JOURNAL OF House of Representatives OF THE: STATE OF GEORGIA AT THE: REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY At Atlanta, Wed,nesday, June 22, 1904. ATLANTA, GA. GEO. W. HARRISON, STATE PRINTER THB FRANKLIN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING Co. ICJ04 JOURNAL. Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday June 22, 1904. The House of Representatives convened pursuant to 1:he laws of Georgia at JO 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 an:swered to their names : Adams, Akin, .Alexander, .Alford, .Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, "Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Oandler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Hardman, Harden, 4 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Hawes, Mitcham, Rogers, of Hall, Hayes, Mitchell, Rogers, of Mcintosh,. Hendry, Morris, Roper, Hicks, Morton, Rquntree, Hixon, of Carroll, Moses, Sanders, Hixon, of Sumter, Mulherin, Shackelford, Holder, McBride, Shannon, Howard, of Baldwin, McCurry, Singletary, Howard, of Laurens, McElmurray, Slaton, Howell, McHenry, Spence, Hutcheson, McLain, Stanford, Johnson, of Baker, McRae, Steed, of Carroll, Johnson, of Crawford,Newton, Steed, of Taylor, Jones, of Dougherty, Nisbet, Stewart, Jones, of Pickens, Owen, Stovall, Kelly, O'Quinn, Strickland, Kendrick, Parker, Thompson, Kent, Pate, of Dooly, Thurman, Kilburn, Pate, of Gwinnett, Tigner, Knight, Paulk, of Coffee, Tracy, Lane, Paulk, of Irwin, Underwood, Lanier, Peyton, Valentine, Lawrence, Phillips of Jefferson, Walker, of Monroe,. Leigh, Preston, Walker, of Pierce, Little, Proctor, Wellborn, Mann, Rainey, Whitley, Maples, Rankin, Wilson, Martin, Rawles, Wise, Mayson, Redwine, Womble, , Miller, of Bullock, Reid, Wooten, Miller, of Muscogee, Rice, Yates, Mills, Richardson, Mr. Speaker. Those not answering to their names were Messrs.-- Bell, of Emanuel, Edwards, Henry, Houston, Johnson of Clinch, Knowles, Ritlley, Lowe, Watson, Mizell, Welch, Overstreet, West, Phillips of Quitman, Speaker Morris in a few remarks addressed to the~ House said he was glad to see so many members present. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904, 5 -on the opening day of the session. It was with deep -regret, he said, t~at he noted the vacancy of the seats, caused by the death of the honored and able members :from the counties of Gilmer, Clinch and Chattooga. From the past record this House has made, he said, 'he was sure it would proceed with its duty faithfully .and fearlessly and that it would take up the business with the same determination and energy that had characterized it at former sessions. The following communication was read, to wit: Hon. Mr. Speaker, House of Representatives, Atlanta, Ga.: I beg to hereby tender my resignation from the posi:tion of postmis~ress of the General Assembly, to which you were so good as to appoint me in 1902. At the same time, I desire to thank you and each member of the House and Senate for the exceeding courtesy and .kindness shown me during my association with you. Respectfully, MAUDE BARKER COBB. The Speaker announced the appointment of Miss Georgia Marie Hunt as postmistress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Maude Barker Cobb.. At the direction of Speaker Morris, Rule of the House No. 173, .which specifies who are entitled to the privileges of the floor was read. The Speaker then cautioned the doorkeepers to see that the rule was enforced, saying he would hold them strictly to account for any inJringement of the same. The following message was received from the Senate "through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof : 6 JOURNAL OF THE HotrsE. Mr. Speaker: I am directed by the Senate t? notify the House that it has reconvened and ready for the transacti6n of business. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereo~: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following joint resolution in which the concurrence of the House is as~ed, to wit: A resolution appointing a committee of two from the Senate and three from the House to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has reconvened and is ready for business. The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A resolution providing- for the appointment of a committee to draft resolutions on the death of Hon. W. R. Welch, of the county of Gilmer. By Mr. Steed of Carroll- A resolution providing for the appointment !of a committee to notify the Governor of the organization of the House. By Mr. Wellborn of Union- A resolution providing that the Senate be notified o the organization of the House." WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1!904. 7 By Mr. McRae-- A resolution extendi'ng the privileges of the floor to members nominated to the next House Qf Representatives. By Messrs. Steed of Taylor and McRae of Lowndes- A resolution extending the sympathy of the House to Hon. W. S. West, of Lowndes, who recently sustained painful injuries. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to draft suitable resolutions on the death of Hon. R. B. Johnson, of the county of Clinch. By Messrs. George of Morgan and Candler of DeKalb- Whereas, The House has learned with deepest regret of the sudden and critical illness of the Hon. E. K. Overtreet, Representative from Screven county, while on a visit to the City of New York. Therefore, be Z:t resolved, That the sympathy of the House be extended to our honored fellow member, and to his wife who is watching by his bedside in a strange city, with an expression of sincere hope for his speedy restoration to health and an earlY. return to his duties in this House. Resolved further, That the Clerk of the House be directed to forward a copy of these resolutions to Mrs. Overstreet and that they be recorded on the Journal of this House. , s JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The Speaker announced the following committee to notifiy the Governor of the organization of the House, to wit: Messrs. Steed of Carroll, Blackburn, Felder. Atlanta, Ga., June 22, 1904. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn, to wit: Mr. Speaker: I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the House 'of Representatives a communication in writing. On motion of Mr. Felder of Bibb the Governor's message was taken up and read. The following communication from the Governor was received and read, to-wit: To tlze House ofRep,-esentatz'res: June 22, 1904. I herewith transmit to your body certificates of election to fill vacancies that have occurred since the last session of the General Assembly, as follows: For the county of McDuffie-Hon. M. W. Gross vice Hon. J. D. Watson, resigned. For the county of Quitman-Hon. J. M. Harrell vice Hon. M. N. Phillips, resigned. For the county of Chattooga-Hon. R. Y. Rudicil, vice Hon. W. A. P. Lowe, deceased. J. M. TERRELL, Governor. WEDNESPAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 9 MESSAGE. STATE OF G.!!!oRGIA., ExECUTIVE OFFICE, ATLANTA, GA.., June, 22, 1904. To the General Assembly : You meet at the very flood-tide of the State's prosper- ity ; when her population is the greatest; when the tax -digest shows the largest voluntary returns ever made in ~her history; whe~ the people are hopeful and rejoicing in the peace and plenty of the most prosperous year since 1860. Commerce and manufactures have maintained their :growth ; timber and lumber have brought great gains to those engaged in that industry and addetl values to the pine lands of the State; but above all . this, the labor and patience of the farmer have at last brought him to a. time of fair harvests and prices so satisfactory as in -effect to have made two crops in one year. However, these facts should not lead to increased expenditures, nor to a change in the rate of taxation. Tax and Appropriation Acts '3Ubstantially like those of the pat~t two ytJa.~, will be amply sufficient for the support of the goveruwent and .State Institutions. PRIMARY ELECTIONS. I call your attention to and invite your consideration of the growing sentiment in our State in favor of placing -around our primary elections every safeguard necessary to make them absolutely fair in every particular. These elec- 10 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. tions are now practically the equivalent of general elections in Georgia, and no voter should be allowed to vote therein unless constitutionally and in pursuancP. of law eligible to do so, and every vote deposited should be sacredly guarded, and with scrupulous honesty counted. I recommend, therefore, that you pass an A.ct making all election and registration laws extend to primary elections-municipal, county, State and Federal-so far as the same may be applicable, and provide for the infliction of appropriate penalties_ upon any person violating any of said laws in registering for or voting at such primary election. Appropriate legislation should also be enacted providing for contests before proper executive committees of the party, and giving authority to said committees, or under their direction, to subpoena, witnesses, administer oaths,. and do such other acts as may be necessary under the _rules and regulations of the party, to ascertain or declare the person or persons entitled to receive the nomination of the party, and to provide for appeals. The pay of managersholding the election8, and the clerks serving thereat, should,. in the case of primaries, as in general elections, be borne by the counties or State, and the use of money, by a candidate for office, to influence voters to support him, should render him ineligible to hold office. Public office is a pub I lie trust, and the man who_ seeks to purchase it demonstrates his unworthiness to fill it. The price of an office should be measured by the worthiness of the man to fill it, and not by the money which be has, and his willingness to purchase it.. A.ny other rule must inevitably lead to the result that only the rich may aspire to office. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 190-!. IMMIGRATION COMMISSION. The scarcity of labor during the growing and harvesting season has become a serious problem to the farmers "ot Georgia, and similar conditions throughout the Southern States have checked the production of cotton. The world's demand for this most used of all clothing materials has increased faster than the supply. European countrie!! are making systematic and persistent efforts to develop new cotton fields in other lands, and although at present thest:l are not profitable, they may become sources of supply, and' compete with us in the production of the staple, as Egypt and India have already done. It behooves us, therefore,. to meet the world's demand for cotton. We have land enough, and the only obstacl~ in our way is the lack of labor to make the crop. There is in this State a vast ex- tent of virgin soil, cleared by sawmills, which is as fully productive as that under cultivation, and would be quickly brought under the plow, H there were sufficient labor to cultivate it. Beyond question it is wise to encourage the immigration to our State of thrifty American people. This h11s been thepolicy of Western States, and their growth in wealth, productive power, and all that makes a commonwealth great,. has excited the wonder and admiration of the world. Immigrati_on may be best encouraged through a State Commission~ and I recommend that one be established. Some of our public-spirited citizens, composing the Greater Georgia Assoc~ation, have begun this work at their own expense, and with funds raised in thirty towns and cities~ 12 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. q)Ot directly interested in farming, they have advertised the reso11rces of the State, and made theni. known to millions of pe~ple. Several thousand persons have manifested inter- estJn Georgia, and many have already become citizens. The State should not leave this work to a few, but should 'take it up and make it a department of government. The great need for immigration legislation is shown also by the 'fact that Georgia has given 412,000 of her people to other .States, and has received in return only 190,000, the net loss being 222,000. This tremendous drain upon the life's blood of a commonwealth should cause serious concern, -especially when labor is already short in our fields and :factories. An examination of' the statements of the various banks throughout the State, will show the rapfd accumula- tion of money, and that the. deposits subject to check are l .much larger than ever before. Georgians have ample funds to develop the resources of the State. The great .need of the hour is more men, rather than more money. The railways of the West are working hard to induce -our population to leave us. Texas alone has 75,000 Geor- .gians. If we do not set counter influences to work, the drain will increase, and the labor problem will become far more serious than it is at present. It is a well-known fact, that the agricultural population of the Northern States are very much dissatisfied with their present homes, on account of the e~treme cold winters, and many of the~ are turn- 'ing their faces to the inviting fields and genial climate of the Southern States. Several of these States have already inaugurated immigration work, and unless Georgia makes .11n organized effort, she will be unable to secure her share _, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. of these people, who, as a rule, make useful and desirable citizens. A Commission composed of one from each Congressional District, and required to meet quarterly or semi-annually, would probably bring about the most satisfactory results, and at the same time be the least expensive plan. 0Qly a small appropriation to cover the expenses of these- meetings, and to pay for clerical hire and advertising the-resources of the State, would be needed. NEW COUNTIES. The inflexible rule of the Constitution which forbids thecreation of any new county, has brought about in some sections unexpected and unintentional hardships. Counties that in 1877 were geographically large, but sparselysettled, have greatly increased in wealth and population, but the line of growth has left the body of the inhabitants re-mote from the county site, to the manifest inconvenience and detriment of those who under conditions as they existed in. 1877, undoubtedly would l..ave been granted relief by the creation of a new county. The matter is one calling for an. appropriate amendment to the Constitution providing fol" the creation of new counties up to a fixed limit, or by such. other "legislation as will meet a condition of serious and permanent hardship to many good citizens who are entitle< to relief. EXEMPTION OF COLLEGE ENDOWMENTS. In my message of November 8, 1902, your attention was earnestly called to the propriety of exempting college-' endowments from taxation, where the fund is not so in..:. 14 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. -vested as to come into actual competition with the busiueQ :and commercial interests of other citizens. Further reflec-tion and observation have but confirmed me in the wisdom and justice of that recommendation. Without 'repeating what was then said, I wish to emphasize the fact that not Qnly does the present plan force our colleges into unequal -competition with other institutions largely endowed and splendidly equipped, but it actually deters donors from making gifts which might otherwise be contributed to the colleges, but for the natural unwillingness to have money thus wholly set apart to the cause of education, charged with the burden of making other and annual contributions in the way of taxation towards the support of other public institutions. These gifts to colleges are unselfishly made, with no purpose other than that of assisting in the great work of education, and they should be put on a basis of those other public charities and religious funds, which, if .not absolutely exempt, are capable of being exempted by the General Assembly. EQUALIZATION OF TAXES. There will be presented for your consideration &O question of more moment to the State than the equalization of tax returns. I wish to present again to your attention the following, from my message of June 24, 1903: "The need of tax equalization grows with our increase in wealth and population. Our law for th' return, valua-tion, assessment, arbitration and collection of taxes is -substantially what it was wheu the Act of 1804 was passed, and when our population was 200,000, and the WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, _1904. 15 taxable values of the entire State were less than those in a single county of to-day. At that time the principal subjects of taxation were slaves and farming lands, and most of this property was on the eastern border of the State, where the soil and crops were nearly identical, and uninfiuenced by proximity to manufacturing enterprises or great cities. All this has been changed: The population has increased l ,200 per cent., and we now have the varied crops of North, Middle, South and West Georgia, with mountain land, rolling country, and a vast area of pine forests, which are rapidly being converted into farms. "Not only do the soil and crops differ, but the value of the farming land is influenced by nearness to market and proximity to railroads. Besides, new forms of value have arisen. Factories, foundries, railroads, saw mills, mines, bonds and an indefinite variety of personal property have eome into existence, yet there is no adequate method of determining what is in the State subject to taxation, nor any fixed standard for determining its value. It is well known that land of practically the same productive capacity, and with almost identically the same improvement, is frequently returned by one owner at full price, and by the other at less than one-half. 'fhe fairer the tax-payer the more onerous the burden. The State, in effect, offers a premium to him who shirks instead of to him who willingly and cheerfully complies with the spirit of the law. This is wrong, unjust and inequitable, and can only be cured here, as it has been cured elsewhere, by the creation of county boards, authorized to examine returns, to see that omitted property is put on the books, and thai 16 ]OUR~AL OF THE HOUSE. property of the same kind and value is assessed and taxed alike. But even this does not fully meet the difficulty,. for what is true of two neighboring citizens, may be- equally true of neighboring counties, or of those more .remotely separated. Property worth a million dollars in one may be so returned, but property of an equally aggre- gate value in another county, may be given in at half its value. Farming lands in one part of the State may be returned at one price, and in another at a very different price. Corporate property may be practically exempt in one part of the State, and highly valued, or valued at full price, in another. TLiese discrepancies or inequalities are not only in violation of the spirit of the law, but they diminish the State's income at the expense of those who live in the jurisdiction where full returns are enforced. The evil can be speedily corrected by the establishment of a State Board, under whose administration not one dollar of unjust tax will be imposed, but where the unequal burden will be taken from the county and individual now paying too much, and distributed equally among those who are paying too little." In this connection I desire to call your special attention to th~reports of the Comptroller-General and the Attor- ney-General. These experienced and conscientious officers make some valuable suggestions and recommendations upon the inequality of taxation, which should receive your careful consideration. - . WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 17 AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS AND FARMERS' INSTITU'fES. I wish to urge again upon your favorable consideration the question of agricultural schoals, as presented in my message of Novemher 8, 1902. I feel sure that a thorough investigation of the question will convince you that such schools will supply, in a very large degree, the gap which now exists between our common schools and the State U niversity, the School of Technology, and other colleges throughout the State. It would be much better to have a high school with an ag-ricultural feature connected with it in every county in the State, than to have only one of such schools in each Congressional District, but the lack of funds may make it necessary for us to begin the system with one school in each District. In line with these schools is the work of Farmers' Institutes. The Trustees of the State University, recognizing the value of such work, arranged last year for a systematic course of Farmers' Institutes throughout the State, under the direction or Hon. 0. H. Jordan. The Institutes held under this plan have demonstrated their value to the agricultural interests of the State, and in order that this work may be enlarged and carried on in ~ more general way, ~ suggest the propriety of making a special appropriation to the Trustees of the Uni\ersity, to be paid out of the fund arising from the fees for the insp~ction of fertilizers. PENAL SYSTEM. With pardonable pride I think the State may look upon the continued improvement in her convict system. An 2hj 18 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. examination of the systems of other States, where condi tions are similarto those in Georgia, will show that we are. far in the lead. The disposition of convicts by the State is ever a delicate question, and one that is always with us. The object of the law in inflicting punishment upon the law:.breaker, is to deter him from a repetition of his sin, and by his example deter others, and no less important is the idea of working in him rt:formation. No system is therefore perfect that does not have prominent in it the aim and purpose of reformation o.t the criminal. In this re spect, in my opinion, Georgia may greatly improve her convict system, by making suitable provision looking to the separation of her juvenile convicts from contact and association with her hardened criminals. Aside from the moral question involveJ, experience demonstrates that it is much less expensive to the State to reform the boy than to care for the hardened criminal. I recommend legislation looking to the creation of juvenile courts in the principal cities of the State, and establishing reformatories for violators of the law by persons under the age of sixteen years. These delinqnent children may be confined at out-door labor, or taught useful trades and subjected to manual work, and with proper and wholesome moral influences surrounding them, reclaimed and made good citizens. NEW CONVICT LAW. The Act passed, at your. last session, disposing of the convicts for a period of five years, commencing Aprill, 1904, has been carried into effect, and tlie provision relative to working the short terll). convicts upon the public roads WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 19 seems to be operating very satisfactorily i?- those counties which met the requirements of the Act for the working of such convicts. There is a provision, however, in section 4 of the Act, to which I desire to call your special attention, and suggest the propriety of an amendment thereto. Under section 4 it is prescribed that the net hire of the convicts shall be transmitted quarterly by the Treasurer of the State to the Treasurer of those counties which have not received "their proportion of felony convicts for work upon the public roads, without regard to whether that hire shall be appropriated for common schools, or for the public roads. In the event the money arising from the hire of convicts is applied to the public roads in a county, it would be prQper for the State Trea'lurer to remit to the County Treasurer; but where the hire is allowed to go to the common schools, as has been the rule in the past, it seems to ine to be entirely unnecessary for it to pass through the hands of the County Treasurer, thereby subjecting it to the commissions fixed by law for that officer, when it could be paid out of the State Treasury directly to the County School Commissioner, without any cost whatever. Such an amendment would save to the school fund of the counties interested several thousand dollars annually iu the way of commissions. STATE EXHIBIT. In accordance with the provisions of the Dunbar resolution appropriating $30,000 for the collection of an exhibit of the resources of the State, approved August 17, 1904, the Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture 20 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. with the assista~ca of the Geologist and Assistant Geologists, the Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture and the State Chemist, have collected and arranged for permanent preservation specimens of minerals, granites, clay,s, kaolin, marble, iron and other precious stones found in the State, and also specimens of products of the fields, forests, orchards and vineyards of the State, and of such other matters as ser'\"e to demonstrate the character aud pr?ductivenes.s of the soil of Georgia and best illustrate and develop the agricultural, horticultural and geological departments of the State. In the work of making this collection the Governor and Commissioner of Agriculture soon realized that it would be necessary to secure the services of persons specially equipped for the work, and in order to fully carry out the provisions of the resolution, Hon. Dudley M. Hughes was appointed Commissioner and Hon. Glascock Barrett, Assistant Commissioner. After the collection of this exhibit it was forWarded to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, Mo., as provided by section 3 of the resolution, satisfactory arrangement having been first made for its safe carriage to and from that point without any expense whatever to the State, except such as was deemed necessary for the protection and preservation of the exhibit. The freight on the exhibit from Atlanta to St. Louis was about $1,500, which was met by private subscriptions, the larger amount viz., $1,000, having been paid by the Greater Georgia Association. The exhibit is being duly installed at St. Louis, by Mr. Barrett and Prof. W. S. Yeates, State Geologist, and when Mmpleted, will be one of the best ex- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 21 hibits of the resources of Georgia that has ever been prebented to the public. Upon the close of the Exposition this exhibit will be properly installed in the State Capitol, and will become a splendid means of advertising our re sources. It will be necessary, however, on account of the perishable nature of the horticultural display and most of the agricultural products to have them renewed annually, which may be done at a small outlay. We have ~;pent on the exhibit to date about $20,000, and we hope to have several thousand dollars left from the original appropriation of $30,000, which may be used for the purpose of supplementing the exhibit upon its return to the Capitol. A report just received from Hon. D. :M. Hughes states, that the Georgia exhibit compares favorably with those from other States which appropriated from one to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for that purpose. GEORGIA BUILDING AT ST. LOUIS. It soon became apparent, after the work of collecting the Georgia exhibit began, that it would be necessary to have a Georgia building upon the grounds at St. Louis, in order that our State might have an equal opportunity with the ot~er States in presenting the' resources and varied interests to the many peoplt> visiting that Exposition. None of the money, however, appropriated by the General Assembly could be used for the purpose of erecting such a building and furnishing same. We then appointed Hon. Hugh V. Washington as a special Commissioner for the purpose of laying the necessity for such a building before 22 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. the people, and after several months' work, in which he had the assistance of MesE~rs. Hughes and Barrett, he succeeded in securing from various cities, towns and counties, as well as individuals throughout the State, subscriptions in cash and furniture to the. amount of about $16,000, all of which have been paid except about $1,500, which we feel sure will be paid during the next few weeks. The building is modeled after " Sutherland," the beautiful home of the lamented General John B. Gordon. ThE' contract price of the building is $14,100, and has been constructed almost entirely of Georgia material. We estimate that the remeining $1,900 will cover the necessary furniture and the expense of maintaining the ~uilding during the Exposition. I bad hoped to be able to present to the General Assembly in this message an itemized statement of all subscriptions to this building, and of all expenditures in connection with its erection and furnishing, in order that the people who so liberally subscribed might be fully informed as to the disposition of the money paid over to the Commissioners. But the delay in the completion of the building, as well as in the collection of a number of the subscriptions, renders it impracticable for such a statement to be furnished at this time. The building has just been completed and turned over to our Commissioners, and same was opened to the!public on the 21st instant. The Governor and the Commissioner of Agriculture feel that special thanks are due Hon. Hugh V. Washington for his splendid work in behalf of the Georgia building, as he gave freely of his time and worked faithfully, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 23. without compensation, in securing subscriptions which made the building a possibility. We also feel very much indebted to Hou. H. H. Tift, Commissioner of Lumber, and Hon. F. B. Gordon, Textile Commissioner, for their untiring efforts and valuable assistance in securing subscriptions. CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL BOARD. As authorized by an Act of the General Assembly, entitled " An Act to create the Confederate Mem')rial Board of Georgia," approved August 15, 1903, I appointed the following named gentlemen as members thereof, to wit: Capt. R. A. Nisbet, of the county of Bibb ; Majo~ J. G. Morris, of the county of Cobb; Col. John 0. Waddell, of the county of Polk; Capt. W. D. Ellis, of the county of Fulton, and Col. W. S. Shepherd, of the county of Muscogee. This board bas furnished a most E'Xcellent report, whioil you will have before you, and to which I invite your careful consideration. Much valuable and interesting information is furnished concerning nineteen Confederate . cemeteries located in different sections of the State. Quite a number of these cemeteries are in poor condition, and badly in need ot attention. The Board recommends "that some fit and proper person be appointed by the Governor, to visit each cemetery in the State, to make tabulated statements of their condition, and the exact cost of putting those in a state of decay or neglect, if any, in good condition,'' and the board is of the opinion that the sum of $5,000 will be sufficient to put all Confede,rate cemeteries in the State in excellent condition. This Board is to be ,24 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. congratulated for its economy, as they have only expended $75.72 for the actual expenses of its membt>rs, out of the appropriation of $250.00 made for that purpose. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. You will have before you the report of the Trustees of the State University, and of the Board of Visitors to the University ; the report of the Board of Directors and .the Board of Lady Visitors to the Georgia Normal and Industrial College; the report.'! of the State Normal School, the Academy for the Blind, ~chool for the Deaf~ and the reports of the Boards of Visitors to the two last named institutions. All these reports contain many valuable suggestions and recommendations, and will amply repay careful perusal. I bespeak for them your most earnest consideration. STATE SANITARIUM. I specially invite your attention to the report of the Board of Trustees of the State Sanitarium. I have recently visited this lnstitut!on, in company with several members of the Board of Trustees, and found it in excellent condition. The inmates are well treated and cared for; the buildings are in good condition, and the rooms and floors are kept remarkably neat and clean. From the report of the Trustees it will be seen that the daily average of patients under treatment, for the past eight months, was 2,770, and the daily average cost of each patient was only a fra(ltion over thirty cents, which is less than any similar institution of the same class in the United WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 25 States. The ratio of insane in Georgia is low compared to other States, the percentage being 1 to 1,012 of popu- . lation. In 13 States the ratio is less, and in 32 it is greater than that of this State. This institution is Georgia's greatest charity, and the State is to be congratulated upon the able :nd efficient administrat~on of its affairs. The farm that is now being run in connection with .the SaQitarium is doing a good work, and furnishes recreation and light employment to many of the convalescent patients. From this farm the patients are supplied with all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits. The Trustees recently inaugurated a new and most excellent system of duplicate vouchers, and also modernized and greatly improved the system of bookkeeping, so that in the future the financial 'affairs of the institution can be m?re easily investigated and understood. There is at present some confusion in the laws relative to the management of the Sanitarium and the rtlception of patients; and I recommend that a committee be appointed to confer with the Superintendent of the Sanitarium and the President of the Board of Trustees, with the view of revising the laws relating to the institution. OFFICIAL REPORTS. You will also have before you the reports of the Comptroller-General, State Treasurer, State School .Commissioner, Attorney-General, Adjutant-General, Com.missioner of Agriculture, Secretary of state, Railroad Commission, Prison Commission, Pension Commissioner, Compiler of Records, Roster Commission, State Librarian, Keeper of 26 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Public Buildings, and such other departments as are re quired by law to submit annual reports. They contain many valuabl~ ,suggestions and recommendations, which I am sure will receive your careful consideration, as they bear unmistakable evidence of the efficiency and fidelity of these public servants. OLD RECORDS. During the first year of my administration I found in the Archives of the Executive Department twenty-four old Volumes of' Executive l\1inute'3, covering a period of fifty years, from 179:3 to 1843. These old volume;, for some reason, had never been indexed, and were in a bad state of preservation. These records cover a very iuteresting and important era ot the State's history, and in order that they might be preserved and handed down to future generations, I have had them all neatly and substantially rebound by the S:ate Printer, and am now having them properly indexed. REWARDS. The annual appropriation of $2,000 made by the Legislature for the apprehension of fugitive criminals is wholly inadequate, as the apprcpriation for this year has already been exhaustecl, with the exception of $100, and there are now unpaid claims on hand of more than enough to take up this balance.. All rewdrds are paid from the fund derived from the hire of convicts, and as no reward is paid until after the criminal bas been convicted, the State gets the benefit of the hire and loses nothing in the transaction. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 27 I therefore recommend that the Governor be autho..rized to draw on the Prison Fund for a sufficient amount to pay rewards offered for the apprehension of criminals. STATE'S FINANCES. The State Treasurer has paid to the common school teachers out of the money appropriated by the Legislature, for the year 1904, the sum of $688,806.50 as against $653,684.48 for the same period of 1903. All pensions and other obligations have been promptly met, and a sum exceeding $35,000 more than that of last year has been paid to the teachers. Last year it was necessary, in order to meet the expenses of the General Assembly, to boi'row $65,000, but if the Treasury receipts for the next fifty days come up to our expectations, I do not think it will be necessary to borrow any amount during the present session. However, in the _event the receipts ar,e not sufficient to meet the expenditures, I have arranged, with the a~sistance of the State 'freasurer, to borrow whatever amount may be required at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum, from the following banks: Southern Bank of Savannah; Fourth National Bank of Atlanta, the Neal Loan and Banking Company of Atlanta, and the Exchange Bank of Macon. 'fhis is a remarkably low rate of interest, and the banks of the State are to be congratulated upon their ability to make loans at such a rate. J. l\L TERRELL, Governor. 28 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. APPENDIX A. In accordance with the requirements of section 5815 of the Code, I herewith submit report of all reprieves, commutations of sentence, and pardons granted to December 31, 1903. PARDONS GRANTED BY THE GOVERNOR. T. J. GRANADE.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior CourfofFulton'county, Spring term, 1902; five years in the penitentiary. Defendant claimed to have acted in self defense, and newly discovered evidence greatly strengthens this theory, and shows that an assault was actually made on the defendant. Granted June 3, 1903. HARRY HARRis.-Misdemeanor. City Court of Rome, March term, 1903; three months on the chaingang. Extreme youth of the defendant, previous good character and two months service. This was his first offense. Granted June 8, 1903. NATHAN STURGISs. Hog Stealing. Superior Court of Co lumbia county, March term, 1903; six months. Defendant is an old rnan, unable to work, and his pardon is urged by many good citizens. Granted June 8, 1903. C. H. CoLsoN. -Larceny. City Criminal Court of Atlanta. February term, 1903; eight months on the chaingang. Previous good character; has served four months, and his pardon urged by many good citizens. Granted June 8, 1903. SAM BRODNAX.-Murder. Superior Court of Hancock county, Spring term, 1896; life imprisonment. Defendant only eleven years old when crime was committed, which fact was not proven on the trial, and therefore he did not WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. 29 receive the benefit of the legal presumption in his favor. He has served eight years, and his pardon is urged by many good citizens. Granted June 10, 1903. MAGGIE MILLs.-Infanticide. Superior Court of Bartow county, Spring term, t897; life imprisonment. Defendant was a very youn~ and half-witted negro girl, and abandoned a bastard child of other parties and left it to die in the woods. On account of the weakness of her mind she does not seem to have been cognizant of the nature of the crime committed. She has served about six years, with good conduct. Granted June 11, 1903. PAULINE PERRY.-Larceny. Superior Court of Irwin county, March term, 1903; six months. The Judge who tried her certified that he intended to make the sentence three months instead of six months, and he now asks that the mistake be corrected, and the defendant discharged. Granted June 16, 190:3. GYP SouTH.-Burglary. Superior Court of Fulton county. Spring term, 1900; four years. He has served all of his term with the exception of two months, and the camp physician certifies that he is in the last stages of consumption. Granted June 24, 1903. CHARLES R. WHITE.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Bibb county; five years. Two reputable physicians certify that he has an incurable disease of the heart and varicocele, both of a serious nature. He has served with good conduct, and clemency is urged. by many good citizene. Granted July 1, 1903. HENRY JoNES.-Murder. Superior Court of Richmond county, May term, 1890; life imprisoment. Deceased did not die uniil about six months after he was stabbed by the defendant, and his death seems to have been caused more from dissipation than from the wound. Clemency is urged by the Judge, Solicitor-General, and many good citizens. 30 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. He has served with good conduct thirteen years. Granted July 8, 1903. WILLIS BENNEFIELD.-Perjury. Superior Court of Burke county, Fall term, 1901 ; four years in the penitentiary. Defendant wa!:l only technically guilty; and on account of his advanced age and infirmities, his previous good character and excellent conduct since he has been imprisoned, it is thought that his punishment has been sufficient. Granted July 14, 1903. WILLIAM PowERS.-Burglary. Superior Court of Elbert county, September term, 1898; eight years in the penitentiary. The property stolen was only worth three or four dollars, and he has served nearly six years with good conduct. Granted July 15, 1903. W. N. KENNEDY.-Shooting at Another. Superior Court of Fulton county, January term, 1903; six months in jail and twelve months in the chaingang. Tudge before whom he was tried expresses doubt as to his guilt. He has served the jail punishment, which the Judf~e considers sufficient. Granted July 21, 1903. ToM RICHARDSON.-Voluntary Manslaughter. Superior Court of Glynn county, Spring term, 1892; fifteen years in the penitentiary. Defendant has served all of his term with the exception of about two weeks, during which time his conduct has been good. Granted July 24, 1903. ALBERT CowEN.-Murder. Superior Court of Elbert county, September, 1893; life imprisonment. Defendant was convicted on circumstantial evidence; during his imprisonment he has lost a leg and one eye, and his pardon is urged by many good citizens. Granted July 24, 1903. CHARLEs PHILLIPS.--Larceny from the Person. Superior Court of Muscogee county, May term, 1903; twelve months WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904, 31 in the chaingang and six months in jail.. Defendant was a weak-minded boy, only sixteen years of age. He has served the twelve months' sentence and three months of the jail sentence. Granted August 7, 1903. KING JoNES.-Selling Whiskey and Gaming. Superior Court ofClayton county, August term, 1902; twelve months in each case. He has served one term, and the Grand Jury recommend by special presentment that he be pardoned. Granted September 8, 1903. BuRRELL PHILLIPs.-Murder. Superior Court of Miller county, February term,, 1899. Life imprisonment. The Judge and the jury before whom he was tried express doubt as to his guilt, and recommend that he be pardoned. Granted September 12, 1903. ED MuRRAY.-Assault with intent to murder. Superior Court of Wilkinson county, October term, 1902; three years in the penitentiary. The judge before whom he was tried and the solicitor general both urge clemency stating that there was grave doubt as to his guilt. Granted September 12, 1903. JoHN CARROLL.-Murder. Superior Court of Fulton county, Fall term, Hl95; life imprisonment. Defendant a boy eighteen years of age at the time the crime was committed. Deceased was an immoral woman much his elder who had for months exercised control over him, and whom, in his sober moments he endeavored to shun. His pardon, is urged by the solicitor-general who prosecuted him, the grand jury which indicted him, and the jury which convicted him. Granted September 12,1903. CHARLES H. LocxsLEY.-Murder. Superior Court of Richmond county, October term, 1887. Life imprisonment. Defendant was a boy about twelve years vf age and killed deceased in a sudden heat of passion. The crime might have been reduced to manslaughter, and since de- 32 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. fendant has served more than sixteen years, it is thought that his punishment has been suqicient. Granted September 12, 1903. JAMES R. McUoy.-1\Iisdemeanor. Two cases. Superior Court of Walker county, August term, 1902; twelve months in one case and six months in the other. He has served with good conduct eighteen months, is an old Confederate soldier E depositories. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Preston of JasperA bill to create a new charter for the town of Shady Dale. Referred to Committe on Corporations. By 1\lr. Preston of Jasper- A bill to prescribe the manner of collecting State and county taxes; the duties of the tax-collector, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee ou Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Tigner of Muscogee- A bill to authorize executors, administrators, etc., to sell certain property on the premises. 48 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A bill to fix the weight of and regulate the trade in cornmeal, and for other purposes. Relerred to Special .Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A bill to amend paragraph :2 and 3, Sec. 3, Art. 6, of the Constitution of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Amendment to Constitution. By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to make it unlawful to ~ell or manufacture liquors in the county of Wilkes. Referred to Committee on Temperance. By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to amend an Act to create the City Court of Washington. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Underwood of WhiteA bill to amend Sec. 1354 of the Code of 1895. Referred to Committee on Education. WEDNESDAY }UNE 22, 1904. 49 :By Mr. Underwood of White- A bill to require the State School Commissioner to furnish the Clerks of the Superior Courts with certain .sworn statements and for 9ther purposes. Referred to Committee on Education. :By Messrs. Grenade and Alexander- A bill to abolish the office of Judge of the City Court -of Washington. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. :By Messrs. Ennis and McHenry- A bill to define and punish frauds against hotels, tav-i!rns, etc. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. .By Mr. Davis of Meriwether- A bill to IJlake appropriations for the ~rdinary ex 'Penses of the ~ecutive, Legislative and Judicial Depart:ments of the government, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. At the request of Mr. Carrington C>f Madison, House :Bill No. 544 was withdrawn from the Committee of the Whole and read the second time. At the request of Mr. Ennis of Floyd, House Bill No. 689 was withdrawn. Uj 50 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The Speaker announced the following committees~ towit: To draft resolutions on the death of Hon. W. R... Welch-Slaton, Chairman; Daves, Jones of Pickens. To draft resolutions on the death of Hon. W. A. P .. Lowe-Thurman, Chairman; Ennis, Brock. To draft resolutions on the death of Hon. R. B. John- son-Spence, Chail:man ; Stovall, Butts. The Speaker assigned Mr. Gross of McDuffie, to thefollowing committees: General Judiciary, Temperance,. Education, Roads and Bridges, Amendments to Constitution. Mr. Rudicil of Chattooga, was assigned to the following committees: Appropriations, Hygene and Sanitation . Special Agriculture, Public Library, Manufactures. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Ayers and Henry. On motion of Mr. Phillips of Je~erson, the House ad-JOUrned untillO o'clock to-morrow morning! THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1904. 51 Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday, June 23, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a.m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boykin. Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glepn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, 52 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Lane, Owen, Shannon, Lanier, O'Quinn, Singletary, 'Lawrence, Parker, Slaton, Leigh, Pate, of Dooly, Spence, Little, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stanford, ,Mann, Paulk, of Coffee, Steed, of Carroll, Maples, Paulk, of Irwin, Steed, of Taylor, Martin, Peyton, Stewart, Mayson, Phillips, Stovall, Miller, of Bullock, Preston, Strickland, Miller, of Muscogee, Proctor, Thompson, Mills, Rainey, Thurman, Mitcham, Rankin, Tigner, Mitchell, Rawles, Tracy, Mizell, Redwine, Underwood, Morris, Reid, Valentine, Morton, Rice, Walker, of Monroe, .Mwing report: Mr. Speaker: The Counties and County Matters Committee having 'had under consideration the following bill have instructed me as their chairman to report said bill, with the recommendation that it do not pass : 60 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Bill No. 821-By Mr. Preston of Jasper- To define the method of collecting State and county taxes, and for other purposes. Also, that following bill do pass: Bill .No. 827-By Mr. Alford of Worth- To change county site of Worth from Isabella to Sylvester. Also recommend, that the authors be permitted to withdraw following bills: Bill No. 787-By Mr. Daves of Fannin- To incorporate town of Maysville, and for other pur- poses. Bill No. 688-By Mr. Fields of Dooly- .To repeal sections 573 to 583 inclusive, of volume 1 Code 1895. Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. SHANNON, June 23, 1904. Chairman. The following bill was read the third time and put upon. its passage, to wit: By Mr. Wellborn of Union- A bill to provide that no person owning more than. $1,000 worth of property shall be entitled to draw a pension in the State of Georgia. THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1904, 61 Mr. Wellborn offered th'e following amendment which was adopted, to wit: To amend by striking words and figures "$1,000" wherever they occur and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "$2,000." Mr. Mulherin, of Richmond, called the previous question, which call was 1:1ustained and the main question ordered. On agreeing to the favorable report of the Committee as amended the ayes and uays were ordered and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Alexander, Baldwin, Bell, of Milton, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Bush, Butts, Carrington, Cliatt, Cook, Daves, Deal, Mann, Derrick; Mills, Dozier, Mulherin, English, McBride, Evans, Paulk, of Coffee, Foster, of Oconee, Paulk, of Irwin, Foster, of Towns, Phillips, Gaulden, Proctor, Grice, Rogers, of Hall, Hendry, Steed, of Carroll, Hixon, of Carroll, Thompson, Hixon, of Sumter, Thurman, Howard, of Laurens, Underwood, ]ones, of Pickens, Wellborn, Lanier, Whitley, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Booth, Brinson, Buchannon, Burton, Candler, Cann Carr, 62 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Carswell, Kelly, Rankin, Conner, Kent, Rawles, Crumbly, Knight, Redwine, Daniel, Lane, Reid, Davison, Leigh, Rice, Duckett, Duggan, Little, Maples, Richardson, Rogers, of Mcintosh, . Dunbar, Martin, Rountree, Felder, Mayson, Rudicil, Fields, Mitcham, Sanders, Flynt, Mitchell, Shackelford, Franklin, Mizell, Shannon, Fussell, Morton, Singletary, George, Moses, Spence, Glenn, McCurry, Stanford, Grenade, McElmurray, Steed, of Taylor, Griffin, McHenry, Stewart, Gross, McLain, Stovall, Hall, McRae, Strickland, Hardman, Newton, Tigner, Harden, Nisbet, Tracy, Hawes, O'Quinn, Valentine, Hayes, Parker, Walker, of Monroe. Holder, Pate, of Gwinnett, Wise, Howard, of Baldwin, Peyton, Womble, Howell, Preston, Wooten, Hutcheson, Rainey, Yates, Johnson, of Crawford, Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres, Bell, of EJV.anuel, Buchan, Calvin, Cromartie, Davis, Edwards, Ennis, Flanigan, Henry, Hicks, Houston, Owen, Johnson, of Baker, Overstreet, Jones, of Dougherty, Pate, of Dooly, Kendrick, Ridley, Kilburn, Roper, Knowles, Slaton, Lawrence, Walker, of Pierce, Miller, of Bullock, West, Miller, of Muscogee, Wilson, Morris, Mr. Speaker. The roll-call was verified and on counting the votes cast it was found that the ayes were 45, nays 97. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1904. The favorable report of the committee was therefore disagreed to and the bill lost. The Speaker announced the following committee provided for by Resolution No. 463 and known as the "Ballot Reform Legislative Committee." Mr. Kelly,.. Chairman; Mr. 1:5tovall, Mr. Akin, Mr. Candler, Mr. Hall. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Mizell, Law- renee, West, Bowen, McRae. The motion to adjourn was made and curried, and the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10 o'clock. to-morrow morning. Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 24, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at ro o'clok 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 an-swered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crt~mbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, .Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Paulk, of Coffee, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Irwin, Howell, Peyton, Hutcheson, Phillips, Johnson, of Baker, Preston, Johnson, of Crawford, Proctor, Jones, of Dougherty, Rainey, Jones, of Pickens, Rankin, Kelly, Rawles, Kendrick, Redwine, Kent, Reid, Kilburn, Rice, Knight, Richardson, Knowles, Ridley, Lane, Rogers, of Hall, Lanier, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Lawrence, Roper, Leigh, Rountree, Little, Rudicil, Mann, Sanders, Maples, Shackelford, Martin, Shannon, Mayson, Singletary, Miller, of Bullock, Slaton, Miller, of Muscogee, Spence, Mills, Stanford, Mitcham, Steed, of Carroll, Mitchell, Steed, of Taylor, Mizell, Stewart, Morris, Stovall, Morton, Strickland, Moses, Thompson, Mulherin, Thurman, McBride, Tigner, McCurry, Tracy, McElmurray, Under\1/ood, McHenry, Valentine, McLain, Walker, of Monroe, McRae, Walker, of Pierce, Newton, Wellborn, Nisbet, Whitley, Owen, Wilson, O'Quinn, Wise, Parker, Womble, Pate, of Dooly, Wooten, Pate, of Gwinnett, Yates, Mr. Speaker. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1904. 65 Those absent were Messrs.- Ayres, Bell,. of Emanuel, Bowen, Edwards, Overstreet, West, On motion of Mr. Miller of Bullock, the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. Mr. Daves of Fannin, was allowed to withdraw House Bill No. 7'd7. On motion 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. Harden of Chatham- A bill to amend an Act to revise the laws of Georgia for the protection of fish, and for other purposes. Referred to General Agricultural Committee. By Mr. Candler of DeKalbA bill to provide a uniform date for the return of taxes in the municipalities of this State. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Womble of Upson- A bill to require street car companies to provide separate compartments for white and colored passengers. Referred to General Agricultural Committee. 6hj 66 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Evans of Washington- A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads, Public Property and Finance for county of Washin,gton. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Evans of Washington- A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Washington. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Duggan of Randolph- A bill to incorporate Shellman School District in Randolph county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr.. Lanier of Bryan- A bill to require clerks of the Superior Courts to enter in their indexes for record of deeds under the column of grantors, the name of the person or persons whose property is being sold by sheriffs under execution, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Beall of Paulding- A bill to amend Sec. 982, Vol. I of the Code of Georgia, so as to make Dallas as State depository. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1904. 67 By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett- A bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in the county of Gwinnett, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Stanford of Harris- A resolution to pay pension due J. C. McLeroy to Tempy McLeroy. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Mitcham of Clayton- A bill to create the City Court of Jonesboro. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the following House resolutions, to wit : By Mr. Felder of Bibb- A resolution for the appointment of a joint committee to investigate juvenile convicts of this State and submit proposeq legislation as to reformatories. Committee on part of Senate, Messrs. Lee and McMichael. 68 JouRNAL oF -THE House:. By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- A resolution for a joint committee to be appointed to which shall be referred .all measures looking to ballot reform legislation. Committee appointed on part of Senate, Messrs Skelton, Hopkins and Mathews. The following bills were read the third time and. put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A bill to amend Sec. 3667 of the Code by inserting .certain words, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Slaton the above bill was tabled. On motion of Mr. Slaton House Bill No. 175 was also tabled. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill to provide for the assessment of property of corporations which are required by law to make returns to the Comptroller-General of this State. Mr. Hall moved that as an appropriation was involved in the bill, the House resolve itself into a committee of the whole for its consideration, which motion prevailed and the Speaker designated as chairman of the committee, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton. After a c<;msideration of the bill the committee arose and through their chairman reported the same back to FRIDAY, }UNE 24, 1904. 69. the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. Mr. Hall of Bibb, moved that the session of the House be extended until the pending bill was disposed of, which motion prevailed. Mr. Miller of Muscogee, moved 'that when the House adjourns to-day it stand adjourned until Monday, Ju..e 2 7. The motion was lost. The committee proposed to amend Sec. 8 of the bill by inserting the following proviso, to wit : Provided, That only the species of property not ia. the State of Georgia which is to be considered in ~ ing the valuation shall be that used in conducting the business of the corporation. Th~ amendment was adopted. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. An appropriation being involved the ayes and nays were ordered and on taking the ballot, viza voce, ~e vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, 70 ]OURNAI. OF THE HOUSE. Cromartie, Jones, of Dougherty, Redwine, Crumbly, Jones, of Pickens, Reid, Daves. Kelly, Rice, Davison, Kilburn, Richardson, Deal, Knight, Rogers, of Hall, PerriPc, Lane, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Duggan, Lanier, . Roper, Dunbar, Leigh, Rountree, English, Little, Rudicil, Evans, Mann, Sanders, Felder, Maples, Shackelford, Fields, Mayson, Shannon, Flanigan, Miller, of Muscogee, Singletary, Flynt, Morton, Slaton, Fussell, Moses, Spence, Gaulden, Mulherin, Stanford, George, McElmurray, Steed, of Carroll, Glenn, McHenry, Steed, of Taylor, Grenade, McLain, Stewart, Grice, Newton, Stovall, Gross, Nisbet, Strickland, Hall, O'Quinn, Thompson, Hardman, Parker, Thurman, Harden, Pate, of Dooly, Tigner, Hayes, Pate, of Gwinnett, Underwood, Hendry, Paulk, .of Coffee, Valentine, Hicks, Paulk, of Irwin, Walker, of Monroe, Hixon, of Carroll, Phillips, Well born, Holder, Preston, Whitley, Houston, Proctor, Womble, Howell, Rainey, Wooten, Hutcheson, Rankin, Yates, Johnson, of Crawford, Rawles, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Daniel, Franklin, Peyton, Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Arnold, Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Bower, Bruce, Carswell, Davis, FRIDAY, JuNE 24, 1904. Dozier, Johnson, of Baker, Duckett, Kendrick, Edwards, Kent, Ennis, Knowles, Foster, of Oconee, Lawrence, Foster,. of Towns~ .Martin, Griffin, Miller, of Bullock, :Harrell Mills, Hawes, Mitcham, Henry, 1\:litchell, Hixon, of Sumter, Mizell, "Howard, of Baldwin, 1\Iorris, Howard, of Laurens, McBride, McCurry, McRae, Owen, Overstreet, Ridley, Tracy, Walker, of Pierce, West, Wilson, Wise, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call -was dispensed wi~h. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 1,25, nays 3 The bill having received the requisite constitutional -majority was passed as amend~d and, on motion of Mr. Hall, was ordered immediately transmitted to the :Senate. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Preston, John- .:son of Crawford, Dunbar, Lan'e of Sumter, Howard of Baldwin, Strickland, Alexander,. Grice, Hayes, Newton, Richardson, Kent, Brinson, Brown, Steed of Taylor, .Daniel. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned -until to-morrow morning at IO o'clock. 7'2 JoURNAL OF TBE HOUSE . Atlanta, Ga. Saturday, June 25, 1904- The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock: a. 1!1 this day, was called to order by the Speaker ancl ope1-ed with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hight. Mr. Harden, of Chatham, moved to dispense with thecall of the roll, which motion was lost. The roll was then called and the following members. answered to their names. Adams, Akin, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell; of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann I; - Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin,. SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1904, 73 Howard, of Laurens, Mulherin, Rountree, Howell, McBride, Rudicil, Hutcheson, McCurry, Johnson, of Crawford,McElmtir~ay, Sanders, Shackelford, Jones, of Dougherty, McHenry, Shannon, Jones, of Pickens, McLain, Singletary, Kelly, McRae, Slaton, Kendrick, New'ton, Spence, Kent, Nisbet, Stanford, Kilburn, Owen, Steed, of Carroll, Knight, O'Quinn, Steed, of Taylor, Knowles, Parker, Stewart, Lane, Pate, of Dooly, Stovall, Lanier, Pate, of Gwinnett, Thompson, Lawrence, Paulk, of Coffee, Thurman, Leigh, Paulk, of Irwin, Tigner, Little, Peyton, Tracy, Mann, Phillips, Underwood, Maples, Proctor, Valentine, Martin, Rainey, Walker, of Monroe. Mayson, Rankin, Walker, of Pierce, Miller, of Bullock, Rawles, Wellborn, Miller, of Muscogee, Redwine, Whitley, Mills, Reid, Wilson, Mitcham, Rice, Wise, Mitchell, Richardson, Womble, Mizell, Rogers, of Hall, Wooten, Morris, Rogers, of .. Mcintosh, Yates, Morton, Roper, Mr. Speaker. Moses, Those absent were Messrs.- Alexander, Aytes, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Brown, Carr, Carrington, Edwards, Henry, Johnson, of Baker, Overstreet, Preston, Ridley, Strickland, West, The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed. 74- ]OURNAi. OF- THE HOUSE. Mr. Gaulden, of Brooks, was allowed to withdraw House Bill No. 98. Mr. Mitcham, of Clayton, was allowed to withdraw House Bill No. 876. The following resolutions were read and referred to Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Cromartie_ of Appling- A resolution making -House Bills Nos. 68o and 681 the special order for Wednesday, 29th inst. By Mr. Slaton, of Fulton- A resolution providing that Senate Bill No. - - be set as a special order for June 29, 1904. The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Miller_ of Muscogee- A resolution tendering the sympathy of the House to Hon. M. R. Edwards, Representative from the County of Marion, who is seriously ill at his home. By Mr. Sla:ton of Fulton- A resolution tendering the hall of the House to the Daughters of the American Revolution for patriot.ic ex-ercises on July 4, 1904. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: S~TURDAY, JuNE 25, 1904. By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A resolution fixing the order of business for today's session. Mr. Slaton, of Fulton; moved that all members having bills to introduce be allowed to send them to the Clerk's desk, which motion prevailed and the following bills were introduced and read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Reid of Campbell: . A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiencies. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A bill to pay off and retire valid bonds of the State as they mature, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mt. Thurman of Walker- A resolution authorizing. the State Treasurer to pay the widow of Hon. W. A. P. Lowe the amourit that wotild have accrued to him at the close of the present session. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By. Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to create a new charter for the town of Roswell. 76 ]OUllNAL OF ~B HOUSB. By Mr. Candler of DeKalb (by request)- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Edgewood so as to provide for the registration of voters. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Leigh of Coweta : A, bill to establish and maintain a system of Farmers." Institutes in Georgia. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Alford of WorthA bill to create a charter for the city of Ashburn. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to amend an act to create a system of public schools for the city of Ashburn. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Mills of Cherokee- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Canton. ~eferred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Fussell of Chattahoochee- A bill to amend an act to carry into effect an act to amend paragraph I, section 1, article 7 of the Constitution. Referred to Committee on Pensions. SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1904. 77 .By Mr. Leigh of CowetaA bill to amend the charter of Newnan, Ga. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Messrs. Slaton, Houston, Blackburn- A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. .By Mr. Mann of Tattnall- A bill to amend section 982, volume r of the Code, so .:as to make the Bank of Reidsville a State depository. Referred to Committee on Corporations. .By Mr. Womble of Upson- A resolution to pay James R. Atwater certain money. Referred to Committee on Military Aft'atrs. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to create the city court for the city of Ashburn. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Mat- ~ers. By Mr. Cann of Chatham- A bill to confirm the sale of a portion of Wright street ::in Savannah. Referred to Committee on Corporati?ns. 78 - JOURNAL OF' THE HOUSE. By Mr. Womble of Upson- A bill to amend an act which defines the manner of catching fish from the waters of this State. By Mr. Stanford of Harris- . A resolution to pay the pension due A. J. Teel to his widow. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A resolution granting permission to Atlanta Inter- urban Railway Co. to cross the tracks of the W. & A. R.R. . Referred to Committee on W. & A. R. R. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to repeal the charter of the town of Ashburn. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Leigh of CowetaA bill to amend the charter of Newnan. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- . A bill to amend section r, article 7, paragraph I of the Constitution. Referred to Cqmmittee on Constitutional Amendments. SATURDAY, }UN: 25, 1904. 79 By Messrs. Slaton; Blackburn and Houston- A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judioiary Committee. By Mr. Hawes of Elbert- A resolution providing for the purchase of filing cases for the office of Commissioner of Pensions. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Pate, of Dooly, was allowed to withdraw House Bill No. 688. Mr. Harden, of Chatham, was allowed to withdraw House Bills Nos. 559 and 770. Mr. Shannon, 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 and instruct me, as their Chairman, to report said bills, with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House bill No. 872, by Mr. Duggan, of Randolph, to incorporate ShelJman school district in Randolph. Also recommend that the author of the following bill be allowed to withdraw the same: House Bill No. 822, by Mr. Flanigan, of Gwinnett, to provide for removal of obstructions in streams of Gwinnett county, and for other purposes. .; 80 JOURNAl. OF THE HoUSE. Also recommend that the following bills do pass: House Bill No. 865, by Newton of Colquitt, Knight .of Berrien, and Valentine of Echols, to change time of holding Superior Courts of Colquitt, Berrien and Echols Counties. House Bill No. 853, by Mr. Beauchamp, of Butts, to .amend an act relative to investigating claim of A. J. Moore, former tax collector of Butts county. House Bill No. 870, by Mr. Evans of Washington, to repeal an act creating Board of Commissioners for Roads, Public Property and Finance for the county of Washington, and ~or other purposes. House Bill No. 87r, by Mr. Evans of Washington, to Create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Washington county. House Bill No. 840', by Mr. Alexander of Wilkes, to .amend an act establishing the city court of Washington. House bill No. 875, by Mr. Beall, of Paulding, to .amend section 982 of volume I of Code of Georgia, providing for the selection, by the Governor, the town of Dallas as a State depository. House Bill No. 874, by Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett, to prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous, malt or other intoxicating liquors in Gwinnett county; to provide that the place of delivery shall be construed to be the place of .sale and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, JOHNR. SHANNON, Chairman. SATURDAY, JuNE 25, 1904_. 81 Mr. Kelly, chairman of the Committee on Reform Ballot Legislation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Reform Ballot Legislation has had under consideration House bill No. 826, being a bill entitled: "An Act to revise the election laws of this State,", and directs me to report the same back with the recommendation that the same be read the second time, and recommitted to this committee. T. J. M. KELLY, Chairman. Mr. Morris, Chairman ex oflicio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Rules have had under consideration resolution No. - - fixing the order of business for today and we recommend thaf the same do pass. MR. MORRIS, Chairman ex oflicio. The following resolution, which was favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A resolution fixing the order of business for today's session. The following bills were read the second time, to wit : 6hl 82 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Reid of Campbell-- A bill to appropriate money to pay part cost of paving Mitchell street. By Mr. Rainey of Terrell- A resolution to make appropriation to pay cost of additional repairs on the State Capitol. By Messrs. Harden, Cann and Stovall- A bill to fix the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Savannah. By Mr. Bell of Milton- A bill to amend section 1137, volume 3 of the Code. By. Mr. Kelly of Glascock- A bill to revise the election laws of this State. By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett- A bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in Gwinnett county. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A bill to protect lands of State Institutions from trespassers. By Mr. Miller of MuscogeeA bill to regulate the occupation of barbers. By Mr. Stanford of HarrisA resolution to pay pension of Sarah Blackmon. j i ! ~I j.!. I I SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1904. 83 :B:y Mr. Brinson of Decatur- A bill to amend section 3771 of Civil Code. :By Mr. Beauchamp of Butts- A bill to repeal an act to create a Board of Commis:sioners of Roads and Revenues in and for Butts county. :By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A resolution to pay Mrs. Martha Martin a pension. :By Mr. Little of Hancock- A bill to amend an act to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State governri1ent. By Messrs. Newton, Knight, Valentine- A bill to fix the time for holding the superior courts -of Berrien, Colquitt and Echols counties. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond-:- A bill to provide that all county officers shall be elected on the same day as the Governor and members of the -General Assembly. By Messrs. Stovall, Cann, Harden- A bill to regulate the salaries of Judges of the Superior Courts. By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to amend an act to create the city court of Washington. 84 ]OUR.NAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Beall of Paulding__:.:. A resolution to pay pension due Mrs. S. F. Fuller toher son. By Mr. Beall of Paulding- A bill to amend section 982, volume 2 of the Code. By Mr. Beauchamp of Butts- A bill to amend an act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Butts county to investigate the.: claim of A. J. Moore. By Mr. Bell of Milton- A resolution to pay pension of Mary E. Mize to her son. By Mr. Evans of Washington- A bill to repeal an act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads, Public Property and Finance for Wash- ington county. By Mr. Evans of Washington- A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Road and Revenues for the county of Washington. Mr. Franklin, of Washington, moved that the above two bills be recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters, which motion was lost. Mr. Franklin then gave notice that he would move toreconsider the action of the House in refusing to recom..: mit the bills above mentioned. MoNnA.v, JuNE 27, 1904: 85 Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Hixon of Car-roll, Shannon of Monroe. On motion of Mr. Felder, of Bibb, the Speaker then :announced the House adjourned until ro o'clock Monday :morning. Atlanta, Ga., Monday, June 27, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at ro o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker and ..opened with prayer: by the Rev. Dr. Foster, of Oconee. The roll was called and the following members an:swered to their names : .Adams, .Akin, .Alexander, .Alford, .Almond, .Arnold, 13aldwin, "'Beall, of Paulding, :Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton. "Blackburn, "Booth, "Bower, 'Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Erown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, - Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, . Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fi-elds, Flanigan, 8.6 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Flynt, Lawrence, Rawles, Foster, of Oconee, Leigh, Redwine, Foster, of Towns, Little, Reid, Franklin, Mann. Rice, Fussell, Maples, Ric;hardson, Gaulden, Martin, Ridley, George, Mayson, Rogers, of Hall, Glenn, Miller, of Bullock, Rogers, of Mcintosh,.. Grenade, Miller, of Muscogee, Roper, Grice, Mills, Rountree, Griffin, Mitcham, Rudicil, Gross, Mitchell, Sanders, Hall, Mizell, Shackelford, Hardman, Morris, Shannon, Harden, Morton, Singletary, Hawes, Moses, Slaton, Hayes, Mulherin, Spence, Hendry, McBride, Stanford, Hicks, McCurry, Steed, of Carroll,. Hixon, of Carroll, McElmurray, Steed, of Taylor,. Hixon, of Sumter, McHenry, Stewart, Holder, McLain, Stovall, Houston, McRae, Thompson, Howard, of Baldwin, Newton, Thurman, Howard, of Laurens, Nisbet, Tigner, Howell, Owen, Tracy, Hutcheson, O'Quinn, Underwood, Johnson, of Crawford,Parker, Valentine, Jones, of Dougherty, Pate, of Dooly, Walker, of Monroe. Jones, of Pickens, Pate, of Gwinnett, Walker, of Pierce, Kelly, Paulk, of Coffee, Wellborn, Kendrick, Paulk, of Irwin, Whitley, Kent, Peyton, Wilson, Kilburn, Phillips, Wise, Knight, Preston, Womble, Knowles, Proctor, Wooten, Lane, Rainey, Yates, Lanier, Rankin, Mr. Speaker. Those absent were Messrs.- Ayres, Henry, Strickland. Bell, of Emanuel, Johnson, of Baker, West~ .I Bowen, Overstreet, MONDAY, JuNE 27, 1904:, 87 Mr. Franklin, of Washington, moved to dispense with the reading of the Journal, which motion was lost. The Journal was then read and confirmed. On motion of Mr. Conner, of Bartow, House Bill No. 686 was recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Harden of Chatham- A resolution providing that the General Assembly hold no session on July 4 Mr. Franklin, of Washington, moved that the House reconsider its action in refusing on Saturday to recommit House Bills Nqs. 870 and 871 to the Committee on Counties and County Matters, which motion prevailed. Mr. Blackburn, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 123, and instruct me, as acting chairman, to report the same back with the recommendation that it do pass. Respectfully submitted, R. B. BLACKBURN, Vice-Chairman. 88 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The following bills were introduced, read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: By Mr.. Hall of Bibb- A bi!l .!o amend section 2334 of the Code relative to bringing suits against corporations. Referred to General Judiciary Commit~ee. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill to prohibit any municipal corporation from exempting any property from taxation and to declare all contracts exempting property void, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Butts of Glynn- A bill to amend section 5526 of the Code, which provides for taking cases before the Supreme Court on writs of error. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Buchan- A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Dodge. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A bill to provide for substitution of trustees and for other purposes. MONDAY, ]UNE 27, 1904. 89 Referred to General Judiciary Committee. ~y Mr. Fields of Dooly- A bill to amend an act relative to the alternative road 1aw and for other purposes. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Boykin and Thurman- A bill to amend an act for the protection of game and fish. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Carrington of Madison- A bill to repeal section 2763 of the Code which provides for notice to mortgagor in foreclosing mortgages. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. :By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A bill to amend article 5, section r, paragraph 8 of the Constitution providing for the _succession to the office of Governor and other State House officers. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A bill to amend section 3692, volume 2, of the Code, which specifies public holidays. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. 90 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A bill to amend section 3693, volume 2 of the Code of I89S Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. Calvin of RichmondA bill to provide for a convention of the people of Georgia to revise the State Constitution, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. .The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit:: By Mr. Cann of Chatham- A resolution providing that when the General Assembly adjourn on July 2, it stand adjourned until July II for the purpose of attending the National Democratic Convention and the World's Fair at St. Louis, and that such days be declared dies non. On motion of Mr. Cann the resolution was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr.. Hall of Bibb- A bill to amend section I so, volume I of the Code, and' for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Public Library. By Mr. Rainey of Terrell- A resolution to pay $83.08 to H. 0. Thornton, taxcollector of Terrell county. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1904. By Mr. Jones of Dougherty- A bill to amend an act to create the city court of Albany. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The following bill was read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Harden of Chatham- A bill to amend the laws of this State for the protection of fish and game. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- Resolved, That after Tuesday, the 28th inst., the ses-sions of the House shall begin at 9 a. m. and adjourn at I p.m. On motion of Mr. Slaton House Brill No. 185 wastabled. On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, House Bill No. 190 was tabled. House Bill No. 192 was tabled on motion of Mr. Sla-ton. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Alford of WorthA resolution fixing House Bill No. 827 the special or- der for June 28 immediately after confirmation of the: Journal. f JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 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 bill to amend section 765 of third volume of Code of 1895, referring to certioraries from the county courts, .and for other purposes. The following bills were read the third time and put :.upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Brock, of Dade- A resolution to reimburse. the county of Dade for the incarceration and execution of Charlie Phillips. An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole for its consideration and the Speaker appointed as Chairman Mr. Evans, 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 report of the committee was agreed to. ' An appropriation 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 }fessrs.- ..Adams, ..Akin, ..Alexander, Alford, Beauchamp, Almond, Bell, of Milton, Beall, of Paulding, Blackburn, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1904.. Booth, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Butts, Cann Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Edwards, English, Ennis, EVans, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, Gaulden, Glenn, Grenade, Griffin, Pate, of Dooly, Hardman, Pate, of Gwinnett, Harden, Paulk, of Coffee, Hawes, Peyton, Hendry, Proctor, Hixon, of Carroll, Rainey, Holder, Rankin, Houston, Rawles, Howard, of Baldwin, Reid, Howard, of Laurens, Rice, Howell, Rogers, of Mcintosh,. Hutcheson, Roper, Jones, of Dougherty, Rountree, Jones, of Pickens, Rudicil, Kelly, Sanders, Lanier, Shackelford, Leigh, Singletary, Little, Stanford, Mann, Steed, of Carroll,. Martin, Steed, of Taylor,. Mayson, Stewart, Miller, of Bullock, Stovall, Miller, of Muscogee, Thompson, Mills, Thurman, Mitcham, Tracy, Mitchell, Underwood, Moses, Valentine, Mulherin, Walker, of Monroe;.. McBride, Whitley, McCurry, Wilson, McElmurray, Womble, McHenry, Wooten, Nisbet, Yates, O'Quinn, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Baldwin, Duckett, Duggan, Gross, Hall, Maples, Parker, Ridley, Walker, of Pierce;. Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Brown, Bush, I JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. Calvin, Candler, Carrington, Carswell, Cook, Davis, Dozier, 'Dunbar, Felder, Franklin, George, Grice, Hayes, Henry, Hicks, "Jlixon, of Sumter, Johnson, of Baker, Overstreet, Johnson, of Crawford,Paulk, of Irwin, Kendrkk, Phillips, ;Kent, Preston, Kilburn, Redwine, Knight, Richardson, Knowles, Rogers, of Hall, Lane, Shannon, Lawrence, Slaton, Mizell, Spence, Morris, Strickland, Morton, Tigner, McLain, Wellborn, McRae, West, Newton, Wise, Owen, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Underwood the verification of the .roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were I IO, nays 9 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By unanimous consent the following bill was read the :.first time, to wit: By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- A bill to create a system of public schools in the town .of Mitchell. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. The reading of bills a third time was resumed. :By Mr. Davis of Meriwether- A bill to appropriate $1,000 to purchase additional :files for the Supreme Court. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1904. 95 An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into 'a committee of the whole, and designated .as chairman of the committee Mr. Cann, of Chatham. 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. 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 l1:essrs.- .Adams, Alexander, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, ~lackburn, ~ooth, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, ~ruce, .Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Butts, .Calvin, Cann Carr, .Cliatt, Cromartie, Daniel, Daves, Davison, Deal, Howell, Dozier, Hutcheson, Duggan, Johnson, of Crawford, Ennis, Jones, of Dougherty, Evans, Jones, of Pickens, Fields, Kendrick,. Foster, of Oconee, Lanier, Foster, of Towns, Leigh, Franklin, Little, Fussell, Mann, Gaulden, Maples, George, Martin, Glenn, Mayson, Grenade, Miller, of Bullock, Grice, Miller, of Muscogee, Griffin, Mills, Gross, Mitcham, Hall, Mitchell, Harden, Mb- The General Assembly having passed a joint resolution to adjourn from July 2 to July II for the purpose of attending the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis in a body, therefore, be it resolved by the House that the special train carrying the General Assembly of Georgia to the National Convention be decorated in flags and colors in favor of the United States' greatest statesman, Grover Cleveland, for the next nominee of the Democratic party for President of the United States. Mr. Boykin, of Lincoln, proposed to amend by strik ing the name of Grover Cleveland and inserting in lieu thereof the name of America's greatest jurist-Alton B. Parker. Mr. George, of Morgan, moved that the resolution together with the amendment be tabled. Before the motion to table could be put, Mr. Gaulden, of Brooks, moved to adjourn which motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Bush and Mr. Shannon. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. 7hj 98 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, June, 28, 1904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a. m. this day, was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackbum, Booth, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchann-.1:1, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, candler, Cann Carr, Carringtor1. Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulclen, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, . TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1904. 99 Kilburn, Newton, Shackelford, Knight, Nisbet, Shannon, Knowles, Owen, Singletary, Lane, O'Quinn, Slaton, Lanier, Parl to the Steward to be expended by him nt hi~' discretion in the purchase of small articles, and he cloes not account to any one for it. We have no reason to helieve it is not honestly spent, but we do not think any money, no matter how small the amount, should be spent by any officer without a voucher showing the amount expended and upon what account it was made. This account is simply a private account of the Steward's. We find that no inventory of any property of the State FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 169 i'l kept as required by law. We could find no inventory -or list of any of the property of the State in the possession -of the officers of this institute later than 1896. Up to that time the law requiring annual inventories to be made by all peraons having in possession the property: of the State seerus to have been complied with, and the Steward ,produced to us inventories of all properties said to be on hand up to that time, but making an annual inventory as r, to cover into the treasury alL amounts of money appropriated for the support of the institution that are unexpended at the end of a fiscal year. Section 1422 ot' the Code requires that at least ten Jays before the annual meeting of the General Assembly that the Trustees shall send to the Governor an exact estimate of the amount of money r~quirerl for the support of the institution for the succeeding year, and that they shall set forth under separate and distinct heads all divisions of the several amounts required for each of the departments of the expenditure, to wit: Subsistence, Clothing, Fuel and Transportation, Salaries, Wages, Medical Supplie!!, Ordinary Repairs and Special Improvements .And it further requires. that the said appropriation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall only be used for the division of the expenses for which it is estimated, and no portion estimated for each department of the expenditures be diverted to or used for any other department of the expenditures. This express provision of the law is not complied with. There is no division of the funds among the several departments. of expenditure. The appropriation is not made as re-quired by this section of the Code, but this is a clear expression upon the part of the law that only the money annually appropriated for the support ot each department shall be used for that purpose, and certainly does not authorize the use of any unexpended balance of money that had been appropriated for the support of the institution in previous year. The Steward in keeping his accounts follows this statute in the divisions of the account provided for except in having serarate divisions in fuel and trans- FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 171 portation. He keeps no account of the ordinary repairs,.. but this seems to be charged under the head of incidental expenses. The account for fuel and transportation is kept under one head. We find that all accounts of special appropriations have been separately kept., and we find further the remarkable fact that every one of these accounts balance to a cent. No money appropriated by the State for special purposes has ever been returned to the Treasury, but if it is not used for the purpose it was appropriated the balance is expended on other accounts and charged to this appropriation so asto make the accounts balance. We find that the Trustees are very careful in the purchase of supplies for use of the institution, practically all supplies being purchased on bids. We examined a large number of the bidA and report that we found great care exercised by the Trustees in making purchases in nearly e\ery instance. We found that contracts for supplies had been awarded to the lowest bidders if responsible. The law as to saiaries of officers has not been complied with. Tul! ::;alary of the Superintendent is fixed by law at $2,500.00, and of the Assistant Physician at $1,250.00. See Code, Section 285. In addition to the Section o the Code the sum of $2,500.00 is annually appropriat-ed for the salary of the Superintendent and is thus fixed by each appropriation bill passed. In addition to this amount he is. allowed by the Trustees to receive from the money appropriated for support the table expenses of himself and family, all supplies are furnished him free. The furniture in the rooms occl!?ied by himself and family is also furnished out of the fund for support, and in addition to this servants are furnished him and he is allowed to use for his family use the carriage and horses kept for the benefit and use of the Institution. We do not think that the compenaation received by this valuable officer is in any wise exces- !72 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSlt. sive, but we are compelled to report that under the law the Trustees are not authorized to make this increase in the salary of this officer, and that the allowance made to him by the Board of Trustees from the funds appropriated for the support of this Institution is an illegal diversion of the fund. In regard to the perquisites allowed by the TrusteeA to 'the Superintendent, Dr. T. 0. Powell, the Superintendent, testified before your committee that !>ince he had anything to do with the Institution, that is, since 1862 or 1863, that this salary of $2,500 had been allowed the Principal Phy sician, and in addition everything furnished him. Indeed, Dr. Powell testified that this had been the custom since the .foundation of the Institution so far as he could go back. We beg leave to call attention in connection with this matter to a resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on December 19, 1872, a copy of which, taken from the offi- . .cial minutes of that Board, is as follows: "DECEMBER 19, 1872. "Resolved, That the salary of the Superintendent and Tesident Physician be Two Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) as pro,ided by law, and that for the ,maintenance of his household establishment, including the requisite expenditures incident to his official pooition, involving the frequent dispensing from his table of specially ptepared food for such invalid female patients as may need it, as accords with his antecedent custom ; and the addi-tional duty of providing ordinary entertainment for those parties. who visit the Institution on official and needful business, that he be allowed to draw from the Steward from time to time as required commissary and subsistence stores :and including the said allowance!'! to the official matron, to the value of Fifteen Hundred Dollars per annum, and that the said sum shall be iD. full of all other allowances and ,perquisites of office except quarters and fuel. " Passed.'' FRIDAY, JuLY 1, 1904. We are compelled to think that Dr. Powell must be mis-taken in his recollection as to the origin of the custom. It will be observed that the additions were allowed Dr. Green. upon the express condition that the requisite expenditures incident to his official position, involving feeding persons from his table of specially prepared food for such female invalid patients as might need it, as agrees with his antecedent custom. It would seem from this portion of the resolution that these supplies may have been at one tin:.e allowed the Superiutendent became certain of the invalid femal~ patients were provided by him from his own table with specially prepared food. And it seems further from this resolution that he was allowed this increase at that time in consideration of his entertaining persons who visited. the Institution on business with the Institution. 'fhe additions that he received were expressly limited to $1,500. The resolution also showed that the Trustees at that time reeognized that the Board at t~at time had no power to fix the salary of the Principal Physician or Superintendent, for the resolution declares that the salary of $2,500. is provided for by law. Dr. Powell does not furnish anything to the patients from his table, nor is he required to entertain. We think . his salary should be at least four thousand dollars a year, but that it should be paid, all of it, in money, from the appropriation, and no part of it in supplies. Since the foregoing portion of this report was prepared, Dr. Powell has called the attention of the Chairman of thisCommittee to the fact that he was mistaken in his testimony as to the furniture in the rooms occupied by himbeing furnished by the State. He now states that this is only partially true, that a portion of the furniture is furnished by himself. For the want ot the inventory required by law to be kept, it is impossible for the Committee toascertain how much of the lurniture was furnished by Dr. Powell and how much by the State. 174 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The Trustees have also increased the salaries of the ...Assistant Physicians from the $1 ,250.00, the amount fixed ':by law, to from $1,500.00 to $2,000.00. We believe that . the salar'ies paid bv ~ians are reasonable, the but Trustees to the Allsistant Physi- { as in the case of the Superinten- dent, we are compelled to find that the Trustees had no .-authority to pay them increa>;ed salaries from the money .appropriated for the support of the Institution. It is true that by the law governing this Board, they are authorized to elect the officers and fix their salaries, but this of course means where the salaries are not otherwise provided by Jaw. It is evident that where the legislature has under- taken to fix the salaries of officers its power is paramount, and necessarily limits the Trustees in the power that was --conferred upon them in a general provision of the law. Until this law is changed the Trustees have no authority to increase their salaries, In addition to the salaries to be paid in money, we find that certain officers of the lnstitation are furnished homes "at the expense of the State. We find that all physicians and other officers residing upon the grounds are furnished lights and fuel free. We further find that the Steward and Assistant Steward, neither of whom reside upon the grounds of the institution, .are allowed in addition to their salaries, lights and fuel. The Steward, who resides in the town of Milledgeville, is allowed to haul coal from the Sanitarium for his own use; that no account whatever is kept of it, but be is at,. liberty to order it delivered at his own house at his own discretion. He also buys from the funds appropriated for the support -of the Institution all the wood that is used by his family at his house. This wood is bought by him at will, and he .seems to account to no one for it. The same is true as to the Assistant Steward, who owns and lives in his private .house. This of course is a misappropriation of the fund FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 175 1lppropriated for the support of the Institution, and were-commend and express the hope that it will be at once dis-continued by the Board of Trustees, for we see no necessity for it. In addition to all of the other allowances made the physicians and officers, many of them are furnished houses free of rent on the grounds of the Institution. All of them are furnished, light, water and heat free. We call especial attention to the fact, that there are no receipted pay-rolls preserved whatever; that of the amount of money paid out to employees, none of them are required to receipt for it, .and that the method pursued in the payment of employees is exceedingly loose and should be corrected at once. We find that for the years 1900, 1901, 1902, and 1903, something over five hundred applications had been received and the patients not admitted. This was prior to the building of the new building. Of this number, during this period, we find from the records that forty-four only had been confined in the jails of the counties or restrained at home. A large number of applications had been received and notices sent by the authorities of the Sanitarium -of their readiness to receive the patients, but the persons -committed had never been sent to the Sanitarium. Of those confined in jail we find that in a large majority of the cases the authorities had been notified of the readiness of the Sanitarium to receive them. It was apparent from this report that the number who had been refu1::ed admission on account of want of room was limited, and probably never exceeded one hundred at any time. We find that where the applications had been accepted and the parties notified, these applications are kept on file .an indefinite length of time,. and that they are carried on the records as live applications of parties applying for admission to the Sanitarium. We think that wherever a ;party has been notified and has had a reasonable length of 176 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. time to have the patient committed, the application shoulcJ be cancelled and stricken from the records. Your Committee have felt it necessary to make this re- port in view of the fact of the repeated statement.R made to the legislature and in the public press of the State, that there are confined in the jails of this State four hundred lunatics unable to gain admission into the asylum. 'he records of the Institution do not bear this out. Your Committee reports that the internal management of this Institution, so far as the care and treatment of the patients is concerned, seems to be well nigh perfect We have nothing but words of praise for Dr. Powell, the hu- mane, able and efficient superintendent and his able corps of assistants. The patients receive every attention. We strongly recommend that immediate steps be taken to bring about an immediate change in the business methods. of this Institution. The interests of the tax payers de- mand that the financial officer of this Institution shall be an expedenced and thorough book-keeper and shall receive a salary commensurate with the value of his services to the State. It is neces~ary that there should be at once inaugurated a complete and thorough system of modern double entry bookkeeping in the financial department; that these books should show a complete record or all the financial transac- tions of the Institution. The present Steward, who is the financial officer of the Institution, very frankly confesses to the Committee that he knows nothing of bookkeeping. We have no reason to make any criticism upon his personal character or honesty, but it is necessarily impossible for him, under the methods used by him to keep track of his. bnsiness. ' The Board of Trustees met with us and we urged these changes upon them in November last, and we regret to have to ::eport that that Board shows no disposition to act. FRIDAY, ]VLY I, 190-!. 177 upon any of the recommendations made upon the part of this Committee. It is so important, iu our opinion, that these changes shoulu be speedily made, that if they can not be made with the consent of the Board of Trustees, we think they sh.ould be made and men appointed to these positions who would make them. we recommend that at the present session of the Legislature a law be passed directing and requiring the Governor to carry these changes and reforms into effect, and that he be given authority to fill the office of Steward of this Institution. v.re further find that the laws in regard to the govern- ment of this Institution, as well as the other institutions of the State, are in very great confusion. Prio~ to the Act of 1877, only persons who were paupers were received into the Institution free. By the Act of the Legislature passed in 1877, this Institution was made free to all citizens of this State, and all previous laws dividing them into classes of pay and pauper patients were repealed. The codifiers who codified the Code of 1895 have placed all these repealed laws again in the Code, and one section of the Code of Georgia now declares that this Institution is free to all the citizens of this State, and another section makes it the duty of the Trustees to divide the patients into pay and pauper patients, and require all persons whose families or estates are able to sn pport them to pay their expenses in the Institution. This is the law as we find it in the Code. Of course it is impossible of execution. The same conflict runs throughout the laws in reference to this Institution, and we recommend that a general Act be passed at once for the government of the State Sanitarium. We think especially that the law providing for what classes of patients may be admitted needs immediate revision. The present law, in our opinion, is entirely too broad. We find that it is the dumping-ground for the poor houses 12 h j 178 jOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. ' of nearly every county in the State. Many patients are there who really should not be there. They should either be returned to the care of their families, or where they are paupers they should be returned to be provided fo_r by the proper counties. The care of paupers in the State Sanitarium is necessarily too expensive, and in the very nature of things they can be more economically provided for by the counties whose duty it is to furnish them a support. The officers in this Institution are in no wise responsible for this condition of affairs, as the law allows them no discretion whatever, but compels them to receive every patient sent here, whether a proper subject for the asylum or not. Our investigation disclosed the fact that in nearly every instance the patient was committed as a lunatic. There are numbers of patients who are congenital idiots, epileptics and inebriates, but who have been committed to this Institution as lunatics. The committing courts seem to exercise no care or discretion iu the commitment of patients to this Institution. We found that in one county in Georgia applications had been made for fifteen patients on one day who were inmates of a poor bouse, but who had been regularly committed by the jurors of that county as lunatics. We believe that th(' passage of a law prohibiting idiots, epileptics and inebriates from being received as patients at the Sanitarium would very largely reduce the expenses and the number of patients. 'Ve further recommend that no additional money be spent in the erection of new buildings at this place. We think "rit is now large enough ; in fact too large. e find and recommend that there should be some means provided at once for reweighing coal and other heavy supp!ies received by the car load. About ten thousand tons of coal are purchased here annually and the authorities have no way of ascertaining its correct weight but have to accept the weights of the railroads and the mines. This must FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 179 be a source of great loss. In our opinion provision should be made at once for placing track scales at this Institution in order to weigh the cars. 'Ve do not find that certain cotton received from rent of land belonging to the State and paid to the Trustees of the Sanitarium is sufficiently accounted for. The Steward says that where money is collected or the cotton sold it is converted by him into his "Petty Cash" fund, and that some of the cotton has been used for making mattresses, but no accounts of these rents are kept, and so far as we were able to ascertaic the rents are unaccounted for. We don't say that they were not used in this way but this trouble would not have existed if these rents and the proceeds of the cotton had been paid directly into the State Treasury. The system of vouchers was unsatisfactory. A bill is approved by a Committee of the Board and the Steward draws his check or warrant on the Treasurer of the Institution. The bill instead of being receipted by the party to whom the money is paid, is receipted by the Treasurer and returned to the Steward. This is also true as to the vouchers drawn by the Steward on the Treasurer on account of the Petty Cash fund. The Trustees have created the office of Dentist. The salary of this officer is $1,200 a year and he is allowed in addition his fuel, lights, and water, and is furnished free of cost a six room house, and is allowed to purchase supplies from the store house of the Sanitarium at five per cent. advance on the original cost. We cannot find that there was any necessity for creating this office, and we are compelled to report ~hat the salary and allowances made him are altogether out of proportion to the services he renders. 'l'here are competent dentists in Milledgeville and a contract could be made by which this 180 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. service could be rendered where it was necessary at much less expense. We think the salary of the apothecary is entirely out of proportion to the services rendered by that officer, and we further have to criticize the methods of keeping accounts in this office. We find that in several instances a portion of the amount appropriated for support has been diverted to permanent improvements. We also find that in almost every case of special appropriations all the appropriation was not consumed for the purpose for which it was appropriated, but a portion of it was diverted to other purposes by the Board of Trustees after having received the appropriation. In 1900 the Legislature appropriated $150,000 for the erection of an additional building. vVe find that the contract price for this building was $140,.500 and that theremainder of this fund was spent in grading and building a road aml for other purposes not authorized by the appropriation. We also find that the Trustees exceeded their authority in the erection of this building; that at the time the appropriation was made certain plans was submitted to the General Assembly that called for the erection of a building for negroes. That after the appropriation was made the Trustees changed the plans that were submitted to the Legislature and erected a more costly building and one now used for the care of white patients, and that this building is not now finished and au additional appropriation of $1.5,000, at least, will be required to complete it. FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 181 ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND. The Committee met at the Academy for the Blind on the 28th d11y of December and spent two 'days in the investigation of this Institution. We went thoroughly over all the affairs of this Institution and generally found them in a satisfactory condition, finding but few irregularities and but little to call attention to. The Committee is impressed by the fact that great economy is used at this Institution. We examined under oath all of the officers of the Institution except Mr. B. C. Smith, the President of the Board of Trustees. The Committee made several eflortsto get Mr. Smith before the Committee, but each time he excused himself on the ground of the press of his private business. We will remark here that this is the only instance in which any officer of any institution in the State fail to come before the Committee at its request. We had no power to compel the attendance of witnesses, even those who are officers of the State. The Committee woull have been glad to have accommodated itself to Mr. Smith's conveniE'nce at any time, but he made no suggestion as to when he could meet with it. There is no system of bookkeeping obtaini~g here. The Treasurer keeps a single entry set of books, which of course amounts to nothing more than a memorandum and the only thing that we could do was to check his entries with his vouchers. The Principal of the School, who is elected by the Board of Trustees, is the purchasing agent. He purchases all the supplies of every character by private contract. The bills for the purchase of supplies are submitted to him at the end of the month, and he submit them to the Trustees, and they also approve them, and a check for ~he gross amount is made by the Treasurer in favor of the principal, who pays 182 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. the bills and takes receipts as her vouchers. This method of purchases should be changed. If the amounts purchased are not large enough to authorize contracts being made fot the supplies, the bills when approved by the Principal should be paid directly by the Board of Trustees, and we do not think that the money for the payment of thAm ought to pass through the hands of the PrincipaL There is no check here at all. The special appropriation of $-!,000 made by the General Assembly for the specific purpose of repairing the roof and iron fence, and putting in a system of sanitary sewers, was not all expended for this purpose. A balance ot $314.17 was lefL of this special appropriation after making the improvements authorized by the Act. This money has been kept on deposit in the First National Bank of Macon, and was there at the time o{ our examination. It should have been returned to. the Treasurer as we do not think the Trustees were authorized to retain any balance of any special appropriation made for a specific purpose. The bank in which this deposit was made recently failed, and it is highly probable that this money will be lost, or at least a portion of it. We think that the Trustees under the law are individually liable; but in view of the fact that they have followed the unbroken custom obtaining in all other institutions and departments in the State, and in view of the further fact that they render this service to the State without compensation, we respectfully suggest that by a resolution of the General Assembly they be relieved from all responsibility on account of this loss. We also have to report that we find $273.29 of this special appropriation was diverted by the Trustees to the maintenance of the Institution. This was done without authority; the appropriation being made for a special purpose the Trustees had no authority to divert it to any other. For several years the annual sum appropriated Ly the FRIDAY, ]ULY 1, 1904. 183 General Assembly for the support of the Institution was not consumed, but a balance remained at the end of each of thesl;! years, which was retained by the Trustees. The increased cost for the last three or four years of maintenance ot the Institution over and above the amount appropriated by law has beeu supplied by the Trustees from the fund thus appropriated. The Trustees in thi'3 case followed the universal practice of all institutions with appropriations. The idea seems to prevail among all of them that the money appropriated by the Legislature becomes permanently the property of the Institution to which it was appropriated. The Trustees bad no authority to appropriate or use this money to increase the funds set aside by the Legislature for the support of the Institution. Under the law it is the duty of the Legislature each year to provide funds for the support of these institutions, and any unexpended balance should have been returned to the State Treasury. The Trustees had no authority to carry forward these funds from .year to year and to increase the appropriation made by the Legislature. The Legislature alone determines the amount each year necessary for the support of the Institutions, and the Trustees had no authority to increase this amount. This Board has now in its possession a special fund, the Principal of which amounts to Seven Thousand Dollars. This has grown out of a sum of six hundred and fifty dollars that was contributed by the members of the Legislature of :r854 for the benefit of the children of the Blind Academy, and it has been managed and preserved all these years by the Trustees, until it has grown to its present sum. 184 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The fund is now invested as follows: 14 shares of South Western Railroad Stock .....$1,400 00 2 bonds of the State of Ga., Si%, $1,000......... 2,000 00 1 City of Macon 6% Bond...................... 500 00 4 Oity of Macon 4?!% Bonds, $500 each .......... 2,000 00 1 First Mortgage G. S. & F. R. R. Bond . . . . . . . . . 1,000 00 1 Macon Gas Light & Water Co., 6A% Bond..... 500 00 $7,400 00 The status of this fund is very difficult to determine and there should be some legislation in reference to it. The Treasurer, since this examination was made has called the attention of the Committee to the fact that at the time of the failure of the First National Bank, of Macon, he as Treasurer had on deposit in that bank $3,178.83, of the funds appropriated for the support of this Institution for the year 1904. The officers of this Institution, as the other State institutions, are required either by law or by the practice obtaining in the Treasury Department, to draw in advance from the State Treasurer one-fourth of the amount appropriated for the annual support. It is of course necessary when this amount is drawn from the Treasury that it should be deposited in some bank. In this case we find that this bank was not selected as a depository of this fund by the present treasurer or the present Board of Trustees, but for thirty years or more the funds appropriated for the support of this Institution have been kept in this bank, and the present Treasurer on coming into possession of the funds of the Institution found thew deposited in this bank and he made no change. He really had no agency in the selection of this particular bank for the deposit of this fund. We are informed that at the time he kept no account himself with the said bank, but did keep an account with another bank in the City of Macon, and did not change the account to the bank in FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 185 which he kept his private account. While under the law the Board of Trustees and the Treasurer are probably re sponsible to the State for a full accounting for this money, we think that there is no moral obligation resting upon them to make it good; nor do we think under the circumstances that the State should require at their hands that this fund should be replaced, and we therefore recommend that a resolution be passed for the relief of the Treasurer and the Board of Trustees. No benefit whatever has come to them from the use of this fund in any way, no interest being paid to them for it, and not a dollar of it has ever been used by the Treasurer or any member of this Board except for the purposes for which it was appropriated. We also investigated the advisability of a change in the location of this school as there is a bill now pending for that purpose, and we submit in connection with this report the evidence of the officer:l of the Institution in reference to this matter. 186 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF. Your Committee met at this Institution on the 17th, day of February, 1904, and spent two days in its investigation. We examined all the officers connected with thi~ Institution and submit in connection with this report the testimony taken there. We find little here to criticize. We think the variation in the amount of coal used from year to year too great. We find that the coal purchased is delivered at the railroad station and then it is paid for by the weights of the railroads at the mines. We think it is likely that there is great loss on account of the manner in which the coal is purchased. We suggest that there should be some means provided for weighing the coal which would prevent any fraud being perpetrated upon the State. We find that the purchases of this Institution are made under competitive bids from the lowest bidder, and an examination of the bids on the part of your Committee demonstrated the fact that great caution was used on the part of the Trustees in making the purchases for its support. It appears from the figures submitted to us that in the ye~rs 1899-1900 there was consumed by this Institution 256 tons of coal; in 1900-1901, 467 tons; in 1901-1902, 494 tons; in 1902-180:3, 348 tons; in 1903-1904, 376 tons,. and the Superintendent testified that this last amount would not be sufficient to carry him through the year. Your Committee made a dilligent inquiry in order to ascertain the reason for this difference in the amount of coal used, but no one connected with the Institution could throw any light upon it. It seems to us that there must have been a considerable loss in this one item alone. We find that the Treasurer of the Institution has been. in the habit of depositing considerable sums of money in the hands of an agent at Cave Springs to be used for the FRIDAY, JuLY 1, 1904. 187 benefit of the Institution. This was without authority No account is kept of this money by the agent other than a .memorandum of the checks paid by him. This practice ehould be discontinued. The Trea-urer alone should be the cu~odian of the funds and pay out the same. There is not a sufficient check kept on the supplies purchased for the Institution after they are delivered to the Institution. No storekeepers' account is kept of the supplies, and no inventory is made and submitted to the Board of Trustees at the end of each month or quarter, of the supplies on hand. The building for the negroes is kept separate and it is in charge of a negro principal, who is under the general supervision of the Principle of the School. All the supplies consumed by the negroes is delivered to this principal and no accounting for them is required of him. The same 1upplies are furnished to the negroes as to the whites. It is impossible to tell whether or not all the supplies are consumed, or what amount of them may be stolen after they are delivered at the Institution by servants and those hav ing access to them. We think that greater care should be used iu looking after this department of the Institution. The Trustees last year purcha!:ied for the benefit of the Institution twenty-five acres of land. This purchase was made partly from money appropriated for the support of the Institution, and partly from the sale of or a royalty on iron ore mined on the property of the State. The Trustees had no authority to make this purchase or to invest the money in their hands this way. A considerable source of income is derived by the Tru~ tees from the sale of articles made by the students. The Trustees receive this money and appropriate it generally for the benefit of the Institution in their own discretion. We find and report that it is the duty of the Trustees to pay this money into the State Treasury, and that the retention of it and the investment of it by them is illegal. 188 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. None of the money that is appropriated for support by the Legislature that is unexpended is ever returned by the Trustees to the Treasury but is applied generally to a permanent fund for the benefit of the Institution. In this, however, they follow the unbroken precedent heretofore referred to. We were unable to get any exact account from the Trustees as to the amount received by them from the royalty on the iron ore mined on the lands of the State. We find that they had no authority to make a contract for the sale of this ore or to receive the money and appropriate it to the use of the Institution. The land is the property of the State and not of the Board of Trustees. We recommend that the Governor take steps to prevent the further sale of thi9 ore on the part of the Trustees. We suggest that the State Geologist be required t() make an examination of this property and report to the Governor the extent of this mine and its probable value. We find here, as elsewhere, that the whole fund appropriated for the support of tpis Institution is drawn quarterly in advance from the State Treasury, regardless of the needs of the Institution. This seems to be required either by law or the custom of carrying out the appropriations made by the Legislature. There was here an inventory made and kept of the States property, partially as required by law. It is not recorded in a book or sworn to or made at the time the statute requires. The Trustees have failed to comply. with the law as contained in Section 1324 of the Code requiring the contracts of the Board of TrusteeS" to be valid to be recorded by the Secretary in a book kept for that purpose, and signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary. We recommend that in future no part of the anuual appropriation shall be used for the purchase of clothing for FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 189 the children, but that the parents be required to furnh!h clothing, and in cases where they are sent by the counties as paupers, that the counties be required to bear this expewse. We recommend that the law requiring the clothing of children upon the certificate of the ordinary that the parents are unable to furnish clothing be repealed. The buildings set apart at this Institution for the care, support and education of the negroes is a disgrace to the State. A sufficient amount should be at once appropriated to renovate, repair and properly equip these buildings, and provide means for the education of this class, or the department for the negroes should be abolished. The money now appropriated and paid out for their support and educ:ation at this Institution i" simply wasted. The pupils in this department are not taught anything that would be of any value to them, and it is of no benefit to them to be simply taught to read and write and then to be turned out in the world with no means of earning a living. Means should be provided at once to have them taught some trade, because the education they now get is not only of no benefit to them, but only serves to make them unhappy. We find that no adequate means are now provided for heating or lighting the buildings now used by the negroes. The school generates its own electricity, and at a little expense the lights could be supplied to tbe negro building. The school also has a steam heating plant and the pipes from this plant ought to be carried into that building. There is great danger from the present arrangement of heating and lighting the building. 190 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. SOLDIER'S HOME. We find all the money appropriated for the support of this Institution properly and legally used. No inventory of the property is made and kept as required by law. We think that an appropriation is very much desired to. extend the water pipe from its present terminus to the Home. Your Committee take great pleasure in being able to report that they find here absolutely nothing to criticize in the management of the Home and everything to commend. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904~ 191 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. The Committee met at the University of Georgia on the 16th day of February and' spent one day in the examina- tion of the affairs of that Institution. We found all the funds with which the officers were chargeable to be properly accounted for. The funds of the University were well invested in securities of different kinds, except $90,000 held in the State Treasury and upon which the State pays to the University the annual interest of seven per cent. a year. The other funds of the Uni- versity are invested in bonds of the State or of corpora- tions within the State. They were all produced to us by the Treasurer and counted by the Committee. These bonds are kept by the Treasurer in a safety deposit vault in Athens. We think a sound public policy would demand that as these are the e~ecurities of the State of Georgia they should be deposited in the Treasury of the State. TD.e funds of the University are also kept in the Banks in .4.thens. Your Committee will make a general recom- mendation in this report in reference to these appropria- lions to all the Institutions. We do not know by what law the $90,000 is carried in the Treasury to the credit of the Institution and seven per cent. paid. The State has used this money and it is realiy now in the shape of a debt due by the State to the Uni- versity of Georgia. How this debt was contracted we have not been able to ascertain, but it bas been recognized by the Legislature for many years as a debt on which seven per cen.t. interest is paid. This Interest is paid by the Treas( urer of the State under the authority of the annual appro- priation act. The money to pay the interest is appropriated in the appropriation bills, but it is not appropriated to pay the interest on the General debt of the State under the authority of the General Appropriation Act, but it is a ~pecial appropriation to pay the interest on this fund. 192 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The Treasurer has in his possession and deposited in one of the Banks in Athens $23,000 collected from the Insurance companies on the policies of insurance on the building recently burned and known as Science Hall. The Trustees immediately appropriated this money for the purpose of replacing the building burned and at the time of our examination contracts had already been made by the Trustees for the construction of the building. Our opinion is that this money should have been paid into the State Treasury, and that the Trustees only had the power to collect it, and that under the law as soon as collected it should have been paid into the State Treasury, and that the Trustees were without authority to appropriate it for any purpose, but that it could only have been appropriated by an Act of the General Assembly. The Trustees have just completed a aew building, an addition to the Library Building. Thi.-3 has been without any special appropriation but was built out of the income of the University from its permanent investment. This building will add a great deal to the capacity of the school. We find that the building known as the Old College is in what we con:oider a dangerous condition. 'Ve understand that since our visit this building has been condemned by the Board of Trustees. We strongly recommend that the necessary fund be appropriated at once for the purpose of the construction of a new building in the place of this one, and that this building should be immediately torn down. There are many improvements and repairs on the buildings and grounds which are needed. 'l'he Chancellor informs your committee that with the present annual a~pro priation for the support of the University the improvements can be made from the other sources of income. We are of the opinion that these improvements are necessary and should be made. We tlink that as the branch colleges are really branches FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 193 and parts and parcels of the State University, that they should be brought in closer touch and more directly under the control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia. The present financial plan is that all the money appropriated by the Legislature for the support of the University and all the branch colleges is paid directly into the Treasury of the University, and the Treasurer pays over to each branch college in bulk the amount to which it is entitled and this ends his connection with the matter. None of the branch colleges account to the Board of Trustees or to the Treasurer for tbe disbursement of these appropriations. Each of the branch colleges has a local treasurer and this officer disburses the funds of the Institutions. We see no necessity for this. We think that the Treasurer of the University ought to Le paid a salary suffi. cient to authorize the employment of a man in this office who would be the disbursing officer of all the branch colleges, and that the fund should not be separated and divided among them. We are of the opinion that this officer ought to be made a State officer, and that he should be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice of the Senate. Where necessary the local boards of trustees might be authorized to employ at a small salary a bookkeeper for the purpose of keeping books of accounts contracted and all money paid out of the appropriations for the support of the branch colleges and of the University. We recommend the enactment of laws to carry these suggestions into effect. We find no inventory of the property here kept as required by law. We did not find any proper payroll at the University or any of the branch colleges except at the School of Technology, the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dahlonega, and at the Georg~a State Industrial College for the Education of Colored Youth at Savannah. All of the salaries are paid by checks and the only evidence of the payment of the salaries is the endorsement on the checks. 0uj 194 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. At the Normal School we find a very good system of bookkeeping and accounting and they use a system of vouchers, which, while not perfect, is a very great improvement over those used in nearly all of the other institutions. We find that the appropriations are properly accounted for and the money used tor the purposes for which it was appropriated. The management of the school is tJfficient and the work accomplished satisfactory. We commend this school to the favorable consideration of the General Assembly and we think that it is doing a great work in behalf of the teachers of the State. FRIDAY, JuLY 1, 1904. 195 THE GEORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. From the books of this Institution we could not ascertain anything as to its financial transactions. The Treasurer of this school had proper vouchers for all the money that had passed through his hands, but the system ot book- keeping was so defective that it was impossible to tell anything about the finances of the School from its books. We earnestly recommend that the Board of Trustees of this School at once employ a competent bookkeeper. The work. of this School also seems satisfactory, and your Committee thinks that it is in the hands of an able and earnest corps of teachers, and that the money appropriated for its support is properly used and well srent. The buildings here seem to be generally in faircondition. We found here no inventory aud no attempt to comply with the law upon this subject. 196 JOURNAL OF. THE HOUSE. THE NORTH GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. We visited this School at Dahlonega. So far as we could ascertain all the moneys that have been appropriated here have been properly accounted for. The present Treasurer hils opened a set of books in which the accounts of the School are kept, and it is an easy matter to find out from his books the exact condition of the school's finances. He had on hand all the necessary vouchers for the amounts expended by him. This system of bookkeeping only goes back a few years, as the former Treasurer kept no separate books for the school, but the accounts of the school were carried in his private books. The appropriation for the girls. dormitory was all accounted for. Some small portions of this had been diverted by the Board of Trustees for. other improvements which were not authorized by the Act, but this was done on the idea that the money if not needed for the construction of the building provided for in the special appropriation bill belonged to the school. The misappropriation of this fund only amo'unted to a few hundred dollars and was used by the Trustees in making improvements upon the property of the school. It was all accouted for but, was illegally diverted to purposes other than that for which it was appropriated. The money appropriated for the girl's dormitory did not seem to have been demanded for this purpose. It is a large building, three stories in height, perfectly equipJ)ed with. dining room and kitchen, tables and furniture, and althciugh the school was in session at the time of the visit of your Committee, we found only two occupants of the building. We are informed that since its completion a year ago they have only had five students in the building. We hope that the Trustees will find some better use to put this building to. FRIDAY, }U.LY 1, 1904. ' 197 We find that this school is accomplishing a great work for the section in which it is located. Perhaps no money appropriated by the State of Georgia for educ~tional purposes has ever been as well spent as has been the money appropriated for the support of this school. There has been a great progress and development in this section of the State, and nearly all ot it can be traced to the influences of this school, and the school will always remain as a monument to the founder, the Honorable W. P. Price. 198 JouRNAL oF THE HousE. THE TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL. We found a strict compliance with the law in reference to all appropriations made for the support of this school, and your Committee was much interP.sted in the work being done here. We are satisfied if the school continues to be developed along the present lines, it must in the near future prove to be of great value not only to the State, but to the entire South. Your Committee was especially impressed with the equipment of the textile department of the school and with the character of the work turned out by the students in this Department. We think it is to the interest of the State that the development of this school should be an especial care on the part of the Legislature. The money appropriated we believe is well spent and the school is of great advantage to the State. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1~04. 199 THE GEORGIA STATE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE FOR COLORED YOUTH. We also visited this school at Savannah. We found the financial system of the school well nigh perfect. All the money is accounted for and none can be disbursed except upon th~ proper authority. There is in use here a system of vouchers that is a complete check on every cent of money spent. These vouchers all show on what account they are drawn. They are accompanied by the proper bills and have to be approved by the officers of the Board of Trustees or Board of Control before they are authorized to be paid. The system of bookkeeping is a perfect one. We found in this Institution the only perfect system of dealing with public funds on the part of the officers of the Institution, and we respectfully recommend that each Institution in the State handling public money should adopt the !!ystem now in vogue in this school. No money can be diverted and none can be lost without immediate detection. The books and papers of the Institute show to a cent at any time its financial condition, and if the same system was in use at all of the State Institutions we believe that there would be a great saving to the State. The system of the bookkeeping and the financial management of the Institutio~ are entirely under the control of Honorable P. W. Meldrim, President of the Board of Control, and Col. Jordan F. Brooks, the Secretary and Treasurer of the Board. Mr. Meldrim give8 to the Institution,. his close personal attention, and its success can largely be attributed to that fact. We believe that the work beillg done in this Institution in the education of the negro is on the right line. We were much gratified by our visit to the school. The State here has come into the possession of large and beautiful grounds, valuable and commodious buildings, and a school 200 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. well equipped for its" purposes, without the coat of one dollar to the tax payers of the State. Many of the buildings have been erected by the students themselves, the materi11l being purchased by the Trusteet~ by wise and economical management out of the funds appropriated for the suppo1 t of the school. There is now on the grounds a large three story building used for the purpose of dormitories for the students that has been erected entirely by these negroes. This building, however, is not completed for the want of sufficient funds to purchase the material. The education received by the negroes at this place we regard as highly beneficial to them. They are all taught some trade. The average number in attendance is about five hundred. Of 1this number we find that only thirtytwo are being taught anything beyond the ordinary rudiments of an English education except the sciences of Chemistry and natural philosophy. We find thirty-two of them pursuing a course in Latin. No other languages except English and Latin are taught in the school. The students are taught to do sewing, dressmaking, cooking, washing, tailoring, bricklaying, blacksmithing, carpentering, harness making, shoemaking, and painting, and we believe from what we saw that they are being well taught. This Institution rP.ceives no appropriation whatever from the State. The_ appropriation that is made annually by the State is really the money received from the landscript fund of the United States, and which the State receives with a he distinct understanding that a portion of it shall devoted to the education of the negro. Your Committee desires to state that this lnstitutien is entitled to some recognition at the hands of the State; in view of the fact, especially, that there is now in the State Treasury $~4,000 that undPI" the contract of the State with the United States government is due by the State on account of this landscript fund, FRIDAY, JuLY 1, 1904. 201 and at least this money should be appropriated from time to time for the benefit of this Institution. We do not recommend that it all be paid in one year, but the State should make appropriations for the development of thi~? school from time to time until at least this $24,000 has been appropriated. We think that this school is a solution of the question of negro education. It is entirely under the control of the State, and directly under the supervision of the Chancellor ol the University of Georgia, and the Board of Control are all white men of great prominence in the State. The teachers in the school are Southern negroes, and the idea developed in the education of the negro at this school is that the negro is and must remain a menial in the South. He receives no false education here. He goes out with no false ideas as to what education means to him, but from the beginning to the end of his course in this school he is taught that he is being educated to work, and that by work he must earn his bread. The Principal of this school impressed your Committee as being a man thoroughly in earnest, and one who appreciates the condition of his race in the South and the character of education that is needful fur them. It is absolutely necessary that the white people of this State should control the education of the negro. The teachers employed in the public schools for negroes, should be teachers educated in Institutions like this one, trained by the State with a view of giving the negro the amount and character of education that has been determined by the white people of the State. The great difficulty which your Committee desires to impress upon the Legislature in the proper solution of this question is on account ot the character of the education now received by the negroes. This is because the teachers who are employed by the State are generally trained in schools which are not under the con- 202 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. trol of the State and who have an idea of education which is mischievous in the extreme. If the white people of the State do not educate the negroes themselves, people who have no idea of what is the 'proper education, will do so, and they will develop him on lines which render him dangerous as a citizen. FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 203 PRISON COMMISSION. We find in the Prison Commission that the Commission pays the secretary or clerk of that body $1,560 a year. Section 5 of the Act of December 1, 1897, creating the Prison Commission provides for a clerk of that body whose duties shall be determined by the Board and whose compensation shall not exceed $1,200 a year. The sum of $1,200 is appropriated in the General Appropriation Act for the Clerk of the Prison Commission. The Commission claim that they pay him this amount as clerk and the additional amount of $360 a year as bookkeeper for the CommiSSion. The only authority that the Commission could ghe for this extra payment, was the opinion of the Attorney-General at the time they made the appointment. We do not know upon what this opinion of the Attorney-Gen~ral was based as it was not furnished to us. The extra thirty dollars a month is paid out of the appropriation made by the Legislature for the support of this department. The payment of this extra sum out of the appropriation made for the support of the department we think in violation of Section 8 of the Appropriation Act of 1902, and this payment is expressly forbidden in that section of the law. Your Committee are therefore compelled to find and report that the payment of this sum by the Commission is without authority of law, and we are of the opinion that the members of the Commission are personally liable for the amount thus expended by them, and unless the same is legalized by an Act of the Legislature they should be required t~ refund that sur:u to the Treasury. As will be seen in other parts of this report, we find the custom of State House officers paying out money for salaries contrary to law entirely too prevalent, and we think that it is a great evil. The whole policy of the law is that the ;>ower to create offices and to fix the compensation of ,. 204 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. I' the incumbents is vested alone in the Legislature, so far at' least as the officers of the executive department of the gov- ernment is concerned. So strong is this principle that in every appropriation Act the officers of the Stat~ are ex- pressly prohibited from paying any money from any fund to any person as salary or otherwise unless the same is au- thorized by law. We find that no books had been kept by the Prison Commission for the first two years after the organization of the Commission ; no books of any kind were kept except the bank-books and vouchers of accounts paid. The books now kept in the Prison Commission show correctly all the transactions of the office passing directly through the office of the Prison Commission, except that there are no vouchers there other than the checks paid. At the time of the examination of the office of the Prison Commission by your Committee, to wit : on the 17th day of May, the Commission bad deposited to its credit in three banks in the city of Milledgeville, $18,002. This money was deposited to the credit of the Commission, and we were informed by the Chairman of the Commission that it arose from the sale of cotton raised upon the prison farm. No money arising from the sale of any products of the farm were ever paid into the State Treasury, and no ac- counting was had with any department of the State gov- ernment by the Commission for money thus received by it. The Commission claimed the right to appropriate the money arising trom the State farm to the support of the department. We can not agree with the Commission in its contention that it is entitled to retain in its control this large amount of money, the property of the State. The Act creating the Commission provides that the Commission shall sell to the best advantage all surplus of the peniten- tiary, and shall apply the proceeds thereof to the institu- tion as may be necessary, but also provides that the sur- '' FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 2C5 ~ plus of this fund shall be paid into the State Treasury annually. In view of the fact that the Legislature each year makes an appropriation of an amount in its judgment sufficient for the support of this department of the State govern~ent, we are of the opinion that this amount received, especially from the sale of cotton raised on the farm, is a surplus fund and is required by law to be paid into the State Treasury. We recommend the imrr..ediate adoption of a resolution directing the Governor to have the 9ommission account to him for said fund and to require the same to be paid at once into the State Treasury. This large amount of money is now kept on deposit in three small banks in the town of Milledgeville, and the State has no security for it as far as we know. As will be seen further on in this report it is subject to the check of the superintendent of the State farm at his pleasure. In addition to the amounts so deposited in banks, thf;lre was at th,e time mentioned of the annual appropriation made for the support of the Prison Commission the sum of $1,620 deposited in the Lowry National Bank of the city of Atlanta. The Chairm~n of the Commission stated that he was compelled to draw this money from the State Treasury monthly in advance and deposit it to the credit of the Commission. We know of no law authorizing the Commission to take the money from the Treasury and deposit it in banks and there keep it on deposit. We think the law intends that the Commission shall make to the Governor a quarterly report ofallof his receipts and expenditures, and that the Governor shall draw his warrant to cover these expenditures, and that the money shall at cnce be paid out by the Commission in the settlement of the dt!bts contracted by it. .Judge Turner, the Chairman of the Commission stated that the Commission objected to ' drawing the money this way and depositing it in the banks. 206 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. We did not find in the office of the Prison Commission any inventory of the property belonging to the StatP.. Our examination discloses the fact that the Prison Commission have very little knowledge of the business transacted on the prison farm. It will be seen from an examination of the testimony of Mr. K. R. Foster, former superintendent of the prison farm, that five bales of cotton of the crop of 1902 were stolen, but he does not know by whom, but he gives it as his opinion that it w~>s stolen by an exconvict named Certes, who had served a term in the penitentiary for the crime of forgery, and who, after his term expired, had been employed by the Commission and placed in charge of this and other property of the State. Judge Turner on the part of the Commission claims that he does not know that any cotton was ever lust. He says that he does not know whether it was a mistake in the count of Foster or whether it was lost. The fact is that immediately after the loss of this cotton was discovered this ex-convict left the employment of the State without notice and bas never been seen or heard of since. How much more he carried off or disposed of, if anything, there is no way to find out. Under the present conditions existing on the State farm, and the entire absence of any records of what is produced on the farm, or what is disposed of, it is impossible to tell what is annually lost to the State at this place. Mr. Foster informed the Committee that while he was in charge he knew of several hundred bushels of cottonileed which were stolen. We found that no inventory of any of the property on the farm had ever been made until Mr. Coombs, the new superintendent, who came into office in November last, took charge. This inventory was not made under the direction or by the orders of the Commission, but was wade by Coombs himself for his own protection, and was his private paper, and it was not made in accordance with the law, nor FRIDAY, JuLY 1, 1904. 207 because it was required by law. This inventory was not the inventory that the law requires to be made. There was no attempt on the part of the Commission 'when the change was made in the superintendent of the farm to have the law complied with as to an accou~ting on the part of the former superintendent for the properties of the State which had been in his possession. No member of the Commission, nor any one representing that body, was present at the time the change was made to see that a proper accounting was had with the former superintendent. Coombs was elected by the Commission superintendent instead of Foster and was simply directed by the Commission to go to the farm and receive the property from ]foster. Foster delivered to Coombs no inventory, did not show him what was on the farm or with what he was chargeable, but simply stepped out of the 1 position and Coombs came in as his successor. After Coombs came into the office of superintendent he made the inventory above referred to for his own protection. Your Committee are unable to understand the absolute failure of the Commission in this important particular to observe a plain requirement of the law. In the original construction of the buildings at the State farm a large amount of money was expended by Foster, the superintendent, and we find no proper accounting for this money on his part. We do not say, nor have we any evidence, but what it was honestly spent, but we have no evidence whatever that it was properly spent in accordance with the law. Foster contracted the bills, Foster approved the bills and they were paid by the Commission without any examination on their part according to Foster. Coombs, the new superintendent, testified before the Committee that when he desired money for any purpose he drew on the bank at Milledgeville; that when he came there Capt. Foster informed him that there was certain money 208 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. there to be drawn on to pay his bills ; that he never put it in the bank and he did not know how it got there; that all he knew about it was that Capt. Foster told him that the money was there and be could drawoQn it as superintendent; and that Foster was to manage it so that Coombs could dra\\ it out. Coombs did not know how the money got there, or by whose direction or whose authority his checks were paid by the bank. There appears to be no limitation of the power of the superintendent to check on this fund. We think that the superintendent should be required to make a requisition by a proper voucher directly upon the office of the Prison Commission for the money needed by him, and that he should not have authority to check at will upon the funds of the State deposited in the bank. The cash needed by him should be supplied to him directly by the Commission. The superintendent also informed your Committee that he was required to furnish a certain amount of tobacco and supplies to the wardens of the two different departments for . the use of the convicts; that by the rule of the Commission he was required to furnish for each convict five pounds of meat a week and tobacco to each convict, and that in case the convicts did not use tobacco they were permitted to draw it and sell it. The supplies of both proviRions and clothing were issued in bulk on the requisition of the warden, and there was no accounting on their part for it to any one. . Your Committee is of the opinion that in this matter of issuing supplies for the convicts the State is entirely at the mercy of the wardens. Five pounds of bacon a week in addition to a ration of fresh beef for each convict, sick or well, strikes your Committee as not only being liberal but extravagant. It appears from the rations thus issued as much as ~ve hundred pounds of bacon has accumulated in . FRIDAY, jULY 1, 1904. 209 bands of the warden at one time. The superintendent baa no control whatever over either of the wardens, the war. -dens having absolute charge of the convicts. We are of the opinion that this should be changed ; that the superintendent should be the officer of supreme author. ity and directly responsible to the Commission for the prop -er management of the farm and the convicts. We further recommend that provision be made at once ior the employment of a competent bookkeeper at the prison farm, and we recommend that a complete inventory of all the State's property t.here should be made at once as -required by law. We think that the Commission, or some member of it, .should be required at least quarterly to visit the State farm and make a complete and thorough inspection of it in all of its departments. 14 h j 210 jouRNAL oF THE HousE. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. The records in this department at present are well kept. We found that the law as to keeping a book for the record of bonds had not been previously complied with, but a record of these bonds were kept on the ex~cutive minutes. This has now been changed and a book prepared for the record of these bonds. We found all the bonds required. by law to be deposited in this office are in proper shape and all accounted for. The book of commissions, showing when commissions are issued to all officers, we found kept as required by Jaw. We found no book as required in sub-sectio~ 2, section 141 of the Code, in which is entered a full account of all annual appropriations. There is a warrant book which shows each warrant drawn, for what account, in whose favor, and on what appropriation, but this book is not a compliance with this law. There is no book kept in reference to the public debt as. required by subdivision of section 141, but we find a book similar to this kept in the office of the Secretary of State. We could not find any law requiring this book to be kept there. Section 141, subdivision 4, requires a book in which shall be kept copies of all bonds of agents disbursing pubiic funds. No such book as this seems to be kept. The bonds above referred to and the.record of them are the bonds of certain officers of the .State which are required by the law creating the office to be filed with the Governor. In each instance we found that Jaw had been complied with, but the t~ection now referred to seems never to have been complied with in the executive office. We find properly deposited in this office the bonds of all of the State depositories. We recommet;td that all of these bonds be required byl_-tw to be recorded in a bond book, FRIDAY, JULY 1,1904. 211 and that a copy of the hood taken from said book shall be admissible in evidence whenever the original is shown to have been lost or misplaced in any suit brought on the bond. We find with but few exceptions that all the bonds of the State depositories are personal bonds, and we believe that the securities on the bonds are generally the officers and directors of the banks. Subdivision 7 of the above-recited act requires to be kept in the executive office a book or books containing a list of the respective number and districts of the several lots of .land disposed of by the several land lotteries. We do not understand how this law comes into the Code, as we can not find that any such record has ever been kept in the executive office for a number of years. We find~ that these records are kept in the office of the Secretary of State. Your Committee desires to commend especially the. efficiency of the present clerks in the executive department. 212 JOURNAL OF TH2 HOUS:It. SECRETARY OF STATE. The records in this office show that the incumbent ha8 fully accounted for all money received by him, has paid tho eame into the State Treasury and has the proper vouchers. Subdivision 4, section 181 of the Code, requires that this officer shall keep all bonds of agents appointed to disburse public moneys. The Secretary of State informs us that no such bonds are in his office, nor have they ever been de posited there so far as he knows. The law just above referred to requires these bonds to be recorded in the office of the Governor, and another section of the Code requires them to be deposited in the office of the ComptrollerGeneral. No bonds of this character are deposited anywhere under these general sections of the Code. The bonds of the agents of all the educational and charitable institutions are deposited with the local boards of trustees, except that of the Treasurer of the State Sanitarium, which is re-quired by law to be deposited in the executive office. We call attention at another place in this report to the conflict in the laws regulating the different executive officers, and to the codification of many laws in the present Code which have been repealed or are necessarily obsolete. The Secretary of State informs us that he has never been called upon to perform any of the duties enumerated in subdivision 5 of the above-recited Act, except to furnish to the General Assembly stationery, and that no appropria-. tion has ever been made to him for the payment of bills provided for in that section as required by the same. We find in this office that there are thirty-four counties in the State of which there is no official map of file. The maps of many other counties are in very bad condition from constant handling, and we recommend that an appropriation be made to have these maps placed in proper shape. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 213 We also find that many of the old records in this office are in very bad condition from age ; the pages discolored, the ink fading and the backs rotten. These are manuscript records and of great va]ue to the State. We would recommend that immediate steps be taken to ha&ve them transcribed and printed. .I 214 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. STATE LIBRARIAN. This officer keeps no books, and it wae impossible for this committee to take any accounting of the money that has passed through his hands. The methods pursued in this offic~ in reference to the large amount of public money received are entirely too loose. Large amounts of money pass through the hands of the incumbent of the office and nothing more than a memorandum entry of the amount received and the amount paid into the Treasury is made. He should be required to keep a book showing exactly the moneys received by him, from what source, and on what account. He should be required to submit to the Comptroller-General a detailed statement monthly of all the moneys received by him, from what sources received, and on what account, and exhibit a receipt from the 'l'reasurer to balance the same. There is no inventory of any of the books or other property in charge of this officer in existence. This should be corrected at once. We further find that many valuable books belonging to the Library are stored in the cellar of the capitol, and that these books are many of them in bad condition and being rapidly destroyed. Adequate provision should be made at once for removing these books and placing them upon shelves in the State Library. When this is done the State will save a great loss from the destruction of many valuable books. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 215 .ADJUTANT-GENERAL. It appears from an examination of the records of this <>ffice that there has been received from the United States Government the sum of $3,366.48 on account of the transportation and subsistence and payment of officers and enlisted men of the State troops while in the encampment last summer. This amount was deposited in bank to the credit <>f the Adjutant-General. This your committee finds is -contrary to law and without authority. The law expressly ~equires that this money should be deposited in the State Treasury, and the Adjutant-General's office has not the power or authority to disburse this fund. We recommend that the Governor be required to see that this money is paid into the Treasury as required by law. 216 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIO~ER. We find the records of this office well kept and this officer has proper receipts for all money paid out or received by him. We find that there is paid out of the school lund by the. School CommiBBioner fifty dollars a month for a stenographer, and also that the janitor ot the department is paid out of this fund. There is no authority to pay the salary of any officer or employee out of the money appropriated for the common schools. These payments we thArefore find to be an illegal use of the appropriation. The School Commissioner also testified that the county scqool authorities used the money appropriated for the support of the schools in .the erection of sch9oJ buildings. This we alsl) have to report is in our opinion an illegal use of this money. FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 217 GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. In this department we find by authority of the geological survey the State Geologist was authorized to employ a clerk and pay him a salary of fifty dollars a month. The law creating the survey expressly provides that all of the clerical force should be furnished by the Department of Agriculture, and there is no provision of law for paying the salary of this clerk out of the appropriation for the support of the department. We think that this is illegal. The same is true as to the amount paid the secretary of the survey andthe amount paid one of the capitol guards. We recommend that until there is authority of law for this use of the money appropriated for this department that these payments from this fund be discontinued. 218 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. The Constitution expressly provides that the salary of the Attorney-General shall be two thouRand dollars. We find that all of the officers who have occupied this office since the adoption of the Constitution, including the present Attorney-General, have received from the State, in addition to this salary, fees and their expenAes for services rendered the State in cases outside of the State. The construction placed upon this clause, as we are informed by the Governor, was that the Attorney-General by virtue of his office was not required to represent the State in cases tried in courts out of the State ; that he was only required to render services within the territorial limits of the State, and that in matters arising out of the State requiring the services of an attorney, the Oovernor was authorized to' employ an attorney to represent the State other than the Attorney-General if he saw fit, and that his services in this class of cases was not performed by virtue of the duties imposed upon him as Attorney-General, but under special employment by the Governor. This has been the unbroken construction placed upon this clause of the Constitution by all the chief executives of the State, as we stated above, since the adoption of the Constitution of 1877. We would suggest, however, that this is rather a matter for the Legislature to deal with than the Governor. It is possible that this may have been the intention of the Constitution, but if so, we are of the opinion that payment only could be authorized for these services by the Legislature. It might have the power to give this construction to the Constitution if it sees fit, but we doubt if there is any law in existence that authorized the Governor to pay the Attorney-General for services rendered in this way. .FRIDAY, JULY 1,-1904. :.!19 CO:\IPTROLLER-GENERAL. This office has already during the present Legislature been thoroughly examined by a committee from the Senate and House; this committeP., except the chairman, who was not a member of the committee at the time the examination was made. The committee did not think it necessary to have the experts make a complete examination of the oflice, and we had no reports from the experts in this office, as they were suspended in their work by the order of the committee. The office of the executive, this office and the Treasurer's office under the syetem now prevailing is each a check on the other. We examined the records in this office and found them all in fine condition and complete. All the records necessary to the check of the office and all those required by law are properly kept. The work in this office is very much crowded, and with the allowance made by the Constitution for the clerical force of the office it is impossible in the present condition of the office for the work to be properly done. Th:e business of this office has grown im.. mensely and will continue to grow as the taxable property of the State develops. The State has no more faithful and efficient officers than the present incumbent ot this office and his able corps of assistants. 220 }OURNAL OF THI!: HOt:SE. STATE TREASURER. We found all the books required by law to be kept in this office properly kept except as follows: The book required by section 202 of canceled bonds. This book, we are informed by the Treasurer, so far as he knows has never been kept in this office. This section of the Code seems to be in conflict with sub-section 14 of section 199, which requires that when bonds and coupons are paid they are to be deposited in the vault of the Treasurer subject to the order of the General Assembly. The section first above referred to seems to make this record of canceled bonds a permanent one. The section last referred to only requires the deposit of the bonds and leaves them subject to the order of the General Assembly. Section 1007 of the Code requires these bonds simply to be preserved in the office of the Treasurer in the same manner and with the same care as the funds of the State. These acts are clearly in conflict and should be amended or repealed. The TreMurer and his clerk we find to be men careful,. conscientious and faithful in the discharge of their duties. All the money that has been paid into the Treasury has been properly accounted for and the books of this office balance with those in th~ Comptroller-General's office. This office has also been examined by your committee at the time the Comptroller-General's office waat a few month. ago. . FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 221 KEEPER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. We co~ld not make any very extensive examination of the office of Keeper of Public Buildings on account of the recent death of Mr. Revill, his successor having come into -office only the day before your committee visited it:' We found in this office what appeared to be a complete inventory of all of the property of the State in the State House and in charge of the Keeper of Public Buildings =and also in the Governor's Mansion. This inventory was made by Mr. Revill and was hardly completed at the time -of his death. It had not been entered on a book or sworn >to as required by law. This is the only inventory of this valuable property of the State that we could find, and we do not suppose that any other was ever made. We recommend that Mr. Revill's successor at once have this inventory entered in a book as required by law, and express the hope that in the future the Governor will see to it that the law in reference to an inventory 9f the property in the .State House will be complied with. 222 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS. We find the records iu this office in a very unsatisfac tory condition. The books required to be kept by the Pension Commissioner are correctly kept so far as your committee could ascertain, except that he had issued checks in some cases without proper authority. The pensioners had signed po.wers of attorney to one person authorizing him to receive the checks, and in some cases he had issued these checks to other persons without authority. This was done, however, for the convenience of the pensioner in the temporary absence of the person to whom the power was given and no loss was suffered by it. We merely call attention to this as an irregularity. The Pension Commissioner's vouchers are piled in heaps on the tables and on the floor, and in no condition to be exaruined and in great danger of loss or destruction. This condition arises not from any fault on the part of the Commissioner but is owing entirely to the want of proper facilities for filing these records. We most earnestly recommend that an appropriation be made at the presen.t session of the Legislature for the filing and preserving of these records. This department, like the School Department, handles no money directly, but pensions are paid from the Treasury on checks from the Commissioner. No funds a.e drawn directly by him from the Treasury for the payment of pensions. ' The Pension Commissioner is preparing a record for each county, showing the names of all the pensioners of every class. This book is to be filed with the Ordinary and by him sent to the Grand Jury for inspection and the revision of the pension lists as required by law, and we think in this way it will aid in the prevention of fraud. FRIDAY, JULY 1, ] 90-!. 223 COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. We find all the moneys received and paid out by this officer properly accounted for. He had all the vouchers for money 1)aid out by him, and proper receipts for all received by him and paid into the Treasury, and statements from the banks showing what amount was to his credit in the various banks. We find that there is an officer connected with this department known as the Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture, who receives a salary of $1,800 a year, which is , paid by the Commissioner to him out of the annual appropriation made for the support of his department. We were unable to find any law creating this office, or authorizing the payment of his salary by the Commissioner from the amount appropriated for the support of the department or from any other source. The present Commissioner stated that he found the office in existence when be took charge of the department, and that so far as his information went this officer had been employed from the time of the organization of the department. The present Commissioner pays the same salary that was received by this officer at the time he was elected, and he is paid in the same way that he was at that time. The Commissioner candidly states that he knew of no law authorizing the payment of the salary of this officer. Section 8 of the General Appropriation Act of 1902 seems to prohibit the use of money appropriated for the support of this department for the payment of the salaries of officers or employees. .The law creating the Department of Agriculture provided for only one clerk in that department, and put the salary of that clerk at $1,200 a year. In addition to this officer the Commissioner .employs a record clerk at seventy-five dollars a month, a mailing clerk at sixty dollars a month, and a stenographer at fifty ., 224 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. dollars a month. All of these officers except the record -clerk were employed in this department at the time the present Commissioner came into office. He has emplored the record clerk since that time. Your Committee are compelled to find that all of these payments are without authority of law. The work in this Qffi.ce certainly requires more than one clerk at this time, and we would suggest that the Act creating this department be amended so as to authorize the Commissioner to -employ a sufficient clerical force, and that the salaries be nxed by law and paid out of the State Treasury out of the fees arising from the inspection of fertilizers. Until this is done we do not think that the Commissioner is authorized to employ these clerks or to pay them from the appropriation. The Commissioner called the attention of the Committee to the fact that as the law now stands the Commissioner of Agriculture, although he handles a large sum of money, is not required to give any bond. The Commissioner stated to your Committee that he thought at one time of voluntarily making a bond and tendering it to the State, but -decided that in view of the fact that it was not required by law, it. migpt have the appearance of reflecting upon his QWD honesty. We would further call your attention to the methods used in this department. The Commissioner states that the department was rnn by the Commissioner in office as he would rnn his own private business. That he was not required to make any reports to any one except to the Governor quarterly of his disbutseinents on ~cconnt of the annual appropriation, but as to the fees arising from the 'i~spection of fertilizers he accounted to no one. We submit that the law should be amended so as to re-quire the Commissioner to submit a statement monthly to the Comptroller-General of the receipts by him from every FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 225 source whatever, showing a detailed report of theamount received by him, at what time received, on what account received and from whom, and to settle his accounts monthly, paying the money into the Treasury and getting a receipt therefor ; that these settlemebts should be made as now re- of quired by law other officers in the State collecting :money. We further recom me~d that there should be some officer in the 'State to check the accounts of this office, as suggested by the Commissioner. We think the law should be changed so as to give the Commissioner more power in ascertaining the sale of guano in the State. He should have power to examine the books of manufacturers and others dealing in fertilizers in this State to ascertain from these books the number of tons sold. He should also have authority to require reports in detail made to him by such manufacturers and by all manufacturers and others outEtide of the State shipping guano into the State to be sqld. These reports should show in a general way the date of the shipment, the number of tons shipped, by what railroad shipped, to what place and to whom consigned. We call attention to the statement of the Commissioner .of Agriculture that while 600,000 tons of guano were sold in this State last year, only about twelve .hundred tons were reported to him as having been sold in bulk. Under the law.he has no means of keeping up with the sale of guano in bulk, and the great discrep3:ncy in the quantity sold is strong e?idence that the State is losing its tax on the guano~sold in bulk. There are seven inspectors employed the year round at $83.q0 a month and thirty employed for less periods, varying from one to six months. The Commissioner states that this number is necessart for the proper conduct of the business. 15 hi 226 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. There seems to be a complete system of checking theaccounts of the oil inspectors in use in the department. The inspectors report the oil inspected in detail to the General Oil Inspector, and also report to the Treasurer and settle directly with the Treasurer. No money received from the inspection of oil passes through this department at all. The general oil inspector checks the accounts furnished him with those in the Treasurer's office to see that the inspectors have accounted for all. the fees received by them. We find that the office of General Oil Inspector was created by the Act of the Legislature in 1899 at a salary of $1,200 a year to be paid out of the funds arising from the inspection of oil in the Treasury. We find that he.has re.::eived that salary since that time paid to him directly from the Treasury on the warrant of the Governor, but we do not find that any money has ever been appropriated by theLegislature to pay his salary, and therefore. we are compelled to find that the salary has been paid without authority. We call the attention . of the appropriation committee to this omission and recommend that an appropriation be made in the general appropriation bill for the payment of this officer. The Commissioner draws in advance, generally quarterly,. the money appropriated for the support of his department, and deposits this amount to his credit as Commissioner in a bank selected by him. This seems to be the practice that has obtained in this department since it was o:.:ganized, but it is not authorized by law. We see no necessity for the money being drawn in adyance by. the Commissioner. Ther~ is no good reason why he could not draw the money out from time to time in payment of bills contracted or the other necessary expenses of his department ; indeed, the Commissioner prefers to do business this way, but is required to draw it out and de~osit it in banks and disburse it by his own checks. FRIDAY, JuLY 1, 1904. '227 On April 2-!th we found that the Commissioner was carrying on deposit of State funds in certain banks in Atlanta, Griffin and Elberton $18,502.67; that between that time and the second day of June, the date of our examination, he had paid into the State Treasury $8,000, leaving of the Stalt! funds deposited to the credit of the Commissioner the sum of $10,502.67. There is no reason that we can see why these large amounts of money should be accumulated by the Commissioner in bauks. We recommend that this money be paid into the State Treasury at once 228 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. CONCLUSION. Your Committee has to. report that they find in nearly all of the departments of the government and in all of the institutions a want of proper business methods. The same methods are now used in some of the State institutions that were used in the beginning when they were very small affairs. The syE~tem and methods used in the Executive office, the Comptroller-General's office and the Treasurer's office, as to checks is well-nigh perfect, each one being a check upon the others, and this system should be extended to all of the departments or the State government. Outside of the departments last mentioned, there is a total want of anything like uniformity in the conduct of the business of the departments. The business of the State of Georgia should be conducted in the same manner and method that corporations and large private concerns are forced to adopt as a matter of necessity, and we see no reason why the State's business affairs should not set the example in thoroughness and efficiency, instead of following old, obsolete and discarded methods. To bring about this desired and much-needed reform in our business methods, your Committee respectfully submit the recommendations that appear in this report. It is necessary in collecting and disbursing the various and large sums of money now passing through the different departments that a perfect system of accounting should be adopted. It is impossible under the e.xisting conditions, outside of the Executive, Comptroller-General's and Treasurer's offices, to make anything like an intelligent check of these IJ:fficers. The Comptroller-General's office is the clearing- FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 229 house of the State. The law now is that he shall audit all accounts of all State House officers, but under the present methods and existing circumstances that is absolutely impossible. We therefore recommend that a law be enacted creating the office of State Auditor of Accounts, and that this officer shall be charged with general supervision of the financial affairs of the State; that the disbursement of all funds shall be directly under his control. The policy of allowing appropriations to her withdrawn from the treaEury by the various institutions and rlepiutments of the State and deposited in bauks selected by their officers is danger-! us in the extreme. Since your Committee began this investigation, its attention has been called to two occurrences which involve two of the State's institutions. The Treasurer of the State Sanitarium used for his perAonal arcount something over twenty thousand dollars of the State's money in his possession, and the authorities of the Sanitarium were comp~lled to collect the amount from the sureties on his bond. This was a portion of the appropriation drawn in advance for the support of the institution. If it had not been so promptly paid by the sureties on his bond, the Sanitarium would have been seriously involved, becaus~ there was no authority to make this deficiency good from any funds in the Treasury. We have already referred elsewhere in this report to the fact that about thirty.five hundred dollars of the money appropriated for the support of the Academy for the Blind at Macon was deposited in the First National Bank of Macon at the time of its failure on or about the 16th day of May last, and no part of this fund has yet been recovered, and it must necessarily have resulted in serious embarrassment (or this institution. If this money had not been drawn out from the Treasury, but had been paid out directly from the Treasury in settlement of bills ... 230 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. contracted, these institutions would not be exposed to this risk, and the State would not be in any danger from this loss. We do not think that any money ought to be paid out directly from the Treasury except directly to the person to whom it is due. We herewith submit a billproviding for a State Auditor of Accounts and defining his duties, and we earnestly urge that it be given immediate and earnest consideration. Our investigation bas convinced us that this bill or one similar to itis absolutely necessary for the protection of the in- terests of the State. We suggest that it would be to the interest of the State to have all of these charitable institutions in the State under the control of one board. We are satisfied that this would result in a great saving to the ~tate in the support of these inRtitutions. We recommend that a Committee be appointed at the present session of the General Assembly whose duty it shall be to take into consideration all the existing laws in reference to the various institutions of the State and for the regulation of the different departments of the State government, and report to the next General Assembly such legislation as is necessary to harmonize and perfect the laws on these subjects. All of these laws are now in great confusion as they exist in the present Code. Prior to 1877 two cla8ses of inmates were provided for in the State Sanitarium, and they were divided under the law into pauper and pay patients. By the Act of 1877 this law was repealed and it provided that all patients should b~ admitted into the Sanitarium free of cost for their treat- ment, clothing and maintenance. The codifiers who were employed to prepare the last Code of Georgia codified as law these laws that were repealed by the Act of 1877 and the Act of 1877 itself, and we find in the body of the law relating to the State Sanitarium the two inconsistent pro- ' .:. ~ ' . .. FRID-AY, JULY 1, 1904. 231 visi~ns requiring the Trustees to admit all citizens of the State free of cost, and in the same chapter of the Code they are required only to admit paupers free of cost. 'fhe same conflicts in the taw appear in the whole body -of our laws in reference to our State institutions and the different departments of the State government. It is impossible for the officers charged with the execution of these laws to perform their duties under tbe present Code of Georgia. The law.s in this book, in the language of a distinguished judge of one of the courts of this State, "seem to have been thrown together in one conglomerate mass." It is absolutely necessary that there s'10uld be at once a -complete revision of the laws now in existence, at least in so far as they apply to the State's institutions and the various departments of the State. We regret to say that we find a prevalent disposition on the part of the officers t6 follow precedent even where the precedent is in violation of the law and contrary to the law. We would earnestly recommend to all the officers of the State that they follow the law made by the Legislature for their government strictly, and where in their opinion they consider the law unwise or impossible of execution, not to attempt to set it aside themselves, but to call the attention of the Legislature to the defects in the law. We think that it would be to the interest of the State to ~ell the present building owned and used by the State as a mansion for the Governor. The building is old and costly to keep in repair, and it is almost now in the business district of Atlanta and is undesirable for a residence. It is ntirely too far from the capitol. We think that it is worth much more for ot.her than residence purposes, and that the State could sell it and purchaEe other property and build a home for the Governor to great advantage to the State. We recommend that a Committee be appointed to take into consideration this portion of the report of your 232 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Committee and report its conclusions to the next General Assembly. We further find and recommend that the work of your Committee should be continue<'! by subsequent Legislatures. In our investigations we found no point of time from which we could begin, because no investigation of the character made by your Committee has ever been made befora. We do not think that it is possible for any Committee or Committees to make the necessary investigation of the different departments and institutions of the State during the session of the Legislature. We think that there should be a standing Committee from the two houses who should be charged with the duty of making this investigation every two years. We think that this investigation could be made at a comparatively small cost. We herewith report a bill providing for the appointment of this Committee and prescribing its duties. We further find and recommend that it would be a great saving to the State in the purchase of coal if one officer of the State was authorized to make a contract for all the coal consumed by the State and the various Institutions. This item of coal is a very large one, and if purchased under one contract a great saving could be made. . We further recommend that the authorities of the various charitable institutions of the State should be required by law to submit to the Governor and to the General Assembly an itemized statement of the various amounts required by them for the support of the institution. This report should show what amount is to be disburaed from the appropriation on account of salaries, clothing, wages, fuel, subsist- . ence, transportation and incidentals, and for temporary repairs on the buildings, each under a separate head, and. the appropriation should specify that only the amount so . estimated should be spent for each item. FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904, . 233 We herewith submit for your consideration the reports made by the expert accountants to us. Your Committee as a whole was engaged twenty-five days in this work. Individual members of the Committee, by direction of the Committee, were engaged some days in addition to the time consumed by the Committee as a whole. The Honorable P. M. Mulherin was while the Committee was in session at the Academy for the Blind at Macon, on the 28th day of December, stricken with a se- _ vere illness, and was unable after that time, on account of illness, to attend any of the subsequent sessions of the Committee. The Committee very greatly felt the loss of his valuable aid and services in completing this work, and desire here to express its regret at the loss of his services, and at the same time its pleasure at his restorat.ion to health. He does not join in this report except as to the investigation of the Georgia State Sanitarium, the Normal and Industrial School at Milledgeville and the prison farm. Jos. H. HALL, Chairman; s. R. CHRISTIE, J. T. DU.NCAN, J. E. HAYES, P. M. MULHERIN, P. H. Co:-.IAs, Secr-tary. NoTE.-Since this report was prepared we h~ve been informed that the Trnstees have employed a bookkeeper. '234 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Howard, of Baldwin- A resolution fixing the order of business for to-day's sess10n. The following Senate resolution was read and concurred in, to wit: By Mr. Tisinger of th~ 25th District- A resolution to print sao copies of the report of the Special Joint Investigating Committee. By unanimous consent the following resolution was read, to wit: By Mr. Carswell- A resolution to provide for $s,ooo to maintain the Georgia Confederate Roster Commission. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Holder, Chairman of Committee on Education, subm.itted the following report : Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Education having had House Bill No. 919 under consideration, instructed me as their -chairman, to report it back to the House, with the rec.ommendation that it do pass, as amended: FRIDAY, JuLY 1, 1904. 235 A bill to establish a system of public schools for the town of Lake Park, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, JNO. N. HOLDER, Chairman. Mr. Adams, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Temperance, having had before it the following bill, instructs me, as its chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: House Bill No. 8r6, by Mr. Beauchamp of Butts- To prohibit the manufacture, sale and importation of any spirituous, malt, fermented or other intoxicating liquors in any of the prphibition counties of the State. GEORGE W. ADAMS, Chairman. Mr. Flynt, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary has had Ul)der consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as its chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: 236 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. No. 926, by Mr. Whitley of Douglas- To amend section 6o of volume I of the Code of Georgia. No. 929, by Mr. Whitley of Douglas- To repeal section 6I of volume I of the Code of Georgia. No. 937, by Mr. Brown of Houston- To amend an act creating a Board of Entomology, to. provide for inspection of fruit trees. No. 852, by Mr. Conner of Bartow- To amend an act of the General Assembly of Georgia creating the city court of Cartersville for Bartow county. No. 922, by Mr. Booth of Walton- To amend sub-section 5 of section I8I of the Political Code of Georgia.. I am instructed to report the following bill of the House back with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute: No. 907, by Mr. Jones of Dougherty- To amend an act approved December I6,. I897, establishing the city court of Albany. Respectfully submitted, J. J. FLYNT, Chairman. July I, I904 FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 237 Mr. Bell, Vice-Chairman of Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Enrollment have examined and report as properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor the following act, to wit: House Bill No. 827, to change the county site of Worth county from Isabella in said county, to Sylvester in said county, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, W. L. BELL, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Stanford, of Harris, was allowed to withdraw resolutions Nos. 468 and 476 on the recommendation of the committee. Mr. Harden moved that House Bill No. 8r6 be recommitted to the Committee on Temperance. No quorum having voted on the above motion, Mr. Franklin, of Washington, moved that the roll be called to ascertain whether or not a quorum be present. The fact having been disclosed that a quorum was present, Mr. Franklin withdrew his motion that the roll be called. The Speaker then demanded a call of the roll to ascertain if a quorum was present and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, 238 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Daves, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Nisbet, Gross, Owen, Hall, O'Quinn, Hardman, Parker, Harden, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hawes, Preston, Hayes, Proctor, Hendry, Rainey, Hicks, Rankin, Hixon, of Carroll, Rawles, Holder, Redwine, Houston, Reid, Howard, of Baldwin, Rice, Howell, Ridley, Hutcheson, Rogers, of Hall, Johnson, of Baker, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Johnson, of Crawford,Roper, Jones, of Pickens, Rountree, Kelly, Kendrick, Rudicil, Sanders, 1 Kent, Shackelford, Knight, .Shannon, Knowles, Slaton, Lanier, Spence, Lawrence, Stanford, Leigh, Steed, of Carroll, Little, Steed, of Taylor, Martm, Stovall, Mayson, Strickland, Mills, Thompson, Mitcham, Thurman, Mitchell, Tigner, Morris, Underwood, Morton, Valentine, Mulherin, Walker, of Monroe, McBride, Walker, of Pierce, McCurry, Whitley, McElmurray, Wilson, McHenry, Womble, McLain, Wooten, McRae, Yates, Newton, Mr. Speaker. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1904. 239 Those absent were :Messrs.- Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Bruce, Bush, Cann Crumbly, Daniel, Davis, Derrick, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Griffin, Henry, Pate, of Dooly, Hixon, of Sumter, Paulk, of Coffee, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Irwin, Jones, of Dougherty, Peyton, Kilburn, Phillips, Lane, Richardson, Mann, Singletary, Maples, Stewart, Miller, of Bulloch, Tracy, Miller, of Muscogee, Wellborn, Mizell, West, Moses, vVise, Overstreet, The call of the roll having di$closed that 131 members were present, the House proceeded with the business before it. Mr. Harden's motion to recommit House Bill No. 8r6 was again put and lost. Ayes 34, nays 66. Mr. Harden, of Chatham, asked unanimous consent to have House Bill No. 867 recommitted for the purpose of perfecting the bill, which request was granted. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the second time, to-wit: By Messrs. Alexander and Grenade- A bill to incorporate the town of Danburg m the county of Wilkes. By Mr. Blackburn of FultonA-resolution to pay the pension due Jno. J. Miles. 240 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Messrs. Preston and Beauchamp- A bill to authorize the payment of pension due deceased widows do lawful heirs. 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 Senate bill, to wit: A bill to create a new charter for the town of Willacoochee in Coffee county. The Senate has also passed, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the House, to-wit: A bill to appropriate $1,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary to provide additional files for the Supreme Court. The Senate has adopted the following Senate resolution, to wit: A resolution to appoint a joint committee to amend, revise and consolidate the general laws governing municipal corporations, their incorporation, etc., and for other purposes. Senate Committee-Tisinger, \Villiams and Perry. The foiiO\Ying resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- A resolution providing that on \Vednesday, July 6, the House meet at 9 a. m., and adjourn at 1 p. m. o'clock. FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 241 The following bills were read the first time, to wit : By Mr. McBride of LeeA bill to amend section 224, volume I of the Code, rel~ .ative to management of public institutions. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Messrs. Mayson and Candler- A bill to create a system of public schools in the town of Kirkwood. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A bill to appropriate $r,ooo additional for the payment of rewards. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Morton of Jones- A resolution to pay the pension due Hannah Harris to her son. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Morton of Jones- A resolution to pay the pension due Sarah King to her son. Referred to Committee on Pensions. Mr. Morris, Chairman ex officio of the Committee -on Rules, submitted the following report: 16hj 242 ]Ot!'RNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules nave had under considera~ tion Resolution No. so6 and report the same back with a recommendation that the same do pass. MR. MORRIS, Chairman ex officio. Mr. Calvin, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture, having had under consideration House .Resolution No. 485, recommend that the same do pass. Also, House Bill No. 846, which they recommend do pass by substitute. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman. Mr. Arnold, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture has had under consideration House Bill No. 911, by Mr. Conner, of Bartow, to amend the acts relating to the Department of Entomology, and direct me, as the Vice-Chairman presiding, to report the same back to the House with a recom.mendation that it do pass as amended. NAT. D. ARNOLD, Vice-Chairman presiding. FRIDAY, }ULY 1, 1904. 243 By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to create a new charter for the city of Marietta. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Lane of Sumter- A bill to fix the situs of debts due by residents of this State to non-residents. Referred to General J udicary Committee. By Mr. Whitley of Douglas- A bill to prescribe who are indigent pensioners. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Messrs. Flynt, Morris, Slaton, et al.A bill to fix the salary of the Governor of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Thurman of Walker- A bill to amend section 3441 of the Code, relating to the service of persons in certain cases. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill to create the office of bookkeeper of the State 244 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Asylum, to prescribe his duties and provide compensation, and for other purposes. .Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Hall. of Bibb- A bill to provide for a joint committee to be known as the Committee on Accounts, to prescribe their duties, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Appt:opriations. l3y Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill to require all officers of this State except tax pass. TuESDAY, JuLY 5, 1904. 267 The report of the committee was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Shannon, the resolution was tabled.. By Mr. West of Lowndes- A resolution providing for the collection and compilation of all records and information concerning the Western & Atlantic R. R. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman of the committee, Mr. Slaton, of Fulton. After a consideration of the bill the committee arose and reported progress and asked leave to sit again. 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 bills of the Senate, to wit: A bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Waynsboro to create a debt to erect waterworks and electric lights. A bill to amend the various acts incorporating the city of Waynesboro. A bill to regulate investment companies. A bill to provide for the examination of private banks by the State Bank Examiner. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to issue and grant corporate powers to sick benefit insurance companies. .:268 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to empower the Mayor and Council of Washington, Ga., to issue bonds. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Mat'ters. By Mr. Alexander, of Wilkes- A bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Wash.ington to extend the present system of waterworks. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A resolution to appropriate $335 to pay W. T. Blue for stenographic services. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Mr. Felder moved to disagree to the report submitted by the Committee on Rttles. Pending action on the motion of Mr. FeUer, Mr. Mitchell, of Thomas, moved that the House adjourn, which motion prevailed. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned ;;until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. WEDNESDAY, }ULY 6, 1904. 269-- Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday, July 6, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a. m., this day, was called to order by the Speaker and' opened with prayer by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members an-swered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp. Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackbum, Booth, Bower, Boy kin, Brinsollj Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannv:J, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington. Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Caulc:len, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens,... Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford,.. Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, 270 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Knight, Nisbet, Shannon, Knowles, Owen, Singletary, Lane, O'Quinn, Slaton, Lanier, Parker, Spence, Lawrence, Pate, of Dooly, Stanford, Leigh, Pate, of. Gwinnett, Steed, of Carroll, Little, Paulk, of Coffee, Steed, of Taylor, Maples, Paulk, of Irwin, Stewart, Martin, Peyton, Stov:11l, Mayson, Phillips, Strickland, Miller, of Bulloch, Preston, Thompson, Miller, of Muscogee, Proctor, Thurman, Mills, Rainey, Tigner, Mitcham, Rankin, Tracy, Mitchell, Rawles, Underwood, Mizell, Redwine, Valentine, Morris, Reid, Walker, of Monroe, Morton, Rice, Walker, of Pierce, Moses, Richardson, Wellborn, Mulherin, Ridley, West, McBride, Rogers, of Hall, Whitley, McCurry, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Wilson, McElmurray, Roper, \Vise, McHenry, Rountree, Womble, McLain, Rudicil, Wooten, McRae, Sanders, Yates, Newton, Shackelford, Mr. Speaker. Those absent were :Messrs.- Bowen, Cromartie, Henry, Mann, Overstreet, The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed. On motion of Mr. Deal House Bill No. 229 was taken from the table and placed on the calendar. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1904. 271 By Mr. Jones of Pickens- A bill to repeal an act to create a Board of Roads and Revenues for the County of Pickens. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Ayers of Polk- A bill to amend and consolidate all acts to incorporate the town of Rockmart. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Rice of Forsyth- A bill to amend section 2573 of volume 2 of the Code, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Counties and County ~rat ters. By Messrs. Steed and Hixon- A bjll to extend the powers of the Railroad Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the \Varesboro School District. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 272 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Poulan, and' for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. The following resolutions were read and referred tothe Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Conner of Bartow- A resolution fixing House Bill No. 9II as the special" order for July 20. Upon the request of Mr. Grenade House Bill No. 916was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Slaton, of Fulton- A resolution providing that House Bill No. "826, the special order for to-clay, be considered by sections in the Committee of the Whole House and that individual debate be limited to ten minutes on each section. Mr. Wellborn, 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 act, to wit: WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1904. 273 An act to appropriate one thousand dollars to provide :files for the Supreme Court. Respectfully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman Enrollment Committee. 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. Kelly of Glascock- A bill to revise the election laws of this State; to regulate elections, primary and general; to prescribe the manner in which electors shall vote in all elections, etc., and for other purposes. The Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole for a consideration of the above bill and designated as Chairman Mr. Slaton, of Fulton. After a consideration of the bill the Committee arose and through their Chairman reported progress and asked leave to sit again. The report of the committee was agreed to. Leaves of absence were granted Mr. Hardman of J~ck-. son, business; Mr. Dunbar of Richmond, sickness; Mr. Rogers of Mcintosh, family afflictions. Leave of absence was also granted the Committee on State Asylum, Mr. Franklin, Chairman. Mr. Felder, of Bibb, moved that the House adjourn, which motion prevailed and the Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. lSh j 274 }OURNAJ, OF THE HOUSE. Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, July 7, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 .o'clock a.' m., this day, was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain of the Senate, J. \V~ G. Watkins. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Du.nbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Ha:JI, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1904. 275 Jones, of Pickens, McLain, - Shackelford, Kelly, McRae, Shannon, Kendrick, Newton, Singletary, Kent, Nisbet, Slaton, Kilburn, Owen, Spence, Knight, O'Quinn, Stanford, Knowles, Parker, .Steed, of Carroll, Lane, Pate, of Dooly, Steed, of Taylor, Lanier, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stewart, Lawrence, Paulk, of Coffee, Stovall, Leigh, Paulk, of Irwin, Strickland, Little, Peyton, Thompson, Maples, Phillips, Thurman, Martin, Preston, Tigner, . Mayson, Proctor, Tracy, Miller, of Bulloch, Rainey, Underwood, Miller, of Muscogee, Rankin, Valentine, Mills, Rawles, Walker, of Monroe, Mitcham, Redwine, Walker, of Pierce, Mitchell, Reid, Wellborn, Mizell, Rice, West, Morris, Richardson, WhitlfiY, Morton, Ridley, Wilson, Moses, Rogers, of Hall, Wise, Mulherin, Roper, Womble, McBride, Rountree, Wooten, McCurry, Rudicil, Yates, McElmurray, Sanders, Mr. Speaker. McHenry, Those absent were Messrs.- Henry, Mann, Overstreet, Rogers, of Mcintosh, On motion of Mr. Kelly the reading of yesterday's Journal was dispensed with. By unanimous consent the following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Brown of HoustonA resolution making House Bill No. 937 the special 276 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. order for Tuesday, July 12th, immediately after the confirmation of the Journal. The. following bill, which was brought over as unfinished business, was taken up and the Speaker again resolved the House into a committee of. the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Slaton of Fulton, to wit: By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- A bill to revise the election laws of this State, and for other purpo!tes. . After a consideration of the bill the committee arose, and through their chairman reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Adams from Sat- urday's session on account of important business. '. Mr. Franklin of Washington, moved that the House adjourn, which motion prevailed, and the Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at ten o'clock. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904, 277 Atlanta, Ga., Friday, July 8, I904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at ten o'dock 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 : Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almon~ Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush,. Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davis, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, George. Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Martin, 278 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Miller, of Bulloch, Peyton, Miller, of Muscogee, Phillips, Mills, Preston, Mitcham, Proctor, Mitchell, Rainey, Mizell, Rankin, Morris, Redwine, Mulherin, Reid, McBride, Rice, McCurry, Richardson, McElmurray, Ridley, McHenry, Rogers, of Hall, McLain, Roper, McRae, Rountree, Newton, Rudicil, Nisbet, Shackelford, Owen, Singletary, Parker, Slaton, Paulk, of Coffee, Stanford, Paulk, of Irwin, Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Stovall, Strickland, Thompson, Thurman, Tigner, Tracy, Underwood, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, West, Whitley, Wilson, Wise, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Mr. Speaker. Those absent were Messrs.- Adams, Bell, of Emanuel, Cliatt, Cromartie, Daves, Davison, Franklin, Gaulden, Henry, Johnson, of Baker, Little, Mann, Maples, Mayson, Morton, Moses, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Rawles, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Sanders, Shannon, Spence, Valentine, The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed. Mr. Calvin asked unanimous consent that thirty min~ utes of this morning's session, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be granted for the purpose of allowing chairmen of committees to submit reports, and for the consideration of privilege resolutions, which was granted. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904. 279 The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr, Whitley of Douglas- A resolution providing that House Bills Nos. 926 and 929 be made the special order to follow the Ballot Reform Bill. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution providing that beginning with next Tues:day the House meet at 9 A. M., and adjourn at 1 P. M. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution fixing the order of business for to-morrow's session. By Mr. Carr:ington of Madison- A resolution to make House Bill No. 544 the special order for July 12th. The following resolutions were read and lost, to wit: By Mr. Fields of Dooly- A resolution providing that when the House again goes into a committee of. the whole that indiv:idual debate be limited to three. minutes on each section, and that the time for considering the bill be limited to one hour and thirty minutes. By Mr. Daniel of Emanuel- A resolution providing that debate on amendments offered to the Ballot Reform Bill be limited to thirty minutes to each amendment. 280 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. ' Mr. Calvin, chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture have had under consideration House Bill No. 869, which proposes to require street car companies in this State to separate the white and the colored passengers, and for other purposes (the same being a recommitted bill), and have instructed that the same be reported to the House with a recommendation that the bill do not pass. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman. Mr. Steed, vice-chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the. following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following House Bills, and instruct meto report same back with the recommendation that they do pass: Resolution No. 59 by Mr. CandlerTo appropriate $6,ooo to the Soldiers' Home. Resolution No. 477 by Mr. Hawes- To appropriate money for the purchase of filing cases. in the office of Commissioner of Pensions. Resolution No. 202 by Mr. WhitleyTo appropriate money for purchase of portrait of A. H. Stephens. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 11:104. 281 Resolution No. 522 by Mr. Hall- To appropriate $335 to pay W. F. Blue for services as stenographer to Special Committee. Respectfully submitted, W. E. STEED, Vice-chairman. Mr. Akin, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution having had under consideration the following bills, submit the following report : Senate Bill No. 4, a bill proposing to amend paragraph 2, section 2, article 7 of the Constitution. Report with recommendation that it do pass. House Bill No. 9I7, proposing to amend paragraph I, section I of article 3 of the Constitution, so as to provide for Home rule. Reported with the recommendation that it do pass. House Bill No. 905, proposing to amend article 5, section I of paragraph 8, providing for succession of Governor. Reported with the recommendation that it do pass. House Bill No. 836, proposing to amend paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 6 of the Constitution. Reported with recommendation that it do not pass. Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. AKIN, Chairman. ~82 ]OVRNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The General Judiciary Committee, having had under consideration the following House bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 406I, volume 2, Code of I895, relative to how vacancies are filled in the office of justice of peace. A bill to amend section IOI, volume I, Code of 1895, relative to election of justices of the peace. A bill to prohibit any one, individual or corporation, from emptying sawdust into any of the waters of the State. A bill to amend an Act approved August I2, I903, defining manner of catching fish in any of the waters of the State. A bill to prohihbit any municipal corporation from exempting any property from taxation, providing penalties for violation of same. A bill to amend section 2334 of Code relative to sueing railroads. A bill to provide for substitution of trustees, and for other purposes. A bill to amend section 346, volume I, Code of Georgia, relative to contractors giving bond, and also letting out public work. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904. A bill to amend section 4329, volume 2, Code of Ge<;>rgia 1895, relative to superior court clerks appointing attorneys in cases where presiding judge is disqualified. Also the following House Bill with the recommenda- . tion that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to amend section 150, volume 3, Code of 1895, providing for the punishment of burglary of a dwelling in the night by the death penalty. Respectfully submitted, JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman. Mr. Womble, chairman pro tern. of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture having had under consideration House Bill No. 908, being a bill to be entitled an Act to provide for a convention of the people of Georgia for the purpose of revising the Constitution of the State, recommend that the same do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, MAGRUDER D. WOMBLE, Chairman pro tern. Mr. Reid of Campbell, chairman of Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means have had under consideration House Bill No. 848, by Mr. Reid of Campbell, being a bill to be entitled an Act to levy and collect 284 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. a tax for the support of the State government and the public institutions, for educational purposes in instructing children in the elementary branches of an English education only, to pay the interest on the public debt, and to pay maimed and indigent Confederate soldiers and widows of Confederate soldiers, such amounts as are allowed them by law for the fiscal year 1905; to prescribe what persons, professions and property are liable to taxation; to prescribe the methods of collection and receiving said taxes; to prescribe the methods of ascertaining the property of the State subject to taxation;_ to prescribe additional questions to be propounded to taxpayers, and to provide penalties for violations thereof, and for other purposes, known as the General Tax Act, and they instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same to pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, C. S. REID, Chairman. Mr. Hawes, chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Pensions having had. under con~ sideration the following House resolutions, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A resolution to pay sixty dollars, the pension due Mrs. Elizabeth C. Shearou!!)e, of Effingham county, to her law..: ful representative, she being deceased. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904. 285 A resolution to appropriate $2,500 with which to publish the completed work of the Confederate Roster Commission. Also the following House bill with the recommendation that it do pass as amended : A bill to prescribe all Confederate soldiers who now 'reside in Georgia, the value of whose property amounts to less than $I,soo, with an income of less than $200 per annum and is over seventy years of age. Respectfully submitted, P.M. HAWES, Chairman. Mr. Davis, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and instruct me, as thetr chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass : By Mr. ReidTo appropriate one thousand dollars for rewards, etc. By Messrs. Flynt, Carswell, Morris et al.To increase the salary of the Governor. Resolution No. 482 by Mr. Rainey- To pay $83.08 to tax-collector of Terrell county. j J 286 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Resolution No. 475 by Mr. ThurmanTo pay per diem of Hon. W. A. P. Lowe. Resolution 459 by Mr. Mayson- To appropriate $500 for oil painting of late Genera1 John B. Gordon. They also recommend that the following resolution do pass as amended : Resolution 465 by Mr. Spence- . To pay per diem and mileage of Hon R. B. Johnson, deceased. Respectfully submitted, WALTER E. S1'EED, Vice-chairman. Mr. Adams, chairman of the Committee on Temper.. ance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Temperance having had under consideration the following bills, report same back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, viz. : House Bill No. 936 by Messrs. McRae and West of Lowndes, to amend the charter of the town of Lake Park, and for other purposes. Also House bill No. 927 by Mr. Owen of Pike, to make it unlawful to distill, manufacture, make or produce spirituous, nialt or intoxicating liquors in Pike county. Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. ADAMS, Chairman. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 19'04. '287 Atlanta, Ga., July 8, r904. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. Speaker: His Excellency the Governor, has approved and signed the following bills, to wit: An Act to change the county site of Worth county. An Act to appropriate one thousand dollars to provide additional files for the Supreme Court. An Act to change the time of holding the superior courts in the counties of Decatur, Worth and Mitchell. 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 Senate bills, to wit: A bill to amend the Act creating a Board of Road and Bridge Commissioners for Appling county. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Baxley, in Appling county, and for other purposes. The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House resolution, to wit: A resolution for the relief of I. J. Slaughter. Mr. Slaton, chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report : .288 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Education having. had under con.gideration the following House bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend an Act to establish, organize and maintain a State Normal School as a bra'nch of the University of Georgia. A bill to authorize the town of Kirkwood to provide a system of public schools. Also the following House bill, with the recommendation that it do not pass: A bill to authorize the president of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College to grant licenses to all graduates . <>f said college. Respectfully submitted, ]NO. N. HOLDER, Chairman. Upon the request of Mr. Bush of Miller, House Bill .No. 228 was taken from the table and placed on the <:alendar. By unanimous consent the following bills were introCarr, >Cromartie, >Crumbly, .Davis, .Davison, .Deal, Derrick, Duckett, Evans, McBride, Foster, of Towns, McLain, Griffin, McRae, Hawes, Overstreet, Henry, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hicks, Peyton, Houston, Phillips, Hutcheson, Proctor, Johnson, of Baker, Rogers, of Hall, Kendrick, Rountree, Knight, Sanders, Knowles,_ Singletary, Little, Spence, Miller, of Muscogee, Thompson, Mills, West, Morris, Wise, Moses, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Leigh of Coweta, the verification -of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were I 19, -nays 2. The resolution having received the requisite constitu-tional majority was passed. Mr. Morris, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report : 360 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Rules have had under considera- tion Resolution No. 552, which they recommend do pass.. Respectfully submitted, . N. A. MORRIS, Adopted. Chairman ex ofiicio. The following resolution, favorably reported by the: Committee on Rules, was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A resolution to make House Bills Nos. 520, 877, 954,. and Resolution No. 470 the special order, to follow theGeneral Tax Act. At the request of the authors House Bills Nos. 97 and' 190 were taken from the table and placed on the calendar. On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, consideration of the General Tax Act was deferred until the same could~ be printed. Mr. Candler moved to have 200 copies of the above bill printed for the use of the House, which motion prevailed. By Messrs. Hall, Knight, Underwood, Akin, and others- A bill to prohibit any person or association of persons: or corporation from operating any railroad across any road or street in this St;tte. The committee proposed the following amendments,. which were adopted, to wit: WEDNESDAY,. ]ULY 13, 1904. 36}' To amend by striking the word "instruction," in line 6, section 2, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "con-structed." To amend by adding after the last line of section 6 the following proviso: "Provided that all railroads commonly known as "tram roads," not run as common carriers, yet incidentally haul passengers and freight, but run and operated as a part of and in connection with any business or enterprise, be exempt from the operation of this Act. The report of the committee, which .was favorable to.the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. Mr. Franklin of \Vashington, called for the previous. question, which call was sustained, and the main question ordered. On the passag~ of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote wasas follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Almond, Ayres, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Bush, Butts, Candler, Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Daniel, Dozier, Duggan, Edwards, English, Felder, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Hayes, Eendry, Hixon, of Carroll., JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Holder, McElmurray, Howard, of Laurens, McHenry, Howell, McRae, Hutcheson, Newton, Johnson, of Baker, Nisbet, Johnson, of Crawford, Overstreet, . Jones, of Dougherty, O'Quinn, Jones, of Pickens, Parker, Kelly, Pate, of Dooly, Kt::~t. Pate, of Gwinnett, Knight, Paulk, of Irwin, Lane, Preston, Lawrence, Proctor, Mann, Rainey, Martin, Rankin, Mayson, Rawles, .Miller, of Bulloch , Redwine, Mitcham, Reid, Mitchell, Rice, Mizell, Richardson, Roper, Rudicil, Sanders, Shackelford, Singletary, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Stewart, Thurman, Tracy, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Whitley, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Alexander, Arnold, Bowen, Bower, Burton, Calvin, Cann Davison, Duckett, .Dunbar, Ennis, Fields, Franklin, Grice, Harden, Hixon, of Sumter, Knowles, Mills, Moses, Mulherin, McCurry, Peyton, Phillips, Ridley, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Slaton, Stovall, Strickland, Wilson, Those not voting were Messrs.- .Alford, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Boy kin, Brinson, Bruce, Buchan, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Deal, Derrick, Evans, Foster, of Towns, Griffin, Hawes, Henry, Hicks, WJ:DNESDAY, JULY 13, 1~04. 363 :Houston, Morris, Howard, of Baldwin, Morton, "Kendrick, McBride, Kilburn, McLain, "Lanier, Owen, Leigh, Paulk, of Coffee, Little, Rogers, of Hall, Maples, Rountree, Miller, of Muscogee, Shannon, Spence, Steed, of Taylor, Thompson, Tigner, Wellborn, West, Wise, Mr. Speaker. The roll-call was verified and it was found that on th~ passage of the bill the ayes were 97, nays 29. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended, and on motion of Mr. Hall, was ordered immediately trans1.11itted. to the Senate. Mr. Franklin of Washington moved to adjourn, which -motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Brinson, sickness; Mr. Morton of Jones, sickness; Mr. Mizell, busi.ness. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned _until nine o'dock to-morrow morning. 364 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, July I4, I904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at nine. o'clock 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 members answered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, . - Cann Carr. Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall. Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, . Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens., Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford., Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, THVRSDAY, JuLY .14, 1904. 365 Kelly, McLain, Sanders~ Kendrick, McRae, Shackelford, .Kent, Newton, Shannon, Kilburn, Nisbet, Singletary, Knight, Owen, Slaton, Knowles, Overstreet, Spence. Lme, O'Quinn; Stanford. Lanier; Parker, Steed, oi Carroll. Lawrence, Pate, of Dooly, Steed, of Taylor, Leigh, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stewart, Little, Paulk, of Coffee, Stovall, Mann, Paulk, of Irwin, Strickland, Maples, Peyton, Thompson, Martin, Phillips, Thurman, .Mayson, Preston, Tigner, Miller, of Bulloch, Proctor, Tracy, Miller, of Muscogee, Rainey, Underwood, Mills, Rankin, Valentine, Mitcham, Rawles, Walker, of Monroe, Mitchell, Redwine, Walker, of Pierce, Mizell, Reid, Well born, Morris, Rice, West, Morton, Richardson, Whitley, 11-Ioses, Ridley, Wilson, Mulherin, Rogers, of Hall, Wise, McBride, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Womble, McCurry, Roper, \Vooten, McElmurray, Rountree, Yates, McHenry, Rudicil, Mr. Speaker. Those absent were Messrs.- Foster, of Towns, Henry, On motion of Mr. Felder of Bibb, the reading of yesterday's Journal was dispensed with. By unanimous consent the following bill was read the first time, to wit: By Messrs. Holder, Bell of Milton, McCurry, Steed of Taylor, and Owen- A bill to amend and codify the common school laws of the State of Georgia. Referred to the Committee on Education. 366 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Upon the request of Mr. Gross, House Bill No. 992 was withdrawn from General Judiciary and referred to the Special Judiciary Committee. On motion of Mr. Slaton all members having bills to introduce were allowed to send them to the clerk's desk,. where they were read the first time and appropriately referred, to wit: By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- A bill to amend section 813, volume 3 of the Code,. which provides for the appointment of jury commissioners, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A bill to fix the time of holding the superior courts in: the counties of Montgomery and Dodge, and for otherpurposes. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- . A bill to create the city court of Mt. Vernon. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Beauchamp of Butts (by request)- A bill to create the city court of Jackson, in the county of Butts. Referred to Committee on Counties and Cotmty Matters. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1904. By Mr. Slaton of FultonA bill to amend section 2778 of the Code, relative to deeds, mortgages, etc., to secure indebtedness, and for other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Little of HancockA bill to change the time of holding the superior court of Hancock county. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Parker of Talbot- A bill to amend an Act to change the time of election of the county commissioners of Talbot county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Mat-ters. By Mr. Walker of Pierce- A bill to amend an Act for the protection of game and" fish. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A bill to authorize the Board of Medical Examiners to grant licenses to licencees of medical boards of otherStates. Referred to Hygiene and Sanitation Committee. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Stewart of Calhoun- A bill to amend section 1254, volume 1 of the Code, relative to pensions. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. George of Morgan- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Bostwick. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Whitley ofDouglas-'A bill to make the vaccination of school children com- pulsory, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By Mr. Mitcham of ClaytonA bill to regulate the manufacture and sale of stock food, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A resolution to provide for the creation of a Commission for the proposing and recommending new counties, :and for other purposes. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1904. 369 By Mr. Preston of Jasper- A resolutiG>n to pay pension of Harriet E. Malone to her son. Referred to Committee on Pensions. On motion of Mr. Womble, House Bill No. 796 was read the second time, and the unfavorable report of the committee agreed to, and the bill lost. Mr. Blackburn, vice-chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Amendments to Constitution having had under consideration the following bills proposing to amend the Constitution, and under the instruction of its chairman, I am authorized to make the following report: House Bill No. 441. A bill entitled an Act to amend paragraph I of section 2 of article I I of the Constitution. Reported with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute. House Bill No. 939 A bill entitled an Act to amend paragraph I of section I of article 8 of the Constitution. Reported with the recommendation that it do pass. Respectfully submitted, R. B. BLACKBURN, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 2nl 370 ]OURNAJ, OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: The General Judiciary Committee having had under consideration the following House bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they be read for the second time and then be recommitted, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. ' Respectfully submitted, r:. .. ,, ,. , JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman. . Mr. Shannon, chairman of the Committee on Counties and County l\htters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: i Your Committee on Counties and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills, which they instruct me, as their chairman, to report to the House with the recommendation that they do pass: House Bill No. 1026 by .Hixon and LaneTo amend an Act so as to provide for election of county commissioners by the people, by substitute. House Bill No. 956 by Morris of Cobb- To create a new charter for city of Marietta. House Bill No. 98 I by Alexander of Wilkes- To amend an Act to establish the city court of Washington. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1904. 371 House Bill No. 978 by Fields of Dooly- To incorporate the town of Dooling, in the county of Dooly. House Bill No. 973 by Phillips of Jefferson- To incorporate the town of Matthews, in Jefferson .eounty. House Bill No. 974 by Phillips of Jefferson- To amend an Act to establish a public school system for the town of Wadley. House Bill No. 975 by Phillips of Jefferson- . To amend the charter of the town of Bartow, in the county of Jefferson. House Bill No. 1002 by Kent of Johnson- To incorporate the town of Scott, in the county of Johnson. House Bill No. 984 by Daniel of Emanuel- To amend an Act incorpor-ating the town of Adrian. House Bill No. 1010 by Cann of Chatham- To provide that each county commissioner and er oflicio judge of Chatham county shall receive a salary, -etc. flouse Bill No. 555 by McRae of Lowndes-For relief of John J. Edm~:mdson. We also recommend that the authors be allowed to withdraw the following bills: 372 JOURNAL OF T:a:2 :aou~. House Bill No. 813 by Mitcham of Clayton. House Bill No. 839 by Grenade and Alexander of Wilkes. House Bill No. 925 by Morris of Cobb. Respectfully submitted, July 13, 1904. JOHN R. SHANNON, Chairman. Mr. Shackelford, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations having had under consideration the following House bills, instruct me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: By Messrs. Flanigan and Pate of Gwinnett- A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of the town of Buford. By Messrs. Hixon and Steed of Carroll- A bill to be entitled an Act to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Carrollton to levy and collect a tax, and for other purposes. By Mr. Buchan of Early- A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of Eastman. Respectfully submitted, THOS. J. SHACKELFORD, Chairman. THURSDAY~ JULY 14, "1904. 373 The following bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit : By Messrs. Slaton, Houston and Blackburn....._ A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, so as to provide for the extension of the city limits. By Messrs. Slaton, Houston and Blackburn- A bill to amend the charter of Atlanta, so as to increase the salaries of the city tax assessors. Upon the request of the authors, House Bills Nos. 925, 839 and 813 were withdrawn. Mr. Morris, chairman ex oflicio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules have had under consideration Resolution No. 529, by Mr. Carrington of Madison, and they instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, N. A. MORRIS, Chairman. 'I'he following resolution, favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, was read and adopted as amended, to wit: By Mr. Carrington of Madison- A resolution to make House Bill No. 544 the special order for Tuesday, July 12th. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The committee proposed to amend by striking "July 12th," and inserting "July 19th." . The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A resolution to make House Bill No. 905 the special order to follow the General Tax Act. 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 Senate resolutions, to wit: A resolution to authorize the Governor to raise a medical commission. A resolution for the relief of L. W. Griffin. The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of the city of Brunswick, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, the following bill, known as the General Tax Act, was taken up, read section by section and placed on its passage, to wit: By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A bill to collect a tax for the support of the State government and the public institutions. THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1904. 375 The following amendments were adopted, to wit : To amend section 2, lines 5 and 6, by striking the words "each of said fiscal years," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "said fiscal year." To amend section 2, line 24, by inserting after the word "photographer" the following words: "or agent for the enlargement of pictures or taking or soliciting orders therefor." To amend line 86, page 5, beginning after the word "dispensaries," in first lineof section 16, and inserting the following in lieu thereof: "In addition to an ad valorem tax on the building in which the dispensary is operated and the stock in trade. To amend section 2, paragraph 16, line 104, by insert- ing between the words "beverages" and "the" the following: "or so-called medicines that produce intoxication." To amend section 2, line 22, by inserting between the words "photograph" and "and" the following words: "or any agent taking or soliciting orders for the enlargement of photographs or pictures." To amend paragraph 16, section 2, by adding at the' beginning of said section the following words: "All dispensaries operated by county or municipal authorities to be paid by the authority operating the same shall pay a tax of ten per cent. of the annual net profits of said dispensaries, said tax to be applied to the educational fund of this State." On the adoption of the above amendment to amend paragraph 16, section 2, Mr. Grice of Pulaski, called for 376 }OUR.NAL OF THE HOUSE. the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva vqce the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affinnative were Messrs.- Adams, Alexander, Almond, Arnold, Brown, Carrington, Carswell, Conner, Daniel. Duggan, Dunbar, English, Evans, Felder, Flanigan, Franklin, Fussell, .Gaulden, George, Grenade, Gross, Hall, Hixon, of Carroll, Holder, Johnson, of Baker, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Little, Mills, Mitcham, Moses, Mulherin, McRae, Newton, Nisbet, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Pate, of Dooly, Phillips, Preston, Proctor, Rankin, Reid, Rice, Richardson, Shannon, Steed, of Carroll, Strickland, Thompson, Underwood, Womble, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bower, Brock, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Calvin, Cann Carr, Cliatt, Cook, Crumbly, Daves, Dozier, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flynt, Glenn, Grice. Griffin, Redwine, Harden, Ridley, Hayes, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Hixon, of Sumter, Roper, Howard, of Baldwin, Rudicil, Howell, Shackelford, Hutcheson, Slaton, Kendrick,. Stanford, Kent, Steed, of Taylor, Lane, Stewart, Mann, Stovall, Maples, Thurman, Miller, of Bulloch, Tigner, McElmurray, Tracy, McHenry, Valentine, Owen, Walker, of Monroe, Parker, Whitley, Paulk, of Coffee, Wilson, Paulk, of Irwin, Wooten, Rainey, Yates, Rawles, TBURSDAY, JULY 14, 1904, 377 Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Alford, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brinson, Bruce, Buchan, Butts, Candler, Cromartie, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Duckett, Miller, of Muscogee, Foster, of Oconee, Mitchell, Foster, of Towns, Mizell, Hardman, Morris, Hawes, Morton, Hendry, McBride, Henry, McCurry, Hicks, McLain, Houston, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howard, of Laurens, Peyton, Johnson, of Crawford,Rogers, of Hall, Jones, of Dougherty, Rountree, Kilburn, Sanders, Knight, Singletary, Knowles, Spence, Lanier, Walker, of Pierce, "Lawrence, Wellborn, Leigh, West, Martin, Wise, Mayson, Mr. Speaker. The roll-call was verified, and on counting the votes east it was found that the ayes were 51, nays 62. The amendment was therefore lost. Leave of absence was granted the following members to visit the State farm: Mes~rs. Parker,. Hawes, McHenry, Moses, Strickland, Bush, Howard o Baldwin, Almond. Also Mr. Howard of Laurens, sickness; Mr. Davison, sickness; Mr. Burton, sickness; Mr. Nisbet, sickness; Mr. Mills, business. The Speaker then anounced the House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. 378 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Atlanta, Ga., Friday, July 15, 1904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at nine . 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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll~ Hixon, of Sumter;. Holder, Howard, of Baldwin;. Howard, of Laurens~ Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford~ Jones, of Dougherty,., Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904. 379 Kendrick, McRae, Shackelford, Kent, Newton, Shannon, Kilburn, Nisbet, Singletary, Knight, Owen, Slaton, Knowles, Overstreet, Spence, Lane, O'Quinn, Stanford, Lanier, Parker, Steed, of Carroll, Lawrence, Pate, of Dooly, Steed, of Taylor, Leigh, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stewart, Little, Paulk, of Coffee, Stovall, Mann, Paulk, of Irwin, Strickland, Maples, Peyton, Thompson, Martin, Phillips, Thurman, Mayson, Preston, Tigner, Miller, of Bulloch, Proctor, Tracy, Miller, of Muscogee, Rainey, Mills, Rankin, Mitcham, Rawles, Mitchell, Redwine, Mizell, Reid, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, Morris, Rice, West, Morton, Richardson, Whitley, Moses, Ridley, Wilson, Mulherin, Rogers, of Hall, Wise, McBride, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Womble, McCurry, Roper, Wooten, McElmurray, Rountree, Yates, McHenry, Rudicil, Mr. ,Speaker. McLain, Sanders, Those absent w,ere Messrs.- Cromartie, Henry, Houston, The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed. Mr. Buchannan of Early, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in agreeing to. the ~nfavorable report of the committee on ~ouse Bill Ndilg6. . ,, 880 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Felder one hour of the morning session was devoted to the introduction of new matter, the introduction of reports of standing committees and the reading of bills a second time. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Grice of Pulaski- A resolution to make the bill to amend the Constitution so as to provide for home rule in local affairs the special / order to immediately follow the completion of the Gen- eral Tax Act. The following resolution, which was favorably re- ported by the Committee on Rules, was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A resolution to make House Bill No. 905 the special order to immediately follow the General Tax Act. Mr. Calvin, chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Rules have had under consideration House Resolution No. 559, which proposes to make the bill known as the Gubernatorial Succession Bill, a special order immediately after the consideration of the Tax Act, and recommend the same do pass. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman pro tern. .c<'RIDAY, JULY 15, 1904. 381 Mr. Shannon, chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters having had under consideration the following House bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass: A bill to amend an Act to change time of election of county commissioners of Talbot county. A bill to regulate sale and manufacture of stock food, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. SHANNON, , July 14, 1904. Chairman. The undersigned members of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following minority report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary having had un,.. der consideration House Bill No. 1021, being an A<;t to repeal an Act approved 1899, entitled an Act requiring militia district thereafter adopting the stock law to fence itself off from non-stock law districts, beg leave to submit the following minority report: We maintain that the law should remain as enacted and t:.dt the pending bill should be defeated ; 1st. The repal of said Act would amount to legislative confiscation of property. 382 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 2d. It would work untold hardships on large sections of this State, both in North and South Georgia, without any corresponding benefit to the other sections of the State. 3d. The various counties of this State can obtain the benefits of the stock law, as the law now stands, without the deleterious effects that would result if the pending bill should become a law. 4th. As the stock law was originally enacted lt was Contemplated that these districts should be fenced, as will be seen by reference to said Act. sth. If the adoption of stock law by districts is beneficial to those seeking it, the minority of said committee contends that those who get the benefit of the operation of the stock law should pay the tax necessary to construct a fence around it as now provided by law in order to obtain such benefits. 6th. The law, as it now is, is the result of legislative concessions on both sides of this question, and we submit that it should not be disturbed by the adoption of the present bill. Respectfully submitted, J. W. H. UNDERWOOD, W. S. HOWELL, J. A. KENDRICK, J. R. SINGLETARY. Mr. Richardson, Vice-Chairman of the Special Judi-:ciary Committee, submitted the following report: 'FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904; 383 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary, having had under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their presiding chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommenqation that they do pass, to wit: A bill relative to operation, organization, control and supervision of Inter-State Insurance companies with capital stock of $r,ooo,ooo. A bill to amend section No. 8r3 volume 3, Code of 1895, relative to appointment of Jury Commissioners, and for other purposes. A bill to repeal an act to amend sections r778 and r78r, Code of Georgia r895, relative to stock law in militia districts. A bill to fix the time of holding Superior Courts in the counties of Montgomery and Dodge. A bill to establish the city court of Mt. Vernon in and for the county of Montgomery. Also the following House Resolution, with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A resolution to provide for creation of commission fixing boundaries and county sites for new counties. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it be read the second time and recommitted: 3S4 JoURNAL oF THE Uousa. A bill to amend section 2417 of volume I of the Code of 1895 relative to issuance and return of , marriage licenses. Respectfully submitted, C. C. RICHARDSON, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Holder, Chairman of Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education having had under consideration the following House Bill, instructed me, as their chairman, to report it back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to prescribe the time for the visit of the Board of Visitors to the University 'of Georgia. Also the following House Bill with the recommenda. tion that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to provide for the appointment of Board of Trustees of State School of Technology by the Governor. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it do not pass, to wit: A bill to increase the membership of the local Board of Trustees of the State Technological School, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, ]NO. N. HOLDER, Chairman. The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904. 385 By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution limiting individual speeches to ten minutes during remainder of session. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution fixing the order of business for to-morrow's session. By Mr. Peyton of HabershamA resolution to make House Bill No. 292 the special order for next Tuesday. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution providing for an afternoon session on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mr. Shackelford, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the f 390 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The following bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit: By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Roswell. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A bill to amend section 2417, volume I of the Code. By Messrs. Pate and FieldsA bill to create a Board of County Commissioners for Dooly county. By Messrs. Kilburn, Hall and Felder- A bill to increase the salary of the Judge of the City Court of Macon. On motion of Mr. Felder, the above bill was withdrawn from the committee, read the second time and recommitted to the General Judiciary Committee. .The following bills were read the second timet to wit: By Mr. Arnold of Oglethorpe- A bill to abolish the Boaro of County Connnissioners. of Oglethorpe County. By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Washington, Ga., to issue bonds for school purposes. By Mr. Walker of Monroe- A bill to regulate the running of automobiles in the county of Monroe. FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904.. 391 By .Messrs. Hixon and Lane- A bill to amend an act to create a Board of Commissioners in certain counties so far as the same relates to the county of Sumter. By Mr. Alexander of wilkes- A bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Washington, Ga., to issue bonds to establish waterworks. By Mr. Alford of WorthA bill to amend the charter of the town of Paulan. By Mr. Fields of Dooly- A bill to incorporate the town of Dooling. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the Waresboro Slchool District. By Messrs. Mayson and Candler- A bill to repeal an act to create a Board of Commissioners for DeKalb county. By Mr. Mitchell of Thomas- A bill to amend an act to re-incorporate the town of Thomasville. By Mr. Calvin of Ri~hmond- A bill to amend an act to create a Reformatory Institute in Richmond county. 392 JOURNAL OF' THE HOUSE, By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to amend an act to create the city court of Washington . . By Mr. Parker of Talbot- A bill to amend an act to change the time of election of the County Commissioners of Talbot county. By Messrs. Alexander and Grenade- A bill to incorporate the Danburg School District. By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to create a new charter for the city of Marietta. By Mr. Peyton of HabershamA bill to equalize the business of Judges of this State. By Messrs. Flanigan and PateA bill to amend the charter of the city of Buford. By Mr. Buchan of Dodge- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Eastman. By Mr. Cann of Chatham- A bill to provide that the County Commissioners and ts oflicio Judge of Chatham county shall be paid out of the county treasury. By Mr. Arnold of Oglethorpe- A bill to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues in the county of Oglethorpe. FRIDAY, JuLY 15, 1904. ' 393 "By Mr. Jones of Pickens-. A resolution anthorizing. the treasurer to pay the mile:age and per diem of Hon. W. R. Welch to his widow. By Mr. Davis of Meriwether- A bill to make appropriation for the ordinary expenses of the State Government. By Mr. Leigh of Coweta- A bill to create a system of Farmers' Institutes in -Georgia. 'By Mr. Kent of JohnsonA bill to incorporate the town of Scott. 'By Mr. Franklin of WashingtonA bill to provide a new charter for the city of Ten- nille . .By Messrs Hixon and Steed- A bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Carrollton to levy additional taxes. 'By Mr. Wooten. of Montgomery- . A bill to fix the time of holding the Superior Courts in the counties of Montgomery and Dodge. .By Mr. Wooten of MontgomeryA bill to create the City Court of Mt. Vernon. By Mr. Jones of Pickens- A bill to repeal an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Pick-ens. 394 '}OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Daniel of Emanuel- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Adrian. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill to provide for a joint standing committee of the House and Senate to be known as the Committee on Accounts. The resolution above was recommitted. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the ~ecretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, by the requisite constitutional' majority, the follo~ing Senate Bills, to wit: A bill to prohibit traffic in non-transferable signature tickets, and to require common carriers to redeem unused or partly used tickets. A bill to amend act establishing the city court of Waynesboro in and for the county of Burke. A bill to regulate the sale of domestic wines made from grapes, berries or fruits, and for other purposes. The Senate has adopted the following Senate Resolu-. tion, to wit: A resolution for the pardon of Mamie De. Cris, a convict confined in the penitentiary. The Senate has failed to pass the following bill of the House, to wit : FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904. 395 A bill to regulate the carrying of certain deadly weapons, and for other purposes. Mr. Morris, Chairman ex officio of the Committee on. Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules have had under consideration Resolution No. - - , fixing the order of business-for Saturday and recommend that the same do pass. Also resolution No. - - , to provide for the rotation of Judges of the Superior Courts, and recommend thatthe same do pass. MR. MORRIS, Chairman ex officio. The following resolutions favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, were read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Peyton of Habersham- A resolution making House Bill No. 292 the speciatt order for July 20. By Mr. Calvin of Richmon~A resolution fixing the order of business for to-mor-- row's session. The following resolution was read and referred to the-Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Womble of Upson- A resolution to make House Bill No. 869 a special or-der for July 19. ~896 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE; Consideration of the special order known as the Gen.eral Tax Act was resumed, to wit: =By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government and the public institutions, and for "other purposes. The following amendments were offered, to wit : 'J?y Mr. Lane of Sumter- To amend by inserting between the words "same" and "and" in line 87, section 1, the following words: "Five hundred dollars for each place of business where a dispensary is operated." On the adoption of the amendment Mr. Lane of Sum'ter, called for the ayes and nays. The call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as fol:lows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- .Adams, Alexander, "Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp. Bell, of Milton, "1Jrock, Candler, >Carr, Carrington, , Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Duggan, English, 'Evans, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, :Franklin, Fussell, George, Grenade, Gross, Hardman, Hendry, Hixon, of Carroll, Holder, Howell, Johnson, of Baker, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Lane, Lawrence, Leigh, Little, Martin, Mayson, Morton, McLain, Newton, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Phillips, Proctor, Rankin, Reid, Rice, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Shannon, Stewart, Underwood, Walker, of Monroe, Wise, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904. 39l" Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Arnold, Baldwin, Blackburn, Booth, Brown, Buchann0.1, Bush, Cann Cook, Crumbly, Daves, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, Edwards, Ennis, Felder, Fields, Flynt, Glenn, Grice, Griffin, Hall, Harden, Paulk, of Irwin, Hayes, Peyton, Hixon, of Sumter, Rainey, Houston, Rawles, Howard, of Baldwin, Redwine, Hutchesqn, Richardson. Kendrick, Roper, Kent, Rudicil, Kilburn, Shackelford, Knight, Singletary, Knowles, Slaton, Lanier, Stanford, Mann, Steed, of Taylor: Maples, Stovall, Miller, of Bulloch, Thurman, Mitcham, Tigner, Mitchell, Tracy, Mulherin, Valentine, McBride, Whitley; McCurry, Wilson, McElmurray, Womble, McHenry, Yates, Owen, Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Alford, Almond, Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, BrinsoDt Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Butts, Calvin, Cromartie, Daniel, Mizell, Davis, Morris, Davison, Moses, Deal, McRae, Derrick, Nisbet, Flanigan, Parker, Caul By Mr. Mitcham- A bill to regulate the sale and manufacture of stock food. By Mr. Richardson- A bill to amend an Act to create a charter for town of Perry. By Mr. Kelly- A bill to amend section 813, volume 3 of the Code. By Mr. Whitley- A resolution to provide for the painting of a portrait of Gov. A. H. Stephens. By Mr. Dunbar- A resolution to provide for creation of commission fixing boundaries and county sites for new counties. By Mr. Phillips of Jefferson- A bill to repeal an Act to amend sections 1778 and 1781 of the Code. By Messrs. Moses and Leigh- A bill to require the county commissioners of Coweta county to pay certain compensation to the officers of the superior court. By Messrs. Felder, Dunbar and SteedA bill to create a Georgia State Reformatory. 410 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. UnderwoodA bill to provide for f<~:ir and impartial trial of lunatics. . By Mr. McRae- A resolution for relief of Jno. W. Edmondson. By Mr. Stanford- A bill to amend section 40, volume 1 of the Code. By Mr. Blackburn- A biil to regulate the salary of treasurers of certain counties. By Mr. Brock of Dade-:- A bill to repeal an Act to amend section 420 of the Code. By Mr. Sanders- A bill to establish the line between Georgia and Alabama. By Mr. ButtsA bill to protect deer for three years. By Mr. Shackelford- A bill to prescribe the time for the visit of the Board of Visitors to the State University. By Mr. Stanford- A bill to make it penal for tax-collectors or their clerk~ to register voters without administering oath. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904. 411 By Mr. BeauchampA bill-to create the city court of Jackson. .By Mr. Gaulden- A bill to authorize the governor to appoint a board -of trustees for the Technological School. By Mr. DunbarA bill to regulate the trade in cornmeal. By Mr. RoperA resolution for relief of Lester Parks and others. By Mr. Dunbar- A resolution to pay pension of Wm. Roberson to his .daughter. By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of .Bethlehem. :By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth- A bill to amend the charter of Monroe. By Mr. Dunbar- A bill to provide a mode of registration for voters in -elections in Augusta. By Messrs. Dunbar, Calvin and Mulherin- A bill to repeal an Act to amend the charter of Augusta. 412 ]OU.R.NAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Shackelford- A bill to appropriate $29,000 to the State University to rebuild Science Hall. By Mr. Whitley- A bill to make the vaccination of school children compulsory. On motion of the author, House BiH No. 978 was. tabled. The following bill was also read the second time : By Mr. George- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Bostwick. The following bills were read the second time and re- committed, to wit: By Mr. Underwood- A bill to provide for a fair and impartial trial of idiots. By Mr. Blackburn- A bill to regulate the compensation of commissioners of roads and revenues in certain counties. By Mr. Little- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code of 1895 Mr. Hardman of Jackson, chairman of Committee on: Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report:: SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904, 418 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee having had under consideration the following House bill, instructed me, as their chairman, to report it back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to cbmpel vaccination of school children of this State, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, L. G. HARDMAN, Chairman. Mr. Shackelford, chairman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations having had under consideration the following House bills, instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, to wit: By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A bill to be entitled an Act to provide a mode of registration for voters in municipal elections in the city of Augusta. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend the charter of the city of Augusta. By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth of Walton- A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of Monroe. _i-J 414 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth of Walton- A bill to be entitled an Act to amend the charter of Bethlehem, in the county of Walton. Respectfully submitted, THOS. J. SHACKELFORD, Chairman. The following bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Parker of Talbot- A bill to amend an Act to change the time of election of county commissioners of Talbot county. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage pf the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Arnold of Oglethorpe- A bill to create the office of commissioner of roads and revenues for the county of Oglethorpe. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904. 415 By Mr. Buchan of Dodge- . A bill to amend the charter of the town of Eastman. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Arnold of Oglethorpe- A bill to abolish the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Oglethorpe 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A bill to amend an Act to establish a reformatory institute in the county of Richmond. 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 go, n.ays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Cann of ChathamA bill to provide that each county commissioner and 416 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. ex officio judge of Chatham county shall receive salary for his services, payable out of the county treasury. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Franklin of Washington- A bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for .the city of Tennille. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Hixon and Steed of Carroll- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Carrollton to collect an additional tax. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional -majority was passed. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904. 417 By Messrs. Lane and Hixon of Sumter- A bill to amend an Act to create a board of commis:sioners of roads and revenues for the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham and others, so far as the same relates to the county of Sumter. The substitute offered by the committee was adopted. The 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 89, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Washington, in the county of Wilkes. 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 99, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Phillips of Jefferson- A bill to amend an Act to create a system of public schools for the town of Wadley. 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 o. 27 h j 418 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Phillips of Jefferson- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Bartow. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Washington. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Buchannan of Early- A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code, so as to add the city of Blakely to the list 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 92, nays o. SATURDAY, ]ULY 16, 1904. 419 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messr!l. Mayson and Candler- A bill to provide a system of public schools for the town of Kirkwood. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Daniel of Emanuel_:_ A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Adrian. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth of Walton- A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Social Circle. 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 o. 420-. ]O'URNAI. OF TH~ .HOUSE.. The bill having receiveq. the req1,1isite constitutional majo~ity was passed. . By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth of Walton- A bill to incorporate the city of Social Circle, in 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 93, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Mayson and Candler of DeKalb- A bill to repeal an Act to create a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of DeKalb. I 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 101, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Rogers of Hall- A bill to repeal an Act to amend an Act to create the city court of DeKalb 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. SATURDAY; JULY 16, 1904, 421 By Mr. Mitchell of Thomas__; A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Thomasville as the city of Thomasville. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Kent of Johnson- A bill to incorporate the town of Scott, in the county of Johnson. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs Flanigan and Pate- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Buford, in the county of Gwinnett. 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 102., nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 422 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A bill to fix the time for holding the superior courts in the counties of Montgomery and Dodge, in the Oconee Circuit. 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 o. 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. Hopkins of the 7th district- A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of public schools in the city of Thomasville, 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Hopkins of the 7th district- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the city of Thomasville, so as to provide for the election of the city clerk by the qualified voters of said city. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904. 423 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Sweat of the 5th district- A bill to revise the superior court calendar for the . -counties composing the Brunswick judicial circuit. 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Sweat of the 5th distr.ict- A bill to incorporate the city of Broxton, in the county of Coffee. 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Newton, Knight and Valentine- A bill to fix the time of holding the superior courts of Berrien, Colquitt and Echols counties. 424 JOURNAL Oil' 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Mann of Tattnall- A bill to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code, so as to make the bank of Reidsville a State depository. 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Mills of Cherokee- A bill to amend the charter of Canton. 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Candler of DeKalbA bill to amend the charter of Edgewood. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. SATURDAY, JULY 16; 1904. 425- On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Jones of Dougherty- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Albany. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutionaf majority was passed. By Messrs. Alexander and GrenadeA bill to incorporate the Danburg 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Morris of Col;>b- A bill to create a new charter for the city of Marietta. The report of the committee, which was favorable tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 426 JOURNAL OF THit HOUSE. :By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to empower the mayor and council of Washington to issue bonds to build schoolhouses. 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 o. The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Alexander of Wilkes- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Washington to issue bonds to establish water-works. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Ayers of Polk- A bill to amend the Acts to incorporate the town of Rockmart. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite' constitutional majority was passed. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904. 427 By Mr. Jones of Pickens- A bill to repeal an Act to provide a board of commissioners of roads and revenues for Pickens 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to amend the charter of Poulan. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Waresboro :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 92, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. :.428 JOURNAL Olt THE: HOUSE. By Mr. Phillips of Jefferson- A bill to incorporate the town of Mathews. The report of the committee, which was favorable tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 92, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional' majority, was passed. I / By Messrs. McRae and West of Lowndes- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Lake Park. The report of the committee, which was favorable tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutionar majority was passed. By Messrs. Kilburn, Hall and Felder- A bill to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macpn, in and for the county of Bibb, 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1904. 429 Mr. Wooten of Montgomery, moved that when the House adjourn it stand adjourned until Monday morning at eleven o'clock, which motion prevailed. Mr. Felder moved that 200 copies of the bill, known as the "Reformatory Bill," be printed for the use of the House, which motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Wise of Fayette- A bill to amend an Act reducing the number of county commissioners of Fayette county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Houston of Fulton- A. bill to amend section 1070 of the Code, relative to . .Contracts for public printing. Referred to Committee on Public Printing. By Messrs. Kilburn, Hall and Felder- A bill to amend an Act to amend the road laws of Bibb county. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Glenn and Whitfield- A bill to amend paragraph 3, section 7, article 6 of the Constitution of this State. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amend ments. 430 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. McHenry- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Underwood of White- A bill to amend section 657 of the Code, so that foreign corporations may exercise the right of eminent domain. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. Mr. Felder of Bibb, moved that. the House adjourn, which motion prevailed, and the Speaker announced the House adjourned until eleven o'clock Monday morning. Atlanta, Ga., Monday, July 18, 1904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at eleven o'clock A. M. this day; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by Rev. Wm. H. LaPrade, Jr. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, MONDAY, }ULY 18, 1904. 431 Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davisoa, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Maples, Flynt, Martin, Foster, of Oconee, Mayson, Foster, of Towns, Miller, of Bulloch, Franklin, Miller, of Muscogee, Fussell, Mills, Gaulden, Mitcham, George, Mitchell, ~enn, Mizell, Grenade, Morris, Grice, Morton, Griffin, Moses, Gross, Mulherin, Hall, McBride, Hardman, McCurry, Harden, McElmurray, Hawes, McHenry, Hayes, McLain, Hendry, McRae, Hicks, Newton, Hixon, of Carroll, Nisbet, Hixon, of Sumter, Owen, Holder, Overstreet, Houston, O'Quinn, Howard, of Baldwin, Parker, Howard, of Laurens, Pate, of Dooly, Howell, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hutcheson, Paulk, of Coffee, Johnson, of Baker, Paulk, of Irwin, Johnson, of Crawford,Peyton, Jones, of Dougherty, Phillips, Jones, of Pickens, Preston, Kelly, Proctor, Kendrick, Rainey, Kent, Rankin, Kilburn, Rawles, Knight, Redwine, Knowles, Reid, Lane, Rice, Lanier, Richardson, Lawrence, Ridley, Leigh, Rogers, of Hall, Little, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Mann. Roper, 432 . ]ottiuiAL oF THE Housa. Rountree, Rudicil, .Sanders, Shackelford, .Shannon, ' Singletary, .Slaton, Spence, .Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, .Steed, of Taylor, 1 Stewart, Walker, of Pierce, Stovall, Well born, Strickland, West, Thompson, Whitley, Thurman, Wilson, Tigner, Wise; Tracy, Womble, Underwood, Wooten, Valentine, Yates, Walker, of Monroe, Mr. Speaker. Those absent were Messrs.- Henry, On motion of Mr. Grice of Pulaski, the reading of the Journal of Saturday's proceedings was dispensed with. .. By unanimous consent the House reconsidered its .action in passing, on Saturday, House Bill No. 993, and recommitted the same. By unanimous consent the following bill was read the :first time, to wit : .By Mr. McRae of Lowndes- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Valdosta to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting school buildings. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Morris, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: MONDAY, JULY 18, 1904. 43:3 _Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules has had under consideration the following resolutions: Resolution No. 562, which it is recommended do pass as amended. Resolution No. 565, which it is recommended do pass. Respectfully submitted, N. A. MORRIS, Chairman. The following resolutions, favorably reported by' the -Committee on Rules, were read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Grice of Pulaski- A resolution to make the bill to amend the Constitution so as to provide for home rule in local affairs, the special order to follow the General Tax Act. The committee proposed to amend by making said bill the special order to follow the special orders already fixed. The resolution was adopted as amended. By Mr. Slaton- A resolution to make House Bill No. 958 the special order for July 20, 1904. Mr. Butts of Glynn, was allowed to withdraw House Bills Nos. 855 and 864. The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: 21! h j 434 JOURNAI, OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution to limit individual debate on the General Tax Act to ten minutes. By Mr. Underwood- A resolution to make House Bill No. 866 for Friday, July 22d. The following joint resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Boykin of Lincoln- A resolution providing for a joint committee to draft a measure looking to the amendment of game laws of the State. 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 Senate bills, to wit: A bill to prescribe the time for the visit of the Board of Visitors to the University of Georgia. A bill to create the office of commissioner of immigration, to define his duties, and for other purposes. The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of Newnan, so as to provide for a board of water, sewerage and light commissioners. MONDAY, JULY 18, 1904. 435 A bill to amend the charter of Newnan, so as to authorize the issuing of bonds for electric lights, and for other purposes. A bill to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the city of Greensboro, and for other purposes. A bill to incorporate the town of Westminster, and for other purposes. The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Calvin- A resolution to fix House Dill No. 255 as a special order for July 21st. By Mr. Steed of Carroll~ A resolution to make House Bill No. 971 the special order for July 21st. The General Tax Act, which was a continuing special order, was again tak~n up for further consideration, to wit: By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and State institutions, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read, to wit: To amend paragraph 16, section 2, by striking all of lines 86 and 87 to the word "and." To amend further 436 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. by adding at the end of said paragraph the following words: "All dispensaries operated by county or municipal authorities shall pay into the treasury of the State all of its net receipts over and above two thousand dollars." Before the above amendment could be disposed of, Mr. Mitchell of Thomas, moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Brock and Mr. Strickland. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until nine o'clock to~morrow morning. Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, July 19, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at nine 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, Baldwin, Bowen, Akin, Beall, of Paulding, Bower, Alexander, Beauchamp, Boy kin, Alford, Bell, of Emanuel, Brinson, Almond, Bell, of Milton, Brock, Arnold, Blackburn, Brown, Ayres, Booth, Bruce, I TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1904. 437 Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, 'Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Mulherin, Hall, McBride, Hardman, McCurry, Harden, McElmurray, Hawes, McHenry, Hayes, McLain, Hendry, McRae, Hiclhardson, Knowles, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Lane, Roper, Little, Shackelford, Mann, Shannon, Martin, Slaton, Mayson, Steed, of Carroll, Miller, of Bulloch, Strickland, Mitchell, Tigner, Morton, Tracy, Moses, Whitley, McCurry, Wilson, McElmurray, Wise, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alexander, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brock, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Cromartie, Davis, Deal, Derrick, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1904. 463: ~nnis, Morris, Foster, of Towns, Mulherin, Franklin, McHenry, George, O'Quinn, Griffin, Pate, of Dooly, Henry; Peyton, Howell, Phillips, Miller, of Muscogee, Rainey, Mitcham, Rawles, Reid, Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Sanders, .::.ng1etary, Wellborn, West, Yates, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Daniel of Emanuel, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were 65,. nays 64. The amendment was therefore adopted. The following amendments were also adopted: To amend by striking from line 2, paragraph 23, section 2, the word "others," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "persons, firms or corporations, whether engaged in the business of brewing or manufacturing beer, but.''" To amend paragraph 23, section 2, by adding at the end of said paragraph the following: "Upon every dealer in peruna, dilute, tincture extracts, or any other medi~ cinal preparation which can be used as a beverage, which contains an amount of alcohol equal to or in excess of the amount recognized by United Pharmoccepeas as necessary for good wine for medicinal purposes, the sum of $200." On the adoption. of the amendment Mr. Gross calted~ for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on; taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows: 464 ]OURNAI~ OF THE HOUSE, Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Alexander, Alford, Almond, Ayres, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Burton, Bush, Candler, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Daniel, Daves, Davison, Duckett, Duggan, Edwards, English, Flanigan, Foster, of Oconee, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Grice, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Hendry, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Johnson, of Baker, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Knight, Lane, Lanier, Leigh, Mayson, Mills, Mitcham, Mitchell, Mizell, Morton, J,1c>ses, McLain, Newton, Owen, Overstreet, Paulk, of Coffee, Paulk, of Irwin, Preston, Proctor, Rankin, Redwine, Reid, Rice, Roper, Rountree, Rudicil., Spence, Stewart, Strickland, Thompson, Thurman, Tracy, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Womble, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Arnold, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brown, Bruce, Buchannon, Butts, Cann Carrington, Cook, Crumbly, Dozier, Dunbar, DuPont, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flynt, Franklin, Glenn, Grenade, Griffin, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Houston, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Crawford, ~ent, Kilburn, Little, Mann, Martin, Miller, of Bulloch, Miller, of Muscogee, McBride, McCurry, McElmurray, McHenry, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1904. 465 Nisbet, Rogers, of Mclntosh,Stovall, Pate, of Gwinnett, Slaton, Tigner, Peyton, Stanford, Whitley, Rainey, Steed, of Carroll, Wilson, Ridley, Steed, of Taylor, Wise, .. Those not vot~ng were Messrs.- .I\ dams, Akin, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Brock, Buchan, Calvin, 'Carr, .Cromartie, Davis, Deal, Derrick, .Ennis, Foster, of Towns, Henry, Pate, of Dooly, Hicks, Phillips, Holder, Rawles, Howard, of Baldwin, Richardson, Howard, of Laurens, Rogers, of Hall, Howell, Sanders, Jones, of Dougherty, Shackelford, Knowles, Shannon, Lawrence, Singletary, Maples, Well born, Morris, West, Mulherin, Wooten, McRae, Yates, O'Quinn, Mr. Speaker. Parker, By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were 73, nays 57 The amendment was therefore adopted. Mr. Dunbar of Richmond, proposed to amend section 1, paragraph 26, by adding the following: "Except that no specific or license tax shall be levied or collected on merchandise machines, delivering merchandise and kept by dealers in their storehouses and paying taxes as a merchant." The .amendment was adopted. The following amendments were also adopted, to wit: 80hj 466 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. . By Mr. Reid of Campbell- To amend section 2, paragraph 32, by adding after the word " gypsies" the words "or traveling companies of other persons." By Mr. Leigh- To amend paragraph 34, section 2, by adding the following: "Upon every merry-go-round in each county in which it does business." The Speaker appointed the following committee under House Resolution 575, to revise the fish and game laws of the State of Georgia: Mr.. -Boykin, chairman; Mr. Martin, Mr. Harden. On motion of Mr. Grice of Pulaski, 200 copies of the amendment offered by Mr. Hall of Bibb, was ordered printed, and Mr. Steed of Taylor moved that further consideration of the Tax Act be deferred until to-morrow morning. Mr. Steed later stated that in the interest of time he would withdraw the motion. Consideration of the General Tax Act was resumed. Mr. Franklin of Washington, moved that 200 copies of the amendment offered by Mr. Underwood be printed and laid on the desks of the members, which motion prevailed. Mr. Reid of Campbell, moved that the General Tax Act be tabled, which motion prevailed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: r,! M>f)SjMtiktfrt:~:JiJrrr_ ,,,:1 ;:i r. j; ;r,;,.qq~~ rrni~::r.,,:n _,', )rrj{l (tT~_Hftnq ~ ~Jr3~~~ ~).~1 ._1 ~-~;>i __;:rr;..r";[ lq .,_j;!d~;::.;;~J1 jrfJ Tho iSeriate :has-, pas8ed -b: the '.ttequ.lsite r~Ohs-1!tfulionrtl majority the following Senate. buts; 'tg wit::!;) .,:; : r' i : '1 A bill:f~ct~ir~JJW t~~rJ);~~.ar~rl ,<;:;9pwtr9J,k;r, ;;(~~Y9ral and Secretary of State to give bonds in the sum n, incorpo'!;at- ing the town of Ashburn, and the se'verala.cts,,aniendatm:y thereof, and for other purposes. .:) .1: . .-I/_ .r r /~ A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Dodge. ".-:('_, :, :,;:rJc of. A bill to amend act establishing a Board Cotin'ty Commissioners for the county of Newton, approved g,eb- xuary 27, 1879, and for other purposes. .. :f The Senate has also passed by the requisite constitu'- tional majority the following resolution of the House, tb wit: A resolution to reinstate J. J. W. Glenn, of Rockdale County, Ga., and to pay him his pension. The Senate has concurred in the following resolutions of the House, to wit: 468 jOURNAL OF THE HousE . A resolution to appoint a joi.nt committee to investigate the feasibility of leasing part of the State's property lying along the right of way of the Western & Atlantic Railroad in the city of Atlanta. Committee on part of the Senate: Messrs. Harrell and Turner. A resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to which shall be referred all bills bearing upon the fish and game laws of this State. ' Committee appointed on the part of the Senate: Messrs. Hopkins and Comas. The Senate has failed to pass the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to amend sub-section I I of section 4082 of volume 2 of the Code of I89S Mr. Akin, chairman of Committee on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution have had under consideration House Bill No. 679, which is a bill proposing to amend paragraph I, section 3 of article 3 of the Constitution so as to provide for increased representation, and direct me, as their chairman, to report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended. Respectfully submitted, JOHN W. AKIN, Chairman. ,i WEDNESDAY, jULY 20, 1904. 469 Mr. Franklin, Chairman of the Committee on State Sanitarium, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State Sanitarium desire to report, that we have again visited that noble institution. All that we have stated in our reports rendered in 1902 and in 1903, we most earnestly reiterate and reaffirm, as we feel that we could not be too extravagant in any language we might use in expressing our approval of the conditions which there exist, or in commending the wisdom and ability displayed by those in charge of its affairs. The people of Georgia are to be congratulated that, from the Board of Trustees to the most humble employee, all seem to work together harmoniously for the welfare of the unfortunates consigned to their care, and their intelligent and efficient labors are conducted with such skill and economy as to appear almost marvelous to those who carefully, and without bias, study what has been and what is now being accomplished. The necessity for making such appropriations for its maintenance as the Board Qf Trustees may request will be apparent to every unprejudiced mind, when we consider the character of the men who compose this Board, read their report to the Governor for the eight months ending January Ist, 1904, and then learn that since that report was made, there have been 579 applications for admission and 466 patients received, leaving on file I 13 applications over and above those received. The Board of Trustees, last fall, appointed a committee to consider the advisability of instituting a new method of book-keeping in connection with the supply ~z~ .tJ~TfR~1--F?!frr:r'~~f-~2Wlku atdhtetoHpr'p!ortutmga'he1 slnyjtt. g~Ub-H.A~rurf'atMe~irsl,?t~gddtu'ie'~,fJfiin'ljrvrJ_e:s~~teii1lgfra~rW~tiirottpqjr,we.~Jirtr~/~"U':ft<~:\.p~S~~~id~he~i,c~idrh~PtJI/~L~g1tfot to be accomplished. ~ book-keeper has b~~l1. ~!lJ~OY.l~ at a salary of $ r ,200 per annum, whom w~ ''1t:nink 1 1s ~Jl:~.W}1ghfy~f!9~ffi~t~~~R~th~,~~i~jY1 tf~~fiqrys-rll}.'1is H~ar~m~Wir ;~,\[~ )AA, ~eJ .I;W?$~, mimttjY rtr~,.,v~ril?~lf :-1?99.~; 'o/h:i~J?.:~!f t~9\\) -~~t,. ' w~~ ~~.et}y ~~~~:rfPP.PP.t.~f-,.~1:1<;-;>t~~a,r~ ,r~~ixWN~~:~~refuJ 5~'r,WPrE~tjffil;, 1~qq 1;~e. iil[J;-jlt -~ J.qs,s .,tq ,:cpuc~~y~ :h.~';;f. ~re: .~irpi>}~~ ;~~~~lli_g'l;l~ ., find_. ,hoo,e~~ Je(;ord ~~uld, .P# kf:l?;tr.r )':. c,,:_- ;:r:::,,:;.rc:r, ,:) _.: :' .:. :,., f:/ r!.: 'n ~rrWhe,;n ~;:C>>rshlet; ~t.nerJ;llflgo,i.t~~e Qf rth~,r.th~ g~~n.~":' ~fl!tj ctnA-:t:Iol?}rf~t <;~~ty,9~tereq' by- tlw. $t~t:e~ ~liink 91t!J.tr f~c. J?[9~f~i~F'~hJ1tP :~re rS.Q, ,p.q~y pt'~~-liYtfd :and [CC!-:1~ ~m. ft;alf.t,~, t~1~r llJ!-flt4H~in0~~ 4etf:il~, 'lrh,.~~~<414, <:l.ai~y ffi1~ llqffi"lYr :ilr~t"f!~Jfp~..-AAd :ponc;l~r; q:v.~r. ~~ ~'?:ll4i~i9~ :qf i~)11~ate~~,:~e ,e,r~- tpgr~~ntgho/ ~rpp~es$~~ 'Y~tP- :tb,e ~.. bW9r~: ~ '-:_.,.IJi Your Commi~t;et; op. ')Rai]r.oads, have b~ ."'n~r~ ~;pfl-: ~a!icwdl1A :~Hl~r 'htr~nlif_ter .n1e11tiop.ed l ~n.d :instn.tcts frntt ~s )1:&: ,{;h~r~qn, -.~9' :r~JX>rt J~: sap;re .~ Leave of abserice was granted,Mti Almand, Mr. Sto- vall and Mr;rr~a;i>Je, business. .-:rf :: 't ) 111. .~ :.. '" [ The S~~~~-~lte'.r.,..:h~en J.ll1~l?i<.;m):~'f)\\~~.>,rdr'r':t1H~1 House ad"JOUrned ;until 9 o'clwkr.~_(}'lmorrow mornjnj'l i r (rt\>t:.lf.. ,ll.. :rr, . ~()1Cf. t-l ,,:.;: .r:i'fr~):!:rr (,) J,1:)"l:~i-L , tr r;( t'J ,thrc~rtu:) t ~ ..; ;'1 \:~r)u:1: l t . ) ~h:.;?:~L-( 1 TJl(f~ /') ',. ,ik)(l') ,rl- \ ii:rt. ,-:ltlrrtr:(.l .r;- 1)'"-,: 11;[cU :,.) ,u -..r!f 1r 1 )r. J ,;Jq:~:-_: Jn-"~1/.'c:') t,-~ .c:~- : : htn;;([ ,::::'/);( r .r: .!'1'1 :.n :i::s'U t,, , .,,j Atlanta, Ga.~~.: r,;([ ::~:,;r',~;r .:nJ;(Ji'~lfu~~d~t July 21, igb':f,;:;~i ,rr 1:<:.::. .>f--.ir~t"h[rt>([ The Ho~se met pursuant to,rcad!journment at;rtllimt -o'clock A. M. thkqay; was callet:Pt~:~tder by the SjJeak~ .and open~p, w~.t~)prayer by the ,9)~~~~~n. .~::;;;;;;;~ ~ Tq~, ~\L ~~s ~~lied and the,,iP~~~wing mem~~~~;;~~~ ~swetretlifo \thei.r: naJmeS; ,~'J[I )'(I.,:, [ ,rf.JIr.;i.Beall, of Paulding:;[,[,{( ,rri trr: [!, 476 jOURNAI. OF THE HOUSE. Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candle", Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Mayson, Foster, of Oconee, Miller, of Bulloch, Foster, of Towns, Miller, of Muscogee,. Franklin, Mills, Fussell, Mitcham, Gaulden, Mitchell, George, Mizell, Glenn, Morris, Grenade, Morton, Grice, Moses, Griffin, Mulherin, Gross, McBride, Hall. McCurry, Hardman, McElmurray, Harden, McHenry, Hawes, McLain, Hayes, McRae, Hendry, Newton, Hicks, Nisbet, Hixon, of Carroll, Owen, Hixon, of Sumter, Overstreet, Holder, O'Quinn, Houston, Parker, Howard, of Baldwin, Pate, of Dooly, Howard, of Laurens, Pate, of Gwinnett,. Howell, Paulk, of Coffee, Hutcheson, Paulk, of Irwin, Johnson, of Baker, Peyton, Johnson, of Crawford, Phillips, Jones, of Dougherty, Preston, Jones, of Pickens, Proctor, Kelly, Rainey, Kendrick, Rankin, Kent, Redwine, Kilburn, Reid, Knight, Rice, Knowles, Richardson, L;me, Ridley, Lanier, Rogers, of Hall, Lawrence, Rogers, of Mclntosl:r. Leigh, Roper, Little, Rountree, Mann, Rudicil, Maples, Sanders. Martin, Shackelford, THURSDAY, ]ULY 21, 1904. 477 Shannon, Singletary, Slaton, Spence, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Stovall, Strickland, Well born, Thompson, West, Thurman, Whitley, Tigner, Wilson, Tracy, Wise, Underwood, Womble, Valentine, Wooten, Walker, of Monroe, Yates, Walker, of Pierce, Mr. Speaker. Those absent were Messrs.- Cromartie, Henry, Rawles, On motion of Mr. Daves of Fannin, the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. Mr. Stewart of Calhoun, was allowed to withdraw House Bill No. 1041. The following House bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit: By Mr. Leigh of Coweta- A bill to create the office of State Veterinariar.. By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A bill to amend an Act to create a Prison Commission for Georgia. On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, the General Tax Act was taken from the table and resumed its place on the calendar as a continuing special order. The undersigned members of the General Judiciary Committee submitted the following minority report on House Bill No. 976, to pay the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company bonds : 478 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: The General Judiciary Committee having under consideration House Bill No. 976, providing for an appropriation of $24,200 to pay the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company bonds, we beg leave to file a minority report. After carefully considering the facts and laws bearing on the validity of these bonds, including the ordinance of the Constitutional Convention of I865, and the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, the Act of November I6;I86o, under which these bonds were' issued, and the Act of November 2 I, I86o, calling the convention which passed the Ordinance of Secession, and the date of the bonds February I, I86I, we, the undersigned, minority of the General Judiciary Committee, believe the bonds are illegal and not binding on the State of Georgia, and therefore should not be paid. We desire also to remind the House that two efforts have heretofore been made to have these bonds ordered paid, once in the Legislature of 1869, and once in the Legislature of I883, and that both efforts failed. JOHN W. AKIN, Vice-chairman; MATT. W. GROSS, M. D. WOMBLE, L. L. STANFORD, R. B. BLACKBURN, H. P. HOWARD, G. H. CARSWELL. Mr. Speaker: As a member of the General Judiciary Committee, considering House Bill No. 976, providing for an appropria- THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904. 479 tion of $24,200 to pay the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company bonds, I voted in the committee to report a favorable recommendation of same. I did not have a chance to have a full hearing of com, mittee's investigation, and upon fuller inquiry into its merits, I desire here to put myself on record as being opposed to its passage. Respectfully submitted, HENRY H. LITTLE. Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary having had under consideration the following House bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 2792, volume 2, Code of 1895, providing for laborers' general lien. A bill to amend an Act approved February 26, 1874, amending road laws of the county of Bibb. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Macon, in and for the county of Bibb. A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the town of Palmetto, in Campbell county. Respectfully submitted, JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman. 480 ]OURNA.L OF THE HOUSE. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit: By Messrs. Pate and Flanigan- A bill to create the city court of Gwinnett county. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Daves of Fannin- A bill to create a new charter for the town of Mineral Bluff. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Gross of McDuffieA bill to encourage gold mining in this State. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Owen of Pike- A bill to amend paragraph I 115, volume 3 of the Code. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Buchannon- A bill to amend section 696, volume I of the Code, relative to hogs running at large. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Tigner~ A bill to extend and regulate the liability of master or employer other than railroad company, and for otherpurposes. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904. 48'1 Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Johnson of Baker- A bill to provide for the appointment of guardians ad litem for minors and persons non compos mentis, and for -other purposes. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Blackburn- A bill to amend an Act to revise the laws now of force for the protection of game and fish. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Reid of CampbellA bill to amend the charter of the town of Palmetto. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Lane of Sumter- A bill to amend an Act to regulate the sale of stocks of goods in bulk. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Womble- A resolution making House Bills Nos. 869 and 943 the special order for July 27. Slhj . ----"":'1' 482 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. McHenry- A resolution making House Bill No. 488 the special order for Monday next. By Mr. Carswell- A resolution making House Resolution No. 508 the special order for July 26th. By Mr. Conner of Bartow- A resolution making House Resolution No. 485 the special order for July 26th. The following bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit: By Mr. McRae of Lowndes- A bill to auth~rize the mayor and council of Valdosta to issue bonds to erect school buildings. By Mr. Duggan of Randolph- A bill to incorporate the Shellman school district. By Messrs. Holder, Bell of Milton, McCurry of Hart~ Steed of Taylor, Owen of Pike- A bill to. amend and codify the common school laws of Georgia. Mr. Holder, chairman Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education has had under consideration the following bills, which I am instructed to report back with the recommendation that they do pass: THURSDAY, }ULY 21, 1904. 483 House Bill No. 924, to incorporate the Swainesboro school district, in Emanuel county. .Senate Bill No. 230, to amend an Act approved in 1897, to authorize the treasurer of the State to draw on any funds in the State treasury to pay teachers. Also, that House Bill No. 1039 be withdrawn from the committee, read the second time and recommitted to the Committee on Education. JOHN N. HOLDER, Chairman. Mr. Shannon, chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters having had under consideration the following House bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to repeal Act approved December 21, 1898, incorporating the town of Sylvester. A bill to authorize mayor and council of Canon, Ga., to issue bonds for school purposes. A bill to create a water and light commission for the city of Carrollton, and for other purposes. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Waycross, in and for Ware county. 484 Jotr:R.NAL OF THE HouSE. Also the following House bill, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of DeKalb. Also the following House bill with the recommendation that it do not pass, to wit: A bill to prevent carrying up to Supreme Court any case originating in a justice court and involving less than $so. Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. S~ANNON, July 20, I904 Chairman. 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 Senate bills, to wit: A bill to prohibit the purchase or sale of cotton futures, and for other purposes. A bill to prohibit the importation of seed from cotton, cotton-seed hulls, or other products affected with Texas boll weevil, and for other purposes. A bill to change the time of hold~ng the superior court of Hancock county, and for other purposes. A bill to regulate the weight of cornmeal in this State, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, ]ULY 21, 1904, 485 A bill to amend the Act making bonds for title admissible to record. A bill to confer upon the senior colonel of the line Geor, gia State troops the rank of brevet brigadier-general. A bill to amend section 7 of Act approved December 17, 1902, so as to provide that the two assistants of the adjutant-general shall have the rank of colonel and lieutenant-colonel, respectively. A bill to authorize cities and towns to manufacture, distribute, use and sell gas and electricity for lighting purposes, and for other purposes. A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 2 of article I I of the constitution, so as to change the term of county officers to four years. A bill to amend section I775 of the Code, so as to allow owners or claimants of impounded stock to redeem by giving bond, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, the General Tax Act was again taken up, to wit: By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and the State institutions, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Felder the House reconsidered its action in adopting paragraph 23 of section 2 for the purpose of allowing him to offer the following amendment, to wit: 486 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. To amend the amendment known as the Peruna Amendment, by adding the following proviso, to wit: "Provided that this tax shall not be required of those dealers who have paid the liquor tax as provided in this Act." The amendment was adopted. The paragraph, as amended, was then adopted. Mr. Hall of Bibb, offered the following amendment, to wit: Amend by adding a new section, to be numbered section I 5, as follows : SECTION IS. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every corporation incorporated under the laws of any other State, or any foreign country (except such corporations as pay to this State a specific occupation or license tax, or an income or percentage tax on gross premiums as elsewhere provided for in this Act or under existing laws), doing business within this State, shall pay annually to the Comptroller-General, for the use of the State, and occupation ot: privilege tax, for the privilege of exercising its corporate powers or franchises in this State, or carrying on its business in its corporate capacity in this State, of one-tenth of one per centum, to be computed upon the basis of the capital stock employed by it within this State, provided, that the minimum occupation or privilege tax hereunder, to be paid by each such corporation, shall be $25.00, and no less sum for any calendar year or fraction thereof shall be assessed or receipted for by the Comptroller-General. The tax provided for in this section shall be due and payable before or on March Ist, for the calendar year or fraction thereof ending December 31st, preceding. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904. 487 The amount of capital stock employed within this State by any corporation coming under the provisions of this section, and upon which said occupation or privilege tax shall be due and payable, shall be ascertained as follows, to wit: the ratio or percentage which the gross business the House with the recommendation that it do pass. The report of the committee was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered~. and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as fol- lows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brown, Buchannan, Burton, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Duckett, Duggan, DuPont, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Little, Flanigan, Mann, Flynt, Martin, Foster, of Oconee, Mayson, Franklin, Miiier, of Bulloch,. Fussell, Mitchell, Gaulden, Mizell, George, Morton, Glenn, McCurry, Grenade, McElmurray, Grice, McHenry, Gross, McLain, Hall, McRae, Harden, Newton, Hawes, Nisbet, Hayes, Overstreet, Hendry, Parker, Hixon, of Carroll, Pate, of Dooly, Houston, Pate, of Gwinnett,. Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Coffee, Howell, Paulk, of Irwin, Johnson, of Baker, Preston, Johnson, of Crawford,Rainey, Jones, of Pickens, Rankin, Kelly, Reid, Kent, Rice, Knight, Richardson, Lane, Ridley, Lanier, Rogers. of Mcintosh.,. Lawrence, Roper, Leigh, Rountree, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1904. 'Rudicil, Sanders, Shackelford, :Shannon, "Slaton, Spence, .Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Stewart, Walker, of Pierce, Strickland, Well born, Thurman, Whitley, Tigner, Wilson, Tracy, Wise, Underwood, Womble, Valentine, Wooten, Walker, of Monroe, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Daniel, Griffin, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, .Bell, of Emanuel, .Brock, .Bruce, Buchan, .Bush, .Butts, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Davison, .Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Dunbar, Edwards, Morris, Ennis, Moses, Foster, of Towns, Mulherin, Hardman, McBride, Henry, Owen, Hicks; O'Quinn, Hixon, of Sumter, Peyton, Holder, Phillips, Howard, of Baldwin, Proctor, Hutcheson, Rawles, Jones, of Dougherty, Redwine, Kendrick, Rogers, of Hall, Kilburn, Singletary, Knowles, Steed, of Taylor, Maples, Stovall, Miller, of Muscogef', Thompson, Mills, West, Mitcham, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Reid the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were I 17, nays 2. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following resolution was read and referred to the 'Committee on Rules, to wit: 494 JOURNAl. OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Howell- A resolution providing that the House hold an afternoon session on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of session. By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiencies. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution was agreed to. On pass(ilge of the resolution the ayes were 91, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the following bill was read the first time, to wit : By Messrs. Gross, Underwood and Hall- A bill to prohibit the Secretary of State from granting any franchise to any person or corporation for the construction of any railroad except trolley lines to parallel the State road. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. On motion of Mr. George of Morgan, 200 copies of the substitute for House Bill No. 292 were ordered printed for the use of the House. Mr. Carrington moved that 200 copies of the substitute for the bill to extend the W. & A. R. R. be printed for the use of the House, which motion prevailed. FRIDAY, ]ULY 22, 1904. 495 Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Cliatt and Proctor. Mr. Wooten moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed, and the Speaker announced the House adjourned until nine o'clock to-morrow morning. Atlanta, Ga., Friday, July 22, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Br'inson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, 496 JouRNAL OF THE HousE. Davison, Jones, of Pickens, Preston, Deal, Kelly, Proctor, Derrick, Kendrick, Rainey, Dozier, Kent, Rankin, Duckett, Kilburn, Rawles, Duggan, Knight, Redwine, Dunbar, Knowles, Reid, DuPont, Lane, Rice, Edwards, Lanier, Richardson, English, Lawrence, Ridley, Ennis, Leigh, Rogers, of Hall, .Evans, Little, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Felder, Mann, Roper, Fields, Maples, Rountree, Flanigan, Martin, Rudicil, .Flynt, Mayson, Sanders, Foster, of Oconee, Miller, of Bulloch, Shackelford, Foster, of Towns, Miller, of Muscogee, Shannon, Franklin, Mills, Singletary, Fussell, Mitcham, Slaton, Gaulden, Mitchell, Spence, George, Mizell, Stanford, Glenn, Morris, Steed, of Carroll, Grenade, Morton, Steed, of Taylor, Grice, Moses, Stewart, -Griffin, Mulherin, Stovall, Gross, McBride, Strickland, Hall, McCurry, Thompson, Hardman, McElmurray, Thurman, Harden, McHenry, Tigner, Hawes, McLain, Tracy, :Hayes, McRae, Underwood, Hendry, Newton, Valentine, Hicks, Nisbet, Walker, of Monroe, Hixon, of Carroll, Owen, Walker, of Pierce, Hixon, of Sumter, Overstreet, Wellborn, Bolder, O'Quinn, West, Houston, Parker, Whitley, Howard, of Baldwin, Pate, of Dooly, Wilson, Howard, of Laurens, Pate, of Gwinnett, Wise, Howell, Paulk, of Coffee, Womble, Hutcheson, Paulk, of Irwin, Wooten, johnson, of Baker, Peyton, Yates, johnson, of Crawford, Phillips, Mr. Speaker. jones, of Dougherty, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. 497 Those absent were Messrs.- Cromartie, Henry, The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and .confirmed. By unanimous consent the following bill was read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Carswell of Wilkinson- A bill to incorporate the town of Irwinton, in the eounty of Wilkinson, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Carswell of Wilkinson- A bill to incorporate the town of Toomsboro, in the eounty of Wilkinson, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A bill to amend an act to maintain a system of sewerage In the city of Waycross. Referred to Committee on Counties and .County Matters. By Mr. Preston of Jasper- A bill to authorize the judge of the county court of Jasper county to summon jurors. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. 8~ h j 498 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Bush of Miller- A bill to amend section 2 of an act to amend an act to create and maintain a dispensary in the town of Colquitt. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Mitcham of Clayton- A bill to amend an act to reincorporate the town of Jonesboro. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Bush of Miller- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Grice of Pulaski- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the Pineview School District. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Fields of DoolyA bill to amend an act to create the city court of Vienna. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1.904. 499 By Messrs. Pate and Fields of Dooly- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the city of Cordele. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Pate and Fields of Dooly- A biil to amend an act to incorporate the city of Cordele. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. Mr. Reid, Chairman of Committee ou Ways and Means, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 249 by Mr. Ledford of Fortieth District, being a bill to be entitled an act to regulate the sale of domestic wines made from grapes, berries or fruits purchased by the maker of same, or grown on his own lands or any lands leased or rented by him, and for other purposes. And they instruct me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. Respectfully submitted, C. S. REID, Chairman. Mr. Flynt, Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: , Your Committee on Special Judiciary, having had 500. ]OURNAI., OF THE HOUSE; under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House, with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend an act amending section 657 of Code, which provides that foreign corporations may exercise the right of eminent domain. A bill to amend paragraph I I I 5, volume 3, Code of Georgia, relative to pay to non-resident witness. Also the following House Resolution with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit : A resolution to pay the Governor's reward for the apprehension and delivery of one Bill Miller to Joseph Graham. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended, to wit : '' A bill to encourage and promote gold mining by providing for the condemnation of certain rights of way. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw same to wit: A bill to quiet the title of lands in Charlton county and provide for granting of same, and for other purposes. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it be read second time and be recommitted, to wit: FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. . 501 A bill to establish the city court of Lawrenceville, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, J. J. FLYNT, Chairman. Mr. Shannon, Chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters, having had under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their Chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to create the office of State Veterinarian, and for other purposes. A bill to create a new charter for the town of Mineral Bluff. Also the folowing House Bill with the recommendation . that it do pass, as amended, to wit: A bill to incorporate the city of Sylvester. Also the following House Bill with the recommenda- tion that it do pass by substitute, to wit: A bill to amend section 1254, Code of Georgia, 1895, defining the word "poverty." Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. SHANNON, June 21, 1904 Chairman. 502 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Hawes, Chairman of Committee on Pensions, sul>mitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your committee having had under consideration the following House Resolutions, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House, with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A resolution to pay pension of Mrs. Nancy Susan Lynch, deceased, to her daughter. A resolution to pay the pension of Mrs. Matilda A. West, deceased, for the purpose of paying the debts incurred in her last rtlness. A resolution to pay pension of Mrs. Mary Guy to the ordinary of Schley county or other proper person to pay indebtedness incurred in her last illness. A resolution to pay pension due Mrs. Adeline Haines, deceased, to her son. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it do pass, to, wit: A bill to amend section r254, volume 1, Code 1895, relative to payment of pensions to aged and infirm Confederate soldiers. Also the following House Resolution with the recommendation that it do not pass, to wit: A resolution to pay pension to Jane, Offutt of her deceased husband, Berry Offut. Respectfully submitted, P.M. HAWES, Chairman. FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. 503 The following Senate Resolution was read the second time and recommitted, to wit: .By Mr. Harrell of the Eighth DistrictA resolution for the relief of L. W. Griffin. The following House bill was read the second time and recommitted, to wit : By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett- A bill to create the city court of Gwinnett county. House Bill No. 583 was withdrawn by the author. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Derrick of Rabun- A resolution to make House Bill No. 522 a special or.der. The following bills, which were made the special orders for this morning's session, were read the third time :and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A bill to propose an amendment to article 5, section I, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, -providing for the succession to the office of Governor by the Secretary of State, Attorney General and State Treasurer in case of the death, resignation or disability of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House .of Representatives or in case there should be no President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Repre-sentatives. 504 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, of the State of Georgia, That, from and after the passage of this act an amendment be proposed to article 5, section I, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, by adding after the close of said section the following :words, to wit: "And in case of the death, resignation or disability of the Speaker of the House, or in case there should be no President of the Senate or Speaker of the House, the Secretary of State shall exercise the executive powers of government until the removal of the disability, or the election and qualification of the Governor. And in case of the death, resignation or disability of the Secretary of the State, the Attorney General shall exercise the executive powers of government until the removal of the disability or the election and qualification of the Governor. And in case of the death, resignation or disability of the Attorney General, the State Treasurer shall exercise the executive powers of government until the removal of the disability or the election and qualification of a Governor so that said section when so amended, wi!I read as follows, to wit: "In case of the death, resignation or disability of the Governor, the President of the Senate shall exercise the executive powers of government until such disability be removed, or a successor is elected and qualified. And in case of the death, resignation or disability of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall exercise the executive powers of government until the removal of disability, or the election and qualification of a Governor. And in case of the death, resignation or disability of the Speaker of the House of Representatives or in case there be no President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the State shall exercise the executive powers of government until FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. 50~ the removal of the disability, or the election and qualifi' cation of a Governor. And in case of the death, resigna- tion or disability of the Secretary of State, the Attorney General shall e:xlercise the executive powers of Government until the removal of the disability, or the election and qualification of a Governor. And in case of the death, resignation or disability of the Attorney General,. the State Treasurer shall exercise the executive powers of government until the removal of the disability or the election anp qualification of a governor. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That whenever the above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members of each of the two houses of the General Assembly, and the same has been entered on the Journals, with the ayes and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall, and he is hereby authorized and instructed, to cause said amendment to be published in at least two newspapers in each Congressional District in tbe State, for at least two months next preceding the time for holding the next general election,. and the legal voters at said election shall have written or printed on their tickets "Ratification," or "Against Ratification," as they may choose to vote, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, voting, shall vote in favor of ratification then said amendment shall become a part of said article 5, section 1, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of the State and the Governor shall make proclamation thereof. Sec. 3 Be it further enacted, That all laws in con- flict with this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable t<> the passage of the bill, was agreed to. {)06 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. On the passage of the bill, the ayes and nays were ordered and on taking the ballot, viva voce the vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.-- Adams, Alexander, Almond, Ayres, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Candler, Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davison, Derrick, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Miller, of Bulloch, Foster, of Oconee, Miller, of Muscogee, Foster, of Towns, Mills, Fussell, Mitcham, Gaulden, Mitchell, Glenn, Mizell, Grenade, Morton, Grice. McBride, Griffin, McElmurray, Gross, McHenry, Hall, Mc~ae, Harden, Newton, Hawes, Nisbet, Hayes, Owen, Hendry, Overstreet, Hixon, of Carroll, lYQulnn~ Hixon, of Sumter, Parker, Holder, Pate, of Dooly, Houston, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howard, of Baldwin, Peyton, Howell, Phillips, Hutcheson, Preston, Johnson, of Baker, Proctor, Johnson, of Crawford,Rainey, Jones, of Pickens, Rankin, Kelly, Redwine, Kendrick, Rice, . Kent, Richardson, Kilburn, Rogers, of Hall, Knight, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Lane, Roper, Lanier, Rountree, Lawrence, Sanders, . Leigh, Shackelford, Little, Shannon, ann, Singletary, Martin, Spence, Mayson, Stanford, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. 507 Steed, of Carroll, Tracy, Whitley, Stewart, Underwood, Wise, Stovall, Valentine, Womble, Strickland, Walker, of Monroe, Wooten, Thompson, Walker, of Pierce, Yates, Thurman, Wellborn, . . Those not voting were Messrs.- .' L Akin, Alford, Arnold, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bower, Boykin, Calvin, Cann Cliatt, Cromartie, Davis, Deal, Duckett, .Edwards, Ennis, McCurry, Flynt, McLain, Franklin, Paulk, of Coffee, George, Paulk, of Irwin, Hardman, Rawles, Henry, Reid, Hicks, Ridley, Howard, of Laurens, Rudicil, Jones, of Dougherty, Slaton, Knowles, Steed, of Taylor, Maples, Tigner, Morris, West, Moses, Wilson, Mulherin, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Beall, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 131, nays o. The bill having received the requisite two-thirds majority, was passed. By Mr. Carrington of Madison- A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the employing .of the felony convicts of the State of Georgia to extend, build and equip the Western & Atlantic Railroad, to appropriate money for the same; to provide for the payment of property taken or damaged ; for the issuing of bonds on said extensicn, for the appointment of a -committee for the leas:r.t" of said extension, and for other purposes. ! .-..:. 508 JOURNAL OP THE JiO.USE. -~. An appropriation being involved in the biil, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Richardson of Houston. After a consideration of the bill, the com111ittee atose and, through their chairman, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. The following communication was received from .the Secretary of State and read, to wit: Office of the Secretary of State, Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1904 His Excellency, the Governor: Sir: I have the honor to report to you, for Commission, as per the election return received and on file in this office, the following named person, to wit : County Gilmer-For Representative: Hon. T. G. Simmons, to fill vacancy caused by death of Hon. W. R. Welch. Election held 2oth day of July, 1904. Respectfully, PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State. Hon. T. G. Simmons, member-elect to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. W. R. Welch of the county of Gilmer, came forward and was sworn in as a member of the General Assembly, the oath of office being administered by Hon. Beverly D. Evans, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The following resolution was read and referred to tpe Committee on Rules, to wit: >.. ' .. . .t,,;' . -FRIDA Y, ]ULY 22, 1904. 509 .By Mr. Caltin-.- A resolution fixing the order of business for to-morrow's session. Mr. Evans of Washington, moved that the House .again resolve itself into a committee of the whole for the _purpose of considering the bill to extend the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Mr. Hall of Bibb, moved to amend by adding that the .committee be instructed to report the bill back to the House within thirty minutes. The motion of Mr. Evans was adopted as amended. The House again went into a committee of the whole, .and the Speaker designated as chairman Mr. Richardson of Houston. 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 by substitute as amended. The previous question was called and the main question .ordered. By unanimous consent the bill was tabled on motion .of Mr. Mitchell of Thomas. 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 Senate Bills, to wit: 010 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to amend paragraph 18, section 7, article 3 of the Constitution, prescribing how corporate powers may be granted. A bill fixing the salary of the stenographer in the Attorney General's office. A bill to protect the owners of live stock in Mcintosh county, Georgia, and for other purposes. A bill to prevent dormancy of judgments by making certain entries on the general execution docket. A bill to authorize 0. H. Sheffield et al. and Grantville Beall et al., to construct dam or dams across the Savannah river. 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 bills of the House, to.wit: A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Adrian. A bill to amend the charter of Edgewood, and for other purposes. A bill to provide a salary for each County Commissioner of Chatham county. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners for the county of Washington, and for other purposes. A bill to provide a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Pickens county. FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. 511 A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Washington to issue bonds to enlarge and improve the waterworks of said city. A bill to amend section 5 of act establishing a reformatory institute in Richmond county. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Tennille. A bill to increase the salary of the Judge of the city court of Macon. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Albany, and for other purposes. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Buford, and for other purposes. A bill to amend section 982, volume I of the Code, so as to add Reidsville to the list of cities with State depositories. A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Shady Dal~,,Jn Jasper county. A bill to fix the time of holding Superior Courts m Berrien, Colquitt and Echols. A bill to amend section 982 of volume I of the Code. so as to add the city of Blakely to the list of cities with State depositories. A bill to amend section 982 of volume I of the Code. so as to add the town of Dallas to the list of cities and towns with State depositories. A bill to amend act establishing a system of public schools for the town of Ashburn, and for other purposes. ~12 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Eastman. A bill to authorize the mayor and city council of Carrollton to annually levy and collect a tax not exceeding three and a half tenths of one per cent., in addition to amount now authorized by law. A bill to fix the time for holding the Superior Courts in the counties of Dodge and Montgomery. A bill to amend act establishing a Board of Commissioners of Talbot county. A bill to establish the city court of Ashburn. The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite -constitutional majority, the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to create a system of Public schools in Mitchell, Ga. The Senate has concurred in the following House Resolution, to wit: A resolution providing for a commtsswn to inquire into and report on the advisability of revising and consolidating the banking laws of this State. The committee appointed on part of the Senate: Messrs. Duncan of the Thirty-sixth, and Christie of the Eleventh District. Mr. Morris, chairman e:r officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following .report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules have had under consid- . FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904. '513 eration Resolution No. 591, recommending the order of business for to-morrow and recommend that the same do pass. MR. MORRIS, Chairman ex officio. The following resolution, favorably reported by the .Committee on Rules, was read and adopted, to wit: .By Mr:. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution fixing the order of business for to-mor-row's session. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit : By Mr. McHenry of FloydA bill to appropriate $35.0 to erect a bridge at Cave 'Springs. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. l3y Mr. Redwine of Henry- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of McDonoQUgh to issue bonds for erecting school buildings. Referred to Committee on Corporations. l3y Mr. Redwine of Henry- A bill to incorporate the McDonough School District. Referred to Committee on Education. Mr. Franklin moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed. 83 h j 514 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Leave of absence was granted the following members: Mr. Mizell; Mr. Palk of Coffee, business; Mr. Strickland, business; Mr. Jones of Pickens, sickness; Mr. Alexander; Mr. Boykin, Mr. Bower, Mr. McCurry, committee work; Mr. Kent, business; Mr. Grice; Mr. Stanford; Mr. Johnson of Crawford; Mr. Singletary, business; Mr. Hayes; Mr. Cook; Mr. Harden; Mr. Newton; Mr. Grenade; Mr. Tigner; Mr. Phillips of Jefferson, business. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, July 23, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at nine o'cfock A. M. this day; was cal)ed to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, the call of the roll was dispensed with. The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed. Mr. Shannon, chairman of the Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters hav- ing had under consideration the following House bills SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. 515 instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to authorize 0. H. Sheffield et al. to construct a dam across Savannah river. A bill to amend an Act to establish and maintain a dispensary in the town of Colquitt. A bill to incorporate the town of Irwinton, in Wilkinson county. A bill to incorporate the town of Toomsboro, in Wilkinson county. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt. A bill to amend an Act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of a system of sewerage and drainage in and around the city of Waycross. Also the following House bill, with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute, to wit: A bill to establish a new charter for the town of Roswell. Respectfully submitted, A. B. MITCHAM, Vice-chairman. July 22, 1904. Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: 516 ]OUBNAL OF THE HOUSE. ,Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary having had under consideration the following House bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend an Act approved August 17, 1903, relative to sale of stocks of goods in bulk. A bill to amend charter of the town of Palmetto. Also the following House bills, with the recommendation that they do pass by substitute, to wit: . A bill to amend charter of city of Atlanta. A bill to amend charter of city of Atlanta. Also the following House bill, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to create Board of Health for State. Also the following House bills, with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw them: A bill to fix amount and manner of county treasurer's bond. A bill to fix amount and manner of county tax-collector's bond. Also the following House bills, with the recommendation they be read second time and be recommitted, to wit: A bill to prevent appeal of cases to Supreme Court when amount involved is less than $50. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. 51T A bill to prohibit Secretary of State from granting .franchise to any person, corporation or association for construction of any railroad, except trolley lines parallel to State road. Also the following House resolution, with the recommendation that it be read second time and be recommitted, to wit: A resolution for relief of John B. Chamblee. Also the following Senate bill, with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 82I, volume I, Code of I895, relative to tax-collectors issuing fi. fas. against unreturned wild lands. Also the following Senate bill, with the recommendation that it be read second time and be recommitted to Committee on Pensions, to wit: A bill to amend section I254, volume I, Code of Geor..; gia, relative to pensioning Confederate soldiers who have been citizens of other States, but were bona fide citizens of this State January, I904. Respectfully submitted, JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman. Mr. Calvin, chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture have had un.. der consideration House bill No. 8oi, known as "The .. ' ..... ....... lHS ]OURNAl. OF THE HOUSE. Pure Food Bill," and recommend that the same do pass by substitute. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman. Mr. Shackelford, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations having had under consideration House bill No. 1015, by Messrs. Pate and Flanigan of Gwinnett, a bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the town of Lawrenceville, instruct me to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. Also No. 823, by Mr. Little of Hancock, a bill to be entitled an Act to amend section 982 of the Code ; and No. 1045, by Mr. Davison of Greene, a bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the city of Union Point, and instruct me to report"the same back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass. Respectfully submitted, THOS. J. SHACKELFORD, Chairman. Upon the recommendation of the General Judiciary Committee the authors of House Bills Nos. 987 and g8o were allowed to withdraw same. The following Senate bills were read the first time, to wit: SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. 519 By Mr. Golden of 38th districtA bill to prohibit the purchase or sale of cotton futures. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Mat- ters. By Mr. McLean of.the 2d district- A bill to amend paragraph I, section 2, article I I of the Constitution of this State. Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments. By Mr. Park of the 37th district- A bill to authorize cities and towns to manufacture and :sell gas. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Davis of I7th district- A bill to require the Treasurer, Secretary of State and f Bill Miller. By Mr. Rankin of GordonA bill to amend section I254, volume I of the Code. By Mr. Davison of Greene- A bill to incorporate the city of Union Point. By Messrs. Steed and Hixon of Carroll- A bill to amend an Act to carry into effect paragraph r, section I, article 7 of the Constitution. 34h j 530 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Womble of Upson- A bill to amend section 2792, volume 2 of the Code. By Mr. Wise of Fayette- A bill to amend an Act reducing the number of County Commissioners of Fayette county. By Messrs. Kilburn, Hall and Felder- A bill to amend an Act to amend the road laws of Bib!> county. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Sylvester. By Mr. Grice of PulaskiA bill to incorporate the town of Rebecca. By Messrs. Flanigan and Pate of Gwinnett- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Buford. By Mr. Burton of Franklin- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Canon to issue bonds for school purposes. By Mr. Owen of Pike- A bill to amend paragraph III5, volume 3 of the Code of Georgia. By Mr. Lane of Sumter- A bill to amend an Act to regulate the sale of stocks of goods in bulk. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. 531 By Mr. Bush of Miller- A bill to amend an Act to create a dispensary in the town of Colquitt. By Mr. Carswell of Wilkinson- A bill to incorporate the town of Irwinton. By Mr. Carswell of \Vilkinson- A bill to incorporate the town of Toomsboro. By Mr. Bush of Miller- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A bill to amend an Act to establish a system of sewerage in Waycross. By Mr. Redwine of Henry- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of McDonough to issue bonds. By Messrs. Hawes and Martin- A bill to authorize 0. A. Sheffield to construct a dam across the Savannah river. By Mr. Gross of McDuffie- A bill to encourage gold mining in the State of Georgia. Mr. Wellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 532 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment have examined report as correct and ready for delivery to the Governor the following Act, to wit: An Act to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macon. Respectfully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, JR., .. ' Chairman. The following bills were read the third time, to wit: By Messrs. Slaton, Houston and Blackburn~ A bill to amend the .charter of the city of Atlanta, so as to increase the salary of city tax:.assesors. The substitute offered by the committee was adopted. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to by substitute. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Felder of Bibb- A bill to amend an Act to authorize the County Commissioners of Bibb county to appropriate certain fixed sums to certain libraries in Macon annually. 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 o. ' SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. 533 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Beauchamp of Butts. A bill to create the city court of Jackson. 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Slaton, Houston and Blackburn- A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of Atlanta, so as to extend the city limits. The substitute offered by the committee was adopted. 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 gr, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Hardman of Jackson- A bill to change the corporate name of Harmony Grove. 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 go, nays o. 534 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Mayson and Candler- A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commis:sioners of Roads and Revehues for the county of DeKalb. The report of the committee, which w:as favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 100, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Little of Hancock- A bill to change the time of holding the Hancock su perior court. 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Richardson of Houston- A bill to amend an Act to create a charter for the town of Perry. 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 go, nays o. SATURDAY,- JULY 23; 1904.... 536 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Walker of Monroe- A bill to regulate the running of automobiles, etc., in Monroe 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 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Duggan of Randolph'-A bill to incorporate the Shellman school district. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Little of Hancock- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code, so as to add the town of Sparta to the list of State depositories. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutiortal majority was passed. 536 ]OUltNAI. OF THE HOUSIC. By Messrs. Leigh and Moses of Coweta- . A bill to authorize the County Commissioners to pay the officers of the superior and city court of Coweta county compensation for the conviction of misdemeanor convicts. The report of the committee, which was favorable tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutionat majority was passed. By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A resolution granting permission to the Atlanta Interurban Railway Co. to cross the tracks of theW. & A. R. R. The report of the committee, which was favorable tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutionat majority was passed. By Mr. Morris of CobbA bill to create a new charter for Roswell. The substitute offered by the committee was adopted. The 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 o. SATURDAY, ]ULY 23, 1904. 531 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Paulk of IrwinA bill to incorporate the town ~f Chula. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Bethlehem. 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. o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Lawrence and Booth- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Monroe. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 538 JoURNAl. OF THE HOUSE. By Messrs. Dunbar, Calvin and Mulherin- - A bill to repeal an act to amend the charter 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A bill to provide a mode of registration for voters to vote in the municipal elections 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. McRae of Lowndes- A bill to authorize the Mayor and Council of Valdosta to issue bonds to erect school buildings. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. 539 By Mr. George of Morgan- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Bostwick. 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 o. The bill having received the re~Juisite constitutional majority was passed. The following Senate Bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Davis of the Seventeenth District- A bill to authorize the City Council of Waynesboro to hold an election to determine whetl:er the city shall incur :a debt for the erection of electric lig-hts, 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 wen: 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. :By Mr. Davis of Seventeenth District- A bill to amend an act. to amend an act to incorporate the town of Waynesboro. 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 o. 540 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Comas of the Third District- A bill to amend an act to amend the charter of Baxley. The report of the committee, which was favorable tqthe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Comas of Third District- A bill to amend an act to create a board of road and Bridge Commissioners for Appling county. The report of the committee, which was favorable tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bills were read the first time, to wit : By Mr. Mann of Tattnall- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Reidsville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Bowen of Wilcox- A bill to amend an act to create the Board of Commissioners of roads and revenues for the county of Wilcox. ..,. ., SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. I 541 Referred to. Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Womble of Upson- A bill to amend an act to amend section 1262, volume 1 of the Code, providing for widows' pensions. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Ridley of Troup- A bill to organize a public school system in the city of West Point. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Gaulden of BrooksA bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of any ~ane beer, cane. wine, cane cider, etc., and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Temperance. By Mr. Shackelford of ClarkeA bill to incorporate the town of Winterville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Ridley and Dozie'r of Troup- A bill to amend an act to create a dispensary in the city of Hogansville. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. July 23, 1904. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor through his secretary, Mr. Hitch, to wit: ' JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing, with accompanying document: State of Georgia, Executive Office, AtlaHta, July 23, 1904. To the House of Representatives: In compliance with the request contained in a resolu- tion passed by your body, I herewith return House BiU No. 638. J. :M. TERRELL, Governor. The following resolution was read and ordered to lay on the table one day, to wit: By Messrs. Mitchell, Felder, Shackelford and Stovall- A resolution providing for a commission to suggest to the next General Assembly some practical method of protecting the State's property. Mr. Franklin, of Washington, moved that the House adjourn to meet again next Monday morning at IO o'clock, which motion prevailed. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until IO o'clock Monday morning. MoNDAY, JuLY 25., 1904.. I 543 Atlanta, Ga., Monday, July 25, 1904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 10 o'clock a. m. this day; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Foster, of Oconee county. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Bro'wn, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves. . Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens~ H()well, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, .044 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE Johnson, of Crawford, McHenry, Sanders, Jones, of Dougherty, McLain, Shackelford, Jones, of Pickens, McRae, Shannon, Kelly, Newton, Simmons, Kendrick, Nisbet, Singletary, .Kent, Owen, Slaton, Kilburn, Overstreet, Spence, Knight, O'Quinn, Stanford, Knowles, Parker, Steed, of Carroll, Lane, Pate, of Dooly, Steed, of Taylor, Lanier, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stewart, Lawrence, Paulk, of Coffee, Stovall, Leigh, Paulk, of Irwin, Strickland, Little, Peyton, Thompson, .Mann, Phillips, Thurman. .Maples, Preston, Tigner, Martin, Proctor, Tracy, Mayson, Rainey, Underwood, Miller, of Bulloch, Rankin, Valentine, Miller, of Muscogee, Rawles, Walker, of Monroe, Mills, Redwine, Walker, of Pierce, Mitcham, Reid, Wellborn, .Mitchell, Rice, West, Mizell, Richardson, Whitley, Morris, Ridley, Wilson, Morton, Rogers, of Hall, Wise, Moses, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Womble, Mulherin, Roper, Wooten, McBride, Rountree, Yates, McCurry, McElmurray, Rudicii, Mr. Speaker. I The Journal of Saturday's proceedings was read and Confirmed. Upon request of Mr. Calvin, Senate Bill No. 250 was withdrawn from the Committee on Appropriations and referred to Committee on General Agriculture. By unanimous consent House Bill No. 544 was taken from the table and placed on the calendar. MONDAY, JULY 25, 1904. 545 By unanimous consent, House Bill No. 1015 wa~ withdrawn from the House and referred to the Committee on Corporations. The following resolution was read and unanimously .adopted, to wit : By Mr. Thurman of Walker- A resolution extending the sympathy of the House to Hon. J. T. Parker in the death of his g'rand~daughter. Mr. Jones, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Banks and Banking have had . under consideration the following bills of the Senate and instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 982, volume I of the Code so as to add Perry and Fort Valley to the list of State de- positories. A bill to provide for the examination qf private banks . by the Bank Examiner of this State. . A bill to amend section 982, volume .1 of the Code, so as to make Sparta a State depository. Respectfully suqmitt~d, E. R. JONES, Chairman. Soh J 546 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Stovall of Chatham~ A resolution to make House Bill No. 801 a special order for July 28. By Mr. Underwood- A resolution making House Bills Nos. 866 and I069 the special order for July 26th inst. By Mr. Underwood- A resolution fixing the time of meeting and adjourning of the House. By Messrs. Steed and Hixon- A resolution to make House Bill No. 971 a special 4rder. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution fixing House Bill No. 255 as the special order for July 26. By Mr. Gaulden of Brooks- A resolution fixing House Bill No. 999 the special order for Friday next. By Mr. Shackelford of Clarke- A resolution making House Bill No. 291 the special order for July 27th. MONDAY, }ULY ~5, 1904. 547 By Mr. George of Morgan- A resolution providing that Senate Bill No. 74 be the special order for Wednesday August 3 Mr. Felder of Bibb, submitted the following report of the Commission on the Registration of Land Titles: To the General Assembly of Georgia: The Commission on the Registration of Land Titles, created by a Joint Resolution of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Georgia, the Senate concurring, approved August 5, 1903, begs leave to report: The Commission on the Registration of Land Titles,. charged with the duty of considering and investigating the registration of land titles, particularly the Torrens system for the registration of land titles, entered upon the discharge of its duties very shortly after the adjournment of the General Assembly on August 15, 1903. In the efforts of the Commission to make and conclude such an examination of the various systems for the regis. tratioq of land titles as would be of any practical benefit to the people of Georgia, the Commission soon discovered that the work in hand was of such a responsible and extensive character that more time would be needed than was thought necessary when th~ work was commenced. The consideration of the defects of the present system of registering deeds and the numerous efforts to remedy those defects which have been adopted by the various States in the Union, as well as by foreign nations, embraces such a vast field of inquiry and investigation that the Commission has simply been enabled to inaugurate its work. The completion of this task, which is fraught . 548 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. with such momentous results, can not be had without another year devoted to it. In none of those States in the Union in which a change has been made from the old system of registering deeds to a new system of registering titles has the time for the consideration and investigation of the measures occupied less than four years; in some five ; in some six; and in one seven years. Your Commission, therefore, actuated by a strong and earnest desire to complete this work intelligently and to prepare and present to the General Assembly such a report as will afford ready, extensive and accurate information of the character of a system of registration of land titles, and whether such a system is advisable and practicable for the State of Georgia, respectfully asks that the Commission be continued in force, with all of its powers and duties as now constituted, and that it be directed and authorized to make such report as it may deem advisable to the next session of the General Assembly as now fixed by law. Respectfully submitted, WASHINGTON DESSAU, Chairman; ARTHUR GRAY POWEL~, R. T. FOUCHE, T. S. FELDER, H. A. MATHEWS, P. M. MULHERIN, H. H. PERRY, B. S. MILLER. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Felder of Bibb- )\ resolution providing that the "Commission on the MONDAY, JULY 25, 1904. 549 Registration of Land Titles" be continued in full force until the completion of their duties, and for other purposes. The following bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Brinson of Decatur- A bill to amend section 526, volume I of the Code, so as to exempt millers from road duty. Referred to Committee on Special Agriculture. By Mr. Gaulden of Brooks- A bill to repeal an act to create county courts in the sevral counties of this State in so far as the same applies to the county of Brooks. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Gaulden of BrooksA bill to create the city court of Quitman. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Underwood of White- A bill to amend section 6so, volume I of the Code, and for other purposes. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Gaulden of Brooks- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Quitman. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Valetine of EcholsA resolution to pay the pension of George Michael. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Alford of WorthA bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of 'vVorth. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Mat- ters. By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett- A resolution to pay the pension of J. F. McCain to his widow. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Messrs. McRae and \Vest- A bill to cede to the United States jurisdiction over certain property in Valdosta. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. McHenry of Floyd- A bill to appropriate $2,750 for the use of the School for the Deaf. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Shackelford of Clark- A bill to amend an act to incorporate the trustees of the Oconee Hill Cemetery. Referred to Committee on Corporations. MONDAY, JULY 25, 1904. 551 By Mr. Rogers of Mcintosh- A resolution to appropriate $5,000 to complete the dormitory of the State Industrial College near Savannah. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Rankin of Gordon- A biII to provide for the docketing and hearing of cases taken to the Supre1ne Court under fast bills of exceptions. Referred to General. Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Leigh of Coweta- A bill to require the branding of all cotton seed meal offered for sale in t!'1is State with the proper grade of such meal. Referred to Committee. on Counties and County Matters. Upon request of Mr. George of Morgan, Senate Bill No. 74 was taken from the table and placed on the calendar. The following communication from the Secretary of State was read, to wit: Atlanta, Ga., May 23, 1904. His Excellency, the Gov"rnor: . Sir: I have the honor to report to you, for Commission, as per the election return received and on file in this office, the following named person, to wit: 552 JOU:R.NAL OF THE HOUSE . County Quitman-For Representative: Hon. J. M. Harrell, to succeed Hon. M. N. Phillips, resigned. Election held 2oth day of May, 1904. Respectfully, PHILIP COOK, Secretary of State. Hon. J. M. Harrell, member-elect from the county of Quitman to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. M. N. Phillips, came forward and was sworn in as a member of the General Assembly, the oath of office being administered by Hon. Andrew J. Cobb, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The following bill, which was the special order for this morning's session, was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit: By Mr. Peyton of Habersham- A bill to equalize the business and labor of the Judges of the several Superior Court Circuits of this State, and for other purposes. An appropriation being involved in the bill, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole and the Speaker designated as chairman Mr: Cann of Chatham. After a consideration of the bill the committee arose and reported progress and asked leave to sit again. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: MONDAY, }ULY 25, 1904. b53 Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture or distill spirituous liquors in Wilkes County, Georgia. A bill to amend act establishing the city court of Washington. A bill to make it unlawful to manufacture or. distill spirituous liquors in the county of Pike. A bill to authorize Kirkwood to provide a system of ~ublic schools. A bill authorizing mayor and council of Washington, Ga., to issue bonds for public school purposes. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Poulan, in Worth county. 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 Senate Bills, to wit: A bill to amend section 5543 of the Code, which provides for the signing of fast bills of exceptions. A bill to amend section 735, volume I of the Code of Georgia, and for other purposes. A bill to amend section 291, volume 3 of the Code of Georgia, and for other purposes. ~54 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to provide for fast writs of error to interlocutory orders directing or confirming sales to property, and for other purposes. A bill to incorporate the town of Mathews in Jeffer-son county, and for other purposes. A bill to amend act establishing public school system for the town of Wadley. A bill to amend the act establishing the city court of Washington, Wilkes county. A bill to repeal act incorporating the town of Social Circle, in Walton county. A bill to incorporate the city of Social Circle, in Walton county, and for other purposes. A bill to repeal act amending act to establish a city court in Hall county. A bill to incorporate the town of Scott, 111 Johnson ~ounty, and for other purposes. A bill to amend act amending the act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter and Greene, approved December 13, 1871. The Senate has also passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority, the following bill of the House, to wit: .A bill to amend an act to establish the city court of Dublin in and for the county of Laurens, and for other purposes. TuESDAY, JuLY 26, 1904. 555 Leave of absence was granted Mr. Preston of Jasper. The hour of adjournme~t having arrived, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, July 26, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day; was called to order )Jy the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Foster of Oconee. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp. Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannv.l, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carringtor~o Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, 556 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Flanigan, Lanier, Redwine, Flynt, :Lawrence, Reid, Foster, of Oconee, Leigh, Rice, Foster, of Towns, Little, Richardson. Franklin, Mann, Ridley, Fussell, Maples, Rogers. of Hall. Gaulden, Martin, Rogers, of Mcintosh, George, Mayson, Roper, Glenn, Miller, of Bulloch, Rountre~, Grenade, Miller, of Muscogee, Rudicil, Gric~ Mil~ Sanders, Griffin, Mitcham, Shackelford, Gross, Mitchell, Shannon, Hall, Mizell, Simmons, Hardman, Morris, Singletary, Harden, Morton, Slaton, Harrell, Moses. Spence, Hawes, Mulherin, Stanford, Hayes, McBride, Steed, of Carroll, Hendry, McCurry, Steed, 6f Taylor Henry, McElmurray, Stewart, Hicks, McHenry, Stovall, Hixon, of Carroll, McLain, Strickland, Hixon, of Sumter, McRae, Thompson, Holder, Newton, Thurman, Houston, Nisbet, Tigner, Howard, of Baldwin, Owen, Tracy, Howard, of Laurens, Overstreet, Underwood, Howell, O'Quinn, Valentine, Hutcheson, Parker, Walker, of Monroe, Johnson, of Baker, Pate, of Dooly, Walker, of Pierce, Johnson, of Crawford, Pate, of Gwinnett, Wellborn, Jones, of Dougherty, Paulk, of Coffee, West, Jones, of Pickens, Paulk, of Irwin, Whitley, Kelly, Peyton, Wilson, Kendrick, Phillips, Wise, Kent, Preston, Womble, Kilburn, Proctor, Wooten, Knight, Rainey, Yates, Knowles, Rankin, Mr. Speaker. Lane, Rawles, On motion of Mr. Steed of Carroll, the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1904. 557 By unanimous consent, House Bill No. 1086 was recommi~ted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Derrick of Rabun- A bill to incorporate the town of Tiger. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Beall of Paulding- A resolution for the relief of D. Norton. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to create the city court of Sylvester. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Mat ters. Mr. Morris, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Rules have had under consideration a batch of resolutions, 602, fixing the hours for the sessions of the House during the remainder of the !ession. The committee recommends that the resolution pro- 558 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. viding for a daily afternoon session in addition to the morning session, be adopted as amended. Respectfully submitted, N. A. MORRIS, Chairman. The following resolution, favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, was read, to wit: By Mr. Underwood of White- A resolution providing for two sessions a day, the. afternoon session to convene at 3 :30 p. m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. The committee proposed to amend by making the hour of meeting 3 p. m. in lieu of 3 :30 p. m. The amendment offered by the committee was adopted. On the passage of the resolution as amended, Mr. Reid of Campbell, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained and on taking the ballot uiva voce the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Bowen, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Cann Carrington, Cliatt, 'Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daves, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, TuESDAY, JuLY 26, 1904. 559- Flanigan, Jones, of Pickens, Redwine, Flynt, Kelly, Reid, Foster, of Oconee, Kendrick, Rice, Foster, of Towns, Knowles, Richardson, Fussell, Lane, Rogers, of Hall, Gaulden, Lanier, Rogers, of Mcintosh, George, Leigh, Roper, Glenn, Little, Rountree, Grenade, Mann, Rudicil, Grice, Martin, Sanders, Gross, Mayson, Shackelford, Hall, Miller, of Bulloch, Shannon, Hardman, Miller, of Muscogee, Simmons, H~&~ Mil~ Slaton, Harrell, Mitcham, Spence, Hawes, Mitchell, Steed, of Carroll,. Hayes, Mizell, Strickland, Hendry, Morton, Thompson, Henry, McElmurray, Thurman, Hixon, of Carroll, McHenry, Tracy, Hixon, of Sumter, McLain, Underwood, Holder, McRae, Valentine, Houston, Newton, Walker, of Pierce,. Howard, of Baldwin, Nisbet, Whitley, Howell, O'Quinn, Wise, Hutcheson, Pate, of Dooly, Womble, Johnson, of Baker, Peyton, Wooten, Johnson, of Crawford,Rankin, Yates, Jones, of Dougherty, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Daniel, Dozier, Knight, Wellborn, Wilson, Those not voting were Messrs.~ Arnold, Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Butts, Calvin, Candler, 560 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Carr, Morris, Carswell, Moses, Cromartie, Mulherin, Davis, McBride, Edwards, McCurry, Ennis, Owen, Franklin, Overstreet, Griffin, Parker, Hicks, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Coffee, Kent, Paulk, of Irwin, Kilburn, Phillips, Lawrence, Preston, Maples, Proctor, Rainey, Rawles, Ridley, Singletary, Stanford, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Stovall, Tigner, Walker, of Monroe, West, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Flynt of Spalding, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were I IS, nays 6. The resolution was therefore adopted as amended. Mr. Slaton, Chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary, having had under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report same back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass, to wit: A bill to amend charter of city of Rome. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to provide for the compensation of Commissioners of Roads and Revenue in all counties having a population of 75,000 and over, and for otker purposes. TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1904. 561 Also the following House Resolutions with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A resolution to provide for joint committee of House and Senate to revise law governing various St1.te institutions. A resolution for relief of Jno. B. Chamblee. Also the following Senate Bills with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 765, volume 3, Code 1895, referring to certioraries from the county courts. A bill to prevent dormancy of judgments by making -certain entries and records on general execution docket. Also the following House Bills with the recommendation that they do not pass, to wit: A bill to provide for the payment of fines imposed by the several courts of the State upon misdemeanor convicts. A bill to prevent appeal of cases to Supreme Court when amount involved is less than $so. A bill to amend section 35.14, Civil Code, relative to sale of reversionary interests in land. A bill to make it a misdemeanor for any person convicted of a felony to escape from chaingang or any place of confinement. Also the following Senate Bills with the recommendation that they do not pass, to wit: 36 h j 562 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. :\ bill to change time of holding Gubernatorial elections from first Wednesday in October to Tuesday after first Monday in November. A bill to authorize Justices of the Peace to change time of holding justice courts. A bill to quiet titles to lands in this State held adversely for twenty years. A bill to provide for closing of private ways m this. State in certain cases. Respectfully submitted, ]NO. M. SLATON, Chairman. Mr. Shannon, Chairman of Committee on Counties. and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. S pcaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters, having had under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend an act tQ establish a dispensary in town of Hogansville. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads. and Revenues for Worth county. A bill to requ~re branding of all cotton seed meal, offered for sale, with its proper grade. A bill to amend an act incorporating the tow~? of Quitman. TuESDAY, ]ULY 26, 1904. 563 A bill to repeal an act establishing county courts in each of the counties in so far as it relates to Brooks county. A bill to establish the city court of Quitman in and for the county .of Brooks. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Jonesboro. Also the following Senate Bills with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A biil to protect the owners of live stock in the county of 11cintosh. A bill to authorize 0. H. Sheffield et al. and Grantville Beall et al. to construct a dam or dams across Savannah river, in Elbert county. Respectfully submitted, . July 25, 1904. ]NO. R. SHANNON, Chairman. 11r. 11ills of Cherokee, Chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Invalid Pensions have had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House, with the recommendation that they do pass: 564 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to amend section I265, volume I of the Code relative to pensions for invalid widows. A bill to amend section I262, volume I of the Code, which provides for widows' pensions. A resolution to pay pension of George Michael to Elbert Washington. Respectfully submitted, WILL D. MILLS, Chairman. Mr. Morris, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Rules recommend the adoption of the accompanying resolution as to Senate Bills at the session of the House this afternoon. The committee have had under consideration resolu- tions numbered, respectively, 577, 578, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 590, 595, 597, 598, 599, 6oo, 6oi and 6o3, naming certain bills as special orders, and recommend that each of said resolutions do pass, it being understood that the special orders set by the same shall not displace pending special orders. The bills, if made special orders, shall be considered in the order of the numbers on the calendar. Respectfully submitted, .. '... f :t~ u..~.~; N. A. MORRIS, Ex officio chairman. The following resolutions, favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, were read, to wit: TuESDAY, JuLY 26, 1904. 565 By Messrs. Felder and Steed- A resolution to fix House Bill No. 1056 as the special order for Tuesday next. Mr. Knight of Berrien, moved to table the resolution, which motion prevailed. By Mr. Lanier of Bryan- A resolution to make House Bill No. 873 the special order to follow bill to increase the salary of the Governor. On motion of Mr. Hayes of Macon, all the resolutions favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, were tabled. 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 Senate Bills and Resolution, to wit: A bill to regulate money-lending on personal property, and for other purposes. A bill to define boycotting as :i crime in this State, and to provide punishment therefor. A bill to carry into effect paragraph I, section I, article 7 of the Constitution with reference to creating a debt other than a bonded debt, by counties and municipal- ities. 566 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A resolution to pay pension due J. C. Bridges, deceased, to his widow. 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 and resolutions, to wit: A bill to amend paragraph 1, section 3, article 3 of the Constitution of this State. A resolution to make appropriation to enable the trustees of the Confederate Soldiers' Home to lay down and connect a water main from Atlanta to the site of the Home. A resolution to reimburse the county of Dade for the incarceration and execution of Charlie Phillips. The undersigned members of the General Judiciary Committee submitted the following report on House Bill No. 292: Mr. Speaker: N' The undersigned ~mbers of the General Judiciary Committee respec!full)\ dissent from the majo..rity. report on House l3ill 292, by Mr. Peyton of H~b~rsham, . and in our opinion., said oill should not pass. :7:\'!~~, That provision .of the suqstitute which exempts the Judges of the Atlanta and Eastern Circuits from the operations of the bill is in direct violation of section 9 of article 6 of the Constitution of this State, as it destroys the uniformity required by Constitution. See Legislative 48, section 9 TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1904. 567 A mere reading of the substitute will, in our opinion, make this plain. The passage of this bill will, m our judgment, be a nullification of that part o~ our organic law which declares that the people themselves shall determine who :shall preside over their courts. Without regard to the question, "Is it wise to elect Judges by the people," we submit that the will of the people, so recently expressed should not by simple legislative enactment be changed in .so radical a manner. There is no general demand for such legislation. The people of Georgia do not desire it. We do not believe that the people of a single Judicial Circuit in Georgia f the State, and on the character and intelligence of the people who elected them. For these reasons, and many others apparent, and not necessary here to enumerate; we can not concur in the judgment of the majority of the committee, but respectfully recommend to the House that the measure be defeated. Respectfully submitted, MITCHELL of Thomas, WALKER of Pierce, M. D.. WOMBLE. The following bill, which was under discussion at the hour of adjournment on yesterday, and which was a .continuing special order, was taken up for further con-sideration, to wit : 568 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Peyton of Habersham- A bill to equalize the business and labors of the Judges of the several Judicial Circuits of this State, and for other purposes. The Speaker again resolved the House into a committee of the whole and Mr. Cann of Chatham, former chairman of the committee, took the chair. After a consideration of the bill, the committee arose and through their chairman reported progress and asked leave to sit again. On motion of Mr. Morris, the bill and pending amendments were tabled. The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted, to wit: By Messrs. Leigh of Coweta, and Steed of Taylor- A resolution providing that when the House adjourn it stand adjouri-Ied until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock out of sympathy for Hon. J. T. Parker, in the death of his grand-daughter. The following bill, which was made the special order ior this hour, was read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: By Messrs. Flynt, Carswell, Morris, Slaton, Stovall' et aL- A bill to fix the salary of the Governor of Georgia, and for other purposes. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Candler of DeKalb. TuESDAY, }ULY 26, 1904. 569o After a consideration of the bill, the co~mittee arose: and, through their chairman, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. Mr. Slaton moved that the session be extended unti~ the bill to increase the Governor's salary be disposed of, which motion prevailed. The House again went into a committee of the whole and Mr. Candler took the chair. After a further consideration of the bill, the committee arose and, through their chairman, reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it dopass. Mr. Franklin of Washington, called the previous que::.tion, which call was sustained and the main question ordered. The report of the committee was agreed to. On the passage 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.- Alexander, Alford, Almond, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchannon, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, DuPont, Ennis, 570 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Evans, Kendrick, Felder, Kilburn, Fields, Knowles, Flanigan, Lane, Flynt, Lanier, Foster, of Oconee, Lawrence, Franklin, Leigh, Fussell, Little, Gaulden, Mann. George, Martin, Grenade, Mayson, Grice, Miller, of Bulloch, Griffin, Mills, Gross, Mitcham, Hall, Mitchell, Harden, Mizell, Harrell, Morton, Hawes, Moses, Hayes, McCurry, Hendry, McElmurray, Hixon, of Carroll, McHenry, Hixon, of Sumter, McLain, Houston, McRae, Howard, of Baldwin, Newton, Howell, Owen, Johnson, of Baker, Overstreet, Johnson, of Crawford,O'Quinn, Jones, of Dougherty, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Peyton, Phillips, Rainey, Redwine, Reid, Richardson, Ridley, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Rountree, Rudicil, Sanders, Shackelford, Slaton, Spence, Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Stovall, Strickland, Tigner, Wellborn, West, Wilson, Wise, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Bell, of Milton, Brinson, Bush, Carrington, Conner, Duggan, English, Glenn, Hutcheson, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Knight, Rankin, Rice, Roper, Simmons, Thompson, Tracy, UnderV~f the two houses." Civil Code, section 5940. Similar language is used in the provision, Civil Code, section 5777, that "no bill shall become a law unless it shall re-ceive a majority of the votes of all the members elected to each house of the General Assembly." A bill changing the salaries is constitutionally passed when it has received a majority of the votes of all the members elected, and, at the same time sufficient votes to constitute two-thirds of those present and voting. Judge Cooley, in his treatise on Constitutional Limitations (7 ed.) p. 2or, says: ''Where, by the Constitution, a two-thirds or three-fourths vote is made essential to the passage of any particular class of bills, two-thirds or three-fourths of a quorum will be understood, unless the terms employed clearly indicate that this proportion of :all the members, or of all those elected, is intended." The Speaker then announced that the bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Knight of Berrien, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in passing the above bill. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Singletary of 'Thomas, sickness. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until nine o'clock to-morrow morning. 574 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday, July 27, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at nine 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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1904. 575 Lane, Overstreet, Simmons, Lanier, O'Quinn, Singletary, Lawrence, Parker, Slaton, Leigh, Pate, of Dooly, Spence, Little, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stanford, Mann, Paulk, of Coffee, Steed, of Carroll, Maples, Paulk, of Irwin, Steed, of Taylor, Martin, Peyton, Stewart, Mayson, Phillips, Stovall, Miller, of Bulloch, Preston, Strickland, Miller, of Muscogee, Proctor, Thompson, Mills, Rainey, Thurman, Mitcham, Rankin, Tigner, Mitchell, Rawles, Tracy, Mizell, - Redwine, Underwood, Morris, Reid, Valentine, Morton, Rice, Walker, of Monroe. Moses, Richardson, Walker, of Pierce, Mulherin, Ridley, Well born, McBride, Rogers, of Hall, West, McCurry, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Whitley, McElmurray, Roper, Wilson, McHenry, Rountree, Wise, McLain, Rudicil, Womble, McRae, Sanders, Wooten, Newton, Shackelford, Yates, Nisbet, Shannon, Mr. Speaker. Owen, Those absent were Messrs.- Cromartie, On motion of Mr. Morris, the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. Mr. Slaton of Fulton, moved to reconsider the action of the House had on yesterday in passing the bill to increase the salary of the Governor of this State. On the motion to reconsider the previous question was called, and the main question ordered. .076 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The motion to reconsider was then put to the House .and carried. Ayes I25, nays I. Atlanta, Ga., July 27, I904 The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. Speaker: His Excellency the Governor, has approved and signed the following bills : An Act to amend section I so, volume I of the Code -of 1895 An Act to amend paragraph 2, section I of article I I Of the Constitution. An Act to repeal an Act establishing a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Dougherty county. An Act to cede jurisdiction to the United States over the military reservation of Fort Screven. An Act to repeal an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Roads, Public Property and Finance of Washington county. An Act to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macon. An Act to incorporate the town of Westminster, in Fulton county. An Act to provide that each County Commissioner and ex officio judge of Chatham county be paid a salary -out of the county treasury. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1904. 577 An Act to fix the time for holding superior courts in the counties of Berrien, Colquitt and Echols. A resolution for the relief of T. J. Slaughter. A resolution providing for a commission to inquire into and report on the advisability of revising and consolidating the banking laws of this State. Mr. Wellborn, r.hairman 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 section 982 of the Code. Also an Act establishing a system of public schools for town of Ashburn. Also an Act authorizing the town of Washington to issue bonds. Also an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the town Of Ashburn; Respectfully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, JR.1 Chairman. The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A resolution to make the bill to increase the salary of the Governor the special order for to-morrow. 87 h j 578 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Felder of Bibb- A resolution to limit debate on all questions to five minutes to each individual speaker. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution to limit individual speeches to ten minutes, and that discussion on no bill shall consume more than one hour. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution to make House Bill No. 255 the special order to follow the Approprif the Executive, Judicial and Legislative Departments <>f the State government, and for other purposes. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Steed of Taylor. After a consideration of the bill the committee arose and reported progress, and asked leaved to sit again. The following resolution was introduced and read, to wit: By Mr. Felder of Bibb- A resolution to limit debate m the committee of the whole to five minutes. Mr. Mitchell moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Rules, which motion prevailed. WEDNESDAY, }ULY 27, 1904. 581 The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, and Mr. Steed of Taylor took the chair. After a consideration of the bill the committee arose and reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. Upon request of Mr. Hawes of Elbert, House Bill No. I I I 7 was recommitted to the Special Judiciary Committee. Mr. Davis, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following bills of the House, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report same back to th~ House with the recommendation that they do pass : By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill providing that all officers of the State who collect money on account of the State shall make weekly settlements. By Mr. McHenry- A bill to appropriate the sum of $2,750 for use of School for the Deaf. House Resolution 592, by Mr. McHenry- To appropriate $350 for erection of a bridge at Cave Spring for use of property of the State. They also instruct me to report the following bill back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended : 582 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Rogers of Mcintosh- A bill to appropriate $s,ooo to State Industrial College, near Savannah. Also the following bill with the recommendation that it do not pass : Resolution 47, by Mr. Gaulden- To appropriate $soo for purchase of standards of weights and measures. Also the following bill, and recommend that the author be allowed to withdraw the same: House Resolution No. 579, for relief of J. L. Horn and others, of Webster county. Respectfully submitted, CHAS. L. DAVIS, Chairman. Mr. Hawes, chairman of Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Pensions having had under consideration the following House resolution, instructed me, as their chairman, to report it back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A resolution to pay pension of J. F. M. Cain to his widow. Also the following Senate resolution, with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A resolution for relief of L. W. Griffin. Respectfully submitted, P.M. HAWES, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, }ULY 27, 1904. 583 Mr. Shannon, chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters having had under consideration the following House bills instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to establish city court of Sylvester, in and for the <:ounty of Worth. A bill for relief of D. Norton. A bill to incorporate the town of Tiger. Also the following House bill with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to authorize 0. H. Sheffield et al.1 to build a dam across Savannah river. Also the following Senate bill with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to prohibit purchase and sale of cotton futures. Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. SHANNON, Chairman. July 26, 1904. Mr. Deal, acting chairman of Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary having had under -consideration the following House bills, instructed me, as 584 ]OURNAL OF TBB HOUSH. acting chairman, to report them back to the House withthe recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to create and establish the city court of Gwinnett county, to be located in the city of Lawrenceville. A bill to permit the judge of county court of Jasper county to draw and ha,:e summoned eighteen jurors. for each regular term of said court, at his discretion. A bill to amend an Act incorporating city of Cordele_ A bill to amend an Act creating the city of Cordele. A bill to amend Act creating city court of Vienna. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate Pineview schoot district. Also the following House bill with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A hili to amend Acts relating to Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Wilcox county. Also the following Senate bill with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit : A bill to change time of holding the superior court of Hancock county. Respectfully submitted, A.M. DEAL, Acting chairman. The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted by a rising vote, to wit: WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1904, 58& By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A resolution congratulating Hon. Emmet Owen on the approaching event of his marriage. Upon request of Mr. Martin, House Bill No. 272 was recommitted to the Committee on Counties and County Matters. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. DuPont of Clinch- A resolution to improve the acoustic properties of the House of Representatives. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Deal of BullockA bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Statesboro. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Deal of Bulloch- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Statesboro. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Mitchell of Thomas- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Metcalfe. 686 . JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Referred to Committee on Counties and County"'Mafters. By Mr. Bush of Miller- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Hayes of MaconA bill to authorize the clerks of the superior courts to collect their fees in cases carried to the Supreme Court. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Knight of Berrien- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Tifton. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Maples of Mitchell- A bill to incorporate the town of Maples. ' Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Deal of Bulloch- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Statesboro. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. ~EDNESDAY, Jl!LY 27,, 1904. 587 :By Mr; Davis of Meriwether- A bill to change the location of the Geological Department. Referred to Committee on E' ducation. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to incorporate the Hoschton school district. Referred to Committee on Counties' and County Matters. -By Mr. Evans of Washington- A bill to amend all Acts incorporating the town of Riddleville. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters . .By Mr. Hayes of Macon-- A bill to pay the insolvent cost accrued to the clerk and :sheriff of Macon county. Referred t.o General Judiciary Committee. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Deal of Bulloch. On motion of Mr. Cann, the Speaker then announced the House adjourned until three o'clock this afternoon. Three o'clock P. M. The House reconvened at this hour and was called to o0rder by the Speaker pro tem. 588 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Howell, Derrick, Hutcheson, Dozier, Johnson, of Baker, Duckett, Johnson, of Crawford. Duggan, Jones, of Dougherty, Dunbar, Jones, of Pickens, Dupont, Kelly, Edwards, Kendrick, English, Kent, Ennis, Kilburn, Evans, Knight, Felder, Knowles, Fields, Lane, Flanigan, Lanier, Flynt, Lawrence, Foster, of Oconee, Leigh, Foster, of Towns, Little, Franklin, Mann, Fussell, Maples, Gaulden, Martin, George, Mayson, Glenn, Miller, of Bulloch, Grenade, Miller, of Muscogee. Grice, Mills, Griffin, Mitcham, Gross, Mitchell, Hall, Mizell, Hardman, Morris, Harden, Morton, Harrell, Moses, Hawes, Mulherin, Hayes, McBride, Hendry, McCurry, Henry, McElmurray, Hicks, McHenry, Hixon, of Carroll, McLain, Hixon, of Sumter, McRae, Holder, N ei\Vton, Houston, Nisbet, Howard, of Baldwin, Owen, Howard, of Laurens, Overstreet, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1904. 589 O'Quinn, Parker, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Coffee, Paulk, of Irwin, Peyton, Phillips, Preston, Proctor, Rainey, Rankin, Rawles, Redwine, Reid, Rice, Richardson, Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Thompson, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Thurman, Roper, Tigner, Rountree, Tracy, Rudicil, Underwood, Sanders, Valentine, Shackelford, Walker, of Monroe, Shannon, Walker, of Pierce, Simmons, Wellborn, Singletary, West, Slaton, Whitl~y, Spence, Wilson, Stanford, Wise, Steed, of Carroll, Womble, Steed, of Taylor, Wooten, Stewart, Yates, Stovall, Mr. Speaker. Strickland, The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules : By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution to limit individual debate in the committee of the whole to ten minutes. By unanimous consent the following Senate resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Perry of the 33d district- A resolution providing that the General Assembly adjourn to attend the barbecue at Gainesville on next Saturday. On motion of Mr. Davis the Appropriation Bill was taken up for a further consideration, to wit: By Mr. Davis of Meriwether- A bill to make appropriation for the support of the 590 JoURNAL OF THE Housg. State government and the State institutions, and for other purposes. The Speaker again resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and Mr. Steed of Taylor, took the chair. After a consideration of the bill the committee arose,. and through their chairman reported progress and asked leave to sit again. The following House bill was taken up and the Senateamendments concurred in, to wit: By Messrs. Howard and Hicks- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Dublin, in and for the county of Laurens. The following bill was read the first time, to wit: By Messrs. Hardman and Holder- A bill to incorporate Friendship school district. Referred to Committee on Education. By Messrs. Hardman and Holder- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Statham.. Referred to Committee on Education. The hour of adjournment having arrived the Speaker announced the House adjourned until nine o'clock tomorrow morning. THURSDAY, }UI..Y 28, 1904. b91 Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, July 28, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at nine 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, Akin, Alexandet, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis~ Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, .592 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Houston, Mulherin, Rountree, Howard, of Baldwin, McBride, Rudicil, Howard, of Laurens, McCurry, Sanders, Howell, McElmurray, Shackelford, 'Hutcheson, McHenry, Shannon, Johnson, of Baker, McLain, Simmons, Johnson, of Crawford,McRae, Singletary, Jones, of Dougherty, Newton, Slaton, Jones, of Pickens, Nisbet, Spence, Kelly, Owen, Stanford, Kendrick, Overstreet, Steed, of Carroll, Kent, O'Quinn, Steed, of Taylor, Kilburn, Parker, Stewart, Knight, Pate, of Dooly, Stovall, Knowles, Pate, of Gwinnett, Strickland, Lane, Paulk, of Coffee, Thompson, Lanier, Paulk, of Irwin, Thurman, Lawrence, Peyton, Tigner, Leigh, Phillips, Tracy, Little, Preston, Underwood, Mann, Proctor, Valentine, Maples, Rainey, Walker, of Monroe, Martin, Rankin, Walker, of Pierce, Mayson, Rawles, Wellborn, Milier, of Bulloch, Redwine, West, Miller, of Muscogee, Reid, Whitley, Mills, Rice, Wilson, Mitcham, Richardson, \Vise, Mitchell, Ridley, Womble, Mizell, Rogers, of Hall, 'vVooten, Morris, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Yates, Morton, Roper, Mr. Speaker. Moses, Those absent were Messrs.- Bell, of Emanuel, On motion of Mr. Kelly of Glascock, the reading of the Journal of ysterday's proceedings was dispensed with. On mqtion of Mr. Calvin of Richmond, House Bill No. 1001 was ordered printed. THURSDAY, }ULY 28, 1904. 593 The following resolutions were read and referred to the Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A resolution fixing the order of business for this afternoon's session. By Mr. Conner of Bartow- A resolution making House Bill No. 1001 a continuing special order. Mr. Slaton, Chairman of Committee on General Judi-ciary, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary, having had under consideration the following Senate Bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to provide for levy and sale of equity of re-demption in cases of sale to secure debt. A bill to prescribe how property shall be levied on and sold, which is held by a defendant in execution when the plaintiff has obtained a special judgment upon the debt .served by a conveyance of the title to such property. A bill to amend act to make bonds for title admissible to record. Respectfully submitted, ]NO. M. SLATON, Chairman. Mr. Shannon, Chairman of Committee on Counties -and County Matters, submitted the following report: 88 l1 i 594 JOURNAL OF 'rHE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters. having had under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to incorporate town of McCaysville. A bill to amend act incorporating town of Metcalfe. A bill to amend an act incorporating the town of Colquitt. A bill to amend acts incorporating Riddleville. Also the following House Bills with the recommendation that they do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to establish the city court of Jonesboro. A bill to incorporate the town of Maples. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute, to wit: A bill to authorize city of West Point to organize a public school system. Also the following House Resolution with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A resolution to improve the acoustic properties of the House of Representatives. Also the following Senate Bill with the recommenda- tion that it do pass as amended, to wit: ' THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904. 595 A bill to authorize 0. H. Sheffield et al. and Grantville Beall et al. to construct a dam across Savannah river, in Elbert county. Respectfully submitted, ]NO. R. SHANNON, Chairman. Mr. Richardson, Vice-Chairman of Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary, having had under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their Vice-Chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 650, Code 1895, volume I relative to corporations, etc., engaged in mining, etc. A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Statesboro. A bill to amend act of city court of Statesboro, approved August 10, 1903 A bill to amend act creating city court of Statesboro. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to amend acts relating to Commissioners of Roads and Revenue for Wilcox county. Also the following Senate Bill with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: 596 ]OURNAI, OF THE HOUSE. A bill to amend section I775 Civil Code I895, relative to owners of impounded stock to redeem or replevy by giving bond. Respectfully submitted, C. C. RICHARDSON, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Holder, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education having had under consideration the following bills, instruct me, as chairman, to report the same back with the recommendation that they do pass : House Bill No. I I I I to incorporate the McDonough School District, in Henry county, to define its boundaries, to provide revenue for same, for election of a Board of Education, etc. Senate Bill No. 246, to prescribe the time for the visit .of the Board of Visitors to the University of Georgia. Respectfully submitted, J. N. HOLDER, Chairman. Mr. Morris, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules instruct me, as their chairman, to submit the following report: THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904. 597 By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- House Resolution No. 616 with the recommendation that same do pass as amended. House Resolution No. 609 by Mr. Dunbar of Richmond, with recommendation that same do pass by substitute. Also recommend that House Bill No. 817 be made the special (and continuing order until disposed of) immediately after the consideration of House Bill No. 958, increasing the Governor's salary, vote to be taken in five minutes after said bill is taken up. Also that Senate Bill No. 4, proposing a constitutional amendment for the exemption from taxation of certain property held by educational and religious institutions. Tabled. July 28, 1904. Vv. E. STEED, Acting Chairman. The following resolutions, favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, were read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A resolution fixing the bill to increase the Governor's salary as the special order for 12 o'clock m. to-day, the same to consume not more than ten minutes' time. By Mr. Cann of Chatham- A resolution to make House Bill No. 817 the special and continuing order to immediately succeed the bill to increase the salary of the Governor. 598 ]OURNAI. OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution to limit individual debate in the committee of the whole to ten minutes. On motion of Mr. Mitchell of Thomas, the above resolution was tabled. On motion of Mr. Davis of Meriwether, the General Appropriation bill was -again taken up, to wit: By Mr. Davis of Meriwether- A bill to make appropriation for the support of the State government and State institutions, and for other purposes. The Speaker again resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Steed of Taylor. After a consideration of the bill the committee arose and through their chairman, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. 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 Senate Bill, to wit: A bill to amend section I 764, volume I of Code, so as to fur.ther define what are lawful fences. The Senate has also passed the following Senate Res01tttion. to wit: THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904:. 599 A resolution to pay pension of A. M. Eason to his widow. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, so as to extend the limits. A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The hour of 12 m o'clock having arrived, the follow- ing bill, which was made the special order for this hour, was taken up for passage, to wit:, By Messrs. Flynt, Carswell, Morris, Slaton et al.- A bill to increase the salary of the Governor of Georgia. The report of the committee, which was agreed to when the bill was previously up for consideration, was reconsidered, on motion 'of Mr. Knight. The following amendment was adopted, to wit: By Mr. Knight of Berrien- To amend by striking the figures $s,ooo wherever they <>ccur and inserting in lieu thereof the figures $4,000. The report of the committee was then agreed to as amended. On the passage of the bill, the ayes and nays \vere <>rdered and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was :as follows : 600 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. .. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, English, Mizell, Alexander, Ennis, Moses, Alford, Evans, McBride, Almond, Felder, McElmurray, Arnold, Flanigan, McHenry, Ayres, Flynt, McRae, Baldwin, Foster, of Oconee, Newton, Beauchamp, Franklin, Nisbet, Bell, of Emanuel, Fussell, Owen, Bell, of Milton, Gaulden, Overstreet, Blackburn, George, O'Quinn, Booth, Bowen, Grenade, Grice, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Coffee, Boy kin, Griffin, Paulk, of Irwin, Brinson, Brock, GHraolls,s1 Peyton, Phillips, Brown, Harden, Proctor, Bruce, Hawes, Rainey, Buchannon, Hayes, Rankin, Burton, Hendry, Redwine, Bush, Hicks, Reid, Butts, Hixon, of Carroll, Richardson, Calvin, Hixon, of Sumter, Ridley, Candler, Houston, Rogers, of Hall, Cann Howard, of Baldwin, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Carr, Howell, Rountree, Carswell, Johnson, of Baker, Rudicil, Cliatt, Johnson, of Crawford, Sanders, Conner, Jones, of Doughertv, Shackelford, Cook, Kendrick, Shannon, Crumbly, Kent, Slaton, Daniel, Knight, Spence, Daves, Lane, Steed, of Carroll, Davis, Lanier, Steed, of Taylor, Davison, Lawrence, Stewart, Deal, Leigh, Stovall, Dozier, Little, Thompson, Duckett, Martin, Thurman, Duggan, Mayson, Tigner, Dunbar, Mills, Tracy, DuPont, Mitcham, Valentine, Edwards, Mitchell, Walker, of Monroe, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904. 601 Wellborn, West, Wilson, Wise, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Glenn, Hutcheson, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Rice, Roper, Underwood, Walker, of Pierce. Whitley, Those not V(lting were Messrs.- Akin, Beall, of Paulding, Bower, Buchan, Carrington, Cromartie, Derrick, Fields, Foster, of Towns, Hardman, Harrell, Henry, Holder, McCurry, Howard, of Laurens, McLain, Kilburn, Parker, Knowles, Pate, of Dooly, Mann, Preston, Maples, Rawles, Miller, of Bulloch, Simmons. Miller, of Muscogee, Singletary, Morris, Stanford, Morton, Strickland, Mulherin, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Franklin the verification of the roll~ call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 133, nays 9 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended and the same ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules to wit : By Mr. Jones of Dougherty- A resolution to make House Bill No. 1073 the special order for next Monday. 602 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Thurman of Walker- A resolution to make House Resolutions Nos. 46.9, 475, 545 the special order for Tuesday, August 2d. By Messrs. Steed and Felder- A resolution to make House Bill No. 1056 the special order for Tuesday next. By Messrs. Blackburn and Grice- A resolution to make House Bill No. 939 the special order for next Tuesday. By Mr. Leigh of Coweta- A resolution to make House Bill No. 890 the special order for Tuesday, August 2d. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A resolution to make House Resolution to appropriate money to pay W. T. Blue, stenographer, the special order for Monday next. By Mr. Shackelford of Clarke- A resolution to make House Bill No. 291 the special order for Tuesday next. The following bill, which was made the special order to follow the bill to increase the salary of the Governor, was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit: By Messrs. Harden, Stovall, Cann- A bill to regulate the salary of the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State whose circuit ha's a city of 54.000 J?Opulation. THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1904. 603 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 and nays were o0rdered and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, ArnoJd, Ayres, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, 13owen, 13ower, 13oykin, 13rinson, Brown, Bruce, l3uchannon, Burton, 'Bush, :Butts, Candler, Cann cl1ai1m1n of the Committe on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: -624 jOURNAL OF 'i'HE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary having had un hvor<~hk- t.o. the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional. majority was passed. FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1904. -641 By Mr. Davison of Greene- A bill to amend an Act to establish a State Normal School as a branch of the State University. The report of the committee, which was tavoral:le 1.) the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of WayCross. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On pa~sage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Daves of Fannin- A bill to create a new charter for the town of Mineral Bluff. The report of the committ-ee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 41 h l 642 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Burton of Franklin- A bill to authorize the town of Canon, Ga., to issue. ~nds. 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional; majority was passed. By Messrs. Stovall, Cann and Harden- A bill to fix the salary of th~ judge of the city court of Savannah. The report of the committee, which was favorable to.. the passage of tne bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were g4, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional; majority was passed. By Messrs. Flanigan and Pate- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Buford. The report of the committee, which was favorab13 to. the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional{ majority was passed. FRIDAY, }ULY 29, 1904. 643 By Messrs. Hixon and Steed of Carroll- A bill to create a water and light commission for the city of Carrollton. The report of the committee, which was f~vorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Maples of Mitchell- A bill to incorporate the town of Maples. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Felder of Bibb- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Macon. The report of the committee, which was tavorahie to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was pass~d. . By Mr. Grice of PulaskiA bill to incorporate the town of Rebecca. 644 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The report of the committee, which wa.:> favonti.1le to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On pas~age of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to repeal an Act to amend an Act to create a system of public schools in and for the town of Austell. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutiottal majority was passed. By Mr. Alford of Worth- A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Worth. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Grice of Pulaski- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Pineview school district. FRIDAY, JuLY 29, 1904. 645 The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the biii, was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. Tl)e bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. McRae and West- A bill to cede jurisdiction over certain property in Valdosta. to the United States. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On passage of the biii the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Carswell of Wilkinson- A bill to combine the office of judge of the county court and the ordinary of Wilkinson. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Deal, acting chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary having had under consideration the following House bill, instructed me, 646 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. . . as their acting chairman, to. report it back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to create Board of Health for village of Summerville, in Richmond county. Respectfully submitted, A.M. DEAL, Acting chairman. The following bills were read and the Senate amendments concurred in: By Mr. Jones of DoughertyA bill to create a new board of roads and revenues for the county of Dougherty. By Messrs. Slaton, Houston and Blackburn- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta. By Mr. Kelly of Glascock- A bill to create a system of public schools in the town of Mitchell. The following Senate 'bills were read the third time and passed, to wit: By Mr. Mathews of the 23d district- A bill to amend section 982 of the Code, so as to add Perry and Fort Valley to the list 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 o. FRrDAY, ]TJLY 29, .1904. 647 The bill having received the requisite constitutional -majority was passed. On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, the House reconsidered its action in passing the above bill. By Mr. McLean of 2d district~ A bill to protect the owners of live stock in the county -of Mcintosh. 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 go, nays I. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Davis of 17th district- A bill to prevent dormancy of judgments. "By Mr. Atkinson of the 26th district- A bill to fix the salary of the stenographer of the Attorney-General. By Mr. Golden of the 38th districtA bill to prohibit the sale or purchase of cotton futures. :By Mr. Middlbrooks of the 27th district- \ A bill to amend section 1775 of the Civil Code. 648 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Stevens of 30th district- A bill to authorize 0. H. Sheffield et al., to construct a. dam across the Savannah river. By Mr. Park of 37th district- A bill to authorize cities and towns to manufacture,. sell and use gas: By Mr. Mathews of 23d district- A bill to amend an Act to make bonds fol;' title admis- sible to record. By Mr. Davis of 17th district- A bill to amend section 765, volume 3 of the Code. By Mr. Duncan of the 36th district- A bill to provide for the examination of private banks by the Bank Examiner of this State. By Mr. Davis of 17th district- .A bill to prescribe the time of the visit of the Board' of Visitors to the State University. Mr. Thurman of Walker, chairman of the ~ommittee to draft memorial resolutions on the death of Hon. W. A. P. Lowe, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to draft resolutions upon the life and public servic~s of Han. W. A. P. Lowe, de:ceased member of this body from the county of Chattooga, submits the following report and accompanying resolutions : FRIDAY, jULY 29, 1904. 64~ ' Hon. W. A. P. Lowe was born in Newton county," Georgia, March 14, 1847; he moved to Chattooga county in 1852, where he made his home until his death, January 4, 1904. In 1870 he married Miss Sallie Burton, of Alabama, of which marriage five children survive him. After the death of his first wife he was again married in 1895, to Miss Minnie Johnston, of Chattanooga, Tenn. In early life he joined the Methodist church, and remained a useful and consistent member until his death. When his State seceded from the Union, he enlisted in Company "E," Sixth Georgia Cavalry, of Col. Hart's regiment. He was a true and courageous Confederate soldier, and on th(! historic field of Chickamauga, which battle was opened by the command to which he belonged, there fell forty per cent. in thirty minutes. Mr. Lowe was fortunate enough to escape this fearful mo~irig down of humans and lived to engage in .the bloody battles of Resacca, Kennesaw, New Hope, Peach Tree and Atlanta, and all the battles which followed until, reaching Greensboro, N. C., he was sitrrendered. In his domestic relations he was a tender husband and affectionate father. Those whom he has left behind him best know how to appreciate the depth and feeling that characterized his entire life. In his relation with the outside world the same tenderness of heart always manifested itself in his deeds. Generous to all, with a broad charity that covered all the failings and faults of our race, he was ever ready with either words or purse to soothe and alleviate the sorrows of the unfortunate. He leaves behind him a name not only dear to his friends, but to all with whom he came in contact. It might be said of him that in whatever relation of life he was placed, he knew his duty and he did_it fully. As a citizen in private life and as a member of the Legislature he always came up to the full stature of a man. ..650 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Realizing the loss which we, his family and the State have suffered, we beg leave to submit the accompanying resolutions. Respectfully submitted, B. F. THURMAN, Chairman; WM. H. ENNIS, J. R. BROCK. The following resolutions were read and adopted, to wit : By Mr. Ennis of Floyd- Resolved by the House of Representatives, That in the .: Nos. 6ro, 612, 618, 620, 621, 623, 624, 626, 627, 628, 629 and 630, and recommend that each do pass, and that the bills respectively named in said resolutions be m1.de a special and continuing order on Tuesday next immediately following special orders previously set, each said bill to be considered in the order of its numerical place on the calendar. Respectfully submitted, N. A. MORRIS, Chairman ex officio. The following resolutions, favorably recommended by the Committee on Rules, were read and lost, to wit: By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution to make House Bill No. 255 the spec;~l order to follow special orders already set. The recommendation of the Committee on Rul.e.s to make Senate Bills Nos. 123, 236 and 4 the :.pecial orders for Tuesday next, was also lost. Mr. Knight of Berrien, moved to table the remaining resolutions recommended by the Committee on Rules, which motion prevailed. The following resolution was read and referred to Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Boykin of LincolnA resolution to make all bills reported by the. Special MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1904, 667 Committee of the House to examine bills to amend the game laws, special order to follow "Boll Weevil Bill." By unanimous consent the following bill was read the second time and recommitted, to wit: By Mr. Harden of Chatham- A bill to amend an act t~ authorize any city in this State to appropriate money to support public librariP.s. By unanimous consent, the following bills were re.:1d the first time, to wit: By Mr. Dupont of Clinch- A bill to prohibit any one carrying intoxkating liquors to a court of justice in this State. Referred to Committee on Counties and C'ounty Matters. By Mr. Dupont of Clinch- A bill to find the unreturned property in the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Counties and County !\Ifatters. By Mr. Steed of Carroll- A bill to amend an act to provide for the removal of <>bstructions from the streams of Carroll county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. 668 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Brock of Dade- A bill to repeal an act to incorporate the town of R:<;in~ Fawn, in Dade county. Referred to Committee on Corporations. The following resolution was read and adopted, towit: By Mr. Calvin of Richmond---: A resolution providing that when the House go into a committee of the whole for a further consideration )f the General Appropriation Bill, debate on the pending paragraph relative to the common school appropriation be limited to forty minutes. Mr. Blackburn, Vice-Chairman of the Committte on Constitutional Amendments, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. having had under consideration the following bills, the committee instructs me, as its chairman, to report the same back with the recommendation that the saml! clo pass: Senate Bill No. 252, an act proposing to amend p:.tragraph 18, section 7 of article 3 of the Constitution prescribing how corporate powers may be granted. Senate BillNo. 236, proposing to amend paragraph 1 of section 2 of article I I of the Constitution, ptovicLng for terms of county officers for four years. MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1904. 669 House Bill No. 932, proposing to amend paragraph !, :section 2 of article 3 of the Constitution providing for an increase of representation in State Senate. Your committee instructs me, as its chairman, to report the following bills back to the House with the recommen-dation that the same do not pass: House Bill 889, proposing to amend section I, par.agraph I of article 7 of the Constitution, by providhg for the payment of pensions to widows of Confederate :soldiers 'when the marriage occured prior to January, I88o. House Bill No. 92 I, proposing to amend section I, paragraph I of article 7 of the Constitution by providing for the payment of pensions to all Confederate solcEers who served this State. House Bill No. 770, proposing to amend paragraph I4 of section 7 of article 3 of the Constitution by providing the manner in which local or special bills shall become 'laws. House Bill No. 66, proposing to amend paragraph I of .section 2 of article I I of the Constitution, providing for the making of county officers ineligible after a term of four years. House Bill No. I067, proposing to amend paragraph 2, :section 7 of article 6 of the Constitution, by increasing ;the jurisdiction of justice's courts. All of which is respectfully submitted. R. B. BLACKBURN, Vice-chairman. 670 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Steed, chairman of the Penitentiary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Penitentiary have had under consideration House Bill No. 1073, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass. Respectfully submitted, WALTER E. STEED, Chairman. 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 bills of the Senate, to wit: A bill to amend and codify the common school laws of Georgia. A bill to establish county dispensaries for the county of Mitchell. ' A bill to make it a misdemeanor to bet upon any pri mary or other election. A bill to abolish the municipality known as Everett, in Glynn county, Georgia. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of the town of McDonough to issue bonds for school purposes. MONDAY, AUGUST l, 1904. 671 A bill to provide for the substitution of trustees for bonds in certain cases. A bill to amend section I9I of the Code of I895 A bill to abolish the city court of Hart county. A bill to establish the city court of Hartwell, in Hart county. A bill to amend section I497, volume I of the Code, prescribing manner of granting licenses by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy. A bill to amend section I495, volume I of Code, providing for meeting of the State Board of Pharmacy. A bill to amend section I492, volume I of Code, providing for appointment and qualification of members of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy. A bill to amend Act incorporating the town of Maysville. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional I majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to incorporate the Shellman school district, in Randolph county. A bill to establish the city court of Jackson, in Butts county. 6i2 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to change the time of holding Hancock superior court. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government, and for other purposes. The General Appropriation Bill was again taken up, and the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Steed of Taylor. After a consideration of the bill the committee arose, and through their chairman reported progress and asked leave to sit again. On motion of Mr. Slaton the following Senate bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Jordan of the 28th district- A resolution to appoint a joint committee to examine and report upon the fillers used in commercial fertilizers. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture. By Mr. Perry of the 33d district---: A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Maysville. Referred to Committee ort Corporations. MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1904. 673 By Mr. Harrell of the 8th district- A bill to establish dispensaries in the county of Mitchell. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Skelton of the 31st districtA bill to abolish the city court of Hart county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Mr. Howell of 35th district- A bill to amend section 1495, volume 1 of the Code, which provides for maintaining the State Board of Pharmacy. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Howell of the 35th district- A bill to amend section 1497, volume I of the Code, which prescribes the manner of granting licenses by the State Board of Pharmacy. Referred to Gener.al Judiciary Committoe. By Mr. Snead of the 29th district- A bill to amend section 191 of the Code, so as to make the same apply to corporations. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. 48 b l 674 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Perry of the 33d district- A bill to make it a misdemeanor to bet upon the results of an election. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Turner of 34th district- A bill to authorize the mayor and council of McDonough to issue bonds for school purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Symons of the 4th district- A bill to abolish the municipality known as the town of Everett. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Howe!l of the 35th district- A bill to amend section I492, volume I of the Code, which provides for the qualification and appointment of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Davis of I 7th districtA bill to provide for the substitution of trustees for bonds in certain cases. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. Comas, McMichael and Turner- A bill to amend and codify the common school laws of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Education. MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1904. 675 By Mr. Skelton of the 31st districtA bill to create the city court of Hartwell. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Duggan, sickness; Mr. Almond, sickness. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon. Three o'clock P.M. The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adams, Boy kin, Cliatt, Akin, Brinson, Conner, Alexander, Brock, Cook, Alford, Brown, Crumbly, Almond, Bruce, Daniel Arnold, Buchan, Daves, Ayres, Buchannon, Davis, Baldwin, Burton, Davison, Beall, of Paulding, Bush, Beauchamp, Butts, Deal, Derrick, Bell, of Emanuel, Calvin, Dozier, Bell, of Milton, Candler, Duckett, Blackburn, Cann Duggan, Booth, Carr, Dunbar, Bowen, Carrington, DuPont, Bower, Carswell, Edwards, '!- 676 JoURNAL OF THE HouSE. English, Knight, Rankin, Ennis, Knowles, Rawles, Evans, L;-.ne, Redwine, Felder, Lanier, Reid, Fields, Lawrence, Rice, Flanigan, Leigh, Richardson, Flynt, Little, Ridley, Foster, of Oconee, Mann, Rogers, of Hall, Foster, of Towns, Maples, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Franklin, Martin, Roper, Fussell, Mayson, Rountree, Gaulden, Miller, of Bulloch, Rudicil, George, Miller, of Muscogee, Sanders. Glenn, Mills, Shackelford, Grenade, Mitcham, Shannon, Grice, Mitchell, Simmans, Griffin, Mizell, Singletary, Gross, Morris, Slaton, Hall. Morton, Spence, Hardman, Moses, Stanford, Harden, Mulherin, Steed, of Carroll, Harrell, McBride, Steed, of Taylor, Hawes, McCurry, Stewart, Hayes, McElmurray, Stovall, Hendry, McHenry, Strickland, Henry, McLain, Thompson, Hicks, McRae, Thurman, Hixon, of Carroll, Newton, Tigner, Hixon, of Sumter, Nisbet, Tracy, Holder, Owen, Underwood, Houston, Overstreet, Valentine, Howard, of Baldwin, O'Quinn, Walker, of Monroe, Howard, of Laurens, Parker, Walker, of Pierce, Howell, Pate, of Dooly, Wellborn, Hutcheson, Pate, of Gwinnett, West, Johnson, of Baker, Paulk, of Coffee, Whitley, Johnson, of Crawford,Paulk, of Irwin, Wilson, Jones, of Dougherty, Peyton, Wise, Jones, of Pickens, Phillips, Womble, Kelly, Preston, Woo.ten, Kendrick, Proctor, Yates, Kent, Rainey, Mr. Speaker. Kilburn, Those absent were Messrs.- Cromartie, ,. MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1904. 677 The following resolution~ were read, to wit: By Mr. McBride of Lee- A resolution limiting debate on the remainder of the General Appropriation Bill. - The above resolution was adopted. By Mr. Rogers of Mcintosh- A resolution to make House Resolution No. 6o6 the special order for August 3d. Referred to Committee on Rules. The Speaker announced the following committee on part of the House, under Resolution No. 641, as to visiting the St. Louis Exposition: Messrs. Dunbar, chairman; Steed of Taylor. Mr. Wellborn, chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment have examined and find properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor the following Acts, to wit: An Act to incorporate the city of Social Circle. Also a resolution appropriating six thousand dollars to the Soldiers' Home for purpose of building watermams. Also a resolution granting to the Interurban Railway Company the right to construct certain over-head crossings over the Western & Atlantic Railroad. 678 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Also an Act amending the charter of the city of Atlanta. Also an Act amending the charter of the city of Atlanta, so as to provide for the extension of the city limits. Also a resolution continuing in force the commission on the registration of land titles. Respectfully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, }R., Chairman. The General Appropriation Bill was again taken up and the Speaker again designated as chairman of the committee Mr. Steed of Taylor. After a further 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 as amended. Mr. Blackburn moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed, and the Speaker announced the House adjourned until nine o'clock to-morrow morning. TuF.SDAY, AuGUST 2, 1904. 679 Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, August 2, 1904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at nine 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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Fo~ter. of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, 680 JoURNAl. OF THE HOUSE. Johnsoa, of Crawford,McHenry, Shackelford, Jones, of Dougherty, McLain, Shannon, Jones, of Pickens, McRae, Simmons, Kelly, Newton, Singletary, Kendrick, Nisbet, Slaton, Kent, Owen, Spence, Kilburn, Overstreet, Stanford, Knight, O'Quinn, Steed, of Carroll, Knowles, Parker, Steed, of Taylor, Lane, Pate, of Dooly, Stewart, Lanier, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stovall, Lawrence, Paulk, of Coffee, Strickland, Leigh, Paulk, of Irwin, Thompson, Little, Peyton, Thurman, Mann, Phillips, Tigner, Maples, Preston, Tracy, Martin, Proctor, Underwood, Mayson, Rainey, Valentine, Miller, of Bulloch, Rankin, Walker, of Monroe, Miller, of Muscogee, Redwine, Walker, of Pierce, Mills, Reid, W el!bom, Mitcham, Rice, West, Mitchell, Richardson, Whitley, Mizell, Ridley, Wilson, Morton, Rogers, of Hall, Wise, Moses, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Womble, Mulherin, Roper, Wooten, McBride, Rountree, Yates, McCurry, Rudicil, Mr. Speaker. McElmurray, Sanders, Those absent were Messrs.- Cromartie, Rawles, On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. By unanimous consent the following bill was read the first time, to wit: TuESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904. 681 By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Powder Springs. Refen:ed to Committee on Counties and County Mat ters. The following resolution was read and referred to th;: Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Howell- A resolution to make Senate Bill No. 236 the special order for this morning. 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 Senate bills, to wit: A bill to amend Act requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish a special department or horticulture and pomology. A bill to amend section 3 of an Act amending the Act to create a Prison Commission for Georgia. A bill to amend an Act to create a city court in the county of Hall. A bill to incorporate the city of -Hartwell. A bill to remove the office of State Geologist from the capitol to site of the University of Georgia. JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, The Senate has adopted the following Senate resolution, to wit: A resolution to destroy by burning certain bonds and coupons which have been paid and canceled. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional 1najority the followingbills of the House, to wit: A bill to authorize the County Commissioners of Coweta county to pay officers of court fees in certain misdemeanor cases where convicts are worked on the county <:hain-gang. A bill to provide a mode of registration of voters in municipal elections in the city of Augusta. A bill to repeal Act amending charter of Augusta, approved December 17, 1902. The Senate has concurred in the following House resqlution, to wit: A resolution to appoint a joint committee to consider whether or not the General Assembly shall visit the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Committee from Senate Mr. J. Rice Smith. The Senate has passed, as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to revise the election laws of this State, and for other purposes. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Canton. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904. 683 The Senate has concurred in House amendment to the following Senate bill, to wit: A bill to protect the owners of live stock in Mcintosl1 county, and for other purposes. The following bill, known as the "General Appropriation Bill," was taken up and put upon its passage, to wit: By Mr. Davis of Meriwether- A bill to make appropriation for the ordinary expenses of the State government, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read and adopted, to wit: To amend by adding the following proviso to section. 6, line 58: "Provided, however, that the expenses incurred in annotating the Georgia Reports shall only be paid out of the money received by the State from the sale of those Reports, which have been annotated and actually sold. To amend item making appropriation for salary for as.: sistant State Librarian by striking the word "eight" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twelve." To amend item making appropriation for Assistant State Librarian by inse.rting after the same the following.: "To supply deficiency in the appropriation for salary of the Assistant State Librarian for year 1904, one hundred eighty-three and 33-100 dollars. This appropriation shall be available immediately after the passav,e of this Act." To amend by striking the paragraph m section 1 684 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. "providing for the salary of a Messenger in the Executive office nine hundred and fifty dollars." To amend by inserting "for salary of stenographer of the State Bank Examiner twelve hundred dollars." To amend by adding "for salary of Chief Oil Inspector $1,200." To amend section 3 by adding "providing for compensation of one gallery keeper of the Senate and three for the House of Representatives, four dollars per diem each." To amen~ section 3, so that compensation shall be provided for three assistant doorkeepers of the House of Representatives instead of five. To amend by inserting after the word "dollars" in the 117th line of section 6, the following words: "And the further sum of ten thousand dollars to effectuate the purposes for which said State Board of Health was created, out of which sum shall be paid but one bacteriologist, a salary not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and one clerk, not more than one thousand dollars per annum." Messrs. Kelly and Howard proposed to amend the above amendment by limiting the. amount to secure a bacteriologist and clerk to $2,000, and strike balance of appropriation asked in amendment. On the adoption of the amendment to the amendment of Mr. Slaton, Mr. Houston of Fulton, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows : TuESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904. 685 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Blackburn, Brown, Buchannon, Bush, Calvin, Cann Daves, Davis, Evans, Felder, Flynt, Fussell, Grice. Griffin, Hardman, Harden, Miller, of Muscogee, Hawes, Mills, Hendry, Mitchell, Hixon, of Carroll, McCurry, Hixon, of Sumter, McHenry, Holder, Peyton, Howard, of Baldwin, Preston, Howell, Rainey, Jones, of Dougherty, Redwine, Kelly, Sanders, Kent, Stovall, Leigh, Strickland, Mann, Whitley, Martin, Wooten, Miller, of Bulloch, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Brinson, Burton, Butts, Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Jones, of Pickens, Derrick, Kendrick, Dozier, Knight, Duckett, Lanier, Duggan, Lawrence, DuPont, Little, English, Maples, Flanigan, Mitcham, Foster, of Oconee, Morton, Franklin, Moses, Gaulden, Mulherin, George, McBride, Glenn, McElmurray, Grenade, McLain, Gross, McRae, Hall, Newton, Harrell, Nisbet, Hayes, Owen, Henry, Parker, Houston, Paulk, of Coffee, Hutcheson, Paulk, of Irwin, Johnson, of Crawford,Reid, 686 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Rice, Spence, Ridley, Stanford, Rogers, of Mclntosh,Steed, of Carroll, Roper, Steed, of Taylor, Rountree, Stewart, Rudicil, Thurman, Shackelford, Tracy, Slaton, Underwood, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, West, Wise, Womble, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bower, Boy kin, Brock, Bruce, Buchan, Candler, Cromartie, Deal, Dunbar, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Foster, of Towns, Proctor, Hicks, Rankin, Howard, of Laurens, Rawles, Johnson, of Baker, Richardson, Kilburn, Rogers, of Hall, .Knowles, Shannon, Lane, Simmons, Mayson, Singletary, Mizell, Thompson, Overstreet, Tigner, O'Quinn, Valentine, Pate, of Dooly, Well born, Pate, of Gwinnett, Wilson, Phillips, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were 44, nays 88. The amendment was therefore lost. On the adoption of the amendment by Mr. Slaton of Fulton, Mr. Knight of Berrien, 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.- Alexander, Blackburn, Brock, Butts, Cann Carr, Carswell, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904. 6S'l Dozier, Evans, Felder, Fussell, Grenade, Griffin, Gross, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hicks, Hixon, of Sumter, Houston, Peyton, Howard, of Baldwin, Redwine, Kent, Ridley, Little, Rudicil, Martin, Slaton, Miller, of Muscogee, Steed, of Taylor, Moses, Stovall, Mulherin, Strickland, McCurry, West, McElmurray, Wilson, McHenry, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Measrs.- Adams, Akin, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Brinson, Brown, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Calvin, Carrington, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Derrick, Duckett, Duggan, DuPont, English, Flanigan, Foster, of Oconee, Franklin, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grice, Hall, Hardman, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hixon, of Carroll, Holder, Howell, Hutcheson, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Knight, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Mann, Maples, Miller, of Bulloch, Mills, Mitcham, Morton, McBride, McLain, McRae, Newton, Nisbet, Owen, Parker, Pate, of Gwinnett,. Paulk, of Irwin, Preston, Proctor, Rainey, Rankin, Reid, Rice, Rogers, of Mcintosh,. Roper, Rountree, Sanders, Shackelford, Spence, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Stewart, Thompson, Thurman, Tracy, Underwood, Walker, of Monroe,. Walker, of Pierce, Whitley, Wise, Womble, Yates, 688 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bower, Boykin, Bruce, Bush, Candler, Cromartie, Deal, Dunbar, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flynt, O'Quinn, Foster, of Towns, Pate, of Dooly, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Coffee, Johnson, of Baker, Phillips, Johnson, of Crawford,Rawles, Jones, of Dougherty, Richardson, Kendrick, Rogers, of Hall, Kilburn, Shannon, Knowles, Simmons, Lane, Singletary, Mayson, Tigner, . Mitchell, Valentine, Mizell, Well born, Overstreet, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were 46, nays 86. The amendment was therefore lost. To amend line 30 of section 3 of the bill after the word "each," by adding the following: "except that the porter of the said eight porters of the House, who is selected as chief porter by the clerk of the House, shall be paid three dollars per diem." To amend section 3 by adding the following words : "all employees of the House and Senate for whom pay is provided in this Act shall be employed for not less than 25 days, but subject to be removed for cause, and that the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate employ all servants of the House and of the Senate, except menials, and these shall be employed by the clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate." TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904. 68!l To amend line 9, section I, by striking the word "etc." To amend section 4, line 57, by striking the words "eight hundred thousand" and inserting the words "one million" in lieu thereof. On the. adoption of the above amendment Mr. Hall of Bibb, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot viua voce .the vo.te was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Cann Carr, Carrington, Cliatt, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davison, 44 h j Derrick, Johnson, of Crawford, Duckett, Jones, of Pickens, Dunbar, Kelly, DuPont, Kent, English, Kilburn, Ennis, Knight, Fields, Lane, Flanigan, Lawrence, Foster, of Oconee, Leigh, Franklin, Little, Fussell, Mann, Gaulden, Maples, George, Mills, Glenn, Mitcham, Gross, Mitchell, Harden, Morton, Harrell, Moses, Hayes, Mulherin, Hendry, McBride, Henry, McCurry, Hicks, McElmurray, Hixon, of Carroll, McHenry, Holder, McLain, Houston, McRae, Howard, c;>f Baldwin, Newton, Hutcheson, Nisbet, 690 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Owen, Roper, Parker, Rountree, Pate, of Gwinnett, Rudicil, Paulk, of Coffee, Sanders, Paulk, of Irwin, Shackelford, Peyton, Shannon, Preston, Slaton, Proctor, Spence, Rankin, Stanford, Redwine, Steed, of Carroll, Reid, Steed, of Taylor, Rice, Stewart, Rogers. of Mcintosh, Stovall, Strickland, Thompson, Thurman, Tracy, Underwooo, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, West, Wilson, Wise, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Those votin,g in the negative were Messrs.- Alexander, Arnolr\. Bowen, Brown, Buchan, Candler, Conner, Davis, Duggan, Evans, Felder, Flynt, Grenade, Grice, Hall, Hardman, Hawes, Hixon, of Sumter, Howell, Lanier, Martin, Mayson, Miller, of Bulloch, Rainey, Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Boy kin, Bruce, Carswell, Cromartie, Deal, Dozier, Edwards, Foster, of Towns, Griffin, Howard, of Laurens, Rawles, Johnson, of Baker, Richardson, Jones, of Dougherty, Ridley, Kendrick, Rogers, of Hall, Knowles, Simmons, Miller, of Muscogef' Singletary, Mizell, Tigner, Overstreet, Valentine, O'Quinn, Well born, Pate, of Dooly, Whitley, Phillips, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. TuESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904. 691 On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were II7, nays 24. The amendment was therefore adopted. To amend by striking out all in line 58, paragraph 8, after the word "sources," and insert "otherwise provided by law." To amend the paragraph relative to the N. G. A. College by striking "$w,ooo" and insert "$1s,ooo." To amend by adding to item appropriating Governor's Contingent Fund the following: "And the Governor is authorized to expend not more than $200 of the Contingent Fund in securing information required by the Act creating the Memorial Board of Georgia." )'o amend clause referring to Colonial, Revolutionary and Confederate Records by adding the following: "And there is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the treasury the sum of $2,ooo, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay for publishing the first two volumes of the Colonial Records, now ready for publication." To amend section 4, line 24, by striking the word "six" and inserting the word "eight" in lieu thereof. To amend by inserting "$I35,000" instead of "$105,ooo," and that this amount shall be for support of Prison Commission and Prison Farm. To amend by substituting "$23,000" in lieu of "$20,ooo" for support of the military. To amend by adding the following after support for 692 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. the milit?-ry : "To supply deficiency in the appropriation for the s.upport of the military forces of the State for 1904 five thousand nine hundred and forty and 81-100 dollars." To amend by adding to section 6 "that the sum of $5,ooo, or so much thereof as may be necessary be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid to the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia for the maintenance of the summer school at Athens for the benefit of the white teachers of the State, as provided for under and by virtue of the Act approved December 22, 1898. To amend section 6 by adding the following: "To pay vV. F. Blue the sum of $335 for compensation as stenog- rapher in taking down and transcribing evidence before the joint investigating committee of House and Senate." To pay per diem of members of the joint investigating committee of House and Senate $750, or so much thereof as may be necessary. To pay the necessary traveling expenses of the joint investigating committee $700, or so much the.-eof as may be necessary. Said amounts to be paid only when the per diem and accounts of each member for traveling expenses shall have been submitted to the Auditing Committee of the Senate and House for the members of said committee from each House, respectively. To pay C. H. Camfield, expert accountant, $5.00 per diem and necessary traveling expenses the sum of $654.6o, or so much thereof as may be necessary. To pay W. W. Duncan, expert accountant, $5.00 per diem and necessary traveling expenses the sum of $425.89. TuESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1904. 693 To pay A. J. Haltiwanger, expert accountant, the sum of $115.07. To pay Will G. Raoul, Jr., expert accountant, for per diem and expenses the sum of $ro2.61, or so _much thereof as may be necessary. Said amount for said ex- pert accountant only to be paid when said hili shall have been audited by the Auditing Committee of the House of Representatives." To amend caption of bill by inserting after the figures "1904,'' wherever they occur, the following: "and for supplying certain deficiencies for the year 1904." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to as amended. An appropriation 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.- Adams, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daves," D;wis, Davison, Dozier, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, 694 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Flanigan, Little, Reid, Flynt, Mann, Rice, Foster, of Oconee, Maples, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Fussell, Martin, Roper, Gaulden, Mayson, Rountree, George, Miller, of Bulloch, Rudicil, Grenade, Miller, of Muscogee, Sanders, Grice, Mills, Shackelford, Griffin, Mitcham, Shannon, Gross, Morton, Slaton, Hall, Moses, Spence, Hardman, Mulherin, Stanford, Harden, McCurry, Steed, of Carroll, Harrell, McElmurray, Steed, of Taylor, Hayes, McHenry, Stewart, Hendry, McLain, Stovall, Henry, Newton, Strickland, Hixon, of Carroll, Nisbet, Thurman, Hixon, of Sumter, Owen, Tigner, Holder, Parker, Tracy, Houston, Pate, of Gwinnett, UnderV~. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1904. . 72~ A bill to abolish the Board of County Commissior..ers of Roads and Revenues for Oglethorpe county. The Senate has concurred in the following House Resolution, to wit : A resolution inviting General Fitzhugh Lee and Hon. J no. Goode to address the General Assembly on the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. A bill to amend section 4102., volume 2 of Code of 1895 A bill to authorize the Board of Medical Examiners of Georgia to grant licenses to licensees of medical boards of other States without examination. A bill to regulate the protest f~es of Notaries Public and other officers. The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted by a rising vote, to wit: By Mr. McHenry of Floyd- Whereas, In the creation of all things, the last and greatest of all was man; and \Vhereas, In the creation of man the Creator saw fit to vary and diversify His handiwork in person, mind and soul; and Whereas, It was in the beginning conceived and designed that on the third day of August, 1861, the social friend, efficient officer and golden-hearted gentleman in the person of Hon. John T. Boifeuillet, should be created ; be it therefore 1130 'JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Resolved, That the congratulations of this House be extended to Hon. J no. T. Boifeuillet on this, his birthday; and that the House does hereby assure him of their full appreciation of his courtesies to each member and the efficient discharge of the duties of his office. The following Senate Bill, which was made the sl!ecial order for this hour, was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit:_ By Mr. McLean of the Second District- A bill to amend paragraph I, section 2, article I I of the Constitution of this State, so as to change the terms of county officers from two to four years. The following amendment was adopted, to wit: By Mr. Candler of DeKalb, and Underwood of White- To amend by adding to end of section 4 the following: "Provided that this amendment be ratified by the people, the same shall operate to extend the terms of county officers to be elected in October, I904, but shall go into effect on January I, I907. The previous question was called and sustained, and the main question ordered. 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 the ayes and nays were ordered and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1904. 731 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Alexander, Baldwin, Blackburn, Bower, Brock, Brown, Buchannan, Bush, Calvin, Cann Carswell, Daniel, Daves, Davison, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Flynt, Fussell, Mizell, George, Morton, Glenn, McHenry, Grice, McLain, Harden, McRae, Harrell, Newton, Hawes, Owen, Hayes, O'Quinn, Henry, Paulk, of Coffee, Hixon, of Sumter, Paulk, of Irwin, l-I0wt>ll. Preston, Johnson, of Baker, Proctor, Johnson, of Crawford,Rainey, Jones, of Dougherty, Rountree, Kelly, Shackelford, Kilburn, Singletary, Lanier, Steed, of Taylor, Mayson, Strickland, Miller, of Bulloch, Walker, of Pierce, Miller, of Muscogee, Wilson, Mills, Wooten, Mitchell, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Akin, Ayres, BeaU, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Boykin, Brinson, Burton, Butts, Candler, Carrington, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Deal, Derrick, Duggan, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Gaulden, Grenade, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Hendry, Hixon, of Carroll, Holder, Houston, Hutcheson, Jones, of Pickens, Kent, Knight, Lane, Leigh, Little, Mann, Martin, Mitcham, McBride, McCurry, McElmurray, Nisbet, Overstreet, Parker, Pate, of Gwinnett, Rankin, 732 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Redwine, Sanders, Reid, Spence, Rice, Steed, of Carroll, Richardson, Thurman, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Tracy, Roper, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe~ West, Whitley, Wise, Womble, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Arnold, Bell, of Emanuel, Bruce, Buchan, Carr, Cliatt, Cromartie, Davis, Dozier, Duckett, Edwards, Fields, Flanigan, Franklin, Ridley, Griffin, Rogers, of Hall, Hicks, Rudicil, Howard, of Baldwin, Shannon, Howard, of Laurens, Simmons, Kendrick, Slaton, Knowles, Stanford, Lawrence, Stewart, Maples, Stovall, Moses, Thompson, Mulherin, Tigner, Pate, of Dool,', Underwood, Peyton, Well born, Phillips, Mr. Speaker. Rawles, By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 65, nays 66. The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost. The following bill was taken up for the purpose of agreeing to the Senate amendment, to wit: By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A bill to propose an amendment to article 5, section 1, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of Georgia. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 733 On motion of Mr. Hall, the Senate substitute was nonconcurred in. By unanimous consent the following resolution was -read, to wit: By Mr. Brock of Dade- A resolution to authorize the Prison Commission to -provide work for a certain class of convicts, and to make .contracts for the same. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. Mr. Morris, Chairman of the Committee on. Rules, :submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Rules have had under consideration certain House Resolutions asking that certain bills be made a special order, and recommend that the same be made each a special order in the order named, viz. : 661, 637, 639, 644, 645, 659, 66o, 653, 662, 63o, 632, 638, 648. Respectfully submitted, N. A. MORRIS, Chairman. Report disagreed to. The above report of the Committee on Rules was disagreed to, and the resolutions recommended by said report lost. The hour of 12 o'clock m. having arrived, the following bill was taken up and read the third time, and put upon its passage, to wit: 734 jOURXAL OF THE HOCSE. By Mr. Conner of Bartow- A bill to prohibit the importation of the Mexican boll weevil into this State, and for other purposes. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House ihto a commi~tee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Bower of Decatur. After a consideration of the bill, the committee arose, and through their chairman, reported progress and asked leave to sit again. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insists on the substitute passed by it to the following House Bill, to wit: A bill to amend article 5, section I, paragraph 8 of the Constitution, pro:iding for the succession to the office of Governor. The Senate having insisted on its substitute to House Bill No. 905, Mr. Wooten of Montgomery, moved that the House insist on its non-concurrence and that a conference committee be appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate to adjust the difference. The Speaker appointed as said conference committee on House Bill No. 905, Messrs. Wooten, Reid, Hawes. By unanimous consent the following bills were read the first time, to wit: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1904. 73b By Mr. Alford of WorthA bill to abolish the county court of Worth county. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. By Messrs. Brinson and Bower- A bill to amend the act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Decatur. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. The following bill was taken up and the Senate amendment concurred in, to wit: By Mr. Mitchell of Thomas- A bill to amend an act to confer upon the city of Thomasville the authority to buy or build an electric lighting plant. The session having been extended for the purpose of considering the following bill the same was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit : By Mr. Harden of Chatham- A bill to revise and consolidate the laws now of force for the protection of game and fish. Before the bill could be disposed of, the hour of adjournment arrived and the Speaker declared the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon. '736 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 3 o'clock p. m. The House reconvened at this hour and was called to -order by the Speaker pro tern. The roll was called and the following members an:swered to their names : Adams, .Akin, Alexander, .Alford, .Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, 13eall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, 'Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, 'Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, -Calvin, Candler, Cann -carr, Carrington, Carswell, .Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Fi'anigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, HenrY,, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Little, Mann. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1904. 737 Maples, Pate, of Gwinnett, Spence, Martin, Paulk, of Coffee, Stanford, Mayson, Paulk, of Irwin, Steed, of Carroll, Miller, of Bulloch, Peyton, Steed, of Taylor, Miller, of Muscogee, Phillips, Stewart, Mills, Preston, Stovall, Mitcham, Proctor, Strickland, Mitchell, Rainey, Thompson, Mizell, Rankin, Thurman, Morton, Redwine, Tigner, Moses, Reid, Tracy, Mulherin, Rice, Underwood, McBride, Richardson, Valentine, McCurry, Ridley, Walker, of Monroe. McElmurray, Rogers, of Hall, Walker, of Pierce, McHenry, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Wellborn, McLain, Roper, West, McRae, Rountree, Whitley, Newton, Rudicil, Wilson, Nisbet, Sanders, \Vise, Owen, Shackelford, Womble, Overstreet, Shannon, Wooten, O'Quinn, Simmons, Yates, Parker, Singletary, Mr. Speaker. Pate, of Dooly, Slaton, Tho;,le absent were Messrs.- Cromartie, Rawles, Atlanta, Ga., August 3, 1904. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. Spellker: His Excellency the Governor, has approved and signed the following bills: An act to establish the city court of Ashburn. An act to incorporate the city of Ashburn. 47 h j 738 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. An act to amend the charter of Edgewood. An act to amend an act establishing a public school system for the town of Wadley. An act to repeal an act to amend an act to establish a city court in the county of Hall. An act to repeal an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Butts. An act to make it unlawful to distill or manufacture intoxicating liquors in the county of Wilkes. An act to fix the time for holding the Superior Courts in the counties of Dodge and Montgomery. An act to amend section 982, volume I of the Code, providing for the selection of the town of Dallas as a State depository. An act to amend section 982, volume 1 of the Code, providing for the selection of the town of Reidsville as a State depository. An act to amend section 982, volume I of the Code, providing for the selection of the town of Blakely as a State depository. An act to repeal an act to incorporate the town of Social Circle. An act to make it unlawful to distill or manufacture alcoholoc liquors in the cout:J.ty of Pike. An act to authorize the mayor and council of Washington to issue bonds for the improvement of public school buildings. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1904. 739 An act to amend an act to authorize the Board of County Commissioners of Butts county to investigate the claim of A. J. Moore, former tax collector. An act to amend an act creating the city court of Cartersville. An act to incorporate the town of Matthews, m the county of Jefferson. A resolution to reimburse the county of Dade for the incarceration and execution of Charles Phillips. A resolution consenting that the .\tlanta Inter-urban Railway Co. may cross the tracks of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. Mr. Shannon, Chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters, having hac! under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House, with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit : A bill to incorporate Hoschton Public Graded School District. A bill to amend act incorporating Blue Ridge Public Schools. A bill to repeal local law of Camilla, Ga. Also the following House Bill with the recommendation that the author be allowed to withdraw same: 740 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to provide for removal of obstructions from running streams in Coweta county. Also the following Senate Bills, with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit : A bill to establish county dispensaries for the county of Mitchell. A bill to incorporate the city of Hartwell. A bill to abolish the city court of Hart county. A bill to establish the city court of Hartwell, in Hart county. Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. SHANNO:\'", August 2, 1904. Chairman. Mr. Calvin, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 250, by Senator Mathews of the Twenty-third District, creating the office of Commissioner of Immigration, etc., and recommend that the same "do not pass." Respectfully submitted, :MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman. . Mr. Shannon, Chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1904. 741 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters, having had under consideration the following House Bill, instructed me as their chairman, to report said bill, with the recommendation that it do pass: House Bill No. 1169, by Dunbar of Richmond- To empower the authorities of Harrisonville to hire its convicts. Respectfully submitted, JNO. R. SHANNON, August 2, 1904. Chairman. Mr. Shannon, Chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: / Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters, having had under consideration the following House Bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they,do pass, to wit : A bill to instruct Treasurer of Jackson county to pay out money collected under road law, upon warrants of Chairman of Board of Roads and Revenues of Jackson county. A bill to abolish county court of Worth county. Respectfully submitted, JOHN R. SHANNON, August 3, 1904. Chairman. 742 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Hardman, Chairman of Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation, having had under consideration the following Senate Resolution, instructed me, as their chairman, to report same back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, t, McHenry, Wise, Newton, Womble, Parker, Vv" ooten,. Pate, of Dooly, Yates, Pate, of Gwinnett, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Gaulden, Grice, Hall, Mann, Mulherin. Overstreet. Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, .Ayres, .Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Bruce . Buchan . Burton. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904. 781l.t Butts, Cann Carr, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Davison, Duckett, Duggan, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Hardman, Harrell, Hicks, Paulk, of Coffee, Howard, of Laurens, Peyton, Jones, of Dougherty, Phillips, Kendrick, Rawles, Kent, Redwine, Knight, Reid, Knowles, Richardson, Lane, Ridley, Lawrence, Rogers, of Hall, Leigh, Roper, Miller, of Muscogee, Simmons, Mitcham, Stewart, Morton, Thompson, Moses, Thurman, McBride, Tigner, McLain, Tracy, McRae, Well born. Nisbet, Wilson, Owen, Mr. Speaker. O'Quinn, On motion of Mr. Dunbar the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On passage of the resolution the ayes were 98, nays 6.. The resolution having received the requisite constitu- tional majority was passed. Mr. Cook of Telfair, author of House Resolution No. 264, was allowed to withdraw same. By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A resolution for the relief of Irwin Humphreys, a dis- abled Confederate soldier of Montgomery county. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated. as chairman Mr. Lane of Sumter. 782 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 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, Akin, Alexander, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Buchannon, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Deal, Derrick, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont; English, Evans, Felder, Foster, of Oconee, Fussell, Glenn, Grenade, Newton, Grice, Pate, of Dooly, Griffin, Paulk, of Irwin, Gross, Preston, Hall, Rainey, Harden, Rankin, Hawes, Rice, Hendry, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Hixon, of Sumter, Rountree, Holder, Rudicil, Houston, Sanders, Howard, of Baldwin, Simmons, Howell, Slaton, Hutcheson, Spence, Johnson, of Baker, Stanford, Johnson, of Crawford, Steed, of Carroll, Jones, of Pickens, Steed, of Taylor, Kelly, Stovall, Lane, Strickland, Little, Thurman, Maples, Tigner, Martin, Underwood, Mayson, Valentine, Miller, of Bulloch, Walker, of Monroe, Mills, Walker, of Pierce, Mitchell, West, Mizell, Whitley, Mulherin, Womble, McCurry, Wooten, McElmurray, Yates, McHenry, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904. 783 Those not voting were Messrs.- .Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Bea11, of Paulding, Be11, of Emanuel, Be11, of Milton, Boykin, :Brown, .Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Butts, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Davison, .Dozier, Duckett, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Nisbet, Franklin, Owen, Gaulden, Overstreet, George, O'Quinn, Hardman, Parker, Harrell, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hayes, Paulk, of Coffee, Henry, Peyton, Hicks, Phiilips, Hixon, of Carroii, Proctor, Howard, of Laurens, Rawles, Jones, of Dougherty, Redwine, Kendrick, Reid, Kent, Richardson, Kilburn, Ridley, Knight, Rogers, of Ha11, Knowles, Roper, Lanier, Shackelford, Lawrence, Shannon, Leigh, Singletary, Mann, Stewart, Mi11er, of Muscogee, Thompson, Mitcham, Tracy, Morton, W eiiborn, M;ses, Wilson, McBride, Wise, McLain, Mr. Speaker. McRae, On motion of Mr. Kelly of Glascock, the verification .of the roll-call was dispensed with. On passage of the resolution the ayes were 92, nays o. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A resolution to pay Mrs. Martha Martin $6o, the pension due Wm. Roberson. 784 JoURNAL OF 'fHE HOUSE. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved'_ the Ho~e into a committee of the whole, and designated' as chairman Mr. McHenry 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 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 m the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Arnold. Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Brinson, Brown, Buchannan, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Carrington, Cliatt, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Deal. Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, Jones, of Pickens, DuPont, Kelly, English, Kilburn, Evans, Lane, Felder, Little, Flanigan, Maples, Foster, of Oconee, Martin, Fussell, Mayson, Glenn, Miller, of Bulloch, Grenade, Mills, Grice, Mitchell, Griffin, Mizell, Gross, Mulherin, Hardman, McCurry, Hawes, McElmurray, Hendry, McHenry, Hixon, of Carroll, McRae, Hixon, of Sumter, Newton, Holder, Pate, of Dooly, Houston, Pate, of Gwinnett~ Howard, of Baldwin, Paulk, of Irwin, Howell, Preston, Hutcheson, Proctor, Johnson, of Baker, Rainey, Johnson, of Crawford,Rankin, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904. 785 Rice, Stanford, Rogers. of Mcintosh, Steed, of Carroll, Rountree, Steed, of Taylor, Rudicil, Stovall, Sanders, Strickland, Shannon, Thurman, Slaton, Tigner, Spence, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, West, Whitley, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Boy kin, Brock, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Butts, Cann Carr, ca.well, Conner, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Derrick, Duckett, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Nisbet, Gaulden, Owen, George, Overstreet, Hall, O'Quinn, Harden, Parker, Harrell, Paulk, of Coffee, Hayes, Peyton, Henry, Phillips, Hicks, Rawles, Howard, of Laurens, Redwine, Jones, of Dougherty, Reid, Kendrick, Richardson, Kent, Ridley, Knight, Rogers, of Hall, Knowles, Roper, Lanier, Shackelford, Lawrence, Simmons, Leigh, Singletary, Mann, Stewart, Miller, of Muscogee, Thompson, Mitcham, Tracy, Morton, Wellborn, Moses, Wilson, McBride, Wise, McLain, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Wooten the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On passage of the resolution the ayes were 99, nays o. 50 b j 786 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Calvin arose and stated to the House that he had received a communication from Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, stating that he would address the General Assembly on Tuesday night, next, together with Hon. John Goode. Mr. Calvin then moved that the proposition be accepted and that the General Assembly assemble Tuesday night for that purpose. By Mr. Rainey of Terrell- A resolution to pay H. 0. Thornton, tax-collector of Terrell county, $83.08. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. West of Lowndes. 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. On 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, Akin, Alexander, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bowen, Bower, Brinsod, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Carrington, Cliatt, THURSDAY, AuGusT 4, 1904. 787 .Cook, Howell, Proctor, Crumbly, Hutcheson, Rainey, Daniel, Johnson, of Baker, Rankin, Davison, Johnson, of Crawford,Rice, Deal, Jones, of Pickens, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Derrick, Kelly, Rountree, nozier, Kilburn, Rudicil, Duggan, Lanier, Sanders, Dunbar, Little, Shackelford, DuPont, Mann. Shannon, English, Maples, Slaton, Evans, Martin, Spence, Felder, Mayson, Stanford, Fussell, Miller, of Bulloch, Steed, of Carroll, Gaulden, Mills, Steed, of Taylor, Glenn, Mitchell, Stovall, Grenade, Mizell, Strickland, ,Grice, Mulherin, Thurman, Griffin, McCurry, Tigner, Hall, McElmurray, Underwood, Hardman, McHenry, Valentine, Hawes, McRae, W a1ker, of Monroe, :Hendry, Newton, Walker, of Pierce, Hixon, of Carroll, Pate, of Dooly, West, Hixon, of Sumter, Pate, of Gwinnett, Womble, Holder, Paulk, of Irwin, Wooten, Houston, Preston, Yates, .Howard, of Baldwin, Those not voting were Messrs.~ .Alford, .Almond, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, .Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, .Booth, Boy kin, 'Bruce, .:Buchan, Burton, 'Butts, Cann Carr, Carswell, Conner, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Duckett, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, George, Gross, Harden, Barrell, Hayes, Henry, Hicks, Howard, of Laurens, 788 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Jones, of Dougherty, McLain, Kendrick, Nisbet, Kent, Owen, Knight, Overstreet, Knowles, O'Quinn, Lane, Parker, Lawrence, Paulk, of Coffee, Leigh; Peyton, Miller, of Muscogee, Phillips, Mitcham, Rawles, Morton, Redwine, Moses, Reid, McBride, Richardson, Ridley, Rogers, of Hair,. Roper, Simmons, Singletary, Stewart, Thompson, Tracy, Wellborn, Whitley, Wilson, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Thurman the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 100,. nays o. The resolution having received the requisite constitution majority was passed. By Mr. Beall of Paulding- A resolution to pay pension due Mrs. S. F. Fuller to. her son. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated. as chairman Mr. Stovall of Chatham. 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. On the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote wa& as follows : THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904 789 'Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- .Adams, .Akin, Alexander, '"Baldwin, Beauchamp, '"Blackburn, 13ooth, "Bowen, Bower, 'Brinson, Buchannon, Bush, 'Butts, "Calvin, Candler, Carrington, C!iatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans, . Felder, McHenry, Foster, of Oconee, Newton, Fussell, Nisbet, George, Pate, of Dooly, Glenn, Pate, of Gwinnett, Grenade, Paulk, of Irwin, Griffin, Preston, Hardman, Proctor, Harden, Rainey, Hawes, Rankin, Hendry, Rice, Henry, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Hixon, of Sumter, Rountree, Holder, Rudicil, Houston, Shackelford, Howard, of Baldwin, Shannon, Howell, Slaton, Hutcheson, Spence, Johnson, of Baker, Stanford, Johnson, of Crawford, Steed, of Carroll, Jones, of Pickens, Stovall, Kelly, Thurman, L~ne, Tigner, Little, Underwood, Martin, Valentine, Mayson, Walker, of Monroe, Mitchell, West, Mizell, Womble, McCurry, \Vooten, McElmurray, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Crice, .Hall, Mulherin, Overstreet, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Boy kin, Brock, 790 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Cann Carr, Carswell, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Duckett, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Gaulden, Gross, Harrell, Hayes, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Coffee, Jones, of Dougherty, Peyton, Kendrick, Phillips, Kent, Rawles, Kilburn, Redwine, Knight, Reid, Knowles, Richardson, Lanier, Ridley, Lawrence, Rogers, of Hall, Leigh, Roper, Mann, Sanders, Maples, Simmons, Miller, of Bulloch, Singletary, Miller, of Muscogee, Steed, of Taylor, Mills, Stewart, Mitcham, Strickland, Morton, Thompson, Moses, Tracy, McBride, Walker, of Piercer McLain, Wellborn, McRae, Whitley, Owen, Wilson, O'Quinn, Wise, Parker, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On passage of the resolution the ayes were 90, nays 4 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Preston of Jasper- A resolution to pay the pension due Mrs. Nancy Lynch to her daughter. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairmari Mr. Howell of Meriwether. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904, 791 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. On 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, Akin, Alexander, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannan, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans, Felder, McCurry, . Flanigan, McElmurray, Foster, of Oconee, McHenry, Fussell, McRae, Glenn, Newton, Grenade, Parker, Griffin, Pate, of Dooly, Hardman, Pate, of Gwinnett, Harden, Paulk, of Irwin, Hawes, Preston, Hayes, Proctor, Hendry, Rainey, Henry, Rankin, Holder, Rice, Houston, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Howard, of Baldwin, Rountree, Howell, Rudicil, Hutcheson, Shackelford, Johnson, of Baker, Shannon, Johnson, of Crawford,Slaton, Jones, of Pickens, Spence, Kelly, Stanford, Lane, Steed, of Carroll, Little, Stovall, Martin, Thurman, Mayson, Tigner, Mitchell, Underwood, Mizell, Valentine, 792 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Walker, of Monroe, West, Walker, of Pierce, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Grice, Hall, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Gaulden, i] i'UJ George, Nisbet, Owen, Arnold, Gross, Overstreet, Ayro:.s, Harrell, O'Quinn, Baldwin, Hicks, Paulk, of Coffee, Beall, of Paulding, Hixon, of Carroll, Peyton, Bell, of Emanuel, Hixon, of Sumter, Phillips, Bell, of Milton, Howard, of Laurens, Rawles, Bowen, Jones, of Dougherty, Redwine, Boy kin, Kendrick, Reid, Bruce, Kent, Richardson, Buchan, Kilburn, Ridley, Burton, Knight, Rogers, of Hall, Bush, Knowles, Roper, Cann Lanier, Sanders, Carr, Lawrence, Simmons, Cook, Leigh, Singletary, Cromartie, Mann, Steed, of Taylor, Daves, Maples, Stewart, .Davis, MillE:'r, or"Bulloch, Strickland, Derrick, Miller, of Muscogee, Thompson, Duckett, Mills, Tracy, Edwards, Ennis, Mitcham, Morton, Well born, \Vhitley, Fields, Moses, Wilson, Flynt, Mulherin, \Vise, Foster, of Towns, McBride, Mr. Speaker. Franklin, McLain, On motion of Mr. Bower the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On passage of the resolution the ayes were 90, nays 2. The resolution having received the requisite constitu.tional majorit was passed. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1904. 793 On motion of Mr. Brown of Houston, House Resolution 248 was recommitted to Committee on Pensions. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: 13y Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A resolution to make certain corrections in House Bill No. 494 By Mr. McCurry of Hart- Resolved, That the sympathies of this House be extended to Ron. D. F. McClatchey, our efficient reading clerk, in the bereavement occasioned by the tragic death of his uncle, Dr. Frank Reynolds, last evening in an automobile wreck. The above resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. The following bills were read the second time, to wit: :By Mr. Redwine of Henry- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Locust Grove. By Mr. Hendry of Liberty- A bill to amend an Act for the protection of birds and their nests. By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Powder :Springs. 794 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Brock of Dade- A resolution authorizing the Prison Commission to provide work for a certain class of convicts. By Mr. Cann of Chatham- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Warsaw. By Mr. English of WarrenA resolution to pay pension to Mrs. Thos. F. Person. By Mr. Maples of Mitchell- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Camilla. By Messrs. Brinson and Bower- A bill to amend an Act to create the Board of Commissiones of Roads and Revenues for Decatur county. By Mr. Alford of \VorthA bill to abolish the county court of Worth county. P~ Mr. Jones of Pickens- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of ,; as per. The following bill and resolution were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. McCurry of Hart- A bill to provide for the payment of justices of the peace and notaries public in certain cases. Referred to Committee on State of Republic. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904.. 795- By Messrs. Hardnran and Holder- A resolution to authorize the Governor and AttorneyGeneral to compromise the claim of the heirs of Sherman J. Sims against the State of Georgia. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Speaker declared the House adjourned until nihe o'clock to-morrow morning. Atlanta, Ga., Friday, August 5, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at nineo'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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, '"796 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler. Cann Carr, .. Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, :English, Ennis, Evans, .Felder, Fields, .Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Fo~ter, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, .Hardman, Harden, McCurry, Harrell, McElmurray, Hawes, McHenry, Hayes, McLain, Hendry, McRae, Henry, Newton, Hicks, Nisbet, Hixon, of Carroll, Owen, Hixon, of Sumter, Overstreet, Holder, O'Quinn, Houston, Parker, Howard, of Baldwin, Pate, of Dooly, Howard, of Laurens, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howell, Paulk, of Coffee, Hutcheson, Paulk, of Irwin, Johnson, of Baker, Peyton, Johnson, of Crawford, Phillips, Jones, of Dougherty, Preston, Jones, of Pickens, Proctor, Kelly, Rainey, Kendrick, Rankin, Kent, Rawles, Kilburn, Redwine, Knight, Reid, Knowles, Rice, Lane, Richardson, Lanier, Ridley, Lawrence, Rogers, of Hall, Leigh, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Little, Roper, Mann, Rountree, Maples, Rudicil, Martin, Sanders, Mayson, Shackelford, Miller, of Bulloch, Shannon, Miller, of Muscogee, Simmons, Mills, Singletary, Mitcham, Slaton, Mitchell, Spence, Mizell, Stanford, Morton, Steed, of Carroll, Moses, Steed, of Taylor, Mulherin, Stewart, McBride, Stovall, FRIDAY, AUGUST fi, 1904. Strickland, Thompson, Thurman, Tigner, Tracy, Underwood, Valentine, Wilson, Walker, of Monroe, Wise, Walker, of Pierce, Womble, Wellborn, Wooten, West, Yates, Whitley, Mr. Speaker. Those absent were Messrs.- Cromartie, The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed. The following resolutions were read and referred to. Committee on Rules, to wit: By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution to make House Bill No. 255 the special order to follow special order set and pending. By Mr. Underwood- A resolution to make House Bills Nos. 1069 and 1121 special orders. By Mr. Howard of Baldwin- A resolution to mak'e House Bill No. 1013 the special order for this afternoon. By Mr. Steed of Carroll- A resolution to make House Bill No. 521 the special. order for this afternoon's session. By Mr. Hall of BibbA resolution to provide for the appointment of a com- 798 JOURNAL OF T;HE HOUSE. mittee, whose duty it shall be to expedite the business of the House. .By Mr. Little of Hancock- A resolution fixing all pension resolutions, bills for relief and bills to pay per diem and mileage of deceased members the special order for this afternoon. By Mr. Tigner of Muscogee- A resolution providing that all special orders be displaced and the calendar adhered to for the remainder of session. By Messrs. Gaulden and Holder- A resolution making House Bill No. 999 the special -order for Monday morning. By Mr. Brock of Dade- A resolution to make House Bill No. 674 the special -order for Monday next. By Mr. Stanford of Harris- A resolution to make House Bills Nos. 1051 and 1052 the special orders for Monday next. By Mr. Brinson of Decatur- A resolution providing that beginning with Monday next, the morning sessions of the House shall be devoted .to the consideration of Senate bills. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 799 By Mr. Whitley- A resolution to make House Bill No. 1043 the special order for this afternoon. By .Mr. McHenry- A resolution to make House Bill No. 10.46 the special order for Monday. The following bill was read the second time and re<:ommitted, to wit: By Mr. Morris of CobbA bill to amend section 658 of the Code of 1895 By unanimous consent the following bill was read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Daniel of Emanuel- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Stillmore. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters . .Mr. Hawes, chairman of Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Pensions having had under cou.sideration the following House resolution, instruct~d me, as their chairman, to report it back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: 800 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A resolution to pay pension of Carrie Wilson to her daughter. Respectfully submitted, P.M. HAWES, Chairman. Mr. Slaton, chairman of the General Judiciary Committee, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary having had under consideration the following Senate bills, instructed me, as their chairman, to report them back to the House with the recommendation that they do pass, to wit: A bill to amend section 369, Code of I895, relative to bridges between counties. A bill to amend section 735, volume I, Code of Georgia l895, relative to disposition of property purchased at tax sale by municipal corporations. A bill to amend section 3 of an Act approved December 3I, I897, relative to Prison Commission. A bill to provide for fast writs of error to interlocutory orders directing or confirming sales of property. A bill to carry into effect paragraph I, section I, article 7 of Constitution, relative to creating a debt other than a bonded debt. A bill to make it a misdemeanor for any person to buy or sell a vote in any primary election. Also the following Senate bill, with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute, to wit: FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 801 A bill to amend section 5543 of the Code, which provides for the signing and certifying of fast bills of exception. Also the following Senate bills, with the recommendation that they do not pass, to wit : A bill to make it unlawful for any person to be drunk and disorderly on passenger coaches operated by steam or electricity. A bill to amend paragraph 5, section I, article I of the Constitution, providing that in certain cases persons assaulted may testify by deposition or otherwise. Also the following House Bill, with the recommendation that it do pass, to wit: A bill to amend Act establishing the city court o.f Tifton. Respectfully submitted, JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman. The following bills which were made the special order for this morning, were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Shackelford of Clarke- A resolution to appropriate $25,000, to be used in the construction of a college building for the State Normal School at Athens. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Butts of Glynn. ~1 h j 802 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 recommendation that it do pass as amended. The following amendment was adopted, to wit: To amend by adding at the end of section 2 "provided, however, that the money herein appropriated shall only become available upon the following terms and condi- tions: Ten thousand dollars when the sum of $w,ooo is donated and paid over to the trustees by private individuals, and the remaining $I s,ooo when an additional $Is,ooo is donated and paid over to said trustees. The entire $5o,ooo to be expended for buildings and equipment for same for said Normal School. The report of the committee as amended was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were o1 dered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.~ Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, B~own, Bruce, Buchannon, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Crumbly, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, Evans, I]) Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Foster, of Oconee, Fussell, George, Glenn, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 803 Grenade, Little, Gross, Martin, Hardman, Mayson, Harden, Miller, of Bulloch, Harrell, Mitcham, Hawes, Mitchell, Hayes, Mizell, Hendry, Morton, Hicks, Mulherin, Hixon, of Sumter, McBride, Holder, McCurry, Houston, McElmurray, Howard, of Baldwin, McHenry, Howell, McRae, Hutcheson, Nisbet, Johnson, of Baker, Owen, Jones, of Dougherty, Parker, . Jones, of Pickens, Pate, of Dooly, Kelly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Kilburn, Peyton, Lane, Preston, Lawrence, Proctor, Leigh, Redwine, Richardson, Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Roper, Rountree, Rudicil, Sanders, Shackelford, Shannon, Singletary, Slaton, Stanford, Steed, of Taylor, Stovall, Tigner, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, Whitley, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Milton, Brinson, Brock, Carrington, Cook, Cromartie, Daniel, Duggan, English, Foster, of Towns, Gaulden, O'Quinn, Hall, Paulk, of Coffee, Henry, Paulk, of Irwin, Hixon, of Carroll, Rankin, Johnson, of Crawford,Rawles, Kent, Rice, Lanier, Steed, of Carroll, Mann, Strickland, Maples, Walker, of Monroe, McLain, Wise, Newton, Womble, Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres, Baldwin, Bell, of Emanuel, Bower, Boykin, Buchan, Burton, Cann Daves, 804 JOURNAI. OF THE HOUSE. Davis, Knight, Spence, DuPont, Knowles, Stewart, Edwards, Miller, of Muscogee, Thompson, Ennis, Mills, Thurman, Flynt, Moses, Tracy, Franklin, Overstreet, West, Grice. Phillips, Wilson, Griffin, Rainey, Yates, Howard, of Laurens, Reid, Mr. Speaker. Kendrick, Simmons, On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 104, nays 33 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By Messrs. Hall, Kilburn and Felder- A bill to authorize the trustees of the Academy for the Blind to sell or exchange the present buildings and site of said institution for some other site, 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 104, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and the same was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate on motion of Mr. Felder. The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted by a rising vote, to wit : FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 805 By Messrs. Fields and Little- A resolution congratulating Mr. Cromartie of Appling, on his recovery to health and his return to this body. By Mr. McHenry of Floyd- A bill to appropriate $2,750 for the School for the Deaf at Cave Spring. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Candler of DeKalb. 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. The report of the committee was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows : Those votipg in the affirmative were Messrs.- Akin, Alexander, Almond, Arnold, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Butts, Candler, Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, Evans, Felder, Flanigan, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Gross, Hall, 806 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Hardman, Mayson, Harden, Miller, of Bulloch, Harrell, Mitcham, Hawes, Mitchell, Hayes, Mizell, Hendry, Morton, Hixon, of Carroll, Mulherin, Hixon, of Sumter, McBride, Holder, McCurry, Houston, McElmurray, Howard, of Baldwin, McHenry, Howell, McLain, Hutcheson, McRae, Johnson, of Baker, Newton, Johnson, of Crawford,Nisbet, Jones, of Dougherty, O'Quinn, Kelly, Parker, Kent, Pate, of Dooly, Kilburn, Pate, of Gwinnett, Knight, Paulk, of Coffee, Knowles, Paulk, of Irwin, Lane, Peyton, Lanier, Preston, Leigh, Proctor, Little, Rankin, Mann. Rawles, Maples, Redwine, Martin, Reid, Rice, Richardson, Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Roper, Rountree, Rudicil, Sanders, Shackelford, Shannon, Singletary, Slaton, Spence, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Stovall, Strickland, Tigner, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, Whitley, Womble, Wooten. Those votinp; in the negative were Messrs.- Beauchamp, Daniel, Duggan, English, Those not voting were Messrs.~ Adams, Alford, Ayres, Baldwin, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Bower, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Bush, Calvin, Cann Carrington, Davis, Davison, DuPont. Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flynt, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 807 Griffin, Moses, Henry, Owen, Hicks, Overstreet, Howard, of Laurens, Phillips, Jones, of Pickens, Rainey, Kendrick, Simmons, Lawrence, Steed, of Taylor, Miller, of Muscogee, Stewart, Mills, Thompson, Thurman, Tracy, West, Wilson, Wise, Yatt>~ Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 125, nays 4 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 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 House, to wit: A bill to authorize the mayor and aldermen of Canon to issue bonds for school purposes. The Senate has passed as amended, by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House~ to wit: A bill to fix the salary of the Governor of Georgia. A bill to establish the city court of Jackson, in Butts county. The Senate has passed by substitute by the requisite .. : 808 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSlt. constitutional majority the following bill of .the House, to wit: A bill to provide for the assessment of property of corporations which are required by law to make returns to the Comptroller-General. The special joint committee to investigate the claims of the heirs of Sherman J. Sims, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The committee appointed by a joint resolution of the House and Senate at the last session of the General Assembly, approved August 17, 1903, to investigate and report on the claims of the heirs at law of Sherman J. Sims against .the State, submit the following report: The committee met at Maysville, Ga., on May 20th last, and gave to the parties at interest and their counsel a full hearing. Under the authority given in the resolu tion witnesses were summoned, and all necessary papers required were produced. The investigation brought out the following facts : The Northeastern Railroad was built about 1873, running through the dower lands of Mrs. Amanda J. Sims, the right of way for said road through said lands being in the town of Maysville, in the counties of Jackson and Banks. Th~ widow, Amanda J. Sims, gave permission for said road to run through her said dower tract. At that time she had the following children, who owned the remainder interest in said dower, viz.: J. M. Sims, Joe S. Sims, Mrs. N. T. Lord, J. C. Sims, who were of age, and Sherman B. Sims, Richard B. Sims, Amanda E. Sims, Chas. H. J. Sims, who were minors. It appears FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 809 that the widow, Amanda J. Sims, did not object to the railroad having a right of way through her dower, but we were unable to find any conveyance from her on record. We did find on record a bond for title, made by the heirs of Sherman J. Sims, who were of age, in which they agreed to make titles, or cause the minor heirs of said Sims to make titles, to the Northeastern Railroad to a strip of land described for a right of way. A copy of said bond is hereto attached and made a part of this report. It appears that the bond was never complied with, and that the minor heirs refused to make a deed conveying the strip of land used as a right of way by the railroad. Later the Northeastern Railroad became the property of the State, and this matter having been brought to the attention of Governor Atkinson, a deed was secured from the heirs of Sherman J. Sims to said Northeastern Rail- road Company conveying said strip of land 100 by 3,350 feet, the consideration being a life pass over said road to each of the grantors. This deed was executed on the 9th day of April, 1895, a copy of which is hereto attached and made a part of this report. At the same time Governor Atkinson issued a life pass over the road to each of the parties named in the deed. While the State owned and operated the road these passes were always honored by the officials in charge of the road. The road was finally sold by the State, the Southern Railway becoming the owner. These heirs presented their passes to the officials of the Southern Railroad, but they refused to honor them and ejected one of them from the train. The Southern Railway claims to have purchased the Northeastern Railroad without any knowledge of these outstanding passes, and that they got a fee simple title to 810 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. the property, and that they are not bound to honor these passes. The strip of land for said right of way when conveyeti to the Northeastern Railroad, then owned by the State, was lying in the town of Maysville and was valuable; variously estimated by witnesses who appeared before the committee at from one to three thousand dollars. Thest heirs accepted the life passes. in full payment of the same. These passes are now of no value to said parties. The State has sold the strip of land conveyed by said heir:; in consideration of the passes. The State having received this benfit these heirs should be compensated by the State for the loss of these passes, lost by no fault of theirs. The committee recommends that a resolution be intr0duced in the House authorizing the Governor and Attorney-General to make a proper, just and equitable set tlement with said heirs on the basis of the value of said life passes. Respectfully submitted, L. G. HARDMAN, E. H. GEORGE, THOS. ]. SHACKELFORD, Committee from House. T. L. LEWIS, Committee from Senate. STATE OF GEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY: Know all men by these presents, that we, J. M. Sims, Joseph S. Sims, N. T. Lord and ]. C. Sims, all of the State and county aforesaid, are held and firmly bound unto the Northeastern Railroad Company, a corporation incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, and approved October 22, 1870, and whose business office is in Athens, Clarke county, Georgia, in the just and full sum of one thousand dollars for the true pay- FRIDAY, AUGUST 51 1904. 811 ment of which we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and assigns, firmly by these presents, sealed '~ith ow~ seals and dated, this May 19, 1874. The conditions of the above obligation is such that the above named J. M. Sims, JosephS. Sims, N. T. Lord and J. C. Sims are held anl firmly bound to the parties of the second part to make, or cause to be made and assigned by the minor heirs of Sherman J. Sims, ~hich is Sherman B. Sims, Richard B. Sims, Amanda E. Sims and Charlie H. J. Sims, good and sufficient titles in fee simple to their interest in a certain parcel or strip of land of the width of one hundred feet, fifty feet each way from the center of the bed of the track of the said railroad, which the said company are about to build through lot of land number--, in the 465th district of the county of Jackson. It being the place whereon Mrs. Amanda J. Sims now lives, com- mencing at the point where said railroad enters said trad of land, and ending at the point where said railroad leaves said land. And also to an additional strip ot parcel of land of the width of one hundred and fifty feet on the west side of right of way of said railroadJ commencing-. at the lane running from the railroad to Mrs. A. J. Sims' house, and running up the line of said railroad to P. P. Casey's line, to. be laid off in lots and divided alternately, which, i~ the said James M. Sims, J. S. Sims, N. T. Lord and J. C. Sims should do them this obligation to be null and void, else to remain in full force and virtue. Tested and approved by JoHN HoGANJ SANFORD WILSONJ J. P. JAMES M. SIMSJ [L.S.] J. s. SIMSJ [L.S.] N. T. LoRnJ [L.s.] J. C. SIMSJ [ L.S.] J. C. BENNETT) C. S. C. Recorded May 18, 1894. 812 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. GEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY: This indenture, made this the gth day of April, 1895, between J. M., J. C. and S. B. Sims, L. J. Lord, A. E. Le- Master, R. B. Porter, guardian, or his wife, B. M. Porter, formerly B. M. Sims, J. 0. Stockton, guardian for Essie L. Sims, of Jackson county; C. H. J. Sims, by his attorney in fact, S. B. Sims, a copy of which power of attorney is hereto attached, the said C. H. J. Sims, of the county of Fulton and above named State, and R. B. Sims, of Banks county and above named State, witnesses that the said J. M., J. C. and S. B. Sims, L. J. Lor.d, A. E. LeMaster, R. B. Porter, guardian aforesaid, and J. 0. Stock- ton, guardian aforesaid, of Jackson county; C. H. J. Sims aforesaid, and R. B. Sims aforesaid, that for and in consideration a life ticket for each of the above named parties in their own name to pass over said Norteastern Railroad at any and all times free of charge, the receipt whereof is hereby ?-Cknowledged, do hereby sell and convey unto the said Northeastern Railroad Company, a corporation incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of Geor gia and approved October 22nd, 1870, and whose busi- ness office is in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. A certain tract or lot of land situated in the county aforesaid better known as the Right of Way of said railroad and a plat of which is hereto attached made by T. P. Stanley. Beginning at the point where said North Eastern Railroad, the line of Sims, Baugh & Yarbrough and running in a N. W. direction through the tract of land known as the Sherman J. Sims lot of land 3350 feet to Hogan street in the town of Maysville, Georgia, including so feet from center of tract on each side of said N. E. R. R. tract together with all the remainder rights and privileges thereto belonging in fee simple. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 813 And the said parties first named, their heirs, executors and administrators, the title to the premises aforesaid will forever warrant and defend to the said N. E. R. R. their successors in office against the Iawful claims of all other persons. In witness whereof the parties first named have hereto set their hands and seals the day and year first written aforesaid. April 9th, I895 Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Geo. W. Brown. JAMES M. SIMS, [L.S.] JoHN C. SIMS, [L.s.] s. B. SIMS, [L.S.] \V. c. J. GARRISON, J. P., BANKS Co. GEoRGIA. L. ]. LoRD, [L.s.] A. E. LEMASTER, [L.S.] R. B. PoRTER, [L.s.] Guard. for M. B. J?oRTER. J. 0. STOCKTON, [L.S.] Guard. for EssE L. SIMS. c. H. J. SIMS, [L.S.] By his attorney in fact, S. B. SIMS R. B. SIMS, [L.S.] POWER OF ATTORNEY. Know all men by these presents that I, Chas. H. J. Sims, have made, constituted and appointed and by these presents to make, constitute and appoint Sherman B. Sims my true and lawful attorney for me, and in my name, place, stead to use, to ask, to demand, sue for, recover and receive all such sum or sums of money, debt and 814 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. all other demands whatsoever which are or shall be due owing, payable and belonging to me especially to sell, convey lands, receive money, receipt for same, sign release of mortgages or any and all business whatsoever needful in my stead as well and as fully as I could do if personally pr~sent, giving and granting unto my said attorney, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about premises as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution and revocation hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney or his substitute shall lawfully do or cause to be done by witness hereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set' my hand and seal the 22nd day. of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety. WITNESS: J. K. DYER. w. w. GRIFFIN, N. P. CHAS. H. J. SIMS. Recorded July I7, I895 ]. C. BENNETT, S. C. STATE OF GEORGIA, JACKSON COUNTY. I, A. C. Appleby, Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said county, do hereby certify that the foregoing bond for titles, two deeds and power of attorney in re the Sims heirs. is a true and correct copy as appears of record in deed book "Y" 702, deed book "Z," pages 3I7, 383, and 384, of said county. Witness my official signature and seal of said court, this July 30th, I904- A. C. APPLEBY, Clerk Superior Court Jackson County, Georgia. [SEAL.] FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 815 On motion of Mr. Reid of Campbell, the General Tax Act was taken up for the purpose of concurring in the Senate amendments, to wit: By Mr. Reid of Campbell~ A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the State government, and for other purposes. Atlanta, Ga., August 5, 1904. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor, through .his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. Speaker: His Excellency the Governor, has approved and signed the following bills : An act to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, so as to provide for the extension of the city limits. An act to amend the charter of the city of Atlanta, and for other purposes. An act creating a Board of Commissioners for the county of Washington. An act to change the time of holding Hancock Superior Court. An Act to provide for the payment of fees of officers of courts of Sumter county. An act to amend the charter of the city of Newnan, so as to authorize the issuing bonds for electric lights. 816 JOURNAL OF 'l'HE HOUSE, An act to incorporate the town of Danburg, 111 the county of Wilkes. An act to establish a new charter for the town of Shady Dale. An act to incorporate the city of Social Circle. An act amending an act establishing the city court of Washington. An act amending the charter of the town of Poulan, in worth county. An act authorizing the Boatel of County Commissioners of Coweta county to pay officers of the Superior and city courts of said county compensation for misdemeanor convicts. An act to amend an act establishing the city court of Dublin. A resolution continuing in force the Commission on the Registration of Land Titles. A resolution to make appropriation to enable the Trustees of the Soldiers' Home to supply the building with water. Mr. Wellborn, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined and find correct, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Gov- _ ernor, the following acts, to wit : FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 817 An act amending the charter of the city of Newnan. Also an act amending the act creating the city court of Albany. Also an act regulating salaries of Judges of Superior Courts in certain cities of this State. Also an act to change the name of Harmony Grove, Ga. Also an act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Dougherty. Also an act to amend section 982 of the Code of 1895. Also an act to create a Board of Commisioners of Roads and Revenues for Dodge county. Also a resolution to pay pension to I. N. Taylor of Carroll county. Respectfully submitted, C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman. Mr. Bush of Miller, in keeping with his notice given yesterday afternoon moved to reconsider the action of the House in passing the bill known as the "Boll Weevil Bill." On the motion to reconsider Mr. Conner of Bartow, called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot ~iva voce the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-- Alford, Beauchamp, 5l h j Bell, of Milton, Bower, Brinson, 'Brown, 818 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Buchannan, Bush, Carrington, Cook, Derrick, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Gaulden, Glenn, Gross, Hayes, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hqwell, Hutcheson, Kelly, Kent, Knight, Lane, Lanier, Mann, Mayson, Mitcham, Mizell, McBride, McCurry, McLain, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Pate, of Dooly, Paulk, of Coffee, Paulk, of Irwin, Preston, Proctor, Rawles, Rice, Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Roper, Rudicil, Shannon, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Strickland, Thurman, Tigner, Valentine, Whitley, Wise, Wooten, Those 'voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Almond, Arnold, Blackburn, Booth, Boy kin, Brock, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Ennis, Evans, Maples, Felder, Martin, Flanigan, Miller, of Bulloch, Foster, of Oconee, Mills, Fussell, . Mitchell, George, Morton, Grenade, Mulherin, Grice, McElmurray, Griffin, McHenry, Hall, Newton, Hardman, Nisbet, Harden, Owen, Harrell, Parker, Hawes, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hendry, Peyton, Hixon, of Sumter, Rainey, Holder, Rankin, Houston, Redwine, Howard, of Baldwin, Richardson, Johnson, of Baker, Rogers, of Mclnto~h. Jones, of Dougherty, Rountree, Knowles, Sanders, Lawrence, Shackelford, Leigh, Singletary, .. -:, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 819 Slaton, Spence, Steed, of Taylor, Stovall, Underwood, West, Walker, of, Monroe, Wilson, Vv'alker,. of Pierce, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres. Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Cann Daves, Davis, Davison, Dunbar, Miller, of Muscogee, DuPont, l'vloses, Edwards, McRae, English, Phillips, Fields, Reid, Flynt, Simmons, Howard, of Laurens, Stewart, Johnson, of Crawford, Thompson, Jones, of Pickens, Tracy, Kendrick, Well born, Kilburn, Womble, Little, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the motion to reconsider the ayes were 57, nays 82. The motion was therefore lost. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution providing. that the General Assembly meet in joint session to listen to the addresses of General Fitzhugh Lee and Hon.. John Goode next Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Franklin of Washington, made the point of order that under the rules of the House debate on the report of the Committee on Rules was permissible. 820 JOURNAL OF THR HOUSE. The Speaker ruled that under Rule No. r68 debate was not permissible, as it would be an infringement of the rules of the House. From the above ruling of the Chair, Mr. Franklin of washington, appealed. On being put to the House, the ruling of the Chair was sustained by a vote of 106 to 2. Mr. Morris, chairman ex officio of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules has had under consideration House Resolution No. 691, and recommend that the same do pass as amended. Also resolution No. 702, to provide for the pay of deceased members. Also resolution No. 689, and recommend that same do pass, and the previous question be called on each bill in ten minutes. MR. MORRIS, Agreed to. Chairman ex officio. The following resolutions, favorably reported by the Committee on Rules, were read and adopted, to wit: By the Committee- A resolution fixing resolutions to pay per diem of deceased members for immediate special order. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 821 By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A resolution to appoint committee to expedite the business of the House. By Mr. Underwood of White- A resolution to make House Bills Nos. 1069, 1121 and 1090 to follow special orders already set. By Mr. Spence of Ware- A resolution authorizing the treasurer to pay the per diem and mileage of Ron. R. B. Johnson of Clinch county. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Harden of Chatham. 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 as amended. The committee proposed to strike the word. "~dminis trator" and insert in lieu thereof the word "widow." The report of the committee was agreed to as amended. On the passage 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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Beauchamp, 822 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Butts, Candler, Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Crumbly; Daves, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Gross, Newton, Hardman, Nisbet, Harden, Owen, Harrell, O'Quinn, Hawes, Pate, of Dooly, Hendry, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hicks, Paulk, of Coffee, Hixon, of Carroll, Paulk, of Irwin, Hixon, of Sumter, Peyton, Holder, Phillips, Houston, Preston, Howard, of Baldwin, Rankin, Howell, Rawles, Hutcheson, Rice, Johnson, of Baker, Ridley, Jones, of Pickens, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Kelly, Roper, Kent, Rudicil, Knight, Sanders, Knowles, Shannon, Lanier, Spence, Lawrence, Stanford, Leigh, Steed, of Carroll, Little, Steed, of Taylor, Maples, Stovall, Mayson, Strickland, Miller, of Bulloch, Thurman, Mitchell, Tigner, Moses, Underwood, Mulherin, Valentine, McCurry, Walker, of Pierce, McElmurray, West, McHenry, Wilson, McLain, Wooten, McRae, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Hall, Mann, Overstreet, Richardson, Womble, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Bell, of Emanuel, Beall, of Paulding, Bowen, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 823 Boy kin, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Bush, Calvin, Cann Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Daniel, Davis, Derrick, Edwards, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Griffin, Hayes, Rainey, Henry. Redwine, Howard, of Laurens, Reid, Johnson, of Crawford,Rogers, of Hall, Jones, of Dougherty, Rountree, Kendrick, Shackelford, Kilburn, Simmons, Lane, Singletary, Martin, Slaton, Miller, of Muscogee, Stewart, Mills, Thompson, Mitcham, Tracy, Mizell, Walker, of Monroe, Morton, Wellborn, McBride, Whitley, Parker, Wise, Proctor, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly of Glascock, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution, the ayes were 112, nays 5 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended. By Mr. Thurman of Walker- A resolution to pay the per diem and mileage of the late W. A. P. Lowe, to which he would have been entitled at the close of the session. An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Overstreet of Screven. After a consideration of the resolution, the committee arose and through their chairman, reported the same 824 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 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, Alexander, Almond, Beall, of Paulding, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Butts, Candler, Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, Daves, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Ennis. Evans, Felder, Fields, Fussell, Glenn, McHenry, Grenade, McRae, Grice, Newton, Harden, Nisbet, Harrell, Owen, Hawes, O'Quinn, Hendry, Pate, of Dooly, Hixon, of Carroll, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hixon, of Sumter, Paulk, of Coffee, Holder, Peyton, Houston, Phillips, Howard, of Baldwin, Rankin, Howell, Rawles, Hutcheson, Rice, Johnson, of Baker, Ridley, Jones, of Pickens, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Kelly, Roper, Kent, Rudicil, Knowles, Sanders, Lanier, Shannon, Lawrence, Stanford, Leigh, Steed, of Taylor, Maples, Stovall, Mayson, Strickland, Miller, of Bulloch, Thurman, Mitchell, Valentine, Moses, Walker, of Pierce, Mulherin, Wilson, McCurry, 'vVooten, McElmurray, Yates, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 825 Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Davis, George, Hall, Mann, Overstreet, Underwood, Womble, Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Alford, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Boykin, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Calvin, Cann Carrington, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Edwards, English, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Parker, Foster, of Towns, Paulk, of Irwin, Franklin, Preston, Gaulden, Proctor, Griffin, Rainey, Gross, Redwine, Hardman, Reid, Hayes, Richardson, Henry, Rogers, of Hall, Hicks, Rountree, Howard, of Laurens, Shackelford, Johnson, of Crawford,Simmons, Jones, of Dougherty, Singletary, Kendrick, Slaton, Kilburn, Spence, Knight, Steed, of Carroll, Lane, Stewart, Little, Thompson, Martin, Tigner, Miller, of Muscogee, Tracy, Mills, Walker, of Monroe, Mitcham, Well born, Mizell, W esj:, Morton, Whitley, McBride, Wise, McLain, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Brown, the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 90, nays 7 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 826 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Jones of Pickens- A resolution to pay to the widow of Hon. W. R. Welch, deceased, the per diem and mileage that would have accrued to him at the close of this session. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman 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 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 vi7./a voce the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Almond, Arnold, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carswell, Cliatt, Crumbly, Daves, Davison, Derrick, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Fussell, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hendry, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kent, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 827 Knight, Knowles, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Little, Maples, Mayson, Mills, Mitcham, Mitchell, Moses; Mulherin, McCurry, McElmurray, McHenry, McLain, McRae, Newton, Nisbet, Owen, O'Quinn, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Coffee, Phillips, Preston, Rainey, Rankin, Rawles, Rice, Ridley, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Roper, Rudicil, Sanders, Spence, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Stovall, Strickland, Thurman, Valentine, Walker, of Pierce, Wilson, 'vVooten, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Daniel, Davis, Gaulden, George, Hall, Henry, Mann, Overstreet, Underwood, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alexander, Alford, Ayres, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Boykin, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Bush, Cann Carr, Carrington, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Deal, Duckett, Edwards, Flynt, .Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Reid, Franklin, Richardson, Griffin, Rogers, of Hall, Gross, Rountree, Hayes, Shackelford, Hicks, Shannon, Howard, of Laurens, Simmons, Jones, of Dougherty, Singletary, Kendrick, Slaton, Kilburn, Steed, of Taylor, Lane, Stewart, Martin, Thompson, Miller, of Bulloch, Tigner, Miller, of Muscogee, Tracy, Mizell, Walker, of Monroe, Morton, Well born, McBride, West, Parker, Whitley, Paulk, ofJrwin, Wise, Peyton, Womble, Proctor, Mr. Speaker. Redwine, 828 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Kelly, the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 101, nays g. The resolution having received the requisite constitu- tional majority was passed. . By unanimous consent the following resolution was read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Brown of Houston- A resolution to pay pension of Carrie Wilson to Mrs. J. F. Sistrunk. 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 joint resolution that the hour 3 :IO to 4 :IO p. m., Tuesday, gth inst., be set apart for hearing General Fitzhugh Lee and Hon. John Goode on the Jamestown Exposition. The following bill was read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Johnson of Crawford_:_ A bill to pay pension of Thomas Dunman to his sister. Referred to Committee on Pensions. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 829 By Mr. Rainey of Terrell- A bill to repeal an act to incorporate the Parrott School District. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Mr. DuPont of Clinch- A bill to create an age honor roll of Confederate veterans. Referred to Committee on Pensions. The following Senate bill was read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Sweat of the Fifth District- A resolution to provide for the creation of and to fix boundaries and county sites for new counties. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. The following Senate Bill was .read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Turner of Thirty-fourth District- A bill to incorporate the McDonough School District, in Henry county. The Speaker announced the following committee to be known as the Steering Committee : Mr. Hall of Bibb, Chairman; Messrs. Slaton, George, Mitchell, Steed of Taylor, Reid, Hawes. The following bills, which were made the special order 830 }OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. for this morning, were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Underwood of White- A bill to amend an Act to amend section 657 of the Code, so as to provide that foreign corporations may ex-ercise the right of eminent domain 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 1. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Underwood of White- A bill to amend section 650 of Yolume 1 of the Code, relative to the chartering of corporations. 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 3 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon. 3 o'clock p. m. The House reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 831 The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell; Hawes, Hayes, I-!~ndry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kl-'nt, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Little, Mann, Maples, Martin, Mayson, Miller, of Bulloch, Miller, of Muscogee, Mills, Mitcham, Mitchell, Mizell, Morton, Moses, Mulherin, McBride, McCurry, McElmurray, McHenry, McLain, 832 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. McRae, Newton, Nisbet, Owen, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Parker, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, ,of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Coffee, Paulk, of Irwin, Peyton, Phillips, Preston, Proctor, Rainey, Rankin. Rawles, Redwine, Reid, Rice, Stovall, Richardson, Strickland, Ridley, Thompson, Rogers, of Hall, Thurman, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Tigner, Roper, Tracy, Rountree, Underwood, Rudicil, Valentine, Sanders, Walker, of Monroe, Shackelford, Walker, of Pierce, Shannon, Wellborn, Simmons, West, Singletary, Whitley, Slaton, Wilson, Spence, Wise, Stanford, Womble, Steed, of Carroll, Wooten, Steed, of Taylor, Yates, Stewart, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Hall, Chairman of the "Steering Committee," submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The committee reports order of business for Saturday, August 6th, all local House Bills for first, second and third reading in the order in which they stand on the calendar, and also general bills with local application. Second, local Senate Bills and general Senate Bills with local application for third reading. Third, Senate Bills for first and second reading. Respectfully submitted, J. H. HALL, Chairman. Mr. Hall, Chairman of the "Steering Committee," submitted the following report: FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 833 .Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Order of Business report the follo\\'ing as the order of business for the afternoon session: First, local bills first and second reading., Second, House Bill fixing salary of the Governor for the purpose of acting on Senate amendment, debate to be limited to 10 minutes to the side. Third, all resolutions proYiding for payment of pensions in the order in \\'hich they stand on the calendar, fiye minutes' debate to be given to each resolution. House Bill ?-;o. 228, 5 minutes to the side. House Bill No. 867, 5 minutes to the side. House Bill No. 190, 5 minutes to the side. House Resolution No. 249, 5 minutes to the side. House Bill Ko. 255, 5 minutes to the side. Respectfully submitted, J. H. HALL, Chairman. Mr. Hall, Chairman of the "Steering Committee," submitted the following report: Jvi r. Speaker: The committee, m VIew of the business fixed for the :1 fternoon session, recommend that the session extend until 6 o'clock. Respectfully submit~ed, ]. H. HALL, Agreed to. Chairman. 53 h j 834 JOURNAL OF 'tHE HOUSE. The following bill, one of the continuing special orders brought over from this morning's session, was read the third time and p~tt upon its passage, to wit: By Mr. Underwood of White- A bill to encourage the gold mmmg industry in the State of Georgia and to provide for the condemnation of certain rights of way, and for other purposes. The following amendments were read, to wit: By Mr. Stovall- To amend section 2 by adding "provided that such diversion does not damage any one below the point of diversion who is in actual possession of the water." The above amendment was lost. By Mr. Harden- To amend by striking out the preamble. The above amendment was adopted. The committee proposed to amend by striking out of the last section of said bill beginning with the word "all" in the first line of said section down to "that" inclusive in line four. The above amendment was adopted. 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 the ayes and nays were ordered and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows: FRIDAY, AuGUST 5, 1904. 835 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Boykin, Brinson, Bruce, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Daniel, Davison, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, English, Ennis, Fields, Flanigan, Fussell, Gaulden, George, McHenry, Glenn, Nisbet, Grice, O'Quinn, Gross, Pate, of Dooly, Hayes, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hendry, Paulk, of Coffee, Henry, Paulk, of Irwin, Hicks, Peyton, Hixon, of Carroll, Preston, Holder, Proctor, Houston, Rankin, Howard, of Baldwin, Rawles, Howell, Redwine, Hutcheson, Reid, Johnson, of Baker, Rice, Jones, of Pickens, Rogers, of Hall, Knight, Roper, Lanier, Rountree, Lawrence, Rudicil, Leigh, Sanders, Mann, Shannon, Maples, Singletary, Mayson, Steed, of Carroll, Mitchell, Underwood, Mizell, Walker, of Monroe, Moses, Womble, McBride, Wooten, McElmurray, Those voting in the negative were Jlile;;srs.- Grenade, Harde!l, Hawes, Martin, Miller, of Bulloch, Mulherin, McRae, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Stovall, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Bower, 836 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Brock, Brown, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Deal, Derrick, Dunbar; DuPont, Edwards, Evans, Felder, Flynt, Foster, 6f Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Griffin, Hall, Rainey, Hardman, Richardson, Harrell, Ridley, Hixon, of Sumter, Shackelford, Howard, of Laurens, Simmons, Johnson, of Crawford, Slaton, Jones, of Dougherty, Spence, Kelly, Stanford, Kendrick, Steed, of Taylor, Kent, Stewart, Kilburn, Strickland, Knowles, Thompson, Lane, Thurman, Little, Tigner, Miller, of Muscogee, Tracy, Mills, Valentine, Mitcham, \Valker, of Pierce, Morton, \Vellborn, McCurry, \Vest, McLain, Whitley, Newton, \Vilson, Owen, \Vise, Overstreet, Yates, Parker, }!r. Speaker. Phillips, On motion of Mr. Boykin, the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 83, nays 9 The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. :Mr. Underwood gave notice that at the proper ti.me he would move to reconsider the action of the House in not passing the above bill. 11r. Dunbar, Chairman of the committee to look into. and report on advisability of the Legislature visiting the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, submitted the following report: FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 837 To the Senate and House of Rep1esentatives: Your committee appointed under joint resolution 64r, respectfully report, that in pursuance of their instructions under said resolution, they have ascertained that the General :\ssembly, through the courtesy of the Western & Atlantic and the Louisville & Nashville railroads, would be furnished with a special complimentary train from Atlanta to St. Louis and return, for the tiansportation of the members and officers of the General Assembly only. This train \\oulcl be furnished at any time from Saturday, August (,, to Tuesday, August 9, that the General Assembly may desire. A special train would be furnished with Pullman car accommodations. This train \roulcl be at the disposal of the General Assembl_v. for this trip, for four days. or so much of next week as the General Assembly may desire. Y()ur committee would recmnmend, that in the event that the General Assembly should determine to Yisit the Exp(l~ition at this time, that the days of absence from Atlanta should be declared dies 11011, so that no time may be taken from what remains fnr the consideration of legislatic 111. Y()ur committee belie\'es that if the General Assembly should decide to make this Yisit, that its presence at the Expusition. taken in connection \Yith the State's exhibit there \\'Onlcl be a great acl\'ertisPment for the State of Ge< 1rgia.. as \Yell as an occasion of pleasure and instruction to the members and officers of the General Assembly. Respectfully submitted, T. RICE Si\1ITH, Committee 01~ part of Senate. C. A. DUNBAR, WALTER E. STEED, Committee on part of House 838 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The following resolution was read, to wit: By Mr. Dunbar- A resolution providing that the General Assembly visit the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and for other purposes. On the adoption of the resolution, 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 voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Booth, Bruce, Bush, Calvin, Cliatt, Cook, Daniel, Davison, Dozier, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Felder, Fields, Fussell, Gaulden, Glenn, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Jones, of Pickens, Knight, Little, Mann, Martin, Mills, Morton, Moses, Mulherin, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Irwin, Preston, Proctor, Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Sanders, Shackelford, Stanford, Valentine, 'vVooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bowen, Brinson, Butts, Candler, Carr, Carswell, Conner, Derrick, Duggan, Ennis, George, Grenade, Grice, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Henry, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howell, Kelly, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 839 Lane, Lanier, Leigh, Maples, Mayson, Miller, of Bulloch, Mitchell, Mizell, McElmurray, McHenry, McRae, Nisbet, Singletary, Overstreet, Slaton, O'Quinn, Steed, of Carroll, Rankin, Stovall, Rawles, Thurman, Reid, Tigner, Rice, Underwood, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Walker, of Monroe, Roper, West, Rountree, Womble, Rudicil, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Bell, of Emanuel, Bower, Boy kin, Brock, Brown, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Cann Carrington, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Deal, Duckett, Edwards, Evans, Owen, Flanigan, Parker, Flynt, Paulk, of Coffee, Foster, of Oconee, Peyton, Foster, of Towns, Phillips, Franklin, Rainey, Griffin, Redwine, Harrell, Richardson, Hixon, of Sumter, Shannon, Howard, of Laurens, Simmons, Johnson, of Crawford,Spence, Jones, of Dougherty, Steed, of Taylor, Kendrick, Stewart, Kent, Strickland, Kilburn, Thompson, Knowles, Tracy, Lawrence, Walker, of Pierce, Miller, of Muscogee, Wellborn, Mitcham, .Whit!Q, McBride, Wilson, McCurry, Wise, McLain, Mr. Speaker. 'Ne.wton, On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 44, nays 63. The resolution was therefore lost. 840 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The following bill \vas taken up to concur in the Senate amendment, to wit: By Messrs. Flynt, Morris. Slaton, Stovall, Hall et a!.- A bill to fix the salary of the Governor of Georgia. and. for other purposes. The Senate proposed to at'nencl by striking the ,,ord "four'' at1cl inserting the word "five." The previous question \\as called and sustained. The ayes and nays \vere ordered and on taking the ballot <'i7a 7ou, the vote \\'as as follO\vs: . Those voting in the affirmative were ).fessrs.- Almond, Arnold, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Boykin, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carswell, Daniel, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, DuPont, Ennis, Felder, Fields, Fussell, Gaulden, l\1ose5, George. l\I ulherin, Grenade, McBride, Grice. McCurry, Hardman, McElmurray, Iiarden, McRae, Ha\Yes, Nisbet, Hicks, O'Quinn, Hixon, of Carroll. Pate, of Gwinnett, Holder, Preston, Houston, Reid, Howard, of Baldwin, Ridley, Howell, Rogers, of ~Icintosh, Jolmson, of Crawford, Ruclicil, Lanier, San(lers, Leigh, Shackelford, Little. Singletary, l\Iann, Spence, Maples, Steed, of Taylor, Martin, Tigner, Mayson, V I est, Miller, of Bulloch, Vvooten, Morton, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. 841 Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Beauchamp, Bell, of :Milton, Brinson, Bush, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Derrick, Duggan, English, Foster, of Towns, Glenn, Gross, Hall, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hutcheson, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Knight, Lane, Mizell, McHenry, Overstreet, Pate, of Dooly, Paulk, of Irwin, Proctor, Rankin, Rawles, Redwine, Rice, Roper, Rountree, Slaton, Steed, of Carroll, Stovall, Thurman, Valentine, \Valker, of Monroe, Womble, Yates, Tho!'e nnt Yoting were 1\'Iessrs.- 1\lexander, Alford, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bower, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Carrington, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Edwards, Evans, Flanigan, Flynt, Parker. Foster, of Oconee, Paulk, of Coffee, Franklin, Peyton, Griffin. Phillips, Harrell, Rainey, Hixon, of Sumter, Richardson, Howard, of Laurens, Rogers, of Hall, Johnson, of Baker, Shannon, Jones, of Dougherty, Simmons, Kendrick, Stanford, Kent, Stewart, Kilburn, Strickland, Knowles, Thomps"n, Lawrence. Tracy, Miller, of Muscogee, Underwood, Mills, Walker, of Pierce. Mitcham, Wellborn, Mitchell, Whitley, McLain, Wilson, Newton, Wise, Owen, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent, the verification of the roll-call "' MoNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 883 and through their chairman reported the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. The following amendment was adopted, to wit: To amend by adding "to appropriate $10,000 when another $10,000 is raised by popular subscription." 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 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.- Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bower, Brown, Bruce, Buchannan, Butts, Calvin, Cann Cliatt, Conner, Daves, Davison, Deal, Duckett, Dunbar, Evans, Felder, Leigh, Fi-elds, Little, Flanigan, Martin, Flynt, Mayson, Foster, of Oconee, Miller, of Muscogee, Fussell, Mitcham, Gaulden, Mitchell, George, Morton, Grenade, Moses, Grice, Mulherin; Gross, McCurry, Hardman, McElmurray, Harden, McHenry, Harrell, McLain, Hawes, Parker, Hayes, Pate, of Dooly, Hixon, of Carroll, Pate, of Gwinnett, Houston, Peyton, Howard, of Baldwin, Phillips, Howell, Preston, Jones, of Dougherty, Rawles, Knowles, Redwine, Lanier, Rice, 884 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Richardson, Singletary, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Slaton, Rountree, Spence, Rudicil, Steed, of Carroll, Sanders, Steed, of Taylor, Shackelford, Stewart, Shannon, Stovall, Underwood, Wellborn, West, Wilson, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Brinson, Jones, of Pickens, Bush, Kelly, Cook, Knight, Daniel, Mann, Derrick, Miller, of Bulloch, Duggan, Mills, English, Mizell, Foster, of Towns, Newton, Glenn, Overstreet, Hall, O'Quinn, Henry, Paulk, of Coffee, Johnson, of Crawford, Paulk, of Irwin, Proctor, Rogers, of Hall, Roper, Simmons, Thurman, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Whitley, Womble. Those not voting were Messrs:- Adams, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brock, Buchan, Burton, Candler, Carr, Carrington, C;~rswell, Cromartie, Crumbly, Davis, Dozier, Maples, DuPont, . McBride, Edwards, McRae, Ennis, Nisbet, Franklin, Owen, Griffin, Rainey, Hendry, Rankin, Hicks, Reid, Hixon, of Sumter, Ridley, !~older, Stanford, Howard, of Laurens, Strickland, Hutcheson, Thompson, Johnson, of Baker, Tigner, Kendrick, Tracy, Kent, Wise, Kilburn, Wooten, Lane, Mr. Speaker. Lawrence, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 885 On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 35 The bill having received the requisite .constitutional majority was passed as amended, and on motion of Mr. Slaton the bill wa's ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Shackelford of Clarke- A bill to appropriate $29,000 to rebuild Science Hall at the State University. An appropriation being involved, the ?peaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Felder of Bibb. 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. The report of the committee was agreed to. On the passage 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.- Akin, Alexander, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Blackburn, Bower, Brinson, Brown, Bruce, Buchannon, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann 'l 886 JoURNAL OF THE HouSE. Cliatt, Conner, Daves, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dunbar, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Fussell, George, Grenade, Grice, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hixon, of Carroll, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Preston, Howell, Rawles, Johnson, of Baker, Redwine, Johnson, of Crawford,Reid, Jones, of Dougherty, Rice, Leigh, Richardson, Little, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Maples, Rountree, Martin, Rudicil, Mayson, Shackelford, Miller, of Muscogee, Shannon, Mills, Singletary, Mitcham, Slaton, Mitchell, Spence, Mizell, Steed, of Carroll, Moses, Steed, of Taylor, Mulherin, Stewart, McCurry, Stovall, McElmurray, Underwood, McHenry, Walker; of Monroe, McLain, Wellborn, Newton, West, Parker, Whitley, Pate, of Dooly, Wilson, Paulk, of Coffee, Womble, Peyton, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Bush, Jones, of Pickens, Cook, Kelly, Daniel, Knight, Duggan, Lanier, Foster, of Towns, Mann, Franklin, Overstreet, Glenn, O'Quinn, Henry, Paulk, of Irwin, Howard, of Laurens, Proctor, Roper, Sanders, Simmons, Thompson, Thurman, Valentine, Walker, of Pierce, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Adams, Alford, Ayres, Beauchamp, Beall, of Paulding. Bell, of Emanuel, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 887 13ell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, l3oykin, Brock, Buchan, Burton, -carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, .Crumbly, Davis, Dozier, Duckett, .DuPont, Edwards, English, Gaulden, Griffin, Eendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Hutcheson, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knowles, Lane, Lawrence, Miller, of Bulloch, Morton, McBride, McRae, Nisbet, Owen, Pate, of Gwinnett, Phillips, Rainey, R~nkin. Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Stanford, Strickland, Tigner, Tracy, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the a:yes were 94, nays 26. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, and on motion of Mr. Shackelford was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Howard of Baldwin- A bill to make an appropriation to the trustees of the University for the use of the State Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Kelly of Glascock. 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. The report of the committee was agreed to. 888 ]OURNAL OF THE HoUSJt On the passage 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.- Alexander, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bower, Brinson, Brown, Bruce, Buchannan, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Cliatt, Daniel, Daves, Deal, Dozier, Dunbar, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Franklin, Fussell, George, Grenade, Gross, Pate, of Dooly, Hardman, Pate, of Gwinnett, Harden, Paulk, of Coffee, Harrell, Peyton, Hawes, Preston, Hayes, Proctor, Hixon, of Carroll, Rawles, Houston, Redwine, Howard, of Baldwin, Reid, Johnson, of Baker, Rice, Johnson, of Crawford, Ridley, Jones, of Dougherty, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Kelly, Rudicil, Lanier, Sanders, Little, Shackelford, Maples, Shannon, Martin, Singletary, Mayson, Slaton, Mills, Spence, l\:itcham, Steed, of Carroll, Mitchell, Steed, of Taylor, Mizell, Stewart, Morton, Stovall, Moses, Tracy, Mulherin, Walker, of Monroe, 1\IcCurry, Wellborn, McElmurray, West, McHenry, Whitley, McLain, Wilson, Newton, Womble, Parker, Wooten. Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Almond, Bush, Cook, Duggan, English, Gaulden, Glenn, Grice, Hall, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 190-!. 889- Henry, Mann, Howard, of Laurens, O'Quinn, Howell, Paulk, of Irwin, Jones, of Pickens, Roper, Knight, Rountree, Simmons, Valentine, Walker, of Pierce, Yates. Those not voting were Messrs.- Aqams, Akin, Alford, Ayres, . Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brock, Buchan, Burton, Carrington, Carswell, Conner, Cromartie, Crumbly, Davis, Davison, Derrick, Duckett, DuPont, Edwards, Foster, of Towns, Griffin, Hendry, Hick;s, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Hutcheson, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knowles, Lane, Lawrence, Leigh, Miller, of Bulloch, Miller, of Muscogee. McBride, McRae, Nisbet, Owen, Overstreet, Phillips, Rainey, Rankin, Richardson, Rogers, of Hall, Stanford, Strickland, Thompson, Thurman, Tigner, Underwood, vVise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Howard the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 93, nays 23. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Hall of Bibb, moved to reconsider the action of the House in passing House Bill No. 960, for tl1e purpose of allowing him to offer the following amendment, which motion prevailed, to wit: 890 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill to require all officers collecting money other than tax-collector.s, to make weekly settlements. Mr. Hall then proposed the following amendment, which was adopted, to wit: To amend by adding to title as follows: "A bill to be entitled an Act to require all officers collecting money, other than tax-collectors, to make weekly settlements with treasurer, and for. other purposes." To amend further by numbering first section as section "I," and first section of bill by changing section "1" to section "2." 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 the ayes were 90, nays o.. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By Mr. Felder of Bibb- A bill to encourage, foster and protect the Georgia Industrial Home, and other child-saving institutions, and for other purposes. The following amendment was adopted: To amend section 6 by striking "Governor," in line 2, and inserting "President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives." 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 the ayes were 88, nays 7 MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 891 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Three o'clock F.M. The House reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexandet, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, 'Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis. Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Little, 892 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mann, Pate, of Gwinnett, Slaton, Maples, Paulk, of Coffee, Spence, Martin, Paulk, of Irwin, Stanford, Mayson, Peyton, Steed, of Carroll, Miller, of Bulloch, Phillips, Steed, of Taylor, Miller, of Muscogee, Preston, Stewart, Mills, Proctor, Stovall, Mitcham, Rainey, Strickland, Mitchell, Rankin, Thompson, Mizell, Rawles, Thurman, Morton, Redwine, Tigner, Moses, Reid, Tracy, Mulherin, Rice, Underwood, McBride, Richardson, Valentine, McCurry, Ridley, Walker, of Monroe, McElmurray, Rogers, of Hall, Walker, of Pierce, McHenry, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Wellborn, McLain, Roper, West, McRae, Rountree, Whitley, Newton, Rudicil, Wilson, Nisbet, Sanders, Wise, Owen, Shackelford, Womble, Overstreet, Shannon, 'vVooten, O'Quinn, Simmons, Yates, Parker, Singletary, Mr. Speaker. Pate, of Dooly, The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit~ By Mr. Fields of Dooly- A joint resolution to provide for a commission to look after the State's interest at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907 Mr. Shackelford, chairman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration House Bill No. 1157. by Mr. Brock of Dade,. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 893 a bill to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the town of Rising Fawn, in Dade county, and instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. Respectfully submitted, THOS. J. SHACKELFORD, Chairman. Atlanta, Ga., August 8, 1904. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor, through 'his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. Speaker: His Excellency the Governor, has approved and signed the following bills : An Act amending an Act establishing the city court of Albany. An Act to incorporate the town of Scott, in the county of Johnson. An Act to amend the charter of the city of Brunswick. An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Dodge. An Act authorizing the town of Kirkwood to provide a system of public schools. An Act to amend the charter of the city of Newnan, so as to provide for a Board of Water, Sewerage and Light Commissioners. 894 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. An Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter and Greene, so far as the same applies to Sumter county. An Act to regulate the salaries of superior court judges in circuits of populations not less than 54,000, nor more than 75,000. An Act to create a new Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Dougherty county. An Act to amend section 982 of the Code, so as to pro-' vide for Sparta as a State depository. An Act to change the name of Harmony Grove. An Act amending an Act establishing the city court of Washington. A resolution to pay the pension of I. N. Taylor, of Carroll county, to his widow. A resolution authorizing the Governor to borrow money to supply casual deficiencies. Mr. Hall, chairman of the Steering Committee, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: The Steering Committee recommends a session of the House commencing at 8 o'clock to-night and adjourning at 10 o'clock. Respectfully submitted, J. H. HALL, Chairman. MONDAY, AuGUST 8, 1904. 895 Mr. Shackelford, chairman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations have had under consideration Senate Bill No. 203, by Mr. Van Buren of the 21st district, a bill to be entitled an Act authorizing the Secretary of StatE~ to issue and grant corporate powers and privileges to sick benefit and accident insurance companies, and for other purposes, instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, THOS. J. SHACKELFORD, Chairman. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A resolution to pay Hon. J. M. Harrell the full per diem and mileage for the session of 1904. The following resolutions and bills, which were fixed as the special order for this afternoon by the Steering Committee, were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Brown of Houston- A resolution to pay pension of Carrie Wilson to her daughter. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Brock of Dade. .896 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 recommendation that it do pass. The report of the committee was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were or- dered, and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- .Adams, Alexander, Alford; Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Boykin, -Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Bush, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davison, Deal, Dunbar, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, :Foster, of Oconee, Fussell, McHenry, George, McLain, Grenade, MrRae. Hardman, Newton, Harden, Owen, Hawes, Pate, of Dooly, Hayes, Paulk, of Irwin, Henrv. Preston, Hixon, of Carroll, Proctor, Hixon, of Sumter, Rawles, Holder, Redwine, Houston, Rice, Howard, of Baldwin, Richardson, Howell, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Johnson, of Baker, Rountree, Jones, of Pickens, Rudicil, Kelly, Sanders, Kilburn, Shackelford, Little, Shannon, Maples, Simmons, Martin, Singletary, Mayson, Slaton, Miller, of Bulloch, Spence, Mitcham, Steed, of Taylor, Mitchell, Stewart, Mizell, Stovall, Morton, Strickland, Moses, Tigner, McCurry, Tracy, McElmurray, Underwood, MoNDAY, Au~usT 8, 1904. 897 Valentine, West, Walker, of Monroe, Whitley, Womble, Wooten. Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Mann, Overstreet. Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Brinson, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Butts, Calvin, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Davis, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, -DuPont, Edwards, Mulherin, Ennis, McBride, Foster, of Towns, Nisbet, Franklin, O'Quinn, Gaulden, Parker, Glenn, Pate, of Gwinnett, Griffin, Paulk, of Coffee, Gross, Peyton, Harrell, Phillips, Hendry, Rainey, Hicks, Rankin, Howard, of Laurens, Reid, Hutcheson, Ridley, Johnson, of Crawford,Rogers, of Hall, Jones, of Dougherty, Roper, Kendrick, Stanford, Kent, Steed, of Carroll, Knight, Thompson, . Knowles, Thurman, Lane, Walker, of Pierce, Lanier, Wellborn, Lawrence, Wilson, Leigh, Wise, Miller, of Muscogee, Yates, Mills, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Brown of Houston, the verification -of the roll-call was dispensed with. On passage of the resolution the ayes were ~6, nays 4 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 67h:t 8.98 Jpu~NAL OF TH;R HOUSE. ' ' .. ~ .' I ~ r By Mr. Little of Hancock- A resolution to pay the pension due Mrs. Matilda A~ West to her. son. An appropriation being involved in the resolution, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Brown of Rouston. 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 as. amended. 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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Crumbly, Daniel,. Daves, Davison, Deal, Duckett, Dunbar, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, Grenade, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hayes, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Howard, of Baldwin, Howell, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kilburn, Little, Martin, Mayson, . MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904... 899' Mills, Mitcham, Mitchell, Mizell, Morton, Moses, Mulherin, McCurry, McElmurray, McHenry, McLain, McRae, Newton, Owen, Parker, Pate, of Dooly, Paulk, of Irwin, Preston, Spence, ' Proctor, Steed, of Carroll, Rawles, Steed, of Taylor, Redwine, Stewart, Rice, Stovall, Richardson, Strickland, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Thompson, Roper, Tigner, Rountree, Tracy, Rudicil, Underwood, Sanders, Valentine, Shackelford, Walker, of Monroe, Shannon, West, Simmons, Whitley, Singletary, Womble, Slaton, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Cook, Grice, Mann, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayr.t.s, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Davis, Derrick, Dozier, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Flynt, Franklin, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Griffin, Gross, Hal!. Harrell, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Houston, Howard, of Laurens, Hutcheson, Jones, of Dougherty, Kendrick, Kent, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Maples, Miller, of Bulloch, Miller, of Muscogee, McBride, Nisbet, Pate, of Gwinnett, 900 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSB. Paulk, of Coffee, Peyton, Phillips. Rainey, Rankin, Reid, Ridley, Wellborn, Rogers, of Hall, Wilson, Stanford, Wise, Thurman, Yates, Walker, of Pierce, . Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Preston the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 100, nays S The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Baldwin of" Schley- A resolution to provide for the payment of the pensioR .due Mrs. Mary Guy. An appropriation being involved in the bill the Speaker resolved the House iHto a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Martin of Elbert. 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. On the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taki11g the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 901 Brown, Buchannan, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniei Davison, Deal, Duckett, Dunbar, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, George, Glenn, Grenade, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Preston, Holder, Proctor, Houston, Rawles, Howard, of Baldwin, Redwine, Howell, Rice, Johnson, of Baker, Richardson, Johnson, of Crawford,Roper, Jones, of Dougherty, Rountree, Jones, of Pickens, Rudicil, Kelly, Sanders. Kilburn, Shackelford, Little, Shannon, Maples, Simmons, Martin, Singletary, Mayson, Slaton, Miller, of :Bulloch, Spence, Mills, Steed, of Carroll, Mitchell, Steed, of Taylor, Morton, Stewart, Moses, Stovall, Mulherin, Thurman, McCurry, Tigner, McElmurray, Underwood, McHenry, Valentine, McLain, Walker, of Monroe, McRae, Wellborn, Newton, West, Owen, Whitley, Parker, Wilson, Pate, of Dooly, Womble, Paulk, of Coffee, Wooten, Paulk, of Irwin, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, H;all, Mann, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Butts, Cann 902 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Carrington, Carswell, . Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Derrick, Dozier, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Gaulden, Griffin, Gross, Hardman, Harden, Hendry, Henry, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hicks, Peyton, Howard, of Laurens, Phillips, Hutcheson, Rainey, Kendrick, Rankin, Kent, Reid, Knight, Ridley, Knowles, Rogers, of Hall, Lme, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Lanil!r, Stanford, . Lawrence, Strickland, Leigh, Thompson, Miller, of Muscogee, Tracy, Mitcham, Walker, of Pierce, Mizell, Wise, McBride, Mr. Speaker. Nisbet, On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On passage of the bill the ayes were 108, nays 5 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. On motion of Mr. Bush of Miller, Senate Bill No. 278 was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar. The following resolution was offered, to wit: By Mr. Tigner of Muscogee- A resolution directing the Steering Committee to fix House Bill No. 7 as a special order for this afternoon's session. The Speaker ruled the above resolution out of order, and from this decision of the chair Mr. Tigner took an appeal. 903 . . ~-:- ~- ... .. . Mr. P:unbar f>f.Richmond called for the previous ques- tion, which: 'call' was sustained; and the main qtiesti~n ordered. '..: :.. ,,., Qn .~he a,pp,'eal_being put to 'the. Hou'se the deCision of the:c4":it: wa~ s~stained by a v~:)te. pi ayes 78, nays 10. . . ' -' ~ By Mr. Morton of }one~~: ~ . -. ), ... A resor~#on to pay i\1~.-P~~jqn due H~nnah Ha~ris to her son. ,., :. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Newton of.Colquitt L ,i After a ~;:onsideration of the .resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the same bacJ< to t~e house with'the recommendation that it do pass. The report of the corhmittee was agreed to; On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were. or-dered, and on 'taking the ballot viva voce} the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, ' Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Brinson, Brown, Euchannon, . Bush, Calvin, . Candler, . Carr, Conner, Daniel. Davison, Deal, Derrick, Duckett, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, . Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, George, Glenn, Grenade, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes. 904 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Hixon, of Carroll, Moses, Sanders, Hixon, of Sumter, Mulherin, Shackelford, ;Holder, McCurry, Shannon, Houston, McElmurray, Singletary, Howard, of Baldwin, McHenry, Slaton, Howard, of Laurens, McLain, Spence, Howell, McRae, Steed, of Carroll, Hutcheson, Newton, Steed, of Taylor, Johnson, .of Baker, Parker, Stewart, Johnson, of Crawford,Pate, of Dooly, Stovall, Jones, of Dougherty, Paulk, of Coffee, ~rickland, Jones, of Pickens, Paulk, of Irwin, Thurman, Kelly, Preston, Tigner, Little, Rawles, Tracy, Maples, Redwine, Underwood, Martin, Reid, Valentine, Mayson, Rice, Walker, of Monroe, Miller, of Bulloch, Richardson, West, Mitcham, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Whitley, Mitchell, Roper, Womble, Mizell, Rountree, Wooten, Morton, Rudicil, Yates, Those voting ip. the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Henry, Mann, O'Quinn, Proctor, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Arnold, Ayres. Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brock, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Butts, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Gaulden, Griffin, Gross, Hardman, Hendry, Hicks, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, 1\JONDAY, AUGUST 8, 190~. 90() Leigh, Peyton, Miller, of Muscogee, Phillips, Mills, Rainey, McBride, Rankin, Nisbet, Ridley, Owen, Rogers, of Hall, Overstreet, Simmons, Pate, of Gwinnett, Stanford, Thompson, walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, Wilson, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Daniel the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 104, nays 6. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Morton of Jones- A resolution to pay the pension due Sarah King to her son. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Pate of Dooly. 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. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows: 906 JouRNAL oF Tint HousE: Those. voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Brinson, Brown, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Cook, Daniel, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, Felder, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Glenn, Grenade, Hardman, Harden, Pate, of Dooly, Harrell, Paulk, of Coffee, Hawes, Paulk, of Irwin, Hayes, Preston, Hixon, of Carroll, Rawles, Holder, Redwine, Houston, Reid, Howard, of Baldwin, Rice, Howard, of Laurens, ~ogers, of Mcintosh, Howell, Roper, Johnson, of Crawford, Rountree, Jones, of Pickens, Rudicil, Kelly, Sanders, Little, Shackelford, Maples, Shannon, Martin; Simmons, Mayson, Singletary, Miller, of Bulloch, Slaton, Mills, Steed, of Carroll, Mitcham, Steed, of Taylor, Mitchell, Stewart, Mizell, Stovall, Morton, Strickland, Mcses, Thurman, McCurry, Tigner, McElmurray, Tracy, McHenry, Underwood, McLain, Valentine, McRae, West, Newton, Whitley, Owen, Parker, Womble, Yatelil .I Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Henry, Mann, O'Quinn, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Booth, Bell, of Emanuel, Bowen, ! 't MONDAY,. AUGUST. 8, 1904. 907 Boykin, Brock, 13r1Jce, Buchan, Buchannon, 13urton, Bush, Butts, .Cann Carrington, Carswell, Conner, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Derrick, Duggan, DuPont. Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Fields, McBride, Gaulden, Nisbet, George, Overstreet, Griffin, Pate, of Gwinnett, Gross, Peyton, Hendry, Phillips, Hicks, Proctor, Hixon, of Sumter, Rainey, Hutcheson, Rankin, Johnson, of Baker, Richardson, Jones, of Dougherty, Ridley, Kendrick, Rogers, of Hall, Kent, Spence, Kilburn, Stanford, Knight, Thompson, Knowles, Walker, of Monroe, Lane, Walker, of Pierce, Lanier, Wellborn, Lawrence, Wilson, Leigh, Wise,. Miller, of Muscogee, Wooten, Mulherin, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 97, nays 5 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. .By Mr. Blackburn of Fulton.,.....; A resolution to pay the pension due Wm. Futch to his widow. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and desjgnated as chairman Mr. Preston of Jasper. . 908 ]oUJtNAL 01' Tim Houslt. 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. On the passage 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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchannon, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Derrick, Duckett, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Foster, of Oconee, Mulherin, Franklin, McCurry, Fussell, McElmurray, Glenn, McHenry, Grenade, McLain, Hardman, McRae, Harden, Newton, Harrell, Parker, Hawes, Pate, of Dooly, Hayes, Paulk, of Coffee, Hixon, of Carroll, Preston, Hixon, of Sumter, Rawles, Holder, Redwine, Houston, Reid, Howard, of Baldwin, Rogers, of Mcintosh.. Howard, of Laurens, Roper, Howell, Rountree, Johnson, of Crawford,Rudicil, Jones, of Pickens, Shackelford, Kelly, Simmons, Little, Slaton, Maples, Steed, of Taylor, Martin, Stewart, Mayson, Stovall, Miller, of Bulloch, Tigner, Mitcham, Underwood, Mitchell, Valentine, Mizell, Walker, of Monroe,. Morton, West, Moses, Whitley, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 909 Those voting in the negative were :Messrs.- Hall, Mann, Overstreet, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brinson, Buchan, Burton, Butts, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Deal, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Gaulden, George, Peyton, Grice. Phillips, Griffin, Proctor, Gross, Rainey, Hendry, Rankin, Henry, Rice, Hicks, Richardson, Hutcheson, Ridley, Johnson, of Baker, . Rogers, of Hall, Jones, of Dougherty, Sanders, Kendrick, Shannon, Kent, Singletary, Kilburn, Spence, Knight, Stanford, Knowles, Steed, of Carroll, Lane, Strickland, Lanier, Thompson, Lawrence, Thurman, Leigh, Tracy, Miller, of Muscogee, Walker, of Pierce, Mills, Well born, McBride, Wilson, Nisbet, Wise, Owen, Womble, O'Quinn, Wooten, Pate, of Gwinnett, Yates, Paulk, of Irwin, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 90, nays 3 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 910 JOURNAL OF 'fHE HOUSE. By Messrs. Moses and Leigh of Coweta- A resolution to . pay the pension due Mrs. Adalinet Haines to her son. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. ~------ 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. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were or- dered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Bush. Calvin, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Daniel, Daves, Davison, Deal, Dozier, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Foster, of Oconee, Franklin, Fussell, George, Glenn, Grenade, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hixon, of Carroll, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Dougherty, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Little, Maples, Martin, Mayson, Miller, of Bulloch, Mitchell, Morton, Moses, Mulherin, McElmurray, MONDAY, Au_GUST 8, 1904. 911 McHenry, McLain, McRae, Newton, Nisbet; Parker, Pate, of Dooly, Paulk, of Coffee, Preston, Rawles, Redwine, Rice, Ridley, Rogers, of Mclntosh,Stovall, Roper, Strickland, Rountree, Thurman, Rudicil, Tigner, Sanders, Underwood, Shackelford, Valentine, Simmons, Walker, of Monroe, Slaton, Walker, of Pierce, Spence, West, Steed, of Carroll, Womble, Steed, of Taylor, Wooten, Stewart, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Henry, Mann, O'Quinn, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Bruce, Buchan. Burton. Butts, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Davis, Derrick, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Gaulden, Griffin, Gross, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Sumter, Hutcheson, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Miller, of Muscogee, Mills, Mitcham, Mizell, McBride, McCurry, Owen, Overstreet, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Irwin, Peyton, Phillips, Proctor, Rainey, Rankin, Reid, Richardson, Rogers, of Hall, Shannon, Singletary, Stanford, ~12 JotntNAL 6P THE Hous& Thompson, Tracy, Wellborn. Whitle)', Wilson, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were , nays 5 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. McHenry of Floyd- A resolutioo to pay pension due Sallie Erwin. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman 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 report of the committee was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows: Those votipg in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchannon, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 913 Crumbly, Howell, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Daniel, Johnson, of Crawford,Roper, Daves; Jones, o Pickens, Rountree, Davison, Kelly, Rudicil, Derrick, Little, Sanders, Dozier, Mann, Shackelford, Duckett, Maples, Singletary, Dunbar, Martin, Slaton, English, Miller, of Bulloch, Spence, Felder, Mitcham, Steed, of Carroll, Fields, Mitchell, Steed, of Taylor, Flanigan, Morton, Stewart, Foster, of Oconee, Moses, Stovall, Franklin, Mulherin, Strickland, Fussell, McCurry, Thompson, George, McElmurray, Thurman, Glenn, McHenry, Tigner, Grenade, McRae, Underwood, Harden, Newton, Valentine, Harrell, Parker, Walker, of Monroe, Hawes, Pate, of Dooly, Walker, of Pierce, Hayes, Paulk, of Coffee, West, Hixon, of Carroll, Preston, Whitley, Holder, Rawles, Womble, Houston, Redwine, Wooten, Howard, of Baldwin, Reid, Yates, Howard, of Laurens, Rice, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Those not voting were Messrs.- Henry, Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brinson, Buchan, 58 h j Burton, Butts, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Davis, Deal, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Evans, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Gaulden, Griffin, Gross, 914 JOURNAl. OF THE HOUSE. Hardman, Leigh, Proctor, Hendry, Mayson, Rainey, Hicks, Miller, of Muscogee, Rankin, Hixon, of Sumter, Mills, Richardson, Hutcheson, Mizell, Ridley, Johnson, of Baker, McBride, Rogers, of Hall, Jones, of Doughertv. McLain, Shannon, Kendrick, Nisbet, Simmons. Kent, Owen, Stanford, Kilburn, Overstreet, Tracy, Knight, O'Quinn, Wellborn, Knowles, Pate, of Gwinnett, Wilson, Lane, Paulk, of Irwin, Wise, Lanier, Peyton, Mr. Speaker. Lawrence, Phillips, On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 101, nays 3 The bill having received the requisite constitutional' majority was passed. By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A bill to fix and regulate the fees of notaries public and other officers. 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 2. The bill havi_ng received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Preston of Jasper- A resolution to pay pension due Harriet E. Malone to her son. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 915 An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Miller of Bullock. 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. On the passage 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, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Brown, Buchannan, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, English, Maples, Evans, Martin, Felder, Mayson, Fields, Miller, of Bulloch, Flanigan, Mitcham, Foster, of Oconee, Mitchell, Franklin, Morton, Fussell, Moses, Glenn, Mulherin, Grenade, McCurry, Hardman, McElmurray, Harden, McHenry, Harrell, McLain, Hawes, McRae, Hayes, Newton, Henry, Nisbet, Hixon, of Carroll, Pate, of Dooly, Holder, Paulk, of Coffee, Houston, Paulk, of Irwin, Howard, of Baldwin, Rawles, Howard, of Laurens, Redwine, Howell, Reid, Johnson, of Crawford, Rice, Kelly, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Little, Roper, 916 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Rountree, Rudicil, Sanders, Simmons, Singletary, Slaton, Spence, Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Stovall, Thompson, Thurman, Tigner, Tracy, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Pierce, West, Whitley, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Mann, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Bush, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cook, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Derrick, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Flynt, McBride, Foster, of Towns, Owen, Gaulden, Overstreet, George, O'Quinn, Griffin, Parker, Gross, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hendry, Peyton, Hicks, Phillips, Hixon, of Sumter, Preston, Hutcheson, Proctor, Johnson, of Baker, Rainey, Jones, of Dougherty, Rankin, Jones, of Pickens, Richardson, Kendrick, Ridley, Kent, Rogers, of Hall, Kilburn, Shackelford, Knight, Shannon, Knowles, Stanford, Lane, Strickland, Lanier, Walker, of Monroe, Lawrence, Wellborn, Leigh, Wilson, Miller, of Muscogee, Wise, Mills, Mr. Speaker. Mizell, On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 98, nays 3 The bill having receiv;ed the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Reid of Campbell- A bill to appropriate $1,350 to pay for paving the section of Mitchell street, fronting the capitol. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairmeln Mr. Cook of Telfair. After a consideration of the resolution the committee arose, and through their chairman reported the bill baek to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. The report of the committee was agreed to. On the passage 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, Alexander, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Brown, Buchannon, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Foster. of Oconee, Fussell, Grenade, Grice, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Holder, Houston, '918 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Howard, of Baldwin, McElmurray, Howard, of Laurens, McHenry, Howell, McRae, Johnson, of Crawford,Newton, Kelly, Nisbet, Little, Overstreet, Mann, O'Quinn, Maples, Parker, Martin, Pate, of Dooly, Mayson, Paulk, of Irwin, Miller, of Bulloch, Preston, . Mitcham, Rawles, Mitchell, Redwine, Morton, Reid, Moses, Roper, Mulherin, Rountree, Rudicil, Sanders, Singletary, Slaton, Spence, Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Stovall, Tigner, Underwood, Valentine, Whitley, Womble, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Akin, Baldwin, Bell, of Milton, Bower, Brock, Bush, Franklin, Glenn, Gross, Hayes, Jones, of Pickens, McCurry, Rice, Walker, of Pierce, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of- Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brinson, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Derrick, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Gaulden, George, Griffin, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Jones, of Dougherty, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Knowles, Lane, Lanier, Lawrence, Leigh, Miller, of Muscogee, Mills, ) MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 919 Mizell, McBride, McLain, Owen, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Coffee, Peyton, Phi!Jips, Proctor, Rainey, Rankin, Thompson, Richardson, Thurman, Ridley, Tracy, Rogers, of Hall, Walker, of Monroe, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Wellborn, Shackelford, West, Shannon, Wilson, Simmons, Wise, Stanford, Mr. Speaker. Strickland, On motion of Mr. Kelly, the verification of the rollcall was dispensed wlth. On passage of the bill the ayes were 83, nays 15. The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. By Mr. English of Warren~ A resolution to pay pension due Thos. T. Persons to his widow. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Hayes of Macon. 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. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows: 920 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cliatt, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Dunbar, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Franklin, Fussell, Glenn. Nisbet, Grenade, O'Quinn, Gross, Parker, Hardman, Pate, of Dooly, Harden, Preston, Harrell, Rawles, Hawes, Redwine, Hayes, Rice, Hixon, of Carroll, Ridley, Holder, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Houston, Roper, Howard, of Baldwin, Rountree, Howard, of Laurens, Rudicil, Howell, Sanders, Johnson, of Crawford,Simmons, Jones, of Pickens, Singletary, Kelly, Slaton, Kilburn, Steed, of Carroll, Little, Steed, of Taylor, Maples, Stewart, Martin, Stovall, Mayson, Strickland, Miller, of Bulloch, Tigner, Mitcham, Underwood, Mitchell, Valentine, Morton, Walker, of Pierce, Moses, West, McCurry, Whitley, McElmurray, Womble, McHenry, Wooten, McRae, Yates, Newton, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Mann, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Arnold. Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, . :I i MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 921 Brinson, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Conner, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Duckett, Derrick, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Foster, of Towns, Gaulden, Geonze. Griffin, Hendry, Henry, Paulk, of Coffee, Hicks, Paulk, of Irwin, Hixon, of Sumter, Peyton, Hutcheson, Phillips, Johnson, of Baker, Proctor, Jones, of Dougherty, Rainey, Kendrick, Rankin, Kent, Reid, Knight, Richardson, Knowles, Rogers, of Hall, Lane, Shackelford, Lanier, Shannon, Lawrence, Spence, Leigh, Stanford, Miller, of Muscogee, Thompson, Mills, Thurman, Mizell, Tracy, Mulherin, Walker, of Monroe, McBride, Wellborn, McLain, Wilson, Owen, Wise, Overstreet, Mr. Speaker. Pate, of Gwinnett, On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays 3 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The regular hour of adjournment having arrived, the above resolution was carried over as unfinished business. The hour for the special order having arrived the following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit: 1)22 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. f !'-.7f.' ... ' By Mr. Womble of Upson- A resolution to reimburse Jas_ R. Atwater for money paid out by him for armory rent. An appropriation being involved the House resolved -itself into a committee of the whole and designated as <:hairman Mr. Felder of Bibb. 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. Before the vote could be announced the hour of adjournment arrived. Leave of absence was granted the following members: Mr. Almond of Rockdale, Mr. McBride of Lee. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 8 o'clock to-night. 8 o'clock p. m. The House reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker. On motion of Mr. Grice the call of the roll was dispensed with. The following bill, which was brought over as unfinished business, was taken up and the vote on the same announced, t,) wit: ,. ., .~. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 923 By Mr. Womble of Upson,- A bill to reimburse Capt. Jas. A. Atwater for armory rent for the Upson Guards. The vote was announced, which was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bower, Brock, Brown, Buchan, Buchannon, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Carr, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Daniel, Daves, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, English, Felder, Fields, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Franklin, Fussell, George, Glenn: Grenade, Nisbet, Grice, Owen, Gross, Parker, Hall, Pate, of Dooly, Hardman, Preston, Harden, Rawles, Hawes, Reid, Hayes, Rice, Hicks, Richardson, Hixon, of Carroll, Ridley, Holder, Rogers, of Hall, Howard, of Baldwin, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Howard, of Laurens, Roper, l-kwell. Rountree, Johnson, of Baker, Rudicil, J ohnson, of Crawford, Sanders, Jones, of Dougherty, Shackelford, Jones, of Pickens, Shannon, Kelly, Simmons, Kilburn, Singletary, Knowles, Slaton, Lanier, Steed, of Carroll, Little, Steed, of Taylor, Mann, Stewart, Martin, Stovall, Mayson, Strickland, Miller, of Bulloch, Underwood, Mitcham, vValker, of Monroe, Morton, Wellborn, Moses, West, Mulherin, Whitley, McElmurray, Womble, McHenry, Wooten, McR'ae, Yates, Newton, 924 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bowen, Boy kin, Brinson, Bruce, Burton, Candler, Cann Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Crumbly, Davis, Davison, Derrick, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Evans, McLain, Flanigan, Overstreet, Foster, of Towns, O'Quinn, Gaulden, Pate, of Gwinnett, Griffin, Paulk, of Coffee, Harrell, Paulk, of Irwin, Hendry, Peyton, Henry, Phillips, Hixon, of Sumter, Proctor, Houston, Rainey, Hutcheson, Rankin, Kendrick, Redwine, Kent, Spence, Knight, Stanford, Lane, Thompson, Lawrence, Thurman, Leigh, Tigner, Maples, Tracy, Miller, of Muscogee, Valentine, Mills, Walker, of Pierce, Mitchell, Wilson, Mizell, Wise, McBride, Mr. Speaker. McCurry, On motion of Mr. Kelly of Glascock, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Hall, chairman of the Steering Committee, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Steering Committee reports that debate on all local bills be limited to five minutes. ]OS. H. HALL, Chairman. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 925 The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to meet Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Hon. John Goode. By Mr. Davison of GreeneA resolution providing for a twenty-minute extension of the session. By Mr. Mayson of DeKalb- A resolution providing for a ten-minute extension of the session, for a discussion of House Resolution 459 The following bills, which were made the continuing special order of business by the Steering Committee, were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Watson of McDuffie- A bill to provide for the payment of insolvent costs of Constables, Justices of the Peace and Notaries Public of McDuffie county in misdemeanor cases, and for other purposes. The following amendment was adopted, to wit: To amend by striking section 3, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 3 Be it further enacted, That no cost shall be paid officers under this Act whenever fines are imposed and paid, but in such event said officers must obtain their cost out of said fines. 926 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Section -4 Be it further enacted, That whenever the cost in any case amounts to over ten dollars so paid, shall be prorated between the Justice of the Peace or Notary Public and the Constable in proportion to what is due each. Sec. S Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. 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 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended. By Mr. Buchannon of Early- A bill to create a dispensary in the town of Arlington, and for other purposes. The substitute offered by Mr. Buchannon was read. On the bill and the substitute the previous question was called and the main question ordered. Mr. Buchannon askecl unanimous consent to withdraw the substitute, which request was granted. - The report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to and the bill lost. Ayes 62, nays 27. By Mr. Fields of Dooly- A bill to incorporate the town of Dooling, in the county of Dooly, and for other purposes. .... ., MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 927 On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, the above bill was tabled. By Messrs. Felder and Kilburn of Bibb- A bill to amend the charter of the c.ity of Macon, and for other purposes. The substitute offered by the committee was agreed to.. The 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 96, nays o. The bill having received the requisite con.stitutionar majority was passed by substitute. By Mr. Daniel of Emanuel- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Stillmore. 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 go, nays o: The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Grice o Pulaski- A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the town of Cochran. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 928 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. ;McHenry of Floyd- A bill to amend the charter of the city of Rome, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to passage of the bill was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 96, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional maJority was passed. Upon the request of Mr. McCurry Senate Bills Nos. 98, 99, and 300 were taken from the table and placed on the calendar. By Mr. Foster of Oconee- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town 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 90, nays o. The bill having received the reguisite constitutional majority was passed. ' By Mr. Grice of Pulaski- A bill to create a new charter for the town of Cochran, and for other purposes. MoNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 929 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to incorporate Friendship school district, in Jackson county, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Hardman the above bill was tabled. On motion of the authors House Bills Nos. 1166 and 1 148 were tabled. By Mr. Brock of Dade- A bill to incorporate the town of Rising Fawn, ancl 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Martin and Hawes- A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Elberton. The report of the committee, which was favorable t() the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 59 h j 930 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE. On passage of the bill the ayes were 95, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett- A resolution to pay the pension due J. F. M. Cain to his widow. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a Committee of the whole and designated as chairman :Yir. McCurry of Hart. 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. On the passage 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, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannan, Butts, Calvin, Carrington, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Dozier, Dunbar, English, Evans, Felder, Foster, of Oconee, Glenn, Grenade, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Holder, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Crawford, , MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904. 931 Jones, of Pickens, Knowles, Lanier, Little, Maples, Martin, Morton, M"oses, McCurry, McHenry, McRae, Newton, Nisbet, O'Quinn, Pate, of Dooly, Paulk, of Irwin, Sanders, Peyton, Shackelford, Phillips, Shannon, Preston, Slaton, Rankin, Stanford, Rawles, Steed, of Carroll, Reid, Steed, of Taylor, Rice, Stewart, Richardson, Stovall, Ridley, Valentine, Rogers, of Mcintosh, West, Roper, Womble, Rountree, Wooten, Rudich, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Alexander, Franklin, Gaulden, Grice, Gross, Hall, Hayes, Mann, Miller, of Bulloch, McElmurray, Overstreet, Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Alford, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Bush, Candler, Cann Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, .Conner, Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Deal, Derrick, Duckett, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, George, Griffin, Harrell, Hendry, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Houston, Howell, Johnson, of Baker, Jones, of Dougherty, Kelly, Kendrick, Kent, Kilburn, Knight, Lane, Lawrence, 932 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Leigh, Pate, of Gwinnett, Mayson, Paulk, of Coffee, Miller, of Muscogee, Proctor, Mills, Rainey, Mitcham, Redwine, Mitchell, Rogers, of Hall, Mizell, Simmons, . Mulherin, Singletary, McBride, Spence, McLain, Strickland, Owen, Thompson, Parker, Thurman, Tigner, Tracy, Underwood, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, Whitley, Wilson, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Preston the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 79, nays II. The tesolution having failed to recetve the requisite constitutional majority was lost. Mr. Hawes of Elbert, gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in failing to pass the above resolution. By Mr. Mayson of DeKalb- A resolution to appropriate $500 to purchase a portrait of Gen. Jno. B. Gordon. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Whitley of Douglas. 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. MONDAY, AuGUST R, 1904. 933 On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered and on taking the ballot 'Ziva voce the vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.- Alexander, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchan, Buchannon, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davison, Deal, Dozier, Dunbar, Evans, Felder, Foster, of Ocone~ Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Gross, Paulk, of Irwin, Hall, Peyton, Hardman, Preston, Harden, Rankin, Hawes, Rawles, Hayes, Reid, Holder, Richardson, Howard, of Baldwin, Ridley, Howard, of Laurens, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Hutcheson, Roper, Johnson, of Crawford, Rountree, Jones, of Pickens, Rudicii, Knowles, Sanders, Lanier, Shackelford, Little, Shannon, Mann, Slaton, Maples, Stanford, '\iartin, Steed, of Carroll, Mayso.n, Steed, of Taylor, Miller, of Bulloch, Stewart, Morton, Stovall, Moses, Thurman, McCurry, Tracy, McElmurray, Underwood, McHenry, Valentine, McRae, West, Newton, Whitley, Nisbet, Womble, O'Quinn, Wooten, . Pate, of Dooly, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- English, Overstreet, Rice, 934 JOURNAL. OF THE HOUSE. Those not voting were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alford, Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bowen, Boykin, Bruce, Burton, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cromartie, Daves. Davis, Derrick, Duckett, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Mitcham, Fields, Mitchell, Flanigan, Mizell, Flynt, Mulherin, Foster, of Towns, McBride, George, McLain, Griffin, Owen, Harrell, Parker, Hendry, Pate, of Gwinnett, Henry, Paulk, of Coffee, Hicks, Phillips, Hixon, of Carroll, Proctor, Hixon, of Sumter, Rainey, Houston, Redwine, Howell, Rogers, of Hall, Johnson, of Baker, Simmons, Jones, of Dougherty, Singletary, Kelly, Spence, Kendrick, Strickland, Kent, Thompson, Kilburn, Tigner, Knight, Walker, of Monroe, Lane, Walker, of Pierce, Lawrence, Wellborn, Leigh, Wilson, Miller, of Muscogee, Wise, Mills, Mr. Speaker. I On motion of Mr. Davison the verification of the roll- call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 91, nays 4 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Davison of Greene- A resolution to appropriate $500 to build a monument over the grave of Peter Early, one of the early Governors of Georgia. TuESDAY, AUGUS't 9, 1904, 935 An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a Committee of the Whole and designated as chairman Mr. Roper of Dawson. 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. Before the vote could be announced on the above bill Mr. Davison moved to table the bill and the aye and nay vote thereon, which motion prevailed. On motion of Mr. Gross of McDuffie, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Atlanta, G:a., Tuesday, August 9, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m. this day; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, 936 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Mann, Flynt, Maples, Foster, of Oconee, Martin, Foster, of Towns, Mayson, Franklin, Miller, of Bulloch, Fussell, Miller, of Muscogee, Ga-ulden, Mills, George, Mitcham, Glenn, Mitchell, Grenade, Mizell, Grice, Morton, Griffin, Moses, Gross, Mulherin, Hall, McBride, Hardman, McCun:y, Harden, McElmurray, Harrell, McHenry, Hawes, McLain, Hayes, McRae, Hendry, Newton, Henry, Nisbet, Hicks, Owen, Hixon, of Carroll, Overstreet, Hixon, of Sumter, O'Quinn, Holder, Parker, Houston, Pate, of Dooly, Howard, of Baldwin, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howard, of Laurens. Paulk, of Coffee, Howell, Paulk, of Irwin, Hutcheson, Peyton, Johnson, of Baker, Phillips, Johnson, of Crawford,Preston, Jones, of Dougherty, Proctor, Jones, of Pickens, Rainey, Kelly, Rankin, Kendrick, Rawles, Kent, Redwine, Kilburn, Reid, Knight, Rice, Knowles, Richardson, Lane, Ridley, Lanier, Rogers, of Hall, Lawrence. Rogers, of Mcintosh, Leigh, Roper, Little, Rountree, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1904. 937 Rudicil, Sanders, Shackelford, Shannon, Simmons, Singletary, Slaton, Spence, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Walker, of Pierce. Stovall, Wellborn, Strickland, West, Thompson, Whitley, Thurman, Wilson, Tigner, Wise, Tracy, Womble, Underwood, Wooten, Valentine, Yates, Walker, of Monroe Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Womble the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Mr. Booth of Walton, moved that the House reconsider its action in passing House Bill No. 659. The previous question was called ancl the mam question ordered. The motion to re-;:onsider was then put to the House and lost. Ayes 37, nays 59 Mr. Flanigan moved to reconsider the action of the House in not passing House Resolution 6os, which motion prevailed. Mr. Tigner moved to extend the morning session fifteen minutes, which motion prevailed. The following bills, which were made the continuing special order by the Steering Committee, were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Valentine of EcholsA resolution to pay the pension due George Michael. 938 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Owen 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 w_as agreed to. On the passage of the resolution the ayes and nays were ordered and on taking the ballot viva voce the vpte was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bowen, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchan, Buchannan, Butts, Calvin, Carr, Carrit:tgton, Cliatt, Cook, Cromartie, Daniel, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans, Felder, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, Glenn, Grenade, Hall, Hardman, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Howard, of Baldwin, Howard, of Laurens, Howell, Hutcheson, Johnson, of Baker, Johnson, of Crawford, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Knight, Knowles, Lanier, Leigh, Little, Mann, Mills, Mitcham, Mitchell, Morton, McElmurray, McLain, TuESDAY, AUGUST 9, Hl04. 939 McRae, Newton, Nisbet, Owen, Parker, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Coffee, Paulk, of Irwin, Peyton, Preston, Proctor, Rainey, Rankin, Rawles, Redwine, Stovall, Rice, Strickland, Ridley, Tigner, Rogers, of Hall, Tracy, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Underwood, Roper, Valentine, Rountree, Walker, of Monroe, Sanders, Walker, of Pierce, .:-mgletary, West, Slaton, Wilson, Spence, Womble, Stanford, Wooten, Steed, of Carroll, Yates, Stewart, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Gaulden, Grice, Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Boykin, Bruce, Burton, Bush, Candler, Cann Carswell, Conner, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Davison, Duckett, Edwards, I:nnis, Fields, Mulherin, Franklin, McBride, George, McCurry, Griffin, McHenry, Gross, Overstreet, Harden, O'Quinn, Henry, Pate, of Dooly, Houston, Phillips, Jones, of Dougherty, Reid, Kendrick, Rirl:lardson, Kent, Rudicil, Kilburn, Shackelford, Lane, Shannon, Lawrence, Simmons, Maples, Steed, of Taylor, Martin, Thompson, Mayson, Thurman, Miller, of Bulloch, Wellborn, Miller, of Muscogee, Whitley, Mizell, Wise, Moses, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. 940 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. , On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 109, nays 2. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Johnson of Crawford- A resolution to pay the pension clue Thomas Dunman to his sister. An appropriation being involved the Speaker resolved the House into a committee of the whole, and designated as chairman Mr. Strickland of Tattnall. 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. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were or derecl and on taking the ballot 'Viva 7'oce the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Aki11, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp. Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Bowen, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Bush, Candler, Carrington, Cliatt, Cook, Daniel, Daves, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans. Felder, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, George, Glenn, Grenade, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1904. 941 Gross, Lanier, Hardman, Leigh, Harden, Martin, Harrell, Mayson, Hawes, Mills, Hayes, Mitchell, Hendry, McBride, Hicks, McElmurray, Hixon, of Carroll, McHenry, Hixon, of Sumter, McLain, Holder, McRae, Howard, of Baldwin, Parker, Howard, of Laurens, Pate, of Dooly, Howell, Paulk, of Coffee, Hutcheson, Paulk, of Irwin, Johnson, of Baker, Peyton, Johnson, of Crawford, Preston, Jones, of Dougherty, Proctor, Jones, of Pickens, Rankin, Kelly, Rawles, Kendrick, Redwine, Knight, Richardson, Knowles, Ridley, Rogers, of Hall, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Roper, Rountree, Shackelford, Singletary, Slaton, Spence, Stanford, Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stovall, Strickland, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, West, Wilson, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Grice, Hall, Mann, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Booth, Bower, Burton, Butts, Calvin, Cann --carr, Carswell, Conner, Cromartie, Crumbly, Davis, Davison, Duckett, Edwards, Ennis, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Frankhn. Gaulden, Griffin, Henry, Houston, Kent, Kilburn; Lane, Lawrence, Little, Maples, l'viiller of Bulloch Miller, of Muscogee, Mitcham, Mizell, Morton, 942 }OURNAJ, OF THE HOUSE. Moses, Mulherin, McCurry, Newton, Nisbet, Owen, Overstreet, O'Quinn, Pate, of Gwinnett, Phillips, Rainey, Reid, Rice, Rudicil, Sanders, Shannon, Simmons, Stewart. Thompson, Thurman, Tigner, Tracy, Whitley, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly tbe yerification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were ro8, nays 3 The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett- A resolution to pay the pension clue J. F. M. Cain, to his widow. An appropriation being involved, the Speaker resolved the House into a commi~tee of the whole and designated as chairman Mr. Felder of Bibb. 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. On the passage of the bill the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva 7.'oce the vote ,~as as follows: TuESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1904. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Akin, Alexander, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Blackburn, Bowen, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannan, Cann Carr, Carrington, Cliatt, Cook, Daves, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Duggan, Dunbar, Edwards, English, Evans, Felder, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Glenn, Grenade, Newton, Gross, Nisbet, Hardman, Parker, Harden, Peyton, Harrell, Preston, Hawes, Rankin, Hayes, Rawles, Hendry, Rice, Hicks, Richardson, Hixon, of Carroll, Ridley, Hixon, of Sumter, Rogers, of Hall, Holder, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Houston, Roper, Howard, of Baldwin, Rudicil, Howard, of Laurens, Sanders, Howell, Shackelford, Hutcheson, Shannon, Johnson, of Baker, Singletary, Jones, of Dougherty, Slaton, Kelly, Stanford, Kendrick, Steed, of Carroll, Knight, Strickland, Knowles, Thompson, Lanier, UnderV\Id~. Flanigan, Martin, Flynt, Mayson, Foster, of Oconee, Miller, of Bulloch, Franklin, Miller, of Muscogee, Gaulden, Mills, George, Mitchell, Grice, Morton, Gross, Moses, Hall, Mulherin, Harden, McBride, Harrell, McElmurray, Hawes, McHenry, Hicks, McRae, Hixon, of Carroll, Nisbet, Hixon, of Sumter, Owen, Holder, Overstreet, Houston, O'Quinn, Howard, of Baldwin,. Paulk, of Coffee, Howard, of Laurens, ,Preston, Howell, Proctor, Johnson, of Baker; Rainey, Johnson, of crawfol'd,'Rankin. Jones, of Dougherty, Redwine, Kendrick, Reid, Kmght, Richardson, Knowles, Rogers, of Hall, Lane, Rountree, Leigh, Rudicil, Little, Sanders, Maples, Shackelford, TUESDAY, AUGUST9, 1904. Singletary, Stewart, Slaton, Stovall, Spence, Underwood, Steed, of Carroll, Walker, of Pierce, Steed, of Taylor, Wellborn, Whitley, Wilson, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Almond, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding. Beauchamp, Booth, Bowen, Buchan, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Cliatt, Cook, Derrick, English, Glenn, Grenade, Hardman, Hayes, 1-!endry, Henry, Hutcheson, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Kilburn, Mann, Mitcham, McCurry, McLain, Newton, Parker, Pate, of Dooly, Pate, of Gwinnett, Paulk, of Irwin, Peyton, Phillips, Rawles, Rice, Ridley, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Roper, Stanford, Strickland, Thompson, Tigner, Tracy, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, West, Womble, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Burton, Candler, Carswell, Daves, Davison, DuPont, Edwards, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, Griffin, Kt:nt. Lanier, Lawrence, Mizell, Shannon, simmons, Thurman, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment as amend~d the ayes were 103, nays 51. The amendment was therefore a~opted. 956 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Slaton of Fulton, moved to reconsider the action of the House in adopting the above amendment, which motion was lost. 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 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.- Akin, Alexander, Alford, Arnold, Blackburn, Bowen, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchannon, Butts, Calvin, Cann Carr, Carrington, Cliatt, Conner, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Deal, Dozier, Duckett, Dunbar, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Knowles, Flanigan, Lane, Flynt, Leigh, Foster, of Oconee, Little, Franklin, Maples, Gaulden, Martin, George, Miller, of Bulloch, Grenade, Miller, of Muscogee, Grice, Mills, Gross, Mitcham, Hall, Mitchell, Hardman, Morton, Harden, Moses, Harrell, Mulherin, Hawes, McBride, Hayes, McElmurray, Hendry, McHenry, Hicks, McRae, Hixon, of Carroll, Newton, Hixon, of Sumter, Nisbet, Holder, Owen, Houston, Overstreet, Howard, of Baldwin, O'Quinn, Howard, of Laurens, Pate, of Dooly, Howell, Pate, of Gwinnett, Johnson, of Baker, Paulk, of Coffee, Johnson; of Crawford, Paulk, of Irwin, Jones, of Dougherty, Peyton, Kendrick, Phillips, Kilburn, Preston, Knight, Proctor, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1904. Rainey, Sanders, Rankin, Shackelford, Redwine, Singletary, Reid, Slaton, Richardson, Spence, Ridley, Steed, of Carroll, Rogers, of Hall, Steed, of Taylor, Rogers, of Mclntosh,Stovall, Rountree, Thomps~m. Rudicil, Tigner, Underwood, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, West, Whitley, Wilson, Wooten, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Almond, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, _Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Buchan, Bush, Cook, Derrick, Duggan, English, Glenn, Henry, Hutcheson, Jones, of Pickens, Kelly, Mann, Mayson, McCurry, McLain, Parker, Rawles, Rice, Roper, Stanford, Strickland, Tracy, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Womble. Those not voting were Messrs.- Ayres. Bell, of Emanuel, Boy kin, Burton, Candler. Carswell, Davison, DuPont, Edwards, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, Griffin, Kent, Lanier, Lawrence, Mizell, Shannon, Simmons, Stewart, Thurman, Wise, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 121, nays 32. The bill having received the requisite constitutional n:ajority was passed, as amended. 958 JOURNAL .OF TBE HOUSE. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit': By Mr. Mulherin of Richmond- A resolution providing for a committee of five to in vestigate certain differences existing between Mr. Franklin of Washington, and Mr. Maples of Mitchell, and his son. Mr. Bower of Decatur, moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon. 3 o'clock p. m. The House reconvened at this hour and was again called to order by the Speaker. On motion of Mr. Harden the roll-call was dispensed with. The hour of 3:10 o'clock p. m. having arrived, the Senate appeared upon th~ floor of the House and the joint session convened for the purpose of hearing the addresses of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Hon. John Goode on the Jamestown Exposition; was called to order by Hon. Clark Howell, President of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate then read the resolution ')nvening the. General Assembly in -joint session. After. the addresses of Gen. Lee and Mr. Goode the joint session was dissolved and the Senate retiring, the House was called to order by the Speaker. TUESDAY, A~GU~T 9, 1904. 959 The Speaker announced the following committee to investigate the differences between Mr. Franklin and Mr. Maples: Mr. Mulherin, chairman; Mr. Stovall, Mr. Hixon of Sumter, Mr. Knowles, Mr. Felder. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond- A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to see what arrangements can be made for the Legislature to visit the Louisiana Purchase Exposition on September 28. The general appropriation bill was. taken up for the purpose of agreeing to the Senate amendments, which are as follows: To amend section 3 by inserting in lines 27 and 28 of said section, the following words: ~'For compensation ::>f one assistant messenger, to be appointed by the messenger, and who shall act as doorkeeper of messenger's room, four dollars per diem." On the adoption of the amendment Mr. Mitchell called for the ayes and nays, and on taking the ballott viva voce the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, Arnold, Beall, of Paulding, Blackburn, Brock, Brown, Buchannon, Butts, Calviri, Cann Carswell, Cromartie, Dozier, Evans, Felder, Fields, Franklin, .George, Glenn, .Harden, .Hawes, 960 JOURNAL OF THE ~OUSE. Howard, of Baldwin, Ridley, Johnson, of Baker) Steed, of Taylor, Kelly, Stovall, Miller, of Muscogee, Strickland, McCurry, Tigner, Walker, of Pierce, West, Wilson, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Akin, Alexander, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bowen, Brinson, Carrington, Cliatt, Cook, Daniel, Davis, Duckett, English, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, r;aulden, Grenade, Grice, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Hayes, Henry, Hicks, Hixon, of Carroll, Hixon, of Sumter, Holder, Houston, Proctor, Howard; of Laurens, Rainey, Howell, Rankin, Hutcheson, Rawles, Jones, of Pickens, Redwine, Knowles, Reid, Lane, Rice, Lawrence, Richardson, l,ittle, Rogers, of Hall, Mann, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Maples, Roper, Martin, Rountree, Mayson, Rudicil, Mitchell, Shackelford, Morton, Shannon, Moses, Singletary, McElmurray, Slaton, McHenry, Steed, of Carroll, Newton, Thurman, Nisbet, Tracy, Owen, Underwood, Overstreet, Valentine, Parker, \Valker, of Monroe, Pate, of Dooly, Womble, Paulk, of Coffee, Wooten. Paulk, of Irwin, Yates. Phillips, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alford, Almond, Ayres, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Bower, Boy kin, Bruce, Buchan, Burton, Bush, Candler, Carr, Conner, TuESDAY, AuGuST 9, 1904. 961 Crumbly, Daves, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Flanigan, Foster, of Towns, Fussell, Griffin, Harrell, Hendry, Johnson, of Crawford,McRae, Jones, of Dougherty, O'Quinn, Kendrick, Pate, of Gwinnett, Kent, Peyton, Kilburn, Preston, Knight, Sanders, Lanier, Simmons, Leigh, Spence, Miller, of Bulloch, Stanford, Mills, Stewart, 1\:itcham, Thompson, Mizell, Wellborn, Mulherin, Whitley, McBride, Wise,. McLain, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Davis the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were 34, nays 8o. The amendment was, therefore, lost. On motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb, the afternoon session was extended for the purpose of reading Senate bills for a first and second time. The following Senate Bills were read the first time, to wit: By Mr. Hopkins of the 7th district- A bill to amend section 826, volume 1, Code of Georgia, so as to relieve it of ambiguity. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Comas of the 3d district. A bill to require railroad companies to equip their flat cars with standards, when carrying lumber. Referred to Committee on Railroads. 61 hi 962 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Jordan of 28th district- A bill to regulate the speed of automobiles, etc., on public highways of this State. Referred to Special Judiciary Committee. By Messrs. McLean and Moore- A bill to require produce commission merchants to place on the bill of sale to the consignee the date of sale and name of. purchaser. Referred to General Judiciary Committee. By Mr. Duncan of 36th district- A bill to amend section 1254, volume I, of the Code relative to pensions. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Park of 37th district- A bill to amend the charter of the town of Arlington. Referred to Committee on Counties and County Matters. Mr. Shackelford, chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Corporations having had under consideration Senate Bill No. 211, by Mr. Sweat of the 5th district, a bill to be entitled an Act to create a new charter for the town of Willacochee, in Coffee county, and for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 963 other purposes, instruct me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, THOS. J. SHACKELFORD, Chairman. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Rountree-sickness. On motion of Mr. McCurry the Speaker announced the House aajourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow. Atlanta, Ga. Wednesday, August Io, 1904. The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock 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 members answered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexandet, Alford, Almond, Arnold. Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, 964 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. 1Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, .Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis. Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Mizell, Grice, Morton, Griffin, Moses, Gross, Mulherin, Hall, McBride, Hardman, McCurry, Harden, McElmurray, Harrell, McHenry, Hawes, McLain, Hayes, McRae, Hendry, Newton, Henry, Nisbet, Hicks, Owen, Hixon, of Carroll, Overstreet, Hixon, of Sumter, O'Quinn, Holder, Parker, Houston, Pate, of Dooly, Howard, of Baldwin, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Coffee, Howell, Paulk, of Irwin, Hutcheson, Peyton, Johnson, of Baker, Phillips, Johnson, of Crawford, Preston, Jones, of Dougherty, Proctor, Jones, of Pickens, Rainey, Kelly, Rankin, Kendrick, Rawles, Kent, Redwine, Kilburn, Reid, Knight, Rice, Knowles, Richardson, Lane, Ridley, Lanier, Rogers, of Hall, Lawrence, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Leigh, Roper, Little, Rountree, Mann, Rudicil, Maples, Sanders, Martin, Shackelford, Mayson, Shannon, l\liller, of Bulloch, Simmons, Miller, of Muscogee, Singletary, Mills, Slaton, Mitcham, Spence, .Mitchell, Staaford, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 965 Steed, of Carroll, Steed, of Taylor, Stewart, Stovall, Strickland, Thompson, Thurman, Tigner, Tracy, Whitley, Underwood, Wilson, Valentine, Wise, Walker, of Monroe, Womble, Walker, of Pierce, Wooten, Wellbor.n, Yates; West, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The following Senate Bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit: By Mr. Moore of 1st district- A bill to increase the number of terms of the superior court of Chatham county. By Mr. Mathews of the 23d district- A bill to amend an Act to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish a special department of Horticulture and Pomology. Mr. Shannon, chairman of Committee on Counties and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties and County Matters having had under consideration the following Senate Bills, instructed me, as their cha'irman, to report same back to the House, with the recommendation that same do pass, to wit: A bill to change county site of Worth county from Isabella to Sylvester. 966 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A bill to repeal Local Law for town of Camilla. A bill to amend charter of Arlington. Respectfully submitted, JOH.N R. SHANNON, August 10, 1904. Chairman. Mr. Slaton, chairman of Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary having had under consideration the following Senate bill, instructed me, as their chairman, to report it back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass by substitute, to wit: A bill to regulate the business of money lending on personal property. Also the following Senate bill, with the recommendation that it do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to amend section 826, volume r., Code 1895, so as to relieve it of ambiguity. Also the following Senate bill with the recommendation that it be read second time and be recommitted: A bill to increase number of terms of superior court of Chatham county. Respectfully submitted, JOHN M. SLATON, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 967 Mr. Hawes, chairman of Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Pensions having had under consideration the following Senate resolution instructed me, as their chairman, to report same back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass, to wit: A resolution to pay mileage and per diem of late Senator Roberts, to his widow. Respectfully submitted, P.M. HAWES, Chairman. Mr. Calvin, chairman of Committee on General Agriculture, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture requests that Senate Bill No. 276 be read second time and recommitted. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman. Mr. Flynt, chairman of Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary, having had under consideration the following Senate bill, instruct me, as their chairman, to report same back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass, to wit: ]OUR.NAL OF TH:E HOUSH. A bill to regulate spee.d of automobiles, etc., on public highways of State. Respectfully submitted, J. J. FLYNT, Chairman. Mr. Shackelford, chairman of Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations having had under consideration Senate Resolution No. 93, the same being a resolution to provide for creation of a commission fixing boundaries and county sites for new counties, instruct me, as their chairman, to report same back with recommendation that same do pass as amended. Respectfully submitted, THOS. J. SHACKELFORD, Chairman. Mr. Holder, chairman of Committee on Education~ submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education having had under consideration the following Senate bill instructed me, as their chairman, to report same back to the House with the recommendation that same do pass as amended, to wit: A bill to amend and codify common school laws of Georgia. Respectfully submitted, ]NO. N. HOLDER, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 11104. 969 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate h;ls passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House, to wit: A bill authorizing trustees of Georgia Academy for the Blind to secure more commodious accommodations for said Academy. A bill to amend the charter of Jonesboro. A bill to vest in ordinaries and Commissioners of Roads and Revenues authority to erect bridges across navigable s~reams. A bill to appropriate $1,000 for payment of rewards offered for arrest of fugitives from justice. A bill to amend Act establishing dispensary in the town of Hogansville. A resolution to pay pension of Mrs. S. F. Fuller, deceased, to her son. A resolution to pay pension of Irwin Humphreys. A resolution for the relief of Lester Parks, W. H. Gooch and Virgil Parks. The Senate has concurred in the following resolutions, to wit: A resolution appointing a commission to represent the State at Jamestown Exposition. '970 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A resolution providing for bringing up the unfinished business of the session. The Senate has failed to pass the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill for the relief of J. W. Wilcox. A bill creating a new charter for the town of Mineral Bluff. A bill to amend Act establishing a system of drainage in and around the city of Waycross. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution, to wit: A resolution requesting the House to return to the Senate for further consideration House Bill No. 1088, a bill to create a new charter for the town of Mineral Bluff. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in House amendment with an amendment to the following bill of the Senate; to wit: A bill to be entitled an Act to prescribe salaries for the judges of the Supreme Court and judges of the superior c; - d this State. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 971 Atlanta, Ga., August 10, 1904. The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Blackburn: Mr. Speaker: His Excellency the Governor has approved and signed the following bills : An Act to amend the charter of the city of Rome. An Act to regulate the running of automobiles in the county of Monroe. An Act repealing an Act amencTing the charter of Augusta. An Act to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for DeKalb county. An Act to provide a mode of registration for voters in municipal elections in Augusta. An Act to pay off and retire valid bonds of the State as they mature, by levy and collection of a tax for that purpose. An Act to create a Water and Light Commission for the city of Carrollton. An Act to amend the Act approved October 3, 188g, so as to provide for an electric lighting plant for the city of Thomasville. An Act to fix the salary of the judge of the city court of Savannah. 972 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. An Act creating a system of public schools for the town of Mitchell. A resolution for the relief of P. P. Evans, of Meriwether county, as security on the bond of Albert Clayton. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. SPeaker: The Senate has concurred in the following House resolution, to wit: A resolution providing for appointment of a committee to look into the General Assembly going to St. Louis on "Georgia Day," September 28. Committee on part of the Senate, Senator 0. N. Starr of 43d district. The following message .was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof : Mr. Speaker: The Senate refuses to recede from any of its amendments except Amendment No. 12, making an appropriation of $29,000 to the University of Georgia, and refuses to concur in the House amendment to the Senate No. 16, to the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill making appropriations for the Executive, Legislative and Judicial expenses of the State government for the year 1905, etc. The Senate has passed the following bills of the House with amendments: WEP~ESPAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 978 A bill to create a city court of Gwinnett county. A bill to incorporate the town of McCaysville, in Fannin county. The General Appropriation Bill was again taken up for the purpose of agreeing to the Senate amendments. Senate amendments Nos. 2, 30, 5, 6a, 10, II, I4, 140, I 5 and I7 were concurred in. The House also concurred in Senate Amendment No. I6, as amended by the House to the Appropriation Bill. The house non-concurred in Senate Amendments Nos. I, 3, 4, 6, 60, 7, 8, 9, 90, I2, I3 and I8 to the General Appropriation Bill. The following House bills were also taken up and the Senate amendments concurred in, to wit: By Mr. Evans of Washington- A bill to amend an Act to amend the several laws to incorporate the town of Riddleville. By Messrs. Davison and Underwood- A bill to authorize the Pension Commissioner of t~is State to pay over to ordinaries of counties pensions that have accrued to deceased pensioners of their respective counties. By Mr. Slaton of Fulton- A bill providing for the situs of debts due non-residents for purposes of attachment, and for other purposes. 974 JouRNAL oF 'l'H:a Hous:a. By Mr. Morris of Cobb- A bill to create a new charter for the city of Marietta. To the above bill the House concurred in Senate Amendments Nos. I and 7, and non-concurred in amend.: ments Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. By Mr. Hall of Bibb- A bill to provide for the assessment of property of corporations which are required by law to make returns to the Comptroller-General. The Senate offered a substitute for the above bill, and Mr. Mitchell of Thomas, moved that the House concur in the same. Mr. Grice of Pulaski, moved as a substitute to the motion of Mr. Mitchell, that the House non-concur in the Senate substitute. On the motion to non-concur 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 voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Boykin, Brown. Buchan, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davis, Davison, Dozier, Fussell, Grice, Harrell, Hayes, Morton, Moses, Overstreet. Phillips, Ridley, Spence, Wooten. Those voting in the negative were Mei!srs.~ Adams, Akin,. Almond, Arnold, Beauchamp, Baldwin, Bell, of Emanuel, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Milton, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 97& Booth, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Buchannan, Bush, Candler, Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cromartie, Daves, Deal, Derrick, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Hawes, Hendry, Henrv. Paulk, of Coffee, Hicks, Paulk, of Irwin, Hixon, of Carroll, Peyton, Hixon, of Sumter, Preston, Holder, Proctor, Houston, Rainey, Howard, of Laurens, Rankin, Howell, Rawles, Hutcheson, Redwine, Johnson, of Baker, Reid, Johnson, of Crawford,Rice, Jones, of Dougherty, Richardson, Jones, of Pickens, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Kelly, Roper, Lane, Rudicil, Lanier, Sanders, Lawrence, Shackelford, Leigh, Shannon, Little, Simmons, Mann, Singletary, Martin, Slaton, Mayson, Stanford, Miller, of Bulloch, Steed, of Carron, Miller, of Muscogee, Steed, of Taylor, Mills, Stewart, Mitcham, Stovall, Mitchell, Thurman, Mulherin, Tigner, McCurry, Tracy, McHenry, Underwood, McLain, Valentine, Nisbet, Walker, of Monroe, O'Quinn, Walker, of Pierce, Parker, Whitley, Pate, of Dooly, Womble, Pate, of Gwinnett, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Alexander, Alford, Ayres, Blackburn, Bowen, Bruce, Burton, Butts, Calvin, Cann Carrington, Edwards, Ennis, Flanigan, Griffin, 976 JouRNAL OF TH:It H(>US~ Gross, Mizell, Howard, of Baldwin, McElmurray, Kendrick, McBride, Kent, McRae. Kilburn, Newton, Knight, Owen, Knowles, Rogers, of Hall, Maples, Rountree, Strickland, Thompson, Wellborn, West, Wilson, Wise, Mr. Speaker. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the Senate substitute the ayes were 20, nays I 17. The substitute was therefore lost. The following Senate resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Ledford of 40th district- A resolution asking the House to return House Bill No. 1088 for further consideration. Mr. Steed of Taylor, chairman of Committee on Penitentiary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Penitentiary has, through its subcommittees, visited the various camps hereinafter referred to by the following report of these committees: The reports show that the various camps examined arid inspected were found to be in good condition, and that the law regulating the treatment of convicts has been generally complied with, except that at Ensign Camp, at Willingham and Bibb County Camps (the condition of the latter having heretofore been referred to by the report of WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 977 the special committee, and the attention of the Prison Commission called to the same) ; the conditions were not up to the regulations and requirements. The general committee calls attention to the recommen- dations made by the subcommittees to these camps and respectfully asks that the same be immediately complied with, and that the recommendations made as to the other cam]i>s and their inmates in the following reports of subcommittees be given prompt attention, and that such action be taken on the matters therein referred to, as justice and humanity demand. On account of the additional number of felony camps created by the amendment of 1903, made to the Act creating the Prison Commission, and operating under the management of the county authorities, being thirty or more in number, and located in as many counties, the committee finds it impracticable and well-nigh impossible to visit and inspect all of these new camps during the limited time the Legislature is in session. The committee therefore suggests and recommends that hereafter the various county convict camps be visited during the interim between the regular sessions of the General As- sembly. Respectfully submitted, WALTER E. STEED, Chairman. To the H on. W. R. Steed, Chairman of Penitentiary Committee of House: We, your subcommittee appointed to inspect that part of the State penitentiary at the State Farm, submit the following report : We visited the farm on July 15, 1904, and made such 6~ hj 978 JOURNAL OF THlt HOUSE. an examination and inspection of the same as the limited time at our command would permit. We found incarcerated there the following number: White males . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... .. 4t White boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ....... 3 White females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t Negro men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... I08 Negro women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Negro boys ............................... IS. In hospital, men. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Women in hospital ......................... IO We found 40 in hospital unable to do manual labor, I72 able to do good work. We found the camp in excellent condition, under the efficient management of Supt. A. B. Coombs, who fills the responsible position well.. We found the farm in a high state of cultivation with I,ooo acres planted in cotton; I,ooo acres in corn, with peas in each row, with 2SO acres of ground-peas planted in middle of rows; 6o acres sorghum; 3 acres sugar-cane~ so 2 acres broom corn; 6oo acres peas broadcast; acres potatoes ; 2 5 acres garden ; I 5 acres melons. We found the farm made 1,500 bushels of wheat this. year; oats enough to supply the farm. We found 22S head of cattle in good condition; 297 hogs in fair condition; 66 mules in good shape; 4 horses in fair condition; 4 mule colts, all of which is hereby respectfully submitted. J. T. PARKER, Chairman; W. V. ALMOND. Atlanta, Ga., July 15, 1904. To the Hon, W. E. Steed, Chairman Penitentiary Committee, Session 1904 of the Legislature of Georgia: Your committee appointed to visit convict camps at Valdosta, Simmons, Alexandersville, Milltown and Fargo- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 979 have, to the best of our ability, discharged that duty, and report as follows : We found near Valdosta, in Brooks county, worked by S. M. Stanley, distilling turpentine- Colored . . . . White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . ....... o Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 28 males. No escapes reported. In hospital .one. Sanitary conditions good. Physician employed. We found near Valdosta, in Lowndes county, worked by J. F. Findel & Co., distilling turpentine- Colored .............................. 26 White ..... . . . . ... .... I Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 males. No escapes reported. In hospital two. Sanitary condition good. Physician employed. We found at Alexandersville, in Echols county, worked by Pritchett & Co., distilling turpentine, colored 41. None in hospital. Eleven escapes, one recaptured, one died. Physician employed. Sanitary conditions good. Not being able to get conveyance to Simons, we could not visit the camp at that place. We found at Milltown, Berrien county, worked by G. V. Gress Lumber Co.- Colored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 White ................................ 9 Total ........................... 41 In hospital, three. Sanitary conditions good, all requirements of the law complied with. 980 . JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. We found at Fargo, Clinch county, worked by G. S. Baxter & Co., at saw-milling- White males . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Colored males . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 56 Total ...... ~ ....... , .................. 76 One death, five escapes, two in hospital. Physician employed. Sanitary conditions good. We found from the books of Toomer & Hamby that there was worked at Babcock, by Babcock Lumber Co., in Miller county, 107. One death, no escapes. At Moonlight Camp, Echols county, worked by Hamby & Toomer, distilling turpentine, 138. At Millwood, Coffee county, worked by 0. H. Loather at distilling turpentine, 24. Two escapes reported.. At Broxton, Coffee county, worked by Downing, Palmer & Co., distilling turpentine, 26. At \Vaycross Camp, worked by Hamby & Toomer, distilling turpentine, 93 Escapes seven. Physicians employed in all camps. Pleasant and healthy quarters are furnished for sleeping also; for dining, mess-halls at all the camps. Respectfully submitted, C. M. BOOTH, Chairman; J. H. DERRICK, L. G. FOSTER, C. C. HOUSTON, A. P. McLAIN, WM. H. BEALL, WALTER L. BELL. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, i904. 98l Atlanta, Ga., August 4, 1904. Mr. Steed, Chairman of Penitentiary Committee: Your committee, appointed to. inspect the convict camps in Walker county, have performed that duty and beg leave, through me, their chairman, to submit the following report : We found at the camp of the Durham Coal & Coke Company one hundred a,nd ninety ( 190) convicts engaged in the mining of coal. The camp and surroundings were neat and clean; there was no unusual amount of sickness at the camp, nor any apparent reason for the same. At the camp of the Lookout Coal & Coke Company there was ninety (90) convicts engaged principally in the mining of coal. Sanitary conditions surrounding this camp were also excellent. We believe the management of these two camps to be in humane and capable hands. Respectfully submitted, J. R. BROCK, Chairman sub-committee. To. Hon. W. E. Steed, Chairman of the Penitentiary Committce of the House: Your sub-committee appointed to visit the State camps at Jakin, Blakely, Babcock and Saffold, beg to submit the following report : 1. We find the camp at Blakely in a first-class condition, in charge of Captain Tison. We recommend the pardon of one Tom Smith, a colored convict, who is under a sentence of - years; has already served -. He has been subject to periodical fits for some time, and during one of these fits fell into the fire and so severely 982 burned his leg that th~ member has in consequence become practically useless-as well as a matter of increasing pain. We believe, in the interest of humanity, that a pardon should be granted, and by so doing we believe justice would be fully satisfied. His behavior report good. We found no sick. 2. We beg to report that we visited Jakin and found the camp in excellent condition, under Captain Harvard. We find there a total of 46-.12 whites and 34 colored. No sick. 3 We visited Saffold and found same in good condition, under Captain Bynum. We found a total of 42-3 white men and 39 colored. No sick. We recommend the pardon of Bryant Wooten, an aged white man, who was sent up for forgery and given eight years. He has served about five, and has a badly swollen foot, which practically unfits him for manual labor. His behavior is reported good. 4 We also visited Babcock and found the camp in excellent condition. We desire especially to commend the lessees at this camp for the excellent quarters and housing of the convicts, which is, perhaps, one of the best . in the State. Captain Jackson is in charge. We find there a total of 107-18 whites and 89 colored. No sick. S We find the health in all these camps good. We find fairly good hospital rooms in each. vVe find that the whipping record is fairly low, and have seen no evidence of any cruel treatment. \Ve find the convicts cheerful and without complaint. Respectfully submitted, BYRON BOWER, Chairman. JULIAN McCURRY, JAS. H. BOYKIN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 983 To the Hon. Walter E. Steed, Chairman Penitentiary Committee House of Representatives of Georgia, Session I904: Your sub-committee appointed to visit and inspect the <:onvict camp of Jackson county, have discharged that duty to the best of our ability, and report as follows: We found felony convicts, male, 19; misdemeanor convicts, male, 8; total 27. We found one sick felony convict, although convalescent. There had been no deaths, nor any escapes, nor serious accident since April 1st, when camp was organized. Camp was perfectly clean, and convicts seemed to be well cared for in every respect. Physician employed regularly. Respectfully submitted, C. M. BOOTH, Chairman; J. H. DERRICK, L. G. FOSTER. To the Honorable W. E. Steed, Chairman of Penitentiary Committee: The sub-committee appointed by yourself to investigate the convict camp located in Coweta county, beg leave to submit the following report: We find twenty-four (24) male convicts, all colored, located at this camp, all of whom are daily worked upon the public roads of the county. Twenty-two ( 22) of said ( -convicts were convicted of felonies, and two ( 2) of misdemeanors. Since the establishment of the camp in April last, there have been six escapes, all occurring at same time. Five of these escapes have been recaptured and returned to work, the sixth one still being at large. No sickness of a 984 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSit. I. serious nature has prevailed, the services of physician being in demand but few times. The sanitary conditions, as far as we were able to ascertain, are of a most excellent nature. The camp, which is portable, is not allowed to remain in one place for a longer period than thirty days. We believe this frequent change of location to be conducive to the health of these unfortunates, as very little refuse matter can accumulate in so short a period of time, even under adverse conditions. The requirements of law, and the rules laid down by the Prison Commission, in regard to clothing, diet, sleeping apartments, etc., we think have been fully met and complied with. The county owns and operates a county farm, from which a variety of vegetables are procured for the convicts. A sufficient quantity of fresh vegetables and fruits we consider indispensable to the health of our convicts, especially during the summer months. Of the twenty-four convicts here confined, only one is beginning to show the marks of old age. The average age of the remaining twenty-three is twenty-three (23) years. After making as thorough an investigation of the camp and its surroundings as possible; after conversing with the prisoners themselves; after interviewing citizens not directly interested in carrying out the provisions of the convict law, we believe, as before stated, that the county authorities have met and discharged the obligations imposed by law. Respectfully submitted, E. N. DOZIER, Chairman; J. B. SANDERS, S. S. GAULDEN. WEDNESDAY, .AUGUST 10, 1904. 985 To Hon. W. E. Steed, Chairman Penitentiary Committee: Your sub-committee appointed for the purpose of visiting some of the convict camps in South Georgia, submits the following report : We visited two camps in Albany, one managed by Messrs. Cruger & Pace, and the other by the county of Dougherty. We found the sanitary conditions of both camps very good. The lessees, in our judgment, have complied with the law in every particular and we have no recommendation to make touching these camps. ENSIGN CAMP AT WILLINGHAM, IN WORTH COUNTY. This camp we find is under the management of Messrs. R. J. Corbett & Co. No complaints were made to us as to fare, tasks, clothing, etc. We find that at this camp there is no accommodations for inmates eating their food, except out of buckets and standing while eating. The committee requests that a shelter and tables be immediately made at this camp. A shelter should also be placed over the cooking department, as the cooking is done in the open air. KEOLIN, WORTH COUNTY. Under management ofT. J. Pinson, we regret to say that the bedding at this camp is very poor and should be remedied at once. Vve found the rations furnished in sufficient quantities, well prepared, with the exception that when syrup is furnished the rations of meat is cut to half the quantity. This should not be allowed to occur again. In every other instance the law, we believe, is complied with. OAKFIELD, IN WORTH COUNTY, MANAGED BY THE LESSEE, LENT HALL In every way the law is fully complied with, the '986 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. bedding here is very good. In fact, this was one of the ~best camps visited. Respectfully submitted, ED. R. JONES, Chairman; J. B. SANDERS. Mr. Felder of Bibb, moved to adjourn, which motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Mizell of Charleton, <>n acGount of sickness. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until three o'clock this afternoon. Three o'clock P. M. The House reconvened at this hour, and was called to <>rder by the Speaker pro tem. The roll was called and the following members an-swered to their names: Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Paves, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 987 Davis, Johnson, of Crawford,Preston, 'Davison, Jones, of Dougherty, Proctor, Deal, Jom:s, of Pickens, Rai!tey, Derrick, Kelly, Rankin, Dozier, Kendrick, Rawles, Duckett, Kent, Redwine, Duggan, Kilburn, Reid, Dunbar, Knight, Rice, DuPont Knowles, Richardson, Edwards, Lane, Ridley, English, Lanier, Rogers, of Hall, Ennis, Lawrence, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Evans, Leigh, Roper, Felder, Ljttle, Rountree, Fields, Mann. Rudicil, Flanigan, Maples, Sanders, !Flynt, Martin, Shackelford, Foster, of Oconee, Mayson, Shannon, Foster, of Towns, Miller, of Bulloch, Simmons, Franklin, Miller, of Muscogee, Singletary, Fussell. Mills, sIaton, Gaulden, Mitcham, Spence, George, Mitchell, Stanford, Glenn, Mizell, Steed, of Carroll, Grenade, Morton, Steed, of Taylor, Grice, Moses, Stewart, Griffin, Mulherin, Stovall, Gross, McBride, Strickland, Hall, McCurry, Thompson, Hardman, McElmurray, Thurman, Harden, McHenry, Tigner, Harrell, McLain, Tracy, Hawes, McRae, Underwood, Hayes, Newton, Valentine, Hendry, Nisbet, Walker, of Monroe, Henry, Owen, Walker, of Pierce, Hicks, Overstreet, Wellborn, Hixon, of Carroll, O'Quinn, West, Hixon, of Sumter, Parker, Whitley, Holder, Pate, of Dooly, Wilson, Houston, Pate, of Gwinnett, Wise, Howard, of Baldwin, Paulk, of Coffee, Womble, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Irwin, Wooten, Howell, :Peyton, Ya,t's Hutcheson, Phillips, Mr. Speaker. Johnson, of Baker, 988 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Mulherin, chairman of the committee appointed to investigate and report to the House as to the difficulty on yesterday, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your committee, after reviewing the facts of the unfortunate difficulty in the House on Tuesday, August 9th, between Mr. Franklin of Washington, Mr. Albert Maples, the assistant doorkeeper, and the member from Mitchell, Mr. Israel Maples, has reached the following finding: I. That Mr. Franklin of Washington, in his anxiety to enter the clerk's room and summon absent members to vote on the Judgeship Salary Bill, had no intention of violating the rules of the House, or ignoring the or- ders of the Speaker. This was an important matter, and we consider that his efforts to get out a full vote were so far praiseworthy. But your committee finds, that when he was denied exit from the House by the doorkeeper, Mr. Franklin acted with undue haste, under the excite- ment of the moment, and in so acting, precipitated the difficulty which ensued. Wherefore your committee finds Mr. Franklin guilty of conduct unbecoming a member of the House. I 2. Your committee finds from the evidence submit- ted that the conduct of the doorkeeper, Mr. Albert Maples, in defending the door, under the explicit and peremptory orders of the Speaker, of force at the time, was entirely justifiable and commendable. But after the combatants had been separated, your committee finds the efforts of the doorkeeper to continue the fight improper for an employee of the House. 3 Relative to the conduct of the member from Mitchell, Mr. Israel Maples, your committee recognized WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 10, 1904. 989 the natural impulse of a father to rush to the defense of his son, but finds that the efforts of Mr. Maples to con- tinue the struggle on the floor of the House, after the combatants had been parted, 'were blamable. . 4 Each one of the participants has appeared before the committee and has expressed his sincere regrets at the occurrence, and his assurance of entire respect for the rules of the House. Wherefore, your committee suggests that the three parties be permitted to come before the bar of the House and make public and due apologies for their conduct of yesterday; and upon their so doing, and in view of the lateness of the session; no further action be taken by this House relative to the members involved. Your committee further recommends that the assist- ant doorkeeper, Mr. Albert Maples, be reinstated. P.M. MULHHERIN, Chairman; P. A. STOVALL, J. A. HIXON, T. S. FELDER, W. A. KNOWLES. The foregoing report of the committee to adjust certain differences between Mr. Franklin of Washington, and Mr. Maples of Mitchell, and ~}.is son, one of the doorkeepers of the House, was adopted on motion of Mr. Fields of Dooly, as being the sense of this House.' Mr. Fields of Dooly further moved that the apologies of the gentlemen involved be accepted by the House, which motion prevailed. Mr. Akin of Bartow, moved that the thanks of the House be tendered the committee for having so satisfactorily and peacefully adjusted the matter of difference 990 ]OURNAI. OP THlt HOUS& between the above named gentlemen, which motion prevailed unanimously. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate refuses to recede from its substitute to the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to provide for the assessment of property of corporations which are required to make returns to the Comptroller-General of this State, and asks that a committee of conference be appointed. Committee on part of the Senate: Messrs. Hopkins, Mathews and Skelton. Mr. Cann, chairman of Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Railroads instruct me, as its chairman, to report back Senate Bill No. 195, with the recommendation that the same be read a second time and recommitted. Respectfully submitted, J. FERRIS CANN, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has appointed Messrs. Hopkins, Davis and Jordan as a conference committee on the part of the Senate upon the following bill of the House, to wit: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 99) A bill to make appropriations for the ordinary expenses. of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments. of the government, and for other purposes. The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to Senate Amendment .No. 16 to said bill. The Speaker announced the following committee of conference, to confer with a like committee from the Senate on Senate amendments to House Bill No. 186, which is a bill to require the assessment of corporations which are now required by law to make returns to the Comptroller-General: Messrs. Hall, chairman; Candler, Aiken. The Speaker announced the following committee of conference on the differences existing between the House and Senate on Senate amendments to the General Appropriation bill : Messrs. Davis, West, Steed of Taylor. On motion of Mr. Davis of Meriwether, the General" Appropriation Bill was again taken up for the purpose of considering the amendments of the Senate, which the Senate refused to recede from. The House agreed to recede from its position and concurred in Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 4 6, 6y.l,_ 9, 9y.l, 18. The House insisted on its non-concurrence to Senate amendments Nos. 7, 8 and 13. The House also insisted on its amendment to Senate Amendment No. 16. The bill known as the "Australian Ballot Bill,'' was. taken up for the purpose of acting on the Senate amend- ments to said bill. 9'92 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Kelly proposed to amend section 22 of House bill known as '' Ballot Reform Bill," by striking all of the Senate amendment to said section and inserting in lieu thereof a substitute to be known as section 22. On the adoption of the substitute offered by Mr. Kelly of Glascock, which proposed a substitute for section 22 of the "Australian Ballot Bill " in lieu of the amendment offered by the Senate for section 22, 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.- Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Buchan, Buchannon, Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Davison, Dozier, Dunbar, English, Evans, Fields, Franklin, Glenn, Pate, of Dooly, Grenade, Paulk, of Coffee, Henry, Ridley, Hutcheson, Rogers, of Mclutosh. Jones, of Dougherty, Rudicil, Kelly, Shannon, Knowles, Spence, Lane, Steed, of Carroll, Lanier, Thurman, Lawrence, Tigner, Miller, of Muscogee, Walker, of Monroe, Mills, 'Walker, of Pierce, Mulherin, Wellborn, McElmurray, West, McHenry, Whitley, Nisbet, Yates, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Booth, Bowen, Boykin, Brinson, Brown, Bush, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. ~93 Derrick, Howell, Rainey, Duckett, Johnson, of Baker, Reid, Felder, Johnson, of Crawford,Rice, Flanigan, Jones, of Pickens, Richardson, Foster, of Oconee, Kendrick, Rogers, of Hall, Foster, of Towns, Leigh, Roper, Fussell, Little, Sanders, Gaulden, Maples, Shackelford, Hardman, Martin, Singletary, Harden, Mayson, Slaton, Harrell, Miller, of Bulloch, Stanford, Hawes, Morton, Stovall, Hayes, Moses, Strickland, Hendry, McCurry, Thompson, Hicks, McRae, Tracy, Hixon, of Carroll, Newton, Underwood, Hixon, of Sumter, Overstreet, Wilson, Holder, O'Quinn, Wise, Houston, Parker, Wooten, Howard, of Laurens, Proctor, Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Alexander, Ayres. Beauchamp, Bower, Brock, Bruce, Burton, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Cromartie, Daves, Davis, Deal, Duggan, DuPont, Edwards, McLain, Ennis, Owen, Flynt, Pate, of Gwinnett, George, Paulk, of Irwin, Grice, Peyton, Griffin, Phillips, Gross, Preston, Hall, Rankin, Howard, of Baldwin, Rawles, Kent, Redwine, Kilburn, Rountree, Knight, Simmons, Mann, Steed, of Taylor, Mitcham, Stewart, Mitchell, Valentine, Mizell, Womble, McBride, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. 63 b J 994 }OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. On the adoption of Mr. Kelly's amendment the ayes were 49, nays 74 The amendment was therefore lost. The Senate amendment which Mr. Kelly sought to amend was then put to the House and non-concurred in.. The House agreed to Senate amendments Nos. 1, 2, 31 4 to the "Australian Ballot Bill," and non-concurred in Senate Amendment No. 5 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutionall majority, the following bill of the House, to wit : A bill to abolish the County Court of Worth. The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Houset to wit: A bill to establish the City Court of Sylvester, in. Worth county. The Senate recedes from the original amendment with an amendment to the following House bill, to wit : A bill to provide for compensation of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues having a population of 7s,ooo or more. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 10, 1904. 995 Mr. Speaker : The Senate insists upon its amendment No. 2 and recedes from its amendments 3, 4 and s, and offers a sub- stitute for Senate amendment No. 6, making a new amendment to be known as No. 6, of the following bill, to wit: A bill to create a new charter for the city of Marietta. The Senate also refuses to recede from its amendment No. 5 to the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to revise the election laws of this State. The Senate amendment to the following bill was nonconcurred in, to wit: By Mr. Wooten of Montgomery- A bill to amend article s, section 1, paragraph 8 of the Constitution. The following bills were taken up and the Senate amendments concurred in : By Mr. Alford- A bill to create a Board of Commis~ioners of Roads and Revenues for the county of Worth. .By Mr. Davison- A bill to create a branch of the University to be known as State Normal School. 996 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. B~ Mr. Carswell- A bill to incorporate the town of Toomsboro. By Messrs. McRae and West- A bill to cede jurisdiction over certain property in Valdosta to the United States. By Mr. Flanigan of Gwinnett- A bill to create the City Court of Gwinnett county, and for other purposes. ~y Messrs. Bruce and Wellborn- A bill to incorporate the town of McCaysville, in Fanuin county. The House concurred in the Senate amendment No. 1 to the above bill, and non.concurred in amendment No.2. The Speaker appointed the following committee of conference to consider the differences existing between the House and Senate on the Senate amendments to the '' Australian Ballot Bill" : Mr. Kelly, Chairman ; Mr. Felder, Mr. Stovall. The following bills were taken up and the Senate amendments disagreed to, to wit : By Mr. Blackburn- A bill to provide compensation for Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in counties having a population of 7s,ooo. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 997 The House non-concurred in the Senate amendment to the amendment offered by the House to the following Senate bill, to wit : By Mr. Comas of the 3d District- A bill to prescribe the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts. The following Senate bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit : By Mr. Snead of the 29th District- A bill to make it unlawful for any person lending money to charge more than eight per cent. On motion of Mr. Felder, the above bill was tabled. By Mr. Sweat of the sth District- A resolution to provide for the creation of a commission to fix boundaries and county sites for new counties. The House offered to amend the substitute offered by the committee as follows : To amend by striking all of section 7 of the committee's substitute. 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 the ayes and nays were ordered, and on taking the ballot viva voce, the vote was as follows: 998 }OtJRNAJ. OP THE HOUSE. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Bell, of Emanuel, Blackburn, Brinson, Bruce, Buchan, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Davison, Dozier, Dunbar, DuPont, English, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Nisbet, Foster, of Oconee, O'Quinn, Franklin~ Pate, of Dooly, Gaulden, Paulk, of Coffee, George, Paulk, of Irwin, Glenn, Phillips, Hawes, Preston, Hixon, of Carroll, Proctor, Hixon, of Sumter, Rainey, Howard, of Baldwin, Reid, Jones, of Dougherty, Ridley, Knowles, Sanders. L:me, Slaton, Lanil!r, Spence, Maples, Stanford. Miller, of Muscogee, Steed, of Carroll, Mills, Steed, of Taylor, Morton, Stewart, Moses, Tigner, Mulherin, Underwood, McCurry, Walker, of Pierce, McElmurray, West, McRae, Wilson, Newton, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Baldwin, Beauchamp, Booth, Bowen, Brown, Bush, C!lr$well, Cliatt, Crumbly, Daniel ~vi$, Deal, Derrick, Fussell, Grenade, Grice, liall, Hardman, Harden, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Holder, H~,ttchesop, Jones, of fickens, Kelly, Lawrence, Leigh, Mann, Martin, Millt>r, of Bulloch, McHenry, Overstreet, Parker, Rawles, Rice, Richardson, _Roge_rs, of Mcintosh, Roper, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 19.04. 999 "'Rudicil, Shackelford, :Simmons, Stovall, Thurman, Wise, Womble, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.-. Adams, Arnold, Ayres, 13eall, of Paulding, Bell, of Milton, Bower, Boykin, Brock, Buchannon, Burton, Butts, Carrington, Daves, Duckett, Duggan, Edwards, Ennis, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, Griffin, McLain, Gross, Owen, Harrell, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hicks, Peyton, Houston, Rankin, Howard, of Laurens, Redwine, Howell, Rogers, of Hall, Johnson, of Baker, Rountree, Johnson, of Crawford,Shannon, Kendrick, Singletary, Kent, Strickland, Kilburn, Thompson, Knight, Tracy, Little, Valentine, Mayson, Walker, of Monroe, Mitcham, Wellborn, Mitchell, Whitley, Mizell, Mr. Speaker. McBride, On motion of Mr. Underwood, the verification of the 1'011-call was agreed to. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 72, nays 47 The resolution having failed to receive the requisite -constitutional majority, was lost. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 8 o'clock to-night. lOQO JOURNAL OF THE I.J:OUSE. 8 o'clock p. m. The House reconvened at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker pro tem. On motion of Mr. Deal, the call of the roll was dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Mulherin, the elevator boy and the pages of the House were excused from the night session. The following Senate bills were read the second time, to wit: By Mr. Park of the 3d District- A bill to amend the charter of the town o~ Arlington. By Mr. Hudson of the 13th District- A resolution to pay the per diem and mileage of Senator Roberts to his widow. By Mr. Comas of the 3d District- A bill to require railroad companies to equip their flat cars with standards when carrying lumber, etc. By Mr. Hopkins of the 7th District- A bill to amend section 826, volume I of the Code. By Mr. Jordan of the 28th District- A bill to prescribe the rate automobiles shall run on the highways of this State. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 1001 By Mr. Harrell of the 8th District-- A bill to repeal an Act to amend an Act to create a new charter of Camilla. By Mr. Duncan of the roth DistrictA bill to change the county site of Worth county. The following Senate bills were read the second time and recommitted, to wit : By Messrs. McLean and Moore- A bill to require commission merchants to endorse the bill of sale with name of purchaser and date of sale furnished to the owner. By Mr. Starr of the 43d District- A bill to prohibit the importation of cotton se~d, etc.~ from districts affected with boll weevil. The following Senate bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Perry of the 33d District- A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Maysville. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. 1002. JOURNAL OP THE HOUSJS. By Mr. McMichael of the 24th District- A bill to amend an Act to amend the charter of Columbus. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. .By Mr. Symons of 4th District- A bill to abolish the municipality known as the town Of Everett. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. Harrell of the 8th District- A bill to create dispensaries in the county of Mitchell. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. ..... WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 1003 By Mr. Turner of the 34th District..,... A bill to authorize the town of McDonough to issue bonds. The report of the committee, which w~ favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. Sweat of the sth District- A bill to create a new charter for the town of Willacoochee, in Coffee 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 go, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. Park of 37th District- A bill to amend an Act to create a Prison Commission for the State of Georgia, 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, Mr. Jones, of Dougherty, called for the ayes and nays and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows : 1004 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.....::.... Akin, Alexander, Almond, Baldwin, Bell, of Emanuel, Blackburn, Boykin, Brown, Calvin, Cann Conner, Cook, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Deal, Dozier, Dunbar, Felder, Flanigan, Flynt, Fussell, George, Glenn, Grice, Hal!. Hardman, Newton, Harden, Nisbet, Hawes, Overstreet, Hayes, O'Quinn, Hendry, Pate, of Gwinnett. Hixon, of Carroll, Paulk, of Coffee, Hixon, of Sumter, Phillips, Holder, Preston, Houston, Rainey, Johnson, of Baker, Rawles, Johnson, of Crawford.Reid, Jones, of Dougherty, Rice, Kelly, Ridley, Lane, Rudicil, Little, Sanders, Mann, Shackelford, Martin, Shannon, Miller, of Bulloch, Slaton, Miller, of Muscogee, Spence. Mills, Steed, of Taylor, Morton, Stovall, Mulherin, Thurman, McCurry, Tigner, McElmurray, West, McHenry, \Vise, McLain, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Alford, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Booth, Bower, Brinson, Brock, Bush, Cliatt, Davison, Derrick, Duckett, Moses, DuPont, Proctor, English, Rogers, of Mcintosh,. Foster, of Oconee, Singletary. Gaulden, Steed, oi Carroll, Grenade, Stewart, Howard, of Laurens, .Underwood, Howell; Valentine, Hutcheson, Whitley, Knowles, Womble, Lawrence, Yates, Maples, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904, 1005 Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, AyNs, Bell, of Milton, Bowen, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Butts, Candler, Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cromartie, Cruq~.bly, Duggan, Edwards, Ennis, Evans, Fields, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Parker, Griffin, Pate, of Dooly, Gross, Paulk, of Irwin, Harrell, Peyton, Henry, Rankin, Hicks, Redwine, Howard, of Baldwin, Richardson, Jones, of Pickens, Rogers, of Hall, Kendrick, Roper, Kent, Rountree, Kilburn, Simmons, Knight, Stanford, Lanier, Strickland, Leigh, Thompson, Mayson, Tracy, Mitcham, Walker, of Monroe, Mitchell, Walker, of Pierce, Mizell, Wellborn, McBride, Wilson, McRae, Mr. Speaker. Owen, On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the roll <:all was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 77, nays 35 The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. Mr. Flynt gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in not passing the above bill. Mr. Kelly, Chairman of the Conference Committee, to <:onfer with a like committee from Senate on Senate amendments to House bill known as the'' Austratian Bal~ot Bill," submitted the following report: 1006 }OUR.NA:t.. 01' TBB HouSH. Mr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to confer with a similar committee from the Senate on the disagreement between the two bodies on the Senate amendment to House Bill No. 826, known as the "Australian Ballot Bill," beg leave to report that they have conferred with the committee from the Senate and have not been able to agree. Your committee recommends that the House insists on its disagreement to the Senate amendment, and suggests the appointment of another Conference Committee. T. J. M. KELLY, Chairman; T. S. FELDER, P. A. STOVALL. The Speaker appointed as the Conference Committee on Sena.te Bill No. 136, known as the bill to increase the Judges' salaries of the Supreme and Superior Courts: Mr. Blackburn, Mr. Lane, Mr. Dunbar. On motion of Mr. Nisbet Senate Bill No. 313 was tabled. Mr. Davis, Chairman of the Conference Committee to adjust differences between the House and Senate on certain amendments to the General Appropriation Bill, snbmitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Atlanta, Ga., August ro, I904 The Conference Committee on the part of the House to consider the disagreements between the House of Representatives and the Senate, submit the following report : Your committee recommends that the House of Rep- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. lOOT resentatives recede from its disagreement to the Senateamendment providing for an appropriation of Twentyfive Hundred Dollars to the Trustees of the University of the State to be expended for the conducting of Farm- ers' Institutes. House refused to recede. Your committee further recommends that the appropriation for the State Sanitarium be increased by inserting the sum of Three Hundred and Thirty-seven Thousand Dollars instead of Three Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars, this amount first stated being agreed on by the two Conference Committees. House adopted. Your committee further reports that it has been unable to arrive at an agreement with the Senate Committee regarding the appropriation for common schools, and recommend that the House refuse to recede from its position in disagreeing to the Senate amendment seeking to reduce this appropriation to Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars. House adopted. Your committee asks to be discharged and another Conference Committee be appointed to consider the mat- ter of disagreement between the House and Senate on. the above stated appropriation. House adopted. Respectfully, CHAS. L. DAVIS, Chairman;. W. S. WEST, WALTER E. STEED. 1008 . jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, Th~ following bill was taken up and the Senate amendment agreed to as agreed to : By Mr. Blackburn- A bill to provide for compensation of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in counties having a population of 75,000 or more. On motion of Mr. Steed, of Taylor, the night session was extended for the consideration of local bills. The following Senate bills were read the third time, 1:o wit: By Mr. Harrell of the 8th District- A bill to confer upon the senior colonel of the line in the Georgi~ State Troops, the rank and title of Brevet Brigadier-General. 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 98, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. Harrell of the 8th District- A bill to amend an Act to provide that the two assistants of the Adjutant-General shall have the rank of Colonel and Lieutenant-Colonel. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1904. 1009 On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed. By Mr. Merritt of the 2oth District- A bill to provide for the care of certain convicts in this State, and for other purposes. On motion of Mr. Slaton, the above bill was tabled. Senate bill No. 279 was also tabled on motion of Mr. Slaton of Fulton. On motion of Mr. McCurry of Hart, Bills Nos. 298, 299 and 300 were tabled. The Speaker appointed the following Confence Commiteee on the "General Appropriation Bill'': Mr. Bush, Mr. George, Mr. Holder. The Speaker then announced the House adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. 64 h j 1010 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Atlanta, Georgia, . Thursday, August II, 1904 The House met pursuant to adjournment at 9 o'clock a. m., this day, was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. The following prayer was offered by the Chaplain: Oh, Lord, our God, our Father and our Friend. We come to Thee this last day of our session with grateful hearts for the loviug kindness and the tender mercies Thou hast showered upon us during these weeks and months and years we have been together. Thou hast walked with us through the dark places and upheld us ,by Thy strong and mighty hand. As little children come to their fathers, so would we come to Thee-w\th humility, love and trust. We pray Thee to bless the work we have done and may it redound to Thy glory and the good of ol!r people. Bless these Thy servants as they separate to-day-many of them forever. Grant that their future inay be prosperous and useful and may their hearts be filled with peace. Crown their last days with honor and happiness, and as we fall one by one into the silence of death may we have the consciousness of Thy grace and Thy pardoning love, and when our work is all done and our trials past, give us each a place in the "house not made with hands eternal in the heavens" and we will praise Thee evermore. through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, Amen. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1011 Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boy kin. Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan. Buchannon, Burton, Bush. Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggai;, Kent, Dunbar, Kilburn, DuPont, Knight, Edwards, Knowles, English, Lane, Ennis, Lanier, Evans, Lawrence, Felder, Leigh, Fields, Little, Flanigan, Mann, Flynt, Maples, Foster, of Oconee, Martin, Foster, of Towns, Mayson, Franklin, Miller, of Bulloch, Fussell, Miller, of Muscogee, Gaulden, Mills, George, Mitcham, Glenn, Mitchell, Grenade, Mizell, Grice,. Mor~on, Griffin, Moses, Gross, Mulherin, Hall, McBride, Hardman, McCurry, Harden, McElmurray, Harrell, McHenry, Hawes, McLain, Hayes, McRae, Hendry, Newton, Henry, Nisbet, Hicks, Owen, Hixon, of Carroll,. Overstreet, Hixon, of Sumter, O'Quinn, Holder, Parker, Houston, Pate, of Dooly, Howard, of Baldwin, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Coffee, Howell, Paulk, of Irwin, Hutcheson, Peyton, Johnson, of Baker, Phillips, Johnson, of Crawford,Preston, Jones, of Dougherty, Proctor, Jones, of Pickens, Rainey, Kelly, Rankin, Kendrick, Rawles, . ;;.: .1012 1ouiNAt 'oF THE HousE. Redwine, Singletary, Reid, Slaton, Rice, Spence, Richardson, Stanford. Ridley, Steed, of Carroll, Rogers, of Hall, Steed, of Taylor, Rogers, of Mclntosh,Stewart, Roper, Stovall, Rountree, Strickland, Rudicil, Thompson, Sanders, Thurman, Shackelford, Tigner, Shannon, Tracy, Simmons, Underwood, Valentine, Walker, of Monroe, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn. West, Whit! e)', Wilson, Wise, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Strickland, of Tattnall, from the day's session. At the invitation of the House the following farewell poem by Representative Grenade, of Wilkes, was read to the House by the anthor: Our work is done; now let us rest, For ev~ry Mann ha8 done his best; In Rainey weather, or in dry, From duty's post we did not fly, But did such work at hist'ry makin' As sets our hearts and souls to Akin. Our Carr of progress was not slow, Our mettlPd Steeds ne'er failed to go ; Our Walkers, too, with lively pace, Were never laggards in the race. From southern plainil to northern hills Our Millers true, with faithful Mills, Have proven Wise in every Deal, And served the State some first-class meal. From north to south, from east to West, We've labored with an earnest zest, With all our might, and all our main, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. We've followed on the one straight Lane. From every mountain, cove and Glenn All who Cann Reid know us as men Who Foster what is just and right, Who love the truth and seek the lightAs Moses at the burning Bush. Awll-struck and meek with humble blush His weakness felt, and asked for power. So we, in e.pite of our right Bower, Can't raise the earth to meet the sky; To Harden Flynt we do not try, Nor do we claim to gather yields Impossible, e'en from our Fields. Yet we Cann raise a Little Rice And have a Cook to serve for Grice. While Underwood and Maples thrive. Long as the English tongue shall live Good people all will still be Owen Thanks for the work that we've been doin'. Now, while we claim to be Well-born, With lives as clean as th' rosy morn, In public trusts, or home affairs, By George I we never put on Ayres. The partin~~; Bell's sad tones now fall, We're loath to leave our much-loved Hall. The welling tears bedim our sight While we in sadness say; "good Knight." -The Capitol, August 11, 1904. 10l3 Mr. Calvin, chairman of tl,e Committee on General Agriculture, submitted a report as follows: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on General Agriculture have had under consideration Senate bill, number 243, which prohibits the importation of certain seed and products into this State from any section infested with the Texas boll weevil, and recommend that the same do not pass. 1014 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Also, Senat~ bill, number 276, which proposes to amend the Act, which controls the Department of Horticulture and Pomology, so as to authorize the .issuance of two classes of certificates by the .State Entomologist as to the condition of nursery stock in this State, and recommend that the same do not pass. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN V. CALVIN, Chairman. Mr. Slaton, chairman of Committee on General Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary, having had under consideration the following Senate bills, instructed me, as their Chairman, to report same back to the House, with the recommendation that same d<;> pass, to wit: A bill to amend sectiW- A bill to amend an Act to amend an Act relative to the office of the State Entomologist. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904, 1027 Mr. Evans, Chairman of Conference Committee to adjust differences existing between House and Senate on House bill No. 826, known as the '' Australian Ballot bill," submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your committee on the part of the House as a Conference Committee with a committee on the part of the Senate have had under consideration House Bill No. 826, known as the "Australian Ballot bill" and amendments thereto, and after due confetence and consideration, beg leave to report and respectfully recommend as follows: That the House do recede from its disagreement to amendment No. 5 offered by the Senate and that the House do concur in said amendment that the original bill as amended be passed. All of which is respectfully submitted. A. W. EVANS, Chairman : W. S. McH:ItNRY, T. R. WHITLEY, Committee on the part of House. 0. N. STARR, L. L. MIDDLEBROOKS, F. L. SWEAT, CoJTimittee on the part of Senate. The report of the Committee preceding was disagreed to and the motion was made to appoint a new committee, which was carried. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr." Northen, the Secretary thereof: 1028 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: The Senate appoints Messrs. Smith, Hudson and Atkinson as a ~onference Committee on the part of the Senate upon the following bill of the Hou~e, to wit : A bill to provide for the assessment of property of corporations which are required to make returns to the Comptroller-General. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof : Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: A bill to create a new charter for the town of Cochran. The Speaker antiounced the following Committee of Conference on the Tax Assessors Bill : Mr. Howell, Mr. Butts, Mr. Rankin. The following Senate bill was read the third time and put upon its passage : By Mr. Jordan of 28th District- A bUl to amend section 1791 of the Code so as to increase the salary of the Clerk of Commissioner of Agriculture. The report of the Committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. THURSDAY, AUGUST ,11, 1904. 1029 On the passage 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.- Akin, Alford, Arnold, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Blackburn, Booth, Boy kin, Brock, Brown, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, Carswell, Conner, Daniel, Davison, D~al, Duckett, DuPont, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Parker, Franklin, Pate, of Gwinnett, George, Paulk, of Coffee, Glenn, Paulk, of Irwin, Gross, Peyton, Harden, Phillips, Harrell, Preston, Hawes, Proctor, Holder, Rainey, Houston, Rankin, Howard, of Baldwin, Reid, Hutcheson, Richardson, Johnson, of Baker, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Jones, of Dougherty, Roper, Jones, of Pickens, Rudicil, Kilburn, Sanders, Leigh, Shannon, Martin, :-mgletary, Miller, of Bulloch, Slaton, Miller, of Muscogee, Spence, Mitcham, Steed, of Taylor, Mizell, Stewart, Morton, Stovall, Moses, \Vellborn, McHenry, West, McLain, Whitley, Newton, Wilson, Nisbet, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Almond, Baldwin, Betr, of Milton, Brinson, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannon, Burton, Butts, Carrington, Cliatt, Cook, Daves, Davis, Duggan, 1030 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. English, Fussell, Gaulden, Grenade, Grice, Hall, Hayes, Henry, Hixon, of Carroll, Howell, Johnson, of Crawford,Ridley, Kelly, Simmons, Knight, Stanford, Lanier, Steed, of Carroll, Lawrence, Thompson, McCurry, Valentine, McRae, Walker, of Pierce, Pate, of Dooly, Womble, Rawles, Yates, Rice, Those not voting were Messrs.- Adams, Alexander, Ayres, Beauchamp, Bowen, Bower, Cromartie, Crumbly, Derrick, Dozier, Dunbar, Edwards, Fields, Griffin, Hardman, Hendry, . Hicks, Owen, Hixon, of Sumter, Overstreet, Howard, of Laurens, O'Quinn, Kendrick, Redwine, Kent, Rogers, of Hall, Knowles, Rountree, Lane, Shackelford, Little, Strickland, Mann, Thurman, Maples, Tigner, Mayson, Tracy, Mills, Underwood, Mitchell, Walker, of Monroe, Mulherin, Wise, McBride, Mr. Speaker. McElmurray, On motion of Mr. Kelly the verification of the rollcall was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 84, nays 41. The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. On motion of Mr. McCurry, Senate bills Nos. 298, 299, JOO were taken from the table and plac-ed on the calendar. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1~04. 1031 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the report of the Conference 'Committee on the bill of the House making appropriations for the expenses of the government, etc., for year 1905, and recedes from its amendment reducing the appropriation for common schools to $9oo,ooo. Mr. Bush, Chairman Conference Committee on the General Appropriation Bill, submitted the following report: . Mr. Speaker: Your Conference Committee after conference on General Appropriation Bill. with the Committee on the part of the Senate, beg leave to recommend as follows: 1. That the House recede from its position in refusing to concur in amendment 13 of said bill. 2. That the House insist in its refusal to concur in :amend~ent 8 of said bill. J. A. BUSH, E. H. GEORGE, JNO. N. HOLDER, On the part of the House. B. L. TISINGER, J. D. HARRELL, On the part of the Senate. The House concurred in amendment No. 13 to the General Appropriation Bill, and adopted the preceding report of the Conference Committee. 1032 ]OURNAL OF THB HOUSE. The following Senate bills were read the third time and put upon their passage, to wit: By Mr. Symons of the 4th District- A bill to amend section 735, volume I of the Code. The report of the Committee which was favorable tothe passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 88, nays 2. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Atkinson of 26th District- A bill to fix the salary of the stenographer in the office of the Attorney-General. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The Committee of Conference to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the amendments of the House to Senate bill No. 136, known as the bill to increase the salaries of the Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, submitted the following report, which was adopted : THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1033 Mr. Speaker: Your Conference Committee having had under con sideration Senate bill No. 136, unanimously recommend as follows : That the following words "and the said in. crease to $3,000 for Superior Court Judges, and $4,000 for Supreme Court Judges shall be dependent upon com. pliance with this section" to strike from second section of said bill as amended. Adopted. We recommend further that the House recede from its action in disagreeing to the Senate amendment to the caption of said bill. Respectfully submitted. R. B. BLACKBURN, C. E. DUNBAR, W. T. LANE, Committee. The following bill was taken up and the Senate amendments agreed to, the House receding from its amendment to the amendment of the Senate, towit: By Messrs. McRae and West of Lowndes- A bill to cede jurisdiction over certain lands in Valdosta to the United States. The following bill was read the third time and put upon its passage, to wit : By Mr. Jordan of the 28th district- A bill to provide a remedy for the recovery of county taxes in certain cases. 1034 JoURNAL OF THE HOUSE. On motion of Mr. Booth of Walton, the above bill was tabled. By Mr. Sneed of the 29th District- A bill to make it a misdemeanor for any person to buy <>r sell a vote in any primary election. The report of the committee which was favclrable to the passage of the bill was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 105, nays 5 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Jordan of the 28th District- A resolution to authorize the Governor to appoint a Commission to investigate the causes, etc., of tuberculosis. Th.e report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to. On passage of the bill the ayes were 99, nays 7 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Skelton of the 31st District- A bill to abolish the City Court of Hart county. The report of the committee which was favorable to the passage of the bill was agreed to. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1035 On passage of the bill the ayes were 90, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Skelton of the Jist District- A bill to incorporate the city of Hartwell. 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 99, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Skelton of the Jist District- A bill to create the City Court of Hartwell. 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 the ayes were 91, nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By Mr. Hopkins of the 7th District- A bill to amend section I764, volume I of the Code, so as to further define what are lawful fences. 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 S 1036 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Cann, Chairman of the Committee on Railroadst submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Railroads having had under consideration Senate bill No. 195, instructs me as its chairman, to report the same back with the recommendation that it do not pass. Respectfully submitted, J. FERRIS CANN, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Harden of Chatham, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon. 3 o'clock p.m. The Honse reconvened at this hour, and was called to order by the Speaker. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adams, Akin, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Arnold, Ayres, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bowen, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Bruce, Buchan, Buchannan, Burton, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Cann Carr, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1037 Carrington, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Daves, Davis, Davison, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, English, Ennis, Evans, Felder, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Oconee, Foster, of Towns, Franklin, Fussell, Gaulden, George, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Griffin, Gross, Hall, Hardman, Harden, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Hendry, Henry, Newton, Hicks, Nisbet, Hixon, of Carroll, Owen, Hixon, of Sumter, Overstreet, Holder, O'Quinn, Houston, Parker, Howard, of Baldwin, Pate, of Dooly, Howard, of Laurens, Pate,.pf Gwirtnett, Howell, Paulk, of Coffee, Hutcheson, Paulk, of Irwin, Johnson, of Baker, Peyton, Johnson, of Crawford, Phillips; Jones, of Dougherty, Preston, Jones, of Pickens, Proctor, Kelly, Rainey, Kendrick, Rankin, Kent, Rawles, Kilburn, Redwine, Knight, Reid, Knowles, Rice, Lane, Richardson, Lanier, Ridley, Lawrence, Rogers, of Hall, Leigh, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Little, Roper, Mann, Rountree, Maples, Rudicil, Martin, Sanders, Mayson, Shackelford, Miller, of Bulloch, Shannon, Miller, of Muscogee, Simmons, Mills, Singletary, Mitcham, Slaton, Mitchell, Spence, Mizell, Stanford, Morton, Steed, of Carroll, Moses, Steed, of Taylor, Mulherin, Stewart, McBride, Stovall, McCurry, Strickland, McElmurray, Thompson, McHenry, Thurman, McLain, Tigner, McRae, Tracy, 1038 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Underwood, West, Valentine, Whitley, Walker, of Monroe, Wilson, Walker, of Pierce, Wise, Wellborn, Womble, Wooten, Yates, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Knowles, Chairman of the Committee of the W. & A. Railroad, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Western and AtlantiC Railroad instruct me, as its chairman, to submit the following report: The Committee, through a sub-committee, made a most careful and thorough examination and inspection of all the property of the Western and Atlantic Railroad~ which sub-committee made the report hereto attached,. which is adopted and submitted as the report of the General Committee on Western and Atlantic Railroad. W. A. KNOWLES, Chairman. To the Ho1torab/e Sta1tdi1tg Committee of the House of Represe1ttatives o1t the We3ter1t a1td Atla1ttic Railway: Your special sub-committee appointed to investigate the condition of the Western and Atlantic Railway, and the property of the State therein and thereto appertaining, respectfully submits the following report: Your committee left Atlanta on Saturday morning A-ugust the 6th with schedule arranged so that the committee was enabled to give thorough inspection to all . the property, the road-bed, track, right-of-way, the depots, and such of the bridges of the road as the committee desired. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1039 We beg to report that we found the road in its entirety in first-class condition and that, so far as the committee could determine, the lessee:; are complying with the terms of the lease in every particular. All of the depots seem to be kept up in good shape and are in every particular in thorough keeping with the impor- tance of the road and terms of the lease. We note that, instead of the sixty-eight-pound rail with which the road-bed is laid, there is being rapidly substituted therefor eighty-pound rails, already fifteen miles have been laid, and the rest will be completed as soon as possible. The road, with the exception of ten miles cinder ballast, the entire road is being covered with limerock ballast from eight to twelve inches in thickness. Respectfully submitted, W. A. KNOWLES, Ex officio Chairman. 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 bills and resolutions of the House, to wit : A bill to amend section 821, volume 1 of the C~de. A bill to fix fees of notaries public and other officers whose duty it is to protest notes, etc. A bill to authorize the payment of pensions of deceased soldiers or widows, in certain cases. 1040 ]OURNAI. OF THE HOUSE. A bill to revise and consolidate the game and fish laws. A bill to make an appropriation to the University for the use of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College. A bill to amend section 35 of Act creating the city court of Elberton. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the public .schools of Blue Ridge. A bill to amend the charter of the town of Stillmore. A bill to repeal Act incorporating the town of Cochran. A bill to amend the ~barter of the city of Macon. A bill to repeal Act incorporating the town of Rising Fawn. A resolution to pay pension of Carrie Wilson to her daughter. A resolution to appropriate $soo to purchase an oil painting of the late General J. B. Gordon. A resolution to provide for certain payment to Capt. J. R. Atwater for armory rent for Upson Guards. A resolution to pay the pension of Mrs. Matilda A. West; deceased. A resolution to pay the pension of Mrs. Mary Guy. A resolution to pay'the pension of Mrs. Harriet E. Malone to her son. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1041 A resolution to authorize the Prison Commission to provide work for a certain class of convicts and to make contracts for the same. A res<;>lution to pay pension of Thomas Dunman to his sister. A resolution to appropiate $29,000 to the Trustees of the University of Georgia to rebuild and equip Science Hall at Athens. The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to incorporate the Hoschton Public Graded School District in Jackson county. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following Senate resolution, to wit: A resolution requesting the return of Senate resolution 101. The Senate has appointed Messrs. Skelton, Mathews and Starr as a Conference Committee on the part of the Senate upon the following bill of the House, to wit: A bill to revise the election laws of this State. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: 66 h 1 1042 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Houser to wit: A bill to protect and aid the Georgia Industrial Home and other child-saving institutions in this State. The Senate has concurred in House amendments to the following Senate bill, to wit : A bill to establish the City Court of Hartwell. The Speaker announced the following Conference Committee to consider amendments to " Australian Ballot Bill" : Messrs. Akin, Franklin and Hixon. The following resolution was introduced and n:ad~ to wit: By Mr Wilson of Clay- A resolution providing that the House adjourn sine die at 6 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Steed offered to amend by inserting the words. "not later than 6 o'clock." On the adoption 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 Mess~s.- Almond, Arnold, Baldwin, Beall, of Paulding, Blackburn, Boykin, Brock, Buchannon, Candler, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1043 Carr, Carrington, Carswell, Conner, Crumbly, Daves, Davis, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, English, Evans, Foster, -of Oconee: Foster, of Towns, Glenn, Grenade, Hall, Hardman, Harrell, Hendry, Henry, Hixon, of Sumter, Pate, of Dooly,' Johnson, of Baker, Paulk, of Coffee, Jones, of Dougherty, Paulk, of Irwin, Jones, of Pickens, Preston, Kelly, Proctor, Kendrick, Rainey, Kilburn, Rawles, Lanier, Rogers, of Hall, Lawrence, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Leigh, Roper, Mann, Rudicii, '\1artin, Simmons, Miller, of Bulloch, Singletary, Mitcham, Steed, of Carroll, Mulherin, Steed, of Taylor, M.cElmurray, Thurman, McLain, Walker, of Pierce, Newton, Wellborn, Nisbet, Wilson, O'Quinn, Wise, Parker, Womble, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Alexander, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Booth, Brinson, Brown, Bruce, Burton, Bush, Calvin, Cann Cliatt, Cook, Daniel, Davison, Felder, Fields, Flynt, McHenry, Fussell, McRae; Gaulden, Pate, of Gwinnett, George, Phillips, Grice, Redwine, Harden, Reid, Hawes, Rice, Hayes, Ridley, Holder, Sanders, Houston, Shackelford, Howard, of Baldwin, Shannon, Hutcheson, Slaton, Knowles, Stanford, Lane, Stewart, Little, Stovall, Mayson, Tigner, Miller, of Muscogee, Wooten, Mills, Yates, McCurry, 1044 ]OURNAJ. OF THE HOUSE. Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Alford, Ayres, Bowen, Bower, Buchan, Butts, Cromartie, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, Ennis, Flanigan, Franklin, Griffin, Gross, Overstreet, Hicks, Peyton, Hixon, of Carroll, Rankin, Howard, of Laurens, Richardson, Howell, Rountree, Johnson, of Crawford,Spence, Kent, Strickland, Knight, Thompson, Maples, Tracy, Mitchell, Underwood, Mizell, Valentine, Morton, Walker, of Monroe, Moses, West, McBride, Whitley, Owen, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Mulherin the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 73, nays s6; the resolution was therefore adopted. The following resolution was read and adopted, to wit: By Mr. Bruce of Lumpkin- A resolution requesting the Senate to return to the House, House.bill No. II35 The Speaker appointed the following committee on part of the House to purchase a life-size portrait of General Jno. B. Gordon: Mr. Mayson, Mr. Holder. The following Senate bill was read third time and put upon its passage, to wit: THU,RSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. By Mr. Howell of 35th District- 1045 A bill to regulate the business of money lending on personal property, and for other purposes. Mr. Hall of Bibb moved to table the above bill, and on that motion Mr. Houston called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained, and on taking the ballot vwa voce the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.- Beall, of Paulding, Bruce, Burton, Cann Daves, Derrick, Duckett, Felder, George, Hall, Harden, Hendry, Hixon, of Sumter, Johnson, of Baker, Kelly, Knight, Mann, Mitcham, McLain, O'Quinn, Parker, Pate, of Dooly, Paulk, of Irwin, . Rawles, Roper, Rudicil, Spence, Thompson, Those vot~ng in the negative were Messrs.- Adams, Alexander, Alford, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Emanuel, Bell, of Milton, Blackburn, Booth, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, Brock, Brown, Buchannan, Bush, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Carrington, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Crumbly, Daniel, Davis, Davison, Deal, Dozier, English, Ennis, Evans, Foster, of Oconee, Fussell, Gaulden, Glenn, Grenade, Grice, Gross, Hardman, Harrell, Hawes, Hayes, Henry, Holder, Houston, Howard, of Baldwin, 1046 !OURNAL OF THE HoUSE. Hutcheson, McHenry, Singletary, Jones, of Dougherty, McRae, Slaton, Jones, of Pickens, Newton, Stanford, Kendrick, Nisbet, Steed, of Carroll, Kilburn, Owen, Stewart, Knowles, .Paulk, of Coffee, Stovall, Lane, Phillips, Tigner, Lanier, Preston, Tracy, Lawrence, Proctor, Underwood, Leigh, Reid, Valentine, Little, Rice, Walker, of Pierce, Martin, Richardson, Wellborn, Miller, of Bulloch, Ridley, Whitley, Mills, Rogers, of Hall, Wilson, Moses, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Wise, Mulherin, Sanders, Womble, McCurry, Shackelford, Wooten, McElmurray, Simmons, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Akin, Arnold, Ayres, Bowen, Buchan, Butts, Carswell, Cromartie, Duggan, Dunbar, DuPont, Edwards, Fields, Flanigan, Flynt, Foster, of Towns, McBride, Franklin, Overstreet, Griffin, Pate, of Gwinnett, Hicks, Peyton, Hixon, of Carroll, Rainey, Howard, of Laurens, Rankin, Howell, Redwine, Johnson, of Crawford,Rountree, Kent, Shannon, Maples, Steed, of Taylor, Mayson, Strickland, Miller, of Muscogee, Thurman, Mitchell, Walker, of Monroe, Mizell, West, Morton, Mr. Speaker. On motion of Mr. Kelly of Glascock, the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On motion to table the ayes were 28, nays 102 ; the motion was therefore lost. THURSDAY, AuGUST 11, 1.904. 1047 On the passage of the bill the previous question was -called and the main question ordered. The committee offered a substitute to the original bill -on the adoption o which Mr. Hall of Bibb called for the ayes. and nays. The call was sustained and on taking the ballot viva voce the vote was as follows : Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.- Adams, AkiR, Alexander, Almond, Baldwin, Beauchamp, Bell, of Milton, Bower, Boykin, Brinson, 13rock, Brown, Buchannan, Bush, Butts, Calvin, Candler, Carr, Carswell, Cliatt, Conner, Cook, Cromartie, Crumbly, Daniel, Deal, Derrick, Dozier, Duckett, Duggan, DuPont, English, Ennis, Maples, Evans, Martin, Fields, Miller, of Muscogee, Foster, of Oconee, Mills, F rankhn. Morton, Fussell, McCurry, Gaulden, McElmurray, Glenn, McHenry, Grice, Newton, Gross, Nisbet, Hardman, Owen, Harden, Parker, Harrell, Phillips, Hawes, Preston, Hayes, Proctor, Henry, Rawles, Hixon, of Carroll, Redwine, Holder, Reid, Houston, Rice, Howard, of Baldwin, Richardson, Howell, Ridley, Hutcheson, Rogers, of Mcintosh, Jones, of Dougherty, Roper, Jones, of Pickens, Sanders, Kelly, Shackelford, Kendrick, Singletary, 'Kilburn, Slaton, Knowles, Spence, Lane, Stanford, Lanier, Steed, of Carroll, Leigh, Stewart, Little, Stovafi, 1048 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Tigner, Tracy, Valentine, Walker, of Pierce, Wellborn, Whitley, Wilson, Wise, Womble, Wooten, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.- Alford, Beall, of Paulding, Bell, of Emanuel, Blackburn, Booth, Bruce, Burton, Carrington, Daves, Davison, Felder, Flynt, Grenade, Hall, Hendry, Johnson, of Baker, Knight, Miller of Bulloch Mitcham, Moses, Mulherin, McLain, O'Quinn, Pate, of Dooly, Paulk, of Irwin, Rainey, Rogers, of Hall, Rudicil, Simmons, Steed, of Taylor, Thompson, Thurman, West, Yates, Those not voting were Messrs.- Arnold, Ayres, Bowen, Buchan, Cann Davis, Dunbar, Edwards, Flanigan, Foster, of Towns, George, Griffin, Hicks, Overstreet, Hixon, of Sumter, Pate, of Gwinnett, Howard, of Laurens, Paulk, of Coffee, Johnson, of Crawford,Peyton, Kent, Rankin, Lawrence, Rountree, Mann, Shannon, Mayson, Strickland, Mitchell, Underwood, Mizell, Walker, of Monroe, McBride, Mr. Speaker. McRae, By unanimous consent the verification of the roll-call was dispensed with. On the adoption of the substitute the ayes were ro6, nays 34 The substitute was therefore adopted. On the passage of the bill by substitute the ayes were 92, nays 7 THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1049' The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute. On motion of Mr. Steed of Taylor, the Senate was requested to return the resolution of the House which provided that the General Assembly adjourn si?Ze die at 6 o'clock. The following bills were taken up and the Senate amendments agreed to : By Mr. Felder of Bibb- A bill to recognize and protect the Georgia Industrial Home and other child-saving institutions in this State. By Messrs. Holder and Hardman- A bill to incorporate Hoschton Public Graded School District, in Jackson county. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the following House resolution, to wit: A resolu~ion for the return of House bill II35 And herewith returns the same. The Senate has refused to accept the report of the Conference Committee upon the following House bill,. to wit: A bill to revise the election laws of this State. 1050 ]OURNAL OF THE HOUSE. And has appointed on the part of the Senate as a new f the House, to wit: A resolution to fix a time for adjournment of the General Assembly sz'ne dz'e. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1063 By Mr. Hopkins ~f the 7th District- A bill to amend section 826, volume r of the Code so as to relieve said section of ambiguity1 and for other purposes. The committee proposed to amend by striking in lines r8, 19, 20 and in lines 44 and 45 of said section, the words, "and the notes and accounts and the money forming part of the capital" and insert in lieu thereof the words "and the notes and accounts made, and money used in the prosecution.'' 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 94, nays 4 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. The Speaker appointed the following committee to confer with a like committee from the Senate, relative to the hour of adjourning sz'ne dz'e: Messrs. Grice, Calvin and Preston. The committee appointed to fix the hour to adjourn sz'ne dz'e submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate as to what hour the General Assembly shall adjourn, respectfully report : 1064 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. That it was the sense of the joint committee that the General Assembly adjourn s_z"ne die at the hour of ro:3o to-night, and the committee recommends the adoption of the accommpanying resolution. Respectfully submitted. . MR. GRICE, MR..PRESTON, MR. CALVIN, Committee on part of the House. The Special Committee of the House to regulate and prescribe the hour of adjournment proposed the following resolution, to wit: A resolution providing that the House adjourn sme die at ro:3o o'clock. By Mr. Howell of the 35th District- A bill to amend section I495 1 volume I of the (;ode, which provides for the meeting of the State Board of Pharmacy. 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 o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Howell of the 35th District- A bill to amend section I497, volume I of the Code~ which prescribes the manner of granting licenses by the State Board of Pharmacy. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1065 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 ro. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Howell of the 35th District- A bill to amend section I492, volume I of the Code, which provides for the appointment of members of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy. 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 9I 1 nays o. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Davis of the I 7th District- A bill to require the Treasurer, Comptroller-General and Secretary of State of this State to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties. 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 62, nays 36. The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. 1066 JOURNAL OF THE H-oUSE. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in House amendments to the following bill of the Senate : A bill to authorize the Board of Medical Examiners of Georgia to grant licenses to licensees ~f other States without examination. ; The following joint resolution was read and ad?pted, to wit: By Mr. Calvin of Richmond- A resolution providing for a committee to visit the $tate University on the occasion of the annual commencement of that Institution. The Speaker announced the following committee to visit the State University on the occasion of their annual commencement: Messrs. Calvin, Owen, Martin, Franklin, Jones of Pickens, Stewart, Gaulden, Leigh, Flynt, Phillips, McCurry, J:lanigan, Hall, Hayes, Steed of Carroll, and Knowles. The following resolution was read and adopted to wit : By Mr. Fields of Dooly- Whereas, The General Assembly of Georgia is now about to be dissolved, the members of which are soon to .Part, to meet again we know not when ; and THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1067 Whereas, It is meet that we should meet together in unity once again ; therefore be it Resolved, by the House of Representatives of thesessions of 1902-03 and 04, That our brother Senators be invited to join us in an informal handshake in the hall of the House of Representatives immediately after adjournment to-night, and that Senator Park be requested to sing us a song. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in House ameudments to . the following bill of the Senate, to wit : A bill to amend section 826, volume r of the Code. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. N orthen, the Secretary thereof : Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in as amended, the following resolution of the Ho1tse, to wit: A resolution to adjourn at ro:3o p.m. sine die. The Senate has also concurred in the following resolution, to wit : A. resolution to appoint a committee to attend the University commencement. 1068 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Committee on part of the Senate: Messrs. Crumbley, Jordan, Stephens, Williams, Middlebrooks, Allen, McMichael, Park, Ledford and Mathews. Mr. Wellborn, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment have examined and found properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts, to wit : An Act to incorporate the town of Bostwick. Also, an.Act to amend the charter of town of Bartow. Also, an Act to amend the charter of Monroe, Georgia. Also, a resolution to pay pension of Mrs. Matilda West. Also, .a resolution to pay pension of Mrs. E. C. Shearouse to her legal representative. Also, an Act abolishing County Court of Worth. Also, an Act combining office of Ordinary and County Court Judge of Wilkinson county. Also, a resolution to pay $83 o8 to H. 0. Thornton, tax-collector of Terrell county. Also, an Act to amend an Act incorporating the pub_ lie schools of Blue Ridge. - THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1069 Also, an Act creating a Board of County Commissioners for Dooly county. Also,' a resolution to pay pension of Sarah King to her son, George W. King. Also, a resolution to pay pension to Mrs. I. F. Person. Also, an Act authorizing the village of Harrisonville to let their convicts to Richmond county. Also, .a resolution authorizing Treasurer to pay per diem and mileage of Hon. W. A. P. Lowe to his widow. Also, an Act amending section 35 of the Act creating city court of Elbc:;rton. / Also, an Act to amend the' Act incorporating Oconee Hill Cemetery. Also, an Act to fix salary of the Governor of Georgia. Also, a resolution to pay pension of George Michael. Also, an Act making appropriation to the University of Georgia for the State Normal and Industrial College. ~ Also, a resolution to pay pension of Mrs. Mary Guy. Also, a resolution providing for certain tables from State Institutions of learning. Also, an Act amending an Act incorporating Pineview School District. ~ Also, a resolution providing for bringing up unfinished business of the session. 1070 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Also, a resolution to pay per diem of Hon. W. R. Welch. Also, an Act to authorize mayor and council of Canon to issue bonds. Also, an Act to amend an Act to consolidate andrevise the Acts. incorporating town of Warsaw. Also, an Act to abolish the County Commissioners for Oglethorpe county. Also, an Act to repeal the charter of Rising Fawn. An Act amending Act creating the county court of Jasper county. Also, an Act to incorporate town of Irwinton. . Also, an Act amending charter of Statesboro. Also, an Act authorizing trustees to sell property of Academy for Blind. Also, an Act to amend the Act creating city court of Statesboro. Also, an Act amending Act creating Board of Com. missioners of Bibb county. Also, an Act incorporating the town of Tiger, in Rabun county. Also, an Act amending charter of West Point, Georgia. Also, an Act amending charter of Palmetto,. Camp.. bell county, Georgia. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904'. 1071 Also, an Act fixing pay of county treasurers in certain counties having 75,ooo population or over. Also, a resolution to pay pension of Mrs. S. F. Fuller. Also, a resolution to purchase files for Pension office. .Also, an Act amending charter of Jonesboro, Ga. Also, an Act providing compensation for commis- sioners in certain counties in this State. Also, an Act providing for the citus of debts due nonresidents for purpose of attachments. Also, an Act to amend charter of Cordele. Also, an Act to amend charter of Locust Grove. Also, an Act to amend the charter of Colquitt. Also, a resolution to authorize treasurer of Jackson county to pay out a certain sum of money collected under the 'alternative road law. Also, an Act amending an Act to create the city court of Macon. Also, an Act to authorize the Commissioners of Dougherty county to work county chaingang on streets. of the city of Albany. Also, an Act amending charter of Statham. Also, an Act incorporating Danburg School District 1072 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. A resolution to appropriate $4,000 to the State Industrial College at Savannah. Also, an Act to amend charter of Bethlehem. Also, an Act to amend charter of Jasper, Ga. Also, an Act authorizing town of Valdosta to issue bonds. Also, an Act fixing fees of notaries public. Also, a resolution to pay pension of J. F. McCain. Also, an Act to create cit.Y court of Jackson. Also, an Act granting certain powers to ordinaries. Also, a resolution conferring certain powers on the Prison Commission of Georgia. Also, an Act to incorporate the town of Colquitt. Also, an Act amending charter of Riddleville. Also, an Act to repeal local laws of town of Camilla. Also, a resolution for relief of Lester Parks, and others. Also, a resolution appropr.iating $29,000 to the University of Georgia. Also, an Act incorporating the town of Maples. Also, a resolution to pay pension of Carrie Wilson. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11) 1904. 1073 Also, .an Act to amend section 892 of Code of 1895 Also, a resolution to pay pension of Thos. Dunman to Caroline Dunman. Also, a resolution to make payment to Capt. J. R. Atwate~ for armory rent. Also, an Act to appropriate sum of $2,7so to the School for Deaf anq Dumb at Cave Springs. Also, an Act amending charter of Palmetto. Also, an Act ~o amend an Act creating Commissioners for Fayette county. Also, au Act to amend an Act to incorporate Waresboro School District. Also, a resolution to pay pension due Hannah Harris. Also, an Act to appropriate $I,ooo for payments of rewards. Also, a resolution to pay pension of Wm. Robinson. Also, an Act amending Act creating city court of Waycross. Also, a resolution to pay pension due A. L. Erwin. Also, an Act conferring certain powers on Commissioner of Pensions. Also, a resolution to purchase an oil painting of General John B. Gordon. es hl 1074 jOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Also, an Act to incorporate city of Sylvester.. Also, a resolution to pay pension of Wm. Futch. Also, an Act amending the Act establishing a dispensary in Hogansville, Ga. Also, a resolution appointing a Commission on Jamestown Exposition. Also, an Act to amend the charter of Abbeville. Also, an Act to appropriate $25,000 to State Normal School. Also, a resolution to pay pens10n of Erwin Hum. phries. Respectfully submitted, . C. J. WELLBORN, JR., Chairman. Mr. Bell, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report, to wit: 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 create city court of Gwinnett. Also, an Act to create a Board of Commissioners for Oglethorpe county. Also, an Act to amend an Act approved December 20, 18~8. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1075 Also, an Act to levy and collect a tax for the State -government. Also, an Act to establish a Board of Commissioners for Decatur county. Also, an Act creating city court of Vienna. Also, an Act to amend charter of McDonough. Also, an Act to create a Board of Commissioners for Worth county. Also, an Act to amend the charter of Metcalfe. Al~o, an Act to" amend the city court of Tifton. Also, an Act to amend charter of city of Macon. Also, an Act to amend charter of Perry. Also, an Act to incorporate the town of Chula. Also, an Act to incorporate town of Rebecca. Also, an Act to incorporate the town of Winterville, in the counties of Clarke and Oglethorpe. Also, an Act amending Act creating the city court of Statesboro. Also, a resolution authorizing the correction of certain errors in incorporating the town of Westminster. Also, an Act authorizing atty city in this State to appropriate money. 1076 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Also, an Act amending an Act establishing the citycourt of Buford, Gwinnett county. Also, an Act to make appropriation for the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Legislative .and Judicial, Departments, and for other purposes. Also, an Act ceding to the United States jurisdiction1 over certain lands in Valdosta and Atlanta. Also, an Act to amend section 6so of the Code of i895. Also, an Act to amend the charter of the town of Powder Springs. . Also, a resolution to pay pension of John S. Flynt to Lucy Flynt, his daughter. Also, an Act to amend an Act creating the city of Cordele. Also, an Act to establish the city court of Jonesboro. Also, a resolution appropriating conditionally for the building of a chemical laboratory for the Technologicall School. Also, an Act to amend an Act incorporating the town1 of Reidsville, Tattnall county. Also, a resolution to pay the pension of Mary E.. Mize to her son, Thomas N. Mize. Also, an Act to repeal an Act incorporating the town. of Sylvester. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1077 Also, an Act to authorize 0. H. Sheffield to construct =a dam across Savannah river. Also, an Act to amend an Act amending the road laws for the county of Bibb. Also, an Act to amend an Act providing for the re-moval of obstructions from running streams of Carroll county. Also, an Act to amend section 2 establishing dispensaries in the town of Colquitt. A resolution authorizing correction of certain errors :dn A.ct 494 Also, a resolution to pay. pension of Mrs. A. Harris. .Also, a resolution to pay pension of A. J. Hobbs. .Also, a resolution to pay pension of John S. Flynt. .Also, a resolution to pay pension of Sara Blackburn. Also, an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town -of Stillmore. Also, an Act to amend an Act establishing a charter lor the town of Perry. Also, an Act to incorporate the city of Union Point, :.and for other purposes. Also, an Act to amend Act incorporating town of .Rockmart. Also, an Act to amend charter of Lake Park. 1078 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE. Also, a resolution to pay pension of Mrs. N. S. Lyncbr A resolution to pay pension of Harriet E. Malone. Also, a resolution to pay pension of B. G. Smith. Also, an Act to create City Court of Jonesboro. Also, an Act to pay cost of certain officers in McDuffie county. Also, an Act to amend section 821 of Code of 1895 Also, an Act to appropriate money for State Normat School. Also, an Act to amend Act incorporating WaresboroSchool District. Also, an Act to create a Board of Health for the village of Summerville. Also, an Act amending charter of the city of Thomasville. Also, an Act to incorporate Swainsboro School District. Also, an Act amending the game laws of this State. Also, an Act to incorporate Shellman School Districtr Also, an Act to incorporate town of Toomsboro. Also, an Act amending charter of city of Cordele. Also, an Act to authorize the payment of pensions of deceased soldiers in certain cases. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1904. 1079 Also, an Act incorporating Hoschton Public Graded Sch~ol District in Jackson county. Also, an Act to recognize, protect and aid the Georgia Industrial Home. An Act to incorporate McCaysville. An Act to incorporate Lawrenceville. An Act to incorporate Cochran. An Act to incorporate Marietta. Respectfully submitted, W. L. BELL, Vice-Chairman Enrollment Committee. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Northen, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has finished its work and is ready to adjourn sz"ne die. Mr. Hall of Bibb moved that the Senate be notified that the House is now ready to adjourn sz"ne dz"e. The following resolutions were read and unanimously adopted, to wit: By Mr. Phillips of Jefferson-. A resolution thanking Miss Georgia Hunt for her courtesy and the efficient discharge of her duty as Postmistress. 1080 . ]OUBNAI. OF THE HOUSE. By Mr. Ennis of Floyd- A resolution thanking the stenographers of' the House for their courtesy and efficiency. Mr. Felder of Bibb moved that the House adjourn sine die, which motion prevailed. The Speaker then announced the House a~journed sine die. INDEX TO HOUSE JOURNAL 1904 INDEX. PART I. ACADEMY FOR BLINDTrustees authorized to sell present site of. . . . . . . . 804' ACCOUNTANTSTo create State board for examination of. . . . . . . . 132 ADULTERATIONTo prevent adulteration of foodstuffs............ 526 AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLTo create as branch of State University .......... 702 85I APPEAL- To prevent appeal to Supreme Court where amount involved is less than $50.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 !):!4,. APPEALS FROM DECISION OF CHAIR- 820> APPOINTMENTS- Of postmistress ................................. . 5 APPROPRIATIONS- . To purchase portrait of Gen. J. B. Gordon ..... 45 301 9.q2. General appropriation bill.. 49 393 580 589 598 607 62!J 622 672 678 683 959 99~ To erect monument to Gov. Peter Early ... 56 526 934 978 To pave Mitchell street.......................... 82 917' To pay for repairs to capitol building............. 82: To purchase files for Supreme Court.............. 90 94 To maintain Confederate Roster CommiRsion ..... 234 526. To pay rewards offered by Governor (see Rewards). To hold summer school at Athens ................ 244 526 1084 INDEX .APPROPRIATIONS-Continued. To pay W. F. Blue for stenographic work ........ 268 303 To appropriate money to board of health ......... 290 526 .ro appropriate money to Technological School (see Technological). To appropriate money to St.ate Agricultural Society 294 To appropriate money to lay water-main to Sol- dier's Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 357 To appropriate money for support of military .... 316 529 To appropriate money to rebuild Science Hall .. 316 412 885 To appropriate money to Georgia Normal and In- dustrial College.......... .. ......... 328 527 816 887 To appropriate money to School for Deaf ......... 550 618 To appropriate money to State Industrial College 551 618 711 T!J refund $500.00 to Miss Belle Graham. . . . . . . . . . 329 .ATWATER, JAS. R.- To reimburse for armory rent ................... 922 923 .AUDITORTo create auditor State accounts ............. 245 851 877 .A UTOMOBIT.EI::l- To regulate speed of on public highways of Monroe county ................................ 292 390 534 .AWARDWhen award of arbitrators 11hall be made. 54 247 BANKS AND BANKING LAWSTo appoint committee to consolidate laws........ 295 BARBERS- To regulate occupation of........................ 82 .BILLS OF EXCEPTIONSWhen fast bills are provided for .... , , , , ......... . 440 INDEX, 1085 BIRDS (other than game)- To amend act for protection of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888 To amend act for: protection of and their nests ... 607 793 BLUE, W.F.To pay for stenographic services 268 303- BOARD OF HEALTHFor Summerville ............................. 328 617 631' BOLL WEEVILTo prohibit importation of..... . .... 696 734 74::1 752 755 BONDS-STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPALTo pay valid bonds of State as they mature .... 75 249 491 To pay and retire pa~.73, volume 2 of Code ........ !!71 408 To amend section 1254 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 527 To amend section 453, volume 3 of Code ........ 294' 747 To amend section 346, volume 1 of Code. . . . . . . . . . 304 To amend section 36, volume 1 of. Code....... . . . 329 To amend section 516, volume 1 of Code...... . . 353 To amend section 420, volume 3 of Code......... 353 528 To amend sections 1778 and 1781 of Code ........ 354 409 To repeal section 2975 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 401 To amend section 2417, volume 1 of Code ........ 354 3!H To amend section 3514 of Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H55 To amend section 658, volume 1 of Code ........ ~ 355 799 To amend section 813, volume 8 of Code .......... 866 409 To amend section 2778 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S67 To amend section 1254, volume 1 of Code ........ 368 527 To amend section 4708, volume 2 of Code... . .. . . . . 387 To amend section 40, volume l of Code ........... 388 410 To amend section 3250, volume 2of Code .......... 889 528 To amend act to amend section 2792, volume 2 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 530 To amend section 1900, volume 2 of Code.... . . . . 408 To amend section 1070 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 To amend section 657 of Code ................ 430 528 830 To amend section 8i61, volume 2 of Code........ 460 To amend section 1115, volume 3 of Code ........ 480 530 To amend section 696, volume 1 of Code .......... 480 617 To repeal act to amend section 420 of Code. . . . . . 410 To amend act to amend section 1262, volume 1 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5~1 To amend section 526, volume 1 of Code ......... 549 747 . To amend section 650, volume 1 of Code ...... 549 612 830 To amend section 1265, volume 2 of Code........ 616 To amend section 892 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8i9 COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND REVENUES- To create board of, for Dooly county ......... .4-5 890 635 To repeal act to create board of, for Washington county ....................................66 84 aos To create new board of, for Washington county.66 84 808 To repeal act creating board of, for Butts county. . 83 307 INDEX. 1089 ar addresses of Gen. Fitz. Lee and Hon. John . Goode ........................................ . JUDGES- To" regulate salaries of.......................... 44 83 602' To fix the salary of judge of city court of Savan- nah............................................ 44 315 To abolish office of judge of city court of Wash- ington...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 To increase salary of judge of city court of Macon 352 To equalize business of (rotation) ............ 392 552 5ti8 JURISDICTION- Granted to U.S. over Fort Screven ........... 44 144 265 Granted to U.S. over property in Valdosta ..550 614 645- 91!6 lOSS JURORS- Regulating compensation of, in justice courts.... 56- Judge of Jasper county court, authorized to sum- mons.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497 615 636- 1098 INDEX, .JUSTIOES OF PEACE AND NOTARIES PUBLICTo provide for payment of, in certain cases. . . . . . 794 LIABILITYTo extend liability of master and employee...... 480 LIBRARIESTo amend act to support, in Bibb county ..... 389 407 532 To amend act authorizing cities to support ... 655 667 714 LICENSES- For graduates of Georgia Normal College........ 158 To grant Iic.enses to licensees of medical boards of other States .................................... 367 703 LIENS- To enable planters to create liens on crops by mortgage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 250 LIQUOR AND LIQUOR LAWS- To prohibit importation of in dry counties . . . . . . . 43 To prohibit sale and manufacturing of in Wilkes county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 144 314 To prohibit sale of in Gwinnett county .... .... 67 82 311 To prohibit the sale of in Pike county ....... : 131 251 306 To amend an act to create dispensaries in Colquitt 498 531 631 640 To prohibit manufacturing of cane beer, etc ... ,.. 541 To amend act to create dispensary in Hogansville 541 616 f\36 To prohibit any one carrying to court of justice... 667 747 To create dispensary in Arlington ..... . 926 lLOWE, floN. W. A. P.To pay per diem and mileage ....... . MESSAGES, EXECUTIVE- 75 301 823 S 9 101 287 541 .576 660 737 815 893 971 .MESSAGES, SENATE- 6 67 92 108 149 240 267 287 330 338 357 374 394 434 444 467 484 509 553 n65 578 598 621.670 681 695 727 752 753 807 828 862 876 .951 969 972 990 995 INDEX. 1099 MISCELLANEOUS- Relative to payment of interest of estates to guardians of minors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Misdemeanor to break jail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 To prevent carrying cases from justices to Su- preme Court........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 To regulate sale of goods in bulk................. 481 530 To docket cases taken to Supreme Court under past bills of exceptions........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 MORTGAGES- To authorize farmers to mortgnge crops before planting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 250 MINING- To encourage mining for gold . . . . . . . . . . 480 531 834 851 ()C,>NEE HILL Ci<:METERY-- To amend act to incorporate trustees of ..... .')iiO til4 636 PENSIONS AND PENSION LA. WS- To pay pen~ion due Ruth Feagans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 To pay pension to Cont't-derate soldiers and wid- ows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 249 882 Providing who shnll be entitled t.o draw pension.. 60 To pay pension due Tempy McLeroy . . . . . . . . . . . 67 To pay pension due A. J. Teel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 To pay pension due Sarah Blackmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 714 To pay pension due Martha Martin..... . . . . . . . . . , 83 To pay pension due S. F. Fuller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 788 To pay pension due Mary E. Miz~............... 84 719 To pay pension due A. L. Erwin .............. 106 249 912 To reinstate J.J. W. Glenn on roll of 1903......... 117 'l'o pay pension due Mrs. E. C Shearhouse ..... 130 303 843 To pay pension due Mrs. W. T. Smith............ 132 To pay pension due Mrs. M. A. West ...... 133 526 846 898 To pay pension due Mrs. Mary Guy ........... 157 526 900 To pay pension due Mrs. J. J. Miles ............. 239 262 To pay pension due deceased widows to heirs..... 240 To pay pension due Hannah Harris. . . . . . . .... 241 526 903 To pay pension due Sarah King .... ; ........... 241 526 905 To prescribe who are indigent pensioners ........ 243 305 To pay pension due I. N. Taylor .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . 259 To pay pension due Jno. S. Flynt ................. 266 776 1100 INDEX. PENSIONS AND PENSION LAWS-Continued. To pay pension due Wm. Futch ............... 292 304 907 To pay pension due A. J. Hobbs ............... 316 442 71& . To pay pension due Mrs. Adaline Haynes ...... 328 529 910 To pay pension due Wm. Roberson ............ 329 411 783 To pay pension due Ezra Jacobs.................. 353 To pay pension due D. G. Awtry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 To pay pension due R. G. Smith ................. 353 779 To pay pension due HarriPt Malone ........... 359 529 914 To pay pension due J.P. Greene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 To pay pension dne Nancy Lynch ................ 525 790. To pay pension due George Mitchell .......... 550 616 937 To pay pension due J. F. McOain ........ 550 613 930 942 To pay pension dueT. F. Person .............. 745 794 919 To pay pension due Oarrie Wilson ............... 828 895 To pay pension due Thos. Dunman ............ 828 851 940 To pay pension duEl deceased pensioners ... : .... ,. 973 PAVING- To pave Mitchell street (see Appropriations). PRISON COMMISSION- To amend act to create ................... 387 408 440 477 To provide work for certain convicts .......... 733 794 947 PORTRAITS- To purchase portrait of Gen. J. B. Gllrdon........ 301 PRINTING- To print 250 copies of House bills 679 and 6150..... 104 To print 300 copies of Australian ballot bill....... 142 To print 200 copies of general tax act............. 360 To print 200 copies of reformatory bill...... . . . . . 429 To print 200 copies of substitute for Bill No. 29:!.. 494 POEMS- By Representative Grenade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1013; INDEX. 1101 RAILROADS, STREET RAlLW AYS, ETC.- To separate white and colored passengers on street railways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 248 Granting Atlanta Interurban Street Railway Company permission to cro~B tracks of W. & A. railroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... 7R 24.9 536 Prohibited from crossing roads or streets unless incorporated.......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 RAILROAD COMMISSION- To extend powers of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 305 RAILROAD INSPEQTORTo create office of................................ 290 REFORMATORY- To amend act to establish in Richmond county ... 330 391 415 To "create State Reformatory ..................... 38.9 409 RELIEF- Of P. P. Evans................................... 56 148 Of Jas. R. Atwater........ . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . . 77 248 Of Erwin Humphreys ......................... 148 303 781 Of I. J. Shaughter................................ 155 Of J. B. Chamblee................. .. . .. .. . . .. . . . 291 Of L. Parks et al ....... ...................... 301 411 629 Of L. W. Griffin ................................. 328 503 Of Gainesville Cotton Mill.......... . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Of J. J. Edmom ................... 354 410 Of .T. L. Horn et . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Of N. L. Hutc~L-........ .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 441 Of D. Norton .................................... 557 615 REPORTS OF COMMITTEEs- To notify Governor oflorganization of House.. . . . 42 County and county matters .....59 79 107 128 161 258 334 335 370 381 401 406 44a 483 501 514 525 562 583 594 607 624 698 739 741 769 773 965 1102 INDEX. RF.PORTS OF COMMITTEES-Continued. Reform ballot legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 148 Constitutional amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 281 869 468 66R General judiciary ..... 107 146 282 822 333 369 404 442 479 516 560 593 697 771 800 947 966 Temperance ........................ 108 235 286 335 460 Public library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 115 Special judiciary .. 115 235 319 356 382 459 4fl9 588 595 610 . 624 645 700 769 849 875 967 Banks and banking .................... 125 259 352 545 875 Military affairs ................................. 126 707 Ways and means . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 283 499 General agriculture ... 128 242 280 283 351 517 740 774 967 Corporations .. 134 138 296 318 322 372 385 413 o18 522 609 611 767 770 895 968 Pensions .. 145 162 284 321 337 445 457 502 582 707 742 799 842 967 Western and Atlantic railroad ................... 147 1038 Auditing committee to examine State accounts.. 163 Education ............ 234 288 318 384 482 596 721 773 968 Enrollment ... 237 272 448 582 577 620 626 677 7.05 71'14 816 849 1068 Appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 285 522 581 Special agriculture .............................. 339 843 Penitentiary .............................. 349 670 772 97 6 Hygiene and sanitation ................... 413 700 742 771 State Sanitarium................................. 469 Railroads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470 990 On registration of land titles..................... 547 Invalid pensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 563 768 On game protection............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 Of committee to draft resolutions on death of Hon. W. A. P. Lowe............. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 648 Of committee to draft resolutions on death of Hon. W. R. Welch......................... .. . 651 Of committee to draft resolutions on death of Hon. R. B. Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 Of committee to report on juvenile convicts...... 775 Of committee to investigate claims of Sherman J. Sims.............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . 808 Of steering committee............................ 822 894 Of committee to arrange to visit St. Louis........ 836 Of committee on blind asylums~..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 948 To adjust differences between Messrs. Franklin and Maples.................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98R INDEX, 110~ REPORTS, MINORITY- Of special judiciary committee................... 88 Of generaljudiciary.committee on Bond Bill.. . . . 477 Of general judiciary committee on Bill No. 392... 566' Of committee on rules............... . . . . . . . . . . . 708 REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES- On House Bill No. 905 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761 On Australian ballot bill ................... 1006 1027 1053: On general appropriation bill .................... 1006 1031 On House Bill No. 186 .......................... 1023 1051 . On Senate Bill No. 136................. . . . . . . . .. . 1033: REPORTERS-(See stenographers). REWARDS- To pay rewards offered by Governor ........... 241 805 491 To pay rewards offered for capture of Bill ~iller. 461 529 ROADS AND BRIDGES- Giving county commissioners authority to erect bridges .................................... 56 250 747 To amend act relative to alternative road law. . . . 89 803: To amend act to amend road laws of Bibb 'county. 429 530 628 To erect bridge at Cave Spring.............. .'..... 513 613 ROWELL'S DIGESTTo subscribe to ...... ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 RUDICIL, HON R. Y.- Certificate of election. . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8- 0ath of office taken....................... .. .. . . . 42 Assigned to committees ........ ,................. 5(} SALARIES- To fix salary of Governor. . . . . . ................... 243 305 To fix salary of judges............................ 44 83 To fix salary of judges of city court ol Savannah... 44 315 642 To fix salary of judges of city court of Macon .352 391 428 To fix salary of treasurers of certain counties.. 151 410 ~57. 1.104 INDEX, :SAWDUSTT'o prohibit dumping in streams.................. 58 802 .SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LAWS- To create system of in town of Mitchell .... 94 248 312 646 Tc> provide that certain exercises shall be con- ducted in ...................................... 100 817 To create schools for Lake Park .................. 105 248 To create schools for Kirkwood ................ 241 305 419 To amend act to create for Wadley ............ 289 817 417 To codify State school laws ...................... 865 482 To create system of public schools for West Point. 541 To create system of public schools for Austell. . . . 644 To amend act to create for Blue Ridge ........ 701 746 856 :SCHOOL FOR BLINDTo authorize trustees to sell property. . . . . . . . . . . . 614 .SCHOOL DISTRICTS- To incorporate Shellman school district ........ 66 401 535 To incorporate Danburg school district ........ 105 392 425 To incorporate Swainsboro school district ..... 130 528 635 To amel)d act to incorporate Waresboro school district ............................... ~ ..... 271 391 427 To amend act to incorporate Pineview school district ................................... 498 615 644 To incorporate McDonough school district ........ 524 855 To incorporate Hoschton school district .. 587 746 852 1049 To incorporate Friendship. school district ....590 703 929 To amend act to create West Point school district ...................................... 614 6:-!9 To repeal act to incorporate Parrott school district 829 :SCHOOL FOR DEAFTo appropriate money to ...................... 550 613 805 .SIMMONS, HON. T. G.- Sworn in as member of House 508 :SITUS OF DEBTSDue non-residents ................... , ............ 243 973 ,.. iNbEX. srATE AUDITOR-(see Auditor). 1io5 STATE BANK EXAMINER- Authorized to examine private banks ............ 100 804 j STATE INSTITUTIONS- To protect lands of from trespassers . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 STATE NORMAL SCHOOLTo create as branch of University ........ 140 804 641 995 STATE OFFIOERSRequired to make weekly settle~ents ........ ,, 244 STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER- Required to furnish certain statements to clerks of superior court . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 49 STATE UNIVERSITYPrescribing time when board of visitors shall visit 298 410 STENOGRAPHERS, REPORTERS, ETC.- To define duties of reporters of superior courts... 57 To fix salary of stenographer of Attorney-General 289 STEPHENS, GOV. A. H.- To plirchase portrait of 409 STOCK FOODTo regulate manufacturing and sale of ........ 868 409 _524 SOLDIERS' HOMETo lay water-mains from Atlanta to .............. 801 357 TAXES AND TAX LAWS- To amend tax act relative to Confederate soldiers who are dentists............................... 45 To provide manner of collecting State and coun- ty taxes......................................... 47 "General Tax Act" ..802 374 8116 435, 449 461 485 727 815 70h j 1106 iNDEX. TAXES AND TAX LAWS-Continued. To provide a uniform date for return of in munici- palities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 To assess property of corporations who make re- turns to Comptroller-General.................. 68 974 To amend act to levy and collect tax for support of State government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 To prohibit municipalities exempting property from taxation. .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. . . . 88 303 To authorize an additional levy in Carrollton .. 329 393 416 llow special occupation and license taxes shall be collected ..... ; . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 491 To require tax officers to make weekly statements 612 881 TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL- To appropriate money to ..................... 291 528 882 To increase number of trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 To provide for appointment of trustees by Gover- nor ............................................. 295 411 To establish for girls ................... : . . . . . . . . . 703 THORNTON, H. 0.To pay him $83.08 .. .. .. .. . .. .. ................ 90 262 786 TRIALSImpartial trials for lunatics, idiots, etc......... 58 410 412 TRUSTEESTo provide for substitution of ................. ~.. 88 308 UNRETURNED PROPERTYTo find . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . 667 VACCINATIONTo make compulsory in schools................... 368 412 VETERINARIANTo create office of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 477 VOTERS-:To administer oath to before registering ......... 388 410 . '.l'o provide manner of registration in ~ugusta.889 411 538 INDEX. 1107 WATERWORKS~ To authorize Washington, Ga., to extend......... 268 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES- Regulate weight of corn meal.................... 48 WESTERN & ATLANTIC R. R.- To extend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 507 509 To investigate leasing certain prc>perty. . . . . . . . . . . 155 To collect all records concerning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 To prohibit any road from paralleling ............ 494 524 WELCH, HON. W. R.- To pay mileage and per diem of ...............316 393 826 WRIGHT STREET (Savannah)- To .~Qnfirm sale of portion of . . . . . ............. 77 251 311 INDEX. PART II. RESOLUTIONS- To appoint committee to draft resolutions on death of Hon. W. R. Welch of Gilmer county .. 6. To appoint committee to notify Governor of or- ganization of House .......................... . 6 To appoint oommittee to notify Senate of organi- zation of House ............................... . 6 Extending privileges of floor to members of next House ........................................ 7 Extending sympathy to Hon. U.S. West........ . 7 To appoint committee to draft resolutions on death of Hon. R. B. Johnson .................. . 7 Sympathizing with Hon. E. K. Overstreet in his illness .......................................... . 7 To appoint committee to draft resolutions on death of Hon. W. A. P. Lowe ........................ . 48 To appoint committee to report on juvenile con- victs, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Sympathizing with W. L. Henry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Instructin,K committee on rules.................. 53 To provide for committee to consider ballot reform 53 68 Rescinding resolution relative to reading bills third time .................................... . 54 Sympathizing with Hon. M:. R. Edwards ........ .. 74 Tendering hall of House to Daughters of Revolu- tion .......................................... 75 Authorizing Governor to borrow money. .. . . .... . 75 248 Providing that no session be held on July 4...... . 87 To adjourn to attend Worid's Fair at St. Louis .. . 90 .To decorate special train in honor of Grover Oleveland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Providing for a committee to visit St. Louis...... 100 To repair rooms of agricultural department ...... 101 250 Providing for committee to consider pension bills 106 INDEX. 1109 RESOLUTIONS-Oontinued. Providing for committee to investigate rotation of judges ......................................... . 161 Sympathizing with Hon. Henry Mann ........... . 257 To amend Rule of House No. 193 ................ . 262 849 Providing for enforcing Rule No. 128............ 262 To appoint committee to revise laws governing State institutions .............................. 291 616 Congratulations on nomination of Judge Parker for President of U.S.......................... 298 Sympathizing with Hon. J. A. Cromartie . .'...... . 825 To provide for commission to 11uggest manner of protecting State property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54:4 Sympathizing with Hon. J. T. Parker ........... . 545 Commission on registration of land title to be kept in force ..................................... . 549 Congratulating Hon. Emmet Owen on event of his marriage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 To improve the acoustic properties of the House .. 585 614 . To visit St. Louis Exposition..................... 655 Thanking Southern Railway and others for court- esies to General Assembly...................... 660 Inviting Hon. Fitzhugh Lee and John Goode to address General Assembly..................... 695 Congratulating Hon. Jno. T. Boifeuillet on event of his birthday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780 Sympathizing with H<>n. D. F. McClatchey....... 798 Providing for joint session........................ 819 That General Assembly visit St. Louis Exposition 888 To provide for commission to look after State's interests at the Jamestown Exposition......... 898 To appoint committee to meet Gen. Lee.......... 925 To provide for bringing up of unfinished business. 949 To provide foreommittee to investigate differences between Mr. Franklin and Mr. Mapl<'s......... 958 To appoint committee to arrange to visit St. Louis 959 Sympathizing with Hon. Fondren Mitchell....... 1059 To appoint committee to visit University. . . . . . . . . 1066 Thanking the postmistress for services. . . . . . . . . . 1079 Thanking the stenop;raphere ...... , , ........... : . . 1080 INDEX. PART III. SENATE BILLS- To amend act to create public schools in Thomasville ............. ~ ............................ 107 422 To amend charter of Columbus................ 114 139 153 To create new charter for Willacoochee ...... 245 317 1003 To amend act to create city court of Douglas..... 245 To amend section 982 of Code ............ 245 646 869 1061 To amend section 765, volume 3 of Code .......... 246 648 To change time of holding justice's court.... . . . . . 246 To amend act to incorporate Thomasville ..... 246 317 422 To incorporate Broxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 To amend section 821, volume 1 of Code ........ 246 523 To revise superior court calendar of Brunswick Circuit...................................... 246 301 423 To amend section 982, volume 1 of Code. . . . . . . . . . 247 To provide that application and evidence of Con federate soldier shall be testimony of enlistment 252 To amend article 6, section 7, paragraph 2 of Con- stitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 To amend an act to amend laws incorporating Waynesboro................................. 299 539 539 To amend an act to create board of commissioners for Appling county ......................... 299 407 540 To provide for examination of private banks by bank examiner .................................. 299 648 To provide for electric lights in Waynesboro .. 300 407 539 To regulate business of investment companies. 300 949 1062 To amend act to amend charter of Baxley ..... 300 407 540 To grant corporate powers to sick benefit and acci- dent insurance companies.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 To amend paragraph 2, section 2 of Constitution. . 200 To incorporate city of Broxton ................... 318 423 To regulate sale of domes.tic wines .. : ........403 523 1056 Authorizing Treasurer to draw on funds to pay teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 523 lNDEX. 1111 SENATE BILLS-Continued. To amend act to create city court of Waynesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 407 523 868 To amend act to create dispensary in Terrell county .... ,, .............................. .404 523 722 To amend acUo create Prison Commission ........ 404 R61 1003 1024 To amend section 1254, volume 1 of Code ......... 404 525 To prohibit traffic in certain railroad tickets. 404 523 1053 To prohibit dealing in cotton futures ............. 519 647 To amend paragraph 1, section 2, article 11 of Constitution ................................... 519 611 To authorize towns and cities to manufacture gas. 519 648 To require Treasurer, Secretary of State and Comptroller-General to give bond .............. 519 1065 To prohibit importation of cottonseed ............ 519 1001 To amend section 1775 of Civil Code ............. 519 647 To amend act to make bonds for title admissible to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 520 648 To regulate weight of cornmeal ............... , . 520 860 To change time of holding superior court of Han- cock county .................................... 520 869 To amend paragraph 18, section 7, article 3 of Con- stitution ...................................... 520 749 To creatA office of commissioner of immigration. . 520 To provide remedy on official bonds in case of default........................................ 520 749 To prescribe when board of visitors shall visit University .... : . ............................... 521 648 'fo authorize construction of dam across Savannah rivE'r ..................................... , .. 521 648 870 To prevent dormancy of judgment ............... 521 647 To protect owners of live stock in Mcintosh county ...................................... 521 611 647 To confer rank of brevet brigadier-general upon senior colonel of line ....................... 521 748 1008 To fix salary of stenographer in Attorney-Gen- eral's office.......... . ........................ 521 1032 To amend act giving rank of colonel and lieuten- ant-colonel to assistants of Adjutant-General.. 522 1008 To carry into effect paragraph 1, section 1, article 7 of Constitution ........................... 611 745 1053 To amend paragraph 5, section 11 article 1 of Con- stitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 tn~ iNDEX. SENATE BILLS-Continued. To incorporate McDonough school district .... 656 829 870 To amend section 1764, volume 1 of Code...... 656 78 1035 To regulate business of money-lending ...656 949 997 1(!45 To define boycotting as a crime.. . .. . .. .. .. . .. . . . 657 To amend section 5543 of Code .................... 657 859 To amend section 369 of Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~57 860 To amend section 735, volume 1 of Code ...... 657 860 1032 To amend section 291, volume 3 of Code .......... 667 949 To consolidate office of judge and ordinary of Tal- iaferro county . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 657 740 870 To provide for fast writs of error in certain cases. 658 860 To amend act to incorporate Maysville .......672 861 1001 To create dispensaries in Mitchell county .673 749 869 1002 To abolish city court of Hart county ........ 673 749 1034 To amend section 1495, volume 1 of Code .... 678 861 1064 To amend section 1497; volume 1 of Code .... 673 860 1064 To amend section 191, volume 1 of the Code ..... 673 949 To prohibit betting on elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674 To authorize McDonough to issue bonds ..... 674 860 1008 To abolish the municipality known as Everett .... 674 860 1002 To.amend section 1492, volume 1 of Code .... 674 861 1065 To provide for substitution of trustees in certain cases ...................................... 674 748 1052 To codify common school laws .................... 674 868 To create city court of Hartwell ............ 674 749 1035 To amend act to create department of horticul- ture ............................ .' ............... 701 965 To incorporate city of Hartwell ............. 722 749 1031) To amend act to create prison commiAsion........ 72!! 859 To move office of State Geologist from Atlanta to Athens .................................. 723 861 1021 To amend paragraph 8, section 1, article 5 of Con- stitution....................................... 723 To amend act to create City Court of Hall county 723 To provide for recovery of county taxes ..... 744 859 1033 To amend section 1791 of Code ............. 744 860 1028 To amend act to reduce fees of notaries public... 744 861 Regulating granting of medical licenses .... 744 861 1062 To prohibit buying and selling of votes ...... 744 8N 1034 To amend 11ection 4102, volume 2 of Code........ 744 To amend section 5821, volume 2 of Code ........ 745 860 INDEX. 1113 SENATE BILLS-Continued. To increase number of board of trustees of Technological School. .............................. 745 861 To prohibit drunkenness on railway trains........ 741> To require Secretary of State and Comptroller- General to give bond................... . .. .. .. 749 To prescribe when notes and checks may be pro- tested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 859 949 To deposit in treasury ct>rtain bonds as surety ... 859 949 To amend act to amend charter of Columbus .... 872 873 1002 To create agricultural school in each congres- sional district. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 'ro change county-site of Worth county .... 950 1000 1061 To increase number of terms of superior court of Chatham county... . . . . . . . . . ........... 950 965 1052 To repeal act to amend act to create charter for Camilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 950 1000 1060 To prescribe salaries of judges of supreme and superior courts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 953 997 To amend section 828, volume 1 of Code .... 961 1000 1063 To require railroad companies to equip flat cars with standards ................................ 961 1000 To regulate speed of automobiles ............... 962 1000 To require commission merchants to endorse date of sale on bill of sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 962 1000 To amend section 1:!54, volume 1 of Code.. . . . . . . . 962 To amend charter of Arlington ............ 962 1000 1060 To provide for care of certain convicts.......... 1026 To amend section 1541 of Code................... 1061 71 hi INDEX. PART IV. SENATE RESOLUTIONS- To print 500 copies of report of Joint Investiga- ting Committee......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 For relief of L. W. Griffin ...................... .403 1019 To adjourn to attend barbecue-at Gainesville ... : 589 To pay pension due .T. C. Bridges................. 656 To pay pension due A. M. Eason ................ 656 i48 To appoint committee to report on fillers used in commercial fertilizers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 672 85~ To appoint committee to look into advisability of Pelling W. & A. R. R ........................ .. 723 To burn canceled bonds ............... . 723 To raise medical commission ................... . 723 748 For pardon of Mamie !leCris .................. . 724 'To fix boundaries and county sites for new coun- ties .......................... , .............. 829 868 997 'To pay per diem of Senator Roberts ........ 950 1000 1022 'To authorize Governor to appoint. committee to investigate causes of tuberculosis ............ . 1034 '} .! !