Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia at the extraordinary session of the General Assembly at Atlanta, Wednesday, November 3, 1915

JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA
AT THE
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
At Atlanta, Wednesday, November 3, 1915.
1915 CHAS. P. BYRD, State Printer,
ATLANTA, GA.

JOURNAL

REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA. Wednesday, November 3, 1915.

Pursuant to the call of the Governor, the House met in extraordinary session this day at 10 o'clock, A.. M. ; was called to order by the Speaker and >pened with prayer by Dr. W. R. Hendrix, of Atanta, Ga.
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names :

\dams, of Pike

Beck, of Murray

:\.lien, of Glascock Bell, of Milton

Ulen, of Jackson

Beall, of Richmond

\.nderson, of Banks Bl<8ickburn

<\.nderson, of Floyd Bowers

<\.nderson, of Jenkins Boyett

\nderson, of Wilkes Bradford

<\.ndrews

Brllidley

<\.rnold, of Clarke Brinson

Arnold, of Clay

Brooks

Arnold, of Henry

BroWIII~ of Clarke

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Brown, of Emanuel

!\.tkinson, of Emanuel Brown, of Wheeler

Atkinson, of Fulton Bullard

Ayer

Burtz

Baggett

Campbell

Bale

Oarithers

Ballard

Carroll

Barber

Carter

Barfield

Chancey

Beazley

Clarke

Beck, of Carroll

Clements

Cole Colem11.Il, of Calhoun Coleman, of ~urens Collier Collins Conger Connor Cook Cooper Cravey Culpepper Dart Davidson . Davis Dennard Dickerson
Doc>ker~
Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Dorsey

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Duffy

Kidd

Rushin

Edwards, of Bryan King, of Greene

S'hannon

Edwards, of Hamlson King, of Jefferson Sheffield

Edwards, of Walton King, of White

Sheppard

Elders

Kirby

Shipp

Ennis

Knight

Short

Estes

Lane

Shuptrine

Evans

Lanier

Simpson

Findley

Ledbetter

E.1oan

Fowler

LeSueur

Smith, of Dade

Fullbright

Liles

Smith, of DeKalb

Garlington

Lowe

Smith, of Toombs

Gilliam

Lunsford

Spence

Gillis

Marshall

Stark

Gordy

Martin

Steele

Green, of Clayton Mathews, of Dawson Stewart

Green, of Wilkes

Mathews, of Elbert Stovall

G.riffin, of Decatur Moore, of Heard Strickland

Griffin, of Lowndes Moore, of Jeff Davis Sumner

Harris, of Walker Mor,ris, of Cobb

Swift

Harris, Washington Morris, of Hart

Taylo'l', Washington

Hartley

MYJ"ick

Thompson

Haynes

MeLan.ahan

Towles

Heath

McRae

Turner

Hines

Neill

Veazey

Hodges

Nunn

Walker, of Ben Hill

Hogg

Olive

Walker, of Blackley

Holden

Parker

Webb

Hopkins

Parks

Westbrook

Howard

Peaoock

Wheatley

Hudson

Perry

Williams

Huteheson

Pharr

wohlwender

Jackson

Pickeren

'Yorsham

Johnson, of Appling Ragland

Wright

Johnson, of Gwinnett Redwine

Yonmans, of Candler

Jones, of Coweta

Reiser

Yeomans, of Terrell

Jones, of Wilkinson Rice

Young

Keene

Rich

Mr. Speaker

Key

Roberts

T'hose absent were Messrs.:

Foster Meadows

McCalla Oliver

Taylor, of Monroe

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The Secretary of State transmitted to the House a certificate of the election of Hon. John H. Adams as a Representative from the county of Walton to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. J. J. Avret.
Hon. J. H. Adams, the member-elect from the county of Walton, came forward to the Speaker's stand and took the oath of office as a member of the House of Representatives, the oath of office being administered by Associate Justice Joseph Henry Lumpkin, of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia.
The following communication from His Excellency, the Governor, was read:

Atlanta, Nov. 1, 1915.
HoN. W M. H. BuRWELL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Atlanta, Georgia..
MY DEAR Sm: I hand you herewith for such use as the House of Representatives may deem proper, a certified copy of a call issued on September 28, 1915, for an extraordinary session of the General Assembly, to be held on November 3d, 1915.
Respectfully yours,
vt~A~ Governor of Georgia.

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The following proclamation, convening the General Assembly in extraordinary session was read:

PROCLAMATION BY THE GovERNOR.
In the name and by the authority of the State of Georgia:
WHEREAs, No appropriations to cover the necessary expenses of maintaining the several departments of the State Government and the various institutions of the State after the year 1915, were made at the regular 1915 session of the General Assembly, although Article III, Section VII, Paragraph II of the Constitution of Georgia specifically provides that "no money shall be drawn from the treasury except by appropriation made by law," and
WHEREAs, It is necessary that such appropriations for the years 1916 and 1917 be made before the beginning of the year 1916 in order that the efficiency and continuity of the service of the departments and institutions of the State may be properly maintained, and
WHEREAS, Urgent need exists of deficiency and special appropriations in some cases to cover certain expenditures in several of the departments and institutions maintained by the State, and
WHEREAs, It appears to be impracticable to secure uniform and adequate enforcement of the laws prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, as they at present exist, necessitating the early addition to, or amendment of said laws in

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order to stop, as far as possible, a great, immediate and continuing injury and damage, moral, material and physical, to many of our people, and it is hoped put an end to the wave of unrest from the disregard of law that seems to have existed in some portions of our State for some time past, and
WHEREAS, The disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad at the expiration of the present lease is of great importance to our people and every month of the time allowed for arranging the preliminaries is of value, and
WHEREAs, The question of facilitating credits between those forces that control capital on the one hand and those that control and handle the great volume of the products of the State on the other is of vital importance to the material welfare of the people of Georgia, especially at this time when methods have constantly to be readjusted on account of the great wars now being waged across the seas, and
WHEREAS, There appears to be serious danger of irreparable injury and damage to a new and growing industry in shrimp and prawn in our coast counties through the literal enforcement of our present laws for the protection of fish, which laws seem to be capable of revision in such manner as not only to preserve said shrimp and prawn industry without harm to the fisheries, but to improve, conserve and build up our natural resources in oysters as well, and to provide additional revenue thereby, and
WHEREAS, Some doubts have arisen concerning the

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validity of the Automobile License Tax, owing to the decisions of some of the courts touching the same, which tax it is stated amounts to about $110,000.00 annually, and the loss of wliich it is thought could be prevented by a slight amendment of the law providing methods for its collection and disposition, and
WHEREAs, The General Assembly does not meet in regular session until the fourth Wednesday in June, 1916.
Now THEREFORE, By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article V, Section I, Paragraph 13 of the Constitution, I, Nat E. Harris, Governor of Georgia, do hereby convoke the General Assembly of the State in extraordinary session to meet in their respective halls, at the Capitol, in Atlanta on the third day of November, A. D., 1915, at 10 o'clock A. M., for the following objects, all of which are considered by the Executive of sufficient importance to make the necessity for such extraordinary session:
To con,sider and enact the general appropriation bill provided for in Article III, Section VII, Paragraph 9 of the Constitution for the years 1916 and 1917, taking such action on the items thereof as such General Assembly may deem advisable;
To consider and take action upon such special and deficiency appropriations as in their judgment may be necessary to maintain the efficiency of the departments and institutions of the State, as well as the authority of the Government thereof;

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To consider broadly the question of Prohibition, with the view of making such additions to, or changes in the present laws, as will in the opinion of the General Assembly secure uniform and adequate enforcement of the same, and prohibit the sale and manufacture of alcoholic, spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors within the bounds of the State of Georgia;
To consider the question of the future disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad after the present lease expires, and to take such action thereon as may be deemed advisable at the extraordinary sesswn;

To consider the establishment of a State Warehouse System and take such action thereon as may be d~emed expedient;

To consider and in their discretion amend the laws for the protection or' fish and fisheries insofar as they affect the taking of fish, oysters, shrimp and prawn;

To consider the question of amending the Automobile License Tax, authorized in the Act approved August 19, 1913, amending an Act approved August 13, 1910, and any other Acts concerning the same, so as to secure the collection and disposition of said tax.

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State at the City of Atlanta, this the twenty-eighth

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day of September, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen

Hundred and Fifteen.

N. E. HARRIS,

By the Governor:

Governor.

PHILIP CooK, Secretary of State.

STATE OF GEORGIA. ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ATLANTA.
I, Raymonde Stapleton, Secretary of the Executive Department, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing typewritten matter is a true and correct transcript from the records of file in this office.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Executive Department, this the 19th day of October, 1915.
RAYMONDE STAPLETON,
Secretary Executive Department. (SeaL)
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. 8 pea.ker: I am instructed to inform the House that the Sen-
ate has convened in extraordinary session and is ready for the transaction of business in accordance with the proclamation of the Governor.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

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Mr. 8 peaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution
in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to-wit.:
A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee of two (2) from the Senate and three (3) from the H~mse of Representatives to notify His Excellency, the Governor, that the General Assembly has convened in extraordinary session, and is ready for the transaction of business.
And the President of the Senate has appointed as members of the Notification Committee on part of the Senate, the foll9wing: Messrs. Burnside,
McCrory.

The clerk was instructed to notify the Senate that the House has convened in extraordinary session and is ready for the transaction of business.
The following resolution of the Senate was read and concurred in :

By Mr. Burnside of the 29th DistrictA res9lution providing for a joint committee of
the House and Senate to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has convened in extraordinary ~ession and is ready for the transaction of business.
The following members of the House were appointed as the committee on the part of th~ House to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has

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convened in extraordinary session, and is ready for the transaction of business. Messrs. Ayer of Bibb,
Dart of Glynn, 8trickland of Pierce.
The above committee reported that the committee had called upon the Governor in pursuance of the instructions of the foregoing resolution.
The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted :

By Mr. Fowler of BibbA resolution, Be it resolved by the House, the Sen-
ate concurring, that a joint session of the House and Senate be called for 10.45 o'clock today to receive the message of the Governor to be delivered by him in person.
By Mr. Stark of JacksonA resolution providing for a joint com-
mittee to notify the Governor that the General Assembly will meet in joint session at 10.45 o'clock to hear the delivery of the Governor's message in person.
The following members were appointed as the committee on the part of the House to notify the Governor that the General Assembly would meet in joint session to hear the Governor's message at 10. 45 o'clock: Messrs. Stark of Jackson,
Fowler of Bibb, Hutcheson of Turner.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolutions
of the House, to-wit.:
A resolution providing for a joint session of the House and Senate at 10 :45 A. M. today in the Hall of the House of Representatives, to hear the message of His Excellency, the Governor.
A resolution providing for a committee of three from the House and two from the Senate to notify His Excellency, the Governor, that the General Assembly in joint session will be pleased to hear from him at 10:45 o'clock A. M., and the committee on part of the Senate are Messrs. Stovall,
Goolsby.

The roll of counties was called for the introduction of new matter and the following bills and resolutions were introduced, read the first time and referred to committees:

By Messrs. Cole, Stewart and othersA bill to provide for the leasing or otherwise dis-
posing of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Referred to Committee on Western & Atlantic Railroad.
By Mr. Fowler of BibbA bill to provide reverrue for the support of the
common schools in this State.

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Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to provide for the general appropriations
of the State for the years 1916 and 1917.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Arnold and Browne of ClarkeA bill to make an appropriation for the State Nor-
mal School at Athens.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Stewart of Coffee and Wheatley of Sumter-
A bill to provide appropriations for the support of the Agricultural and Mechanical Schools in this State.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Shipp of ColquittA bill to regulate the grading of cotton in this
State.
Referred to General Agriculture Committee No. 1.

By Mr. Shipp of ColquittA bill to create a Warehouse Department for the
State of Georgia.
Referred to General Agriculture Committee No.1.

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By Messrs. Dorris of Crisp, Yeomans of Terrell, et al-
A bill to provide for the re-leasing or other disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Referred to Committee on Western & Atlantic Railroad.

By Mr. Jones of Coweta-

A bill to provide for the registration of motor

vehicles.



Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

By Messrs. Bale, Findley and Anderson of FloydA bill to promote temperance and to secure effec-
. tive enforcement of the prohibition laws of this State.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Andrews of FultonA bill to provide for the leasing or other disposi-
tion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Referred to Committee on Western & Atlantic Railroad.

By Messrs. Andrews, Blackburn and Atkinson, of Fulton-
A bill to appropriate certain sums to the Georgia Training School for Girls.
Ref~rred to Committee on Appropriations.

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By Messrs. Stark of Jackson and Fullbright of Burke-
A bill to make it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or common carrier to ship, transport or deliver any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in this State in violation of the laws of this State.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee-
A\ill to prohibit the giving or delivering certain
kinds of liquors in this State.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Messrs. Davidson of Putnam and Fullbright of Burke-
A bill to amend Section 426 of the Code of 1910 relative to intoxicating liquors.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Culpepper of MeriwetherA resolution to provide changes in the standing
rules of the House.
Referred to Committee on Rules.

By Mr. Yeomans of TerrellA bill to further mitigate the evils of intemper-
ance.
Mr. Yeomans of ~'errell moved to refer the aboYe bill to the Committee on General J'lidiciary No.2.

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Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved as a substitute that the above bill be referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution and that the said committee be instructed to report the said bill back at the next regular session.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton secured the floor and proceeded to address the House on the substitute motion.
The hour of 10:45 A. M. having arrived Mr. Blackburn of Fulton suspended his remarks and the Senate appearing npon the floor of the House, the joint session convened for the purpose of hearing the message delivered orally by His Excellency, the Governor, and was called to order by Ron. G. Ogden Person, President of the Senate.

The resolution providing for the joint session was read by the Secretary of the Senate.

The Governor, accompanied by the joint committee of the House and of the Senate, appeared upon the floor of the House and was escorted to the Speaker's stand.

The Governor then delivered his message, which was as follows:

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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE

ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF GEoRGIA.
ATLANTA, GA., Nov. 3, 1915.
To THE GENERAL AssEMBLY oF THE STATE OF GEORGIA:
The recent failure of your body to complete the work which was necessary to the proper continuance of the State government has compelled me to call you together in extraordinary session.
The proclamation convoking you is herewith laid before you for such attention as you shall deem it your duty to give it under the Constitution and laws of the State.
I need not now go into any discussion of the un paralleled circumstances which rendered the calling of this session necessary.
I realize the fact that the whole proceedings was brought about through the earnest and settled desire of a majority of your body to take up and con. sider certain legislation concerning the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicants in the State of Georgia, which desire a minority of your body prevented you from accomplishing. While the method adopted for compelling an extraordinary session was, I believe, without precedent in the history of our State, in fact was somewhat revolutionary, yet it serves to disclose in a very striking manner the settled determination of a majority of your

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body that the legislation referred to should be passed on by the General Assembly.
I congratulate you on the changed condition of the business affairs of the State since your last meeting. The increase in the price of cotton and other products has served to encourage our people, make money easier and arouse enthusiasm throughout all our business circles. The lessons of the great war are being studied and learned, and the promise is near by that our future progress will become more brilliant than has ever been anticipated by the most optimistic in our midst.
You will note that I have seen fit to lay before you the following objects, each of which was deemed by me of sufficient importance to make the necessity for such extraordinary session apparent:
1st. The consideration and enactment of the general appropriation bill, with all special and deficiency appropriations deemed proper by your body.
2nd. Prohibition in the broadest sense, so as to enable you to make such additions or changes under the present laws as will in your opinion secure uniform and adequate enforcement of these laws.
3rd. The future disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
4th. The establishment of a State warehouse system.
5th. The protection of the fish, oyster, prawn and shrimp business.
6th. The amendment of the law concerning the automobile license tax.

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You can well understand that a large number of other matters was called to my attention during the time which elapsed between the adjournment and the call of the special session. Most of these matters were pending in various stages within the two houses at the time of the adjournment. I have not thought it well to throw the doors wide open, because in the extraordinary session none of the technical work done in the consideration of the various measures before the two houses can be utilized, but everything must begin anew. It will not be so at the regular session next year. I have tried to confine you, therefore, to such matters as seemed to me most pressing, and aside from their intrinsic importance, would seemingly arouse as little opposition in their consideration as possible, under the circumstances.
As to the first two great matters which I have included, namely, appropriations and prohibition, upon which the two houses have already divided in your deliberations at the recent session, I fJJ.ave hoped that, as most of the members of the General Assembly had made up their minds touching what they desired to do when the measures came up again; there need be no great amount of discussion before a vote can be taken. A useless prolongation of the extraordinary session would arouse much criticism throughout the State.

APPROPRIATIONS.
Upon the attitude of your body towards the departments and institutions of the State, when you

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come to make appropriations, will depend in a large measure the usefulness and effectiveness of these portions of the government during the term for which you and I were elected.
While a large number of these appropriations are fixed as to amount by existing laws, yet the great bulk is left entirely to your discretion, and upon your good judgment as you deal with them. must rest the financial ability of these departments and institutions to properly transact the business for which they were established. They work for the State. Our educational and charitable institutions, our penal establishment, as well as our governmental departments, have been brought into existence as necessary instruments of the State Government, for the protection, p"rosperity and advancement of the inhabitants of the Commonwealth. You will decide whether during the two years for which you were elected they shall be enabled to properly perform their recognized and established functions, with that success which shall enable them to keep pace with the growth of the State, or whether they shall be crippled and restricted in their usefulness, and the whole State suffer accordingly.
While I know that it is necessary to exercise great caution in making appropriations so as to keep them within the bounds of the revenue raised to meet them, yet I sincerely believe that you, gentlemen of the General Assembly, will agree with me in the conclusion that it is necessary to give our institutions for the protection of persons and prop-

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erty, for the care of those suffering from mental and moral deficiencies, for the education of our children, a sufficient support, not only to maintain their present standards, but to enable them to continue to expand so as to meet the growing needs of the State.
I have suggested to you before, that a legislator's .duty is best discharged by an effort to spend the revenue of the State judiciously, rather than to be constant in the effort to save the same.
It is penny-wise and pound-foolish to cut down an appropriation to a worthy institution on the idea that it will save a few dollars for the time being, when such institution is conducted for the purpose of providing care and shelter for the sick and insane, or even for giving educational facilities to the young. The progress lost in this way may never be regained. So I confidently hope that a law-making body like yours, which was willing to precipitate a revolution in parliamentary procedure in order to secure the opportunity to further protect those unfortunates, whose wills are not strong enough to resist the temptation to the excessive use of alcoholic stimulants, will certainly not diminish the amount of fi. nancial support heretofore given to institutions es. tablished on the one hand for the care of those who are already victims of such misfortune, or on the other for directing, molding, upbuilding and strengthening the characters and habits of the boys and girls who must be exposed to those evils in the future.

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I call your attention to the work of investigation and research which was done by your committees at the recent session, in the gathering up of facts and statistics to ascertain the real wants of the various departments and institutions of our State, and with confidence, I commit the contents of each of these to the good judgment of the General Assembly.

CoNTINGENT FuND AND GoVERNoR's OFFICE FoRCE.
I have already communicated to you at the regular session, the condition of the contingent fund, together with the difficulties encountered because of the limited appropriation for the Governor's office force.
The annual appropriation for the contingent fund, which amounts to $25,000.00, has been forced to meet several extraordinary calls, such as the salary of a messenger in the Executive Department, the salary of a valuation engineer for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, employed by my predecessor and continued by me, amounting together, to about $5,000.00, and the expense of the copper mine litigation and other payments, and as a consequence thereof the fund has run very short and will scarcely be sufficient to carry the State through the remaining three months of the year.
I would be glad if the Legislature would either increase the fund or make special appropriations to cover some or all of the items above mentioned.
The employment of a messenger is made necessary by the fact that no appropriation has ever been

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made to furnish a stenographer to the Governor. He cannot prepare a State paper or answer a letter of one of his constituents without writing in his own hand or borrowing someone to take his dictation. I trust you will find some method in your wisdom to amend this situation.

STATE SANITARIUM FOR TuBERCULOSIS.
This institution established at Alto in this State has been suffering greatly for the want of funds. At your recent session an advance of $10,000.00 over the former appropriation for each of the years 1916 and 1917 was earnestly urged in behalf of this institution. I call special attention to this matter, because as the State has enlisted in the fight against this wide-spread disease, it will be necessary to increase from year to year the appropriation to this sanitarium, if it be expected that the institution perform even to a limited degree the great purpose for which it was established.

GEORGIA SANITARIUM AT MILLEDGEVILLE.
This institutwn is overcrowded and is sadly in need of additional funds. I call attention to the report of its operatio:us and wants recently laid before your body.

GEoRGIA TRAINING ScHooL FOR GIRLs.
The Georgia Training School for Girls exhausted its fund for maintenance by June 1st of the present year and has been compelled to borrow in order to continue its sessions to this time.

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It will be necessary in dealing with this institution if you desire to continue its effectiveness to make a special appropriation of some $5,000.00 in order to cover the deficit for 1915. This deficit was brought about by reason of the fact that the appropriation for the school began in the middle of the year instead of the first of the year, and consequently no appropriation was made for one half of a year.

DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS.
If the General Assembly should determine to include both the regular and deficiency appropriations in the same bill, then I respectfully call your attention to the large deficit existing in the printing fund. This was caused largely by the fact that the bills of the public printing establishment had run over from 1914 to 1915, in which latter year, with the exception of a very small amount, Governor Slaton paid the State Printer $10,684.00 out of the appropriation made for the year 1915. This step was justified by the fact that the work was done for use during the fiscal year 1915.
The total amount appropriated to the printing fund for 1915 is therefore exhausted and there will be a deficit at the end of the year estimated at some $20,000.
This printing fund is under charge of the Secretary of State, the Comptroller-General and the Treasurer, and I am informed has been carefully audited and judiciously expended.
It appears that there have been two new depart-

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ments of the State government created since the General Assembly of 1913 cut down this appropriation from $40,000.00 to $35,000.00 per year.
One of the largest items figuring in this deficit is the paying for the reprinting from electrotyped plates of Georgia Reports, which cost about $9,000.00. From this source the State will derive about $13,000.00, but this sum will be returned to the general fund of the Treasury instead .of to the printing fund.
I earnestly recommend, therefore, that you take this matter up, deal with this deficit, and make such appropriation to cover the same as you shall deem best for the State.
DEPARTMENT OF PuBLIC BuiLDINGS AND GROUNDS.
In the Department of Public Buildings and Grounds there is also an existing deficit which I call to your attention. Several irregularities have been recently discovered in the accounts of the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds. These accounts have been kept by the assistant keeper, who filled the position of Captain of the Guard. I had an audit made of this department by certified public accountants and we submit to you a copy of the report for your information.
This report shows outstanding bills against the State due by this department amounting to $14,210.83. It also discloses a default of $4,421.78, moneys applied to other purposes than for the use of the State.

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The report has been referred to the AttorneyGeneral with directions to insist upon the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds replacing the default aforementioned. Even if this amount is replaced there will still exist a deficit in the funds of the department of $9,789.05. While this is the apparent amount, the real deficit is probably even greater, since it seems that there is only left to the credit of this department funds sufficient to pay the salaries of the necessary employees for the remainder oi the year, and afford nothing for the incidentals and supplies required to transact the business of the State at the Capitol. It would be best for th_e Legislature to make an appropriation sufficient to cover the total. deficit and if the money IS recovered from the principal keeper, it can be covered directly into the Treasury.

MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
There is a deficit also in the Military Department. The Adjutant-General reports that the sum immediately necessary to relieve the situation in that department amounts to something like $15,000.00. This sum is made up of the recent riot duty expenses for which the regular appropriation could not be used, amounting to $5,376.15, which expense has been left unpaid so long that the creditors have almost grown hopeless; also of the charges for caretakers required by the Federal Government, upon which the keeping of our field artillery depends, amounting to $5,000.00. Another item is armory -

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rentals yet unpaid, which amounts to over $4,000.00, and which together with a number of other smaller claims make up the sum of $15,000.00.
I have already expressed myself as to the duty of improving and increasing the effectiveness of the National Guard of this State. I believe the State should co-operate with the National Government in securing this result.
The men composing the National Guard prepare themselves at their own expense, for the protection of the life, liberty and property of the citizens in time of danger. They pay the expenses out of their own pockets and but for this our State would have no National Guard, and its judicial decrees would be without the ultimate power of enforcement.
I believe that a sufficient amount ought to be appropriated annually from the Treasury of this State to pay the expense of the maintenance of drill halls, the necessary servants' hire in connection with these halls and to pay for the men who must be kept on duty at all times in the Adjutant-General's and Quartermaster-General's departments, and in preserving and taking care of the equipment furnished for the troops, in anticipation of service.
No nation in the present exigencies of the world's advancement can occupy a high and commanding position unless it possesses trained armies or a citizenship educated to take the place of those in time of war. There was never a time in the history of the world when this fact was more distinctly -emphasized, than at present. The Union consists of

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forty-eight Republics or States, and its armies must be drawn from the rank of the citizens of the several States. The country would be utterly hopeless in time of s~udden invasion if these citizens were unable to reinforce the small standing army of the Nationa! Government.

INsuRANCE FuND.
There is also a deficit in the fire insurance fund if the law of the State which requires the Governor to insure all the property of the State (Code Sections 147 and 148) is to be literally enforced.
This deficit it is estimated will reach approximately the sum of $20,000.00. This situation grows out of the fact that the trustees .of the eleven A. & M. Schools and Industrial School at Savannah have put in a claim to have their buildings insured. As this had never yet been done the question was referred to the Attorney--General, who decided that the law referred to was mandatory and that the insurance should be obtained. To do this an additional $20,000.00 will be required to the present appropriation for insurance.
I call the Legislature's attention to the fact that no insurance is being carried on the Capitol building in Atlanta. It has been thought that the guards or watchmen employed in the building both night and day would give sufficient protection. It is a fact, however, that very recently a fire broke out in one of the rooms of the Capitol, by which a considerable amount of property was destroyed, without the guard being advised of the same.

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OuR EoucATIONAL INsTITUTIONS.
I sincerely hope that the General Assembly will find it possible to appropriate sufficient funds to our educational institutions to enable them to -carry on their work with their present high state of efficiency, and if anything to increase, rather than diminish, their activities and usefulness.
I am informed that as a whole there is probably a larger attendance at these institutions than ever before, probably with one or two exceptions, due to local causes.

uNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AT ATHENS.
The branches of the University of Georgia, located at Athens, have a larger attendance than heretofore. The University proper reports a largely increased attendance; the State Normal School has something like 700 students, the annual enrollment promising to exceed anything they have ever bad in the past. The State College of Agriculture shows an enrollment this year of 687, against a total enrollment last year of 541. This work is being .carried on by a plant originally designed to care for two hundred men. In addition to the students actually enrolled in the college, they serve something like 25,000 people through an extension service and over 200,000 people who are reached through :field and miscellaneous meetings.

TEcHNOLOGICAL ScHOOL.
At the Technological School in Atlanta, the apprentice class was abolished this year, and the en-

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trance requirements raised from twelve to fourteen units. In spite of the result produced by this factor, there is an increase of thirty over the same date last year. The net total is now 974, and additional enrollments will probably run the total up to more than 1,000 for the year.
This school has asked for the sum of $100,000.00 for each of the years 1916 and 1917, J:>eing an increase of $10,000.00. This increase is wanted to care f.or and put into use the magnificent power plant for the school, which is being erected and equipped without one dollar of expense to the State. Through the efforts of the alumni of the institution about $80,000.00 has been raised to erect the buildings for this plant, while the great manufacturers of machinery and material in the north have donated all equipment for the building, valued at $125,000.00~ It would seem, therefore, eminently proper for the General Assembly to appropriate the small ann'Ual increase that will enable the institution to utilize this magnificent gift, for the boys of the State who are seeking an industrial education.

THE STATE NORMAL ScHOOL.
The State Normal School has asked for an appropriation of $4,500.00 for the purpose of building an infirmary at that institution. The Elijah Clark Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Athens has offered to donate $700.00, more or less, to be applied on said infirmary, provided the State of Georgia should increase that amount to at least $5,000.00.

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This institution reports that it is now using an old servants' house with only sufficient room to care for four patients at a time. A school that is attended by 700 students is likely at any time to have need of accommodations for many more sick than that. No appropriation has ever been made for
. this purpose to this institution. THE GEORGIA NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL CoLLEGE.
The Georgia Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville is doing a great work that is limited only by the capacity of the plant and the financial ability of the school to take care of students. The increase asked for by this institution is much needed and well merited. I would rejoice to see every want of this school met and gratified as I regard it as among the best and greatest of its kind in the Union.

THE NORTH GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE AND DISTRICT ScHOOLs.
The North Georgia Agricultural College reports that their enrollment is up to capacity, with a very high personnel in the student body. District school reports have been received from the third, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth disbict A. & M. Schools, all showing increased attendance, and indicating that increased support from the State will relieve pressing needs and enable them to do better and more widely extended work. All of these schools have been recently established, nearly all of them starting with some degree of indebtedness which has handicapped their work to a great extent.

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I think that some measure looking to the speedy improvement of these schools will be necessary at an ~arly date. They should be brought closer to the management of the University System of which they are a part, or some agency should be provided in order to secure greater uniformity in the work and a higher degree of efficiency in accomplishment.
When this is done a substantial increase ought to be made to the income of these ~chools, properly apportioned.
THE CoMMON ScHOOLs.
The work of the common schools of the State cannot be too earnestly commended to your attention. In the :fight waged against illiteracy and ignorance, these schools form the :first line of battle, and a proper extension of their work, with improvement in the conditions surrounding the splendid men and women devoting themselves to the business, should be one of the chief concerns of the Legislature.
I wish the condition of the Treasury was such that you could make a material addition to the present fund, but in this, and in all other cases, a due regard for the Treasury must not be overlooked.
It affords me much pleasure to inform you that under the recent Act passed at the regular session of this year, which authorized the borrowing of enough money to meet the annual deficiency in the common school fund, arrangements have been perfected to secure the relief authorized by said measure. The full amount of the appropriation of $2,550,000 has been tendered to the State at a discount

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of only three per cent. upon w:arrants covering the same. This splendid offer-flattering alike to the credit as well as the honesty of our State-was made by the Hon. Joseph A. McCord, Governor of the Regional Bank, located in Atlanta. A like offer was also made upon the same terms by the Nationar Park Bank, of New York, our "fiscal agent in that city. The warrants have been signed and are now on the way to the parties at interest.
Unless some unlooked for misfortune should occur it will not be necessary hereafter for the State to postpone the payment of the teachers' salaries in the common schools beyond the day on which they become due.
This lifts a handicap from our schools, the beneficial effects of which will only be appreciated when the results become known to the people.

CoNFEDERATE VETERANS.
I trust that you will not, in making your appropriations for the coming years, forget the just claims of our Confederate veterans. They stood in the front before many of you were born; few of you can appreciate the suffering incurred, and the hardships through which they passed.
I wish the State could take care of them, increase their small pensions as they groWl older and smooth the way to the end with the State's beneficence.

VICTIMS OF NARCOTICS.
As the Federal law which prohibits the sale of opiates and other habit-forming drugs is being

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strenuously enforced, and as a result a large number of unfortunates addicted to the drug habit is being thrown upon the country, many being prosecuted for vagrancy, thus filling up our jails and sanitariums, I think it would be well for the Legislature to take into consideration in making the annual appropriations, the propriety of co-operating with the citizens in providing some place for these unfortunates, until they can be cured and safely allowed to go at large.
Several interesting communications have been received in the Executive Offices covering this subject, and I would be glad to have the Legislature inquire into the same, as the trouble is growing larger every day. Some of the courts are sentencing the victims to the State Farm as vagrants, and if this is allowed to go on, will soon fill the farm to overflowing, and make space difficult for the regular convicts of the ordinary type.

BoLL WEEVIL.
Mr. Worsham, the State Entomologist, has furnished to me a report touching some present needs in the fight now going on against the boll weevil in t_he State.
I regard. this as one of the most important matters which the State has to deal with at the present. time.
The communication of Mr. Worsham is hereby laid before you, and your attention is asked thereto, so that you can take such steps to carry into effect his recommendations as you may see fit.

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FINANCES.
The condition of the Treasury at the present time is practically normal. According to report received from the Treasurer on Monday, November 1st, the available balance amounts to some $151,267.36.
There will be a steady influx of the taxes from now on, and it has therefore been practicable to make the usual payments to the schools and public institutions, keep up the civil establishment, and reserve a reasonable balance to meet all the exigencies of the situation.
I accompany this message with a letter from the Comptroller-General referring to the results of the tax returns for 1915 as compared with those of 1914. There was no very great depreciation in the county returns, owing largely to the advantageous application of the Tax Equalization Law.
While the tax rate has been raised in a very slight degree, yet it is hoped for the next year, if the present Legislature is as considerate as your predecessors, there may be a reduction in this rate, so that the people may appreciate the value of the law which seeks to equalize all the burdens of this character among those liable to taxation in the State.

THE PROHIBITION LAws.
The failure of the General Assembly to pass on the prohibition mea-sures at the summer session brought about the present extraordinary session.
It was contended by the majority that the representatives of the people had the right to vote on

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these matters, and that the use of filibustering tac-

tics to prevent the same was not authorized. I

have thought fit, therefore, to include this subject

matter in the call, because it seemed to me demanded

by the situation itself. The fact that the Legislature

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would take so extreme a step was an indication of

unrest and dissatisfaction throughout the State with

the present prohibition laws.

After the adjournment of the Legislature on Au-

gust the eleventh, requests, petitions and memorials,

both pro and con, began to reach the Governor's

office on the subject of including prohibition in the

call for the extraordinary ses"Sion. The number of

those urging the inclusion of the subject in the call

far exceeded the number of those who opposed the

same. Over two-thirds of the membership of the

House, and a large majority of the members of

the Senate, joined in the request to include the sub~

ject, assuring the Executive that proper laws bear-

ing on the subject would be promptly passed at the

extra session, should opportunity be given.

In addition large numbers of petitions were re-

ceived from grand juries, from church organizations,

from civic bodies, from called meetings, public of-

ficers and thousands of individual citizens from

nearly all the business cal1ings and professions of

the State.

Many poor women connected with no organiza-

tions made their pilgrimages from various parts of

the State to the Executive office, saying that they

were only drunkards' wives, but wanted to add

their voices to those of the other friends of temper,

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ance throughout the State in behalf of the enactment of these laws.

I believe it is the sentiment of the great majority

of the people of Georgia that some measure should

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be enacted which will facilitate the enforcement of

our prohibition laws. Georgia has occupied a very

singular position. While classed among the States

having prohibition, yet it is unfortunately the fact

that the law has been so loosely administered in

various parts of the Commonwealth that her posi-

tion has become a reproach to the prohibition cause.

The differences of opinion between the advocates

of prohibition and the opponents of the same are

so radical that it is doubtful if they could ever be

reconciled. Large numbers of our citizens believe

that these laws are infringements upon personal

liberty. They are, therefore, opposed to them on

principle. On the contrary, a still larger number

of our people believe that these laws are the surest

and best means of aiding the temperance cause among

the people, and do not infringe on any vested right

of a citizen. They believe that they can be enforced,

and if this were done, that the moral, physical and

social interests of the State would be greatly im-

proved.

While the matter was under consideration, a statement was handed the Executive by one of the advocates of prohibition, setting out the results of the law in a State where it seems to be practically enforced, the State of Kansas. This statement was forwarded by me to the Governor of Kansas, where prohibition has been in operation for thirty-five

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years, and he writes me that same is correct. It says :
''A half million young men and women in Kansas over twenty-one years of age have never seen a saloon in that State. There is not a Kansas newspaper which publishes a liquor advertisement. Since Kansas adopted prohibition illiteracy has been reduced to less than two per cent. There is only one pauper in every 3,000 populaton. Eighty-eight of the hundred and five counties have no insane on county farms, fifty-four no feeble-minded on county farms, and ninety-six no inebriates. Thirty-two poor farms have no inmates. Some counties have not called a jury to try a criminal case in ten years. In one Kansas county, there has not been a grand jury called for twenty-five years." . It is needless for me to say to the General Assembly that such statements and publications circulated
throughout the country arouse the very greatest enthusiasm among the advocates of prohibition, and
it is not surprising in many cases these advocates oecome so strongly convinced that there appears to
them to be no other side to the question. The ideal enforcement of the law is .always the object to be
sought after. Our own State, for the first six months following the adoption of the prohibition
law, furnished a shining example.
The radical differences of opinion between the advocates of prohibition and the opponents thereof
have brought on conflicts at every session of the
Legislature for the past five years, and taken up the time of the General Assembly without result or advantage. The valuable time of the legislators haS'

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been consumed in an effort to thrash out these ques.tions, concerning which there seems to be no possibility of agreement.
I concluded, therefore, in obedience to the demands of the Legislature itself, and of a large majority of the people who communicated with me on the subject, that it would be better to settle the matter at an adjourned session if pos'Sible, so that the regular session could be taken up with other constructive legislation.
There were three measures presented worthy of consideration at the recent session, but it is not necessary for the Executive in this message to go into the relative merits of any of the measures that were pending.
The people demand that more stringent laws should be enacted, so that the benefits of the legislation shall be fully enjoyed by all the inhabitants of the State. The celebrated Webb-Kenyon Act, passed by the National Congress, March 1, 1913', prohibiting the shipment of intoxicating beverages into dry States, and enabling the General Assemblies of these States to place restrictions upon shipments for personal use, has never yet been adopted in Georgia.
I most earnestly advise the Legislature to put this Act into immediate operation under such terms and restrictions as shall seem best in your judgment. By doing this, the State authorities will have the co-operation of the National Government in the prevention of many of the violations of the prohibition law, and this co-operation, without doubt, can be

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made effective in preventing the shipment for unlaw~ ful purposes into the State of the prohibited articles.
I think, too, as the sale of liquor in Georgia is not permitted, it would be well to prevent the adver~ tisement of the S'ame, and that this law should go into effect at once.
It was also proposed at the regular session to repeal the licensing of near beer, locker clubs and such institutions, which the law has made legal since Jan. 1, 1908. In dealing with this matter, it would be proper for the Legislature to give a fair and reasonable time to those engaged in the business for readjusting their affairs and finding other occupations or lines of business, alike for those who are employed in the occupation as for those who own the plants.
It has been customary in all such cases where the business has been licensed by the State to allow such reasonable_ time for re-adjustment. Should the time for the law to take effect be fixerl at any period between the first and the last of the fiscal year, it will be necessary that authority be given directly in the Act to prorate the license taxes on a hasis according to the time in the fiscal year when the busin(ss must cease.
I have not deemed it necessary to go further into the discussion of the prohibition queslion. The peo- pl(l of Georgia are trying it out, and I sincerely believe are convinced that if the law can be enforced; it will be of great interest and advantage to the State at large. I agree with them in this belief.
The question is fast becoming economic with all

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the governments of the world. The effect on the race was growing great-becoming so widespread, so general in its results for evil, that the safety of the people became involved-and statesmen, ethical and philosophical writers, thinking men everywhere do not hesitate to urge upon States and Legislatures the necessity of attempting to curb the results of intemperance by enacting such measures as shall in every cas be suited to the situation.
You have before you the condition of our great State. Its mixed population, its growing business interests, its splendid progress in recent times, the demand for economy in living and the necessity to utilize all the strength of its people in pushing it forward on the highway to progress and prosperity are fu1ly within your knowledge.
I trust that you will meet the situation without prejudice or partisan feeling, but determine, at all events, that prohibition of the genuine. kind shall have . a fair trial in Georgia. If it fails, then something else must be resorted to to save the people, but till then, let it have the right-of-way.

WESTERN & ATLANTIO RAILROAD.
Feeling the joint responsibility which devolves upon the General Assembly and the Executive touching the disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad at the termination of the present lease, I have ircluded this subject among the others submitted to you for action at the present term.
While I recognize fully that no final conclusion can be reached concerning this matter, yet I think it

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important that certain preliminary steps should be taken without further delay to bring about the diS'position of the road at the termination of the present lease.
The lease expires on December 27, 1919, and the re-leasing of the road will involve the execution of a contract covering several millions of dollars.
The road itself is the most valuable single tangible asset that the State of Georgia owns, and plays a large part in upholding the credit of the State, inasmuch as the Constitution provides that it shall be a security for the payment of the entire public debt of the Commonwealth.
The present lease brings an income of only $35,001.00 per month. It is believed that after this lease has terminated, the income may be decidedly increased, thus adding materially to the public. school fund and to the general assets of the Treasury.
A number of important facts concerning the road have been brought to the attention of my office since I entered upon itS' duties. Some of these should be considered by you in passing on the questions which the subject will bring before you.
There is now going on an important proceeding instituted by the Interstate Commerce Commission under the Act of Congress, having for its object the valuation of all the railroad property of the United States. The purpose of this valuation is, among other things, to provide a basis for the fixing of interstate rat~s on the railroads in the future. That Commission has issued some twenty valuation orders with reference to work required to be done by

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the owners and operators of railroad propertywhich Wlork is intended to assist the Commission in reaching a final valuation. Fifteen of these orders apply to the Western & Atlantic road. The actual inventory of the road will begin by the government engineers on or about January 1, 1916-a little less than two months off.
The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Co., the present lessee, has for some months, acting under instructions of the Interstate Commerce Commission, been attempting to comply with the provisions of this valuation law, especially in so far as it involves the ascertainment of the original cost of the property to date, the cost of reproduction new, and the cost of reproduction less depreciation, in addition to the other elements of value going into the property as a whole.
My predecessor, former Governor Slaton, impressed with the importance of the situati~n to the people, thought fit to appoint a special engineet' in behalf of the State, to aid in this valuation and take care of the State's interests therein. The engineer so appointed served from May 1 to September 15, 1915, and upon notice that he would be unable to continue the work, I left the order in force and appointed Mr. J. H. Johnston to fill his place.
These special engineers, Messrs. Durham and Johnston, report to me that it will be an exceedingly difficult, if not an utterly impossible, undertaking to ascertain the original cost of the road. They state that none of the books of the road bearing on its construction have been preserved, that only about

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twenty or twenty-five per cent. of the original deeds remain, that the maps, made in pursuance of the authority given in the Act of the Legislature of 1895, are utterly incomplete and filled with many discrepancies. They also inform me that it will be a difficult matter to ascertain the cost of reproduction new owing to the fact that in all probability the terminal properties in Atlanta and Chattanooga, when properly assessed will prove of really more value than the entire line besides. It will be difficult to determine these values definitely, and to do so approximately will require both time and investigation.
The matter of intangible values must also be considered, franchises, custom, facilities for connection~all these things must go into the subject of valuation, and about which, .of course, there can be no mathematical exactness.
With these conditions urged upon us by our own engineers-and with experienced railroad men at variance in their ideas concerning the value of the road, it would seem to follow that the sooner the Legislature takes hold of the matter for final disposition, the better it will be for the interests of all concerned.
I trust, therefore, that the Legislature at the present session will find it possible to take the preliminary stepS' necessary to dispose of the road in a manner most profitable to the State. The lessee is now preparing a complete set of maps of the system, the cost of which will run into thousands. I am informed that the State can secure a copy of these

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maps by expending about $200.00, if application is made therefor in due season.
The experts of the les'see company are already in the field placing estimates and values upon our property. The experts of the government will soon follow them, and a final valuation soon will be reached upon which will depend very largely the leasing value of the property in the future.
Judging by the past, it would be best to have some form of commission appointed to take charge of the whole matter. This commission should be required to co-operate with the authorities of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company and the government, in the present valuation work. It should be clothed with such authority as the Legislature may deem proper in reference to the obtaining'and compiling all data-the gathering up of facts and putting the matter in shape for final disposition.
The members of the commission, if selected outside the legislative body, should be strong, disinterested railroad and business men of unimpeachable integrity and able to comprehend the situation, and just enough to do what is right in the premises.
I would suggest that it would be advisable to have on this commission the present Chairman of the Railroad Commission of the State, whose wide experience, unimpeachable integrity and unfailing devotion to his State, eminently qualify him to represent her in the leasing of her property.
Provision should be made for the necessary ex-

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penses of the commission, and for. the suitable and adequate compensation of the members selected from the State at large.
I recommend, if such commission is created, that there be embodied in the Act full authority to secure bids for a specified minimum or maximum term of years at a rental to be specified by the bidder. I am not decided whether it would be best to include the minimum rental in the Act.
I believe it would be better for the State to make a long-term lease, and it ought to be ~he duty of the commission to look into this, and if a long-term lease is agreed upon, let it be understood that the lessee company will expend the necessary funds for double tracking the road, abolishing the curves, and making other improvements, impossible under a short-term lease. It should be distinctly provided that all such improvements revert to the State at the expiration of the lease.
I think the question of re-imbursing the counties through which the road runs for expense of courts should be considered by the commission, and relief given to the counties aforesaid, inasmuch as no taxes can be levied upon the property.
The commission should also ascertain whether any portion of the terminal property at either end of the road can be efficiently disposed of without materially decreasing the rental value of the whole.
I would recommend that this commission report to the regular term of the General Assembly in June 1916.
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belief on the part of the Executive that the present is the best and most opportune time to consider the matter of re-leasing the road at a figure that will be just to the State and secure its highes_t interests for the future.
I have outlined my ideas of the powers with which the commission should be clothed merely as suggestions to your body, for I know you have investigated the subject carefully at the recent term and it seems to me you should be able to reach a conclusion at an early date without any great discuS'sion or difference of opinion concerning the same.

STATE wAREHOUSE SYSTEM.
I am convinced that the time has arrived when some proper legislation is needed to authorize a more adequate warehouse system for our farm products. The following is the result which should be sought:
First. The removal from our cotton producers of the necessity of marketing their crop as fast as gathered.
Second. The giving of encouragement to those planting and harvesting other crops than cotton, so that the farmers of the State may raiRe a necessary food supply, with a reasonable expectation of having a steady market, and the ability to handle such products on as good terms as they can hamile cotton.
The details of this proposed legislation have been studied by many members of the General Assembly, and I have thought it worth while to include it in the call for the extraordinary session.

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I recognize the fact that there will be differences of opinion as to what is the best method of handling the situation, but I have no hesitation in calling on the Legislature to examine carefuHy into the matter and see if some remedy cannot be applied to meet the present unsatisfactory situation.
Cotton has always been Georgia's foremost money crop, and it will, beyond every doubt, continue to be so for many years to come. This great staple, first planted in Georgia in Seventeen Hundred and Thirty-four, has grown in importance until today it turns into our coffers annually approximately two hundred millions of dollars.
The process of cultivating the crop has been improved. The process of separating the lint from the seed has undergone a vast change. The process of manufacturing the raw lint into the :finished product has undergone a change still more phenomenal; and yet today, we have practically about the same mode of marketing our crop as was in vogue a half century ago.
It is an undisp"':lted fact that no system devised by man can be deemed to be perfect. It stands to reason, therefore, that our present antiquated system can be improved, and it remains for you gentlemen, as representatives of your people, to say whether thes.e improvements are to be made under State supervision.
It will be a glorious day for Georgia when her sturdy sons, the very backbone of the State, upon whom we all depend for our sustenance and wealth, can know that their warehouse receipts mean ready

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cash without a forced sale. The banks, in the time of need, have the notes of the merchants to secure them; the merchants have the notes of the farmers as collateral; the farmer has no security to offer and, consequently, is perhaps forced to throw his crop upon the market at a ruinous price.
We find upon every hand, the great crying need of today is for better credit facilities for the farmers, that they may go forward, feed and clothe the world, and enrich themselves by their industry.
Should we adopt a warehouse system and make it possible for the farmer to secure a reduced interest rate on his products, I am told that this would probably form a valuable aid to our rural credits system, to which this General Assembly has pledged itself.
The s:rpall farmer who has no land would certainly be benefitted, and the large farmer who has much land would have an additional advantage added to the rural credit system we are earnestly hoping to obtain.
The interest of the farmer has been the footbaB of politics for a long time. I believe the end has come, and that the people do not desire more of this.
The law should provide that all warehouses of the State should be eligible to qualify under the rules provided for securing the end in question, and if this can be done without unnecessary expense or hardship we will not be troubled with the fear of concentrating the cotton crop in certain localities, rather than handling it at the point of production.
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cause it was represented to me that it was an emergency measure, that it would be necessary to have some law enacted if it w:as expected to get the system in operation by time of the marketing of the crop in 1916.
If the legislation can be carefully drawn, guarded at all points, made not too cumbrous or complicated, it seems to me that it would eventually prove to be one of the most beneficial pieces of constructive legislation enacted in many years.
I have always contended that the people of the South can raise cotton better than any other people on earth. Their lands are also fitted for grain and food-stuff. If the two crops could be developed together by the farmers, onr prosperity would soon attain to the highest possible point of perfection. It would be easy to diversify the crops of Georgia if the storing and marketing facilities of other States were afforded.
I have been thus careful in calling this matter to your attention, because I am persuaded that it will not be an easy task to so adjust the legislation to meet the precise wants of the farmer, banker and warehouseman.
Unless there is unanimity as to the form of the legislation touching the subject when you begin its consideration, and unless you feel assured that you can at this time enar.t a measure that will be satisfactory to the people, and accomplish the desired results, then I suggest that you refer the whole matter to a committee to be appointed from the two houses, who shall report their conclusions

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to the next session of the Legislature, with the appropriate, proposed legislation accompanying same.

PROTECTION oF FisH, OYSTERs, SHRIMP AND PRAWN.
Section 612, Volume 2, of the Code of Georgia of 1910, makes it a misdemeanor to ''catch or take any fish with seine, net, gig or spear, or like device from any of the waters of this State, between the first day of February and the first day of July in each year, except with hook and line.'' While shrimp and prawn are classed as fish, it might well be held that this section was not intended to apply to them as they are not susceptible of being caught with hook and line. As the process of catching them in nets, however, involves the catching of quite a large number of scale fish which are undoubtedly covered by the section, a technical violation of the law must necessarily result from the use of nets in order to take shrimp or prawn.
A large industry in the taking and shipping of these fish has grown up within the past few years in the coast counties of the State. I am informed that these industries support some 10,000 people at this time and are rapidly growing. I am also informed that a closed season for fish or prawn from May first to August first of each year would give abundant protection to almost every species of fish, including shrimp and prawn, during the entire spawning period. The time of greatest activity for the taking of shrimp and prawn seems to be from January first to May first and the strict enforcement of the Code Section above referred to wouia entail

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great hardship upon the people engaged in this industry, without corresponding benefit to the natural fish supply.
I commend to your consideration the bill that was introduced in the Senate at the summer session, which passed that body by an almost unanimous vote, and which not only changes the closed season in accordance with the above statement, but provides for the preservation of our natural resources in fish and oysters, affording a revenue that will meet the necessary expense for carrying out these provisions and furnishing a surplus for the school fund of the State.
The measure ~eferred to was originally prepared by experts on the subject from the coast counties of Georgia and from the Bureau of Fisheries at Washington, who had before them the experience of other States in these matters.
I am informed that this bill is satisfactory to the parties concerned and I bespeak for this measure your careful consideration, not only for the benefit of the people interested in the industries themselves, but for the good of the State at large in the conservation of 'a valuable source of food supply, and in the production of additional revenue for the Treasury.

AuTOMOBILE LICENSE TAx.
The State Automobile License Tax authorized under the Act approved August 19, 1913, amending an Act approved August 13, 1910, is now being attacked in the courts on the ground of unconstitutionality.

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The charge made is that the tax is a revenue measure, and that inasmuch as the State already taxes the automobile ad valorem, it cannot levy another tax in the guise of a license or specific tax.
The Act came up in the Superior Court of Chatham County, Judge Charlton presiding, and the learned judge, after holding the law ull\Constitutional on the ground aforesaid, went on to discuss the validity on other grounds, stating that in his opinion, the method of distribution pursued was unfair to the counties. It is the subject of litigation in other forums, and the case is now pending in the Supreme Court that will doubtless s~ttle the question of constitutionality.
I have included the question as one of the objects in the extraordinary call because of the possibility of the court's contention being sustained, which result would cause the loss of approximately $120,000.00 in the revenue of the State.
If the law is declared unconstitutional, it would also put an end to an important and necessary regulation on the part of the State in regard to these vehicles.
It will be noticed that there is no provision made for the enforcing of this tax, the good faith of the taxpayer being largely concerned in the matter.
I respectfully suggest to the General Assembly the advisability of investigating the subject, and of making such amendments to the law as would meet the contention of those who claim the tax to

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be invalid. This, as I understand, can be done so as to sustain the present tax ievy.
The fund is now divided among the several counties in proportion to the road mileage of those counties. It has been suggested that it would be mell to direct the money to be paid into the Treasury as a special fund to be applied to the road work of the counties, either by a Highway Commission to be hereafter established, or by some commission including the Treasurer and the Secretary of State.
I commend the whole question to you for consid eration, and trust that in your wisdom you will be able to devise some method by which the tax can be saved to the State.

CoNCLUSION.
I have gone into the matters set forth in this message, not with a view of arousing any kind of antagonism, or challenging controversy.
The crisis is an important one and the cost of the extra session to the people will be determined by the value of the work. One measure might compensate for all the expense of the session.
I appeal to the patriotism of your body, and trust that no useless expense will be incurred, and no time thrown away in getting down to an immediate consideration of the measures submitted to you for the session's work.
The people of the State will stand ready to give credit for the course that has been taken, if you bring the session to an early adjournment; you will

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thereby save from expense and mortification the constituents who sent you to transact their business in this great forum, and keep your State on the pedestal which her greatness entitles her to occupy.
Respectfully submitted,
vf.F;;d~ Governor.

On motion of Mr. Walker of the 20th District the joint session was dissolved.
The Governor and escort and the Senate retiring from the floor of the House, the Speaker again called the House to order.
By unanimous consent the discussion of the substitute motion to refer the bill of Mr. Yeomans was postponed until the order of the introduction of new matter shall have been disposed of.
By unanimous consent the further calling of the roll of counties for the introduction of new matter was dispensed with.
The following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to committees:
By Mr. Hutcheson of TurnerA bill to provide for the leasing or other disposi-
tion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

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Referred to Committee on Western & Atlantic Railroad.

By Messrs. Hines of Troup and Fullbright of Burke. A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws which
prescribe a tax upon substitutes for intoxicating liquors.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Messrs. Edwards and Adams of WaltonA bill to promote temperance and suppress the
evils of intemperance.
Referred to Committee on Public Printing.

By Messrs. Nunn of Houston and Hutcheson of Turner-
A bill to declare as a nuisance any place where certain liquors are sold or to be kept for sale.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Davis of LaurensA bill to make it a misdemeanor for a person to
appear in certain places in an intoxicated condition.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasA bill to make clearer the prohibition laws.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton resumed his remarks on the substitute motion to refer the bill by Mr. Yeo.,

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mans to the Committee on the Amendments to the Constitution.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the discussion of the substitute motion to refer the bill by Mr. Yeomans went over as unfinished business with Mr. Blackburn of Fulton in the possession of the floor.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Meadows of Wayne until November 8th on account of urgent business and Mr. McCalla of Rockdale on account of illness.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.
Thursday, November 4, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment today at 10 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution,
in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to-wit.:
A resolution providing for a committee of two (2) from the Senate and three (3) from the House of Representatives, to investigate the affairs of the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds. The President has appointed as the committee on part of the Senate, under the above resolution, Messrs. Turner,
McCrory.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, suBmitted the following report:

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Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had un-
der consideration the following b'tlls of the House, and have instructed me, as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:

No. 3. General Appropriation Bill for 1916-17.

No. 6. Amending law making appropriations to district agricultural schools.

No. 12. To make appropriation to Girls' Train-

ing School.

Respectfully submitted,

H. J. F'uLLBRIGHT, Cllairman.

Mr. Griffin of Decatur County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Printing, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Public Printing have had under consideration the following Bill No. 16, and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.
E. H. GRIFFIN, Chairman Public Printing.

Mr. Jones of Coweta County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means have had un-

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der consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:
An Act to provide for annual registration and identification of motor vehicles and motorcycles, etc.
Respectfully submitted, GARLAND M. JoNES, Chairman.

Mr. Stark of Jackson County, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Temperance have had under
consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House as follows :
House Bill No. 2. Providing for the licensing and sale of beer in certain cities, and for other purposes, and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with a recommendation that the same do poss.
House Bill No. 13. Commonly known as the "Webb-Kenyon" or shipping bill, and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with a recommendation that the same do pass, as amended.
House Bill No. 14. Requiring all persons, firms or corporations to obtain licenses, etc., before any

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intoxicating liquors of any kind can be delivered to them or possessed by them, and for other purposes, and direct me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with a recommendation that the same do not pass.
House Bill No. 15. To amend Section 426 of the Penal Code of 1910 by striking therefrom the words, ''or other drinks, which, if drunk to excess, will produce intoxication,'' and providing that no beverages containing more than one per cent of alcohol can be sold, and for other purposes, and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with a recommendation that the same do pass.
House Bill No. 17. To repeal all laws and parts of laws which prescribe a tax upon clubs and upon all substitutes for intoxicating liquors, and for other purposes, and have directed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with a recommendation that the same do not pass.
W. W. STARK, Chairman.
Upon the requests of the authors, House Bills No. 14 and No. 17 were placed on the calendar for the purpose of moving to disagree to the unfavorable reports of the committee.
The following bills of the House, favorably reported, were read the second time :

By Mr. Fowler of BibbA bill to promote revenue for support of the com-

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mon schools by requiring dealers of malt beverages to obtain licenses.

By Messrs. Edwards and Adams of WaltonA bill to promote temperance and suppress the
evils of intemperance relative to liquor advertisements.

By Messrs. Davidson of Putnam and Fullbright of Burke-
A bill to amend Section 426 of the Code of 1910 relative to intoxicating liquors.

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to provide for the general appropriations
for the years 1916 and 1917.

By Messrs. Stewart of Coffee and Wheatley of Sumter-
A bill to provide additional funds for the maintenance and support of the Agricultural and Mechanical Schools of this State.

By Messrs. Andrews, Blackburn and Atkinson of Fulton-
A bill to appropriate certain sums to the Georgia Training School for Girls.

By Mr. Jones of Coweta-. A oill to provide for the annual registration and
identification of motor vehicles in this State.
The following resolution was read:

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By Mr. Arnold of OglethorpeA resolution that the members of the House of
Representatives pledge that the extraordinary session shall not last longer than twelve days at the expense of the State.
The following resolution was offered as a substitute:

By Messrs. Edwards and Adams of WaltonA resolution relating to the length of the extraor-
dinary session and of the next annual session of the General Assembly.
Mr. Jackson of Chatham moved that the original resolution and the substitute resolution be tabled, which motion prevailed and the resolutions were tabled.
The following resolution was read and tabled:

By Mr. Connor of SpaldingA resolution that the House highly commend the
action of the Governor in declining to remove the Keeper of Public Buildings.
By unanimous consent the following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to eommittees:

By Mr. Arnold of Clarke by requestA bill to prohibit the sale of near-beer in counties
of certain population.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

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By Mr. Ennis of BaldwinA bill to appropriate $45,000 to the Georgia Nor-
mal Industrial College at Milledgeville.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Mr. Dart of GlynnA bill to provide for the protection and propaga-
tion of :fish, oysters, shrimp and prawn.
Referred to Committee on Game and Fish.
Under the order of unfinished business the motion to refer the bill of Mr. Yeomans to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, and the substitute motion to refer the aforesaid bill to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution was taken up for consideration with Mr. Blackburn of Fulton in possession of the floor.
By unanimous consent the substitute motion to refer to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution was withdrawn.
Mr.. Rich of Miller moved the previous question on the motion to refer the bill by Mr. Yeomans to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2 ; the previous question was sustained and the main que'stion was ordered.
Mr. Knight of Berrien called the ayes and nays on the motion to refer to the Committee on General J udiciary No. 2 and the call was sustained.
The call of the roll was ordered and the vote was as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Walton Dorris, of Crisp

McLanahan

Anderson, of Jenkins Dorris, of Dougl-as Nunn

Anderson, of Wilkes Dorsett

Perkins

Arnold, of Qlarke Edwards, of Hlwalson Perry

Arnold, of Clay

Edward.s, of Walton Redwine

Arnold, Qf Oglethorpe Gillis

Reiser

AyiYr

Gordy

Rice

. BallM'd

Green, of Clayton Rich

Barbe.T

Green, of Wilkes

R<>berts

Barfield

Harris, Washington Sheppard

Beck, of Carroll

Hodges

Shipp

Beck, of Murray

Hogg

Short

Bell, of Milton

Hopkins

Simpson

Beall, of Richmond Hut0heson

51oan

Bowers

Johnson, of Appling Smith, of DeKalb

Boyett

Johnson, of Gwinnett Steele

Brooks

Key

E.'tewart

Brown, of Wheeler Kidd

S.tovall

Campbell

King, of Greene

Sumner

Carroll

King, of Jefferson Taylor, Washington

Chancey

King, of White

Thompson

Coleman, of Laurens Knight

Vea:?Jey

Collier

Lanier

Walker, of Ben Hill

Cook

Liles

Walker, of Bleckley

Cooper

Lunsford

Webb

Cravey

Martin

Williams

Culpepper

Mathews, of Elbert Worsham

Davis

Moore, of Heard Wright

Dickerson Dodd

Moore, of Jeff Davis Yeomans, of Terrell

Morris, of Hart

>:~ "!: F

Those voting in the negative were Messrs. :

Adams, of Pike

Bradley

Anderson, of Banks Brinson

AndeTson, of Floyd Brown, of C}arke

Andrews

Brown, of Emanuel

Arnold, of Heilll'Y Bullard

Atkinson, of Emanuel Burtz

Atkinson. of Fulton Carithers

Baggett

Carter

Bale

Clarke

Blackburn

Clements

Ell"llldford

Cole

Coleman, of Calhoun Collins Conger Connor Dart Davidson Dennard Dockery Dorsey Duffy Edwarc1s, of Bryan

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Elders Ennis Estes Evans Findley Fowler Fullbright Gilliam Griffin, of Decatur Harris, ~.of W.alt~r Hartley Haynes Hines Holden Howard :McRllle

Olive

Pharr

Park&r

Shannon

P81l'kS

Sheffield

Hudson

Shuptrine

Jaekson

,Spence

Jones, of Coweta Stark

Keene

Strickland

Kirby

Swift

Lane

Towles

LeSueur

Turner

Lowe

Westbrook

:Mathews, -of Dawson Wheatley

Morris, of Cobb

Wohlwender

Mydck

Youmans, of Candler

Peaoock

Young

Those not voting were Messrs. :.

Allen, of Glascock Allen, of Jackson Beazley Foster Ga.rlingrton Griffin, of Lowndes Heath

Jones, of Wilkinson Ledbetter Marshall Meadows McCalla Neill Oliver

Pickeren Ragil'and Rushin Smith, of Dade Smith, of Toombs TayLor, of :Monroe

Ayes 89, nays 79.

The verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the motion to refer the bill by Mr. Yeomans of Terrell to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, the ayes were 89, nays 79.
The motion prevailed and the bill by Mr. Yeomans of Terrell was referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2.
By unanimous consent the following resolution was introduced, read the first time and referred to a committee.

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By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA resolution to make an appropriation to supply
a deficiency in the Military Department of this State.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
The following invitation was received and read :

ATLANTA, GA., NOVEMBER 2, 1915.
Honorable John T. Boifeuillet, Clerk, House of Represe-ntatives, Atlanta, Georgia.
DEAR SIR: The Speaker and members and officials of House
of Representatives are cordially invited to attend the Memorial Exercises of Camp ''A'' Wheeler's Confederate Cavalry Corps, November 7, 7:30 P. M., St. Luke's Epis~opal Church, 403 Peachtree Street. Address by Dr. C. B. Wilmer; subject, ''The Confederate Soldier During the War.''
Your comrade, W. T. MARSHALL, Adjutant.

Mr. Hopkins of Thomas moved that the House do now adjourn; the motion prevailed and the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., November 5, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:
llfr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Rules have had under consideration the request to put House bills that have been unfavorably reported upon the calendar for a second reading and as its vice-chairman I am directed to report that all House bills that have been unfavorably reported shall be in order for a second reading at today's session at the reading of House bills the second time as fixed by the order of business.
BLACKBURN, Vice-Chairman.
Mr. Roberts of Hall moved the previous question on the agreement to the report of the committee, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
The report of the committee was agreed to.

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The order of business as recommended by the Committee on Rules was adopted.
The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Messrs. 'Brown and Arnold of ClarkeA resolution to extend the privileges of the floor
to the President of the Normal School and the twelve young lady students accompanying him.
The following resolution was read:

By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasA resolution providing for an afternoon session
on Friday and Saturday, November 5th and 6th, and that the session of Saturday, November the 6th, be devoted to general business.
The following amendment offered by Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee was read and adopted:
"When we adjourn today at the conclusion .of the afternoon session that we adjourn until Monday at 11 o'clock.''
The resolution as amended was adopted.
The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. Cook of TelfairA resolution providing that the gentleman from
Telfair be permitted to present his speeches in written form.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Penitentiary:

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By Mr. Dorsey of CobbA resolution authorizing sub-committees of the
House and Senate on Penitentiary to visit the State Farm and the various convict camps of the State during vacation.
The following resolution was read and tabled with all the amendments thereto :

By Mr. Anderson of JenkinsA resolution to limit all speeches on any subject
to ten minutes to each member.
By unanimous consent the following bills and resolution were introduced, read the first time and referred to committees:

By Mr. Stark of JacksonA bill to make jt unlawful for any perso'n, firm or
~orporation to sell or offer for sale any beverages made from any patented formula containing any quantities of caffeine whatever.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.

By Mr. Beck of CarrollA bill to amend the Constitution by adding a new
Article No. 14 to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution.

By Mr. Hudson of HarrisA resolution to pay pension to Mrs. Harriet C.
Hargett for the year 1914.

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Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
The following resolution was read and adopted as amended:

By Mr. Parker of WareA resolution inviting Hon. J. J. Brown to address
the House at some convenient time.
The following amendment offered by Mr. Connor of Spalding was read and adopted:
"Amend by providing that said Hon. J. J. Brown address the members at the same convenient time when the House is not in session.''
Mr. Lanier of Bulloch County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on General Judiciary No.2 have had under consideration the following Bill No. 25 of the House and have instructed me as their vice-chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, the same being a bill to prohibit the shipment of spirituous, malted and intoxicating liquors into the State and to make more effective the laws touching the sale and keeping on hand certain prohibited liquors and beverages.
Nov. 4, 1915. FRED T. LANIER, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Stark of Jackson County, Chairman of the

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Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Temperance have had under
consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the following recommendations, to-wit.:
House Bills Nos. 19, 20 and 21, as their chairman, I am directed to return to the House without any report on the same: That your committee, as is well known by the action of the House, is over-burdened with work.
That these bills involve some profound legal questions, that while in the opinion of the committee will not take a distinguished judiciary committee as much as 2 or 3 days to properly consider and pass on the same, yet will take some time.
And in view of the action of the House yesterday on House Bill No. 25,
And in as much as these bills, if not companion, are so regarded by a majority of the House,
Your Committee on Temperance instructs me as their chairman to return said bills to the House without action thereon, with a request that they be referred to General Judiciary Committee No. 2.
Your committee have also had under considerafion House Bill No. 10, providing for local option

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if the same is approved by a majority of tlle electors of the State, and direct me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with a recommendation that the same do pass.
W. W. STARK, Chairman.

Mr. Hopkins of Thomas moved that the following bills be recommitted to the C'ommittee on General Judiciary No. 2; the motion prevailed and the bills were so referred:
By Messrs. Nunn of Houston and Hutcheson of Turner-
A bill to declare any place where certain liquors are sold a nuisance.
By Mr. Davis of LaurensA bill to make it unlawful for any person to ap-
pear in any place in this State in an intoxicated condition.
By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasA bill to make clearer the prohibition laws in this
State.
The following bills, favorably reported, were read the second time :
By_Mr. Yeomans of Terrell and othersA bill to further mitigate the evils of intemper-
ance and to make more effective the prohibition laws.
By Messrs. Bale, Findley and Anderson of FloydA bill to promote temperance and to secure effec-
tive enforcement of the prohibition law of this State.

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The following bill, adversely reported, was taken up for the purpose of disagreeing to the unfavorable report of the committee; and was read the second time:

By Mr. Wohlwender of MuscogeeTo prohibit any person from obtaining intoxicat-
ing liquor without securing a license.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee moved to disagree to the unfavorable report of the committee.
Mr. Dickerson of Clinch moved the previous question on the disagreement to the report of the committee, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called for the.ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike

Bell, of Milton

Adams, of Walton Brinson

Anderson, of Banks Brown, of Clarke

And.erson, of Floyd Brown, of Wheeler

Anderson, of Jenkins Bullard

Andrews

Burtz

Arnold, of Clay

Carithers

.Airnold, of Henry Carter

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Clarke

Bagg(ltt

Clements

Bale

Cole

Beazley

Coleman, of Calhoun

Beck, of Carroll

Conger

Beck, of Murray

Connor

Cook Cravey lJart Davis Dorsett Dorsey Duffy Edward.s, of Bryan Edwards, of Walton Elders Ennis Estes F'indley Fost<'r

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Gillis Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of Walker Haynes Hines Hudson Jackson Keene

Lane Lowe Mor.ris, of Cobb Morris, of Hart Myrick McCalla Parkerr Pea.c.ock RlagJa.nd

ShanDon Shuptrine Spence Swift Towles Turner WhOOJtley Wohlwender Yeomans, of Terrell

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Allen, of Jackson

Fowler

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Anderson, of Wilkes Fullbrig-ht

McLan!llhan

Arnold, of Clarke Garlington

McRae

Atkinson, of Emanuel Gilliam

N'llnn

Atkinson, of Fulton Gordy

01ive

Ayer

Harris, Washington Parrks

:Ballarrd

Hartley

Perkins

Barber

Heath

Perry

barfield

Hodges

Pharr

Beall, of Richmond Hogg

Pickeren

BL111ckbUin

Holden

Redwine

Bowers

Hopkins

Reiser

Boyett

Howard

Rice

Bradford

Hutcheson

Rich

Bradley

Johnson, of Appling Rl()berts

lliooks

Johnson, of Gwinnett Sheffield

Brown, of Emanuel Jones, of Coweta

Sheppa.rd

Campbell

Key

Shipp

Carroll

Kidd

Short

Chancey

King, of Greene

Simpson

Ooleman, of Laurens Ki-ng, of Jefferson &loan

(A)llier

King, of Wh~te

Smith, of Dade

Collins

Kirby

Smith, of DeKalb

..Culpepper

Knigtht

Smith, of Toombs

Davidson

Lanier

Stark

Dennard

Ledbetter

Steele

Dickerson

LeSueur

Stewart

Dockery

Liles

Stovall

Dodd

Lunsford

Strrickland

Dorris, of Crisp

Martin

Sumner

Dorris, of Douglas Mathews, of Dawson Taylor, Washington

Edwards, of HII!Mlson Mathews, of Elbert Thompson

Evans

Moore, of Heard Veazey

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Walker, of Ben Hill Westbrook

Walker, of Bleekley Williams

Webb

Wol"8ham

Wright Youmans, of Candler Young

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Cooper Green, of Clayton Griffin, of Lowndes

Jones, of Wilkinson Marshall Meadows 'Neill

Oliver Rushin Taylor, of Monroe

Ayes 69, nays 108.

The verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the disagreement to the report of the committee the ayes were 69, nays 109.
The unfavorable report of the committee was agreed to and the bill was lost.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Parks of Upson and Mr. Bradford of Whitfield.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

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3 O'clock P. M.
The House met again this afternoon at 3 o'clock and was called to order by the Speaker.
The following invitation was read and accepted:

Decatur, Ga., November 4, 1915.
Hon. W. H. Burwell, Speaker of the House of Representatives, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
DEAR Sm:
In behalf of the Decatur Board of Trade and of the management of the DeKalb County One-Day Fair, I take this method of presenting through you to the members of the House of Representatives of the Georgia Legislature, a cordial invitation to be present in Decatur on November tenth, on which date will be held our county's One-Day Fair.
This occasion will be unique and will differ in many respects from the ordinary county fair. A basket dinner has been provided for 30,000 people, beginning at 11:30 A.M., and the parade, representing the varied interests of the county, including 5,000 students of our public schools and institutions of higher learning, will form at 1:30 P. M. There will be no public speaking and no formalities of any kind will be observed, but in behalf of the people of DeKalb County permit me to say that we are very anxious to have with us on this occasion all State

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House officials and the entire membership of both the House of Representatives and of the Senate.
Assuring you, both collectively and individually, of a most cordial welcome to our county, I am,
Respectfully,

RD-s.

RAYMUND DANIEL,
Secretary Decatur Board of Trade.

The following bill, unfavorably reported by the committee, was taken up for the purpose of disagreeing to the unfavorable report of the committee and was read the second time :

By Messrs. Hines of Troup and Fullbright of Burke. A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws which
prescribe a tax upon substitutes for intoxicating liquors.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved to disagree to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill.
Mr. Heath of Burke moved the previous question on the motion to disagree, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
The motion to disagree to the unfavorable report of the committee prevailed and the bill went to the third reading.
The following bills were read the third time:

By Mr. Fowler of BibbA bill to promote revenue for support of common

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schools by requiring a license of dealers in malt liquors.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved the previous question, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was disagreed to, and the bill was lost.

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to provide for the general appropriations of
the State for the years 1916 and 1917.
Mr. Hopkins of Thomas moved that the bill be postponed until Monday morning, November 8, under the "Orders of the Day."
Mr. Heath of Burke moved the previous question on the motion to postpone, which motion prevailed apd the main question was ordered.

The bill was postponed until the ''Orders of the Day" Monday, November 8.

By Messrs. Stewart of Coffee and Wheatley of Sumter-
A bill to provide additional funds for the support of the Agricultural and Mechanical Schools.
On motion the bill was postponed until Monday, November the 8th, to following the General Appropriations Bill.

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By Mr. Jones of CowetaA bill to provide the annual registration and iden-
tification of motor vehicles in this State.
Mr. Sheppard moved to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee.
Mr. Jones of Coweta moved that the House do now adjourn, which motion prevailed and the bill went over as unfinished business.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Stewart of Coffee, Mr. Stark of Jackson, and Mr. Green of Wilkes.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until Monday morning at 11 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., November 8, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 11 o'clock, A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of Friday's proceedings was dispensed with.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved that the House take a recess until 11.35 A. M. ; which motion prevailed and the House took recess until that time.
The hour of 11.35 A. M. having arrived the Speaker again called the House to order.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA resolution to make an appropriation to meet the
deficiency in the printing of 1915.
The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Jones:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to
deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing to which he invites attention.

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The following message of the Governor was taken up and read:

Supplementary Message of the Governor.

STATE OF GEORGIA.
ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
ATLANTA, November 3, 1915.
To the General Assem.bly of the State of Georgia:
I herewith hand you Exhibits showing reports of the Comptroller-General, the State Entomologist, and the Special Auditor employed to audit the accounts of the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds, which reports were referred to in my message.
In pursuance to the provision of the Constitution, I also hand you report showing all pardons, commutations, paroles, and reprieves granted since June 25, 1915. Twenty-eight of these cases were pending at the time I assumed the duties of office.
Respectfully submitted,

Governor.

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CoMPTROLLER-GENERAL's OFFICE,
STATE OF GEORGIA.
ATLANTA, November 1, 1915.
Hon. N. E. Harris, Governor, Executive Departm.ent, State Capitol.
DEAR Sm: In reply to your inquiry I desire to say
that the assessed value of the general property of the State of Georgia, appearing on the county digests for the year 1914, was_____________$803,3'90,196
The assessed value of property of public service corporations, returned to the Comptroller-General, was __:_ _______ 150,152,686

Total for 1914 -----------------$953,542,882
For 1915 tl;te assessed value of general property on the county digests amounts to ----------------------$799,734,975
Public service corporations returned to Comptroller"'General ------------- 151,326;805

Total for 1915 -----------------$951,061,780
The tax rate levied for 1914 was 4.50 mills. The tax rate levied for 1915 is 4.80 mills. The gross revenue for 1914 received from special taxes and all other sources was $1,844,039. The estimated gross revenue for 1915 from special taxes and all other sources is $1,836,708. The cost of collection, errors and insolvents, to be deducted from these amounts, averages 6%.
I might add that we have received during the current year from back taxes collected by Judge

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Hart, as special attorney for the State, in certain cases against the lessees of the Georgia Railroad & Banking Company, $18,163.28. This amount is not included in the figures given above for 1915.
Yours very truly, WM. A. WRIGHT, Comptroller-General.

STATE OF GEORGIA,
OFFICE AND LABORATORIES,
STATE ENTOMOLOGIST.
ATLANTA, GA., Nov. 1, 1915.
Hon. Nat. E. Harris, Governor of Georgia,
State Capitol, City.
DEAR SIR: One of the most important problems confronting the people of Georgia at this time is the Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil. This serious pest has invaded our State and now occurs in more than thirty counties. Nature has made it possible for almost every kind of crop to be grown in Georgia, but cotton is our principal crop and the boll weevil is the greatest pest known to the cotton industry.
The various agricultural agencies have done splendid work in preparing our people for the coming of the boll weevil, and the State is better prepared perhaps than any other State that has yet become infested, but the boll weevil will be a serious menace to cotton production. The State Board of Entomology for a number of years has conducted experiments with different varieties of cotton for the purpose of developing types that would resist such diseases as cotton wilt or black root, which, in some sections of Georgia, is almost as serious a pest

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as the boll weevil. This work has enabled the cotton growers to produce good yields of cotton on lands where 50 to 75 per cent. of all ordinary varieties would die from wilt. The United States Department of Agriculture and the scientific experts in the various States infested by the weevil report that under boll weevil conditions it is necessary to plant early maturing varieties. Our experiments show that all of the ordinary early maturing varieties of cotton are affected with cotton wilt. The varieties grown successfully in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas cannot be used in the southern part of Georgia, because of their susceptibility to cotton wilt. Recent tests demonstrate that some of the varieties developed by the State Board of Entomology are wilt resistant, prolific ,and early maturing. These varieties have been developed on Georgia soil, are adapted to Georgia conditions, and can produce a good crop of cotton in spite of cotton wilt and in spite of cotton boll weevil.
We regard the question of seed selection for the different gections of the State the most important phase of the boll weevil fight. Our experiments, demonstrations and propagation of varieties resistant to disease, etc., for different sections of the State should be conducted on a large scale, so that a large number could profit by its work. In view of the fact that cotton will continue to be our principal crop, and in view of the vast number affected by the coming of the boll weevil, we respectfully ask that you bring this matter to the attention of the General Assembly at its special session. -A liberal appropriation should be made for the purpose of enlarging the scope of the cotton breeding work and the other work this department will have to conduct to minimize the damage to the cotton industry of the State. Any amount appropriated at this time

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will produce far greater results than if appropriated one or two years hence.
Respectfully, E. LEE WoRSHAM, State Entomologist.

Following is report of Special Auditor employed to audit accounts of Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds:

STATE OF GEORGIA. KEEPER oF PuBLIC BuiLDINGs AND GROUNDS,
AuGusT 31, 1915.
OcTOBER 7, 1915. File No. 1301.

Hon. N. E. Harris, Governor,
Atlanta, Georgia.
DEAR GoVERNOR: As requested, we have audited the accounts of Mr. P. B. Latimer, Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds, covering the period from January 20th, 1912, to August 31st, 1915, and beg to submit our report, consisting of the following statements:
EXHIBIT "A"-Statement of cash due to the State of Georgia.
EXHIBIT "B"-List of accounts unpaid August 31, 1915.

CoMMENT.
Items 1 to 12, inclusive, in Exhibit ''A'', were submitted to Mr. E. E. Holcombe and accepted by him as proper items due by him to the State of Georgia.

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Item No. 13, for amounts collected on Porter1:1.' Pay Rolls were positively denied by Mr. Holcombe. However, the affidavits from Charlie Sams and Cornelius Moore tend to prove otherwise, and we requested Mr. Holcombe to produce the men in order that we could establish the service performed. Mr. Holcombe has not produced the men at this time.
Item 14, amounts overdrawn on Guards' Pay Rolls, $88.00. Mr. Latimer stated that he drew the money and paid off the Guards' Pay Roll, but was unable to account for this difference.
Item 15 covers lumber said to have been delivered by the Patillo Lumber Company, at 151 Crew St. Mr. Holcombe denies' receiving this lumber, but the Patillo Lumber Company states that they have the dray ticket duly signed by Mr. Holcombe. We therefore include the item as part of the amount due the State of Georgia.
Items 16 and 17 are for bolts of madras, ginghams, pepperel sheeting, etc., which Mr. Latimer and others employed by the State claim are not used by the State. As Mr. Holcombe admits using some goods purchased of the J. M. High Company and of the John Silvey Company, and as the State does not use this class of material, and as the sales tickets and delivery slips seem to us to indicate that the goods were received by Mr. Holcombe, we have also included them in the amount due to the State of Georgia.
We have not included in our statement, Exhibit "A", two cash items, for the reason that we could not now obtain information necessary to establish the exact amounts. These two items are : (1) J. M. Hill appears on the Porters' Pay Roll as a laborer until August 9, 1913. We were told that this man left the State's employ about six months prior to August 9, 1913', which claim is substantiated by the

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signatures appearing on the pay rolls. We under-

stand that this party still lives in Atlanta, and we

would suggest that an affidavit be obtained from him in order to clear up the matter. The amount in-

volved is approximately $200.00

(2) We were told that the amounts paid to L. F. Howard were for services not rendered the State of

Georgia. We would suggest that an affidavit be ob-

tained from him in order to clear up the matter.

The amount involved is $68.65.

On Exhibit '' B'' we show $219.01 as the proportion of amounts unpaid that was not used by the

State of Georgia. Mr. Holcombe admits liability for

this amount.



The total amount of accounts unpaid on August

31st, 1915, is $14,210.83, as shown in Exhibit "B".

All of the accounts listed in Exhibit "B" agree

with statements rendered by the different firms

shown therein, except the account with the Stocks Coal Company. Our representative called on the

Stocks Coal Company and drew off of their books a statement of their account with the State of Georgia.

The balance claimed by the Stocks Coal Company as

due from the State of Georgia is $529.03 greater than amount shown in Exhibit "B" ($3,980.58). Our

repreHentative was unable to obtain from the books

of the Stocks Coal Company any information to

substantiate the charge of $529.03, and the company offered in explanation the statement that their books

were incorrect, but that the balance of $4,509.61 was

correct, and had been approved by the Keeper of

Public Buildings and Grounds. We think it would be well, before this account is finally paid, that the

State be satisfied that all coal and wood billed was

actually received. We would suggest that you issue instructions that

none of the outstanding accounts shown in Exhibit

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'' B'' be paid until approved by yourself. We think you should insist upon each of these creditors submitting itemized statements of their accounts, showing where and to whom the goods were delivered before affixing your approval. This precaution we recommend because no one in the Department of Public Buildings and Grounds is sufficiently familiar with the accounts of the department to pass upon these bills. We were surprised to learn that Mr. Latimer was unable to furnish any detailed information. He states that he simply trusted Mr. Holcombe implicitly.
Subject to the foregoing comment the amounts you should insist upon being paid into the Treasury are as follows:
Items 1 to 17, Exhibit "A"--------------$3,934.12 Proportion of Accounts Unpaid, Ex. "B"__ 219.01 Amount Collected on Porters' Pay Roll for
Time not Made by J. M. Hill (Approximately) ------------------- 200.00 Amount Paid to L. F. Howard (if Estab-
lished) ----------------------------- 68.65
Total ----------------------------$4,421.78 Mr. Latimer stated to our representative that the entire shortage would be paid, but he wished to go over the figures with you before making final payment. We attach, marked Exhibits "C", "D", "E", and "F", affidavits made by F. C. Blair, Cornelius Moore, Charlie Sams, and C. H. Sams. The originals of these affidavits are handed you under separate cover. We trust these statements will be found full enough for your needs.
Respectfully submitted, ALO:Nzo RICHARDSON & Co., Certified Public Accountants.

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EXHIBIT ''A.''
STATE OF GEORGIA.-DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Statement of Cash Due to the State of Georgia.
Item. I. Cash returned by the Water Works Department of the City of Atlanta and not entered on books: Nov. 7, 1912 ....................... $20.00 Dec. 9, 1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.50 Jan. 4, 1913 ....................... . 20.00 Feb. 3, 1913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 Apr. 1, 1913 ...................... . 20.00 Nov. 5, 1913 ........ , ............. . 10.00 Dec. 8, 1913 ..................... . 10.97 Jan. 7, 1914 ...................... . 10.00 May 6, 1914...................... . 10.00 Aug. 5, 1914 ...................... . 10.00 Jan. 7, 1915 ...................... . 10.60 Feb. 3, 1915 ...................... . 10.00 March 3, 1915.................... . 10.00 Apr. 5, 1915 ........................ 10.00 May 5, 1915 ...................... . 10.00 Jun. 7, 1915 ....................... . 10.00 Jul. 5, 1915 ....................... . 10.00 Aug. 5, 1915 .. : .................. . 10.00 $ 220.07

2. Cash returned by Chamberlin-JohnsonDuBose Co. on Check No. 2185, Jan. 4, 1915, and not entered on books ..........................................$
3. Cash returned by Ga. Ry. & Pr. Co. on Sept. 17, 1913, account overpayment, and not entered on books....
4. Forged check No. 2427 May 8, 1915; favor J. M. High Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Forged check No. 2428 May 8, 1915, favor John Silvey & Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Check No. 2574 Aug. 5, 1915, favor Floyd Bros., for screen work at residence of E. E. Holcombe. . . . . . . .
7. Checks C'harged by bank and removed from files: March, 1915 ...................... $ 57.85 April, 1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.00 May, 1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166.65 June, 1915 ....................... 95.50

13.00 10.00 16.53 15.70 23.65

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July, 1915 Aug., 1915

164.32 83.00 $ 635.32

As we had no checks or check stubs, we wish to state the following facts gathered during our investiga tion of these items:
1. Commencing with March, 1915, a check for $21.00 was paid by the bank in cash every Saturday, with a few exceptions. Mr. Latimer states he has no knowledge of these checks and did not sign them. Mildly expressed, they surely represent monies due to the State of Georgia.
2. In going over these figures with Mr. E. E. Holcombe, he stated this amount was due by him.
8. Forged checks favor R. A. Broyles and Com pany: Apr. 5, 1915, No. 2370 ........... $ 67.68 May 5, 1915, No. 2412............ 76.98 $ 144.66

9. Missing checks favor R. A. Broyles and Company: June 7, 1915, No. 2478 ............ $ July 6, 1915, No. 2535 ........... . Aug. 5, 1915, No. 2590 ........... .

80.75 88.50 90.00

259.25

10. Payments to R. A. Broyles & Co. (Not including the $144.66 and $259.25 shown above) ............................... $1,096.53
At least 60 per cent. of this amount covers items not used by the State of Georgia, according to affidavit of F. C. Blair, former bookkeeper for R. A. Broyles and Company ............................ .
11. Amounts paid to Jennings-Gresham Company for account of E. E. Holcombe: Jan. 4, 1913 ..................... $ 9.01 July 6, 1914 ................... . 15.33 Feb. 3, 1915 ................... . 21.54

657.92 45.88

12. Checks to Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co., to settle for purchases not used by the State of Georgia: Apr. 2, 1915, Forged check ...... $ May 3, 1915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46.01 64.94

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June 5, 1915 July 6, 1915 Aug. 4, 1915 ~ J

101.65 65.50 53.55

93
331.65

13. Amounts collected on Porters' Pay Roll for time not made according to affidavits submitted 11erewith: Vance Little, 99 weeks at $7.00 from Oct. 11, tl913 ................$ Horace Root, 42 weeks at $7.00 from Feb. 10, 1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Haney, 44 weeks at $7.00 from Nov. 30, 1912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ed Cunningham, 5 weeks at $7.00 from Sept. 6, 1913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geo. Taylor, 4 weeks at $7.00 from July 18, 1914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

693.00 294.00 308.00 35.00
28.00

$1,358.00

14. Amounts overdrawn on Guards' Pay Rolls and not disbursed, August to December, 1914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15. Lumber from Patillo Lumber Co., delivered at 151 Crew St. (Residence of E. E. Holcombe) .............................. .
16. Payments to J. M. High Company, for goods not used by the State of Georgia: Sept. 9, 1913 .................... $ Nov. 5, 1914 ................... .

12.14 15.48

88.00 15.36 27.62

17. Payments to John Silvey & Co. for goods not used by the State of Georgia: Jan. 9, 1913 .................... $ Apr. 10, 1913 ................. . Feb. 5, 1914 .................... . Oct. 8, 1914 ................... Nov. 10, 1914 ................. . Dec. 8, 1914 ................... . Feb. 3, 1915 ................... . March 8, 1915 ................. .

5.72 10.68 . 7.63
3.15 9.17 10.7)! 14.09 10.35

71.51

Total .......................... .

$3,934.12

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EXHIBIT ''B.''
NAME.

Proportion Not Used by Amount. State Ga.

Alexander and Co., J. M..................... $ 60.07 $

Atlanta Mineral Water Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.50

Broyles, R. A., and Co...................... . 138.91

Barnes Sheet Metal Works ................. . .19.00

Bryan Electric Company ................... . 916.34

Belcher Heating Company ................. . 15.00

Byrd Printing Company ................... . 5.75

Baylis Office Equipment Company ........... . 122.25

Beck & Gregg Company .................... . 26.00

Campbell, R. 0., Coal Company ............. . 6.50

Carolina Portland Cement Company ......... . 2.25

Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Company ........ . 4.40

Carter Electric Company ................... .

.75

Crumley-Sharp Hardware Company.......... .

.20

Cooper and Day ........................... . 10.30

Davison-Paxon-Stokes Company ........... _.. 14.90

Dozier & Gay Company ................... . 846.43

Dinkins-Davidson Hardware Company ...... . 11.51

Fielder & Allen Company .................. . 2,050.18

Farrell Heating Company .... _. _...... _.... . 333.15

Hastings, H. G., & Company ................ . 33.00

High, J. M., Company ..... _................ . 108.45

Jennings-Gresham Company ............... . 254.56

King Hardware Company ................... . 1,678.28

Lilly, M. C., & Company ................... . 60.00

Otis Elevator Company ..................... . 30.81

Patillo Lumber Company ........ _.......... . 97.28

Pittsburg Plate Glass Company ............. . 47.83

Randall Bros. . ............................. . 673.12

Rich, M., Bros. Company ................... . 271.-16

Smith, M. D. and H. L ...................... . 87.54

Silvey, John L., & Company ................. . 35.63

Standard Oil Company .... _................ . 2.45

Stocks Coal Company ...................... . 3,980.58

Slaton, Mrs. John M....................... . 100.00

Wackendorf Bros. . ........................ . 279.15

World Manufacturing Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.00

Wurm, Chas. T..... __ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00

96.23
6.00 12.00 44.91 31.22 28.65

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West Disinfecting Company ................ 1,618.75 Williams, S. A., Lumber Company... . . . . . . . . . . 32.85

Total .............................. $14,210.83 $ 219.01

EXHIBIT ''C''.
C<h>Y.
Georgia, Fulton County:
Personally appeared before the undersigned attesting officer, F. C. Blair, personally known to me, who being duly sworn, says on oath,
1st. That he has been employed for the past several years by R. A. Broyles & Co. as bookkeeper.
2d. That during April, 1912, one E. E. Holcombe began purchasing merchandise, etc., for the State of Georgia, and continued to make such purchases through August, 1915, and as the R. A. Broyles Co. did no credit business, the tickets showing the purchases made by E. E. Holcombe were carried in the cash drawer as a cash item until paid.
3d. That about three months following the first purchase made by E. E. Holcombe, he (Holcombe) began buying groceries, etc., which were delivered at 151 Crew St., the home of Holcombe.
4th. That the tickets covering purchases made by the said Holcombe, for merchandise delivered to the State Capitol, and at 151 Crew St. were kept together, and held against the State of Georgia, and that the said Holcombe would tender in payment for the purchases made each month, one check signed by P. B. Latimer, Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds, which check was credited on the tickets showing merchandise bought for the State Capitol

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and for groceries delivered to the home of Hoi- combe, 151 Crew Street.
5th. That, inasmuch as the R. A. Broyles Co. did no credit business, he is unable to state definitely the amount charged for groceries and delivered at 151 Crew Street, but makes affidavit that at least 60 per cent. of the purchases made by the said E. E. Holcombe during this period, was delivered to 151 Crew Street, the remainder of the purchases being delivered to the State Capitol.
(Signed) F. C. BLAIR.
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this eleventh day of September, 1915. (Signed) B. D. GANNON, N. P. Fulton Co., Ga.

EXHIBIT "D".
COPY.
Georgia, Fulton County:
Personally appeared before the undersigned attesting officer, Cornelius Moore, who being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he entered the service of the State during the fall of 1913 as laborer, and has worked continuously since that time in the same capacity; that he has personally known every laborer and cleaner employed by the State at the Capitol during this period, and that he knows of his own knowledge that no laborer, porter or cleaner by the name of Vance Little has ever been employed by the State during this period, and that he does not know of any person by this name, and that there has never been more than three laborers or cleaners

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employed at the State Ca.pi,tol at any time since he entered the State's service.
(Signed) CoRNELIUs MooRE, Sworn to and subscribed to be-
fore me this sixth day of October, 1915.
(Signed) W. H. HARRISON, N. P. Fulton Co., Ga.

EXHIBIT ''E''.

CoPY.

Georgia, Fulton County:

Personally appeared before the undersigned at-

testing officer, Charlie Sams, personally known to

me, who being duly sworn, says on oath that since

spring, 1912, he has been employed in the State

Capitol, first as a laborer in cleaning the halls, etc.,

and later on as porter for the Treasury Department.

That he is personally acquainted with the laborers

employed by the Keeper of Public Buildings and

Grounds, since he first came to the Capitol. That he

never knew of any man by the name of Vance Little

to be in the employ of the State, either as a scrub

man, cleaner or porter. That he never heard of any

such man being on the force, and from his personal



knowledge and acquaintance with all of the employ-

ees, he does not believe that any such man was ever

employed here within the period mentioned.

(Signed) CHARLIE SAMs.

Sworn to and subscribed to be-

fore me this eleventh day

of September, 1915.

(Signed) W. H. HARRISON,

N. P. Fulton Co., Ga.

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EXHIBIT ''F''.

CoPY.

Georgia, FUlton County:

Personally appeared before the undersigned at-

testing officer, Charlie Sams, personally known to

me, who being duly sworn, says that the facts stated in his affidavit of September 11, 1915, in reference

to employees in the State Capitol as to Vance Little

apply to and are true in the same measure of Horace

Root, Andy Haney, and George Taylor; none of

said parties having worked at the Capitol since his employment; deponent knows that Ed Cunningham

left Atlanta in August, 1913, and did not return to

the service after August, 1913; deponent further says that from the Spring of 1912 to the present time there were only three men employed on the

floors (in cleaning, scouring, etc.), except during the period when the painting of the building was done,

when there were four men so employed; deponent

further says that from July 1st, 1912, to October, 1913, he was in charge of these floor men, with au-

thority to employ and discharge hands, and there-

fore had personal knowledge of the facts hereinbefore set out.

(Signed) C. H. SAMS.



Sworn to and subscribed before me this October 6th, 1915.

(Signed) W. H. HARRISON, N. P. Fulton Co., Ga.



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REPORT OF PARDONS, COMMU'l'ATIONS, PAROLES AND
RESPITES GRANTED SINCE JUNE 25, 1915.
PARDONS.
R. H. McCRARY: Superior Court, Clarke County, Spring term, 1913; felony; three years; pardoned July 7, 1915. Applicant had served sufficient time to entitle him to release if credited with time spent in jail pending trial and with good behavior. Trial judge and large number of citizens, as well as many members of the General Assembly, recommended pardon. Also recommended by Prison Commission.
J. J. 1\lANGHAM: Superior Court, Spalding County, November term, 1911; embezzlement, two cases; four years and twelve months, respectively; pardoned August 16, 1915, as appeared to be more of a technical violation of the law than anything else. Had served all but short while on four-year sentence. Large number of citizens, many members of the General Assembly and the Prison Commission recommended pardon.
WALTER J. BRACKIN: Decatur County, March, 1912; burglary; fine of $400. Party burglarized store and secured box cigars ; was fined $400, which he paid nearly fourteen years ago. Order merely restored citizenship. Pardoned September 14, 1915.
CLAUD CoucH: Forsyth County; August, 1915; larceny from the house; fine of $75. Applicant had paid fine and asked that rights of citizenship be restored. Trial judge, solicitor-general and many citizens asked that he be pardoned and citizenship restored. Pardoned September 22, 1915.
W. J. KNIGHT: Superior Court, March term, 1913 ; Berrien County ; involuntary manslaughter; 3 years; pardoned October 4th. Applicant had served all but one month of his time, allowing credit

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for good behavior; trial judge, solicitor-general, prosecutor and jury, as well as Prison Commission, recommended pardon. Order restored rights of citizenship.

COMMUTATIONS.
All commutations of sentences approved were recommended by Prison Commission.
En ELDER, alias WILL JoRDAN: Superior Court of Fulton County, January term, 1915; murder; sentenced to hang: commuted to life imprisonment July 8, 1915, on recommendation of the judge, solicitor and grand jurors. Very doubtful case.
RALPH THOMASON : Superior Court Fulton County, July term, 1914; forgery; two years; sentence commuted to present service on July 9, 1915, on recommendation of the trial jury and solicitor-general, and account of the condition of his mother, an invalid, who needed his support. Trial jury recommended misdemeanor punishment.
CHARLEY CRAWLEY: City Court of Monroe, Jannary term, 1915; misdemeanor; sentence commuted to fine of $50.00 on July 15, 1915, on recommendation of the commission, judge and solicitor-general. Party afflicted with tuberculosis.
A. S. MAPPIN: City Court of Atlanta, Spring term, 1915; vagrancy; twelve months; sentence commuted to present service on July 30, 1915, on recommendation of the commission. Applicant was a drug habitue and was sent to the chaingang in order to be cured, which object had been accomplished.
En WATKINS: Superior Court of Clarke County, November term, 1912; rape; fifteen years; sentence commuted to present service on August 2, 1915, on

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recommendation of the Commission, and extenuating circumstances connected with the crime.
JACK MILLER: Superior Court of Brooks County, May term, 1915; murder; sentenced to hang; sentence commuted to life imprisonment on recommendation of the Commission and a number of the jurors. Represented by counsel appointed just before trial who didn't know the case.
_CARL FRAZIER: Superior Court of Fulton County, October term, 1914; rape; sentenced to hang. Sentence commuted to life imprisombent on August 10, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, the judge and solicitor and the mother of the prosecutrix.
S. T. JoNES: Superior Court of Upson County, November term, 1911 ; rape ; ten years ; sentence commuted to present service on August 12, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission. The allege(l victim made affidavit that she was forced to swear falsely against defendant at the time of his conviction.
STEVE Com~: Superior Court of Stephens County, September term, 1912; kidnapping; five years; sentence commuted to present service on August 25, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, the trial judge and solicitor-general. Applicant was weak-minded. Also mother of girl alleged to have been kidnapped recommended.
CHAS. STEVENS: Superior Court of Glynn County, Fall term, 1913; burglary; ten years ; sentence commuted to present service on August 31, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission and the prosecutor, who states that he knows this was a cal'ie of mistaken identity.
JERRY DoziER: Superior Court, Richmond County, March term, 1915; larceny from the house;

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twelve months; sentence commuted to present service on August 31, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission and trial judge. Applicant was a consumptive.
HENRY NixON and ELLIE NixON: Superior Court Hart County, August term, 1914; manslaughter; one year; sentences commuted to present service on September 3, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission and trial judge. Applicants served about 6 months during time case was in higher court. Were granted new trial and given one year.
PINK HILLIARD: Superior Court of Clarke County, October term, 1912; robbery; five years; sentence commuted to present service on September 16, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, the trial jury, solicitor and a number of citizens. New evidence seemed to establish innocence.
C. L. MENEFEE: Superior Court of Gordon County, Spring term, 1907; murder, life imprisonment; sentence commuted to present service on recommendation of the Commission and circumstances connected with the crime. New Wlitnesses established complete alibi. Trial judge also recommended.
PINK MILLER and JoE MATHIS: Superior Court of Whitfield County, January term, 1913; rape; 5 years each; sentences commuted to present service on September 25, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, judge, solicitor-general and the prosecutrix.
ERICH HARTMAN: Superior Court of Fulton County, February term, 1914; forgery; three years; sentence commuted to present service upon payment of costs on September 30, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, the prosecutor and solicitor-general.

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JIM RoBINSON: Superior Court of Muscogee County, August term, 1915; attempt to murder; three years ; sentence commuted to payment of :fine of $100.00 on October 8, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, because of serious condition of health.
BuRWELL JACKSON: Superior Court of Warren County, Spring term, 1915; misdemeanor; twelve months; sentence commuted to present service on recommendation of the Commission, because of the serious condition of health.
SAM LoYNLESS: Superior Court of Hall County, Spring term, 1915; misdemeanor; eight months; sentence commuted to payment of fine of '$25.00 on October 12, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, judge and solicitor.
Gus HoLT: Superior Court of Fulton County, Spring term, 1915; larceny after trust; 6 months or fine $50.00, commuted to fine of $25.00 on October 13, 1915, on recommendation of the Commission, because of the condition of applicant's parents who needed his support. Had served half his sentence and order merely deducted half his fine.
CHARLIE JOHNSON: City Court of Newnan, J un6 term, 1915 ; stealing ride on train; 10 months; commuted to present service November 2nd. Applicant had served four months and was wanted in Alabama for long term sentence. Recommended by trial judge and solicitor.

PAROLES.
All paroles approved were unanimously recommended by the Prison Commission, as required by law in such cases.

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RoBERT RAMSEY: Superior Court, Cobb County, March term, 1911; larceny; 20 years; paroled July 6th. Party jointly convicted with applicant had already been released. Because of recommendation of Prison Commission and solicitor-general and because of good conduct applicant was released under parole.
WILL WILLIS: Superior Court, Wilkes County, February term, 1913; manslaughter; four years; paroled J lily 7th because of good service and extenuating circumstances. Application recommended by trial judge, solicitor and all county offi~ers, as well as by Prison Commission.
BERT CAIN: Superior Court, Crisp County, Spring term, 1909; manslaughter; 10 years; paroled July 31st. Applicant made excellent record during time he served and his conduct during fire at State Farm saved State considerable property and prevented a number of prisoners from escaping. Strong recommendations from judge and other officials, as well as from Prison Commission were presented.
M. H. WALL: Superior Court, Rabun County, Spring term, 1913; shooting at another; 4 years; paroled August 2nd; applicant's health was very bad; had good record; Prison Commission, trial jury, solicitor and about 600 citizens asked for parole.
LESTER AuLTMAN: Superior Court, Pierce County, April term, 1912; manslaughter; 4 years; paroled July 14th. Case was very weak one; jury stated they wanted to recommend that misdemeanor punishment be imposed at time of trial; the trial jury, trial judge, county officers, brother of deceased and large number of citizens joined in request for parole.
SrM JOHNSON : Superior Court, Fulton County, June term, 1909; burglary; 15 years; paroled July

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31st. Developed since trial sword claimed to have been stolen was in fact loaned to defendant. Solicitor stated that he and the judge were in doubt as to guilt of defendant. Applicant had ~xcellent record.
HENRY BEIBER: Superior Court, Chatham County, November term, 1912; manslaughter; 10 years; paroled August 12th. Case a weak one. Ten members of trial jury asked for clemency. Also county officers and members of the House and Senate joined in the request. Applicant had good record.
HENRY SoMER: Superior Court, Screven County, May term, 1902; murder; life; paroled August 12th. Applicant had good record, and was practically disabled; nine members of the trial jury, the triaJ judge and solicitor-general who tried the case, besides a large number of citizens and a member of the Senate, requested clemency.
BoB LILY: Superior Court, Clarke County, October term, 1912; robbery; 5 years. Paroled August 20th. Facts developed after trial which went to show very Wleak case. Trial jury, trial judge, solicitor-general who tried the case and large number of citizens asked for parole. Applicant had excellent record.
WILEY NASWORTHY: Superior Court, Ben Hill County, April term, 1914; assault with intent to murder; 2 years. Paroled August 25, 1915. Applicant had made good prisoner and had about served his time out, allowing him credit for good behavior. Seems crime was commited through mistake caused from drink and not because of any ill intent. Jury that tried case and county officers asked for parole.
W. E. BoLTON: Superior Court, Jackson County, February term, 1907; manslaughter; 20 years; pa-

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roled August 25th. Facts developed since trial seemed to show serious doubt as to guilt. Trial judge, trial solicitor, trial jury, 17 members of grand jury that indicted applicant and many others asked for clemency. Applicant had good record.
W. R. GREEN: Superior Court, DeKalb County, September term, 1913; simple larceny; 3 years; paroled August 25th. Jury at .time of trial recommended that misdemeanor punishment be impoHed. Trial judge did not respect recommendation, but stated he would ask for release of applicant after one year if he made good record. Applicant had good record, and had served double the time for misdemeanor.
LuM HIGH: Superior Court, Brooks County, November term, 1913; attempt to murder; two and onehalf years; paroled September 30, 1915. Case not an aggravated one. Applicant in feeble health and no good to State, suffering with heart disease. Jury and grand jury both recommended release. Had served all but about four months of his time.
HoLLIS HARRISON: Superior Court, Fulton County, November term, 1913; robbery; 5 years; paroled October 15th. At time of trial jury recommended misdemeanor punishment. Defendant was minor when convicted and only secured about seven dollars worth of property. He had served more than twice the sentence recommended by jury. Prosecutor and solicitor-general both requested clemency.
PAuL BARKLEY: Superior Court, Butts County, February term, 1911; manslaughter; 6 years; paroled October 13th. Party jointly convicted with applicant had already been released. Very doubtful case ; only a little over five months remained for applicant to serve, allowing him credit for good be-

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havior. Solicitor, sheriff and sole commissioner of county recommended clemency.
JoE BEADLES: Superior Court, Fayette County, March term, 1908; manslaughter; 15 years; paroled October 14th. Applicant plead guilty and no evidence in case. Trial judge, solicitor-general, county officers and large number of citizens requested clemency, stating case closely bordered on justifiable homicide. Applicant made excellent record.
WM. L. KNIGHT: Superior Court, Washington County, Fall term, 1911; manslaughter; 10 years; paroled October 15th. Applicant in feeble health, but had good record. Very close case. Trail jury, trial judge, prosecuting attorney, county officers, and large number of citizens requested parole.
LuTHER GLAZNER: Superior Court, Fannin County, ~fay term, 1905; murder; life; paroled October 29th. Applicant committed the crime under great provocation. He had good prison record and was" in bad health. Trial jury, trial judge, solicitor-general, members of the grand jury, and many others recommended clemency. Applicant of weak mind and agreed to consent verdict. Solicitor-general stated that he would never have been convicted had he insisted upon trial.
RESPITES.
HENRY FLOYD: Superior Court, Jenkins County; murder; to hang July 6th. Reprieved July 5th to August 6th, to give attorneys time to present case to Prison Commission.
CARL FRAZIER: Superior Court, Fulton County; rape; to hang July 16th. Reprieved to August 13th to give opportunity to present new evidence to Prison Commission. Prison Commission joined in request for respite.

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JAcK MILLER: Superior Court, Brooks County; murder; to hang July 23d. Reprieved to August 27th to give time for new evidence to be presented to Prison Commission. Respite requested by foreman of grand jury.
FRANK NoRTHFOOT: Super.ior Court, Early County; murder; to hang August 13th. Reprieved to September lOth to allow Prison Commission time for hearing case. Again reprieved September 3d to September 24th to allow additional evidence to be presented to Prison Commission.

The following resolutions were read and adopted:

By Mr. Ledbetter of PolkA resolution: Whereas, the sad news of the death
of a beloved son of our esteemed co-laborer, Hon. H. J. Strickland, of Pierce County, has come to us, therefore,
Resolved, by the House of Representatives, that we greatly deplore the awful tragedy that has plunged our friend and his family in deep sorrow and grief.
Resolved, further, that we extend to our brother sincere sympathy, and pray that He, who doeth all things well, may grant such consolation and sustaining grace as can only come from an allwise and merciful Heavenly Father.
Resolved, further, that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the Journal of the House, and a copy furnished the bereaved family.

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By Mr. Davidson of PutnamA resolution tendering the oil portrait of Thomas
G. Lawson, late of Putnam County, to the State of Georgia, to be hung in the corridors of the Capitol.
The f9llowing resolution was read: .

By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasA resolution fixing the hours of the morning ses-
sion from 10 o'clock A.M. until1 o'clock, P.M., and to hold an afternoon sessi9n commencing at 3 o'clock P. M. without fixing the adjournment hour of the afternoon session during the remainder of the extraordinary session.
The resolution was withdrawn by unanimous consent.
By unanimous consent the morning session was fixed from 11 o'clock A.M. until1 o'clock P.M.; and an afternoon session was provided for from 3 o'c.lock P.M. until5 o'clock, P.M.
Under the "Order of Unfinished Business," the following bill was taken up for consideration:

By Mr. Jones of CowetaA bill to provide for the annual registration and
identification of motor vehicles in this State.
The pending motion of Mr. Sheppard of Sumter to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means was put and the motion prevailed.
The bill was recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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Mr. Clarke, of Mcintosh County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on Game and Fish have had under consideration the following bill of the House, and have instructed me, as their Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute:
House Bill No. 24. To provide for the protection and propagation of fish, shrimp, prawn and oysters in this State, and for other purposes.
JOHN D. CLARKE, Vice-Chairman Committee on Game and Fish.

The following bill was read the second time:

By Mr. Dart of GlynnA bill to provide for the protection and propaga-
tion of fish, shrimp, prawn and oysters.
Under the Orders of the Day the following bills were taken up:

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to provide for the General Appropriations
for the years 1916 and 1917.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved the House be resolved into the Committee of the Whole House for the purpose of taking up the bill for consideration therein.

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Mr. Hopkins of Thomas moved that the bill be tabled.
On the motion to table 'the bill Mr. W ohlwender of Muscogee called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The call of the roll was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of 'Walton Edwards, of Walton Oliver

Allen, of Jackson

Evans

Perkins

Anderson, of Jenkins Gordy

Perry

Arnold, of Heney Harris, Washington Pharr

Atkinson, of Emanuel Heath

Pickeren

Ayer

Hodges

Redwine

Baggett

Hogg

Reiser

Ball811'd

Hopkins

Rice

Barbex

Howard

Rich

Barfield

Johnson, of Appling Sheppaxd

Beck, of Carroll

Johnson, of Gwinnett Shipp

Bell, of Milton

Jones, of Wilkinson Short

Beall, of Richmond Key

Simpson

Bowers

Kidd

51oan

Boyett

King, of Greene

Smith, of Dade

Brooks

King, of Jefferson Smith, of DeKalb

Burtz

King, of White

Smith, of Toombs

Campbell

Knight

Steele

Carroll

Lanier

Stovall

Chancey

Ledbetter

Sumner

Collier

Liles

Taylor, of Monroe

Gonger

Lunsford

Taylor, Washington

Cook

Martin

ThompSQn

Cooper

Mathews, of Elbert Veaz;ey

Culpepper

Moore, of Heard Walker, of Ben Hill

Davis

Moore, of Jeff Davis Walker, of Blieckley

Dickerson

Morris, of Cobb

We\!tbrook

Dodd

McLanahan

Williams

Dorris, of Crisp

McRae

'Vorsham

Dorris, of Douglas Neill

Wright

Dorsett

Nunn

Yeomans, of Terrell

Edwards, of Hruralson

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Davidson

Anderson, of Banks Dennard

Anders-on, of Floyd Dockery

Andrews

Th>rsey

Arnold, of Clarke Duffy

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Edwards, of Bryan

Atkinson, of Fulton Elders

Bale

Ennis

Beazley

.l!'indley

Bb8ickburn

Fowler

Bmdford

Fullbright

Brailley

Garlington

Brinson

Gilliam

Brown, of Clarke

Gilli1

Brown, of Emanuel G.riffin. of Decatur

Bullard

Griffin, of Lowndes

Carithers

Hiartley

Oarter

Haynes

Clrurke

Hines

Clements

Holden

Cole

Hutoheson

Coleman, of Cal-houn Jackson

Collins

Jones, of Coweta

Dart

Keene i

Kirby Lane Lesueur Lowe Marshall Morris, of Hart Myrick McCalla Olive Parker Prurks Peaoock Rloberts Shannon Sheffield Shuptrine Spence Swift Towles Turner Webb Wlohlwender Youmans, of Candler Young

Those not vpting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Anderson, of Wilkes Arnold, of Clay Beck, of Murray Brown, of Wheeler Coleman, of Laurens Connor Cravey

Estes Foster Green, of Claytou Green, of Wilkes Harris, of Walker Hudson Mathews, of Dawson

Meadows Riagland Rushin Stark Stewart Sta-ickland Whe'81tley

Ayes 94, nays 72.

The roll can was verified.

On the motion to table the bill the ayes were 94, nays 72.

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The motion to table the bill prevailed and the bill was tabled.

By Messrs. Stewart, Wheatley and Anderson, of Jenkins-
A bill to provide additional funds for the support of the Agricultural and Mechanical Schools in this State.
Mr. Sheppard moved tp table the bill.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays on the motion to table, and the call was sustained.
The call of the roll was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Cook

Holden

Allen, of Jackson

Cooper

Hopkins

Anderson, of Jenkins Culpepper

Howard

Atkinson, of Emanuel Davis

Hut~heson

Ayf!fr

Dil'kerson

Johnson, of Appling

Baggett

Dodd

Johnson, of Gwinnett

BallliJl'd

Dorris, of Crisp

Jones, of Wilkinson

Barber

Dorris, of Douglas Keene

Barfield

Dorsett

Key

Beck, of Carroll

Dorsey

Kidd

Bell, of Milton

Dutl'y

King, of Greene

Beall, of Richmond Edwards, of Hwralson King, of Jeffers001

Dowers

Edwards, of Walton King, of White

Boyett

Elders

Knight

Brooks

Evans

Lane

Campbell

Gordy

Lanier

Carroll

Ranis, Washington Ledbetter

Chancey

Heath

Liles

Collier

Hines

Lunsford

Collins

Hiodges

Martin

Conger

Hogg

Mathews, of Dawson

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Mathews, of Elbert Moore, of Heard Moore, of Jeff Davis Mo~ris, of Cobb
McLana~han
McRae Neill Nunn Oliver Perkins Perry Pharr Pickeren Redwine

Rciser Rice Rich Roberts Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson S1oan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Steele Stovall

Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Towles Veazey walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Williams Worsham Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Cla;rke

Anderson, of Banks Clements

Anderrson, o~ Floya Ooleman, of Calhoun

Andrews

Dart

Arnold, of Clarke Davidson

.Alrnold, of Henry Den=rd

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Edwards, of Bryan

Atkinson, of Fulton Ennis

Bale

Jilindley

Bllllckburn

Fowler

Bradford

Fullbright

Brrudley

Garlington

Brinson

Gilliam

Brown, of Cfarke

Gillis

Bl!"own, of Emanuel Griffin, of Lowndes

Bullard

Hartley

Carithers

Haynes

Oarter

Jackson Jones, of Coweta Kirby Morris, of Hart Myrick McGalla Olive Barke-r PMkS Peacock Shannon Sheffield Swift Turner Webb Wlohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Anderson, of Wilkes Arnold, of Clay Beoazley Beck, of Murray Brown, of Wheeler Burtz

Cole Coleman, of Laurens Connor Cravey Dockery Estes Foster

Green, of 'Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Deeatur Harris. of Walker Hudson LeSueur Lowe

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Marshall Meadows
~agil!and
Rushin

Shuptrine Spence Stark

Ayes 105, nays 52.

l:;'tewart Strickland Whoortley

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the motion to table the bill the ayes were 105, nays 52.
The motion to table the bill prevailed and the bill was tabled.
The following invitation was read and accepted:

Nov. 8, 1915.
The House of Representatives of the Legislature of Georgia,, Atlanta, Ga.
GENTLEMEN: The University of Georgia, and the Georgia School of Technology cordially invite your Honorable Body and the Officials .thereof to attend the annual football game between the two institutions, to be played on Grant Field, Tech. Campus, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 13th, at 2.30 o'clock.
If you will honor us with your acceptance a reserved section of the grand-stand will be set aside for your use. The two colleges concerned cordially hope that you will accept the invitation.
Very respectfully, K. G. MATHESON,
Prest. Ga. School of Tech.

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Leave of absence was granted Mr. Arnold of Henry until 10 o'clock, A. M., Tuesday; Mr. Strickland of Pierce for a few days on account of death in his family; Mr. Estes pf Lincoln until Tuesday afternoon.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

3 o'clock, P. M.
The House met again this afternoon at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names :

Adams, of Pike

Beazley

Adams, of Walton Beck, of Carroll

Allen, of Glascock Beck, of Murray

Allen, of Jackson Bell, of Milton

Anderson, of Banks Beall, of Richmond

Andenion, or Floyd B]la.ckbu.rn

Anderson, of Jenkins Bowers

Anderson, of ".ilkes Boyett

Andrews

Bra.dford

Arnold, of Clarke Br!lidley

Arnold, of Clay

Brinson

Alrnold, of Henll"y Brooks

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Brown., of Cloarke

Atkinson, of Emanuel Brown, of Emanuel

.A tkin~Qn, of Fulton Brown, of Wheeler

Ayer

Bullard

Baggett

Burtz

Bale

Campbell

Ball811"d

Oa.rithers

Barber

Carroll

Barfield

Carter

Chancey Clarke Clements Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Coleman, of Laurens Collier Collins Conger Connor Cook Cooper Cravey Culpepper Dart Davidson Davis Dennard Dockery Dickerson Dodd

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Dorris, of Crisp

Jones, of Wilkinson Reiser

Dorris, of Douglas Keene

Rice

Dorsett

Key

Rich

Dorsey

Kidd

RJoberts

Duffy

King, of Greene

Shannon

Edwards, of Bryan King, of Jefferson Sheffield

Edwards, of Ha.r-alson King, of Wbite

Sheppard

Edwards, of Walton Kir'by

Shipp

Elders

Knight

Short

Ennis

Lane

Shuptrine

Estes

Lanier

Simpson

Evans

LeSueur

51oan

Findley

Liles

Smith, of Dade

Foster

Lowe

Smith, of DeKalb

Fowler Fullbright

Lunsford Marshall

Smith, of Toombs Spence



Garling!Wn

Martin

Stark

Gilliam

Mathews, of Dawson Steele

Gillis

Mathews, of Elbert Stewart

Gordy

Moore, of Heard Stovall

Green, of Clayton :Moore, of Jeff D'Bvis Sumner

Green, of Wilkes MoMis, of Cobb

Swift

<kilfin. of Decatur Morris, of Hart

Taylor, of Monroe

Griffin, of Lowndes Myrtck

Taylor, Washington

Harris, of Woalker MeOalla

Thompson

Harris, Washington McLanaJhan

Towles

Hartley

McRae

Turner

Haines

Neill

Veaooy

Heath

N'llD.n

Woa.lker, of Ben Hill

Hines

Olive

Walker, of Blieckley

Hodges

Oliver

Webb

Rogg

ParkE'!"

Westbrook

Ho1den

Pllll'ks

Wohelllltley

Hopkins

Pea.oock

Williams

,t

Howard

Perkins

W1ohlwender

Hudson

Perry

Wol'sha.m

Hutcheson

Phai:T

Wright

Jackson

Pickeren

Youmans, of Oa.nd1er

Johnson, of Appling Rla~d

Yeomans, of Terrell

Johnson, of Gwinnett Redwine

Young

Jones, of Coweta

Those absent were Messrs.:

Ledbetter Meadows

Rushin

St..ickland

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The following resolution was read:

By Mr. Sheppard of Sumter-
A resolution: That during the afternoon session all speeches on all questions that may arise be limited to ten minutes.

Mr. Davidson of Putnam moved the previous question on the adoption of the resolution.

Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and



nays on the motion for the previous question and

the call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the motion for the previous question and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Walton Clements

Gordy

Allen, of Jackson

Coleman, of Ca.lhoun Griffin, of Decatur

Anderson, of J enk.ins Collier

Harris, Washington

Anderson, of Wilkes Collins

Heath

Arnold, of Clarke Conger

Hines

Atkinson, of Emanuel Cook

Hodges

Ayer

Cooper

Hogg

Baggett

Culpeppe.r

Holden

Ballard

Davidson

Hopkins

Barber

Davis

Howard

Barfielct

Dicke;son

Hutcheson

Beck, of Carroll

Dodd

Johnson, of Appling

Bell, of Milton

Dorris, of Crisp

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Beall, of Richmond Dorris, of Dougl~s Jones, of Coweta

Bowers

Dorsett

Keene

Boyett

lJufl'y

Key

Bra.dford

Edwards, of H!Walson Kidd

Brooks

Edwards, of Walton King, of Greene

Brown, of Wheeler Elders

Ki:ng, of Jefferson

Campbell

Evans

King, of White

Carroll

Fullbright

Kir'by

Chancey

Gilliam

Knight

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Lane Lanier Ledbetter Liles Lunsford Ma;shall Martin Mathews, of Dawson Mathews, of Elbert Moore, of Heard Mcore, of Jeff Davis Morris, of Cobb Morris, of Hart McLanaJhan McRae, Neill Nunn Oliver

Pla.rks Perkins Peil'Ty Pharr Pickeren R.e.dwine Reiser Thice Rich Roberts Sheffiield Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson E>1oan Smith, o Dade Smith, of DeKalb

Smith, of Toombs Stovall Sumner Swift Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Towles Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Williall1S \Vorsham Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike

Dart

Anderson, of Banks Dennard

Ande!l'son, of Floyd l'>oracy

Andrews

Edwards, of Bryan

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Ennis

Atkinsron, of Fulton Findley

Bale

Foster

Blackburn

Fowler

Brrudley

Gillis

Brown, of Clarke

Griffin, of Lowndes

Carithers

Hartley

Carter

Haynes

Clrurke

Jackson Lesueur Lowe Myrick Olive Plarke.r Peacock Shannon .Spen.ce Webb Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Burtz

Green, of Clayton

Arnold, of Clay

Cole

G-reen, of Wilkes

.AJrnold, of Hem-y Coleman, of Laurens Harris, of Walker

Beazley

Connor

Hudson

Beck, of Murray

Cravey

Jones, of Wilkinson

Brinson

Dockery

Meadows

Brown., of Emanuel Estes

McCalla

Bullard

Garlington

Rag[and

120

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Rushin Shuptrine Stark

Steele Stewart Strickland

Ayes 119, nays 37.

Turner Wheatley

The roll caH was verified.

On the motion for the previous question the ayes were 119, nays 37.

The motion for the previous question was sustained.

By unanimous consent the following bill was introduced, read .the first time and referred to a committee:

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to make appropriation to supply deficiencies
in the funds appropriated for the maintenance and repairs to the Capitol and Mansion and grounds thereof.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved to reconsider the action of the House in calling the previous question on the resolution offered by Mr. Sheppard of Sumter.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called for the ayes and nays on the motion to reconsider and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to recon. sider the action of the House in calling the previous question and the vote was as follows:

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Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Anderrs'on, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale
B~BJckburn
Bradley Brinson Brown, of Clarke Carithers Oarter ClBJrke Clements

Cole Dart Dennard .uorsey Duffy Edwards, of Bryan Ennis Findley Fowler Garlington Jackson

LeSueur Lowe Myriek Olive
Bark~
Peaoock Shannon Shuptrine Spence Wlohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those voting in the negati~e were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Cook

Holden

Adams, of Walton Cooper

Hopkins

Allen, of Jackson

Culpeppe.r

Howard

Anderson, of Banks Davidson

Hutooeson

Anderson, of Jenkins Davis

Johnson, of Appling

Anderson, of Wilkes Dickerson

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Arnold, of Clarke Dockery

Jones, of Coweta

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dodd

Keene

Ayer

Dorris, of Crisp

Key

Baggett

Dorris, of Douglas Kidd

Ballard

Dorsett

King, of Greene

Barber

Edwards, of Hrut"alson King, of Jefferson

Barfield

Edwards, of Walton King, of White

Beck, of Carroll

Elders

Kirby

Bell, of Milton

Evans

Knight

Beall, of Richmond Foster

Lane

Bowers

Fullbright

Lanler

Boyett

Gilliam

Ledbetter

Bradford

Gillis

Liles

Brooks

~ordy

Lunsford

Bullard

Griffin, of Deeatur Marshall

Campbell

Griffin, of Lowndes Mvtin

Carroll

Harrris, Washington Mathews, of Elbert

Chancey

Hartley

Moore, of Heard

Oolema.n, of Calhoun Heath

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Collier

Hines

Mor,ris, of Cobb

Collins

Hodges

Morris, of Hart

Conger

Hogg

McLanBJhan

122

JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

MeRae Neill Nunn Oliver Parks Perkins Perry Pharr Pickeren Redwine Reiser RJice Rich Roberts

Sheffield Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson E.1oan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Steele S.tovall Sumner Swift

Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Towles Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Williams Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Connor

Arnold, of Clay

Cravey

.AJrnold, of Hemy E.stes

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Green, of Clayton

.tleazley

Green, of Wilkes

Beck, of Murray

Harris, of Walker

Brown, of Emanuel Haynes

Brown, of Wheeler Hudson

Burtz

Jones, of Wilkinson

Coleman, of Laurens Mathews, of Dawson

Meadows MeGalla
RJa~l-.md
Rushin Stark Stewart Stil'ickland Turner Whe111tley \Vorsham

Ayes 3'4, nays 124.

The roll call was verified.
On the motion t() reconsider the action of the House in calling the previous question the ayes were 34, nays 124.
The motion to reconsider the action of the House in calling the previous question WM lost.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved to table the resolution.
On the motion to table the resolution Mr. Black-

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burn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays and the call was lost.
The motion to table the resolution was lost.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that the House do now adjourn.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays on the motion to adjpurn and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to adjourn and the vote was as: follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Banks Carithers

Findley

Anderson, of Floyd Carter

Jackson

Andrews

Clarke

LeSueur

Atkinson, of Fulton Clements

Peacock

Bale

Dart

Shannon

BliaJckbun.

Duffy

Spence

Brwdley

Edward.s, of Bryan Wohlwender

. Brown, of Clarke

Ennis

Youmans, of Candler

Those voting in the negative were Messrs. :

Adams, of Pike

Bowers

Cooper

Adams, of Walton Boyett

Culpepper

Allen, of .Tackson

Bra-dford

Davidson

Anderson, of Jenkins Brineon

Davis

Anderson, of Wilkes Brooks

Dickerson

Atkinson, of Emanuel Brown, of Emanuel Dockery

Ayer

Bullard

Dodd

Baggett

Campbell

Dorris, of Crisp

Ballal'lt

Carroll

Dorris, of Douglas

Barber

C!utncey

Doreett

Barfield

Coleman, of Calhoun Dorsey

Beazley

Collier

Edwards, of H!lll'alson

Beck, of Carroll

Collins

Edwards, of Walton

Bell, of Milton

Conger

Elders

Beall, of Richmond Cook

Evans

124

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Foster

Lane

iooberts

Fowler

Laniel

Sheffield

Fullbright

Ledbetter

Sheppard

Gilliam

Liles

Shipp

Gordy

Lunsford

Short

Griffin, of Deeatur Martin

Simpson

Griffin, of Lowndes Mathews, of Dawson S1oan

Har.ris, Washington Mathews, of Elbert Smith, of Dade

Hartley

Moore, of Heard Smith, of DeKalb

Heath

Moore, of Jeff Davis Smith, of 'l'oombs

Hines

Morris, of Cobb

Steele

Rodges

Morris, of Hart

Stovall

Hopkins

Myrick

Sumner

Howard

MeLanalhan

Swift

Hutcheson

McRae

TayLor, of Monroe

Johnson, of Appling Neill

Taylor, Washington

Johnson, of Gwinnett Nunn

Thompson

Jones, of Coweta

Oliver

Towles

Jones, of Wilkinson Parke.r

Vea~y

Keene

Parks

Walker, of Ben Hill

Key

Perkins

Walker, of Bleckley

Kidd

Perry

Webb

King, of Greene

Pickeren

Westbrook

King, of Jeffersnn Redwine

Williall!B

King, of White

Reiser

Worsham

Kir'by

Rdce

Wright

Knight

Rich

Yeomans, of Terrell

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Estes

Arnold, of Clarke Garlington

Arnold, of Clay

Gillis

Airnold, of Heney Green, of Clayton

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Green, of Wilkes

Beck, of Murray

Harris, of Walker

Brown, of Wheeler Haynes

Burtz

Hogg

CoLe

HoLden

Coleman, of Laurens Hudson

Connor

Lowe

Cravey

"Marshall

Dennard

Meadows

McCalla Olive Pharr Riagtl'an d Rushin Shuptrine Stark S'tewart Strickland Turner Whea.tley Young

Ayes 24, nays 126.

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The roll call was verified.
On the motion to adjourn the ayes were 24, nays 126.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
On the ordering of the main question Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the ordering of the main question and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. :

Adams, of Walton Conger

Hogg

Allen," of Jackson Cook

HoLden

Anderson, of Jenkins Cooper

Hopkins

Anderson, of Wilkes Culpepper

Howard

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Davidson

HutCJheson

Atkinson, of Emanuel Davis

Johnson, of Appling

Ay81!

Dickerson

Johnson, of Gwinnett

&ggett

Dockery

Jones, of Coweta

Ballard

Dodd

Jones, of Wilkinson

Barber

Dorris, of Crisp

Keene

Barfield

Dorris, of Douglas Key

Beck, of Carroll

Dorsett

King, of Greene

Bell, of Milton

Dorsey

K~ng, of Jefferson

Beall, of Richmond Edwards, of Haxalson Kdng, of White

Bowers

Edwards, of Walton Kir'by

Boyett

Elders

Knight

Bradford

Evans

Lane

Brinson

Foster

Lanier

Brooks

Fullbright

Ledbetter

Brown, of Emanuel Gilliam

Liles

Bullard

Gordy

Lowe

Campbell

Griffin, of Lowndes Lunsford

Carithers

Harris, Washington Martin

Carroll

Hartley

Mathews, of Dawson

Chancey

Heath

Mathews, of Elbert

Collier

Hines

Moore, of Heard

Collins

Hodges

Moure, of Jtlff Davis

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Mouis, of Cobb Morris, of Hart McLanwhan McR.ae Neill Nunn Oliver Parker Perkins Perry Pickeren Redwine Reiser Rice Rich

Roberts Shefftield Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson E.1oan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Steele Stovall Sumner Swift

Tayior, of Monroe 'Iaylor, Washington Thompson Towles Veaooy Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bieckley Webb Westbrook Williams Worsham Wright Yeomans, OI Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale
B~111ckburn
Brllldley Brown, of Clarke

Carter Clwrke Clements Dart Duffy Ennis Findley Fowler

Jackson LeSueur Myrick Peaoock Shannon Spence Wohlwender Yoilmam;, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Dennard

Anderson, of Banks Edwards, of Bryan

Arnold, of Clarke Estes

Arnold, of Clay

Garlington

.Airnold, of Henry Gillis

Beazley

Green, of Clayton

Beck, of Murray

Green, of Wilkes

Brown, of Wheeler Griffin, of Decatur

Burtz

Harris, of Walker

Cole

Haynes

Coleman, of Calhoun Hudson

Goleman, of Laurens Kidd

Connor

Mwrshall

Cravey

Meadows :McCalla
Oliv"
Barks Pharr RJagland Rushin Shuptrine Stark Stewart
St~ickland
Ti-rner Wlheatley

Ayes 124, nays 24.

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The ron call was verified.
On the ordering of the main question the ayes were 124, nays 24.
The main question was ordered.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee moved to reconsider the action of the House in ordering the main question.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and nays on the motion to reconsider the action of the House in ordering the main question.
The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows':

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs:.:

Adams, of Pike AndeTson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton BaJe BlJackburn Brown, of Clarke Oarter Clarke Clements

Coleman, of Calhoun J,ackson

Collins

LeSueur

Dart

Myrick

Dennard

Barker

:Ouft'y

Peacock

Edwards, of Bryan Shannon

Findley

Shuptrine

Foster

Wlohlwender

Fowler

Youmans, of Candler

Garlington

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

AdamB, of Walton Ballard

Allen, of Jackson

Barber

Anderson, of Jenkins Barfield

Anderson, of Wilkes Beck, of Carroll

Arnold, of Clarke Bell, of Milton

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Beall, of Richmond

Atkinson, of Emanuel Bowers

Ayer

Boyett

~gett

Bradford

Brinson Brooks Brown, of Emanuel Bullard Campbell Carithers Carroll Chancey Collier

128

JOURNAL OF THE HousE,

Conger

Hutcheson

Redwine

Cook

Johnson, of Appling Reiser

Cooper

Jones, of Coweta

Rice

Culpepper

.Tones, of Wilkinson Rich

Davidson

Keene

IOOberts

Davis

Key

Sheffield

Dickerson

Kidd

Sheppard

Dockery

King, of Greene

Shipp

Dodd

King, of Jefferson Short

Dorris, of Crisp

King, of White

Simpson

Dorris, of Doug~as Kir'by

&1oan

Dorsett

Knight

Smith, of Dade

Dorsey

Lane

Smith, of DeKalb

Edwards, of Ha1'alson Lanier

Smith, of Toombs

Edwa.rds, of Walton Ledbetter

Steele

Elders

Liles

Stovall

Ennis

Lunsford

Sumner

Evans

1\brshall

Swift

Fullbright

Martin

TayLor, of Monroe

Gilliam

Mathews, of Elbert 'laylor, Washington

Gordy

Moore, of Heard Thompson

Griffin, of Decatur Moore, of Jeff Davis Towles

Griffin, of Lowndes Morxis, of Cobb

Veazey

Harris, Washington Morris, of Hart

Walker, of Ben Hill

Hartley

McLanaJhan

Walker, of Bleckley

Heath

McRae

Webb

Hines

Neill

Westbrook

Hodges

Nunn

Williams

Hogg

Oliver

Worsham

Holden

Perkins

Wright

Hopkins

Perry

Yeomans, of Terrell

Howard

Pickeren

Young

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Anderson, of Banks Arnold, of Clay Alrnold, of Henry Boozley Beck, of Murray BraJdley Brown, of Wheeler Burtz Cole

Coleman, of Laurens Johnson, of Gwinnett

Uonnor

Lowe

Cravey

Mathews, of Dawson

:hlstes

Meadows

Gillis

McCalla

Green, of Clayton Olive

Green, of Wilkes

P,arks

Harris, of Walker Pharr

Haynes

. Rlagland

Hudson

Rushin

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Spence Stlirk

Stewart Strickland

Ayes 29, nays 123.

Turner Wheatley

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to reconsider the action of the House in ordering the main question the ayes were 29, nays 123.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
On the adoption of the resolution offered by Mr. Sheppard of Sumter, Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the adoption of the resolution and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Campbell

Griffin, of Lowndes

Allen, of Jackson

Carroll

Han-is, Wuhington

Anderson, of Jenkins Chancey

Heath

Anderson, of Wilkes Colema.n, of Calhoun Hines

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Conger,

Hodges

Atkinson, of Emanuel Cook

Hogg'

Ayer

Cooper

Holden

Baggett

Culpepper

Hopkins

Ballard

Davidson

Howard

Barber

Dickerson

Johnson, of Appling

Barfield

Dockery

Jones, of Wilkinson

Book, of Carroll

Dodd

Keene

Bell, of Milton

Dorris, of Crisp

Key

Beall, of Richmond Dorris, of Douglas Kidd

Bowers

Dorsett

King, of Greene

Boytltt

Edwards, of HM'IRlson King, of Jefferson

Brooks

Edwards, of Walton King, of White

Brown, of Emanuel Elders

Kirby

Rullard

Evans

Knight

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Lane

Perkins

Lanier

Perry

Ledbetter

Pickeren

Liles

Redwine

Lunsford

Reiser

Martin

Rlice

Mathews, of Elbert Rich

Moore, of Heard Roberts

Moore, of Jeff Davis Shefflield

Mor.ris, of Covb

Sheppard

Morris, of Hart

SMpp

McLanaJhan

Short

McRae

Simpson

Neill

51oan

Nunn

Smith, of Dade

Oliver

Smith, of Toombs

Parke.r

Steele

Stovall Sumner Swift TayLor, of Monroe 'ra~'lor, Washington ThompsQn Towles Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Blackley
W"'bb Westbrook Williams Worsham Wright Yeomans, of Terrell

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews Arnold, of Clarke Atkinson, of Fulton Bale BM:ckburn Bradford Brinson Brown, of Clarke Carithers Carter

Clarke Clements Collins Dart Davis Dorsey .IJuft'y Ennis Findley Foster Fowler Fullbright Glllrlington

Gilliam Gillis Haynes Hut0heson Jackson Lowe Marshall Myrick Olive Shannon Wlohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clay Alrnold, of HenryBeazley Beck, of Murray Brllidley Brown, of Wheeler Burtz Cole

CQleman, of Laurens Collier ConnQr Oravey Dennard EdwariLs, of Bryan Estes Gordy Green, of Clayton

Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of Walker Hartley Hudson Johnson, of Gwinnett Jones, of Coweta LeSueur Mathews, of Dawson

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Meadows McCalla Pa.rks Peaoock Pharr RAa.glland

Rushin Shuptrine Smith, of DeKalb Spence Stark

E.'tewart St,ickland Turner "Vlheatley Young

Ayes 107, nays 38.

The roll call was verified.

On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 107, nays 38.

The resolution was adopted.

The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock, A.M.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.;
November 9, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment this day ~t 10 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
The following message was received from the Sen: ate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
1lfr. 8 peaker : The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu-
tional majority the following bills of the Senate, towit.:
A bill to make clearer and more certain the laws of Georgia heretofore enacted for prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic, spirituous, vinous and intoxicating liquors, and for other purposes.
A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws which prescribe taxes upon the manufacture, sale and storage of substitutes for intoxicants.
By unanimous consent the following bills were introduced, read the first time and referred to committees:

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133

By Mr. Cook of Telfair-

,,

A bill to amend Section 2088 of the Code of 1910

relative to the size of meshes of fish nets.

Referred to Committee on Game and Fish.

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to appropriate $5,000 to the Georgia Experi-
ment Station annually.
Referred to Committee on Appropriation~.

By Mr. Webb of Lowndes~



A bill to make an appropriation to fight the Mexi-

can cotton boll weevil.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Pickeren, Knight, Walker, et al.~ A bill to be included as a section to any Western
& Atlantic re-leasing bills.
Referred to Committee on Western & Atlantic Railroad.

By Messrs. Anderson, Brinson and Stoval1A bill to provide for leasing the W-estern & At-
lantic Railroad.

Referred to Committee on Western & Atlantic Railroad.

The following resolution was read: . .' ~

By Mr. Hopkins of Thomas~

.

A resolution that for the remainder of the erlra~

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ordinary session the hours for meeting of the House shall be from ten (10) A. M. to one (1) P. M., and that when the House adjourns at one P. M. it shall he to meet at three P. M. tne same day.
The following substitute resolution was offered and read:

By Mr. Blackburn of FultonA resolution that until otherwise ordered, the ses-
sion of this House shall be from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M., and from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M.
Mr. Rich of Miller moved the previous question on the adoption of the resolution and substitute, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays on the adoption of the substitute to the resolution and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. :

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews Arnold, of Clarke Alrnold, C)f Henry Atkinron, of Fulton Bale BliaJckburn Bradford Brinron Brown, of Clarke Brown, of Emanuel

Bullard Carithers Carter ClMke Clements C<>lema.n, of Calhoun Connor Dart Davis Dennard Dorsey Dufi'y Elders

Em is Findley Fowler Fullbright Garlington Gilliam Gillis Griffin, of Lowndes Haynes Jackson Keene Lane LeSueur

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Myriek Olive Parker Peaoock Ragland

Rice Shannon Sheffield Shuptrine Spence

Sumner Swift Wlhestley \V'ohlwender Youman11, of Cal).(lt'er

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Walton Dorsett

Morris, of Hart .

Allen, of Jackson

Edwards, of Bryan MeLana;han

Anderson, of Jenkins Edwards, of Haralson MeRae

Anderson, of Wilkes Edwards, of Walton Neill

Arnold, of Clay

Evans

Nunn

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Gordy

Oliver

Atkinson, of Emanuel Green, of Wilkes

Ptarks

Ayer

Harris, Washington Perkins

Baggett

Hartley

Pharr

Ballard

Heath

Pickeren

Barbe.r

Hines

Redwine

Barfield

Hodges

Reiser

Beck, of Carroll

Hogg

Rich

Beck, of Murray

Holden

R:oberts

Bell, of Milton

Hopkins

Sheppard

Beall, of Richmond Howard

Shipp

Bowers

Hutcheson

Short

Boyett

Johnson, of Gwinnett Simpson

Bradley

Jones, of Coweta

E.1oan

Brooks

.Jones, of Wilkinson Smith, of Dade

Brown, of Wheeler Key

Smith, of DeKalb

Campbell

Kidd

Smith, of Toombs

Carroll

King, of Greene

Steele

Chancey

King, of Jefferson S'tewart

Coleman, of Laurens Kring, of White

Stovall

Collier

Kirby

Taylor, of Monroe

Collins

Knight

Taylor, Washington

Conger

Lanier

Thompson

Cook

Ledbetter

Vea:ooy

Cooper

Liles

Walker, of Ben 'Hill

Cravey

Lunsford

Walker, of Bleckley

Culpeppe.T

M.n?Shah

Webb

Davidson

Martin

Westbrook

Dickerson

Mathews, of Dawson "'illiams

Dockery

Mathews, of Elbert Woraham

Dodd

Moore, of Heard Wright

Dorris, of Crisp

Moore, of Jeff Davis Yeomans, of Terrell

Dorris, of Douglas M'or.ris, of Cobb

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Those not v9ting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glaacock Beazley Burtz Cole" Estes Foster Green, of Clayton

Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of Walker Hudson Johnson, of Appling Lowe Meadows McCalla

Perry Rushin Stark Strickland Towles Turner Young

Ayes 54, nays 113.

The roll call was verified.

On the adoption of the substitute to the resolution the ayes were 54, nays 113.

The substitute was lost.

On the adoption of the resolution Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the adoption of the resolution and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

AdarnB, of Walton Boyett

Allen, of Jackson

Brooks

Anderson, of Jenkins Brown, of Wheeler

Anderson, of Wilkes Campbell

Arnold, of Clay

Carroll

Arnold, of Oglethorpe v..o.ancey

Atkinson, of Emanuel Coleman, of Laurens

Ayer

Collier

Ba.g~gett

Collins

Ballard

Conger

Barber

Cook

Barfield

Cooper

Beck, of Carroll

Cravey

Bell, of Milton

Culpepper

Beall, of RiP-hmond Davidson

Bowers

Dickerson

Dockery Dodd Donis, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Dorsey Edwards, of Ha.ralson Edwards, of Walton Evans Fullbright Gilliam Gordy Green, of Wilkes Har.ris, Washington Hartley Heath

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137

Hines

Mllirshall

Hodges

Ma1tin

Hogg

Mathews, of Elbert

Holden

Moore, of Heard

Hovki.c.it

~Ioore, of Jeff Davis

Howard

M<Or.ris, of Cobb

Hutcheson

Morris, of Hart

Johnson, of Gwinnett McLanllihan

Jones, of Coweta

McRae

Jones, of Wilkinson Neill

Key

Nunn

Kidd

Oliver

King, of Greene

Parks

King, of Jeffetson Perkins

King, of White

Pharr

Kirby

Pickeren

Knight

Redwine

Lane

Re.\Rer

Lanier

Ri~h

Ledbetter

Roberts

Liles

Sheppard

Lunsford

Shipp

Short Simpson Sloan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Steele E>'tewart Stovall Swift Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleekley Westbrook
Willia~ru~
Worshani Wright Yeomans, of Terren

Those voting in the negative were Messrs. :

Adams, of Pike

Cla.rke

Anderson, of Banks Clements

LeSueur Lowe

Anders'on, of Floyd Andrews Arnold, of 'larke

Connor Dart Davis

Myrick Parker Rla.gland

Airnold, of Hem:y Dennard Atkinson, of Fulton Duffy

Thice Shannon

Bale Beck, of Murray Bla'llkburn Bradford

Edwards, of Bryan
"F.:l~ers
Ennis Findley

Sheffield Bhuptrine Spence Sumner

Brinson

Fowler

Webb

Brown, of Clarke

Garlington

Wheatley

Brown, of Emanuel Griffin, of Lowndes W'Ohlwender

Carithers Carter

Haynes Jackeon

Youmans, of Ga11dler
;:< ~ ! '

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allim, of Ghtscock B'Elazley

Bradley Bullard

Burtz Cole

138

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Goleman, of Calhoun Estes Foster Gillis Green; of Clayton Griffin, Qf Decatur Harris, of Walker Hudson

Johnson, of Appling Keena Mathews, of Dawson Meadows McCalla Olive Peac.ock

Pe.rry Rushin Stark St!l"ickland Towles TUl'IIler Young

Ayes 113, nays 47.

rt'he roll call was _verified.

On the adoption of the resolution the ayes were 113, nays 47.

The resolution was adopted.

Mr. W ohlwender of Muscogee moved to reconsider the action of the House in adopting the resolution.

On the motion to reconsider, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved the previous question and on the motion for the previous question Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs:.:

Adams, of Pike

Baggett

AdamB, of Walton Ballard

Allen, of Jackson

Barber

Anderson, of Banks Barfield

Anderson, of Jenkins Peck, of Carroll

Anderson, of Wilkes Beck, of Murray

Arnold, of Clav

Bell, of Milton

Arnold, Qf Oglethorpe Beall, of Richmond

Atkinson, of Emanuel Bbackburn

Ayer

BQwers

Boyett Brllldford Brinson Brooks Brown, of Emanuel Brown, of Wheeler Burtz Campbell Carroll Carter

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139

Chancey

Howard

Pharr

Coleman, of Laurens Hut0heson

Pickeren

COillier

Johnson, of Gwinnett Redwine

Collins

Jones, of Coweta

Reiser

Cook

Jones, of Wilkinson Rlice

Cooper

Keen&

Rich

Culpepper

b..ey

Rloberts

Davidson

Kidd

Sheffd.eld

Davis

King, of Greene

Sheppard

Dickerson

King, of Jeffer~on

Short

Dodd

Kling, of White

Simpson

Dorris, of Crisp

Knight

Sloan

Dorris, of Douglas Lane

Smith, of DeKalb

Dorsett

Lanier

Smith, of Toombs

Dorsey

Ledbetter

Steele

IJuffy

LeSueur

S'tewart

Edwards, of Bryan Liles

Stovall

Edwards, of H!tMlson Lowe

Sumner

Edwards, of Walton Lunsford

Swift

Elders

Martin

Taylor, of Monroe

Ennis

Mathews, of Dawson 'l'aylnr, Washington

Evans

Mathews, of Elbert Thompson

Fullbright

Moore, of Heard Veazey

Gilliam

Moore, of Jeff Davis Walker, of Ben Hill

Gordy

MorJ"is, of Cobb

Walker, of Bleckley

Green, of Wilkes

M.orris, of Hart

Westbrook

Hartley

McLanaJhan

'~"illiams

Heath

McRae

Wonham

Hines

Neill

Wright

Hodges

Nunn

Youmans, of (Jandler

Hogg

Oliver

YelllllMls, o:a: Terrell

Holden

Barker

Young

Hopkins

Perkins

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

AndeTgon, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale lliradley Brown, of Clarke C01rithers Cla.Tke

Dart Findley Fowler Garlington Griffin, of Lowndes Hudson Jackson Myrick

Olive
Peacock Rlagland Shannon Shuptrine Spence Wlohlwender Wlhetatley

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of ()Iarke .A.rnold1 of Henry Beazley Bullard Clements ColeColeman, of 'Calhoun Conger Connor Cravey Dennard

Dockery Estes Poster Gillis Green, of ClaytOn_ Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington HaynesJohnson, of Appling Kirby Marshall

Meadows McCalla Pia.rks Perry Rushin Shipp Smith, of Dade Stark Strickland Towles Turner Webb

Ayes 128, nays 24.
The roll call was verified.
On the motion for the previous question the ayes were 128, nay,s 24.
_The motion for the previous question was sus: t'ained.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that the Ho.use reconsider its action in sustaining the previous question and on the motion to reconsider Mr. Blackburn o{ :;Fulton called the ayes and ~ays.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke asked unanimous consent that all Senate bills on the clerk's desk be read the first time and referred to committees. The request was granted.
By unanimous consent the following bill was read the first time:
By Mr. Eakes of the 27th District and Mr. Walker of the 20th District-
A bill to make more certain and clearer the law&

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141

of Georgia heretofore enacted for prohibiting tue manufacture and sale of certain kinds of liquors.
Mr. Hopkins of Thomas moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on General Judiciary.No. 2.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved as a substitute that the bill be referred to the Temperance Committee with instructions to report the same back by Friday morning.
Mr. Blackburn moved the previous question on the adoption of the motion to commit and the substitute therefor and on the previous. question Mr. Blac.kbnrn
called the ayes. and nays, which call was su,13tained. ::
The roll call was ordered and the vote was as fol~ lows:

Those voting iri the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike

Brinson

Adams, of Walt~J:!. r Brooks

Dorri!, of Crisp.

Dorri~:~, pf. Dougia~

1


Allen, of Jackson Brown, of Emanuel Dorsett

Anderson, of Ban~s Brown, of Wheele! . Dorsey

Anderson, of J enkin!J Campbell

;c< Edwards/ 'of Brys,n

Anderson, of Wilkes Carroll

Edwards, of -~lson

Arno0ld, of Clay.

Chancey

Edwards, of Walton

Atkinson, of Ema~mel Coleman, of Lau~nlf Elders

Ayer

Collier

Ennis

Baggett

Collins

Fullbrigh\.

Ballard

Conger

Gilliam

Barber

Connor

Gordy

Barfield

Cook,

Green, of Wilkes

Bea7Jlw

Cravey

Griffin, of Lowndes

Beck, .of Carroll

Culpepp61'

Rartley

Bell, of Milton.

Davidson

Heath

Beall, of Richmond Davis

Hines

Bowers

Dickerson

Hodges

Boyett

Dockery

Hogg

142

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Holden

M.orris, of Cobb

Hopkins

MQrris, of Hart

Howard

MeLana,han

Huteheson

McRae

Johnson, of Gwinnett Neill

Jones, of Coweta

Nunn

Keene

Oliver

Key

Parker

Kidd

Parks

King, of Greene

Perkins

King, of Jefferson Pharr

Kiing, of White

Pickeren

Knight

Redwine

Lanier

Reiser

Ledbetter.

Rice

Liles

Rioh

Lunsford

Roberts

Marshall

Sheffield

Martin

Sheppard

Mathews, of Daws.on Shipp

Mathews, of Elbert Short

Moore, of Heard Shuptrine

Moore, of Jeff Davis Simpson

Sloan Smith, of Dade Smith, of Dei\"alb Smith, of Toombs Steele S'tewart Stov11ll Sumner Tay!.or, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson 'Towles Vea:ooy Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Williams Worsham Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Anderson, of Floyd ArMld, of Clarke Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Beck, of Murray B181ckburn Bradford BriiJdley Brown, of Clarke Carithers

Carter Clarke Clements Dart Duffy J<'indley Fowler Garlington Hudson Jackson

Lane Lowe
Myr~ck
Olive Ragland Shannon Spence Wiheatley Woohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Coleman, of CalhQun

Andrews

Cooper

Arnold, of Hemy Dennard

Arnold, Qf Oglethorpe Dodd

Bullard

Eates

Burtz

Evans

Cole

Foster

Gillis Green, of Clayton Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of walker Harris, Washington Haynes Johnson, of Appling

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143

Jones, of Wilkinson Kirby LeSueur Meadows

McCalla Peaoock Perry Rushin

Stark Strickland Swift Tumer

Ayes 125, nays 30.

The verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the motion for the previous question on the motion to reconsider the bill and the substitute motion therefor the ayes were 125, nays 30.

The motion for the previous question prevailed.

Leave of absence was granted Mr. McCa1la of Rockdale for a few days on account of illness; Mr. Arnold of Clarke until Monday on account of business; Mr. Johnson of Appling on account of sickness; Mr. Perry of Schley because ofillness in.his family.

The hour of adjournment having arrived the

Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3

o'clock this afternoon.

1

3 O'clock P.M.
The House met again this afternoon at this hour, and was called to orderby the Speaker.

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

Adams, of Pike AdaJDB, of Walton Allen, of Glascock Allen, of Jackson Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd

Anderson, of Jenkins Arnold, of Oglethorpe

Anderson, of Wilkes Atkinson, of Emanuel

Anclrews

Atkinson, of Fulton

Arnold, of Clarke Ayer

Arnold, of Clay

Baggett

Arnold, of Henry Bale

144

J ouBNAL oF THE HousE,

Ballard

Dorris, of Crisp

King, of Jefferson

Barber

Dorris, of Douglas Kling, of White

Barfield

Dorsett

Kirby

Beazley

Dorsey

Knight

Beck, of Carroll

Duffy

Lane

Beck, of Murray

Edwards, of Bryan Lanier

Bell, of Milton

Edwards, of Ha:mlson Ledbetter

Beall, of Richmond Edwards, of Walton LeSueur

B]Ja.ckburn

Elders

Liles

Bowers

Ennis

Lowe

Boyett

Bstes

Lunsford

Bradford

Evans

Marshall

Br11Jdley

Findley

Martin

Brinson

Foster

Mathews, of Dawson

Brooks

Fowler

Mathews, of Elbert

Brown, of Clarke

Fullbright

Meadows

Brown, of Emanuel Garlington

Moore, of Heard

Brown, of Wheel& Gilliam

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Bullard

Gillis

Morris, of Cobb

Burtz

Gordy

Morris, of Hart

Campbell

Green, of Clayton Myrick

Carithers

Green, of Wilkes McCalla

Carroll

Griffin, of Decatur McLan.aJhan

Carter

Griffin, of Lowndes MeRae

Chancey

Harris, of Walker Neill

ClMke

Harris, Waehington Nunn

Clements

Hartley

Olive

Cole

Haynes

Oliver

Coleman, o:( Calhoun Heath

Parker

Coleman, of Laurens Hines

P.arks

Collier

Hodges

Peacock

Collins

Hogg

Perkins

Conger

Holden

Perry

Connor

Hopkins

Pharr

Cook

Howard

Pickeren

Cooper

Hudson

Ragland

Cravey

Huteheson

Redwine

Culpepper

Jackson

Reiser

Dart

Johnson, of Gwinnett Rice

Davidson

Jones, of Coweta

Rich

Davis

,Tones, of Wilkinson Roberts

Dennard

Keene

Shannon

Dickerson

Key

Sheffield

Dockery

Kidd

Sheppard

Dodd

King, of Greene

Shipp

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145

Short Shuptrine Simpson &1oan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Spence Stark Steele Stewart

Stovall

Westbroo&.

Sumner

Wlhootley

Swift

Williams

Taylor, of Monroe Wlohlwender

Taylor, Washington Worsham

Thompson

Wright

Towles

Youmans, of Candler

Veazey

Yeomans, of Terrell

Walker, of Ben Hill Young

Walker, of Bleckley Mr. Speaker

Webb

Those absent were Messrs. :

Johnson, of Appling Strickland

Rushin



Tur111er

Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that the House reconsider its action in sustaining the previous question on the motion to commit the Senate bill by Messrs. Eakes and Walker to the Committee on General Judiciary No.2 and the substitute motion thereto and on the motion to reconsider, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to reconsider and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. :

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Andel-s'on, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale B1ackburn Bradley Brown, of Clarke Bullard

Carithers Oarter Clarke Clements Dart Ennis Findley Fowler Garlington Hudson

Jackson Myrick Olive R111gland Shannon Shuptrine Spence Wlheoatley Wlohlwender Youmans, of Candler

146

JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Walton Edwards, of Walton Morris, of Hart

Allen, of Jackson

Elders

McLanahan

Anderso11, of Jenkins Fullbright

Neill

Anderson, of Wilkes Gilliam

Nunn

Arnold, of Clay

Gillis

Oliver

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Gordy

Parker

Atkinson, of Emanuel Green, of Wilkes

Barks

Ayer

G1'iffin, of Lowndes Perkins

Baggett

Hal'ris, Washington Pharr

Ballard

Hartley

Pickeren

Barber

Haynes

Redwine

Barfield

Heath

Reli.ser

Beck, of Carroll

Hines

Rir.e

Bell, of Milton

Holden

Rich

Beall, of Richmond Hopkins

Roberts

Bowers

Howard

Sheffield

Boyett

Hutc.heson

Sheppard

B!radford

Johnson, of Gwinnett Shipp

Brooks

Jones, of Coweta

Shurt

Brown, of Emanuel Jones, of Wilkinson Simpson

Carroll

Keene

E>1oan

Chancey

Key

Smith, of Toombs

Cole

Kidd

Steele

Coleman, of Laurens King, of Greene

Stewart

Collins

King, of Jefferson Stovall

Conger

King, of White

Sumner

Cook

Kir'by

Swift

Cooper

Knight

Taylor, of Monroe

Culpepper

:Yane

Taylor, Washington

Davidson

Lanier

Thompson

Davis

Ledbetter

Towles

Dickerson

Liles

Veaooy

Dockery

Lu.11sford

Walker, of Ben Hill

Dodd

Marshall

Walker, of Bleckley

Dorris, of Crisp

}fartin

Webb

Dorris, of Douglas Mathews, of Dawson Westbrook

Dorsett

Mathews, of Elbert Williams

Dorsey

Moore, of Heard Worsham

Dufl'y

Moore, of Jeff Davis Wright

Edwards, of Bryan Mor.ris, of Cobb

Yeomans, of Terrell

Edwards, of Haralson

TuESDAY, NoVEMBER 9, 1915.

147

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Dennard

Arnold, of Clarke Estes

Alrnold, of Henry Evans

Beazley

Foster

.l:leck, of Murray

Green, of Clayton

Brinson

Griffin, of Decatur

Brown, of Wheeler Harris, of Walker

Burtz

Hodges

Campbell

Hogg

ColemSJl, of Calhoun Johnson, of Appling

Collier

T.eSueur

Connor

Lowe

Cravey

Meadows McCalla McRae Peacock
Pe~ry
Rushin Smith, of Daue Smith, of DeKalb Stark
St~rickland
Turner Young

Ayes 30, nays 121.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to reconsider the action in calling the previous question the ayes were 30, nays 121.

The motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee moved that this House do now adjourn.

On the motion to adjourn Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the motion to adjourn and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. :

Anderson, of Banks Andeil'son, of Floyd Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Bl,ackburn Brown, of Clarke ClMke Clements

Dart Duffy Findley Fowler Ga,rlington, Hudson .Tackso:n LeSueur

Myrick Olive Ragland Shannon Shuptrine Whoo.tley Wo-hlwender

14:8

JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

Those voting in the negative were Messrs. :

Adams, of Pike

Dorris, of Crisp

Morris, of Hart

Adams, of Walton Dorris, of Douglas McLan:whan

Allen, of Jackson

Dorsett

Neill

Anderson, of Jenkins Dorsey

Nunn

Anderson, of Wilkes Edwardll, of Bryan Oliver

Arnold, of Clay

Edwards, of Walton Parker

Arnold, o0f Oglethorpe Elders

Parks

Atkinson, of Emanuel Fullbright

Pelloock

Ayer

uilliam

Perkins

Baggett

Gordy

Pickeren

Ballard

Griffin, of Lowndes Redwine

Barber

Hartley

Reiser

Barfield

Heath

Race

Beazley

Hines

Rich

Beck, of Carroll

Hogg

RoOberts

Bell, of Milton

Holden

Sheffield

Beall, of Richmond Hopkins

Sheppard

Bowers

Howard

Shipp

Boyett

Hutcheson

Short

BradfoOrd

J ohnsoq, of Gwinnett Simpson

Bradley

Jones, of Coweta

&1oan

Brooks

Jones, of Wilkinson Smith, of DeKalb

Brown, of Emanuel Keen()

Steele

Brown, of Wheeler Key

Stewart

Campbell

Kidd

StoV>all

0111rithers

King, of Greene

Sumner

Carroll

King, of Jefferson Taylor, of Monroe

Carter

Kling, of White

Taylor, Washington

Chancey

Kirby

Thompson.

Cole

Knight

Veazey

Ooleman, of Laurens Lane

Walker, of Ben Hill

Collier

Lanier

Walker, of Bleckley

Conger

Liles

Webb

Cook

Lowe

Westbrook

Oooper

Lunsford

Williams

Culpepper

Martin

Worsham

Davidson

Mathews, of Dawson Wright

Davis

Mathews, of Elbert Youmans, of Candler

Dickerson

Moore, of Heard Yeomans, of Terreil

Dockery

Moore, of Jeff Davis Young

Dodd

Morris, of 'Cobb

TuESPAY, NovEMBER ,9, 1915.

149

Those not voting were Messrs.~

Allen, of Glascock Estes

Meadows

andrews

Evans

McCalla

Arnold, of Clarke Foster

McRae

Arnold, of Heney Gillis

Perry

Beck, of Murray

Green, of Clayton Pharr..

Brineon

Green. of Wilkes Rushin

Bullard

Griffin, of Deeatur Smith, of. Dade

Burtz

Harris, of Walker Smith, of Toombs

Coleman, of Calhoun Harris, .Washington Spence

Collins

Haynes

Stark

Connor

Hodges

Strickland

Cravey

Johnson, of Appling Swift

Dennard

Ledbetter

Towles

Edwards, of Ha:ralson Marshall

Turner

Ennis

Ayes 23, nays 122.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to adjourn the ayes were 23, nays 122.

The motion to adjourn was lost.

On the ordering of the main question Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays.

Mr. Hopkins of Thomas asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill No. 2 be committed to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2 ; that Senate Bill No. 3 be read the first time and be referred to the Committee on Temperance; and that the House stand adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock A. M.

The request was granted.
Senate Bill No. 2, which was read the first time at the morning session, was referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2.

150

JOURNAL OF THE HousE,

The following bill of the Senate was read the first time and referred to the Committee on Temperance.

By Messrs. Eakes of the 27th and Walker of the 20th-
A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws licensing near-beer and locker clubs.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Kirby of Coweta tomorrow on account of illness in his family.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 10, 1915.

151

REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA. November 10, 1915.

The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock, A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplaip.

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

Adams, of Pike

Brinson

Adams, of Walton Brooks

Allen, of Glascock Brown, of Clarke

'Allen, of Jackson

Brown, of Emanuel

Anderson, of Banks Brown, of Wheeler

Anderson, of Floyd Bullard

Anderson, of Jenkins Burtz

Anderson, of .Wilkes Campbell

Andrews

Oarithers

Arnold, of Clarke Carroll

Arnold, of Clay

Carter

Arnold, of Henry Chancey

Arnol'd, of Oglethorpe Clarke

Atldnson, of Emanuel \Aements

Atkinson, of Fulton Cole

Ayex

Coleman, of Calhoun

Baggett

Ooleman, of Laurens

Bale

C.ollier

Ballard

Collins

Barber

Conger

Barfield

Connor

Beazley

Cook

Beck, of Carroll

Cooper

Beck, of Murray

Cravey

Bell, of Milton

Culpepper

Beall, of Richmond Dart

Blackburn

Davidson

Bowers

Davis

Boyett

Dennard

B:radford

Dickerson

Brllldley

Dockery

Dorld Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Duffy Edward-s, of Bryan Edwards, of Haralson Edwards, of Walton Elders Ennis Estes Evans Findley Foster Fowler Fullbright Garlington Gilliam Gillis Gordy Green, of Clayton Green, of W.ilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Har.ris, Washington Hartley Haynes Heath Hines Hiodges

152

JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

HogJl Holden Hopkins Howard Hudson Huteheson Jackson Johnson, of Gwinnett Jones, of Coweta Jones, of Wilkinson Keene Key Kidd King, of Greene King, of Jefferson King, of White Kir'by Knight Lane Lanier Ledbetter LeSueur Liles Lowe Lunsford Marshall Mvtin Mathews, of Dawson Mathews, of Elbert Meadows Moore, of Heard

Moore, of Jeff Davis M.orris, of Cobb Morris, of Hart Myriock McCalla McLan.aJhan MeRae Neill Nunn Olive Oliver Parker Parks Pe&rock Perkins Perry Pharr Pickeren Ragland Redwine Reiser Ri<'e Rich Roberts Shannon Sheffield Sheppard Shipp Short Shuptrine Simpson

Sloan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Spence Stark Steele Stewart Stovall Strickland Sumner Swift Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Towles Tumer Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Wefltbrook Wlhoo.tley Williams Wohlwender Worsham Wright Youmans, of Candler Y E'Pmans, Ol Terrell Young Mr. Speaker

Those absent were Messrs.-

Dorsey

Johnson, of Appling Rushin

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed.

.The following mess'age was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, .Secretary thereof:
Mr. 8 peaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu-

WEDNESDAY, NoVEMBER 10, 1915.

153

tional majority the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to further mitigate the evils of intemperance and to make more effective the Jaws touching the sale and keeping on hand of certain prohibited liquors and beverages and for other purposes.
A bill to promote temperance by preventing the advertisement of, solicitations of orders of alcoholic and malted liquors and for other purposes.
The Senate has adopted the following resolution in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully a-sked, to-wit.:
A resolution inviting Hon. Bradford Knapp, of the National Department of Agriculture to address the General Assembly, upon methods of combating the ravages of the Mexican boll weevil.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke asked unanimous conS'ent that the following order of business be established for today's sessions.

1st. Report of standing committees.
2d. Reading of House and Senate bills favorably reported the second time.
3d. General Appropriation Bill to be taken from table and :final vote on the same to be taken not later than 4 o'clock, this P. M.
4th. Special Appropriation. 5th. .Senate Bill No.2, with the debate thereon lim~ ited to 3 hours, to be as equally divided as practicable

154

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

between the advocates of the bill, the advocates of a substitute therefor, and the opponents of the bill.
6th. That Senate Bill Np. 3 be the next order to be followed by other Senate bills favorably reported.
Mr. Knight of Berrien objected to each of the orders as they were placed before the House. The request was not granted.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved that House Bill No.3, the General Appropriation Bill, be taken from the table.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays on the motion to take from the table, House Bill No. 3, and the call was sustained.
By unanimous consent Mr. Culpepper moved that the House thank the people of DeKalb County, Georgia, for the cordial invitation to take dinner with them today and that if the House adjourns: by 11. 30 o'clock that the invitation be accepted. The motion prevailed.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to take from the table House Bill No. 3, and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike

Beazley

Anderson, of Banks . Beck, of Murray

Ancrerson, of Floyd Blwckburn

Andrews

Bradkrd

Arnold, of Henry Bradley

Arnotd, Qf Oglethorpe Brinson

AtkinBQn, of Fulton Brown, of Clarke

Bale

Brown, of Emanuel

Bullard
}~ul'tz
Oarithers Carter ClMke Clements Cole Coleman, of CalhQun

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1915.

155

Collins Dart Davidson Davis Dennard Dockery ))orsey Duffy EdwardB, of Bryan Elders Ennis Estes Findley Fowler Fullbright Gilliam Gillis Green, of Wilkes

GrHfin, of Lowndes Hartley Haynes Holden Hudson
Hut~heson
Jackson Jones, of Coweta Keene Lane LeSueur Mathews, of Dawson Morris, of Hart Myrick Olive Plarker Parks

l'eaeoctt Ragland Roberts Shannon Sheffield Shuptrine E.1oan Stewart Strickland Swift Towles Turner Webb Whe!llltley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of :Walton Cooper

King, of Jefferson

Allen, of Jackson

Cravey

King, of White

Anderson, of Jenkins Culpepper

Knight

Anderson, of Wilkes Dickerson

Lanier

Am-old, of Clay

Dodd

Ledbetter

Ayer

Dorris, of Crisp

Liles

Baggett

Dorris, of Douglas Lunsford

Ballard

Dorsett

Martm

Barber

Edwards, of HB.T'alson M'llthews, of Elbert

Barfield

Edwards, of Walton Moore, of Heard

Beck, of Carroll

Gordy

Moore, of Jeff Davia

Bell, of Milton

Griffin, of Decatur Morris, of Cobb

Beall, of Richmond Harris, Washington Y.cLan.a/han

Bowen~

Heath

McRae

Boyett

Hines

Neill

Brooks

Hlodges

Nunn

Brown, of Wheeler Hogg

Oliver

Campbell

Hopkius

Perkins

Carroll

Howard

Pharr

Chancey

Johnson, of Gwinnett Pickeren

Goleman, of Laurens Jones, of Wilkinson Redwine

CQllier

Key

Reiser

Conger

Kidd

Rlice

Cook

King, of Greene

Ric.h

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Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs

Steele

Walker, of Bleckley

Stovall

Westbrook

Taylor, of Monroe Williams

Taylor, Washington Worsham

Thompson

Wright

Veazey

Yeomans, of Terrell

Walker, of Ben Hill

T'hose not voting were Mess,rs. :

Allen, of Glascock . Arnold, o~ Ularke Atkinson, of Emanuel Connor Evans Foster G-arlington

Green, of Clayton Harris, of Walker ..: Johnson, of Appling Kirby Lowe Marshall Meadows

McCalla Perry Rushin Spence Stark Sumner

Ayes 76, nays 92.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to take from the table House Bill No. 3 the ayes were 76, nays)92.

The motion to take from the table was lost.

Mr. Sheppard of Sumter asked unanimous consent that all Senate bills on the desk be read the :first time and referred to committees; that all standing committee reports be received; and that all Senate and House bills favorably reported be read the second time.
There was objection and the request was not granted.
Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee moved that the House take a recess for the purpose of conference on the part of certain repres(mtatives; the motion

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prevailed and the House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker again called the House to order.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that the Rouse adjourn untillO o'clock tomorrow morning; the motion was lost.
The order of reconsideration was passed.
Reports of standing committees was announced.
By unanimous consent the House adjourned and the reports of standing. committees went over as Unfinished Business.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Smith of Toombs for a few days on account of business, and Mr. Smith of DeKalb for a short while today.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock, P. M.

3 o'clock, P. M.
The House met again this afternoon at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the following was made the order of business for the afternoon session.
1st. Reports of standing committees.
2d. Reading all bills favorably reported the second time.

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3d. Reading Senate bills the :first time. 4th. Adjournment.

Mr. Griffin, of Lowndes 'c~mnty, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No.2 have
had under consideration the following bill of the Senate, No. 2, and have instructed me, as their Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:

No.2. To make clearer and more certain the prohibition laws of Georgia.
GRIFFIN of Lowndes, Chairman.
Mr. Griffin, of Lowndes County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted tlle foHowing report:
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No.2 have
had under consideration the following bills of the House, and have instructed me as their chairman, to report the same. back to the House with the recommendation as follows :
No. 19. To declare places where liquors are kept or sold nuisances. Do pass.

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No. 20. To make it a misdemeanor for a man at any place in this State, outside !Jf his home or place of business, to be intoxicated or in any manner under the influence of intoxicating liquors. Do not pass.
No. 21. To make clear and more certain the laws of Georgia heretofore enacted for prohibiting the manufacturing of alcoholic, spiritu~ms, vinous and intoxicating liquors and beverages, traffic therein and the keeping on hand thereof in public places and for illegal sale, etc. Do pass, as amended.
GRIFFIN of Lowndes, Chairman.

Mr. Andrews, of Fulton County, Chairman of the Committee on Western and Atlantic Railroad, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Western and Atlantic Rail-
road have had under consideration the following bill of the House, and have instructea me, as' their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute:
A bill to provide for the leasing or otherwise disposing of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
Also the following bills with the recommendation that the same do not pass :
A bill to provide for the re-leasing of the W. & A. R.R.

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A bill to provide for the leasing of the W. & A. R.R.
A bill to provide for the leasing of the W. & A. R. R.
A bill to be included as a section to any W. & A. R. R. biB.
A bill to provide for the leasing of the W. & A. R. R.
Respectfully submitted, WALTER P. ANDREWS, Chairman.

Mr. Fullbright, of Burke County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had un-
der consideration the following bills of the House, and have instructed me as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass :
House Bill No. 28. Deficiency appropriation for public buildings', etc.
House BiH No. 31. Boll Weevil Appropriation.
House Bill No. 30. Appropriation for Experiment Station. Do pass, as amended.
FULLBBIGH1', Chairman.
Mr. Jones, of Coweta County, Chairman of the

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Committee on Ways and Means, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means have had un-
der consideration the following bill of the House, and have instructed me, as their Chairman, to report the same hack to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, as amended.
A bil to regulate and register motor cycles and motor vehicles.
Respectfully submitted, GARLAND M. JONES, Chairman.

Mr. Fullbright of Burke County, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had un-
der consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that House Bill No. 4, to appropriate funds for an infirmary for State Normal College at Athens, do pass.
House Resolution No.6. Deficiency appropriation for the Military Department, do pass as amended.
House Resolution No. 15. Deficiency appropriation for printing fund, do pass.
Respectfully submitted, H. J. FuLLBRIGHT, Chairman.

162

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Mr. Parker of Ware County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Temperance have had under
consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as their chairman _to report the t'ame back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:
A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws licensing near-beer and locker clubs.
Respectfully submitted, C. W. PARKER, Vice-Chairman.
The following bills and resolutions of the Hou~->P, favorably reported, were read the second time:

By Messrs. Swift, Elders, Sheppard and othersA bill to provide for the leasing or other disposi-
tion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

By Messrs. Arnold and Brown of Clarke:A bill to ~ppropriate $4,500.00 to the State Norma]
School at Athens.
By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA bill to appropriate $5,000 annually to the Geor-
gia Experiment Station.
By Mr. Nunn of Houston and Hutcheson of TurnerA bill to declare as a nuisance any place where
certain liquors are kept for sale.

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163

By Mr. Hopkins of T~omasA bill to make clearer and more certain the prohibi-
tion laws of this State.

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA bill to appropriate $14,210.83 to supply deficien-
cy in the funds for the maintenance and repairs of the State Capitol and State Mansion and the grounds thereof.

By Mr. Webb of LowndesA bill to make an appropriation to fight the Mexi-
can cotton boll weevil.

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA resolution to appropriate $15,076.15 to supply
a deficiency in the Military Department.
By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA resolution to make an appropriation to meet the
deficiency in the printing fund.
The foll()wing bills of the Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time :
By Messrs. Eakes of the 27th and Walker of the 20th-
A bill to make clearer and more certain the prohibition laws of this State.
By Messrs. Eakes of the 27th and Walker of the 20th-
A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws licensing near-beer and locker clubs.

164

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The following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to committees:
By Messrs. Mangham of the 38th and Ransom of the 42nd-
A bill to promote temperance by preventing the advertisement of certain kinds of liquors.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.
By Mr. Eakes of the 27th and Mr. Walker of the 20th-
A bill to further mitigate the evils of intemperance and to make more effective the prohibition laws.
Referred to Committee on Temperance.
Upon the request of the authors House Bill No. 20, and House Bill No. 33, unfavorably reported, were placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee aud having the bills read the second time.
By unanimous consent 300 copies of the substitute to House Bill No. 1 were ordered printed for the use of the members.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.,
November 11, 1915.

The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock, A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called and the following members an~ swered to their names :

Adams, of Pike

Br!lidley

AdalllB, of W'alton BTineon

Allen, of Glascock Brooks

Allen, of Jackson

Brown, of Clarke

Anderson, of Banks Brown, of Emanuel

Anderson, of Floyd Brown, of Wheeler

Anderson, of Jenkins Bullard

An<lersoH, of Wilkes Burtz

Andrews

Campbell

Arnold, of Clarke Carithers

Arnold, of Clay Carroll

Arnold, of Hen.ry Garter

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Chancey

Atkinson, of Emanuel Clarke

Atkinson, of Fulton Clements

Ayer

Cole

Baggett

Coleman, of Calhoun

Bale

Coleman, of Laurens

Ballard

Gollier

BarbeJ.'

Collins

Barfield

Conger

Beazley

Connor

Beck, of Carroll

Cook

Beck, of Murray

Cooper

Bell, of Milton

Cravey

Beall, of Richmond Culpepper

Bl!lickburn

Dart

Bowers

Davidson

Boyett

Davis

Bradford

Dennard

Dickerson Dockery .Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Dorsey DUffy Edwards, of Bryan EdwardR, of Har.alson Edwards, of Walton Elders Ennis Elates Evans Findley Foster Fowler Fullbright Garlington Gilliam Gillis Gordy Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatu Griffin, of J,owndes Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington Hartley

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Haynes

Mathews, of Elbert Simpson

Heath

Moore, of Heard Sloan

Hines

Moore, of Jeff Davis Smith, of Dade

Hodges

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Smith, of DeKnlb

Hogg

Morris, of Hart

Smith, of Toombs

Holden

MYTick

Spence

Hopkins

McCalla

Stark

Howard

MeLanahan

Steele

Hudson

McRae

S'tewart

Hutc-heson

Neill

Stovall

Jackson

Nunn

Strickland

Johnson, of Gwinnett Olive

Sumner

Jones, of Coweta

Oliver

Swift

Jones, of Wilkinson Parker

Taylor, of Monroe

Keene

Parks

Taylor, Washington

Key

Peacock

Thompson

K.idd

Perkins

Towles

King, of Greene

Perry

Turner

King, of Jefferson Pharr

Veazey

King, of White

Pickeren

Walker, of Ben Hill

Kirby

Ragland

Walker, of Blackley

K<llight

Redwine

Webb

Lane

Raiser

Westbrook

Lanier

Rice

Whootley

Ledbetter

Rich

WiHiams

LeSueur

Roberts

Wohlwender

Liles

S'h:\nnon

Worsham

Lowe

Sheffield

Wright

Lunsford

Sheppard

Youmans, of Candler

Marshall

Shipp

Yeomans, of Terrell

Martin

Short

Young

Mathews, of Dawson Shuptrine

Mr. Speaker

Those absent were Messrs.:

Johnson, of Appling Meadows

Rushin

The Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and confirmed.

By unanimous consent the House took a recess to 10 :50 o'clock A. M.

The hour of 10:50 o'clock A. M. having arrived, the Speaker again called the House to order.

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Mr. Fullbright moved to take H. B. No.3 from the table and pn the motion to take from the ta'ble Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to take from the table H. B. No. 3 and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Davidson

Anderson, of Banks Davis

Anderson, of Floyd Dennard

Andrews

Dockery

Arnold, of Henry Dorsey

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Duffy

Atkinson, of Fulton Elders

..l:!lale

Ennis

Beazley

Estes

Beck, of Murray

Findley

Bia.ckburn

Fowler

Bradford

Fullbright

Bradley

Garlington

Brinson

Gilliam

lliowm, of Clarke

Gillis

Brown, of Emanuel Green, of Wilkes

Bullard

Griffin, of Lowndes

Burtz

Harris, of Walker

Carithers

Hartley

Garter

Haynes

Clarke

Hines

Clements

Holden

cole

Hudson

Coleman, of Calhoun Hutcheson

Collins

Jackson

Connor

Jones, of Coweta

Dart

Keene

Kirby Lane LeSueur Lowe Marshall Mathews, of Dawson Morris, of Hart Myrick Olive Parker Parks Peacock Ragland Roberts Shannon Sheffield Shuptrine Spence Stark Stewart Strickland Turner Webb Whoo.tley Wohlwender Youmans, of Can-dler Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Allen, of Jackson

Anderson, of. Jenkins Arnold, of Clay
Anderson, oi Wilkes Atkinson, of Emanuel

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Ayer

Gordy

Perkins

Baggett

Green, of Clayton Pharr

Ballard

Har.ris, Washington Pickeren

Barbe.r

Heath

Redwine

Barfield

Hodges

Reiser

Beck, of Carroll

Hogg

Rice

Bell, of Milton

Hopkillil

Rich

Beall, of Richmond Howard

Sheppard

Bowers

Johnson, of Gwinnett Shipp

Boyett

Jones, of Wilkinson Short

Brooks

Key

Simpson

Brown, of Wheeler Kidd

51oan

Campbell

King, of Greene

Smith, of Dade

Carroll

King, of Jefferson Smith, of DeKalb

Chancey

King, of White

Steele

Coleman, of Laurens K!night

Stovall

Collier

Lanier

Sumner

Conger

Ledbetter

Taylor, of Monroe

Cook

Liles

Tayloll', Washington

Cooper

Lunsford

Thompson

Cravey

Martin

Towles

Culpepper

Mathews, of Elbert Veazey

Dickerson

Moore, of Heard Walker, of Ben Hill

Dodd

Moore, of Jeff Davis Walker, of Bleckley

Dorris, of Crisp

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Westbrook

Dorris, of Douglas MeLan!lJhan

Williams

Dorsett

McRae

Worsham

Edwards, of H~JJralson Neill

Wright

Edwards, of Walton Nunn

Yeomans, of Terrell

Evans

Oliver

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Edward,s, of Bryan Foster

Griffin, of Decatur Johnson, of Appling Meadows McCalla

Perry Rushin Smith, of Toombs Swift

Ayes 81, nays 95.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to take H. B. No. 3 from the table the ayes were 81, nays 95.

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The motion to take from the taMe H. B. No. 3 was lost.
Mr. Fullbright, Vice-Chairman pro tern. of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed by the Rules Committee to report
the following on the order of business for today's sesswn:
1. Reports of standing committees.
2. Reading bills favorably reported a second time. 3. ,senate bills in their order for third reading.
Respectfully submitted, H. J. FuLLBRIGHT,
Vice-Chrmn. pro tern. for the Committee.

Mr. Blackburn of Fulton insisted upon the division of the question included in the report and the Speaker ordered a division of the question.
The report of the Committee on .Rules on the first order recommended, reports of standing committees, was' agreed to.
The report of the Committee on Rules on the secend order recommended, reading bills, favorably reported, a second time, was agreed to.
On the agreement to the report of the Committee to the third order of business, Senate bills in their order for the third reading, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton secured recognition from the Speaker and obta~ned the floor and proceeded to address the House.

170

JOURNAL OF THE HousE,

The hour of adjournment having arrived the report of the Committee on Rules went over as unfinished business with Mr. Blackburn of Fulton in possession of the floor.

Leave of absence was granted Mr. Marshall of Taylor and Mr. Howard of Liberty for a few days on account of important business ; also Mr. Connor of Spalding for a few days by reason of sickness'.

The Speaker announced the House adjourned unW 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3 O'clock, P. M.

The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names:

Adams, of Pike

Bale

Adams, of Walton Ballard

Allen, of Glascock Barber

Allen, of Jackson

Barfield

Anderson, of Banks Beazley

Anderson, of Floyd Beck, of Carroll

Anderson, of Jenkins Beck, of M;urray

. Anderson, of Wilkes Bell, of Milton

Andrews

Beall, of Richmond

Arnold, of Clarke Blla!ckburn

Arnold, of Clay

BoweN

Al'nold, of Henry Boyett

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Bradford

Atkoinson, of Emanuel Bra;dley

Atkin!!On, of Fulton BTinson

Ayer

Brooks

Baggett

Brown, of Clarke

Brown, of Emanuel Brown, of Wheeler Bullard 3urtz Campbell Carithers Carroll Carter Chancey Cluke Clements Cole CoJem&ll, of Calhoun Coleman, of Laurens Collier Collins Conger

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171

Connor

Hopkins

Pickeren

Cook

Howard

Ragland

Cooper

Hudson

Redwine

Cravey

Hutcheson

Reiser

Culpepper

Jackson

Rlice

Dart

Johnson, of Gwinnett Rich

Davidson

Jones, of Coweta

Roberts

Davis

Jones, of \\' ilkinson Shannon

Dennard

Keene

Sheffield

Dickerson

h..ey

Sheppard

Dockery

Kidd

Shipp

Dodd

King, of Greene

Short

Dorris, of Crisp

King, of Jefferson Shuptrine

Dorris, of Douglas King, of White

Simpson

Dorsett

Kirby

51oan

Dorsey

Knight

Smith, of Dade

Duffy

Lane

Smith, of DeKnlb

Edwards, of Bryan Lanier

Smith, of Toombs

Edwards, of HIIX'alson Ledbetter

Spence

Edwards, of Walton LeSueur

Stark

Elders

Liles

Steele

Ennis

Lowe

Stewart

Estes

Lunsford

Stovall

Evans

Marshall

Strickland

Findley

Martin

Sumner

Foster

Mathews, of Dawson Swift

Fowler

Mathews, of Elbert Taylor, of Monroe

Fullbright

Moore, of Heard Taylor, Washington

Garlington

Moore, of Jeff Davis Thompson

Gilliam

M.orris, of Cobb

Towles

Gillis

Morris, of Hart

Turner

Gordy

Myr1ck

Veazey

Green, of Clayton McCalla

Walker, of Ben Hill

Green, of Wilkes

McLan.aJhan

Walker, of Blackley

Griffin, of Decatur McRae

Webb

Griffin, of Lowndes Neill

Westbrook

Harris, of Walker Nunn

Wihootley

Harris, Washington Olive

Williams

Hartley

Oliver

Wohlwender

Haynes

Parker

Worsham

Heath

Barks

Wright

Hines

Peacock

Youmans, of Candhr

Hodges

Perkins

Yeomans, of Terrell

Hogg

Perry

Young

Holden

Pharr

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JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE,

Those absent were Messrs.:
Johnson, of Appling Meadows

Rushin

Under the order of Unfinished Business, the report of Committee on Rules was again taken up for consideration with Mr. Blackburn of Fulton in possession of the floor.
On the agr(;ement to the report of the Committee on Rules on the division No. 3 thereof, Mr. Cooper of Ware moved the previous question, and on the moiion for the previous question Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays, and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion for the previous question and the vote was as followS':

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Boyett

Adams, of Walton Bradford

Allen, of Jackson

Hrin!!on

Anderson, of .Tenkins Brooks

Anderson, of Wilkes Bro.vn, of Emanuel

Arnold, of Clay

Brown, of Wheeler

Arnold, of Henil"y Bullard

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Burtz

Atkinson, of Emanuel nampbell

Ayer

Oarithers

Baggett

()arroll

Ballard

Carter

Barber

Chancey

Barfiel<1

Clements

Beck, of Carroll

Coleman, of Laurens

Beck, of Murray

Collier

'3ell, of Milton

0ollins

Beall, of Richmond Conger

l3J]wckburn

Cook

Bowers

Cooper

Cravey Culpeppeir Davidson Davis Dickerson Dockery Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Do1sett Dorsey Uuft'y Edwards, of Walton Eld,rs Estes Evans Gilliam Gillis Gordy Griffin, of Lowndes

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178

Harris, Washington Mathews, of Dawson

Heath

Mathews, of Elbert

hines

Moore, of H(lard

Hodget~

Uoore, of Jeff Davb

hogg

Morris, of Cobb

Holden

Morris, of Hart

Hopkin$

Myrick

Howard

McLanaJhan

Hutr-beson

Neill

J obnson, of Gwinnett Nunn

Jones, of Coweta

Olive

Jones, of Wilkinson Oliver

Keene

Parker

Key

Parks

Kid <I

Peaeock

King, of Greene

Perkins

King, of Jefferscm Pharr

King, of Wrote

Pickeren

Knight

Redwine

Lane1 Lanier

Reiser RJi.ce

Ledbetter

RiC'Ih

LeSueur

Roberts

Liles

Sheppard

Lunsford

Short

Martin

Shuptrine S1mpson
~1oan
Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Steele Stewart Stovall Strickland Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Taylo!l', Washington Thompson Towles Veazey \Valker, of Ben Hill Webb Westbrook Wheatley Williams Worsham Wright Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Banks Anderso.n, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Brrudley Bll'own, of Clarke

ClM"ke Dart Dennard .l!'indlAy Fullbright Ga.rlingrt;Qn ftartley

Hudson JMkson Lowe Ragland Shannon Wohlwender

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Beazley Oole Colelll!an, of Calhoun Connor

Edwards, of Bryan Edwards, of Haralson Ennis Foster Fowler Green, of Clayton

Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Deeatur Harris, of Walker Haynes .Tohnson, of Appling Kirby

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Ma;rshall Meadows McCalla McRae Perry

Rushin Sheffield Shipp Smith, of Toombs Spence

Stark Swift Turner Walker, of Bleckley

Ayes 136, nays 20.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion for the previous question the ayes were 136, nays 20.

The motion for the previous question prevailed.

Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee moved that this House do now adjourn and on the motion to adjourn Mr. Blackburn of Fulton caHed the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the motion to adjourn and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks AndeTson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Blia>ckburn Brown, of Clarke Hnrtz Clarke

Dart Davis Dennard Duffy Findley Hudson
Jacki~Cln
Kidd LeSueur Myrick

Ptarks Rlagland Shannon Sheffield Shuptrine Spence Sumner Turner W1heatley Wohlwender

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Arnold, of Hel1l'y Ballard

Allen, of Jackson

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Barber

Anderson, of Jenkins Atkinson, of Emanuel Barfield

Anderson, of Wilkes Ayer

Beazley

Arnold, of Clay .

Baggett

Beck, of Carroll

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Beck, of Murray

Gillis

Parker

Bell, of Milton

Gordy

Peacock

Beall, of Richmond Griffin, of Lowndes Perkins

Bowers

Harris, Washington Pharr

Boyett

Hartley

Pickeren

Bradford

Heath

Redwine

Bradley

Hines

Reiser

Brinson

Hodges

Blice

Brooks

Holden

Rich

Brown, of Emanuel Hopkins

Roberts

Brown, of Wheeler Howard

Sheppard

Bullard

Hutcheson

Shipp

Campbell

Johnson, of Gwinnett Short

0111rithers

Jones, of Coweta

S1mpson

Carroll

Jones, of Wilkinson 51oan

Carter

Keene

Smith, of Dade

Chancey

Key

Smith, of DeKalb

Coleman, of Laurens King, of Greene

Stark

Gollier

King, of Jefferson Steele

Collins

Eing, of White

Stewart

Conger

Knight

Stov"Bll

Cook

Lane

Strickland

Cooper

Lanier

Taylor, of Monroe

Culpeppe;r

Ledbetter

Taylor, Washingt9n

Davidson

Liles

Thompson

Dickerson

Lunsforil

Towles

Dockery

Martin

Veazey

Dodd

Mathews, of Dawson Walker, of Ben Hill

Dorris, of Crisp

Mathews, of Elbert Walker, of Bleckley

Dorris, of Douglas Moore, of Heard Webb

Dorsett

Moore, of Jeff Davis WestbrooK.

Dcrsey

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Williams

Edwards, of Walton Morris, of Hart

Worsham

Elders

McLanahan

Wright

Elates

Neill

Youmans, of Candler

Evans

Nunn

Yeomans, of Terrell

Fullbright

Oliver

Young

Gilliam

Those not voting were Messrs.-,-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Clements Cole

Coleman, of Calhoun Connor Cravey Edwards, of Bryan

Edwards, of Ha:ralson Ennis Foster Fowler

176

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Garlington Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin. ot JJeeatur Harris, (li Walker Haynes Hogg

Johnson, of Appling Kirby Lowe Ma;rshall Meadows Me Calla

Ayes 30, nays 127.

Me Rae Olive Perry Rushin Smith, of Toombs Swift

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to adjourn the ayes were 30, nays 127.

The motion to adjourn was lost.

On the ordering of the main qu~stion Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

The roll call on the ordering the main question was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Beall, of Riehmond

Adams, of WRlton Blaekburn

Allen, of Jaekson

Bowers

Anderson, of Jenkins Boyett

Anderson, of Wilkes Bradford

Arnold, of Clay

BTinson

Arnold, of Henry BTooks

Arnold, of Oglethorpe BToW'll, of Clarke

Atkinson, of Emanuel BTown, of Emanuel

Ayer

Brown, of Wht:eler

Baggett

Bullard

Ballard

Burtz

Barber

Campbell

Barfield

Carithers

Beazley

Carroll

Beek, of Carroll

Chaneey

Beek, of Murray

Clements

Bell, of Milton

Cole

Coleman, of Laurens Collier Collins Conger Cook Cooper Cravey Culpeppe.r Dart Davidson Davis Diekerson Dockery Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dor-"lltt Dorsey

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177

Duffy

K'llight

Edw~~~rds, of Walton Lane 1

Elders

Lanier

Estes

Liles

Evans

Lunsford

Fullbright

Martin

lH!liam

Mathews, of Dawson

Gordy

Mathews, of Elbert

Griffin, of Lowndes .iMoore, of Heard

Har,ris, Washington Moore, of Jeff Davis

Hartley

Mor,ris, of Cobb

Heath

Morris, of Hart

Hines

MeLanwhan

Hodges

Neill

Hogg

Nunn

Holden

Oliver

Hopkins

Parker

Howard

Parks

Hut~;heson

Peacock

Johnson, of Gwinnett Perkins

Jones, of Coweta

Perry

Jones, of Wilkinson Pharr

Keene

Pickeren

Key

Redwine

Kidd

Reiser

King, of Greene

Rice

King, of Jefferson Rich

King, of White

Robert~

Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson &loan Smith, of DeKalb Stark Steele Stewart Stovall St:ricklana Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Tayl01r, Washington Thompson Towles Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Williams Worsham Wright Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Banks Anders'On, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale

Bradley Clrurke Ennis Findley Hudson

LeSueur Shannon Turner Wheatley Wohlwender

ThoS'e not voting were M.essrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Carter Coleman, of Calhoun Connor Dennard

Edwards, of Bryan Edwards, of Hwralson Foster Fowler Garlington Gillis

Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of Walker Haynes Jackson

178

JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

Johnson, of Appling Kirby Ledbetter Lowe Marshall Meadows

Myrick McCalla McRae Olive Ragland Rushin

Ayes 13'7, nays 15.

Sheffield Shuptrine Smith, of Dade Smith, of Toombs Spence Swift

The roll call was verified.

On the ordering of the main question the ayes were 137, nays 13.

The main question was ordered.
On the agreement to division No. 3 of the report of the Committee on Rules Mr.. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The roll was called on the agreement to division
No. 3 of the report of the Committee on Rules and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

AdaiDB, of Walton Boyett

Allen, of Jackson

Bradford

Anderson, of Jenkins Brooks

Anderson, of Wilkes Brown, of Emanuel

Arnold, of Clay

Brown, of Wheeler

Arnold, of Henry Bullard

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Burtz

Atkinson, of Emanuel Campbell

Ayer

Carithers

Baggett

Carroll

Balla.rd

Chancey

Barbe.r

Cole

Barfield

Coleman, of Le.urens

Beazley

Collier

Beck, of Carroll

Collins

Beck, of Murray

Conger

Bell, of Milton

Cook

Beall, of Richmond Cooper

~avey
Culpepper Davidson iDavis Dickerson Dockery Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Dorsey Edwards, of HBJ1'18lson Edwards, of Walton Elders Estes Evans Fullbright Gilliam

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Gillis

Liles

Short

Gordy

Lunsford

Simpson

Harris, Washington Martin

E.1oan

Hartley

M>athews, of Elbert Smith, of Dade

Haynes

Moore, of Heard Smith, of DeKalb

Heath

Moore, of Jeff Davis Stark

Hines

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Steele

Hodges

Morris, of Hart

Stewart

Hogg

McCalla

Stovall

Holden

MeLanwhan

Sumner

Hopkins

Neill

Taylor, of Monroe

Howard

Nunn

Taylor, Washington

Hutcheson

Oliver

TioompsoJ,

Johnson, of Gwinnett Parker

Towles

Jones, of Coweta

Perkins

Veazey

Jones, of Wilkinson Perry

Walker, of Ben Hill

Keene

Pharr

Walker, of Blackley

Key

Piekeren

Webb

Kidd

Redwine

Westbrook

King, of Greene

Reiser

Williams

King, of Jefferson Rice

Worsham

King, of White

Rich

Wright

Knight

Roberts

Youmans, of Candler

Lane

Sheffield

Yeomans, of Terrell

Lanier

Sheppard

Young

Ledbetter

Shipp

Those v.pting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Carter

Anderson, of Banks Clarke

Anderson, of Floyd Dart

Andrews

Duffy

Atkinson, of Fulton Findley

Bale

Garlington

BJ.ackburn

Hudson

Bradley

Jackson

Brown., of Clarke

Myrick

Olive Parks Shannon Shuptrine Strickland Tur-ner Whaa.tley Wohlwender

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Bowen Brinson

Clements Coleman, of Calhoun Connor Dennard

Edwards, of Bryan Ennis Foster Fowler

180

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE,

Green, of Clayton Sreen, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur G.riffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Johnson, of Appling Kirby

LeSueur Lowe Marshall Mathews, of Dawson Meadows McRae

Peacock Ragland Rushin Smith, of Toombs Spence Swift

Ayes 131, nays 26.

The roll call was verified.

On the agreement to division No. 3 of the report of the Committee on Rules the ayes were 131, nays 26.

The report of the Committee on Rules on division No. 3 thereof was agreed to.

Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that the House reconsider its action in agreeing to the report of Committee on Rules on division No. 1.

Mr. Culpepper of Meriwether moved the previous question on the motion that the House reconsider its action in agreeing to the report of the committee to division No. 1 of the report of the Rules Committee and Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and nays on the previous question, which call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the previous question and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were MessrR.-

Adams, of Walton Arnold, of Oglethorpe Barber

Allen, of Jackson

Atkinson, of Emanuel Barfield

Ancterson, of Jenkins Ayet

Beck, of Carroll

Anderson, of Wilkes Ba~gett

Beck, of Murray

ArnQld, of Clay

Balla.rd

Bell, of Milton

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Beall, of Richmond Gilliam

Parker

Billickburn

ltordy

Parks

Bowers

Hartley

Perkms

Boyett

Hodges

Redwine

BTadford

Hogg

Reiser

Brinsc>n

Holden

RJice

BrOOt(S

Hopkins

Rich

Brown, of Emanuel Howard

Rol)erts

Brown, of Wbeeler Hutcheson

Sheffield

Burtz

Johnson, of Gwinnett Sheppard

Campbell

Jones, of Coweta

8hort

Carroll

Jones, of Wilkinson Simpson

Chancey

Key

E.1oan

Coleman, of Laurens Kidd

Smith, of Dade

Collier

King, of Greene

Smith, of DeKalb

Collins

King, of Jefferson Stark

Conger

King, of White

Steele

Cook

Knight

Stewart

Cooper

Lane

Stovall

Cravey

Lanier

Sumner

Culpepper

Ledbetter

Taylor, Washington

Davidson

Liles

Thompson

Dickerson

L1msford

Towles

Dodd

Martin

Vea:<'Jey

Dorr1s, of Crisp

Mathews, of Elbert Walker, of Ben Hill

Dorris, of Douglas Moore, of Heard Walker, of Blackley

Dorsett

Moore, of Jeff Davis "Webb

}Jdwards, of Hwralson Mor.ris, of Cobb

Westbrook

Edwards, of Walton Morris, of Hart

W illialllil

Elders

McLanahan

Wright

Estes

Neill

"oumans, of Caudler

Evans

Nunn

Yeomans, of Terrell

Fullbright

Ohve

Young

Ga.rlington

Oliver

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks AnderMon, of Floyd Andrews Atkin!lOn, of Fulton Bale Brllidley Brown, of Clarke Oarithers

Carter Clllirke Dart Duffy Ennis Findley Hudson Jackson

Myrick Ragland Shannon Shuptrine Strickland Turner \V'hootley W>ohlwender

182

JOURNAL OF THE HousE,

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Gillis

Mathews, of Dawson

Arnold, of Clarke Green, of Clayl;{)n Meadows

Arnold, of Henry

Green, of Wilkes

McCalla

Beazley

G.riffin, of Decatur McRae

Bullard

Griffin, of Lowndes Peacock

Clements

Harris, of Walker Perry

Cole

Harris, Washington Phal"r

Coleman, of Calhoun Haynes

Pickeren

Connor

Heath

Rushin

Davis

Hines

.Shipp

Dennard

Joh.nson, of Appling Smith, of Toombs

Dockery

Keene

Spence

Dorsey

Kirby

Swift

Edwards, of Bryan LeSueur

Taylor, of Monroe

Foster

Lowe

Worsham

Fowler

Marshall

Ayes 116, nays~ 25.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion for the previous question the ayes were 116, nays 25.

The motion for the previous question was sustained.

Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee moved to reconsider the action of the House in calling the previous question, and on the motion to reconsider, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays, which call was' sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the motion to reconsider and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Banks Andrews Anderson, of Floyd Bale

Blackburn Brinson

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Brown, of Clarke Oarithers Clwrke Clements Dart Dennard Duffy

Findley Ga.rlington Gilliam Hudson Jackson Lowe

Myri~k
Ragland Shannon Strickland W1leoatley W1ohlwender

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Dorris, of Douglas Moore, of Jeff Davis

Adams, of Walton Dorsett

Morris, of Cobb

Allen, of .Jackson

Edwards, of Ha['alson Morris. of Hart

Anderson, of Jenkins Edwards, of Walton Neill

Anderson, of Wilkes Elders

Nunn

Arnold, of Clay

Ennis

Olive

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Estes

Oliver

Atkinson, of Emanuel Evans

Parker

Atkinson, of Fulton Fullbright

Parks

Ayer

Gillis

Perkins

Baggett

Gordy

Perry

~liard

Hartley

Pharr

Barbe.r

Heath

Redwine

Barfield

Hines

Reiser

Beck, of Carroll

Hodges

Rice

Beck, of Murray

Hog!:'

Rieh

Bell, of Milton

Holden

Roberts

Bowers

Hopkins

Sheffield

Boyett

Huteheson

Sheppard

Brllidford

Johnson, of Gwinnett Short

Brown, of Wheeler Jones, of Coweta

Shuptrine

Bullard

Key

Simpson

Burtz

Kidd

51oan

Campbell

King; of Greene

Smith, of Dade

Carroll

King, of Jefferson Smith, of DeKalb

Chancey

King, of White

Stewart

Coleman, of Laurens Knight

Stovall

Conger

Lane

Sumner

Cook

Lanier

Taylo;r, Washington

Cravey

Ledbetter

Thompson

Culpepper

Liles

Towles.

Davidson

Lunsford

Veazey

Dockery

Martin

Walker, of Ben Hill

Dodd

Mathews, of Elbert Walker, of Bleckley

Dorris, of Crisp

Moore, of Heard Webb

184

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Westbrook Williams

Wright

Yeomans, of Tenell

Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry Beazley Beall, of Richmond Br111dley Brooks Brown, of Emanuel Carter Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Collier Collins Connor Cooper Davis Dickerson Dorsey

Edwards, of Bryan Foster Fowler Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes G.riffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington Haynes Howard Johnson, of Appling Jones, of Wilkinson Keene Kir'by LeSueur Marshall Mathews, of Dawson

Meadows McCalla McLanailian McRae Peaoock Pickeren Rushin Shipp Smith, of 'l'oombs Spence Stark Steele Swift Taylor, of Monroe Turner Worsham Young

Ayes 25, nays 110.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to reconsider the action of the House in calling the previous question the ayes were 25, nays 110.

The motion to reconsider was lost.

Mr. W ohlwender of Muscogee moved that the House do now adjourn, and Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called for the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the motion to adjourn and the vote was as follows :

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185

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Clrurke

Andera"On, of Floyd Dart

Andrews

Davis

Arnold, of Henry Dennard

Arnotd, of Oglethorpe Duffy

Atkinson, of Fulton Ennis

Bale

Estes

BrOJdley.

Findley

Brinson

Garlington

Brown, of Clarke

Harris, of Walker

Bullard

Hartley

Burtz

Holden

Carithers

Hudson

Carter

Jackson

Lowe Myrick Olive Parks Ragland Shannon Sheffield Shuptrine Spence Strickland Towles Whootley Wiohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Conger

Jones, of Wilkinson

Allen, of Jackson

Cook

Key

Anderson, of Jenkins Cooper

King, of Greene

Anderson, of Wilkes Cravey

King, of Jefferson

Arnold, of Clay

Culpepper

King, of White

Atkinson, of Emanuel Davidson

Knight

Ayer

Dickerson

Lane

Baggett

Dockery

Lanier

Ballard

Dodd

Ledbetter

Barber

Dorris, of Crisp

Liles

Barfield

Dorris, <lf Douglas Lunsford

Beck, of Carroll

Edwards, of Walton Martin

Beck, of Murray

Elders

Mathews, of Elbert

Bell, of Milton

Evans

Moore, of Heard

Beall, of Richmond Fullbright

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Bowers

Gilliam

Morris, of Cobb

Boyett

Gillis

Morris, of Hart

Brooks

Gordy

MicLana:han

Brown, of Emanuel Hines

Neill

Brown, of Wheeler Hodges

Nunn

Campbell

Hogg

Oliver

Carroll

Hopkins

Parker

Chancey

Howard

Perkins

Coleman, of Laurens Hutcheson

Pharr

C.ollier

Johnson, of Gwinnett Redwine

Collins

Jones, of Coweta

Reiser

186

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Thice Rich Roberts Sheppard &hipp Short Simpson Smith, of DeKalb

Steele Stewart Sitov'!lll Sumner Taylor, Washington Thompson Veazey

Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Williams Wright Yeomans, of Terrell

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Anderson, of Banks Arnold, of Clarke Beazley Bla<ckburn Bradford Clements Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Connor Dorsett Dorsey Edwards, of Bryan Edwards, of HIIJralson Foster Fowler

Green, ?f Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, Washington Haynes Heath Johnson, of Appling Keene Kidrl Kirby LeSueur Marshall Mathews, of Dawson Meadows

1\fcCalla McRae Peacock Perry Pickeren Rushin Sloan Smith, of Dade Smith, of Toombs Stark Swift Taylor, of Monroe Turner worsham Young

Ayes 42, nays 100.

The roll call was verified.
On the motion to adjourn the ayes were 42, nays 100.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
On ordering the main question, Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on ordering the main question and the vote was as follows :

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187

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Dorris, of Douglas Moore, of Jeff Davis

Adams, of Walton Dorsett

Mior.ris, of Cobb

Anderson, of J enk'ns Dorsey

Morris, of Hart

Anderson, of Wilkes Duffy

McLanwhan

Arnold, of Clay

Edwards, of HMalson Neill

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Edwards, of Walton Nunn

Atkinson, of Emanuel Elders

Olive

Ayer

Estes

Oliver

Baggett

Evans

Parker

~allard

Fullbright

Perkins

Barber

Garlington

Perry

Barfield

Gilliam

Pharr

Beck, of Carroll

Gillis

Redwine

Beck, of Murray

Gordy

~ser

Bell, of Milton

Heath

Rdce

Beall, of Richmond Hines

Rich

Blwckburn

Hodges

Roberts

Bowers

Hogg

Sheffield

Boyett

Holden

Sheppard

Bl!'adford

Hopkins

Shipp

Brooks

Hutcheson

Shuptrine

Brown, of Emanuel Jackson

Simpson

Brown, of Wheeler Johnson, of Gwinnett Smith, of De.!(alb

Campbell

Jones, of Coweta

Stark

Carroll

Key

Steele

Chancey

Kidd

E>'tewart

Cole

King, of Greene

Sitovoall

Conger

King, of Jefferson Sumner

Cook

King, of White

Taylor, Washington

Cooper

Knight

Thompson

Cravey

Lane

Veazey

Culpepper

Lanier

Walker, of Ben Hill

Davidson

Ledbetter

Walker, of Bleckley

Davis

Liles

Webb

Dennard

Lunsford

Westbrook

Dickerson

Martin

Williams

Dockery

Mathews, of Dawson Wright

Dodd

Mathews, of Elbert Yeomans, of Terrell

Dorris, of Crisp

Moore, of Heard Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Allen, of Jackson Anderson, of Floyd Amlrews

188

JOURNAL oF THE HousE,

Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Brown, of Clarke Carithers Garter Clrurke

Dart Ennis FindlAy Hudson LeSueur Peacock

Thagland Shannon Spence Wheatley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Gla~cock Anderson, of Bank.s Arnold, of Clarke Axnold, of Henry Beazley .Bradley Brin.-on Bullard Burtz Clements Coleman, of Calhoun Coleman, of Laurens Oollier Collins Connor Edwards, of Bryan Foster

FoiVler Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington Hartley Haynes Howard Johnson, of Appling Jones, of Wilkinson Keene Kirby Lowe Marshall Meadows

Myrick McCalla McRae Parks Pickeren Rushin Short 51oan Smith, of Dade Smith, of Toombs Strickland Swift raylor, of Monroe To "VIes Tu!'ner Worsham

Ayes 117, nays 21.

The roll call was verified.

On the ordering of the main question the nyes were
117, nays 21. :

The main question was ordered.
On the motion to reconsider the action of the House in agreeing to the report of the committee
on division No. 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules, Mr. W ohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes
and nays, which call was sustained.

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189

The roll call was ordered on the motion to reconsider and the vote was as follows :

1'hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Biackburn. Brown, of C'Larke Carithers Carter

Clarke Dart Duffy Ennis Findley Garlington Hudson .fackson LeSueur

Lowe Myrick !ll!Pgland Shannon Shuptrine Spence W'herutley N'ohlwender

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Cook

Jones, of Coweta.

Allen, of Jackson

Cooper

Jones, of Wilkinson

Anderson, of Jenkins uulpepper

Key

Anderson, of Wilkes Davidson

Kidd

Arnold, of C1ay

Davis

n..mg, of Greene

Arnold, of Oglethorpe l)ennard

King, of Jefferson

Atkinson, of Emahuel Dickerson

Kmg, of White

Ayer

Dockery

Knight

Baggett

Dod<t

Lane

Ballard

Dorris, of Crisp

Lanier

Barber

Dorris, of Douglas uedbetter

Barfield

Dorsett

Liles

Beck, of Carroll

Edwards, of Haralson Lunsford

Beck, of Murray

Edwards, of Walton Martin

B~:>all, of Richmond Elders

Mathews, of Elbert

Bowers

Evans

Moore, of Heard

Boyett

l!'ullbright

Moore, of Jeff Davi~

Bradford

Gilliam

.Mor.ris, of Cobb

Brooks

Gordy

Morris, of Hart

Brown, of Wheeler Heath

McLanahan

Burtz

Hines

Neill

Campbell

Hodges

Oliver

Carroll

Hogg

Parker

Chancey

Holden

Perkins

Clements

Hopkins

Perry

tlollins

Hut0heson

Pharr

Conger

Johnson, of Gwinnett Redwine

190

JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

Reiser Rlice Rich Roberts Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson

Smith, of Dade Smith, of l>t!Kalb Steele S'tewart Sltovoall 8umner Taylor, Washington Thompson

Veazey Wallrer, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Williams Wright Young

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock <\nderson, of Banks Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry Beazley Bell, of Milton Bradley Brinson Brrown, of Emanuel Bullard Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Coleman, of Laurens
Ci~ollier
Connor Cravey Dorsey Edwoards, of Bryan Estes 'Foster

Fowler Gillis Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes G.riffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes H::.rris, cf Walker Harri~, Washington Hartley Haynes Howard Johnson, of Appling Keene Kirby Marshall Mathews, of Dawson Meadows McCalla McRae

Nunn Olive Parks Peacock Pickeren Rushin Sheffield E.1oan Smitb, of Toombs Stark Strickland Swift Taylor, of Monroe Towles Turner Webb Worsham Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell

Ayes 26, nays 104.

The roll call was verified.
On the motion to reconsider the ayes were 26, nays 104.

The motion to reconsider was lost.

The question being on fixing the order as reported by the Committee on Rules, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton

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asked for a division of the question and the Speaker so ordered.
On fixing division No. 1 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of 1business, Mr. Kidd of Baker called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on fixing division No. 1 of the report as an order of business and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of walton Gollier

Hopkins

Allen, of Jackson

Collins

Hutcheson

Anderson, of Jenkins Conger

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Anderson, of Wilkes Cook

Jones, of Coweta

Arnold, of Clay

Cooper

Jones, of Wilkinson

Arnold, .of Oglethorpe Cravey

Key

Atkinson, of Emanuel Culpepper

Kidd

Ayer

Davidson

King, of Greene

Baggett

Davis

King, of Jefferson

Ballard

Dickerson

King, of White

Barber

Dodd

Knight

Barfield

Dorris, of Crisp

Lane

Beck, of Carroll

Dorris, of Douglas Lanier

Beck, of Murray

Dorsett

Ledbetter

Bell, of Milton

Dorsey

Liles

Beall, of Richmond Edwards, of Haa"alson Lunsford

Bowers

Edwards, of Walton Martin

Boyett

Elders

Mathews, of Dawson

Bradford

Evans

Mathews, of Elbert

Brooks

Fullbright

Moore, of Heard

Brown, of Emanuel Gilliam

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Brown, 01 "Vheeler Gordy

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Burtz

Harris, Washington Morris, of Hart

.Campbell

Heath

McLan.a.han

Carroll

Hines

Neill

Chancey

Hodges

Nunn

Clements

H'>gg

Oliver

Coleman, of Laurens Holden

Perkins

192
Perry Pharr Redwine Rmser Race Rich Roberts Sheppard Shipp Short

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Simpson Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Steele S'tewart Sito"\'all Sumner Tayl()r, Washington Thompson

Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Williams Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews AtkinSQn, of Fulton Bale BL111ckburn Brins()n Brown, of Clarke Bullard Carithers Carter Glrurke

Dart Dennard Duffy Ennis Estes Findley Fowler Garlington Ranis, of Walker Hartley Hudson Jackson LeSueur

Lowe Myri-ck Olive Parker Peacock RAagland Shannon Shuptrine Spence Strickland Whootley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry Beazley Brwdley Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Connor Dockery Edwards, of Bryan Foster Gillis Green, of Clayton

Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Haynes Howard Johnson, of Appling Keene Kirby Marshall Meadows McCalla McRae

Parks rickeren Rushin Sheffield S1oan Smith, of Toombs Stark Swift Taylor, of Monroe Towles Turner Worsham

Ayes 112, nays 39.

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The roll call was verified.
On making divisi.on No. 1 of the report an order of business the ayes were 112, nays 39.
Having failed to receive a three-fourths vote, division No. 1 of the report was not made an order of business.
Mr. Sheppard of Sumter moved to reconsider the action of the House in refusing to fix division No. 1 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that this House do now adjourn and on the motion to adjourn the ayes were 48, nays 92. The motion to adjourn was lost.
On the motion to reconsider Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays, which call was sus'tained.
The roll call wat; ordered on the motion to reconsider and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Beck, of :Murray

Allen, of Jackson

Bell, of Milton

Anderson, of Jenkins Beall, of Richmond

Anderson, of Wilkes Bowel'!l

Arnold, of Clay

Boyett

Atkinson, of Emanuel Bradford

Ayer

Brooks

Baggett

Hrown, of Emanuel

Ballard

Brown, of Wheeler

Barbe.r

Campbell

Barfield

Carroll

Beck, of Carroll

Chancey

Coleman, of Laurens Collier Collins
~Jonger
Cook Cooper Cravey Culpepper Davidson Davis Dickerson Dodd

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Dorris, of Crisp

K1ing, of White

Rice

Dorris, of Douglas Knight

Rich

Dorsett

Lane

Roberts

Edwards, of Ha;ralson Lanier

Sheppard

Edwards, of Walton Ledbetter

Shipp

Eva~s

Liles

Short

Fullbright

Lunsford

Simpson

Gilliam

Martin

Smith, of Dade

Gordy

Mathews, of Dawson Smith, of DeKalb

Harris, Washington M,athews, of Elbert Steele

Heath

Moore, of Heard S'tewart

Hines

Moore, of Jeff Davis 8/t.ovall

Hodges

Morris, of Cobb

Taylor, of Monroe

Hogg

Morris, of Hart

Taylor, Washington

Holden

McLanaJhan

'fhompson

Hopkins

Neill

Towles

Hutcheson

Nunn

Veazey

Jones, of Coweta

Oliver

Walker, of Ben Hill

Jones, of Wilkinson Parker

Walker, of Bleckley

Keene

Perkins

Westbrook

Key

Pe-rry

Williams

Kidd

Pharr

Wright

King, of Greene

Redwine

Yeomans, of Terrell

Kin!!', of Jefferson Rroser

Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike A11.derson, of Banks Ancl<>rson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Blll!ckburn Brinson Brown, of Clarke Oa.rithers Carter Clarke

Dart Dennard Dorsey Duffy Elders Ennis Estes Findley Fowler Ga.rlington Hartley Haynes

Hudson .Jackson Myrick Parks RJagland Shannon Shuptrine Spence Strickland
'\\~he,a.tley
'\Vohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arn'old, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Bullard

Beazley

Burtz

Bradley

Clements

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195

Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Connor Dockery Edward.s, of Bryan Foster Gillis Green, of Clayton Green, of vv Ilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of'Walker

Howard

Pickeren

Johnson, ~f Appling Rushin

Johnson, of Gwinnett Sheffield

Kir'by

1:.1oan

LeSueur

Smith, of Toombs

Lowe

Stark

Marshall

Sumner

Meadows

Swift

McCalla

Turner

McRae

Webb

Olive

Worsham

Peacock

Ayes 108, nays 36.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to reconsider the action of the House in declining to fix division No. 1 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business, the ayes were 108, nays 36.

The motion to reconsider prevailed.
On fixing division No. 1 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business, Mr. Cooper of Ware caHed the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on fixing division No. 1 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Ayer

Allen, of Jackson

Baggett

Anderson, of Jenkins Ballllird

Anderson, of Wilkes Barber

Arnold, of Clay

Barfield

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Beck, of Carroll

Atkinson, of Emanuel Beck, of Murray

Bell, of Milton Beall, of Richmond Bowers Boyett Bradford Brinson Brooks

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Brown, of Emanuel Haynes

Oliver

Brown, of Wheeler Heath

Perkins

Burtz

Hine.s

Perry

Campbell

Hodges

Pharr

Carroll

Hogg

Redwine

Chancey

Holden

Re.iser

Clements

Hopkins

Rice

Coleman, of Calhoun Huteheson

Rich

Coleman, of Laurens Johnson, of Gwinnett Roberts

Collier

Jones, of Coweta

.Sheffield

Collins

Jones, of Wilkinson Sheppard

Conger

Keene

S'hipp

Cook

Key

Short

Coope:

Kidd

Simpson

Cravey

King, of Greene

Smith, of Dade

Culpepper

King, of Jefferson Smith, of DeKalb

Davidson

Knight

Steele

Davis

Lane

Stewart

Dickerson

Lanier

Stovall

Dot>kerJi

Ledbetter

Taylor, of Monroe

Dodd

Liles

Taylor, Washington

Dorris, of Crisp

Lunsford

Thompson

Dorris, of Douglas Martin

Towles

Dorsett

Mathews, of Dawson Veazey

Edwards, of HBII'Ialson Mathews, of Elbert Walker, of Ben Hill

Edwards, of Walton Moore, of Heard Walke_r, of Bleckley

Elders

Miorris, of Cobb

Webb

Evans

Morris, of Hart

Westbrook

Fullbright

McLan.ahan

Williams

Gilliam

McRae

Wright

Gordy

Neill

Yeomans, of Terrell

Har.ris, Washington Nunn

Young

Hartley

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale BlCkburn Bradley Bro~ of Clarke

Oarithers Carter Clarke Dart Dorsey Duffy Ennis Findley Ga.rlington

Harris, of Walker Hudson Jackson LeSueur Lowe Myrick Olive Parker Parks

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197

Peacock Ragland Shannon

Shuptrine Spence Strickland

Wheatley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry Beazley Bullard Cole Connor Dennard Edwards, of Bryan Estes Foster Fowler

Gillis

McCalla

Green, of Clayton Pickeren

Green, of Wilkes Rushin

Griffin, of Decatur E>1oan

Griffin, of Lowndes Smith, of Toombs

Howard

Stark

Johnson, of Appling Sumner

King, of White

Swift

Kirby

Turner

Marshall

Worsham

Meadows

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Ayes 118, nays 36.

The roll call was verified.

On the fixing division No. 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules as an order of business tbe ayes were 118, nays 36.

Division No. 1 of the report of the Rules Committee was fixed as an order of business.

Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved to reconsider the action of the House in agreeing to the report of the Committee on Rules in fixing division No. 2 of the report as an order of business.
On tbe motion to reconsider, Mr. Neill moved the previous question and Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
Mr. Shuptrine of Chatham moved that the House do now adjourn, and on the motion to adjourn Mr.

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Peacock of Dougherty called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to adjourn and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews AtkinS<on, of Fulton Bale Beck, of Murray Bllllckburn Bradley Brrown, of Clarke Burt;; Carithers Carter

Clarke Coleman, of Calhoun JJart Davis Duffy Elders Ennis F'indley Harris, of Walker Haynes Hudson Jackson LeSueur

Mathews, of Dawson Myrick Parkerr Prurks Peaeock RlagJand Shan von Sheffield Spence
St~rickland
Towles Whellltley \Viohlwender

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Brown, of Wheeler Edwards, of Walton

Allen, of Jackson

Campbell

Evans

Anderson, of Jenkins Carroll

Fullbriltht

Anderson, of Wilkes Chancey

Ga.rlingJton

Arnold, of Clay

C'Oleman, of Laurens Gilliam

Atkinson, of Emanuel Collins

Gordy

Ayer

Conger

Harris, Washington

Baggett

Cook

Hartley

Blallwrd

Cooper

Heath

Barbe.r

Cravey

Hines

barfield

Culpepper

Hodges

Beck, of Carroll

Davidson

Hogg

Bell, of Milton

Dickerson

Holden

Beall, of Richmond Dockery

Hopkins

B'Owers

Dodd

Hutc-heson

Boyett

Dorris, of Crisp

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Bradford

Dorris, of Douglas Jones, of Coweta

Brinson

Dorsett

Jones, of Wilkinson

.&-ooks

Dorsey

Keene

Blrown, of Emanuel Edwards, of Hlll!'alson Kidd

THURSDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1915.

199

King, of Greene

McRae

King, of Jefferson Neill

Knight

Nunn

Lane

Oliver

Lanier

Perkins

Ledbetter

Pe.rry

Liles

Pharr

Lunsford

Redwine

Martin

Reiser

Mathews, of Elbert R.ice

Moore, of Heard Rich

Moore, of Jeff Davis Sheppa.rd

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Shipp

~
L.

Morris, of Hart

Short

McLanll!han

Simpson

Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Steele Stewart Stovall Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Williall!ll Wright Yeomans, of Terrell

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Gillis

Arnold, of Clarke Green, of Clayton

.Airnold, of Henry Green, of Wilkes

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Griffin, of Decatur

Beazley

Griffin, of Lowndes

Bullard

Howard

Clements

Johnson, of Appling

Cole

Key

Collier

King, of WMte

Connor

Kirby

Dennard

Lowe

Edwards, of Bryan Marshall

Estes

Meadows

Foster

McCalla

Fowler

Olive

Pickeren RJQberts Rushin Shuptrine &1oan Smith, of Toombs Stark Sumner Swift Turner Webb Wol'sham Youmans, of Candler Young

Ayes 3'9, nays 105.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to adjourn the ayes were 39, nays 105.

The motion to adjourn was lost. The roll call was ordered on the motion for the.

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previous question on the motion to reconsider the action of the House in agreeing to the report of the committee on division No.2 of the report of the Rules Committee and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Dickerson

Moore, of Heard

Adams, of Walton Dodd

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Allen, of Jackson

Dorris, of Crisp

Morris, of Cobb

Anderson, of Jenkins Dorris, of Dougl-as Morris, of Hart

Anderson, of Wilkes Dorsett

McLanahan

Andrews

Dorsey

McRIRe

Arnold, of Clay

Duffy

Neill

Atkinson, of Emanuel Edwards, of Ha.11alson Nunn

Ayer

Edward.s, of Walton Oliver

Baggett

Elders

Perry

Bal1111rd

Evans

Pharr

Barber

Gilliam

Redwine

Barfield

Gordy

Reiser

Beck, of Carroll

Hartley

Rice

Beck, of Murray

Heath

Rich

Bell, of Milton

Hines

Sheffield

Beall, of Richmond Hodges

Sheppard

Blackburn

Holden

Shipp

Bowers

Hopkins

Short

Boyett

Hut~heson

Simpson

Bradford

Johnson, of Gwinnett Smith, of Dade

Brooks

Jones, of Coweta Steele

Brown, of Emanuel Jones, of Wilkinson Stewart

B1own, of Wheeler Keene

Stovall

Campbell

Key

Sumner

Carroll

Kidd

Taylor, of Monroe

Carter

King, of Greene

Taylor, \Vas'!Jington

Chancey

King, of Jefferson Thompson

Coleman, of Laurens King, of Whdte

Vea?Jey

Collier

Knigtht

Walker, of Ben Hill

Collins

Lane

Walker, of Bleekley

Cook

Lanier

Westbrook

Cooper

Liles

Williams

Cravey

Lunsford

Wright

Culpepper Davidson

Martin

Yeomans, of Terrell

Math~ws, of Dawson Young

Davis

Mathews, of Elbert

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201

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Bale Brown, of Clarke Bullard Carithers Cla.Tke Dart

Ennis E.stes Findley Hudson Jackson LeSueur Olive

Parker Peacock Ragland 8hannon Stl!'ickland Wheatley W'Ohlwender

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock l<'ullbright

Arnold, of (~Iarke Garlington

Arnold, of Hen.ry Gillis ,

Arnold, 'Of Oglethorpe Green, of Clayton

Atkiu~rJn. of Fulton Green, of Wilkes

Beazley

Griffin, of lJecatur

Bradley

Griffin, of Lowndes

Brinson

Harris, of Walker

Burtz

Harris, Washington

Clements

Haynes

Cole

Hogg

Coleman, of Calhoun Howard

Conger

Johnson, of Appling

Connor

Kirby

Dennard

Ledbetter

Dockery

Lowe

Edward.s, of Bryan Marshall

Foster

M;eadows

Fowler

Myrick

McCalla Pa.Tks Perkins Pickeren Roberts Rushin Shuptrine S1oan Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Spence Stark Swift Towles Turner Webb Worsham Youmans, of Candler

Ayes 110, nays 22.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion for the previous question the ayes were 110, nays 22.

The motion for the previous question was sustained.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved to reconsider the

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

action in calling the previous question and on that motion Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to reconsider and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Ancte.rson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale B<1a.ckburn Bradley Brown, of Clarke Bullard

Carithers Carter Clarke Dart Duffy Ennis E.stes Findley Hudson Jackson

LeSueur

Myrick

..

Olive

Rag!:and

Spence

Strickland

Veazey

Wheatley

Wohlwender

Youmans, of Candler

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Campbell

Elders

Allen, of Jackson

Carroll

Evans

Anderson, of Jenkins Chancey

Fullbright

Anderson, of Wilkes Collier

Gilliam

Arnold, of Clay

Collins

Gordy

Atkinson, of Emanuel Conger

Harris, Washington

Ayer

Cook

Hartley

Baggett

Cooper

Heath

Ballwrd

Cravey

Hines

Barhe.r

Culpepper

Ho.!ges

Barfield

D~vidson

Hogg

Beck, of Carroll

Davis

Holden

Beck, of Murray

Dickerson

Hopkins

Bell, of Milton

Do~kery

Hut0heson

Beall, of R'ichmond Dodd

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Bowers

Dorris, of Crisp

Jones, of Coweta

Boyett

Dorris, of Douglas Jones, of Wilkinson

Bradford

Dorsett

Keena

Brooks

JJ'orsey

KP.y

Brown, of Wheeler Edwards, of Ha:ralson Kidd

Bt.rtz

Edwards, of Walton King, 01 Greene

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203

King, of Jefferson King, of White Knight Lane Lanie-r Ledbetter Liles Lunsford Martin Mathews, of Dawson Mathews, of Elbert Moore, of Heard Moore, of Jeff Davis Morris, of Cobb Morris, of Hart MeLana.llan MeRiae

Neill Nunn Oliver Parker Perry Pharr Redwine Reiser Rice Rich Roberts Shannon Sheffield Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson

Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Steele Stewart S'tovall Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington 'Thompson Towles Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Williams Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Fowler

Arnold, of Clarke Garlington

Alrnold, of Henry Gillis

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Green, of Clayton

Beazley

Green, of Wilkes

Brinson

Griffin, of Decatur

Br-own, of Emanuel Griffin, of Lowndes

Clements

Harris, of Walker

Cole

Haynes

Coleman, of Calhoun Howard

Coleman, r,f Laurens Johnson, of Appling

Connor

Kirby

Dennard

Lowe

Edwards, of Bryan Marshall

Foster

Meadows

McCalla Prurks Peacock Perkins Pickeren Rushin Shuptrine S1oan Smith, of Toombs Stark Swift Turner Webb worsham

Ayes 30, nays 114.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to reconsider the action of the House in calling the previous question the ayes were 30, nays 114.

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JOURNAL oF THE HousE,

The motion to reconsider was lost.
On ordering the main question Mr. Wohlwender of Muscogee called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
rrhe roll call was ordered on ordering the main question, and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Cooper

King, of Greene

Allen, of J ackBon

Cravey

King, of Jefferson

Anderson, of Jenkins Culpepper

King, of White

Anderson, of Wilkes Davidson

Knight

Arnold, of Clay

Davis

Lane

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dockery

Lanier

Ayer

Dodd

Ledbetter

Baggett

Dorris, of Crisp

Liles

Ballall'd

Dorris, of Douglas Lunsford

Barber

Dorsett

Martin

Barfield

Edwards, of Haralson Mathews, of Dawsou

Beck, of Carroll

Edwards, of Walton Mathews, of Elbert

Beck, of Murray

Elder~

Moore, of Heard

Bell, of Milton

Evans

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Beall, of Richmond Fullbright

Morris, of Cobb

Blackburn

Ga.rlington

Morris, of Hart

Bowers

Gilliam

McLan.ahan

Boyett

Gordy

McRae

Bll'adford

Hartley

Neill

Brooks

Heath

Nunn

Brown, of Emanuel Hines

Olive

Brown, of Wheeler Hodges

Oliver

Bullard

Hogg

Parker

Burtz

Holden

Peacock

Campbell

Hopkins

Pharr

Carroll

Hute-heson

Redwine

Chancey

.Tohnson, of Gwinnett Reiser

Coleman, of Laurens .Tones, of Coweta

Rice

Collier

.Tones, of Wilkinson Rich

Collins

Keene

Roberts

Conger

Key

~heffield

Cook

Kidd

Sheppard

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205

Shipp Short Simp1.1on Smith, of Dade Steele Stewart Stovall

Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Towles Veazey

Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Williams Wright Yeomans, of T'enell

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews AtkinSQn, of Fulton Bale Bradley Brown, of Clarke

Oarithers Carter Clrurke Dart Duffy F'indley Hudson

Jackson Mydck Ragland Shannon Wheatley Wiohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Fowler

Amold, of Clarke Gillis

Arnold, of Heney Ureen, of Clayton

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Green, of Wilkes

Beazley

Griffin, of Dec.atur

Brinson

Griffin, of Lowndes

Clements

Harris, of Walker

Cote

Har.ris, Washington

Coleman, of Calhoun Haynes

Connor

Howard

Dennard

Johnson, of Appling

Dickerson

Kirby

Dorsey

LeSueur

Edwards, of Bryan Lowe

Ennis

MaTshall

Estes

Meadows

Foster

McCalla

Parks Perkins Perry Pickeren Rushin Shuptrine Sloan Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Spence Stark Strickland Swift Turner Webb Wor.S'ham Young

Ayes 115, nays' 22.

The roll call was verified.

On ordering the main question the ayes were 115, nays 22.

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JOURNAL OF THE HousE,

The main question was ordered.

On the motion to reconsider its action in agreeing

to the report of committee, which was favorable to

fixing division No. 2 of said report as an order of

business, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes



and nays and the call was sustained.

'rhe roll call was ordered on the motion to reconsiuer and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Blackburn Bradley Brown, of Clarke Carithers

Clarke Dart Duffy Ennis Findley Ga,rling.ton Hartley Hudson Jackson

LeSueur Lowe Myrick Parker Pall'ks Peacock Ragland Shannon Youmans, of Candler

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Brooks

Anderso~, of Jenkins Brown, of Emanuel

Anderson, of Wilkes Brown, of Wheeler

Arnold, of Clay

Burtz

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Campbell

Atldnson, of Emanuel Carroll

Ayer

Chancey

Baggett

Coleman, of Laurens

Ballwrd

Collins

Barbe.r

Conger

Barfield

Cook

Beck, of Carroll

Cooper

Beck, of l\tlurray

Cravey

Bell, of Milton

Culpepper

Beall, of Richmond Davidson

Bowers

Davis

Boyett

Dickerson

Bll'adford

Dockery

Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Edwards, of Haralson Edwards, of walton Elders Evans Fullbright Gilliam Gordy Haynes Heath Hines Hodges Hogg Holden Hopkins



THURSDAY, NovEMBER 11, 1915.

207

Hut0heson

Morris, of Hart

J ahnson, of Gwinnett McLanahan

Jones, of Coweta

McRlae

Key

Neill

Kidd

Nunn

King, of Qreene

Oliver

King, of Jefferson Perkins

King, of White

Perry

Knight

Pha.rr

Lane

Redwine

Lanier

Reiser

Ledbetter

Rice

Liles

Rich

Lunsford

Roberts

Martin

Sheffield

Mathews, of Dawson Sheppard

Mathews, of Elbert Shipp

Moore, of Heard Short

Moore, of Jeff Davis Simpson

Morris, of Cobb

Sinith, of Dade

Smith, of DeKalb Steele Stewart Stovall Swickland Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Towles Vea2'ley Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Williams Wohlwender Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Allen, of Jackson Anderson, of Floyd Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry Beazley Brinson Bullard Carter Clements Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Collier Connor Dennard Dorsey

Edwards, of Bryan E,stes Foster Fowler Gillis Green. nf Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lownde~ Harris, of 'W-<ul!:er Harris, Washington Howard Johnson, of Appling Jones, of Wilkinson Keene Kirby

Marshall Meadows McOalla. Olive Pickeren Rushin Shuptrine &1oan Smith, of 'l'oombs Spence Stark Swift Turner Webb Wheatley Worsham

Ayes 27, nays 113.

'rhe roll call was verified.

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JouRNAL oF THE HousE,

On the motion to reconsider the ayes were 27, nays 113'.
'l1he motion to reconsider was lost.
On fixing division No. 2 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business Mr. Knight of Berrien called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.
'l1he roll call was ordered on fixing division No. 2 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Coleman, of Calhoun heath

Allen, of J aclmon

Coleman, of Laurens Hines

Anderson, of Jenkins Collier

Hodges

Anderson, of Wilkes Collins

Hogg

Arnold, of Clay

Conger

Holden

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Cook

Hopkins

Atkinson, of Emanuel Cooper

Huteheson

Ayer

Cravey

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Baggett

Culpepper

Jones, of Coweta

Ballllll'd

Davidson

Jones, of Wilkinson

Barber

Davis

Keene

Barfield

Dickerson

Key

Leek; o:l' Carroll

Dockery

Kidd

Beck, of Murray

Dodd

King, of Greene

Bell, of Milton

Dorris, of Crisp

King, of Jefferson

Beall, of Richmond Dorris, of Douglas King, of Whdte

Bowers

Dorsett

Knight

BoyeU

Edwards, of HMalson Lane

Bradford

Edwards, of Walton Lanier

Brooks

Elders

Ledbetter

B~own, of Emanuel Evans

Liles

Brown, of Wheeler Fullbright

Lunsford

Burtz

Gilliam

Martin

Campbell

Gillis

Mathews, of Dawson

Carroll

Gordy

~fathews, of Elbert

Chancey

Harris, Washington Moore, of Heard

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209

Moore, of Jeff Davis Rice

Morxis, of Cobb

Rich

Morris, of Hart

Roberts

McLanahan

Sheppard

McRae

Shipp

Neill

Short

Nunn

Simpson

Oliver

Smith, of Dade

Plll!'kins

Smith, bf DeKalb

Perry

Steele

Pharr

Stewart

Redwine

Sltovull

Reiser

Sumner

Taylor, of Monroe TayloT, Washington Towles Veaooy Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Williams Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks AndeT!ion, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Biackburn Bradley tlrinson Brown, of Clarke Bullard Oarithers Carter Claxke

Dart Dennard Dorsey Duffy Ennis Estes Findley Garlington Hartley Haynes Hudson Jackson LeSueur

Lowe Myrick Olive Parker Pllll'kS Peacock Rlagland Shannon Spence Strickland Wheatley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke .Alrnold, of Heney Beazley Clements Cole Connor Edwards, of Bryan Foster Fowle'? Green, of Clayton

Green, of Wilkes Griffin, 'of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Howard Johnson, of Appling Kirby Marshall Meadows McCalla Pi<'keren

Rushin Sheffield Shuptrine Sloan Smith, of Toombs Stark Swift Thompson Turner \\'orsham

Ayes 116, nays 40.

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The roll call was verified.

On fixing division No. 2 of the report of the Rules Committee the ayes were 116, nays 40.

Having failed to receive the necessary threefourths vote, the fixing of division No. 2 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business was lost.

Mr. Arnold of Clay moved to reconsider the action of the House in declining to fix division No. 2 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business.

Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that this House do

now adjourn, and Mr. Peacock of Dougherty called

the ayes and nays on the motion to adjourn, which

call was sustained.

,,

The roll call was ordered on the motion to adjourn and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of .Bank~ AnderMn, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Blaekburn Bradley BTinson BTown, of Clarke Burtz Carithers Carter Clarke

Clements Dart Dennard Duffy Elders Ennis Findley Fowler Harris, of Walker Hartley Haynes Hudson Jackson LeSueur

Lowe Myrick Parker Parks Peacock Riagland Sh9nnon Stewart Strickland Towles Wheatley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

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Those voting"in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Dorris, of Crisp

Morris, of Hart

Anderson, of Jenkins Dorris, of Douglas McLanahan

Anderson, of Wilkes Dorsett

McRae

Arnold, of Clay

Edwards, of H!Walson Neill

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Edwards, of Walton Oliver

Atkinson, of Emanuel Evans

PeTkins

Ayer

Fullbright

Perry

Baggett

Gilliam

Pharr

Ballrurd

Gordy

Redwine

Barber

Harris, Washington Reiser

Barfield

Heath

Rice

Beck, of Carroll

Hines

Rich

Beck, of Murray

Hodges

Roberts

Bell, of Milton

Hogg

Sheppard

Beall, of Richmond Hopkins

S.hipp

Bowers

Hutcheson

Short

Boyett

J()hnson, of Gwinnett Simpson

Bradford

Jones, of Coweta

Smith, of Dade

Brooks

Jones, of Wilkinson Smith, of DeKalb

Brown, of Emanuel Key

Steele

Brown, of Wheeler King, of Greene

Stovall

Campbell

King, of Jefferson Sumner

Carroll

King, of White

Taylor, of Monroe

Chancey

Knight

Taylor, Washington

GolemMl. of Laurens Lane

'Thompson

Collier

Lanier

Veazey

Collins

Ledbetter

Waliter, of Ben Hill

Conger

Liles

Walker, of Bieckley

Cook

Lunsford

Webb

Cooper

Martin

Westbrook

Cravey

Mathews, ~Elbert Williams

Culpepper

Moore, of Heard Wright

Davidson

Moore, of Jeff Davis Yeomans, of Terrell

Dickerson

Morris, of Cobb

Young

Dodd

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Allen, of Jackson Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry Beazley

Bullard Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Connor Davis

Dockery Dorsey Edwards, of Bryan Estes Foster

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Garlington Gillis Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Holden Howard Johnson, of Appling Keene

Kidd Kirby Marshall Mathews, of Dawson Meadows McCalla Nunn Olive Pickeren Rushin

Sheffield Shuptrine Sloan Smith, of Toombs Spence Stark Swift Turner Woreham

Ayes 41, nays 103.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to adjourn the ayes were 41, nays 103.

The motion to adjourn was lost.

On the motion to reconsider the action of the House in declining to fix division No. 2 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business, Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the motion to reconsider and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Beck, of Carroll

Chancey

Allen, of Jackson

BelJ, of Milton

CQleman, of Laurens

Anderson, of Jenkins Beall, of Richmond Collier

Anderson, of Wilkes BQwers

Collins

Arnold, of Clay

Boyett

Cook

Arnold, -of Oglethorpe Bra-dford

Cooper

Atkinson, of Emanuel Brooks

Cravey

Ayfrt

Brown, of Emanuel Culpepper

Baggett

Brown, of Wheeler Davidson

Ballwrd

Bullard

Davis

Barber

Campbell

Dickerson

Barfield

Carroll

Dockery

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Dodd

Knight

Dorris, of Crisp

Lane

Dorris, of Douglas Lanier

Dotsett

Ledbetter

Dorsey

Liles

Edwards, of Hal'alson Lunsford

Edwards, of Walton Martin

Evans

Mathews, of Dawson

Fullbright

Mathews, of Elbert

Gillian!

Moore, of Heard

Gordy

Moore, of Jeff Davi~

Harris, Washington Morris, of Cobb

Heath

Morris, of Hart

Hines

McLauaihan

Hodges

MeR~e

Hopkins

Neill

Hutc-heson

Nunn

Johnson, of Gwinnett Oliver

Jones, of Coweta

P a r k ell'

Jones, of Wilkinson Perkins

Keena

Perry

Key

Pharr

Kidd

Redwine

King, of Greene

Reiser

King, of Jefferson Rich

King, of White

Rich Roberts Sheppard Sthipp Short Simpson Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKnlb Stark Steele Stewart Stovall Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Th.ompson Towles Veal'ley Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Williams Wright Yeomans, of Te.rrell

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks II nd.erson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinron, of Fulton Bale Blackburn Bradley Brown, of Clarke Carithers Carter Clarke

Clements Dart Dennard Duify Elders Ennis Findley Fowler Hartley Hudson Jackson Lesueur

Lowe Myrick Olive Prurks Peacock
Rla~and
Shannon Spence Strickland Wheatley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

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Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke All'nold, of Heney B>eazley Beck, of Murray Brinson Jlurtz Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Conger Connor Edward's, of Bryan Estes Voster

Gar!inglton Gillis Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of W'!llker Haynes Hogg Holden Howard Johnson, of Appling Kirby

Marshall Meadows McCalla Pickeren Rushin Sheffield Shuptrine E.1oan Smith, of Toombs Swift Turner \Vor,sham Young

Ayes 112, nays 36.

The roll call was verified.

On the motion to reconsider the action of the House in declining to fix division No. 2 of the report of the Hules Committee as an order of business, the ayes were 112, nays 36.

The motion to reconsider was sustained.

On fixing division No.2 of the report of the Hules Committee as an order of business Mr. Heath of Burke called the ayes and nays, which c11ll was' sustained.

On fixing division No. 2 of the report of the Hules Committee as an order of business the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Anrl?rson, of Wilkes Atkinson, of Emanuel

Allen, of Jackson

Arnold, of Clay

Ayer

Anderson, of Jenkins Arnold, of Oglethorpe Haggett

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BaliMd

Gilliam

Nunn

Barbe.r

Gordy

Oliver

Barfield

Harris, Washington Perkins

Beck, of Carroll

Heath

Pe:rry

Bell, of Milton

Hines

Pharr

Beall, of R'ichmond Hodges

Pickeren

Bowers

Hogg

Redwine

Boyett

Holden

Reiser

Bradford

Hopkins

Rice

Brooks

Hutcheson

Rich

B.rown, of Emanuel Johnson, of Gwinnett Roberts

Brown, of Wheeler Jones, of Coweta

Sheppa.1d

Campbell

Jones, of Wilkinson Shipp

Carroll

Keene

Short

Chancey

Key

Simpson

Coleman, of Calhoun Kidd

Smith, of Dnde

Coleman, of Laurens King, of Greene

Smith, of DeKalb

Collier

King, of Jefferson Stark

Collins

King, of Whdte

Steele

Conger

Knight

S'tewart

Cook

Lane

Stovall

Cooper

Lanie.r

Sumner

Cravey

Ledbette.r

Taylor, of Monroe

Culpeppe:r

Liles

Taylor, Washington

Davidson

Lunsford

Thompson

Davis

Martin

Towles

Dickerson

Mathews, of Dawson Veal'ley

Dockery

Mathews, of Elbert Walker, of Ben Hi II

Dodd

Moore, of Heard Walker, of Blackley

Dorris, of Crisp

Moore, of Jeff Davis Webb

Dorris,. of Douglas Morris, of Cobb

Westbrook

Dorsett

Miorris, of Hart

Williams

Edwards, of Haralson McLanruhan

Wright

Edwards, of Walton McRae

Yeomans, of Terrell

Evans

Neill

Young

Fullbright

Those voting m the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale

Blackburn . Bradley
Brinson Blrown, of Clarke Bullard Carithers

Carter Clarke Clements Dart Dennard Dorsey

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Duffy Elders Ennis Findley Fowler Garlinglton Hartley Haynes

Hudson Jackson LeSueur Lowe Myrick Olive Parker Parks

Peacock Ragland .Shannon Spence Sti!'ickland Whl',a.t.lpv Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Arnold, of Clarke All"nold, of Henry Beazley Beck, of Murray Bnrtz Cole Connor Edwards, of Bryan Estes Foster

Gillis Green, of Clayton Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Howard Johnson, of Appling Kirby Marshall

Meadows McCalla Rushin Sheffield Shuptrine !;loan Smith, of 'l'oombs Swift Turner Woreham

Ayes 115, nays 42.

The roll call was verified.

On fixing division No. 2 of the report of the Rules Committee as an order of business the ayes were 115, nays 42.

Fixing division No. 2 of the report of the committee as an order of business was lost.
Mr. Hopkins of Thomas moved that the House take a recess for fifteen minutes, and the motion prevailed.
The Speaker again called the House to order.
By unanimous consent the following reports of committees were received and read:

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Mr. Parker of Ware County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Temperance have had under
consideration the following bills of the <Senate, and have instructed me, as their Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass :

A bill to further mitigate the evils of intemperance and to make more effective the prohibition laws.

A bill to promote temperance by preventing the

advertisement of certain kinds of liquors.

Respectfully submitted,



C. M. PARKER, Vice-Chairman.

Mr. Myrick, of Chatham County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitu-
tion have had under consideration the following bill of the House, and have instructed me, as their chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:
H. B. No. 27, to propose an amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liqU()rs.
MYRicK, Chairman.

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Mr. Blackburn of Fulton moved that this House do now adjourn until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA. Friday, November 12, 1915.

The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 11 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved to take from the table House Bill No. 3, the General Appropriation Bill.
On the motion to take from the table House Bill No. 3, Mr. Heath of Burke called the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the motion to take from the table House Bill No. 3, and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Arnold, of Cl:arke Arnold, of Hen:ry Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Blackburn Bradford Br111dley

Brinwn Brown, of Cl-arke Burtz Carithers Carter Clarke Clements Cole Dart; Davidson

Dockery Dorsey Duffy .l!'indley Fowler Fullbright Garlington Gilliam Green, of Wilkes Harris, of Walker

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Hartley Haynes Hutcheson Jackson LeSueur Lowe Mathews, of Dawson

Morris, of Hart Olive Parker Pa.rks Shannon Shipp Shuptrine

Spence Towles Wheatley W1ohlwender Youmans, of Candler Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Culpepper

Lane

Allen, of Jackson Davis

Lanier

Anderson, of Jenkins Dennard

Ledbetter

Anderson, of Wilkes Dickerson

Liles

Andrews

Dodd

Lunsford

Arnold, of Clay

Dorris, of Crisp

Martin

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Dorris, of Douglas Mathews, of Elbert

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dorsett

Moore, of Heard

Ayer

Edwards, of Walton Moore, of Jeff Davis

Baggett

Elders

Morris, of Cobb

Ball811'd

Estes

McLanaihan

Barber

Evans

McR.ae

Barfield

Gillis

Neill

Beazley

Gordy

Nunn

Beck, of Carroll

Green, of Clayton Oliver

Beck, of Murray

Griffin. of Decatur Perkins

Bell, of Milton

Griffin, of Lowndes Perry

Beall, of Richmond Harris, Washington Pharr

Bowers

Heath

Pickeren

Boyett

Hines

Rlagland

Brooks

Hodges

Redwine

Brown, of Emanuel Hogg

Reiser

Brown, of Wheeler Holden

Rdce

Bullard

Hopkins

Rich

Campbell

Johnson, of Gwinnett Roberts

Carroll

Jones, of Coweta

Sheppard

Chancey

Jones, of Wilkinson Short

Coleman, of Calhoun Keene j

Simpson

Coleman, of Laurens Key

&1oan

Collier

Kidd

Smith, of Dade

Collins

King, of Greene

Smith, of DeKalb

I.Jonger

King, of Jefferson Steele

Cook

King, of White

&'tewart

Cooper

Kirby

Stovall

Cravey

Knight

Strickland

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Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Veazey

Walker, of Ben Hill Williams

Walker, of Bleckley WorS'ham

Webb

Wright

Weetbrook

Yeomans, of Terrell

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Hudson

Connor

.Johnson, of Appling

Edwards, of Bryan Marshall

Edwards, of Haralson Meadows

Ennis

Myrick

FOB'ter

McGaHa

Howard

Peacock

Rushin Sheffield Smith, of Toombs Stark Swift Turner

Ayes 50, nays 118.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the motion to take from the table House Bill No. 3 the ayes were 50, nays 118.

The motion to take House Bill No.3 from the table was lost.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules.

By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasA resolution to make Senate Bill No. 2 a special
order and Senate Bill No. 3 to immediately follow as a special continuing order.
Mr. Hopkins moved to take a recess subject to thecall of the Speaker and the motion prevailed.
The Speaker again called the House to order.

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By unanimous consent the hour of re-convening this afternoon was fixed at 2 :30 o'clock.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules have had under consid-
eration House resolutions looking to make a special order and have instructed me as its vice-chairman to report as follows:
Bills of the House and Senate-bills favorably reported second time-
That Senate Bills Nos. 2 and 3 be made a special and continuing order immediately in the order named and that debate be limited to four hours and a half, to be apportioned as follows: by one and onehalf hours to be apportioned to thosefavoring Senate Bill No. 2; one and one-half hours to the opponents, and one and one-half hours to the advocates of substitute for Senate Bill No. 2 and that the previous question shall be considered ordered at the expiration of hours of debate.
BLACKBURN, Vice-Chairman.

The report of the Committee on Rules fixing the order of business was agreed to.
The order of business as recommended to be fixed as the order of business of this House was adopted.
The following bill of the House, favorably re ported, was read the second time :

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By Mr. Beck of CarrollA bill to amend the Constitution of this State by
adding a new article relative to the manufacture and !'lale of intoxicating liquors.

The following bills of the Senate, favorably reported, were read the second time :

By Messrs. Eakes of the 27th and Walker of the 20th-
A bill to further mitigate the evils of intemperance and to make more effective the prohibition laws.

By Mr. Mangham of the 38th and Mr. Ransom of the 42nd-
A bill to promote temperance by preventing the advertisements of certain liquors.
The following bill of the Senate was read the third time and placed on its passage:

By Mr. Eakes of the 27th and Mr. Walker of the 20th-
A bill to make clearer and more certain the prohibition laws of this State.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The bill went over as unfinished business.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 2 :30 o'clock P. M.

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2:30 O'clock P. M.-
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
Mr. Andrews of Fulton moved that wh(m the House adjourns this afternoon, it will stand adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock, which motion prevailed and it was so ordered.
The following bill was again taken up for consideration under the order of unfinished business:
By Mr. Eakes of the 27th and Mr. Walker of the 20th-
A bill to make clearer and more certain the prohibition laws of this State.
The following amendments were offered and read:
By Mr. Stark of JacksonAmend Section 1 by adding at the end thereof the
following: ''or any imitation of, or substitute for intoxicating liquors, protected under any patented name or formula containing any quantities of caffein whatever, which is used for, and is capable of satisfying an artificial thirst, such as Coca-Cola, CheroCola or Bludwine.''
The amendment was lost.
By Mr. Bale of FloydAmend Senate Bill No.2 by striking from Section
1 all words after the word ''part'' in line 8 and be-

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fore the figure (4) in line 10 and substituting in lieu thereof the words: "that contains more than one- , half of one per cent alcohol."
The amendment was lost.

By Mr. Olive of RichmondAmend Section 25 by striking therefrom the
words ''January 1st, 1916,'' and inserting in lieu thereof the words ''October 1st, 1916.''
The amendment was lost.
By Mr. Garlington of R.ichmondAmend by adding another section as follows: ''Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall
apply to any beer manufactured at any brewery within this State, provided same is not sold within this State, except for personal use.''
The amendment was lost.
By Mr. Yeomans of TerrellAmend by striking the words and figures ''January
1st'' in second line, 25th section, and substituting the following words and figures: ''May 1st, 1916.''
By unanimous consent the amendment was adopted.
By Messrs. Atkinson and Blackburn of Fulton and, Myrick of Ohatham-
Amend Senate Bill No. 2 by adding the following:
Provided that the provisions of this bill shall not

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become operative or effective until after the same shall have been referred to a vote of the people and shall at the general election next following the passage hereof, have been approved by a majority vote of the election of this State.
Provided, further, that at said election there shall be printed on the ballots voted at said election the words ''For carrying into effect the provisions of an Act to make clearer and more certain the laws of Georgia heretofore enacted for prohibiting the manufacture of alcoholic, spirituous, vinous and intoxicating liquors,'' etc., and also the words ''Against carrying into effect the provisions of an Act to make clearer and more certain the laws heretofore enacted for prohibiting the manufacture of alcoholic, spirituous, vinous and intoxicating liquors and beverages, etc.''
Provided further, that unless a majority of the votes cast at said election shall be in the affirmative upon the proposition so submitted, this Act shall be void and of no effect.
On the adoption of the amendment Mr. Blackburn of Fulton called the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The roll .was called upon the adoption of the amendment and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.--

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Andrews

Arnold, of Clarke Bale Arnold, of Oglethorpe Bliaickburn Atkinson, of Fulton Bradford

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Brinson Brown, of Clarke Carithers Carter Clarke Clements Collins Dennard Dockery Dulfy Elders Ennis Estes Findley Fowler

Garlington Green, of Wilkes Harris. of W11lker Haynes Hines Holden Jackson Lane LeSueur Lowe Mathews, of Dawson Morris, of Hart Myrick Olive Parker

P&Tks Peacock Pickeren
Rag~and
Shannon Shuptrine Smith, of DeKalb Spence Stark Strickland Towles Turner Whootley Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adama, of Walton Conger

Hutcheson

Anderson, of Jenkins Cook

J ohnwn, of Gwinnett

Arnold, of Clay

Coope:

Jones, of Coweta

.Alrnold, of Henry Cravey

Jones, of Wilkinson

Atkinson, of Emanuel Culpepper

Keene

Ayer

Davidson

Key

Baggett

D~vis

Kidd

Ballard

Dkkerson

King, of Greene

Barber

Dodd

:S:ing, of J effersOIJ

Barfield

Dorris, of Crisp

King, of White

B66zley

Dorris, of Douglas Kirby

Book, of Carroll

Dorsett

Knight

Beck, of Murray

Dorsey

Lanier

Bell, of Milton

Edwards, of H~~oTalson Ledbetter

Beall, of Richmond EdwardB, of Walton Liles

llowers

Evans

Lunsford

Boyett

Fullbright

Martin

Brown, of Emanuel Gilliam

'Ma~ewl!, Q-f Elber~

Brown, of Wheeler Gillis

Moore, of Heard

Bullard Burtz Campbell

Gordy
Griffin1 ot Decjltur
Griffin, of Lowndes

Moore, of Jeff D'llvis Morris, of Cobb McLana:han

Carroll

}J:arri11, Wasltingt!ln McR,.ae

Ch,.ncey

Heath

Neill

Cole

Hodges

Nunn

Coleman, of Calhoun Hop-g

Olier

ot OoleJDM.Jl, ~ur!IJlf Hopkin~

Perkins

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Perry Pharr Redwine Reiser Rice Rich Roberts Sheffield Sheppard Shipp

Short Simpson Smith, of Dade Steele Stewart Stov,all Sumner Tayl{)r, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson

Veaooy w,alker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb '.'.'est brook Williams Worsham Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Allen, of Jackson Ande!rson, u:t Floya Anderson, of Wilkes Brrudley Brooks Collier Connor

Dart l<ldwards, of Bryan Foster Green, of Clayron Hartley Howard Hudson Johnson, of Appling

Marshall Meadows McCalla Rushin S1oan Smith, of Toombs Swift

Ayes 54, nays 111.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the adoption of the amendment the ayes were 54, nays 111.

The amendment was lost.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke offered the following substitute to the bill:

A BILL
To be entitled an Act to amend Section 426 of the Penal Code of 1910 by striking therefrom the words, ''or other drinks, which, if drunk to excess, will produce intoxication," and inserting the

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following, ''or other liquor used as a beverage or capable of being so used, which contains more than one per cent of alcohol, and any such liquor or beverage so kept, furnished, sold or bartered for a valuable consideration, or given away to induce trade, shall be conclusively presumed to be intoxicating if the same contains more than one per cent of alcohol either by weight or volume," and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this Act, Section 426 of the Penal Code of Georgia, 1910, shall be amended by striking therefrom the following words, "or other drinks, which if drunk to excess, will produce intoxication,'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, ''or other liquor used as a beverage, or capable of bei~~:g so used, which contains more than one per centum of alcohol, and any such liqu<?r or beverage so kept, furnished, sold or bartered for a valuable consideration, or given away to induce trade, shall be conclusively presumed to be intoxicating, if the same contains more than one per centum of alcohol either by weight or volume,'' so that said section when amended shall read as follows:
"426. Prohibition as to intoxicating liquors. From and after the first day of January, 1908, it shall not be lawful for any person within the limits of this State, to sell or barter for a valuable consideration, either directly or indirectly, or give away

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to induce trade at any place of business, or keep or furnish at any other public places, or manufacture or keep on hand at their place of business any alcoholic, spirituous, malt or intoxicating liquors, or intoxicating bitters, or other liquor used as a beverage, or capable of being so used, which contains more than one per centum of alcohol, and any such liquor or beverage so kept, furnished, sold or bartered for a valuable consideration, or given away to induce trade, shall be conclusively presumed o be intoxicating, ~f the same contains more than one per centum of alcohol, either by weight or volume; and any person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Nor shall it be lawful in the limits of said State for intoxicating liquors to be sold in dispensaries, and the sale of intoxicating liquors in said State shall be prohibited to private persons and to the State, its officers and agents. Provided that licensed druggists may sell and furnish pure alcohol for medicinal pur. poses only, upon written prescription of a regular practicing physician of this State, in the manner herein prescribed, to-wit.: Before any physician shall issue any such prescription he shall make an actual examination of the person for whom the prescription is granted. The prescription shall be substantially in the following form: '' Georgia ____________Caunty. L _______________ _
a regular practicing physician under the laws of Raid State, do hereby prescribe for the use of_ _____ _ a patient in my charge, whom I have personally ex-
amined, ____ .:. ___of pure alcohol, and do certify in my

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opinion that the same is necessary in the alleviation or cure of illness from which said patient is suffering. This (date). (Signed by the physician.)"

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall become operative on and after May 1st, 19!6.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and they are hereby repealed.

Mr. Nunn of Houston called the ayes an:d nays on the adoption of the substitute which call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the adoption of the substitute and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in th~ affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Andrews Arnold, of Clarke Atkinwn, of Fulton Bale Beazley BI<ackburn Bradford Brinson Brown, of Clarke Burtz Carithers Carter C!Mke Clements Cole Collins

Davidson Dennard Dockery Duffy Elders Ennis Estes Findley l<'owler Fullbright Gilliam Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Haynes liolden Jackson Lane LeSueur

Lowe Myriek Oliw
Parker Parks Peacock Ragland Shannon Sheffield Shuptrine Stark Stewart Strickland Towles T!.-rner Wheatley Wohlwender Young

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Dorsey

Morris, of Hart

Anderson, of Jenkins Edwards, of Haralson McLanahan

-Arnold, of Clay

Edward.s, of Walton M.cRae

Arnold, of Henry Evans

Neill

Arnold, Qf Oglethorpe Garlington

Nunn

Atkinson, of Emanuel Gordy

Oliver

Aye~

Green, of Wilkes

Perkins

Baggett

Harris, Washington Perry

Ballard

Heath

Pharr

Barber

Hines

Pickeren

Barfield

Hodges

Redwine

Beck, of Carroll

. ogg

Reiser

Beck, of Murray

Hopkins

Rice

Bell, of Milton

Huteheson

Rich

Beall, of Richmond Johnson, of Gwinnett Roberts

Bowers

Jones, of Coweta

Sheppard

Boyett

Jones, of Wilkinson Shipp

Brown, of Emanuel Keene

Short

Brown, of Wheeler Key

Simpson

Bullard

Kidd

Smith, of Dade

Campbell

King, of Greene

Smith, of DeKalb

Carroll

King, of Jeft'ersoll Spence

Chancey

~ing, of White

Steele

Coleman, of Calhoun Kir'by

Stovall

CQleman, of Laurens Knight

Sumner

Conger

Lanier

Taylor, of Monroe

Cook

Ledbetter

Thompson

Cooper

Liles

Veazey

Cravey

Lunsford

Walker, of Ben Hill

Culpepper

Martin

Walker, of Bleckley

Davis

Mathews, of Dawson Westbrook

Dickerson

Mathews, of Elbert Williams

Dodd

Moore, of Heard Worsham

Dorris, of Crisp

M:ovre, of Jeff Davis Wright

Dorris, of Douglas Morris, of Cobb

Yeomans, or Terrell

Dorsett

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, oi Glascock Allen, of Jackson Anderson, of Floyd Anderson, of Wilkes

Bradley Brooks Collier Connor

Dart Edwards, of Bryan Foster Gillis

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Green, of Clayton Griffin, of Deratnr Hartley Howard Hudson Johnson, of Appling

Marshall Meadows McGalla Rushin 51oan

Smith, of Toombs Swift 'Iaylor, Washington Webb Youmans, of Candler

Ayes 54, nays 106.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the adoption of the substitate the ayes were 54, nays 106.

The substitute 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 as amended Mr. Culpepper of Meriwether called the ayes and nays, which call was sustained.

The roll call was ordered on the passage of the bill as amended and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-,-

Adams, of Walton Beck, of Carroll

Anderson, of Jenkins Beck, of Murray

Arnold, of Clay

Bell, of Milton

Arnold, of Clarl1e Beall, of Richmond

Alrnold, of Henry Bowers

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Boyett

Atkinson, of Emanuel Brllidford

Ayer

Ba-own, of Emanuel

Baggett

Brown, of wheeler

Ballard

Bullard

Barber

Burtz

Barfield

Campbell

Beazley

Carithers

Carroll Chancey Clements Cole Coleman, of Calhoun Coleman, of Laurens Collins Conger Cook Cooper Cravey Culpeppe-r Davidson

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Davis

Keene

R0iser

Dickerson

Key

Rice

Dockery

Kidd

Rich

Dodd

King, of Greene

Roberts

Dorris, of Crisp

King, of Jefferson Shannon

Dorris, of Douglas King, of White

Sheffield

Dorsett

Kirby

Sheppard

Dorsey

Knight

Shipp

:Duffy

Laue

Short

Edwards, of Ha.ralson Lanier

Simpson

Edwards, of Walton Ledbetter

Smith, of Dade

Elders

Liles

Smith, of DeKalb

Ennis

Lowe

Spence

hlstes

Lunsford

Stark

Evans

Martin

Steele

Fullbright

Mathews, of Elbert Stewart

Gilliam

Moore, of Heard Stovall

Gillis

Moore, of Jeff Davis Sumner

Gordy

Morris, of Cobb

TayJ.or, of Monroe

Green, of Wilkes

Morris, of Hart

'laylor, Washington

Griffin, of Decatur McLanahan

Thompson

Griffin, of Lowndes McRae

Towles

Harris, of Walker Nei!I

Turner

Harris, Washington Nunn

Veazey

Haynes

Olive

Walker, of Ben Hill

Heath

Oliver

Walker, of Bleckley

Hines

Parker

Webb

Rodges

Peaeock

Westbrook

Hogg

Perkins

Williams

Holden

Perry

Worsham

Hopkins

Pharr

Wright

Hutcheson

Pickeren

Youmans, of Candler

Johnson, of Gwinnett Rlagland

Yeomans, of Terrell

Jones, of Coweta

Redwine

Young

.Tones, of W.ilkinson

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Anderson, of Banks Andrews Atkinson, of F!ulton Bale Blaekburn

Brown, of CJI.uke Oarter Clarke Collier Findley Fowler

Garlington Jackson Lesueur Mathews, of :Dawson Myrick Parks

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Shuptrine Strickland

Wheatley

Wohlwender

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Allen, of Jackson AndrSon, of Floyil Anderson, of Wilkes
Br~~Jdley
Brinson Brooks Uonnor

Dart Dennar!l Edwards, of Bryan l<'oster Green, of Clayton Hartley Howard Hudson

Johnson, of Appling Marshall Meadows McCalla Rushin &loan Smith, of Toombs Swift

Ayes 142, nays 22.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 142, nays 22.

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

By unanimous consent Senate Bill No.3 was postponed until immediately after the order of unanimous consents Monday morning.

Leave of absence was granted Mr. Parks of Upson on account of business; and Mr. Griffin of Lowndes on account of indisposition.

The order of business being disposed of, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.,
November 15, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of Friday's proceedings was dispensed with.
The following resolution was read and ordered to lie on the table one day :
By Messrs. Yeomans of Terrell and Wohlwender of Muscogee-
A resolution that the amount of adjusted insurance on furniture and fixtures in the Department of Labor and Commerce be appropriated to the Department of Labor and Commerce.
By unanimous consent the following bill and resolution were read the first time and referred to committees:
By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasTo make Senate Bill No. 4 and Senate Bill No. 8
special and continuing orders to follow the disposition of Senate Bill No.3.
R.eferred to Committee on Rules.

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237

By Mr. Clements of Irwin- . A bill to amend an Act to protect game animals
and birds and fish relative to fees of wardens.
Referred to Committee on Game and Fish.
Mr. L. C. Brown of Clarke County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted the following report :

},{r. 8 peaker : Your Committee on Game and Fish have had un-
der consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:
House Bill No. 29. Respectfully submitted, BROWN oF CLARKE, Chairman.

By unanimous cqnsent the following bill of the House was read the second time :

By Mr. Cook of TelfairA bill to amend Section 2088 of the Code of 1910,
relative to the size of meshes of fish nets.
By unanimous consent the House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.

The Sp(laker again called the House to order.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Ru1es, submitted the followipg report:

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Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules have had under consid-
eration House Resolution No. 19 providing that Senate Bills Nos. 4 and 8 be made a spedial order and as its vice-chairman I am directed to report that the same do pass and that Senate Bills Nos. 4 and 8 be made a special and continuing order immediately to follow Senate Bill No. 3 and that debates upon the anti-Shipping Bill be limited to three hours to be equally divided between those favoring the main bill, those favoring the Fullbright substitute and those opposing and that the previous question be considered ordered at the end of three hours.
BLACKBURN, Vice-Chairman.

The following amendment was offered and adopted:

By Mr. Heath of BurkeAmend by striking "three hours" wherever they
occur in the report and inserting in lieu thereof the words ''one hour and thirty minutes,'' thirty minutes allotted to each of the three sides.
The following resolution recommended by the above report was taken up for consideration:

By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasA resolution to make Senate Bill No.4 and Senate
Bill No. 8 special and continuing orders.
. The report of the committee, which was favorable 'to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.

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The resolution was adopted.
".rhe report of the Committee on Rules fixing the limit of debate was agreed to as amended.

The following Senate bill was taken up as a special and continuing order and read the third time :

By Messrs. Eakes of the 27th and Walker of the 2oth. A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws which
prescribe or auth<trize taxes upon the manufacture, sale and storage of substitutes for intoxicants.
".rhe following amendment was read and adopted:

By Messrs. Yeomans of Terrell, Fullbright of Burke and Dorris of Crisp-
Amend as follows :
1st. By striking the word "January" wherev.er the same occurs and substituting therefor the word "May."
2nd. By adding at the end of Section 3 the .following words : ''and all taxes levied and license issued under the present laws shall be prorated .and .be for one-third of a year."
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 114, nays 4.
The bill, having receive::l the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu-
tional majority the following bill of the Senate, towit.:
A bill to provide for the protection of :fish, shrimp, and oysters in this State.
The Senate has adopted the following resolution in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to-wit.:
A resolution authorizing the Governor to employ a certified public accountant to audit the books of all departments and institutions supported by State appropriations.
The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Jones:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to
deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing, to which he invites your attention.
The following message of the Governor was taken up and read:

MoNDAY, NovEMBER 15, 1915.
MESSAGE

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STATE OF GEORGIA. ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ATLANTA.
Nov. 13, 1915.
To the General Assembly:
A resolution was adopted at the summer session appointing a special committee to visit the Georgia School for the Deaf, located at Cave Spring, Georgia, during vacation, to make a report concerning certain matters set out in that resolution.
, There were submitted to the joint committee appointed under this resolution certain matters, which when investigated it was faund were not within the scope Of the enquiry that had been authorized by the General Assembly.
The Governor, therefore, under Section 1420 of the Code of 1910, was asked to appoint this legislative committee a Board of Visitors, with the powers and rights set forth in the law applicable thereto. Certain matters had been called to the attention of the joint committee touching the internal management of the institution, and it was deemed of great importance that this matter sho:uld be looked into, so that a report might be made both to the Governor and the General Assembly on the subject.' The fol-

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lowing gentlemen who were on this special committee were therefore appointed a Board of Visitors:
Hon. J. R. McFarland, Hon. A. A. Lawrence, Hon. J. F. Holden, Hon. E. H. Griffin, Hon. M. J. Yeomans, Hon. G. M. Jones, Hon. L. J. Steele, Hon. T. R. Ayer, Hon. L. C. Brown, Hon. L. Roberts, Hon. J. P. Knight and Hon. T. D. Walker, Sr.
These gentlemen met at the school and looked fully into the matters submitted to them touching the mttnagement of the superintendent and a report was made thereon, which, in obedience to the law, I now Jay before your body. You will see that the board found that the charges were not sustained touching the mismanagement alleged, and, as I understand the report, fully exonerate the superintendent.
I have also thought it well to call to your attention to another matter which may require some action at your hands, viz.: Section 147 of the Code of Georgia, is as followe:

''The Governor shall keep insured, at onehalf their value, all of the public buildings of the State and library, except the State arsenals at Mill_edgeville and Savannah, the Penitentiary at Milledgeville, and the buildings of the Western & Atlantic R.. R. ''
Under this Section it was not believed that th~ Governor was required to insure .the penitentiary at Milledgeville. This insurance has heretofore .been kept up by the Prison Commission under the con-

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struction put upon the iaw by the ]!}xecutive Department. The Prison Commission, however, has recently secured an opinion from the Attorney-General to the effect that the words ''penitentiary at Milledgeville," as used in the statute, did not include the buildings on the present State Farm, and have therefore asked the Governor to insure the same.
This will require an expenditure of some two thousand dollars, I am informed, and the money has not been appropriated. If you desire this insurance carried with the other insurance of the State, and agree with the Attorney-General that the law requires the Governor to insure these buildings, then I respectfully ask that you appropriate the necessary funds to continue the insurance, which is about to be cancelled; otherwise it will not be practicable for the same to be continued by this Department.
Respectfully submitted,
JY.[;d(~

Governor.

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(Copy.)
r GARLAND M. oNES.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. NEWNAN, GEORGIA.
Sept. 8, 1915.

To His Excellency, Governor N. E. Harris, Atlanta, Georgia.
DEAR GovERNOR:
The Board of Visitors appointed by you to visit the School for the Deaf at Cave Spring and investigate the charges against the management and the Superintendent Wesley 0. Connor, visited Cave Spring on September 7th, 1915, and instructed me, as their chairman, to make the following report to you:
"Resolved that the chairman be and he is hereby instructed to report to the Governor that the Board of Visitors appointed to investigate the School for the Deaf at Cave Spring, after investigating the same find that the affairs of the school are administered in an efficient, useful and businesslike manner, and that after hearing all available testimony, the Board of Visitors are of the opinion that the charges against Professor W. 0. Connor and the institution are without foundation.
"We have not felt ourselves capable of distinguishing between the merits of the La-

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bial or Lip System and the Manual System, we therefore make no report as to this, but recommend that the Board of Trustees investigate this question and report the same to His Excellency, the Governor."

As instructed above, I herewith transmit this re-

port to you.

Yours respectfully,

(Signed) J. R. McFARLAND,

G.M.J.je

Chairman, Board of Visitors

r

School for the Deaf

(Copy.)
Rossville, Ga., Sept. 11, 1915.
To His Excellency, Governor N. E. Harris, Atlanta., Georgia.
DEAR GovERNOR: As Chairman of the Committee appointed by your
Excellency to visit the School for the Deaf, at Cave Spring, Ga., beg to report we have discharged ollr duties as best we could. Eight of our committee were present. We also examined the property under House Resolution No. 52, but only charged our expense~ for one committee, this saving the State some ' expense. Please find enclosed the report.
Hoping you will soon fully recover from your hard summer's work, I remain,
Your very obedient friend, (Signed) J. R. McFARLAND.

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By Messrs. Eakes of the 27th and Walker of the . 20th-
A bill to further mitigate the evils of intemperance and make more effective the prohib.ition laws.
The following amendments were offered and read:

By Mr. Arnold of HenryAmend by striking from line nine of Section 7 the
following words: "to be received" and substituting the words ~'ordered by him or her.''
The amendment was lost.

By Mr. Yeomans of ~errellAmend as follows : By striking the word '' J anu-
ary'' in second line, 30th section and substituting therefor the word "May."
The amendment was adopted.

By Mr. Stark of JacksonAmend Senate Bill No. 4 by striking Sections 7
and 8 from the bill and re-numbering the sections accordingly.
The amendment was lost. The ~ollowing substitutes were offered and read:

By Mr. Stark of Jackson-
A BILL
An Act to make it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, public or private carrier, to ship or transport into this State in any manner or means

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whatever, from any point outside of the State or from one point to another inside the State, any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented or other aleoholic liquors, or any imitation of or substitute for intoxicating liquors protected under a patent, containing any quantities of caffeine whatever, which is used for and is capable of satisfying an . artificial thirst, such as coca-cola, chero-cola, blud'Yine, to be received, possessed, kept or in any
-manner used or dispensed of by sale and for other
purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of May, 1916, it shall be unla~ful for an~T person, firm or corporation, public or private carrier, to ship or transport into this State in any manner or means whatever, from any point outside of the State, or from one point to another inside the State, any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented or other alcoholic liquors, or any imitation of or substitute for intoxicating liquors, protected under a patent name, containing any quantities of caffeine whatever, which is 'Used for and is capable of satisfying an artificial thirst, such as coca-cola, chero-cola, bludwine, to be received p@ssessed, kept or in any manner used for sale or sold and disposed of, in violation of the laws of this State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That when the legality &f an1 of the acts -or transactions mentioned in .Section 1 .o.f this Act are brought in-question, in .any

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court of this State, and the State has proved the shipment or delivery, the burden shall then be upon the transporter of the same, if in excess of one gallon, to show that such shipment, transportation or delivery, was authorizedunder the Act of Congress, regulating commerce between the States and in default thereof, such shipment or transportation shall be held in violation of this Act.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the transportation and delivery of each package of liquor-s or imitations or substitute for liquors mentioned in Section 1 of this Act, where the same is done in violation of the Act of Congress regulating commerce between the States and foreign countries from a point outside of this State as well as in shipment between points in the State, shall constitute a separate offense.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That any violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall constitute a misdemeanor, and be punished as prescribed in Section 1065 of the Code of 1910.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
The substitute was lost.

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke-
A BILL
To be entitled an Act to make it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, public or private car-

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rier to ship or transport into this State from any point without the State, or to deliver at any point within the State, whether the same were shipped from without the State, or from some other point within the State, any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented or other alcoholic liquors, to be received, possessed or disposed of by any person, firm or corporation, in this State, in violation of the laws thereof; to prescribe certain regulations for the delivery of any of the above mentioned liquors when authorized; to fix the burden of proof when the legality of any such shipment or delivery is called into question in any of the courts of this State; to prescribe a penalty for violations of this Act, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after May 1, 1916, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, public or private carrier, to ship or transport into this State from any point without the State, or to deliver at any point within the State, whether the same were ~hipped from a point without the State or from some other point within the State, any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented or other alcoholic liquors, when the same are to be received, possessed, kept or in any manner disposed of by any person, firm or corporation, in violation of the laws of this State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That when the legality of any of the Acts

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or transactions mentioned in Section 1 of this Act are brought into question in any court in this State, and the State has shown the transportation into or through the county of the prosecution, or the delivery at any point in said county, of any of said liquors, the burden shall then be on the carrier thus transporting or delivering the same, to show that such liquor or liquors were not to be, and were not used or disposed of in violation of any of the laws of this State; provided the quantity of said liquor or liquors so transported or delivered exceeded one-half of one gallon, except in the case of bee.r, which shall not exceed 48 pints.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authorit) aforesaid, That no carrier, whether public or private, shall transport any of the liquors named in Section 1 of this Act into this State, unless the package containing the same shall plainly show the name of the consignee, nor shall delivery be made by any such carrier to any person other than the consignee, when the same is an individual, or to a member of the firm when consigned to a partnership, or to the officer in charge at that point when consigned to a. corporation. The carrier making the delivery shall require the consignee to sign a duplicate receipt for the same, which shall recite that the party giving said receipt had not during the thirty days last prior thereto, received any of the liquors in this Act mentioned, from that carrier or any other. One of said receipts shall be recorded in the office of the ordinary of the county where taken, in a book kept for that purpose, and

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for which recording the ordinary shall receive a fee of ten (10) cents for each receipt, to be paid by the carrier, which it may collect from the consignee in addition to transportation charges. Said record shall be open to the public, and a certified copy from the same shall be admissible in evidence, when relevant, upon the trial of any person charged with .V'iolating the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall constitute a misdemeanor, and be punished as prescribed in Section 1065 of the Penal Code of 1910.

Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws. and parts of laws in conflict with this Aot be and the same are hereby repealed.

The following amendment was offered to the above substitute and was adopted:

By Mr. Foster of MorganAmend by inserting after the word ''consignee''
and before the word ''nor'' in line 4 of Section 2, the words ''and the quantity of liquor contained therein.''
The substitute as amended was lost
The roll call was verified.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to as amended.

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On the passage of the bill the ayes were 128, nays 14.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Arnold of Henry until Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
The hour of adjournment having arrived, the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.
3 0 'clock P. M.
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
T'he following resolution was read and adopted unanimously:
WHEREAs, There appeared in the Atlanta Journal of November 14th an article from Rome, Georgia, purporting to be an account of a certain temperance report there made by one G. W. Eichelberger, of the Anti-Saloon League, and in which it is reported that the said Eichelberger stated "That the minority at the extra session was enabled to prolong its :filbuster by getting prohibition members drunk and carrying them on the floor of the House in such condition.''
And, WHEREAs, Such statement, if made by the

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said Eichelberger, was untrue, and was and is an unwarranted reflection upon every member of both factions in the General Assembly; be it therefore
RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives that, unless the said Eichelberger make an equally public denial of such statement, that the same be, and it is hereby denounced by the House of Representatives, as false and unwarranted.
By unanimous consent the following resolution of the Senate was read and adopted:

By Mr. Walker of the 20th DistrictA resolution authorizing the Governor to employ
a certified accountant to audit all the books of. all departments and institutions supported by State appropriations.
The following resolution of the Senate was read and tabled.

By Mr. Turner of the 21st DistrictA resolution providing for a joint committee of
the House and Senate to investigate the affairs of the Keeper of Public Buildings.
The following bill of the Senate was read the first ti:ine and referred to the Committee on Game and Fish:

By Mr. Akin of the 4th and Mr. Adams of the 33rdA bill to provide for the protection and propaga-
tion of fish, oysters, turtles, terrapins and other crustaceans in this State.

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By unanimous consent the following resolution of the Senate was read and adopted as amended :

By Mr. Walker of the 20th DistrictA resolution inviting Hon. Bradford Knapp of the
National Department of Agriculture to address the General Assembly upon methods of combating the ravages of the Mexican boll weevil.
The following amendment was read and adopted:

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeBy striking the words ''at his earliest conveni
ence" and inserting "at the next regular session at such time as he may designate."
By unanimous consent the following resolutions of the House were read:

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA resolution providing for the payment of the in-
cidental expense of the extraordinary session of 1915.
Referred to Appropriations Committee.

By Messrs. Swift and Neill of Muscogee-
A resolution urging the members of Congress from the State of Georgia to press upon the attention of the President and Congress the serious consideration of the great water powers in Georgia.

The resolution was adopted. The following bill of the Senate was taken up as

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the special order for this time and was read the third time:

By Messrs. Mangham of the 38th and Ransom of the 42nd-
A bill to promote temperance by preventing the advertisement of, solicitations of alcoholic, vinous and malt liquors.
Mr. Heath of Burke moved the previous question on the bill and the amendments thereto; the motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
The following amendments were read and adopted:

By Messrs. Hopkins of Thomas and Yeomans of Terrell-
Amend by striking the words ''the passage of this Act'' in the 6th line of Section 1 and insert in lieu thereof the words ''May 1st, 1916. ''
Amend by striking from the 18th line of Section 1, the words ''for fifteen days after passage of this Act,'' and insert in lieu theredl' the words ''after May 1st, 1916. ''
Amend by striking from line 2 of Section 2, the words ''the passage of this Act,'' and insert in lieu thereof the words ''May 1st, 1916.''
Amend Section 5, line 3, by striking the words ''its passage'' and insert the words ''May 1st, 1916.''
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to as amended.

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Mr. Garlington of Richmond called the ayes and nays on the passage of the bill, which call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the passage of the bill and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike

.uorsey

Moore, of Heard

Adams, of Walton Edwards, of Ha:ralson Moore, of Jeff Davis

Allen, of Glascock Edwards, of Walton Morris, of Cobb

Allen, of Jackson

Ennis

Morris, of Hart

Anderson, of Banks Evans

McLa.nahan

Anderson, of Jenkins Pullbright

McRae

Anderson, of Wilkes Gilliam

Neill

Arnold, of Clay

Gillis

Nunn

Ayer

Gordy

Oliver

Ba.ggett

Harris, Washington Perkins

Ballard

Hartley

Perry

Barbe.r

Haynes

Pharr

Barfield

Heath

Pickeren

Beck, of Carroll

Hines

Redwine

Bowers

Hodges

Reiser

Boyett

Hogg

IW.ce

Bradford

Hopkin!!

Rich

Brooks

Howard

Sheffield

Brown, of Emanuel Hutcheson

Shipp

Campbell

Johns.on, of Appling Simpson

Carroll

Jones, of Coweta

Smith, of Dade

Chancey

Key

Smith, of DeKalb

Collier

Kidd

Steele

Conger

King, of Greene

Stovall

Cook

King, of Jefferson Sumner

Oravey

King, of White

Taylor, of Monroe

Culpepper

Kirby

Taylor, Washington

Davidson

Knight

Towles

Davis

Lane

Turner

Dickerson

Lanier

Veazey

Dockery

Ledbetter

Williams

Dodd

Liles

Wright

Dorris, of Crisp

Lunsford

Yeomans, of Terrell

Dorris, of Douglas Mvtin

Young

Dorsett

Mathews, of Elbert

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Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Floyd Andrews AtkinS>On, of Fulton Bale Bl181ckburn Bradley Brinson Brown, of Clarke Carithers Carter ClMke ClemPnts

Coleman, of Calhoun JackRon

Collins

Keene

Dart

Lowe

Dennard

McCalla

Dufl'y

Olive

Elders

Shannon

Estes

Shuptrine

Findley

Spence

Fowler

Stark

Garlington

Strickland

Harris, of Walker Swift

Holden

Walker, of Ben Hill

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Arnold, of Clarke Foster

RagtJ.and

Alrnold, of Hellll'Y Green, of Clayto)l Roberts

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Green, of Wilkes Rushin

Atkinson, of Emanuel Grifl'in, of Decatur Sheppard

.t:Yoo.zley

Griffin, of Lowndes Short

Beck, of Murray

Hudson

&1oan

Bell, of Milton

Johnson, of Gwinnett Smith, of Toombs

Beall, of Richmond Jones, of Wilkinson S'tewart

Brown. of Wheeler LeSueur

Thompson

Bullard

Marshall

Walker, of Bleckley

Burtz

Mathews, of Dawson Webb

Cole

Meadows

Westbrook

Coleman, of Laurens Myrick

Whet~~tley

Connor

Parker

Wrohlwender

Cooper

Parks

Woreham

Edwards, of Bryan Peaooek

Youmans, of Candler

Ayes 104, nays 36.

The roll call was verified.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104, nays
86.

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

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Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved that House Bill No. 3, the General Appropriations Bill, be taken from the table and the motion prevailed.
Mr. Rich of Miller moved that this House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Allen of Jackson and Mr. Matthews of Elbert for the morning session tomorrow.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.,
Tuesday, November 16, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock A.M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the ron can was dispensed with.
Mr. Wheatley of Sumter gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in adopting Senate Resolution No. 7.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the following resolutions of the House were read and referred to committees:
By Mr. Cook of TelfairA resolution to make House Bill 29 a special order
after the disposition of the General Appropriation Bill.
Referred to Committee on Rules.
By Mr. Pickeren of CharltonA resolution to appropriate $100.00 to the widow
of Hon. G. W. Reynolds, late member of the House of Representatives.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke County, Chairman of the

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Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had un-
der consideration the following resolutions of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:
House Resolution No. 12. To appropriate $60.00 to pay pension to Mrs. Hargett.
House Resolution No. 21. To pay incidental expenses of extra session.
Respectfully submitted, H. J. FuLLBRIGHT, Chairman.

Mr. Brown of Clarke County, Chairman of the Committee on Game and Fish, submitted ~he following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Game and Fish have had un-
der consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:
House Bill No. 34 for the protection of game and fish.
Senate Bill No. 10 for the protection and prop-

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agation of fish and shrimp, prawn, oysters, turtles, terrapins do pass as amended.
BROWN oF CLARK, Chairman.

By unanimous consent the following bill of the House was read the second time:

By Mr. Clements of Irwin-
A oill to amend an Act for the protection of game
animals, birds and fish, relative to warden fees.
By unanimous consent the following bill of the Senate was read the second time:

By Mr. Akin of the 4th and Mr. .!dams of the 33rd-
A bill to provide for the protection and propaga-
tion of fish, shrimp, prawn, oysters, turtles, terrapins and other crustaceans.
By unanimous consent the following resolutions, favorably reported, were read the second time:

By Mr. Hudson of HarrisA resolution to appropriate $60.00 to pay pension
to Mrs. Harriet C. Hargett.

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA resolution providing for the payment of the
incidental expenses of the extraordinary session of 1915 and for indexing the Journals of the House and Senate.
Mr. Wheatley of Sumter moved to reconsider the action of the House in adopting Senate Resolution

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No. 7, relative to appointing a certified accountant to audit the books of aU institutions and departments supported by appropriations.
~rhe resolution was reconsidered.
The following amendment was offered to the resolution:

By Mr. Wheatley of SumterAmend Senate Resolution No. 7 by adding after
paragraph 1 the following: ''Provided, however, that the cost of said audit shall not exceed the sum of $5,000.00 and shall only be made if in the discretion of the Governor, said audit shall be deemed necessary for the best interests of the State.''
Mr. Culpepper of Meriwether moved the consideration of the resolution be postponed until tomorrow morning immediately after the disposal of the order of unanimous consent, and the motion prevailed.
The following bill, having the right of way was, at the request of its author, the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, taken up for consideration:

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to provide for the general appropriations of
the State for the years 1916 and 1917.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved that the debate on the bill in the Committee of the Whole House be limited to 45 minutes, that individual speeches be

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263

limited to five minutes each and the bill be reported back to the House by 11 :30 o'clock A. M.
The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Harris of Washington as chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
By unanimous consent debate in the Committee of the Whole House was limited as before to thirty minutes.
The House was again resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Harris of Washington as chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.
The following amendments were read and adopted:
By Mr. Oliver of QuitmanAmend Section 7, article 2 by striking the figures
$15,000 and inserting in lieu thereof the sum of $30,000.00.

By Mr. Ledbetter of PolkAmend Section 7, sub-Section 8 by adding at the
end of said sub-section the following clause: ''and the further sum of ten thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby appropriated

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to said State Board of Health to be used at the discretion of the Governor and under his direction in the treatment of pauper habituers of narcotic drugs.

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeAmend Section 8 of General Appropriations Bill
by striking the figures $70,000 in the appropriation for insurance on public buildings and inserting $75,000.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.
Mr. Arnold of C(ay moved that the House reconsider its action in agreeing to the report of the committee and the motion prevailed.
The following amendments were read and adopted:

By Mr. Arnold of ClayAmend by striking the figures $25,000 in line 151
of the bill, part 9 of Section 7 and substituting in lieu thereof the figures $20,000.
Amend further by inserting after the word '' service" and before the word "for" in line 154 of bill, part 9 of Section 7 the following words: ''except when serving on riot duty under orders of the Governor.''
Amend further by adding the following paragraph to part 9 of Section 7: "For the military fund of the State for the payment of expenses of said troops when serving on riot duty under orders of the Governor and for. no other purpose the sum of $5,000

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265

or so much thereof as may be necessary. No portion of said fund shall be drawn from the Treasury until needed for expenses incurred in the manner aforesaid, and any portion of said fund not used in the manner aforesaid shall revert to the general funds of the Treasury.''
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to as amended.
rrhe bill involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Bra,dford

Adams, of Walton Brllidley

Anderson, of Banks Brins()n

Anderson, of Floyd Brooks

Anderson, of Jenkins Brown, of Clarke

Anderson, of Wilkes Burtz

Andrews

Campbell

Arnold, of Clarke Carithers

Arnold, of Clay

Carroll

.Airnold, of Heney Carter

ArnoM, of Oglethorpe Chancey

Atkinson, of Emanuel Clarke

Atkinson, of Fulton Clements

Ayer

Cole

Baggett

Coleman, of Calhoun

Bale

Collier

Balla1d

Collins

Barber

Conger

Barfield

Cook

Beck, of Carroll

Cravey

Beck, of Murray

Culpepper

Bell, of Milton

Dart

Blackbun.

Davidson

Bowers

Dennard

Boyett

Dickerson

Dockery Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Dull'y Edwards, of H~~JTalson Edwards, of Walton Elders Ennis Estes Evans Findley Foster Funbright Garlington Gilliam Gordy Green, of Gayton Green, of Wilkes Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington Hartley Haynes Hines

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Hodges

Meadows

Hogg

Moore, of Heard

Holden

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Hopkins

Morris, of Hart

Howard

McCalla

Hudson

McLanahan

Hutc.heson

McRae

Jackson

Neill

Johnson, of Appling Olive

Johnson, o Gwinnett Oliver

Jones, of Coweta

Barker

Keene

Peac.ock

Key

Perkins

Kidd

Perry

King, o Greene

Pickeren

King, o Jefferson Riagland

King, of White

Redwine

Kirby

Reiser

Knight

RD. co

Lane

Rich

Laniel

Shannon

Ledbetter

Sheffield

Liles

Shipp

Lowe

Short

Lunsford

Shuptrine

Martin

Simpson

Mathews, of Dawson

Sloan Smith, of Dade Smith, o DeKalb Smith, of roombs Stark Steele Stewart Strickland Sumner Swift TayJ.or, of Monroe Thompson Towles Turner Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook wheatley Willi alliS Worsham Wright Youmans, o Candler Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Connor

Parks

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Glascock Edward,s, of Bryan

Allen, of .Tacksou

Fowler

Beazley

Gillis

Beall, of Richmond Griffin, of Decatur

Brown, of Emanuel Griffin, of Lowndes

Brown, of Wheeler Heath

Bullard

Jones, of Wilkinson

Coleman, of Laurens LeiSueur

Cooper

"Marshall

Davis

Mathews, of Elbert

Dorsey

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Ayes 154, nays 2.

Myrick Nunn Pharr Roberts Rushin Sheppard Spence Stovall Taylor, Washington Wlohlwender

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267

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 154, nays 2.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended.
By unanimous consent the following resolutions were read:

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA resolution to pay expense of committee visiting
the Deaf and Dumb School.
R.eferred to Committee on Appropriations.

By Messrs. Campbell, Andrews and ClementsA resolution to appoint a joint committee of the
House and Senate to make arrangements for the Governor to address the corn clubs and canning dubs before the General Assembly in joint session at 11 :15 A. M. Thursday, the 18th inst.
The resolution was adopted.
The Speaker appointed the following as members of the committee on the part of the House: Messrs. Campbell of Newton,
Andrews of Fulton, Clements of Irwin.

By Mr. Blackburn of FultonA resolution that all special and deficiency appro-
priation bills be made a special and continuing or-

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der immediately after the consideration of the General Appropriations Bill.
Referred to Committee on Rures.
Mr. Wheatley of Sumter moved that House Bill No. 6 be taken from the table and the motion prevailed.
The following communication was received, read and the denial contained therein was accepted:

ATLANTA, GA., Nove~ber 16, 1915.
To the Honorable, Speaker and Members of the House of Representa-
tives, Georgia Legislature:
HoNORABLE Sms: My attention has been called to a published s~ate
ment in the Atlanta Journal, November 15th, alleging that the undersigned, in an address at Rome on last Saturday made the following declaration, towit.:
''That the minority at the extra session had been enabled to prolong its filibuster by getting prohibition members drunk and carrying them on the floor of the House in that condition."
Replying to same I beg to say that neither at Rome last Saturday, nor at any other place nor time did I make the assertion above quoted or referred to in ~our reRolution of yesterday, nor did I make any statement that could possibly be tortured into any wch construction even by a wildly imaginative news-

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269

paper reporter, or by the most disappointed advocate of a dying traffic.

The report published and referred. to is a fabri-

c-ation, pure and simple. And it gives me great

pleasure to state that any such declaration, by whom-

soever made, would be untrue; and this extra session

of the Legislature has given to the people of Georgia

sober and sensible legislation, productive, in my

.opinion, of the greatest good to the greatest number.

The high personal standing of the members of this

House is a guarantee that no such conduct could be

possible as alleged to have been spoken by me m

Sunday's Journal.

Respectfully yours,

w. G.

EICHELBERGER.

The following invitations were read and accepted:

By Messrs. Andrews, Atkinson and Blackburn of Fulton-
The members of the House of Repre!'entatives are cordially invited to attend the Georgia Harvest Festival Banquet at the Kimball House Friday evening, November 19, at 7 :30 o'clock, given in honor of Hon. William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury for the United States, and Hon. William F. McCombs, Chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee. It is earnestly hoped that all members of the House will find it agreeable both to their convenience and their pleasure to attend and join in doin.g honor to these distinguished democr.ats.

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This is a subscription dinner, and tickets at $3.00 each may be had of Hon. John T. Boifeuillet, Clerk of the House, or Hon. Devereaux F. McClatchey, Secretary of the Senate.

By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasThe Prohibition Business Men's Committee of the
City of Atlanta beg to tender to the General Assembly of Georgia, including the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House a banquet at the Hotel Ansley at seven P.M. on Wednesday, the 17th inst., in honor of Governor Nathaniel E. Harris. \Ve will be pleased to have all the members accept this invitation and signify their acceptance of the same by notifying the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules have had under consid-
eration House Resolution No. , providing that all special and deficiency appropriation bills be assigned as a special order and as its vice-chairman I am directed to report that ail special and deficiency bills be made a special and continuing order immediately, the same to be acted upon in the order they appear on the calendar.
BLACKBURN, Vice-Chairman.

The report of the committee, which was favorable to fixing the order of business, was agreed to.

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271

The order of business recommended by the Rules Committee was adopted.
Mr. Blackburn moved that the House do now adjourn. The motion prevailed.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Conger of Decatur on account of legal business.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned un til 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3 O'clock P.M.
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Appropriations:
By Mr. Connor of SpaldingA resolution to appropriate $150.00 to pay ex-
penses of the Russell Investigating Committee.
Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
The following resolutions and bills were taken up as special orders and read the third time:
By Messrs. Arnold and Brown of ClarkeA bill to appropriate $4,500.00 to the State Normal
School at Athens.

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The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Key of Jasper as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendrution that the same do pass.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to..
,.
The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

adams, of Pike

Brown, of Clarke

Edwards, of Haralson

Adams, of W'alton Brown, of Emanuel Edwards, of Walton

Allen, of Jackson

Burtz

Elders

Anderson, of Banks Campbell

E-stes

Anderson, of Jenkins Carithers

Evans

Arnold, of Clarke Carroll

l<'indley

Arnold, of Clay

Chancey

Foster

Alrnold, of Hen'l'y Clarke

Fullbright

Atkinson, of Emanuel Clements

Garlington

~" tJdn~nn, of Fulton Cole

Gilliam

Ayer

Coleman, of Calhoun Gordy

Baggett

Collier

Green, of Wilkes

Bale

Collins

Haynes

Barber

Cook

Hines

Barfield

Cravey

HoJ.den

Beck, of Carroll

0ulpepper

Hopkins

Beck, of Murray

Dart

Howard

Bell, of Milton

Davidson

Hutcheson

Beall, of Richmond Dennard

Jackson

Bl'a,ckburn

Dickerson

Johnson, of Appling

Bowers

Dockery

Johnson, of Gwinnet!

Boyett

Dorld

Jones, of Coweta

B~radford

Dorris, of Crisp

Keene

Bra-dley

Dorsett

Key

Brooks

Dorsey

King, of Jefferson

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273

King, of White

Neill

Kir'by

ParkEr

Lane

Perkins

Lanier

Perry

Ledbetter

Pickeren

Liles

Reiser

Lowe

Rice

Lunsford

Rich

Marshall

Roberts

Martin

Sheffield

Mathews, of Dawson S>hipp

Mathews, of Elbert Short

Moore, of Heard Simpson

Moore, of Jeff Davis &1oan

Morris, of Cobb

Smith, of DeKalb

Morris, of Hart

Smith, of Tnombs

Myrick

Spence

McRae

Stark Steele Stewart Sumner Swift Taylor, of Monroe Thompson Towles Turner Veazey W<alker, of Ben Hill Whoo.tley Williams Worsham Wright Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

Carter Hartley

Kidd

Pa.rks

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Glascock Fowler

Anderson, or Floyd Gillis

Anderson, of Wilkes Green, of Clayton

Andrews

Griffin. nf Decatur

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Griffin, of Lowndes

Ballwrd

Harris, of Walker

Beazley

Harris, Washington

Brinson

Heath

Brown, of Wheeler Hodges

Bullard

Hogg

Coleman, of Laurens Hudson

Conger

Jones, of Wilkinson

Connor

King, of Greene

Cooper

Knight

Davis

LeSueur

Dorris, of Douglas Meadows

Duffy

Me Calla

Edwards, of Bryan McLanaihan

Ennis

Nunn

Ayes 127, nays 4.

Olive Oliver Peaeock Pharr Ragl:and Redwine Rushin S'hannon Sheppard Shuptrine Smith, of Dade S.tovall Strickland Taylor, Washington Walker, of Bl<eckley Webb Westbrook
W1ohlwend~r
Youmans, of Candler

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By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 127, nays 4.
The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Messrs. Stewart of Coffee and Wheatley of Sumter-
A resolution to provide additional funds for the maintenance and support of the Agricultural and Mechanical Schools of this State.
The resolution involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and designated Mr. Knight of Berrien as chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.

The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Adams, of Walton Allen, of Glascock Allen, of Jackson

Anderson, of Banks Arnold, of. Clarke

Anderson, of Floyd Arnold, of Clay

Anderson, of Jenkins Alrnold, of HeMy

Andrews

Arnold, of Oglethorpe

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275

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dockery

Morris, of Hart

Atkinson, of Fulton Dodd

Myrick

Ayer

Dorris, of Crisp

McRae

Baggett

Dorris, of Douglas Neill

Bale

Porscy

Olive

Barber

Edward.s, of Walton Barke.r

Barfielit

Elders

Plar ks

Beck, of Carroll

Evans

Perkins

Beck, of Murray

Foster

Pe,rry

Bell, of Milton

Fullbright

Pickeren

Beall, of Richmond Gilliam

Ragland

BLackburn

Gordy

Reiser

Bowers

Hines

Rdce

Boyett

Hodges

Rich

Bradford

Holden

Thoberts

Bradley

Howard

Shannon

Brown, of Clarke

Hudson

Sheffield

Brown, of Emanuel Hutcheson

Simpson

Bullard

Jackson

~1oan

Burtz

Johnson, of Appling Smith, of DeKalb

Campbell

Johnson, of Gwinnett Smith, of Toombs

Carithers

Jones, of Coweta

Steele

Carroll

Key

Stewart

Carter

King, of Jefferson Strickland

Chancey

King, of White

Sumner

Clarke

Lane

Swift

Clements

Lanier

Towles

Cole

Ledbetter

Turner

Collier

Liles

Veazey

Collins

Lowe

Walker, of Ben Hill

Cook

Lunsford

Webb

Cravey

Ma~shall

Wheatley

Culpepper

Mathews, of Dawson Worsham

Dart

Mathews, of Elbert Wright

Davidson

Moore, of Heard Yeomans, of Terrell

Dennard

Morris, of Cobb

Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Wilkes Estes

Brinson

Ureen, of Wilkes

Brrooks

Hartley

Dickerson

Haynes

lJuft'y

Hopkins

Edwards, of Haralson Keena

Kidd Kirby Martin Mcore, of Jeff Davis Shipp Short

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Stark

Thompwn

Taylor, of Monroe

Williams

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Ballard

Green, of Clayton

Beazley

Griffin, of Decatur

Brown, of Wheeler Griffin, of Lowndes

Goleman, of Laurens Harris, of Walker

Coleman, of Calhoun Harris, Washington

Conger

Heath

Connor

Hogg

Cooper

Jones, of Wilkinson

Davis

King, of Greene

Dorsett

Knight

Edwards, of Bryan L(jSueur

Ennis

Meadows

Findley

McCalla

Fowler

McLanaihan

Garlington

Nunn

Gillis

Oliver Peacock Pharr Redwine Rushin Sheppard Shuptrine Smith, or Dade Spence Stovall 'l'aylor, Washington Walker, of Blackley Westbrook Wohlwender Youmans, of Candler

Ayes 120, nays 22.
By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 120, nays 22.
The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA resolution to make an appropriation to meet de-
ficiency in the Military Department of the State.
The resolution involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the whole Coweta as chairman thereof.

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277

The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended.
The following amendment offered by the committee was adopted:
Amend by striking all the whereases except the first.
Amend further by striking the words ''fifteen thousand, seventy-six and 15-100 dollars" and substituting the words ''five thousand; three hundred seventy-six and 15-100 dollars" in last paragraph.
Also strike "and" at end of first paragraph.
Mr. Fullbright moved the previous question on the
bill, which motion prevailed and the main question
was ordered.
The report of the committee, which was favorable io the passage of the resolution as amended, was agreed to.

The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.--:

AdaJ;IIs, of Pike Adams, of Walton Allen, of Glascock Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Anderson, of Wilkes Andrews Arnold, of Clarke

Arnold, of Clay

Barfield

Arnold, of Henry Beck, of Carroll

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Reck, of Murray

Atkinson, of Emanuel PPll, of 1\filton

Atkinson, of Fulton Blackburn

Ayer

Boyett

Bale

Bradford

Barber

Brinson

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Brooks

Haynes

Perkins

Brown, of Clarke

Hines

Perry

Bullard

Hodges

Pickeren

barithers

Holden

Rciser

Carroll

Hopkins

Rich

Chancey

Howard

Roberts

Clarke

Hudson

Shannon

Clements

Hut0heson

Sheffield

Cole

Jackson

Shipp

Collier

Johnson, of Appling Short

Collins

Jones, of Coweta

Simpson

Coojt

Keene

Smith, of Dade

Culpepper

Key

Smith, of DeKalb

Dart

Kidd

Smith, of Toombs

Davidson

King, of Jefferson Spence

Diekerson

Kirby

Stark

Dockery

Lane

Steele

Dodd

Lanie1

Stewart

Dorris, of Crisp

Ledbetter

Strickland

Dorris, of Douglas Liles

Sumner

Dorsett

Lowe

Swift

Dorsey

Lunsford

'.rhompson

Duffy

Marshall

Turner

Edwards, of Haralson Martin

Veazey

Eelwards, of Walton Mathews, of Elbert 'Valker, of Ben Hill

Elclers Evans

Moore, of Jeff Davis Vvalker, of Bleckley

Morris, of CoLb

w..bb

Foster

Morris, of Hart

Westbrook

Fullbright

McLanahan

Wheatley

Garlington

McRae

Worsham

Gilliam

Neill

wright

Gordy

Olive

Yeomans, of Terrell

Green, of Wilkes

Parker

Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Jenkins Campbell

Haggett

Hartley

Knig"ht Moore, of Heard

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Jackson Ballard Beazley

Beall, of Richmond Bowers Bradley

&own, of Emanuel Brown, of Wheeler Burtz

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279

Carter

Griffin, of Lowndes Peacock

Coleman, of Calhoun Harris, of Walker Pharr

Coleman, of Laurens Harris, Washington Ragland

Conger

Heath

Redwine

Connor

Hogg

Rlice

Cooper

Johnson, of Gwinnelt Rushin

Cravey

Jones, of Wilkinson Sheppard

Davis

King, of Greene

Shuptrine

Dennard

King, of White

&1oan

Edward,s, of Bryan LeSueur

Stovall

Ennis

Mathews, of Dawson Taylor, of Monroe

Estes

Meadows

Taylor, Washington

Findley

Myrick

Towles

Fowler

McCalla

Williams

Gillis

Nunn

Wlohlwender

Green, of Clayton Oliver

Youmans, of Candler

Griffin, of Decatur Parks

Ayes 123, nays 6.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 123, nays 6.

The resolution, having received the requisite con&titutional 1p.ajority, was passed as amended.

Mr. Cole of Bartow moved that this House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed.

The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.,
Wednesday, November 17, 1915.

The Hause met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.

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

Adams, of Pike

Brinson

Adams, of Walton Brooks

Allen, of Glascock Brown, of Clarke

Allen, of Jackson

Brown, of Emanuel

Anderson, of Banks Bullard

And'rson, of Floyd Burtz

Anderson, of Jenkins Campbell

Anderson, of Wilkes Carithers

Andrews

Carroll

Arnold, of Clarke Garter

Arnold, of Clay

Chancey

Arnold, of Henry Clarke

Arnold, Qf Oglethorpe \Aements

Atkinson, of Emanuel Cole

Atkinson, of Fulton Coleman, of Calhoun

Ayer

Coleman, of Laurens

Baggett

Collier

Bale

Collins

Ballard

Conger

Barber

Connor

Barfield

Cook

Beazley

Cooper

Beck, of Carroll

Cravey

Beck, of Murray

Culpepper

Bell, of Milton

Dart

Beall, of Richmond Davidson

Blackburn

Davis

Bowers

Dennard

Boyett

Dickerson

Bradford

Dockery

Bradley

Dorld

Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Dorsey Duffy Edwards, of Bryan Edwards, of Haralson Edwards, of Walton Elders Ennis Estes Evans Findley Foster Powler Pullbright Garlington Gilliam Gillis Gordy Green, of Clayton Green, of \Vilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington Hartley Haynes Heath Hines Hodges

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281

Hog~

Moore, of Jeff Davis E>1oan

Holden

MiorJ'is, of Cobb

Smith, of Dade

Hopkins

Morris, of Hart

Smith, of DeKalb

Howard

Myr1ck

Smith, of Toombs

Hudson

McCalla

Spence

Hutcheson

McLana:han

Stark

Jackson

McRae

Steele

Johnson, of Appling Neill

S'tewart

Johnson, of Gwinnett Nunn

Stovall

Jones, of Coweta

Olive

Strickland

Jones, of Wilkinson Oliver

Sumner

Keene

Parker

Swift

Key

Parks

Taylor, of Monroe

Kidd

Peaeock

Taylor, Washington

King, of Greene

Perkins

'Thomp~on

King, of Jefferson Peny

Towles

King, of White

Pharr

Turner

Kirby

Pickeren

Veazey

Knight

Ragland

Walker, of Ben Hill

Lane

Redwine

Walker, of Bleckley

Lanier

Reiser

Webb

Ledbetter

Rire

Westbrook

LeSueur

Rich

Wlhea.tley

Liles

Roberts

Williams

Lowe

Shannon

Wohlwender

Lunsford

Sheffield

Worsham

Marshall

Sheppard

Wright

Ma,.tin

Shipp

Youmans, of Candler

Mq.thews, of Dawson Short

Yt'Pmans, 01 'l'enell

Mathews, of Elbert Shuptrine

Young

Meadows

Simpson

Mr. Speaker

Moore, of Heard

Those absent were 'Messrs.-
Brown, of Wheeler Rushin
Mr. Fullb~ight of Burke gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in passing House Resolution No. 6, a resolution to make an appropriation to meet the deficit in the funds of the Military Department of this State.

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By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the action of the House in passing House Resolution No. 6 was reconsidered for the purpose of amending the resolution.
By unanimous consent the following order of business was established:
1. Report of standing committees.
2. Reading all bills, favorably reported, the second time.
The following resolution was read :

By Mr. Hopkins of ThomasA resolution: Resolved by the House, the Senate
concurring, That when the General Assembly adjourns for the day on Saturday next, it be without a day.
The following resolution was offered as a substitute and was read :

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke-
A resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this House, that the business of this extraordinary session should be completed as early as possible; and that the same can be completed by Saturday night of this week, and we request the Senate to co-operate with the House to the end that adjo~rnment sine die be had at that time.
Mr. Sheppard of Sumter moved to table the reso-

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lution and substitute; the motion prevailed and the

resolution and substitute were tabled.

The following resolution of the Senate was taken up as a special order at this time :

By Mr. Walker of the 20thA resolution authorizing the Governor to employ
a certified accountant to audit the books of all institutions and departments of the State, supported by appropriations.
The following amendment was read and adopted:

By Mr. Wheatley of SumterAmend by adding to paragraph 1, the fo11owing:
"Provided, however, that the cost of said audit shall not exceed the sum of $5,000.00 and shall only be made if in the discretion of the Governor satd audit shall be deemed necessary for the best interests of the State.''
The resolution was adopted as amended.
The following resolution of the House was taken up for consideration:
By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA resolution to make an appropriation to supply
a deficiency in the appropriation for the Military Department of the State for 1915.
The following amendments were :read and adopted:
By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeAmend caption of House Resolution No. 6 by strik-

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ing the figures ($15,076.15) and substituting the

figures ($5,376.15).

Amend by striking all of said caption after the figures '' 1915'' in 4th line down to and through the word ''claims'' in the last line thereof.

The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

rrhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Chancey

Haynes

Adams, of Walton Clarke

Hines

Allen, of Glascock Clements

Hodges

Anderson, of Banks Cole

Holden

Anderson, of Floyd Coleman, of Calhoun Hopkins

Anderson, of Wilkes Collier

Howard

Andrews

Collins

Hudson

Arnold, of Clarke Connor

Hutcheson

Arnold, of Clay

Cook

u"ackson

Arnold, of Henry Culpepper

Johnson, of Appling

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Dart

Jones, of Coweta

Atkinson, of Emanuel Davidson

Keene

AtkinB>On, of Fulton Davis

Key

Ayer

Dennard

King, of Greene

Bale

Dickerson

King, of Jefferson

Ballard

Dockery

King, of White

Barber

Dodd

Kirby

Beazley

Dorris, of Crisp

Lane

Beck, of Carroll

Duffy

Lanier

Beck, of Murray

Edwards, of Ha:ralson Ledbetter

Bell, of Milton

Edwards, of Walton Liles

Beall, of Richmond Elders

Lunsford

Bl,ackburn

Foster

Martin

Bowers

Fowler

Mathews, of Dawson

Boyett

Fullbright

Meadows

Bradford

G-illiam

Moore, of Jeff Davia

Brinson

Gillis

.Morris, of Cobb

Brooks

Green, of Clayton Morris, of Hart

Brown, of Clarke

Green. of Wllkes

Myrick

Carithers

Harris, of Walker Neill

Carroll

Harris, Washington Olive

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285

Parker Parks'
P~~..ock
Perkins Perry Pharr Pickeren Ragland R.eiser Rieh Roberts

Sheffield Sheppard Simpson E.loan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Stark Steele SltoV'ali Strickland

Sumner Swift Thompson Veazey \Valket, of Ben Hill Westbrook Wheoatley Williams Worsham Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Jenkins Dorsett

Baggett

Hartley

Knight Moore, of Heard

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Jackson

Findley

Redwine

Barfield

Garlington

Rlice

Brllidley ,

Gordy

Rushin

Brown, of Emanuel Griffin, of Decatur Shannon

Brown, of Wheeler Griffin, of Lowndes Shipp

Buliard

Heath

Short

Burtz

Hogg

Shuptrine

Campbell

Johnson, of Gwinnett Spence

Carter

Jones, of Wilkinson b'tewart

Coleman, of Laurens Kidd

Taylor, of Monroe

Conger

LeSueur

Taylor, Washington

Cooper

Lowe

Tow lese

Cravey

Marshali

Turner

Dorris, of Douglas Mathews, of Elbert Walker, of Blackley

Dorsey

McCalla

Webb

Edwards, of Bryan McLan.aJhan

Wo-hlwender

Ennis

McRae

Wright

Estes

Nunn

Young

Evans

Oliver

Ayes 126, nays 6.

By unanimous consent the verification of the rol1 call was dispensed with.

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On the passage of the resolution the ayes .were 126, nays 6.
The resolution, having received the requisite consti~utional majority, was passed as amended.
The following resolution was read and tabled:

By Mr. Strickland of PierceA resolution relative to Hon. J. D. Brown of
Wheeler.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has refused to concur in the amend-
ment of the House to the following resolution of the Senate, to-wit.:
A resolution inviting Hon. Bradford Knapp of the National Department of Agriculture to address the General Assembly upon the methods of combating the ravages of the Mexican boll weevil.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:.

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the amendments of
the House to the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to further mitigate the evils of intemperance and to make more effective the laws touching the sale and keeping on hand certain prohibited liquors and beverages.

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287

A bill to promote temperance by preventing the advertisement of, solicitations of orders of alcoholic, vinous and malted liquors.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the amendments of
the House to the following bills of the Senate, to-wit.:
A bill to make clearer and more certain the laws of Georgia, heretofore enacted, prohibiting the manufacture and sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquors.
A bill to repeal all laws and parts of laws which prescribe taxes upon the manufacture, sale and storage of substitutes for intoxicants.
The Senate has adopted the following resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
A resolution accepting the tender to the State of a portrait of the Hon. Thos. G. Lawson, late of Putnam County, Georgia.
A resolution memorializing Congress relative to the development of Georgia's waterways.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution
of the House, to-wit.:

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A resolution providing for a joint committee from the House and Senate to make arrangements for the Governor fo address the General Assembly in joint session at 11:15 o'clock A. M. Thursday, and inviting the corn club boys and canning club girls to be present and hear the address.
The committee on part of the Senate are Messrs. Callahan,
Boykin.

The following bills and resolutions of the House were taken up as a special order and were read the third time:

By Messrs. Andrews, Blackburn and Atkinson of Fulton-
A bill (o appropriate certain sums to the Georgia Training School for Girls.
Mr. Fullbright moved that the debate in the C?mmittee of the Whole House be limited to twenty minutes on the bill and individual speeches be limited to five minutes; the motion prevailed .and the Committee of the Whole House was so instructed.
The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Connor of Spalding as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.

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289

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to.
The bill, involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

t.:hancey

Hodges

Adams, of Walton Clarke

Holden

Allen, of Glascock Clements

Hopkins

Allen, of Jackson

Cole

Howard

Anderson, of Banks C(}leman, of Calhoun. Hudson

Anderson, of Floyd Collier

Hut0heson

Anderson, of Jenkins Collins

Jackson

Anderson, of Wilkes Connor

Johnson, of Appling

Andrews

Cook

Jones, of Coweta

Arnold, of Clay

Culpeppe.r

Keene

Arnold, of Oglethorve Dart

Key

Atkinson, of Emanuel Davidson

Kidd

Atkinson, of Fulton Davis

King, of Greene

Ayer

Dennard

King, of Jeffer~on

Baggett

Dickerson

Kling, of White

Ballard

Dockery

Lane

Barber

Dodd

Lanier

Barfield

Dorris, of Crisp

Ledbetter

Beazley

Dorsett

LeSueur

Beck, of Carroll

Duffy

r,iles

Beck, of Murray

Edward.s, of Walton Lunsford

Bell, of Milton

Elders

Martin

Beall, of Richmond Estes

Mathews, of Dawson

B]I!Jckburn

Evans

Meadows

Bowers

Findley

Moore, of Heard

Boyett

Foster

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Bradford

Fullbright

Morris, of Cobb

Brooks

Gilliam

Monis, of Hart

Brown, of Clarke

Gillis

Neill

Brown, of Emanuel Gordy

Olive

Bullard

Green, of Clayton Plarker

Burtz

Green, of Wilkes

Peaoock

Campbell

Griffin, of Decatur Perkins

Carithers

Harris, of Walker Perry

Carroll

Harris, Washington Pharr

Carter

Hines

Pickeren

290

J ouBNAL OF THE HousE,

Ragland Redwine Reiser Rdce IOOberts Shefflield Sheppard Shipp Short Simpson Sloan Smith, of Dade

Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Stark Steele Stovall Sumner Swift Tayl~>r, of Monroe 'l'aylnr, Washington Thompson Towles

Turner Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Webb Westbrook vvilliams Worsham Wright Youmans, of Candler Yeom8ills, o; Terrell Young

Those voting ill the negative were Messrs.-

Edwards, of HM~Rlson Kir'by

Hartley

Rieh

S'tewart

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, of Clarke Alrnold, of Henry Bale lliadley Brinson Brown, of Wheeler Coleman, of Laurens Conger Cooper Oravey Dorris, of Douglas Dorsey Edwards, of Bryan Ennis

Fowler

McLanruhan

Garlington

McRae

Griffin, of Lowndes Nunn

Haynes

Oliver

Heath

p,arks

Hogg

Rushin

Johnson, of Gwinnett Shannon

Jones, of Wilkinson Shuptrine

Jrnight

Spence

Lowe

Strickland

Mrurshall

Walker, of Blackley

Mathews, of Elbert W'heatley

Myrick

Wohlwender

McCalla

Ayes 142, nays 5.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the bill the ayes were 142, nays 5.

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

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291

By Mr. Hudson of HarrisA resolution to pay pension. to Mrs. Harriet C.
Hargett of Harris County.
By unanimous consent the Committee of the Whole House was instructed to limit debate on the resolution to five minutes.
The House was resolved into the Committee of the whole House.;and the Speaker designated Mr. Fowler of Bibb as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass..
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.
The resolution, involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affir'mative were 'Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Ba~gett

Adams, of Walton Ballard

Allen, of Glascock Barber

Allen, of Jackson

Barfield

Anderson, of Banks Beck, of Carroll

Ande'!"son, of Floyd Beck, of Murray

Anderson, of Jenkins Bell, of Milton

Anderson, of Wilkes Beall, of Richmond

Andrews

Bowers

Arnold, of Clay

Boyett

Arnold, of Henry BTadford

Arnold, of Oglethorpe BTooks

Atkinson, of Emanuel BTown, of Clarke

Atkinson, of Fulton Brown, of Emanuel

Ayer

Burtz

Campbell Carithers Carroll Carter Chancey Clrurke Clements Coleman, of Calhoun Collier Collins Connor Cook Cravey Culpepper Dart

292

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Davidson Davis Dennard Dickerson Dockery Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorsett Duffy Edwards, of Walton Elders Estes Evans J<1indley Foster Fowler Gilliam Gordy Griffin, of Decatur Harris, Washington Haynes Hines Hodges Hogg Holden Hudson Huteheson iackson Johnson, of Appling

Jones, of Coweta Kidd King, of Greene King, of Jefferson Kiing, of White Kirby Knight Lane Lanier Ledbette.r Lunsford Martin Meadows Moore, of Heard Moore, of Jeff Davis MorJ"is, of Cobb Morris, of Hart Neill Olive Parker Parks Peaoock Perkins Perry Pharr Pickeren Ragland Redwine Raiser

Rice Rx>berts Sheffield Sh-eppard. Shipp Short Simpson &1oan Smith, of DeFlllb Smith, of Toombs Steele S'tewart StricKland Sumner Swift Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington Thompson Tumer Vea:ooy Walker, of Ben Hill Webb Westbrook. Williams Worsham Wright Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-
Green, of Wilkes Hartley

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, of Clarke Bale Beazley B18ickburn Bradley Brinson Brown, of Wheeler Bullard Cole

Coleman, of Laurens Garlington

Conger

Gillis

Cooper

Green, of Clayt<m

Dorris, of Douglas Griffin, of Lowndes

Dorsey

Harris, of Walker

Edwards, of Bryan Heath

Edwards, of Ha:ralson Hopkins

Ennis

Howard

Fullbrigh\

Johnson, of Gwinnett

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293

Jones, of Wilkinson Keene Key LeSueur Liles Lowe Marshall Mathews, of Dawson Mathews, of Elbert

Myr~ck
McCalla MeLa.nllihan McRae Nunn Oliver Ric-h Rushin Shannon

Shuptrine Smith, of Dade Spence Stark Stovall 'Towles Walker, of Bleckley Whea.tley \Vohlwender

Ayes 132, nays 2.

By unanimous consent the verification of the. roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 132, nays 2.
The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA resolution to make an appropriation to supply
a deficiency in the printing fund.
By unanimous consent the debate on the resolution in the Committee of the Whole House was limited to ten minutes.
The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Yeomans of Terrell as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.

294

J ouBNAL OF THE HousE,

The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.
The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

rrhose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Cole

Hutcheson

Adams, of W:alton Coleman, of Calhoun Jackson

Allen, of Glascock Collier

Johnson, of Appling

Allen, of Jackson

Uollins

Jones, of Coweta

Anderson, of Banks Cook

Keene

And<Jrson, of Floyd Cravey

b:..e;!

Anderson, of Jenkins Dart

King, of Groone

Anderson, of Wilkes Davidson

King, of Jefferson

Andrews

Dennard

King, of White

Arnold, of Clay

Dickerson

Kirby

Arnold, of Henry Dockery

Lane

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dodd

Lanier

Atkinson, of Fulton Dorris, of Crisp

Ledbetter

Ayer

Dorsett

.LeSueur

Baggett

Duffy

Liles

Bale

Edwards, of Hwralson Lunsford

Ballard

Edwards, of Walton Martm

Barber

Elders

Mathews, of Dawson

Barfield

Estes

Moore, of Heard

Beazley

Evans

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Beck, of Carroll

Findley

Monis, of Cobb

B<Jck, of Murray

Foster

Morris, of Hart

B11, of Milton

Fowler

Myr~ck

B<Jall, of Richmond Fullbright

Neill

Blackburn

Gilliam

Olive

Bowen1

Gillis

Parker

Boyett

Gordy

Parks

Bradford

Green, of Clayton Peaeoctt

Brooks

Griffin, of Decatur Perkins

Brown, of Emanuel Harris, Washington Perry

Bullard

Haynes

Pharr

Campb11

Hines

Pickeren

Carithers

Hodges

Ragland

Carroll

Holden

Redwine

Chancey

Howa.rd

R.eiser

Clements

Hudson

Roberts

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 17, 1915.

295

Sheppard Shipp Simpson E.1oan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs

Steele . Strickland Taylor, Washington Thompson Towles Turner Vea:ooy

Westbrook Wohlwender Woreham Wright Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Hartley Knight

Stewart

Williams

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, of Ularke ().arlington

Thice

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Green, of Wilkes

Ri~h

Br8idley

Griffin, of Lowndes Rushin

Brinson

Harris, of Walker Shannon

Brown, of Clarke

Heath

Sheffield

Brown, of Wheeler Hogg

Short

}~urtz

Hopkins

Shuptrine

Carter

Johnson, of Gwinnett Spence

Cla;rke

Jones, of Wilkinson Stark

Ooleman, of Laurens Kidd

Stovall

Conger

Lowe

Sumner

Connor

Ma.rshall

Swift

Cooper

Mathews, of Elbert Taylor, of Monroe

Culpepper

Meadows

Walker, of Ben Hill

Davis

McCalla

Walker, of Bleckley

Dorris, of Douglas MeLanalhan

Webb

l>orsey

McRae

Whe~~;tley

Edwards, of Bryan Nunn

Young

Ennis

Oliver

Ayes 128, nays 4.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 128, nays 4.

The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

296

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

By .Mr. Fullbright of Burke by reque_stA bill to appropriate the sum of $14,210.83 to sup-
ply a deficiency in the funds appropriated for the maintenance and repairs to the State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion and the grounds thereof.
By unanimous consent debate in the Committee of the Whole House was limited to ten minutes on the bill.
The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Shipp of Colquitt as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.
Mr. Barfield of Bibb moved to table the bill and the motion prevailed and the bill was tabled.

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA bill to apropriate $5,000.00 annually to the Geor-
gia Experiment Station.
By unanimous consent the debate O!l the bill in the Committee of the Whole House was limited to fifteen minutes.
The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. \Vohlwender of Muscogee as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the bill back to the

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297

House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended.
Mr. Evans of Screven moved to table the bill and the motion was lost.
The following amendments offered by the Committee of the Whole House were read and adopted:
Amend House Bill No. 30 by striking Section 2 of the bill.
Amend further by adding a new section as a repealing clause.
Amend the caption by striking words and figures "five thausand ($5,000.00) dollars" and inserting the words and figures, "twenty-five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars.""'
Amend by striking the words ''four thousand'' wherever they occur and insert in lieu thereof the words "twenty-five hundred."
Amend by striking word "annually" wherever it appears in said resolution.
Amend further by striking the words for each of the years 1916 and 1917.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to.
The bill involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Allen, of Jackson

Anderson, of Bunks

298

JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

Anderson, of Floyd Cravey

King, of White

Anderson, of Jenkins Culpepper

Lanier

Andrews

Dart

Ledbetter

Arnold, of Clarke Davidson

Liles

Arnold, of Clay

Dockery

Mathews, of Dawson

Arnold, of Hemy Dodd

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dorris, of Crisp

Morris, of Hart

Atkinson, of Fulton Dorris, of Douglas Neill

Ayer

Dorsey

Olive

Bale

Duffy

Parker

Ballard

Edwards, of Haralson Pharr

Barfield

Elders

Redwine

Beck, of Carroll

Estes

Reiser

Bell, of Milton

Findley

Rrl.ce

Blackburn

Foster

Shipp

Boyett

Fowler

Smith, of Dade

Bradford

l!'ullbright

Smith, of DeKalb

Bradley

Gilliam

Stark

Brown, of Cllarke

Gillis

Steele

Burtz

Gordy

S'tewart

Campbell

Griffin, of Decatur Stovall

Carithers

Harris, of Walker Sumner

Carter

Haynes

Westbrook

Clarke

Hines

Wlohlwender

Cole

Hodges

Worsham

Coleman, of Calhoun Holden

Wright

Collier

Hutcheson

Yeomans, of Terrell

Connor

Jackson

Young

Cook

Johnson, of Appling

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Allen, of Glascock Anderson, of Wilkes Baggett Rarbe.r Beck, of Murray :Bowers Brooks Brown, of Emanuel Carroll Clements Collins Davis

Dickerson

King, of Jefferson

Dorsett

Kirby

Edwards, of Walton Knight

Evans

Lunsford

Green, of Clayton Martin

Green, of Wilkes

Moore, of Heard

Hogg

p,arks

Hopkins

Perkins

Howard

Pickeren

Hudson

Short

Key

Simpson

Kidd

Sloan

King, of Greene

Smith, of Toombs

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299

Strickland Swift Taylor, of Monroe

Thompson

Webb

V ea:ooy

\\- illiams

Walker, of Ben Hill

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Johnson, of Gwinnett Peacock

Beazley

Jones, of Coweta

Perry

Beall, of Richmond ., ones, of Wilkinson Ragland

Brinson

Keena

Rich

Brown, of Wheeler Lana

Roberts

Bullard

LeSueur

Rushin

Chancey

Lowe

8hannon

Coleman, of Laurens Ma.,.shall

Sheffield

Conger

Mathews, of Elbert Sheppard

Cooper

Meadows

Shuptrine

Dennard

;M'or.ris, of Cobb

Spence

Edwards, of Bryan Myrick

Taylor, Washington

Em is

McCalla

Towles

Garlington

MeLanwhan

Turner

Griffin, of Lowndes MeRae

Walker, of Bleckley

Harris, Washington Nunn

Wheatley

Hartley

Oliver

Youmans, of Candler

Heath

Ayes 89, nays 47.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 89, nays 47.
The bill, hiwing failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority, was lost.
Mr. Connor of Spalding gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in defeating the passage of the bill.

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA resolution to make appropriation to pay the ex-
pense of the extraordinary session of 1915 and for

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expense of indexing the Journals of the House and Senate.
The House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Knight of Berrien as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.
'l'he report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, 'Was agreed to.

The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the negative were Me~srs.-

Adams, of Pike

Pel!, of Milton

Connor

Adams, of Walton Beall, of Rir.hmoiid Cook

Allen, of Glascock Bla;ckburn

Cravey

Allen, of Jackson

Bowers

Culpepper

Andersun, of Banks Boyett

Dart

Anderson, of Floyd Bradford

Davidson

Anderson, of Jenkins Bradley

Davis

Anderson, of Wilkes Brins()n

Dorris, of Crisp

Andrews

Brooks

Dorris, of Douglas

Arnold, of Clay

Brown, of Clarke

Dorsett

A<rnold, of Henry Brown, of Emanuel Dorsey

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Burtz

Duffy

Atkinson, of Emanuel Campbell

Edwards, of Haralson

Atkinson, of Fulton Carithers

Edwards, of Walton

Ayer

Carroll

Elc.ers

Bag'gett

Carter

Estes

Ballard

Cla.rke

Evans

Barbe.r

Clements

Findley

Barfield

Coleman, of Calhoun Foster

.Beck, of Carroll

Collier

Fowler

Beck, of Murray

Collins

Fullbright

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Gilliam Gordy Green, of Wilke& Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of Walker Hartley Haynes Hines Hodges Hogg Honki.::.;, Howard Hudson HutcJJ.eson Jackson Jones, of Coweta KeenCJ King, of Greene King, of Jefferson King, of White Kirby Lanier

Ledbetter

Short

Liles

Simpson

Lunsford

E.loan

Martin

Smith, of DeKalb

Mathews, of Dawson Smith, of Toombs

Moore, of Heard Steele

Morris, of Cobb

Stewart

Morris, of Hart

Stovall

Neill

Sumner

Olive

Swift

Parker

Taylor, of Monroe

Pa-rks

Thompson

Perkins

Veazey

Pe.rry

Walker, of Ben Hill

Pharr

Walker, of Bleckley

Pickeren

Westbrook

Rlagland

Williall18

Redwine

Wlohlwender

Re.\11er

Worsham

Thice

Wright

Sheppard

Yeomans, of Terrell

Shipp

Young

fhose not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, of Clarke Harris, Washington Nunn

Bale

Heath

Oliver

Beazley

Holden

Peacock

Brown, of Wheeler Johnson, of Appling Ri(}h

Bullard

Johnson, of Gwinnett Roberts

vaancey

Jones, of Wilkinson Rushin

Cole

Key

Shannon

Coleman, of Laurens Kidd

Sheffield

Conger

Knight

Shuptrine

Cooper

Lane

Smith, of Dade

Dennaru

LeSueur

Spence

Dickerson

Lowe

Stark

Dockery

Marshall

Stll'ickland

Dodd

Mathews, of Elbert 'J'aylor, Washington

Edwards, of Bryan Meadows

Towles

Ennis

Moore, of Jeff Davis TuJ'IIler

Garlington

Myrick

Webb

Gillis

McCalla

W1heatley

Green, of Clayton McLan-whan

Youmans, of Candler

Griffin, of Lowndes McRae

Ayes 129, nays 0.

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By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 129, nays 0.
The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Lanier of Bulloch.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3 O'clock P.M.
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
The following resolution was read and adopted:
By Mr. Sheppard of SumterA resolution that the joint session heretofore
called for tomorrow at 11:15 A. M. be convened at 4 P. M., November 18, 1915.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules.
By Mr. Jones of CowetaA resolution to make House Bill No. 9, the Auto-

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mobile Tax Bill, a special and continuing order following the appropriations bills now under consideration.
By unanimous consent the reports ofstanding committees were received and read and all bills and resolutions favorably reported were read the second time.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had un-
der consideration the following resolutions of the House and have instructed me as their chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass:
House Resolution No. 27 to make appropriation to pay expenses of committee to investigate Deaf' and Dumb School.
House Resolution No. 29 to pay expenses of the Russell investigation, do pass by substitute.
House Resolution No. 24 for relief of Mrs. Reynolds, do not pass.
House Bill No. 22 returned without action. Respectfully,
H. J. FuLLBRIGHT, Chairman.
The following resolutions, favorably reported, were read the second time :

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By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA resolution to pay expenses of committee visit-
ing the Deaf and Dumb School.

By Mr. Connor of SpaldingA resolution to pay the expenses of the Russell
Investigating Committee.
The following bill of the House was taken up for consideration and read the third time :

By Messrs. Swift, Sheppard, Elders, Cole and others-
A bill to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
The bill, involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Jones of Coweta as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke moved that this House do 110w adjourn and the motion prevailed.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned untillO o'clock tomorrow morning.

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REPRESENTA'J'IVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.,
Thursday, Nov. 18, 1915.
The House met pnrsuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock, A. M.; was ca1led to order by the Speaker, and was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of. the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the .Tournal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the fo1lowing resolution
in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to-wit.:
A resolution memorializing Congress to assist in the development of ,Southern water powers.
'l'he following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the fo1lowing resolution of
the House, to-wit.:
A resolution providing that the joint session for Nov. 18, 1915, be held at 12 o'clock, noon, instead of 11 :15 o'clock, A. M.

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The following report of the committee on the part of the House to make arrangements for the Governor to deliver an address to the canning club girls and corn club boys before the General Assembly in joint session was submitted:

Mr. Speaker: The committee on the part of the House beg
leave to submit the following program for the joint session of House and Senate in Hall of House of Representatives at 12, noon, on Thursday, 18th.
(1) Governor will address the joint session and the girls and boys of the canning and corn clubs.
(2) Chancellor Barrow of the State University will address the session. Prof. Soule of the Agricultural College will deliver short address.
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(3) President Persons, of the Senate, will deliver prizes to young ladies of the girls' canning club.
(4) Speaker Burwell win deliver prizes to corn club boys.
ANDREws of Fulton, CAMP~ELL of Newton, CLEMENTS of Irwin.

The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Messrs. Andrews, Campbell and ClementsA resolution providing for a joint session of the
General Assembly at 12 o'clock, noon, today, November 18th, instead of 11 :15 A. M., today, for the purpose of hearing an address, to be delivered to the

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canning club girls and corn club boys by the Governor.
The' following resolution was read and lost:

By Mr. Beck of CarrollA resolution that when this House adjourn on
next Tuesday, it adjourn without a day.
Under the Order of Motion to Reconsider, Mr. Connor of Spalding moved to reconsider the action of the House in defeating the pas'sage of the House Bill No. 3'0, a bill to appropriate funds to repair buildings at the Georgia Experiment Station.
By unanimous con.sent the previous question was considered called and the main question ordered.
The action of the House in defeating the passage of House Bin No. 30 was reconsidered.
Mr. Dorsey, of Cobb County, Chairman of the Committee on Penitentiary, submitted the following report:
Mr. Speaker:. Your Committee on Penitentiary have had under
consideration the following resolution of the House, and have instructed me, as their Chairman, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass, by substitute:
A resolution authorizing the sub-committees of the House and Senate to visit, during vacation, the State Farm and the various State convict camps.
Respectfully submitted, JNo. T. DoRSEY, Chairman.

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The following resolution, favorably reported, was read the second time :

By Mr. Dorsey of CobbA resolution authorizing the sub-committees of
the House and Senate to visit in vacation the State Farm and the various State convict camps.
Mr. Fullbright of Burke, moved to take from the table House Bill No. 28, a bill to make appropriation to supply a deficiency in the funds of the Department of Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds.
Under the Order of Unfinished Business the following bill was: again taken up for consideration:

By Messrs. Swift, Sheppard, Cole, Elders and others-
A bill to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
The bill, involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Jones of Coweta as the Chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and, through their Chairman, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. Knight of BerrienA resolution whereas Hon. Murphey Candler,
Chairman of the Railroad Commission, Hon. Hooper

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Alexander and Hon. W. A. Wimbish are in all probability the three b,est informed men in the State on the subject of re-leasing the Western & Atlantic Railroad, and
Whereas, the House is, and should be, anxious to secure information and advice on this vitally important subject from the highest available sources,
Therefore, be it resolved, That the House invite and request these gentlemen to address the House at their earliest convenience the addresses to be limited to thirty minutes each.
Mr. Knight moved that a committee of three members be appointed to notify the gentlemen and make arrangements for the addresses, if the invitations are accepted, and the motion prevailed.
The Speaker appointed the following as the members of the above committee : Messrs. Knight of Berrien,
Swift of Muscogee, Dorris of Crisp.

The hour of 12 o'clock, meridian, having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House and the joint session, convened for the purpose of the Governor delivering an address to the canning club girls and the corn club boys, was called to order by Hon. G. Ogden Persons, President of the Senate.
The resolution, authorizing the joint session, was read by the Secretary of the S~nate.

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'rhe Governor, accompanied by the joint committee on arrangements, appeared upon the floor of the House and was escorted to the Speaker's Stand.
The Governor then delivered the address to the canning club girls and corn club boys.
Prof. David C. Barrow, Chancellor of the University of Georgia, delivered an address to the girls and boys of the clubs.
An address was also delivered by Dr. A. M. Soule, President of the State Agricultural College, located at Athens, Ga.
Prizes were delivered to the successful contestants of the girls' canning clubs by Hon. G. Ogden Persons, President of the Senate.
Prizes were delivered to the successful contestants of the boys' corn clubs by Hon. Wm. H. Burwell, Speaker of the House.
On motion of Senator Harrison of the 25th District, the joint session was dissolved.
The Governor and the Senate retiring from the floor of the House, the Speaker again called the House to order.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

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3 O'clock, P. M.
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
The committee appointed to confer with Hon. C. M. Candler, Hon. Hooper Alexander, and Hon. W. A. Wimbish, relative to making addresses before the House, in session assembled, submitted the foHowing report:
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee to confer with Messrs. Murphey
Candler, W. A. Wimbish and Hooper Alexander and ascertain the time suiting their convenience to address the House on the question of leasing the W. & A. Railroad, beg leave to report that said gentlemen have set 3:30, P. M., of today, as the time suiting their cQnvenience.
Respectfully submitted, J. P. KNIGHT, Chairman,
8WIFT, DoRRis.
The report was adopted and the hour of 3:30, P. M., today, was fixed as the time of the delivery of the addresses.
The following message was received from His Ex<lellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Jones:

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Mr. Speaker: I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to
deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing for which he asks your consideration.
The message of the Governor was read, to-wit.:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
November 18, 1915.
To The General Assembly: The deficiency in the appropriation to the Capitol and Mansion fund will probably come before you for consideration at the present extraordinary session.
This deficiency arose before my administration began. 'l'here was a very small amount lost on the first warrant drawn by myself in favor of this fund, bnt the shortage, whatever it was during my administration, has been restored.
The deficiency, therefore, has com~ over from former administrations, and the people to whom the debts are clue have waited in many instances several years for their pay for supplies and material furnished to the Capitol and Mansion.
Since the default was discovered in the fund, which must be distinguished from the deficiency itself, no money has ~een turned over to the present Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds, but the payments for help and material are being made from the warrant desk of the Governor.
I have not taken any steps towards the removal of

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the present incumbent, or even considered his removal since the .resolution came over from the Senate for an investigation. I did not believe I ought to change the status until the Legislature had acted if jurisdiction had been taken in that direction.
None of the money which is asked for the deficiency will pass through the office of the principal keeper, but it is expected to have the payments made after careful investigation from the Governor's own office, so that no wrong should be done to the State, or to the citizens who have trusted the State.
I have thought it best to make these statements to you because of suggestions by some of your body that the matter was not fully understood by you.
Be assured if you appropriate any money for this deficiency it shall be faithfully applied to the purpose you intend it, under the Governor's direct supervision.
Respectfully submitted, N. E. HARRIS, Governor.

The following biU of the Hom;e was taken up for consideration:

By Messrs. Swift,. Sheppard, Cole, Elders and others-
A bill to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
Mr. Knight of Berrien, moved that at the hour of 3 :3'0, P.M., the Committee of the Whole House be instructed to rise, report progress and ask leave to sit again, and the motion prevailed.

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The bill, involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Jones of Coweta as the chairman thereof.
The hour of 3:30, P.M., having arrived, the Committee of the Whole House arose and through their Chairman reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Hon. C. M. Candler, Hon. Hooper Alexander and Hon. W. A. Wimbish appeared upon the floor of the House, accompanied by the committee on arrangements, and were escorted to the Speaker's stand.
Addresses were delivered on the subject of the leasing or other disposition of the Western and At !antic Railroad to the House in session assembled, by Hon. W. A. Wimbish, Hon. Hooper Alexander, and Hon. C. Murphey Candler.
The following resolution was read and unanimously adopted:

By Mr. Hutcheson of TurnerA resolution: Resolved, That the sincere thanks of
the House of Representatives' be extended to the Hon. W. A. Wimbish, the Hon. Hooper Alexander and the Hon. Murphey Candler for the very able, appreciative and instructive addresses delivered before our body touching on the re-leasing of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
Mr. Jones of Coweta moved that this House do now adjourn, and the motion prevailed.

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Leave of absence was granted Mr. Peacock of Dougherty; Mr. McLanahan of Elbert; Mr. Adams of Walton; Mr. Oliver of Quitman; Mr. Sheppard of Sumter; and Mr. Parks of Upson.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANT4, GA., Friday, Nov. 19, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock, A. M.; was called to order by the ,Speaker! and was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the amendment of the
House to the following resolution of the Senate, to-wit.:
A resolution authorizing the Governor to employ a certified public accountant to audit the books of the departments and institutions, supported by State appropriations.
The following message was received fr,om the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker: r.rhe Senate has passed by the requisite constitu-
tional majority the following bill of the Senate, towit.:

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A bill to provide for the leasing of the 'Vestern and Atlantic Railroad.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution,
in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to-wit.:
A resolution authorizing the various committees of the Senate and House to visit the institutions of the ,state, during vacation.
Under the Order of Unfinished Business the following bill was again taken up for consideration:

By Messrs. Swift, Sheppard, Cole, Elders and others-
A bill to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
By unanimous consent the Committee of the Whole House was instructed to report the bill back to the House a.t 11 :45, A. M.; and that individual speeches in the Committee of the Whole House be limited to fifteen minutes.
The bill, involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Jones of Coweta, as the chairman thereof.
The hour of 11 :45 A. M. having arrived, the Com-

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mittee of the Whole House, through their chairman, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
The following resolution was read and tahled:

By Messrs. Dorris, Andrews, Yeomans and Morris of Cobb-
A resolution that a committee of five be appointed to confer with Hon. C. M. Candler, Hon. W. A. Wimbish, Hon. Hooper A~exander and Hon. John C. Hart and request them to draw a substitute for the Western and Atlantic Railroad bills and be presented to the House on Monday, Nov. 22d, 1915.
The House was again resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Jones of Coweta, the Chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman, reported the bill back to the . House with the recommendation that all the substi- tutes and amendments be voted on in the House.
Mr. Knight of Berrien moved the previous question on the bill and amendments thereto, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the bill went over as Unfinished Business.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Perkins of Habersham; Mr. Keene of Echols; Mr. Wright of Bullock; Mr. Bower~ of Thomas and Mr. Brinson of Johnson.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

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3 0 'clock, P. M.

The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll call was ordered and tlw following members answer~d to their 11ames:

Adams, of Pike

Burtz

Evans

Adams, of Walton Campbell

:Findley

Allen, of Glascock Carithers

Fowler

Anderson, of Banks Carroll

Fullbright

Andea'!ion, uf Floyd Carter

Garlington

Anderson, of Jenkins Chancey

Gilliam

Anderson, of Wilkes Clrurke

Gillis

Andrews

Clements

Gordy

Arnold, of Cla.rke Cole

Green, of Wilkes

Arnold, of Clay

Coleman, of Calhoun Griffin, of Decatur

Arnold, of Henry Coleman, of Laurens Haynes

Arnold, of Oglethorpe CoJiier

Heath

Atkinson, of Emanuel Collins

Hines

Atkinson, of Fulton Connor

Hodges

Ayer

Cook

Hogg

Baggett

Cooper

Holden

Bale

Cravey

Hopkins

Ballard

Culpepper

Howard

J3arber

Dart

Hudson

Barfiela

Davidson

Hutc-heson

Beazley

Davis

Jrackson

Beck, of Carroll

Dennard

Johnson, of Appling

Beck, of Murray

Dickerson

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Beall, of Richmond Dockery

Jones, of Coweta

Bla;ckburn

Dodd

Keene

Bowers

Dorris, of Crisp

Key

Boyett

Dorris, of Douglas Kidd

Bradford

Dorsett

King, of Greene

Bradley

Dorsey

King, of Jefferson

Brinson

Duffy

Kling, of White

Brooks

Edwards, of Walton Kirby

Brown, of Clarke

Elders

Knight

Brown, of Emanuel Ennis

Lane

Bullard

Bates

Ledbetter


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LeSueur Lowe Lunsford Martin Mathews, of Dawson Moore, of Heard Moore, of Jeff Davis Morris, of Cobb Morris, of Ha.rt Myrick McLanalhan McR.ae Neill Nunn Olive Parker Perry Pharr Pickeren

Ragland Reti.ser Rice Shannon Sheffield Shipp Short Shuptrine Simpson S1oan Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Spence Steele Stewart Stovall Sttrickland Sumner

Swift Taylor, of Monroe Thompson Towles Turner Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westhroo11. wheatley Williams W\ohlwender worsham Youmans, of Candle1 Yeomans, of Terrell Young Mr. Speaker

Those absent were Messrs.:

Allen, of Jackson

Hartley

Bell, of Milton

,Tones, of Wilkinson

Brown, of Wheeler Lanier

Conger

Li;es

Edwards, of Bryan Marshall

Edwards, of Hal'alson Mathews, of Elbert

Foster

Meadows

Green, of Clayton McCalla

-Griffin, of Lowndes Oliver

Harris, of Walker p,arks

Harris, Washington

Peacock Perkins Redwine Rich Roberts Rushin Sheppard Stark Taylor, Washington Wright

Under the Order of Unfinished Business the following bill was again taken up for consideration:

By Messrs. Swift, Sheppard, Cole, Elders and others--
A bill to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
By unanimous consent it was ordered that when

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the House adjourns this afternoon it will stand adjourned until Monday at 11 o'clock, A. M.
The following substitute, offered by the committee, was adopted, as .amended :

A BILL.
To be entitled an Act to provide for the leasing or other disposition of the Western & Atlantic Railroad and its properties; for the c.reation of a Commission to effectuate such purpose, and to define its powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of a Director for the Commission and to define his powers and duties; making an appropriation for the cost of the work required; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia as follows, to-wit.:
SEcTION 1. There is hereby created a Commission to be known as the Western & Atlantic Railroad Commission which shall be composed of the Governor of the State, Chairman of the Railroad Commission, two members of the present Senate, to be appointed by the President thereof; three members of the present House, to be appointed by the Speaker, and two citizens from the State at large, to be appointed by the Governor. The members of the Senate ~nd House so appointed shall continue in office as members of the Commission until the Commission ceases. The Commission so constituted shall perfect its own organization and ad<?pt such rules and employ such methods of procedure as it may deem most

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expedient to the end in view, subject to such limitations and directions as may be hereinafter expressed.
SEc. 2. The Commission is hereby charged with the duty and is vested with full power and authority, except as herein provided, to ascertain, consider and determine the terms and conditions upon which the Western & Atlantic Railroad shaH be leased, to become effective on the e~piration of the present outstanding lease, to-wit. : December 27th, 1919. To this end the Commission shall cause thorough investigations to be made and such complete data assembled as will enable it to arrive at a fair valuation of the road for leasing purposes and otherwise to determine the essential facts upon which the lease should be predicated. In any such investigation the Commission is hereby authorized to take evidence, examine witnesses under oath, and compel the production of books, papers and documents..
SEc. 3. The Commission shall, among other things, consider and determine, subject to the provisions of this Act, the following:
1. The term of years for which the lease shall run;
2. The amount of the annual rental that should be required and the method of its assessment;
3. Whether the property in the hands of the lessee should be taxable, and if so, to what extent and in what manner;
4. What special consideration should be given the counties through which the road runs as compensa-

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tion for the costs of litigation, or other special charges that may be cast upon them by reason of the operation of the road;
5. Whether the road should be double tracked and its grades and curves reduced, together with the estimated cost thereof; and whether this cost should be borne fully by the lessee or contributed to by the State, and in the latter event, in what proportion:

6. An estimate of the character a.rd cost of n1aking such terminal improvements and other dlnng~s as would be adequate for the ind1~p1mdent o1:crntiim of the road;

7. What, if any, property is owned by the Western & Atlantic Railroad not useful for railroad purposes that could be properly and advantageously disposed of separately from the lease of the road;

8. What, if any, steps should be taken to assert the right and title of the State to any part of the right of way or properties of the road that may be adversely used and occupied;

9..Whether or not it would be wise and expedient to reserv~, from any of said properties, either at the terminals or elsewhere upon the line, overhead or underground rights, looking to their subsequent use, separate from railroad purposes, with specifications and recommendations thereof.

SEc. 4. The Commission is hereby authorized and directed to select and appoint either from among

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its members or without as the Commission may think best, some well qualified person, versed in the law relating to railways and their traffic, who shall be designated as Director for the Commission. He shall maintain an office in the Capitol; shall be provided with an adequate organization; and shall devote such time and attention to the work as may be requisite to its expeditious and efficient accomplishment. He shall perform such duties, legal and otherwise, as may from time to time be required of him by the Commission or by law; and he shall receive such compensation as the Commission may fix. His work shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the Commission, with whom he shall advise and to whom he shall make reports as often as may be required. In all legal matters he shall act as the attorney and counsel for the Commission.
SEc. 5. Among the duties to be required of the Director for the C{)mmission shall be included the following:
1. He shall cause to be prepared complete and accurate surveys, maps, profiles and estimates showmg:
The extent, character and use of all terminal properties of the road;
The entire line of the road, its grades, curves, elevations, stations, station grounds, together with the character and condition of the superstructure, rails, ties, bridges, tunnels and other structures.

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2. The extent and character of every use or occupation of the right of way, tracks and other properties of the road by any person or corporation other than the lessee and the authority therefor.
3. The properties not u~ed or apparently not useful for railroad purposes with an estimate of the market value of such properties and the uses to which they might be applied.
4. Surveys, profiles and estimates of cost necessary:
To double track the road and reduce its grades and curves; and the time reasonably required therefor;
What changes and improvements will be required to provide adequate terminals and terminal facilities for the independent operation of the road and estimate cost thereof and the time reasonably required for the work.
5. He shall cause to be made a careful examination into the reports, accounts, statistics and other data relating to the operation of the road for a series of years past in order to arrive at an estimate of the fair earning power of the road, based upon the character and extent of and revenue derived from the traffic which it has enjoyed and which it may reasonably expect to retain.
The Director for the Commission shal1 collect and assemble such data and all other available, pertinent i:r;rformation as may be required, which shall be an-

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alyzed, classified, indexed and submitted to the Commission for their information and guidance. He shall also advise with the Commission and furnish such legal opinion as the Commission may request, and perform such other services in connection with the work as the Commission may direct.
SEc. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Commission, in pursuance of a resolution to be adopted by a majority of the members thereof, in regular meeting assembled, is hereby fully authorized and empowered to lease and contract for the leasing of the railroad properties known as Western & Atlantic Railroad, including the terminals thereof, and its property other than its railroad property, not connected with. either of its terminals; and the same may be leased either in its entirety or as a part; whether surface, underground or overhead rights; and the Commission shall recommend and report to the General Assembly what disposition shall be made of the part of the property which the Commission concludes can not he advantageously leased. Said lease and contract for lease is to be made to a company or corporation, or to any party or parties who shall give good and sufficient security as hereinafter provided. >Said lease is to take effect and become operative from and after the expiration of the present lease and shall be for a term of not more than fifty (50) years and the total aggregate rentals from the said lease for its entire term shall average at least Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars per month.

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All the terms and conditions upon which said property may be leased shall be determined and prescribed by the Commission, except as may be limited by the provisions of this Act. In order to procure a lessee for the road upon terms that shall be fair and that shall conserve the best interests of the State, the said Commission may either invite competitive bidding or conduct direct negotiations with prospective bidders, or both; and in the event a lease of the road, for a period and at a rental, and. upon such terms as shall be satisfactory to the Commission, and in accordance with the other provisions of this Act, can be negotiated, the Commission is hereby fully authorized and empowered to agree upon all the terms and details of a formal lease contract, which being prepared and certified to the Governor by the said Commission shall be executed by him in behalf of the State. The said contract, after its execution, together with the certificate, shall be entered upon the Minutes of the Executive Department.
SEc. 6A. The lease of said road made under this Act shall in no wise interfere with the contract now existing between the State and the present lessee. The lessee or lessees under this Act shall receive the road and road bed, shops, stations and other property leased in its condition at the time the lease contract is made, ordinary and natural wear and tear until the expiration of the present lease excepted. The Commission constituted under this Act shall, within thirty days prior to the making of a lease,

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with such expert assistance as it may deem advisable, carefully examine the road, road bed and its appurtenances, and prepare a full and complete report o~ the condition of the same, which said report shall be filed in the executive office and recorded on the minutes of said office, and which thereafter and in all matters to which pertinent shall be taken and accepted as stating the true condition of the road at that time. The said Commission shall also include .in said report a full and complete inventory of all personal property, rolling stock, equipment, supplies, tools, etc., to be included in the lease, as re-ceived from the present lessee, together with a statement of condition and estimated value.
It is hereby further made the duty of the Commission constituted under this Act to make all settlements and adjustments touching the return of the road, its appurtenances and property of every kind included in the present lease, at the expiration of the same, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the present lease contract, and therefrom and thereafter make delivery to and take receipt from the new lessee under this Act, of all property or properties leased hereunder.
SEc. 7. Should the Commission be unable to find a lessee for the Western & Atlantic Railroad and the other property of said railroad upon fair and satisfactory terms and in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall ma~e report thereof to the General Assembly on the first day of its

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next session thereafter, together with their recommendation as to the most advantageous disposition or use to be made of the road and its property, ineluding the expediency of the extension of the road to the sea.
!SEc~ 8. The Commission is hereby further instructed and directed to have its Director and Counsel to prepare, so that the same may be presented tq the Genera} Assembly with the report of the Commission, bills carrying into effect any recommendation which the Commission may make with respect to the taxation of the property while in the hands of the lessee; with respect to the double tracking of the road, eliminating or reducing its grades and curves, provided the Commiss~on finds that this cost should be borne either partially or fully by the State; with respect to making such terminal improvements . and other changes as would be adequate to the independent operation of the road if the Commissio 1 makes any recommendation in regard to the same; with respect to such property as is owned i>y the Western & Atlantic Railroad not useful for railroad purposes and which the Commission recommend::; may be properly and advantageously disposed of separately from the lease of the road; with respect to what steps should be taken to assert the right and title of the State to any part of the right of way of any part of the road that may be adversely used or occupied; and with respect to any other recommendations of the Commission and which may requir~ in the opinion of the Commission and its Director

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and Counsel any other and further legislation by the General Assembly of Georgia, to fully, completely and adequately protect all the interests of the State of Georgia in regard to said road, and all of its parts and properties, whether reckoned as surface, overhead or underground rights.
SEc. 9. Be it further enacted, That the said lessee to whom any part of said Western & Atlantic Railroad property may be leased, shall deposit with the Treasurer of the State of Georgia recognized valid bonds of the State of Georgia or of the United States of the par value of at least the amount of the annual rental of such lessee to the State of Georgia, and should said bonds so deposited by the lessee, at any time, depreciate in value below their par value, or be reduced in payment of penalty in the nature of a forfeit, such lessee shall, within thirty days, make good said deposit on being notified thereof by the Governor; by the deposit of other bonds of like kind as above, so that bonds at par and market value of at least the amount of the annual rental of such lessee shall at all times be deposited by such lessee with the Treasurer, as aforesaid, and in default thereof the Governor may, in his discretion, declare such lease forfeited, with all the incidents of forfeiture herein provided. It shall he the duty of the Governor and Treasurer, and such other person as now or may hereafter be charged by law with the special duty of protecting and reserving the rights of the State of Georgia in regard to said property and in seeing to it that such lessee strictly complies with

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the obligations of the lease, from time to time to inquire into the value of said 'bonds so deposited and report the same to each session of the Legislature, and said 'bonds shall be held as eollateral security by the State for the faithful performance of all the terms, obligations and covenants of such lessee.
SEc. 10. Be it further enacted, That the bonds deposited under the requirements or 8ection 9 of this Act, shall be regarded merely as co11atera1 security for the faithful performance by the lessee, depositing such bonds, of the terms of such lessee's lease contract, and shall not be held as exhaustive of other rights of the State, as lessQr. And after said bonds have been applied, in whole or in part, as damage pena.lty or forfeiture, for any act done, or omitted to be done, or any violation of the terms of the lease as herein provided, the originali party to the lease, whether corporation, person or persons, as well as the company chartered hereby as the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company shall be liable further to the State of Georgia for any damage caused by any breach or forfeiture under such contract by such lessee. In addition tq the deposit as security Iequired by the terms of this Act, and the personal and corporate liability imposed by the terms of this Act, the Legislature may, at any time, require the lessee or lessees to enter into bond with good security to be approved by the Governor or Attorney-General in such sum not to exceed the amount of the annual rental of the lessee from whom such bond is re-

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quired, as the Legislature may deem necessary to fully protect the interest of the State.

SEc. 10-A. In case the lessee or lessees under this Act shall fail or refuse to pay whatever sum may be agreed upon according to the provisions of this Act as a monthly rental to the Treasurer of the State, and as specified in the last contract entered into with said lessee, within twenty days after the time named and agreed upon in said lease contract for the payment of such monthly rental, the lessee or lessees shaH forfeit to the State six months' rental as damages to be collected out of the bonds deposited under this Act and as collateral security for the payment of said rental. For'failing or refusing to comply with said lease contract and. for breach of any of the covenants or conditions of said lease contract by the lessee, the Governor, at his option, may declare the lease forfeited, and take immediate possession of said road and its appurtenances; and if any resistance is offered by the lessee or lessees, it shall be the duty of sheriffs of all counties in this State through which said railroad runs to aid the Governor with the posse cometatus of their respective counties to take possession and expel the lessee or lessees who have failed or refused to make payments when due as aforesaid, ()r who have by omission or commission violated the conditions and covenants of said lease; and in ten days after he has terminated the lease and taken possession of the road for the State, the Governor shall apply the remaining bonds

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deposited as damages on aceount of the forfeiture, as far as the same may go.
SEc. 11. Be it further enacted, That as soon as the terms of lease are agreed upon between the Commission and lessee or lessees, the name or names of the company or corporation or parties leasing the road and its appurtenances shall be entered on the Mii:mtes of the Executive Department as the persons or corporations proposing to take said fease, and the lease shall also be recorded in the Executive Department, and a receipt given to the State by the lessees under this Act, for all the property turned over to them; the persons, association, or corporation accepted as lessees under this Act, if not already a corporation created under the laws of Georgia, shall, from the time of such lease being entered on the Executive Minutes, and until after the final adjustment of all matters springing out of said lease contract, become a body politic and corporate under the laws of this State, under the name and style of the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company, which body corporate shall be operated only from the time of their taking possession of said road as lessees ; and it shall have the power to sue and be sued, on all contracts made by said company, in any county through which the road runs, after the execution of said lease, or for any cause or action which may accrue to said company, and to which it may become liable. After said lease is executed, said company shall have power to make all ru}es, by-laws and regulations for the government of said company,

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and for the working and management of said road, which are necessary and usual with railroad companies in this State, and which are not in conflict .with the laws and Constitution of this State, or of the United States. The principal office and place of business of said company shall be in this State; provided that nothing in this Act shall be construed as an amendment of the charter of any corporation which may lease said road. Provided, further, that the said lessee of said corporation already incorporated under the laws of Georgia, shall operate said railroad as the vVestern & Atlantic Railroad; such lessee may be sued on any contract or cause of action arising out of said lease for the operation of said road, in any county in which said road runs.

SEc. 11-A. The said lessee shall not sublet, release or rent for any purpose the said railroad or any part thereof, nor permit the use of the tracks of said railroad for other persons than the lessee for the operation and movement of trains and traffic, without the approval in writing of the Governor of the State. All improvements, betterments, or additions, to, in or upon the said road or any part thereof, or any property leased thereunder, made by the lessee or its tenants, shall become, upon the expiration of the lease, the property of and belong to the State of Georgia.

SEc. 12. Be it further enacted, That the railroad shops of the V.festern & Atlantic Railroad shall not be removed beyond the State of Georgia, and the

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principal office of the Western & Atlantic Railroad shall be within the limits of the State of Georgia.
SEc. 13'. Be it further enacted, That said Commission, in leasing said railroad, shall make provision for the lessee to pay the ap.nual county tax to each county through which said railroad runs according to the tax rate of said county for each year on the valu_e of the property of such railroad in such county.
SEc. 14. The members of the Commission shall receive their expenses while away from home upon the business of the Commission. The Commission may also be provided with a clerk and other assistants"if deemed necessary by the Commission for the proper conduct of the business.
SEc. 15. For the purpose of carrying this Act into full effect and meeting the expenditures herein authorized to be incurred, there is hereby appropriated the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or so much thereof as may he necessary, payable out of the funds in the Treasury of the State, not otherwise appropriated upon warrant of the Governor.

SEc. 16. Be it further enacted, That said Commif
ro sion is empowered, authorized and instructed
make report by the Fourth Wednesday in June, 1917, to the General Assembly, and if practicable, by the Fourth Wednesday in June, 1916, upon the following rnatters :
First: Upon the feasability and desirability of ex-
tending the Western & Atlantic Railroad to the sea;

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Second: What real estate the State of Georgia owns on the coast which would be available for Deep Water Terminals for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, its acreage and exact location, and also depth of surrounding waters, and its accessibility to ocean vessels. The said Commission is further instructed to furnish like information as to the nearest water front property to that which may be owned by, the State; also the cost of purchasing other property of equal facility for use as Deep Water Terminals for the Western & Atlantic Railroad. As part of this report on Deep Sea Terminals, the said Commission will submit such maps, coast surveys, and other data of like character as may be found necessary to the extent of showing the locat~on, adaptability of such real estate as above set forth, for general terminal use for the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
Third: Said Commission shall secure, as far as may be possible, complete information of any survey or surveys which have been made from any point on the coast of Georgia, towards Atlanta; also of any prospective railroad, or railroads, together with maps, showing the mileage surveyed, as well as constructed; also counties traversed and to be traversed; also estimate of cost of construction, character and kind of construction and material used. To secure all such information as will show the cost per mile, likewise the entire cost of such railroad building and equipping. The Commission is instructed to invite and receive aU such information from any reliable source, and to investigate.

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Four: Said Commission is further empowered, authorized and 0 instructed, if necessary, to employ, one or more competent persons to assist in making report to determine the reasonable cost and probable earning power and value of said road to the people of Georgia as an extension of the Western & Atlantic Railroad to Deep Water.
Five : Said Commission shall make inquiry of the county authorities of the counties lying between Atlanta, Georgia, and the Seaboard and learn to what extent the counties, through convict labor or otherwise, would aid the 8tate in constructing extension of the Western & Atlantic Railroad to the Sea.
Six: If there should be any person, or association of persons, or corporation who might desire to submit a proposition to construct or submit plans for tbe construction of the extension of the Western & Atlantic Railroad to the Sea, the said Commission is authorized to receive same, in writing, covering
0
the construction and equipping of said extensions.

SEc. 17. The lessee or lease company hereunder shall be subject to, and required to observe and obey all just and reasonable rules, orders, schedules of freight and passenger tariffs as may be prescribed by the iaws of this State, or the Railroad Commission of Georgia, in like manner and to the same extent as other railroads in this 8tate.

It is hereby made the duty of the Railroad Commission, representing the State, to supervise and

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regularly inspect the said road and its properties and its operation under this lease, and to see that the road and properties leased are kept, preserved, cared for, maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this Act and terms of the lease contract, and to report to the Governor any violations thereof or any failure or dereliction on the part of the lease company hereunder, together with its recommendations concerning such, and the said Commission is hereby invested with all necessary powers to enable it to fully and efficiently discharge the special supervisory duties as the State's representatives, herein imposed.
In addition to such reports as m11y be required by the Railroad Commission of the lease company under its general regulatory powers as to railroads and other common carriers doing business within this State, the said Railroad Commission ~ay require of the lease company such special reports as to operations, earnings, up-keep, maintenance, improvements, condition of, additions to or changes in said railroad or other properties leased, its equipment, rolling stock, etc., as it may deem necessary or proper.
SEc. 18. Be it further enacted, That all vacancies in said Commission, either by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the Governor of said State.

SEc. 19. Be it further enacted, That the Commission created by this Act shall make full report to the

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General Assembly when it meets in 1916, of what it has done up to that time, and that said Commission and the powers with which it shall be invested, shall cease, determine and be of no further force and effect on the Fourth Wednesday in .Tune, 1918, unless its life be further extended by Legislative Act.
SEo. 20. Be it further enacted, That all laws anc;l parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed.

The following amendments to the committee substitute were read and adopted:

By Messrs. Williams, Walker and KnightAmend Section 13' by striking therefrom the word
''shall,'' in the first line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word ''may.''
Amend by striking from Section 6 all of the words after the word ''years,'' in line 13.

By Mr. Williams of MeriwetherAmend by striking the word" or," in line 13, Sec-
tion 10, and place instead the word ''and.''

By Mr. Atkinson of Fulton-
Amend by adding after Section llA of substitute a section to be known as Section llB, which shall read as follows: "No lease shall be executed which does not reserve to the State the power to authorize the laying-out, building and construction of such ways, streets, roads, bridges or_ viaducts across or



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along the properties leased as may he deemed to be to the interest of the people of Georgia without let or hindrance and without liability over to the lessee by abatement of lease money or otherwise.''

By Mr. Atkinson of Fulton-
Amend by striking from line 14, of Section 11, the following words ''In any county through which the road runs,'' and by striking from line 15 of said section the word ''or,'' occurring after the word "cause," in said line, and striking from said line the word ''and,'' occurring immediately after the word "company," in said line, and substituting therefor the word ''or,'' and further so that lines 13, 14 and 15 of said sect.ion be so amended as.that after the word "lessees," occurring at the conclusion of line 12 and the commencement of line 13, said lines 13, 14 and 15 shall read as follows: ''and it shall have the power to sue and be sued on all contracts made or to be performed, and all torts committed by said comp~ny in like manner and time and place as other railroad companies operating railroads in this State may sue or be sued, after the ~x ecution of said lease or for any cause of action which may accrue to said company or to which it may become liablie. ''

By Mr. Swift of Muscogee and Mr. Cole of Bartow-
Amend by striking all of Section 1, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''Section 1. There is hereby created a Commission to be known as the

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Western & Atlantic Railroad Commission, which shall be composed of the Governor of the State, Chairman of the Railroad Commission, and one citizen of the State, to be named and appointed by the Governor and Chairman of the Railroad Commission. The Commission so constituted shall perfect its own organization and adopt such rules and employ such methods of procedure as it may deem most expedient to the end in view, subject to such limitations and directions as may be hereinafter expressed. The compensation of the member of the Commission named by the Governor and Chairman of the Railroad Commission, shall be such as is :fixed by the Governor and Chairman of the Railroad Commission.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill by substitute as amended, was agreed to.
The bill, involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adam8, of Walton Barber

Anderson, of Banks Barfield

Andea-son, of Floyd Beazley

Anderson, of Wilkes Beck, of Carroll

Andrews

Beck, of Murray

Arnold, of Clay

Beall, of Richmond

Atkinson, of Emanuel Blackburn

AtkinBOn, of Fulton Bowers

Ayer

Boyett

Baggett

B!radfQrd

Bale

BTadley

Ballard

Brinwn

Brooks Brown, of Clarke Brown, of Emanuel Bullard Burtz Carroll Oarter Chancey ClMke Clements Cole Oolema.n, of Calhoun

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Coleman, of Laurens Hudson

Retiser

Collier

Hutcheson

Ri!\e

Collins

Jackson

Shannon

Cooper

Johnson, of Appling Sheffield

Cravey

Johnson, of Gwinnett Shipp

Culpepper

Jones, of Coweta

Shvrt

Dart

Keene

Shuptrine

DAYidson

Key

Simpson

Dickerson

Kidd

&1oan

Dockery

King, of Jefferson Smith, of Daue

Dodd

King, of \\'hite

Smith, of DeKalb

Dorris, of Crisp

Kirby

Smith, of Toombs

Dorris, of Douglas Knight

Steele

Dorsett

Lane

Stewart

Dorsey

Ledbetter

St!rickland

Duffy

T,eSueur

Sumner

Edwards, of Walton Lowe

Swift

Elders

Lu:,sford

Taylor. of Monroe

Estes

~Iartin

Towles

Evans

Mathews, of Dawsol). Turner

Findley

Moore, of Heard Veazey

Fowler

Moore, of Jeff Davis Walker, of Ben Hill

Gillis

Morris, of Cobb

Walker, of Bieckley

Gordy

Morris, of Hart

Webb

Green, of Wilkes

McR,ae

Westbrook

Griffin, of Decatur Neill

Wihe<atley

Haynes

Nunn

Williams

Heath

Olive

\'.-1ohlwender

Hines

Parker

\Vorsham

Hodges

Perry

Youmans, of Candler

Holden

Pharr

Yeomans, of Terrell

IIopkins

Pickeren

Young

Howard

Ragland

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.:

A<lams, of Pike Alien, of Glascock Anderso.1, of Jenkins Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Campbell Carithers Cook Dennard

Fullbright Gilliam Hogg Stovall

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Jackson Ilel!, of Milton

Brown, of Wheeler Connor

Conger

Davis

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Edwards, of Bryan Lanier

Edwards, of Hwralson Liles

Ennis

:r,1arshall

Foster

Mathews, of Elbert

Ga.rlington

Meadows

Green, of Clayton Myrick

G-riffin, of Lowndes McCalla

Harris, of Walker McLanahan

Harris, Washington Oliver

Hartley

Parks

Jones, of Wilkinson Peacock

King, of Greene

Perkins Redwine Rich Roberts Rushin Sheppard Spence Stark Taylor, Washington Thompson Wright

Ayes 134, nays 14.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the bin the ayes were 134, nays 14.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute, as amended.
Mr. Nunn of Houston moved that this House do now adjourn, and the motion prevailed.
_ The Speaker announced the House adjourned until Monday mormng at 11 o'clock.

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REPRESENTATIVE fuLL, ATLANTA, GA. November 22, 1915.

The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 11 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names :

Adams, of Pike

Brwdley

Dickerson

Adams, of Walton BTinson

Dockery

Allen, of Glascock B!l'ooks

Dodd

Allen, of Jackson

BTown, of Clarke

Dorris, of Crisp

Anderson, of Banks BTown, of Emanuel Dorris, of Douglas

Anderson, of Floyd Brown, of Wheeler :Oorsett

Anderson, of Jenkins Bullard

Dorsey

Andersou, of Wilkes Burtz

Duffy

Andrews

Campbell

Edwards, ot Bryan

Arnold, of Clarke Carithers

EdwardR, of HMalson

Arnold, of Clay

Carroll

Edwards, of Walton

Arnold, of Henry Garter

Elders

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Chancey

Ennis

Atkinson, of Emanuel Cllllrke

.Estes

Atkinson, of Fulton Clements

Evans

Ayer

Cole

Findley

Baggett

Coleman, of Calhoun Foster

Bale

Coleman, of Laurens Fowler

Ballard

Collier

Fullbright

Barber

Collins

Garlington

Barfield

Conger

Gilliam

Beazley

Connor

Gillis

Beck, of Carroll

Cook

Gordy

Beck, of Murray

Cooper

Green, of Clayton

Bell, of Milton

Cravey

Green, of Wilkes

Beall, of Richmond Culpepper

Griffin, of Decatu~

Blackburn

"Dart

Griffin, of U:Jwndes

Bowers

Davidson

Harris, of Walker

Boyett

Davis

Harris, Washington

Bradfor<t

lJennarrl

Hartley

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Haynes

Mathews, of Elbert Simpson

Heath

Meadows

Sloan

Hines

Moore, of. Heard Smith, of Dade

Hodges

Moore, of Jeff Davis Smith, of DeKalb

Hogg

Morris: of Cobb

Smith, of Toombs

Holden

Morris, of Hart

Spence

Elopkine

Myrick

Stark

Howard

McCalla

Steele

Hudson

MeLanahan

Stewart

Huteheson

McRae

Stovall

Jackson

Neill

Strickland

Johnson, of Appling Nunn

Sumner

Johnson, of Gwinnett Olive

Swift

Jones, of Coweta

Oliver

Taylor, of Monroe

Jones, of Wilkinson Parker

Tayloil", Washington

Keene

Parks

Thompson

Key

Peaeock

Towles

Kidd

Perkins

Turner

King, of Greene

Perry

Veazey

King, of Jefferson Pharr

Walker, of Ben Hill

King, of White

Pickeren

Walker, of Bleckley

Kirby

Ragland

Webb

K'night

Redwine

Westbrook

Lane

Reiser

Wheatley

Lanier

Rice

Williams

Ledbetter

Rich

Wohlwender

LeSueur

Roberts

Worsham

Liles

Sh::mnon

Wright

Lowe

Sheffield

Youmans, of Candler

Lunsford

Sheppard

Yeomans, of Terrell

Marshall

Sbipp

Young

Martin

Short

Mr. Speaker

Mathews, of Dawson Shuptrine

Those absent were 'Messrs.-
Rushin
Mr. Arnold of Clay gave notice that at the proper time he would move to reconsider the action of the House in passing House Bill No. 1, the Wesfern & Atlantic Railroad Lease Bill.

By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of Friday's proceedings was dispensed with.

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By unanimous consent an indefinite leave of absence was granted to Hon. J. R. Beall of Richmond County on account of the seri.ous illness of his wife.
By unanimous consent an indefinite leave of absence was granted Mr. Dorris of Crisp and Mr. Dorris of Douglas on account of serious illness of the father of Mr. Dorris of Crisp.
Mr. Blackburp of Fulton, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report~

Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules have had under consid-
eration the report to assign the following bills for a special order and as its vice-chairman I am directed to report the same be made a special and continuing order for today's session immediately after the confirmation of the Journal, as follows:
1st. All appropriation bills in t}le order they appear on the calendar, with debate limited to 10 minutes to each bill.
2nd. Senate Bill No. 10, entitled an Act to protect Rhrimp and oysters, with debate limited to 15 minutes.
3rd. House Bill No. 10, known as the local option bill, with 15 minutes allowed to the author, Mr. Bale (lf Floyd.
4th. The Automobile Tax Bill, No. 9, debate limited to one hour, equally divided.
BLACKBURN, Vice-Chairman.

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The following amendment to the report was offered, read and adopted:

By Mr. Jones of CowetaAmend by transposing House Bill No. 9 from or~
der No. 4 upon ca-lendar to No. 1 of Rules Committee order for the day and amend by allowing 30 minutes to the side on said bill No. 9 instead of one hour.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to fixing the order of business for the day, was agreed to as amended.
The order of business recommended by the Rules Committee was adopted as amended.
The following resolutions were read and adopted:

By Mr. Bale of FloydA Resolution: Whereas, news has been received
by the House of the serious illness of the wife of Hon. J. R. Beall of Richmond County,
Therefore, be it resolved, That the tenderest sympathy of this House is extended to Hon. Mr. Beall in this sad hour.
By Mr. Culpepper of MeriwetherA resolution fixing adjournment sine die Wednes-
day, November 24th, that is that both branches of the General Assembly then adjourn without a day.
By Messrs. Hutcheson of Turner, Culpepper of Meriwether and Swift of Muscogee-
A resolution to provide for the record of a certain

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judgment and finding of a special tribunal appointed to decide upon the disputed title of certain property belonging to the Western & Atlantic Railroad and to provide for the custody of the original proceedings in the cause.
The following resolution ~as read and referred to the Committee on Rules:

By Mr. Dorsey of CobbA resolution to make Hobse Resolution No. 10 a
special order.
By unanimous consent the order of motions to reconsider was recurred to.
Mr. Arnold of Clay moved to reconsider the action of the House in passing House Bill No. 1.
By unanimous consent debate on the motion to reconsider was limited to twenty minutes to the side.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, 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 provide for the general appropriations .for the State for the years 1916 and 1917 and for other purposes.
The Senate has adopted the following resolution,

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in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to-wit.:
A resolution in reference to the use of automobiles on the rural free delivery routes by the delivery earners.
The following bill of the House was taken up for consideration as a special order and was read the third time:

By Mr. Jones of CowetaA bill to provide for the annual registration and
identification of automobiles and other motor vehicles in this State.
By unanimous consent the morning session was extended until the bill shall have been disposed of.
The following committee amendments were read and adopted :
Amend Section 6 by adding after word '' licensing" in the 2nd line, the words "the operation."
Amend Section 10 by adding after the word ''safe'' in the third line the words "not to exceed a speed of thirty miles per hour."
Amend Section 10 by adding after the word ''bridge" in the 6th line and 7th line thereof the words ''railroad crossing.''
Amend Section 10 by adding at the end of the 9th line the following words ''and shall not operate said vehicle at a greater speed than ten miles per hour.''

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Amend Section 11 by striking from said section the following words, "Provided, that when upon a roadway bordering upon any precipice, stream or river, the operator of such motor vehicle or motorcycle shall take the lower side of such canyon, road or dugway, or the side nearest to such precipice or river.''

Amend Section 18 by striking from the 6th line thereof the words ''owners of motor vehicles'' and insert in lieu thereof the word ''persons.''

Amend Section 1!) by adding after the word ''provided, that in addition to the cost of the number plates and seals provided in this Act, the Secretary of State shall not expend for inspectors, clerks or other expense, more than fifteen (15) per centum of the total f11nds received and collected by said Secretary of State under the provisions of this section.

Amend Section 25 by striking all of saiG section and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: ''Section 23. Be it further enacted, That any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.''

Amend by striking all of Section 24 and numbering the succeeding sections accordingly.

Amend Section 17 by adding at the end thereof the following words: ''Provided, further, that nothing therein shall prevent incorporated cities and towns from requiring by ordinance the owners of

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motor vehicles residing within the incorporated limits of said cities or towns, to register the number of State license with the clerk of council or other officer to be designated by such city or town, together with a brief description of such motor vehicle; and said incorporated cities and towns :-;ohall have the power to provide a penalty for the violation of such ordinance.''

By Messrs. Ledbetter and Andrews..:_ Amend Section 19 by adding at the end of sair1
section the 'following words, to-wit.: "Provided, however, that the foregoing shall include only necessary and actual expenses, to be itemized and accounted for by said Secretary of State.''

By Messrs. Carter, Short, Kidd, King and KnightAmend by striking all of Section 18 and substi
tuting in lieu thereof the following: ''Be it further enacted, That the Secretary of State shall at leaRt once in each month call the attention of the sheriffs in the several counties of ~his State to the provisions of this Act, and it shall be the duty of such sheriffs to make investigations as to the violations of the provisions of this Act, and such sheriffs shall have authority and it is hereby made their duty to swea1. out accusations and prosecute any and all owners of motor vehicles who violate any of the provisions of this Act. The costs of said sheriffs shall be paid to him in the same manner as other criminal costs are paid under the law.''
The report of the committee, which was favorable

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to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to as amended.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104 nays 17.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed as amended.
Mr. Culpepper of Meriwether moved that the bill be immediately transmitted to the Senate; the motion prevailed and the immediate transmission of the bill to the Senate was ordered.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Veazey of "'\Varren.
The hour of adjournment having arrived the Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3 0 'clock P. M.
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
The following resolution of the House was read the third time and placed on its passage:
By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA resolution to pay expenses of the committee in-
vestigating the Deaf and Dumb Institute.

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353

By unanimous consent debate on the resolution in the Committee of the Whole House was limited to five minutes.
The resolution, involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Carter of Bacon as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended.
The following committee amendment was read and adopted:
Amend by striking the words ''two hundred eighty three and 58-100" wherever they appear in said resolution and substitute in lieu thereof the words "three hundred eighteen and 68-100."
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution as amended, was agreed to.
The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

Andrews

Bale

Adams, of Walton Arnold, of Clay

Balla.rd

A.llen, of Glascock Arnold, of Henry Barber

Anderson, of Banks Atkinson, of Emanuel Barfield

Anderson, of Floyd Atkinf!JOn, of Fulton Beck, of Carroll

Anderson, of .Tenkins Ayer

Bell, of Milton

Anderson, of Wilkes Baggett

BlCkburn

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Boyett

Har.ris, Washington Perkins

Bradford

Haynes

Perry

BroWlll, of Clarke

Hines

Pharr

Brown, of Emanuel Hodges

Pickeren

Brown, of Wheeler Holden

Redwine

Bullard

Howard

Reliser

Burtz

Hutc.heson

Rice

Oarithers

Jackson

Roberts

Carroll

Johnson, of Appling Shannon

Carter

Johnson, of Gwinnett Sheffield

Chancey

Jones, of Coweta

Short

Clarke

Jones, of Wilkinson Simpson

Clements

Key

Smith, of DeKalb

Cole

Kidd

Smith, of Toombs

Coleman, of Calhoun King, of Greene

Steele

Coleman, of Laurens King, of Jefferson Stewart

Gollier

King, of White

Stovall

Collins

Kirby

Strickland

Cook

Knight

Sumner

Culpepper

Lane

Swift

Dart

Ledbetter

Taylor, of Monroe

Dickerson

Liles

Tayl01r, Washington

Dockery

Lunsford

Thompson

Dodd

Martin

Towles

;Dorsey

Mathews, of Dawson Turner

Edwards, of Walton Mathews, of Elbert Walker, of Ben Hill

Estes

Moore, of Heard Walker, of Bleckley

Evans

Moore, of Jeff Davis Westbrook

Findley

Morris, of Cobb

Wheatley

Fullbright

Morris, of Hart

Williams

Gordy

Neill

Youmans, of Candler

Green, of Clayton Nunn

Yeomans, of Terrell

Green, of Wilkes

Olive

Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Davidson

Hartley

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Jackson

Beall, of Richmond

Arnold, of Clarke Bowers

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Bra:dley

Beazley

Brinson

Beck, of Murray

Brooks

Campbell Conger Connor Cooper Cravey

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355

Davis

Harris, of Walker

Dennard

Heath

Dorris, of Crisp

Hogg

Dorris, of Douglas Hopkins

Dorsett

Hudson

Duffy

Keene

Edwards, of Bryan Lanier

Edwards, of Hruralson LeSueur

Elders

Lowe

Ennis

Marshall

Foster

Meadows

Fowler

Myrick

Ga.rlington

McCalla

Gilliam

McLanahan

Gillis

McRae

Griffin, of Decatur Oliver

Griffin, of Lowndes Parker

Ayes 120, nays 2.

Parks Peaeock Ragland Rich Rushin Sheppard Shipp Shuptrine 51oan Smith, of Dade Spence Stark Veazey Webb W'ohlwender Worsham Wright

By unanimous consent the verification of the rvll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the 'resolution the ayes were 120, nays 2.
The resolution, having received the requisite con- . stitutional majority, was passed as amended;
By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA bill to appropriate $14,210.83 to supply a de-
ficiency in the Department of the Keeper of Public Buildings.
The resolution, involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House, and the Speaker of the House designated Mr. Brown of Emanuel as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and

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through their chairman reported the resolution back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to.
The resolution, involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike

Chancey

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Adams, of Walton Clements

Jones, of Coweta

Allen, of Glascock Cole

J'ones, of Wilkinson

Anderson, of Banks C()leman, of Calhoun Key

AnderS"On, of Floyd Coleman, ()f Laurens King, of Greene

Anderson, of Jenkins Collier

King, of Jefferson

Anderson, of Wilkes Collins

King, of White

Andrews

Cook

Kir.by

Arnold, of Clay

Cravey

Lane

Arnold, of Hen.ry Culpepper

Ledbetter

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Dar-e

Liles

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dickerson

Lunsford

Atkinoon, of Fulton Dockery

Martin

Ayer

Dorsey

Mathews, of Dawson

Baggett Bale

Edwards, of Walton Mathews, of Elbert

Elders

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Ballard

Estes

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Barber

Evans

Morris, of Hart

Barfield

Findley

McCalla

Beck, of Carroll

Fullbright

Me Rae

Bliaickburn

Garlington

Neill

Boyett

Gilliam

Nunn

Bradford

Green, of Wilkes

Olive

Bradley

Harris, Washmgton Barks

Brown, of Clarke

Haynes

Perkins

Brown, of Emanuel Heath

Redwine

Brown, of Wheeler Hines

Redser

Bullard

Rodges

Rlice

:Surtz

Holden

Roberts

Carithers

Hutcheson

Shannon

Carroll

Johnson, of Appling Sheffield

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357

Shipp Shuptrine Simpson 51oan Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Steele

Stovall Strickland Sumner Swift Taylor, of Monroe Turner

Walker, of Bleckley Westbrook Whoo.tley Williams Youmans, of Candlf3r YeoiiiJI.ns, of Terrell

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Carter Davidson Davis Hartley

Howard Kidd Knight

Moore, of Heard Th.ompson Walker, of Ben Hill

Those not. voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Jackson Ennis

Arnold, of Clarke Foster

Beazley

Fowler

Beck, of Murray

Gillis

Bell, of Milton

Gordy

Beall, of Richmond Green, of 'Clayton

Bowers

Griffin, of Decatu:r

Brinson

Griffin, of Lowndes

Brooks

Harris, of Walker

Campbell

Hogg

CIMke

Hopkins

Conger

Hudson

Connor

Jackson

Cooper

Keene

Dennard

Lanier

Dodd

LeSueur

Dorris, of Crisp

Lowe

Dorris, of Douglas Marshall

Dorsett

Meadows

Duffy

Myrick

Edward.s, of Bryan McLan.aJhan

Edwards, of Hwalson Oliver

Parker Pea.eock Perry Pharr Pickeren 'Ragland Rich Rushin Sheppard Short Smith, of Dade Spence Stark Stewart Taylor, Washington Towles Veazey Webb Wohlwender Worsham Wright Young

Ayes 112, nays 10.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll cail was dispensed with.

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On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 112, nays 10.
The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.

By Mr. Connor of SpaldingA resolution providing for payment of certain ex-
penses in connection with the Russell investigation.
The resolution, involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Nunn of Houston as the chairman thereof.
The Committee of the Whole House arose and through their chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute.
The following substitute offered by the committee was read and adopted :
A Resolution: Whereas, the House ordered an official investigation, at the last regular session of certain charges against Hon. R.. B. Russell, judge of the Court of Appeals, and authorized the employment of a stenographer to report the evidence in said investigation and a sergeant-at-arms to summons witnesses, and
Whereas, certain expenses were incurred under and by virtue of said resolution,
Now therefore the sum of $150.00 is hereby appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary,

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359

for the purpose of paying the bill of the stenographer reporting said matter, the expense account of non-resident witnesses and such other expenses as were actually incurred in said investigation, to be paid out only upon properly itemized vouchers; and the Governor is hereby authorized to draw warrantt:J in favor of the portion so entitled for the amounts of their respective accounts.
... The report of the committee; which was favorable to the passage of the resolution by substitute, wad agreed to.
The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows :

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike

B!l'own, of Clarke

Adams, of Walton Brown, of Emanuel

Allen, of Glascock Brown, of Wheeler

Anderson, of Banks Burtz

Anderso11, of Floyd Oarithers

Anderson, of Jenkins (Jarroll

Anderson, of Wilkes Carter

Arnold, of Clay

Chancey

Arnold, of Henry Cla;rke

Atkinson, of Emanuel Clements

Atkinson, of Fulton Cole

Ayer

Coleman, of Calhoun

Baggett

Coleman, of Laurens

Bale

Collier

Ballard

Culpepper

Barber

Dart

Barfiela

Davidson

Beck, of Carroll

Davis

'3ell, of Milton

Dockery

Boyl'tt

Dodd

Bradford

Dorris, of Crisp

Bradley

.Dorsey

EdwarJs, of Walton Eldf;rs Estes Evans .Findley Fullbright Garlinglton Gilliam Gordy Griffin, of Decatur Harris, Washington J:lartley Haynes Heath hines Holden Howard Hut0heson Jackson .Tohnson, of Appling Johnson, of Gwinnett Jones, of Coweta

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Jones, of Wilkinson Key King, of Greene King, of Jefferson King, of White Kirby Knight Lane Ledbetter Liles Lunsford Martin Mathews, of Dawson Mathews, of Elbert Moore, of HE>ard .Mocre, of Jeff Davi@ Morris, of Cobb Morris, of Hart

McRae Neill Nunn Olive Parks Perkins Perry Pharr Redwine Reiser Rlice Roberts Shannon Sheffield Shipp Short Shuptrine Simpson

-:=.1oan Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Steele Stovall Strickland Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Towles Tumer Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Blackley Webb Wheatley Williams Worsham Youmans, of Candler Young

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Allen, of Jackson

Duffy

McCalla

Andrews

Edward<~, of Bryan McLanaJhan

Arnold, of Clarke Edwards, of Haralson Oliver

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Ennis

Parker

Beazley

Foster

Peacock

Beck, of Murray

Fowler

Pickeren

Beall, of Richmond Gillis

Ragland

Blackburn

Green, of Clayton Rich

Bowers

Green, of Wilkes Rushin

Brinson

Griffin, of Lowndes Sheppard

Brooks

Harris, of Walker Smith, of Dade

Bullard

Hod get~

Spence

Campbell

hogg

Stark

Gollins

Hopkin111

S'tewart

Conger

Hudson

Swift

Connor

Keene

Taylor, Washington

Cook

Kidd

Thompson

Cooper

Lanier

Veazey

Cravey

LeSueur

Westbrook

Dennard

Lowe

Wohlwender

Dickerson

:Marshall

Wright

Dorris, of Douglas Meadows

Yeomans, of Terrell

Dorsett

Myrick

Ayes 120, nays 0.

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361

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 120, nays 0.
The resolution, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed by substitute.

By Mr. Fullbright of Burke by requestA resolution to make an appr.opriation to the Geor-
gia Experiment Station.
The foilowing amendments of the committee were read and adopted on November 17, 1915:
Amend by striking the word "annuaTiy" wherever it appears in said resolution.
Amend further by striking the words ''for each of the years 1916 and 1917."
Amend by striking Section 2 of the bill.
Amend further by adding a new section as the repealing clause.
Amend caption by striking the words and figures "five thousand ($~,000.00)" and inserting figures "($2,500.00)."
Amend by striking the words ''four thousand'' wherever they occur and insert in lieu thereof the ~ords "twenty-five hundred."
The resolution involving an appropriation, the roll call was orde.red and the vote was as follows :

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r:l'hose voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Adame, of Pike

Davidson

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Adams, of W:alton Davis

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Allen, of Glascock Dickerson

McCalla

Anderson, of Banks Dockery

McRae

Anderson, of Floyd Dodd

Neill

Anderson, of Wilkes Dersey

Olive

Andrews

Edwards, of Walton .Perkins

Arnold, of Clay

Elders

Perry

Arnold, of Henry Evans

Pharr

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Findley

Pickeren

Atkinson, of Emanuel Fowler

Redwine

Atkinson, of Fulton Fullbright

Reiser

Ayer

Garlington

Rlice

B<ag.gett

Gilliam

R>oberts

Bale

Gordy

Shannon

Ballard

Green, of Wilkes

Sheffield

Barber

Griffin. or vecatur Shipp

Barfield

Harris, Washington Short

Beck, of Carroll

Heath

Shuptrine

Bell, of Milton

Hines

Simpson

Boyett

Hodges

Smith, of DeKnlb

Bradford

Holden

Smith, of Toombs

Brown, of Clarke

Howard

Spence

Brown, of Emanuel Hutc-heson

Steele

Brown, of Wheeler Jachon

Stewart

Bullard

Johnson, of Appling Stovall

Hurt?.

Johnson, of Gwinnett Sumner

Carithers

Jones, of Wilkinson Swift

Carter

Key

Taylor, of Monroe

Chancey

King, of Greene

Thompson

Clarke

King, of Jefferson Towles

Clements

Kling, of White

Turner

Cole

Lane

Walker, of Blackley

Coleman, of Calhoun Ledbetter

Webb

Coleman, of Laurens Liles

wheatley

Collier

Lunsforn

Williams

Collins

Marshall

Worsham

Cravey

Martin

Youmans, of Candler

Culpepper

Mathews, of Dawson Yeomans, of Terrell

Dart

Mathews, of Elbert

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363

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Carroll Bstes Hartley

Kirby Knight Moore, of Heard

Parks E.1oan Walker, of Ben Hill

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Allen, of Jackson

Duffy

Morris, of Hart

Anderson, of Jenkins Edwards, of Bryan Myrick

Arnold, of Clarke Edwards, of Haralson McLan.aJhan

Beazley

Ennis

Nunn

Beck, of Murray

Foster

Oliver

Beall, of Richmond Gillis

Parker

Blruckburn

Green, of Clayton Peacock

Bowel"'l

Griffin, of Lowndes HAagland

Bradley

Harris, oi Walker Rich

Brinson

Haynes

Rushin

Brooks

Hogg

Sheppard

Campbell

Hopkins

Smith, of Dade

Conger

Hudson

Stark

Connor

Jones, of Coweta Strickland

Cook

Keene

'Taylor, Washington

Cooper

Kidd

Veaz.ey

Dennard

Lanier

Westbroo~t

Dorris, of Crisp

LeSueur

Wohlwender

Dorris, of Douglas Lowe

Wright

Dorsett

Meadows

Young

Ayes 119, nays 9.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 119, nays 9.

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

The following bill of the Senate was read the third time and placed on its passage:

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By Messrs. Akin of the 4th District 'and Adams of the 20th District-
A bill to provide for the protection and propagation of fish, shrimp, prawn, oysters, turtles, terrapins and other crustaceans in this State.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed fu.
On the passage of the bill the ayes were 111, nays
2.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
Mr. Blackburn of Fulton, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report:

1lfr. Speaker : Your Committee on Rules have had under consid-
eration a request to assign the following resolution of the Senate and bill of the House for a special order and as its vice-chairman I am directed to report that the following resolution of the Senate and bill of the House be made a special and continuing order immediately after the conclusion of the order as :fixed, as follows :
1. Senate Resolution No. 12, providing for the visitation of certain State institutions.
2. House Resolution No. 20, providing for authority in the Commissioner of Labor to use certain moneys, paid on fire policies, to be spent by him for the benefit of the Department of Labor and Labor Statistics.

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365

The report of the committee, which was favorable to fixing the order of business, was agreed to.
The order of business as recommended by the Committee on Rules, was adopted.

By Messrs. Bale, Findley and Anderson of FloydA bill to promote temperance and to secure ade-
quate enforcement of the law of this State.
On the agreement report of the committee, Mr. Bale of Floyd called the ayes and nays and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered on the agreement to the report of the committee and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.-

Anderson, of Banks Anderson, of Floyd Andrews Atkinson, of Fulton Bale Blackburn Brad.ley BroW'Il, of Clarke

Carter ClaJrke Collins Dart Findley Garlington Hartley Jackson

Mathews, of Dawson McCalla Pickeren StTickland Swift Towles . Wheatley

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Walton Barfield

Allen, of Glascock Beck, of Carroll

Anderson, of Jenkins Boyett

Anderson, of Wilkes Bradford

Arnold, of Clay

Brown, of Emanuel

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Brown, of Wht:eler

Atkinson, of Emanuel Campbell

Ayer

Oarithers

Baggett

Carroll

Balla.rd

Chancey

Barber

Clements

Coleman, of Calhoun Coleman, of Laurens Collier Cravey Culpepper Davidson Davis Dickerson Dockery Dodd Edwa.rds, of Walton

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Elders Estes Evans Fullbright G-illiam Gordy Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Harris, Washington Heath Hines Hodges Holden Howard Hutcheson Johnson, of Appling Jones, of Coweta Key Kidd King, of Greene King, of Jefferson King, of White

Kirby

Sbeffield

Knight

S'hipp

Lane r

Short

Ledbetter

Simpson

Liles

&1oan

Marshall

Smith, of DeKalb

Martin

Smith, of Toombs

Mathews, of Elbert Steele

iMoore, of Heard Stewart

Moore, of Jeff Davis Stovall

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Sumner

Morris, of Hart

Taylor, of Monroe

McRae

Thompson

Neill

Turner

Nunn

Walker, of Ben Hill

Olive

Walker, of Bleckley

Perry

Webb

Pharr

Westbrook

Redwine

Williams

Reiser

Youmans, of Candler

Rice

Yeomans, of Terrell

Robert~:~

Young

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Allen, of Jackson Arnold, of Clarke Arnold, of Henry Beazley Beck, of Murray Bell, of Milton Beall, of Richmond Bowers BTinsC>n BTooks
B~lard
Burtz Cole Conger Connor Cook Cooper Dennard Dor.ris, of Crisp

Dorris, of Douglas Lanier

Dorett

LeSueur

Dorsey

Lowe

Duffy

Lunsford

Edwards, of Bryan Meadows

Edwards, of H~Walson Myrick

Ennis

McLanahan

Foster

Oliver

Fowler

Parker

Gillis

Parks

Green, of Clayton Peacock

Griffin, of Lowndes Perkins

Harris, of Walker Ragland

Haynes

Rich

Hogg

Rushin

Hopkins

Shannon

Hudson

Sheppard

Johnson, of Gwinnett Shuptrine

Jones, of Wilkinson Smith, of Dade

Keene

Spence

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367

Stark

Veazey

Taylor, Washington .Wohlwender

Worsham Wright

Ayes 23, nays 99.
By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the agreement to the report of the committee the ayes were 23, nays 99.
The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was disagreed to and the bill was lost.
The following resolution of the Senate was read and concurred in :

By Mr. Stovall of the 30th District-
A resolution authorizing the various committees of the Senate and House to visit the institutions of the State during vacation.

The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Messrs. Yeomans of Terrell and W ohlwender of Muscogee-
A resolution disposing of the insurance adjustment funds derived from the fire in the office of the Department of Labor and Commerce.
The following bill was read the third time and tabled:

By Mr. Beck of CarrollA bill to amend the Constitution of the State by

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adding a new article to prohibit the sale and manufacture of certain liquors.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Rules:

By Messrs. Hutcheson and Nunn- To make House Bill No. 19 a special order.
Mr. Yeomans of Terrell moved that this House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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Tuesday, November 23, 1915.

The House met pursuant to adjournment this 'day at 10 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speakt::r, and was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names :

Adams, of Pike

Bradley

Adams, of Walton Brinson

Allen, of Glascock Brooks

Allen, of Jackson

Brown) of Clarke

Anderson, of Banks Brown, of Emanuel

Anderson, of Floyd Brown, of Wheeler

Anilerson, of Jenkins Bullard

Anderson, of Wilkes Burtz

Andrews

Campbell

Arnold, of Clarke Carithers

Arnold, of Clay

Carroll

Arnold, of Henry Carter

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Chancey

Atkinson, of Emanuel Clarke

Atkinson, of Thlton Clements

Ayer

Cole

Baggett

Coleman, of Calhoun

Bale

Coleman, of Laurens

Ballard

Collier

Barbe.r

Collins

Barfield

Conger

Beazley

Connor

Beck, of Carroll

Cook

Beck, of Murray

Cooper

Bell, of Milton

Cravey

Beall, of Richmond Culpepper

BJ.ruckburn

Dart

Bowers Boyett

Davidson Davis

Bradford

Dennard

Dickerson Dockery Dodd Dorris, of Crisp Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Dorsey Duffy Edward.s, of Bryan Edwards, of Hwralson Edwards, of Walton Elders Ennis Estes Evans Findley Foster Fowler Fullbright Garlington Gilliam Gillis Gordy Green, of Clayton <lreen, of Wilkes Griffin, of Decatur Griffin, of Lowndes Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington Hartley

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Haynes

Mathews, of Elbert Shuptrine

Heath

Meadows

Simpson

Hines

Moore, of Heard E.1oan

Hodges

Moore, of Jeff Davis Smith, of Dade

Hogg

Morris, of Cobb

Smith, of DeKnlb

Holden

Morris, of Hart

Smith, of Toombs

Hopkins

Myrick

Spence

Howard

McCalla

Stark

Hudson

McLanahan

Steele

Hut<;heson

McRae

S'tewart

Jackson

Neill

S.tovall

Johnson, of Appling Nunn

Strickland

Johnson, of Gwinnett Olive

Sumner

Jones, of Coweta

Oliver

Swift

Jones, of Wilkinson Parker

Taylor, of Monroe

Keena

Parks

Taylor, Washington

Key

Peacock

TrompsoJ,

Kidd

Perkins

Towles

King, of Greene

Perry

Turner

King, of Jefferson Pharr

Veazey

King, of White

Pickeren

Walker, of Ben Hill

Kirby

Ragland

Walker, of Bleckley

Knight

Redwine

Webb

Lana

Reiser

Westbrook

Lanier

Rice

Whetatley

Ledbetter

Rich

Williams

LeSueur

Roberts

Wohlwender

Liles

Shannon

Worsham

Lowe

Sheffield

Wright

Lunsford

Sheppard

Youmans, of Candler

Marshall

S'hipp

Yeomans, of Terrell

Martin

Short

Young

MathewR, of Dawson

Those absent were Messrs._:_
Rushin

By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.

The following resolution was read and adopted:

By Mr. Stewart of CoffeeA resolution to appoint a joi:rit committee of the

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House and Senate, during the interim, to draw a warehouse bill to be submitted to the Legislature at its next regular session.
The following resolution was read and referred to the Committee on Public Property:

By Mr. Walker of Ben HillA resolution providing the manner in which pur-
chases may be made by the Keeper of Public Buildings and Grounds.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu-
tional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
A resolution to appropriate $5,376.15 to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for Military Department for 1915.
A resolution to appropriate the sum of $60.00 to pay a pension to Mrs. Harriet C. Hargett for the year 1914.
A resolution providing for the payment of the incidental expenses of the extraordinary session of 1915.
A bill to appropriate $4,500 for the purpose of building an infirmary at the State Normal School at Athens, Ga.

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A bill to provide additional funds for the maintenance and support of the Agricultural and Mechanical Schools of this State.
A bill to appropriate certain sums to the Georgia Training School for Girls.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has refused to concur in the following
resolution of the House, to-wit.:
A resolution fixing November 24, 1915, as the date for .adjournment sine die of the General Assembly, and have adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAs, The House was duly convened for the transaction of such business as is embodied in the call of the Governor on November 3rd, and
WHEREAs, The House has steadfastly refused and failed to take up and put upon their passage bills that under the Constitution of the State could only originate in the House and by such failure has causerl the Senate to remain in session from day to day without business upon which to act, thus entailing upon this body the burden of meeting at unreasonable and unseasonable hours to await the pleasurH of the House, and until such time as the House lm~ exhausted its House calendar, and given no consideration whatever to such Senate bills as this body could originate, and now comes the House with :1

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multitude of these bills handed to this body .;;imultaneously with a resolution to adjourn sine die within thirty-six hours after the receipt of such bins.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate, That this body will remain in session until such time as the weighty matters now pending before the Senate, which were handed to the Senate at the eleventh hour, may receive that consideration which their im portance demands.
The above message in engrossed form was referred to the Committee on Georgia State Sanitarium.
Mr. Bale of Floyd moved that individual speeches during the day's session be limited to ten minutes ; the motion prevailed and individual speeches during the day's session were limited to ten minutes.
The following bill was taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto :
By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeA bill to provide for the general appropriBt~ons of
this State for the years 1916 and 1917.
The following amendments adopted by the Senate were read and agreed to:

Senate Amendment No. 1Amend by inserting at the end of Section 1 the following clauses :
Provided that the salaries of the Governor and the secretaries and clerks of the Executive Department shall be due and payable monthly at the end of each

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calendar month, and that the salary of the Governor shall begin with the day of his inauguration and any fraction of a month at the beginning of his term shall be paid for at the monthly rate, notwithstanding any law or custom or regulation of the departments to the contrary.
Provided, further, that the expenses of the Governor incurred in the business of the State shaH be paid on itemized statements signed by him, and he shall d~aw his warrant on the Treasury for the same.

Senate Amendment No.2-
Amend Section 3 by adding after the word ''needed'' in the 56th line of said section the following~ "Provided, that the sum of two hundred and eighty and 35-100 dollars be appropriated for compensation and expenses for the payment of the expenses of the committees from the Senate that investigated the old Soldiers' Home in vacation, and IS hereby made immediately available.''

Senate Amendment No.3~
Amend Section 4 by adding after the word ''needed'' in line 13 the following words: ''In addition there is also appropriated the sum of $2,000.00 to said institution for the purchase of typewriters and dormitory equipment for the year 1916."

Senate Amendment No. 4-
Amend Section 4, line 22 by substituting the :figures $50,000.00 for $45,000.00.

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Senate Amendment No. 6Amend Section 4, line 84 by substituting the figures $30,000.00 for $20,000.00, and in line 85, $30,000.00 for $20,000.00.

Senate Amendment No. 7b-
Amend Section 4, line 103, by adding the words, ''Said trustees shall make a detailed report annually to the Governor and General Assembly as is required of other State Institutions.''

Senate Amendment No.8Ame:p.d Section 5, line 27, by substituting the figures $7,500.00 for $5,000.00.

Senate Amendment No. 9Amend Section 5 by substituting the figures $100,000.00 for $80,000.00 in line 42.

Senate Amendment No. 10Amend Section 5, line 94, by substituting the figures $57,500.00 for $47,500.00.

Senate Amendment No. llaAmend Section 5, line 134, after the figures 1915, add "the chairman .of the board of trustees shall report annually to the General Assembly an itemized statement of all receipts and expenditures and a detailed statement of the affairs of said college.''

Senate Amendment No. llbAmend Section 5 as follows : After the word ''pro.

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vided'' in line 182 of said section : ''Provided that no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salaries of any member of the Board of Trustees of any Agricultural College of this State for services as trustees or otherwise, except the usual per diem compensation allowed by law, together with their actual necessary expenses while going to and returning from their places of meeting.''

The following amendments adopted by the Senate were read and disagreed to :

Senate Amendment No. 5-
Amend Section 4, line 68, by substituting the figures $40,QOO.OO for $36,000.00.

Senate Amendment No. 7aAmend Section 5, line 13, by substituting the figures $60,000.00 for $50,000.00.
The following Senate amendment was read:

Senate Amendment No. 9Amend Section 5 by substituting the figures $100,000.00 for $80,000.00 in line 42.
On the agreement to the amendment, Mr. Adams of Pike moved the previous question, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
Mr. Knight of Berrien called for the ayes and nays on the agreement to the amendment and the call was sustained.

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The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.:

Adams, of Pike

Cook

Lane

Allen, of Jackson

Dart

Ledbetter

Anderijon, of Floyd Davidson

Liles

Anderson, of Jenkins Dennard

Lowe

Andrews

Dockery

Marshall

Arnold, of Clay

Dodd

Mathews, of Elbert

Arnold, of Henry Dorsett

Moore, of Jeff Davis

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Duffy

M'orris, of Cobb

Atkinson, of Emanuel Jldwards, of Hruralson McCalla

Atkinson, of Fulton Elders

MeLan.a,han

Ayet

Ennis

Neiil

Bale

Evans

Ohve

Ballrurd

Findley

Pharr

Barber

Fullbright

Ragland

Barfield

Garlington

Sheffield

Beazley

Gilliam

Shipp

Beck, of Carroll

Clordy

Shuptrine

Bell, of Milton

Green, of Clayton Simpson

Blackburn

Green, of Wilkes

Smith, of DeKalb

Boyett

G.riffin, of Decatur Smith, of Toombs

Bradford

Harris, of W~lker

Stark

Broo;rs

Harris, Washington Steele

Brown, of Clarke

Hines

S'tewart

.Brown, of' Emanuel Hodges

Strickland

Brown, of Wbeeler Holden

Swift

Bullard

Howard

Towles

Burtz

Hudson

Turner

Clall'ke

Hutc.heson

Walker, of Blackley

Cole

Jackson

Webb

Coleman, of Calh<mn Johnson, of Appling W'hootley

Collier

Johnson, of Gwinnett Williams

Collins
Conger

Jones, of Coweta Key

Worsham Yeomans, of Terrell

Connor

Kirby

Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams. of Walton Allen, of Glascock

Anderson, of Banks Baggett Anderson, of Wilkes Bradley

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Campbell

Heath

Carithers

Kidd

Carroll

King, of Greene

Carter

King, of Jefferson

Chancey

King, of Whlte

Clements

Knight

Ooleman, of Laurens LeSueur

Cravey

Lunsford

Culpepper

Martin

Dickerson

Moore, of Heard

Dorris, of Douglas Morris, of Hart

Edwards, of Walton Barks

Estes

Perkms

Hartley

Pickeren

Haynes

Redwine Reiser RJice Rooerts Short Sloan SltoV'all Sumner Taylor, of Monroe Tb.ompsQn Veazey . Walker, of Ben Hill Westbrook Youmans, of Candler

Those not voting were Messrs. :

Arnold, of Clarke Beck, of Murray Beall, of Richmond Bowers Brinson

CDoaovpiser



Dorris, of Crisp

:Dorsey

Edwards, of Bryan

Foster

Fowler

Gillis

Griffin, of Lowndes Parker

Hogg

Peacock

Hopkins

Perry

Jones, of Wilkinson Rich

Keene

Rushin

Lanier

Shannon

Mathews, of Dawson Sheppard

Meadows

Smith, of Dade

Myrick

Spence

McRae

Taylor, Washington

Nunn

W>ohlwender

Oliver

Wright

Ayes 102, nays 49.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.
On the agreement to Senate Amendment No. 9 the
ayes were 102, nays 49.

Senate Amendment No. 9 was agreed to.

The following Senate amendment was read:

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Senate Amendment No. 12Amend by striking the :figures $2,650,000.00 in line 191. of Section 5 and insert in lieu thereof the :figures $2, 700,000.00.
Mr. Heath of Burke moved the previous question on the agreement to the Senate Amendment No. 12, which motion prevailed and the main question was ordered.
Mr. Redwine of Fayette called the ayes and nays on the agreement to Senate Amendment No. 12 and the call was sustained.
The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative were MessrR.-

Adams, of Walton Boyett

-Allen, of Glascock Bradford

Allen, of Jackson

Bra;dley

Anderson, of Banks Brooks

Anderson, of Floyd Brown, of Emanuel

Anderson, of Jenkins Brown, of Wheeler

Anderson, of Wilkes Bullard

Andrews

Campbell

Arnold, of Clay

Carithers

Arnold, of Henry Carroll

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Carter

Atkinson, of Emanuel Chancey

Atkinson, of Fulton Cole

Ayer

Coleman, of Calhoun

Baggett

Coleman, of Laurens

Bale

Gollier

Ballard

Collins

Barbe,r

Conger

Barfield

Connor

Beck, of Carroll

Cook

Bell, of Milton

Cravey

Biackburn

Culpepper

Dart Davidson Dickerson Dockery Dodd Dorris, of Douglas Dorsett Duffy Edwards, of Ha\l'alson Edwards, of Walton Elders Estes Evans Garlington Gordy Green, of Clayton Griffin, of Decatur Harris, of Walker Harris, Washington Haynes Heath Hines

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Hodges

Moore, of Heard

Holden

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Howard

Morris. of Hart

Hudson

McCalla

Hutc.heson

McLa.nalhan

Jackson

Neill

Johnson, of Appling Olive

Johnson, of Gwinnett Perkins

Jones, of Coweta

Perry

Key

Pharr

King, of Greene

Ragland

King, of Jefferson Redwine

King, of White

Reiser

Kirby

Rlice

Knight

Roberts

Lane

Sheffield

Ledbetter

Shipp

Liles

Short

Lowe

Shuptrine

Lunsford

Simpson

Marshall

S1oan

Mathews, of Dawson Smith, of DeKalb

M'ftthews, of Elbert Smith, of 'l'oombs

Stark Steele S'tewart Stovall Strickland Sumner Swift Taylor, of Monroe Thompson Towles Turner Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Bleckley Webb Westbrook Whetatley Williams Worsham Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those voting in the negative were Messrs.-

Adams, of Pike Fullbright

Ilartley Kidd

Martin

Those not voting were Messrs.-

Arnold, of Clarke Beazley Beck, of Murray Beall, of Richmond Bowers Brinson Brown, of Clarke Burtz ClMke Clements Cooper Davis Dennard Dorris, of Crisp

Dorsey Edwards, of Bryan Ennis Findley Foster Fowler Gilliam Gillis Green, of Wilkes Griffin, of Lowndes
Hog~r
Hopkins Jenes, of Wilkinson Keene

Lanier LeSueur Meadows Moore, of Jeff Davis Myrick McRae Nunn Oliver Parker Parks Peaoock Pickeren Rich Sheppard

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Rushin Shannon Smith, of Dade

Spence

W'Ohlwender

Taylor, Washington Wright

Ayes 134, nays 5.

By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with.

On the agreement to the Senate Amendment No. 12 the ayes were 134, nays 5.

Senate Amendment No. 12 was agreed to.

By unanimous consent the action of the House in disagreeing to the Senate Amendment No. 7a was reconsidered.

Senate Amendment No. 7a was agreed to.

The hour of adjournment having arrived the bill went over as unfinished business.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Garlington of Richmond; Mr. Ayer of Bibb, and Mr. Chancey of Pulaski.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3 0 'clock P. M.
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
By unanimous consent the roll call was dispensed with.

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The following bill of the House was again taken for the purpose of considering Senate amendments:
The fo1lowing Senate amendments were read and agreed to:

Senate Amendment No. 13Amend Section 7, line 13, by striking $1,200 and substituting $1,800 therefor.

Senate Amendment No. 14Amend Section 7, sub-division 2, by striking the word ''plant'' in fourth line and inserting in lieu thereof the words "and other plants," that said subdivision as amended shaH read : ''For work which the board is conducting on the eradication of wilt or black root of cotton, nematode or root rust, experimental work on the development and perfection of types of cotton to be grown in spite of boll weevil and work on other seriously injurious insects and diseases affecting the cotton and other plants $30,000.00.''

Senate Amendment No. 16aAmend Section 7, line 215, by striking $2,500 and substitute $2,400 therefor.

Senate Amendment No. 17aAmend Section 8, line 26, by striking the figures $30,000 and substituting therefor the figures $35,000, nnd add the words "$5,000. of said sum or so much thereof as is needed to be used only for purpose of paying for audit of State Departments

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and Institutions in accordance with resolution of House and Senate.''
.
Senate Amendment No. 17bAmend Section 8, line 48, by adding these words : '' $150.00 of said fund or so much as needed to be immediately available for the use of the Governor in paying Georgia's share of the cost of holding an aimual conference of the Governors of the different States."
The following Senate amendments were read and disagreed to :

Senate Amendment No. 15Amend Section 7, lines 152 and 153, by striking the figures $80,000 for each of the years 1916 and 1917 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: $110,000 for the year 1916 and $100,000 for the year 1917.

Senate Amendment No. 16b-. Amend Section 7 by striking the entire sub-section relating to the Military Department beginning with line 371 and inserting the following: ''For the military fund of the State for necessary expenses in maintaining the militia forces of the State of Georgia, the sum of $40,000, or so much thereof as may be needed to be expended for the purpose of organizing, armin~ and equipping, clothing, drilling .and training the National Guard of Georgia, for paying said troops when in actual service, for encampments of said troops, for riot or other military services, for the payment of armory rents and for the

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administration of military departments of the State, including necessary clerical assistants under the direction of the Governor.''
Mr. Conger of Decatur moved that the action of the House on Senate Amendment No. 9, Senate Amendment No. 10 and Senate Amendment No. 12 be reconsidered, and the motion was lost.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution
of the House, to-wit.:
A resolution directing that certain insurance money be applied to the use of the Department of Commerce and Labor.
The following resolution of the House was read and ordered to lie on the table for one day:

By Messrs. Morris of Cobb, Cole and Jones of Cow~ eta-
A resolution objecting to the policy of the Postmaster General of the United States decreasing the number of "rural route carriers.
The following bill of the House was read the third time and withdrawn at the request of the author:

By Mr. Cook of TelfairA bill to amend Section 2088 of the Code of 1910,
relative to the size of meshes of :fish nets.

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On motion of Mr. Fullbright of Burke the House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker again called the House to order.
On motion of Mr. Atkinson of Fulton unanimous consent was granted to Mr. Cook of Telfair, the author of House Bill No. 29, to re-instate House Bill No. 29, a bill to amend Section 2'088 of the Code of J910 relative to the size of mesl1es of fish nets, and the bill was placed on its passage.
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 112, nays 8.
The bill, having received the requisite constitutional majority, was passed.
Mr. Shipp of Colquitt moved that the House adjourn until 10 o'clock A. M. Friday.
Mr. Stark of Jackson moved that this House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed.
The following communications were read:

Atlanta, November 23, 1915.
Hon. Wm. H. Burwell, Speaker, House of Representatives, Atlanta., Ga.
DEAR SIR:
Two handsome Georgia Exhibit Cars, equipped with products provided by the State Department of

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Agriculture and operated under the auspices of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, which will first tour the State of Georgia and then the North and Northwest, are temporarily on the tracks of the Georgia Railroad facing Hunter Street, east of the State Capitol Building, and about two hundred yards distance therefrom. We earnestly invite each and every member of the House to visit these cars today, admission free.
Very truly yours, GEORGIA CHAMBER OF CoMMERCE.
By C. J. Haden, President.

Thomasville, Ga., 12:15 P.M., Nov. 19, 1915.
The House of Representatives, Care Speaker Burwell, Atlanta, Ga.
Greetings to the Georgia Legislature from Georgia Daughters of Confederacy, assembled for their twenty-first annual convention, coupled with endorsement of the bill advocating compulsory education; the bill to raise age of consent in Georgia; the Smith-Lever bill; the bill permitting women to practice law in Georgia.
MRs. WALTER D. LAMAR, President.
Leave of absence wa.s granted Mr. Short of Randolph.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

WEDNESDAY, NovEMBER 24; 1915.

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REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.,
Wednesday, November 24, 1915.
The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock; was called to order by the Speaker pro tem., and opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.
By unanimous consent Mr. Dart of Glynn was granted leave of absence for the morning session.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution
in which the concurrence of the House is respectfully asked, to-wit.:
A resolution providing for the bringing up of the unfinished business of the General Assembly.
On motion of Mr. Fullbright of Burke the House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker pro tern. again called the House to order.
The following resolution was read and concurred in as amended:

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By Mr. Harrison of the 25th DistrictA resolution providing for the bringing up of the
unfinished business of the extraordinary session of the General Assembly.
The following amendment was read and adopted:

By Mr. Fullbright of BurkeAmend Senate resolution relative to unfinished
business by striking the words ''five days'' wherever they occur and inserting ''three days.''
The following resolution was read and adopted:
By Messrs. Hutcheson of Turner, Culpepper of Meriwether and Swift of Muscogee-

A RESOLUTION.
WHEREAs, The Western & Atlantic Railroad is Georgia's richest material asset, worth millions of dollars to the State in its present status and untold millions in its future possibilities; and
WHEREAS, The income annually accruing from this magnificent property is applied in part to the support of our common schools, enabling thousands of the children of Georgia to obtain an education; and
WHEREAs, The Honorable Hooper Alexander, in his sleepless devotion to Georgia's welfare, has rescued from neglect, decay and oblivion and presented to the State for secure and safe keeping a record of priceless value to the State, affecting in a most vital manner the validity of the State's right and

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title to this magnificent property, said record containing both the evidence and the finding of a special commission appointed to determine the rights to certain property in the city of Atlanta between the Central of Georgia and the State of Georgia, said commission having determined this controversy in favor of the 8tate and in confirmation of its title to said property; and
WHEREAs, This record is essential to the maintenance of the State's right and title to said property should a controversy in future ever arise; and
WHEREAS, This service is only one of many rendered by Mr. Alexander to the State, especially in connection with said Western & Atlantic Railroad,
THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by this House, the Senate concurring, that the patriotic service rendered by Mr. Alexander to the State is hereby acknowledged and that the Clerk of the House and t'he Secreta.ry of the Senate be authorized to transmit a copy of this resolution to Mr. Alexander, and that to this resolution the signatures of the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House be attached in further recognition of the patriotism, vigilance and fidelity of this distinguished Georgian.
On motion the House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker pro tern. again called the House to order.

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate insists on its amendments No. 5, 15,
l 6b to the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for the general apropriations of the State for the years 1916 and 1917, and for other purposes.
The House on motion insisted upon its disagreement to Senate Amendments Nos. 5, 15 and 16b of the General Appropriations Bill.
On motion the House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker pro tern. again called the House to order.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate insists on its amendments Nos. 5, 15
16b to the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for general appropriations for years 1916 and 1917, And the Senate asks for a Committee of Conference on said bill. Th~ President has appointed as a Committee on Conference on part of the Senate Messrs. Walker,
Pickett of the 11th District, Dobbs.

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The House agreed to a Conference Committee on the Senate Amendments Nos. 5, 15 and 16b of the General Appropriations Bill and the Speaker pro tern. appointed the following members as the Conference Committee on the part of the House: Messrs. Eimis of Baldwin,
Culpepper of Meriwether, Arnold of Clay.

On motion the House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker pro tern. again called the House to order.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr: Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution
of the House, to-wit. :
A resolution to provide for. the record of a certain judgment of a special tribunal appointed to decide disputed title to certain property of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
The following resolution was read and tabled:

By Mr. Connor of SpaldingA resolution relative to Hon. Thos. B. Felder and
Rev. G. W. Eichelberger.
On motion the House took recess subject to the caU of the Speaker.

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The Speaker again called the House to order. The following resolutions were read and adopted:

By Mr. Olive of RichmondA resolution congratulating Messrs. ~rno1d of
Henry, Arnold of Oglethorpe and Arnold of Clarke upon the nomination of the son of Mr. Arnold of Henry as mayor of Athens.

By Mr. Ledbetter of PolkA resolution relating to a message from the Senate
relative to the adoption by the House of a sine die resolution.
The Conference Committee on the General Appropriations Bill submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker: We, the undersigned members of the House and
Senate for conference on Senate Amendments 5, 15 and 16b to the General Appropriations Bill, beg to report that we have agreed on the following:
Amendment 5. Soldiers' Home. That the Senate recede from its position on this amendment.
Amendment 15. Prison Department. We agree that this amendment be amended by striking the figures $110,000 for 1916 and substituting therefor $105,000.
Amend 16b. Military Department. We agree that this amendment be amended by striking the fig ures 40,000 and substituting therefor the figures

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30,000. And we further agree to recede and adopt

that part of Section 7 of House bill beginning with

line 388 and including line 400.

For the Senate:

JNO. D. WALKER,

E. P. DoBBs,

c. D.

PICKETT.

For the House :

J. H. ENNIS,
N. F. CuLPEPPER,

ZACH ARNOLD.

On motion the report of the Conference Committee was adopted.
Mr. Stewart of Coffee moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed.
Leave of absence was granted Mr. Youmans of Candler; Mr. Atkinson of Emanuel; Mr. Beck of Murray, and Mr. Knight Qf Berrien.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3 O'clock P. M.
The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll was called and the following members answered to their names:

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Adams, of Pike

Coleman, of Calhoun Heath

Adams, of Walton Coleman, of Laurens Hines

Allen, of Glascock Collier

l:Wdges

Allen, of Jackson

Collins

Hogg

Anderson, of Banks Conger

Holden

Anderson, of Floyd Connor

Hopkins

Anderson, of Jenkins Cook

Howard

Anderson, of Wilkes Cooper

hudson

Andrews

Cravey

Hut0heson

Arnold, of Clarke Culpepper

Jackson

Arnold, of Clay

Dart

Johnson, of Appling

Arnold, of Henry Davidson

Johnson, of Gwinnett

Arnold, of Oglethorpe Davis

Jones, of Coweta

Atkinson, of Emanuel Dennard

Jones, of Wilkinson

Atkinson, of Fulton Dickerson

Keene

Ayer

Dockery

Key

Baggett

Dodd

Kidd

Bale

Dorris, of Crisp

King, of Greene

Ballard

Dorris, of Douglas King, of Jefferson

Barber

Dorsett

King, of White

Barfield

Dorsey

Kirby

'Beazley

Duffy

Knight

-Beck, of Carroll

Edwards, of Bryan Lane

Beck, of Murray

Edwards, of HM"alson Lanier

Bell, of Milton

Edwards, of Wa-lton Ledbetter

Beall, of Richmond Elders

LeSueur

Bla,ckburn

Ennis

Liles

Bowers

Estes

Lowe

Boyett

Evans

Lunsford

Bradford

Findley

Marshall

Bradley.

Foster

Martin

Brin!!On

Fowler

Mathews, of Dawson

Brooks

Fullbright

Mathews, of Elbert

Brown, of Clarke

Garlington

Meadows

Brown, of Emanuel Gilliam

Moore, of Heard

Brown, of Wheeler Gillis

Moore, of Jeff Davia

Burtz

Gordy

Morris, of Cobb

.Campbell

Green. '>f Clayton Morris, of Hart

Carithers

Green, of Wilkes

Myrick

Carroll

Griffin, of Decatur McCalla

Carter

Griffin, of Lowndes McLana:han

Chancey

Harris, of Walker McR,ae

Clarke

Harris, Washington Neill

Clements

Hartley

Nunn

Cole

Haynes

Olive

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395

Oliver Parker Parks Peacock Perkins Perry Pharr Pickeren Ragland Redwine Reiser Rice Rich Roberts Shannon Sheffield
s~hipp

Short Shuptrine Simpson
~:;1oan
Smith, of Dade Smith, of DeKalb Smith, of Toombs Spence Stark Steele Stewart Sitovall Strickland Sumner Swift Taylor, of Monroe Taylor, Washington

'Thompson Towles Turner Veazey Walker, of Ben Hill Walker, of Blackley Webb Westbrook Whea.tley Williams W1ohlwender Worsham Wright Youmans, of Candler Yeomans, of Terrell Young

Those absent were Messrs.-

Bullard

Sheppard

Rushin

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

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the report of the Con-
ference Committee upon the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for the general appropriations of the State for the years 1916 and 1917.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended by the requisite
constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to-wit.:

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A bill to provide for leasing the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate disagrees to the amendment of the
House to the following resolution of the Senate, towit. :
A resolution providing for bringing up the unfinished business of the General Assembly.
The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto:

By Messrs. Swift, Sheppard, Cole, Elders and others. A bill to provide for the leasing or other disposi-
tion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
The following amendments were read and agreed to:

Senate Amendment No. 1-
Amend sub-Section 5 of paragraph 3, by striking out the words ''and whether this cost should be borne fully by the lessee or contributed to by the State and in the latter event in what proportion."

Senate Amendment No. 3Moves to amend Section 8 by striking out the words ''provided the Commission finds that this

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cost should be borne either partially or fully by the State.''

Senate Amendment No. 9-
Amend House Bill No. 1 as follows, by adding to Section 2, the following:
"In execution of this power the Commission shall have the same authority as the superior courts of this State to enforce its orders by subpcenea or otherwise, and the same may be directed to the sheriff of Fulton County or any other county in this State whose duty it shall be to serve all summonses and enforce all orders. Said Commission is hereby invested with the same power as now reposed in superior courts to punish for contempt of its orders. All sheriff's fees for such services as may be periormed under the order of the Commission shall be the same as those now provided by law, which shall be paid out of the funds appropriated for the enforcement of this Act."

Senate AmendmentNo.ll-.
Amend Section 5 by striking the words ''director for the'' in line 2. Also amends sub-paragraph 1 of Section 5 by striking the word ''he'' in line 1, and inserting the word "it." By inserting after the word ''prepared'' in line 1 of said sub-Section 1, the words: "if not otherwise obtainable."

Senate Amendment No. 13Amends sub-paragraph 5 of Section 5, by striking

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the word ''he'' in line 1, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "it."

Senate Amendment No. 14Amends by striking all of the words beginning with the word ''the'' in the last paragraph of subparagraph 5 of Section 5, and ending witn the word ' ' direct. ' '

Senate Amendment No. 15-
Amend Section 6A by striking the words ''to which" between the words "matters" and "pertinent'' line.

Senate Amendment No. 16-
Amend Section 7 by striking all of the words after the word "Assembly" in line 8, the words "on the first day of its next session,'' and insert in lieu thereof the words ''at the earliest practicable time.''

Senate Amendment No. 17Amends Section 8 by striking the words ''to have its director and counsel'' in lines 2 and 3.

Senate Amendment No. 18-
Also amends said Section 8 by striking the words "of the Commission" in line 31 and insert the words "which in its opinion."

Senate Amendment No. 19Also amends Section 8 by striking the words ''in

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the opinion of the Commission and its Director and counsel and any other and further'' in lines 32 and 33 thereof.

Senate Amendment No. 20Amends Section 10 by striking the word "Company" wherever it is connected with the words "Western & Atlantic Railroad."

Senate Amendment No. 22-
Amend Section lOA by inserting after the word "counties" before the word "through" the words ''in this State.''

Senate Amendment No. 23-
Amends Section 11 by striking the word ''Company'' wherever it may appear as connected with the words "Western & Atlantic Railroad."

Senate Amendment No. 24-
Amends Section 11 by inserting between the words ''that'' and ''the'' in line 54 the word ''if.'' By inserting between the words ''corporation'' and '' already'' in line 55, the word ''is'' and by inserting after the word ''Georgia'' and ''shall'' the word "it."

Senate Amendment No. 28-
Amends Section 19 by striking therefrom the following words: "t.hat said Commission and the powers with which it shall be invested, shall cease, determine and be of no further force and effect on the

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fourth Wednesday in June, 1918, unless its life be further extended by legislative Act,'' and insert in lieu thereof the following: ''annually thereafter until it has completed its duties under this Act, or shall have been discharged by joint resolution of the General Assembly."

Senate Amendment No. 29Amends the title of the bill by striking therefrom .the words: ''To provide for the appointment of a Director for the Commission.''
The following Senate amendment was read and agreed to as amended :
Senate Amendment No. 10Amend by striking all of Section 4 and insert in lieu thereof the following: "The Commission shall have the authority and power to appoint and employ a secretary and such experts as it may deem necessary to enable it to carry out the duties imposed upon it by the terms of this Act, and to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation for services so rendered. ''
The following amendment to Senate amendment No. 10 was adopted :

By Mr. Swift of Muscogee-
Amend Senate Amendment No. 10 to Section 4 of the bill by inserting after the word ''expert~'' and hefore the word ''as,'' ''legal counsel.''

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401

The following Senate amendments were disagreed to:

Senate Amendment No. 5By striking out after the word "Commission" in the 7th line of Section 1, the 'following: ''and one citizen of the State to be named and appointed by the Governor and Chairman of the Railroad Commission,'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''The Secretary of State, G. Gunby Jordan and W. A. Wimbish.''

Senate Amendment No. 6Amend Section 1 by striking out all of the following words after the word ''expressed'' in the 15th line, "The compens.ation of the members of the Commission named by the Governor and Chairman of the Railroad Commission shall be such as is fixed by the Governor and Chairman of the Railroad Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The said G. Gunby Jordan and W. A. Wimbish shall receive such compensation as a majority of the Commission may fix.''

Senate Amendment No. 7" Section lA. Be it further enacted, That in the event either of the two or both should decline to accept the appointment, the remaining members of said Commission shall elect some other member or members to serve in his or their stead.''

Senate Amendment No. 8Amend Section 16 by inserting after the word

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"make" and before "report" the words "at its discretion and.''

Senate Amendment No. 12Amend by striking all of sub-para~raphs 3 and 4 of Section 5.

Senate Amendment No. 21Amend Section 10 by striking the words ''of Attorney-General'' in line 29 thereof.

Senate Amendment No. 25Amend Section llA by inserting the word ''or'' between the words "sublet" and "re-lease" in line 2, and by striking the words ''or rent for any purpose the said railroad'' in line 2, and insert in lieu thereof the words: "the said W. & A. Railroad."

Senate Amendment No. 26Amend by striking the words ''nor permit the use of the tracks of said railroad for other persons than the lessee for the operation and movement of trains and traffic" in lines 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Senate Amendment No. 27Amend Section 14 by striking all of the wDrds of said section beginning with the word ''the" and ending with the word "business" in lines 6 to 11, inclusive.
The House took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker again called the House to order.

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403

The following message was received from the Senate, throus-h Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate insists on aU its amendments to the
following bill of the House, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for leasing the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
On motion the House insisted upon its disagreement to the Senate amendments and requested a Conference Committee on the same.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has agreed to the appointment of a
Conference Committee upon the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for the leasing of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, and the President has appointed as a Conference Committee on part of the Senate, Messrs. Dobbs of the 35th District,
Paulk of the 6th District, McLaughlin of the 36th District.

The Speaker appointed the following members as the Conference Committee : Messrs. Andrews of Fulton,
Swift of Muscogee, Yeomans of Terrell.

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Mr. Neill of Muscogee moved that this House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed.
The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.

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405

REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA.,
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1915.

The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock, A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker and was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll call was ordered and the following members answered to their names:

Adams, o Pike

Boyett

Dart

Adams, of Walton Bradford

Davidson

Allen, o Glascock Bradley

Davis

Allen, o Jackson

Brin..on

Dennard

Anderson, o Banks Brooks

Dickerson

Andt!rson, o Floyd Brown, of marke Dockery

Anderson, o J enk~ns Brown, of Emanuel Dodd

Anderson, of W.ilkes Brown, of Wheeler Dorris, of Crisp

An,lrews

Bullard

Porris, of Douglas

Arnold, of Clarke Burtz

Dorsett

Arnold, of Clay

Campbell

Dorsey

Arnold, of Henry Carithers

Duffy

Arnold, o Oglethorpe Carroll

Edwards, of Bryan

Atkinson, of Emanuel Carter

Edwards, of Hruralson

Atkinson, of Fulton Chancey

Edwards, of Walton

Ayer

Clrurke

Elders

Baggett

Clements

Ennis

Bale

Cole

Estes

J:Soallard

Coleman, of Calhoun Evans

Barber

Coleman, of Laurens FindlAy

Bartield

Collier

Foster

Beazley

Collins

Fowler

Beck, of Carroll

Conger

Fullbright

Beck, of Murray

Connor

Ga.rlington

Bell, of Milton

Cook

Gilliam

Beall, of Richmond Cooper

Gillis

Bl181ckburn

Cravey

Gordy

Bowers

Culpepper

Green, of Clayton

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Green, of Wilkes

Lowe

Shipp

Griffin, of Decatur Lunsford

Short

Griffin, of Lowndes Marshall

Shuptrine

Harris, of Walker Martin

Simpson

Harris, Washington Mathews, of Dawson S1oan

Hartley

Mathews, of Elbert Smith, of Dade

Haynes

Meadows

Smith, of DeKalb

Heath

Moore, of Heard Smith, of Toombs

Hines

Moore, of Jeff Davis Spence

Hodges

Mor.ris, of Cobb

Stark

Hogg

Morris, of Hart

Steele

Holden

Myrick

Stewart

Hopkins

McCalla

Sitov<Rll

Howard

McLa.nahan

Strickland

Hudson

'McRae

Sumner

Hutc.heson

Neill

Swift

Jackson

Nunn

Taylor, of Monroe

Johnson, of Appling Olive

Taylor, Washington

Johnson, of Gwinnett Oliver

Thompson

Jones, of Coweta

Parker

To"'''les

Jones, of Wilkinson Parks

Turner

Keene

Peacock

Veazey

Key

Perkins

Walker, of Ben Hill

Kid<l

Perry

Walker, of Blackley

King, of Greene

Pharr

Webb

King, of Jefferson Pickeren

Westbrook

King, of White

Ragland

Wheatley

Kirby

Redwine

Williams

Knight

Reiser

Wohlwender

Lane

Rice

\Vorsham

Lanier

Rich

Wright

Ledbetter

Roberts

Youmans, of Candler

LeSueur

Shannon

Yeomans, of Terrell

Liles

Sheffield

Young

Those absent were Messrs.-

Rushin

Sheppard

By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with.

The following resolution of the Senate was taken

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up for the purpose of considering the disagreement by the Senate to the House amendme.nt thereto :

By Mr. Harrison of the 25th DistrictA resolution providing for the bringing up of the
unfinished business of the extraordinary session.
The House receded from its amendment.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the following resolution
of the Senate, to-wit.:
A r~solution providing for a joint committee of two from the Senate and three from the House of Representatives, to investigate the warehouse question during vacation, etc.
The following resolution 9f the Senate was concurred in, as amended:

By Mr. Walker of the 20th DistrictA resolution providing for a joint committee from
the Senate and House to investigate the warehouse question during vacation.
The following amendment was adopted:

By Mr. Stewart of CoffeeAmend by striking "two from the Senate and three
from the House,'' and insert in lieu thereof ''three from the Senate and five from the House.''

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The resolution was read and adopted. The H~use took recess subject to the call of the Speaker.
The Speaker again called the House to order.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, 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 provide for the annual registration of automobiles.
The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto:

By Mr. Jones of CowetaA bill to provide for the annual registration and
identification of" motor-vehicles in this State.
The following Senate amendments were read ancl. agreed to:

Senate Amendment No. 1Amend by striking the proviso as to dimming
lights at the end of Section 9.
Amend by adding to Section 6 as follows: ''For every non-passenger carrying commercial motor vehicle, five tons weight, six dollars.''

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409

Amend by striking ''A'' in the 14th line of Section 10, and insert in lieu thereof the word ''said.''
Amend by striking the words "portion of" in line 18 of Section 10.
Amend by striking ''or,'' line 22 after the word "for," in Section 3.
Amend by adding after the word ''chauffeur,'' and before the word ''shall,'' in line 8 of Section 4, the following, ''employed to operate motor vehicles.''
Amend by striking the word ''eighteen,'' in line seventeen, in Section 13, and inserting in lieu thereof the word ''sixteen.''
Amend by striking the word "accusation," in line 10, in 1Section 18, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "warrant."
'Amend Section 18 by adding at the end of said :section the following: ''Provided, howBver, that upon the failure of the sheriff of any county to enforce the provisions of this section, the Secretary of State shall have the right to employ an inspeCtor in said county at not more than four dollars per day and his actual expenses upon an itemized sworn statement furnished by said Inspector, to seek out and require all owners of motor vehicles to register said vehicles in accordance with this Act.''
Amend Section 17 as follows, "Provided no additional fee shall be charged by any municipality.''
Amend by adding after the word "number" in

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the 11th line of Section 20, the words "of miles of public road.''
The following .Senate amendment was read and disagreed to :
Amend H: B. No. 9 by adding the following to Section 10: "That it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motorcycle and motor vehtcle on the public streets or highways of this State, which is not equipped with an adequate muffler so as to effectually drown the sound of the exhaust of the motor, and any person operating a motoreycle or motor vehicle on the public streets or highways of this State, without an adequate muffler or with the muffler ''cut out,'' shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as is provided in Section 1065 of the Criminal Code of 1910.

The Conference Committee on the Western & Atlantic Railroad Bill submitted the following report:

Jfr. Speaker: The Conference Committees appointed to consider
the differences between the House and Senate on House Bill No. 1, beg leave to submit the following report:
We recommend, first, the adoption of the following substitute for Senate Amendments 5, 6 and 7, same to be numbered and constitute Section 1 of the bill:
''SECTION 1. There is hereby created a Commis-

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sion to be known as the Western & Atlantic Railroad Commission whi,ch shall be composed of the Governor of the State, the Chairman of the Railroud Commission, G. Gunby Jordan, Judson L. Hand and Fuller E. Callaway. W. A. Wimbish is hereby named as attorney and counsel for the Commission and his salary shall be fixed by the Commission. The Commission so constituted shall perfect its own organization and adopt such rules and employ such methods of procedure as it may deem most expedient to the end in view, subject to such limitations and directions as may be hereinafter expressed. The members of said Commission other than the Governor and the Chairman of the Railroad Commission shall receive su~h compensation as the Governor and the Chairman of the Railroad Commission may fix. In the event that either G. Gunby Jordan, Judson L.. Hand or Fuller E. Callaway should decline to accept appointment to the Commission, the remaining members of said Commission shall elect some other person or persons to serve in the vacancy or vacancies thus created.
Second: We recommend that the Senate recede from its amendment, No.8.
Third: We recommend that the Senate recede from its disagreement to the House amendment to Senate Amendment No. 10, and that .Senate Amendment No. 10, as amended by the House, be adopted.
Fourth: We recommend that the Senate recede from its amendment, No. 12.

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Fifth : We recommend that the House recede from its disagreement to Senate Amendment No. 21.

Sixth: We recommend that Senate Amendments Nos. 25 and 26 he agreed to with an amendment of the Conference Committees so that Section 11-A of House Bill No. 1 will read as follows :

"Section 11-A. The said lessee shall not sublet,

or re-lease the said Western & Atlantic Railroad, or

any part thereof, without the approval in writing of

the Governor of the State; provided, however, that the Commission herein created shall have power

and authority to prescrrbe the terms and conditions

under which the tracks may be used by other rail-

roads in cases of emergency. All improvements,

betterments, or additions, to, in or upon the said road

or any part thereof, or any part leased thereunder,

made by the lessee or its tenants, shall b.ecome, upon

the expiration of the lease, part of and belong to

the State of Georgia."

Seventh: We recommend that the House recede

from its disagreement to Senate Amendment No. 27.

Respectfully submitted,

H. H. Swift, Walter P. Andrews, M. J. Yeomans,

Geo. 0. Paulk, B. F. McLaughlin,
E. P. Dobbs,

Members of the Con-

Members of the Con-

ference Committee from the House.

ference Committee for the Senate.

The above report of the Confereneo Committee on theW. & A. Bill was read and adopted.

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413

The following message was received from the .Senate, through Mr. McOlatclu~y, Serretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The Senate has pas-sed by the requisite constitu-
tional majority the following bills and resolutions of the House, to-wit.:
A resolution to pay certain expenses in connection with the Russell investigation.
A resolution to pay expenses of committee visiting the Deaf and Dumb School.
A bill to appropriate the sum of $14,210.83 to supply deficiency in the funds for maintenance of, and repairs to, Capitol and Mansion.
A bill to appropriate $2,500.00 dollars to the Georgia Experiment Station.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:
Mr. Speaker: The 8enate has concurred in the amendment of
the House to the following resolution of the Senate, to-wit.:
A resolution providing for a joint committee to sit in vacation and consider the warehouse question.
The President has appointed the following Senators as members of said committee on part of the Senate, to-wit.:
Messrs. Walker, Mangham and Wren.

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The Senate has adopted the following resolution of the House, to-wit.:
A resolution thanking Hon. Hooper Alexander for rescuing and preserving certain records in connection with W. & A. R. R.
The following resolutions were read and adopted:

By Mr. Blackburn of Fulton and Yeomans of Terrell-
A resolution providing for adjournment sine die of the General Assembly.

By Mr. Blackburn of FultonA resolution providing for a committee of the
House and Senate to notify the Governor that the General Assembly is now ready to adjourn sine die.
The Speaker appointed the following as members of the above committee: Messrs. Blackburn of Fulton,
Walker of Bleckley, Barber of Grady.

The :Speaker appointed the following as members

of the Committee on the part of the House on the

warehouse bill :



Messrs. Jones of Coweta,

Shipp of Colquitt,

Stewart of Coffee,

Taylor of Washington,

Roberts of Hall.

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415

The following resolution was read and adopted:
By Mr. Arnold of ClayA resolution extending the sympathy of the House
to Hon. J. E. Sheppard of Sumter in the illness of his family.
The following message was received from the Senate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Mr. Speaker: The !Senate has receded from amendment No.5 to
the following hill of the House, to-wit.:
A bin to provide for annual registration of automobiles.
The Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee upon the following bill of the House, to-wit.:
A bill to provide for leasing the Western & Atlantic Railroad.
The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, Mr. Jones:

Mr. 8 peaker:
I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the House of Representatives a communication in writing.

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The message of the Governor was read as follows :

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, November 25, 1915.

To The General Assembly:
GENTLEMEN:
This message is in the nature of a congratulatory communication and is sent to you out of a heart full of gratitude on tl1it'l Thanksgiving Day.
You came to the extraordinary session at the busiest time of the y.:~ar; you have worked faithfully and diligently on the business for which you were called. You have finished the work which the Executive had given you with the exception of one measure, which it is believed, as was suggested in a former message, can be left to the subsequent session of the summer.
I wish for you all pleasure and happiness at the approaching holidays and the joy that arises out of a sense of duty well done.
There have been some differences among you, and some have differed from the Executive; but this is all past history, and harmony for the future ought to be the sincere desire of all our hearts. I congratulate you on the work of the session; I rejoice with you that you have reached the end. I thank you for what you have done for your State, and personally, for the great respect you have shown me at all times.
I join you in the hope that your people will appreciate your work, and I trust that the Giver of all

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good will send you every needed blessing in the years to come.
Wishing you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I am,
Respectfully yours, N. FJ. HARRIS, Governor.

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

illr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the following resolu-
tion of the House, to-wit. :
A resolution providing for a joint committee of two from the Senate and three from the House ot Representatives to wait upon the Governor and inform him that the General Assembly is now ready to adjourn sine die.
The President has appointed as committee on part of the Senate, Messrs. Goolsby and Tracy.
The following communication was read:

Americus, Ga., Nov. 25, 1915.
lion. Jno. T. Boifeuillet, Ca.re Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
Please announce to the House that my physician . telegraphed for me to come home. My eldest son
had developed pneumonia, and is now attended by a trained nurse. My wife is now confined to he:r bed

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from a severe attack of la grippe, and a second nurse is attending her. The other children have been confined to the House with severe colds. I am the only well member of my family. Hope the House will gTant me leave of absence.
J. E. SHEPPARD, 10:10 A. M.

On motion of Mr. Webb of Lowndes, a rising vote of thanks by the House was given to the Speaker of the House.
On motion of Mr. Stark of Jackson a rising vote ,of thanks by the House was given to the Clerk of .the House.
The following message was received from the tSen_ate, through Mr. McClatchey, Secretary thereof:

Nb-. Speaker: 'l'he Senate has adopted the following resolution
of the Senate, to-wit.:
Hesolved that the General Assembly do now stand adjourned sine die.
Mt. Speaker : 'l'he Committee on Enrollment have examined,
found properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts and resolutions, to-wit.:
H. B. No. 4. An Act appropriating the sum of forty-five hundred dollars for purpose of building infirmary for State Normal, at Athens.

'rHuRsDAY, NovEMBER 25, 1915.

419

H. B. No. 6. An Act providing additional funds for maintenance and support of Agricultural and Mechanical Schools.
H. B. No. f2. An Act appropriating certain sums to the Ga. Training School for Girls.
H. R. No. 6.- Appropriating $5,376.15 to supply deficiency in military appropriations.
H. R. No. 12. Appropriating $60.00 to pay pension to Mrs. Harriet C. Hargett, 1914.
H. H. No. 14. Tendering oil-portrait of Thomas G. Lawson to the State.
H. R. No. 20. Directing that certain insurance money be applied to the use of Department of Commerce and Labor.
H. R. No. 21. Providing for payment of the expenses of extraordinary session of 1915.
H. R. No. 22. Memorializing Congress relative to development of Georgia waterways.
H. R. No. 41. Providing for the record of a certain judgment and finding of special tribunal appointed to decide disputed title to certain property of W. & A:, and to provide custody of original proceedings.
Respectfully submittP.d, ARNOLD of Clay, Chairman.

Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment have examined,
found properly enrolled, duly signed and ready for

420

.JouRNAL OF THE HousE,

delivery to the Governor the following Acts and resolutions to-wit.:
H. B. No. 28. An Act appropriating $14,210.83' to supply deficiency in Department of Public Buildings and Grounds.
H. B. No. 30. An Act appropriatip.g $2,500.00 to Georgia Experiment Station.
H. B. No. 9. An Act providing for annual registration and identification of motor vehicles.
H. B. No. 3. An Act to provide for the General Appropriations for State, 1916-1917.
H. B. No. 1. An Act providing for the leasing or other disposition of theW. & A. R. R.
H. R. No. 27. rro pay expenses of Committee visitiug Deaf & Dumb School.
H. R. No. 29. To pay certain expenses in connection with the Russell investigations.
H. R. No. 48. Thanking Ron. Hooper Alexander for rescuing and preserving certain records in connection with W. & A. R. R.
Respectfully submitted, ARNOLD 6{ Clay, Chairman.

'The following resolution was read and adopted:

By .Mr. Tracy of the 12th DistrictA resolution that the General Assembly do now
adjourn sine die.
'!'he Speaker announced the House adjourned sine die.

INDEX
TO THE
HOUSE JOURNAL
FOR THE
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1915

INDEX

PART I

ADAMS, J. H.-

Took oath of offiee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.

ADDRESSEs-

Of the Governor

18

AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL sCJIOOLS (See Appropriations).

APPROPRIATIONs-

To provide for the general appropriations 14 63 80 llO 154 167

219 262 374 382 392

To make appropriation for State Normal, at Athens 14 162 271

To make appropriation for Agricultural Schools 14 63 80 113 274

To make appropriation for Girls' Training School. .. 15 63 288

To appropriate $45,000 to Normal School at Milledgeville

65

To make appropriation for deficiency in Military De

partment .............................. 68 163 276 281 21-!;l

To make appropriation for deficiency in Printing De-

partment ..................................... 82 163 29-'J

To make appropriation for deficiency Keeper of Pub-

lic Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 163 296 355

To appropriate $5,000 to Ga. Ex. Station .. 133 162 296 307 361

To appropriate funds to fight the boll weevil. . . . . . . . 133 163

To appropriate certain insurance funds to Dept'. of La-

bor and Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 367

T() appropriate $100 to widow of G. W. Reynolds. . . . . .

259

'ro pay expenses of Deaf and Dumb School Com..... 267 304 352

To appropriate $150 to Russell Investigating Com... 271 304 358

AUTOMOBILES, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC.To provide for registration of . . . . . . . . . . 15 63 80 109 349 408

CODE AMENDMENTsTo amend Section 2088, Code 1910, relative to fish nets 237 3Si)

COMMITTEES, CONFERENCE-

On Appropriations Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31}1

On W. & A. Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

403

424

INDEX

COM'MlT'rE~~S, SPECIAL-

To notify Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12

'l'o notify Governor of joint session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12

To make armngements for Corn and Canning Clubs..

267

To arrange for addresses of M'essrs. Candler, Alexander

and Wimbish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30\1

To notify Governor of adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

414

On Warehouse Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

414

COMMUNICATIONS, JNVl'l'ATIONS, ETC.-

l<'rom Confederate Soldiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

From Decatur Board of Trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78

Prom School of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

115

From G. W. Eichelberger..........................

26S

From Ga. Harvest Pestival Assoeiation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

269

From Atlanta Prohibition League. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

270

From Ga. Chamber of Commerce....................

386

From Ga. Daughters of Confederacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

386

From Ron.J. E. Sheppard........................

417

CONSTI'rUTIONAL AMENDMJ<~NT8To amt>n!l so as to prohibit. the sale of liquors .... .'. 71 223 367

CO'rTON-

To regulate grading of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14

EICHELBERGJ<JR, G. W ............................... 252 268

FJLIBUSTI~R-

On resolution to limit debate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 120

On resolution fixing afternoon sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

134

On <ommitting Senate Prohibition Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

141

On report of. Rules Committee........................

169

FISH, OYSTERS, ETC. (See Code Amendments) To provide protection for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 110 To amend Game and Fish, relative to fees of Wardens .. 237 261

INVITATIONS (See Communications) .

.TOlN'l' SESSLONS-

To hear Governor's address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17

To hear a<ldresses of Messrs. Candler, Alexander ami

Wimbish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

309

LAWSON, HON. THOS. G. (See House Resolutions).

LIQUORS, ALCOHOLIC ETC. (See Constitutional Amendments)To provide revenue for common schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 62 80

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4o_.-J

'l'o promote temperance (Local Option) (Bale) ...... 15 74 365

To prohibit shipping of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16

To prohibit delivering of without a license. . . . . . . . . . 16 75

To further mitigate the evils of intemperance........ 16 74

To amend Section 426, Code 1910, relative to........ 16 63

To repeal laws prescribing a tax upon substitutes for. . 57 72

To promote temperance, relative to advertising. . . . . . 57 63

To declare certain places a nuisance ................ 57 74 162

To make it unlawful to be intoxicated.............. 57 74

To make clearer the prohibition laws .............. 57 74 163

To prohibit sale of near beer in certain counties. . . . . .

64

~II<:SR.\U ER, nOVERNOR'S.................... 5 82 241 312 416

.MESSAGES, SENATE ......... 10 11 13 59 132 152 240 286 286 287 287 305 305 316 316 317 348 371 372 384 387 390 391 395 395 396 403 403 407 408 413 413 414 415 415 417 418

PENSIONTo pay Mrs. Harriet C. Hargett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 261 291

PROCLAMATION-

Comening the extraordinary session

6

REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEEs-

On Appropriation Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

392

On W. & A. Bill ...... :.........................

410

REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES-

Corn and Canning Club Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

306

On addresses of Candler, Alexander and Wimbish......

311

REPORTS OF !;'TANDING COMMITTEES-

Amendments to Constitution ......... :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

217

Appropriations .......................... 60 160 161 260 303

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418 419

Game and Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 237 260

General Judiciary No. 2 .......................... 72 158 158

Penitentiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

307

Public Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60

Rules . , ......................... 69 169 222 238 270 346 364

Temperance .................................. 61 73 162 217

Ways and Means.................................. 60 161

Western and Atlantic Railroad......................

159

SOFT DRINKS-

To prohibit sale of when containing caffeine........

71

426

INDEX

WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT-

To create for the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14

WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD-

To provide for leasing of (Cole, Stewart, et ul) .... 13 162 304

308 313 317 321 348 396 410

To provide for leasing of (Dorris, Yeomans)........

15

To provide for leasing of (Andrews)..............

15

To provide for leasing of (Hutcheson). . . . . . . . . . . .

:)6

'fo be included as section of W. & A. Bill ( Pickeren) . . . .

133

To provide for leasing of (Anderson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

133

Resolution to certain tlisputed titles of pmperty of. . . .

34R

PART II-HOUSE RESOLUTIONS

Providing for a joint session to hear audress of

Governor ...................................... .

12

Providing for committee to notify uovernor of joint

session ......................................... .

12

Providing changes in the rules of the House ......... .

16

Relative to length of extraordinary session ........... .

64

Relative to Keeper of Public Buildings ............. .

64

Extending privileges of floor to President of Normal

School, at Athens ............................... .

70

Providing afternoon sessions for Nov. 5th ......... .

70

Permitting Mr. Cook, of Telfair, to have speeches read ..

70

Authorizing Committee on Penitentiary to visit StatP

Farm during vacation ......................... . 71 308

To limit individual speeches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i1

Inviting Hon. J. J. Brown to make an address..... .

72

Relative to Hon. H. J. Strickland ................. .

108

To accept portrait of Hon. Thos. G. Lawson .......... .

109

To fix hours of meeting ......................... .

109

To limit individual speeches ....................... .

118

To fix sessions of the House (Hopkins) ........... .

134

To make H. B. No. 2, and S. B. No. 3 special orders ... .

221

To make S. B. 'Nos. 4 and 8 special orders . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 238

Relative to G. W. Eichelberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

252

Providing payment of expenses of session . . . . . . . . 254 261 299

To make H. B. No. 29 a special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

259

To appoint committee to make arrangements for Corn

and Canning Clubs .............................. .

267

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427

To pay expenses of Deaf and Dumb School Investigating

Committee ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

267

ro make all appropriation bills special orders. . . . . . . .

267

To adjourn sine die......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

282

Relative to J. D. Brown............................

286

Providing for a committee to arrange Corn and Canning

Club program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

To make H. B. No. 9 a special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

302

To provide for a joint session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

306

Relative to adjournment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

306

To provide for addresses by Messrs. Candler, Alexander

and Wimbish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

308

Thanking Messrs. Candler, Alexander and Wimbish....

314

Requesting Messrs. Candler, Alexander and Wimbish to

draw W. & A. Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

318

Relative to Mr. Beall of Richmond..................

247

To .adjourn sine die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

247

Relative to disputed titles of the property belonging to

W. & A. R. R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

348

To make H. R. No. 10 a special order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

348

To appoint committee to draft Warehouse Bill. . . . . . . .

371

To provide of purchases by Keeper of Public Bldgs. . . .

371

Relative to Rural Route Carriers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

384

Of thanks to Hon. Hooper Alexander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

388

Congratulating the Arnold Brothers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

392

Relative to a Senate message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

392

To adjourn sine die................................

414

PART III-8ENATE BILLS
FISH, OYSTERS, ETC.To provide for protection of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 261 364
LIQUOR, ALCOHOLIC, ETC.To make more clear the prohibition laws ...... 140 163 223 224 To repeal laws licensing near beer saloons and locker clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 163 239 To prevent whiskey advertisement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 223 255 To further mitigate the evils o! intemperance . . . . . . 164 223 246

428

INDEX

PART IV-SENATE RESOLUTIONS

Providing committee to notify Governor............. .

11

Authorizing the Governor to appoint an Auditor .... 253 262 283

Providing for a committee to investigate affairs of Keep-

er of Public Buildings ......................... .

253

Inviting Bradford Knapp to address General Assembly ..

254

Authorizing certain committees to visit institutions dur-

ing vacation ................................... .

36i

Provide for finishing of the business of the ses8ion ... . 388 40i

Relative to drafting Warehouse Bill ................. .

40i

To adjourn sine die ............................... .

420