriation being involved the ayes and unys were ordered.
The ballot viva voce was had, but before the vote could be announced Mr. Flynt of Spalding moYed to tahle th~ bill, which motion prevailed.
By :Mr. Hall orf Bibb-
A bill to authorize the Governor and treasnrrr to issue bonds for the purpose of paying off past dne bonds issued by Chas. J .Jenki'lls, and known as "Conyention Bonds."

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An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman of the committee :Mr. Freeman of Troup.
After a consideration of the !hill the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.
The above bill was displaced by the following bills having been set as a special order for this hour. They were taken up, read the third time and put upon their passage~ to wit:

By Mr. Kelly of GlaS<.lock-

A bill to revise the election laws of this State.

On the passage of the bill :Mr. Hardwick called for the ayes and nays.
Before the result could be declared Mr. Miller moved' to adjourn, which motion prevailed.

Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Perry of Gwinnett, Harkins.

The Speaker then annoU'nced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

Wednesday, 3 o'clock p. m.
The House reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem.
On motion of .Mr. Harper of Chattooga, the roll-call was dispensed with.

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The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:
By Mr. Johnson of Appling-
A b]!Jl to establish a system. of public sc:luools for the town of Hazlehurst.
The report of the committee, which was favora:ble to the passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the reg_uisite constitutional majority was passed.
By Mr. Hamby of Rabun-
A bill to prohibit the transferring or driving of cattle south of the Blue Ridge Mountains through the counties Of Rabun, Towns or UIJ.iiiOll.

!The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the aye;; were DO, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutional rna jority was pas~ed.
On motion of ~fr. Lme of Sumter, Honse bill Xo. 755 was tabled.
By Mr. Peyton of Habersham-
A bill to cede to the United States jurisdiction O\'er cer::hdn J,a.nds 'for t:he ffitahlishmen t of a Fow'l4 Pre'\'erve.

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The report of the committee, which was favorable to thepassage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional ma-jority was passed.
By ~:fr. Wright of Floyd-
A bill to protect motormen operating electric cars.

The following amendments were read and adopted, to wit:

By Mr. :Miller of :N:fuscogee-
Amend by adding the following: "Provided the provisions of this bill shall not become compulsory before October 1, 1902."

The committee propos.e-cl the following amendments,, which Wf're adopted, to wit:

Amend by ~triking out in the ca;ption after the word "car;:," in tllf' third line <lmnl to the word "to," in the llth line, and in:'erting in lif'n thereof th~ words "in this ::;tate."-

Also amend by striking out the words in section 1, after the word "cars," in the 7th line down to and including the word "State," in the 9th line, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "in this State."
The report Qtfl the1 commititee, which was fa.vornhle tJo the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to as amended..
On passage of the bill t.he ayes were 101, nays 3.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

By Mr. Slaton of Fulton-
A 1bill to amend section 1624 of the (1ode of 1895, and for other purposes.

The committee offered the following amendment, which was read and adopted, to wit:

Amend by striking from the third section the following words: "whq shall bring suit before any justice of the peace having local jurisdiction thereof," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "to be recovered before any court having jurisdiction thereof."

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amemled was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were RV, nays 0.

The bill having received t.he requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

By Mr. Hall of Bibb-

A bill to provide for the issuing of bonds to pay off cer-
tain past due bonds issued by Chat". ;r. .Tenkins, Governor,
and known as "Convention Bonds."

Mr. Kelly of Glascock, monel that the bill and pending amendments be tabled, and on that motion called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

1007

Adams,

Grice,

Narramore,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamilton,

Niblack,

Anderson of Cobb, Hammock,

Parker,

Ayre~,

Harper of Chattooga, Peyton,

Bailey,

Harper of Wayne, Reid of Taliaferro,

Blue,

Harvard,

Sanders,

Booth,

Henry,

Rlkes,

Bray,

Hixon,

Smith of Hancock,

Brewton,

Hogan,

Stewart,

Brock,

Hutcheson,

Tarver,

Clower,

Johnson of Baker, Taylor,

Cowart,

Johnson of Bartow, Thomas,

Dorminy,

Johnson of Jefferson, Tumlin,

Drawdy,

Kelly,

Turner,

English,

Lott.

Underwood,

Flynt,

McFarland,

Walker of Brooks,

Foster of Floyd,

McKay,

Welch,

Foster of Oconee, Madden,

Wilkes,

Freeman of Whitfield,Maples,

Williams,

Gary,

Monroe,

Yates.

George of Morgan,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Barron, Blalock, Boswell, BowPr, Burnett, Carrington, Copeland, Crumbley, Daughtry, Deal, Egleston, Everett, Felder, Fort, Freeman of Troup, Hall of Bibb, Harden of Chatham, Hardin of Wilkes,

Hardwick, Hosch, Houston, Howard of Baldwin,. Howell, Hutchins, Joiner, Jordan of Jasper, Lane, Luttrell, Merritt, Mitchell of Thomas, Moore, Morris, Mulherin, Park of Greene, Reid of CRmpbell, Rhyne,

Richardson Roberts, Shank, Shipp, Singletary, Slaton, Steed, Stevens, Stubbs, Symons, Thompson of Dooly, Toomer, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Whitchard, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd.

1008

JouRNAL or THB Houi!B.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Bell, Bruce, Bush, Carswell, Crawford, Darden, Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, Dean, Duncan, Foster of Towns, Franklin, Frederick, George of DeKalb, Gresham, Gress, Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Fannin, Hamby,

Harrell, Hathcock, Harkins, Hawes, Henderson, Herrington, Hilton, Hitch, Hodges, Howard of DeKalb, Huie, Johnson of Appling, Jordan of Pulaski, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Land, Lawrence, McLennan, Miller,

Mitche~l of Emanuel,. Mullins, O'Connell, Orr, Ousley, Park of Troup, Perry, Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Schley, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Sturgis, Thompson of Banke,. Tieinger, Walker of Crawford, Welle, Wight of Dougherty, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 61, nays 54.

By nnanimons consent the verification of the roll-call was dispe'll!"ed with.

On the motion to table the ayes were 61, nay~ .J..l.. The motion to tablP therefore preYailed.
The following message \\as received from the Senate through }Jr. Xorthen, the Seeretary thereof:

J{r. Speake~:
The Senate has pa;:sed by the requisite comtitntional majority the following hills of the Honse, to wit:
A bill to amen<l section 2234 of the Code of 1895.

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Also, a bill to amend section 1255 of the Code of 1895.

Also, a bill to correct errors on the Chickamauga Monument.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Linwood, in the county of Walker.

Also, the following House bills as amended:

A bill to provide for the teaching of physiology and hygiene in the public schools in Georgia.

Also, a bill to amend section 3249 of the Code of 1895.

Also the following resolutions of the House:

A resolution to pay pension due Thos. Channell.

Also, a resolution to pay the pension of Wm. R. Hodgson to his widow, Mrs. Laura J. Hodgson.

Also, a resolution to refund the amount received by the State of Georgia from the sale- of w.ild l1a;nds o Annie K Branch.
Also, a resolution to pay pension of w. L Fenley to hi~
widow.

Also, a resolution to pay pension of ,J. "\V. Harden ~o hi:< widow.

Also, a re~olntlion for tihe relief of E. S. O'Brien.
Also, a resolution for relief of Joe "\V. O'Brien.
Also, a resolution that the pension of the late William J. Wrutkim; for the yerur 1900, be paid to his fo1.11r c:Mldren.
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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Also, a resolut.ion to pay W. L. Taylor of Coweta county, for 1899, pension.

Also, a resolution for the relief of Andrew N. Plunkett of Rockdale county.
Also, a resolution for the relief of J. T. Mikell.

Also, a resolution to refund the sum of $80.00 to Thos. ~all arnd A. S. Murray, sureties upon the bond of R. E. Hardy, former tax-collector of Spalding county.

Also the following resolution of the House was read and adopted.

A resolution for the completion of the unfinished business of the session, and for other purposes.
The following message was received !rom the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:

},[r. Speaker:
',The Senate has passed by the requisite constit.utional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit:

A 1bi1l rbo amernd the ciha.rter of tthe town of Emerson, in the count~ of Bartow.

Mr. Steed, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Yo111r Oommitrt:1ee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following bills of the Senate, which I am instructed to report back to the House with the recomendation thalt tlhe S'ame do pass, to wit:

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A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Irwinville, in the county or Irwin.

Also, a bill to incorporate the town of Irwinville in Irwin county.

Respectfully snbllllitwd.

W. E. STEED, Chairman.

The following bill, which was tabled at this morning's session was taken up for the purpose of announcing the vote thereon, to wit:

By :Mr. Flynt o Spalding-

A resolution to pay to :Mrs. John :Mclntoch Kell the sum of $447.00P

The ballot viva voce which was had on yesterday was as follows:

Those votinjl; in the affirmative were Messrf'.-

Adams, Railey, Barron, BhtliCk, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Burnett,
Dau~htry,
D~al,
Drawdy, Egleston,

Everett, Felder, Flynt, Fort, Foster of Floyd, Foster of Towns, Freeman of Troup, Gary, Geur~e of DeKalb, George of Morgan, Gre11s, Griffin of Twiggs, Grice, Hall of Bibb, Hall of Fannin,

Hamhy, Hamilton, Hammock,
of Harden of Chatbain,
Hardin Wilkes,:,,. . '1
Hardwick, HArvard;'
Harkin~;~,
Hilton, Hitch, Hogan,
Ho~cb,
Houston, Howard of Baldwin, Huie,

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE.

Hutchins,

MulhE'rin,

Johnson of Baker, Mullins,

Johnson of Bartow, Narramore,

Johnson of Jetferson, Niblack,

Joiner,

O'Connell,

Jordan of Jasper, Park of Greene,

Jordan of Pulaski, P11.rk of Troup,

Knight,

Peyton,

Knowles,

Quillian,

Land,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Lott,

Roberts,

McLennan,

Shank,

Madden,

Shipp,

Miller,

Sikes,

Monroe,

Slaton,

Morris,

Smith of Henry,

Steed, Stevens, Stubbs, Symons, Taylor, Thompson of Dooly, 'l'oomer, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells, Whitchard, Williams, Wilson, Wright of Floyd.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Harper of Wayne,

Ayres,

Hixon,

Blue,

Howell,

Booth,

Hutcheson,

Bush,

Johnson of Appling,

Carrington,

Kelly,

Cowart,

Lane,

Crumbley,

Lawrence,

Darden,

Luttrell,

Davis of Meriwether, McFarland,

Dorminy,

McKay,

Foster of Oconee,

Maple~,

Frederick,

Merritt,

Freeman of Whitfield, Mitchell of Thomas,

Moore, Park-er, Pierce, Reid of Campbell, Richardson, Sanders, Singletary, Smith of Hancock, Stewart, Thomas, Tumlin, Welch, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Anderson of Bartow, Bell, Carswell, Clower, Copeland, Crawford, Davis of Newton,

Dean, Duncan, English, Franklin, l:iresharn, Harrell, Harper of Chattoo~, Hathcock,

Hawe8, Henderson, Henry, Herrington, Hodges, Howard of DeKalb, Kilburn, Mitchell of Emanuel,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBE:R 11, 1901.

1013

Orr, Ousley, Perry, Rawls, Rhyne, Schley,

Stafford, ' Sturgis,
Tarver, Thompson of Bank!'!, Tisinger, Walkerof Brooks,

Walker of Cra wf01 d, Wi~~:ht of Dougherty, Wilke!.', Willingham; Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 93, nays 42.

On motion of :Mr. wilson of Clay, the verification of th~ roll-call was dispenwd with.

On the pas.,age of the resolution the ayes were 93, nays

42.

.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.
The following resolution was also taken from the table for the purpose of announcing the vote thereon, to wit:
By :Mr. Harpe'r of vVa~n,e-
A resolution for the relief of A. J. Delk, W. B. Lyens, D. S. Price and E. S. Fishback of Wayne county.
Whe viva voce ballot which was had on yesterday was a~ follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Burnett,

Anderson of Bartow, Carswell,

Anderson of Cobb, Cowart,

Barron,

, Davis of Newton,

Blalock,

Deal,

Blue,

Drawdy,

Booth,

Duncan,

Bray,

Egleston,

Brewton

Everett,

Flynt, Fort, Foster of Towns; Frederick, Freeman of Troup, George of Morgan, Gre!'ls, Grice, Hamby,

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JOURNAL OJ TBB HouSI.

Hamilton,

Land,

Roberte,

Hammock,

Luttrell,

Shank,

HHrden of Chatham, McLennan,

Shipp,

Hardin of Wilkes, Madden,

Sikes,

Harrell,

Miller,

Slaton,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Emanuel, Smith of Henry.

Harper of Wayne, Mitchell of Thomas, Steed,

Harvard,

Monroe,

Stevens,

ilitch,

Morris,

Stewart,

Hogan,

Mulherin,

Stubbs,

Houston,

Narramore,

Symon~.

Howard of Baldwin, Niblack,

Tarver,

Hnie.

O'Connell,

Taylor,

Hntchins,

Orr,

Thomas,

Johnson of Appling, Park of Greene,

Toomer,

Johnson of Jefferson, Peyton,

Underwood,

Joiuer,

Quillian,

Wilkes,

Jordan of .Jasper, Rawls,

Williams,

Kuuwles,

Richardson,

Wilson.

Those voting in 1the lllegatiV'e were Messrs.-

Bail<>y, Be I, Bruck, Bush, Carrington, Clower, Copeland, Crumbley, Dorminy, English, Foster of Floyd, FMter of Oconee, Frauklin,

Freeman of Whitfield, Merritt,

Gary,

Moore,

Hall of Bibb,

Ousley,

Henry,

Parker,

":-Iilton,

Pierce,

Hixon,

Rhyne,

Hutcheson,

Singletary,

Jordan of Pulaski, Smith of Hancock,

Kilburn,

Walker of Webster,

Knight,

Wellborn,

McFarland,

Willingham,

Maples,

Yates.

T~ose not voting were Mes~e.-

Allen, Ayres, Boswell, !Sower, Bruce, Crawford,

Darden,

Gresham,

Daughtry,

Griffin of Twiggs,

Davis of Meriwether, Hall of Fannin,

Dean,



Hardwick,

Felder,

Hathcock,

George Qf DeKalb, Harkins,

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Hawes, Henderson, Ht-rringtou, Hodges, Hoseh, Howard of DeKalb, Howell, Johnson of Baker, Johnson of Bartow, Kelly, Lane, Lawrence,

Lott, McKay, Mullins, Park of Troup, Perry, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Sanders, Schley, Stafford, Sturgis, Thompson of Banlts,

Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Tumlin, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Welch,
Well~,
Whitchard, Wight of Dou~~:herty, Wright of Floyd, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 84, nays 37.

On motion of Mr. Wilson of Clay, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.
On passage of the re;;olution the ayes were 84, nays 37.

The resolution having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.
On the motion of Mr. Kelly of Glascock, House bill No. 595 was tabled.
The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit:
By Mr. Harper of Wayne-
A resolution extending the thanks of the House' of Representatives to Hon. 0. B. Stevens for tendering to ths nwmibms o1 the House tilm book kn10wn as "Georgia Historical and Agricultural."
By Mr. Brock of Dade~
A resolution that the elevator boy be excused :from 5 to 7p. m.

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J ouB,NAL oF THE HousE.

By Mr. Underwood of White-

A resolution to excuse the pages of the House until 8 .o'clock p. m.

By Mr. Miller of Muscogee-

A resolution to pay to S. J. Truitt of Muscogee county, ltis pension.

An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Hall of Bibb.

After a consideration of the resolution, the committee n:ro.:~e, ,a,nd through their (ilitMTimrr ll'erpQ[,t~d t:he same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The report of the committee was agreed to.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Clower,

Frederick,

Anderson of Bartow, Copeland,

Freeman of Troup,

Anderson of Cobb, Cowart,

Freeman of Whitfi..hl,

Bailey,

Darden,

Uury,

Bell,

Davis of Meriwether, George of DeKalb,

'Blalock,

Deal,

Griflm of Twi~ga,

Booth,

Drawdy,

Griee,

Bower,

Egleston,

Hall of Bibb,

Bray.,

Everett,

i:.iumby,

Brewton,

Felder,

Ham iliOn,

!Brock,

Flynt,

Hammock,

Burnett,

Fort,

Harden of Chatham,

Carrington,

Foster of Floyd,

Hardin of Wilkes,

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Hardwick,

Madden,

Sanders,

Harvard,

Merritt,

Singletary,

Hitch,

Miller,

Slaton,

Hosch,

Mitchell of Thomas, Steed,

Howard of Baldwin, Monroe,

StevE-ns,

Howell,

Moore,

Stewart,

Hutcheson,

Morris,

Symons,

Hutchins,

Mulherin,

Tarver,

Johnson of Appling, Niblack,

Taylor,

Johnson of Baker, O'Connell,

Thomas,

Johnson of Jefferson, Park of Greene,

Tumlin,

Joiner,

Parker,

Walker of Webster,

Kelly,

Rawls,

Wt>llborn,

Lane,

Reid of Campbell, Williame,

Lawrence,

Reid of Taliuferro, W illingharn,

Luttrell,

Rhyne,

Wilson,

McFarland,

Richardson,

Wright of Floyd.

McLennan,

Roberts,

Those voting in the negative were l:essrs.-

Ayres, Blue, Crumbley, Dorminy,

Foster of Towns, Henry, Johnson of Bartow, McKay,

Maples, Smith of Hancock, Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Barron,
B'J~well,
Bruce, Bush, Carswell, Crawford, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Dean, Duncan,English, Foster of Oconee, Franklin, (jeorge of Morgan, (Jresham,

GreRs,

Huie,

Hall of Fannin,

Jordan of Jasper,

Harrell,

Jordan of Fulaski,

Harper of Chattoo~ra, Kilburn,

HarpE-r of Wayne, Kni~rht,

Hathcock,

Knowles,

Harkins,

Land,

Hawes,

Lott,

Hender.;on,

Mitchell of Emanuel,

Herrington,

Mullins,

Hilton,

NarramorE'.

Hixon,

Orr,

Hodges,

Ousley,

Hogan,

Park of Troup,

Houston,

Perry,

Howard of DeKalb, Peyton,

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JOUB.NAL OJI' THB HousH.

Pierce, Quillian, Schley, Shank, Shipp, Sikes, Smith of Henry, Stafford,

Stubbs, Sturgis, Thompson of Banks, Thompon of Dooly Tisinger, Toomer, Turner, Underwood,

Walker of Brook~<, Walker of Crawford. Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty,. Wilkes, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 93, nays 11.

On motion of Mr. Drawdy of Clinch, the verification: of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the pasBage of the resolntioo the ayes were 93, nays11.

The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of Mr. Bush of Miller, House bill No. 612: was tabled.

By Mr. Blalock of Fayette-

A resolution to provide for the inde~ing of the Honse and Senate .Journals of 1901.

An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman of the committee, Mr. Deal of Bulloch.

After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass.

The veport of :t!he ~mnmit.tee w:as agrred to.

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On passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those votiug iu the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Grice,

Narramore,

Anderson of Bartow, Hamby,

Niblack,

Anderson of Cobb, Hamilton,

O'Connell,

Ayres,

Hammock,

Park of Greene,

Bailey.

Harden of Chatham, Parker,

Blalock,

Hardin of Wilkes, Rawls,

Bhte,

Hardwick,

Reid of Campbell,

Booth,

Harvard,

Rhyne,

Bower,

Henry,

Richardson,

Bray,

Hitch,

Sanders,

Brewton,

Howard of Rtldwin, Shipp,

Brock,

Howell,

Sikes,

Burnett,

Hutcheson,

Singletary,

Bush,

Hutchim,

Slaton,

Carrington,

,Johnson of Appling, Steed,

Clower,

.Johnson of Bartow, Stev.ens,

Copeland,

Joiner;

Stew11rt,

Cowart,

Lane,

Stubbs,

Crumbley,

Lawrence,

Symons,

Deal,

Luttrell,

Tarver,

Drawdy,

McKay,

Taylor,

Duncan,

McLennan~

Toomer,

Egleston, Felder,

Madden,
Merritt, ,

Tumlin, Walker of Webster,

Foster of Floyd,

Miller,

Welborn,

Foster of Oconee, Mitchell of Thomas, Williams,

Freeman of Troup, Monroe,

Willingham,

Gary,

Moore,

Wright of Floyd,

Gresham,

Morris,

Yates,

Gres~,

Mulherin,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Bell, Darden,

Hall of Bibb, Kelly,

Maples.

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JouRNAL Ol!' THE RousB.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen,

Harkins,

Perry,

'Barron,

Hawes,

-Peyton,

Boswell,

Henderson,

Pierce,

Bruce,

Herrington,

Quillian,

Carswell,

Hilton,

Reid of Taliaferro,

"Crawf,,rd,

Hixon,

Roberts,

Daughtry,

Hodges,

Schley,

Davis of Meriwether, Hogan,

Shank,

Davis of Newton,

Ho~ch,

Smith of Hancock,

Dean,

Houston,

Smith of Henry,

'Dorminy,

Howard of DeKalb, Stafford,

English,

Huie,

Sturgis,

Everett,

Johnson of Baker, Thomas,

. Flynt,

Johnson of Jefferson, Thompson of Bank,

Fort,

Jordan of Jasper, Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Towns,

Jordan of Pula~ki, Tisin~er,

Franklin,

Kilburn,

Turner,

Frederick,

Knight,

Underwood,

Freeman of Whitfield,Knowles,

Walker of Brooks,

..George of DeKalb, Land,

Walker of Crawford,

GE>orge of Mor~n, Lott,

Welch,

Griffin of Twiggs, McFarland,

Wells,

.Hall of Fannin,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Whitchard,

.Harrell,

Mullins,

Wight of Dou~herty,

'Harper of Chattooga, Orr,

Wilkes,

.Harper of Wayne, Ousley,

Wilson,

.Hathcock,

Park of Troup.

Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 90, nays 5.

On motion of Mr. Felder of Bibb, the verification .of .the roll call was dispensed with.

On pa.-;sage of the resolution the ayes were 90, nays 5.

The resol_ution having recei\'ed the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

Leave of absence was gmnted to }.fr. Little of Muscogee, for the night's se:;sion.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1901.

1021'!

On motion of :Mr. :Felder of mbb, the House adjourned until 8 o'clock to-night.

"\Veda1esday, 8 o'dock p. m.
The Honse reconvend at this hour and was calloo to,.. ord'er lby the Speaker pro, ,tem.
On motion of :Mr. Mitchell of Thomas, the caH of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the following bills of the Senate w.ere read the second time, to wit:
By :Mr. Smiley of the 2d district-
A bill to provide for the registration of the marks of all catt1e, etc., killed in :Mcintosh county.
On motion of :Mr. Slaton the bill just read was recom mitted to the General Judiciary Committee. By }fr. Carter of the 16th district-
A bill to amend S'Ction 1:300, volume 1 of the Code. By }[r. Harrell of the 12th district-
A hill to amend section 41 of the Political Code. By :Mr. AHe[l or the 20tih dus:t:rict-
A bill to amend an Act in reference to fire insurance companies.
By J\'Ir. Howell of the :35th district-
A bill to amend section 511 of the Penal Code.

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JouRNAL o:r THE HousE.

By :Mr. Wilcox of the 15th district-

A bill to compel railroad companies and individuals, etc., to provide separate water-closets for males and females.
By Mr. Allen of the 20th district-
A bill to authorize administrators, executors, etc., to give bond in certain cases.

By Mr. Bell of the 39th district-
A bill to fix the fees of the judges of the superior courts and sheriffs in certain cases.

By Mr. Ellis of the 22d districtA bill to amend section 453 of the Criminal Code.
By Mr. Ellis of the 22d districtA bill to amend section 251 G, volume 2 of the Code.

By Mr. Howell of th<> 35th district-
A bill to rprovid<> for the paying off of bonds dne 111 1902.

J3y Mr. Wilcox of the J Gth district-
4 bill to authorize the mayor and council of McRae to
eat.ablish a system of water-works.

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th district-
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Irwinville.

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1023.

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th districtA bill to incorporate the town of Irwinville. The f'Ollowing Seoote 'bills were road tlhe firs.t time, to w~t:
By :Mr. Smith of the 34th districtA bill to esta'blish the city court of Buford. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary.
By }/[r. Allen of the 20th districtA bill to regulate the practice of the judges of the supe-
rior, city, and county courts, and for other purposes. Heferred to Gen1I'a.l J udici!ary Committee.
By }[r. Allen of the 20th district-

A resoh1tion. to aut.horize the compilation of a roster of :sollliers a:nd Stailors in the civil war who enilisted !from Georgw.

Heferred to Committee on Military Affairs..
Ry Mr. Baker of the 42d district-
A bill to amend an Act t.o incorporate the town of Emerson, in the county of Bartow.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
B,,. :Mr. Holder of the 33d district-
A bill to incorporate the town of Maysville, in the coun-
ties of Jackson and Banks.

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Referred to .Committee on Corporations.

By Mr. Cobb of the 31st district-

A ibill to give consent: by the State of Georgia to the acquisition of certain territory in this State by the United States for the purpose of e8rtrablisihing a, Na,t.iO'lmil Forest Preserve.

Referred to General Jucliciary Committee.

By :Mr. Hardeman of the 36th district~

A bill to amend paragraph 6, section 949, volume 1 of the Code.

Referred to General Judiciary Commit;tee.

By Mr. Baker of the 42d district-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Cartersville.

Referred to Committee on Corporations.

The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. X orthen the Secretary thereof:

.Mr. Sp.eaker:

The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following hills of the Honse, to wit:
a A hill to create new charter for the city of I.aGrange.
Also, a hill to amend the cha:rte[' of t:he town of Kcst,]e~.

Aho, a hill to authorize the town of Comer to create a debt for said town.

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to Also, a bill amend the charter of the city of Macon.

Also, a bill to i'Ilcorporate the town of Powder Springs, in Cobb county.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the town of Bluffton. Also, a bill to protect game in the, county of Randolph.

Also, a bill to authorize the mayor aud council of Savannah to close C~ntre street.

Also, a bill to amend the charter of the city conrt of Baxley.

Also, a bill to authorize the trn,;tces of the Calhoun Institute to transfer said property to the town of Calhotm.

Also, a bill to establish a system of public schools in the town of Ashburn.

Also the following resolution of the House: A resolution for the relief o. B. P. }~reeman and J. B. Freeman.
Also the following bill of the Honse as amended: A bill to establish a dispensary in the town of Eastman.
Mr. Blalock, chairman of Appropriatio'Il Committee, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The C'ommittf'c on Appropriations has had under consideration the following resolution, which they request me as their chairman to report the same back as do pass as amended:
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By Mr. Howell of 1the 35th district-

A resolution providing for the paying off of certain honds of the State due in 1902.

Respectfully submitrl:ed.

A. 0. BLALOCK, Chairman.

On motion of Mr. Tumlin of Carroll, Honse bill No. 'l)G6 was tabled.
On motion of the author Honse bill No. 220 was tabled.

On motion of Mr. wilson of Clay, Honse resolution No. 21 !) was taJbled.

The following bills were read the third time and pnt npon their passage, to wit:

Ry Mr. Johnson of Bartow-
A bill to amend section 807, volume 1 of th( Code.
l'r'he report of the committee, which was favorahle to the pa~sage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were R9, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisitP constitutional majority >yas passed.

Ry Mr. Tohnson of Bartow-

A bill to amend section 808, volume 1 of the Code of 18!)_5.

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/The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the aye's were 89, nays 0.

The hill having received the requisite constitutional ma'jority was passed.

By Mr. Yates of Catoosa-

A bill to cede to the United States jurisdiction over certain lands and roads.

'The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of tho bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the re:9_nisite constitntio11al majority was passed.

By Mr. Felder of Bibb-
A bill to provide for the e~stablishment by the county authorities, rules and regulations for the protection of health.
IThe rerport of the committee, which was favorable to the 'passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitntio11al majority was passod.
The following bills was read and the Senate amendment concurred in, to wit:

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By :Mr. Harrell of Dodge-

A bill to e;;tablish a dispensary for the town of Eastman.

To amend by adding the following section, to wit:

"Sec. 12. When one"third of the qualified voter;; of Dodge county petition the orcJi.nary of said county for a dispensary, he shall, after advertising thirty days in the newspaper in which the sheriff's sales are advertieed in said county, he shall order an election and submit the question dispensary or no dispensary to the qualified voters of the county. Those who favor a dispensary shall have written or printed on their ballots "for dispensary," and those who oppose the dispensary slhall have written or printed upon their ballots, "against dispensary." And if a majority of the votes cast are cast for a dispensary, this Act shall be of fuH force, 'but if 1a m~joa-ity shall vote 'against dispensary, this act shall be null a~1d void. Said election to be hc>ld as election for other county officers arc h-ld."
By ::Mr. Toomer of ware-

A bill to regulate the gmnting of new trials. '11he following amcndmeut was read and aclopted to wit:

Amend by striking from the 8th line of section 1 the words "as eontrary to the evidence," and from_ the 9th and lOt:h line of sajd section the WQ~ds "or contraJ'y to t:hc evi denee."

The repO'rt of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

On passage of tlhe bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

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The bill having received t:hc requisite constitutim1al ma-

jority was passed.



The following Senate bills were read the third time aml put upon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Howell of the 35th district-

A hill to authorize the Governor to appoint an additional depository in the city of Atla111ta.

!The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed..

By Mr. Jarn'aga:n of the 19th district-

A bill to incorporate the town of Union Point, and for .other purposes.

\T1he report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to.

On passage of Bhe bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitutiO'nal majority was passed.

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th district-

A bill 'to mnend >tihe charter.of the tow111 of F~tzgerald.

IT~w report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

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On the pas~age of the bill the ayes were !)2, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutiO'llal majority was passed.

By :Mr. Allen of the 20th district-

A bill to ai11end an Act to create a new charter for the town of Milledgeville.

IT'he report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were DO, nays 0.

The hill having received the requisite constitutiO'llal majority was passed.

By :.Mr. Swift of the 30th district-
A bill to prescribe the tuitioo of resident and non-residellit students in ,the Strute 'Sdhool of Toolmo<logy, a:nd fur other purposes.
The committee proposed the following amendment which was read and adopted, to wit:

Amend by inserting the word "school," in the 7th line of section 1, between the words "Technology" and "shall."
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to.
On passage of tihe bill the ayes were !)1, nays 0.

The bill having received the requjsite constitutional majority was passed as amended.

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By Mr. Johnson of the 5th district-

A bill to authorize tihe Prison Commissiorner to t.\111'11 over tro Wall & Peagler cer.t1ain CiQIUrnty wawants.

!The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agTeed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutiO'llal majority was passed.
Mr. Lane, chairman of the Committee on Counties and Coumrl:~ M>a:tt.m'\5, sulbmitrted rtihe following repoirlt:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Counties and County Matters havo had under consideratiorn bill No. 804, whiclh is a bill to repeal an Act estaiblishing a city court for the city of Jefferson, in Jackson county, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report back with the recommendation that it do pass.
Respec:tJfully submitted.
W. T. LANE,
Chairman.

On motion of :Mr. :Mitchell of Thomas, the House adjourned until U:30 o'clock to-morrow morning.

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Atlanta, Georgia, 'llhun;;da~, December 12, 1901.

The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9:30 o'clock a. m. this day. Was called to order by the Speaker and opPncd with prayer by the Cha,plain.

The roll was called and the following members answered t.o th0ir names:

Adams, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Bell, Blalock, Blue, Booth, Boswell, Bower, Bray, Brewton, Brock, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Carswell, Clower Cowart, Crumbley, Darden, Daughtry, Davis of Meriwether, Davis of Newton, Deal, Dorn:.iny, Drawdy, Duncan,

Edeston,

Hathcock,

English,

Harkins,

Everett,

Hilton,

Felder,

Hitch,

Flynt,

Hixon,

Fort,

Hodges,

Foster of Floyd,

Hogan,

Foster of Towns,

Hosch,

Foster of Oconee, Houston,

Franklin,

Howard of Baldwin,

Frederick,

Howell,

Freeman of Troup, Huie,

Freeman of Whitfield, Hutcheson,

Gary,

Hutchins

George of Morgan, Johnson of Appling,

Gresham,

,Jc,hnson of Bartow,

Gress,

Johnson of Jefferson,

Griffin of Twiggs, Joiner,

Grice,

Jordan of Jasper,

Hall of Bibb,

Kelly,

Hall of Fannin,

Kilburn,

Hamby,

Knight,

Hamilton,

Lane,

Harden of Chatham, Lawrence,

Hardin of Wilkes, J,ott,

Hardwick,

Luttrell,

Harrell,

McFarland,

Harper of Chattooga, McKay,

Harper of Wayne, McLennan,

Harvard,

Madden,

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Maples, Merritt, Miller, Mitchell of Emanuel, Mitchell of Thomas, Monroe, Moore, Morris, Mulherin, Mullins, Narramore, Niblack, O'Connell, Orr,
Ousley, Park of Greene, Park of Troup, Parker, Perry, Peyton, Pierce,

Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Richardson, Roberts, Sanders, Shank, Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Slaton, Smith of Hancock,
Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Symons,

Tarver, Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Bank!!, Tisinger, Toomer, Tumlin, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Welch, Wells, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, Williams, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates. Mr. Speaker.

Those abscnt were Messrs.-

Allen, Bruce, Oopeland, Crawford, Dean, George of DeKalb, Hammock, Hawes,

Henderson, Henry. Herrington, Howard of DeKalb, Johnson of Baker, Jordan of Pulaski, Knowles,

Land, Schley, Sturgis. Thompson of Dooly, Turner, Walker of Crawford, Wilkes.

Mr. :Merritt of Hancock, reported that the J onrnal of ycstcruay's proceedings had been examined and iound correct.

On motion of :M:r. Park of Greene, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with.

The following resolutiom were read and unanimously .adopted, to wit:

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By Mr. l.IcKay of Liberty-
Resolved by the House, Fir~t, that it learns with regret of the death of Hon. Lectured Crawford, the representative from Mcintosh county.
Second, That :a Clommirt:tee oif one from this Horuse he appointed to escort his remains to his home.
Thil"d, The Hou:Ble :l'eg-ret:s t:hta.t owing to tire imp011~tm1-t bn:'liner;;s before 'this body, arnd it being 'alt rthe' close of t:he l''C'''oion, it camm1t adlj()urn in r'e':'pect to said L~~tnrcd Crawfrmd.
Fourth, Thra:t this rersolntion be enltererd npon ther .Tonrna] of the, HouS~E~.
By Mr. McKay of Liberty-
Resolved by the Hotise of RepresentatiYes, That the per (liPm and mileage accruing to Hon. Lectured Crawf.ord, who served a part of t.he present session, arnd has died during the session, he paid to his widow by the <State treasurer.
The above resolution was adopted unanimously.
:Mr. 'Vellhom, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:
~flo. Speaker:
The Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for d~ livery to the Gonrnor, the following Acts, to wit:
An Act to amend section 1653 of the first volume of the Code of 1895.
Also, an Act to define and extend the corporate limits of t~e city of Savannah.
Also, an Act to regulate the practice in justice courts in
cities of sixty thousand inhabitants, or more.

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Also, an Act to amend the public school laws in the town of Decatur.
Also, an Act to amend section 1655 of volume 1 {)f Code of 1895.
Also, an Act to regulate and prescribe the fees and costs of the solocitor-general of :Miller county, in certain cases.
Also, an Act to amend an Act incorporating the town of Carnesville.
Also, an Act to incorporate the town of Lenox.
Also, an Aot to amend an Act esta:blisJhiing a pu:hlic sch1ool system for :Fulton county.
Also, a resolutjon to appropriate money to pay expenses of committee to investigate Academy fm Blind.
Respectfully submitted.
C. J. WE'LLBORN, Jr., Chairman.

:Mr. Steed, chairman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the follow~ng report:
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Conporations have had under eonsideration the following Senate bill, wihich I am instructed to report back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:
A bill to incorporate the town o.f :Maysville, in Jackson and Banks counties.
!This committee have also had under consideration the following Senate bill, which I am instructed to report back

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to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, to wit:
A bill to amend an Act ineorporat.ing the city of Carter.;:ville, in Bartow county, and for other purposes.

Respectfully submitted.

W. E. STEED, Chairman.

Mr. Wright, chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:
The Committee on Tenrperance have had under consideration Senate bill Ro. 169, a bill to be entitled an Act. t10 irepeal an Act to prohibit the sale of any kind uf intoxicating liquors in 432d district G. ~I., of Irwin county, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report tihe same back with a recommendation that it do pass.
WRIGHT, Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read the third time and J~Ut upon their passage, to \Vit:
By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th distr'ict-
A bill to amend sect.iou 4340 of the Code of Georgia, so as to remove the restrictions of holding only two terms of the superior courts in 'the senral counties of this State.
Mr. HatCihock of Douglas, called for the previous ques.t.ion, which call was sustained.

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1037"

The report of the connuittre, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On motion of ~fr. Gary of RichmO'nd, the bill was tabled.

On motion of :Mr. Gary the bill was taken from the table ,and pnt upon its passage.

No quorum having voted on the passage of the above hill, l\fr. Hardwick moved that the roll be called to ascertain if a <1nornm was present, which motion prevailed.
The roll was called and the following members answered to tl1eir names:

Adams, Anderson of Bartow, Anderson of Cobb, Ayres, Barron, Bell, Blue, Boswell, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Bush, Carrington, Clower, Cowart, Crumbley. Darden, Deal, Drawdy, Egleston, English, Everett, Felder,

Fort,

Harkins,

Foster of Floyd,

Hawes,

Foster of To,wns,

Herrington,

Foster of Oconee, Hilton,

Franklin,

Hitch,

Frederick,

Hixon,

Freeman of Troup, Hosch,

Freeman of Whitfield, Houston,

Gary,

Howard of Baldwin, .

George of DeKalb, Howell,

George of Morgan, Huie,

Gric~,

Hutcheson,

Hall of Bibb,

Hutchins,

Hall of Fannin,

Johnson of Appling,

Hamby,

Johnson of Baker,

Hamilton,

Johnson of Bartow,

Hammock,

Johnson of Jefferson, ..

Harden of Chatham, Joiner,

Hardin of Wilkes, .Tordan of Jasper,

Hardwick,

Jordan of Pulaski,,

Harper of Chattoega,, Kelly,

Harper of Wayne,. Kilburn,

Hathcock,

Knight,.

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Lane, Lawrence, Lott, Luttrell, McFarland, McLennan, Madden, Maples, Merritt. Mitchell of Thomas, Monroe, Moore, Morris, Mulherin, Narramore, Niblack, O'Connell, Park of Troup, Parker, Perry, Peyton,

Pierce, Quillian, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Rhyne, Richardson, Roberts, Sanders, Shank, Shipp, Sikes, Singletary, Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Smith of Henry, Stafford, Steed, Stevens, Stewart, Tarver,

Taylor, Thomas, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Tisinger, Toomer, 'l'umlin, Turner, Underwood, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Webster, Wellborn, Wells, Whitchard, Wight of Dougherty, Willingham, Wilson, Wright of Floyd, Yates, Mr. Speaker.

Those absent were Messrs.-

Allen,

Duncan,

Bailey,

Flynt,

Blalock,

Gresham,

Booth,

Gress,

Bower,

Griffin of Twiggs,

Bray,

Harrell,

Burnett,

Harvard,

Carswell,

Henderson,

Copeland,

Henry,

Crawford,

Hodges,

Daughtry,

Hogan,

Davis of Meriwether, Howard of DeKalb,

Davis of Newton, Knowles,

Dean,

Land,

Dorminy,

McKay,

Miller, Mitchell of Emanuel, Mullins, Orr, Ousley, Park of Greene, Schley, Stubbs, Sturgis, Symons, Walker of Crawford, Welch, "rilkes, Williams,

It having bleen ascertained that a quorum was present, 130 members hav,ing answered to their names, the House proceeded with the business before it.

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On the passage of the bill Mr. Gary called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

'!'hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Herrington,

Rawls,

Anderson of Bartow, Hilton,

Reid of Campbell,

Anderson of Cobb, Hitch,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Barron,

Hixon,

Rhyne,

Bower

Hosch,

Roberts,

Brock,

Houston,

Sanders,

Bruce,

Howard of Baldwin, Shipp,

Burnett,

Howell,

Singletary,

Carrington,

Huie,

Smith of Henry,

Clower,

Hutchins,

Steed,

Copeland,

Johnson of Appling, Stevens,

Daul!htry,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stewart,

Davis of Meriwether, Joiner,

Stub us,

Davis of Newton, Jordan of Jasper, Symons,

Deal,

Jordan of Pulaski, Taylor,

Drawdy,

Kelly,

Thompson of Doolv,

Egleston,

Lawrence,

Tisinger,

Everett,

Luttrell,

Toomer,

l''ort,

McLennan,

Tumlin,

Franklin,

Maples,

Turner,

Freeman of Troup, Mitchell of Thomas, Underwood,

Gary,

Morris,

Walker of Brooks,

George of DeKalb, Mulherin,

Walker of Webster,

Gress,

Mullins,

Wellborn,

Grice,

Niblack,

Wells.

Hall of Fannin,

O'Connell,

Whitchard,

Hamby,

Park of Troup,

Wight of Dougherty.

Harden .of Chatham, Parker,

Willingham,

Hardin of Wilkes, Perry,

Wilson,

Hardwick,

Quillian,

Yates.

Hawes,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Ayres, Bailey, Bell,

Blue, Brewton, Cowart,

Darden, Enj,!lish, Foster of Floyd,

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Foster of Towns,

Hutcheson,

Foster of Oconee, Johnson of Baker,

Freeman of Whitfield, Knight,

George of Morgan, Lane,

Hall of Bibb,

Lott,

Hamilton,

McFarland,

Hammock,

Madden,

Harper of Chattooga, Merritt,

Harper of Wayne, Monroe,

Hathcock,

Narramore,

Harkins,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Peyton, Pierce, Richardson, Sikes. Slaton, Smith of Hancock, Stafford, Tarver, Thomas, Wright of Floyd.

Allen, Blalock, Booth, Boswell, Bray, Bush, Carswell, Crawford, Crumbley, Dean, Dorminv, Duncan, Felder, Flynt, Frederick,

Gresham, Griffin of Twiggs, Harrell, Harvard, Henderson, Henry, Hodges, Hogan, Howard of DeKalb, Johnson o! Bartow, Ki1burn, Knowles, Land, McKay, Miller,

Mitchell of Emanuel. Moore, Orr, Ousley, Park of Greene, Schley, Shank, Sturgis, Thompson of Banks, Walker of Crawford, Welch, Wilkes, Williams. Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 91, nays 40.

By unanimous eonsen't the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On passage of thehill the ayes were 91, nays 40. The bill having receind the requisite constitntio11al majority was passed.

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-

A bill to regulate the expenditure of county funds in the purchase of goods and propert,y, and for other purposes.

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:Tfhe report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 1. The bill having received the requisite constituticmal majority was passed.

On motion of :Mr. Gary of Riolnnond, Senate bills Nos. .110, 112 and 113 were tabled.

By Mr. Lyndon of the 291:h district-

A bill to establish anu maintain a dispensary im. the city of Washington, Wilkes county.

The committee proposed to amend by adding the following to be known as section 10.
"Se9. 10. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the net profits arising from said dispensary shall ,be equally divided at -least annually between the county of Wilkes and the said city of Waslb.iingtotn, ~Rnd the Slame shall
be pruJ to 'lilie p:rope.r officers of said councy and sa~d city."

The amendment was adopted.
lfr. Shank of Wilkes, proposed the following amendment, which was read and adopted, to wit:
Amend by adding a need section to be known as section 11, to wit:
"Section 11. Be it further enacted by the authority .aforesaid, That this Act shall not go into effect until NoTomber 1, 1902."
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The report of the conunittec~ '~hich WaB favorable to the passag-e of the hill as amended was agreed to as amended.

On passage of the bill the ayes were !)6, nays 5.
The bill having received the requisite const.itutional majority was pas.5~ed as amended.
On mo'tio.u of l\fr. Park of Greene, Senate bill No. 63 was tabled.
The :Jiollowiug Senate bills were read the second t.ime, to wit:
B~ ~lr. Baker of the 42cl district-
A bill to authorize the establishment of a dispensary in .Cartersville.
By :Mr. Bell of the 39th district--
A 1bill to submit to the people of this State for their ratification or rejection, certain amendments to the constitution.
By :Mr. Wilcox of the 15th dist.rict,. A boi:H to repeal am Act; t101 P'l"'ih~bit tihe sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in the 432d district, G. l\L

By l\fr. Baker of the 42d district-

A bill to .amernd an Act. to incorporate the town of Emerson.

By :Mr. Smith of the 34th district'-

A bill to establish the city court of Buford.

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1043

By unanimous consent the 'following resolution was read the second time, to wit:

By :Mr. George of .Morga,ru-

A resolution providing for 'the appointment of a comm~tte.e of seven of the Gene1ra,l A...~Inlbl~ 1lo inquiro i'l1to 1Jhe ,~clwol systems of other .States.

On motion of Mr. McLennan of Telfair, the resolution was tabled.
Mt'. Brook, chairman of the Committee on Military Af-
fair~, sumbitted t.lie following report:

111r. Speaker:

ITihe Oommittee oo Military Affairs have had under conllideration the following Senate resolution, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report back to the House with the reoommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A resolution to authorize the compilati'on and roster of soldiers a!)d sailors in the civil war who enlisted from the State of Georgia.

Respectfully submitted.

B. T. BROOK, Chairman.

The undersigned members of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following minority report:
Mr. Speaker:
We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Ap-

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propriations, respectfully dissent from the report of a majority of said committee, which is favorable to the passageof Senate bill No. 54.

JOS. H. HALL, C. L. COWART, S. T. CRUMLEY, A. I. SMITH, I. P. BLUE, . J.P. KNIGHT, K. S. ANDE'RSOX, J. T. PARKER.

The rollowing message was received from the Senatethrough Mr. N orthen, the Secretary theroof:
Mr. S[Hlaker:
The Senate has passed as amended the following resolution of the Horu;e, 'to wit:
A reaolution to,pay pension of 1.V. H. Ryan to his widow.
Whe Senate has also passed the fullowing bills of the Honse:
A bill to aholish the county court of Franklin county.
Also, a bill to establish the city court of Carn&;ville in and for the county of Franklin.
The Senate has also concurred in the :following resolution of the House, to wit:
A resolution to pay the per diem and mileag(' due T.-ectured Crawf'Ord to his widow.

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

Ry :Nfr. Hardaway of the 36th dist,rict-
A bill to make the judge and solicitor of the city court .of Newnan elective by the people.

'T'hc re})Ort of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage ~f the bill the ayes were 104, nays 1.

1Jhe bill having received the requisite constitu1tional majortiy was passed.

By Mr. Howell of the 35th district-

A resolution to pay off (ertain past due bonds of the .State due in 1902.

The committee having offered a substitute, the same was read.

:Jfr. Harwick..:of Washington, called :for the previous -questioo.

Before the .call for the perivous q~1estion could be put to the House, Mr. Felder of Bibb, moved that the bill, together with t~.e substitute and pending amendments, be tabled.

On the motion to table Mr. Hall of Bibb, called fur the .ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the .ballot viva voce the vote was as foUows:

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Those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Hall of Bibb,

Moore,

Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Fannin,

.Narramore,

Bailey,

Harper of Chattooga, Parker,

Barron,

Harper of Wayne, Richardson,

Blue,

Harvard,

Shank,

Boswell,

Herrington,

Shipp,

~ray,

Hilton,

Sikes,

Carswell,

Hutcheson,

Hin11letary,

Cowart,

Johnson of Appling, Smith of Hancock,

Crumbley,

Johnson of Baker, Smith of Henry,

Deal,

Johnson of Bartow, Stafford,

English,

Kelly,

Stubbs,

Felder,

Kilburn,

Taylor,

Frederick,

Knight,

Thoma!!,

Freeman of Whitfield, Lane,

Underwood,

George of Morgan, MeFarland,

Williams,

Gresham,

Maples,

Wright of Floyd,

Grice,

Merritt,

Y a.tes.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Foster of Oconee, Houston,

Hell,

Franklin,

Howard of Baldwin,

Blalock,

Freeman of Troup, Howell,

Brewton,

Gary,

Huie,

Brock,

George of DeKalb, Hutchins,

Bruce,

Gress,

Johnson of JetftJrson~

Burnett,

Hamby,

Joiner,

Carrington,

Hamilton,

Jordan of Jasper,

Clower,

Hammock,

Jordan of Pulaski,

Darden,

Harden of Chatham, Land,

Daughtry,

Hardin of Wilkes, Lawrence,

Davis of Meriwether, Hardwick,

Lott,

Davis of Newton, Hathcock,

McLennan,

Drawdy,

Harkins,

Madden,

Egleston,

Hawes,

Mitchell of Thomas~

Everett,

H1tch,

Monroe,

Flynt,

Hixon,

Morris,

Fort,

Hodges,

Mulherin,

Foster of Floyd,

Hogan,

Mullins,

Foster of Towns,

Hosch,

Niblack,

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O'Connell, Park of Green, Park of Troup, Perry, Peyton, Pierce, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of raliaferro, Rhyne,

Sanders,

rumlio,

Slaton,

Tnrner,

Steed,

Walker of Brooks,

Stevens,

Walker of Webster,

Rtewart,

Wellborn.

Symons,

Wells.

Tarver,

Whitchard,

Thompson of Dooly, Wight of Dougherty,

Tisinger,

Wilson,

Toomer,

!Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Ayres, Booth, Bower, Bush, Copeland, Crawford, Dean, Dorminy, Duncan, Griffin of Twiggs,

Harrell,

Qnillian,

Henderson,

Roberts,

Henry,

Schley,

Howard of DeKalb, Sturgis,

Knowles,

Thompson of Banks,

Luttrell,

Walker of Crawford,

McKay,

Welch,

Miller,

Wilkes,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Willingham,

Orr,

Mr. Speaker.

Ousley,

Ayes 55, nays 89.

By unanimous conse'l1t the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the motion of :Mr. Folder to table the resolution the ayes were 55, nays 89. The motion was therefore lost.

Tfhe call for the previous question was then put to the House, 11nd sustained.

By unanimous consent 'the session was exte'l1ded until the present matter under diacussion be disposed of.

The sub~titute offerl'd by the committee was adopted.

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The repor~ Jf the committee, which was favorable to the passage ')t the re5.!nt;on by substitute as amended was agreed to.

On .the passage of the bill :M:r. Hall of Bibb .called for the ayes and nays, which call was sust.ained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Cobb, Harden of Chatham, Narramore,

Ayres,

Hardin of Wilke!!, Xiblack,

Bell.

Hardwick,

O'Connell,

Blalock,

Harper of Wayne, Park of Greene,

Boswell,

Harvard,

Park of Troup,

Bray,

Hathcock,

Perry,

Brewton.

Harkins,

Peyton,

Brock,

Hawes,

Pierce,

Bruce,

Hitch,

.Rawls,

Burnett,

Hixon,

Reid of Uampbell,

Bush,

Hogan,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Carswell,

Hosch,

Rhyne,

Clower,

Houston,

Sanders,

Darden,

Howard of Baldwin, Slaton,

Davis of Meriwether, Howell,

Steed,

Davis of Newton, Huie,

Stevens,

Drawdy

Hutchin~,

Stewart,

Egleston,

Johnson of Appling, Stubbs,

Everett,

Johnson of Jefferson, l::iymons,

Flynt,

.Jordan of Jasper, Tarver,

Fort,

.Jordan of Pulaski, Thompson of Banks,

Foster of Floyd,

Kelly,

Thompson of Dooly,

Foster of Towns, Land,

Tisinger,

Foster of Oconee, Lawrence,

Toomer,

Franklin,

Lott,

Tumlin,

Freeman of Troup, Luttrell,

Turner,

Gary,

McLennan,

walker of Webster,

George of DeKalb, Madden,

Wellborn,

Gresham,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Wells,

Gress,

Mitchell of Thomail, Whitchard,

Hamby,

Morris,

Wight of Dougherty.

Hamilton,

Mulherin,

Wilson,

Hammock,

Mullins. ...

Wright of Floyd,

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson of Bartow, Hall of Bibb,

Monroe,

Bailey,

Hall of Fannin,

Moore,

Barron,

Harper of Chattooga, Parker,

Blue,

Herrington,

Richardson,

Carrington,

Hilton,

Shipp,

'Cowart,

Hutcheson.

Sikes,

Crumbley.

Johnson of Baker, Singletary,

Daughtry,

.Johnson of Bartow, Smith of Hancock,

Deal,

.Joiner,

Smith of Henry,

English,

Kilburn,

Stafford,

Felder,

Knight,

Taylor,

Frederick,

Lane,

Thomas,

Freeman of Whitfield,McFarland,

Underwood,

George of Morgan, Maples,

Yates.

Grice,

Merritt,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, Allen, Booth, Bower, Copeland, Crawford, Dean, Dorminy, Duncan, Griffin of Twiggs, Harrell,

Henderson, Henry, Hodges, Howard of DeKalb, Knowles, McKay, Miller, Orr, Ousley, Quillian, Roberts,

Schley, Shank, Sturgis, Walker of BrookE~, Walker of Crawford, Welch, Wilkes. Williams. Willingham, Mr. Speaker.

.\yes 99, nays 44.

By unanimous conl'lent the verification of the roll-call wa;; dlilpensed with.

On the adoption of the r~lution the ayes were 99, nays 44. The resolut.ion was therefore adopted.
~Ir. Gresham, vice-ehail11nan ()f the En'I'olling Con~mit tee, submitted the following report:

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Mr. Sp.ealcer:

ITihe Enrolling Committee report as properly enrolled~ July examined and ready for transmission to the Governor, tho following Acts, to wit:

An Act to repeal an Act to provide a Board of Oommi&~ioners of H.o:ads and :Revenues for the county of Emanuel.

Aloo, an Act to amend the charter of \Valeska, and for other pm1wses.

Also, an Act to amend the charter of the town of \Vatkinsville.

Also, an Act 1to amend an Act to create and organize commissioners of Ohat1ram county.

Also, an Act to amend section 982 of the Code of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Also a1n Act t;o' provci.de f~,r t1h:e :better d11aintage of lands in the C'oun:ty of Henry.

Also, an Act to provide fiOr the ootter drainage of lands in Douglas county.

Also, an Ac.t to appropriate money to rebuild the Sol diers' Home.
of Also, an Act to create a Boord of Commissioners
Roads and H.evenues in the county of Emanuel.

Aloo, an Act to amend the charter of Pelham.

Also, a resolution for relief of E. S. O'Brien.

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1051

Also, an Act tio prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in Monroe county.

Alw, and Act .to amend an Act inconpor11ting the town of Mineral Bluff, in the county of Fannin, and for other purposes.
An Act t() amend the charter of the town of Adairsville.

Also, an Act to change the county site of Charlton county.

Also, an Act to reduce the number of the Board of County Oommtisffioners of Fayet.te COU111tly.

Also, an Act to amend an Act to establish a dispensary in the city of Barnesville.

. Also, an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Oulverton.
Hespectfully submitted.
E. R. GRESHAM, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Brock of Dade, chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
The C()mmittee on Military Affllirs have had under consideration the following bill, whioh .they instruct me to report back t() the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass, 1:.o wit.:

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A hill to amend an Act to reorganize the milhary forces <)f this State.

Respectfully submitted.

BEN T. BROCK,
Chairman.

LPa.ve of absence owas granted to :Messm. Henry of Murray, Carrington, Harper of Chattooga, Hamby of Ra.bun.
The Speaker then annonnced the House adjourned U'lltil ;~ o'clock this afternoon.

Tlmro3day, 3 o'clock p. m.
The House reoonvene<d at this honr and was again called to order by the Speaker pro tcm.
On moti10n of Mr. Mulherin of Hichmond, the roll-call wa" diapensed. with.
The following Senate bills were read the sec0'11d time, to wit:
By Mr. Allen of the 20th district-
A hill to regulate the practice of tho judges of tho snperim, city -and county courts.
By 1lr. Holder of the il3d DiSitrict-
A hill to incorporate the town of Mayo3ville.
The following 'Senate hills were read the third time and, pnt upon their passage, to wit:

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101}3

By :Mr. Alexander of the 6th District-

A i!Jill to i~:~m~porate tlhe t10wnr of Milltown, in Berrien county.

The report of the commhtee, which was favorable t;o the passa~ of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage O'f the bill the ayes were 88, nays 0.

rr'he bill having received the reqnisite constitutional majority was pass('(l.

By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th Disrt:.rict~

A bill to repeal an Ac.t to ineorporate the :town of Irwinville, Ga.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the ~ill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 0.
The hill having received the requisilte constitutional majority was pm.secl.

By Mt. Carter of the 16.th District-

A 'bill to -authorize the board of education of the city of Dublin to Lake an annual SIC'hool c'11sus.

The report of tho committee, which was favorable to the pas~;age of the lbill, was a.greed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional maj ori.ty was pasSed.

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By Mr. Wilcox of the 15th District,-

A bill 1to incorporate the <town of Irwinville.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
On pas.gage of the hill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

, The bill having received the requjsite constitutional majority was passed.
By l\Ir. WHcox of rt:he 15th District-

A bill to amend a'l1 Act to establish a local school system in the town of Lumber City.

T'hc report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the 'bill, was agreed to.

On pa':lSage of 1the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The vill having received the requisi<te constitutional majority was passed.

By Mr. Johnson of the 5th District-

A bill to fix the license for selling liquors, etc., in Coffee county.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the 1bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the !bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

ITbe bill having received the requi:>ite constituti0'11al majority was passed.

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1055

Ry }I r. Wilcox of the 15th District-
A bill to authorize the mayor and council of McRae t.o establish a system o'f wruterworks.
The re'Po~t of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On pa:'!Sage of the bill the ayes we:re 90, ll1lays 0.

The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. Smiley of the 2nd Dist.rict-
A hill to provide for the registration of the marks, brands, ate., of all hogs, cattle and sheep killed for sale in Mcintosh county.

The report of the committee, w'hid1 was favorable to the passage of the 'hill, was agreed to.

On passage of ,the hill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By :Mr. G:nmtland of 1thc 26th Districto-
A hill to authorize the judge of the city court of Griffin to appoint a special .bailiff.

The report of the committee, whieh was avora1ble to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received tthe requisite con:;titutional majority was passed.

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JOURNAL Oll' THE HOUSB.

By 'Mr. Gann of the 1st District-

A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Savannah Trust and Safe Deposit Company.

Tihe repont of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agrwd to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitntional majority wa\'l passed.

By Mr. Swift of the 30th District-

A bill to require persons Reiling cotton seed hull~ in bales or sacks to have 'the weight of t>ach package plainly stamped thereon.

rr~le report of the commi,ttee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.

No quorum having voted on the passage of the bill the Spaker ordered a call of the roll, so as to aMertain how many members wore present, and the following members answered to their names:

Adams,

Burnett,

Egleston,

Anderson of Bartow, Copeland,

English,

Anderson of Cobb Cowart,

Everett,

Ayres,

Crawford,

Felder,

Bailey,

Crumbley,

Flynt,

Bell,

Darden,

Fort,

Blalock,

Daughtry,

Foster of Floyd,

Blue,

Davis of Meriwether, Foster of Towns,

Boswell,

Davis of Newton, Foster of Oconee,

Bower,

Deal,

Franklin,

Bray,

Dean,

Frederick

Brewton,

Dorminy,

Freeman of Troup,

Brock,

Drawdy,

Freeman of Whitfield,.

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1057

Gary,

Lane,

Richardson,

George of DeKalb, McFarland,

Roberts,

George of Morgan, McKay,

Shipp,

Gress,

McLennan,

Sikes,

Grice,

Madden,

Singletary,

Hall of Bibb,

Maples,

Slaton,

Hamby,

Merritt,

Smith of Hancock.

Hamilton,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Smith of Henry,

Hammock,

Mitchell of Thomas, Stafford,

Harden of Chatham, Monroe,

Steed,

Hardin of Wilkes, Moore,

Stevens,

Hardwick,

Morris,

Stubbs,

Harkins,

Mulherin,

Symons,

Hawes,

Mullins,

'l'arver,

Hitch,

Narramore,

Thomas,

Hixon,

Niblack,

Tisinger,

Hosch,

O'Connell,

Toomer,

Houston,

Orr,

Tumlin,

Howard of Baldwin, Park of Greene,

Underwood,

Howell,

Park of Troup,

walker of Crawford,

Hutcheson,

Parker,

walker of Webster,

Hutchins,

Perry,

Welch,

Johnson of Appling, Peyton,

Wells,

Johnson of Bartow, Quillian,

Whitchard,

Johnson of Jefferson, Rawles,

Wight of Dougherty,

Joiner,

Reid of Campbell, Wilson,

Knight,

Reid of Taliaferro, Yates.

Land,

Rhyne,

Mr. Speaker.

'l'hose absent were Messrs.-

Allen, Barron, Booth, Bruce, Bush, Carrington, Carswell, Clower, Duncan, Gresham, Griffin of Twiggs, Hall of Fannin, Harrell,
67 h j

Harper of Chattooga, Jordan of Jasper,

Harper of Wayne, Jordan of Pulaski,

Harvard,

Kelly,

Hathcock,

Kilburn,

Henderson,

Knowles,

Henry,

Lawrence,

Herrington,

Lott,

Hilton,

Luttrell,

Hodges,

Miller,

Hogan,

Ousley,

Howard of DeKalb, Pierce,

Huie,

Sanders,

Johnson of Baker, Schley,

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Shank, Stewart, Sturgis. Taylor, Thompson of Banks,

Thompson of Dooly, Turner, Walker of Brooks, Wellborn,

Wilkes, Williams, Willingham, Wright of Floyd.

J,t haYing .been ascertained that. a quorum _was present, 121 members having answered to their narn~s, the House
proc{>eded with the business before it..

On motion of ~Ir. Hardwick of 'Vashington the bill under con,;ideration was again read.

On the passage of tho bill the ayes were 94, nays 6.

The bill haYing received .the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

Mr. Hitch, vice chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted following report:

Mr. Speaker.

Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration ti:he following Senate bill, which I am instructed to rep01:t back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit:

A bill to amend the Act incorporating the town of Emeri'lon, in ltartow county.

Re8pectfully ,submitted.
R. M. HITCH, V. ice Ch.airman.
l\fr. Hamby, vice chairman of the committee to visit the St.ate Nol"'llal Scihool at A1Jhens, sulbmti:tted tihe fo111Qowing
rep!Ort:

. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1901.

1059

'J.llr. S peak.er:

\Ve, your committee appointed to visit the State Normal School at Athens, beg leave to submit the following report:

We viaited the institution on December 6th, 1901.
A thorough examination was made of the buildings and grounds of the institution, and 11:-he same were found to be in excellent condition, ml"\ny valued improvements, such as the construction of a complete sy;;tem of sewerage, improvements on grounds, etc., having been recently made.
The management of the institution was investigated, -and the same was found to be good, and we especially commend the present president, Professor Bronson, for his seemingly untiring energy in reducing ~the expenses of living 'to the student body of the institution to its minimum.

Owing to the lim~ted. time allowed your committee it was impossrble to make more than a cursory examination of the books and accounts of the institution.z. but the limited time allowed to such examination showed the finances to be properly disbursed.
RespocMully submitted.
R. E. A. HAMBY, Vice Chairman.

The following mei!Bage was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the secretary thereof:

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Mr. S pealcer:
The Se~1ate has concurred in the Honse amendments. to the following Senate hills, to wit:
A bill to e;;tahlish a dispensary in \Yashington, \\'ilkcs county.
Aho a bill 1to prescribe the tuition of resident and nonresident students in the State Sc'hool of Technology.

The SPna:te has al;;o passed as amPJHlcd the followill{.!: hill of the HousP, to wit:
A llJJ:i}l to fix and change. the tinw o:f holding Cl1crokec superior court.
The following resolution was read, to wit:
By )Ie;;:;rs. :Mulherin, Freennan aml George of )forgan-
A re,;olntion providing for dw burning of cancellrd !bond~ now in the State treasury.
On motion of !IIr. George of Morgan the resolution was :tabled.

The Senate amendments to the following Hon~c bills. wrre rr-ad and concurred in, 1o wit.:
'By )Ir. Orr of Coweta-

A bill to provide for t'hc bctlter drainage of lands in the county of Cowet1e1.

Amend by striki11g from the caption all the, word,; hetween the word "county" in the second line and the wonl "by" in the eleventh line of the caption.

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1061

Amend further by E'ltriking first, second and third sections of !J:he bill and number the remai11ing sections ac-<'<mJing-ly.
11y 1-Jr. walker of Webster-

A 'bill to rcp<'al all Acts to incorporatP the' town of
'~

T1w Senate proposed the following- amcndment, which wa:< read and adopted, to wit:

"Provided, that 1R<'Ction 17 of thi" A<'t, beginning in the first line of said l'lectiO'n immediatt>l,v aftc>r the words 'further c>nacted,' 'and including the word 'same,' and imnwdiately preceding the word 'provided' in the twentieth line of Eaid section, shall be of forpe only: Should no dispensary be e,;t,ablislwd in l'taid town of Prestnn, or if adopted, be discontinued."
On motion of Mr. McLennan of Telfair Senlllt.e bill No. ofi3 was tabled.

Mr. Stubbs of Laurens asked unanimous consent to withdraw Hmt..o:e biH.No. 213, w'hlclh requSt wa~ gu'a:ntecl.
1fr. Toomer, chairman of the Committee on Penitentiary, submitted the following report:

Jvl r. Spea.ker:
Your general Committee on Penitentiary, as required by law, and through its various sub-committees, has made -careful annual examination and in,;pection of the entire felony cO'llvict system of this State.
We feel that the Act crea1ting our present system of fel-

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JOURNAL OF TBB HOUSB.

ony management and control was framed in wisdom, a11d has 'been executed with exact justice to the State and the convicts of this class. We find that 1the funds appropriruted hy tlh.ialt Act and 1ince1 aprpl'IO'pria:ted h!ave been oooIwn11icaJ1y ar~d wi.se,ly expended; <tlhia.t 'the regu:1attions tflramed a111d enforced by the pri~on commission under that Act require such laJbor and rest, food and clothing, shel1ter and correction as is consistent with humane treatment and proper punishment.

'Ve commend to the gl'atitude of the people of Georgia
the distinguished chairman of the prison commission, and his associates a111d as::;istants on that board, and as weH the physicians, captains and guards in the State's service, who have exercised the control which this State properly reserves over 'her felony convicts.

Respecltfully submitted.

W. llf. TOOMER,. Chairman General Commit.tee on Penitentiar~.

l11e following bill was taken up and the Senate -amendment non-OOilCJul"l'Cd in., to wit:
By Mr. Moore of Columbia-
A hill to repe'al an Act to create a Board of CommisoiiOners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Columbia.
The Senate proposed to amend by adding at the end of section 1 thereof the following words: "Provided this Act does not go into effect until the first day of January, 1903."

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1063

On motion of Mr. Felder S<~nate hill :No. 133 was tabled.

Mr. Wright, chairman of the Committee 'On Temperance, submitted the following repDrt:

Mr. Speaker:

The TenJJperance Committee have had under consideration Senate 'bill No. 52, to establish a dispensary in Bartow county, and for other pur.poses, and instruct me to report the same back with the recommendatioo that. it do pas.;; by substi;tute.

WRIGHT OF FLOYD, Chairman.

Mr. Welliborn, chairman of tihe Comm~t.tce on Enrollment, stlibmitted tho following report:
Jfr. Speaker:
!The Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery rt:o the Governor the following Acts, to wit.:
An Act t:1o establish the city court of Camesville.
Also an Act to abolish the county court of Franklin.
Respecltfully submitted. C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman.

The following Senate bills were read 1the second time, to wit:

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By :Mr. Hamrick of the 3ith District-

A hill to prescribe the manner of electing county school commissioners.

On motion of ~Ir. Wa1itchard of Terrell the bill ju,;t read was tabled.

The Speaker then anuomHcd 1the House adjourned until !) :00 o'clock no-morrow morning.

Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, Dec. 13, 1!)01.
The Honse m<"'t pmsuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock oa. m. this day. \Vas called to order by the Speaker pro tem., and opC'ned with pray<"'r by tlhe Cl1aplain.
By unanimous consent a rising v01te was had thanking the Chaplain of :the House for his ser,ices during the sesinon. The thanks of the Hon~e were unanimous.
On motion of ~Ir. Felder of Bih'b the roll call was dispensed with.
::\Ir. Shank of Wilkes Hrose in his seat and stated tha1t he had just learned with great sorrow of 1the death of H'On. J. R. Henderson of the couruty of Forsyth, and asked unanImous consent to introduce the following resolutions, to wit:
By :Mr. Bailey of Dawson-
Resolved by t'lle House of Representative:., FirSit.~ That

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1065

it. lean1s with deep regret of the death of Hon.T. H. Hcuderwn of the c01mty of Forsyth.

Second, That it cxtPIHls to his family its deepe.-;t gympnthy in their grPat. bereavement.

Thinl, 'Tihat the Clerk of the Honse fonvard to the family of onr decease1:l fellow-member a copy of these rcsoln tions.

By :Afr. Bailey of Dawson-
Hesolwd by the Hom;c of Representatives, That the Treasmer be authorized to pay to the widow of Hon. J. R Hcudci~son of Forsyth county the per diem and mileage aecruing to him, he having served a part of the present -"C~"iou, said service being terminated hy <leath.

.\fr. Slaton, cha.i.rman of the Committee on Gen!'ral .Tn(li<'iary, submitted the following report:

.lfr. 8 peal.er:
The Commibk>oe on General Judiciary have had nnder <~onsiderat.ion t1he following .Senaote bills, which they instruct me to report hack to the House with the recommc>ndation that the same do paS5, 1to wit:

..:1 bill to amC!Ild dw Act approved Dec. 24, 189G, in rpference to the pLacing of fire insurance except through ~agents dnly authorized in this State applicable to liability or ca.:'lnalty insurance companies.
A hill to amend sec.t:ion 41.of the Political Code relat-

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ing tJo the mothod of registering Yoter,;, so as to <lllow certain persons temporarily out of the State to register, and for other purposes.

JOHK i\I. SLATOS, Chairman.
The following me;5Sage was reeeiYed from the Senatethrough :Mr. N orthe'U, the secretary .thereof:

.Jlir. Speaker:

T1w Se1111a:te has passed t:ho follnwing bms of the Hou-se, to wit:

A bill to cede to the United States jmisdiction oYer cei'tain lands in this State.

Also a bill to give consent by the State of Georgia to the acquisition of certain mountain lands.-

Also a hill to amend section 610, volume 1, of the Codeof 1895.

Also a bill to authorize cities of 15,000 inhabitants to appropriate mO'lley to maintain public libra.ries.

Also a bill to amend section 982 of llhe Code of 1895, volume 1.
The :f:ollowing bills of the House having f~iled to receive the requisite constitutional major1ty were lost in the Senate:
A hill to prohibit the manufacture, sale or giving away of cigarettes or cigarette pa~er.

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106T

Also a bill prescl"ibing that no person owning more than $1,000.00 wontlll of property, or earning a larger salary than t[J~"CC hundred d~tlhrs per annum, sthaH rooeive a, penswn.

Also a hill to establidh in each county of nhis State a home for dependent children.

A l.so a bill to repeal an Act creating a l}yoard of commissione1la :for Dade county.

Aho a hill to provide for and reqmre the payment of taxes on all special franchises.
Also a bill to amend section 4U27 of Civil Code.

Also a hill to pay reward offered by the G'Overnor for arrest of onet Bud Fihintizy.

The following Senate bills were read tihe third ti.me and put Upto'n their passage, to wi,t:

By J\fr. Baker of the 42nd Dist.rict-
A bill to authorize the estta<blishmcnt of a dispensary in the city of Cartel"Sville.

.:The report of the committee, which was :favorable to the pa,ssage of the bill by substitute, was <agreed to.

On passage of !l:he 'bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was pa;;;sed by suthstitue.

By :Mr. Smitfu of the 34th District-
A bill to establish the city coul't of Buford, Ga., in the county of Gwinnett.

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Tlw committee proposed to amend section 43 of the hill hy .-,trikiug theref11om all the words after the word ''the" in th0 fifteenth line <tlwrpof, ,aud inserting the following wol'lls: "Funds arising from fines and forfeitures in said {'it~ eonrt, and in the event thcre exists a deficieucy the maym- and council of t1he dty of Buford arc authorized to' "mpply a fund for the payment of ;;aid jail expenses from the city taxes."

.\mend ~lso by strikiug sectiou :37 of said Act.

Thr amendments offc>rc<l hy the committee were adopted.

The report of the eommittec>, which was favomble tG tlw passage o.f the hill as amemle{l, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayps were DO, nays 0.
The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority wa;;; passed as amended.
\:mend by adding in lien 1G of sect~on 1; hertwe.en the words "killed" and "a list," t1hc following: "within their J'(~lJieCit[ve .-.ecti'Ol1s, if lfl:U_Y;. if ~rot, tlhm1 oo the ne~re.;:.t agent where said stock was killed."
By 11Ir. Baker of the 42nd District-
A hill to amend an Act to inoot'porate the town of Emer son, in Bartow county.
The report of .the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the lbill, was agreed to.
Olli plllSi!ag-e of the hill tihe ayes weoo DO, nays 0.

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1069'

The bill having received the re(1nisitc constitutional majority was passed.

A hill to am0ml an Act t.o (stahltish the: city couflt of Daw-
son.
TQw 1xpor,t of the C!nmmit.tf'(', whieh wns fa.Yomhle to tl1e pa,:sago of t:hc hill was ag1~eed to-.
On pas->age ()If the hill t:hc ayes \\'Pre 90, n:a~s 0.
The bill having received the re<plisite constitutional majority was passed.
By :Mr. llerudon of the 4-3nl Di~trict-
A bill to amend section 5 of an Act to authorize the appointment of a comlll!.b3sioner of pensions.
The repol"t of the commiHcc, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed t:o.

rf'he hill having received the l'C<]Hisite constitutional majority was passed.
By l\[r. 'Wilcox of tlw 15th District-
A hill to amend section 7:n, volume 1, of the Code of
1895, and for other purpos0i.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to, the pa,:sagc of the bill, was agreed to.
On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

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The hill having received the requJsite constitutional majority was passed.
By ~fr. Howell of the 35th DiStrict-
A bill to reorga'llize the military forces of this State.
Mr. Wilson of Clay called for the previous question, which call was sUJStained.
:Mr. Hall of Bilbb moved that the .bill be indefinitely po..;tponed, which motion was lost.

Mr. Hardwick of Washington moved to ta:ble the bill, which motion was lost.

The report of the committee, which was adverse to the passage of the bill, was agreed to on motion of Mr. Brock -of Dade, and the bill lost.

Unanimous consent was granted Mr. Flynt of Spalding to withdraw House bill No. 769.
By Mr. Cann of the 1st District-
A bill to restore the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Georgia State troops, colored, and for other pmposes.
The committee proposed to amend by striking from the fifth l.ine in section 1, after the word "the" and before the word "'battalio'll," the word "permanent," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "present."

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill as amended, was agreed to.

On the passage of the bill ilhe ayes were 90, nay~ 0.

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The hill having received the requisite constj.tutional majority was passed as amended.

The following message was received from the .Senate through l\lr. Northen, the secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate refn:"cs to concur in the Honse substitute to the following bill of the Senate, to wit:
A bill to empower fhe mayor and council of Carter:>ville to estalblish a dispC'llsary.
And has appointed as a conference commi1ttee to meet a like committee from tho House to consider the matters of difference between the two houses, Messrs. Ellis, Holder and SulliYan.
The following message was received from the Senate through l\Ir. N orth<>n, the secretary thereof:

J.Vfr. Speal.er:
The Senalte concm-s m rthe House substitute with an amendment striking out tJhe words "directed 'before transfaring the said $325,880.00," :from the next to the last line of said resolution for the following resolution of the Senate:
A resolUJtion providing for lthe paying of the interest on the bonded debt by transfetTing $325,880.00 from public property fnnd.
Mr. Gary, chairman of the Committoo on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the :following report: '

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Nr. Speaker:

Your CommiHee on Amendmenlt;; to the Con.-:titution have had under consideration the following bill, which they instruct me to report hack to the House that it do pass as amended, to wit:

By Mr. Bell of the 39th Digtrict-

Being a 'bill to be entitled an Act. to propose aml submit to the people of this State for t;lwir ratification or rejection cm't~in amendmen~s to tlw ('on;;t.itntion of the State of Georgia.

H(>spee~tfully snbmitted.

W. T. GARY, Chairman.

The following me..,sage was r.:-ceivetl from the Senate through :Mr. Northen, the Secrebuy t.hereof:
Jlfr. Spealm:
The Sena.te has paS!Srd by the requi,ite constitutional majority the following bill of the Home, by subsitute, as mncnded:
A bill to amend au Act estahli~hing 'H new charter for the city of Atlanta.
Al,;o, a bill to amend an Act e1cating eity court of Earl.' county.
The Senate has passed hy thP I'<'<Jlii"Jte eonstitutional lllajorit,v the following resolution~ of the House, to wit:

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1073

A resolution authorizing payment of pensions of T. C. Williams of Jackson CiOunty, to his daughlter, Miss Millie Bigham.

Also, a resolution to pay pensioo due H. S. Williams to his widow, Mary A. Williams.

Also, a resolution -to provide certain repozot;; of the Supr:eme Conr.t of Georgia for the county of Colquitt.

Also, 'a resolution providing for supplying circuit court of appeals with certain aots and reportts.

The Senate has :also passed by .the requisilte constitutional majori<ty the following bills of the House, to wit:

A bill.to erect and mainta.in public gates by ltihe commisil<lioners of the priV'ate way from the residence of Adam DavenipOo:t to neta;r rthe re:ridenco of "\V. G. B. Rogers, in Fannin county.

Also, a bill to :amend an Act approved. December 22, 1896, amending the c'harter of the city of Baxley.

Also, a bill Ito authorize the Commissioners of Roads :and Revmmes of the several counties of this .Smte or the ordinary of those counties not having such 'boa,rd of commissioners, .to employ at the county'.,; expense the county surveyor, or some other competent civil engineer.
Also, a bill ito amend an Act to establish a county court for Butts county.
Also, a bill to amend the city com't of LaGrange.
Also, :a bill to amood section 2248 of .the Civ.il Code of 1895.
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Also, a hill to amend section 345 (493b) of the Georgia Code of 1895.

~\Jso a 'hill to amend aill Ac;t estaiblishing city court of La.-

Grunge.



~\Jsso, a r(JI.;lolution to provide certain report" of the Snpremc Court of Georgia for Colquitt county.

The foJlowing resolution was read and uoonimously adopted, to wit:
By :Mr. Felder of Bibb-

Resolved, That this House grea.tly enj'()yed the entertainment of the Hon. G. V. Gress of the county of Wilcox on last evening, and the !thanks of the 'hody :are extended to our court.eous and genial host.

On motion of Mr. Gary of Richmond, Senate bills Nos. 11 O, 112 and 113, were taken from .the table and placed upon the calC'lldaJ.'.
The following resolution was.rcad, and under t:he rulE~ of the House w.as laid .orver for one day, to wit:

By Mr. !Toomer of Ware-
A resolutoi:O'Il requ~ting the: Q'()vernor, .AJt:tiO.rney~GeneraJ, and Sepcial Alttorney of the W. & A. R. R., to investigate and repo11t to the General Assembly the advisability and P'l'O!}_)['iety df1 ~. sale of :swrplus pil"'OJ)il'tY ~m.d an: investmeilllt of the propeeds !thereof in the betterment of the Western and Atlantic Railroad terminal.

The fiollowing message was received from the Senate through ~fr. N ortheu, the Secretary thereof:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

1075

.Mr. Speaker:

The Senate ha~ concurred in the House amenclment to :the following bill of .the 8enate, to wit:

A bill to establish the ci!ty court of Buford.

The Senate also recedes from its former substitute and

substitutes therefor ,another substitUite, which a concur-

renee itS asked on :part of the House to the following bill

-of the House, to wit:



A bill authorizing the mayor and council of Cartersville to inve.:-t the w'ater-works sinking fund.

The frollowing message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof:

.i1!r. S pealeer:
The Scna:te has passed the fo~'lowing resolutions of the House, to wit:

A resolution appr<>priating $200.00 to pay doorkeeper Df cloak room of Sena.te.

Also, a resolution appropriating money to pay for mdexing the Journals.
The Senate has passed as amended the following re.;;olution.

A rc.,olntion appropriating money to meet deficiency in printing fund.
Tire following bill of the House was passed as amielllded: ~\. bill to amend section 813 of the Code of 1895.

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The following message was received from the Senatethrough Mr. N onthen, the Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

!The Senalt.e has passed by im:bstitute the :following bill
of the House, ro wit:

;A_ bill to reguhtlte ltihe sale, inspection rand amdysi.; o'-\ commercial fertilizers.

The following resolution w.as read the second time, to. wit:
By Mr. Felde'!" orf Bib~
A resolutiiO'I1 authorizing t~e Governor ,to eompel the lessees of the Western & Atlantic Railroad to keep the tleltrlllinal property,in Atla;nila in -a more sani>l:n:ry oond!itiO'll.

Mr. Park of Greene, called for the previous question on the bill and amendments, which call was sustained.
The following amendments were read and adopted, towit:

By Mr. Toomer of Ware-
Amend by m:lding afror the W{)lrd "th.alt," in the Sl>eon~l line of the second page of said resolution, the followingwords "inquiry to be made as to whether."
. The committee proposed to amcncl hy striking out tho :first paragraph of !:>aid resolution.
The repor.t of t'he committee, which was favorablP to tJw passage of the resolution as amended, was .agreed to a"' amended.

FRiDAY, Dl:CEMBER 13, 1901.

1077

On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 90, nays 4.

1The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majmity was passed as amemded.

On motion of Mr. Foster of Floyd, the majority report .of ,the committee to visit the State Sanitarum, submitted on December 10, 1901, was taken u:p, read and unanimously [UJtopted, 1and art 'the I'eqnest of the ffigm~ers of 'the minority report ~he sa:m~ was withdrawn.

The followi'llg resolutions were read, to wit: By Mr. Kelly of Glascock-

A resolution providing :that at one o'clock p. m. to-day, .the General Assembly adjourn sine die.

'~he resolution was 'tabled.

By Mr. Slato~ of Fulton-

A resolution limiting debate in the House to five minntes to each speaker on any measure.

The above resolntion w1as adopted.

The foUowing bill was taken up and the Senate amendments concurred in, to wit:

By Messrs. Slaton and Houston of Fulton-
A bill 'to amend an Act to establish a new chaxter for the city of AJtlanta, rela<tive to franchises.

By. Mr. Gress of Wilcox-

A bill to establish a new union passenger depot in the

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city of Atlanta on the terminal property of the W. & A ..
R.R.

The Senate pr-oposed to amend by adding after the word

aoo "therteof"

before !J:he~ word "provided," in t'he tlhrird

line of seetion 2, the following: "and in ,add~tion to those

!named, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

House of Representatives be, and they are, by virtue of

theril orffiee', ex :offi~~o membe,rs 01f said comtmimion."

Mr. Wilson of Clay, called for the previous question,. w~ich call was sustained, and the main que:5tion was ordered.

Mr. Hall of Bibb, called for the ayes and nays on the a<doption of the .Sena1te amendment, which call was. sustained.

Mr. Franklin of \Vashington, moved 'to reconsider .the action of the Rouse in ordering the main questioo, but the Speaker :pro tern. ruled that since <the main quest.ion had been ordered the motion to reconsider was out of order.

Mr. Hardwick of \Vashington, appealed from the above ruling of the chair, and on the appeal being put to the House the decision of the Speaker pro tern. was sustained. The ayes were 81, nays 9.

The ayes and nays were then called and on taking theballot viva voce the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative-were Messr.s-

Blalock, Boswell, Bower,

Bruce, Burnett, Clower,

Egleston, Foster of Towns, Franklin,

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1079

Gary, George of DeKalb, Gress, Hammock, Hardwick, Hathcock, Hitch, Hosch, Houston, Hutchins,

Kelly, Knowles, Land, Miller, Morris, O'Connell, Orr, Park of Greene, Perry, Pierce,

Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Reid of Taliaferro, Slaton, Stewart, Stubbs, Wellborn, Wight of Dougherty, Wilson.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Freeman of Troup, Monroe,

Anderson of Bartow, FreemanofWhitfield, Moore,

Anderson of Cobb, Gresham,

Mulherin,

B11iley,

Grice,

Niblack,

Barron,

Hall of Bibb,

Park of Troup

Hell,

Hamilton,

Parker,

Blue,

HRfden of Chatham, Richardson,

Booth,

Hardin of Wilkes, Roberts,

Bray,

Harper of Wayne, Sanders,

Brock,

Harkins,

Shank,

Bush,

Hawes,

Shipp,

Copeland,

Hixon,

Sikes,

Cowart,

Howell,

Singletary,

Darden,

Huie,

Smith of Hancock,

Daughtry,

Hutcheson,

Stevens,

Davis of Meriwether, Johnson of Appling, Symons,

Davis of Newton, Johnson of Jefferson, Tarver,

Deal,

Joiner,

Thomas,

Dorminy,

Jordan of Jasper, Tisinger,

Drawdy,

Jordan of Pulaski, Toomer,

Everett,

Knight,

Tumlin,

Felder,

Lane,

Turner,

Flynt,

Lawrence,

Walker of Webster,

Fort,

Luttrell,

Wells,

Foster of Floyd, McFarland,

Willingham,

Foster of Oconee, Madden,

Wright of Floyd,

Frederick,

Merritt,

Yates.

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Ayres,

Brewton, Carrington,

Carswell, Crawford,

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.J ouR~AL oF THE HousE.

Crumbley,

Howard of DeKalb, Schley,

Dean,

Johnson of Baker, Smith of Henry,

Duncan,

Johnson of Bartow, Stafford,

English,

Kilburn,

Steed,

George of Morgan, Lott,

Sturgis.

Griffin of Twiggs, McKay,

Taylor,

Hall of Fannin,

McLennan,

Thompson of Banks,

Hamby,

Maples,

Thompson of Dooly,

Harrell,

.

'Mitchell of Emanuel, Underwood,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Thomas, Walker of Brooks,

Harvard,

Mullins,

Walker of Crawford,

Henry,

Narramore,

Welch,

Herrington,

Ousley,

Whitchard,

Hilton,

Peyton,

Wilkes,

Hodges,

Quillian,

Williams,

Hogan,

Rhyne,

Mr. Speaker.

Howard of Baldwin,

Ayes 38, nays 81.
1

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the adoption of ,the amendment :tlhe ayes were 38, ~nays 8~1, rthe -amendment was therefore lost..

Leave of -ab\;ence was granted Messrs. Hogan of Lincoln, }'reeman of Whitfield.

The Speaker then declared the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this aft,ernoon.

Friday, 3 o'clock p. m. The House reconvened ~t this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
On motion o Mr. Miller of Muscogee, the roll-call was dispensed with.

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1081

The following message was received from the Semat'e through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof:

M1. Speaker:

The Se1mtc has passed the following bills of the House, to wit:

A bill to appropriate the sum of $447.00 to the widow of the late John Mclnta:;h Kell.

Also, a bill to regulate d1e manner of furniJShing coal, wood, lights, furniJture, stationery, records and office supplies for puiblic officen;; of .tJhe co1tl1t~ OOlUirt-ihmu;e.

Also, a bill to create a lien in favor of persons hauling logs or lumber wrth teams against the owner of &aid property.

Also, a bill to amend 'section 932, volume 1 of the Code of 1895.

The Senate has also passed the following resolutions of the House, to wit:

A resolution authorizing the Governor ~to borro'>y two hundred thousand dollars tD oover casual deficiencies.

A'lso, a re\"1olution to pay Ml"i!. Joo. H. M10Wihorter of Oglethorpe cownty the per diem accruing to her husband, Hon. J 018. H. :MeWhorter.
Also, a resolution authorizing the treasurer :to pay the per diem and mileage accruing .to Hon. J. R. Henderson to his widow.
Also, a resolUJtion 100 'appropria:tJe sixty-two tlbousaJl!d five hundred -dollars to supplement the pension fund for 1902.

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Also, a resolution to .pay S. J. 'Truett of ~Iuscogee county, his .p1ILSion.

Also, a resolution to pay .pension of H. S. Taylor to his widow, Mrs. S. R. Taylor.

Also, a resolution to pay pension of Jno. T. England to his widow.
Also, a re.;;olu1tion to reimburse the doorkeeper of the Senate for the payment of a .third assistant doorkeeper.
Also, a resoluti<on to pay pension of Rlicllrurd IGtche~1s of Emanuel county.
Also, a resolution to pay ~!l'::l. Geo. G. Johnson of Jefferson county the per diem due her husband, Hon. Geo. G. Johnson.

The Senate has also passed as amended the :allowing bills of the House, to wit:

A hiH tJo amend a:n Arct en.titled an Act to amend
section 2061 of the Civil Code of 1895.

Also, a bill to make it unlawful for any person to employ o~. oo11tra1ct with 'as terr11an:t or cr~, m1y person
under contract with another.

The following Senate bnl~ were read 'the third time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By Mr. Ellis of the 22d district-
A bill to amend sootion 2516 'Of volume 2 of the Code of 1895, 1l'JJ.d for other purposes.

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1083-

On motion of Mr. Franklin of Washington, the bill w.as tabled.

T'he following Senate resolution -<to which the House offered a substitute, and whidh was passed by the House by su~t~tute, was itaken up for tihe purpose of concurring in the Sellla:te !amendment to the HolJSiel su~ttitute, ,1Jo wit:

The foHowing 1Sooa.te 1bills were read the third time and put upon 1heir passage, to wit:

By Mr. Howell of :the 35th distriotr--

A resolution providing for the paying off of certain bonds Of this State due in 1902.

The Sena,te concurred in the substitute with ail amendment, striking out ,the words "-directed before transferring ilhe said $325,880 from ,the next to 11!he Last line of ~>aid resolution.

Mr. George of Morgan, caHed for the previous question,. which call was sustained.

On ,the adoption of the amendment offered by the Senrute, Mr. Hall of Bibb, called for the aye.; and nays, which call was sust.ained, and on 1taking the ballot viva voce the vote was ~as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Ayres,

Egleston,

Blalock,

Foster of Oconee,

Burnett,

Freeman of Troup,

Carswell,

Gary,

Clower,

Hamilton,

Davis of Meriwether, llammock,

Harden of Chatham. Harkins, Hawes, Hilton, Hosch, Houston,

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Hutchins, Land, Lawrence, Miller, Morris,

Mullins, Rawls, Reid of Campbell, Rhyne, Tisinger,

Toomer, Tumlin, Turner, Wellborn, Whitchard.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams,

Harper of Wayne, O'Connell,

Anderson of Bartow, Harvard,

Park of Greene,

Anderson of Cobb, Hixon,

Park of Troup,

Bailey,

Howell,

Parker,

Barron,

Hutcheson,

Perry,

Bell,

Johnson of Baker, Reid of Taliaferro,

Boswell,

Johnson of Bartow, Shipp,

Bray,

Johnson of' Jefferson, Sikes,

Brewton,

Joiner,

Singletary,

Brock,

Jordan of .Jasper, Slaton,

Bruce,

,Jordan of Pulaski, Amith of Hancock.

{)owart,

Knight,

Smith of Henry,

Darden,

Knowles,

Stevens,

Deal,

Lane,

Stewart,

Drawdy,

McFarland,

Stubbs,

Everett,

McLennan.

Symons,

Felder,

Madden,

Tarver,

Flynt,

Maples,

Thomas,

Foster of Floyd,

Merritt,

Underwood.

Franklin,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Walker of Webster,

Frederick,

Monroe,

Wells,

George of Morgan, Moore,

Wilke11,

Grice,

Mulherin,

Williams,

Hall of Bibb,

Narramore,

WriJtht of Floyd,

Hardin of Wilkes, Niblack,

Yates.

Hardwick,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, Blue, Booth, Eower, Bush, {)arrington,

Copeland, Crawford, Crumbley, Daughtry, Davis of Newton, Dean,

Dorminy, Duncan, English, Fort, Foster of Towns, Freeman of Whitfield

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1081>

George of DeKalb, Huie,

Gresham,

Johnson of Appling,

Gress,

Kelly,

Griffin of Twiggs, Kilburn,

Hall of Fannin,

Lott,

Hamby,

Luttrell,

Harretl,

McKay,

Harper of Chattooga, Mitchell of Thomas,

Hathcock,

Orr,

Henry,

Ousley,

Herrington,

Peyton,

Hitch,

}>ierce,

Hodges,

Quillian,

Hogan,

Richardson,

Howard of Baldwin, Roberts,

Howard of DeKalb, Sanders,

Schley, Shank, Stafford, Steed,
Sturgi~,
Taylor, Thompson of Banks, Thompson of Dooly, Walker of Brooks, Walker of Crawford, Welch, Wight of Dougherty, Willingham, Wilson, Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 33, naya. 76.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.

On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were 33, nays 76; so the amendment was di8agreed to.

The following bill was also .taken up and the Senate ame'lldments concurred in, to wit:

By Mr. Mullins of Cherokee-

A bill rto fix the time of holding the fall term of the superior court of Cherokee county.
The following .Senate resolution was read, to wit:

By Mr. Sullivan of the 18th district-
A resolution providing that the General Assembly adjourn sine die at 6 o'clock p. m.

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On motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulto'll, the rewlution was tabled.

By Mr. Swi:f:t of the 30th distric-t-'-

A bill to amend an Act reviving the office of State Geo<J]ogist, and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of tthe bill, was agred to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 55, nays 34.

The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost.

The following message was received from the SC!Ilate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary rtJhereof:

Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has adopted ,the following joint resolution, in which a concurrence is asked on the part of the House:

A resolution that the Genera'l As;embly do adjourn sine die at 6 p.m.

The Senate recedes from the amendment to t:he following bill of .Uhe House:

A bill to provide tor the erecti()lll of a new union passenger station by ,the State in the city of Atlanta.
The Senate has passed ~s amended the following bill o the House, to wit:

A !bill to creMe a board o commissioners for Jackson county.

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Also, a bill to inc011p01'ate' the Inman School Dhiltrici, in Fayette county.

The Senate refuses to concur in House amendment to t'he Sena.te substi,tute of HoUBe bill No. 504, as follo,ws:

A 'bill to amend the charter of Atlanta, and has appointed as a conference commi<ttee on the part of the Senate to meet a like committee from vhe House Messrs. E:Uis, Sullivan and Allen.

The Speaker ~appointed the following committee of conference to confer with a like, committee from the Senate on the Senate amendmnet to the bill to amend the charter .of Atlanta, to wit:

1\feS:>rs. Slaton, Eglest,on, Houston.

The Senate amendments to the following bills were read and concurred in, to wit:

By Mr. George of Morgan-

A b!ll to make it unlawful for any person to employ or ~contraet 'Wi~h another who iB already under contract to work for another, and for Other purposes.

By l\Ir. Adams of Putnam-
A resolntucm to make 'aippr'Oiprialti1on 1Jo meet the deificioo cy in the printing fund.
l\Ir. Blalock of Fayette, moved that the session be extended until 6 o'clock.
X o quorum havi111g vot,ed on the motion to e~xtend the session, .the Speaker ordered a call of the roll, and ~the following members answered to their name>:

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Adams,

Harden of Chatham, Park of Greene,

Allen,

Hardin of Wilkes, Park of Troup,

Anderson of Bartow, Hardwick,

Parker,

Anderson of Cobb, Harper of Wayne, Perry,

Barron,

Harkins,

Rawls,

Bell,

Hawes,

Reid of Campbell,

Blalock,

Hilton,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Blue,

Hitch,

Rhyne,

Bower,

Hixon,

Sanders,

Bray,

Hosch,

Shipp,

Brewton,

Houston,

Sikes,

Brock,

Howard of Baldwin, Singletary,

Bruce,

Howell,

Slaton,

Carswell,

Hutcheson,

Smith of Hancock,

Cowart,

Hutchins,

Steed,

Darden,

Johnson of Baker, Stevens,

Davis of Meriwether, Johnson of Bartow, Stewart,

Deal,

Johnson of Jefferson, Stubbs,

Duncan,

Joiner,

Tarver,

Egleston,

Jordan of Jasper, Thomas,

English,

Jordan of Pulaski, Tisinger,

Everett,

Knight,

Toomer,

Felder,

Lane,

Tumlin,

Flynt,

Lawrence,

Turner,

Fort,

McFarland,

Underwood,

Foster of Floyd,

McLennan,

Walker of Webster,

Foster of Oconee, Madden,

Wellborn,

Franklin,

Merritt,

Wells,

Frederick,

Mitchell of Thomns, Whitchard,

Freeman of Troup, Monroe,

Wilkes,

Gary,

Moore,

Williams,

George of DeKalb, Morris,

Willingham,

Gresham,

Mulherin,

Wilson,

Grice,

Mullins,

Wright of Floyd,

Hall of Bibb,

Niblack,

Yates,

Hamilton,

O'Connell,

Mr. Speaker.

Hammock,

Those absent were Messrs.-

Ayres, Bailey, Booth, Boswell,

Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Clower,

Copeland, Crumbley, Daughtry, Davis of Newton,

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Dean,

Howard of DeKalb, Pierce,

Dorminy,

Huie,

Quillian,

Drawdy,

Johnson of Appling, Richardson,

Foster of Towns, Kelly,

Roberts,

Freeman of Whitfield,Kilburn,

Schley,

George of Morgan, Knowles,

Shank,

Gress,

Land,

Smith of Henry,

Griffin of Twiggs, Lott,

Stafford,

Hall of Falmin,

Luttrell,

Sturgis,

Hamby,

McKay,

Symons,

Harrell,

Maples,

Taylor,

Harper of Chattooga, Miller,

Thompson of Banks,

Harvard,

Mitchell of Emanuel, Thompson of Dooly,

Hathcock,

Narramore,

Walker of Brooks,

Henry,

Orr,

Walker of Crawford,

Herrington,

Ousley,

Welch,

Hodges,

Peyton,

Wight of Dougherty.

Hogan,

I't havimg 1been HS(lel1tJained ,th!a.t 106 member~ were rpre'->ent, tJhe Houso proceeded with the 'business before it.

The fdllowing resolution was read ,and adopted, to wit:

By 1\fr. Hardwick of \Va.~hington-
Resolved, That 1the House refuse to recede from its position in regard to the pendiTig conference betwoon the House and Senate on the Senate amendment to Senate 'rffiolution No. 54, and that a eonference of three be appointed by the Speaker to confer wi,th a. similar oommitJtee from the Senate in refer1'llce to the mat,ter.
In pursuance of the provisions of the albove resolution, tlm <Speaker pro te!lll. a.ppOiinJted tJhe :f)oH10rwing eO'Illfierence committee 'On Senate resolution No. 54:
Messrs. Hardwid::, Slaton, "Wright.
The following message was received from the Senate through 1\fr. Northen, the 'Secretary thereof:
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Jlr. 8pealc.e1:
The Senate has pas.~ca as amended the following bill of the Ilon,;e:
.\ bill to appropriate money to supply deficiency in the appropriation ~or contingent eXJpenscs of the State government.
The Senate concurs in Honse amendment to the follow:ing Senate 'bill, rto wit:
~\ billrto amend' s~tion 732, volume 1 of the Code of
1:-1%.
IThc following message was received from the Senate through J\{r. N-orthcn, the Secretary thereof:
Jlr. Speaker:
The Senate refuse;; to recede from its amendment .tro Hon~e substitute on the following resolutioU: of rthe !Senate:
A l'Csolution providing for the transfer of $325,880
from the public property fund oo the payment of the in-
ter<'o'lt on ilhe public debt. And has appoi'Illted as a conference committee to con-
lii<ler the ma.t.ter Of difference between the t.wo houses acting with a like committee from the Honse, Messrs. Ohappc.Jl, Chwll!tla.nd and ,J,oihnson.
The following message was received from the Senate through J\{r. Nonthen, the Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed as amended the following bill of the House:

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1091

A '1Jill to provide for use of a;pplication and evidence II OW em file in office df1 Commissione~ o:f Pensi0111s by wido.ws of Confieclera:te veterans.

The Senate anwndmcnts to the following bills were read and con{'.nrred in, to wit:

Hy Mr. :JicLennan of Telfair-

A bill to mu1end: sectinn 81:3 of .the Penal Code or 18%.

By :Mr. Park of OreiCl!ll'f--

A bill to provide for the teaching of physiology and hygiene in thP public schools of Georgia.

Tht> following msolntions were read and ta!bled, to wi.t:
By Mr. Hall of Bibb-
A resolution providing that. the Honse adjourn sine die at 9 o'clock p. m.
By :M:r. Hal'per of w~Hyne-
A I~lilolution providing that 'the. Hoose >adjourn slne die .a:t 7:30 o'doc:k p.m.

By :M:r. Davis of Meriwether--
A rc.;:olntion providing that the House adjourn sine die at 7:30 o'clock p. m.

Mr. \Vellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, ,:nbmi.Ued the following report:

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Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Enrollment have examined ~and report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Aots, to w~t:

An Act to authorize the Free Kindergarten Association of Oolumbus to sell cevtain lands.

Also, an Act authorizing the trustees of Calhoun Institute .to transfer said prope11ty to mayor and council of the town of Calhoun.

Also, an Act to amend secrtion lr253, volume 3, Oode of 1895. .

.Also, an .Act to amend the Act creating the city court of Baxley.

Also, an Aot to au1fuorize 'the closing of Center stre{'t, in Savannah, and for othe:r purposes.

Also, an Act to repeal an Aot to establish a dispensary in Mitchell county.

Also, an Act to remove obstructions from streams m DeKalb county.
Also, an Act to incorporate Byron school district, in Houston county.

Also, an Aert rto amend the public school Act for town of Toccoa City.
Also, an Act to, amend the Act estaiblishing a dispensary in the town of Barnesville.

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Also, an Act 1to amend an Act to efltahlish a dispensary -Rystem for Terrell cmmty.

Al~o, an Act t.o authorize the investment of trus.t funds in certain bonds, and for other purposes.

Also, an Act t.o protect game in Hall county.

Also, an A'Ct to correct. errors on the Chickamauga
:Monument.

ALso, an Act t.o authorize commissioners of But,ts county to investigate the claim of A. S. :Moore.

Also, an Act to amend section 3509 of volume 2 of Code of 1895.

A1so, an Act. to amend the charter of the .town of Ba.rtow, in JefFerson county.

Also, a resolubion for relief of B. R. and J. B. Freeman.

Aho, a resolution t.o refund 1the sum of $80.00 to "T1wmas Nall and A. S. :Murray.

Also, a resolution to pay pension .to "'-N. L. Taylor for 18f.l9.

Also, a resolution to pay pension of J. w. Hardin to

Lucy Hardin.

I

Also, a resolution to authorize the paymeut. of pension () W. R. Hodgson to his widow.

Also, a resolution for relief -of A. N. Plunkett.

Aho, a resolution for 1the completion of the unfinished lmsine<Js of the session.

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Also, a resolut.ion to authorize the gbate to receive property bequeath~d for the establishment of an expriment station in South Georgia.

Also, a resolution for rolicf of J. 'N. O'Brien.

Also, a resolution to pay per diem and mileage of Hon. Lectured Crawford to his widow.

Also, a resolution to pay pcns,ion <Inc Thoma~ Channell to his widow.

Also, a rr<>olution to pay pension of W. L. Fenley to his widow.

Also, a resolut.ion to authorize the at.torney-gcneral to waive t.he .Stat.e's lien on ce11tain funds.

Also, a resolution to authorize the refun<ling of ce.rtain money to Annie E. Branch.

Also, a resolutiion for tthe relief of J. T. :Mikell.

Also, a resolution uwmoralizin Congress of the United

Sttates.



Also, an Act to amend seetion 982, volume 1 of Code of

1895.

'

Also, an Act to amend the charter of the town .of Bald-

wm, m Habersham and Banks counties.

Also, an Act to create a new charter for city of Bainbridge.

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109{)

Also, a resolution to pay per diem and mileage due Hon. J. H. Mc:Wlwrtcr to hig widow.
Also, an Ac.t t.o amend A~t creat,ing a public. sehool system for town of Hogansville.
Also, an Act to amend section 2234 of Code of 1895.
Also, an Act to provide for lt11e protection of the health of the State.

Also, an Aot 'to :fix the time :for the election of all officers of dt~ of Savannah.

Also, an Act to provide for drainage of lands in Coweta
count~.

Al~o, an Act to appropriate money for deficiencies in cont-ingent expenses of State government.

Also, an Act to give consent to acquisition by Uni,ted States t.o certain lands i.n this State.

Also, an Act to create a charter for the town of Gillsville.

Also, an Ac.t to amend scotion 345 of Code of 1805.

Also, .an Act authorizing the treasurer to pay per diem and mileage due to Hon. J. R. Henderson t.o his widow.

Also, an Ac,t to amend seot.ion 982, volume 1, Code of 1895.

Also, a resolution to fm!,iRh Colquitt county wi'tlh certain Reports of Supreme Court.

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

Also, a resolution to pay pension of H. S. Taylor to his widow.

Also, a resolution to reimburse ,the doorkeeper of the SenaJte.
Also, a resolution to ,pay S. J. Truett his pension.

Also, an Aet to cede jurisdiction of certain lands in thib State to United St,ates.

Also, an Act to create a 'board of commissioners for county of Pickens.

Also, a resolution to provide circuit court of appeals with certain Acts and reports.

Also, a resolution a,ppropriUJting $200.00 to pay doorkPeper for cloak room of Senate.

Also, a reso1nt,i.on to make appmpriation to meet deficiPncy in priu1ting fund o.f 1901.

Also, a resolution authorizing the Governor to bori"'W $200,000.

Also, a resolution to provide :or the indexing of the House and Senate Journals :fior 1901.

Also, an 1\<ct to amend an A0t crea.ting the county court of Butts county.

Also, an Act 1to create a lien in bvor of persons hauling logs or lumber against the orwner of such property.
Also, an Act to amend the charter of the city of Waycross.

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1097

Also, an Act to 'l.Jl:ovide how property of transient persons :;hall lle taxed.
Also, a re8olntion te pay pension due J. T. England to hi;; widow.

Also, an A~t .to incorporate the town of Trip, in Gwinnett county.

Also, an Ac.t to incorporate the town of Colquitt, m the county of Miller.

Also, an A-0t to create a new charter for the city of LaGrange.

Also, an Act 1t.o establish gates by common ruers of a certain priv.ate way in Fannin county.

Alw, an Act. to amend section 932, volume 1 of Code of 1895.
Aho, a resolution to pay pen;;ion due vV. J. vVa.tkins to his children.

Also, an Act to incorporate the Molina School District, in Pike county.

Also, an Act 1to regul.a>te the manner of furnishing supplies to county offices.

Also, an Act to estaiblish a dispensary m the town of
~stman.

Also, an Act to repeal the Act creating a board of commis;;ionC'ra for Columbia county.
Also, an Act to establish the city coui1t of Vienna, m Dooly county.

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JouRNAL oJ THB HousB.

Also, an .1\cct to appropriate the. sn'm of $447.00 to the widow of J no. M. Kell.

Also, a resolution to pay pension of \V. H. Rya'll to his widow.

Also, .an Act to pay pensoin due Mrs. R. Kitchens to; her son, H.ichard Kitchens.

RcspeCit.fnlly submitted.

C..T. WELLBORN, .Tr., Chairman.

~Ir. Slaton, chairman of the Conference Commitrtee on the part of tho House of Represontatrivcs of House bill No. 504, "to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, relating t.o franchises," snbmitrted the follO'wing report:

M1'. Speaker:
The Conference Committee on the charter of the city of Atlal1ita bill, report that it is albsolutcly impossible to secure any agreement with the Senate on the provisions oi said bill, relating to tho taxing powers of rtJhe mayor and council of the city of Atlanta, and we recommend that ~aid hill he amended hy stQ-i.king soa,id sec:t:ions regulating taxing power,; as embodied in said bill and agreeing passing as f.he remaining feoatures of said bill, the section providing for sale of water-works and provisions concerning board of health.
JOHN :M. SLATON, Chairman.

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109!t

Friday, 8 o'clock p. m.
'The Honse reconV'ened a.t..this hour, <and was oo:Ued to order by the Speaker pro tem.
On motion of Mr. Felder of Bi'bb, the call of the roll was dispensed with.
IT'he commiHoo appointed to draft re;,;olntions on the dea,th of Hon. Porter King, submitted the. following report:
.1llr. Speaker:
Wlhereas, An all-wise providence has removed from ourmidst our friend and companion, the Ron. Porter King, of the county of Ful1ton; and
\Vhereas, We, his legisla.t.ive associates, desire an expression of our love to be placed upon rt:he records of this House; tJ10refore be it
Resolved, That we adopt. a,.; the unanimous expression of tlhis House, the following eulogy delivered at 1:he funeral of our deceased brother by his pastor and friend, Rev. J no. E. White:

"In the Indian ocean after the bitter storm of days IS over and the ships are reckoning lost and sails shredded and masts shivered lie quacking in the still terrific seas, the sailors place lookouts in regular watches to smell and taste of the breeze until they discover incense in the air. Wihen these are discovered a grea.t cry of joy goes up from the decks. They know where they are. And soon, following tihe sent, they lie safely in the lee of that odorous harbor-

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-<l'f the shores of Ana.bia, \VIh:ere 1~epairs m-e made and the interrupted v.oyage begun anew with courage.

I am sure, my friends, 1that something like that goes on iu the moral and spiritual universe. A great soul is an aromatic contine'llt. Every grand character is a rock in a
weary land, a shelter in tbe time of storm. In it the weary,
the disappointed, the discouraged aud -the sinning find harbor and ~e1p. Israel for twenty centuries sheltered in her grand soul&-in l\foses and Joshua and David. Florence ~hd,teroo in Sarvonorola, England sheltered in Cromwell, nermany sheltered in I"nther, &otland sheltered in John I{n!Ox, .Americ-a shch.mc"d rin \Vrashing~ton a.nd the c'hurch has sheltered in the Christ.

God alone knows w!hat a great and good soul is worth. Eternal weights alone can measure the value of a grand man.

Dead Or alive he eomforts and ble.,;se:> and cnobles.

\Ve :brought nothing into the world, and nothing we can take away.

'llhis is 'llot a limitation of human privilege, but a glol'ions rtrUJt:h, to he spokc1n n:o1, only of ma:tell"ia.l tij1ings, hu:t of that !l.obler wealth with which God enriches-the weal1th of a grand life.

It would ill requite us to have pockets in our sh1'0uds if the going hence of the grand men vouchsafed, il:ook away
from our troubled world tJhe golden havbor oi their groat
characters, !eaving us and 1thosc who come after shelterle.:lS in life's storms. Yes, blessed be God for good and great souls.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

1101

They arc the universities of the common people.

Georgia's "best school sy:;tem is the spiritual curricula of her civic saints.

Her freest and finest schools are those kept open by her great and good men. The 'boy who studies eloquenco under Ben Hill's statue in the capitol yonder, needs no higher school of oratory.
. 'J:lhe citizen who works out hi,; c~tizen,;hip with fear and trembling under Henry Clay's statue in Richmond, solves truly the problem of paJtriotism. The man who st.udies public virtue under the sweet eyes of Horace :Mann, on the public square of Boston, will ibo clothed upon by such consoormg ~armeruts, thaJt ifurough all :fiama;:; 1()/f oorruption he will pass and come without the >;mell of fire upon him.
The young man who gradualtCB in the college chapel at Lexington, V a., under .the spirilt that breathes out from the Sarcophagus of Robovt E. Lee, carries a diploma richer than college senates can confer.

My friends, wounded, sore 'be:;t.cad and broken .spirited, we are seeking this evening the harbor calm of one of .the great, sweet souls of our generartion.

It i,; a comfort to think 1Jha,t there was a man sent from God rto our company, and his namer was Porter }{ing. Every thought of him makes ns glad that there was such a man.

an We knew it before, bnt to-day we realize that when we
were within the area of his heart we had entered equatorial zone that belted humanity.

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Every approach to him was an ascent. He lived in a ntonnt.ainons r0gion, and if there were valleys, it was that the strC'!uns of his humanity might find channels. We thank .t:heo, oh, hro,thcr, U'or the touch of thy 'hand, for the pmifiea.tion of t.hy prcs~nce, foo,r the hrea.th of ltthy c:l<ean 1ife."
SLAJ'DOX of Fulton, Chairman;
HOUSTON of Fulton,
EGLESTON of Fulton,
WRIGHT of Floyd, HALL of Bibb,
GREE'N of W'ilcox, WILSON of Clay.

'I1he following me.s.sage was received from the Senate through Mr. Kovthen, the SecrPtary thereof:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate concul\S m the House amc11dment to the following bill of the Senate, to wit:

A bill'to restore the rank of lieutenant-colonel, Georgia State troops, colored.

The Smw1te has adopted the following resolution, and a -oomiplil!wco i;; rospec:trfully asked ()Ill t1he part of tJhe Hoose:

A resolu'tion notifying the Ilonse 1Jhat the Senate is engaged in eonshl,cmtiorn of Honse me~asn'l"CS, and requesting a like c:onr1Jesy on pa.rt of the Holl'se.

The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N or.then, the Secretary thereof:

FRIDAY, DEcEMBER 13, 1901.

1103

ltfr. 8 peaker:

The Senate has adopted the report of the conference connuitt<c on tl1P following bill of the Honse, to wit:

A l)ill to amend :t.he Oharter of 'tho city of Atlanta.

Abo, a re~olution requiring the treagnrer to trantifer $:325,8!-\0 from public propemty fund to the pityment of the iu'tcrc~t on the bonded debt.

The fo1lowing resolution was read and adopted, to wit:

By :1Ir. Frederick of Macon-

A re~olntion to appoint a committee of three from the Hon~o and two f1om the Senate to agree upon an hour for the Ucneral Assembly Ito adjourn.

:'Plw Speaker pro tern. a,ppoin.tcd as the committee in pur,;uallc< to ,the provisions of the above resolution, Mr. wrig-ht, :Y[r. Wilson, :Mr. E;ardwick.

'11hC> following resolution, on wh'ich a conference commit.t.Pe was appointed to confer with a like committee rom the SPnatC> in regard to the amendment offered lby the 8-natE' to thC> House substitute, was read, to wit:

By :1fr. Howell of the 35th district-

A rPsolntion providing .for the paying off of certain bomb of this State due in 1902.

The forC>going report of the committee of conference was adopted as a substitute for the Wright amendment offered thi,- morning.

:

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JouRNAL oF THE Hou15s.

The Connni1Jtee Olll Conference, appointed to conferwith ~ like com.mittee from .the :Senate, in regard to the pending difference in referrence to the Senate amendment to 'the House substitute for Senate resolution No. 54, suLmit:ted the following report:

M1. Speaker:

Your committee -appoilllted to confer with a similar comm1ttee from the Senate in T'Cgard to the pen<li'llg difference between the :t.wo Houses 'in reference to tlhe 8enatt:e amendment to the House substitute for Senate resolution No. 54, beg :leave to submit the following report:

Your com.miJtJte:e. and 1fu.e Sen:ate commit1tee: have agreffi that the difference 'between the House and Senate can be adjusted :by the adoption of the following paragraph as a substitute for the last paragraph, of the House substitute, as amended, to wit:

"Resolved furtlher, Tha:t it shall not be inconsistent. with the spirit of tJhi"' :resolution .for ;the State treasurer to have the constitutionality of the requirements made by this resolution tested in the :Supreme Court."
Your committee recommends 'that :the above and foregoing paragraph be adopted by the :ij:ouse.
Respectfully submitted. HARDWICK, SLATON, WRIGHT,
Comm~ttee on par.t. of the House.

The following communication was received from the Speaker, to wit:

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1105

Mr. Morris, Speaker pro 1tem.:
1Mr. J,~hn D. Litltle requested me to1 ask you in bidding the House farewell, to express to 'dhe House. his great regret at not being with ,them at. clo,;e of session, and especially in not having an opportunity to MY good.Jbye to each and all of them, and tha,t nothing hut serious indisposition could have preven'ted him from being witlh them.
The fdllow<ing resolution was read and adopted, t.o wit:

By Mr. Bower of Decatur-
A ~esolution providing that u special messenger be appointed to convey the sympa1thy of dhe House to the sick bedside of the Speaker of the House, Hon. J no. D. Little.
U''he .following message was received from the Senate through llfr. Northen, the Secretary t'hereof:

1.11-. Speaker:
The Senate concurred in the following resolution of th House, to wit:

A resolUJtion appointing a joint committee to agree on hour of adjourilllllent, and tfue committee on the part of the ~Senate >are Messrs. Chappell, Norman and Berrong.

The foUowing message was received from the Sen!lte through Mr. Northen, the Secretary therL"'f:

M1. Speak.e1:

The Senate has pa.;;sed by the requisite constitutional majority the :following bills of 'the House, to wit:

A bill to fix ,tlhe time for the eleotion and appointment of all officers <>f the city of Savannah.
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Also, a bill to creake a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Pickens.

Also, a ibill t.o amend an Act to authorize the town of Hogansville to establ~h a. public school independent of tho public sehiool system of the Stat(~ of Goo'!'gia.

Aho, a bill to provide 'that iu all cases t-he judge Mntences a person convicted of a misdemeanor under sixteen 'years of age to industrial farms, or other similar institutions in 1tlhis Stta;oo, tlh~t s11ch senrenc.e shall be tftor tlhe minonity of tim person: so senltenced.
Also, a bill to provide how the 11roperty of transient peJsons shall he taxed in this State.

Also, a hill to authorize the cst.a.blishment of a system of public schoo1s in the town of Hazlehun:;t.
The Senate ;has passed by the requis~te constitutional majority 'the following resolution of the Honse, to wit:
A resolution to pay to :Mrs. Virginia B. Jenkins of White county, Georgia, fifty dolla.rs pensioo due her husband, L. H. Jenkins, at his death, December, 1898.

The Senate has paAAed by the requisite constitutiona1 majoritie.o the following bill;; of the House, to wit:

A !bill to provide for the establishment by the authorities of rules and regulations for the protection of the hea1th of the several counties.

Alw, a bill to amend sections 4 and 5 of an Act approved September 13, 1887; and Act to provide a system of public schools for the city of Covington.

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Also, a bill to ~mend paragr31ph 9, sootion 2 of .the Gen -ral Tax Act, a.ppr.oved .Decemlber 21, 1900.

Also, a bill to appropriate $20,000 for the purpose of the Georgia State troopo.

Also, a bill to amend section 982, v:olume 1, Code of 1895.

'The following House bill was taken up for the purpose -{)f concunring in the Senate substitute, to wit:

By Mr. Jordan of Jasper-

A bill to regulate the sale, inspootion and analysis of commercial fertilizers, and for other purposes.

A motion was made that the bHl, together with the Senate substitute, be tabled.

Ou the motion to table, Mr. Jordan of J lldper, called for the ayes and na.ys, wlhich Claill was .8U8ltla:ined, ailld oo~ taking the ballot viva. voce, the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

.Anderson of Bartow, Johnson of Bartow,

Bell,

Knight,

Foster of Towns, McFarland,

Hall of Bibb,

Maples.

Henry,

Mullins,

Howell,

Reid of Taliaferro,

Hutcheson,

Rhyne,

Sikes, Smith of Hancock, Thompson of Dooly, Underwood, Walker of Brook, Yates.

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, Anderson of Oobb, Blalock,

Boswell,
:aPwer,
Bray,

Oarswell, Darden, Deal,

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Drawdy,

Hosch,

Reid of Campbell,.

Egleston,

Houston,

Sanders,

English,

Hutchins,

Shipp,

Everett,

Johnson of Jefferson, Singletary,

Felder,

Jordan of Jasper, Slaton,

Fort,

Jordan of Pulaski, Smith of Henry,

Foster of Floyd,

Kelly,

Steed,

Foster of Oconee, Knowles,

Stevens,

Franklin,

Land,

Stewart,

Frederick,

Lane,

Stubbs,

Freeman of Troup, Lawrence,

Symons,

Gary,

McLennan,

Tarver,

George of DeKalb, Madden,

Thomas,

George of MorWln, Merritt,

Tisinger,

Gress,

Miller,

Toomer,

Grice,

Mitchell of Emauuel, Tumlin,

Hamilton,

Moore,

Walker of Webster,.

Hammock,

Morris,

Welborn,

Harden of Chatham, Mulherin,

Wells,

Hardin of Wilkes, Narramore,

Whitchard,

Hardwick,

Niblack,

Wilkes,

Harper of Wayne, O'Connell,

Williams,

Harvard,

Park of Greene,

Wilson,

Hawes,

Parker,

Wright of Floyd.

Hixon,

Those not voting were Mes8rs.-

Allen, Ayres, Bailey, Barron, Blue, Booth, Brewton, Brock, Bruce, Burnett, Bush, Carrington, Clower, Copeland, Cowart, Crawford,

Crumbley,

Harkins,

Daughtry,

Henderson,

Davis of Meriwether, Herrington,

Davis of Newton, Hilton,

Dean,

Hitch,

Dorminy,

Hodges,

Duncan,

Hogan,

Flynt,

Howard of Baldwin,.

Freeman of Whitfield,Howard of DeKalb,

Gresham,

Huie,

Griffin of Twiggs, Johnson of Appling.

Hall of Fannin,

Johnson of Baker,

Hamby,

Joiner,

Harrell,

Kilburn,

Harper of Chattooga, Lott,

Hathcock,

Luttrell,

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McKay, Mitchell of Thomas, Monroe, Orr, Ousley, Park of Troup, Perry, Peyton, Pierce,

Quillian, Rawls, Richardson, Roberts, Schley, Shank, Stafford, Sturgis,

Taylor, Thompson of Banks, Turner, Walker of Crawford, Welch, .Wight of Dou~herty,
Willin~ham,
Mr. Speaker.

Ayes 20, nays 81.

On motion of Mr. Drawdy of Clinch, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with.
On t.he motion to taible the resolution, the ayes were 20, nay:> 81. The motion to table \Vias therefore lost.

The substitute offered by the Senate was then read and Concurred in.

:11te House also c'oncurred in the Senate amendment to the following House bill, to wit:

By Mr. Drawdy of Clinch-

A hill to amend sootion 2'248 of the Civil Code of Geor.gia, l>y adding thereto certain words.

The following Senate bills were read t:he thml time and put upon their passage, to wit:

By l\Ir. Howell of the 35th district-

A bill to prohibit lthe payment of the wages of an emplo.Yee of a corporation without admini3tra:t:.ion. i

The report of .the committee, which was favorable to :the passage of the hill, Wlas agreed to.

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On pa8sage of the hill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received the requisite constitutiO'llal majority was passed.

On motion of :Mi. Shipp of Colquitt, Senate bill No.
20H \Vas tabled.

The foHtowing n11et'l'!ag'C was reooived f.rom tJhe Senate through Mr. Xorthe'Il, the Secretary thereof:

1llr. 8 peah3r: Th'<" Senate has adopted the foUowing resolution:

A re80lntion that the House be requesredi to ruot upm! Senate measures now pending before that body.
The following House hills were taken up and the St>nate amendments concurred in, to wit:

By l\I 1. Blalock of Fayette-A bill to incorporate the Inman School Dist,rict.
By ~flo. Hodges of HartA hill to amend section :3249 of the Code of 1895, and
for other purposes.

By Mr. Underwood of White-

A llill to be entitled on Act to amend section 2061 or the Civil Code of 1895.
The following resolutions were read and unanimously adopted, to wit:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

1111

By M1. Blalock of Fayette-

A resolution thanking the repre.'lentatives of the daily press for 'their impartial reports of the proceecHngs of the House.

By Mr. :Frede-rick of Macon-

A resolution thanking Mr8. T. R. R. Cobb for her efficient services.

Jlf1. Speaker:
The Senate rccedl>s from its amendment to Honse bill
No. 551.

tl'o repeal an Act 1to create a hoard of conunissionm\'> for Oolumbia county.

Mr. Frederick, chairman of the committee to confer with a similar committee of the Senate, in regard to the hour of adjournment, submitted the following report:

.Mr. Speaker:
Your committee appoiuted to confer with a similar committee from the Senate, as to ithe hour of adjournment, beg leave to submit the following report:
We rocornmend that .the General Assembly do adjourn sine die at eleven o'elock p. m. Y onr comm~ttee recommends the passage of the accompanying resolution.
Respoc"~tfully submitted.
FREDERICK, Chairman.

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JouRNAL oJr TBB Hous.

The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By :nJr. :Fl'ederick of Macon-

A resolution providing that the House adojurn sine die at eleven o'clock this evening.
The following Selllatc resolution was read and adopted, to wit:
By Mr. Sm1th of the 34tlh district-

A rMolution to mmnoralize CongrCSB rto ll)ling about amendatory legislation in regard to the pension laws.

Tl1e undm"Signed members of the Committee oo Conference to confer with a like committee from the 1Senate on House bill No. 168, submitted the following report:

Mr. S pealcm:
Your Commilt.tce on Conference appointed to confer with a like Senate committee on House lbill No. 168, Jbeg leaYe to report t.hat they have souy;ht a confe~ence with Senate commibtee, and have learned that i!he Senate has not appointed .a committee on conference. We theretfore recommend that this committee be discharged and no other committee be appointed.
Rei!pectfully submit.ted.
K. S. ANDERSON, R. A. S. FREEMAN, ROBT. S. SHIPP,
Committee.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

1113

The following 'biH was troad and the Senate amendment concurred in, Ito wit:

By Mes.5ril. Xiblack and llo_"<lh of Jackson-

A bill to creat9 a board of county commissioners for the county of Jackson.

By :Mr. Blal~k of Fayette-
A bill to provide for the use of cevtain informatioo on file in the office of the Commissioner 'Of Pensions.

By Mr. Bla,lock of Fayette--

A bill to appropriate money to supply casual deficiencies.

By :Mr. BlaJock of Fayette--
A reoolution to pay pension due W. H. Ryan to hiE widow.

11he fol[owing Senate bills were read tlhe thi.rd time and pnt upon their passage, to wit:

By :Mr. SulliVIafl1 of tih:e 18th dist11ict-
A bill to further define the incompetency of wit.neseea in cases where cerbain parties, persons, officers, or agents, are insane or deceased.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the pa~&age of the bill, was agreed to.
On pa>~Sage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

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JOURNAL OF THE HoUSB.

The bill haYing received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

On motion of Mr. :Felder of Bibb, Senate bill No. 118 was t.abled.

On I@ltion of Mr. Mullins of Cherokee, Senate bill No. 123 was tabled.

By Mr. Allen of the 20th district-
A hill to amend an Act relative to the placing of fire insurance, except through authorized agents.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the pasHagc of the hill wa:> agreed to.

On pa_ssage of the bill the ayes were 90, na.}S'! 0.

The bill having received the requisite con&titutional rna jority was passed.
The following resolution w1as read the second time and adopted, to wit:
l3y Mr. Allen of the 20th district-
A resolution authorizing the compilation of a rooter and history of the soldiers and sailors who enlisted from Georgia in the war between the States.
On motion of Mr. Blue of Marion, Senate bill No. 182 was tabled.
On motion of :Mr. Flynt of Spalding, Senate bill No. 1211 was 'tabled.

FRmAY, DEcEMBER 13, 1901.

llio

By Mr. Berrong of the 40th district-

A bill to restrict tihe sale of cocain, etc., and for other purposes.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to t.Ite passage of the bill as amended, was ilgreed to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

The bill having received tho requisite comtitutional majority was passed as amended.

By Mr. Bell of the 39th district-

A bill to fix the fees of the clerks 'Of the superior <'Ourts and :illeriffs in certain cases.

The report of the :~ommittec, which was favorable to the pa.s...~ge of the bill, w:~s agreed to.

On passage of the bill the aye;; were 89, nays 0.

1'he bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was pasr;;ed.
On motion the 'following Senate hills were ,tabled; Nos. 16 and 29.
By Mr. Harrell of the 12th district-

A bill to amend section 1042 of the Criminal Code, and for other purposes.
1,he report of the committee, -..vhich was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.

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

1116

JouRNAL Ol!' THE HousB.

Tho bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.

By Messrs. Smiley and Harrell~\. bill to provide for the renewal of suits, etc.

The report. of the committee, which was favorable to the passage .of the bill, was agreed, to.

On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays 0.

'J1he bill having received the rcquiBitc constitutional majority was passed.
The following resolution was r(ad and adopted. to wi~: By :Ur. Hardwick of ''r:a~hington-
n~~lved, That tlhte JIO\l!i!(' do now a~ljomn sine die.

By Mr. Allen of 1fue 20t!h district-

A hill to amend section 4719, volume 2 of the Code, and for other purposes.
The l'epol't of the committe<>, which was favorahle to tb; pa-;sage of the bill, wa,; ugreed to.

On passage of the hill the ayes were 90, nays 0.
The bill having received the requisite constitut.iO'llal majority was passed.

On motion of :Mr. Felclm of Bib'b, Senate bill No. 121 wa:; tabled.

:Mr. Wellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report:

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

1117

:Mr. Speaker:

,'.f1he Committee on Enrollment have examined and re port a~ properly enTolled, duly signed a111d ready for de-
livery to the Govevnor, the following A.ots, to wit:

An Act to authorize the employment of a civil engineer in certai)l inst:ances 'hy the connty authorities in this State.

Also, an Act to authorize cmtain cities to maintain a public library.

Also, a111 Act to a.mend the Act establishing the city court of LaGrange.

Also, an .Atct to esba:blish a system of public ~chools in the town of Mineral Bluff, in :Fannin county.

Also, a resolution to approprialte $62,500.00 to the pension fund for year 1901.

.AJl'SOI a resdlutiOri to 'Pay pension orf fifty doHm":> dueL. H.
Jenkins for year 1898 to his ~idow.

Also, a resolution to pay pension of T. C. Williams to his daughter, Mr.;;. M. Bighiam.
Also, an Act to establish a system of public school~ in the city of LaGrange.

Also, an Act 1to amend section 2248 of the Civil Cod" of 1895.
Also, an A~ to amend section 813 OJ volume 3 of Code of 1895.

Also, an Act to provide for sentence o boys under sixteen years of age to industrial farm~.

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J OU.RNAL OF THE HOUU.

Also, an Act to incorporate the town of W ren.s, in J eferson county.

Also, an Act to amend section 610, volume 1 of Code of Georgia of 1895.

Also, an Act to amend an Act creating Ill' city court for the county of Early.

Also, an Act to chiange the time of holding the supocior courts of Fra111klin and Banks colllnties.

Also, an Am to inoorpo-ra'te the' In:man Sc,hool District, in Fayette county.

Also, an Act to inconpomte the city of MonticelLo.

Also, an Act to appropriate $20,000 for purposes of State troops.
Also, an Act to pay pension of H. S. Williams to his widow.
Also, ~n Act to authorize 1Jhe town of Comer to establish a public school system.

Also, an Act to amend ipa11agrap'h 9, section 2 of the G~eral Tax Act.
Also, an Act .to create a new chJarter for the town of Hogansville.
Also, illn Act to am~d the pulblic school system of the town of Covington.

Also, an Act providing for teadhmg of certain books in public schools of this State .

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1901.

1119

Also, an Act to provide for the e~tion of a new union .depot in the city of Atlanta by the State.

Also, an Act providing a system of public schools for the town of Ashburn.

Also, :an Act to amend the charter of the city of Macon.

Also, an Act to provide for use of evidence on file in pension office in' certain instances.

Also, an Act to regulate sale of fertilizers.

Also, an Ac;t rto create a ooaro oUJ 1oommissioners for county of Jackson.

He~pectfully submitted. C. J. WELLBORN, Jr., Chairman.

The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker:
The Senrut.e has .concurred in the f()llowing re.wlution -of tlhe House, to wit:
A resolution that the General Assemibly do now adjQurr. {line die.
Mr. Steed of Taylor, moved thrut the House do now adjourn .sine die, which motion prevaHed, and the Speaker announced tJhe House adjourned sine die.

INDEX
TO
HOUSE JOURNAL,
1901.
;1 hi

INDEX.
PART I .
.ACCOUNTANTA Bill-To authorize County Authorities to employ .. 237 281 403
.ADAIRSVILLEA Bill-To amend charter of ..................... .497 604 626
ADMINISTRATORS-See Executors, etc. AFFIDAVITS-
A Bill-To require claimants to attach certain information to. (See Claims.)
.AGRICULTURE-Department ofA Bill-To provide for the analyzing of soils .......... 493 i2!l
.AGRICULTURALA Bill-To provide for the analyzing of soils .......... 4!l3 729
.AGRICULTURE-School of-(See State University.)
ALLENTOWNA Bill-To incorporate the town of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 499 550
.AMERICUSA Bill-To amend act to establish the city court of .. 65 80 163 To umend act to incorporate .................... 452 605 613

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INDEX.

APPROPRIATIONS-

A Bill-To appropriate money to pay pensions....... 15i To transfer $325,880 from Pub. Prop. Fund to Interest Fund ......................... 157 783 197 831 940 \WI To appropriate money to rebuild Soldiers Home .... (See Soldiers Home.) To pay expenses of Committee to investigate Academy for Blind ................................ 160 375 633 To refund $50.00 toW. S. Witham.................. 209 To appropriate $50.00 to correct an error in Chickamauga monument ..................... , ...... 234 331l 716 To appropriate money to supply casual deficiencies 279 972 1113 To appropriate money to supply deficiency in Printing fund. (See Printing.) To appropriate $447.00 to Mrs. J. Mel. Kell .... 392 1002 1011 To refund certain moneys to Mrs. Anna E. Branch 573 To appropriate money to pay indigent pensions 585 866 989 990 To appropriate $80,000 to pay indigent widows ... 686 866 !l56 To appropriate $200.00 to pay door-keeper of Senate 576 866 952 992 To appropriate $25.00 to pay stenographer .......... SOU 867 To appropriate $150.00 to index Journals ....... 848 879 1018 To appropriate $30,000 to maintain Georgia State Troops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 (i]2 !lOJ



ARGYLE-

A Bill-To incorporate the town of ........... 150 27'< 3!2.

ASYLUM-(See State Sanitarium.)

ATLANTA-
A Bill-To amend Charter of, relative to Franchises .. 231 305 404 1077
To amend charter of, relative to waterworks ... 231 395 404 121 73!l
ATTORNEYS-
A Bill-To regulate the Appointment of to defend criminnls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2i38

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.ATTORNEY FOR W. & A. R. R.-

A Bill-To abolish the office of.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55H

AUGUSTA-

A Bill-To amend charter of, relative to streets .... 71 301 334 364 365
To amend charter of, relative to gas................ 360

BAINBRIDGE-

A Bill-To incorporate the municipality of .... 325 362 391 392 'l'o create new charter for ....................... 497 614 731

BALDWIN-

A Bill-To amend act to incorporate town o(..... .610 729 787 BARBERS-

A Bill-To regulate the occupation of...... . . . . . . . . . . !!53

BARTOW-

A Bill-To amend act to incorporate town of ...... 460 606 616

BANKS, LOAN AND TRUST CO.-

A Bill-Relative to State Depositories. (See Depositories.) To amend act to incorporate the Bank of Blackshear ......................................... 386 478 605

'BAXLEY-

A Bill-To amend act to amend charter of ........... 866 907

BIENNIAL SESSIONS-

A Bill-Providin~ for biennial sessions of General Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 281

BIRDS-(See Fish and Game.)

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INDEX.

BLIND ASYLUM-

A Bill-To create board of commissioners for ........ 276 374-

BLUFFTONA Bill-To amend the charter of .............. 610 633 723 787

BONDS-

A Bill-To authorize mayor, etc., of Senoia to issue . .

69

To authorize the Treasurer to issue bonds to pay

interest,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

To authorize the Treasurer to canCI'Il certain bonds. 160

To pay'bonds issued by Gov. Chas. J. McDonald ... 299 807

To pay bonds known as "Convention Bonds". 300 868 1002 1006

To provide for forfeiture of appearance. bonds in

certain cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451

To authorize town of Comer to issue bonds ...... 703 792 856

To provide for the burning of cancelled bonds. . . . . . 1006-

BRANCH, MRS. ANN A E.-
A Bill-To refund certain moneys to. (See Appropriations.)
BRIDGES.-!See Roads and Bridges.)
/
BYRON SCHOOL DISTRIOT-(See School Districts.)
CALHOUN-
A Bill-To amend charterof town of ... 153 236 247 287 376 623 'fo amend act to create new charter for ........ 324 388 485
CALHOUN INSTITUTE-
A Bill-Authorizing trustees to transfer certain property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70i 793 857

CARNESVILLE-
A Bill-To amend act to amend act to incorporate .495 606 624 To create charter for town of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625

ll'fDEX,

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CARTERSVILLEA Bill-Authorizing mayor, etc., to invest sinking fund 7:!2

CATTLE, LIVE STOCK, ETC.-

A Bill-To prohibit thP. importation of diseased cattle . 76 To repeal act to prohibit importation of in Union and Rabun counties .......................... 205 334 100-

CHARLTON-

A Bill-To change county site of Charlton county ..... :l86 46S 698 711
CHARTERS-

A Bill-To amend charter of Calhoun .......... (see Calhoun.) To repeal charter of Valdosta .............. (see Valdosta.> To amend charter of Hartwell............... (see Hartwell.) To create new charter for Valdosta ......... (see Valnosta.) To amend charter of Augusta ................ (see Augusta.) To create new charter for Moultrie .......... (see Moultrie.} To amend charter of Oakland City ...... (see Oakland City) To amend charter of Atlanta ................. (see Atlanta.) To amend charter of Jackson ................. (see Jackson.) To create new charter for Hogansville .... (see Hogansville.) To amend charter of Waleska ................ (see Waleska.) To amend act to amend charter of McDonough .. (see McDonough.) To amend charter of Greensboro .......... (see Greensboro.) To create a charter for Gillsville ............ (see Gillsville.) To amend act to create new charter for Calhoun .. (see Calhoun.) To repeal act to create new charter for Vienna. (see Vienna.) To amend charter of Dalton ................... (see Dalton.) To amend charter of Watkinsville ....... (see Watkinsville.) ro amend charter of Jesup ..................... (see Jesup.) To amend dharter of Pelham ................. (see Pelham.) To create new charter for Gillsville ......... (see Gillsville.) To amend charter of Waycross .............. (see Waycross.} To create new charter for Bainbridge ..... (see Bainbridge.) To amend charter of Adairsville ........... (see Adairsville.) To create new charter for LaGrange ........ (see LaGrange.) To amend act to create charter for Kestler .... (see Kestler.)

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INDEX.

CHARTERS-Continued-
A Bill-To amend charter of Bluffton .......... (see Bluffton.) To create new charter for Covington ....... (see Covington.) To amend charter of Macon ................... (see Macon.) To amend act to amend charter of Baxley .... (see Baxley.)

CIGARETTES-

A Bill-To prohibit the sale of or giving away ..

iii

CLERKS, SUPREME COURT-

A Bill-To require clerks of Supreme Court to keep contract docket. (See Contract Docket.)

CLAIMS-

A Bill-To require claimants to attach certaiH information to clnim affidavits........................ 245
To provide for filing of certain claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

CODE AMENDMENTS-

A Bill-To amend section 807, Vol. 1 of the Code... 63 333 1026

To amend section 808, Vol. 1 of the Code......... 63 278 1026

To amend section 3761 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iO 374

To amend section 574, Vol. 1 of the Code............

72

To amend section 2185 (719-a) of the Code . . . . . ... 149 395

To amend sections 2705, 2707, 2708 of the Civil Code. 149 3fl5

To amend section 1114, Vol. 3 of the Code .......... 152 280

'fo repeal an act to amend section 583, Vul. 1 of the

Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 280

To amend section 422 of Criminal Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15{i

To amend section 220 of Criminal Code .......... 156 611 908

To amend section 2426, Vol 2 of Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

To amend act to amend section 2061 of Civil Code. . . 159 475

To amend section 813 of Penal Code ........ 159 332 990 1091

To amend section 290, Vol. 1 of Code........... . . . . 159

To amend sub-section 11, section 4082, Vol. 2 of Code 162

To repeal section 5331 of the Code.................. 199

To amend section 982, Vol. 1 of the Code......... 205 475 891

To amend section 1255, Vol. 3 of the Code ....... 20G 280 410

To amend article 27 of the lOth division of the Code. 206

To amend section G269, Vol. 2 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . 207

INDEX.

1129

CODE A:\IEND:\:IENTS-Continued-

.-\. Bill-To amend section 1378, Vol. 1 of the Code . . . . 208

To amend section 70, Vol. 1 of the Code............ 232 475

To amend sections 4170 to 4217 of Code............. 233

To amend section 1105, Vol. I! of Code ............... 233 792

To amend section 583, Vol. 3 of Code ............ 233 280 69R

To amend section 462b of Ci d I Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 727

To amend section 1097 of Criminal Cade. . . . . . . . . . . 23;i

To repeal section 1349, Vol. 1 of Code ............ 235 810 f!Hl

To amend section 1250, Vol. 1 of Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

To amend section 1262, Vol. 1 of Code.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

To amend section 603, Vol. 1 of Code ............ 236 362 374

To amend section 629, Vol. 3 of Code ............... 239 475

To amend section 932, Vol. 1 of Code................ 242

To amend section 4802 of Civil Code................ 243

To amend section 4101, Vol. 2 of the Code........... 243

To amend section 3835 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

To amend sections 2034 and 2011 of the Civil Code... 244 376

'.fo amend section 568, Vol. 3 of the Code............ 245 475

'fo amend section 1801, Vol.1 of the Code ........... 252 867

To amend section 17ll, Vol. 1 of the Code ......... 257 613

To amend section 982, Vol. 1 of the Code......... 257 335 408

To amend section 279o, Vol. 2 of the Code........ 257 479 550

To amend section 98, Vol. 3 of the Code ............ 27fi 499

To amend section !!4, Vol. i) of the Code ............. 275 499

To repeal section 1315, Vol. 1 of the Code........... 276 376

To amend section 982 of the Code ............... 276 335 390

To amend section 753 of the Criminal Code. . . . . . . . . 27 7

To amend section 2234 of the Code ............... 277 612 809

To amend sectiqJ 2110, Vol. 2 of the Code .......... 2i7 310

To amend section 910, Vol. 1 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . 277

To ame,nd section 59 of Political Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

To amend section 60 of Political Code.............. 278

To amend section 982 of the Code................ 310 464 623

To amend section :141 of the Penal Code . . . . . . . . . . . . 32::1

To amend section 527, Vol. 3 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . .

332

To amend section 2321, Vol. 2 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . 338

To amend section 776, Vol. 1 of the Code ........... 355 474

To amend section 446 of the Code.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

To amend section Hi24 of the Code............. 359 727 1006

To amend sections 4679 and 4680 of the Code. . . . . . . . 35\l

To amend section 2350, Vol2 of the Code ........ 336 479 712

To amend section 2248 of the Civil Code ............ 404 1109

To amend section 1371, Vol. 1 of Code.............. 452

To amend section 945, Vol. 1 of the Code ....... .456 473 901

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INDEX.

CODE AMENDMENTS-Continued-

A Bill-To amend section 840, Vol. 1 of the Code .. 457 4i3 HOl

To amend section 739, Vol. 1 of the Code....... . . . 4.57

To amend section 982, Vol. 1 of the Code (Boun).458 499 6:!1

To amend section 1365, Vol. 1 of the Code......... 460 t>l3

To amend section 671, Vol. 3 of the Code........ .4fil 612 732

To amer.d section I624, Vol. 1 of the Code .......... 461 UI8

'l'o amend section 98, Vol. 1 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 41i3

To amend section 70 Vol. - of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . 4\l5

To amend section 982, Vol. I of the Code ........ 495 {il4 889

To amend section 1653, Vol. 1 of the Code ....... 554 728 7\11

To repeal sections 1778 and 178I of the Code ........ 554 757

To amend section 4224 of the Code.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51'5

To amend section 1655, Vol. I of the Code ....... 587 728 791

To amend section 951 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S7

To amend section 42o, Vol. 3 of the Code........... f\14

To amend section 610, Vol. 1 of the Code ....... 660 727 920

To amend section 4927 of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

To amend paraji;raph 345, article 3, chapter 2 of 6th

title of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

75;3

To amend section 3249 of the Code.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77i

To amend section 345 (493-b) of the Code . . . . . . . . . . Sll

To amend 4515 of the Code... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811

To amend section 2061 of Civil Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOO

COLQUITT-

.. A Bill-To repeal act to incorporate town of........ il 25,3 285

To incorporate the city of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I 56 .25.'}

COMER-

A Bill-Authorizing the Mayor, etc., of to issue Bonds (See Bonds.)

COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS-(See Pension Commissioner.)

COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND REVENUES-
A Bill-To create board of, for Hart county......... 20i 721 To repeal act to create board for Columbia county. .238 33i} 364 1062 To repeal act to create board for Walton county. 254 335 363 To repeal act to create board for Dade county ...... 278 340

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1131

COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND REVENUES-Continued-

To authorize commissioners of Butts county to investigate claim of A. J. Moore ................. 825 Hl4 718
To authorize commissioners r>f Taylor county to elect clerk .......................................... 355 388 410
To create board of, for Dodge county ............ 456 604 G18 To amend act to create board of, for Greene county. 460 478
505 To amend act to create board of, for Chatham
0ounty ..................................... 585 613 7S6 To amend act to create board of, for Fayette county 610 'i2S
788 To amendact to create board of, for Hancock county. 664 7'27
788 To repeal act to create board of, for Emanuel
county ................................... 697 726 727 78!l To create board of, for Emanuel county............ 697 78tl To create board of, for .Jackson county...... 697 729 7\:10 1113 To create board of, for Pickens county ........... 704 840 88i 'fo repeal act to create board of, for Chattooga
county.. . .. . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 808 850 881)

COMMITTEES-

To draft resolution on death of Hon. G. G. Johnson.

66

To draft resolution on death of Hon. J. H. McWhor-

ter................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66

To draft resolution on death of Hon. Porter King..

84

'fo escort the remains of Hon. Porter King . . . . . . . . . 14ti

To escort committee from State Fair Association to

Speaker's stand............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

To report amendments to constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

On Congressional re-apportionment................ 272

Addition to Congressional re-apportionment com-

mittee........................................... 353

Addition to enrolling committee.................. . . 355

Addition to penitentiary committee................ 60tl

Addition to pension committee..................... 2R8

Addition to committee on enrollment.............. fl26

To examine the Constitution to ascertain if an act

which is read in the House and Senate the same

day is valid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958

To agree upon hour of adjourning sine die.. . . . . . . . 1103

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INDEX.

COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCE-

A Bill-On amendment to dispensary bill . . . . . . .

677

On House Bill No. 168.............................. 745

On amendment to Atlanta charter amendment..... 1087

On Senate Resolution No. 54....................... 1089

COMMON CARRIERA Bill-To prohibit any person or corporation carrying on business of, to cross roads . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 727
COMMON SCHOOLS-(See Schools.)

COMMUNICATIONS-

From the Secretary of State... . . . . . . . . . . . . .

163

From the Daughters of the Confederacy. . . . . . . . . . . . ltH

From the Georgia Historical Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

From the Hon. T. W. Hardwick.................... 304

From the Georgia Woman's Suffrage Association. . . 632

From Hon. H. P. Bell.............................. 69!i

From Mr. D. G. Purse of Savannah...... . . . . . . . . . . . 747

From Hon. Jno. D. Little......................... .. 1105

CONCEALED WEAPONS-

A Bill-To req uird license to carry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Allowing arresting officers to carry. . . . . . . . . . .

408

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS-
A Bill-To divide the State of Georgia into 11 Congression districts .................. .". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 730

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS-

A Bill-To carry into effect paragraph 1, section 7,

article 7 of the Constitution .. . . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . .

77

To amend paragraph 9, section 7, article 3, of the

Constitution .................................... 232 611

To amend paragraph 3, section 1, article 7, of the

Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

To amend paragraph 1, section 629 . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

To change time of meeting of General Assembly.

(See General Assembly.)

INDEX.

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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS-Continued-
A Bill-'fo amend paragraph 1, article 7, section 1, of Constitution..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
To amend article 2, section 2, of Constitution . . . . . . 4.JS To amend paragraphs 2 and 3, article 5, section 1 of
Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4H3. To amend paragraphs 1 and 2, articles 3, section 4,
of Constitution................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4115 To amend paragraph 2, section 7, article 2, so as to
provide additional qualifications for state electors. 290 513 To amend paragraph 1, section 1, article 8, of Con-
stitution ......................................... 611 846. To amend paragraph 1, section 13, article 7, of Con-
stitution ......................................... 812 849

CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT DOCKET-
A Bill-To require Clerks Superior Court to keep a contract docket ............................... 324 477 742'
To prohibit a person making contrnct when undercontract to work for another ................. 324 477 1087

CONVICTS-
A Bill-To place misdemeanor convicts under control of Prison Commission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7G 224

COOLIDGEA Bill-To incorporate the town of ................... 359 G2(}

CORPORATIONS-Municipal-
A Bill-To incorporate city of Harmony Grove ...... . (See Harmony Grove.)
To incorporate town of Argyle ................ (see Argyle.) To repeal act to incorporate town of Temple .. (see Temple.) Tu extend corporate limits of E. Rome ...... (see E. Rome.) To create new charter for Moultrie .......... (see Moultrie.) To incorporate town of Lone Oak ........... (see Lone Oak.) To incorporate town of Colquitt ............. (see Colquitt.) To incorporate town of Herod................. (see Herod.) To amend act to incorporate Summerville ......... .
(See Summerville.) To incorporate the town of Wrens ............. (see Wrens) To amend act to incorporate Mt. Vernon .. (see Mt. Vernon.)

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l~DEX.

CORPORATIONS-Municipal-Continued-
A Bill-To amend act to incorporate town of Waynesboro ................................... ;see Waynesboro.)
To incorporate High Shoals .............. (see High Shoals.) To repeal act to incorporate Powellville... (see Powellville.) To incorporate city of Bainbridge ......... (See Bainbridge.) To incorporate city of Vienna ................ (see Vienna.) To incorporate town of Jeffersonville.... (see Jeffersonville.) To amend act, to amend act to incorporate .McDon-
ough ................................... (see McDonough.) To incorporate town of Lenox ................. (see Lenox.) To incorporate town of Coolidge............. (see Coolidge.) To extend corporate limit!! of Savannah ..... (see Savannah.) To amend act to incorporate Mineral Bluff ........
(see Mineral Bluff.) To amend act to incorporate Americus ...... (see Americus.) To incorporare Allentown .................. (see Allentown.) To incorporate Monticello ................. (see Monticello.) To amend act to incorporate town of Bartow... (see Bartow.) To extt'nd corporate limits of Palmetto..... (see Palmetto.) To incorporate the town of Trip ................. (see Trip.) To amend all acts incorporating Sandersville. . . ...
(see Sandersville.) To amend all acts incorporating Carnesville ....... .
(see Carnesville.) To incorporate city of Smithville .......... (see Smithville.) To repeal all acts incorporating town of Pr~ston ....
(see Preston.) To amend act to incorporate town of Bald win ..... .
(see Baldwin.) To incorporate town of Linwood ............. (see Linwood.) Authorizing mayor and council of Savannah to close
Center Place ............................. (see Savannah.) To amend act to incorporate town of Culverton ...
(see Culverton.) 'fo incorporate the town of Oakwood ........ (see Oakwood.) To incorporate the town of Union Point .. (see Union Point.) To amend act to incorporate city of Covington..... .
(see Covington.)
CORPORATIONS-Private-
A Bill-To prohibit corporations granting privileges to State officers .................................. 300 476
To compel persons carrying on business of common carriers to become incorporated .............. . 726 756 757

INDEX.

1135

COST AND FEES-



A Bill-Making plaintiff in fl. fa. liable for in certain

cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

ro pay costs to justices and constables in misde-

meanor cases in McDuffie county . . . . . ..... 154 208 268

To pay costs in felony cases to certain officers .... 233 793

To pay costs in peace warrants .................. 277 306

To pay certain insolvent costs to solicitors-gen-

eral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 793

To prescribl3 fees for issuing subprenas . . . . . . . . . . . 462

To regulate costs and fees of solicitors-general of

Miller county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .496 614 657

To pay costs to clerks and sheriffs of superior

courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539

COTTON SEED, ETC.-

A Bill-Making it penal to sell at certain times of

year ...................... .

575

COUNTY OFFICES, ETC.A Bill-To provide for filling vacancies in . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

COVINGTON-

A Bill-To create new charter for city of ............. 611 729

To amend act to incorporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

850

COUNTY AND COUNTY MATTERS-
A Bill-To provide for better drainage of lands in Uoweta county. (See Drainage.)
To remove obstructions from streams of DeKalb county ...................................... 152 477 618
To remove obstructions from streams of Murray county........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 155 279 342
To remove obRtructions from streams of Clayton county............................... . . . . . . . . . 386
To change county site of Charlton county .386 468 698 711 To amend road laws of Bibb county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 To prescribe manner of furnishing wood, etc., for
courthouses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586 613 6~13 To amend act to control county funds . . . . . . . . . . . 726 To authorize county authorities to employ expert
accountants ................................. 237 281 403

1136

ll\DEX.

COUNTY SCHOOL COJ\UIISSIONERS-

A Bill-To make elective by the people.

. 158 ,~;)[')-

COUNTY SITE-

A Bill-To change county site of Charlton county.. asr. 468 rms 711

CROPPER-(See 'l'fmant.)

CULVERTON-

A Bill-To amend act to incorporate .............. 726 7\12 Si17

CUNNINGHAM, D. 8.A Bill-To pay $108 for services rendered .......... 4!l(i fi i fi Hili

COURTS-Superior-

A Bill-To rearrange time of holding courts of Stone

Mountain circuit ............................ 1:i3 ~OS 4S2

To fix time of holding superior courts of Oconee

circuit........................................ ~34 508

To change time of holding superior courts of Union

county ..................................... !?37 !?SO 3H2

To change time of holding fall term of Cherokee

suporior court .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. ... 252 612 \117 108;)

To increase number of terms of superior court of

Bibb county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 452 -liH

To fix time of holding superior court of Telfair

county...... . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . .. . . .. .

475

COURTS-County and City-

A Bill-To amend an act to establish city court of

Americus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 SO

To repeal an act to establish county court in cer-

tain counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S 241>

To create a city court for the city of Moultrie. . . . 6S :!OS

To amend an act to create city court of Dublin ... l.i.! :!OS

:!84

ro establish the city court of Oedartown......

l.)t;.

To establish the city court of Sandersville . . . . . . . WI

INDEX.

1137

OOURTt5-County and City-Continued-

A Bill-To amend an act to create city court of AI

bany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 341

To repeal an act to create county court in each

county of State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

.To..repeal an act to create city court in East-

man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 231 255 306

To amend an act to create city court for Butts

county .................................. 239 918 959

To establish the city court of Moultrie . . . . . . . . . . . 245

To abolish the county court of WarrE-n county.... 268

To abolish the county court of Burke county .. 275 334 3o3

To repeal act to create city court of Valdosta .. 275 374 5H2

To create the city court of Waynesboro ....... 275 334 362

To create the city court of Valdosta ....... 276 376 5H2 846

To create the city court of Polk counr.y . . . . . . . . . 280 3H

To amend act to create the city court of Bain-

bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 32.') 362

To create the city court of Vienna ............ 355 479 502

To repeal act to create county court of Dooly

county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 356 480 ii9:{

To create city court of :\tt. Vernon..

.387 478 50:{ 8!6

To create city court of Covington . . . . .387 847 848 x!ll

To amend act to create city court of Euly county 4.59 416

8112

To amend act to create city court of Savannah ... 461 474

'ro create the city court of Carnesville ........ 4H4 850 8!l0

To abolish county court of Franklin county ... .495 850 800

To create city court of Blue Ridge ............... 554 604

To amend act to create city court of LaGrange.555 604 890

To provide for distribution of money arising from

county courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587

To repeal act to create county court in each county

of State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... GlO 63:;

To amend act to create city court of Baxley ... 709 793 856

To create city court of Dawson................... 748

To abolish city court of Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748

To repeal act to create city court of Jefferson.... 8(i(i

COURTS-Circuit-
A Bill-To supply circuit court of appeals with acts and reports ................................... 66 480 73:.!
7. h j

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INDEX.

COURTS-Justice-

A Bill-To regulate practice and procedure in ..... 70 333 791

DALTON-

A Bill-To amend charter of city of. . . . . . . . . . . . 457

DAMAGES-
A Bill-Relative to the award of, in certain cases.... 68 333 To prevent certain persons from being liable for .. 214 570 Authorizing the recovery of, by certain persons .. 697 867

DEFAULTERSA Bill-To change penalty against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

DEPOT-

A Bill-Providing for the erection of ......... 458 612 816 1077

DEPOSITORIES-

A Bill-To provide for the selection of, for superior courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 480

DIGEST-(See Reports Supreme Court.)

DISPENSARIES-
A Bill-'l'o establish in certain towns of Pulaski county ....................................... 65 79 310
To establish in Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 SO 284 894 To establish in Hogansville ................... 158 279 342 To establish in Dodge county ............. 231 255 306 1028 To establish in town of Colquitt ............. 301 850 885 To establish in Jeffersonville .................. 356 464 484 To establish in LaGrange ................. 458 477 622 756 To approve act to establish in Athens . . . . . . . . . 809 476 593 To amend act to establish in Barnesvslle ...... 338 476 504 To repeal act to establish in Mitchell county .. 460 723 785 To amend act to establish in Terrell county ... 461 605 622 To prohibit the establishment of until four years
have expired after a whisky election . . . . . . . . . . . 916

lND.f;X. DISPENSARY COMMISSIONERS-

1139

A Bill-To amend act to provide permanent salaries for ........................................... 157 475 504

DIVORCE-

A Bill-To prohibit the granting of................... 358

DRAINAGE-
A Bill-To require land owners to clear ob11tructions front streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749
To provide for better drainage in Coweta county. . 69 207 285 10tl0
To remove obstructions from streams of DeKalb county ....................................... 152
To provide for better drainage in Henry county .. 300 482 To prohibit the obstruction of waterways ........ . 360 To provide for better drainage in Douglas county. 387 479
503
.DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS-
A Bill-To prohibit the substitution of drugs ......... 324 476
.DRUNKENNESS-
A Bill-To make drunkenness in public places a misdemeanor . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 71 :!78 920 932
EAC:T ROME-
A Bill-To extend the corporate limits of ..... 152 256 287 293

EDUCATIONAL-

A Bill-To teach text-book on practical farming in public schools. (See Schools.)
To compel children of certain ages to attend schools 254 360 To teach book on Physiology and Hygiene in public
schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 1091 To create State Board of Educational Examiners... 610

1140

INDEX.

ELECTIONS-

Of Messenger of House .......................... .

(l(i

ELECTION AND ELECTION LAWS-

A Bill-To revise the election laws of Georgia ........ 20l 4li) 469 1003
To amend an act to provide protection for primary elections .......................................... 23~ 471>
To further regulate existing election laws.......... 359
EGLESTON, HON. THOS. H.-

Sworn in as member of House .................... . 570 Assigned to committees ........................... . 606

~XECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS-

Authorized to invest trust funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

EXPERIMENT FARM-

A Bill-To establish in South Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 ilii3

FEES-(See Costs and Fees.)

FENCES AND FENCE LAWS-

A Bill-To put in operation a modified "no fence" law H23

FERTILIZERS-

A Bill-Exempting in certain cases from taxation. . . . 65 152 279 381
To amend general tax act to exempt in certain cases 151 279 To regulate sale, analysis and inHpection of ..... 481 767 1107

FI FAS-

A Bill-Making plaintiff in fi.fa. liable for COHt in cer-

tain cases. (See Costs and Fees )

Authorizing constables to levy upon personal prop-

erty...........

............ ...

:?H

INDEX.

1141

FISH AND GAME-

A Bill-To protect certain game and singing birds....

63

To prohibit fishing with nets duringcert.ain seasons. 206

To protect certain birds and their nests ............ 231 280

To regulate taking of fish .......................... 237 374

Making sheriffs and constables game and fish wardens 273 374

To protect fish, oysters, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 867

To protect fish in tidewaters........................ 252

To regulate catching of fish on sea coast ....... 256 476 501

To protect fish in st:teams of Rockdale county ... 301 605 619

To protect game and singing birds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

To prohibit trapping of certain insectivorous birds. 462

To prohibit the muddying of waters to catch fish ... 554 726

To protect game in Hall county ................. 697 729 790

FRANCHISES-
A Bill-Providing for the taxation of ................. 16i 21i To limit franchises acquired by R. R. surveys...... 917

li'RAUDULENT CONDUCTA Bill-To define . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

FOXESA Bill-To provide for protection of .................. 274 375

GAME AND GAME LA WB-(See Fish and Game.)

GARNISHMENT-

A Bill-To amend the garnishment laws . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78

To exempt a portion of a laborer's salary from.. . . . . 388

GATES-(See Roads and Bridges.)

GENERAL ASSEMBLYA Bill-To change time of meeting ............. , . . . . . 156 281

""'GEORGIA JUSTICE"-
A Resolution-To authorize State Librarian to pur chase number of copies . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 864

1142

INDEX.

GEORGIA REPORTS-(S~e Reports Supreme Court.)

GILLSVILLE-

A Bill-To create charter for town of .......323 376 495 604

GREENSBORO-

A Bill-To amend charter of the city of ....... 30<J 334 365 493

GRIFFIN, J, W.-

A Resolution-To pay sum of $200.00 to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704

GUARDIAN-(See Executors, etc.)

HARMONY GROVE-
A Bill-To incorporate the city of.................. 70 279 341 To repe'!-1 act to incorporate town of ........... 70 278 33<J
HARTWELL-

A Bill-To amend charter of. ..................... 154 208 286

HEALTH-

A Bill-To create Department of .................... 200 40!1 To require county authorities to establish rules for protection of ................................ 455 478 1027

HERODA Bill-To incorporate the town of ................ 158 247 269
HENDERSON, HON. JNO. B.A Resolution-Relative to death of.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1064

HIGH SHOALS-

A Bill-To incorporate ........................ 254 334 363 375-

HIGHWA~8-(See Roads and Bridges).

INDEX.

1143

HOGANSVILLE-

A Bill-To establish new charter for ............ 283 475 61S.

INDUSTRIAL FARM-
A Bill-Relative to persons sentenced to work on. 254 732 To create Bureau of Industrial Statistics ......... 611

INMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTA Bill-To incorporate ............................458 840 9M

INTERESTA Bill-To prohibit charging more than 25 per cent... 69 274

INTERMARRYINGA Bill-,...To prohibit the intermarrying of the races .. 463 613

INSANITY-(See Lunacy).

INSPECTORS-
A Bill-To employ inspectors of roads and bridges(See Roads and Bridges).

INSURANCE COMPANIES AND LAWS-

A Bill-To better regulate business of Fire Ins.. . . . . . 235 To require to do business through licensed agents.. 585 To require Old Line Legal Reserve Life Co's to make deposits ................................ 587 614 780 To amend Gen'l Tax Act relative to Insurance Agts. (See Tax, etc.)

INVITATIONS-

A Resolution to attend Confederate reunion at Macon

62

To attend lecture at First Baptist Church. . . . . . . . . 353

To attend Central Congregational Church.......... 687

1144

lNI>EX.

.JACKSON-

A Bill-To amend Charter of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 375 390

.JESUP-

A Bill-To amend charter of ...................... 460 606 021

.JEFFERSONVILLE-

A Bill-To incorporatP the town of ................ 357 464 484

.JOHNSON, HON. THOS. B.

Sworn in as member of Honse of Reps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

Assigned to Committees............................. 246

.JOINT SESSIONS-
A Resolution-To hear address of Gen. Stephen D. Lee 343 To hear address of committee from St. Louis . . . . . . 343 To hear address of Mrs. Felton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429

.JOURNALS-
A Bill-Providing for indexin~ of Journals of House and Senate. (See Appropriations.) .............. .

JUDGES-
A Bill-Fixing salaries of Superior Court Judges ..... 236 612 Requiring Judges to open court with prayer........ 888 Authorthorizing Judges of Superior Courts to grant rules nisi ........................................ . To equalize the labor of............................ 749

.JURIES-

A Bill-To authorize three-fourths of a jury to render

verdict...........................................

71

To provide special boxes for grand juries ........... 586 728

JUROR8-
A Bill-Fixing number of jurors in lunacy cases ...... 224 499 To provide special boxes for grand juries ........... 586 /'28

INDEX.

1145

.TUHISDICTION-
A Bill-To.cede.jurisdiction of certain lands to U.S .. 456 612 613 706 891 961
To cede jurisdiction of certain lands to establish forest preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748 8G6 1004
To cede jurisdiction of certain roads to U. S ....... 864 1027

KELL, MRS. J. )leL-
A Bill-To appropriate the sum of $447.00 to-(See Appropriations.)

KESTLERA Bill-To amend charter of town of .............. 586 729 787

KINDERGARTEN-
A Bill-To authorize Kindergarten Association of Columbus to sell certain lands ................... 387 478 500

LABOR AND LABOR STATISTICS-
A Bill-To prohibit the employment of children in factories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 481
To regulate the employment of children in factories 151 471 Providing for Bureuu of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 280 To create Bureau of Industrial Statistics........... 611

LABORER-(See Landlord and Tenant.)-

LA GRANGEA Bill-To create new charter for city of .... : .... .555 129 785

LANDLORD AND TENANT-
A Bill-To give landlord a lien on tenant's goods..... 452 Relative to employment of tenant who is under contract with another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 848 937 Requiring clerks of Superior Court to keep contract docket between landlord and tenant ....... 234 324 477 742

LANDS-
A Bill-To refund certain money to Mrs. Anna E. Branch, derived from sale of wild lands... . . . . . . . . 573

1146

INDEX,

I~ENOX-
A Bill-To incorporate the town of ............... 359 477 fi:?O
LIBRAR' IESA Bill-To authorize certain cities to establish.... .457 612 S\!2

LIENS-
A Bill-To create a lien in favor of persons hauling logs ............................................. : !lOI>
To waive lien in favor of Richards & Co . . . . . . . . . . . 573

LINWOODA Bill-To incorporate the town of ................ 703 79:~ RW

LIQUOR AND LIQUOR LAWS-
A Bill-To amend act to prohibit the sale of, in Monroe county ............................. 69 244 388 626 RH5
To fix license for selling in Ware county......... 159 604 62H To fix license for selling in Wayne county....... . . . 23:! To amend act prohibiting sale of, within three miles
of churches...................................... To prohibit the manufacture of, in Murray county .. 25:3 280
.J86 To prohibit the purchase of, in certain cases ...... . 301 To prohibit the sale of, in Webster county....... 331 723 784 To prohibit the sale of, by retail. .................. . 350 ti33 To amend general tax act relative to the manufac-
ture of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84().

LONE OAKA Bill-To incorporate town of ................... 155 255 28S

LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITIONA Bill-To appoint committee from Georgia to attend. 361 733
LOWER FIFTH SCHOOL DISTRICTA Bill-To incorporate ............................. ..
I~UNACY-
A Bill-To prescribe additional method for ending a commission of.... , .............................. 324 91&

INDEX.

1147

LUNATIC ASYLUM-(See State Sanitarium.) MACON-
A Bill-To amend charter of ................. 748 793 851 886

MARKS, BRANDS, ETCA Bill-To provide for the regulation of, on cattle.... 307

MEDICAL STUDENTS-
. A Bill-Exempting certain students from State examinations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864

MEMORIALS-
A Bill-Memorializing Congress to appropriate certain funds to educational purposes.................... 800 853

MESSAGES-Executive64, 84, 170, 385, 414, 427, 516, 539, 569, 655, 699, 771 841 986

MESSAGES-Senate-
145, 149, 199, 223, 240, 271, 296, 298, 311, 331, 386, 401, 424 .26, 464, 506, 515, 531' 545, 576, 596, 600, 656, 661, 677 681, 682, 695, 741, 773, 801, 833, 880, 912, 928, 942, 943 987, 989, 1008, 1010, 1024, 1044, 1060, 1066, 1071, 1072 1075, 1076, 1081, 1086, 1090, 1102, 1103, 1105, 1111, 1119

McWHORTER, HON. J. H.A Resolution-To pay per diem of-(See Per Diem.)

McDONOUGH-
A Bill-To amend act to amend charter of ......... 300 374 485 To amend act to amend act to incorporate......... 357 482

MILITARY-
A Bill-To amend act to reorganize State Militia..... 207 To appropriate $30,000 to organize State Troops..... 360 612

MINERAL BLUFFA Bill-To amend act to incorporate .......... 887 479 617 619

1148

INDEX.

MISCELLANEOUS BILLS-
A Bill-To require certain agreements to be in writing 245 To appoint commission to ascertain position of Ga. troops at the siege of Vicksburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 'l'o require prison-made goods to be so labeled .. .472 614 937 'l'o govern the sale of certain trust goods ........... 556 609

MOLENA SCHOOL DISTRICTA Bill-To incorporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 72& 789

MONTICELLO-
A Bill-To incorporate the city of. ................ 455 605 617 To regulate the town of ......................... 456 605 617

MORPHINE-

A Bill-To prohibit druggists from furnishing.

481

MORTGAGES, NOTES, ETC-
A Bill-To provide more fully for the attestation of. . 237 To require transferred notes to be entered on record 387 474

MOTORMENA Bill-To provide for protection of ............. 360 478 1005

MOULTRIEA Bill-To create new charter for town of ............ 279 340

MOUNT VERNONA Bill-To amend act to incorporate .............. 235 336 391

MUNlCIPAL CORPORATIONS. (See Corporations.)

NOTES-(See Mortgages.)

OAKLAND CITYA Bill-To amend charter of .................. 158 208 21:!6 664

OAKWOODA Bill-To incorporate town of .. .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748

INDEX.

114~

ORDINARIES-

A Bill-To more clearly define the duties of ..

587

OVERSTREET, E. K.A Resolution-To refund $50.00 to .................... 703 86&

PALMETTO-

A Bill-To extend cJorporate limits of ................ 464 482

PELHAM- ,

A Bill-To amend charter of town of ............. .461 603 622
PENSION COMMISSIONER-
A Bill-To require p~nsion Commisssoner to make annual report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
To make use of certain information in office of ... 156 474 780 1113
PENSIONS-

A Resolution-To pay pension to L. D. Belisle .... 152 481 714

To appropriate money to pay ....... (See Appropriations.)

Requiring applications for, to be recommended by

grand juries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

To pay pension due H. S. Williams to his widow. 252 481

650

To regulate time of payment of all pensions...... 253

For relief of Mrs. Jane Clements ................ 256 481

To pay pension due John Melton to his widow.257 278 708

To pay pension due Warren F. Morton to his

widow........................ . . . . . .

257

To pay pension due W. L. Taylor for 1899 . . . . . . . . 263

To pay pension due .Thos. Channel to his widow. .. 265

To prohibit persons owning $1,000 to draw pension 316

To pay Mrs. Mary A. Hargrove a pension ....... 325 481

To pay pension due W. R. Bryan to his widow .... 360 480

To pay pension to Richard Kitchens ........... 455 595 950

To pay pension to Mrs. Virginia B. Jenkins .... 462 729 955

To pay pension due John T. England to his wid0w 480 652

To pay pension due D. M. Walker to his widow... 48()

1150

INDEX.

PENSIONS-Continued-
A Bill-To pay pension due W. H. Ryan to his widow. 481 638 1113
To pay pension due W. W. W. Flemming to his daughter-in-law: .............................. . 496
To pay pension due L. H. Bohannon to his son ... . 496 To pay pension due W. R. Hodgson to his widow .. 517 To pay pension due J. H. H. Parker to his widow. 519 To pay pension due J, W. B. Mitchell to his widow 521 To pay pension due W. L. Fenley to his widow ... . 524 To pay pension due J. W. Harden to his widow .. . 526 To pay pension due H. S. Taylor to his widow .... . 528 To pay pension due Wm. J. Watkins to his chil-
dren.................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 To pay pension due W. A. Mullins ................ 549 961 'fo pay pension due Si McGinnis.................. 555 To pay pension due T. C. Williams to his daugh
ter-in-law ..................................... . 558 561 To pay pension due W. T. Smith ................. . 558 To pay pension due Jas. Gordon to his widow .... . 586 961 To pay pension due T. H. Ransom to his widow .. . 641 To pay pension due Jas. R. Murdock to his widow. 643 To pay pension due P. C. Fields to his widow ..... 645 To pay pension due Winston Gunn to his widow .. 648 To pay pension due R. W. Aikin to his widow. . .. 875 To pay pension due Jas. L. Johnson to his widow. 877 To pay pension to Martin C. Poss ................ . 879 905 To pay peni!ion due E. B. Barker to his widow ... . 980 To pay pension due S. J. Truitt to his widow .... . 1016

PER DIEM-
A Resolution-To pay per diem of Hon. J. H. McWhorter ....................................808 867 975
To pay per diem of Hon. Geo. G. Johnson .... 808 866 977 To pay per diem of Hon. Lectured Crawford . . . . . 1034 To pay per diem of Hon. J. R. Henderson........ 1065

PERSO~AL PROPERTYOn implied warranty, in the sale of................... 155

PLEASA Bill-To provide for pleas in suits on open accounts.

PO WELLVILLE-

INDEX.

1151

A Bill-To repeal act to incorporate town of ...... 323 374 485
POWDER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT-
A Bill-To incorporate ............................ 808 851 889
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE-
A Bill-To regulate in justice courts ... (see Courts-Justice.) To regulate in misdemeanor cases................ 157 To provide for practice in claim cases . . . . . . . . . . . 571

PRESTON-

A Bill-To repeal all acts to incorporate the town of. 587 728 786 1061

PRINTING-

To print 500 copies of Governor's Message . . . . . . . .

62

To print 300 copies of report of Special Committee

on Blind Asylum............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85

To print 300 copies of House Bill No. 414 . . . . . . . . . 222

To print 300 copies of House Bill No. 318.......... 223

To print 300 copies of House Bill No. 404... . . . . . . . 230

To print 300 copies of House Bill No. 171.......... 290

To print 200 copies of sub. for House Bill No. 164. 451

'ro print 300 copies of House Bill No. 160 . . . . . . .. . 549

To print 300 copies of Governor's Message........ 774

To appropriate money to supply deficiencies in

printing fund .............................. 377 908 1087

To print 300 copies of Resolution No. 360 . . . . . . . . . 3..%

PRISON COMMISSIONA Bill-To amend act to create....................... 550

PRISONERS-
A Bill-Relative to prisoners being carried out of home districts for commitment trial ................ 77 83 85

1152

INDEX.

PROCEDURE-(See Practice and Procedure.)

PUBLIC DEBT-

A Bill-To use certain funds to pav interest on. (See

Appropriations.)

Relative to funds heretofore used to pay interest

on..........................................

ltiO

PUBLIC ROADS-(See Roads and Bridges.)
PUBLIC SCHOOLS-( See Schools.)
HAILROAD COMMISSION-
A Bill-To extend powers of concerning freights ..... 251 [J()t) To enlarge powers of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 50(} To prescribe additional remedies to enforce rules of :3.5(} 4RO

RAILROADS AND STREET RAILWAYS-

A Bill-To require R. R. Co's. to fit. out flat cars with ' certain appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 2:~1-> 7'27

Condemning lessees of W. & A. R. R....... . . . . . .

384

For protection of motormen operating electric cars.

(See Motormen.)

RECORDS-

A Bill-To provide for inspection of i,n offices of clerk~

and ordinaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4ii!l

RECORDERS-
A Bill-To allow certain compensation to in certain cities ............................................ 4,;g 7!1'2
ImLIEF-
A Bill-Of Jno. W. O'Brien ... Of Mrs. Jane Clements. (See Pensions) Of A. J. Delk et al. ............... ..... 267 57(} 958 9~7 1013 Of J. T. Mikell ..................................... ::34 71!!

INDEX.

1153

RELIEF-Continued-
A Bill-Of Manning White........................... 334 Of B. R. and J, B. Freeman ...................... 355 468 900 Of sureties on bond of W. S. Ram11ey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~53 498 Of E. S. O'Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870 Of Thos. Nall and A. S. Murray as sureties on bond of R. E. Hardy ................................ 664 792 810

REPORTS-SUPREME COURT-
A Bill-To supply certain volumes to Colquitt Co. 238 336 706 To republish certain volnmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 To purchase VanEpps' Index, Digest of...... . . . . . . 660

REPOR'fS OF COMMITTEES-

A Bill-To investigate Academy for the Blind. . . . . . . .

86

To report allowances on death of Hon. Porter King. 145

To draft resolutions on death of Hon. J. K.

MeWhorter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

To draft resolutions on death of Hon. Geo.G. Johnson 2!l0

To draft resolutions on death of Hon. Porter King.. 1099

To report on the "Georgia Justice" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 862

To investigate State Sanitarium ................... 934 1077

To visit Deaf and Dumb Institute .................. 983 985

To visit Technological School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9!l4

To examine Constitution in reference to constitu-

tionality of certain measures..................... !J97

To visit Academy for the Blind........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 998

To v1sit State University........................... 999

To visit State Normal School....................... 1058

Special Joint Committee on W. & A. R. R.......... 465

Western and Atlantic R. R ........................ 536 655

Railroads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 961

Internal Improvements............................ 583

Congressional reapportionment .................... 733 834

General Judiciary ... 75 203 228 283 305 372 396 435 487 541

565 608 670 674 705 763 766 861 935 962 1065

Special Judiciary .................... 202 326 328 329 369 546

628 766 837 916 988

Temperance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 270 305 377 486 552 661

725 868 968 1036 1063

Counties and County Matters ... 202 227 281 371 398 500 540

627 720 734 838 863 926 10~1

73 h j

1154

INm;x.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES-Continued-

Uorporations ........ 218 270 822 849 889 896 418 440 448 508

551 581 603 607 62S 675 721 740 756

774 838 858 899 962 1010 1035 1058

Ways and Means ................ 220 826 441 544 670 674 928

Appropriations .... 221 329 848 450 543 584 885 858 960 1025

General Agriculture .................... 221 269 282 870 438

439 580 678 865 927

Labor and Labor Statistics ...................... 222 397 584

Enrollment ......... 229 241 293 314 369 415 448 509 556 577

629 665 682 719 740 742 760 776 780

811 884 94k 1034 1050 1063 1092 1117

Privileges and Elections .................... 229 414 669 765

Privileges of the Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

242

Constitutional Amendments ....... 289 441 545 583 594 1072

Education .. 308 442 489 543 588 672 683 722 755 794 911 967

Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 400 402 510 597 749 SOL 851

School for Deaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 443

Academy for Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Public Printing ......................... , .. . .. .. . . 376

Roads and Bridges.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389

Banks and Banking ......................... 398 567 684 963

Hygiene and Sanitation .......................... 443 448 540

Pensions ................................... 444 567 917

Military Affairs ............................... 865 1043 1051

Special Agriculture................................ 883 Penitentiary.............................. . . . . . . . . 1061

To confer ns to hour of adjournment sine die . . . . . . . 1111

REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES-
On Dispensary Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696 On bill to amend charter of Atlnnta................ 1098 On Senate resolution No. 54....................... 1104 On House bill No. 168.............................. 1112
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES-Minority-
Of minority of W. & A. R. R. Committee . . . . . . . . . . 815 Of minority of Appropriations Committee.......... 943 Of minority of Appropriations Committee.......... 1043
REWARDSTo pay out of funds arising from hire of convicts. . . 1fi5 333 To.pny reward offered for arrest of Bud Phinizy 549 792 919 929

1155
RICHARDS & CO.-
A Bill-Authorizing Atty.-Gpp. to we,ive lien in favor of ........................ , ................. :. . . 573
ROADS AND BRIDGES-
A Bill-To keep public road11 free fromQb.structions .. 150 388 To amend road laws of ft\~ll ~ounty-(See County
and County Matters). I
Tc1 amend act to employ in11rectors of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
To erect public gates on ~~I:~Qin roads in Fannin Co ....... ; ................................... 633 728 788
To amend section 610 of Qqqe relative to bridges and ferries-(See Code A~~~~tnents).
ROBBERY-
A Bill-To provide compensation to property owners in cases of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
:RULES NISI-
A Bill-Authorizing Judges of S"pel'ior Courts to grant 726
SANDJ<~RSVILLE-
A Bill-To amend act to amend all acts incorporating. 473 605 624
To amend act to incorporate towp of ...... , ..... 473 605 625
:SAVANNAHA Bill-To extend corporate limits of ............ 385 474 78! Authorizing mayor and council to close Center Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 793 856 To fix time to elect all officers of ............... 864 918 !!50
.SCHOOL DISTRICTSA Bill-To incorporate Byron School District...... 457 498 592 To incorporate Inman School District ........... 458 840 964 To incorporate Lower Fifth School District.. . . . . . . . 77!! To incorporate Molena School District.... , ...... 664 729 789 'To incorporate Powder Springs School District .. 808 8.)1 889 To incorporate Upper Fifth School District......... 779

1156

INDEX.

SCHOOL FOR DEAF-
A Bill-To create board of trustees for ............ 253 335 501 To provide eye, ear and nose specialist for.......... 257 479-

SCHOOL OF TEC~HOLOGY-(See Technological School.)

SCHOOLS-Public-
A Bill-To teach text book on practical farming in ... 151 479 To establish system of, in Senoia. . . . . . . . . . . .... 205 335 364 To establish system of, in Warrenton . . . . . . . . . . . 232 333 484 To establish system of, in Doerun ................. 252 281 To establish system of, in Spring Place . . . . . . . . . . 253 336 482 To amend act to establish in Fulton county .276 335 365 847 'L'o amend act to establish in Toccoa ............. 300 478 619 To amend act to establish in Decatur, Ga ........ 462 499 700 To amend act to establish in Covington ............. 704 887 To establish system of, in Mineral Hluff . . . . . . . . . . . 385 To establish system of, in Hogansville .......... .458 477 06S To establish system of, in LaGrange ............. 555 604 625 To establish system of, in Ashburn .............. 747 793 88S To establish system of, in Hazlehurst ......... 864 961 1004 To authorize mayor and council of Jasper to erect school building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 839 88t> To appoint committee to examine into schools of other States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781 867 1043

SHERIFFS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS-
A Bill-Making sheriffs and deputies game and fish wardens-(See Fish and Game.)
To amend act to provide compensation for deputy sheriffs..................................... . . . . . . 23S.
Fixing compensation for, in certain cities.......... 231)
SMITHVILLEA Bill-To incorporate city of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497 604 624

SOIDIERS AND SAILORSA Bill-To compile roster of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023

SOLDIERS' HOME-
A Bill-To appropriate money to rebuild .. 159 83!l 666 676 678 'l'o appoint committee to investigate ............... 55il 73:~

INDEX;

1157

SOLICITORA Bill-To create office of, iri city court of Savannah.. 461 474

SOLICITORS GENERAL-
A Bill-To pay salary to .............................. 159 611 To regulate fees of. (See Costs and Fees.)

SPECIALIST-
A Bill-To provide eye, ear and nose specialist for School for Deaf................................... 257 47!)

STATE TREASURER-
A Bill-Authorizing to use certain funds to pay public debt .......................... 151 336 783 797 831 940 946

STATE UNIVERSITY-
ABill-To amend act to define composition of trustees of................................................ 207
'Co establish agricultural school as branch of ........ 585 728
:Sl'ATE VETERINARIAN--(See Veterinarian.)-

.STENOGRAPHERA resolution to appropriate $25.00 to pay ............. 809 867

'SUMMERVILLEA Bill-To amend act to incorporate.................. 241

:SURVEYORA Bill-Authorizing county commissioners to employ. 573

TAX AND TAX LAW-
A Bill-To tax gifts, legacies, etc ........... 65 278 427 430 469 Exempting fertilizers in certain cases. (See Fertilizers.) To amend general tax act relative to insurance agents............................................ 205 855 'To authorize levy of certain taxes .................. 232 333 To tax property of transient persons............. 254 476 920 'To provide for taxation of railroad property... . . . . . 293 To exempt certain persons from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 471 .

1158

IN.bkx:.

TAX AND TAX LAW-Continued-.
A Bill-To amend tax act relAtiv~ to support of State Government ............ , ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
To amend tax act relative to lhllurance premiums. . 357 To prescribe manner of returrilttg lands for taxation 610
TAX DEFAULTERS-(See Defau1tert~.)-

TAX OFFICERS--
A Bill-To provide for State board of tax assessors .. . ::!94 Defining duties of certain ta:t collectors ........... . 323 To prescribe additional duties for tax receivers.... . 554 609

TEACHERS-
A Bill-To prohibit white teachers from teaching in colored schools, and vice versa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463

TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOLA Bill-To admit females into textlle department of.. 480-

TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES-
A Bill-To prescribe duties of, in receiving and transmitting messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554

TEMPLEA Bill-To repeal act to incorporate the town of... 151 279 342

TENANT-(See Landlord and Tenant.)

TESTIMONYA Bill-To provide for taking clown in courts of inquiry ii5

TEXT-BOOK-
A Bill-To teach text-book on practical farming in public schools ................................... 151 4i9

TITLE GUARANTEE COMPANYA Bill-To amend act to incorporate ............. 453.474 792

TREASURER-(See State Treasurer.)

INDEX.

1159

TRIAL-
A Bill-To prevent persons from being carried out of home districts for commitment trial ........... 77 83 85
To regulate granting of new trials ............ .496 613 1028

TRIPA Bill-'fo incorporate the town of 0 0 o..... o.... 473 499 621

TRUSTESS-

A Bill-To authorize trustees of Calhoun Institute to

transfer certain property 0 o. 0 0 0 o...... ooo704 793 857

To create board of, for School for Deaf 0 0 0 0 0 335 501

To amend act defining composition of Trustees of

State University 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0. 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0..

207

TOBACCOA Bill-To prohibit the use of, in ladies' coaches 331 476 0 0 ...

UNION POINTA Bill-To incorporate the town of .. 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0. 0 0 749 794

UNIVERSITY-(See State Universitoy,)-

UPPER FIFTH SCHOOL DISTRICT-

A Bill-To incorporate. o.. oo0 o. ooo... o....... o... o0 0.

779

VALDOSTA-
A Bill-To repeal charter of. 0 o. 0 o..... 0 0 0 0 0 154 _. 279 483 To create new charter for ..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 155 288

VETERINARIAN-

A Bill-To create office of State Veterinarian . 0. 0 0 0

408

VIENNA-
A Bill-To incorporate the city of. o........... 356 478 502 847 To repeal act to create new charter for 0 0 0. 0 0 .356 477 502

VOTERS-

A Bill-To declare vote selling and buying a misde-

meanor........................... 0 .... 0 0 0 0.

150 60\.1

1160

INDEX.

WALESKAA Bill-To amend charter of town of... 255 334 486 586 728 7S6

WATERWAYS-(See also Drainage.) A Bill-To prohibit the obstruction of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360

WATKINS VILLEA Bill-To amend charter tf town of ............. .460 605 623

WAYCROSSA Bill-To amend charter of ..................... .496 614 784

WAYNESBORO-
A Bill-To authorize Mayor, etc., to issue bonds ... 150 207 287 To amend act to incorporate town of ...... : .... .239 375 391

WEAPONS-
A Bill-To require license to carry concealed-(See Concealed Weapons.)

WEIGHTS AND MEASURESA Bill-To furnish to the different counties .......... 205 3i5

WESTERN AND ATLANTIC R. R.-

A Bill-To utilize certain parts of terminal of ........ 497 727 Relative to sanitary condition of terminal. . . . . . . . . . 1076 Relative to advisability of sale of certain property.. 1074
WILLINGHAM, HON. W. M.-

Sworn in as member of House. . .. . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . .

68

Assigned to committees..... . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

WITHAM, W. S.-

A Resolution-To refund $50.00 to ......................... 209

WRENS-

A Bill-To incorporate the town of........ .

INDEX.

PART II.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.

A RESOLUTION-

Notifying Senate of House's readiness to transact

business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62

To appoint committee to draft resolutions on

death of Hon. G. G. Johnson......... .. .. .. . .

62

To appoint committee to draft resolutions on

death of Hon. Jos. H. McWhorter..............

62

To accept invitation to attend fair at Macon. . . . .

63

To supply Circuit Court of Appeals with Acts

and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66

To appoint committee to draft resolution on

death of Hon. F. M. Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66

Giving leave of absence to Confederate soldiers of

the House to visit Macon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

Thanking city of Macon for invitation to attend

Fair................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72

To print 300 copies of substitute for House Bill

No. 30............................. .. . . . . . . . . . .

72

To refer all resolutions, etc., fixing special orders

to Com. on Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

77

Fixing the "Franchise Tax" bill a special order.

78

Requesting the State Librarian to furnish copies

of the Code to members........................

79

To appoint committee to draft resolutions, etc.,

on death of Hon. Porter King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

84.

To regulate the temperature of the House. . . . . . . 161

Fixing the time of meeting of the House. . . . . . . . 161

Allowing space in capitol for preservation of

records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

To pay per diem of certain deceased members..... 162

To make House Bill14.4 special order............ 214

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INDEX.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS-Continued-

A Resolution-Concerning committee from State Fair

Association of Savannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

To accept invitation to attend State Fair........ 218

Making House Bill No. 89 special order.......... 222

To invite So. Educational Conference to hold next

session in Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Requiring clerk to furnish calendar of House.... 210

To print all bills of general character, favorably

reported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Extending privileges of the floor to Messrs. W. S.

Echols, J.P. Baird and M. J. Ridley..........

242

Providing for erection of effigy of some noted

Georgian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Fixing hour of adjournment...................... 24i

Fixing order of business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Making the Dispensary bill special order. . . . . . . . 256

Concerning death of Hon. Geo. G., Johnson...... 262

Making House Bill No. 414 special order.......... 2H!l

To suspend rules of House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2!l!l

To furnish Senate with transcript of Journal..... :H3

To act on a certain Senate resolution............. 312

MaJ-4ng House Bill No. 404 special order.......... 813

Making House Bill No. 414 special order.......... 314

Making House Bill No. 135 special order.......... 81:~

Providing for joint session.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Expressing regret at the death of Capt. W. D.

Grant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :3:Jo

Extending privileges of the Floor to Gen. Stephen

D. Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :130

Requiring the clerk of House to read certain

notices.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Requesting Com. of Agriculture to furnish certain

maps to Representatives ...... '................ 33\1

Thanking Savannah Fair Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33!1

Thanking Gen. Stephen D. Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Concerning death of Capt. R. H. Anaeraon....... 34i

Inviting Mrs. W. H. Felton to address Gen'l As-

sembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 SSO 384

Making House Bill No. 439 special order ......... 380 403

Making House Bill No. 171 special order. . . . . . . . . . 380 403

Condemning the Lessees of W. & A. R.R. (See Railroads).

Providing for joint session to hear address of Mrs.

Felton.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39\l

Making House Bill No. 435 special order. . . . . . . . . 401

INDEX.

116:~

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS-Continued-

A Resolution-Making House Resolution No. 120

special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~03

Thanking Mrs. Felton for her address ........... . 430

Making House Resolutions 411 and 412 special

order ...................................... . 451

Making House Bill No. 345 special order ......... . 451

Authorizing Governor to borrow $200,000 ........ . 46:! 611

Making House Bill No. 184 special order ........ .

Fixing the hour of meeting and adjournment.... .

Tendering the House of Representatives to Mrs.

Carrie C. Catt ................................ . 498

To appoint committe to examine Soldiers' Home. 553

Making Resolution No. HiO special order ......... . 553 754

Making Child Labor Bill special order . . . . . . . ... . 568

Inviting Hon. H. P. Bell to address General As-

sembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56!~

Limiting debates to ten minutes ................ . 572

To take holiday on Thanksgiving Day ............ . ii8S

Providing for no more special orders ............ . fi03

Tendering the House to Citizens Executive Com-

mittee ........................................ . fi\.5

To adjourn from Thanksgiving Dny to Dec. 2d ... . f\:l2

Fixing hours of meeting and adjournment . . . .. . f\()3

Providing that rules governing in House shall con-

trol in Committee of the Whole ............... . .678

To prohibit the granting of leaves of absence .... . fi!ll

To reimburse doorkeeper of Senate .............. . ()!)7 851

Providing for joint session to hear address of Hon.

H. P. Bell...................................... 6\19

To count Saturday Nov. 30th as dies non ...... 770 803 !J06

Providing that the Committee on Rules prescribe

order of busipess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773 850

Fixing hours of meeting and adjournment. . . . . . . . ii-l

Providing for committee to examine school system

of other States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 781 1043

Fixing House Resolution No. 668 as a special order 802

Providing for three sessions per day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807

To appoint committee to look into appropriations. 807

To appoint committee to visit the State Sanita-

rium...........................................

!J:~2

To pay off certain bonds of this State due in 1902.915 1022

104&

Providing for the completion of unfinished busi-

ness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

!JRO

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INDEX.

HOUSE RESOLUTIONS-Continued-

A Resolution-Thanking the Com. of Agr. for certain

books.......................................... 1015

To compile roster of soldiers and sailors . . . . . . . . . 1023

Relative to death of Hon. Lectured Crawford . . . . 1034

Providing for burning of cancelled bonds. . . . . .

1060

Relative to death of Hon. J. R. Henderson....... 1064

To appoint committee to agree upon hour of ad-

journment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103

Thanking newspaper reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1111

'fhanking Mrs. T. R. R. Cobb.................... 1111

To adjourn sine die at 11 o'clock P. M . . . . . . . . . .

112

INDEX.

PART III.

SENATE BILLS.

A Bill-To confirm the sale of certain property in Co-

lumbus, Ga ..................................... 273 361 380

To confirm the sale of property at 11th St. and 7th

' Ave,, in Columbus, Ga ....................... 273 361 3S1

To amend act investing title of commons in com-

missioners .................................... 273 361 381

To amend act to create new charter for Albany ... 281 36H

To provide for the renewal of suits which have been

non-suited ..................... ............. . 281

To provide for biennial sessions of the General As-

sembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

To prohibit the trapping:of game upon the lands of another ...................... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 868

To amend sec. 3 art. 6 of Penal Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 4!Jl

To authorize town council of Senoia to issue bonds. 337

To increase number of terms of Superior Court of

Richmond county............................... 337 491

To amend sec. 4315 of the Code .................... 337 491

Providing when Grand Jurors shall take cognizance

of county business ............................... 338 491

To amend section 4340 of the Code ............. 338 491 1036

To amend sec. 732, vol. 1, of the Code ............. S62 106\l

To restrain corporations from paying 'wages of an

employee, etc ............................... 366 490 1109

Allowing affidavits in forma paupel'is to be amended. 366 96!1

To repeal act to provide for payment of certain cost

in North Judicial Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 616 i28

To provide for the admitting to bail of certain parties 367 HlU

To amend act to create City Court of Elberton .. 367 493 72-l



To reduce number of commissioners of railroads of

Elbert county ................................ 367 4!11 627

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INDEX.

SENATE BILLS-Continued-

'

A Bill-To make use of certain evidence in office of

Commissioner of Pensions .......... : . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 491

To amend act to create office of Commissioner of

Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 490 1069

To require State Chemist to make inspection in cases

of jJOisoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 367 490

To amend sec. 109, vol. 3 of the Code . , .......... 368 869

To prohibit the sale of cocaine in this State .... 368 869 1115

To establish dispensary in Cedartown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

To define the corporate limits of Griffin .. , . . . . .410 492 508

To define anarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 969

To authorize railroad companies to engage in the

steam furnishing business , ...................... 470 594

To amend sec. 94, vol 3, of the Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 595

To require executions to be recdrded. . ............ _471 616

To establish school system in Ware county ...... 171 594 627

Requiring persons seeking writ of certiorari to give

bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471 616

To further regulate the practice of law ............. 471 969

To make registration of voluntary conveyance legal

notice to all persons . . . . . ..................... .471 615

To amend charter of Columbus ................ .472 595 ti27

To amend act to create schools in Lawrenceville.... 472

To authorize county authorities to co11demn lands

for certain purposes.............................. 472

To amend par. 2, sec. 2, art. 7 of Constitution...... 490

To repeal section 1042 of Criminal Code ........... 491 1115

To authorize Prison Commission to turn over cer-

tain warrants to Wall & Peagler ............ .492 870 1031

To change county site of Charlton county .......... 507 595

To regulate marks, brands, etc., on cattle......507 1021 1055

To amend sec.l07, vol. I, of the Code . . . . ......... 590, 869

To incorporate the town of Babcock ............ 590 61/i 893

To designate llnother State depository in Atlanta .. 590 731

1029

To amend sec. 982 of the Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 731 894

To regulate the expenditure of county funds ... 591 8ti9 1040

To amend act to revive office of State Geologist.591 rH6 1086

To amend charter of Augusta ................... 591 731 893

'l'o declare proceedings in certain contested election .

cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591 869-.

To establish system of public schools in Jefferson-

ville ......................................... 595 725 776

Relative to usury in certain cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730