JOURNAL OF THE House of Representatives OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY At Atlanta, Wednesday, June 27, 1923. 1923 FOOTE & DAVIES CO., STATE PRINTERS ATLANTA, GA. JOURNAL REPRESE~TATIVE HALL, ATLAXTA, GA., -WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1923. The Representatives-elect of the General Assembly of Georgia for the year_s 1923-1924 met pursuant to laws in the Representative Hall at 10:00 o'clock A. :M. this day, and were called to order by E. B. Moore, Clerk of the last House of Representatives. Prayer was offered by Dr. S. R. Belk, D. D., pastor or Trinity Church, M. E., South. The Secretary of State transmitted to the Clerk the following certified list of the names of the Representatives-elect: STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE I, S. G. McLendon, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certif~, that the four pages of typewritten matter hereto attached is a true copy of the names of members of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, session 1923-1924, as the same appear on the election returns of an election held on the 7th day of November, 1922, which returns are on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 25th day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-three and of the Independence of the 4 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, United States of America the One Hundred and Forty-seventh. S. G. McLENDON, Secretary of State. GEORGIA. Members of the House of Representatives, Session 1923-1924. Counties. Xames of Representatives Atkinson ..................... , C. E. Stewart Appling ....................... J. B. Moore Bacon ......................... J. N. Johnson Baker ......................... H. L. Wingate Baldwin ...................... ,J. H. Ennis Banks ........................T. B. G. Logan Barrow ........................ R B. Russell, Jr. Bartow ........................ W. D. Trippe Bartow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. H. Aubrey Ben Hill ...................... L. L. Griner Berrien ....................... P. T. Knight Bibb ......................... B. J. Fowler Bibb ......................... ~[rs. Viola R. Napier Bibb ......................... '\. H. Winship Bleckley ...................... Charlie Mullis Brantley ......................Jos. B. Strickland Brooks ........................ W. R. Blease Brooks ........................ S. M. Turner Bryan ........................ Dr. W. K. Smith Bulloch ....................... H. D. Brannen Bulloch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. C. Parrish Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. C. Hatcher Burke ......................... W. D. Bell Butts .........................J. L. Lyons Calhoun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. \V. Fortson Camden ....................... B. A. Atkinson Campbell ...................... L. S. Camp Candler ....................... M. S. Miles Carroll ....................... T. H. P. Beck Carroll ....................... T. R. Spence Catoosa ....................... R. M. Bandy Charlton ...................... T. I. Pickeron Chatham ...................... D. S. Atkinson WEDNESDAY, JuNE 27, 1923. 5 Counties. Names of Representatives. Chatham ..................... .J. H. Eve Chatham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. G. Sutlive Chattahoochee ................. Chas. N. Howard, Jr. Chattooga .................... T. J. Anderson Cherokee ...................... John W. Collins Clarke ........................ R. T. DuBose Clarke ........................ Frank A. Holden Clay .......................... A. T. King Clayton ...................... .J. B. DeFoor Clinch ........................Folks Huxford Cobb .......................... Herbert Clay Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. M. Head Coffee ......................... D. H. Meeks , Colquitt ...................... R. L. Norman Colquitt ...................... W. A. Covington Columbia ......................Lonnie I. Fleming Cook ........................ .. J. S. Jones Coweta ........................ B. T. Thompson Coweta ....................... .J. Littleton Jones Crawford ...................... M. B. Carr Crisp ......................... A. Stanley Bussey Dade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. ~. Tatum Dawson .......................J. E. Robertson Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. M. Hines Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. B. Toole DeKalb ....................... C. N. Guess DeKalb ....................... L. J. Steele DeKalb ....................... A. J. Woodruff Dodge ........................ J. H. Milner Dodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0. R. Bennett Dooly .........................E. B. Dykes Dougherty ....................W. H. Burt Douglas ....................... T. R. Whitley Early . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. D. Haddock Echols ........................ W. C. Carter Effingham ..................... A. N. Grovenstein Elbert ........................ T. J. Hulme Elbert ........................ A. J. Stovall Emanuel ......................W. E. Boatwright Emanuel ..................... .J. L. Rountree Evans ......................... B. G. Tippins Fannin ....................... H. M. Stanley Fayette ....................... J. W. Culpepper Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Davis 6 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Counties. Names of RepresentatiYes. Floyd ......................... J.P. Jones Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ll'e .T. Langley Forsyth .......................John L. Johnson Prank lin ...................... G. A. Adams Fulton ........................ "Miss Bessie Kempton Fulton ........................ John Y. Smith Fulton ........................ J. 0. Wood Gilmer ........................ S. 0. Penland Glascock ...................... E. L. Braddy Glynn .........................B. F. Mann Gordon ........................I. R. Pitts Grady ........................ J. R. Singletary Greene ........................ 1<'. E. Boswell Gwinnett ...................... Jno. C. Houston Gwinnett ...................... J. S. Shettlesworth Habersham .................... John L. Perkins Hall ........................... S. K. Christopher Hall ........................... Otis Latham Hancock ...................... Thos. F. Fleming Haralson ...................... Sidney M. Golden Harris ........................ B. J. Williams Hart ......................... W. B. McMullan Heard ........................ J. W. Daniel Henry ........................ A. C. Norman Houston ...................... T. P. Duncan Irwin .........................warren Fletcher Jackson ....................... H. P., DeLaPerriere .Tackson ....................... s. G. Swindel Jasper ........................ Monroe Phillips Jeff Davis .................... T. M. Linder Jefferson ..................... Roy V. Harris Jefferson ..................... T. Y. Smith Jenkins ....................... J. A. Dixon Johnson ....................... '). C. Harrison Jones ..........................J. H. Wright Lamar ........................J. D. Smith Lanier ........................ W. M. Pafford Laurens .......................Ernest Clark Laurens ....................... S. P. New Laurens ....................... H. B. Wimberly Lee ........................... E. L. Sintpson Liberty .......................Ben A. Way Lincoln ...................... ,,J. M. Price Long ......................... T. L. Howard W1m:r:-a;~oAY, JuNE 27, 1923. 7 Counties. Xames of Representati,es. Lowndes ...................... J. B. Copeland Lowndes ......................W. H. Stanford Lumpkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig R. Arnold McDuffie ......................J. R. Bowden Mcintosh ......................Wm. S. Tyson Macon ........................ Chas. A. Greer Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. P. Whitworth Marion ....................... E. H. McMichael Meriwether ....................W. R. Jones Meriwether ....................A. D. Jones Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. A. Kirkland Milton ........................ J. H. Mansell Mitchell .......................J. M. Mayo, Jr. Mitehell ....................... H. L. McDonald Monroe ....................... Samuel Rutherford Montgomery .................. Hugh Peterson Morgan ....................... A. G. Adair Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. C. Pickering Muscogee ..................... S. B. Hatcher, Jr. Muscogee ..................... W. C. Neill Muscogee ..................... R. 0. Perkins Xewton ....................... L. P. Loyd Oconee .......................F. A. Gillen Oglethorpe .................... C. 0. Stevens Paulding ...................... C. B. McGarity Pickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. W. Hamrick Pierce ........................ S. P. Sweat Pike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. C. Owen Polk .......................... Charles W. Peek Pulaski ........................ Geo. W. Jordan Putnam ....................... Gordon B. Callaway Quitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. F. Worthy Rabun ........................James E. Bleckley Randolph ...................... vV. R. Curry Richmond ..................... C. B. Reville Richmonrl ..................... Jos. B. Cumming, Jr. Richmond ..................... Patrick H. Rowe Rockdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. R. Vaughan Schley ........................ C. R. McCrory Screven .......................I. H. Evans Screven ....................... H. I.- Howard Seminole ...................... W. H. Van Landingham Spalding ...................... A. K. Maddox Stephens ...................... Fermor Barrett 8 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Counties. Names of Representatives. Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Y. Harrell Sumter ....................... E. A. Hines Sumter ....................... G. W. Riley Talbot ........................ A. J. Perryman Taliaferro ..................... W. W. Bird Tattnall ...................... H. H. Elders Taylor ........................ C. W. Foy Telfair ........................ D. W. Phillips Terrell ........................W. B. Parks Thomas ....................... H. R. Banister Thomas ....................... Thos. K. Davis Tift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. C. Ellis Toombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernest C. Wimberly Towns ........................ E. L. Adams Treutlen ......................E. E. Cox Troup ......................... Mark McCullough Troup .........................J. B. Daniel Turner ........................ D. J. Branch Twiggs ........................ F. E. Wimberly Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. A. Duvall Upson ........................ J. J. Childs Walker ....................... F. C. McClure Walker ....................... D. F. Pope Walton ....................... Alonzo C. Stone Walton ...................... John B. Wilson 'Yare ......................... W. W. Griffis Ware ......................... C. W. Parker Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John C. Evans Washington ................... J. E. Hyman Washington ...................Jeff W. Warren Wayne .........................J. P. Shedd Webster ......................J. W. Montgomery Wheeler ...................... M. Jenkins White ........................ 0. B. West Whitfield ...................... W. M. Sapp Wilcox ........................ R. 0. Holton Wilkes ........................J. T. Lindsey Wilkes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. H. Orr Wilkinson ..................... W. L. Dixon Worth ........................ W. 0. Bozeman Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. W. Hillhouse The roll of counties was called and the Representatives-elect came forward to the bar of the House WEDNESDAY, JuNE 27, 1923. 9 of Representatives, the oath of office being administered 'by the Honorable W. Frank Jenkins, Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. The next business in order being the election of a Speaker, Honorable S. B. Hatcher, Jr., of Musco- gee, placed the name of Honorable ,V. Cecil Neill, of Muscogee, in nomination, and the nomination was seconded by Messrs. Christopher of Hall, Hatcher of Burke, Hyman of Washington, McCrory of Schley, McMichael of Marion, Mann of Glynn, Pope of Walker, and Way of Liberty. ~1r. Knight of Berrien moved that nominations for Speaker be closed and the motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the three minute explanation of votes was dispensed with. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Atkinson of Camden Atkinson of Chatham Aubrey Bandy Banister Barrett Beck Bell Bennett Bird Bleckley Boatwright Boswell Bowden Bozeman Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Callaway Camp Carr Carter Childs Christopher Clark Collins Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duncan Duvall Dykes Elders Ellis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren 10 JovRXAL oF THE HousE, Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of Muscogee Head Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Mullis Napier New Norman of Colquitt Norman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Hab- ersham Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Riley Robertson Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Swindle Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Turner Tyson Van Landingham Warren Way West Whitley \VED~ESDAY, JUNE 27, 1923. 11 \Vhitworth Wimberly of Toombs Williams Wimberly of Twiggs Wilson Wingate Wimberly of Laurens Winship Wood Woodruff Worthy Wright :Neill, 195. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. Upon consolidating the votes cast it was found that Mr. Neill had received 195 votes, being the entire number of votes cast. The Honorable \V. Cecil :Neill, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected Speaker for the ensuing term of two years. The Chair appointed the following committee to escort the Speaker to the Speaker's stand: Hatcher of Muscogee, Mrs. Napier of Bibb, and Miss Kempton of F'ulton. The Speaker was escorted to the Speaker's stand by the committee and delivered an address to the House. The follo,ving members-elect came forward to the bar of the House and took the oath of office, the same being administered by the Honorable Alexander \Y. Stephens, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia: Messrs. Hines of Sumter, Ennis of Baldwin, and Dixon of Jenkins. Mr. Howard of Chattahoochee moved that the wives of members of the House be extended the privilege of floor of the House and the motion prevailed. 12 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, The next order of business being the election of the Clerk of the House, Hon. Carl N. Guess of DeKalb placed in nomination the name of Mr. E. B. Moore of DeKalb County, which was seconded by Messrs. Fowler of Bibb, Hatcher of Burke, and Stewart of Atkinson. Mr. Knight of Berrien moved that nominations for Clerk be closed and the motion prevailed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Atkinson of Camden Atkinson of Chatham Aubrey Bandy Banister Barrett Beck Bell Bennett Bird Bleckley Boatwright Boswell Bowden Bozeman Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Callaway Camp Carr Carter Childs Christopher Clark Collins Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duncan Duvall Dykes Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of Muscogee Head Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta hoochee Howard of Long WEDNESDAY, JuNE 27, 1923. 13 Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Johnson of' Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Jordan 1 Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Moore, 195 Montgome.ry Moore Mullis X a pier Npw X orman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Haber- sham Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Riley Robertson Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Swindle Tatum Trippe Turner Tyson Yan Landingham Vvarren Way West Whitley Whitworth Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Winship Wood Woodruff Worthy Wright By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. l:pon consolidation of the votes cast it was found J ot:RKAL OF THE HousE, that Mr. Moore received 195 votes, being the entire number of votes'; cast. E. B. Moore, of DeKalb County, having received the majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected Clerk of the House for the ensuing term of two years. The Speaker appointed the following committee of three members to escort the Clerk to the stand : l\fessrs. Guess of DeKalb, Hatcher of Burke, and Jordan of Pulaski. The next order of business 1being the election of Doorkeeper of the House, ~fr. R. J. Perryman of Talbot placed in nomination the name of Mr. \V. T. ~!orris of Talbot, which nomination was seconded by Messrs. A. D. Jones of ~Ieriwether, \V. R. Jones of Meriwether, ~Iilner of Dodge, Perkins of Musco- gee, Stone of \Valton, and wright of Jones, and l\fr. A. C. Stone of \Yalton placed in nomination the name of Mr. J. G. McElroy of ":alton, which nomination was seconded by ~Iessrs. DeLaPerriere of Jackson, and \Voodruff of DeKalb. There being no further nominations, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: \V. T. MORRIS Anderson Atkinson of Camden Atkinson of Chatham Aubrey Bennett Bird Boatwright Bozeman Branch Burt Bussey Carr Childs Christopher Clark Collins Covington Cox Culpepper Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Dixon of Jenkins DuBose .WEDNESDAY, JuNE 27, 1923. 15 Duncan Duvall Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans 1 of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fowler Greer Griffis Grovenstein Hamrick Harrell Harrison Hatcher of Muscogee Hillhouse Hines of Sumter Holton Howard of Long Howard of Screven Huxford Hyman .Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd .Tones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether McCullough McMichael Maddox Mayo Milner ~ew Norman of Colquitt Owen Pafford Parker Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Piekren Price Riley Robertson Rountree Smith of Fulton Stevens Stewart Strickland Sutlive Sweat Tatum Trippe \Varren Way Williams \Vimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Twiggs Winship Worthy Wright J. G. ~fcELROY Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Arnold Bandy Banister Barrett Beck Bell Bleck ley Boswell Bowden Braddy Brannen Callaway Camp Carter Copeland Cumming Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Wilkinson Fortson Gillen Golden Griner Guess Haddock Harris Hatcher of Burke Head Hines of Decatur Holden Houston Hulme Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jordan 1 Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McDonald McGarity McMullan Mann Mansell 16 J ouR~AL OF THE HousE, Meeks Miles Montgomery Moore Mullis Napier Norman of Henry Orr Parks Parrish Perkins of Haber- sham Peterson Pitts Pope Reville Rowe Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Rmith of Bryan Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley Steele Morris, 89; McElroy, 98. The roll call was verified. Stone Stovall Swindle Toole Tyson Van Landingham West Whitley Whitworth Wilson Wimberly of Toombs Wingate Wood Woodruff Upon counting the votes it was found that Mr. Morris had received 89 votes and Mr. McElroy 98 votes. Mr. McElroy having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected Doorkeeper of the House for the ensuing term of two years. The next order of business being the election of a Speaker pro-tem., Mr. L. S. Camp of Campbell placed in nomination the name of Ron. R. B. Russell, Jr., of Barrow, which nomination was seconded by Messrs. Boswell of Greene, DeLaPerriere of Jackson, Gillen-of Oconee, Houston of Gwinnett, Tyson of Mcintosh, and vVay of Liberty. Mr. Hatcher of Burke moved that nominations be closed and the motion prevailed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: wEDNESDAY, JuNE 27, 1923. l7 Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Atkinson of Camden Atkinson of Chatham Aubrey Bandy Banister Barrett Beck Bell Bennett Bird Bleckley Boatwright Boswell Bowden Bozeman Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Callaway Camp Carr Carter Childs Christopher Clark Collins Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duncan Duvall Dykes Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans (Jf Warren 1 Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gi1len Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of Muscogee Head Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Mullis Napier New Norman of Colquitt Norman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford 18 JouRNAL o.F THE Hou::m, Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Haber- sham Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Riley Robertson Rountree Rowe Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Lamar Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Swindle Tatum Tippins Toole Russell, 195. 'frippe Turner Tyson Van Landingham Warren Way West Whitley Whitworth Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Winship Wood Woodruff Worthy Wright By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. Upon counting the votes it was found that ~Ir. Russell had received 195 votes, being the entire number of votes \cast. ~Ir. Russell having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared elected Speaker pro tern. of the House for the ensuing term of two years. The Speaker appointed the following members of the ~ouse to escort the Speaker pro tern. to the stand: Messrs. Camp of Campbell, Peterson of Montgomery, and Boswell of Greene. wEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1923. 19 The next order of business being the election of a Messenger of the House, ::\Ir. Pitts of Gordon placed in nomination the name of Mr. V. H. Haynes of Gordon County, which nomination was seconded by Messrs. Elders of Tattnall, Langley of Floyd, Pope of walker, Sapp of \Vhitfield, and Stewart of Atkinson, and Mr. Griner of Ben Hill placed in nomination the name of Mr. T. J. Luke of Ben Hill County, which nomination was seconded by Messrs. Bennett of Dodge, Ellis of Tift, and Huxford of Clinch. Mr. Houston of Gwinnett moved that nominations be closed and the motion prevailed. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: v. H. HAYNES Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Aubrey Bandy Banister Beck Bell Bleckley Boswell Bowden Childs Christopher Collins Copeland Culpepper Curry Daniel of Heard Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DuBose Duncan Elders Evans of Warren Eve Pleming of Columbia Pleming of Hancock Gillen Greer Grovenstein Hamrick Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Head Holden Houston Hulme Hyman Jenkins Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Kempton Langley Latham Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McGarity Me.Mullan Maddox Mansell Montgomery Norman of Henry Orr Owen 20 J ouRxAL oF THE HousE, Parrish Penland Perkins of Haber- sham Perryman Pitts Pope Price Robertson Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Singletary Smith of Bryan Stanford Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Tatum Toole Trippe Turner Tyson Warren Way West Williams Wingate Winship Woo predicated upon the existing tax laws as well as conditions that obtain at this time. The total digest nllues for 1922 were $1,027,794,721. This means total ad valorem taxes of $5,138,973. Of this amount, the expense of collecting, including losses on insolvent fi. fas., amounts to an average of about senn (7 ~~ (b) For the salary of a chief clerk to the Comptroller-General ___________________ (c) For the salary of an insurance clerk in the office of the Comptroller-General (Provided that $1,200.00 of the above appropriation shall be paid from the insurance fees, as provided by law) ___ 1,800.00 2,400.00 3,600.00 4,800.00 1,800.00 2,400.00 1,800.00 <:...., q ~ ::<: l~ ~ 2,400.00 (d) For the salary of a clerk in the Wild Land Department _________________ (e) For the salary of a Public Service Cor- 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 ....... 1,000.00 ~ w~ poration Ta-..: Clerk ___________________ 1,200.00 2,400.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 (f) For the salary of Insurance Commissioner ______________________ ___ 3,000.00 6,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 (g) FCoormtmhiesssioanlaerry__o_f__a__D__e_p__u_t_y__I_n_s__u_r_a_n_c__e 3,000.00 9,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 (h) For the salary of an Insurance clerk in office of the Insurance Commissioner__ 2,000.00 4,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 TOTALS _________________ -------- $ 16,400.00 $ 35,800.00 $ 16,400.00 $ 16,400.00 cr, w ---- 8ECTION "FOUR"-Office of State Treasurer. Sub-Section 1. General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ---------------- c....:. for year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1925 1924 I 1925 ---- I I I Items: ::...., r0 : (a) For the salary of the State Treasurer__ $ 4,800.00 $ 9,600.00 $ 4,800.00 $ 4,800.00 l:l:l (b) For the salary of Assistant Treasurer __ (c) For clerical expenses __ _ -- 3,600.00 6,000.00 7,200.00 12,000.00 3,600.00 6,000.00 3,600.00 6,000.00 Y:.-. t' TOTALS _____.________ _--- $ 14,400.00 $ 28,800.00 $ 14,400.00 $ 14,400.00 0 '"':: ..,.......,., SECTION "FIVE"-Office of the Attorney General a nd M Supervisor of County Officers a nd County Records. ~ ~ Sub-Section 1. J M Items: (a) For the salary of the Attorney Gene ml $ (b) For the salary of an assistant to the ~t- torney GeneraL ____________________ _ -(c) For the salary of a stenographer tot he Attorney GeneraL ________________ _--- TOTALS -- 1$ 5,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 2,500.00 5,000.00 1,500.00 5,000.00 9,000.00 $ 20,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 2,500.00 1,500.00 9,000.00 $ 5,000.00 2,500.00 1,500.00 9,000.00 General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1926 - BUDOET OOMMIBBION REOOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year I 1926 SECTION "SIX"-Educatlonal Department and Educational Institutions. Sub-Section 1. Educational Department. ~ !:'0~ Items: ..... :C.-' (a) For the salary of the State Superintendent of Schools--------------------- $ 2,000.00 $ _______________ $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 ~ (b) For the salary of a clerk in the State Department of Education ______________ 1,200.00 O--n--e---h-a-l-f-S--t-a-t-e- 1,200.00 ~ 1,200.00 c-: ~ i:'j Revenue plus (c) For the support and maintenance of $675,000.00 ~ (.0 tShteateC_o_m__m__o_n__o__r__P_u_b__li_c__S__c_h_o_o__ls__o__f_t_h__e 4,250,000.00 deficiency for the year 1922. 4,250,000.00 4,250,000.00 ........ (d) For the use of the State Board for Vocational Education to meet the requirements of the Act of Congress, approved (.0 ~ ~ August 23, 1917.------------------------ 39 '000 .00 277,764.08 39 '000 .00 39 '000 .00 (e) For the use of the State Board for Voca- tional Education-Industrial Rehabili- tation-to meet the requirements of t1h92e0 _A_c__t _o__f _C__o_n_g__r_e_s_s_,_a__p_p_r_o_v__e_d__J_u__n_e__2_, 21,353.28 42,706.56 21,353.28 21,353.28 - TOTALS______ ------------------- $4,313,553.28 ---------------- $4,313,553.28 $4,313,553.28 Oc.n'l - ----- -- General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS 0c'.: tor year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1926 1924 I 1926 Sub-Section 2-Educational Institutions. Items: (a) For the support and maintenance of the University of Georgia ______________ $ 85,000.00 $ 661,000.00 $ 85,000.00 $ 85,000.00 ~ q0 (b) For the maintenance of the University Summer SchooL ________________________ (c) For the support and maintenance of the Georgia School of Technology ______ (d) For the support and maintenance of 6,000.00 112,500.00 20,000.00 350,000.00 6,000.00 112,500.00 ::>:l 6,000.00 ~ ;... t"' 112,500.00 0 '"': the State College of Agriculture ______ (e) For the State College of Agriculture 80,000.00 528,000.00 80,000.00 80,000.00 H :::::: to meet the requirements of SmithLever BilL ______________________________ (f) For the support and maintenance of the Bowdon State Normal and Industrial College ____________________________ (g) For the State College of Agriculture for 100,000.00 15,000.00 370,000.00 30,000.00 100,000.00 15,000.00 (?j 100,000.00 ~ 0 q 15,000.00 (f. (?j extension work, in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture _________________________________ 35,000.00 35,000.00 35,000.00 (h) For the State College of Agriculture for holding field meetings and farmers' institutes ________________________________ 2,250.00 116,100.00 - - -2,2-50-.0-0 - - - 2,250.00 ----- - Carried Forward ________________ $ 435,750.00 $2,075,100.00 435,750.00 $ 435,750.00 1$ - General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1926 I BUDGET COMMISSION REOOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year I 1925 Brought forward ________________ I$ 435,750.00 $2,075,100.00 1$ 435,750.00 1$ 435,750.00 Sub-Section 2--Educational Institutions. (Continued). Items (i) For the support and maintenance of twelve District Agricultural Schools ___ _ (Provided that the above sum shall be equally apportioned among the said schools, each school receiving $15,000.00.) (j) For the support and maintenance of the North Georgia Agricultural College (k) For the support and maintenance of the State Medical College _____________ _ For teaching hygiene and public health, the sum oL ______ . ____________ _ 180,000.00 27,000.00 35,000.00 14,500.00 485,000.00 66,300.00 150,000.00 180,000.00 27,000.00 35,000.00 14,500.00 ~ =:::::; ;; ~ 180,000.00 >:...., ~ ~ ~ ,t..v.c ,...... 27,003.00 ~ t-:J ~ 35,000.00 14,500.00 (l) For the support and maintenance of the State Normal SchooL _____________ _ 63,000.00 239,895.46 63,000.00 63,000.00 -1 I. '------ Carried forward _________________ I$ 755,250.00 l$3,016,295.46 I$ 755,250.00 I$ 755,250.00 0) --1 I General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS O'l 00 for year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1926 1924 1926 Brought forward ________________ I$ 755,250.00 l$3,016,295.46 I$ 755,250.00 I$ 755,250.00 Sub-Section 2-Educational Institutions. (Continued). Items (m) FCoorllethgee Geor_g_i_a__N__o_r_m__a_l_a_n__d__I_n_d__u_s_t_r_i_al_ In) For the support and maintenance of the South Georgia Normal College ____ _ (o) For the support and maintenance of the Georgia Industrial and Normal School for colored youths _____________ _ (p) For the maintenance of the Georgia Agricultural, Industrial and Normal School for colored teachers ___________ _ 90,000.00* 12,500.00** None stated. 31,500.00 125,000.00 10,000.00 No report received. 15,000.00 90,000.00 12,500.00 31,500.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 <:...., 0 ~ ~ ~ 90,000.00 > t" 12,500.00 0 ""l 31,500.00 .-3 ~ t>J ;:q 10,000.00 0 ~ J. t>J 15,000.00 (q) For the maintenance of summer school for colored teachers ______ ____ __ ___ _ 2,500.00 ---- TOTALS __ _ $ 916,750.00 } 29,000.00 { 2,500.00 $ 916,750.00 2,500.00 $ 916,750.00 ------------- ------ * Maintenance. **Extension. General assembly appropriations tor year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1926 = BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year I 1926 Sub-Section 3. Educational and Eleemosynary Institutions. Items: ~ (a) Eor the support and maintenance of the Academy for the Blind _____________ $ 36,000.00 $ 90,115.00 $ 36,000.00 $ 36,000.00 ....c~.... (b) Eor the support and maintenance of ~ the School for DeaL ___________________ 70,000.00 160,000.00 70,000.00 70 000.00 ~ r; TOTALS__________________________ $ 106,000.00 $ 250,115.00 $ 106,000.00 $ 106,000.00 Y. t.J l~ ~(.0 Sub-Section 4. Educational and Corrective Insti- 1-' tutions. (.0 ~ Items: ~ (a) For the support and maintenance and repairs of the Georgia Training School for Girls ________________________________ $ 31,500.00 $ 90,000.00 $ 31,500.00 $ 31,500.00 (b) For the support and maintenance of the Georgia Training School for Boys __ 27,000.00 60,000.00 27,000.00 27,000.00 TOTALS_________________________ $ 58,500.00 $ 150,000.00 $ 58,500.00 $ 58,500.00 O'l ~ ----- ------ --- General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS -c I for year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1926 1924 1925 I SECTION "SEVEN"-Department of Commerce and Labor. Sub-Seotion L Items: (a) For the salary of the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor __________________ $ (b) For the salary of the Assistant Commissioner of Commerce and Labor _____ 3,600.00 $ 1,800.00 7,200.00 $ 3,600.00 3,600.00 $ 1,800.00 3,600.00 1,800.00 -<:......, :c:c: (c) For the salary of the chief clerk and stenographer to the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor ________________ 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,500.00 ~ ;... t-' 1,500.00 (d) For the salary of the Factory Inspector (e) For the contingent fund of the Depart- ment of Commerce and Labor __ -- . --- 1,200.00 1,800.00 2,400.00 3,600.00 1,200.00 1,800.00 1,200.00 '-' "": 1,800.00 p:;..;: ~ TOTALS _____ ---------SECTION "EIGHT"-Department of Agriculture. ---- $ 9,900.00 $ 19,800.00 $ 9,900.00 $ 9,900.00 cc~: Sub-Section 1. Office of Commissioner of Agriculture. Items: u: ~~ (a) For the salary of the Commissioner of Agriculture ____________________________ $ 5,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 (b) For the salary of a clerk to the Com- missioner of Agriculture _________ .. _____ 2,500.00 5,000.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 (c) For the maintenance of the Depart- ment of Agriculture __________________ For statistics ________________________ 15,000.00 3,000.00 30,000.00 10,000.00 15,000.00 3,000.00 15,000.00 3,000.00 TOTALS________________ ________ $ 25,500.00 $ 55,000.00 $ 25,500.00 $ 25,500.00 ---- Sub-Section 2. Bureau of Markets Items: - General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1925 I I I BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year I 1925 (a) For the salary of the Director of the Bureau of Markets _______ ---- ---- $ 3,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 ~ ~ (b) For the purpose of carrying on the c~ ;... work of the Bureau of Markets, Act 1921 page 102 ____________ _______ ___ ----- 100,000.00 200,000.00 100,000.00 ~ 100,000.00 <::...., TOTALS _______________________ $ 103,000.00 $ 206,000.00 $ 103,000.00 $ 103,000.00 r. ~ t:-: ;.. 5,000.00 t"' (2) For exterminating the cattle tsitcokckainnddudsetvryel_o_p_i_n_g___t_h_e___li_v_e-_ (3) For combatting outbreaks of 25,000.00 50,000.00 25,000.00 0 .".':.:, 25,000.00 P:: i:'j hog cholera and distributing serum in carrying on this work, ~ subject to the statutary re- r0 ; quirements of 1919_____________ 1 10,000.00 40,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 TOTALS_________________________ $ 42,500.00 $ 105,000.00 $ 42,500.00 $ 42,500.00 ..;"!:: Sub-Section 5. Oil Inspector. Items: (a) For the salary of the Chief Oil Inspec- ttioorn, aaLc_t_u_a_l___t_r_a_v_e_l_i_n_g___e__x_p_e_n__s_e_s___a_d_d_i_- I$ 3,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ (b) For the salary of a Clerk to the Chief Oil Inspector, $752.43 __________________ _ 2,100.00 4,200.00 TOTALS_ ___ ___________________ _ $-5,100.001$ 10 ,2CIO .00 $ 3,000.00 $ 2,100.00 5,100.00 ,$ 3,000.00 2,1QO.OO 5,100:00 -- I --------- General assembly appropriations tor year 1923 Requested tor next biennial period years 1924 and 1925 BUDGET COMMISSION REOOMMENDATIONS tor year 1924 I for year 1925 Sub-Section 6. Department of Horticulture and Pomology and Board of Entomology. Items: (a) Fgiosrt _t_h_e__s__a_l_a_r_y__o_f__t_h_e__S__t_a_t_e__E__n_t_o_m__o_l_o_- $ (b) For the maintenance of the 3,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 '""::: ::.; > ~ Department of Horticulture and Pomology and the Board ~ of Entomology, Act 1921 ____ $60,000.00} Act 1922 ____ 10,000.00 70,000.00 174,000.00 70,000.00 70,000.00 Y. :.-::: TOTALS _________________________ $ 73,000.00 $ 180,000.00 $ 73,000.00 $ 73,000.00 L-.:<:C -' Sub-Section 7. Experiment Station. (C ~ Items: ~ (a) For the payment of the actual expenses of the Directors, and repairs of the Georgia Experiment Station___________ $ 8,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 8,000.00 (b) For the maintenance of the Coastal Plains Experiment Station _____________ 22,500.00 37,500.00 22,500.00 22,500.00 TOTALS___ ______________________ $ 30,500.00 $ 97,500.00 $ 30,500.00 $ 30,500.00 w-1 General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS -I .j... for year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1926 1924 I 1926 SECTION "NINE"-Geological Department. I Sub-Section 1. Items: ~ '"' (a) For the maintenance of the State Geo- :":-::: logical Survey__________________________ $ 15,000.00 $ 36,950.00 $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 % TOTALS_ ________________________ $ 15,000.00 $ 36,950.00 $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 E: '"' "":: SECTION "TEN"-Tax Commission. :::.: ::"1 Sub-Section 1. ...... Items: 0"""' "-: J. (a) F?r .the salary of the State Tax Com- t': nnsswner _______________________________ $ 4,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 (b) For the salary of a clerk to the State Tax Commissioner ______________________ 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 (c) For the salary of a stenographer to the State Tax Commissioner________________ 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 TOTALS _____________________ $ 6,500.00 13,000.00 1$ 1$ 6,500.00 $ I 6,500.00 General assembly appropriations tor year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1926 BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year 1925 SECTION "ELEVEN"-Prison Commlssion. Sub-Section 1. '"r' Items: ';!/ (a) For the salaries of members of the Prison Commission_____________________ I$ 10,500.00 $_------------ __I$ 10,500.00 $ 10,500.00 c'"" :>~ (b) Fo.r the sala!y .of a secretary to the Pnson Comnnss10n ____________________ _ (c) PFroirsonthFearmm_ain_t_e__n_a_n_c__e___o_f___t_h_e___S__t_a_te_ 2,500.00 85,000.00 2,500.00 85,000.00 2,500.00 <:..., c: 85,000.00 Y. ~ (d) For the maintenance fund of the Prison Commission _____ _ 22,500.00 275,000.00 22,500.00 22,500.00 l~ ~ TOTALS _________________ _ - ,$ 120,500.00 $ 275 ,ooo .oo I$ 120 ,5oo .oo I$ 120 ,5oo .oo ....... ~ l~ ~~,; SECTION "TWELVE"-Board of Public Welfare. Sub-Section 1. Items: (a) For the support and maintenance of the Board of Public Welfare ____________ ,$ 15,000.00 1$ 60,000.00 1$ 15,000.00 1$ 15,000.00 __ , TOTALS ________________________ $ 15,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 01 I I --- - -- I General assembly appropriations tor year I 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1925 BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year I 1926 SECTION "THIRTEEN"-Pension Commission. Sub-Section 1. Items: ~~ (a) sFioornethr _e__s_a_l_a_r_y__o_f__t_h_e__P__e_n_s_i_o_n__C__o_m__m_i-s _- $ 4,000.00 $ 8,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 T.. '-' 0 (b) For the hire of clerical help in the office of the Pension Commissioner __________ 3,900.00 7,800.00 3,900.00 3,900.00 ::r:1 (c) For the payment of pensions which shall become due _______________________ 1,250,000.00 2,578,015.00* 5,750,000.00** 1,250,000.00 1,250,000.00 ..~....... H (d) For continuing the work of the Roster Commission ___ -------------- ___________ 3,600.00 9,200.00 3,600.00 3,600.00 ~ 0 TOTALS _______________________ $1,261,500.00 $8,353,015.00 $1,261,500.00 $1,261,500.00 ...-..::l SECTION "FOURTEEN"-Pub1ic Printing. :..-. Sub-Section 1. ~ ;_;, Items: 0 (a) For the general printing fund to be ex- ~ $ tended by the Governor according to law_____________________________________ 40,00(1.00 $ 80,000.00 $ 40,000.00 $ 40,000.00 (b) For the salary of the Superintendent of Public Printing_________________________ 3,000.00 6,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 (c) For the salary of Assistant Superin- tendent of Public Printing _____________ 1,800.00 3,600.00 1,800.00 1,800.00 (d) Contingent Fund _____________________ 1,500.00 3,000.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 (.=> 1$ TOTALS_________________________ $ 46,300.00 $ 92,600.00 46,300.00 $ 46,300.00 l"- * Balance 1922-3. **Estimated 1924-5. General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924. and 1925 - ~ BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 I for year 1926 SECTION "FIFTEEN"-Department of Archives and . History. Sub-Section 1. Items: ~ t>.c.:.d.. ~ (a) For the maintenance of the Depart- ment of Archives and History __________ $ 6,000.00 $ 15,724.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00 I!.., ~ TOTALS __ -------------- _________ $ 6,000.00 $ 15,724.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00 ~ tz:j ------- ------- l~ ~ ...... SECTION "SIXTEEN"-State Library Commission. ~ ~~ <:;,; Sub-Section 1. Items: (a) For the support and maintenance of the State Library Commission __________ $ 6,000.00 $ 30,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00 TOTALS_ ________________________ $ 6,000.00 $ 30,000.00 $ 6,000.00 $ 6,000.00 I --1 --- ~------- ---------- General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1925 BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS - -1 oc for year for year 1924 I 1925 SECTION "SEVENTEEN"-State Library. Sub-Section 1. Items: (a) For the salary of the State Librarian __ $ 1,800.00 $ 3,600.00 $ 1,800.00 $ 1,800.00 (b) For the salary of an Assistant to the ;:..... State Librarian ________________________ 1,500.00 4,200.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 (c) SFotartethLeibsraalrairayn _o_f__a_n__A__s_s_i_s_t_a_n_t__t_o__t_h__e (d) For the purchase of books and supplies, and for the incidental expenses of the State Library and Supreme Court,to be spent solely at the direction of Supreme Court ________________________________ (e) For the ,PUrchase of books and supplies 1,000.00 4,000.00 2,400.00 8,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 :r. 1,000.00 .%... t"' c ..-..-, 4,000.00 :.":."r.": for the Court of Appeals_______ _____ (f) For the maintenance of the Legislative 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 ~ Reference Department, to be expended as provided by law_____ ___ ___________ (g) For the purchase of books for the office 1,600.00 3,200.00 1,600.00 c: 1,600.00 :7:r-: of the Attorney GeneraL ______________ 250.00 500.00 250.00 250.00 (h) For printing new volumes of the Su- pproermtse__C_o__u_r_t_a__n_d__C__o_u_r_t__of: _A_p_p__e_a_ls__R_e_- 10,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 TOTALS ______________________ $ 21,150.00 $ 43,900.00 $ 21,150.00 $ 21,150.00 I General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1925 -- BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year I 1925 SECTION ''EIGHTEEN''-Military Department. Sub-Section I. Items: (a) For the maintenance of the Military Department _______________________________ $ TOTALS ________________________ $ 25,000.00 25,000.00 SECTION NINETEEN"-State Board of Health. Sub-Section I. Items: (a) FofoHr tehaeltmha__in__t_e_n_a_n__c_e__o_f_t_h__e_S__t_a_t_e_B__o_a__r_d $ (b) For the support and maintenance of the State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis Patients ______ .. _________________________ (c) For work in connection with Venereal Diseases_ __ ____ _______________________ Georgia Training School for Mental Defectives, Gracewood, Georgia _________________________________ 81,431.00 50,000.00 10,000.00 None TOTALS_________________________ $ 141,431.00 Extension. **Maintenance. $ 100,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 389,500.00 $ 81,431.00 537,600.00* 162,970.00** 50,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00 107,650.00 25,000.00 $1,217,720.00 $ 166,431.00 '"'j i,.:..j, $ 25,000.00 :c.- $ 25,000.00 ~ ~ ~ Y. ~ tv ~ $ 81,431.00 ~ tV ~,_, 5o,ooo.oo 10,000.00 25,000.00 ------$ 166,431.00 -1 ~ General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS 00 0 for year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1925 1924 I 1926 I SECTION "TWENTY''-State Eleemosynary Institutions. Sub-Section 1. Items: (a) For the support and maintenance of the State Sanitarium __________________ $ (b) For the support and maintenance of GtheeorgCiao_n_f_e_d__e_r_a_t_e___S_o__ld__ie__rs_'___H__o_m__e___o_f (c) Special allowance to soldiers (appor- tioned weekly)------------------------- 800,000.00 40,000.00 5,000.00 TOTALS_________________________ $ 845,000.00 SECTION "TWENTY-ONE"-Public Buildings and Grounds. Sub-Section 1. Items: (a) For the upkeep fund of the Public Buildings and Grounds---------------- $ TOTALS _____________ -- __ ---- __ -- $ 35,000.00 35,000.00 $ 429,500.00* 2,400,000.00** $ 800,000.00 no report received. 40,000.00 5,000.00 $ 845,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 35,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ 35,000.00 ~ $ 800,000.00 0q :zli > 40,000.00 t"' 0 5,000.00 ~ f-3 $ 845,000.00 I!: ['j ~ 0c:: (f. _fj $ 35,000.00 - $ 35,000.00 *Special purposes. **Maintenance. General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1925 - BUDGET COMMISSION - RECOMMENDATIONS for year for year 1924 I 1925 SECTION "TWENTY-TWO"-Public Debt. . Sub-Section 1. "lj ~ Items: (a) For the payment of obligations caused by the maturing of State Bonds ________ $ 100,000.00 1 ~ ~ r $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 ~ ,..-; (b) To pay interest on the recognized valid debt of the State _______________________ (c) For payment of interest on what is known as the Land Script fund ________ (d) For the payment of the annual interest on the debt due by the State to the 226,090.00 6,314.14 l j I I no report received. 222,590.00 6,314.14 ~ 219,090.00 M [,:_, ~ 6,314.14 f-' ~ [.,:_, w Universit~i of Georgia. --------------- 8,000.00 8,000.00 8,000.00 Insurance on Public Buildings Act of 1882-3., page 24 appropriating _________________________ 5,000.00 J l 5,000.00 5,000.00 TOTALS _________________________ $ 345,404.14 $ 341,904.14 $ 338,404.14 00 f-' General assembly appropriations for year Requested for next biennial period years 1924 BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year for year 'X ~ 1923 and 1925 1924 I 1926 DIVISION "B"-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT. SECTION "ONE"-Supreme Court. Sub-Section 1. ~ 0 Items: ~ ~ (a) For the salaries of the Justices of the ~ ;.. Supreme Court_------------------------ $ 42,000.00 $ 84,000.00 $ 42,000.00 $ 42,000.00 t:"' (b) RFoerpothrteerssa_l_a_r_ie__s__o_f_t_h__e__S_u__p_r_e_m__e__C__o_u_r_t (c) For the salaries of Supreme Court Ste- nographers _____________________________ (d) Fproermthe eCsoaulratr_y__o_f__th__e__S_h_e__r_if_f__o_f__th__e__S_u__- 4,000.00 18,000.00 2,400.00 8,000.00 36,000.00 1,800.00 4,000.00 18,000.00 2,400.00 0 4,000.00 18,000.00 "">~-' t"l 2,400.00 p: (e) For the compensation of the Clerk of the Supreme Court and Deputy Clerk, r0 : 'F. an amount sufficient to cover the dif- ~ ference between the costs received and (f) the minimum salaries allowed bylaw____ All fees due to Clerk of Supreme Court ---------------- --------------- ---------------- ---------------- in pauper cases upon proper showing (g) to the Governor, $490.00 ________________ For a contingent fund for the Supreme ---- ----------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- Court ___________________________________ 3,000.00 6,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 TOTALS _________________________ $ 69,400.00 $ 138,800.00 $ 69,400.00 69,400.00 1$ - General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1925 BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year 1925 SECTION "TWO"-Court of Appeals. Sub-Section 1. Items: (a) For the salaries of the .Judges of the Court of Appeals_______________________ $ 42,000.00 $ 84,000.00 $ 42,000.00 $ 42,000.00 :"..:."c...: >t:: ~>< (b) For the salaries of the Court of Appeals reporters ___ --------------------------- 4,000.00 8,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 <:...., ~ (c) For the salaries of the Court of Appeals stenographers __________________________ 18,000.00 36,000.00 18,000.00 ~ 18,000.00 tr.: (d) For the salary of the Sheriff of the Court of Appeals ______________________ (e) For the compensation of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, an amount suffi- 2,400.00 4,800.00 2,400.00 [',:) <:.0 2,400.00 ...... <:.0 [',:) ~ cient to cover the difference between the costs received and the minimum salary allowed by law. _________________ _ (f) All fees due to the Clerk of the Court of Appeals in pauper cases, upon proper showing to the Governor _____________ _ (g) For a contingent fund for the Court of Appeals___ ______________________ ______ _ 3,000.00 6,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 00 TOTALS _________________________ I$ 69,400.00 I$ 138,800.00 I$ 69,400.00 I$ 69,400.00 ~ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------~-------------------------- -- General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ex; +-- for yea.r years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1926 1924 I 1926 SECTION "THREE"-Superior Courts. Sub-Section 1. Items: (a) For the salaries of the Judges of the Superior Courts ________________________ $ 175,000.00 (b) eFroarl _t_h_e___s_a_l_a_r_ie__s__o_f__t_h_e__S_o__li_c_i_t_o_r_s_-_G__e_n_- 7,750.00 $ 350,000.00 15,500.00 $ 175,000.00 7,750.00 $ 175,000.00 7,750.00 ~ r0 . ~ (c) For the payment of fees due SolicitorsGeneral in criminal cases before the Superior Court and Court of Appeals Y. > t:" and Solicitors in criminal cases before 0 "': the Court of Appeals, such amounts as may be due them under the terms of the fee bill, $10,480.00___________________ ---------------- ------ --- ----- -----.---------- ---------------- H II: t:>j TOTALS_ ________________________ $ 182,750.00 $ 365,500.00 $ 182,750.00 $ 182,750.00 p:: r0 . DIVISION "C"-Legislative Department. (f. SECTION "ONE"-Senate. _?j Sub-Section !-Officers and Members. Items: (a) For the compensation of the President of the Senate, per diem ________________ $ (b) For the compensation of the members of the Senate, per diem ________________ (Provided that in addition to the above 10.00 ----------------$ 7.00 ---------------- 10.00 $ 7.00 10.00 7.00 sums the President and members of the Senate shall receive mileage at the rate of 10 cents per mile). -- -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - --- General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1926 BUDGET OOMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year 1925 Sub-Section 2. Employees. Items: (a) For the compensation of the Secretary of the Senate, per diem ________________ [$ (Provided that from the above appropriation shall be paid all the clerical expenses of the Senate.) (b) For the compensation of the Messenger of the Senate, per diem ________________ _ 60.00 - ~--- --------- __f$ 7.00 60.00 I$ 7.00 '"lj 60.00 .~.... ;t.:..l ~>< <:..., 7.00 ,.-; (c) For the compensation of the Door- keeper of the Senate, per diem________ _ 7.00 (Provided the Messenger and Door- keeper of the Senate shall receive the same mileage as members of the Senate) 7.00 ~ ::>:1 7.00 l~ 50 ,_... e.o ~ ~ SENATE SUMMARY-AMOUNTS PAID FOR 1922 SESSION: $ MPailyeaogfeSoefnSaetonartsors-_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_--_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 118,,05.5503..1008 ) 11$ 18,050.00 $ 18,050.00 1,553.18 1,553.18 Expenses of Committeemen____________ 770.00 No request 770.00 7'70 .00 Pay of Attachees_______________________ 9,595.00 9,595.00 9,595.00 Mileage of Attachees___________________ 30.80 30.80 30.80 TOTALS_------ ___ _ ---- ,$ 29,998.98 1----------$ 29,998.98 I$ 29,998.98 00 <:,)1 ------------------------------~------~-----~----------------- General assembly Requested for next biennial BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ,?__:. appropriations period for year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1925 1924 I 1925 SECTION "TWO"-House of Representatives. Sub-Section !-Officers and Members. Items: (a) For the compensation of the Speaker doifemth_e__H__o_u__s_e__o_f__R__e_p__r_e_s_e_n_t_a_t_i_v_e_s_,__p__e_r $ (b) For the compensation of the members doifemth_e__H__o_u__s_e__o_f__R__e_p__r_e_s_e_n_t_a_t_i_v_e_s_,__p__e_r (Provided that in addition to the above sums, the Speaker and the members of the House of Representatives shall receive mileage at the rate of 10 cents per mile.) Sub-Section 2. Employees. Items: (a) For the compensation of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, per diem (Provided that from the above sum shall be paid all the clerical expenses of the House of Representatives.) (b) For the compensation of the Messenger odfiemth_e__H__o_u__s_e__o_f__R__e_p__r_e_s_e_n_t_a_t_i_v_e_s_,__p__e_r 10.00 ----------------$ 7.00 ---------------- 70.00 ---------------7.00 ---------------- 10.00 $ 7.00 70.00 7.00 ~ r0 : 1:0 10.00 Y. ;.. r 0 7.00 ": '~""" ~ ~ 0 ~ u: .fJ 70.00 7.oo --==-- I General assembly appropriations for year 1923 Requested for next biennial period years 1924 and 1926 BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS for year 1924 for year 1925 Sub-Section 2. Employees (Continued). Items: (c) For the compensation of the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, per diem ________________________________ I$ (Provided that the Messenger and Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall receive the same mileage as the members of the House of Representatives.) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUMMARY- Amounts paid for 1922 Session: Pay of Representatives _________ . Mileage of Representatives ____________ _ Expenses of Committeemen ___________ _ Pay of Attachees ____________ ---------Mileage of Attachees __________________ _ TOTALS________________ ________ $ (d) For incidental expenses of the House of Representatives for each session______ $ 7.00 72,650.00 6,281.26 560.00 11,192.00 52.80 90,736.06 125.00 l$__ ____________ _1$ l j Nmqu"t $ None 1$ 7.00 I$ ""'j :.>...:.l 7.00 >t: ~ <:..., ~ ~ t>1 72,650.00 6,281.26 560.00 11,192.00 52.80 l-:J ~(.0 ,...... (.0 72,650.00 lw-:J 6,281.26 560.00 11,192.00 52.80 90,736.06 $ 90,736.06 125.00 $ 125 OJ 00 -.j -- -----'------ General assembly appropriations Requested for next biennial period BUDGET COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS rrxx for year years 1924 for year for year 1923 and 1926 1924 1926 Sub-Section 2. (Continued). Items: (e) For incidental expenses of the Senate for each session______________________ __ I$ (f) For indexing Journals of the House ____ _ (f-1) For indexing Journals of the Senate __ _ (g) For the expenses o'f the Legislative Committees while visiting the various institutions and properties of the State during the session, and for expenses and per diem of ad interim committees when authorized by the Chairman of such committee, to make visits, the sum of $7,500.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to be paid on itemized statements submitted and approved___ _ (h) For new furniture and replacements in the House and Senate Chambers to be paid on approval of the Secretary of State, for each, to be immediately available for each year of 1922-1923_________ _ (i) For compensation of Doorkeeper, Assistant Messenger and other attachees of the House and of the Senate not otherwise provided for, such sums as may be authorized by resolution of either branch of the General Assembly for the sessions _______________________ _ 100.00 125.00 125.00 7,500.00 700.00 None None None None None $ 100.00 f$ 100.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 (!_, cr. 1:1:1 :.--: ;... t"' c ": 7,500.00 ..,; ::::: t'l 7,500.00 ::c: c r. [f. .Yl 700.00 700.00 GRAND TOTALS _____________ [$9,142,798.46 $9,164,298.46 [$9 .160.798.46 DEPARTMENTS MAINTAINED UNDER SPECIAL ACTS In addition to the departments and commissions of the State government for whose support and maintenance direct appropriations are made by the Legislature, there are several for whose maintenance special provision is made by law, namely: STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STATE BANKING DEPARTMENT INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION STATE FIRE INSPECTOR All expenditures are paid out of the Motor Vehicle Fees collected by the Secretary of State. ~ ~ ..... >t:l Maintained by the collection of fees, fines, etc., from State Banks. ~><1 Collects a tax of 1% on the gross earnings of insurance companies writing Workmen's Compensation business to defray expenses. ~ q z t:) The Act of 1922 provides that $70,000.00 shall be raised annually for the ~~ support of this commission by fees collected from the public service corpora- - f-L tions coming under their jurisdiction. ~ 1:>:) ~ Supported by a tax of one-tenth of 1% on premiums of fire insurance companies doing business in this State. SECURITIES COMMISSION All expenditures are paid from funds arising from collection of licenses and fees from corporations. GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT The expenditures of this department are paid out of licenses and fines collected. 00 ~ 90 J orRKAL OF THE Hol!sE, Mr. C. R. Vaughan, Representative-elect from Rockdale County, detained on providential cause, came forward to the bar of the House and took the oath of office, the same being administered by the Honorable \V. Frank Jenkins, Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. Mr. Mdiichael of ::\!arion rose and addressed the House on a point of personal privilege. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By ::\Ir. Holden of Clarke- A RESOLUTION. 1Vhereas, This House has heard with great regret of the death of ::\Ir. Roland B. Vaughan, father of Hon. C. R. Vaughan, Representative from Rockdale County, therefore, Be it resolved, That this House extends to Hon. C. R. Vaughan its sympathy and affection in this great sorrow that overshadows his home and heart. The following message was received from the Senate through ::\Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has adopted the House substitute to the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: A resolution providing for a joint session of the General Assembly for the purpose of receiving a message from His F~xcf'lleue~, the Governor. FRIDAY, .JrxE 29, 1923. 91 The President has appointed the following as a committee on the part of the Senate to act under aboye resolution: ~fessrs. :Jiorgan of 5th, King of 11th. The following message was receiYed from the Senate through ~Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: 1}Jr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House>, to wit: House Resolution Xo. 8. A resolution providing for additional members on the Inaugural CommittPe. The President has appointed the following Senators as additional members on the part of the Senate: .Jiessrs. Phillips, Redwine, Kennedy, Ficklen, Spence, Smith of 35th, Hamby, Moore. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : 92 J ouRKAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Milner of Dodge- A RESOLUTION. Whereas, The Ron. Geo. T. Betts, of the County of Turner, gave of the genius that was in him, and sacrificed his life to preserve for the people of the State their best economic agricultural interests, and lifted before the people of Georgia an ideal which should inspire the heartiest support of every citizen of Georgia, Therefore, be it Resol vr.d, That the General Assembl~T of Georgia appeal to the people of the State to respond to the call for a perpetuation of the Betts plan. The next order of business ''Tas the call of the roll b~T counties for the introduction of new matter and the following bills and resolution of the House were introduced, read the first timP, and refC'rred to tlw committees: B~T ::\Iessrs. Stewart of Atkinson, and \Y. R. .Jones of ::\Ieriwether- House Resolution~o. 10. A resolution to appoint a joint committee of the House and Senat!' to inYestigate the affairs of the Highwar D!'partment and to make report of its findings with !'!'Commendations, and for other purposes. B~T ::\fcssrs. ~foore of Appling, Elders of Tattnall, and StoYall of Elbert- House Bill Xo. 1. A bill to repeal an act to reg-- FRIDAY, ,J UXE 29, 1!}23. 93 ulate the return and assessment of property for taxation in this State, etc. Referred to Committee on \Ya~'S and ~Ieans. B~ Messrs. \Vingate of Baker, and l'.Iann of Glynn- House Bill 1\o. 2. A bill to amend an Act proYiding for nn occupation tax on all distributors selling fuels in this State, so as to raise the tnx on gasoline to 3 cents per gallon. Referred to Committee on \Yays and Means. By Messrs. Ennis of Baldwin, and Fleming of Hancock- House Bill 1\o. :~. A bill to appropriate $20,000.00 for the promotion of the peach and pecan industry in this State. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Knight of Berrien- House Bill J\ o. 4. A bill to create a commission to receive proposals for the sale of the property known as the State Farm at .:\Iill<'dgeville. Referred to Committee on Public Property. By Mr. Bell of Burke- House Bill X o. 5. A bill to extend the duties and authority of the Georgia Public Service Commission. Referred to Committee on Railroads. 94 .TorRXAL oF THE HovsE, By M:r. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 6. A bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the town of Arlington, and Acts amendatory thereof. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 7. A bill to remove the county site of Calhoun County from Morgan to Arlington. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Miss Kempton of Fulton, Messrs. Eve, Sutlive and Atkinson of Chatham, Smith of Fulton, and Mrs. Napier of Bibb- House Bill No. 8. A bill to make it unlawful to alter or remove the word "rental" on automobile batteries. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mrs. Napier of Bibb, and :\[iss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 9. A bill to require the teaching of the Constitution of the United States and this State in all public schools and colleges, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Education. ]'RIDAY, JUNE 29, ,1923. 95 By Mrs. Napier of Bibb- House Bill No. 10. A bill to provide safety against fire hazard in public schools of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Education. By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham, and Tyson of Mcintosh- House Bill No. 11. A bill to amend an Act to promote the public health by ditching and draining swamp lands, etc. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Bill No. 12. A bill to provide for the suspension of county officers from office by the Governor, etc. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Jones of Coweta- House Bill No. 13. A bill to amend an Act to regulate the use of motor vehicles upon the streets and highways, etc. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Mr. Bussey. of Crisp- House Bill No. 14. A bill to create a lien in favor of hotels, and to regulate the enforcement of said lien. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. 96 .TouRXAL OF THE HousE, B~ Mr. Toole of Decatur- House Bill No. 15. A bill to give effect to the general presentments of the several counties after approval by the judges, and provide for the enforcement of said presentments, etc. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By ~Ir. \Voodruff of DeKalb- House Bill ~ o. 16. A bill to prohibit pool and billiard rooms and other like places, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By ~Iessrs. Guess, Steele and \Yoodruff of DeKalb- House Bill No. 17. A bill to amend Article 11, Section 1, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution so as to abolish fees of county officers in counties of certain populations. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By ~fessrs. Guess, Steele and \Voodruff of DeKalb- House Bill ?\o. 18. A bill to amend Article 11, Section 3, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution so as to consolidate the offices of tax receiYer and tax collector in any county. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. B~ Mr. Burt of DoughertyHouse Bill No. Hl. A hill to repeal the Act FRIDAY, JuNE 29, 1923. D7 kno'"'ll as ''The Commission City Manager Form of Government Act'' for the City of Albany. Referred to Committee on -:\Iunicipal Government. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 20. A bill to authorize counties and municipalities to contract for and build joint consolidated schools. ' Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. "'Whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 21. A bill to amend an Act amending Section 2, Paragraph 1, Article 11 of the Constitution so as to provide for the election of county officers for a term of four years. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 22. A bill to prevent fishing in Douglas County except in private ponds for a period of five years. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. By Mr...Whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 23. A bill to repeal an Act creating the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County. Referred to Committee on County and County 1Iatters. 98 JoURNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 24. A bill to prevent the shooting of quail in Douglas County for five years. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. By .Mr. Stovall of Elbert- House Bill No. 25. A bill to amend Article 7, Section 2, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution relative to the manufacture of cotton, wool and so forth. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Messrs. Ellis of Tift, and Rountree of Emanuel- House Bill No. 26. A bill to amend Section 4203 of the Code of 1910, touching the execution of deeds outside the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Tippins of Evans- House Bill No. 27. A bill to regulate the use and speed of vehicles on the highways, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By .Messrs. Culpepper of Fayette, and Maddox of Spalding- House Bill No. 28. A bill to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia, to be called the Griffin Circuit. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. ] 1 RIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. 99 By l\Ir. Langley of ]'loyd- House Bill No. 29. A bill to amend the Constitution, Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article 5, so as to change the term of GoYernor. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. Langley of Floyd- House Bill No. 30. A bill to amend Section 95 of the Code of 1910, relative to the term of the Governor. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 31. A bill to empower all municipal corporations to establish general systems of registration. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections. By Mr. \Yood and l\fiss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 32. A bill to amend an Act establishing the municipal court of the City of Atlanta. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 33. A bill amending an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta. Referred to Committee on ~funicipal Government. ]()0 .J Ol'RX AL oF THE HousE, B~, ::\Ir. Houston of Gwinnett- House Bill 1\o. 34. A bill to amend Section 5798 of the Code of 1910 rPlatiYe to recording instruments in this StatP. Referred to ( 'ommittee on General Judiciary Xo. 1. B~, ::\lr. t'hristophcr of Hall- House Bill Xo. :15. A bill to proYide for the rotation of the judges of the Superior Courts of this State. Referred to <'ommittt>e on General J udiciar~' X o. 2. House Bill Xo. :w. A bill to amend Section 5858 relati,-e to taking depositions of witnesses. Referred to Connnittee on General J ucliciary Xo. 2. B~ ::\Ir. Fhming- of Hancock- House Bill Xo. 37. A bill to provide for the election of tlw Board of Education of the Cit~- of Sparta. RPferred to Committee on ::\Iunicipal Government. B~, ::\Ir. Fhming of Hancock- House Bill Xo. :3.~. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Sparta hy designating a depository to be used by the Bond Commission. Rderred to Committel' on ::\Iunicipal GoYernment. :B'RIDAY, JuxE 29, 1923. 101 By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. :~9. A bill to empo"er the Board of Roads and Revenues of Hancock County to appoint a clerk a111l fix compensation. Referred to Committee on Count~ and Count~ 1Iatters. By Mr. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill No. 40. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jasper. Referred to Committee on County and County :Matters. By :Mr. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill No. 41. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jasper. Referred to Committee on County and Count~ Matters. The hour of 11 o'clock A. ).[. having arrived, tlw Senate appeared upon the ftoor of the House, and the joint session, called for the purpose of hearing the address of His Excellenc~, the Governor, Hon. Thomas vV. Hardwick, was called to order h~ the President of the Senate. By order of the President, the resolution calling for the joint session of the ,General Asst>mhl~- was read h~T the Secretary of the Senatf'. 102 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, His Excellency, the Governor, Thomas W. Hardwick, delivered the following address: To the General Assembly of Georgia: In accordance with practice, and in obedience to law, it now becomes my duty, :for the last time, to give you "information on the state of the commonwealth'' and to recommend for your consideration such measures as may seem necessary or expedient. I wish to assure you, at the outset, that in the performance of this high duty I am inspired by no other motive except the good of the State and the well-being of its people. Retiring as I shall in a few days from public station, I shall carry with me into private life and into such other public duties of a very different character as await me a deep and real love for the people of Georgia, a sincere and grateful appreciation of the many marks of confidence and esteem that they have at various times bestowed upon me, and a real and anxious solicitude for their prosperity and happiness, and it is in this spirit that I address you in the performance of the last public. duty that rests upon me as Governor of Georgia. As I attempt to give you information on the state of the commonwealth, I am conscious of a feeling of deep solicitude and of keen anxiety respecting the immediate future of the State, which I cannot conceal and to which I feel obligated to give frank and candid expression. In Georgia and throughout the country public opinion is now and has been for some years in an uncertain and unsettled condition. 'Ve are barely Ji'RIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. 103 beginning to emerge from that unrest and dissatisfaction that always accompanies and characterizes the reconstruction periods that inevitably and inescapably come in the wake of a great war. In such a period restlessness and instability seem inseparable from necessary readjustment. I have every confidence, however, that in Georgia and throughout the country reaction to normal sanity and to the great fundamentals upon which both our society and our government rest is rapidly replacing that restless spirit of mobocracy and lawlessness that seeks and tends to destroy respect for and confidence in all governments, national, state and local, and in the men who administer them, to undermine and destroy all respect for and confidence in the courts and the men who administer the law therein, and to substitute for the orderly process of representativ~ government, both in the making of the laws and in their administration, the reckless passions and seething prejudices of an unsettled hour. In such a period one of the most powerful and irritating of the forces that make for restlessness is financial depression. and no thoughtful or informed person can doubt that much of the radicalism and unrest that has marked our present reconstruction period comes from that source. A deflation of both currency and credits that, in my judgment, was entirely too drastic and too sudden, closely "followed the armistice and cost this country in lowered values, dropping prices and contracting business many times more than the great war itself cost us, even if we include in that cost the billions we lent to our late associates in that war. }()..j. .JoLR~AL oF THE Ho-.:sE, ln the country as a whole the marvelous vitality and neuperative power of American business seems to lm\e witlu:;tood the shock and weathered the storm so well that as a rule reeoYer~ to normal prosperit~ is general and is at hand, but it is also a fact to which we would b<> foolish to shut our eyes that certain sections of our countr~ and certain classes of our citizens luwe 11ot as yet shared to any appreciable degree in thP improYement to which I have alluded. Throughout the nation the agricultural masses haYe suffered most and have recovered most slowl~. Tlw pric0s of thPir staple products han, as a rule, dropped far helm\ the high prices of the war period a11d that without any compensating reduction in their costs of production or in their cost of living. How to met't and cure this trouble is the g-reatest problem that cm1fronts the real statesmanship of the da~, for no real statesman can fail to apprehend that this country, as a whole, can have no real and permanent prosperity so long as agricultural production languishes, or is profitless. The Southem farmer has not only shared in the genPral distress that has come to the farmers of all sectious, but just at this juncture he has been burdened and cursed with the boll weevil pest that has threatened the destruction of his great money crop and that cannot be fought with any measure of success without a great increase in the cost of producing cotton. The farmers of Georgia have been among the heaviest, if not the very heaviest, sufferers from this combination of falling prices and the boll weevil, for in Georgia the climax of boll weevil troubles and of the sudden deflation to which I FRIDAY, JuNE 29, 1923. 105 haYe alluded came together, hit hardest and bit deepest. The Georgia farmer, hmYever, comes of stern and fighting stock. He has no "cry-baby" spirit, and the word "quit" is not to be found in his oldfashioned dictionary. He inherited this indomitable spirit from his fathers. That spirit has been in splendid evidence this year in Georgia. Inspired by it, the debt-burdened Georgia farmer has sold his timber down to its smallest trees and has skimped and scraped in every possible and conceivable way to raise money to buy fertilizer and calcium arsenate and to employ labor, in a Herculean effort to produce one more good crop, in the hope that he could thereby reduce the burden of his debts. He has exhausted every source of credit and strained every nerve in one supreme effort to ''come back.'' "\Veather and crop conditions since the planting time, and continuing up to the very moment that this message is being prepared, have been so untoward and so unfavorable as to cause the gravest concern and to make it extremely doubtful whether, regardless of the boll weevil or financial difficulties, anything like a full and profitable crop of either cotton or any one of our other great staples can be produced in Georgia this year. There is, of course, the hope still remaining that continued hot and dry weather for the balance of the summer may, to some extent, repair the damage that has already been done, but I have a very great and a very real fear that we are actually facing not only a possible but a probable crop failure in Georgia this year, and so deep is my conecrn over this situation that I regard it as my solemn duty to invite the attention of the General Assembly to it, so that the General Assembly 106 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, may proceed with great caution and extreme prudence just at this juncture and may apply to the fiscal affairs of the State and to the appropriations it must make the most rigid and ruthless economy. FISCAL AFFAIRS. This brings me directly to a brief discussion of the fiscal affairs of the State, which are, just at this juncture, of paramount importance. In presenting to you what I shall endeavor to say on this subject I shall not follow the custom that I have hitherto followed on similar occasions-present you with a mass of figures and a wealth of detail. On the contrary, for details and figures I shall refer you to the very able and comprehensive reports of the ComptrollerGeneral of Georgia and of the State Tax Commissioner of Georgia for this year and to my message to the General Assembly of Georgia of date June 29, 1922. By omitting details and figures as much as possible, and merely referring you to the sources from which accurate and reliable figures may be obtained, I hope to be able to add force as well as terseness and comparative brevity to what I shall have to say on this subject. The report of the Budget Commission created under the Act of August 15, 1922, is or will be before you. It correctly states the condition of the State's finances and gives you what I believe to be the only wise and safe course to follow in making the appropriations for the years 1924 and 1925, except that I shall recommend in another part of this message certain special economies and retrenchments in various departments of the State government which are FRIDAY, JuNE 29, 1923. 107 not touched upon, except in a very general way, in the report of the Budget Commission. I now wish to present to you a very brief review of the fiscal history of the State since the beginning of the present administration and up to the present time. This is not done with a view of either defending the fiscal policies .of my administration or praising thEm, but merely for the purpose of enabling you to see exactly \Vhat the true condition of the State's fiscal affairs is at the present moment, so that you may enter upon the discharge of your duties at this critical juncture with a fair understanding of what the real situation is. When I was inaugurated Governor of Georgia, two years ago, the State of Georgia faced a deficit of more than $2,000,000 (See message of 1921, page 7). In large measure this deficit came from increased appropriations for pensions authorized by the Acts of 1918 and 1919. To make up this deficit the General Assembly of 1921 authorized the Governor to discount the rental due the State for a period of five years for the \V. & A. Railroad, and to apply the same to the current appropriations that were due and unpaid. After a heated controversy, this legislation was challenged in the courts and was finally held to be constitutional by our Supreme Court; and of the sum of $2,297,586.21 realized from this railroad rent discountal (at the discount rate of 5.95o/o) the greater part of $1,960,408.00 was employed to pay off all arrears in pensions due the Confederate veterans and their widows up to January 1, 1922. The remainder of the sum realized by the discount, $337,178.21, was paid on the appropriations for th<' 108 JoeRX.\L oF THE HousE, common schools. At the same session of the Legislature, in 1921, in order to replace the rentals thus discounted, a special tax of one cent per gallon was levied on gasoline, and as that tax has actuall)- produced a net rennue of about $750,000 per annum, it has more than replaced the discounted railroad rental, which amounts to $540,000 per annum. By this major operation and by cutting all other appropriations ten per cent., where a cut was possible, the General Assembly, in 1921, restored the balance to our fiscal affairs and left income and outgo balanced, with a reasonable margin to cover expected and mwvoiclahle deficiencies, except that it made, of course, no prO\isions for increases in either tlw classes of pensioners or the amount of pensions for the years 1~)22 and 1923, and except that it made an unfortunate and impracticable appropriation to the common schools of one-half of the excess of the ren~ Imcs of the State abon $8,500,000 for the years 1922 and 1923, to both of which matters I shall now call your attention, '"ith some particularity and concerning both of which I shall luwe certain definite and specific recommendations to make. Before I under- take to do this, however, permit me to say that the deficienc) appropriations made b)- the General Assembly in 1922, and approved by the Governor in 1922, did not destroy the balance between re,enuPs and appropriations, bebYeen income and outgo, though the)' did 'Yipe out substantially all surplus, and left the budget within $10,000 or $15,000 of a balance. \Vhen the General Assembly met in 1922, howe,er, great pressure came on the question of pensions. It now becomes 111)' duty to call your attention to what has happenPcl so that )'OU ma) llll- 109 derstand the present situatiou "ith respect to this mattN and ma~ fairl~ and intllligentl~ discharge ~our duty to the ~tate. B~ the kgislation of 1918 and Ell~) and h~- the constitutim1al anHHdment approYed b) the people in HllH, important changes "ere authorized in our pension systPm, both in the classification of pensioners m;d in the amount of the pensions to be paid. Prior to 1918, no Confederate Yeteran who returned property Yalued at more than $1,500 was permitted to draw a pension, and no wiclmY could draw a pension unless she had been married to the Ycteran, for whose senices she drew a pension, prior to January 1, 18/0, and the amount of each pension was fixed at $100 }WI' annum. B~ the legislation to which I han alluded, passed in 1918 and 1919, the property qualification of $1,500, to which I have referred, "as eliminated from the la\Y and the time limit \Yithin which the widows must ha,e married the veterans, for whos:.> spnice the~ drew, was raised from J anuar~ 1, l H/0, to January 1, 1881. It was also prmided in this legislation that all the pensions should be increased from $100 per year so as to be $125 per annum in 1921; $150 per annum in 1922; and $175 per annum in 1923, and $200 per annum in 1924-. It must be remembered, however, that these changes in the law merely conferred upon the General Assembly the bare power and authorit~- to make appropriations in these amounts and to these classes, without making it either the legal or moral dut~ of the General Assembly to make such appropriations unless and until that bod~- could proYide sufficient revenues with \Yhich to meet and pay the same. On the contrary, it is, I think, indisputable that, "hatenr the lt>gal 110 JouRNAL OF THE Hou~E, power and authority of the Legislature was to make these appropriati01:s, it had no moral right to do so unless it also provided, in some way, the revenue with which the appropriations could be paid. At the session of 1921, it will be recalled that the General Assembly provided for all arrears in pensions to both old and new classes up to January 1, 1922, and then provided, in the general appropriations bill, for an appropriation of $1,250,000 in order to pay the old classes, namely: veterans who did not possess property of more than $1,500 in value, according to their tax returns, and widows who had married prior to January 1, 1870, and to pay only these classes at the old rate of $100 per annum. At the session of 1922, the General Assembly undertook to appropriate for 1922 and 1923 to all classes of the veterans, new and old alike, and at the rate of $150 for 1922, and '$175 for 1923. Because the Legislature provided no additional revenue and because it was, in my opinion, useless, and worse than useless, to make these appropriations when to pay them was impossible with the revenues of the State as they were and 'vithout increased revenues, I was forced to withhold my approval from this legislation. Income and outgo must be kept balanced in Georgia. Pay as you go, is the motto of common sense which ought to apply to and govern public and pri- Yate business alike, and I was utterly unable to give my approval to any legislation that sought to appropriate money for any purpose, when I knew that the revenues of the State could not meet and pay the appropriation and when the body making the appropriation, also clothed with the power to levy taxes, failed and refused to provide any adequate FRIDAY, JT:XE 29, 1923. 111 additional revenue out of which to pay the appro1 priations. Now, let us see briefly and fairly what the situation is with respect to this pension matter: In round figures, .there are about 10,000 names of veterans and widows of the old classes on the pension rolls, and about 7,000 in the new classes. To pay what the law authorized to old and new classes alike \Vould require, in round figures, $2,500,000 for the year 1922, instead of $1;250,000, or an increase of $1,250,000 for 1922. In like manner, to pay all classes $175 per annum for the year 1923 would require, in round figures, $3,000,000, instead of $1,250,000, or an increase of $1,750,000. And in like manner, to pay all classes, old and new alike, $200 per annum for the year 1924 will require $3,400,000, or an increase of $2,150,000 for the year 1924. In other words, to proceed on the theory that if the Legislature is either legally or morally bound to appropriate this money simply because it has authority of law to do so, and to pay to all classes, old and new alike, pensions according to the ascending scale fixed in the Act of 1918, and to appropriate for arrears as well as for the future, means that over $5,000,000 additional must be found to meet our pension bill up to and including the year 1924, at the new rates, in addition to the $1,250,000 that we have been annually appropriating for this purpose. I submit to you, in all candor and sincerity, that this is financially impossible, under the present fiscal system of the State. You can not, in my judgment, find the money, under the cons.titutionallimitations under which you labor, and the practical situation that confronts you is that all pension legislation since 1918 should be 11 :2 JolnxAL OF THE Hol:"sE, repealed and the pensioners of the old classes be paid at the old rates, as they were prior to 1918. 1\othing else is possible, under the present revenue and fiscal affairs of Georgia; and, besides, I doubt very much whetlwr it is either wise or just to pay pensioners without regard to their wealth, for I belien~ that if the toiling masses of the State can stand more taxation for this purpose, that larger pe1isions should be paid to those of our Confederate veterans and wido\YS who are poor and needy, and nothing to those \Yho are ,cry wealth~- or \\"ell off. In the general appropriation bill of August 15, 1921, there is the following provision: "For the support and maintenance of the common or public schools of the State, $4,250,000 for each of the years 1922 and 1923, and should the revenue of the State exceed the sum of $8,500,000, then one-half of the excess of each year to be applied to said common or public schools.'' The final provision above quoted rests, of course, upon the basis that the total appropriations made b~ the Legislature for 1922 were not to exceed $8,500,000, for if the~- were in excess of that figure then, necessaril~-, either other specific and certain appropriations or this conditional appropriation would be nullified to the extent of such excess over the sum of $8,500,000. But the general appropriation bill referred to, and the Yery one that contains this pro- Yision, carried appropriations amounting to $9,452,- 237.15; and at the 1922 session the General Assembly increased these appropriations for the year 1922, by deficiency and special appropriations, to the sum of $9,7R6,047. In my annual message to the Gen- F'RIDAY, JuNE 29, r 1923. 113 eral Assembly of Georgia of date June 29, 1922 (see pages 11 and 12), I pointed out this situation to the General Assembly and urged that this provision be repealed, since to pay the conditional appropriation therein carried was impossible and Impracticable. The Legislature did not repeal the pronswn; it made other appropriations for 1922 that I approved, amounting to almost $300,000, and others that I could not approve, amounting into millions. It provided not one cent of additional re"\'enues to meet the appropriations contained in the provision, or to meet the appropriations I was forced to veto. The deficiency appropriations approved by me carried us dangerously close to a balanced budget, leaving an excess of only about $14,000 of reYenue above expenditures for the year 1922, eYen if all tax collections are made as estimated. Under our fiscal system all property taxes are returned in the spring of one year, collected in the winter of the same year, or more generally in the early months of the following year, and- sometimes, in hard times like the present, where some leniency in tax collection must be shown, not until spring of the ~ear following that when they are due. The two largest items of our State budget are for commcn schools and for pensions. These items are so large that they can not be paid without due regard to when the State actually receives the bulk of its revenues. Consequently, following the law in part, as in the case of school appropriations, and unbroken executive precedent and practice as regards the pensions 114 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, and other appropriations, the school appropriation is paid after the bulk of the State property tax comes into the treasury, in the early spring, and in the meantime a system of discounting the school warrants established in the Act of 1915 is maintained. One-half of the pension appropriation is paid in the spring, when the property taxes come in, and the other half in the fall, when certain special taxes on corporations are collected. All other appropriations for all departments and institutions of the State are paid monthly, the appropriation being in each case, so far as possible and practicable, divided into twelve equal installments and paid to these departments and institutions at monthly intervals. Naturally and necessarily while and so long . as the State must spend the bulk of its money the year before it is collected, there is a constant overlapping both of receipts and expenditures from one year into another. It is unavoidable and inescapable. This system has obtained for many years, is authorized by law and exists under the executive discretion vested by law in the Governor and other fiscal officers of the' State. Under it the appropriations for all departments and institutions for 1922 have been 'paid. Under it, the $4,250,000 appropriation for the common schools has been paid, under it the obligations for 1922, except the appropriation made by this provision, have been met and paid. If this State and all of its various departments and institutions were to continue to function, it was my imperative duty to make provision for monthly payments to these various departments and institutions, during the year 1922, especially since each of these appropriations was positive and certain, and I had FRIDAY, JuNE 29,r1923. 115 no right, as Governor, to deny the payment of these positive and certain appropriations in order to await the ascertaining of a fact which could not be known until June, 1923, particularly as the schools were being operated on the basis of the $4,250,000 appropriation, and contracts with the teachers for the year 1922 had already been made and were being executed on that basis in conjunction 'with whatever support the common schools were receiving in any given county or community from local taxation. Before the time arrives when the amount of the revenues of the State for the year 1922 can be officially and accurately determined, for any payment at all on this uncertain and conditional appropriation, the entire revenues of the State will have been lawfully and necessarily expended to pay certain and definite appropriations. Do not, I beg you, misunderstand me on that question. I yield to no man in Georgia in my devotion to the common schools of the State. No man sees more clearly than I do the imperative necessity for their liberal support and rapid advancement. No man believes more strongly than I do in them, and in the absolute necessity for them. To them, as well as to pensioners and to every one else, we must, however, apply the same funda- mental fiscal principles. Income and outgo must be kept balanced in Georgia. It is useless, and worse than useless, for the Legislature to make appropri- ations, even for the common schools, without also providing the revenue with which to meet and pay such appropriations. llC .JoLTRNAL oF THE HoLTsE, I, therefore, unhesitatingly advise you to repeal that part of the appropriation bill to which I have alluded, and not to make future appropriations of that character, for it is both impossible and impracticable to pay such au appropriation, under the present fiscal S~'StPm of Georgia. The present revenues of Georgia are just about adequate to pay the general expenses of the State, providing the pensions are kept down to the old basis and providing the unfortunate blanket provision for common schools is repealed. without these two policies being maintained, the revenues of the State will be inadequate and insufficient. If you will repeal the school provision referred to the hooks of the State of Georgia will show income and outgo in balance, both for the years 1922 and 1923. If the State is to undertake larger and more ambitious schemes for the appropriation of money, then it must have a new and a larger revenue producing system., but I urge upon this body the absolute necessity, at a critical time like this, of going slowly befo~e attempting any radical change, applying to our present system the principles of a real and rigid economy in all the branches and departments and institutions of the gonrnment. RETRExcnl\mNTs AND EcoxoMrc:,; rx Anl\nNISTRATION. I unhesitatingly repeat my previous recommendations, consistently and persistently made since my service as Governor began, regarding the various State bureaus, boards and commissions, and I unhesitatingly urge upon the General Assembly of Georgia a ''ery careful examination into the operatiom; ~\ense of its maintenance ought to be saYed. 2nd. Even if such agency of the government performs a useful and necessary function, then its operations ought to be examined into with a view to determining what economies can be effected, without impairing its efficiency. It is not my purpose to impair useful public seiTice in any line of legitimate or proper goyernmental activity, but I do insist again, as I have alwa~-s insisted, that in times like these it is imperatively necessary that we abolish every useless place, purge the payroll of every unnecessary official and cut out extravagancies and waste wherever we find it. No Governor can accomplish this kind of retrenchment by executiYe action alone. \Vhenever sinecures and useless places exist, they exist by virtue of law, and can only be abolished by the General Assembly, which alone has the power to repeal the laws under which they exist. I unhesitatingly recommend the abolishment of the so-called State Department of Archives and History. It is neither useful nor ornamental. It performs no necessary function for the State, and its records can well be kept in the State Library. If the work of indexing is to be completed, it can just 118 .JouRNAL OF THE HousE, as well be performed by a library clerk, at a salary of not more than $1,500.00 per annum. I unhesitatingly recommend the reduction of the Public Service Commission from five to three. This Commission has very little to do with fixing of railroad rates within the State, since recent Federal statutes, as construed by the Supreme Court of the United States, have virtually deprived it of much of its power. The Federal statute in question is in plain derogation of the right of the States to control their local affairs, and so far as it confers upon the Interstate Commerce Commission any right to fix rates wholly within the State, it should be repealed. Until it is repealed, however, there is no necessity of maintaining a commission of five members on the theory that they are needed to perform any considerable amount of work in the fixing of railroad rates. Besides, it will be remembered that this commission functioned for many years in Georgia with only three members, and it was only after the conclusion of a political campaign that it was necessary to increase its number, to carry out the policy of a new administration and to carry into effect the will of the people of Georgia as expressed at the ballot box in that campaign. No such situation now exists, and it seems to me, in a time like this, that the people of Georgia can well dispense with two of the commissioners that have been added to the body, and can well reduce its number from five to three, thus effecting a saving of $7,200.00 per annum. Nor is it, in my judgment, a sufficient reply for the advocates of keeping the number of the commission at its present figure, to say that the railroads and other public service corporations now defray FRIDAY, J mm 29,:1923. 119 the expenses of the commission, including the salaries of all of its members, under the provisions of the law passed last year-for, after all, while the expense of this commission does not come directly out of the treasury, it comes out of the public service corporations, who must be allowed, in their rates and charges, to recoup for this expense, and they can only do so out of the consuming public. In this connection, it is worthy of note that thirty-eight of the States of the Union have only three railroad commissioners and that no Southern State except Georgia has more than three. The State of Georgia is board-ridden, commission-ridden and trustee-ridden. I concede that it can probably be said with truth that very few of these boards or commissions represent activities that are wholly bad or for which some good things can not be isaid, but I believe it can be said with even more truth that many of them represent activities more or less paternalistic, that they are not essential to the proper conduct of our State government, and with which we can well dispense, especially in hard times like these. The University of Georgia system alone has 2i7 trustees. Of course, I mean by that, the University of Georgia and all of its branches. I am of the opinion that a board of regents or of control for the entire higher educational system of our State should be provided to take the place of the present board of trustees of the University of Georgia and of all of its branches, and of every other institution of learning or education supported by the State. In my judgment, economy in the administration of the affairs of these institutions-economy in 1~0 JoL"RNAL OF THE HorsE, the purchase of the supplies needed b~ them, and a systematic correllation of the work of each one of them with the other would be obtained by the adoption of such a plan, and as a result 'lYe would haYe a systematized, coherent and comprehensive educational system. ~Iany of the more important and progressive States of the Uni01i haYe adopted this plan, and not one of them that has eYer adopted it, in whole or in part, has ever been willing to abandon it or to return to the antiquated, disjointed and expensiYe system that we maintain. In my opinion, the Department of Agriculture has many unnecessary employees, is far more of a political machine than an agricultural department, and is conducted at far too great an expense, both direct and indirect, to the taxpayers of Georgia. A careful summary and recapitulation of the appropriations, fees, etc., received by the Department of Agriculture for the year 1922, made by the expert accountant employed by the Budget Commission, shows that the Department of Agriculture, in the year 1922, employed 472 persons, largely as inspectors and traveling agents, and paid these persons, for salaries and expenses, a total of $451,631.28, a part of which was paid by direct appropriation from the treasury of the State, and a part of which was paid b~ the special taxes on oils and gasoline and fertilizers. The inspection tax on oils and gasoline, from which more than $400,000 annually is realized, is not in any sense a special burden on the agricultural interests as such, but is a burden on all consumers of gasoline and oils in the State, in whateYer pursuit or calling engaged. FRIDAY, JexE 29, 1923. 121 A careful examination into this subject will slww that \\'e have in Georgia two hundred oil inspectors, \Yho are paid a total annual compensation of $99,319.72. As I shall endeavor to demonstrate to you, even under a proper system of oil and gasoline inspection, the employment of so large a number of persons for that purpose can only be accounted for on the ground of political, rather than business, necessity; and it is particularly unfortunate that such a condition should continue to subsist and exist at the expense of the consumers of oils and gasoline, when the la\\' under which the inspections of oils and gasoline is made 1in Georgia, is so antiquated, oldfashioned and obsolete that the tests provided by it afford no real protection to gasoline consumers, and confer no real benefits whatever. The inspection used in the tests of oils and gasoline is commonly known as the specific gravity test, and was established by the Act of 1889, and will be found in Section 1809 of the Code of Georgia, Volume 1, 1911. This test was adopted at a period when there was little if any use of gasoline throughout our State, especially for the purpose of furnishing motive po\Yer for automobiles and trucks. For that purpose it is antiquated, obsolete, old-fashioned and useless. In the adjoining State of South Carolina, the government mlv~- specifications have been adopted by the State and made a part of the State la\Y. \Vithout undertaking to state to you in detail the provisions of that test, I will say that it secures the use, by the people of South Carolina, of the very highest grade of gasoline, and protects the consumers of gasoline in that State. l~ncler this oil inspection law, I 1:22 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, am informed by the authorities of South Carolina that two oil inspectors are kept exclusively on the work of oil inspection all of their time, in addition to one resident inspector in Charleston, who gives a part of his time to other duties in other departments of the State government. These are the only three men regularly employed in the inspection work for the entire State of South Carolina, under its new and modern test laws. In the neighboring State .of Florida the 1tests adopted for testing gasoline, kerosene and similar oils are those promulgated by the United States Bureau of Mines, and the same will be found fully stated in Technical Paper 323, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, officially adopted February 3, 1922, and revised October 31, 1922. The specifications for gasoline will be found on page 3 of this report and the method of procedurefor the testing of gasoline and kerosene on pages 43 to 58, inclusive. As I understand this somewhat technical matter, the test employed in Florida is of the same general nature as that employed by South Carolina, and both are largely combustion or distillation tests and United States government tests-modern and up-todate-and afford effective protection to the consumer. In this connection, I do not' think it will be inappropriate to quote from a letter written to me by the Honorable William A. McRae, Commissioner of Agriculture for the State of Florida, under date of June 11, 1923 : "\Ve have three State inspectors and they give particular attention to taking samples from ship- FRIDAY, JuxE 29, 1923. 123 meuts coming in by boat or otherwise, carefully inspecting pumps at dispensing stations, and do anything else that may be required of them for the good of the department. "The State of ],lorida has the best and simplest inspection law of any State, so far as I know, and the various oil companies doing business in this State will verify this statement. They have been Yery strong advocates for law, and have at all times done their best to comply with its provisions. ''The inspection work in Georgia could be done with not to exceed six inspectors, with an expense account of $150 per month. Your laboratory should be well equipped for the work and all samples as received from the inspectors should be promptly analyzed. "You will note from my report that our overhead expense has all the way through been very small, considering the fact that we have taken care of every penny of the expense attached to the office-that is, one analyst, the laboratory costs, one clerk in the department, three inspectors, with their salaries and traveling expenses, and all other costs incident to the running of the office. "\:Vhen our oil division was established, our inspectors found fifty per cent. of the dispensing pumps were giving short measure anywhere from a quart to one gallon on a five gallon purchase. It would be safe to say that the saving to the consumers of gasoline in this State, since the inspection law was established, has saved the State many times what the law has cost. It will be safe to say that 1~4 .JoeRXM, OF THE Hor:-;E, Georgia will get the same results. To know that you are getting a standard that is high euouph to be fair to the consumer and lou; enouph not to put extra cost on the refiners, and to know that you are getting the quantit~ of oil you desire to purchase is something to he desired. "Gravity tests alone are ~earth nothing in determining the quality of oil. Xo mention of gravity is made in the Bureau of l\Iines specifications. In this connection you will Bote that the Florida law permits the ( 'ommissionpr of Agriculture to promulgate a stall(lanl and I haYP accepted the standard of the r. S. Bureau of ::\lines as tlw State's stand- ard. This was done for two rPasoBs: first, because the Bureau of ::\[in<>s is fumislwd <>nr~ facilit~ for making tests all(} for the 0mplo~ment of the best equipped anal~sts ail(l for the furtlwr reason that there will he no clash hd\Yeen the State and Xational gmermnent on int!'rstate shipnwnts. \Ye han' found this to work \\ell and WP lwlieYe tlw standard as promulgatNl h~ th<' Bureau of ::\Iincs to hr suffici<'nt1~ high.'' I han no doubt that the ( 'ommissimwr of Agriculture of the StatP of Florida speaks achiscdly and accurate}~ in this matter. I do not h1sitate to state that I h:>lie>n that b~- follo~wing the example of either Florida or South Carolina, we can see1ue a real and adequatP inspec-tion of both gasolint> and kerosene oil, with a foree of not more than six inspectors, and can san~ to the puhlie the ('Xpense of maintaining and paying a f oret> of two hundred inspcetors, whose appointmt~nts arc made for political r<>asons and \Yhose servieeR, if any, are purely of that character. FRIDAY, JuNE 29,:1923. 125 If this course is adopted, the entire expense of gasoline and kerosene inspection can be borne by the State treasury, and the present tax of one-half cent per gallon for inspection purposes can be abolished, and that amount can be added to the gasoline tax levied by the General Assembly in 1921, without any additional burden upon the consumer, with the result of giving to the consumer of both gasoline and kerosene real, adequate and modern tests of both quality and quantity of the products they consume in such vast quantities, and at the same time saving to treasury of the State nearly one hundred thousand dollars per annum. In my opinion, several economies and retrenchments can be effected, in connection with the State Prison Commission. I recommend the abolishment of that Commission, and the substitution therefor of a State Warden, to administer the penal system of the State, and the employment of an efficient pardon clerk, with adequate compensation, to fully examine into all applications for executive clemency and to make proper recommendations thereon to the Governor. I believe that by pursuing this method very important economy can be effected in the State's budget, and that a more efficient administration of the fiscal affairs of the State can be obtained. Of course, the General Assembly will understand that in making these recommendations, I am not making any at~ tack either upon the efficiency or character of any of the individuals who now hold office in any of the departments concerned. I am merely advising the General Assembly of the reforms and retrenchments 1:2G .JotRxAL OF THE Hot:sE, I think can be accomplished in the government of the State, and am seeking to urge upon it the consideration of these questions, to the end that unnecessary offices may be abolished, and real and substantial savings be effected. TAXATION. It is not my intention in this message to undertake again a general discussion of taxation. I have never been either a champion or apologist for our present equalization law. My own belief, consistently and fully expressed in all of my public messages and speeches, has been and is that the State could, with profit, follow the example of North Carolina, and impose an adequate income tax sufficient for all State purposes, remitting the State tax on property. If this is done, the present equalization law could be repealed without damage to the State, provided the date of repeal were postponed until the proposed change in our revenue system could become effective. If this is done invisible wealth now escaping taxation can be forced to bear its proper share of the burdens of government, for practically all invisible wealth is income producing. If this is done there would be no necessity for the present State tax equalization law, for the reason that the State would derive its revenue from sources other than property taxes, and could leave to the counties and the cities the undisputed field of property taxation. The valuations and assessments could be adjusted locally and without regard to the valuations, or assessments employed in other lo<'alities. E,RIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. 127 I do not believe that it would be fair for me to fail to call your attention to the fact that it is neither sensible nor safe for the State to destroy or abolish its present revenue system unless and until it shall provide another and adequate revenue system, to take the place of the system so destroyed. Indeed, I am of the opinion that in hard times like the present it is both difficult and dangerous to undertake a complete change in the fiscal system, and it may be the course of wisdom not to undertake tha~ change until normal prosperity has come again in Georgia. Certainly, you should proceed with great caution in this matter, and take no step that is not based upon prudence and sound common sense, and destroy no piece of governmental machinery necessary to produce revenue until you have constructed something better to take its place. AuDITING SYSTEM FOR THE STATE oF GEoRGIA. I strongly and emphatically urge the creation of a complete and adequate auditing system for the State of Georgia. It is folly to continue to administer the fiscal affairs of the State, under our present antiquated system. It invites grafting and waste. Every account should be audited before it is paid, and not afterwards. "\Ve are already spending $15,000 a year, in round figures, on audits of the various departments of the State, and it will require but little additional expense to establish and maintain a complete and efficient auditing system. Since I do not know that I could add anything to what I said in my message of 1922 on this subject, I merely desire to repeat the recommendation that I made, and to do so with all possible emphasis and 128 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, force. I invite your attention to that recommendation, which will be found on pages 16 to 24, inclusive, in my message to the General Assembly of June 29, 1922. AusTRALIAN BALLOT LAw. I urgently recommend that Section 18 of the Act of August 21, 1921, providing for a secret ballot in Georgia be stricken therefrom. This law is a great step forward in the effort to secure fair and honest elections in Georgia, but in order to make it accomplish its highest and best purposes, it should be effective uniformly throughout the State, and should not depend for its operation on the grand jury action of the respective counties. If the ballot be made secret, and secret all over Georgia, the temptation to use money in our elections will be destroyed, and the right of the individual to vote his own convictions, without let or hindrance or influence, will be established and safeguarded. ExECUTIVE MANSION. Acting under the authority of the Act approved August 15, 1921 (Acts of 1921, Page 194), the commissions appointed under the provisions of that Act effected a lease for a period of fifty years of the property known 1as the Governor's mansion, located in Atlanta, at the intersection of Peachtree and Cain streets. A report of the acts and doings of that commission was submitted to the General Assembly at its 1922 session. The average rental through the period of fifty years for which the lease was effected, amounts to $30,000 per annum. I invite your attention to this subject again for the pur- FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. 129 pose of recommending that suitable provision be now made for the purpose of furnishing a suitable residence for the Governors of Georgia. It is my opinion that the annual rental for a period of years can be easily discounted and the proceeds of the discount be employed to provide a suitable residence for the Governors of Georgia, and I recommend that this course be followed. In making this recommendation, I also suggest that it would, in my judgment, be appropriate and fitting for a mansion to be erected which shoul~ be made a replica, as far as possible, of the old Governor's mansion at Milledgeville, both because of the suitableness of that structure for the purposes for which it was employed, and because of the many historic and sentimental associations that attach themselves to the old mansion. I believe that if such a mansion could be constructed out of Georgia marble and granite, at a reasonable cost, that it would be not only historical in its significance, but appropriately commemorative of two of Georgia's greatest products. I recommend that a commission be appointed by the present General Assembly to consider this matter and to give it appropriate direction. FoRESTRY. I desire to call your attention to the report of the State Board of Forestry. Within the last two years increase in lumber production has been so great throughout the State as to make it imperative that the State should take such steps as are necessary to protect its forests against wanton and useless 130 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, destruction, and to provide, as far as possible, for reforestation. I unhesitatingly repeat my recommendation of last year on this subject and urge you to give favorable consideration to the very moderate and reasonable request of the Forestry Board on this subject. REFORMS IN OuR PENAL SYsTEM. In addition to the changes that I have recommended respecting the Prison Commission, I desire to recommend the passage of a law prohibiting the appearance of any member of the General Assembly, during the term for which he was elected, as the hired agent or attorney for any applicant for executive clemency, either before the Prison Board, the pardon clerk, or the Governor; and I desire to recommend, further, the passage of a law prohibiting the appearance in any matter, for compensation, before any department of the State goyernment, of any member of the General Assembly, during the term for which he has been elected. In the very careful and earnest consideration of the many matters that have been brought to my attention in which executive clemency is asked, I have been forced to consider, in many cases, the deplorable suffering and poverty that is sometimes inflicted upon innocent and helpless dependents of the man who commits crime and is punished therefor. In many cases the loss of the bread-winner of the family has brought his innocent and helpless dependents to poverty and almost to starvation. It seems to me that it would be a wise and humane policy for the State of Georgia to provide that, after a person FRIDAY, Ju::-m 29, 1923. 131 is convicted of crime and sent to its penitentiary, that such person shall be allowed to have a part of the proceeds of his labor to be devoted to the support of his innocent and helpless dependents. Of course, no such provision should be made until the convict shall repay to the State from the proceeds of his labor the cost of his upkeep, including guarding and every other element that enters into such cost, and no such provision should be made except in cases where the value of such labor is in excess of the cost of such upkeep. The value of the convict's labor, whether he is engaged in public work or is employed on the State farm, or elsewhere, should be carefully appraised by competent State authority, which should also determine the cost of his upkeep, as defined above. The law should then determine what percentage of the excess of the value of his labor above his upkeep should be devoted to the support of his dependents; and in determining that question the good or bad conduct of the convict should be carefully considered, and in that way additional methods of enforcing discipline can be provided. In like manner, the same principles should be applied, in some degree even to convicts -..vithout dependents for if one of the objects of penal punishment is to reform the convict and restore the citizen, then it can be readily seen how important it is when the convict emerges from a term of servitude he should have some financial resources, however comparatively small, with which to begin life anew that he may thus have a better chance to become a useful citizen, rather than to deteriorate into a hardened, confirmed criminal. 13:2 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, Other States have applied these principles with great success. It seems to me that the voice of humanity and wisdom demands that an effort should be made to apply them in Georgia to our penal system. If objection is made-as it doubtless willby the county authorities, that if the counties are to employ the convicts on public roads, then the sums of money necessary for the establishment and maintenance of this system will come out of the counties, then my reply is that the objection is not good, for neither the State nor the counties should have any right to expect to make a profit out of crime. Humane and wise provision for the reformation of criminals and for the protection of society, rise far above mere financial consideration in a matter of this kind. Acting under the authority of hw, which requires me to approve or disapprove all rules and regulations that may be promulgated by the Prison Commission as to the government of convicts in our penitentiary system, on the 24th day of February, 1923, I disapproved the rule of the Prison Commission permitting flogging as a part of prison discipline. I am glad to report to you that, from the best of my observation and information, the prison system is being operated even more satisfactorily and efficiently, as a whole, since the abolition of flogging. I was impelled to take the action above referred to by reason of the fact that our Constitution prohibits flogging as a punishment for crime. It seems to me that the Constitutional provision, fairly construed, also prohibits flogging as one of the means for enforcing discipline in the prison camps, in order to enforce the penalties imposed by the courts. If the courts could not directly sentence a man to be flogged, then it FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1923. 133 must follow that the prison autho-rities have no Constitutional right to inflict flogging, in order to execute the sentence of the court. If that were to be permitted, we should be doing indirectly what our Constitution prohibits us from doing directly. OTHER STATE REFORMS. I recommend that a Constitutional amendment be submitted to the people, fixing the term of Governor of this State to four years, instead of two. Experience has demonstrated that a Governor can hardly hope to carry out any important administrative reforms or to accomplish any real and substantial results, if he is given a term of only two years and is to face a campaign for re-election before his work can be half done. In like manner, I believe that the term of the members of the General Assembly should be made four years, instead of two, and that we should have biennial instead of annual sessions of the General Assembly. If this system is adopted, we can elect a Governor and the members of the General Assembly and all other officers, State and Federal, on one and the same election day, and have but one election every four years and in which we would vote for all officers from President to coroner. I believe that this step will serve to secure a larger and more representative vote of our people, and will give us a more stable and responsive government. In this connection, I recommend that the annual sessions of the General Assembly be changed from 134 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, the fourth wednesday in June of each year, until the first wednesday of January in each year. I believe that when the Governor and the General Assembly elected in November of the preceding year are installed at the first of January following, our . government will be more immediate responsive to the will of the people, and without unnecessary delay or long hang-over terms. Once the Legislature has met in January, it is my judgment that it should both organize and transact all of its business without wasting either time or energy in an adjournment over to, the summer period. The Constitution provides that the Governor ''shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed and shall be the conservator of peace.'' The fact is, however, that while the Governor is clothed with Constitutional responsibility in this respect, he has very little _power. He can do nothing, no matter haw outrageously the peace is in danger or the laws are violated, except to call out the State militia, under proper request being made therefor by certain civil authorities. In order that the Governor may be enabled to perform his duties, under his oath of office and under the Constitutional provision above referred to, I make the following specific recommendations: 1st. That a small body of State constables or policemen, to be appointed by the Governor and subject to his authority alone, shall be provided for and that the Governor shall be given broad power to use the police force so established in any section of the State where, in his judgment, it is necessary to em- FRIDAY, JuNE 29, 1923. 135 ploy them in order to conserve the peace or executive laws of the State. I make this recommendation without any intention or purpose to reflect upon our present military forces. The Kational Guard as at present constituted is an exceptionally fine body and is, in my opinion, in the most efficient and serviceable condition that it has ever been in the history of the State. But there are many acts of lawlessness and violence which the National Guard can not be employed to prevent and there are many occasions when conservation of peace requires the employment of a much smaller and more mobile force than the troops of the State. 2nd. I recommend that the Governor of the State be given the same power as is given to the Governor of many of the States to suspend or remove a sheriff or peace officer who, in the judgment of the Governor, is guilty of such breach of duty as to require such action. In this connection, I invite your particular attention to the laws of Florida on this subject, and submit for your consideration the system employed by that State, which is worthy of your close attention. IxviSIBLE GovERNMENT. \Ye have no room in Georgia for invisible government of any kind or character. Government in Georgia should be in the open and above-board. I have no objection to the existence of secret fraternal organizations, whose sole purpose and practice is the \cultivation of civic virtues and 136 .TouRx AL OF THE Ho"C"tiE, social relations; but I do object, with all of the force and emphasis of which I am capable, to any secret organization that assumes to censor the conduct of other persons or to sit in judgment upon their actions. Men who follow such practices arc themselves the worst of criminals, and strike at the ,cry foundation of all governments. They would subvert the courts, and enthrone the mob. Men who are trying to walk right, in the sight of God and man, do not need to cover up their faces, in this State, while they are doing it. The Gen~ral Assembly of this State should pass a statute making it unlawful, under heavy penalty, for any man or woman in Georgia to wear a mask over their faces on the public streets or roads of the State, or in any other public place. The General Assembly should also pass a law requiring every secret order in Georgia, Gentile or Jew, Protestant or Catholic, white or black, to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court of each county in which such organization maintains a lodge or local unit, a full list of all the officers and members of such local lodge or unit, and the list of officers and members should be kept by the Clerk of the Superior Court for purposes of inspection and public information at all times. LAw 'AND ORDER AND CITIZENSHIP. In a period of unrest like that of the immediate past, and to some extent the present, it has been difficult for the civil authorities of the State to maintain perfect order at all times, or to secure th<' FRIDAY, .J uxg 29, 1923. 137 prompt and general enforcement of all the laws. I think I can say to you, with candor and with truth, that from the Governor down, the civil authorities of Georgia have done their utmost to prevent and check lawlessness and to maintain and preserve peace and good order, and I have the earnest hope that in their effort to do so they have received, and will continue to receive, the approbation and support of all right-thinking men and women in Georgia. we have no room in Georgia for petty hates and for either political or religious bigotry. The right of free speech and thought is fundamental to American and to Georgia institutions. The right of every man and woman and child to worship God as he or she pleases, is fundamental and basic. The separation of church,and State is decreed in order to secure and maintain freedom of religion. I trust the time will soon return in Georgia when no man or woman will incur ill will or suffer persecution in the exercise of his or her religious belief or faith. Bigotry and religious intolerance are the two forces that always destroy freedom. If Georgia is to remain a land of freedom, we have no room for these forces in our State. Governments were not ordained and established in order to transact the ordinary affairs that each individual citizen should attend to. Paternalism is not only destructive to individualism, but also of free government. Against the false doctrines tbat lead us more and more into paternalism I would put the immortal doctrines of the fathers that strengthen and preserve the self respect and self reliance of the citizen. 131:) J orRN AL oF THE HousE, Too much government and too much regulation tend to destroy the sturdy individuality and the splendid self-reliance of the citizen; and to teach our people that they can be expected to be supported by manna that rains either from vVashington or At- lanta, is so foolish as to be difficult of characterization, and so destructive of the fundamentals of real American citizenship as to occasion the greatest alarm to every lover of our country and every thoughtful student of the principles of free government. May the powers above us that control and shape the destinies of States and of people lead the people of Georgia back from bigotry to liberality and tolerance, from paternalism to individualism, from narrowness of soul and spirit to breadth of vision and purity of purpose. May the best interests of the State of Georgia be enthroned in your hearts and minds during this momentous session of the General Assembly. Respectfully submitted, w. THOMAS HARDWICK, Atlanta, Ga., June 29, 1923. Governor. Mr. McMichael of Marion moved that the General Assembly, in joint session convened, do now dissolve, and the motion prevailed. Mr. Wood of Fulton rose and addressed the House on a point of personal privilege. 1 Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. FRIDAY, JuNE 29, 1923. 139 The following communication was read: Comrade Carl Guess, Judge Advocate, Dept. of Ga., U. S. W. V., Stone Mountain, Ga. Dear Comrade: I am instructed by Fitzhugh Lee Camp No. 6, Dept. of Ga., United Spanish \Var Veterans, to extend an invitation to all members of the General Assembly to attend a reunion and barbecue at Lakewood Park on July 4th, the 25th anniversary of the Spanish-American war. As Judge Advocate of the Department of Georgia, and a member of the General Assembly, I would appreciate the courtesy if you would make this invitation known to the members of the General Assembly. Yours for Freedom, Patriotism and Humanity, JNo. P. HAuNsoN, Dept. Commander, Dept. of Georgia, U.S. W. V. J. A. WILSON, Deputy Adjutant. Leave of absence was granted :Messrs. Tatum of Dade, and \Vorthy of Quitman. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. 140 JouRNAL m' THE HousE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLAXTA, GA., SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 o'clock A . .JL; 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 : Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Atkinson of Cumde11 Atkinson of Chatham Aubrey Bandy Banister Barrett Beck Bell Bennett Bird a-Blease Bleckley Boatwright Boswell Bowden Bozeman Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey. Callaway Camp Carr Carter Childs Christopher Clark Collins Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duncan Duvall Dykes Eiflers Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Flt,tcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of :Muscogec Head Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Jenkins a-Absent SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 141 Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of ::IIeriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Mullis :\"apil'r Nmith of Lamar :\pw ~prnce :\ orman of Colquitt Stanford X orma n of Henry Stanley Orr SteelC' Owen NtP\'C'ns Pafford Stewart Parker Rtone Parks :'ltovall Parrish Htrickland Peek i'lutlivc Penland Sweat Perkins of HabE.'rsham i'lwindle Perkins of Muscogec Tatum Perryman TiJpins Peterson Toole Phillips of Jasper Trippe Phillips of Telfair Turner Pickering Tyson Pickren \'an Landingham Pitts Vaughan Pope \\' arren Price Way Reville \Vest Riley Whitley Robertson Whitworth Rountree Williams Rowe Wilson Russell Wimberly of Laurens Rutherford Wimberly of 'l'oombs Sapp Wimberly of Twiggs Shedd Wingate Shettlesworth Winship Simpson Wood Singletary Woodruff Smith of B1yan Worthy Smith of Fulton Wright Smith of Jefferson Mr. Speaker By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. ' J ovRx AL OF THE Hoc~E, The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through his clerk, Mr. McCurry: 11-fr. Speaker: I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the House two communications in writing to which he respectfully invites your attention: STATE OF GEORGIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT ATLANTA To the General Assembly of Georgia: In accordance with the provisions of the law, I beg to submit to you herewith the report of the Board of Visitors to the University of Georgia for 1923. Respectfully submitted, rrHos. \Y. HARDWICK, Governor. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, JUNE 15, 1923. \Ve, the Board of Visitors, appointed under the law by the Governor of the State to visit the properties of the University of Georgia and to inspect the work of its various departments, beg leave to submit the following report. SATURDAY, JGKE 30, 1923. 143 Chancellor Barrow and the heads of the various departments of the University have extended to us every courtesy and assistance to enable us to secure such information as would furnish a knowledge of the physical condition of the property and the character of the work being done by the professors and students. Your committee feels that the work of the University is being carried on under unfavorable conditions, and yet we have been convinced that the authorities have done their \Vork well in the face of these conditions. There is not now room to accommodate the increased number of students in attendance. Many of the professors are required to teach larger classes than can be handled satisfactorily. In some instances the classes can not be comfortably seated in the lecture rooms. Such crowded conditions obviously prevent the best possible results. The growth and development of the University must stop where it is to-day or else a material increase must be provided in its physical equipment and its staff of instructors. Your committee is strongly of the opinion that the people of Georgia should not have any difficulty in determining which alternative to accept. The present physical equipment and staff of instructors are not sufficient to meet the demands of to-day and yet every year sees an increased number of boys and girls graduating from the high schools and seeking admittance to the courses at the University. Unless immediate provisions are made for the accommodation of this increased enrollment the University is in serious danger of losing its present high rank in the Southern Association of Colleges. 144 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Inquiries revealed that the opening of the University to women has been met with gratifying results. Their presence has exerted a most salutary influence; in a higher moral tone; greater pride in scholarship standards, and a more marked seriousness of purpose on the part of the students in general. "\Ve find, however, that no adequate provision has been made for the accommodation of women and your committee strongly urges the erection of additional dormitory facilities for women, and it has appeared to us that the location of such dormitory should be in connection with the already splendidly equipped and admirably conducted dormitory for women now provided on the grounds of the Agricultural College. "\Ve make this suggestion from the point of view of economy and from what seems to us to be the great desirability of the residential separation of the sexes. An investigation discloses the fact that the work,of the women, both in the class room and in the laboratories, has been uniformly of high character. Your committee finds the library facilities are woefully inadequate to meet the present needs of the Univershy. This applies particularly to the provision for the law library. Your committee feels that under the present organization of the athletic department it would be very easy and practical to require all students of the junior and senior classes who are not enrolled in the military department to take regular physical training under the direction of the professor of physical training, and that a regular daily schedule for such instruction and training should be provided for. SATURDAY, JuxE 30, 1923. 145 \Ve have been pleased to note the growing interest in the recently established department of journalism. \Ve have, however, been impressed with the fact that it is hardly possible for the work of this department to reach the degree of efficiency the friends of the rniversity have every right to expect of it unless at least two linotype machines are provided. \Ve regard this as an immediate need. Your committee recommends the abolishing of the spring or Easter holiday, and that the closing of the University be moved up one week. We urge this change in the year's schedule because we feel that the faculty should have a brief period of rest between the closing of the University and the opening of the summer school, and also because we feel that under the present rule the student is being put to a very unnecessary expense in returning to and from his home .or else he must spend this holiday season in the very demoralizing pastime of loafing about the University grounds or the streets of Athens. Your eommittee feels that whatever criticism may have been made of the conduct or general deportment of students has grown largely out of this spring or Easter holiday week when excessive freedom has been permitted in the way of social activities. we further believe that it is highly desirable that all social functions of students should be immediately and direct!~ under the supervision or chaperonage of properly delegated members of the faculty. Your committee wishes to endorse heartily the plans of the University authorities looking to a division of the college year into four regular quarters. \Ye believe that such. a division of the work 146 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, would result in material economy of time to a large number of students and would permit at the same time the use of the University buildings and plant the year round. Your committee finds the buildings of the University in need of repairs and urges that immediate attention be given to this so that greater expense may be avoided later. THE AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE. Your committee wishes to express to you its gratification in the development and forward-moving of the College of Agriculture. The institution does not appear to have received from the people of the State the financial support it deserves and yet the authorities of the college have not been discouraged, and a steady and substantial growth has been maintained and the efficiency of its departments increased. \Ve find that many of the departments are more than self-sustaining and that the profits from these have been employed in erecting new' buildings and materially extending the usefulness of the college. Your committee realizes that this is a remarkable statement to make of any educational institution, but it is true and reflects high credit on the management and supervision of the Agricultural College. In view of the evidence supporting the above statements which met us on every hand, we feel that for your board or for the Legislature to fail to come promptly to the support of the College of Agriculture means simply to penalize the spirit of growth and progress and to place a heavy handicap on fine and increasing efficiency. Your committee was strongly impressed SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 147 with the organization and system which was everywhere in evidence from the remarkable care taken of the buildings and their furnishings to the direction and supervision of each department. "\Ve approve heartily the plans for the future development of the college and we are convinced that such development will be an increasingly valuable asset to the agricultural interests of our State. Just now there seems to be a pressing and immediate need for fire protection in the women's building and we urge the installation of an adequate sprinkler system as a 'reasonable provision for the safety of life and the protection of this splendid property. The presence of a negro settlement within the limits of the college property seems to your committee to constitute at once a menace and a nuisance. "\Ye would recommend, therefore, that this negro settlement be purchased at the earliest possible time to become a part of the college property for its steady expansiOn. Our investigation convinces us that a large majority of the problems of the University and of the College of Agriculture can be satisfactorily solved by an increased financial support and we are persuaded that the present work and purposes of both these splendid institutions amply justify such increased support. We are informed that $40,000 now available for maintenance of the University will, in all probability, be withdrawn in the summer of 1924. Then, not only must provision be made to supply the deficiency caused py such withdrawal, but that even larger financial support must be secured to 148 .JorRXAL OF THE HousE, meet the yearly increased attendance. Such support must naturally be expected to come from the State and we strongly urge that the University problems and the problems of the College of Agriculture be presented to the members of the Legislature in such a way as to command their sympathy and financial support. E. T. HoLMES, R. B. DANIEL, L. A. McLAUGHLIN, JOHN A. RHODES, JAs. F. SHEHANE. ExECUTIVE DEPARTMEXT, ATLANTA, JuxE 28, 1923. REPORT OF CLE~IE~CY CASES. To the General Assembly of Georgia: I hand you herewith report, as required by the Constitution of Georgia, showing action taken by me in all clemency matters, including reprieves, probations, paroles, commutations and pardons granted since June 28th, 1922. Respectfully submitted, THOS. \V. HARDWICK, Governor. RESPITES. RO~IEO H:F~)JRY: Tift County; reprieve petitioned b~ attonwy for applicant in order to present SATURDAY, JrxE 30, 1923. 149 additional evidence to Prison Commission; respited from September 1, 1922, to October 6, 1922. B. vV. DAVIS: Chatham County; further time desired for proper consideration of case; respited r"rom August 18, 1~)22, to Ortober 27, 1922. ROMEO HENRY: Tift County; further time desired for proper consideration of case; respited from October 6, 1922, to October 20, 1922. GENUS COFIELD: Fayette Superior Court; time requested to present case to Prison Commission; respited from October 27, 1922, to November 24, 1922. B. \V. DAVIS: Chatham County; further time desired for consideration of case; respited from October 27, 1922, to 1'\ovember 3, 1922. ROMEO HENRY: Tift County; further time desired for consideration of case; respited from October 20, 1922, to November 3, 1922. B. W. DAVIS: Chatham County; board of physi- cians appointed to examine into applicant's sanity; respited from November 3, 1922, to January 5, 1923. GENUS COFIELD: Fayette County; Governor unable to hear case finally before date fixed for execution; respited from November 24, 1922, to December 29, 1922. MARSHALL BASS: Laurens County; additional time required to consider case; respited from November 17, 1922, to January 5, 1923. 150 JoeRxAL OF THE Homm, Ji'RANK JONES: Chatham County; account physical condition of applicant; respited from November 9, 1922, to January 5, 1923. JOHN HENRY JONES: Fulton County; time desired for presentation of new evidence; respited from December 1st, 1922, to December 29th, 1922. ROBERT MATTHEWS: . Fulton County; county physician of Fulton County certifies to applicant's serious illness; respited from December 1, 1922, to December 29, 1922. JOHN HENRY JONES: Fulton County; additional time required by Governor to consider case; respited from December 29, 1922, to January 26, 1923. ROSCOE ALLEN: Fulton County; time requested by trial judge to examine new evidence; respited from December 29, 1922, to January 26, 1923. ROBERT MATTHEWS: Fulton County; attending physician represents that applicant is ill and that his execution at time fixed would be inhuman; respited from December 29, 1922, to January 26, 1923. FRANK JONES: Chatham County; account serious illness of applicant; respited from January 5, 1923, to January 19, 1923. B. \V. DAVIS: Chatham County; Governor required additional time to consider report of commission regarding applicant's sanity; respited from January 5, 1923, to January 26, 1923. SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 151 FRANK JONES: Chatham County; account serious illness of applicant; respited from January 19, 1923, to February 16, 1923. ROSCOE ALLEN: Fulton County; further time desired to consider new evidence presented; respited from January 26, 1923, to February 9, 1923. ROBERT :MATTHEWS: F'ulton County; report of attending physician indicates that applicant is seriously ill; respited from January 26, 1923, to March 23, 1923. SEAB JOHNSON: Emanuel County; newly discovered evidence which deserves consideration; respited from February 9, 1923, to February 23, 1923. QUINCY ROBINSON: Richmond County; Prison Commission unable to complete investigation and make recommendation before time fixed for execution; respited from February 23, 1923, to March 23, 1923. SEAB JOHNSOK: Emanuel County; newly discovered evidence and new developments in case; respited from February 23, 1923, to May 4, 1923. GEORGE AND RALPH BAKER: walker County; impossible for Governor and Prison Commission to conclude investigation of case before date of execution; respited from March 16, 1923, to April 13, 1923. GEORGE AND RALPH BAKER: walker County; respited rfrom April 13, 1923, to April 27, 1923. 152 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, SEAB JOHNSON: Emanuel County; respited from ~fay 4, 1923, to July 27, 1923, for purpose of enabling Superior Court of Emanuel County to make certain examination into facts of this homicide. PROBATIOXS. All probations recommene- SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923. 161 cember term, 1899; murder; life; served minimum sentence with good record; paroled September 18, 1922. MARSHALL WIMBERLY: Houston Superior Court; June term, 1909; murder; life; served more than 13 years with good record; paroled October 2, 1922. JOHN C. McRAE: Montgomery Superior Court; December term, 1904; murder; life; served about 17 years with good record; recommended by prosecuting attorney and officers and citizens; paroled October 2, 1922. JOHN SMITH: Talbot Superior Court; September term, 1910; murder; life; account of doubt of guilt and recommendation of trial jury and county officers, paroled October 3, 1922. T. W. THOMAS: Coffee Superior Court; September term, 1914; manslaughter; 20 years; served more than 7 years with good record; recommended by judge, solicitor and jury; paroled October 3, 1922. JACK PATTERSON: Cobb Superior Court; July term, 1919; manslaughter; 10 years; recommended by trial officials nad citizens ; paroled October 4, 1922. RICHARD DE VOSE: Clay Superior Court; March term, 1917; murder; life; another person confessed to this murder; paroled October 5, 1922. JOHN T. PATRICK: Muscogee Superior Court: 162 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, May term, 1904; murder; life; served 22 years with good record; paroled October 5, 1922. WILLIE BOvVEN: Hart Superior Court; Feb1 ruary term, 1919; burglary; 10 years; 3 years service with good record; recommended by trial officials and prosecutor; paroled October 9, 1922. HENRY \VALKER: Clarke Superior Court; April term, 1911; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; recommended by trial judge and jurors; paroled October 9, 1922. M. W. PETERSON, C. G. \VEBB AND CARTER SUTHERLAND: Colquitt Superior Court; July term, 1921; burglary; 2 to 5 years; all served more than 12 months; recommended by judge; paroled October 10, 1922. J. T. PIPPIN: Muscogee Superior Court; fall term, 1920; burglary; 5 to 10 years; joint defendant has been paroled; paroled October 11, 1922. LAWSON ROBINSON: Lowndes Superior Court; .May term, 1909; murder; life; served 13 years and is very old; paroled October 11, 1922. T. E. COLEMAN: Treutlen Superior Court; February term, 1919; murder; life; recommended by jury, judge and solicitor; paroled October 11, 1922. ED GIBSON: F,l<;>yd Superior Court; fall term, 1912; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; recommended by judge and solicitor and large number of citizens; paroled October 12, 1922. SATVRDAY, Ju:"E 30, 1923. 163 wiLLIE R. HILL: Fulton Superior Court; September term, 1922; burglary; 7 to 12 years; applicant 15 years old; served 2 years with good record; paroled October 19, 1922. D. D. DAVIS: I<'ulton Superior Court; October term, 1921 ; burglary; 2 to 3 years ; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled October 23, 1922. TOM RICH: Madison Superior Court; August term, 1916; murder; life; evidence shows crime of involuntary manslaughter; served more than maximum imposed by law for this crime; recommended by jury and court officials; paroled October 27, 1922. BUSTER CARVER: Coffee Superior Court; February term, 1914; murder; life; evidence entirely circumstantial; recommended by number of citizens and trial jury; paroled October 30, 1922. EMANUEL GRANT: Dougherty Superior Court; November term, 1910; murder; life; served 12 years with good record; recommended by trial judge; paroled October 30, 1922. "\VM. T. PATRICK: Fulton Superior Court; April term, 1920; robbery; 4 to 7 years; recommended by solicitor and trial judge; paroled October 30, 1922. JOE TATE: October term, 1920, Lincoln Superior Court; manufacturing liquor; 2 years; served 1 year; recommended by number citizens and officials; paroled October 31, 1922. TONY CAIN: Clinch Superor Court; December 164 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, term, 1908; murder; life; evidence conflicting; trial jury and many citizens recommended parole; served 14 years; paroled October 31, 1922. TOM TRICE: Elbert Superior Court; September term, 1911; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; at trial judge and solicitor stated they would recommend demency after 5 years ; paroled November 2, 1922. TOMMIE wooDS: Lowndes Superior Court; Noyember term, 1918; manslaughter; 10 years; served 3 years with good record; recommended by trial jury and citizens; paroled November 2, 1922. XELSOX ALSTON: Fulton Superior Court; May term, 1918; robbery; 7 years; served 4 years; recommended h~- trial officials; paroled November 3, 1922. wiLL JOHNSON: Fayette Superior Court; September term, 1910; murder; life; paroled November 3, 1922. ED SMITH: Chatham Superior Court; November term, 1909; murder; life; served 12 years; recommended h~- solicitor-general; paroled N oyember 4, 1922. SILVIA HA"\VKIXS: Hall Superior Court; fall term, 1913; murder; life; served 9 years; recommended by trial judge, solicitor, all county officers and many citizens; paroled November 4, 1922. GEORGE KELLOGG: Cherokee Superior Court; May term, 1918; burglary; 12 months; recommended 8ATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 165 by solicitor, prosecutors and many citizens; paroled November 22, 1922. IDA LOU CO)I.MOK: Heard Superior Court; September term, 1921; manslaughter; 10 years; served minimum sentence with good record; paroled November 9, 1922. A~IELIA JONES: Coffee Superior Court; November term, 1919; assault to murder; 5 years; paroled November 23, 1922. ~fATTIE LEE REID: Harris Superior Court; April term, 1915; murder; life; recommended by solicitor; paroled November 23, 1922. wESLEY HURT: Muscogee Superior Court; :May term, 1918 ; bigamy; 7 years ; paroled N ovember 24, 1922. ALEX AND wiLL THOMAS: Polk Superior Court; January term, 1918; burglary; 8 and 12 months ; served minimum term; recommended by prosecutor, judge and many citizens; paroled November 24, 1922. HEKRY X E\V.MAX: \Valker Superior Court; January term, 1916; murder; life; paroled November 24, 1922. \VILL HUTCHINGS: Baldwin Superior Court; January term, 1911; murder; life; paroled November 24, 1922. PEARL HENRY : Floyd Superior Court ; November term, 1911 ; murder; life; recommended by 166 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, trial jury, solicitor and judge; paroled November 29, 1922. ZACK SHEPPARD: Newton Superior Court; January term, 1917; murder; life; recommended by trial judge, jury and many citizens; paroled December 4, 1922. DOSCAR vVYATT: Fayette Superior Court; September term, 1915; murder; life; served 6 years; recommended by jury, commissioners and clerk of court; paroled December 4, 1922. THOMAS DISMUKE: Richmond Superior Court; November term, 1910; murder; life; served 12 years; recommended by judge, jury, solicitor and many citizens; paroled December 6, 1922. AMOS HARRIS: Crawford Superior Court; October term, 1910; murder; life; served 12 years with good record; paroled December 6, 1922. SAM TURNER: Fulton Superior Court, November term, 1915; robbery; 10 years; served 61f2 years with good record; paroled December 7, 1922. JOE SMITH: Burke Superior Court; October term, 1912; murder; life; served more than 10 years with good record; strongly recommended; paroled December 7, 1922. DAN BROvVN: Glynn Superio:r Court; July term, 1914; murder; life; served 7 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled December 7, 1922. SATUHDAY, .JuxE 30, 192:J. 167 JOHN NEWTON: Troup Superior Court; September term, 1913; murder; life; served 10 years with good behavior; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled December 14, 1922. KEY CURRY: McDuffie Superior Court; September term, 1913; manslaughter; 20 years; recommended by solicitor, judge and jury; paroled December 14, 1922. NEAL BLAND: Early Superior Court; April term, 1921; burglary; 5to 10 years ; served more than 1 year; received permanent injury while in service; paroled December 15, 1922. JULIA BRIXSOX: Glascock Superior Court; February term, 1919; manslaughter; 12 years; recommended by judge, jury and solicitor; paroled December 15, 1922. RANDALL CLARK: Dodge Superior Court; November term, 1914; murder; life; served nearly 8 years with good record; paroled December 15, 1922. HO:\IER -WILLIAMS: Dooly Superior Court; April term, 1920; murder; life; paroled December 15, 1922. GRANT :\IARCUS: Stephens Superior Court; May term, 1918; murder; life; account of conflicting evidence, paroled on December 18, 1922. AMOS MELVIN: Quitman Superior Court; March term, 1912; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; strongly recommended; paroled on December 18, 1922. il:i8 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, FRA~KIE S~IITH: Campbell Superior Court; August term, 1916; murder; life; recommended by judge, solicitor and county officers; J>aroled December 18, 1922. ED JOHNSON: Morgan Superior Court; ~larch term, 1910; murder; life; recommended by judge, solicitor and convict officials; paroled December 18, 1922. JOHN CHANEY: ~Ieriwether Superior Court; August term, 1915; murder; life; recommended by judge, solicitor and jury; paroled December 18, 1922. E. J. PATCH: Richmond Superior Court; September term, 1921; larceny of auto; 2 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; :paroled December 19, 1922. JOHN LEE: Clinch Superior Court; October term, 1912; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; recommended by jury, solicitor and county officials; paroled December 19, 1922. JOHN McCRACKEN AND BILL RADNEY: Colquitt Superior Court; October term, 1919; murder; life; record indicates a clear case of homicide by misadventure ; paroled December 20, 1922. HARLAN YOUNG: \Valton Superior Court; February term, 1918; murder; life; paroled December 28, 1922. ADDIE l\IAE PASCHAL: \Vare Superior Court; July term, 1919; manslaughter; 12 years; account SATURDAY, J UXE 30, 1923. 169 of conflicting evidence and recommendation of county officers; paroled December 29, 1922. WILLIE LLOYD: Dougherty Superior Court; April term, 1919; murder; life; recommended by solicitor and trial jurors; paroled December 29, 1922. BEN MATTHE-WS: Bibb Superior Court; August term, 1899; murder; life; served more than 23 years with good record; paroled December 29, 1922. CHARLEY FUDGE: Miller Superior Court; October term, 1903; murder; life; served 18 years and can secure employment, if paroled; paroled December 29, 1922. GEORGE STARR: Randolph Superior Court; November term, 1919; manslaughter; 5 to 10 years; served more than minimum sentence with good record; recommended by many officers and citizens; paroled December 29, 1922. ALONZO JERNIGAN: Clarke Superior Court; November term, 1910; murder; life; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled December 29, 1922. DAVE JOHNSON: Wayne Superior Court; fall term, 1906; murder; life; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled December 29, 1922. HENRY RABUN : Richmond Superior Court; October term, 1914; murder; life; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled December 29, 1922. HIRAM MOORE: Chattooga Superior Court; 170 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Mar.ch term, 1911; murder; life; evidence circumstantial; served 10 years; paroled January 8, 1923. LAMAR CARSWELL : wilkinson Superior Court; October term, 1919; manslaughter; 15 to 20 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and all county officers; paroled January 17, 1923. ARTHUR FRASIER: Fulton Superior Court; February term, 1920; burglary (2 cases), 1 to 2 years each case; served more than minimum in each case ; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled January 17, 1923. JOHN SHIELDS: Jasper Superior ICourt; November term, 1917; manslaughter; 10 years; recommended by trial judge and solicitor; paroled J anuary 23, 1923. JOHN DAVIS: Monroe Superior Court; February term, 1915; murder; life; recommended by solicitor, jury and officials; paroled January 26, 1923. CHARLIE LE.WIS: Chattahoochee Superior Court; August term, 1907; murder; life; paroled January 27, 1923. FOSTER HARRELL: Dodge Superior Court; November term, 1916; manslaughter; 12 years ; recommended by solicitor; paroled January 29, 1923. ROBERT JOHNSON: Fulton Superior Court; January term, 1912; murder; life; approved by solicitor; paroled February 11, 1923. ERNEST JACKSON: Muscogee Superior Court; SATURDAY, J UXE 30, 1923. 171 June term, 1906 ; murder; life ; recommended by trial judge; paroled February 12, 1923. wiLL wASHINGTON: Mitchell Superior Court; October term, 1917; murder; life; recommended by judge, solicitor and sheriff; paroled February 15, 1923. SON GOINS: Randolph Superior Court; May term, 1914; murder; life; recommended by trial jurors and large number of officers; paroled February 20, 1923. WILL HORN: Laurens Superior Court; J anu- ary term, 1906; murder; life; recommended by many officials and citizens; paroled February 20, 1923. ELIAS ALLEN: Bleckley Superior Court; Jannary term, 1917; manslaughter ; 10 years ; recommended by trial jury; paroled February 20,, 1923. ANNA HENDLEY: Dodge Superior Court; May term, 1910; murder; life; paroled February 21, 1923. TOM THOMAS: Morgan Superior Court; fall term, 1912; murder; life; recommended by jury, judge, solicitor and county officers; served 10 years with good record; paroled February 23, 1923. BOSE CAMPBELL : Henry Superior Court; October term, 1911; murder; life; recommended by solicitor, jury, county commissioners and other officers; paroled February 24, 1923. wiLL ~IERRITT: Clarke Superior Court; Jan- 172 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, uary term, 1916; attempt to murder; 10 years; served 6 years with good record; paroled February 24, 1923. HUBERT D. PRIEST: Fulton Superior Court; April term, 1920; larceny; 5 years; recommended by solicitor and trial judge; paroled March 8, 1923. CHARLIE wiLLIAMS: vVarren Superior Court; October term, 1912; murder; life; recommended by trial judge and solicitor; paroled March 8, 1923. ALEXAN"DER \VALLACE: Telfair Superior Court; October term, 1913; manslaughter; 20 years; recommended by solicitor; paroled March 7, 1923. ARTHUR KING: Fannin Superior Court; May term, 1921; assault to murder; 5 to 8 years; recommended by trial judge and jury; paroled March 12, 1923. HO~IER BIVINS: Sumter Superior Court; November term, 1916; murder; life; paroled March 12, 1923. \VILL SINGLETON: Terrell Superior Court; X ovember term, 1904; murder; life; paroled March 13, 1923. DEWEY ROBINSON: Talbot Superior Court; September term, '1917; manslaughter; 8 years; recommended by trial judge and officials ; paroled March 13, 1923. ALOXZO STAFFORD: "Upson Superior Court; SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 173 ~fay term, 1910; murder; life; paroled }fareh 15, 1923. GEORGE ALLEN: "Wilkinson Superior Court; April term, 1910; murder; life; paroled March 15, 1923. L. B. BUCHANAN: Heard Superior Court; spring term, 1912; rape; 15 years; doubt of guilt of. applicant; paroled April 2, 1923. HIRAM woODARD: Meriwether Superior Court; February term, 1918; murder; life; recommended by all county officers; paroled April 2, 1923. CHARLIE SMITH: Polk Superior Court; August term, 1911; murder; life; evidence circumstantial; recommended by trial officials and many citizens; paroled April 3, 1923. RUBEN ~IARTI~: vVayne Superior Court; November term, 1913; manslaughter; 15 years; served 10 years; recommended by solicitor; paroled April 3, 1923. GEORGE WILLIAMS: Jefferson Superior Court; November term, 1908; murder; life; served 14 years with good record; paroled April 3, 1923. MONEY JACKSON: Richmond Superior Court; March term, 1919; larceny; 9 years; recommended by trial judge; paroled April 4, 1923. CUFF CARTER AND IKE ROBINSON: Morgan Superior Court ; September term, 1913; murder; life; served 9 years with good conduct; recom- 174 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, mended by judge, jury and solicitor; paroled April 9, 1923. BEN FREEMAN: Butts Superior Court; August term, 1920; manslaughter; 5 to 10 years; recommended by prosecutor; paroled April 9, 1923. JOHN NATHAN, alias BILL ARP: Morgan Superior Court; September term, 1908; murder; life; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled April 10, 1923. GEORGE DANIEL: Terrep Superior Court; November term, 1914; murder; life; paroled April 12, 1923. OLIN GRAHAM: Paulding Superior Court; August term, 1917; murder; life; recommended by judge, solicitor, jury and many citizens; paroled April 13, 1923. JAKE BERRY: Morgan Superior Court; March term, 1915; murder; life; served with good record; recommended by trial officials; paroled on April 20, 1923. SAM ELROD: Franklin Superior Court; September term, 1920; manslaughter; 2% to 4 years; recommended by trial jury; paroled April 21, 1923. WIB FRADY: Stephens Superior Court; September term, 1918; manslaughter; 10 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and jury; paroled April 21, 1923. JOHN BROOKS: }feriwether Superior Court; SA'lTRDAY, Juxg :m, 1D23. 175 February term, 1912; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; paroled April 21, 1923. PRESTON PAYNE: Harris Superior Court; January term, 1920; murder; life; recommended by prosecutor ,and solicitor; paroled April 21, 1923. JIM JOHNSON: Johnson Superior Court; March term, 1913; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; paroled May 2, 1923. EBB HAMMOND: Spalding Superior Court; February term, 1914; murder; life; served 9 years with splendid record; paroled May 2, 1923. OLLIE TOMPKINS AKD JESSE WASHINGTON: Baker Superior Court; October term, 1909; murder; life; recommended by judge, solicitor, jurors and others; paroled May 2, 1923. LEON POWELL: Carroll Superior Court; April term, 1920; murder; life; paroled May 2, 1923. TOM wEST: -Wilkinson Superior Court; April term, 1910; murder; life; recommended by trial officials and citizens account of youth of applicant and circumstances of killing; paroled May 7, 1923. JOHN WILSON: Fulton Superior Court; September term, 1910;' burglary; 8 and 8 and 8 years; served two of sentences and more .than 1 year on third with good record; paroled May 8, 1923. JERRY HILL: Jackson Superior Court; February term, 1921; arson; 5 to 10 years ; recommended 176 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, by prosecutor, judge, solicitor and jury; paroled May 8, 1923. VAN GUNN: Worth Superior Court; May term, 1919; manslaughter; 15 years; account of conflicting evidence in this case and length of time served, paroled May 9, 1923. ROBERT \VILBUM: Clayton Superior Court; August term, 1918 ; burglary; 5 and 3 years ; served 3 year sentence and 2 years on 5 year sentence ; strongly urged by judge and solicitor; paroled May 10, 1923. HENRY VINCENT: Oconee Superior Court; July term, 1917; manslaughter; 10 years; served 6 years ; recommended by trial officials ; paroled May 10, 1923. G. C. CURTIS: Chatham Superior Court; June term, 1921; manslaughter; 2 to 5 years; recommended by judge and warden; paroled May 11, 1923. wiLL BUTLER: Early Superior Court; October term, 1912; murder; life; served more than 10 years with good record; paroled ~fay 12, 1923, largely because of youth of applicant at time of homicide. ISRAEL WILLIAMS : Columbia Superior Court; September term, 1921 ; burglary; 5 to 10 years; recomm~nded by prosecutor and trial officials; paroled May 15, 1923. PETE SHARP: Berrien Superior Court; manslaughter; 12 years; September term, 1918; served SA1TRDAY, .JUXE 30, 1923. 177 4 years with good record; recommended strongly; paroled .May 15, 1923. OLIVER COOK: Coffee Superior Court; March term, 1908; murder; life; recommended by solicitor; paroled May 18, 1923. SIMON BLALOCK: Fayette Superior Court; September term, 1918; burglary; 20 years; made good record; recommended by trial judge; paroled May 18, 1923. HAL, ALLEN AND HENRY TURNER: Morgan Superior Court; March term, 1913; murder; life; recommended by solicitor and trial judge; pa. roled ~lay 19, 1923. JIMl\IIE JONES: Mitchell Superior Court; January term, 1917; murder; life; made good record; recommended by officials and citizens ; paroled May 22, 1923. BEN CHAPMAN : Marion Superior Court; October term, 1910; murder; life; applicant bore a prior good character; served 12 years; paroled May 24, 1923. JESSE FREEMAN: Cherokee Superior Court; February term, 1921; burglary; 5 years; recommended by prosecutor, trial judge and solicitor; paroled May 25, 1923. Jni wiLLIAMS: Chatham Superior Court; October term, 1901; murder; life; paroled May 25, 1923. 178 JouRNAL OJ.' THE HousE, TOM JOHNSON, alias TO~I TODDY: Clarke Superior Court; April term, 1920; 7 to 10 years; assault to murder; recommended by jury and many citizens; paroled May 28, 1923. JOHN SMITH: Fulton Superior Court; November term, 1919; burglary; 10 to 20 years; recommended by trial officials; paroled May 28, 1923. ROBERT F. POWELL: Chatham Superior Court; February term, 1921; assault to murder; 5 to 10 years; applicant saved life of a guard; recommended fo,r this reason by prison authorities and solicitor; paroled May 28, 1923. CHARLIE ZANDERS: Telfair Superior Court;. October term, 1915; murder; life; served 10 years; large number of citizens and officials recommended clemency; paroled May 28, 1923. WILLIE ALLEN : Henry Superior Court; October term, 1915 ; manslaughter; 12 years; recommended by trial officials ; paroled May 30, 1923. JERRE SAPP: Chatham Superior Court; fall term, 1907; murder; life; made good record for 16 years ; health bad; paroled June 2, 1923. J. B. DAVIS: Chatham Superior Court; spring term, 1911; murder; life; served 11 years; applicant was blind drunk at time of homicide; paroled June 4, 1923. SAM COLEMAN: Spalding Superior Court; August term, 1921; shooting at another and carrying concealed pistol; 8 months and 3 years; served 1 SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923. 179 year and 8 months; recommended by trial judge; paroled June 4, 1923. JIM JAMES: Henry Superior Court; April term, 1914; murder; life; served 8 years; prior good character; recommended by trial officials ; paroled June 5, 1923. LUCILE BROWN: Sumter Superior Court; November term, 1921; larceny; 2 to 6 years; evidence circumstantial; served more than 1 year with good record; paroled June 6, 1923. CALVIN JOHNSON: -Webster Superior Court; April term, 1918; murder; life; account new evidence; jury recommends parole ; paroled June 19, 1923. HENRY THOMAS: Pierce Superior Court; December term, 1899; murder; life; served 24 years; paroled June 20, 1923. JACK KILGORE: Coweta Superior Court; March term, 1921; larceny of auto; 5 years; recommended by many; paroled June 20, 1923. G. \V. HORTON: Fulton Superior Court; February term, 1920; assault to murder; 10 years; served 3 years with good record; paroled June 20, 1923. PAT RIDDLE: Montgomery Superior Court; February term, 1914; murder; life; recommended by trial judge ; paroled ,June 21, 1923. SAM HO\VE: ~Ieriwether Superior Court; February term, 1915; murder; life; recommended by 180 JoURNAL OF THE HousE, large number of jurors and citizens; paroled June 21, 1923. RUFUS BRYAN: Chatham Superior Court; October term, 1908; murder; life; served 14 years; paroled June 22, 1923. CUBA BRINSON: Jenkins Superior Court; March term, 1912; murder; life; evidence shows that another party did killing; served 10 years; paroled June 22, 1923. JAMES REEVES: Dodge Superior Court; November term, 1902; murder; life; served 20 years; paroled June 22, 1923. SALLIE \VASHIN"GTON: Lowndes Superior Court; l\Iay term, 1911; murder; life; served 10 years with good record; paroled June 22, 1923. TAP BIVI~S: Early Superior Court; October term, 1913; murder; life; served 10 years; recommended by all jurors; paroled June 22, 1923. CAULEY BRO\VNING: Lanier Superior Court; January term, 1922 ; burglary ; 3 to 10 years ; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; paroled J nne 22, 1923. GEORGE MARBLE, CLARENCE DURHAM and ARTHUR TANKER: Fulton Superior Court; September term, 1920; burglary; 7 to 12 years; recommended by prosecutor; paroled June 22, 1923. ISAAC BATEY: Richmond Superior Court; March term, 1922; assault to murder; 5 years; recommendt'd by trial officials; paroled J nne 25, 1923. S.~TURDAY, J UXE 30, 1H23. 181 HARLEY D. SCROGGS, SAM VINSON and CLIFF ROBINSON: Habersham Superior Court; .:\Iay term, 1918; murder; life; recommended by trial officials ; paroled June 25, 1923. T0.:\1 MORRISOX: 'rattnall Superior Court; October term, 1895; murder; life; served 28 years; paroled June 25, 1923. J. E. wiLLIAMS : Pulaski Superior Court; September term, 1919; manslaughter; 8 to 12 years; paroled June 25, 1923. SOL RUSSELL: Crawford Superior Court; October term, 1912; murder; life; served 10 years; recommended by trial officials ; paroled June 25, 1923. FRANK SMITH: -Wilcox Superior Court; March term, 1919; assault to rape; 15 years; recommended by judge, solicitor, sheriff and others; paroled June 25, 1923. ED ADAMS: Spalding Superior Court; February term, 1913; murder; life; served 10 years; paroled June 25, 1923. DAVE JAMES: Randolph Superior Court; November term, 1919; larceny; 3 to 5 years; evidence circumstantial; prison record good; paroled June 25, 1923. J. F. MATHE-WS: Oconee Superior Court; January term, 1905; murder; life; served 18 years; recommended by trial judge; paroled June 25, 1923. 182 J OURKAL OF THE HousE, CLAUD RIVIERE: Colquitt Superior Court; April term, 1918; murder; life; prison record good; paroled June 25, 1923. MILTON RA\VLINGS: Lowndes Superior Court; December term, 1906; murder; life; unanimously recommended three times by Prison Commission; served 18 years with good record; paroled June 26, 1923. JIM McKENZIE : Burke Superior Court; April term, 1912; murder; life; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled June 26, 1923. HENRY CARGILE: Fayette Superior Court; September term, 1911; murder; life; previous good record; served 12 years; paroled June 26, 1923. MOLLIE JONES: Berrien Superior Court; March term, 1920; murder; life; recommended by trial officials and jurors; paroled June 27, effective July 21, 1923. ROBERT GRIFFITH: Oconee Superior Court; November term, 1916; assault to rape, 10 years; served 6 years ; recommended by prosecutor and solicitor; paroled June 27, 1923. ALBERT COUCH: Paulding Superior Court; February ,term, 1922; burglary; 3 to 5 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled June 27, 1923. THOMAS BLACKSTOCK: Fulton Superior Court; July term, 1921; assault to murder; 5 to 7 SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923. 183 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled June 27, 1923. CHARLEY OLIVER: Oglethorpe Superior Court ; March term, 1921 ; burglary; 3 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; paroled June 27, 1923. LEWIS GRANT : Franklin Superior Court; March term, 1920; murder; life; recommended by trial officials and jury ; paroled June 28, 1923. MARK P. HAGOOD: Gwinnett Superior Court; March term, 1921; robbery; 5 to 10 years; served 2 years; only 16 years old at time of crime; paroled June 28, 1923. FRANK SPINKS: -washington Superior Court; September term, 1919; murder; life; recommended by judge, solicitor, warden and others; paroled June 28, 1923. R. L. SLOAN: Fulton Superior Court; January term, 1913; murder; life; recommended by trial jury; paroled June 28, 1923. BERNARD LA\VSON: Chatham Superior Court; ::\larch term, 1922; burglary; 6 to 8 years ; recommended by prosecutor, judge and solicitor; paroled June 28, 1923. WILL KNIGHT: Macon Superior Court; November term, 1917; murder; life; evidence entirely circumstantial; served 5 years with good record; paroled June 29, 1923. 184 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, HENRY \VALKER: 1Vashington Superio L' Court; March term, 1916; manslaughter; 10 years; declined by the Prison Commission; recommended by trial judge, county officers and wardens; sentence nearly completed; paroled June 29, 1923. HENRY REEVES: 1Iacon Superior Court; 1fay term, 1914; murder; life; served 9 years; r:ecommended by prosecutor, jury and others; paroled June 29, 1923. SHERMAN HIGGS: \Vare Superior Court; De- cember term, 1919; manslaughter; 10 to 18 years; conflicting evidence; recommended by judge and solicitor; paroled June 29, 1923. HENRY JOHNSON: Pike Superior Court; April term, 1920; larceny; 5 to 7 years ; recommended by prosecutor, judge and solicitor; paroled June 29, 1923. COMMUTATIONS. All commutations were recommended by the Prison Commission, except where stated. \V. A. THURMOND: Richmond Superior Court; December term, 1921; larceny; 12 months; because of youth of applicant-19 years-and service of 7 months, commuted to present service June 28, 1922. BEN S. PORTER: Liberty Superior Court; September term, 1921; fornication; 12 months or $250; served four-fifths of sentence; commuted to fine of $50, July 5, 1922. SATURDAY, Ju-xE 30, 1923. 185 vV. D. LYNN: Fulton Superior Court; July term, 1921; perjury; 4 to 10 years; recommended by trial officials; commuted June 30, 1922. ED \VALLACE: Miller Superior Court; J anuary term, 1920; carrying concealed weapons without license; 12 months in one case and 12 months or $100 in other. The two sentences involved one transaction; served 6 months on first sentence; commuted to fine of $50, July 5, 1922. vV. H. MADDOX: Jackson Superior Court; August term, 1920; violating prohibition law; 12 months or $500; commuted July 12, 1922, account of extreme poverty of applicant and his family. W. K. McWHITE: Chatham Superior Court; July term, 1921; forgery; 3 to 4 years ; recommended by prosecutor and solicitor; commuted July 14, 1922. CHARLEY BROOKS: Whitfield Superior Court; October term, 1921; larceny; 12 and 7 months; completed 12 months sentence and also 4 months; recommended by prosecutor and others; commuted July 21, 1922. SAM FIELDS: Dougherty Superior Court; Jan. uary term, 1922; violating prohibition law; 12 months and 12 months or $100; account of severe injury while in chaingang and length of time already served, commuted to fine of $100, July 24, 1922. LESTER LINDSEY: Bartow Superior Court; July term, 1921; burglary; 5 months and $50; served 1 year; commuted to fine of $50, July 27, 1922. 186 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, JIM BROWN: Carroll Superior Court; October term, 1917; murder; life; account of mental condition and recommendation of judge, solicitor and trial jury; commuted August 3, 1922. FRANK DANIEL: Oconee Superior Court; Jannary term, 1922; larceny; 12 months or $100; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted to present service August 4, 1922. . A. Y. CHASTAIN: Grady Superior Court; Jannary term, 1922; shooting at another; 12 months or fine of $225; served more than 7 months; commuted to fine of $75, August 8, 1922. IRA McGEE: Harris Superior Court; April term, 1922; manufacturing liquor; 12 months; recommended by officials and citizens; commuted to fine of $100, August 8, 1922. J. T. CONNELL: Polk Superior Court; January term, 1922; having liquor; 12 months and $500 fine; account of good character of applicant; length of time served; commuted August 9, 1922. JIM CLARK: Decatur Superior Court; May term, 1922; larceny; 12 months; applicant became insane since confinement and was commuted August 15, 1922, for this reason. \V. L. THORNTON: City Court of Nashville; November term, 1921; cheating and swindling; 15 months ; commuted so as to serve remainder of sentence on probation, August 18, 1922. J. C. McBRIDE: Fulton Superior Court; Sep. SATURDAY, JuxE 30, 1923. 187 tember term, 1921 ; running a gaming house; 12 months and $1,000 fine; and 6 months in jail; applicant served 12 months at State farm; account of age and physical condition jail sentence commuted August 19, 1922. DAN" MARTIN: Henry Superior Court; October term, 1921 ;, manufacturing liquor; 1 to 2 years; served 8 months; recommended by judge, solicitor and others; commuted August 24, 1922. BOON ROGERS: Cobb Superior Court; March term, 1922; manufacturing liquor; 1 to 2 years; recommended by trial jury; commuted to fine of $250 on October 3, 1922. ERWIN CULBERSOX: Bartow Superior Court; January term, 1922; burglary; 2 to 5 years ; recommended by prosecutor and solicitor; commuted October 4, 1922. C. l\1. DURDEN: Hancock Superior Court; March term, 1921; kidnapping; 4 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted October 5, 1922. JESSE DAVIS: Terrell Superior Court; April term, 1921; selling liquor; 12 months or $250 and 10 months; served one sentence and one month on second; commuted to fine of $100, October 6, 1922. OSCAR SCOTT: Butts Superior Court; August term, 1921; carrying pistol; public drunkenness, and pointing pistol; served first two sentences and onethird of last; commuted to fine of $50, October 9, 1922. 188 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, DOCK THOMAS: City Court of Dougherty County; March term, 1922; gambling; 12 months; recommended by sheriff, commuted October 11, 1922. R. L. ECHOLS: Fulton Superior Court; April term, 1922 ; bigamy ; 2 to 4 years ; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted October 19, 1922. J. 0. SMITH and B. F. GIBSON: Glynn Superior Court; February term, 1922; violating prohibition law; 12 months each; recommended by trial judge; commuted to fine of $100, October 30, 1922. C. ''"' TICE: .Jiuscogee Superior Court; August term, 1921; embezzlement; 2 years and one day; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; commuted October 31, 1922. ALBERT HARRIS: Fulton Superior Court; February term, 1921; larceny and escaping; 48 months; account of severe injury to applicant while serving sentence, and with allowance for good behavior, applicant practically served two sentences; commuted November 4, 1922. J. R. BUTTERS\YORTH: .Jiontgomery Superior Court; May term, 1919; manslaughter; 7 years; account length of time served, commuted November 4, 1922. NEAL GENTRY: Murray Superior Court; May term, 1922; having liquor; 12 and 12 months; recommended by many citizens account physical condition of applicant; commntC'd November 4, 1922. JOHN SWANN: Gwinnett Superior Court; SATURDAY, J U~E 30, 1923. 189 March term, 1922; having liquor; 6 months; recommended by judge and solicitor; served 2 months; commuted to fine of $150, November 8, 1922. -w. JOHN DORSEY: Fulton Superior Court; September term, 1921; stabbing; 12 months; 6 months and $1,000 fine; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted November 8, 1922. JESSE DUKES: Fulton Superior Court; February term, 1922; misdemeanor; 12 months; recommended by trial judge ; commuted November 9, 1922. STELLA McDANIEL: Richmond Superior Court; May term, 1920; murder; life; recommended by judge, prosecutor and relatives of deceased; commuted November 24, 1922. NANNIE SCRUGGS, GEORGE BALLARD and CLAY MASSEY: Upson Superior Court; November term, 1922; burglary; 2 to- 4 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and sheriff; commuted to fine of $100 each. C. J. NOBLES: Laurens City Court; March term, 1921; violating prohibition law; 12 months; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted December 5, 1922. FRANK ALEXANDER: Cobb Superior Court; March term, 1921; bigamy; 2 to 8 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted December 9, 1922. C. ~I. COX: Fulton Superior Court; October term, 1921; forgery; 3 years and 1 day; complete 190 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, restitution was made and prosecutor recommends clemency; served one year; commuted December 9, 1922. LON TERRY: Fulton Superior Court; February term, 1921; violating prohibition law; 12 months, $1,000 and 6 months in jail; served 8 months on chaingang; commuted December 14, 1922. R. B. GATES: .Monroe Superior Court; November term, 1921 ; carrying concealed weapons and selling liquor; served first sentence and 2 months on second; commuted to fine of $75, December 16, 1922. MILLARD F. LANG: Muscogee Superior Court; March term, 1922; misdemeanor ; 12 months ; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted December 18, 1922. J. B. McCOOK: City Court of Dublin; fall term, 1922; having whiskey; 60 days in jail and $100; served 30 days and paid fine of $100; commuted December 18, 1922. SEAB LYNN: City Court of Floyd County; December term, 1921; having liquor (2 cases) ; 12 months or $150 and 6 months ; evidence weak; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted to fine of $30, December 19, 1922. BUD CANNON: Harris Superior Court; July term, 1921; manufacturing liquor; 2 to 5 years; new evidence; recommended by county officers ; commuted to fine of $250, December 28, 1922. JAMES W. WATKINS: Whitfield Superior SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 191 Court; July term, 1922; desertion of minor children; 12 months; judge presents petition for clemency in this case; commuted December 22, 1922. ETHEREDGE LOCKETT: Houston Superior Court; October term, 1922; misdemeanor; 12 months; applicant in last stages of tuberculosis; commuted December 22, 1922. FRANK HERRING: Atkinson Superior Court; July term, 1921 ; bigamy; 3 years; recommended by all officials; commuted December 29, 1922. A. S. HASTY: Walker Superior Court; August term, 1921; manufacturing liquor; 3 years; paid fine of $500 in Federal Court and $150 in State court; served 1 year and 3 months; commuted to fine of $350, December 29, 1922. JIM MATTHE.WS: Spalding Superior Court; August term, 1922; manufacturing liquor; 1 to 3 years; recommended by judge account prior good character of applicant; commuted to fine of $50, December 29, 1922. LON JENKINS: Harris Superior Court; July term, 1922; having liquor; 12 months and $500; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted to fine of $200, December 29, 1922. FANNIE PARNELL and IDA "\VATSON: Grady Superior Court; fall term, 1921; kidnapping; 4 to 5 years; recommended by prosecutor and all officials; commuted December 29, 1922. ED ~fcCOY: DeKalb Superior Court; Septem- 192 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, ber term, 1920; burglary; 4 years ; served 2 years ; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted December 29, 1922. MARSHALL BASS: Laurens Superior Court; January term, 1921; murder; hang; declined by the Prison Commission; commuted to life sentence on January 4, 1923, by reason of written communication from seven members of trial jury and trial judge, on grounds that defendant was completely intoxicated at time of homicide and that no evidence of his condition was presented at trial. E. B. McBURNEY: Floyd Superior Court; fall term, 1922; burglary; 1 to 2 years; recommended by trial judge and solicitor; commuted to fine of $200, January 9, 1923. JOE DYER: whitfield Superior Court; October term, 1921; assault to murder; 2 to 4 years; recommended by trial jury account of time served; commuted January 15, 1923. HENRY BARNETT: Whitfield Superior Court; April term, 1921; larceny; 12 months; recommended by judge. and prosecutor; commuted January 15, 1923. BEN BELL: Clayton Superior Court; August term, 1922; drunk on highway; 12 months ; recommended by trial judge; commuted January 15, 1923. ANSEL NE\V.JIAN: City Court of vVaynesboro; November term, 1922; larceny; 9 months; recommended by all county officers account of health of applicant; commuted January 19, 1923. SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 193 JOHN HENRY JONES: Fulton Superior Court; November term, 1921; murder; hang; Prison Commission declined to recommend clemency; in view of certain evidence that was not presented at trial and fact that there were no witnesses to this crime, applicant was commuted to life imprisonment on January 25, 1923. W. H. BROWN: Chatham Superior Court; May term, 1922; larceny of auto; 12 months; declined by Prison Commission; in view of recommendation of prosecuting attorney and recommendation of solicitor, applicant was commuted January 26, 1923. MARCELLUS MITCHELL: Fulton Superior Court; October term, 1921; burglary; 2 to 5 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted Jan- uary 29, 1923. R. W. DELOACH: City Court of Savannah; forgery; 12 months; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted January 29, 1923. PINK NEWKIRK, alias DAN: Worth Superior Court; August term, 1921; burglary; 3 to 5 years; recommended by prosecutor; commuted February 10, 1923. FORREST LATTIMORE: City Court of San- dersville; October term, 1922; having liquor; 12 months; recommended by trial judge; commuted to fine of $50, February 10, 1923. SANFORD GLENN: Madison Superior Court; January term, 1921; forgery; 4 to 7 years; recom- 194 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, mended by prosecutor, judge and solicitor; commuted February 12, 1923. FRANK JONES: Chatham Superior Court; March term, 1921; murder; hang; on account of physical condition of applicant and recommendation of sheriff and county physicians of Chatham County, commuted to life imprisonment February 15, 1923. G. D. and H. A. TERRELL: DeKalb Superior Court; .May term, 1922 ; larceny; 12 months ; recommended by prosecutor and officials; commuted to fine of $100 in each case, February 15, 1923. HENRY BEIBER: Chatham Superior Court; .March term, 1920; robbery; 4 to 8 years; recommended by trial judge ; commuted February 16, 1923. TOM STODGILL: Butts Superior Court; February term, 1918; manufacturing liquor; 12 months or $200; recommended by sheriff; commuted February 16, 1923. SAM HIGHTOWER: Henry Superior Court; April term, 1912; manufacturing liquor; recommended by trial officials; commuted February 16, 1923. M. C. MAULDIN: Wilcox Superior Court; June term, 1921; burglary; 3 to 5 years ; recommended by trial officials; commuted February 20, 1923. W. J. TILSON: Muscogee Superior Court; burglary; 2 to 6 years; 'served more than 1 year; rcc- SATURDAY, Ju~E 30, 1923. 195 ommended by judge and solicitor; commuted February 20, 1923. JOHN BURNS: Gordon Superior Court; August term, 1922; manufacturing liquor; 1 year to 1 year and 1 month; account of prior good character of applicant and recommendation of prohibition officers, commuted February 21, 1923. CHARLIE COPELAND, JR.: Talbot Superior Court; September term, 1922; assault to murder; 2 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted to fine of $37.50, February 21, 1923. JOHN ATTAWAY: Screven Superior Court; November term, 1921; assault to murder; 4 to 5 years; recommended by solicitor and jury; commuted to fine of $100, February 21, 1923. JOE and CHARLIE STAFFORD: Murray Superior Court; August term, 1921; manufacturing liquor; 1 year and 1 day each; each served 1 year and 6 months; commuted to fine of $50, February 21, 1923. ROBERT PATTERSON: Troup Superior Court; September term, 1922; having liquor; 12 months; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted to fine of $75, February 23, 1923. GUS McEL\VANEY: Coweta Superior Court; September term, 1922; violating prohibition law; 12 months or $250 fine; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted to fine of $125, February 23, 1923. JOE \VALLACE, JR.: Gordon Superior Court; 196 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, August term, 1921; public drunkenness ; 12 months; commuted February 23, 1923. NEAL KELLEY: DeKalb Superior Court; December term, 1920; murder; life; account of weakness of evidence and statement of medical authority which throws doubt of his guilt, sentence commuted February 23, 1923. vV. M. SOvVELL: Screven Superior Court; June term, 1921; larceny; 2 to 4 years; recommended by solicitor, jury and many citizens; commuted to fin~ of $250, February 24, 1923. ROSCOE ALLEN": Fulton Superior Court; April term, 1922; murder; hang; in view of his extreme youth and fact that homicide had in it elements of altercations and hot blood, and does not appear to have been deliberate, sentence commuted to life imprisonment February 26, 1923. W. S. COOK: Butts Superior Court; February term, 1922; misdemeanor; fine of $500 or 12 months and 30 days in jail; commuted to fine of $300, February 28, 1923. HARRY GRIGGS: ~lacon County City Court; March term, 1922; keeping lewd house; 12 months or $75 fine; recommended by trial jurors and large number of officers and citizens of Macon; commuted to fine of $250, March 7, 1923. E. L. DUKES: City Court of Greenville; July term, 1922; selling liquor; 12 months or $500; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted March .7, 1923. SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 197 J. "\V. MAYFIELD and JEFF PLYMALE: Butts Superior Court; August term, 1922; violating prohibition law; 2 to 4 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and officials and citizens; commuted March 7, 1923. -WILL DAVIS: ~Iuscogee Superior' Court; February term, 1923; violating prohibition law; 3 months; recommended by trial officials ; commuted to fine of $100, March 9, 1923. 0. M. HO"\VELL: Fulton Superior Court; February term, 1921; violating prohibition law; 12 months, 6 months in jail and $100 fine; account time served since recommendation of Prison Commission, commuted to present service without payment of fine, March 10, 1923. HER~fAN DAVIS: Bartow Superior Court; July term, 1922; shooting at another; 6 months and $75; recommended by trial judge; commuted to fine of $75, March 12, 1923. JOE DAVIS: ~Iuscogee Superior Court; February term, 1923; violating prohibition law; 3 months or $200 fine; recommended by trial officials; commuted to fine of $100, March 12, 1923. JAMES MYERS: Henry Superior Court; July term, 1922; stealing ride on a train; 12 months ; recommended by trial jury; commuted March 12, 1923. DANIEL STILWELL: Spalding Superior Court; August term, 1921; manufacturing liquor; 3 years; recommended by trial officials; commuted March 12, 1923. 198 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, QUINCEY ROBINSON: Richmond Superior Court; murder; hang; account of recommendation of trial judge and officials, and mental condition of defendant, sentence was commuted to life imprisonment March 13, 1923. ROBERT .MATTHE\YS: Fulton Superior Court; December term, 1921; murder; hang; applicant is in a critical condition, and examining physicians state he will not recover; commuted to life imprisonment ~larch 15, 1923. RUFUS HOLTON: Treutlen Superior Court; August term, 1922; violating prohibition law; 9 months or 3 months in jail and $250; paid fine of $250 ; recommended by trial judge and others ; jail sentence commuted April 2, 1923. J. M. NORRIS: Clarke Superior Sourt; April term, 1921; assault to rape; 10 to 15 years; account prior good character of applicant and recommendations; commuted to present service April 2, 1923. JACK POLLARD: Coweta Superior Court; September term, 1922; violating prohibition law; 12 months; served more than 7 months;, commuted to fine of $80 on April 3, 1923. JOHN CLARK: Laurens Superior Court; October term, 1919 ; larceny; 5 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; commuted April 4, 1923. CHARLIE THO~IAS: Stewart Superior Court; October term, 1921; shooting at another and carry- SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923. 199 ing pistol; 1 to 3 years and 12 months; recommended by solicitor; commuted to :fine of $40, April 9, 1923. CORA RAY: ~fuscogee Superior Court; February term, 1923; having liquor; 3 months; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted April 9, 1923. E. LEE, wiLLIE and CLIFF wiLLIAMS: Upson Superior Court; November term, 1922; shooting at another; 12 months each; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted to :fine of $50 each, April 10, 1923. ROBERT REXDER: Coweta Superior Court; 1\ovember term, 1922; misdemeanor; 12 months; commuted account of physical condition April 20, 1923. RALPH BAKER: \Valker Superior Court; September term, 1922; murder; hang; recommendation of Prison Commission and that applicant was only 14 years old at time of crime; commuted to life imprisonment April 25, 1923. BRAXTLEY wRIGHT: Monroe Superior Court; August term, 1920; burglary; 5 to 8 years ; recommended by trial officers; commuted April 30, 1923. JOHN BELL: Butts Superior Court; August term, 1922; violating prohibition law; 12 months and 12 months or $50; recommended by trial judge and county officials; commuted April 30, 1923. R. L. ODOM: Fulton Superior Court; November term, 1921 ; larceny of auto; 1 to 5 years; recom- 200 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, mended by solicitor account physical condition of applicant; commuted April 30, 1923. EARL PILGRIM and LE\VIS \VILLIAMS: Fulton Superior Court; March term, 1921; robbery; 2 to 3 )'ears; robbery; applicants had short time left to serve and account of doubt of guilt they were commuted April 30, 1923. MAL BENNET: City Court of Laurens County; July term, 1922; having liquor; 9 months or $250 and 3 months in jail; recommended by trial judge; jail sentence commuted May 2, 1923. ROY Mc\VHORTER and HENRY G. \VILLIAMS: Fulton Superior Court; ~Iarch term, 1922; robbery; 2 to 5 years; account of youth of applicants; complete restitution was made; recommended by prosecutor and trial officials; commuted May 2, 1923. JAMES and \VILLIE PIERCE: \Vhitfield Superior Court; April term, 1922; larceny; 12 months each; recommended by trial judge; commuted to 9 months May 2, 1923. A. J. MINCEY: Appling Superior Court; October term, 1919; manslaughter; 3 to 6 years; new evidence discovered; recommended by jury; commuted May 2, 1923. J. J. HICKS: Emanuel Superior Court; December term, 1921; carrying pistol; 12 months and 12 months; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted May 2, 1923. E. A. SAXON: Pulaski Superior Court; ~1arch SATURDAY, JuxE 30, 1923. 201 term, 1923; violation of prohibition law; 6 months or $100 and 30 days in jail; paid fine of $100; recommended by large number of citizens and officials; commuted May ,2, 1923. SANFORD WATKINS: City Court of Barnesville; January term, 1923; breaking labor contract; 5 months; recommended by trial judge; only 6 weeks left to serve; commuted May 2, 1923. SAM LEACH: Screven Superior Court; J anuary term, 1919; manslaughter; 15 to 16 years; recommended by trial judge and jury; commuted May 3, 1923. VAN C. FROST: Fulton Superior Court; September term, 1921; larceny; 2 to 5 years; account physical condition of applicant, recommendation of judge, jury, prosecutor and solicitor; commuted May 5, 1923. ELLIOTT TODD: Tattnall Superior Court; Jannary term, 1921; manslaughter; 1 to 2 years; recommended by jury, county officers and commissioners; commuted May 5, 1923. TOMMIE HARRIS: \Yarren Superior Court; January term, 1921; burglary; 6 to 8 years; account physical injury received while in gang, and recommendation of trial officials; commuted May 9, 1923. BILL "HANCOCK: Polk Superior Court; October term, 1922; wife beating; 12 months or $150 fine; served 7 months; recommended by judge, solicitor and sheriff; commuted to fine of $50, May 8, 1923. 202 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, JAMES CARSON: -Whitfield Superior Court; April term, 1921; larceny; 12 and 12 months; recommended by trial judge; served 1 sentence and 2 months on second; commuted May 12, 1923. D. M. ELROD: Murray Superior Court; August term, 1922; cheating and swindling; 12 months; recommended oy trial judge; commuted ~fay 19, 1923. 1VALTER McCLELLAN: Muscogee Superior Court; February term, 1921; assault to rape; recommended by trial officials; commuted May 24, 1923. MARYLAND DILL: Fulton Superior Court; July term, 1921; manufacturing liquor; 2 to 5 years; served 1 year; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted May 28, 1923. JOHN EVANS: Monroe Superior Court; August term, 1922; having liquor; 12 months or 6 months and $75; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted May 28, 1923. CLARENCE HART: DeKalb Superior Court; l\Iay term, 1922; violation of prohibition law; 12 months and 6 months, or $500; recommended by trial judge; commuted June 4, 1923. CHARLIE ~IARTIN: Upson Superior Court; March term, 1919 ; burglary; 3 and 3 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; commuted June 4, 1923. FELIX DALTON: Warren Superior Court; 1\farch term, 1922; aiding escape; 12 months and 6 SATURDAY, ,JusE 30, 1923. ~03 months; recommended by judge, solicitor and sheriff; commuted June 4, 1923. \V. L. PAYNE: Fulton Superior Court; August term, 1921; bribery; 12 months and $1,000; and 6 months in jail; recommended by trial officials; paid $1,000 fine; commuted June 5, 1923. JAMES F. LUNDY : Newton Superior Court; May term, 1922; larceny of auto; declined by Prison Commission; recommended by prosecutor and trial judge; commuted June 7, 1923. EMMETT T. SMITH: Bibb Superior Court; January term, 1921; manslaughter; 5 to 10 years; declined by Prison Commission; recommended by trial judge; commuted to present service June 7, 1923. JOHN L. MINNIS: Fulton Superior Court; November term, 1921 ; larceny after trust ; 12 months; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted June 20, 1923. C. L. ROGERS and A. V. HART: Fulton Superior Court; April term, 1922; burglary; 2 to 5 years; recommended by solicitor; commuted June 21, 1923. D. HOL~IES: Treutlen Superior Court; August term, 1919 ; arson; 8 to 10 years; recommended by solicitor and jury; commuted June 21, 1923. WILLIAM GRACE: Floyd Superior Court; November term, 1922; assault to murder; 12 months; recommended by trial officials and warden; commuted June 21, 1923. 204 J ouRKAL OF THE HousR, J. A. FONTANA: Richmond Superior Court; murder; life; declined by Prison Commission; account of many recommendations expressing doubt of sanity of applicant, and recommendation of judge, solicitor and ju....ry, applicant was commuted June 23, 1923. JOHN 0. SMITH: Chatham Superior Court; June term, 1922; seduction; 2 to 3 years; recommended by trial jurors and county officers; commuted to fine of $150, June 23, 1923. JESSE MEADOWS: Taliaferro Superior Court; February term, 1921; perjury; 4 to 6 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; commuted June 25, 1923. LOUIE D. MIMS: Houston Superior Court; April term, 1921; robbery; 5 to 11 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; commuted June 26, 1923. JOHN" C. CRAWFORD: Fulton Superior Court; August term, 1922; manslaughter; 1 to 3 years; recommended by solicitor and judge; account physical condition of applicant, commuted June 27, 1923. AVERY FALLS: Fannin Superior Court; May term, 1922; robbery; 4 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; commuted June 27, 1923. E. w. BRINKINS: Camden Superior Court; April term, 1922; selling whiskey; 12 months or 4 months and $300; commuted to fine of $35 on June 28, 1923. SATURDAY, Jt:NE 30, 1923. 205 TOM ~'"CLFORD: 'Wheeler Superior Uourt; September term, 1922; rape; 12 months; recommended by trial judge; commuted 1to fine of $100, June 28, 1923. DANIEL SHIRLEY: Habersham Superior Court; August term, 1921; shooting at another; 2 to 3 years; recommended by prosecutor, trial judge and solicitor; commuted to present service June 28, 1923. C. E. JOYE: Fulton Superior Court; October term, 1920; forgery; 4 to 7 years; account of injury while serving in penitentiary and recommendation of solicitor, commuted June 28, 1923. HENRY REID: Fulton Superior Court; September term, 1921; manslaughter; 5 to 10 years; declined by Prison Commission; account conflicting evidence and developments not brought out at trial, commuted June 28, 1923. QUINCE JEFFERSON: vVashington Superior Court; March term, 1923; having liquor; 12 months or $100; recommended by trial judge; commuted to fine of $60, June 29, 1923. TROY LIGHTFOOT and vVILL vVATSON; Bryan Superior Court; May term, 1922; manufacturing liquor; 12 months and 6 months in jail; served first sentence; recommended by solicitor and county officers; commuted June 29, 1923. J. :M. LAND: Stewart Superior Court; October term, 1922; manufacturing liquor; 2 to 3 years; paid fine of $100 and served 8 months; commuted June 29, 1923. 206 JouRNAL OJ<' THE HousE, PARDONS. All pardons recommended by Prison Commission except where stated. ROY BO"\VEN: Stephens Superior Court; November term, 1919; larceny of auto; 4 to 5 years; account prior good character of applicant, fact that full restitution was made, also length of time served, pardoned July 6, 1922. R. A. DAVIS: Fulton Superior Court; November term, 1921; manslaughter; 2 to 7 years; recommended by judge and solicitor account bad physical condition of applicant; pardoned July 26, 1922. H. M. McLEOD: Telfair Superior Court; August term, 1919; manslaughter; 1 to 3 years; recommended by jury and county officers; also condition of motherless children; pardoned August 3, 1922. vVALKER MURRAY and OSSIE HENDERSON : Lincoln Superior Court; April term, 1922; cheating and swindling; 12 months; recommended by solicitor and Governor of Alabama; pardoned August 18, 1922. "\V. R TAYLOR: Fulton Superior Court; ~Iay term, 1921; manslaughter; 1 to 3 years; recommended by solicitor; doubt of guilt of applicant; pardoned August 25, 1922. SAM C. FULLER: Jackson Superior Court; August term, 1920; forgery; 3 to 7 years; served more than 12 months and 1 year on another case; recom- SATURDAY, J U~E 30, 1923. 207 mended by trial judge; pardoned September 18, 1922. HARTFORD MARSHALL: Fulton Superior Court; Spring term, 1919; larceny; 5 years; recommended by judge and solicitor; served 31;2 years; pardoned October 2, 1922. C. W. \VHITE: September term, 1920, of City Court of Camilla; possessing whiskey; 30 days in jail; served more than half of sentence and paid fine of $25; pardoned October 9, 1922. H. C. DICKERSOX: Glynn Superior Court; December term, 1921; embezzlement; 2 to 3 years; account large number of petitions and character and age of applicant, pardoned October 12, 1922. DARBY MITCHELL: Muscogee Superior Court; November term, 1920; murder; life; recommended by trial judge and solicitor; pardoned October 16, 1922. TRUEMAN REAGAN: DeKalb Superior Court; ~larch term, 1921 ; assault to murder; 2 to 5 years ; recommended by trial judge, solicitor and sheriff; pardoned November 8, 1922. S. C. ECHOLS: Fulton Superior Court; July term, 1921; forgery; 3 to 7 years; recommended by judge, solicitor, bank and prosecuto:r account of youth of applicant; pardoned November 9, 1922. CHARLES E. DAVIS: Fulton Superior Court; May term, 1920; forgery; 10 years; account of time 208 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, served and severe injury received at State farm, pardoned conditionally on November 23, 1922. H. J. BO"WEN: Muscogee Superior Court; August term, 1921; embezzlement; 2 to 4 years; recommended by court officials and many citizens; pardoned November 24, 1922. GEORGE P. STANFORD: Harris Superior Court; July term, 1921; embezzlement; 12 months; strongly recommended; pardoned November 24, 1922. WALTER "\V. KENT: Stewart Superior Court; October term, 1921; shooting at another; 12 to 3 years; recommended by prosecutor, solicitor, jurors; pardoned December 29, 1922. "\V. W. TUCKER: Gordon Superior Court; August term, 1922; selling liquor; 9 months; grave doubt of guilt of applicant; pardoned January 15, 1923. JIM COLEMAN: wilcox Superior Court; January term, 1914; murder; life; restored to citizenship January 23, 1923. "\VILL RAGSDALE : Jasper Superior Court; November term, 1922; escape; 3 months; recommended by judge; pardoned February 5, 1923. OTIS H. HARRISON: Oconee Superior Court; January term, 1922; larceny; 1 to 2 -years; recommended by prosecutor, judge and solicitor; pardoned February 21, 1923. SATURDAY, Juxg 30, 1923. 209 H. C. BEASLEY: Tattnall Superior Court; ~larch term, 1918; having liquor; $750 fine; applicant paid more than fine recommended by Prison Commission; pardoned February 21, 1923. TOM \VATSON BARLO\V: Telfair Superior Court; September term, 1921; burglary; recommended by prosecutor and solicitor; pardoned March 8, 1923. A. H. STEvVART : Bibb Superior Court; December term, 1921; embezzlement; 2 to 4 years; served 1 year; recommended by trial judge and many citizens; pardoned March 8, 1923. TOOMER DAVIS: City Court of Thomasville; December term, 1922; having liquor; 12 months or 6 months and $500; recommended by prosecuting officer; pardoned :March 8, 1923. D. E. MORGAN: Fulton Superior Court; September term, 1922; larceny of auto; 2 to 5 years; recommended by judge, solicitor, prosecutor and others; pardoned April 2, 1923. H"B~XRY BOKER and HERSCHEL IRVIN: Clayton Superior Court; August term, 1922; robbery; 4 years; recommended by county officers and prosecutor; pardoned April 7, 1923. R. \V. HANSON: Carroll Superior Court; October term, 1921; manslaughter; 5 to 10 years; recommended by jury and others; in bad physical condition; pardoned April 11, 1923. 210 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, R. W. CULVERWELL: Fulton Superior Court; July term, 1922; larceny of auto; 2 to 5 years ; recommended by prosecutor and trial officials; pardoned April 24, 1923. C. J. BINION: Fulton Superior Court; November term, 1920; forgery; 3 to 7 years; recommended by judge, solicitor and prosecutor; pardoned May 2, 1923. W. I. JOHNSON and C. K. CHAPMAN: Sumter Superior Court; September term, 1917 ; murder; life; account reliable evidence brought out since trial which convinced me there was doubt of guilt of either party ; pardoned May 2, 1923. FRED B. BEST: Dougherty Superior Court; March term, 1920; manslaughter; 15 to 20 years; declined by Prison Commission; pardoned May 2, 1923. J. J. STOVALL: Dooly Superior Court; April term, 1898; murder; life; served 24 years and account good conduct of applicant, pardoned May 8, 1923. A. W. ELMORE: Fulton Superior Court; Jannary term, 1922; forgery; 3 to 7 years; account physical condition of applicant and time served, pardoned May 21, 1923. CLAYTON NORWOOD: Baldwin Superior Court; January term, 1921; manslaughter; 15 to 20 SATURDAY, JuNE 30, 1923. 211 years; account new evidence and recommendation of trial officials; pardoned .May 23, 1923. WM. BEATTY and ROBT. COMMODORE: Lowndes Superior Court ; November term, 1919; robbery; 10 to 20 years; account unreliability of evidence for State which makes it probable that no crime was committed; pardoned May 28, 1923. DR. M. C. WILSON: Chatham Superior Court; December term, 1921 ; manslaughter; 1 to 2 years ; recommended by trial judge; pardoned June 5, 1923. M. V. RAGSDALE: Fulton Superior Court; Jannary term, 1921; manslaughter; 1 to 5 years; account physical condition of applicant and recom;rnendation of judge and solicitor; pardoned June 19, 1923. JIM MARTIN: Murray Superior Court; February term, 1922; manslaughter; 2 to 5 years; recommended by family of deceased, solicitor and trial jury; pardoned June 20, 1923. JOHN B. CAMPBELL: Richmond Superior Court; March term, 1919; robbery; 10 years; prior character good; recommended by judge and solicitor; pardoned June 27, 1923. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: lJilr. Speaker: The Senate has also read and adopted the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: 212 JouRNAL OJ!' THE HousE, Senate Resolution No. 15. A resolution appealing to the people of Georgia to respond to the call for a perpetuation of the Betts' plan. rrhe following message was received from the Senate through .:\Ir. .:\IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: 11;]r. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 7. A resolution extending an invitation to the Democratic National Party to hold the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta in 1924. Mr. Stone of walton, Chairman of the Committee, on the part of the House to prepare a program for the inauguration of the Governor-elect, submitted the following report: Jir. Speaker: Your committee appointed to make arrangements and to provide for a program for the inauguration of the Governor-elect begs leave to report as follows: 1. That the inaugural ceremony shall take place in the Hall of the House of Representatives at Capitol at eleven o'clock A. M., Saturday, June 30, 1923. That at 10:50 on that ties on the bond of Roland Blankenship. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. ..\IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: SATURDAY, .JUXE 30, 1923. 221 Mt. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 11. A resolution appeal- ing to the people of Georgia to respond to the call for a perpetuation of the Betts' plan. The hour of 11 o'clock A. M. having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House and the joint session, called for the purpose of inaugurating the Governor-elect, was called to order by Hon. George H. Carswell, President of the Senate. Governor-elect Hon. Clifford M. \Yalker, together with the State House officers and other distinguished officers, accompanied by the joint committee of the House and Senate on Inauguration, appeared upon the floor of the House, and the Governor-elect was accompanied to the Speaker's stand by the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. By the direction of the President, the report of the Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies providing for the joint session was read by the Secretary of the Senate. Prayer was offered by Rev. L. A. Little of Columbus, Georgia, after which the oath of office was administered to the incoming Governor by the Hon. Richard B. Russell, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia. Hon. S. G. McLendon, Secretary of State, delivered the Great Seal of the State of Georgia to the incoming Governor, who then placed the Great Seal 222 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, in the hands of the Secretary of State. The Governor then delivered his inaugural address. Benediction was offered by Rev. \V. T. Hunnicutt. Under the report of the Inaugural Committee adopted by the House and Senate the joint session of the General Assembly was now dissolved. The inaugural procession and the Senate retiring from the floor of the House, the House was again called to order by the Sp,eaker. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until Monday morning at 11 :30 o'clock. MoNDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. 223 REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., MoNDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 11 :30 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 : Adair Carter Adams of Franklin Childs Adams of Towns Christopher Anderson Clark Arnold Collins Atkinson of Camden Copeland Atkinson of Chatham Covington Aubrey Cox Bandy Culpepper Banister Cumming Barrett Curry Beck Daniel of Heard Bell Daniel of Troup Bennett Davis of Floyd Bird Davis of Thomas a-Blease DeFoor Blackley Boatwright DeLaPerriere I Dixon of Jenkins Boswell Dixon of Wilkinson Bowden DuBose Bozeman Duncan Braddy Duvall Branch Dykes Brannen Elders Burt Ellis Bussey Ennis Callaway Evans of Screven Camp Evans of Warren Carr Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of ]{uscogee Head Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee a-absent 224 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones W. R., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Mullis Napier New Norman of Colquitt Norman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Habersham Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Reville Riley Robertson Rountree Rowe Bussell Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Swindle Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Turner Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Way West Whitley Whitworth Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Winship Wood Woodrufl Worthy Wright Mr. Speaker MoNDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. 225 By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of Saturday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. Mr. W. R. Blease, Representative-elect from Brooks County, detained on providential cause, came forward to the bar of the House and took the oath of office, the same being administered by the Honorable W. Frank Jenkins, Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Mr. Linder of Jeff Davis- House Resolution No. 18. A resolution to appoint a joint committee of the House and Senate to draft resolutions on the life of the late Senator Thomas E. Wat~on, and for other purposes. The Speaker appointed the following as the committee on the part of the House under the above resolution: Messrs. Linder of J e:ff Davis Wood of Fulton Daniel of Troup The following resolution was read: By Messrs. Stanford of Lowndes, Evans of Warren and Fleming of Columbia- 226 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, A RESOLUTION. House Resolution No. 19. Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the General .f\_ssembly of the State of Georgia has learned with keen and sincere regret of the death, since this body was last in session, of the Honorable Thomas E. "\Vatson, formerly a Representative from the County of McDuffie and at the time of his death a Representative of the sovereign State of Georgia in the Senate of the United States. Resolved, as a mark of respect that "\Vednesday, July 4, 1923, be set aside as memorial day in honor of the memory of the late Senator "\Vatson, that members be allowed to make appropriate remarks on the life and character of the late Senator. Resolved, that a committee of six from the House and three from the Senate be appointed by the presiding officers of those bodies to make the necessary arrangements for the joint session authorized by these resolutions. Resolved, that engraved copies of these resolutions be transmitted to the ~Iisses Georgia "\Yatson and Georgia Lee, granddaughters of the deceased. The following amendment was read and adopted: By Mr. New of Laurens- Amend by adding the following: Resolved, that during the memorial service that the privileges of the floor be allowed to the public with the right of any citizen to speak thereon. The resolution was adopted as amended. MoNDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. 227 The Speaker appointed the following as the committee on the part of the House under the above resolutions: Messrs. STANFORD of Lowndes, EvANs of \Varren, FLEMING of Columbia, BEcK of Carroll, BowDEN of McDuffie, DANIEL of Troup. Mr. Stewart of Atkinson moved that the large American Flag accustomed to be hung in the House be immediately sent for and placed in its usual place, and the motion prevailed. :Mr. \Vood Iof Fulton rose on a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. By unanimous consent all resolutions in the House at this time touching upon the investigation of the State Highway Department were withdrawn from the Committee on Public Highways and recommitted to the Committee of the \Vhole House, along with Senate Resolution No. 11, already so referred. By unanimous consent, granted to the Chair, House Rule No. 197 was changed so as to permit more than 25 members to serve on the following committees: Education. County and County Matters. Public Highways. 228 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Georgia State Sanita~ium. Western and Atlantic Railroad. University of Georgia and its Branches. ~Iunicipal Government. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Mr. Bozeman of "W..orth- House Resolution No. 20. A resolution extending the privileges of the fioor to Mr. 0. L. Robinson of worth Count~. Under the order of unfinished business the call of the roll by coullties for th0 introduction of new matter was continued and the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: B~,. Messrs. Culpepper of Fayette and ~Iaddox of Spalding- House Resolution Xo. 21. (72A Appro.) A resolution to reimburse members of the railroad commission for money expended in 1921 as contingent expenses of said commission. By Mr. Howard of Chattahoochee- House Resolution No. 23. A resolution providing for supplyilig the members of the Legislature with copies of the State Constitution. Lie on table one day. MoNDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. 229 By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 56. A bill to amend the Act of 1921, relative to appropriation for the Georgia Training School for l\Iental Defectives. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Rowe of Richmond- House Bill No. 57. A Bill to provide ways and means by which a citizen absent from State or district may vote. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections. By Messrs. Rowe of Richmond, Beck of Carroll and Stovall of Elbert- House Bill No. 58. A bill to repeal and change an Act entitled an Act to regulate the return and assessment of property for taxation in this State. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No. 1. ~Messrs. \Y. R. Jones and A. D. Jones of ~Ieri wether- House Bill ~o. 59. A bill to authorize the chairmen and secretaries of local boards of trustees to administer oaths to teachers verifying school accounts. Referred to Committee on Education. 230 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 60. A bill to prescribe the fees of clerks of Superior Courts in this State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Messrs. Elders of Tattnall and Wimberly of Toombs- House Bill No. 61. A bill to amend the Constitution at Art. 7, Section 2, Par. 1, relative to the levying and collection of taxes. Referred to Committee on Amendments to. Constitution. By Messrs. Ellis of Tift, Elders of Tattnall, Hatcher of Burke and others- House Bill No. 62. A bill to establish a College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts for the second district. Referred to Committee on University of Georgia and its Branches. By Mr. Parker of Ware- House Bill No. 63. A bill to define, license and regulate pool and billiard rooms in this State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Messrs. Bozeman and Hillhouse of worth- House Bill No. 64. A bill to abolish the office of county .treasurer of Worth County. MoNDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. 231 Referred. to Committee on County and County Matters. By Messrs. Bozeman of vVorth and Williams of Harris- House Bill No. 65. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Sylvester, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. 2\fr. Hatcher of Burke moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion was lost. The next order of business was the call of the roll by counties in reverse order for the introduction of new matter and the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Holton of "Wilcox- House Bill 1\o. 66. A bill to amend Section 4374 of the Code of 1910, relative to the time for persons under disabilities bringing ac~ions at law. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Mr. Holton of wilcox- House Bill Ko. 67. A bill to amend Section 187 of Volume 2 of Code of 1910 relative to embezzlement, so as to make said section apply to tax collectors in any county. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. 232 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By M:r. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 68. A bill to call a convention of the people of Georgia to write a new Constitution. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By M:r. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 69. A bill to fix and establish the amount of attorney's fees that may be collected upon certain notes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By _Mr. Maddox of SpaldingHouse Bill X o. 70. A bill to amend Section 3306 of Civil Code of 1910, relative to mortgage deeds and bonds to reconvey. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Mr. Rowe of Richmond- House Bill No. 71. A bill to require all persons, firms or corporations for transportation of passengers to equip cars with electric heaters. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By ~Ir. Cumming of RichmondHouse Bill No. 72. A bill to amend Section 4322 of Code of 1910, relative to tender of holder of a bond for title. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. ~!ONDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. 233 By Messrs. Copeland and Stanford of Lowndes- House Bill No. 73. A bill to require all the revenues of the State collected by any department to be paid into the State Treasury. Referred to Committee on W'"a~vs and :Means. By :\fessrs. Copeland and Stanford of Lowndes- House Bill No. 74. A bill to amend Section 3352 of Code of 1910, relative to liens on real estate. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Messrs. New and \Vimberly of Laurens- House Bill No. 75. A bill to reorganize the Department of Agriculture of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.1. By Mr. Christopher of Hall- House Bill No. 76. A bill to amend Par 3, Sec. 4, Art. 3, of the Constitution relative to biennial sessions of the Legislature. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. Boswell of Greene- House Bill No. 77. A bill to amend an Act making tax collectors ex-officio sheriffs for the collection of taxes. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. 234 JouRNAL OJ!' THE HousE, By Mr. Daniel of Heard- House Bill No. 78. A bill to provide for the registration of indebtedness in each county, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on vVays and Means. By Mr. Pitts of Gordon- House Bill No. 79. A bill to abolish capital punishment for crime in the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Mr. Pitts of Gordon- House Bill No. 80. A bill to amend Art. 5, Sec. 1, Par. 12 of the Constitution limiting the exercise of the Governor in pardon cases, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Messrs. ::\Iann of Glynn and Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 81. A bill to provide for the inspection of gasoline by the distillation test and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.1. By Mr. Wood of FultonHouse Bill No. 82. A bill to add an additional MoNDAY, JuLY 2, 1923. 235 Superior Court Judge for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Langley of FloydHouse Bill Ko. 83. A bill to define, encourage and regulate local building and loan associations. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Mr. Haddock of Early- House Bill No. 84. A bill to amend an Act reducing the official bond of the sheriff of Early County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 85. A bill to appropriate the sum of $30,000.00 to Normal and Industrial School for colored teachers at Albany. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 86. A bill to repeal the Act and amendments providing for a system of public schools in and for the City of Albany. Referred to Committee on :Municipal Government. By Mr. Burt of DoughertyHouse Bill No. 87. A bill to repeal Act ere- 236 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ating a new Board of Commissioners for Dougherty County. Referred to Committee on County and County ~ratters. By ~Ir. Guess of DeKalb- House Bill No. 88. A bill to provide for the incorporation of credit unions in this State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By ~Ir. Huxford of Clinch- House Bill No. 89. A bill to amend Section 1532 of the Code of 1910, relative to s<;hool districts m towns of certain population. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By ~Iessrs. Ellis of Tift, Sutlive of Chatham, Eve of Chatham, \Yay of Liberty and Atkinson of Camden- House Bill Ko. 90. A bill to revise and amend the Game and Fish laws of the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. B~, Mr. Beck of Carroll- House Bill K o. 91. A bill to amend Art. 11, Sec. 3, Par. 1 of the Constitution, relative to consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver in counties of this State. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. :\Ioxn.n, JeLY 2, 192:3. 237 By Mr. Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 9:2. A bill to amend Section 18. Art. 7, of Banking Act of 1919 relative to debts due to depositors. Referred to Committee ou Banks and Banking. By Mr. Spence of Carroll- House Bill K o. 93. A bill to amend an Act to establish a city court in the City of Carrollton. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Messrs. Knight of Berrien and Pafford of Lanier- House Bill No. 94. A bill to repeal Section 1229 of Penal Code of 1910, relative to insane convicts being removed to the State Sanitarium. Referred to Committee on General Judiciar~. By Mr. Johnson of Bacon- House Bill ~o. 95. A bill to prohibit the levying or collection of over ten mills in counties of certain populations. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By l\Ir. 2\Ioore of Appling- House Bill No. 96. A bill to provide for the control of venereal diseases and for physical examination before marriage. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. 238 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Bozeman of worth moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Hillhouse and Bozeman of \Yorth and \Vingate of Baker. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 239 REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., TuEsDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 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. Mr. Pitts of Gordon moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with and the motion prevailed. Mr. Stanford of Lowndes gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in adopting House Resolution No. 19. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Boswell of GreeneHouse Bill No. 97. A bill to amend an Act cre- ating a city court of Greene County. Referred to Committee 1on Special Judiciary. By Mr. New of LaurensHouse Bill No. 98. A bill to provide for the 240 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, sanction of all bills of exceptions to the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Mr. Maddox of Spalding- House Bill No. 99. A bill to amend Section 3321 of the Code of 1910, relative to the entering of executions upon the docket. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Mr. Anderson of ChattoogaHouse Bill No. 100. A bill to amend an Act to establish a city court for Summerville. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 101. A bill to provide for the repeal of the Tax Equalization Law. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Bill No. 102. A bill to amend an Act to prevent the shipping of tick infested cattle into the State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Christopher of Hall- House Bill No. 103. A bill to amend Section 5985 of the Code of 1910, relative' to deposits to be 241 made in suits before justices of the peace for nonresidents. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By ~Ir. Cumming of RichmondHouse Bill No. 104. A bill to require all plain- tiffs in proceedings for real estate to file a statement of names, etc. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Messrs. McClure and Pope of WalkerHous Bill No. 105. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Rossville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Beck of CarrollHouse Bill No. 106. A bill to povide for the fur- nishing of free school books by the State. Referred to Committee on Public Printing. B~' Mr. Spence of CarrollHouse Bill No. 107. A bill to amend Section 119 of Civil Code of 1910, relative to constables' elections. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections. By Mr. Banister of ThomasHouse Resolution No. 24. 107-A. A resolution 242 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, to investigate the Department of Agriculture and report relief for the farmers from the boll weevil. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No. 1. By _Mr. Beck of Carroll- House Resolution No. 26. 107-B. A resolution to provide for the appointment of a committee to investigate the bookkeeping of the Highway Department and report back in 1924. By unanimous consent the above resolution referred by the Speaker to the Committee on Public Highways was withdrawn from that committee and recommitted to the Committee of the Whole House. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted : By Mr. Stewart of Atkinson- House Resolution No. 25. A resolution calling upon the Congress of the United States to amend the Transportation Act. By ~fr. McClure of Walker- House Resolution No. 27. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Dr. J. S. Alsobrook of Walker County. By Mr. Moore of Appling- House Resolution No. 28. A resolution extending an invitation to the Hon. R. S. Copeland, Sen- TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 243 ator from New York, to address the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Mr. Stanford of Lowndes moved that the House reconsider its action in adopting House Resolution No. 19 and the motion prevailed. The following resolution of the House was taken up for further consideration: By Messrs. Stanford of Lowndes, Evans of Warren and Fleming of Columbia- House Resolution No. 19. A resolution providing that July 4, 1923, be set aside as a memorial day in honor of the late Senator Thomes E. Watson, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: By Mr. Stanford of Lowndes- Amend by striking the words "Wednesday, July 4, 1923, '' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''A day to be decided upon later.'' The resolution was adopted as amended. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: 244 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, House Resolution No. 18. A resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee from the Senate and House to draft resolutions on the life of the late Senator Thomas E. \Vatson. The President has appointed as a committee on the part of the Senate ~Iessrs. Stovall, Duke. The following resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Loftin of the 37th- Senate Resolution No. 13. A resolution commending Admiral A. 0. Wright in his work in rescuin~ the records of Confederate States Navy. Referred to Committee on Invalid Pensions and Soldiers' Home. By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Resolution No. 11. A resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee to make investigation of the Highway Department and report back. By unanimous consent the above resolution referred to the Committee on Public Highways was withdrawn from that committee and recommitted to the Committee of the \Vhole House. rrhe Speaker announced the following assignments as Standing Committees of the HousP for the sessions of 1923 and 1924: TUESDAY, JULY ~~' 1923. 245 ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND REVILLE, Chairman OwEN, Vice-Chairman Adair Norman of Colquitt Bird Price Dixon of 'Vilkinson Riley Fleming of Columbia Shettlesworth Hillhouse Simpson Kirkland Smith of Bryan Latham Strickland Montgomery Wimberly of Laurens AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION JoNES, vV. R., of Meri- HoLDEN, Vice-Chairman wether, Chairman Haddock Aubrey Hatcher of Muscogee Barrett Hines of Decatur Bird Howard of Ghatta- Boatwright hoochee Brannon Howard of Screven Callaway Jones of Coweta Camp of Campbell Knight Copeland McClure Covington Mann Culpepper Mayo Cumming Milner Curry Moore Dixon of Jenkins Mullis Duncan Napier Dykes New Ellis Parks Elders Pickering Fleming of Hancock Pickren Fortson Perryman Fowler Russell Grovenstein Rutherford 246 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTIONCoNTINUED. Steele Stone Sutlive Sweat Tatum Van Landingham Way \Vood APPROPRIATIONS CuLPEPPER, Chairman DYKEs, Vice-Chairman Arnold Jordan Atkinson of Chatham King Barrett Linder Beck McCullough Bird McGarrity Burt ~faddox Carr Mayo Copeland Moore Covington Mullis Cumming. Norman of Henry Curry Orr Davis of Floyd Owen DeLaPerriere Pafford DuBose Perkins of Muscogee Elders Peterson Fleming of Hancock Riley Griner Rountree Harris Simpson Harrison Smith of Lamar Hatcher of Burke Stevens Hines of Sumter Stewart Howard of Long Stone Hulme Van Landingham Huxford Wood Jones, W. R., of Mer- Wright iwether TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 247 AUDITING JONEs, A. D., of Meri- HILLHousE, Vice-Chair- wether, Chairman man Adair Johnson of Bacon Bandy Pickren Carter Price Christopher Shettlesworth Duval williams worthy BANKS AND BANKING DELAPERRIERE, Chairman TIPPINs, Vice-Chairman Bell Montgomery Curry Moore Davis of Thomas Mullis Evans of Warren Owen Grovenstein Pafford Holton Part-ish Jordan Perryman Latham Rountree Logan Shettlesworth McCullough Smith of Jefferson ~IcDonald Trippe McGarity Turner ~fans ell Van Landingham Mayo \Varren "Whitley CONSERVATION ELLis, Chairman Adams of Towns Banister Bleckley CARR, Vice-Chairman Childs Cox Eve 248 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, COXSERVATIOX-CoKTINUED. Griffis Howard of Chatta- hoochee Lindsey McMullan Mann Napier Orr Penland Perkins of Habersham Pope Rountree Shedd Spence Stone Sutlive Sweat CORPORATIONS PICKREN, Chairman JoNEs of Floyd, Vice- Adair Chairman Banister Loyd Bell Lyons Bennett Miles Blease Norman of Colquitt Bowden Peek Branch of Turner Phillips of Jasper Clark Pickering Cox Pope Harris Price Hines of Decatur Robertson Jenkins Rowe Jones, A. D., of Meri- Singletary wether Stanford Kirkland Tippins \Vay COUNTY AND COUNTY MATTERS DIXON of Jenkins, Chair- STRICKLAND, Vice-Chair- man man Adair Atkinson of Chatham Atkinson of Camden Bird TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 249 COUNTY AND COUNTY MATTERSCoNTINUED. Boswell Burt Carr Clark Davis of Floyd Duncan Dykes Evans of Warren Fortson Gillen Grier Griffis Griner Haddock Hines of Decatur Hatcher of Muscogee Hulme Huxford Hyman Johnson of Forsyth Jones, A. D., of Meri- wether Meeks Parker Perkins of .Muscogee Peterson Phillips of Telfair Pickren Reville Wimberly of Twiggs wingate Wright DRAINAGE BoswELL, Chairman Bell Branch Christopher Dixon of Jenkins Duvall Grovenstein Haddock Howard of Screven HEAD, Vice-Chairman Jenkins Loyd Lyons Mansell New Phillips of Jasper West EDUCATION ELDERS, Chairman Adams of Towns Banister Beck CAMP of Campbell, ViceChairman Bennett Bozeman 250 J ouRKAL OF THE HousE, EDUCATION-CONTINUED. Callaway Cox Covington Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas Duncan Ellis ~.,leming of Columbia Foy Golden Greer Griffis Hamrick Harrison Head Hillhouse Holton Howard of Long Hyman Jones of Cook King McClure McCrory McMichael McMullan Mansell Napier Norman of Colquitt Phillips of Jasper Pitts Rountree Rowe Sapp Simpson Smith of Bryan Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley Steele Toole Trippe Whitworth Wimberly of Toombs wright ENGROSSING BRANCH, Chairman Bandy Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Fletcher of Irwin SMITH of Jefferson, ViceChairman Hamrick Linder Stanley TuESDAY, JULY 3, 1923. 251 EKROLLM:EXT DEFooR, Chairman Adams of Franklin Boatwright Golden McCrory Penland Peterson DuYALL, Vice-Chairman Pickren Pope Spence Swindle -Wimberly of Twiggs -Winship EXCUSES OF ~!EMBERS ABSENT -WITHOUT LEAVE SIMPSON, Chairman Anderson Carter \VIMBERLY of Toombs, Vice-Chairman Foy Norman of Henry GAME AND FISH TYsoN, Chairman PHILLIPS of Jasper, Vice- Atkinson of Camden Chairman Carr Linder Cox Mann Davis of Thomas Meeks Ellis Parrish Evans of Screven Phillips of Telfair Griner Robertson Head Stewart Houston Williams Kirkland Winship GENERAL AGRICULTURE No. 1 HADDocK, Chairman Bell Bennett Bird HINES of Decatur, ViceChairman Boswell Brannen 252 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, GENERAL AGRICULTURE NO. 1CoNTrNuEn. Callaway Camp of Campbell Carr Clark Collins Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Dykes Elders Evans of Screven Eve Griner Head Howard of Screven King Knight Langley Lindsey ~IcGarity Mansell Mayo Milner Montgomery New Peek Perryman Russell Sapp Simpson Singletary Stanford Strickland Swindle "Whitworth \Yilliams \Vimberly of Twiggs \Vorthy GENERAL AGRICULTURE Xo. 2 ~lc ~IrcHAEL, Chairman Adair Adams of Towns Arnold Banister Blease Boatwright Carter Childs Culpepper Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd DEFooR, Vice-Chairman Davis of Thomas Griffis Grovenstein Hamrick Harrell Harris Hines of Sumter Howard of Long Hulme H~Tman TuESDAY, .JULY 3, 1923. GENERAL AGRICULTURE XO. 2CoNTINuEo. Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones, A. D., of Meri- wether Jones, W. R., of Meri- wether Linder Loyd McClure McDonald McMullan Meeks Miles Norman of Henry Owen Parker Parrish Phillips of Telfair Rountree Rowe Shedd Stewart Tippins Tatum Trippe Van Landingham "\Vay wingate wright GENERAL JUDICIARY No.1 GuEss, Chairman Adams of Franklin Aubrey Bowden Bozeman Brannen Covington Christopher Duncan Elders Ellis of Tift Gillen Harrell Harris of Jefferson Holden Holton FoY, Vice-Chairman Houston Howard of Screven Hyman Jones of Floyd Knight McCrory McGarity Maddox Napier Peterson Perkins of Habersham Rowe Rutherford Sapp 254 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, GENERAL JUDICIARY NO. 1-CONTINUED. Singletary Steele Stone Turner Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Way "Wimberly of Lau- rens Wood Woodruff GENERAL JUDICIARY No.2 PARKs, Chairman HATCHER of Muscogee, Atkinson of Chatham Vice-Chairman Barrett Hulme Burt Jones of Coweta Bussey Jones, W. R., of Meri- Callaway wether Collins Logan Copeland McClure Cumming Mayo Culpepper Milner Curry Moore Dixon of Jenkins New Dykes Perkins of Muscogee Fleming of Hancock Pope Fortson Russell Fowler Smith of Fulton Hatcher of Burke Wilson Huxford GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF JONEs of Floyd, Chairman Anderson Arnold PEEK, Vice-Chairman Daniel of Heard Fletcher Hillhouse TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1923. 255 GEORGIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAFCoNTINuED. Kempton Lindsey Phillips of Telfair Robertson Whitley GEORGIA STATE SANITARIUM SMITH of Bryan, Chair- ARNOLD, Vice-Chairman man Linder Anderson McCullough Bennett McGarity Bleckley McMullan Boswell Maddox Branch Mansell Carr Mullis Clark Napier Cumming Orr DeFoor Pafford Dixon of Wilkinson Peterson Duvall Pickren Ennis Pope Evans of Warren Reville Fleming of Cplumbia Sapp Fletcher Shettlesworth Greer Singletary Grovenstein Spence Hamrick Stevens Harrison Sweat Holton Swindle Howard of Chatta- Whitworth hoochee Williams Hulme Wilson Huxford Wimberly of Twiggs Johnson of Bacon Worthy Jordan Wright Kirkland 256 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, HALLS AND ROO:JIS MuLLIS, Chairman Kirkland Mayo JOHNSON of Forsyth, V. C. williams Winship HYGIENE AND SANITATION \VHITLEY, Chairman Arnold Childs Clark Cox Daniel of Heard Ellis Greer HARRISON, Vice-Chairman Grovenstein Latham l\Ieeks Peek Smith of Bryan Stovall INSURANCE SMitH of Lamar, Chairman Bennett Brannen Brown Copeland Cumming DuBose Harris Jones of Cook King :JfcCuLLOUGH, Vice-Chairman Lindsey ~Iiles Phillips of Telfair Riley Stanford Sweat Toole Turner Van Landingham INVALID PENSIONS AND SOLDIERS' HOME BRADDY, Chairman Adams of Towns Anderson Branch Davis of Thomas MoNTGOMERY, Vice-Chairman Knight Smith of Bryan Trippe TUESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 257 JOURNALS BELL, Chairman BussEY, Vice-Chairman Dixon of Wilkinson Shettlesworth Norman of Colquitt Tatum LABOR AND LABOR STATISTICS STEWART, Chairman vVAY' Vice-Chairman Camp of Campbell Langley . Collins Parker Daniel of Troup Pope Eve Reville Foy Russell Griner Simpson Guess Stanford Hatcher of Muscogee Stovall Hines of Sumter Tatum Holden Tyson LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL RE-APPORTIONMENT HowARD of Long, Chairman ]'irst District : Brannen Howard of Long Second District : Banister Bozeman Third District : Dykes Bussey Fourth District: Jones of Coweta vVilliams JONES of Coweta, ViceChairman Fifth District: Vaughan Wood Sixth District: Culpepper ~Wingate Seventh District: Jones of Floyd McGarity Eighth District: Adams of Franklin McMullan 258 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT-CoNTINUED. Ninth District: Logan Collins Tenth District : Bird Evans of Warren Eleventh District: Blease Fletcher Twelfth District: Holton New MANUFACTURES EvE, Chairman Bussey Christopher DeLaPerriere Griner Guess Hatcher of Burke Head Hillhouse Loyd McClure McCullough TooLE, Vice-Chairman :Mann Mullis Norman of Colquitt Rountree Rowe Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Tatum Vaughan Woodruff :MILITARY AFFAIRS BuRT, Chairman ATKINSON of Camden, Bussey Vice-Chairman Cumming Holden Ennis McClure Evans of Warren Simpson Fleming of Columbia "'Wimberly of Toombs Fowler Wingate TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 259 MINES AND MINING TATU of Dade, Chair- PICKERING, Vice-Chairman man Perkins of Haber- Adams of Towns sham Arnold Shettlesworth Bandy Swindle Collins Stanley Johnson of Forsyth West MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MANN, Chairman Atkinson Bandy Bell Bird Boatwright Burt Camp of Campbell Carr DeLaPerriere Duncan Foy Gillen Griffis Harrell Jones of Floyd FLEMING of Columbia, Vice-Chairman Latham Logan Maddox Mayo Parker Parrish Reville Sapp Smith of Fulton Stevens Swindle Vaughan Wimberly of Lau- rens \Vood PENITENTIARY PERRYMAN, Chairman Bird Blease Bowden Braddy Callaway CAMP, Vice-Chairman Collins Covington Curry Daniel of Heard DeLaPerriere 260 JouRxAL OF THE HousE, PENITENTIARY-CONTINUED. Dixon of Wilkinson Duncan Duvall Ellis Ji...,letcher Ji"oy Gillen Greer Griffis Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harrison Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Howard of Chatta- hoochee Hulme Huxford Jenkins Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Coweta Jones, \Y. R., of Meri- wether Kempton King Kirkland Lindsey Loyd McCrory McGarity }[ann Mayo Montgomery Napier Orr Parks Penland Perkins of Haber- sham Perkins of .Muscogee Phillips of Telfair Pickren Pope Robertson Rountree Rowe Rutherford Sapp Shedd Smith of Lamar Spence Stewart Stone Stovall Sutlive Sweat Tatum Vaughan warren whitley williams \Vilson wimberly of Twiggs \Yingate rrL'ESDAY, .JULY 3, 1923. 261 PENSIONS AxDERsox, Chairman Bleckley Bandy Braddy Davis of Thomas Johnson of Bacon Knight Lindsey CHILDs, Vice-Chairman Norman of Henry Shettlesv>'orth Stanley Stone Stovall -Wimberly of Lau- rens wingate PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS MooRE, Chairman Adams of Franklin Aubrey Bowden Daniel of Troup Evans of Vvarren Evans of Screven Fletcher Hatcher of Burke Huxford Hyman Johnson of Bacon Kempton JoNES of Floyd, Vice-C. McDonald McMichael Penland Singletary Smith of Bryan Strickland Sutlive Trippe "Wimberly of Toombs "Winship \Yoodruff PRIVILEGES o:w THE FLOOR EvANs of Warren, Chair- CARTER, Vice-Chairman man Smith of Fulton Braddy Tippins Golden \Y orthy 262 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, PUBLIC HIGHWAYS TuRNER, Chairman BuRT, Vice-Chairman Adair Logan Arnold McMichael Barrett Maddox Bird Mann Boswell Milner Brannen Mullis Christopher Parker Clark Penland Curry Perryman Daniel of Troup Pickering DeLaPerriere Reville Dixon of Jenkins Riley DeFoor Rountree Ellis Russell Ennis Rutherford Fletcher Sapp Fowler Singletary Griner Smith of Bryan Guess Smith of Jefferson Hatcher of Burke Smith of Lamar Hatcher of Muscogee Spence Howard of Chatta- Stanley hoochee Stewart Jones of Cook Sutlive Jones, W. R., of Mer- Tatum iwether Tippins Kempton Trippe King Whitworth Langley Williams Linder win ship TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 263 PUBLIC LIBRARY FLEMING of Hancock, ORR, Vice-Chairman Chairman Dixon .of Jenkins Atkinson of Camden Dixon of Wilkinson Aubrey Kempton Covington Langley Daniel of Troup Stevens DeFoor Tyson PUBLIC PRINTING McCRoRY, Chairman Beck Braddy Langley McClure Parrish BoATWRIGHT, Vice-Chairman Perryman Price Stewart Sutlive Wood PUBLIC PROPERTY LANGLEY, Chairman Beck Boswell Carter Copeland Daniel of Troup DeLaPerriere Evans of Screven Eve ]~ortson Fowler Guess Hillhouse Holden HARRELL, Vice-Chairman Jordan Pafford Parks Perkins of Habersham Pitts Russell Smith of Fulton Stovall Swindle Tippins West wright 264 J orR~AL OF THE HousE, RAILROADS HousToN, Chairman PERKINS of Muscogee, Atkinson of Camden Vice-Chairman Atkinson of Chatham Johnson of Bacon Barrett Jones, \V. R., of Mer- Dixon of Jenkins iwether Dykes LindseY Fleming of Hancock "JicDOI{ald Fortson 3files Fowler "Jioore Grovenstein Parks Gillen Tatum Hines of Sumter Turner Holden \Varren Huxford \Vhitworth Hyman \Yoodruff REFORMATORIES N" APIER, Chairman Branch Daniel of Heard Davis of Floyd Lyons McMichael New BRADDY, Vice-Chairman Norman of Henry Owen Phillips of Jasper Pitts Trippe RULES THE SPEAKER, Ex-Officio Chairman First District : Eve Second District: Burt Third District : Parks: MILNER, Vice-Chairman Fourth District: McMichael Fifth District : Smith of Fulton Sixth District : Fowler TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 19:23. 265 RULES-CoNTINUED. Seventh District: Tatum Eighth District: DuBose Ninth District: Russell Tenth District : Hyman Eleventh District : Turner Twelfth District: Milner From the State at Large: Barrett Covington Culpepper DeLaPerriere Dykes Elders Ennis Fleming of Hancock Jones, \V. R., of Mer- iwether }!ann Mayo Parker Rutherford Stevens Steele SANITARIUM AT ALTO GREER, Chairman Daniel of Heard Golden Howard of Chattahoochee Latham Logan ~leeks BLECKLEY, Vice-Chairman Milner Peek Perkins Smith of Bryan West "'Whitley SPECIAL JUDICIARY ~IAYO, Chairman Adams of Franklin Banister Bowden Childs Cumming BozEMAN, Vice-Chairman Duncan Fletcher Holton Howard of Screven Hyman 266 JouRXAL OF THE HousE, SPECIAL JUDICIARY-CoNTINUED. McDonald Maddox Moore Pafford Smith of Jefferson Strickland West STATE OF THE REPUBLIC BussEY, Chairman Bozeman Dixon of Jenkins Hyman SrNGLETARY, Vice-Chairman Peek Van Landingham TEMPERANCE CoviNGTON, Chairman Adams of Towns Beck Bennett Curry DeFoor Houston Huxford Jones of Cook Lyons McCrory ~fcMichael KNIGHT, Vice-Chairman Mann Napier Parks Penland Perryman Stanley Stovall Warren Whitley \V"imberly of Toombs Woodruff UNIFORM STATE LAWS PoPE, Chairman Blease Eve Gillen Golden Harrell Houston Howard of Long CALLAwAY, Vice-Chairman Kirkland Maddox Perkins Strickland vVarren Way Wimberly of Lau- rens TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 1923. 267 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND ITS BRANCHES McCLURE, Chairman HARRis, Vice-Chairman Arnold Langley Atkinson of Camden McMullan Bozeman Maddox Brannen Orr Daniel of Heard Peterson Ellis Pitts Ennis Robertson Fleming of Columbia Russell Griffis Smith of Lamar Hatcher of Muscogee Tyson Holden \Vilson Jones of Floyd Wingate Jones, A. D., of Meri- wether \VAYS AND MEANS ENNis, Chairman RuTHERFORD, Vice-Chair- Atkinson of Chatham man Barrett Holden Boswell Howard of Long Callaway Jones of Coweta Clark Jones of Floyd Covington Jones, W. R., of Mer- Curry iwether Daniel of Troup Jones, A. D., of Meri- Davis of Floyd wether DuBose Jordan Elders Kempton Fortson Knight Griner King Haddock Linder Hatcher of Burke Lyons Hatcher of Muscogee McClure JouRNAL OF THE HousE, \VAYS AND MEANS-CoNTINUED. McDonald McMullan Miles Milner New Norman of Henry Orr Parks Parker Perryman Pitts Riley Rountree Shedd Smith of Lamar Stanford Steele Stovall Toole Turner Wilson Wimberly of Toombs \VESTERK & ATLANTIC RAILROAD KEMPTON, Chairman Adams of Franklin Aubrey Barrett Bird Blease Bleckley Boatwright Branch Bussey Carr Carter Childs Cox Daniel of Heard DeLaPerriere Ennis Evans of Screven Grovenstein Hamrick Hines of Sumter Jenkins SAPP, Vice-Chairman Kirkland Johnson of Bacon Jones, \V. R., of Meriwether Langley Mann Mansell Miles ~Iilner ~Iontgomery Norman of Henry Parrish Penland Pickering Pickren Pitts Phillips of Telfair Pope Price Riley Robertson TuESDAY, JuLY 3, 19:23. 269 \VES'fl~RX A~D A'l'LAKTIC RAILROAD-. Co~TIXFED. Rutherford Singletary Smith of Bryan Stevens Stone Toole Turner \Vhitley "Timber!~ of Lau- rens \"\Torthy ~Ir. Rowe of Richmond moved that the House do now adjourn. Mr. :McCrory of Schley mQved that the House do now adjourn until Thursday morning at 11 :30 o'clock. The motion by Mr. Rowe of Richmond that the House do now adjourn was lost. On the motion of Mr. McCrory of Schley that the House, do now adjourn until Thursday morning at 11 :30 o'clock, .Mr. Knight of Berrien called for the ayes and nays and the call was not sustained. The motion that the House do now adjourn until Thursday morning at 11 :30 o'clock prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Stewart of Atkinson, ~foore of Appling, Davis and Langley of Floyd, Hmvard of Long, and Reville of Richmond. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until Thursday morning at 11 :30 o'clock. 270 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JuLY 5, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 11 :30 o'clock 1A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. Mr. McCrory of Schley moved that the call o. the roll be dispensed with and the motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of Tuesday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time and referred to the committees: By ~Ir. Burt of DoughertyHouse Resolution No. 29. 134-A. A resolution to authorize the Governor of the State to convey .19 acre to the State Negro School at Albany. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Mr. Linder of Jeff DavisHouse Resolution No. 30. 134-B. A resolution to correct the discouraging condition under which farms have been operated for the last 35 years. Referred to Committee on State of the Republic. THURSDAY, JuLY 5, 1923. 271 By Messrs. Ellis of Tift and Covington of Colquitt- House Bill No. 108. A bill to promote forestry industry in the State of Georgia, under direction of Georgia State Board of Forestry. Referred to Committee on Conservation. By Messrs. Meeks of Coffee and Smith of Bryan- House Bill No. 109. A bill to empower cities and towns to maintain and conduct supervised playgrounds, etc. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Aubrey of Bartow- House Bill No. 110. A bill to amend Section 594 (d) of the Penal Code of 1910, relative to killing of partridges, etc. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. By Mr. Rowe of Richmond- House Bill No. 111. A bill to prescribe terms and conditions under which foreign administrators, etc., may transfer stock or bonds. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary. By Messrs. Brannen and Parrish of Bulloch- House Bill No. 112. A bill to provide for the holding of two terms additional of the superior court of Bulloch County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. .. 272 JouR.XAL OF 'l'HE HousE, By Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Honse Bill No. 113. A bill to abolish the county court of Lanier County, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 114. A bill to promote the health and welfare of females employed in various establishments, etc. Referred to Committee on Labor and Labor Statistics. By ~Ir. Ellis of Tift- House Bill No. 115. A bill to amend an Act providing for a Uniform County Commissioner's Law, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Camp of Campbell- House Bill No. 116. A bill to prohibit the driving of vehicles having spikes or cleats on the wheels over public roads. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By _Mr. Hamrick of Pickens- House Bill No. 117. A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Jasper, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations. THuRSDAY, J rLY 5, 1923. 273 By Mr. ~Iilner of Dodge- House Bill .No. 118. A bill to amend Section 5240 of Code of 1910, relative to condemnation of property, etc. Referred to Committee on General. Judiciary Xo. 2. By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 119. A bill to amend the Constitution at Par. 16, Sec. 7, Art. 3, relative to the introduction of local and special bills in the General Assembly. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By ~Ir. Loyd of Newton- House Bill No. 120. A bill to repeal an Act creating a Board of Commissioners and Board 'of Directors for Newton County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By ~lr. Hines of Sumter- House Bill No. 121. A bill to appropriate $25,000 for 1924 and 1925 to the, Georgia State Board of Health for fighting malaria. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By l\Ir. Harrell of StewartHouse Bill No. 122. A bill to amend Sec. 1249 274 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, of Code of 1910, relative to State Depositories, so as to include the City of Lumpkin in Stewart County. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. Gillen of Oconee- House Bill No. 123. A bill to amend Section 1169 of Code of 1910, relative to redemption of personal property sold for taxes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 124. A bill to prescribe the type of school buildings to be built in this State, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin- House Bill No. 125. A bill to repeal an Act commonly known as the ''Prohibition Act'' and amendatory acts. Referred to Committee on Temperance. By Mr. Howard of Chattahoochee- House Bill No. 126, A bill to supplement the statutes of the State referring to the maintenance of roads of State composing the State Highway system, and for other purposes. Referred t.o Committee on Public Highways. THURSDAY, JuLY 5, 1923. 275 By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 127. A bill to prevent judgment being rendered against any garnishee who fails to answer. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Rountree of Emanuel- House Bill No. 128. A bill to amend Par. 3, Sec. 4, Art. 3, of the Constitution, relative to biennial sessions of the Legislature. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. Wilson of Walton- House Bill No. 129. A bill to repeal an Act establishing the city court of Monroe in Walton County, etc. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Christopher of Hall- House Bill No. 130. A bill to authorize the county authorities to establish new roads, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Mr. McCrory of Schley- House Bill No. 131. A bill to amend the Act changing the name of the Georgia Railroad Com- 276 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, mission to Georgia Public Service Commission, relative to the tax on corporations. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By .:\Iessrs. Christopher and Latham of Hall- House Bill Ko. 132. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the rrown of Belmont in the County of Hall. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill No. 133. A bill to amend an Act to consolidate and incorporate the City of Forsyth, in Monroe County. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Messrs. Fowler and winship of Bibb and others- House Bill X o. 134. A bill to amend Section 879 of Code relative to payment of witnesses excused by the court. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. The following communication was received from the Hon. S. G. McLendon, Secretary of State: STATE OF GEORGIA, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE. I, S. G. :\fcLemlon, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify that an election THURSDAY, .J CLY 5, 1923. 277 was held in the County of Coweta, State of Georgia, on July 3d, 1923, for the purpose of electing a member of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly to fill the unexpired term of Hon. B. T. Thompson, resigned, and that A. Sydney Camp received all the votes cast at said election, same being 271, as the same appears from the election returns which are on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 5th day of July, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and Forty-eighth. S. G. McLENDON, Secretary of State. By unanimous consent the date set in House Resolution, No. 10, relative to the investigation of the State Highway Department and referred to the Committee of the Whole House, was changed from July 6th, 1923, to July lOth, 1923, and instructions to the Committee of the "\Vhole House were changed so that all resolutions relative to the Highway Department be reported upon not later than July lOth, 1923. Mr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the privileges of the floor be extended to l\Irs. \V. H. Felton, United States ex-Senator from Georgia, and the motion prevailed. 278 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, The Speaker appointed the following as a committee to escort ~frs. Felton to the Speaker's stand: Messrs. Eve of Chatham Toole of Decatur. Mr. A. Sydney Camp, Representative-elect from Coweta County, elected to fill the unexpired term of Ron. B. T. Thompson, resigned, came forward to the bar of the House and took the oath of office, the same being administered by the Ron. W. Frank Jenkins, Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Messrs. Stewart of Atkinson and Parker and Griffis of Ware- A RESOLUTION. House Resolution No. 31. Whereas, Ron. Albert W. Gilchrist, ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives and ex-Governor of the State of Florida, is in the city, Wherea;s, the distinguished visitor is a large property owner and tax payer of the State of Georgia and vVare County and an authority on tax questions; Therefore be it resolved by this House, that the privileges of the floor be extended to him during his stay in the city. THURSDAY, JuLY 5, 1923. 279 Be it further resolved, that he be given twenty minutes on Friday, July 6th, to address this- House on the tax question. Resolved further, that a committee of six be appointed by the Speaker to escort the distinguished visitor to the Speaker's stand, and to present him a copy of this resolution. The Speaker appointed the following committee on the part of the House under the above resolution: Messrs. Stewart of Atkinson Fortson of Calhoun \Voodruff of DeKalb Davis of Thomas Howard of Chattahoochee Parker of Ware The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted as amended the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 19. A resolution to set aside a day to memorialize the late Senator Thos. E. vVatson. 280 .JouRxAL oF THE HousE, The President has appointed as a committee on the part of the Senate Messrs. Mason Lankford Boyd The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. :\IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 28. A resolution inviting the Hon. Royal S. Copeland, Democratic Senator from New York, to address the General Assembly of Georgia. The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, through his Secretary, :\Ir. Twitty: 11Ir. Speaker: I am directed by His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver to the House a communication in writing to which he respectfully invites your attention. The following communication from His Excellency, GoYernor Clifford "\Yalker, was read: THURSDAY, J lJLY 5, 1923. 281 TAX MESSAGE 0~, GOVERNOR CLI:F'FORD WALKER TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA To the General Assembly: In three elections the people of Georgia, by a mandate clear and unmistakable, written in the platform of principles adopted by the people in Convention, have declared for: 1. The repeal of the Tax Equalization Law. I 2. The adoption of a tax system which will relieve the undue burden now borne by the owners of real estate by placing a fair share of the expense of government upon the owners of intangible property and other property not now on the tax books. 3. The furnishing of free text books to the elementary school grades. 4. Generous treatment and a square deal to the Confederate Veterans. 5. Real economy in State, County and Municipal Government. In addressing the General Assembly I am, therefore, assuming that there is general unanimity of opinion that the present ad valorem or general property tax system has broken down in Georgia as it has in every other State, and that the present system as now administered is no longer tolerable. The program adopted by the people calls for enactment of a tax system which will take the place of the Tax Equalization Law by forcing a fair share 282 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, of the burden of expense of the government upon a class of property owners who have hitherto escaped taxation-the owners of intangible property. The plan will not increase the tax on real estate or tangible personal property now fairly. taxed, although it contemplates raising funds to furnish free school books and meeting the State's obligations to the Confederate Veterans. These funds may be raised by: 1. The proceeds of a tax on intangibles. 2. Savings by reducing expense of government. 3. Providing teeth for the tax laws and practical machinery for systematic and business-like enforcement. After a conscientious study of the tax question, following the experience of several years' service on the State Budget Committee, I unhesitatingly declare my belief that the funds necessary to hold Georgia and her institutions in line with the progressive States can thus be raised without additional burden upon real estate. 1. The Tax on Intangibles. The experience of tax experts of nation-wide reputation and of neighboring States facing the same problems, after years of study, have suggested the following methods of reaching intangibles: (a) The Kentucky system of classification, providing a reduced rate on certain specific property on the farm and on money, notes, mortgages and all other credits, with teeth in the law providing for its strict enforcement. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1923. 283 (b) An Act providing that no note, mortgage or other evidence of debt shall be enforcible in the court uuless bearing a stamp of the tax collector indicating that the paper has been returned for taxation. (c) A small tax on incomes not ofherwise taxed. (d) A combination of .two or more of the above systems. (a) Kentucky tax officials report results of the Classification System as follows: 1917 1921 Intangible Assessments Revenue Assessments Revenue Personalties .... $68,750,880 $378,129 $308,418,571 $1,233,675 Bank Deposits .. 11,177,196 61,474 284,161,828 284,161 These increases were achieved through a sharp reduction in the rate on intangibles, but the new revenue thus secured permitted a reduction of the rate on real estate and other tangibles from 55 cents to 40 cents. A similar system in Maryland (City of Baltimore) showed results as follows: Assessments 1896 .................... $ 6,000,000 1897 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,000,000 1902 .................... 89,900,000 1907 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,900,000 Minnesota reports as follows: 284 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Assessments 1910 .................... $ 14,000,000 1911 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 115,000,000 (b) The Stamp Tax System. This suggestion only contemplates the enforcement of the present law which requires such credits to be taxed at full value. Against this system is urged: (1) That it would drive out foreign capital and .outside loans. (2) That it would be practically confiscatory, unreasonably reducing the income on such credits. These alleged objections may well be considererl in connection with the ClaRsifi<'ation System (a). (c) The lncomP Tax System. Xorth Carolina, considered by many the most progressive State in the South at present, has abolished all property tax for State purposes and, in its stead, levies a graduated income tax, personal and corporate, with an added franchise tax on corporations of one-tenth of one per cent. upon capital stock. It will be observed, of course, that the difference in the number and variety of industries in the two States should be considered in adapting an~ part of the Xorth Carolina plan. (d) A Combinatio11 of OtJ/('/' Systems. Professor ChaR. J. Bullock, head of the Department of Economics in Harvard university and president of the National Tax Association, recommends a combination of the Classification and the income tax systems (a) and (c). Such combination was also recommended as best adapted to the conditions of Georgia after thorough study by a commission of THURSDAY, JuLY 5, 1923. 285 distinguished Georgians headed by Governor Dorsey and ex-Senator DeJarnette of Putnam. While personally I have been inclined to believe that the Kentucky plan, with some modification and changes to suit Georgia conditions, can best be adapted to the peculiar needs and industries of our State, I am not wedded to any one single plan and seek only the most equitable distribution of the tax burden. (2) Reduced Expenses. However conservative its membership, a meeting of the Legislature causes more or less business unrest. There is a widespread conviction that the country is suffering from too much legislation. Certainly with the power vested in the Governor to convene the Legislature in extraordinary session in any important emergency, there can be no necessity for an annual session. Only four other States of the forty-eight States now have annual sessions. Biennial sessions would result, directly and indirectly, in a saving which would go a long way toward paying the State's obligations to the Confederate Veterans. Economy should be practiced and will be demanded of every department and State institution, and I shall exert every reasonable effort to secure general co-operation in effecting a reduction of expenses. Wherever the scale of salaries is fixed on the basis of war-time excessive cost of living it should be lowered. Specific economies have already been suggested and others will be brought to the attention of State officials. I will co-operate with the General Assembly in abolishing any office which, after mature consideration, seems unnecessary un- 286 J ouR:s- AL OF THE HousE, der the present depressed financial conditions, and will not hesitate to suggest that other places be abolished if, in the course of time, they appear to be unnecessary. (3) Enforcement of Tax Laws. The much beloved and highly honored head of the tax departments, Comptroller-General \Yright, advises me that for many years he has insisted that there be provided a force of field men to enforce the tax laws as written. The last Legislature recognized this necessity and authorized such a force to serve under the State Tax Commissioner. .The Act provided that compensation for such service should be based on commissions. The State Tax Commissioner considered such basis so unsatisfactory that he declined to organize the force. I am not prepared to give an opinion as to the soundness of his position, but it is certainly worthy of the consideration of the Legislature. It may appear wise to authorize the Governor or the Tax Department to use discretion in this matter. I here take the liberty to refer you to the Kentucky system of enforcement which appears to be operating satisfactorily and successfully. Only a word is necessary to prove the vital importance of this suggestion and the fruitful results will follow. A citizen of high character advises me that of the twenty automobiles he counted recently on the streets of a small town, thirteen had no license tag. A fair count of cars in some of the counties indicate a percentage of from 33 to 50 per cent. without the tags. The record shows that over half the counties fail to make returns of inheritance taxes. In some cities there are more professionals in the THURSDAY, JuLY 5, 1923. 287 telephone directory than on the tax books. Thousands of polls are not listed. Such conditions make our tax system a farce. Such lack of system and laxity of operation not only deprive the old soldiers of their 'veil-earned and direfully needed support, and the deserving children of their school books, but works an indefensible injustice upon the law-abiding citizens who make returns of their taxes justly and fairly. By making a mockery of the tax laws there is being created a dangerous disregard for all laws. Present conditions are intolerable and should be corrected at the earliest possible moment by placing teeth in the law which will insure its uniform and business-like enforcement. As expressed by another, I make the one further appeal to the General Assembly and to the people that "the business of raising the ever increasing revenue needs of a growing State be recognized as the large enterprise that it is, requiring not only wisdom and experience in the construction of the laws levying the taxes, but a comprehensive. and adequate organization to administer and enforce them. The most unjust tax is the one that is not equally enforced against all who are liable for it. The results of indifferent or inadequate enforcement of tax laws, which permits one to pay and.another to escape, are no less Yicious in effect than intentional favoritism which permits the same results. Machinery for administering and enforcing tax laws should be at every point intelligent, efficient and adequate.'' Attention is respectfully directed to the fact that relief from any tax measure involving a constitutional amendment must necessarily be delayed three years. To bridge this period three suggestions haYc 288 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, been made which your committees, or a commission, might well consider: (1) That the county tax rate, now running from two to six times the State rate, be limited. It is urged that this will tend to lower the really burdensome county taxes and at the same time result in an increase in taxable values which will offset the loss in tax values anticipated in the repeal of the Tax Equalization Law. (2) That a specific tax on all luxuries be levied. Advocates of this tax urge that it tends toward thrift by encouraging economical purchasing and yet toward raising necessary revenue from those not inclined to economize, thus placing a reasonable share of the expense of government upon the class most able to bear it. (3) That taxes on insurance companies be increased. I am advised that Georgia collects on gross insurance premiums only llh per cent., while Virginia and-North Carolina collect 3 per cent. The latter.:figure would increase the State's income approximately $600,000.00 annually. Firmly believing as a fixed conviction that the permanence of our government and its free institutions depends upon fidelity to the principle of complete separation of the three departments of government, the Legislative, the Executive and the Judicial, provided in the Constitution, I shall 1not be a party to the slightest effort on the part of any one branch to dictate to or otherwise interfere with the rights and duties of any other branch. However, in line with the constitutional right of the Executive to THURSDAY, JuLY 5, 1923. 289 declare an extraordinary emergency, I will be permitted to indicate that in my judgment not only harmony and peace, but the prosperity of the people and the progress of the State along all constructive lines, depend upon the prompt and effective stabilizing of the tax system. It is vitally necessary that such system be equitable, conservative and fair to every class of people arid its adoption should be approached with the utmost care. I am, therefore, taking the liberty to suggest that the other duties of the Assembly be so marshalled as to permit a maximum of time for the consideration of this question, which all thinking minds concede is of such pre-eminent importance at this time. The platform on which I was elected expressed my conviction that the interests involved in a general tax law are so manifold and so important that no one man could or should frame the law. It was suggested, therefore, that a non-political commission, in connection with the tax committee of the Senate and the House, should make a careful study of the tax plans and machinery of other States and adapt the same to the practical interests and the peculiar needs of Georgia, it being understood, of course, that all States differ in resources, natural and artificial, and it does not follow as a matter of course that because a tax system is satisfactory in any one State, though a neighboring State, it could be blindly followed in its entirety as meeting the necessities of Georgia. The idea being that such a Commission to be composed of representative farmers, business men, bankers and manufacturers from every seotion of the State, could make helpful suggestions and 290 JouR~AL oF THE HousE, otherwise assist in the deliberations of the committee of the Legislature. Maturer reflection has strengthened the original views on which I was elected. If the General Assembly should concur in these views, a proper committee, either standing or special, or working through a subcommittee, jointly or in co-operation with a commission as outlined in the platform referred to, if the Legislature should see fit to invite such co-operation, could take all matters of taxation under consideration, make a survey of the needs of the government and of the institutions of the State to hold Georgia in line with the States now in the forefront in progress and development, prepare a budget in accord with those needs, study the practical operation of the tax systems of other States, adapting and combining any good features to the peculiar needs of Georgia, confer with tax students and experts in this and other States, hold public hearings in several sections /of the State, invite citizens of every class to appear and give the Commission the benefit of their views, and tlwn suggest a tax system which would provide the necessary funds while distributing the burden fairly among all classes of property, tangible and intangible. Economy, so vitally necessary in these times of financial depression, as well as other considerations already referred to, suggest that a report be made and the tax laws finally reformed at the earliest hour, consistent with proper care and wise conservatism. I sincerely trust that this can be done at this .session of the Legislature, as practically all constructive programs must be suspended pending such THURSDAY, .JrLY 5, 192B. 291 action. If, however, the Assembly should reach the conclusions that this vitally important work cannot be properly completed within the fifty-day term, then I respectfully but earnestly suggest that the Legislature give its prompt attention to other matters pending, in order that an earl~, adjournment may make possible an extra session to be held later in the year for the exclusive consideration of the report of such tax commission without the burden of extra expense to the tax payers of the State. I confidently believe that the Legislature would receive the cordial commendation of the people if, in this spirit, it would complete its other labors within 30 days and then adjourn for an extra session of 20 days during the last weeks of the year. For emphasis I repeat my deliberate conviction that the best interest of the State demands that the tax laws be reformed before we enter into another fiscal year. To that end and to the exercise of every reasonable economy in reaching that end, I confidently crave the sympathetic co-operation of the Legislature. Impressed as I am, as has already been indicated to you, with the vital importance of the earliest possible tax reform, I have up to this time referred only to the tax question. From time to time, later, I shall send you communications on other subjects which seem to be worthy of your consideration. In conclusion let me express again my earnest desire to co-operate with the Legislature in every possible way. I have no desire and certainly no intention to overstep the constitutional prerogatives of the Executive. In outlining the foregoing possible tax plans, I do so in obedience to the provisions of 292 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, the Constitution which calls upon the Governor to advise with the General Assembly and not in the spirit of dictation. I would not if I could shape a system which is to be the basis of taxation of millions of people for years to come without the fullest conference with the people of every section and class through you, their representatives, duly chosen for this special service. I do not come to you to suggest unity of thought, but I do plead for unity of purpose -a determination to serve the best interests of the State. I come not to dictate, but to advise with you; not to direct, but to assist you; not to command, but to serve with you. And finally, let me say that while we labor together my office and my home will be open to you; whether on business or on social mission bent, a genuine welcome will await you. I trust we may thus continue to the end of the task before us in a spirit of fraternity in purpose and of fellowship in service. Respectfully submitted, July 5th, 1923. CLIFFORD wALKER, Governor. Mr. McClure of walker moved that 300 copies of the Governor's message be printed for the information of the House and the motion prevailed. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10:00 o'clock. FRIDAY, JuLY 6, 1923. 293 REPRESE.NTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JuLY 6, 1923. 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. Mr. ..McCrory of Schley moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with and the motion was lost. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adair Camp of Campbell Adams of Franklin Camp of Coweta Adams of Towns Carr Anderson Carter Arnold Childs Atkinson of Camden Christopher Atkinson of Chatham Clark Aubrey Collins Bandy Copeland Banister Covington Barrett Cox Beck Culpepper Bell Cumming Bennett Curry Bird Daniel of Heard Blease Daniel of Troup Bleckley Davis of Floyd Boatwright Davis of Thomas Boswell DeFoor Bowden DeLaPerriere Bozeman Dixon of Jenkins Braddy Dixon of Wilkinson Branch DuBose Brannen Duncan Burt Duvall Bussey Dykes Callaway Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of Muscogee Head Hillhouse 294 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- . hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Mullis Napier New Norman of Colquitt Norman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Habersham Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Reville Riley Robertson Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fu\ton Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Swindle Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Turner Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Way West Whitley Whitworth Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Winship wood Woodruff Worthy Wright Mr. Speaker ' ];'RIDAY, JULY 6, 1923. 295 By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. Hon. Albert'" Gilchrist, ex-Governor of Florida, invited to address the House on this day, was escorted to the Speaker's stand. By unanimous consent, the following resolutions and hills of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 135. A bill to define and provide for the time of duration of charters granted to purchasers of railroads, and for other purposes. Referred to. Committee on Railroads. By Mr. Singletary of Grady- House Bill No. 136. A bill to amend Section 1533 of the Code of 1910, relative to trustees for local school districts. Referred to Committee on Education. 296 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act fixing the bond of the sheriff of Monroe County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Ellis of Tift- House Bill Ko. 138. A bill to create a lien in favor of owners of mo\ving machines, etc. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By .Mr. Bozeman of -worth- House Bill No. 139. A bill to make it .unlawful for firms or corporations to sell plants infected with Cyperus Rotundud, etc. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Messrs. Harris and Smith of Jefferson- House Bill X o. 140. A bill to amend an Act to consolidate the Acts incorporating the Town of Louisville, Ga. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Messrs. Elders of Tattnall and McCrory of Schley- House Bill No. 141. A bill to provide for the as- FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923. 297 sessment and collection of taxes on railroad equipment companies. Referred to Committee on \Vays and Means. By Mr. Wimberly of Twiggs- Honse Bill No. 142. A bill to repeal an Act creating a Board of County Commissioners for Twiggs County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 143. A bill to appropriate $29,905.00 for cold storage plant at Georgia State Sanitarium at Milledgeville. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 144. A bill to appropriate $81,245.00 to nurses' home at Georgia State Sanitarium at .Milledgeville. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. B~' ~Ir. McGarity of Paulding- House Bill No. 145. A bill to amend Section 1197 of the Code of 1910, relative to tax receivers in this State. Referred to Committee on \Vays and Means. 298 J ouRKAL OF THE HousE, By ~Ir. Guess of DeKalb-- House Bill No. 146. A bill to amend Section 3881 of Code of 1910, relative to probate of foreign wills. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By ~fr. Guess of DeKalb-- House Bill No. 147. A bill to amend Section 3873 of Code of 1910, relative to devises of land in foreign wills. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. Smith of Lamar- House Bill No. 148. A bill to amend an Act to confer additional power on corporate authorities of Barnesville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Smith of Lamar- House Bill No. 149. A bill to amend an Act creating a system of public schools for the City of Barnesville. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Smith of LamarHouse Bill No. 150. A bill to amend an Act in- FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923. 2!)!) corporating the BaruesYille Male and Female High Schools. Referred to Committee on Education. By )!r. Linder of Jeff DaYis- House Bill No. 151. A bill to repeal an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Jeff Davis County. Referred to Committee on County and County .i\latters. By Mr. Christopher of Hall- House Bill No. 152. A bill to prescribe the effect of a petit juror serving in a case where he is disqualified. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Honse Bill No. 153. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Lanier County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Holton of wilcox- House Bill No. 154. A bill to provide that suits to reform deeds in derogation of title may be brought _ b:v remaindermen. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. 300 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. wilson of walton- House Bill No. 155. A bill to repeal an Act to amend the charter of the Town of Jersey. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No. 156. A bill to amend Section 3426 of Code of 1910, relative to legal rate of interest in Georgia. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Perkins of Muscogee, and others- House Bill No. 157. A bill to provide for electrocution of persons sentenced to death in this State. Referred to Committee on Penitentiaries. By Messrs. Pope and :McClure of \Valker- House Bill No. 158. A bill to require persons, firms, etc., doing bottling business in this State to pay a license fee. Referred to Committee on \Vays and ~leans. By ~Iessrs. Pope and l\IcClure of \Valker- House Bill No. 159. A bill to amend an Act relative to the sale of fertilizers containing certain ingredients. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.1. . :B~RIDAY, JULY 6, 1923. 301 By l\Iessrs. Pope and ~IcClure of walkerHouse Bill Ko. 160. A bill to prevent the trap- ping, etc., of quail in the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. By ::\Iessrs. Orr and Lindsey of wilkes- House Bill No. 161. A bill to amend the charter of the Town of \Vashington. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Guess of DeKalb- House Bill No. 162. A bill to amend an Act fixing the salary of the assistant insurance clerk. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 32. 161-A. A bill to appropriate money for expenses of arbitrating Evans County tax returns. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By l\Ir. Phillips of Jasper- House Resolution No. 33. 161-B. A resolution replacing James l\I. Digby on the pensions roll. Referred to Committee on Pensions. ~Ir. Milner of Dodge moved that when the House 302 JouR~ AL OF THE HousE, adjourn to-day it stand adjourned until .Monday morning at 11:30 o'clock and the motion prevailed. Hon. Albert \V. Gilchrist delivered an address to the House. :Mr. :B'owler of Bibb moved that a vote of thanks be extended by the House to Mr. Gilchrist and the motion prevailed. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Messrs. JDyans of \rarren, Stanford of Lowndes, Bc:ck of Carroll, way of Liberty, Linder of Jeff Davis, Daniel of Troup, and Bowden of McDuffie- House Resolution X o. 35. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Mrs. Alice Louise Lytle of Thomson, Ga. The Speaker appointed the following committee to escort Mrs. Lytle to the Speaker's stand: Messrs. EYANS of \Varren, BowDEN of McDuffie, STANFORD of Lowndes. The following resolution of the House, ordered to lie on the table for at least one day, was taken from the table and placed before the House: By Mr. Howard of Chattahoochee- House Resolution X o. 23. A resolution authorizing and instructing the Department of Public Print- FRIDAY, JeLY 6, 1923. 303 ing to have printed 1,000 copies of the State Constitution in pamphlet form, with all amendments thereto since 1918, for the use of the members of the House. The following amendment was read and adopted: By :\fr. Stovall of Elbert- Amend by adding "the Constitution of the United States" at the proper place. The resolution was adopted as amended. The following resolution of the House was mtroduced and read: By ~fr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 38. A resolution to appropriate certain sum for the employment of a stenographer for the Appropriations Committee. The resolution involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the whole House and the Speaker designated Mrs. Napier of Bibb as the Chairman thereof. The Committee of the \Vhole 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: 304 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.: Adair Fleming of Columbia McCullough Anderson Fleming of Hancock McDonald Arnold Fletcher McGarity Atkinson of Camden Fortson McMichael Atkinson of Chatham Foy Mansell Aubrey Gillen Mayo Banister Greer Meeks Barrett Griffis Miles Beck Griner Milner Bennett Grovenstein Mullis Blease Guess Napier Bleckley Hamrick New Bowden Harrell Norman of Colquitt Bozeman Harris Korman of Henry Bussey Harrison Orr Callaway Head Owen Camp of Campbell Hines of Decatur Pafford Camp of Coweta Hines of Sumter Parks Carr Holden Parrish Carter Holton Penland Childs Houston Perkins of Christopher Howard of Chatta- Habersham Clark hoochee Perkins of Collins Howard of Screven Muscogee Copeland Hulme Perryman Covington Huxford Phillips of Jasper Cox Hyman Phillips of Telfair Culpepper Jenkins Pitts Cumming Johnson of Bacon Pope Curry Johnson of Forsyth Price Daniel of Heard Jones of Coweta Robertson Davis of Floyd Jones of Floyd Rountree Davis of Thomas Jones, W. R., of Rowe DeFoor Meriwether Russell DeLaPerriere Jordan Sapp Dixon of Wilkinson Knight Shettlesworth DuBose Latham Simpson. Duncan Linder Singletary Duvall Lindsey Smith of Bryan Elders Loyd Smith of Lamar Ellill Lyons Stanford Evans of Screven McClure Stanley Evans of Warren McCrory Steele FRIDAY, JuLY 6, 1923. 305 Stevens Stone Stovall Sweat Trippe Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Whitley Williams Wilson Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Wood Woodruff Wright Those voting in the negative were ~fessrs.: Hillhouse McMullan Those not voting were Messrs. : Adams of Franklin Howard of Long Adams of Towns Jones of Cook Bandy Jones, A. D., of Bell Meriwether Bird Kempton Boatwright King Boswell Kirkland Braddy Langley Branch Logan Brannen Maddox Burt Mann Daniel of Troup Montgomery Dixon of Jenkins Moore Dykes Parker Ennis Peek Eve Peterson Fowler Pickering Golden Pickren Haddock Reville Hatcher of Burke Riley Hatcher of Muscogee Rutherford Shedd Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Spence Stewart Strickland Sutliye Swindle Tatum Tippins Toole Turner Way West Whitworth Wimberly of Laurens Winship Worthy Mr. Speaker Ayes 143, nays 2. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 143, nays 2. 306 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted : By Mr. A. D. Jones of Meriwether- Honse Resolution No. 36. A resolution extending welcome to the National Order and Benevolent Order of Elks to assemble in Atlanta from July 9th to July 14th. By Mr. Evans of 1Narren- House Resolution No. 37. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Col. R. vV. Ware, ex-Representative from vVarren County. ~fr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailoed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Callaway of Putnam. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until Monday morning at 11:30 o'clock. MoNDAY, JuLY 9, 1923. 307 REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., MoNDAY, JuLY 9th, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 11 :30 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. Mr. McCrory of Schley moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with and the motion was lost. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Adair Camp of Campbell Adams of Franklin Camp of Coweta Adams of Towns Carr Anderson Carter Arnold Childs Atkinson of Camden Christopher Atkinson of Chatham Clark Aubrey Collins Bandy Copeland Banister Covington Barrett Cox Beck Culpepper Bell Cumming Bennett Curry Bird Daniel of Heard Blease Daniel of Troup Bleckley Davis of Floyd Boatwright Davis of Thomas Boswell DeFoor Bowden DeLaPerriere Bozeman Dixon of Jenkins Braddy Dixon of Wilkinson Branch DuBose Brannen Duncan Burt Duvall Bussey Dykes Callaway Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of Muscogee Head Hillhouse 308 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton King Kirkland Knight Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann :Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Mullis Xapier New Norman of Colquitt Xorman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Habersham Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Reville Riley Robertson Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Swindle Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Turner Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Way West Whitley Whitworth Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Winship Wood Woodruff Worthy Wright Mr. Speaker The foliowing message was received from the Mo~DAY, JuLY 9, 1923. 309 Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: Senate Resolution No. 17. A resolution inviting Senator N. B. Dial of South Carolina to address the General Assembly in joint session on July 11th, 1923. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. :McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 25. A resolution calling upon Congress to amend the Transportation Act of 1920. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of Friday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted : By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Resolution No. 39. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Mr. J. Saxon Daniel of Claxton, Ga. :no JouR~AL OF THE HousE, By ~fessrs. Ennis of Baldwin, Hyman of \Vashington, Fleming of Hancock, and Parker of Ware- House Resolution No. 40. A resolution extending a hearty welcome to the National Convention of the B. P. 0. E. By Fortson of Calhoun- House Resolution No. 41. TVhereas, information has just reached the House that the Hon. W. N. Tatum, Representative from the County of Dade, has recently suffered the loss by death of a brother, Therefore, be it Tesolved by the House of Representatives that the House hereby extends its sympathy to our beloved member in his great bereavement. The following resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Resolution No. 17. A resolution providing for a joint session of the General Assembly on \Vednesday, July 11th, 1923, for the purpose of hearing an address by Senator Dial of South Carolina. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the remaining part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. MoNDAY, JuLY 9, 1923. :n1 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. By unanimous consent, the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Messrs. Huxford of Clinch and Hillhouse of "'North- House Resolution No. 42. 204-A. A resolution to appoint a committee of five from the House and three from the Senate to investigate the advisability of removing the capitol to Macon. Referred to Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. Mr. Huxford of Clinch moved that the above resolution, referred by the Speaker to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, be withdrawn from that committee and recommitted to the Committee on the State of the Republic and the motion was lost. By Mr. Greer of MaconHouse Resolution No. 43. 204-B. A resolution to relieve E. Atwater, etc., as surety on the bond of Henry Thomas. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Grovenstein of EffinghamHouse Resolution ~o. 44. 204-U. A resolution 312 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, to submit to the vVays and Means Committee certain methods of taxation. Referred to Committee on ways and Means. By :Messrs. Pafford of Lanier and Stewart of Atkinson- House Resolution No. 45. 204-D. A resolution to provide for investigation of the present plan for tick eradication in Georgia. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.2. By Mr. Wimberly of TwiggsHonse Bill No. 1G3. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Twiggs County. By Mr. Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 164. A bill to provide for the sale of the equity in real or personal property levied on by virtue of au execution, etc. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Steele of DeKalb- House Bill No. 165. A bill to prohibit dealers, brokers, etc., in gasolines, etc., to make rebates. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. McCrory of Schley- House Bill No. 166. A bill to create a special Text Book Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Education. MoxDAY, JULY 9, 1923. 313 By Mr. Parker of \Yare- House Bill No. 167. A bill to incorporate the Board of Trustees of the Waresboro School District, etc. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Guess of DeKalb-- House Bill No. 168. A bill to revise laws of Georgia, relative to the adjudication of insane persons. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. \Vood of Fulton-, House Bill No. 169. A bill to establish uniform city courts in the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Wood of Fulton- House Bill No. 170. A bill to amend Section 6527 of Code of 1910, relative to city courts. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Wood of Fulton- House Bill No. 171. A bill to amend Section 4987 of the Code of 1910, relative to authority of judges of city courts. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. 314 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By .Mr. Banister of Thomas- House Bill No. 172. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Coolidge. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By ~Ir. Aubrey of Bartow- House Bill Xo. 173. A bill to require all promissory notes, etc., to be subject to taxation in this State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No. 174. A bill to limit the rate of taxation by the counties of the State, and the collection thereof. Referred to Committee on \Vays and Means. By ~fr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 175. A bill to amend the Act creating the city court of Reidsville. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Messrs. Stewart of Atkinson, Huxford of Clinch and Pafford of Lanier- Honse Bill No. 176. A bill to fix the salary of the solicitor-general of the Alapha Judicial Circuit. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. Moxo.w, JeLY !), 1923. 315 By Mr. Fowler and Mrs. Xapier of Bibb- House Bill No. 177. A hill to amend Section 589 of the Code of 1910, relative to premiums on bonds of county treasurers. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 178. A bill to empower the Governor to appoint and commission railroad policemen in this State. Referred to Committee on Railroads. Bv Mr. I Toole of Decatur- House Bill No. 179. A bill to provide for the regulation, supervision, etc., of persons, firms, etc., owning and operating motor vehicles in this State. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 180. A bill to extend the term of office 1of the solicitor of the county court of Baldwin County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Messrs. Smith and Wood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 181. A bill to make an appropria- 316 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, tion to the trustees of the University of Georgia for use of Georgia School of Technology. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Winship of BibbHouse Bill No. 1~2. A bill to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macon. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Messrs. Smith and ""\Vood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 183. A bill to prescribe payment for stenographers of the superior and cit~' courts of Fulton County. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- House Bill X o. 184. A bill to amend an Act creating the new charter for the City of HawkinsYille. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- House Bill No. 185. A bill to create a commission form of government for the City of Hawkinsville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. MoxDAY, JuLY 9, 1923. 317 By Mr. Ellis of Tift- House Bill No. 186. A bill to create the Georgia Conservation Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Conservation. By Mr. Neill of Muscogee- House Bill No. 187. A bill to amend the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Muscogee County. Referred to Committee on County and County ~ratters. By :Mr. Adair of ::\forgan- House Bill No. 188. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city .court of ::\fadison. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Strickland of Brantley- Hause Bill No. 189. A bill to remove the county site of Brantley County from Hoboken to Nahunta. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Johnson of Bacon- House Bill No. 190. A bill to change the terms of holding the superior court of Bacon County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 318 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. Camp of Campbell and Guess of DeKalb- House Bill No. 191. A bill to define the crime of arson and attempt to commit arson in this State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 192. A bill to prohibit the admission of evidence illegally obtained upon any trial. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. Phillips of Telfair- Hause Bill No. 193. A bill to repeal the present local law creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Telfair County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Phillips of Telfair- Hause Bill No. 194. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Telfair. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Messrs. Bozeman of Worth and Wimberly of Laurens- House Bill No. 195. A bill to regulate the du- MoNDAY, JuLY 9, 1923. 319 ties imposed upon all fraternal and secret organizations, to provide for filing a list of names with the clerk of superior courts, to prohibit the wearing of a mask, etc. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 196. A bill to amend an Act approved March 28, 1917, known as the Prohibition Law, relative to confiscation of automobiles. Referred to Committee on Temperance. By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 197. A bill to amend Section 2823 of the Code of 1910, relative to corporations. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Milner of Dodge- House Bill No. 198. A bill to make defendants in criminal cases competent witnesses, to repeal Section 1036 of the Code of 1910, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Messrs. Rowe, Reville and Cumming of Richmond- House Bill .Ko. 199. A bill to amend the char- 320 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ter of the City of Augusta, relative to retirement of employees, etc. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By ~Ir. Culpepper of Fayette- House Bill No. 200. A bill to make appropriations for expenses of Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the State of Georgia, for the years 1924-1925. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Messrs. Rowe, Reville and Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 201. A bill . to amend an Act relative to the fire department of the City of Augusta. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By l\fr. Rowe of Richmond- House Bill No. 202. A bill to amend Sections 2944, et seq. of the Code of 1910, so as to abolish the granting of partial divorces in the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By .Mr. Hulme of ElbertHouse Bill No. 203. A bill to provide the re- MoNDAY, JuLY 9, 1923. 321 turn of promissory notes, mortgages, etc., for taxation, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Camp of Campbell- House Bill No. 204. A 1bill to establish the city court of Fairburn in and for the County of Campbell. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. McGarity of Paulding- House Bill No. 205. A bill to amend Section 416 of the Penal Code of 1910, relative to labor on the Sabbath Day. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No. 207. A bill to regulate the form and substance of summons of garnishment in this State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. The following communication was received from the Secretary of State : 322 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ATLANTA, JULY 9, 1923. Honorable Cecil Neill, Speaker of the House. Dear Sir: I am enclosing you a communication addressed to the General Assembly of Georgia, which relates to a contest in Camden County for the removal of the county seat to Woodbine. It is my duty, under the law, to certify the result of my investigation to the General Assembly, and this I now do. I felicitate myself, however, upon the fact that the Supreme Court has held that the decision of the Secretary of State is not binding upon the General Assembly. Very truly yours, S. G. McLENDON, Secretary of State. The above mentioned communication was referred to the Committee on County and County :Matters. The following resolution of the House, ordered to lie on the table at least one day, was taken from the table and placed before the House: Mo:NDAY, JuLY 9, 1923. 323 By Mr. Mc~fichael of Marion- House Resolution No. 34. A resolution calling upon the State Highway Board to submit to the General Assembly its annual report. The resolution was adopted. The following resolution of the Senate was read and adopted : By Messrs. Smith of 45th and Coates of 14th- Senate Resolution No. 15. A resolution calling upon the people of Georgia to respond to the call for a perpetuation of the Betts' plan. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Stevens of Oglethorpe. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. 324 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., TuESDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 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. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimom; consent the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, faYorahly reported, the second time. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. .McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: TuESDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 325 Senate Bill K o. 11. A bill to extend the time within which bills of exceptions may be signed by plaintiffs in error, their attorneys or solicitors; and to provide that no bill of exceptions, or writ of error thereon, shall be dismissed for failure of party to sign same, until case is called for hearing, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By ~fessrs. ,V. R. Jones of Meriwether and Stone of vValton- House Resolution No. 46. 225-A. A resolution to provide for the appointment of a committee from the House and Senate to investigate the Department of Agriculture. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No. 1. By Mr. Camp of Campbell- House Resolution X o. 47. 225-B. A resolution to appoint a committee of the House and Senate to make an investigation of repairs needed for the State Capitol. Referred to Committee on Public Property. By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham- House Resolution No. 48. 225-C. A resolution to appropriate $25,000.00 to the Georgia State Industrial College. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. 326 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham- House Resolution No. 49. 226-A. A resolution to appropriate $25,000.00 to the Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youths. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Messrs. Arnold of Lumpkin and Hatcher of Burke- House Bill No. 208. A bill to amend an Act known as the "Georgia Motor Vehicle Law" so as provide for a Commissioner of Vehicles. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin- House Bill No. 209. A bill to require the making and filing of bonds by taxi drivers, etc. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Mr. W. R. Jones of Meriwether- Honse Bill No. 210. A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Luthersville. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 211. A bill to amend Section 4809 of the Code of 1910, relative to the time of holding the court of ordinary. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1923. 327 By Mr. Phillips of Telfair- Honse Bill No. 212. A bill to repeal an Act amending the charter of the Town of Scotland, relative to public school system. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Fmvler of Bibb- House Bill No. 213. A bill to regulate the man- ufacture and sale of ice, and put same under jurisdiction of Georgia Public Service Commission. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 214. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Columbus relative to the collection of taxes. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By .Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill Ko. 215. A bill to amend the char- ter of the City of Columbus, relative to police dis- tricts. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Burt of DoughertyHouse Bill No. 216. A bill to amend Section 328 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, 4942 of the Code of 1910, relative to admission to the bar of graduates from law schools in this State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 217. A bill to amend Section 4949 of the Code of 1910, relative to admission of attorneys at law from other States. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Messrs. Sutlive and Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill No. 218. A bill to regulate the practice of professional engineering and surveying. Referred to Committee on General .Judiciary No. 1. By Messrs. Davis of Floyd, Bussey of Crisp and ~IcClure of Walker- House Bill No. 219. A bill to confer upon the several counties of this State authority to employ and pay county agents. Referred to Committee on Education. By Messrs. Aubrey and Trippe of Bartow- House Bill No. 220. A bill to provide for giving notice ,to lodges, etc., in seeking charter of incorporation. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No 1. TuEsDAY, JuLY 10, 192:3. 329 By .Mr. whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 221. A bill to prevent the turning loose of foxes in Douglas County. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. By .Messrs. Perryman of Talbot and Covington of Colquitt- House Bill No. 222. A bill to amend Article 1 of the Penal Code under the title "Penitentiaries" so as to create a new Prison Commission. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. By Messrs. Perryman of Talbot and Covington of Colquitt- House Bill No. 223. A bill to repeal Article 2 of the Penal Code, relative to the Board of Pardons. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. By ~fr. Sapp of Whitfield- House Bill No. 224. A bill to amend an Act codifying the Acts incorporating the City of Dalton. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By ~Iessrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 225. A bill to appropriate $100,000.00 to trustees of University of Georgia, for the 330 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, use of the Bowdon State Normal and Industrial College. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Pope of WalkerHouse Bill No. 226. A bill to prohibit prize fighting and boxing in the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Uniform State Laws. Mr. Bozeman of Worth County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following House bills and resolutions of the House and have instructed me as vice-chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bills Nos. 97, 100, 129, 190, 188, 180, 175, 112, 93. House Resolutions Nos. 43, 17. BozEMAN of Worth, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Ennis of Baldwin County, Chairman of the Committee on vVays and Means, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on vVays and Means have had TuESDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 331 under consideration the following bills of the House: House Bill No. One (1), House Bill No. Fifty-one (51) and House Bill No. One Hundred and One (101), and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass. J. H. ENNIS, Chairman. Mr. Moore of Appling County, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 55. MooRE of Appling, Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same 332 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill 1\o. 117. PICKREN, Chairman. Upon the request of J.Ir. Hyman of washington, House Bill No. 1 was placed upon the calendar for a second reading for the purpose of disagreeing to the unfavorable report of the committee. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House, favorably reported by the committees, were read for the second time: By ..Mr. Loyd of .Newton- House Resolution l\ o. 17. A resolution to re- lieve E. r. Blankenship and J. 0. Bell as sureties on the bond of Roland Blankenship. By Mr. Greer of Macon- House Resolution No. 43. A resolution to relieve E. Atwater as surety on the bond of Henry Thomas. By Messrs. Xcill of J.Iuscogee and Stevens of Oglethorpe- House Bill N"o. 55. A bill to amend an Act of 1922, relative to secret and private elections in this State. By J.Ir. Spence of Carroll- House Bill Xo. 93. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Carrollton. 'rUESDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 333 By Mr. Boswell of Greene- House Bill Xo. 97. A bill to amend an Act creating a city court for Greene County. By .:\Ir. Anderson of Chattooga- House Bill No. 100. A bill to amend an Act establishing a city court of Summerville in Chattooga County. By Messrs. Brannen and Parrish of Bulloch- Honse Bill No. 112. A bill to provide for the holding of additional terms of superior court of Bulloch County. By Mr. Hamrick of Pickens- House Bill K o. 117. A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Jasper. By 2\fr. wilson of walton- House Bill No. 129. A bill to repeal an Act establishing the city court of Monroe. By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 175. A bill to amend the Act creating the city court of Reidsville. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 180. A bill to extend the term of office of the solicitor of the eounty court of Baldwin County. 334 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Adair of Morgan- House Bill No. 188. A bill to amend an Act establishing a city court of Madison in Morgan County. By Mr. Johnson of Bacon- House Bill No. 190. A bill to change the term of holding the superior court of Bacon County. By unanimous consent the following bills of the House were withdrawn from the committee, read the second time, and recommitted: By Mr. Camp of Campbell- House Bill No. 204. A bill to establish the city court of Fairburn. By ~Iessrs. McClure and Pope of walker- House Bill No. 105. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Rossville. By Mr. Linder of Jeff Davis- House Bill No. 151. A bill to repeal an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jeff Davis. By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 39. A bill to empower the Board of Roads and Revenues of Hancock County to appoint a clerk and fix compensation. TuESDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 335 By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 38. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Sparta. By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 37. A bill to provide for the election of the Board of Education of the City of Sparta. Mr. Banister of Thomas rose and addressed the House on a point of personal privilege. Mr. Milner of Dodge, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: By Mr. Neill of Muscogee and Mr. Milner of Dodge- House Resolution No. 6. Resolved, That the rules adopted for the sessions of 1921-1922 be, and the same are, hereby adopted as the rules governing the House of Representatives for 1923-1924, except as follows: Rule 17. Amend by striking from second paragraph the clause ''and any motion to extend such member's time shall be decided wit~out debate;" and insert in lieu thereof the following: ''And any motion to limit or extend the time of individual speeches shall be decided without debate. No such motion shall prevail unless it shall receive the affirmative votes of two-thirds of those voting. Such motion may be made at any time that the mover thereof may legitimately obtain the floor." 336 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Rule 43. Amend by adding just before the last sentence the words : ''The Speaker shall not recognize any member at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous co.nsent to make a special order or to change the order of business, nor for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to cast his vote on any motion, resolution, amendment, bill or other question; nor shall any member be permitted to cast his vote on any motion, resolution, amendment, bill or other question until the question is put to the House by the Speaker, on viva voce vote or division of the House, or until after the roll call has begun.'' Rule 45. Amend by adding the word '' suspension of" after the word "no" in first .line, so that the first sentence shall read as follows: "No suspension of, change or addition to these rules shall be made, unless such proposed suspension, change or addition, be first referred to the Committee on Rules and reported back to the House, except that, by unanimous consent, the rules against smoking, and the rule permitting three minutes 'for explanation of votes, may be suspended, without report from Committee on Rules.'' Rule 48. ~mend by adding the words ''or resolution" after the word "bill" in first sentence. Add a new sentence as follows before the sentence beginning ''In case of engrossment of any bill, etc.": "No bill or resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative votes of two-thirds of the members present. No member shall be recognized at any time for purpose of asking unani- TuESDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 337 mous consent to engross a bill or resolution. When motion to engross is made (which motion may be made upon reading bill first time, and at no other time), no debate shall be permitted, except that the mover may speak to his motion not longer than five minutes, and any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes." Add at end of this rule : "\Vhen motion is made to refer bill or resolution to committee other than one to whom referred by Speaker, and even though instructions be added, no debate shall be permitted, except that mover may speak to his motion not longer than five minutes, and any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes. No debate shall be permitted unless instructions are added.'' Also add the following: ''All resolutions providing for appointment of committees of inquiry or investigation, and any and all other resolutions not privileged, except motions for information from the Executive Department aed any other Department of the State Government, shall be referred by the Speaker to the appropriate committee,'' unless by order of the House referred to some other committee. Rule 54. Strike the words ''of the House'' and insert in lieu thereof ''of all the members elected to the House.'' Rule 133. Strike this rule in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof : '"rhe roll call at the opening of each session of 338 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, the House, and also the reading of the Journal, shall not be dispensed with, except by a vote of twothirds of the members present. The motion to dispense with the roll call and to dispense with the reading of the Journal shall be decided without debate." Rule 173. Strike this rule in its entirety. Rule 177. Add at the end of the rule the words ''The report of the Committee on Privileges of the floor may be made at any time when the chairman of the committee is recognized by the Speaker." Rule 190. Add after words ''Executive Department'' the words ''Or any other department of the State Government," and at the end of rule the following: ''and, on following day, shall be deemed privileged, and shall be in order for immediate consideration, at request of author or other member of the House.'' Rule 198. Amend so as to provide for Committee on Appropriations and also Committee on Ways and Means. Strike provision providing that no member shall serve on more than four committees. Rule 199. Add at end of present rule the followmg: ''Provided, that any motion or resolution to set a special order, or to change the order of business for any particular day, which has been referred to the Committee on Rules, may be held in the custody and control of such committee only three days, instead of ten days, under this rule.'' TuESDAY, JULY 10, 1923. 339 Rule 200. Add at the end of rule: ''The Speaker shall have the right to reserve seats for the chairmen of the Committees on Appro- priations, vVays and Means, and vice-chairman of Committee on Rules," before the drawing for seats. Add new rule to be known as Rule No. 173, as follows: "Verification of a roll call vote can be dispensed with only by unanimous consent; the Speaker shall not entertain a motion to that effect.'' Rule 42. Amend by striking from the fourth and fifth lines thereof the words : ''Except by the unanimous consent of the House.'' Mr. Stewart of Atkinson called for a division of the question as contained in the resolution. Mr. Christopher of Hall moved the previous question on the resolution and the report of the Committee on Rules; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendment was read and adopted: By l\fessrs. DeLaPerriere of Jackson, Hatcher of Muscogee and Harris of Jefferson_:_ Amend House Resolution No. 6 by striking therefrom the following Janguage where it appears in the proposed amendment to Rule 54, to wit: ''of all the members elected to the House,'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following language: ''of those voting." 340 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, The report of the Committee on Rules, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution as amended, "\vas agreed to as amended. The resolution as amended by the amendments of the Rules Committee was adopted as. amended. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By }fessrs. Sutlive of Chatham and Perryman of Talbot- House Resolution No. 50. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Hon. Wm. J. Bryan. The Speaker appointed the following committee to escort Hon. \-Vm. J. Bryan to the Speaker's stand: }fessrs. Sutlive of Chatham Barrett of Stephens Perryman of Talbot Hon. Wm. J. Bryan delivered an address to the House. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Resolution No. 51. A resolution extending a vote of thanks to Hon. \Vm. J. Bryan for his address. Under the order of House bills on the calendar TuESDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 341 adversely reported for a second reading, the following bill of the House was taken up for consideration: By Messrs. Moore of Appling, Elders of Tattnall, and Stovall of Elbert- House Bill No. 1. A bill to repeal the Act known as the "Tax Equalization Law," and for other purposes. Mr. Elders of Tattnall moved that the House disagree to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill. Mr. Barrett of Stephens moved that the House do now adjourn until to-morrow morning at 9:45; the motion prevailed, and House Bill No. 1 went over as unfinished business, with the motion of ~fr. Elders of Tattnall pending. The following communication was read: STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 325 STATE CAPITOL, JULY 10, 1923. To Hon. W. C. Neill, Speaker, and Members of the House: In response to the resolution passed by the House on yesterday requesting the State Highway Board to send their report to your body immediately and if they cannot do so to inform the House when it may be expected, we submit that the exclusive au- 342 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, thority to have this report printed is vested in the State Printer. On June 4 he made a contract with Martin-Johnson of East Point to do this work. "\Ve send you herewith correspondence between the State High- 1 way Board and the State Printer which we respectfully request be read in connection with this report. Before the convening of the General Assembly the. Chairman of the State Highway Board went to the State Superintendent of Printing and asked if the annual report of the State Highway Department was ready for distribution. Upon receiving a negative reply :we then urged him to do everything within his power to expedite the work on this publication as it was the sincere and earnest desire of the board to have'the report in the hands of the Governor several days before the convening of the General Assembly and on the desk of the members of the General Assembly the first day the Legislature met in regular session. The State Highway Board is very desirous that thi~ report be furnished to you at the earliest possible moment and is making every effort to bring about this result. Assuring you of our sincere desire to serve you, Respectfully submitted, JOHN N. HoLDER, Chairman STANLEY S. BENNET, Member R. C. NEELY, Member TuEsDAY, JULY 10, 1923. 343 325 STATE CAPITOL, JuLY 9, 1923. Mr. P. T. McCutchen, State Printer, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mr. McCutchen: Enclosed find copy !of a resolution passed by the House of Representatives. Please furnish us information why the publica- tion of this report has been delayed and when you think it will be ready for distribution. Yours truly, JoHN N. HoLDE;R, 1Chairman State Highway Board. STATE OF GEORGIA, DEPARTMENT OF PuBLIC PRINTING, P. T. McCuTCHEN, Superintendent. ATLANTA, JULY 10, 1923. Hon. John N. Holder, Chairman State Highway Board, 325 State Capitol. Dear Mr. Holden: I am just in receipt of yours of July 9th with res- olution passed by the House of Representatives, and note your request for information as to why highway report has not been delivered by the printer. 344 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, The order for this report was given to the ~iar tin-Johnson Printing Co., of East Point, on June 4th, the copy to be furnished by your East Point office. The order was given to this company for the reason of the convenience to the East Point office of your department in handling the copy and proofs, and for the further fact that these printers assured the Department of Printing that they could and would handle the report promptly and expeditiously, and made a price on the same fully, if not quite, forty per cent. lower than any other bid received on the work, thereby making a saving of a considerable sum. When you personally reported the work not in hand before the General Assembly met, I called the printers to urge that the report be rushed. Advised that it was being handled as rapidly as possible with one linotype, instructions were given to get additional help on the composition, which the printer agreed to do. With this assurance from the printers, I was surprised to get your letter to the effect that the report had not yet been delivered, and immediately got in touch with the printers by phone for positive information as to when delivery could and would be made and the cause of the delay. Mr. Johnson, the manager, advised that all the main matter of the large report had been put in type, the proofs furnished and corrected, and that your East Point office would furnish complete "dummy" for the paging, etc., to-day, when the report would be made up and printed immediately; that the inserts not yet finished would be ready by the time book proper TuEsDAY, JuLY 10, 1923. 345 had been printed and folded, and that you may expect the report early in the incoming week. I assure you that the Department of Printing has done all that could be done to rush out this report as per your wishes and request. As you are aware this is a large and quite complicated report, full of intricate tabular matter, and requires great care as well as much time in handling. The printers assure me that they have handled it with all the speed possible, and that they will deliver you good and neat and correct work at the very earliest moment possible, and which they feel sure will not be later than the first days of the incoming week. I regret the seeming delay, but the fault is neither yours nor the Department of Printing, and I feel sure also that the printers haYe done all they could to hasten the work and that they will do so as quickly as it can be well done. Yours truly, P. T. McCuTCHEN, Supt. Dept. Public Printing. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 :45 o'clock. 346 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, REPRESE~TATIVE HALL, ATLA~TA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. The House met pursuant to' adjournment this day at 9 :45 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by Mr. Knight of Berrien. By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with. By unanimous consent House Rule No. 54, as amended by the amendment of Mr. DeLaPerriere of Jackson was amended so as to provide that the twothirds voting to change the report of the Rules Committee during the last seven days shall also constitute at least a majority of all the members elected to the House, so as to make same conform to Rule 44, and make same consistent therewith. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was c.onfirmed. By unanimous consent House Bill No. 206 was withdrawn from the House. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. WEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 347 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. Reading Senate bills and resolutions .the first time. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted : By Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Resolution No. 52. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to :\Ir. Jas. Dozier. By Mr. Neill of Muscogee-- A RESOLUTION. House Resolution No. 53. Resolved, That pending the final compilation and printing of the regular legislative manual for 1923-1924, 300 copies of the rules of the House adopted on Tuesday, July lOth, as amended, shall be printed in pamphlet form for the use of the members. By Messrs. Neill of Muscogee and Bozeman of Worth- House Resolution No. 54. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Hon. H. G. Wright, member of the Illinois State Senate. 348 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Lyons of Butts- House Resolution No. 55. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Mr. "\V. H. Watkins of Butts County. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Resolution No. 56. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Mr. Mose Pilcher of Richmond County. The hour of 10 o'clock A. M. having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the ftoor of the House, and the joint session called for the purpose of hearing an address by Senator Dial of South Carolina, was called to order by the President of the Senate. B~ order of the Presidl'nt, th(' resolution callingfor the joint session of the General Assembly was read b~ the Secretar~ of the Senate. Senator Dial of South Carolina delivered an address to the General Assembly. ~\Ir. Phillips of the 18th moved that the General Assembl~, in joint session comened, do now dissohe, and the motion prevailed. The Senate retired from the floor of the House. Hon. H. G. \Yright, member of the State Senate of the State of Illinois, was escorted to the Speak('r 's stand and delivered an address to the House. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: .WEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 349 By Messrs. Milner of Dodge, Peek of Polk and Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 227. A bill to levy a tax upon dealers in cigars and cigarettes in this State. Referred to Committee on "\Vays and 2\feans. By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 228. A bill to define, regulate and license real estate brokers, and create the State Real Estate Commission, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Miss Kempton of Fulton and Mr. Sapp of whitfield- House Bill No. 229. A bill to amend Section 6068 of Code of 1910, relative to sale of property under levy. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 230. A bill to appropriate $239,- 864.68 for deficiency in Georgia State Sanitarium for 1923. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Smith of Lamar- House Bill No. 23L A bill to 'prohibit derogatory statements in regard to insurance companies. Referred to Committee on Insurance. 350 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Steele of DeKalb- House Bill No. 232. A bill to prescribe and fix notice of pending litigation concerning title to land. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Way of Liberty- House Bill No. 233. A bill to repeal Section 1185 of Penal Code, so as to abolish the Prison Commission. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. By :\fr. Jones of Cook- House Bill No. 234. A bill to provide for holding four terms in each year of the superior court of Cook County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Messrs. Wimberly of Laurens and Hillhouse of Worth- House Bill No. 235. A bill to amend Par. 1, Sections 2 and 3 of Art. 3 of the Constitution, relative to a reduction of members in both branches of the Legislature. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Mr. Langley of FloydHouse Bill No. 236. A bill to amend Section \VEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 351 2820 of Code of 1910, relative to capital stock of trust companies. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. By .Messrs. McClure of Walker and Wilson of Walton- House Bill No. 237. A ;bill to repeal an Act to regulate the return and assessment of property for taxation, etc. Referred 1to Committee on "\Vays and Means. By Mr. Owen of Pike- House Bill No. 238. A bill to abolish the city court of Zebulon. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. A. D. Jones of Meriwether- Honse Bill No. 239. A bill to make it compulsory that all boll weevils passing out of waste pipes in ginneries be destroyed. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.2. By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No. 240. A bill to amend Par. 2, Sec. 6, Art. 7 of the Constitution, so as to limit the rate of taxation for counties :in this State. Referred to Commtitee on Amendments to Constitution. 352 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Childs of Upson- House Bill No. 241. A bill to amend the Acts of the General Assembly, relative to the 1appointment of tax assessors for the Village of East Thomaston. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Hatcher, Neill .and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill Ko. 242. A bill to empower and enable the commissioners of commons of City of Columbus to deed certain real estate. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Wood of Fulton- House Bill No. 243. A bill to amend the Domestic Relations laws, relative to divorce and alimony. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin- House Bill No. 244. A bill to provide for the retirement on full pay for life of judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By ~fr. Arnold of LumpkinHouse Bill 1\o. 245. A bill to reqmre certain WEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 353 formalities in the introduction of local bills in the State. Referred to Committee on Uniform State Laws. By Messrs. Hines and Riley of Sumter- House Bill No. 246. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of County Commissioners for the Counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter and Greene. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Messrs. Atkinson of Chatham, Holden of Clarke and others- House Bill No. 247. A bill to provide for a stamp tax on cigarettes, smoking tobacco, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin- House Resolution No. 57. 246-A. A resolution providing for the creation of a committee of the House and Senate to which bills must be submitted before introduction. Referred to Committee on Rules. By Mr. Pope of WalkerHouse Resolution No. 58. 246-B. A resolution 354 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, condemning the evolution theory as taught by Darwin and others. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Culpepper of :B'ayette- House Resolution ~o. 59. 246-C. A resolution to appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 as a contingent fund for the Governor. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Messrs. McCrory of Schley, Latham of Hall, West of White and others- House Resolution No. 60. 246-D. A resolution asking for certain information from the Department of Agriculture. Lie on table one day. By Mr. Holden of Clarke- House Resolution No. 61. 246-E. A resolution memorializing Congress to allow printed matter to and from Commissioners of Agriculture to pass through the mails without charge. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.1. The following communication was received and read: "'\'.EDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 355 STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 325 STATE CAPITOL, JuLY 11, 1923. Hon. vV. C. Neill, Speaker, House of Representatives, State Capitol, "Atlanta, Ga. My dear Mr. Speaker: In the proceedings of the House yesterday as published in the newspapers we notice that the resolutions pertaining to the Highway Department were not considered in the Committee of the Whole House because another bill had precedence on the calendar. The State Highway Board has no desire nor intention of endeavoring or attempting to direct the House in any of its deliberations. It could not if it would and would not if it could. Through the public press, in the annual report, in letters and in personal conversation the board has not only expressed its willingness but its sincere desire to have a careful and thorough examination made of the operations and expenditures and an analysis of every one of its transactions. It is the sincere and earnest desire of the board to have these resolutions considered by the House at the earliest possible date so that in case a committee is appointed by the General Assembly to examine the department, that this committee may complete its labors and make its report as soon as pos- 356 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, sible during this session of the General Assembly. We trust that you and the House will not consider it presumptions nor the evidencing of any spirit of interference if we suggest that you obtain unanimous consent of the House as early as you possibly can to-day to have these resolutions disposed of by the Committee of the whole House. If you think it proper and wise we will appreciate your making this request. Yours truly, STATE HIGHWAY BOARD, JOHN N. HoLDER, Chairman, S. S. BENNET, ~fember, R. C. XEELY, Member. Mr. Culpepper of Fayette County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: M1. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 56. CuLPEPPER of Fayette, Chairman. Mr. Mann of Glynn County, Chairman of the .WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. 357 Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on l\Iunicipal Government have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to" report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 19 House Bill No. 86 House Bill No. 224. B. F. MANN of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. Guess of DeKalb County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 67 House Bill No. 103 House Bill No. 138. Respectfully submitted, GuEss of DeKalb, Chairman. 358 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Mr. Houston of Gwinnett County, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: .Your Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute: House Bill No. 131. HousTON of Gwinnett, Chairman. Mr. DeLaPerriere of Jackson County, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Banks and Banking have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 122. DELAPERRIERE, Chairman. Mr Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: ..WEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 359 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bills Nos. 172, 184 and 185. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. Parks of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted the following report: Jlr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 2 have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pa~s: House Bill No. 118. PARKS, Chairman. .:\Ir. Dixon of Jenkins County, Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: Jlt1r. Speaker: Your Committee on County and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills of 360 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 40 House Bill No. 41 House Bill No. 87 House Bill No. 39 House Bill No. 113 House Bill No. 137 House Bill No. 177 House Bill No. 204 House Bill No. 23 House Bill No. 84 House Bill No. 64. DIXON of Jenkins, Chairman. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House, favorably reported by the committees, were read for the second time: By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill Ko. 19. A bill to repeal the Act of the General Assembly known as ''The Commission City Manager Form of Government for the City of Albany.'' \.YED~ESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. 361 By Mr. whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 23. A bill to repeal an Act amending the Act creating the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County. By Mr. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill No. 40. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Jasper County. By Mr. Phillips of J ~sper- House Bill No. 41. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jasper. By. .Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 56. A bill to amend an Act appropriating $5,000.00 to Georgia Training School for Mental Defectives. By Messrs. Bozeman and Hillhouse of Worth- House Bill No. 64. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer of Worth County. By Mr. Holton of \VilcoxHouse Bill No. 67. A bill to amend Section 187 of Vol. 2 of Code of 1910, relative to tax collectors. By ~fr. Haddock of EarlyHouse Bill No. 84. A bill to amend an Act re- 362 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, ducing the official bond of the sheriff of Early County. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 86. A bill to repeal an Act amending an Act establishing a system of public schools for Albany. By l\fr. Christopher of Hall- House Bill No. 103. A bill to amend Section 5985 of Code of 1910, relative to costs of suits for non-residents. By Mr. Milner of Dodge- House Bill No. 118. A bill to amend Section 5240 of Code of 1910, relative to persons competent to condemn property. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 122. A bill to amend Section 1249 of Code of 1910, relative to state depository at Lumpkin. By Mr. McCrory of Schley- House Bill No. 131. A bill to amend an Act changing the name of the Railroad Commission to Public Service Commission, relative to the collection of certain fees. By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act fixing the bond of the sheriff of Monroe County. ..WEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 363 By }.fr. Ellis of Tift- House Bill No. 138. A bill to create a lien in favor of the owners of mowing machines, pickers, etc. By Mr. Banister of Thomas- House Bill No. 172. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Coolidge. By ~fr. J<..,owler and Mrs. Napier of Bibb- House Bill No. 177. A bill to amend Section 589 of the Code of 1910, relative to premiums on bonds of county treasurers. By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- House Bill No. 184. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Hawkinsville, relative to tax assessors. By Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- House Bill No. 185. A bill to create a commission form of government for the City of Hawkinsville. By Mr. Sapp of Whitfield- House Bill No. 224. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Dalton, relative to streets, etc. The following bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage: 364 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Johnson of Bacon- House Bill K o. 190. A bill to change term of holding superior court of Bacon County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable ,to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage. of the bill the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutiom~l majority was passed. By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 39. A bill to authorize and empower the Board of Roads and Revenues of Hancock County to appoint a clerk for: said board, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable 1to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By .:\lr. Pafford of Lanier- Hause Bill No. 113. A bill to abolish the county court of Lanier County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable. to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. 365 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill having receiYed the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By .Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 87. A bill to repeal an Act to create a new Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Dougherty County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By l\fr. Camp of Campbell- House Bill No. 204. A bill to establish the city court of Fairburn, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By .Mr. Hamrick of Pickens- House Bill No. 117. A bill to amend Acts mcorporating the Town of Jasper. 366 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, 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 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ~fr. Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 93. A bill to amend an Act to establish a city court in the City of Carrollton. 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 116, nays 0. The bill having receind the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Brannen and Parrish of Bulloch- Honse Bill No. 112. A bill to provide for the holding of two additional terms of the superior court of Bulloch County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favor_able to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. \VEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 367 By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 175. A bill to amend the Act creating the city court of Reidsville. 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 118, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Boswell of Greene- House Bill No. 97. A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Greene County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 119, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Adair of Morgan- House Bill No. 188. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Madison, relative to the salary of the judge of said court. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 120, nays 0. 368 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. wilson of walton- House Bill No. 129. A bill to repeal an Act to establish the city court of Monroe. 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 129, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Anderson of Chattooga- House Bill No. 100. A bill to amend the Act to establish a city court of Summerville. 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 121; nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 180. A bill to extend the term of office of the solicitor of the county court of Baldwin County to four years. The report of the committee, which was favorable; to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. .WEDNESDAY, JuLY 11, 1923. 369 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bill of the Senate was read the first time and referred to a committee: By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 11. A bill to extend the time within which bills of exceptions to the Supreme Court may be filed. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By unanimous consent the following bill of the House was withdrawn from the committee, read the second time, and recommitted: By Mr. Neill of Muscogee- House Bill No. 187. A bill to amend the Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Muscogee County. "Gnder the order of unfinished business the following bill of the House was taken up for further consideration: By ~Iessrs. Moore of Appling, Elders of Tattnall and Stovall of Elbert- House Bill No. 1. A bill to repeal the Act known as the ''Tax Equalization Law,'' and for other purposes. 370 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn; the motion prevailed, and House Bill No. 1 went over as unfinished business, with the motion of Mr. Elders of Tattnall that the House disagree with the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill, pending. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Howard of Chattahoochee. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. ~rHURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 371 REPRESE~TATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 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. Mr. McCrory of Schley moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with and the motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the first part of tbe thirty minutes' period of unanimous consen1,s: i. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorabl~ reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Sei1ate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. ~IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: 372 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, 1l'Ir. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: Senate Resolution X o. ln. A resolution deploring the agitation of the proposed repeal of the Prohibition Law. The Senate has also read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 40. A resolution extending to the National Convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks the State's welcome. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate ,has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: Senate Bill No. 19. A bill to make receivers and their employees subject to process of garnishment as to the salaries and wages of such employees, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Pope of \ValkerHouse Bill No. 248. A bill to amend the '' Geor- THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 373 gia Motor Vehicle Law,'' relative to sales of numbers, tags, etc. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By ~fessrs. Atkinson, Eve and Sutlive of Chatham- House Bill No. 249. A bill to amend the Constitution so as to permit the City of Savannah to increase its bonded indebtedness. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Messrs. McCrory of Schley, Perryman of Talbot and Sutlive of Chatham- House Bill No. 250. A bill to amend the Act creating the Department of Public Printing, relative to a revolving fund. Referred to Committee on Public Printing. By Mr. Daniel of Troup- House Bill No. 251. A bill to provide for additional method of changing county lines. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Miss Kempton and Mr. Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 252. A bill to amend Section 2820 of Code of 1910, relative to capital stock of trust companies. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. 374 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Bird of Taliaferro- Hause Bill .Ko. 253. A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Crawfordville, relative to trial by jury. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. New of Laurens- House Bill No. 254. A bill to fix the time for filing certiorari proceedings. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Atkinson of Camden- House Bill No. 255. A bill to remove the county site of Camden County from St. :Marys to \Voodbine. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. DeLaPerriere of Jackson- House Bill No. 256. A bill to require all manufacturers of insecticides to stamp the ingredients on containers. Referred to Committee on Manufactures. By Mr. Milner of Dodge- House Bill No. 257. A bill to amend an Act codifying the School Laws of Georgia, relative to State School Auditor. Referred to Committee on Education. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1920.. 375 By Mr. Bozeman of \Vorth- House Resolution Xo. 62. 256-A. A resolution requesting certain information from the AttorneyGeneral. Lie on table. By Mr. Boswell of Greene- House Resolution No. 63. 256-B. A resolution to appoint a committee to investigate the advisability of selling the State Farm. Referred to Committee on Public Property. Mr. Strickland of Brantley County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. S peaket: Your Committee on County and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 120 House Bill No. 163 House Bill No. 142 House Bill No. 153 House Bill No. 151. J. B. STRICKLAND, Vice-Chairman. 376 J-ouRNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back 'to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill No. 210. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. W. R. Jones of Meriwether County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 61. Respectfully submitted, JONES, W. R., of Meriwether, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Lamar County, Chairman of the THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 377 Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill N"o. 42. SMITH of Lamar, Chairman. Mr. Elders of Tattnall County, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: MT. Speaker: Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bills Nos. 9 and 20. Respectfully, ELDERS of Tattnall, Chairman. Mr. Moore of Appling County, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report: 378 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: House Bill No. 52. Respectfully, MooRE of Appling, Chairman. Mr. Ennis of Baldwin County, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, submitted 'the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means have had under consideration the following bill and resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as 'follows: House Bill No. 158 do pass. House Resolution No. 22 do not pass. Respectfully submitted, ENNIS, Chairman. THURSDAY, JrLY 12, 1923. 379 ::\fr. Langley of Floyd County,- Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report : 11-lr. Spea.ker: Your Committee on Public Property have had under consideration the following 'resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Resolution No. 47. LA~WLEY of Floyd, Chairman. ~fr. McMichael of ::\[arion County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 2 have considered House Resolution No. 45 and instructed me as chairman to report that the same do pass as amended. .McMrcHAEL of Marion, Chairman. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House, favorably reported by the committees, were read for the second time: 380 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mrs. Napier of Bibb and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 9. A bill to require the teaching of the Constitution of the State and of the United States in public schools. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 20. A bill to authorize counties or municipalities to contract for and build joint school buildings. By Mr. Smith of Lamar and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 42. A bill to authorize the valuation of bonds and other securities held by life insurance compames. By l\Ir. Neill of l\Iuscogee- House Bill No. 52. A bill to provide for the holding of preferential presidential primaries by political parties, etc. By Messrs. Elders of Tattnall and -Wimberly of Toombs- Honse Bill No. 61. A bill to amend the Constitution at Section 2, Par. 1, of Article 7, relative to income taxes. By Mr. Loyd of Newton- House Bill Ko. 120. A bill to create a Commissioner and Board of Directors for the County of Newton. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 381 By Mr. "Wimberly of Twiggs- House Bill No. 142. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of County Commissioners for the County of Twiggs. By :Mr. Pafford of Lanier- House Bill No. 153. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Lanier. By Messrs. Pope and McClure of \Valker- House Bill No. 158. A bill to require persons, :firms, etc., selling soft drinks, etc., to pay a State license fee. By ~fr. Wimberly of Twiggs- Honse Bill No. 163. A bill to create a Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Twiggs. By ~Ir. W. R. Jones of Meriwether- Honse Bill No. 210. A biil to amend the charter of the Town of Luthersville, in Meriwether County. By Messrs. Pafford of Lanier and Stewart of Atkinson- House Resolution No. 45. 204-D. A resolution to provide for investigation of the present plan of tick eradication in this State. 382 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Camp of Campbell- House Resolution No. 47. 225-B. A resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to make an inspection of the State Capitol building. The following bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By Mr. Linder of Jeff Davis- House Bill No. 151. A bill to repeal an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of the County of Jeff Davis. 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 125, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. : By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 19. A bill to repeal the Act known as ''The Commission City Manager Form of Government Act for Albany.'' 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 126, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. THURSDAY, JuLY 12, 1923. 383 By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 86. A bill to repeal the Act providing for a system of public schools in and for the City of Albany, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Haddock of Early- House Bill No. 84. A bill to amend the Act reducing the official bond of the sheriff of Early County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Bozeman and Hillhouse of Worth- House Bill No. 64. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer of Worth County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 384 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, On the passage of the bill the ayes were 131, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill No. 40. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jasper, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 130, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill No. 41. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Jasper, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Whitley of DouglasHouse Bill Xo. 23. A bill to repeal an Act to THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 385 amend an Act creating the Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Douglas County. The following amendment was read and adopted: By Mr. Whitley of Douglas---:- Amend by adding at end of Section 2 the followmg: ''The commissioner and clerk shall receive the same compensation as now provided by law." 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 the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majori'ty was passed as amended. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 122. A bill to amend the Code of 1910 so as to add the City of Lumpkin to the list of State depositories. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 116, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed.. By Mr. Sapp of WhitfieldHouse Bill No. 224. A bill to amend the Acts 386 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, incorporating the City of Dalton, relative to Improvement of streets, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ,Mr. Jordan of Pulaski- House Bill No. 185. A bill to create commission form of government for the City of Hawkinsville, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By 1\fr. Jordan of Pulaski- House Bill No. 184. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for. the City of Hawkinsville, relative to appeal from decision of city tax assessors, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 125, nays 0. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 387 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Banister of Thomas- House Bill No. 172. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Coolidge. 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 119, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act fixing the bond of the sheriff of ~Ionroe County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bill and resolution of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: 388 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Grantham of the 46th- Senate Bill No. 19. A bill to make receivers, etc., subject to process of garnishment. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary ~0. 2. By ~fr. Stovall of the 29thSenate Resolution Xo. 19. A resolution deplor- ing agitation of the Prohibition Law. Referred to Committee on -Temperance. The following resolution of the House, ordered to lie on 'the table at least one day, was read and adopted: By Messrs. ~fcCrory of Schley, Latham of Hall, "\Vest of white and others- House Resolution N"o. 60. A resolution calling for certain information from the Department of Agriculture. Under the order of unfinished business the following bill of the House was taken up for further consideration: By Messrs. l\Ioore of Appling, Elders of Tattnall and Stovall of Elbert- House Bill No. 1. A bill to repeal the Act known as the "Tax Equalization Law," and for other purposes. Mr. Perkins of. Muscogee moved the previous THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923. 3R9 question on the motion of Mr. Elders of Tattnall that the House disagree to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill; the motion preYaile.3. 435 under consideration the following bills and resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the Houf?e with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill Ko. 145 House Bill No. 95 House Resolution No. 66. J. H. ENNIS, Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill No. 241 House Bill No. 266. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. Moore of Appling County, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report: 436 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, J.lfr. Speaker: Your Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 31 House Bill No. 107. MoonE, Chairman. Mr. Dixon of Jenkins County, Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on County and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 193 House Bill No. 194. DIXON of Jenkins, Chairman. Mr. Covington of Colquitt County, Chairman of the Committee on Temperance, submitted the following report : TuESDAY, JuLY 17, 1923. 437 ~l'lr. Speaker: Your Committee on Temperance have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass : House Bill No. 125. CoVINGTON, Chairman. By unanimous consent the following bills of the House, favorably reported by the committees, were read for the second time: By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No. 14. A bill to create a lien in favor of hotels, and to regulate the enforcement thereof. By Mr. Whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 22. A bill to prevent fishing in Douglas County for a period of five years. By Mr. Whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 24. A bill to prevent shooting of quail in Douglas County for a period of five years. By Mr. Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 31. A bill to empower all municipal corporations to establish general system of registration. -l-38 JouRXAL OJ<' THE HousE, By Mr. Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 107. A bill to amend Section 119 of Civil Code of 1910, relative to time of constables' election. By Mr. Whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 221. A bill to prevent the turning loose of any fox in Douglas County. By Mr. Childs of Upson- House Bill No. 241. A bill to amend an Act, relative to the appointment of tax collector for Village of East Thomaston. By Mr. Sweat of Pierce- House Bill No. 2(i6. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Blackshear in Pierce County. By Mr. Phillips of Telfair- House Bill No. 193. A bill to repeal the present local law creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Telfair County. By Mr. Phillips of Telfair- House Bill No. 194. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Telfair County. By Mr. McMichael of MarionHouse Resolution No. 15. 46-A. A resolution to TuESDAY, JuLY 17, 1920. 439 provide for a full investigation of the operations of the State Highway Department. Upon request of the author, House Resolution No. 66 was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the resolution. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: Senate Bill No. 38. A bill to repeal the local law creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for. Telfair County. Senate Bill No. 37. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Telfair County. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: J.llr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: Senate Resolution No. 25. A resolution requesting Ron. \V. E. Duncan, comptroller-general of 440 JouR~AL OF '.rHE HousE, South Carolina, to address the General Assembly in joint session. The Senate has also read and adopted the following House resolutions, to wit: House Resolution No. 68. Extending thanks to citizens of Atlanta for courtesies extended to General Assembly. House Resolution No. 64. A resolution inviting Gutzon Borglum to address the General Assembly on July 16. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 117. A bill to revise, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the Town of Jasper. The following bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By Messrs. Christopher and Latham of Hall- House Bill No. 132. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Belmont in the County of Hall. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. TuESDAY, J L'LY 17, 1923. 441 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. \Vood and Smith and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 32. A bill to amend an Act establishing the municipal court in the City of Atlanta. 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 129, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 7. A bill to remove the county site of Calhoun County from l\Iorgan Ito Arlington. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage ofthe bill, was agreed to. The passage of the bill requiring a two-thirds vote of the House the roll call was ordered and the 'Vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.: Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Atkinson of Camden Barrett Atkinson of Chatham Beck Aubrey Bell Bandy Bennett Banister Bird 442 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Blease Hatcher of Burke Miles Boswell Hatcher of Muscogee Milner Bowden Head Montgomery Braddy Hillhouse Moore Burt Hines of Decatur Mullis Callaway Hines of Sumter Napier Camp of Campbell Holden New Camp of Coweta Holton Norman of Colquitt Carr Houston Norman of Henry Childs Howard of Chatta- Orr Christopher hoochee Owen Clark Howard of Long Pafford Copeland Howard of Screven Parker Covington Hulme Parks Cox Hyman Parrish Culpepper Jenkins Peek . Cumming Johnson of Bacon Penland Davis of Floyd Johnson of Forsyth Perkins of Muscogec DeFoor Jones of Cook Peterson DeLaPerriere Jones of Coweta Phillips of Jasper Dixon of Jenkins Jones, A. D., of Phillips of Telfair Dixon of Wilkinson Meriwether Pickering DuBose Jones, W. R., of Pickren Duvall Meriwether Pitts Dykes Jordan Pope Elders Kempton Price Ellis King Riley Evans of Screven Knight Robertson Evans of Warren Langley Rowe Fleming of Columbia Latham Russell Fleming of Hancock Linder Rutherford Fortson Lindsey Sapp Fowler Loyd Shedd Foy Lyons Shettlesworth Gillen McClure Simpson Golden McCrory Singletary Greer McCullough Smith of Fulton Griffis McDonald Smith of Jefferson Griner McGarity Smith of Lamar Grovenstein McMichael Spence Guess McMullan Stanford Haddock Maddox Stanley Hamrick Mann Steele Harris Mansell Stevens Harrison Meeks Stewart TUESDAY, .Jt:LY 17, 1923. 443 Stone Strickland Sweat Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Turner Wimberly of Twiggs Tyson Wingate Van Landingham Winship Vaughan vv-oodruff Wilson Worthy Wimberly of Laurens Wright Wimberly of Toombs Those voting in the negatiYe were :Messrs.: Branch Carter Daniel of Troup Davis of Thomas Duncan Fletcher Huxford Kirkland Williams Those not voting were Messrs. : Bleckley Boatwright Bozeman Brannen Bussey Collins Curry Daniel of Heard Ennis Eve Harrell Jones of Floyd Logan Mayo Perkins of Habersham Perryman Reville Rountree Smith of Bryan Stovall Sutlive Swindle Warren Way West Whitley Whitworth Wood Mr_ Speaker Ayes 167, nays 9. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 167, nays 9. The bill having received a two-thirds vote of the House and the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following resolution of the House was read nnd adopted: 444 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Wimberly of Toombs- Honse Resolution No. 73. A resolution extending to Bobby Jones of Atlanta, National Golf Champion of the United States, the most hearty congratulations of the House and sincerest appreciation of his noble and successful efforts. The following resolution of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendment thereto: By Messrs. Stanford of Lowndes, Evans of vVarren and Fleming of Columbia- House Resolution No. 19. A resolution to set aside a day to memorialize the late Senator Thomas E. watson. The following Senate amendment was read and adopted: Amend by striking all of second paragraph and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Resolved, as a mark of respect, that Friday, July 20th, 1923, immediately following the period of unanimous consent, be and the same is hereby set apart as a memorial day in honor of the memory of the late Senator vVatson, and that members be permitted to make appropriate remarks on the life and character of the late Senator. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: TuESDAY, JuLY 17, 1923. 445 By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Resolution No. 74. A resolution extend- ing the privileges of the floor to vV. R. :Musgrove. Mr. McMichael of ~Iarion moved that the House now resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House for the purpose of further considering House and Senate bills and resolutions, relative to the in- vestigation of the State Highway Department, and the motion prevailed. The House was resolved into the Committee of the whole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Russell of Barrow as the Chairman thereof. The Committee of the whole House arose and through their chairman made the following report: House Resolution No. 15 do pass, as amended. House Resolution No. 10 do not pass. House Resolution No. 26 do not pass. Senate Resolution No: 11 do not pass. Upon the request of the author, ~Ir. Arnold of Lumpkin, House Bill No. 125 was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill. The following resolution of the House was read: By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Resolution No. 75. A resolution appropriating $75.00 to the Committee on Ways_ and +46 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, Means for the employment of a stenographer to assist in the preparation of the General Revenue Bill. The resolution involving an appropriation the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were 1Iessrs.: Adair Elders Jones of Coweta Anderson Ellis Jones, W. R., of Atkinson of Chatham Evans of Screven Meriwether Bandy Evans of Warren Kempton Banister Eve King Barrett Fleming of Columbia Kirklal\,d Beck Fleming of Hancock Knight Bell Fletcher Langley Bennett Fortson Latham Bird Fowler Linder Boswell Gillen Loyd Braddy Golden Lyons Branch Greer McClure Burt Griner McCrory Bussey Grovenstein McCullough Callaway Guess McDonald Camp of Coweta Haddock McGarity Carter Hamrick McMullan Childs Harris Maddox Christopher Harrison Mansell Clark Hatcher of Burke Meeks Copeland Head Miles Covington Hines of Decatur Milner Cox Holden Moore Culpepper Holton Mullis Curry Houston X a pier Daniel of Troup Howard of Chatta- New Davis of Floyd hoochee Norman of Colquitt Davis of Thomas Howard of Long Norman of Henry DeFoor Howard of Screven Orr DeLaPerriere Hulme Owen Dixon of Jenkins Hyman Pafford Dixon of Wilkinson Jenkins Parks DuBose Johnson of Bacon Parrish Duncan Johnson of Forsyth Peek Dykes Jones of Cook Penland TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1923. 447 Perkins of Sapp Habersham Shedd Perkins of Muscogee Shettlesworth Peterson Simpson Phillips of Jasper Singletary Phillips of Telfair Smith of Fulton Pickering Smith of Lamar Pickren Stanford Pitts Stanley Pope Steele Price StevE>ns Riley Stone Robertson Stovall Rountree Tatum Rowe Tippins Russell Toole Rutherford Turner Tyson Van Landingham Warren Whitley Whitworth Williams Wilson "\Vimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs, Winship Wood Woodruff Worthy Wright Those voting in the negative were ::\Iessrs. : Hillhouse Spence Way Those not voting were Messrs. : Adams of Franklin Ennis Parker Adams of Towns Foy Perryman Arnold Griffis Reville Atkinson of Camden Harrell Smith of Bryan Aubrey Hatcher of Muscogee Smith of Jefferson Blease Hines of Sumter Stewart Bleckley Huxford Strickland Boatwright Jones of Floyd Sutlive Bowden Jones, A. D., of Sweat Bozeman Meriwether Swindle Brannen Jordan Trippe Camp of Campbell Lindsey Vaughan Carr Logan West Collins McMichael Wingate Cumming Mann Mr. Speaker Daniel of Heard Mayo Duvall Montgomery Ayes 154, nays 3. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. 448 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, On the passage of- the resolution the ayes were 154, nays 3. The resolution having received the requisite con. stitutional majority was passed. Upon the request of Mr. Barrett of Stephens Senate Resolution No. 11 was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the resolution. The following bill of the House was read the third time and placed upon its passage: By Messrs. Elders of Tattnall, Stovall of Elbert and Moore of Appling- House Bill No. 1. A bill to repeal an Act to regulate the return and assessment of property for taxation in this State, and for other purposes. The following minority report was submitted: We, the following members of the Committee on Ways and Means, submit this minority report and recommend that House Bill No. 1 do pass. July 9, 1923. P. T. KNIGHT, J. B. DANIEL, WILL H. STANFORD, c. ERNEST WIMBERLY, T. M. LINDER, J. RuTHERFORD, J. L. LYONS, H. H. ELDERS, F. C. McCLURE, T. L. HowARD. TUESDAY, JuLY 17, 1923. 449 Mr. Covington of Colquitt moved the prevwus question on the bill and all amendments. Mr. Elders of Tattnall moved that the House do now adjourn ; the motion prevailed, and House Bill No. 1 went over as unfinished business with the motion of Mr. Covington of Colquitt for the previous question pending. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. West of White and Wingate of Baker. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- tional majoritythe following bills of the Senate and House, to wit: By Mr. Camp of CampbellHouse Bill No. 204. A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of Fairburn. By Mr. Lankford of the 15thSenate Bill No. 3. A bill to amend the Consti- tution so as to provide for an income tax. Mr. DeFoor, Chairman of the Committee on En- rollment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled;duly signed and ready for 450 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, delivery to the Governor, the following Act and resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 38. A resolution to appropriate certain sums for the employment of a stenographe!' for the Appropriations Committee. House Bill No. 117. A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Jasper. DEFooR of Clayton, Chairman. The following communication was received and read: To the General Assembly of Georgia, Capitol Building-, Atlanta, Georgia. Iion arable Sirs: Through our representatives (Dr. Craig R. Arnold of the House and Col. A. H. Henderson, Jr., of the Senate) we, the Board of County Commissioners of Lumpkin County, do hereby extend to you a cordial invitation to attend a barbecue dinner to be given on Saturday, July 21, if you find this date to be convenient; if not, on anY' Saturday thereafter that your body can visit us. We hope to make your sojourn with us a source of pleasure and recreation; we wish to show to the State of Georgia and to you, as representatives of this Great Commonwealth, our heartfelt appreciation of the generous support that has been accorded to this section of the count-ry in the past by the ex- TUESDAY, .JL'LY 17, 1923. 451 penditures of money in road construction, the maintenance of our highways, and lastly but not the least, the ever ready support that has always been accorded to the Xorth Georgia Agricultural College. And by personal obsernttion 'lYe trust that you will bet convinced that all of these funds have been judiciously spent and are a profitable investment for the State. To the members of the ''wire grass regions,'' we especially request that you come; ride over one of the best highways in the South, that has been hewn from the rocks on the mountain side; view our magnificent scenery; drink of our pure cold water;' and partake of our hospitality. In conclusion, let us say, ''Come one, come all.'' All who will come will recmve a hearty welcome. Very respectfully, BoARD OF CouNTY CoMMISSIONERs OF RoADS AND REvENUEs, LuMPKIN CouNTY, GA. By JOHN H. MooRE, R. C. ~lEADERs, \V. L. AsH, County Commissioners. I heartily concur in the above invitation and request that you visit our mountain city. R. H. BAKER, :Mayor of the City of Dahlonega. Mr. Moore of Appling moved that the invitation contained in the above 'communication be accepted, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. 452 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., "\VEDNESDAY, JuLY 18, 1923. 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. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with, and the motion was lost. The following communication was received from Hon. S. G. 2\{cLendon, Secretary of State: HT~\TE OF GEORGI.A, ( )FFICE OF SECRETARY OF Sn.TE. I, S. G. .McLendon, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby certify that at an election held on July 16, 1923, in the County of Cobb, said State, for member of the General Assembly in the House, the following is the result thereof as the same appears from the consolidated returns of said election, which returns are on file in this office: Lindle~ Camp ............... 1,048 votes H. B. .Jloss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 votes J. G. Roberts ................ 1,087 votes In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 18th day of July, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-three, and of the Independenee of the WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 453 United States of America the One Hundred and Forty-eighth. S. G. McLENDON, Secretary of State. Ron. J. G. Roberts, Representative-elect from Cobb County, elected to fill the unexpired term of the late Herbert Clay, deceased, came forward to the bar of the House and took the oath of office, the same being administered by the Ron. W. Frank Jenkins, Presiding Judge. of the Court ~f Appeals of the State of Georgia. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adair Bussey Adams of Franklin Callaway Adams of Towns Camp of Campbell Anderson Camp of Coweta Arnold Carr Atkinson of Camden Carter Atkinson of Chatham Childs Aubrey Christopher Bandy Clark Banister Collins Barrett Copeland Beck Covington Bell Cox Bennett Culpepper Bird Cumming Blease Curry Bleckley Daniel of Heard Boatwright Daniel of Troup Boswell Davis of Floyd . Bowden Davis of Thomas Bozeman DeFoor Braddy DeLaPerriere Branch Dixon of Jenkins Brannen Dixon of Wilkinson Burt DuBose Duncan Duvall Dykes Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell 454 J ouRXAL OF THE HousE, Harris J\Ic~ichael Shedd Harrison ~c~ullan Shettlesworth Hatcher of Burke ~addox Simpson Hatcher of ~uscogee ~ann Singletary Head Mansell Smith of Bryan Hillhouse Mayo Smith of Fulton Hines of Decatur ~eeks Smith of Jefferson Hines of Sumter Miles Smith of Lamar Holden Milner Spence Holton ~ontgomery Stanford Houston Moore Stanley Howard of Chatta- Mullis Steele hoochee Kapier Stevens Howard of Long New Stewart Howard of Screven Norman of Colquitt Stone Hulme Norman of Henry Stovall Huxford Orr Strickland Hyman Owen Sutlive Jenkins Pafford Sweat Johnson of Bacon Parker Swindle Johnson of Forsyth Parks Tatum Jones of Cook Parrish Tippins Jones of Coweta Peek Toole Jones of Floyd Penland Trippe .Jones, A. D., of Perkins of Turner ~eriwether Habersham Tyson Jones, W. R., of Perkins of ~uscogee Van Landingham ~eriwether Perryman Vaughan Jordan Peterson Warren Kempton Phillips of Jasper Way King Phillips of Telfair West Kirkland Pickering Whitley Knight Pickren Whitworth Langley Pitts Williams Latham Pope Wilson Linder Price Wimberly of Laurens Lindsey Reville Wimberly of Toombs Logan Riley Wimberly of Twiggs Loyd Roberts Wingate Lyons Robertson Winship ~cClure Rountree Wood ~cCrory Rowe Woodruff ~cCullough Russell Worthy ~cDonald Rutherford Wright ~cGarity Sapp ~r. Speaker wEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 455 By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By ~Iessrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- House Bill X o. 328. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Beck and Spence of CarrollHouse Bill No. 329. A bill to prescribe rules 456 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, for elections for the City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Messrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- House Bill ~o. 330. A bill to amend the system of public schools for the City of Carrollton. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 331. A bill to amend Section 1062 of Penal Code of 1910, relative to arson. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary Ko. 2. By Messrs. Copeland and Stanford of Lowndes- House Bill No. 332. A bill to create a commission manager form of government for the City of Valdosta. Referred to Committee on ~Iunicipal Government. By Mr. Perkins of Habersham- House Bill No. 333. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the Town of Baldwin, in Banks and Habersham Counties, and create a new charter for said town. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. -WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 457 By Mr. Langley of Floyd- House Bill No. 334. A bill to provide that all titles to property made a part of a usurious contract are void. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 335. A bill to amend an Act, relative to support of A. and M. Schools, in the several Congressional Districts. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Messrs. Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 336. A bill to enable electric and suburban railroad companies to hold bonds and other securities. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Messrs. Banister and Davis of Thomas- House Bill No. 337. A bill to amend an Act to create the Department of Banking in this State, relative to charters. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. By Messrs. McCullough and Daniel of Troup, DeLaPerriere of Jackson, Jones of Floyd and Smith of Jefferson- House Bill No. 338. A bill to make valid mortgages on unplanted crops. 458 JouRXAL OF THE HousE, Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Steele of DeKalb- House Bill No. 339. A bill to provide for cash bonds in criminal cases. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. Duncan of Houston- House Bill No. 340. A bill to provide for holding four terms a year of the superior court of Houston County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Duncan of Houston- House Bill No. 341. A bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to establish a city court for the County of Houston. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Barrett of Stephens- House Bill No. 342. A bill to create a new judicial circuit to be known as the Tugalo Judicial Circuit. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Barrett of StephensHouse Bill No. 343. A bill to provide for con- .WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 459 tests in primary elections for nominations of public officials. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections. By Messrs. Stanford of Lowndes, Elders of Tattnall, Wimberly of Toombs and others- House Bill No. 344. A bill to provide for the furnishing of free text books, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Messrs. Barrett of Stephens and W. R. Jones of Meriwether- House Bill No. 345. A bill to repeal the tax equalization Act and provide for a Board of Review in the several counties. Referred to Committee on vVays and Means. By Mr. Pickren of Charlton- House Bill No. 346. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Folkston in Charlton County. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Shettlesworth of Gwinnett- House Bill No. 347. A bill to regulate all motor vehicles that travel the highways of the State. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. 460 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. Wilson of vValton, Stone of Walton and others- House Bill .No. 348. A bill to create a new judicial circuit to be known as the Piedmont Circuit, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Bill No. 349. A bill to appropriate $2,500.00 to cover deficiency in analysis of calcium arsenate, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill X o. 350. A bill to amend an Act providing for the establishment of A. and ~L Schools, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Education. By 2-Ir. Hillhouse of \Vorth- House Bill No. 351. A bill to amend an Act fixing the per diem of members of the General Assembly. Referred to Committee on State of the Republic. By Mr. Hillhouse of Worth- House Bill No. 352. A bill to fix the fees of clerks of the superior court in counties of this State having a certain population. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 461 Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Hillhouse of "\Vorth- House Bill No. 353. A bill to fix the amount of fees of sheriffs in this State of counties having a certain population. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 354. A bill to authorize the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of certain counties to allow payment to foremen and clerks of grand juries. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. "Williams of Harris- House Bill No. 355. A bill to make it a misde~ meanor to leave calcium arsenate exposed during a certain period in the year. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture ~0. 1. By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Resolution No. 77. 354-A. A resolution to pay Mrs. J. J. Drawdy pension due for year 1920. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. 46:J JouRNAL m' THE HousE, By Messrs. Banister and Davis of Thomas- House Resolution No. 78. A resolution calling upon Superintendent of Banks to furnish a report on Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Co. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. McCrory of Schley- House Resolution Ko. 80. A resolution providing for the renewal of school books contracts. By Mr. Mc~Iichael of Marion- House Resolution No. 76. A resolution to set House Resolution No. 15 as a special and continuing order at the earliest time possible. Referred to Committee on Rules. By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Resolution No. 79. A resolution to set House Bill No. 56 as a special order for Thursday, July 19, 1923. ~Ir. Turner of Brooks County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the \VEDKESDAY, JuLY 18, 1923. 463 same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 48. S. M. TuRNER, Chairman. ::\fr. Haddock of Early County, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture No. 1, submitted the following report : "tlr. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture No. 1 have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 44. H. D. HADDOCK, Chairman. Mr. Parks of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted the following report: Your Committee on General Judiciary No.2 have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 134 House Bill No. 183. PARKS, Chairman. 464 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Mr. Parks of Terrell County, 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 bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 47 House Bill No. 264. PARKS, Chairman. Mr. Mann of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows : House Bill No. 6 do pass. House Bill No. 53 do pass. House Bill No. 140 do pass. House Bill No. 161 do pass. House Bill No. 199 do pass. \YED.NESDAY, J t:LY 18, 1923. 465 House Bill No. 201 do pass. House Bill No. 212 do pass. House Bill No. 215 do pass as amended. House Bill No. 303 do pass. House Bill No. 33 do not pass. Respectfully, B. F. MANN of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. ~IcClure of walker County, Chairman of the Committee on University of Georgia and its Branches, submitted the following report: ;.llr. Speaker: Your Committee on University of Georgia and its Branches have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 290. ~IcCLURE of Walker, Chairman. Mr. Dixon of Jenkins County, Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: ~ur. Speaker: Your Committee on County and County. Matters have had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to 466 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: Senate Bill No. 37 Senate Bill No. 38. DrxoN of Jenkins, Chairman. Mr. Dixon of Jenkins County, Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on County and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 189 House Bill No. 246 House Bill No. 187 House Bill No. 306 House Bill No. 307 House Bill No. 323 House Bill No. 272 House Bill No. 268 House Bill No. 297 House Bill No. 279 . House Bill No. 295 DrxoN, Chairman. wEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 467 Jir. Bussey of Crisp County, Chairman of the Committee on State of the Republic, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on State of the Republic have had under consideration the following resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Resolution No. 30. BussEY of Crisp, Chairman. Mr. Guess of DeKalb County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Jlir. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No.1 have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 164 do pass. House Bill No. 70 do pass. House Bill No. 273 do pass. House Bill No. 16 do pass as amended. Senate Bill No. 48 do pass. 468 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, House Bill No. 63 do not pass. GuEss of DeKalb, Chairman. Mr. Smith of Lamar County, Chairman of the Committee on Insurance, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Insurance have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended : House Bill No. 231. SMITH of Lamar, Chairman. Mr. Del<,oor of Clayton, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: ~llr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Act, to wit: House Bill No. 204. An Act to establish a city court of Fairburn in Campbell County. DEFooR OF CLAYTox, Chairman. \YEDXESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 469 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. ~fcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: rrhe Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Pace of 13th- Senate Bill No. 7. A bill creating a Department of Audits and Accounts, and to provide for the appointment of a State Auditor, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read for the second time: By Mr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 6. A bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the Town of Arlington. By Mr. woodruff of DeKalb- House Bill No. 16. A bill to prohibit pool and billiard rooms, and like places in this State. By Mr. McDonald of Mitchell- House Bill No. 53. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Pelham. 470 JouRNAL OF THB HousB, By Mr. Maddox of Spalding- House Bill No. 70. A bill to amend Section 3306 of Code of 1910, relative to bonds to reconvey. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Messrs. Fowler and Winship of Bibb, Atkinson of Chatham and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 134. A bill to amend Section 879 of Code of 1910, relative to pay of jurors excused on their own motion. "By Messrs. Harris and Smith of Jefferson- House Bill No. 140. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Louisville. By Messrs. Orr and Lindsey of Wilkes- House Bill No. 161. A bill to amend the charter of the To"\vn of \Vashington. By Mr. Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 164. A bill to provide for the sale of equity in real and personal property. By Messrs. Smith and Wood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 183. A bill to prescribe payment for stenographer in superior and city courts of Atlanta. ..WEDNESDAY, JuLY 18, 1923. 471 By Mr. Neill of Muscogee- House Bill No. 187. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Muscogee. By Mr. Strickland of Brantley- Hause Bill No. 189. A bill to remove the county site of Brantley County from Hoboken to Nahunta. By Messrs. Rowe, Reville and Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 199.. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Augusta, relative to retirement of employees. By Messrs. Rowe, Reville and Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 211. A bill to amend an Act to promote the efficiency of the Fire Department of the City of Augusta. By Mr. Phillips of Telfair- Hause Bill No. 212. A bill to repeal an Act amending the charter of the Town of Scotland. By Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 215. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Columbus. 472 JouRX AL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Smith of Lamar - House Bill Ko. 231. A bill to prohibit derogatory statements in regard to insurance companies. By Messrs Hines and Riley of Sumter- House Bill No. 246. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter and Greene Counties. By ~Ir. Singletan of Grady- House Bill No. 268. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer of Grady County. By Messrs Bussey of Crisp and Griner of Ben Hill- House Bill No. 272. A bill to repeal an Act placing the solicitor general of Cordele Circuit on a salary. By Mr. Sapp of whitfield- House Bill No. 273. A bill to- authorize the construction of side-tracks on right-of-ways in or near Dalton. By Mr. Howard of Long- House Bill No. 279. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer of Long County, Georgia. By Messrs. DuBose and Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 290 A bill to amend Section 1365 of Code of 1910, so as to provide that three members ..\YimXESDAY, ,JULY 18, 1923. 473 of Board of Trustees of University of Georgia may come from Athens. By Mr. Holton of Wilcox- House Bill No. 295. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer of "'\Yilcox County. By Messrs. Smith and Wood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 297. A bill allowing county commissioners of Fulton County to install electric lights. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 303. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Albany, and create a new charter. By Mr. wright of Jones- House Bill No. 306. A bill to repeal an Act creating the office of county commissioner of Jones County. By Mr. Wright of Jones- House Bill No. 307. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Jones County. By Mr. Dixon of Jenkins- House Bill No. 323. A bill to amend an Act amending an Act providing payment by certain counties for convict labor. 474 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 48. A bill to repeal an Act to prohibit employees of hotels, etc., from receiving tips. By ).!r. Smith of the 45th- Senate Bill No. 38. A bill to repeal the present law creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for. Telfair County. By 2\fr. Smith of the 45th-,- Senate Bill No. 37. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Telfair County. Upon the request of the author, House Bill No. 48 was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill. Upon the request of the author, House Bill No. 44 was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill. Upon the request of the author, House Resolution No. 30 was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the resolution. The following bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage : .WEDNESDAY, ,JULY 18, 1923. 475 By ~Ir. Sweat of Pierce- House Bill No. 266. A bill to amend an Act to create and incorporate the City of Blackshear. 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 150, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By, Mr. Childs of Upson- House Bill No. 241. A bill to amend an Act relative to appointment of tax assessors for the Village of East Thomaston, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 140, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 221. A bill to prevent the turning loose of fox in Douglas County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 180, nays 0. 476 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 22. A bill to prevent fishing m Douglas County, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: Amend by adding at the end of Section 1 the following words: '' as provided in Section 1065 of the Penal Code.'' The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 160, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, as amended. By ~Ir. whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 24. A bill to prevent the shooting of quail and partridges in Douglas County, and for otlwr purposes. The following committee substitute was read and adopted: A BILL 'fo. be entitled an Act to prevent the shooting of quail or partridges in Douglas County, Georgia, 6 \YEDXESDAY, Jt:LY ]8, 1923. 477 for the period of fiye years, provide a penalty for the same, 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 passage of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to shoot quail or partridges for a period of five years next after the passage of this Act in the County of Douglas, Georgia. Any person convicted of shooting quail or partridges in Douglas County, Georgia, for the next five years dating from the approYal of this bill, on conviction shall be fined as for a misdemeanor. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill by substitute the ayes were 170, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. The following hills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Smith of the 35thSenate Bill No. 21. A bill to carry into effect 478 .JoeRx AL OF THE RoesE, amendment to Par. 1, Sec. 7, Art. 6 of Constitution, relative to City of Atlanta. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Bill No. 3. A bill to amend Par. 1, Sec. 2, Art. 7 of the Constitution, so as to provide for an income tax. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By ~Ir. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 7. A bill to create the Department of Audits and Accounts, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By unanimous consent House Bill No. 61 was recommitted to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. The following resolution of the Senate was read: By Mr. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Resolution No. 25. A resolution requesting Ron. Walter E. Duncan, comptroller-general of South Carolina, to address the General Assembly in joint session. The following amendment of the House was read and adopted : .WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923. 479 Amend by striking the date "July 17th" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 18th, 1923, at 12 :00 o'clock." The resolution was adopted as amended. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Mr. Barrett of Stephens- House Resolution No. 81. A resolution calling for a committee to investigate the acoustics of the hall of the House of Representatives. Upon the request of the author, House Bill No. 47 was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the 'bill. The following message was received from thr Senate through Mr. ~IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 9. A bill to provide safety against fire hazards or stampedes from other causes in public schools in Georgia. 480 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, By _Mr. :Mundy of the 38th- Senate Bill No. 52. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Par. 3, Sec. 4, Art. 3 of the Constitution of Georgia, relative to sessions of the Legislature, so as to provide for biennial sessions. The following message was received from the Senate through :Jir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate and House, to wit: By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 41. A bill to regulate the drilling of oil and gas wells and to provide for the preservation of logs and other data of oil and gas wells. By Mr. Sapp of "'Whitfield - House Bill No. 224. A bill to amend an Act codifying the various Acts incorporating the City of Dalton. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following House resolution, to wit: B~, Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Resolution Xo. 75. A resolution authorizing the Chairman of the \Vays and Means Com- \VED~ESDAY, JuLY 18, 1923. 481 mittee to employ a stenographer to assist in the preparation of the general revenue bill. Under the order of unfinished business the following bill of the House was taken up for further consideration, with the motion of Mr. Bussey of Crisp for the previous question pending: By Messrs. Elders of Tattnall, Stovall of Elbert, and Moore of Appling- House Bill No. 1. A bill to repeal an Act to regulate the return and assessment of property for taxation in this State, and for other purposes. Mr. Harrell of Stewart moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. The motion of Mr. Bussey of Crisp for the previous question was lost. Mr. Stovall of Elbert moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. l\Ir. Bussey of Crisp moved that the House reconsider its action in ordering the main question and the motion was lost. The following amendment of the House was read and adopted: By Mr. Stovall of Elbert- Amend Section 3 by striking out the figures '' 1926'' and insert in place of same the words and figures ''Nineteen Hundred and Twenty Four {1924)." 482 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, On the passage of the bill as amended Mr. Fowler of Bibb called for the ayes and nays, and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.: Adah Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Bandy Banister Beck Bell Bird Blease Boatwright Braddy Bussey Camp of Campbell Carr Carter Childs Clark Culpepper Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Thomas DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson Duvall Elders Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Fleming of Columbia Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrison Head Hillhouse Hines of Sumter Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon .Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Floyd King Kirkland Knight Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure ~Ic-Crory McGarity McMichael Mansell Meeks Montgomery Moore Mullis Norman of Hen r.v Owen Pafford Parker Penland Perkins of Habersham Phillips of J asp<'r Phillips of Telfair Pickren Pitts Pope Price Roberts Robertson Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of .TeffersAY, ,JeLY 19, 1923. 507 By ~Ir. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 303. A bill to create and establish a new charter for the City of Albany. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 215. A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Columbus. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: Amend by adding after the word "citizens" in the third line of Section 1, the following words, to wit: ''of either the City of Columbus or the territory to be annexed to the City of Columbus on January 1st, 1925. '' The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill 'having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed, as amended. 508 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By 1\Ir. Neill of".Muscogee- House Bill No. 187. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Muscogee. 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 134, nays 1. The bill having receiYed the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ~fr. Smith of the 45th- Senate Bill ~o. 38. A hill to repeal law creating office of Commissioner of Roads and ReYenues for Telfair County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. On the passage of the hill the a~es were 121, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ::\fr. Smith of the 45th- Senate Bill No. 37. A hill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Telfair County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. THURSDAY, JuLY 19, 1923. 509 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 122, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 9. A bill to provide safety against fire hazards or stampedes in public schools. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill Ko. 36. A bill to provide for contests in primary elections for nomination of public officers. Referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 41. A bill to regulate the drilling of oil and gas wells in this State. Referred to the Committee on Manufactures. By ~Ir. Mundy of the 38th- Senate Bill No. 52. A bill to amend Par. 3, Sec. 4, Art. 3 of the Constitution, relative to biennial sesswns. Referred to the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution. 510 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By .Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 55. A bill to amend Section 4092 of Code of 1910, relative to executors. Referred to the Committee on General Judiciary No.2. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By ~Iessrs. Milner and Bennett of Dodge- House Resolution No. 86. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Mr. C. B. Murrell. The following report of the Committee on Rules was submitted and read: Mr. Speake1: Your Committee on Rules, having under con- sideration a number of resolutions, beg to report as follows: 1. The committee recommends that House Resolution No. 76, setting House Resolution No. 15, known as the McMichael Resolution, providing for an investigation of the Highway Department as a special and continuing order for consideration immediately after the period of unfinished business, be passed, with the following amendment: 'That the debate on said resolution be limited to a period of twenty minutes, said time to be divided equally between the advocates and opponents of said resolution. r.l'HURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923. 511 2. The committee recommends that House Resolution No. 79, setting House Bill No. 56, appropriating $25,000.00 for State School for Mental Defectives as a special order, be passed, and that the same be set as a special order for consideration immediately after House Resolution No. 15 is acted upon by the House. 3. The committee reports back House Resolution No. 57, creating a Revising Committee with the recommendation that it do not pass. Respectfully submitted, MILNER, Vice-Chairman. Mr. McMichael of ~Iarion called for a division of the report. 1. Making House Resolution No. 15 a special order. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the adoption of that order of business, was agreed to. House Resolution No. 15 was set as a special order. 2. Making House Bill No. 56 a special order. The report of the conm1ittee, which was favorable to the adoption of that order of business, was agreed to. House Bill No. 56 was set as a special order. 3. That House Resolution Ko. 57 do not pass. 512 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, The report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the adoption of the resolution, was agreed to, and the resolution was lost. The report of the committee was agreed to and the order of business as set out in the report adopted. Under orders of the day the following resolution and bill of the House, set as a special order on recommendation of the Committee on Rules, were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By Mr. McMichael of Marion- House Resolution N"o. 15. A resolution to provide for a full investigation of the operations of the State Highway Department. The following committee amendments were read and adopted : Amend by striking out the entire paragraph relating to the indictment of :McMichael by Crosland in Bibb County. Amend further by adding the following just before the next to the last paragraph: "Resolved further that the said committee shall examine the system of bookkeeping and see if the discrepancies in their reports of 1921 and 1922 can be reconciled.'' The report of the Committee of the Whole House, which was favorable to the "passage of the resolution, was agreed to. The bill involving an appropriation, the roll call was ordered and the Yote was as follows : THURSDAY, JuLY 19, 1923. 513 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adair Griffis Adams of Franklin Grovenstein Anderson Guess Arnold Haddock Bandy Harrell Banister Harris Beck Head Bennett Hillhouse Bird Holden Boatwright Holton Boswell Houston Bozeman Howard of Chatta- Braddy hoochee Branch Howard of Long Burt Howard of Screven Bussey Hulme Callaway Huxford Camp of Coweta Hyman Carr Jenkins Carter Johnson of Bacon Childs Johnson of Forsyth Clark Jones of Cook Copeland Jones of Coweta Covington .Tones of Floyd Cox Jones, A. D., of Culpepper Meriwether Cumming Jones, W. R., of Curry Meriwether Daniel of Troup Jordan Davis of Thomas King DeFoor Kirkland Dykes Knight Ellis Langley Ennis Linder Evans of Screven Lindsey EYans of Warren Logan Fleming of Columbia Loyd Fortson Lyons Fowler McClure Foy McCrory Gillen McCullough Golden McDonald Greer McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Napier New Norman of Colquitt ~orman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford Parks Parrish Peek Perkins of Habersham Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Robertson Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley 514 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, Steele Stewart Stone StoYall Stricklancl Tatum Toole Yan Landingham Vaughan \Varren Way Whitley Whitworth \Vi !Iiams Wilson Wimberly of Toombs Winship Wood \Voodruff Worthy Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Towns Duvall Atkinson of Chatham Elders Barrett }<'leming of Hancock Christopher Griner Collins H anuic k DeLaPerriere Et>mptou DuBose Latham Penland Roberts Smith of Bryan SteYens Turner Wimberly of Laurens Those not voting were ~fessrs. : Atkinson of Camden Fletcher Smith of Fulton Aubrey Harrison Smith of Jefferson Bell Hatcher of Burke SutliYe Blease Hatcher of ~uscogee Sweat Bleckley Hines of Decatur Swindle Bowden Hines of Sumter Tippins Brannen ~a y o Trippe Camp of Campbell Mullis Tyson Daniel of Heard Parker West Davis of Floyd Perkins of ~uscogee Wimberly of Twiggs Dixon of Jenkins Perryman Wingate Dixon of Wilkinson ReYille ~r. Speaker Duncan Riley EYe Rhedd Ayes 146, nays 20. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 146, nays 20. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. rt.'HURSDAY, JULY 19, 192a. 515 The resolution was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 56. A bill to amend an Act to appropriate $25,000.00 to the Georgia Training School of l\fental Defectives. The bill involving an appropriation, the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Camp of Campbell 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 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.: Adair Boswell Adams of Towns Bowden Anderson Braddy Arnold Branch Atkinson of Camden Burt Atkinson of Chatham Bussey Aubrey Camp of Campbell Bandy Camp of Coweta Banister Carr Barrett Carter Beck Childs Bell Christopher Bennett Clark Boatwright Collins Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins DuBose 516 JOURNAL OF 'l'HE HousE, Dykes Jones, W. R., of Robertson Elders Meriwether Rountree Ellis .Jordan Rowe Ennis Kempton Russell Evans of Screven King Rutherford EYans of \Vnrren Knight Sapp EYe LanglPy Shedcl Fleming of Columbia Latham Shettlesworth Fleming of HaJH'oek Lindsey Simpson Fletcher McClure Ringletnry Fortson McCrory Smith of Bryan Powler MeGarity Rmith of Jefferson }'oy MeMiehnel Smith of Lnma r Golden Me Mullan Rpence Greer ~fndclox Rtnnford Griffis :Mann Rtnnley Griner :Mnnse II Steele Gro,enstein :\feeks Rte,ens Guess "Miles Rtone Haddoek Milner Sto,all Hnmrick Montgomery Rtriekland Harris Moore Sweat Harrison :\api!'r Swindle Hatcher of Burke :\ew Tatum Hatcher of Muscogee X orman of Colquitt Toole Head Xorman of Henry Turner Hines of Deentur Orr 'l'yson Hines of Sumter Owen Vaughan Holden Pnfford Warren Holton Parks Way Houston Peek Whitworth Howard of Long Perkius of Williams Hownrd of Scre,en Habersham Wilsou Hulme Perkius of Muscogee \ViJnberly of Laurens Hyman Peterson Wimberly of Toombs Jenkins Pickering Winship Johnson of Bneon Pickren Wood Johnson of Forsyth Pitts Woodruff Jones of Cook Pope Worthy .Tones of Coweta Price Jones of Floyd Hoberts Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Hillhouse ]\:irklnnd THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923. 517 Those not voting were Messrs. : Adams of Franklin Bird Blease Bleckley Bozeman Brannen Callaway Dixon of Wilkinson Duncan Duvall Gillen Harrell Howard of Chatta- hoochee Huxfonl .Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Linder Logan Loyd Lyons McCullough McDonald Mayo ~fullis Parker Parrish Penland Perr~man Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Reville RilPy Rmith of Fulton Stewart Sutlive Tippins Trippe Yan Landingham West Whitley Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Wright Mr. Speaker Ayes 161, nays 2. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passag-e of the bill the ayes were 161, nays 2. The bill having received the requisite constitn tional majority was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through ).Ir. ~fcClatchey, the Secretary thereof. Jlr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the followin~ resolution of the Senate, to wit: By .Messrs. Carswell of the 21st, Lankford of the 15th~ Mason ~f the 30th- Senate Resolution Xo. 26. A resolution asking 518 J ouRxAL oF THE HousE, the House of Representatives to enact at once some emergency revenue measure, so as to pay pensioner. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Duvall of Union, Dixon of -Wilkinson, Tatum of Dade, Callaway of Putnam, and wright of Jones. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 :00 o'clock. FRIDAY, JuLY 20, 1923. 519 REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 :00 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. Mr. McCrory of Schley moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with and the motion prevailed. Mr. Bell of Burke, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. :\Ir. Milner of Dodge moved that when the House adjourn to-day it stand adjourned until Monday morning at 10 :00 o'clock and the motion prevailed. 1\Ir. Milner of Dodge gave notice that during the early part of next week he would move that the House meet in afternoon sessions beginning at 3 :00 o'clock. By unanimous consent House Bill No. 139 was withdr~m from the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2 and recommitted to the Committee on General Agriculture Xo. 2. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the remaining part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 5:W Jo1CRNAL oF THE HousE, 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate hills having a local application. 5. ~'irst reading of Senate bills and resolutions. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: 11-lr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By l\Ir. Linder of Jeff Davis- House Bill X o. 151. A bill to provide for creation of office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of the County of Jeff Davis, and for other purposes. By :Mr. Banister of Thomas- House Bill X o. 172. A bill to amend art' Act incorporating the Town of Coolidge. By ~Ir. W. R. Jones of Meriwether- Hause Bill Ko. 210. A bill to amend the charter of Town of Luthersville. FRIDAY, JuLY :20, 19:23. 521 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Garlick of the 17th- Senate Bill No. 40. A bill to be entitled an Act to extend the duties and authority of the Georgia Public Service Commission over public service motor vehicles, and for other purposes. By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 5. A bill to provide that all property without a lawful owner shall belong to the State, to provide the method of escheating the same, and for other purposes. By Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Bill No. 34 A bill to regulate mutual local building and loan associations. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the follmving bills of the House, to wit: 522 .JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By 1\fr. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill No. 40. A bill to repeal an Act entitled an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for County of Jasper, and for other purposes. By l\Ir. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill No. 41. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for County of Jasper, and for other purposes. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introdueed, read the first time and referred to the committees: By 1\fr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 380. A bill to prescribe rulet; of practice for general and special demurrers. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Phillips of Jasper- House Bill Ko. 381. A bill to amend an Act to regulate the branding, inspection and sale of -~al cium arsenate. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.1. By Mr. Howard of LongHouse Bill No. 382. A bill to amend Section 227 FRIDAY, JuLY 20, 1923. 523 of Code of 1910, relative to date of burning woods, etc. Referred to Committee on Conservation. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 383. A bill to amend an Aet incorporating the Town of vVarrenton. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Hatcher of Burke- House Bill No. 384. A bill to amend an Act providing for physical education and training of pupils in schools. Referred to Committee on Education. By l\lessrs. Elders of Tattnall, Hillhouse of "\Vorth and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 385. A bill to enlarge the membership of Local Board of Trustees of Georgia School of Technology. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. McCrory of Schley- House Bill No. 386. A bill to amend Section 3414 of Code of 1910, relative to homestead exemptions. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. 524 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By ::\fr. Greer of Macon- House Bill No. 387. A bill to revise the laws creating the State Board of Pharmacy. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By l\fr. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 388. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Brunswick. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By 1Ir. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 389. A bill to regulate public instruction of Glynn County. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By l\Iiss Kempton of F'ultonHouse Bill No. 390. A bill to fix the standard of time in certain cities of the State. Referred to Committee on \V. & A. Railroad. By .Jir. Hines of DecaturHouse Resolution Xo. 87. 387-A. A bill to cre- ate a commission to find out the costs of school books. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Elders of TattnallHouse Resolution No. 88. 387-B. A bill to di- FRIDAY, JeLY 20, 1923. 525 rect the State Board of Education to renew the contracts for school books. Referred to Committee ou Education. By Messrs. Stewart of Atkiuson and Pafford of Lanier- House Resolution No. 90. A resolutiou to make House Resolution No. 45 a special and continuing order. Referred to Committee on Rules. Mr. Guess of DeKalb County, Chairman of the . Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: jl{r. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary 1\o. 1 have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill K o. 308 do pass b~ substitute. House Bill No. 202 do not pass. GuEss of DeKalb, Chairman. :\fr. Parks of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 2, submitted the following report: 526 J ouRXAL OF THE HousJ<~, 1vlr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No.2 have had under consideration the following bills and resolution of the House and Senate and have iustruct('d me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 36 by substitute. House Bill No. 254 by substitute. House Bill 1\o. 244 as amended. Senate Resolution 1\o. 21. PARKS, Chairman. .:\Ir. Parks of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. ~. submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judi~iary No.2 have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 8 Senate Bill No. 19 PARKS, Chairman. Mr. Ellis of Tift County, Chairman of the Com- l<'RIDAY, JeLY 20, 1923. 527 mittee on Conservation, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Conservation have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended : House Bill No. 108. ELLIS of Tift, Chairman. Mr. Langley of Floyd County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report : 1vlr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property have had under consideration the following resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the r.ecommendation that the same do pass: HQ,.use Resolution No. 29. LANGLEY, Chairman. Mr. Elders of Tattnall County, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 528 JouRxAL OF THE HousE, 1llr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill No. 317 House Bill No. 59 House Bill No. 330 House Bill No. 149 House Bill No. 150 ELDERS, Chairman. Mr. Haddock of Early County, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture No. 1, submitted the following report : JJfr. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture No. 1 have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 81. J. D. HADDOCK, Chairman. "Mr. Haddock of Early County, Chairman of the :1'RIDAY, JL"LY 20, 1923. 529 Committee on Agriculture No. 1, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture No. 1 have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 58. J. D. HADDOCK, Chairman. Mr. .}fcCrory of Schley 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 resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Resolution No. 80. McCRoRY, Chairman. :Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: 530 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill No. 148. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass : House Bill No. 105. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. DeFoor of Clayton, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for FRIDAY, JuLY 20, 1923. 531 delivery to the GoYernor, the following Acts and resolutions of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 151. An Act to repeal an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for Jeff Davis County. House Bill No. 41. An Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for J asper County. House Bill No. 40. An Act to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Jasper County. Respectfully submitted, DEFooR of Clayton, Chairman. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read for the second time: By 1\fr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 36. A bill to amend Section 5858 of Code of 1910, relative to taking depositions. By Messrs. vV. R. and A. D. Jones of Meriwether- Honse Bill No. 59. A bill to authorize the chairmen and secretaries of local boards of trustees to administer oaths. By Messrs. Mann of Glynn and Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 81. A bill to provide for the inspection of gasoline, etc. 532 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. Ellis of Tift and Covington of Colquitt- House Bill Ko. 108. A bill to promote forestry interests in the State of Georgia. By Mr. Smith of Lamar- House Bill No. 148. A bill to amend an Act to confer additional power on corporate authorities of Barnesville. By ~fr. Smith of Lamar- House Bill No. 149. A bill to amend an Act creating a public school system for Town of Barnesville. By ~1r. Smith of Lamar- House Bill No. 150. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Barnesville Male and Female High School. By Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin- House Bill No. 244. A bill to provide for the retirement on full pay of judges of the Supreme Court, etc. By .:\Ir. ~ew of Laurens- House Bill No. 254. A bill to fix the time of filing certiorari proceedings. By Mr. McGarit~ of PauldingHouse Bill Xo. :~08. A bill to amend Section FRIDAY, JuLY 20, 1923. 533 1037 of Penal Code of 1910, relative to testimony of wife and husband against each other. By ~Ir. Duncan of Houston- House Bill Xo. 317. A bill to repeal an Act to establish a public school system for Town of Perry. By Messrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 330. A bill to amend the public school system for the City of Carrollton. By ~Ir. Burt of Dougherty- House Resolution Xo. 29. A bill to authorize the Governor to convey title of certain land to State Xegro School at Albany. By ~Ir. McCrory of Schley- House Resolution X o. 80. A resolution relative to renewal of contracts for school books. By 2\Ir. Duke of the 28th- Senate Resolution X o. 21. A resolution providing for the creation of a commission to investigate the amount of legal business transacted by the superior courts of Georgia. The following bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By Mr. Jones of CookHouse Bill No. 234. A bill to provide for hold- 534 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, ing four tenns in each year of the superior court of Cook County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 140, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Hatcher, Neill and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 242. A bill to empower and make the commissioners of commons to convey to the City of Columbus certain real estate, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 214. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Columbus, relative to levy of taxes. The report of the committee, which was favora];: to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. FRIDAY, JuLY 20, 1923. 535 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill No. 133. A bill to amend an Act to consolidate and to codify the various Acts incorporating the City of J.i"orsyth. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Jenkins of wheeler- House Bill No. 263. A bill to change the term of wheeler superior court, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Bird of Taliaferro- Honse Bill No. 253. A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Crawfordville so as to pro- 536 J ouRXAL OF THE HousE, . vide for trial by jury of twelve, and for other pur- poses. 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 135, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majorit~ was passed. By Mr. Pickren of Charlton- House Bill No. 346. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Folkston. 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 126, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Duncan of Houston- House Bill No. 341. A bill to repeal an Act to establish a city court in and for Houston County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. J:<'RIDAY, J"LLY 20, 1923. 537 By Messrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 328. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Carrollton. 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 131, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Duncan of Houston- House Bill No. 340. A bill to provide for holding four terms a year of the superior court of Houston County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Copeland and Stanford of Lowndes- House Bill No. 332. A bill to create commission manager form of government for the City of Valdosta; to repeal the present charter of said city, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 538 J ouRxAL oF THE HousE, On the passage of the bill the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- House Bill K'o. 329. A bill to prescribe rules and regulations for elections for City of Carrollton, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 132, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By 1\fr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 5. A bill to provide that all property without a lawful owner shall escheat to the State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By l\Ir. Davis of the 42d- Senate Bill No. 34. A bill to regulate mutual, co-operative local building and 1oan associations. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. FRIDAY, JuLY 20, 1923. 539 By Mr. Garlick of the 17th- Senate Bill No. 40. A bill to extend the duties of the Georgia Public Service Commission over motor vehicles. Referred to Committee on Railroads. The Speaker appointed the following committee on the part of the House under House Resolution No. 81, relative to the investigation of the acoustic properties of the Hall of the House of Representatives: ~fessrs. Barrett of Stephens Langley of Floyd Cumming of Richmond. ~Ir. Stewart of Atkinson rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. The hour of 11 :00 o'clock A. M. having arrived, the Senate appeared upon the floor of the House, and the joint session, called for the purpose of memorializing the memory of the late Senator Thomas E. watson, was called to order by the President of the Senate. By order of the President, the resolution calling for the joint session of the General Assembly was read b~' the Clerk of the House. The joint committee of the House and Senate, appointed to draft resolutions on the life of the late Senator Thomas E. watson and propose to the citizt>ns of this State and of the country generally a 540 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, suitable memorial to his memory, submitted the following report : Invocation by Mr. Knight of Berrien. Reading of resolutions by Ron. J. T. Boifeuillet. The following resolution was read by Mr. Boifeuillet: The joint committee of the House and Senate of the General Assembly of Georgia, appointed to draft resolutions on the life of the late Honorable Thomas E. 'Vatson, a Cnited Stat:>s Sen:ttor from Georgia, and propos ~ to tlw citizms of this State anloYed land of his birth, and to this end his transcemlently lustrous talents and his commanding powers of eloquence, as well as his resolute will and strong heart, were actively and unfalteringly Pmployed. \YheneYer the peace, progress and prosperity of Gt>orgia and of the South were threatened, his valiant awl loyal spirit rose with the tempest, boomed like a storm, and he hols of the poor, the suffering and the weak. All classes recognized his greatness as an orator ancl as a part of a Quaker colony which acquired forty thousand acres of land, whose woods were yet echoing with the whoop of Indians. "Tom" ""\Vatson, as he was familiarly known all over the American continent, was born, lived, and was buried within a portion of the original tract which came into the possession of his forbears as far back as the year 1754, was inherited by him through this long ancestral line, and was still his property at the time of his lamented death. The subject of this memorial first saw the light of clay in a plain log house, on September 5, 1856, near Thomson, in what was then Columbia County, now McDuffie, Georgia. His parents were ,John and Anu 544 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, Maddox \\Tatt>Oll. His father was a farmer, and thus there came naturally to the son that lected by an oYerwhelming niajorit~-. He took his seat in the Senate on March 4, 1921, and instantly became an outstanding :figure in the world's greatest parliamentary forum. His initial sp~ech was on the Colombian Treaty, and this was followe(l hy other notable addresses. His shining FRIDAY, JrLY 20, 192:1. 547 lance' was constantly flashing in tlw oratorical and intellectual tournanwnts of this historic arena. In the hour of his greatest usefulness to his country, nn attack of asthma closed his eyes in the dreamless sLep of deJ.th on September 26, 1922~ at his abode in the National Capitol. The remains were accompanied to Georgia b~r a distinguished escort from both Houses of Congress, and in the presence of a vast concourse of mourning friends, assembled from all parts of his native state, impressive funeral services were held. His body was given sepulcher at "Hickory Hill" the name by which Mr. Watson's cherishesolutions in the permanent annals of the Legislature, and therefore unanimously adopt them as an expression of their honor, esteem and admiration, and direct that they be spread on tlw .Journals of tlw House antl Senate, and that a copy of the same, when signPcl by the Speaker and President of these rPspective bodies, be sent by the Clerk of the House to the family of the dPceased. The resolution as contained in the above report of the joint committee 'Yas unanimously adopted: The following program, arranged by the joint committee, was carried out: Address b~, Gov. Clifford walker. Address b~, Secretary of State, Hon. S. G. McLendon. Address by Hon. Sam L. Olive. Address b~, Sen. \Y. J. Harris. Address by Sen. \Valter "B'. George. Address by Hon. J. J. Flint. Address by Mrs. \V. H. Felton, U. S. ex-Senator. Address by members of the Senate and House. Mr. Mc~Iichael of J\Iarion moved that the joint session of the House and Senate be now dissolved, and the motion prevailed. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923. 549 The Senate retired from the floor of the House. Mr. Knight of Berrien moved that the House do now adjourn, and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Messrs. Sapp of whitfield and Anderson of Chattooga. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until Monday morning at 10 :00 o'clock. 550 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, REPRESE~TATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA .. ~fONDAY, JULY 23, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 10 :00 o'clock A. :M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. ~Ir. Moore of Appling moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with, and the motion prevailed. Mr. Bell of Burke, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of Friday's 1proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. ~Ir. ~Iilner of Dodge moved that beginning on to-morrow afternoon, Tue~day, July 24th, the House have afternoon sessions beginning at 3 :00 o'clock, unless otherwise ordered by the House, and the motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorabl~ reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills ann 's Compensation Act. 5~4 J ouRxAL oF THE HousE, By ~lr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill X o. 310. A bill to amend Section 1249 of Code of 1910, relative to State depository at Albany. By :Miss Kempton and :\Iessrs. "\Vood and Smith of ];'ulton- House Bill Xo. 311. A bill to authorize Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of certain counties to leyy an additional tax. B~- :'Ifr. Perkins of :\Iuscogee- House Bill Xo. 314. A bill to vest fee simple title to certain lands in Columbus in St. Luke Methodist Church. By ~Ir. Perkins of ).fuscogee- House Bill Xo. 315. A bill to vest fee simple title to certain lands in Columbus in First Baptist Church. By ~lr. Guess of DeKalb- House Bill Xo. 321. A bill to amend an Act relatiYe to care of injured employees, and create indm;trial commission. By ~Ir. Perkins of Habersham- House Bill Xo. 333. A bill to create a new charter for the Tow11 of Baldwin. By ~Icssrs. Hines and Riley of Sumter- House Bill Xo. 362. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Americus. TuESDAY, JuLY 24, 1H23. 585 By Mr. Pickren of Charlton- House Bill No. 374. A bill to amend an Act known as the "Child Labor Law." By Mr. DeFoor of Clayton- House Bill No. 379. A bill to require persons driving on highways to stop before crossings. By :Mr. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 388. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Brunswick. By Mr. .Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 389. A bill to amend an Act to regulate public instruction in the County of Glynn. By l\Ir. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 391. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Tmvn of Edison. B~, Messrs. Callaway of Putnam and Camp of Campbell- House Resolution No. 65. 257-A. A bill to provide for a survey of the educational system of Georgia, and provide for appointment of a committee for that purpose. B~, ~Ir. Shettlesworth of Gwinnett- House Resolution No. 84. 379-C. A resolution relative to reduction of employees of State departments. 586 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Resolution No. 91. 390-A. A resolution to investigate the Department of Agriculture in full. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: Senate Bill X o. 62. A bill to amend the law with reference to the issuance of marriage licenses. Upon the request of the author, House Bill No. 1i was placed upon the calendar for the purpose of disagreeing to the report of the committee, which was unfavorable to the passage of the bill: The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Messrs: Evans of \Varren, Neill of Muscogee, Dixon of \Vilkinson and Hyman of Washington- House Resolution No. 96. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Mrs. Geo. H. Carswell and others. The following bill of the House was read the third time and placed upon its passage: TuESDAY, JuLY 24, 1923. 587 By l\Ir. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 20. A bill to authorize counties and municipalities to contract with each other for the joint building and maintenance of high school buildings, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. :Jir. Harrell of Stewart moved that the bill be tabled, and the motion was lost. Qn the passage of the bill :Jir. Burt of Dougherty called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were ~fessrs.: Adair Cox Adams of Towns Cumming Arnold Curry Atkinson of Camden Daniel of Troup Atkinson of Chatham Davis of Floyd Aubrey DeFoor Bandy DeLaPerriere Beck Dixon of Wilkinson Bennett Duvall Bowden Dykes Branch Elders Burt Ellis Bussey Ennis Camp of Campbell Evans of Screven Camp of Coweta Evans of Warren Childs Fleming of Columbia Christopher Fletcher Collins Fortson Copeland Fowler Covington Greer Grinpr Haddock Hanis Hatcher of Burke Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Scre\-en Hulme Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Coweta Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of MPrhnther 588 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Kempton Kirkland Langley Latham Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell ~fnyo Meeks :\lilner Moore Mullis Nnpier New Norman of Colquitt Orr Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Phillips of Telfair Roberts Rountree Russell Sapp Shedd Simpson Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spente Stanford Stevens Strickland Sutlive Sweat Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Whitworth Wilson Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Winship Woodruff Worthy Those voting Ul the negative were l\fessrs.: Adams of Franklh Banister Bell Bird Blease Boswell Bozeman Braddy Callaway (~arr Carter Clark Culpepper Davis of Thomas Duncan Foy Golden .Grovenstein Harrell Harrison Head Hillhouse Houston Howard of Long Huxford Jordan King Linder McGarity .Montgomery X orinan of Henry Owen Pafford Perryman Peterson Pickren Pitts Price Hobertson Rowe Shettleswo1th Smith of Bryan Stanley Stone Stovall 8windle Way West Whitley Williams \Vimberly of Laurens Those not voting were Messrs. : Anderson Barrett Bleckley Boatwright Brannen Daniel of Heard 'fUESDAY, JULY 24, 1923. Dixon of Jenkins DuBose Eve Fleming of Hancock Gillen Griffis Guess Hmnrick Hatcher of Muscogee Jones of Cook Knight Pope Lindsey Reville Logan Riley Loyr of the City of Cordele. THURSDAY, JuLY 26, 1923. 641 By Mr. Golden of Haralson- House Bill No. 416. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Haralson. By. Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 418. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Glennville in Tattnall County. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 421. A bill to repeal an Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Warren County. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 422. A bill to create a treasurer for vVarren County. By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill No. 427. A bill to provide that the City of Savannah may appropriate funds for the Savannah Fair. By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill No. 430. A bill to provide for the termination of terms of office of members of board of education of Chatham County. By. Messrs. Evans and Howard of Screven- House Bill No. 433. A bill to amend an Act to amend an Act to create the office of County Commissioners for Screven County. 642 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Parker of ware- House Bill No. 436. A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of Vvaycross. By l\Iessrs. Parker and Griffis of vVare- House Bill No. 437. A bill to amend an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for \Yare County. By 2\Ir. Parker of Ware- House Bill No. 438. A bill to amend an Act to amend an Act to establish the city court of vVaycross. By Mr. Langford of the 15th- Senate Resolution No. 31. A resolution to appoint a committee of the Senate and House to investigate the operations of the Department of Agriculture. By Mr. King of the 11th- Senate Bill No. 56. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Bluffton in Clay County. By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 72. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Boston. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. ~IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: THURSDAY, JuLY 26, 1923. 643 1vlr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the follo\ving bills of the Senate, to wit: Senate Bill No. 84. A bill to amend an Act entitled the school laws of Georgia, relative to the reading of the Bible in schools. By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 16. A bill to prevent judgments being taken against garnishee merely by default. By Mr. Grantham of the 46th- Senate Bill X o. 47. A bill to amend the Act "\Vhen paroles shall not be granted," and for other purposes. By Mr. Latimer of the 39th- Senate Bill No. 97. A bill fixing the salary of the solictior of the Blue Ridge Circuit, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speake1: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the 'following bills of the House, to wit: 644 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Honse Bill No. 113. A bill to abolish the county court of Lanier, and for other purposes. By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act establishing the bond of sheriff of Monroe County, so as to increase the same. By Mr. Pafford of Lanier- House Bill No. 153. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Lanier Count~. By .:\Ir. ,J orclan of Pulaski- House Bill ~ o. 184. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for City of Hawkinsville. The following message was received from the Senate through .:'1-fr. .:\[cClatchr-y, the Secretary thereof: J1r. Speaker: The Senate hm; passed by the requisite constitutional majorit~ the following bill of the House, to wit: By Mr. Johnson of Bacon- House Bill No. 190. A bill to change the term of holding the superior court in County of Bacon so as to provide for sprillg and fall terms, and for other purposes. 'l,HURSDAY, JULY 26, 1923. 645 The following resolutions of the House, ordered to lie on the table for at least one day, were called up and placed before the House: B.'~ ~Ir. Huxford of Clinch- House Resolution K o. 114. A resolution calling upon the Commissioner of Agriculture for certain information. ~Ir. Calla"ay of Putnam moved the prevwus question, the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendment was read and adopted: By ~Ir. Huxford of Clinch- Amend by striking out all the information called for and insert in lieu thereof a list of the inspectors and amounts paid each one out of said appropriation for the years 1922 and 1923, to be furnished by to-morrow, July 27th, 1923. The resolution was adopted as amended. By ~fr. ~Ic:Michael of Marion- House Resolution 1\o. 111. A resolution calling for information from the State Highway Department. Mr. Fleming of Hancock moved that the resolution be tabled. On this motion jfr. ::\Idlichael of Marion called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. 646 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs.: Adair Adams of Towns Arnold Atkinson of Chatham Aubrey Barrett Bird Boswell Bowden Brannen Burt Callaway Camp of Campbell Camp of Coweta Christopher Clark Culpepper Cumming DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins DuBose Duncan Duvall Dykes Elders Ennis Pleming of Columbia Fleming of Hanrock Fowler Griner Grovenstein Haddock Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Holden Houston Howard of Long Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones of Floyd Jordan King Langley Latham McGarity McMullan Mann Meeks Milner Mullis Xa pier Orr Parker Peek Penland Phillips of Telfair Pope Roberts Rountree Shedd Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Lamar Stevens Stone Sutlive Sweat Toole Turner Tyson Warren Wilson Wimberly of Twiggs Winship Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Franklin Anderson Bandy Banister Beck Bennett Bozeman Braddy Branch Bussey Carr Carter Childs Covington Cox Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Thomas Dixon of Wilkinson Evans of Screven Evans of \Varren Fortson Foy Gillen Golden Greer Griffis Guess Harrell Hatcher of Muscogee Head Hillhouse THURSDAY, JuLY 26, 1923. 647 Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Screven Hulme Huxford Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon .Tones of Coweta .Tones, A. D., of Meriwether Kirkland Knight Lindsey Loyd Lyons McClure :c\IeCrory MeCullough MeDonalrl McMichael Maddox Miles Montgomery Moore New Norman of Colquitt X orman of Henry Owen Pafford Parks Parrish Perkins of Habersham Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Pickering Pickren Pitts Price Hiley Robertson Rowe Rutherford Sapp Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary spenre Stanford Stanley Steele Stewart Tatum Van Landingham Vaughan Way West Whitley Wimberly of Toombs \'{ oodruff Worthy Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Atkinson of Camden Holton StoYall Bell Jones, 'N. R., of Strickland Blease Meriwether Swindle Bleckley 1-i:empton 'fippins Boatwright Linder 'frippe Collins Logan \Vhitworth Copeland ~Iansell Williams Davis of Floyd .:\Iayo \Vimberly of Laurens Ellis Perkins of Muscogee \Vingate EYe HeYille Wood. Pletcher Hussell Mr. Speaker Hamrick Smith of Jefferson Ayes 76, nays 96. The roll call was verified. On the motion to table the resolution the ayes were 76, nays 96, and the motion was lost. J OFRX AL oF THE HousE, Mr. ~Ioore of Appling moved the previous question, the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendment was read and adopted: By ~lr. Xew of Laurens- Amend by requesting the Highway Department to furnish the House at same time how much is spent for the publication of the Highway Journal. The resolution was adopted as amended. Mr. \Voodruff of DeKalb moved that House Bill Xo. 16 be taken from the table and placed upon the calendar. On this motion Mr. \Yoodruff of DeKalb called for the ayes and nays, and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follo,vs: Those voting m the affirmative were "),fessrs.: Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Bandy Banister Beck Bennett Bird Boswell Bowden Braddy Branch Carter Childs Christopher Clark Collins Covington Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Duvall Elders Evans of Screven Fleming of Columbia Griffis Griner Guess Harrison Head Holden Houston Howard of Long Howard of Srreven Huxford Jones of Cook .Tones, A. D., of Meriwether Kirkland Knight J angley THURSDAY, JuLY 26, 1923. 649 Latham Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McMichael McMullan Mansell Miles Milner Mullis X a piN Norman of Colquitt Norman of Henry Owen Pafford Peek Penla11use and Senate bills having a local application. 3. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. 4. House bills with Senate amendments for concurrence. The following message was received from the Senate through :Jir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Phillips of the 38th- Senate Bill No. 10. A bill to define and provide for the time of duration of charter granted to purchasers of railroads. By Mr. Smith of the 35th- Senate Bill No. 57. A bill to add an additional judge of the superior court for the Atlanta Circuit. J<'RIDAY, JL"LY 27, 1923. 657 By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 87. A bill amending city court of Soperton. An Act to amend an Act to establish the city court of Soperton and to define its jurisdiction, etc. B~, Mr. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 99. A bill to amend several Acts creating and relating to the board of public education for County of Chatham and City of Savannah. By l\Ir. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 39. A bill to authorize and empower the Board of Roads and Revenues of Hancock County to appoint a clerk of said board. By Mr. ::\IcDonald of Mitchell- House Bill No. 53. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Pelham. B~, Mr. Rutherford of ~Ionroe- House Bill N"o. 133. A bill to amend an Act to consolidate and codify the various Acts incorporating the City of Forsyth in thr County of Monroe. By Messrs. Harris and Smith of Jefferson- House Bill No. 140. A bill to amend an Act to consolidate, amend and supersede the several Acts incorporating the Town of Louisville. 658 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Smith of Lamar- House Bill No. 150. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Barnesville Male and Female High School. By Messrs. Orr and Lindsey of Wilkes- House Bill No. 161. A bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the Town of Washington. By Messrs. Reville, Cumming and Rowe of Richmond- House Bill No. 199. A bill to amend the charter of the City of 'Augusta, relative to payment of retired employees of the city. By Messrs. Rowe, Reville and Cummi1lg of Richmond- House Bill No. 201. A bill to amend an Act to promote the efficiency and improve the condition of the fire department of the City of Augusta. By Mr. Phillips of Telfair- Honse Bill No. 212. A bill to repeal an Act amending the' charter of Scotland. By Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 214. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Columbus, relative to taxation. FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 659 By Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscog-ee- House Bill Ko. 215. A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City of Columbus, so as to provide for city planning- in the City of Columbus and the police jurisdiction thereof, establishing a police district and defining the power of the city therein. By Mr. Jones of Cook- House Bill No. 234. A bill to provide for holding- four terms in each year of the superior court of Cook County. By Mr. Bird of Taliaferro- Hause Bill No. 253. A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Crawfordville. By Mr. Jenkins of wheeler- House Bill No. 263. A bill to change the terms of wheeler superior court. By Mr. Dixon of Jenkins- House Bill No. 323. A bill to amend an Act to provide payment by counties in this State having a certain population. By ~Iessrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 328. A bill to amend charter of City of Carrollton.. 660 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Messrs. Beck and Spence of Carroll- A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for City of Carrollton. By ~Iessrs. Copeland and Stanford of Lowndes- House Bill Xo. 332. A bill to create commission manager form of government for City of Valdosta. By Mr. Pickren of Charlton- House Bill No. 346. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Folkston. The following message was received from the Senate through ::\Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- tional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By l\Ir. Neill of l\IuscogeeHouse Bill Xo. 187. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Muscogee County. By Messrs. Beck and Spence of CarrollHouse Bill No. 329. A bill to amend an Act es- tablishing a new charter for City of Carrollton. The following message was received from the Senate through -:\Jr. ~fcClat<'he~, the Secretary thereof: FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 661 .:.VIr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By ~fr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 6. A bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the Town of Arlington. By Mr. whitley of Douglas- House Bill No. 23. A bill to repeal an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of County Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Douglas County so as to provide for laying out the county into road districts. By Mr. ],leming of Hancock- House Bill No. 37. A bill to provide for the election of the board of education of the City of Sparta. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Parker of Ware- House Bill No. 453. A bill to impose a tax on all itinerant horse and mule traders. Referred to Committee on \Vays and Means. 662 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. Wimberly of Toombs and Rountree of Emanuel- House Bill No. 454. A bill to amend Section 2615 of Code of 1914, relative to reduction of Public Service Commission from five to two members. Referred to Committee on Railroads. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 455. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the Town of Lumpkin. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By .Jfessrs. Burt of Dougherty and Ennis of Bald- Win- House Bill No. 456. A bill to amend an Act ''To provide for a tax on all dealers in fuels and oils,'' and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Mr. Parks of Terrell- House Bill No. 457. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Dawson, relative to paving. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Houston of Gwinnett- . House Bill No. 458. A bill to incorporate the Town of Snellville, in Gwinnett County. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 663 By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 459. A bill to provide for holding four terms a year of the superior court of Barrow County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Evans of \:Varren- House Bill No. 460. A bill to make it unlawful for factories, etc., to accept cotton for storage without making bond to insure against embezzlement. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.1. By Messrs. DeLaPerriere and Swindle of Jackson- House Bill No. 461. A bill to repeal an Act to amend Section 1793 of Code of 1910, relative to tax on fertilizer. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.2. By Mr. Dixon of Jenkins- House Resolution No. 121. 459-A. A resolution providing for an appropriation of uncollected taxes of 1922 to common schools. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Messrs. Turner and Blease of Brooks- House Resolution No. 122. 459-B. A resolution to amend Par. 1, Sec. 3, Art. 11 of the Constitution, 664 JouRXAL OF THE HousE, relative to consolidation of offices of tax rece1Yer and tax collector. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By l\Ir. Harrell of Stewart- House Resolution No. 123. 4;)9-C. A resolution to supply Stewart County court house with law books destroyed by fire. Referred to Committee on Public Library. By Mr. Lyons of Butts- House Resolution No. 124. 459-D. A resolution to sublease or rent the Indian Springs Reserve, in Butts County. Referred to Committee on Public Property. The following bills of the House and Senate were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By Mr. Parker of Ware- House Bill No. 438. A bill to amend an Act to amend an Act to establish the city court of 'Yaycross. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 125, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 665 By Mr. EYans of \Varren- House Bill No. 383. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Tmm of \Varrenton, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bi1l having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill No. 430. A bill to provide for termination of term of office of members of board of education for City of Savannah, and. for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 118, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill Xo. 477. A bill to provide that the City of Savannah may appropriate funds for the purpose of assisting the Savannah Fair, and for " other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. 666 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, On the passage of the bill the ayes. were 121, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Evans and Howard of Screven- House Bill J\o. 433. A bill to amend an Act to create the office of county commissioners of Screven County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No. 401. A bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cordele. 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 175, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Parker of Ware- House Bill No. 436. A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of "Vaycross. FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 667 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 130, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed._ By Messrs. Smith and "\Vood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 326. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 131, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Smith and \Vood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 325. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, relative to extension of city limits. 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 140, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 668 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By .Messrs. Parker and Griffis of Ware- House Bill No. 437. A bill to amend an Act to create the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Ware County, relative to salary of said commissioner. 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 145, nays 0. The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority waR passed. By Messrs. Bozeman and Hillhouse of \Vorth- House Bill X o. 65. ~\. bill to amend the charter of the City of S~lvester, relative to extendingcity limits. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passa~e of the hill, was a~reed to. On the passage of the bill the a~es were 105, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majorit~ was passed. By Messrs. Eve, SutliYe and Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill Xo. 397. A bill to amend the several Acts creating and relating to the board of public education for the County of Chatham and City of Savannah. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 669 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 141, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Evans of \Varren- House Bill No. 421. A bill to repeal an Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Warren County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 117, nays 0. The bill having receiverl the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 422. A bill to create a treas- urer of vVarren County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 141, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority 'vas passed. By Mr. Golden of Haralson- House Bill No. 416. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Haralson. 670 .JOL"RX AL oF THE HousE;, The report of the committee, which was favor. able to the passage of the bill, '"'as agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 133, nays 0. The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ~Ir. Bird of Taliaferro- Hause Bill No. 396. A bill to repeal an Act to create the city court of Crawfordville, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: Amend by striking Paragraph 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all business pending in said court at the time of the going into effect of this Act. shall by this Act be transferred to the superior court of Taliaferro County; all books, papers and all proceedings of whatever kind, either civil or criminal, shall be turned over to the clerk of the superior court of Taliaferro County to be disposed of by said superior court. ''Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. '' The report of the committee, which was favor- FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 671 able to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. dn the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 127, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 418. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Glennville. 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 118, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By .Mr. Perryman of Talbot- House Bill No. 395. A bill to amend t):le charter of the Town of Talbotton, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, ,,hich was favorable to the pas8age of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. B~ :\Ir. King of the 11th- Senate Bill X o. 56. A bill to amend an Act in- 672 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, corporating the Town of Bluffton, so as to reduce the territorial limits of said town. 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 142, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. .Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 72. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Boston, relative to the paving of streets, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were i21, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 10. A bill to define and provide for the time and duration of charters granted to purchasers of railroads under Section 2586 of Code of 1910. Referred to Committee on Railroads. FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 673 By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 16. A bill to prevent judgment being taken against garnishees merely for default. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Grantham of the 46th- Senate Bill No. 47. A bill to amend an Act amending Section 1224 of Penal Code of 1910, relative to granting of paroles. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary. By Mr. Smith of the 35th- Senate Bill No. 57. A bill to add an additional judge of the superior court of Atlanta Circuit. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.1. By Mr. Henderson of the 32d- Senate Bill No. 84. A bill to amend an Act known as ''School Laws,'' relative to reading of the Bible in schools. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 87. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Soperton. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 674 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Latimer of the 39th- Senate Bill No. 97. A bill to repeal an Act fixing the salary of the solicitor-general of the Blue Ridge Circuit. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 99. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating and relating to theboard of pub~ lie education for the City of Savannah. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. The following bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto: By Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Hause Bill No. 153. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Lanier, and for other purposes. The following amendments of the Senate were read and agreed to : Amend by adding after the words '' 1300 district'' the words ''Except that portion of territory taken from Lowndes County in the creation of Lanier County," and by adding after the words "1052 district'' the words ''and also that portion of territory of the 1300 district which was taken from Lowndes County in the creation of Lanier County.'' FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 675 Amend Section 4 of said Act so as to substitute the name of D. 0. Johnson in place of J. E . .Mathis, as commissioner from the third district. By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill Ko. 37. A bill to provide for the election of the board of education of the City of Sparta, and for other purposes. Mr. Fleming of Hancock. moved. that the House disagree to the Senate amendment; the motion prevailed, and the amendment of the Senate was lost. 1\:Ir. Mayo of Mitchell County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report : 1l:lr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 412 do pass. House Bill No. 278 do pass as amended. MAYO of Mitchell, Chairman. Mr. Foy of Taylor County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: 676 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No.1 have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as vicechairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 320 do pass. House Bill No. 176 do pass. House Bill Ko. 220 do pass. House Bill Ko. 288 do pass. House Bill Xo. 296 do pass. House Bill Xo. 60 do pass. House Bill No. 386 do pass. Senate Bill No. 7 do pass as amended. C. W. FoY, Vice-Chairman. :Mr. Eve of Chatham County, Chairman of the Committee on ~fanufactures, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Manufactures have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 677 back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : Senate Bill No. 41. EvE of Chatham, Chairman. .Mr. Houston of Gwinnett County, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill No. 5 as amended. HousTON of Gwinnett, Chairman. Mr. W. R. Jones of .Meriwether County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Con~ stitution, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaket: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as 678 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, chairman to report the same back to the House with the rEcommendation that the same do pass: Senate Bill No. 60. JoNEs of Meriwether, Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 442. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. Parks of Terrell County, 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 bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 376 do pass by substitute. FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 679 House Bill K o. 331 do pass. House Bill No. 102 do pass by substitute. Respectfully submitted, PARKS of Terrell, Chairman. )fr. Parks of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary ~o. 2, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 2 have had under consideration the following bill of the House and haYe instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 282. PARKS of Terrell, Chairman. Mr. Hines of Decatur County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 1 have had under consideration the following bill of the Honse and have instructed me as vice-chairman 680 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: House Bill No. 424. T. :31. HINES, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Langley of Floyd County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Property, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Property have had under consideration the following resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: House Resolution No. 72. LEE J. LANGLEY, Chairman. Mr. Dixon of Jenkins County, Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on County and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills and resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 681 House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 439 House Bill No. 447 House Bill No. 448. House Resolution No. 117. DIXON of Jenkins, Chairman. 1\Ir. DeFoor of Clayton, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Jlr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts and resolutions, to wit: House Bill No. 7. An Act to remov.e the county site of Calhoun County from Morgan to Arlington. House Bill No. 38. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Sparta, relative to depository. Honse Bill No. 64. An Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of \Vorth County. House Bill No. 84. An Act to amend an Act reducing the bonds of sheriff of Early County. House Bill No. 97. An Act to amend an Act creating the city court of Greene County. 682 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, House Bill No. 112. An Act to provide for holding two additional terms of superior court of Bulloch County. House Bill No. 113. An Act to abolish the county court of Lanier County. House Bill No. 122. An Act to amend Section 1249 of Code of 1910, relative to depository at Lumpkin. House Bill No. 137. An Act to amend an Act fixing the bond of the sheriff of Monroe County. House Bill No. 175. An Act to amend an Act creating the city court of Reidsville. House Bill No. 184. An Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Hawkinsville. House Bill No. 190. An Act to change the term of holding superior court of Bacon Count~. House Bill No. 238. An Act to abolish the city court of Zebulon. Respectfuly submitted, DEFooR of Clayton, Chairman. The following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read for the second time : By Miss Kempton and ~Iessrs. Smith and Wood of Fulton- House Resolution No. 72. 327-A. A resolution ]'RIDAY, JULY 27, 1923. 683 giving. the City of Atlanta the right to construct a viaduct over Central avenue and Pryor street. By Mr. Evans of \Yarren- House Resolution No. 117. 444-A. A resolution to relieve J. \\T. \Vhitley, C. R. Fitzpatrick, C. S. Davenport and J. F. Gunn as sureties on bond of Hoyt Chapman. By Mr. Bell of Burke- House Bill No. 5. A bill to extend the duties of the Georgia Public Service Commission. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 60. A bill to prescribe the fees of clerks of superior courts in this State. By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Bill No. 102. A bill to amend an Act to prevent the shipping of tick infested cattle into the State. By Messrs. Stewart of Atkinson, Huxford of Clinch and Pafford of Lanier- Hous_e Bill No. 176. A bill to fix the salary of the solicitor-general of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit. By Messrs. Aubrey and Trippe of Bartow- House Bill No. 220. A bill to provide for giving notice to any lodge, etc., whose name is to be usE'rl m any inc6rporation. 684 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By .Mr. Grovenstein of Effingham- House Bill No. 278. A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Springfield. By Mrs. Napier and }fr. "Winship of Bibb-- House Bill No. 288. A bill to amend an Act abolishing justice courts in the City of Macon. By Mr. Holton of "Wilcox- House Bill No. 296. A bill to authorize tax collectors to receive county warrants in payment of county taxes. By Messrs. Holden and DuBose of Clarke- House Bill No. 320. A bill to amend Sec. 7, Par. 18, Art. 3 of the Constitution, relating to corporate powers of railroads. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 331. A bill to amend Section 1062 of Code of 1910, relative to crime of arson. By }lr. Hatcher of Burke- House Bill K o. 376. A bill to provide notice to holders of security deeds, mortgages, etc., if sold for taxes. By Mr. :McCrory of Schley- House Bill No. 386. A bill to amend Section 3414 of Code of 1910, relative to homestead exemptions. ]'RIDAY, JULY 27, 1923. 685 By )Ir. Fletcher of Irwin- House Bill X o. 41:2. A bill to provide for holding three terms of the superior court of Irwin County. By .!\Iessrs. .Meeks of Coffee and Johnson of Bacon- House Bill X o. 424. A bill to regulate the statistics of leaf tobacco sold from the warehouse floor. By Mr. Pickren of Charlton- House Bill Ko. 439. A bill to prohibit fishing in the streams and lakes of Charlton County during certain times. By )Iessrs. Roberts and Head of Cobb-- House Bill No. 442. A bill to authorize the mayor and council of Marietta to sell bonds for public school purposes. By Messrs. X ew, -Wimberly and Clark of Laurens- House Bill No. 447. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Dublin. By )Iessrs. X ew, -Wimberly and Clark of Laurens- House Bill No. 448. A bill to amend an Act to establish a new charter for the City of Dublin. By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 7. A bill to create the Department of Audits and Accounts. 686 JouRNAL OF THE Hous~;, By ~Ir. ~Ioore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 41. A bill to regulate the drill ing of oil and gas wells in this State. Senate Bill No. 60. A bill to propose an amendment to Art. 7, Sec. 7, Par. 1 of the Constitution, relative to bonded indebtedness of the City of Savannah. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By ~Ir. wright of Jones- House Bill No. 306. A bill to repeal an Act creating the office of County Commissioner of Jones County. By Mr. vVright of Jones- House Bill No. 307. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Jones County. The following resolution of the House was introduced and placed before the House: By Mr. Bennett of Dodge and othersA resolution that the House do not employ any FRIDAY, JuLY 27, 1923. 687 person who is an employee of any State Department. :Mr. Fleming of Hancock moved the previous question . .Mr. ~Ic::\Iichael of Marion moycd that the resolution be tabled and the motion was lost. The motion for the previous question prevailed and the main question was ordered. All amendments and substitutes were lost. The Clerk of the House requested that the roll be called on the resolution; the Speaker ordered the call of the roll, and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: A.:l.solution No. 1:l .A resolution comnH:ntl- 774 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, ing ~.\dmiral A. 0. wright in his work of rescuing the records of the Confederate States Navy, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: llfr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 102. A bill to amend Section 3301, of Civil Code of Georgia, relative to bond to be given by mortgagor, and for other purposes. By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 109. A bill to place solicitor of city court on salary, instead of a fee basis. By Mr. Hullender of the 44th- Senate Bill Ko. 110. A bill to amend an Act to abolish the Board of Roads and Revenues for Catoosa County, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: J.lfr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- WEDNESDAY, AuausT 1, 1923. 775 tional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 114. A bill to appoint two dental surgeons as members of board of health. By :Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Bill No. :29. A bill to extend the lien of mortgages over after-acquired crops, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: illr. Speaker: The Senate insists on its amendment to the following bill of the House, to wit: By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 37. A bill to provide for the election of the hoard of education of the City of Sparta, and for other purposes. The follmving message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- 77G JoPRX.:>..L OF THE HousE, tional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: By .:\Ir. Cumming of Hichmond- House Bill K o. 56. A bill to amend an Act to appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars to Georgia Training School for Mental Defectives. Mr. Guess of DeKalb County, Chairman of 1lw Committe2 on General .Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. SpeakP-r: Your Committee on General J ucliciary No. 1 haw ha Resolution No. 61. .\ resolution to mP- "\YEDXESDAY, A lCG"LST ] , ] 923. 789 morialize Congress to allow certain matter from Department of Agriculture to go through the mails fref' of charge. B~ Mr. Phillips of the 18th- SPnate Bill No. 10. A bill to define and provide for the time and duration of charters granted to railroads and purchasers. By Mr. Spence of the 8th- Senate Bill No. 53. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Camilla. B~ Mr. Smith of the 35th- Senate Bill No. 57. A bill to add an acld.itional judge of the superior court of the Atlanta Circuit. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 87. A bill to amend an Act relative to establishment of the city court of Soperton. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Mr. Perkins of Muscogee- House Resolution No. 14~. A resolution extend- ing the privilege of the floor to A. vV. Fincher. Under orders of the day the following bill of the House was read the third time and placed upon its passage: 790 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Strickland of Brantley- Honse Bill No. 189. A bill to remove the county site of Brantley County from Hoboken to Nahunta, and for other purposes. Mr. Elders of Tattnall moved that the consideration of this bill be postponed indefinitely. Mr. Callaway of Putnam moved the previous question on the bill; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. The passage of the bill requiring a two-thirds vot<> of the House, the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows : Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Adair Braddy Adams of Franklin Branch Adams of Towns Burt Anderson Callaway Arnold Camp of Coweta Atkinson of Camden Carr Atkinson of Chatham Carter Aubrey Childs Bandy Christopher Banister Clark Beck Collins Bell Covington Bennett Culpepper Bird Cumming Blease Curry Boatwright Daniel of Heard Boswell Daniel of Troup Bowden Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeLaPerriere Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duvall Dykes Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fortson Gillen Golden Greer Griffis WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 1, 1923. 791 Griner Grovenstein Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Burke Head Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Screven Hulme Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton King Kirkland Knight Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons Russell McCrory Rutherford McCullough Sapp McDonald Shedd McMichael Shettlesworth McMullan Singletary Maddox Smith of Bryan Mann Smith of Lamar Mayo Spence ~leeks Stanley Miles Steele Milner Stevens Montgomery Stone Moore Stovall Mullis Strickland Norman of Colquitt Sutlive Norman of Henry Tippins Orr Toole Parks Trippe Parrish Turner Peek Tyson Penland Van Landingham Perkins of Warren Habersham West Perkins of Muscogee Whitley Phillips of Jasper Whitworth Phillips of Telfair Williams Pickren Wilson Pitts Wimberly of Toombs Pope Wimberly of Twiggs Price Wingate Riley Winship Roberts Wood Robertson Woodruff Rountree Worthy Rowe Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Bozeman Bussey Copeland Elders Foy Guess Jones of Coweta Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Langley McClure McGarity New Parker Perryman Stanford Sweat wimberly of Laurens 792 JoeRXAL m THE HousE, Those not voting were Messrs. : Barrett Bleckley Brannen Camp of Campbell Cox DeFoor Dixon of Jenkins Duncan ]<'letcher l<'owler Hatcher of Muscogee He ville Howard of Long Rimpson Huxford Smith of Fulton Jones of ]<'loyd Hmith of Jefferson l\-fansell Rtewart Xa piP I' Swindle Owen Tatum Pafford Vaughan Peterson . Way Pickering .:\lr. Speaker Ayes 159, nays 17. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 159, nays 17. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that when the House adjourn this afternoon it stand adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 :00 o'clock, and the motion prevailed. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Resolution No. 143. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to Hon. J. C. Smith. The Speaker appointed the following committee, on the part of the House, under House Resolution \YEoNJ<~~DAY, AuGusT 1, 1923. 793 No. 15, to investigate the State Highway Department: Messrs. McMichael of Marion, Elders of Tattnall DuBose of Clarke Griner of Ben Hill Head of Cobb worthy of Quitman Fowler of Bibb Barrett of Stephens Moore of Appling Wright of Jones. Mr. Lindsey of Wilkes moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 :00 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION' 3:00 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 House Bill No. 364 was withdrawn from the House. 794 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, By unanimous consent House Resolution No. 72 was recommitted to the Committee on Public Property. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the remaining part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported by the committees, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general Hous<> and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. By unanimous consent the follo~ing bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Messrs. Pope an(l McClure of Walker- House Bill No. 514. A bill to provide for holding four terms a year of the superior court of Walker County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. B~r Miss Kempton of FultonHouse Resolution No. 144. 514-A. A resolution \VEDXESDAY, AuausT 1, 1923. 795 to relieve E. L. Collier as surety for Roger Campbell. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. By Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Resolution Xo. 145. 514-B. A resolution to relieve E. L. Collier as surety for Ben Johnson. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. By Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Resolution No. 146. 514-C. A resolution to relieve E. L. Collier as surety for Marion Burling. Referred to Committee on GPneral .Judiciary No. 2. By Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Resolution No. 147. 514-D. A resolution to relieve E. L. Collier as surety for Sam Crew. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. By Mr. Linder of Jeff Davis- House Resolution No. 148. 515-A. A resolution to appropriate $800,000.00 for the payment of pensioners for the years 1922 and 1923. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Culpepper of FayetteHouse Resolution No. 149. A bill to appropriate $15,000 for up- keep of buihlings, etc. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Mr. W. R. Jones of Meriwether County, Chairman of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, submitted tlw following report: 796 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitu- tion have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 403 do pass by substitute. House Bill No. 49 do pass by substitute. House Bill No. 61 do pass b~ substitute. Respectfully submitted, \V. R. .JoNES of Meriwether, Chairman. Mr. Anderson of Chattooga County, Chairman of the Committee on Indigmt Pensions and Soldiers' Home, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Indigent Pensions and Soldiers' Home have had under consideration the following bill and resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House 'vith the recommendation as follows: House Resolution No. 33 do pass. Honse> Bill No. 54 do not pass. ANDERSON of Chattooga, Chairman. WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 1, 1923. 797 Mr. Culpepper of Fayette County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following bill and resolution of the House aud have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 508. House Resolution No. 59. CuLPEPPER of Fayette, Chairman. Mr. Houston of Gwinnett County, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: llfr. Speaker: Your Committee on Railroads have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass : House Bill No. 454. HousTON of Gwinnett, Chairman. Mr. Elders of Tattnall County, Chairman of the 798 JouRNAL OF THE HousE1 Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bills and resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 432. House Bill No. 441. House Bill No. 440. House Bill No. 435. House Bill No. 434. House Resolution No. 88. ELDERS, Chairman. The following bills and resolutions of the House, favorably reported, were read the second time: By Messrs. \Vimberly of Toombs and Tyson of Mcintosh- House Bill No. 49. A bill to amend Paragraph 1, Section 2, Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, relative to the tax on incomes, and for other purposes. By Mr. Parks of TerrellHouse Bill No. 403. A bill to amend Paragraph WEDNESDAY, AuausT 1, 1923. 799 1, Section 2, Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, relative to tax on classified property, and for other purposes. By Mr. Mayo of Mitchell- House Bill No. 432. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Camilla school district, and for other purposes. By Mr. Camp of Campbell- House Bill No. 434. A bill to require the State Board of Health to create a division of dental surgery and all hygiene as a division of the State Health Department, and for other purposes. By Mr. Camp of Campbell- House Bill No. 435. A bill to amend Section 1 of Act approved August 17th, 1914, of the laws of 1914, relative to the appointment of two doctors of dental surgery to the State Board of Health, and for other purposes. By Mr. Banister of Thomas- House Bill No. 440. A bill to regulate all boarding houses at which students board, and for other purposes. By Mr. Jenkins of Wheeler- House Bill No. 441. A bill to repeal an Act to establish a system of public schools in the Town of Alamo, Georgia, and for other purposes. 800 JOURNAL OF THE HousE,r By Mr. Phillips of Jasper- House Resolution No. 33. A resolution to pay James M. Digby of Jasper County, Georgia, $200.00 for the years 1921 and 1922 as a pension. By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 59. A resolution by the House of Representatives that the sum of $15,000.00 be appropriated as a contingent fund for the Governor. By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Resolution No. 88. A resolution to direct the State Board of Education to renew the contracts for school books for a period of only two years, and fOl" other purposes. The following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Messrs. Duke of the 28th, Smith of the 35th and Gillis of the 16th, and others- Senate Bill No. 24. A bill to amend an Act known as the "Georgia Motor Vehicle Law" so as to pro,ide that applications for license between March 1st and May 1st may be examined by sheriff of the Court of Appeals. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. B~ Mr. Davis of the 42d- 8enate Bill No. 29. .A bill to extend the lien of mortgages on crops to after-acquired crops. WEDNESDAY, AuousT 1, 1923. 801 Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 1. By Mr. Hullender of the 44th- Senate Bill No. 110. A bill to amend an Act to abolish the Board of Roads and Revenues of the County of Catoosa. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 114. A bill to appoint two dental surgery doctors as members of the State Board of Health. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 102. A bill to amend Section 3301 of the Civil Code of Georgia so as to provide for bond given by the mortgagor who filed defense to mortgage foreclosure. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 109. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Thomasville so as to abolish the fee system and in lieu thereof placing t~e solicitor of said court on a salary. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 802 J QURNAL OF THE HousE, By unanimous consent 300 copies of the committee substitutes for House Bill No. 49, House Bill No. 61, and House Bill No. 403 were ordered printed for the use of the members of the House. The following resolution of the House, ordered to lie on the table at least one day, was called up and placed before the House: By Mr. Beck of Carroll- House Resolution No. 135. A resolution calling for certain information from the State Highway Department. The resolution was adopted. Under orders of the day the following bill and resolution of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By Mr. Loyd of Newton- House Resolution No. 17. A resolution to relieve E. U. Blankenship and J. 0. Bell from payment of bond of Roland Blankenship, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 111, nays 3. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. \YEDKESllAY, At:Gnn 1, 1!>23. 803 By Messrs. Ellis of Tift, Covington of Colquitt and others- House Bill No. 108. A bill to promote forestry interest in the State under direction of the Georgia State Board of Forestr~T' and for other purposes. Mr. Howard of Long moved that the bill and all amendments .be tabled and the motion prevailed. Mr. McMichael of Marion moved that the House now resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House for the purpose of considering House Bill No. 406. Mr. \Vimberly of Toombs moved the previous question on the above motion, the motion prevaileo, and the main question was ordererl. On the motion that the House do now resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House Mr. McMichael of Marion 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.: Bandy Bennett Bozeman Braneh Bussey Carr Daniel of Troup Davis of Thomas Ellis Evans of Screven Foy Golden Greer Hines of Sumter Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Screven Huxford .Johnson of Bacon Kirkland Knight Linder Lyons McMichael Montgomery Pafford Parks Parrish Perkins of Habersham 804 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Phillips of Jasper Price Riley Sapp Simpson Singletary Spence Tatum Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adair Fletcher New Adams .of Franklin Fortson Norman of Colquitt Adams of Towns Fowler Orr Anderson Gillen Parker Arnold Griffis Peek Atkinson of Camden Griner Penland Atkinson of Chatham Grovenstein Perryman Aubrey Guess Phillips of Telfair Barrett Haddock Pickering Beck Hamrick Pitts Bell Harrell Pope Bird Harris Reville Blease Harrison Roberts Bowden Hatcher of Burke Robertson Braddy Hatcher of ~uscogee Rowe Brannen Head Shedd Burt Hillhouse Shettlesworth Callaway Hines of Decatur Smith of Fulton Camp of Campbell Holden Smith of ,Jefferson Camp of Coweta Holton Smith of Lamar Childs Houston Steele Christopher Howard of Long Stewart Clark Hulme Stone Collins Jenkins Strickland Copeland .Johnson of Forsyth Sutlive Covington Jones of Coweta Sweat Culpepper .Jordan Swindle Cumming E:cmpton Tippins Curry I..indse: Toole Davis of Floyd McClure Trippe DeFoor McCullough Turner DeLaPerriere McMullan Tyson Duvall Mann Van Landingham Elders Mayo Way Ennis Meeks West Evans of 'Varren Miles Whitworth Eve Milner 'Vilson Fleming of Columbia Mullis 'Vimberly of Laurens ]!'leming of Hancock ..'~~pier Wimberly of Toombs wEDNESDAY, AuausT 1, 1923. 805 Wimberly of Twiggs Winship Wingate Wood Worthy Those not Yoting were Messrs. : Banister Bleekley Boatwright Boswell Carter Cox Daniel of Heard Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duncan Dykes Hyman Jones of Cook Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Piekren Meriwether Rountree King Russell Langley Rutherford Latham Smith of Bryan Logan Stanford Loyd Stanley McCrory Stevens McDonald Stovall McGarity Vaughan Maddox Warren Mansell Whitley Moore Williams Norman of Henry Woodruff Owen Wright Perkins of Museogee Mr. Speaker Peterson Ayes 36, nays 122. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the motion the ayes were 36, nays 122, and the motion was lost. Mr. Harrell of Stewart moYed that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. Leave of absence was granted Mr. Daniel of Heard. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 :00 o'clock. 806 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AuGusT 2, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 9 :00 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. Mr. Bell of Burke, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceeT 2, 1923. 825 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Perkins of Habersham- House Bill No. 267. A bill to amend the Act incorporating the City of Cornelia. B~ Mr. Duncan of Houston- House Bill No. 317. A bill to repeal an Act to establish the public schools system of Perry, and for other purposes. By Mr. Perkins of Habersham- House Bill No. 333. A bill to repeal the Act incorporating the Town of Baldwin in County of Habersham. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Jfr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: 826 JouR~AL oF rHE HousE, By Mr. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 388. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Brunswick. By Mr. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 389. A bill to amend an Act to regulate public instruction in the County of Glynn. By Mr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 391. A bill to amend an Act to create and incorporate the City of Edison. By Mr. Perryman of Talbot- House Bill No. 395. A bill to amend the charter of the Town of Talbotton. By Mr. Bird of Taliaferro- Hause Bill No. 396. A bill to repeal an Act to create the city court of Crawfordville. By the Chatham Delegation- House Bill No. 397. A bill to amend the several Acts creating and relating to the board of public education of the County of Chatham and City of Savannah. By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No. 401. A bill to amend an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Cordele. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1923. 827 B~r Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 418. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Glenwood. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 421. ~\_ bill to repeal an Act to abolish the office of county treasurer of Warren County. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 422. A bill to create a treasurer for \Varren County. By the Chatham Delegation- House Bill No. 430. A bill to provide for the brmination of the terms of office of the members of the board of education of the City of Savannah. By Mr. Parker of Ware- House Bill No. 436. A bill to amend an Act to establish the City of Waycross in and for the County of Ware. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read ancl adopted the following resolutions of the Senate, to wit: 828 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Resolution No. 30. A resolution amending Paragraph 1, Section 7, Article 6 of Constitution allowing abolishment of justice courts in all cities of over five thousand. By Mr. Beauchamp of the 22c1- Senate Resolution No. 40. A resolution to authorize State Board of Education to renew contracts for elementary school books. B~ Mr. Beauchamp of the 22d- Senate Resolution No. 41. A rpsolution to allow Governor to appoint a commission to inn~stig-ate fr<'e school book questio11. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatche~-, the S:>cretary thereof: .:.lfr. Speaker: The St>nate has read and adoptN1 tlw following rt>solution of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Resolution ;No. 44. A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the consolidation of offices of tax receiver aiHl tax collector. The following message was receivec1 from the THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1923. 829 Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Hodges of the 20th- Senate Bill No. 25. A bill to amend the Act known as an Act .creating a Board of Harbor, Port and Terminal Commissioners for Georgia. B~, Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 89. A bill to proYi(le registration of nate concurring, That said committee as soon as appointe(l by the terms of this resolution is empowered to have said hearings at the State Capitol or elsewhere, and shall report their acts and findings to the 1923 session of the General Assembly, and if for any reason the committee thus appointed cannot finish its labors by the close of the 1923 session, it is authorized to sit and continue in session in vacation, at such time and place as the committee shall have finishen~ral House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committef's: 842 JouR~ AL OJ<' THE HousE, By Mr. Barrett of Stephens- House Bill No. 519. A bill to amend an Act in~orporating the City of Toccoa so as to change the time for the election of mayor and council. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. "Whitworth of Madison- House Bill No. 520. A bill to create a State Text Book Commission and to provide for the publication of text books and distribution of same. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Loyd of Newton- House Bill No. 521. A bill to amend the Code of Georgia applying to the office of the Commissioner of Agriculture, changing the number of oil and gas inspectors of the State. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. B~, MessrR. DuBose and Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 522. A bill to confer upon the several counties of the State authority to levy taxes for educational purposes. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin and others- House Bill No. 523. A bill to create the Department of Revenues for the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on ""\Vays and Means. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1923. 843 The following bills of the Senate were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By Mr. Spence of the 8th- Senate Bill No. 53. A bill to amend Act establishing city court of Camilla. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Johnson of the 24th- Senate Bill No. 76. A bill to vest fee simple title to lands in trustees of First Baptist Church of Columbus, Ga. 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 107, nays 0. The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Johnson of the 24th- Senate Bill No. 78. A bill to vest fee simple title to certain lands at Columbus in the trustees of St. Luke Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 844 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, On the passage of the bill the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 87. A bill to amend an Act to establish the city court of Soperton. The following committee amendments were read and adopted : Amend by striking the words and figures ''twelve hundred (1200) dollars" wherever same occur in Section 1 thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "nine hundred (900) dollars." Also amend by striking the words and figures "seven hundred twenty (720) dollars" wherever same occur in Section 2 of said bill and inserting in lieu thereof the words awl figures ''six hundre(l (600) dollars.'' The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. ()n the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By ~Iessrs. -Wimberly, Clark and New of Laurens- House Bill No. 484. A\. bill to create the office of treasurer in and for Laurens County, and for other purposes. TnrRSDA1, AuGUST 2, 1923. 845 The report of the committ?e, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill having received th2 requisite constitutional majority was passed. B~ Miss Kempton and Messrs. Smith and Wood of Fulton- House Bill No. 252. A bill to amend Civil Code of 1910, relative to capital stock of trust companies. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: ..:\mend by inserting the following: ''Provided the two-thirds of the capital stock amounts to a majority of the capital stock." The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 109, nays 5. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By Mrs. Napier and Mr. Winship of Bibb- House Bill No. 288. A bill to amend an Act abolishing justice courts and certain offices in the City of Macon, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: S46 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- Amend by adding a new section before the repealing clause, to be appropriately numbered, as follows: ''Section -. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before the provisions of this Act shall become operatin it shall be first submitted to the qualified voters of Bibb County for ratification at an election to be called for that purpose by the ordinary of said county at some date not later than December 1st, 1923, nor earlier than October 1st, 1923, and if a majority of the votes of said election are cast in favor of the ratification of the provisions of this Act relating to the salaries of the officers of the court, the same shall become operative as therein provided. At said election those desiring to vote in favor of said Act shall haw written or printed on their ballots ''For ratification of Act increasing the salaries of the officers of the Municipal Court of the City of Macon" and those desiring to vote against said Act shall have written or printed on their ballots ''Against the ratification of the Act increasing the salaries of the officers of the Municipal Court of the City of Macon.'' Said election shall be held as now provided by law for holding elections except that the returns shall be made to the ordinary of said county, and the said ordinary shall declare the result of said election, provided, however, that Section 6 of said Act amending Section 19 of the original Act creating the Municipal Court of the City of Macon, approved August 16, 1913, shall become operative upon the passage of the bill when approved by the Governor." THFRHDAY, A-cG"LST 2, 1923. 847 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 the ayes were 130, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. The following bills and resolution of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Hodges of the 20th- Senate Bill No. 25. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Harbor, Port and Terminal Commissioners for the State of Georgia. Referred to Committee on General Agriculture No.2. By Mr. Spence of the 8th- Senate Bill No. 88. A bill to revise the present laws creating the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 89. A bill to provide for the record of deeds, mortgages, bonds for title and other registerable instruments when they appear to be executed in one county before an officer of another county having no jurisdiction in the first county. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. 848 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, B~, Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 92. A bill to provide for notice of grantee of any securities, deed or mortgages of record in case of sale of real estate for taxes. Heferred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 93. A bill to provide that city courts created by the General ~-\ssembly shall be courts of record. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 94. A bill to amend Section 1169 of Volume 1 of the Code of Georgia of 1910 providing for the redemption of property sold for taxes. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 95. A bill to provide for the sale of the equity of redemption in deed to secure debt. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr.. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 96. A bill to provide for the registration of assignment of a mortgage or deed of THeR8DAY, AuGusT 2, 1923. 849 real property to secure debt of a note or bond secured thereby. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. B~ ~Ir. Davis of the 42dHenate Bill No. 119. A bill to amend an Act creating a city court in Floyd County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 121 A bill to amend several Acts incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the City of SaYannah. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Beauchamp of the 22d- Senate Resolution No. 41. A resolution to provide for the appointment by the Governor of a commission to investigate fully the question of free text books. Referred to Committee on Education. B~, Mr. Pace of the 13th- Renate Resolution No. 30. A resolution proposing to the p2ople of Georgia an amendment to Paragraph 1, Section 7, Article 6, of the Constitution of the State to authorize the General Assembly to abolish justice court, justice of the peace and notary public in cities of the State having a certain population. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. 850 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Beauchamp of the 22d- Senate Resolution No. 40. A resolution to authorize and direct the State Board of Education to renew the contract with the publishers for supplying basal elementary text books in Georgia. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Resolution No. 44. A resolution proposing to the people an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the consolidation of offices of tax receiver and tax collector. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. Under orders of the day the following resolution and bill of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By MBssrs. Stewart of Atkinson, Linder of Jeff Davis and others- House Resolution No. 99. A resolution to make a complete investigation of the State Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. Mr. Tatum of Dade moved that the resolution be tabled and the motion prevailed. By Mr. Wilson of Walton and othersHouse Bill No. 348. A bill to create a new judicial THURSDAY, AuausT 2, 1923. 851 circuit to be known as the Piedmont Circuit, and for other purposes. Mr. Winship of Bibb moved the previous question. Mr. Huxford of Clinch moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. The motion for the previous question prevailed, and the main question was ordered. On the passage of the bill Mr. Knight of Berrien called for the ayes and nays, and the call was not sustained. 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 129, nays 25. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. Mr. Huxford of Clinch moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion was lost. By unanimous consent House Bill No. 126 was withdrawn from the House. The following bill of the House was read the third time and placed upon its passage: By Messrs. Wingate of Baker and Mann of GlynnHouse Bill No. 2. A bill providing for an occu- 852 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, pation tax on all distributors selling- motor fuels, and for other purposes. Mr. Hyman of "'ashington moved that the bill be tabled. Mr. Culpepper of ~'ayette moved that the House do now adjourn; the motion prevailed, and House Bill No. 2 went over as unfinished business, with the motion to table pending. Leave of absence was granted Mr . Fortson of Calhoun. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 :00 o'clock. 85:1 REPRESE~TATIYE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AuausT 3, 1923. The House met punmant to adjournment this day at 10 :00 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer hy the Chaplain. By unanimous consent the call of the roll was dispensed with. Mr. Bell of Burke, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. T~e following resolution of the House was introduced and read : By Messrs. Barrett of Stephens, Covington of Colquitt, Neill of Muscogee and Hyman of Washington- A RESOLUTION House Resolution No. 155. Whereas: We have learned with profound grief of the death, at San Francisco, on the second day of the present month of August, of Honorable Warren G. Harding, Presi- dent of the United States, - Therefore: Be it resolved by the House of 854 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Representatives of Georgia, the Senate of Georgia concurring: 1. That the Nation has lost a large minded and sympathetic executive, who, in the administration "of his numerous and arduous duties, knew no class or section, and whose only object seemed to be the advancement of the happiness of all our people, and the glory of the Republic. 2. Be it further resolved, That we extend our deep personal sympathy to the faithful wife of our deceased fellow citizen in this sad hour, and the hope that our Heavenly Father, to whom we are all accustomed to turn in times of trouble, may comfort her according to the riches of His grace. The following amendments were read and adopted: By Mr. Mann of Glynn- Amend by adding another section as Secti~m 3, as follows: ''That this House do adjourn for a period of ten minutes immediately after the roll call, out of respect, to the President's memory." By Mr. Rowe of Richmond- Amend by adding that the U. S. flag on the State Capitol be at half mast during the day. The resolution was unanimously adopted as amended. The House was led in prayer by the Chaplain. The Speaker announced the House adjourned for a period of ten minutes. FRIDAY, AuausT :~, 19:!3. 855 ':rhe House was called to order by the Speaker. By unanimous consent Senate Bill No. 66 was recommitted to the Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Resolution No. 156. A resolution extending the privileges of the floor to \V. H. Dorris. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the remaining part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matters under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. 6. Local House bills and resolutions with Senate amendments. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: 856 JouRXAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Logan of Banks- House Bill No. 524. A bill to amend Section 5628 of the Code of Georgia, relative to the sufficiency of p~titions and pleas determined at first. Referrctl to Committee on General .Jutliciary ~0. 2. By Mr. Singletary of Grady- House Bill No. 525. A bill to prohibit the levying or collection by the taxing authorities of the several counties of the State under Article 7, Section 6. Paragraph 2 of the Constitution of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Ellis of Tift- House Bill No. 526. A bill to provide for the teaching of the elementary principles of forestry in the schools of Georgia. Referred to Committee on Education. By Messrs. Neill and Hatcher of Muscogee- House Bill No. 527. A bill to ratify and confirm the provisions of certain contracts between the City of Columbus, Central of Georgia Railroad and the Southwestern Railroad Companies. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Fletcher of Irw~nHouse Bill No. 528. A bill to amend an Act estab- ~,RIDAY, ArGusT 3, 1923. 857 lishing anYise the present FRIDAY, AUGU~T 3, 192~L 871 laws creating the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, and for other purposes. By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 89. .A bill to provide for the reconl of deeds, and for other purposes. B~, Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 92. A bill to provide for notice in case of sale of real estate for taxes. By Mr. Gillis of the 16thNenate Bill No. 93. A bill to provide that city courts shall he courts of record, and for other purposes. B~, Mr. Gillis of the 16thSenate Bill No. 94. .A bill to amend the Code of Georgia of 1910, relative to property sold for taxes. By Mr. Gillis of the 16thSenate Bill No. 95. .A bill to provide for the sale equity of redemption in deed to secure debt. By Mr. Gillis of the 16thSenate Bill No. 96. A bill to provide for the registration of assignment of a mortgage to secure debt. By Mr. Latimer of the 39thSPnate Bill No. 97. .A bill to repeal an Act ap- 872 JouRxAL OF THE HousE, proved August 20th, 1918, relative to the salary of the solicitor-general of the Blue Ridge Circuit, and for other purposes. By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Bill No. 508. A bill to appropriate $20,000.00 for deficiency fund for Governor's printing fund. The following bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 455. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the Town of Lumpkin. 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 119, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. A. D. Jones and \V. R. Jones of Meriwether- House Bill No. 489. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Manchester. 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 118, nays 0. FRIDAY, AuousT :1, 192:1. 873 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 446. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Macon. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. \Vest of White- House Bill No. 462. A bill to repeal an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of \Vhite County. The report of the committee, which was favorable t0 the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. \Vest of \Vhite- House Bill No. 463. A bill to repeal an Act to create the city court of Cleveland. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. 874 JouRNAL oF THE Housg, On the passage of the bill the ayes were 122, nays 0.. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 497. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Richland. 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 116, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. wright of Jones- House Bill No. 501. A bill to abolish the city court of Gray, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 120, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Adams of the 47thSenate Bill No. 51. A bill to confer on the several FRIDAY, AuausT 3, 19:23. 875 counties of the State authority to provide for the employment of county agents and home demonstration agents. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Grantham of the 46th- Senate Bill No. 112. A bill to require State Superintendents of Banks to publish a statement showing the status of banks. Referred to Committee on Banks and Banking. By Mr. Johns of the 27th- Senate Bill No. 118. A bill to provide for four terms a year of the superior court of Barrow County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. The follO\ving bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto: By Mr. Adair of Morgan- House Bill No. 188. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Madison. The following substitute of the Senate was read and agreed to : A BILL. To be entitled an ..Act to amend an Act, approved August 15, 1910, establishing the city court of Madison, in and for the County of Morgan, and the St'Vf'ral Acts amendatory tht>reof, so as to rt>- 876 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, duce the salary of the judge of said city court of Madison from eighteen hundred dollars per annum to fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and so as to reduce the salary of the solicitor of said city court of Madison from eighteen hundre(l dollars per annum to twelve hundred dollars per annum; to provide that from January 1st, 1924, said judge of said city court of Madison shall receive a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum instead of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and that said solicitor of said city court of Madison after January 1st, 1924, shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum instead of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, payable at the times and in the manner now provided hy law, 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 an Act, approved August 15, 1910, establishing the city court of Madison, in and for the County of Morgan, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, be and the same are hereby amended so as to reduce the salary of the judge of said city court of Madison from eighteen hundred dollars per annum to fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and so as to reduce the salary of the solicitor of said city court of Madison from eighteen hundred dollars to twelve hunclrerl dollars per annum. Section 2. That from and after the first clay of January, 1924, the said judge of said city court of Madison shall receive a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum instead of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and that said solicitor of said cit~- FRIDAY, AuausT 3, 1923. 877 court of Madison shall receiYe a salary of twelve hundre(l dollars instead of eighteen hundred dollars per annum, each of said salaries payable at the times and in the manner now proYided by law. Section 3. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are hereby repealed. By Mr. Jenkins of -Wheeler- House Bill No. 263. A bill to change the terms of vVheeler superior court, and for other purposes. The following amendment of the Senate was read and agreed to : Amend by adding between the words ''terms'' and ''in'' in line 5, Section 1, the following words: ''of two weeks each.'' By Mr. Duncan of Houston- House Bill No. 340. ~--\. bill to provide for holding four terms a year of the superior court of Houston County, and for other purposes. The following amendment of the Senate was read and agreed to : Amend by striking out Section 4 and substituting in lieu thereof the following: ''Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this law shall not become effective in any event, before the first day of January~ 1924, and shall not be effective at all unless the bill to abolish the city court of Houston County, which bill shall be introduced, JouRNAL oF THE HousE, passed and approved at the 1923 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, shall be ratified as in said bill provided by a majority of the qualified voters of Houston County at the special election called for the purpose of voting for determining the question of ratifying or rejecting the said bill.'' By Mr. Duncan of Houston- House Bill No. 341. A bill to repeal an Act to establish a city court for the County of Houston, and for other purposes. The following amendments of the Senate were read and agreed to: Amend by adding the following Sections: Section 7. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this Act shall go into effect December 31st, 1923, provi(le>d, that its provisions shall not become of force and effect unless ratified by a majority of votes cast by the qualified voters of Houston County at an election which is hereby called to be held on the first \Vednesday in December, 1923, for the purpose of submitting the provisions of this Act to the qualified voters for their approval or rejection, which election shall be held and the result thereof shall be consolidated and declared in the same manner as now provided by law for holding elections for members of the General Assembly. At said election voters who wish to cast ballots for the approval of this Act shall have written or printed thereon ''Against City Court'' and those who wish to cast ballots against this Act shall have written or printed thereon "For City Court." At the courthouse in 879 said county on the day succeeding- said election at twelve o'clock noon, the result of said election shall be declared by the managers thereof to the ordinary of said county, who shall under his hand and seal, certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State. Section 8. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it is hereby made the duty of the ordinary of Houston County to haYe published and printed at the expense of said county, ballots, tally sheets and blank returns for said election and he shall furnish same to the election managers; and that after the approval of this Act the ordinary of said county shall give notice of the election hereinbefore called by publication in two issues of the official gazette of the County of Houston, said notice to be given more than 30 days prior to the dates of said election. Amend further by striking out the words ''Section 7" in the 7th Section of said bill and substituting in lieu thereof the words ''Section 9. '' The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: 1~Ir. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: By Messrs. Bussey of Crisp and Griner of Ben Hill- House Bill No. 277. A bill to repeal an Act plac- 880 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ing the solicitor-general of Cordele Circuit on a salary, and for other purposes. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that on to-morrow the consideration of general business be in order and the motion prevailed. Mrs. Napier of Bibb rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. Milner of Dodge, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, having had under consideration the preparation of a calendar, recommend that the following calendar be set as a special and continuing order, immediately following the disposition of House Bill No. 2, known as the Mann Bill: 1. Senate Bill No. 60. Relating to City of Savannah authorizing the city to issue bonds in excess of the present constitutional limitations. 2. House Bill No. 11. By the Chatham Delegation. A bill to amend an Act to promote the health and welfare by ditching and draining. 3. House Bill No. 77. By Mr. Boswell of Greene. A bill to make tax collectors ex-officio sheriffs for the collection of taxes. 4. House Bill No. 80. By Mr. McCrory of Schley. Providing for the renewal of school bond contracts. 5. House Bill No. 256. By Mr. DeLaPerriere of FRIDAY, Aum.rsT 3, 1923. 881 Jackson. To require manufacturers of insecticides to label containers. 6. House Bill No. 381. By Mr. Phillips of Jasper. Amending bill relating to sale of calcium arsenate. 7. House Bill No. 72. By Fulton Delegation. The viaduct bill. 8. Senate Bill No. 114. By Mr. Mason of the 30th. Providing for the appointment of two dentists on State Board of Health. 9. House Bill No. 336. By Mr. Hatcher of Muscogee. Authorizing street railway companies to operate bus lines. 10. House Bill No. 320. By Mr. Holder of Clarke. A bill relating to the corporate power of railroads. Respectfully submitted, MILLER, Vice-Chairman. The report of the Committee on Rules was adopted and the order of business contained therein was established. The following message was received from His Excellency, the Governor, and read: To the General Assembly: I am returning House Bill No. 180 by Mr. Ennis of Baldwin. This is a most unusual bill. It undertakes to have the Legislature elect a solicitor of the county court of Baldwin County, whereas the law 882 J Ot:R~AL OF THE HousE, creating that court provides that the Governor shall appoint the solicitor. It attempts to deprive the Governor of the right to appoint a solicitor while the law directs that the Governor shall appoint the solicitor. It contravenes the public policy of the State which by legislative expression, crystallized by precedent, of many years, has declared against the election of judges and solicitors by the Legislature. without any evidence of a desire on the part of the people of Baldwin County to change the method of selection of the solicitor, it violates the unbroken precedent of the appointment of the solicitor by the Governor over a long term of years. By its failure even to attempt to amend the present law which provides that the solicitor shall be appointed by the Governor it declares, in effect, that the people of Baldwin County have been satisfied to have the judge and solicitor appointed by the Governor in all the years of the past, and will be satisfied to have these officers appointed by the Governor in all the years of the future, but as to the present Governor they are unwilling to have him make an appointment. Violating the public policy not only of the people of the State in general as expressed in the laws of the State but of the people of Baldwin County in particular, who are directly interested and who have expressed this policy in the present law which requires the appointment by the Governor, this bill seeks to have the Legislature to do by indirection that which it would not do directly. Having passed this bill in the regular routine of uncontested local bills by a unanimous vote, it is perfectly apparent as a matter of course that the FRIDAY, AuausT 3, 19:23. 883 General Assembly had no thought of invading the province of the Executive Department as fixed by the Constitution or otherwise embarrassing the present Executive. The author of the bill informs me that no reflection was intended in presenting the measure. Although I have on numerous occasions by word and act emphasized the vital importance of retaining the complete separation of the functions of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Departments of the government fixed by our fathers and expressed so clearly in the Constitution of the State and of the United States, in view of the present state of your calendar now congested with the most important legislative matters, I would refrain from taking the time of the General Assembly for the consideration of this veto, but for the conviction, after mature eatur Hines of Rumter Holden Houston Hulme Hyman Jones of Cook Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jordan Langley Linder Logan Loyd McCrory MeDonalf Hancock Fowler Greer G~iner Harrell Peterson Phillips of Jasper Rountree Head Rmith of Fulton Hines of Decatur Smith of Jefferson Houston Smith of Lamar Hyman Stevens Jones of Cook Stewart Knight Swindle Logan Trippe McClure Tyson McCullough Van Landingham McGarity Whitley McMichael Winship Mansell Mr. Speaker Perkins of Muscogee Ayes 118, nays 41. By unanimous consent the verification of the 1roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 118, nays 41. 924 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By unanimous consent House Resolution No. 80 was taken from the table and placed upon the calendar. By Mr. McCrory of Schley- House Resolution No. 80. A resolution requesting the State Board of Education to readopt all text books now in use in the public schools, and for other purposes. The following substitute was read and adopted: By Mr. McCrory of Schley- Resoll:ed by the House, the Senate concurring, That the State Board of Education be and they. are hereby urged to adopt the basic books now in use in our common schools, if said books can be purchasecl at the same price or less than former contract. Resolved further, That said Board of Education shall insert an abrogation clause in each contract reserving to the State the right to abrogate any contract for the purchase of any or all hooks so adopted after notice to the publishers for aR much as oneyear. Resolved further, That all laws ancl parts of laws in conflict with this resolution be and the same are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to by substitute. Mo:rm.n, AuausT 6, 1923. 925 On the passage of the resolution by substitute the ayes were 92, nays 16. The resolution haYing failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. Mr. Stovall of Elbert gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass House Resolution No. 80. The following message was received from the Senate through l\Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Messrs. Sutlive, Eve and Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill No. 427. A bill to provide that City of Savannah may appropriate funds to assist the Savannah fair. By Messrs. Parker and Griffis of 1Vare- House Bill No. 437. A bill to amend an Act cre- ating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Rev- enues of the County of Ware. By Mr. Parker of Ware- House Bill No. 438. A bill to amend the Act establishing the city court of 1Vaycross. 926 .JouRx AL OF THE HousE, The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majorit~ the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 20. A bill to authorize counties and muncipalities located in such county to contract with each other for the joint building of high schools. By .Messrs. Bozeman and Hillhouse of vVorth- House Bill Xo. 65. A bill to amend the charter of Sylvester, enlarging the corporate limits of said city. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 87. A bill to repeal an ''Act to create a new Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Dougherty County." The following message 'vas received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the 1following bills of the House, to wit: Mo~DAY, AuGusT 6, 1923. 927 By Messrs. Hatcher, Neill and Perkins of 2\Iuscogee- House Bill No. 242. A bill to empower the commissioners of commons to convey to the City of Columbus certain real estate. By :Mr. Grovenstein of Effingham- House Bill Ko. 278. A bill to amend the Act to create the city court of Springfield. By Mr. Holton of Wilcox~ House Bill No. 295. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer of -Wilcox County, Georgia, and provide for the designation of a county depository. The following message was receiYed from the Senate through 2\Ir. ~IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the 'following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Bill No. 383. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the Town of Warrenton. By Mr. Fletcher of Irwin County- House Bill No. 412. A bill to provide for holding three terms a ~ear of the superior court, of Irwin County. 928 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Golden of Haralson- House Bill No. 416. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for Haralson County. The following- messag-e was received from the Senate throug-h ~fr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: r.l'he Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the 1following- bills of the Rouse, to wit: By Mr. Pickren of Charlton- House Bill No. 439. A bill to prohibit fishingin the streams and lakes of Charlton County. By Mr. Burt of Doug-herty- House Bill No. 303. A bill to create and establish a new charter for the City of Albany. The following- messag-e was received from the Senate throug-h l\Ir. ~fcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the followingresolution of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Garlick of the 17th- Senate Resolution Xo. 49. A resolution request- ing the National Cong-ress to remove the stigma of MoNDAY, AuGusT 6, 1923. 929 dismissal from certain officers of the Confederate Navy. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Stovall of the 29th- Senate Bill No. 75. A bill to amend Section 3353 of Vol. 1 of Code of 1910, providing for the declaration of liens in favor of mechanics and others. By Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 90. A bill to amend Section 1565 of Park's Annotated Code, relative to State Library Commission, and for other purposes. By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 73. A bill to enable voters absent from their voting places to vote by registered mail. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereo.f: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: 930 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Stovall of the 29th- Senate Bill X o. 116. A bill to amend the Act creating the city court of Thomson in McDuffie County. By Mr. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 123. A bill to provide for a commission manager form of government in and for the City of Savannah. By Mr. Grantham of the 46thSenate Bill No. 130. A bill to amend the Act cre- ating and incorporating the City of Douglas. The following message was received from the Senate through .Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 290. A bill to amend Code so as to provide for three members of the board of trustees of University of Georgia from the City of Athens. . The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: .:.l'lr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred to the House amendment of the following bill of the Senate, to wit: MoNDAY, Avau~T 6, 192:~. 931 By l.Ir. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill No. 87. A bill amending the city court of Soperton. The following resolution was read the third time: By Messrs. Smith and wood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Resolution No. 72. A resolution granting to the City of Atlanta the right, power and permission of the State of Georgia to construct a bridge or viaduct' over Pryor Street and Central Avenue, and for other purposes. .Jir. .J[oore of Appling moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendment of the House to the amendment of the committee was read and adopted: By ~Ir. Fowler of Bibb- Amend committee amendment by making the commission five from the House and two from the Senate. The following committee amendments were read and adopted : Amend by adding the following in a new paragraph at the end of said original Act: 932 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ''The right, power, permission and authority herein granted to the City of Atlanta is granted with the provision that the consent of the Georgia Public Service Commission and also the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, lessee of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, shall be first given in writing to the City of Atlanta." Amend further by adding the following: ''And provided also that the Speaker of the House shall appoint three members from the House and the President of the Senate shall appoint two members from the Senate (said appointments to be made either before or after adjournment of the present session), a majority of whom shall agree to the final plans and specifications to be submitted for the bridging of said tracks, as provided in this resolution, and provided also that the same shall be approved by the Governor of the State. ''And provided further, That the State of Georgia shall be put to no expense on account of the construction and maintenance of said bridges and streets as authorized b~ this resolution.'' ~fr. Linder of Jeff Davis moved that the House reconsider its action in ordering the main question and the motion was lost. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution as amended, was agreed to as amended. On the passage of the resolution Mr. Linder of Jeff Davis called for the ayes and nays and the call was not sustained. MoNDAY, AuGusT 6, 1923. 933 On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 126, nays 23. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. Miss Kempton of Fulton moved that the resolution be immediately transmitted to the Senate and the motion prevailed. Mr. Beck of Carroll moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 :00 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION' 3:00 o'clock P . .M. The House met again at this hour and was called to order by the Speaker. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous con- sents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 934 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. 6. Local House hills with Senate amendments. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Messrs. Swindle and DeLaPerriere of Jackson- House Bill No. 548. A bill to amend an Act establishing a city court for the City of Jefferson in Jackson County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By ~Iessrs. DeLaPerriere and Swindle of Jackson- House Bill No. 549. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Jefferson, Jackson County. Referred to Committee on County and County ~ratters. B~, ~Ir. Spence of Carroll- House Bill No. 550. A bill to require all persons selling sugar in quantities of one hundred pounds or more to keep a record of the same. Referred to Committee on ~lanufactures. By Mr. Lyons of Butts- House Resolution No. 164. A resolution to set House Bill No. 89 for special and continual order at the earliest possible time.. Referred to Committee on Rules. MoNDAY, AuGusT 6, 1923. 935 Mr. Turner of Brooks County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways have had under consideration the following bills of the House and ha,e instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 491 do pass. House Bill No. 417 do not pass. ruRNER of Brooks, Chairman. Mr. McMichael of Marion County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2, submitted th~ following report: Jfr. 8pPaker: Yon r Committt>c on General Agriculture No. 2 have had under consideration the following resolution of the House ar.:T 6, 19:23. 943 Lll r. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, having had under consideration the preparation of a calendar, recommend that the following calendar be fixed as a special and continuing order, to be taken up immediately after the disposition of the special orders heretofore fixed: By 2\Ir. Guess of DeKalb-- 1. House Bill No. 321. A bill to amend an Act, relative to care of injured employees and creating Industrial Commission. By 2\Ir. Aubrey of Bartow- 2. House Bill No. 220. A bill to provide for giving notice to any lodge, whose name is to be used in any corporation. By Mr. DeLaPerriere- 3. House Bill No. 358. To provide additional penalties for soliciting labor in this State. By l\Ir. Holton of -Wilcox- 4. House Bill No. 396. To make county warrants legal tender for the payment of county taxes. By ~Ir. Cumming of Richmond- 5. House Bill No. 197. To allow corporations to hold stock in other corporations. 944 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Mann of 1Glynn- 6. House Bill No. 81. To provide for the distillation test for gasoline. By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- 7. House Bill No. 36. To amend Section 5858 of the Code of 1910, relative to the taking of depositions. By Mr. DuBose of Brooks- B. House Bill No. 138. To relieve a surety on criminal bond. By Mr. Evans of Vvarren- 9. House Resolution No. 117. To relieve sureties on the bond of Hoyt Chapman. By Mr. Guess of DeKalb- 10. House Bill No. 168. To authorize banks and trust companies to act as guardians for insane. By Mr. Christopher of Hall- 11. House Bill No. 103. To require non-residents to deposit additional costs in justice's courts. By Mr. Hatcher of Muscogee- 12. House Bill No. 411. Giving lien to jewelers. Respectfully submitted, MILNER, Vice-Chairman. Mo~n.n, AuGusT 6, 1923. 945 Mr. Ennis of Baldwin, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, gave notice that he would call up House Bill No. 510, known as the General Tax Act, to-morrow immediately after the completion of House Bill No. 2. Mr. Howard of Long moved the previous question on the report of the Committee on Rules and the motion prevailed. The following am~ndment to the report of the Committee on Rules was read and adopted: By Mr. Knight of Berrien- Amend report by providing that this calendar shall be the order of business for Monday, August 6th, 1923, only. The report of the Committee on Rules was adopted as amended and the order of business contained therein was established. Under orders of the clay the following bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By Messrs. Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 336. A bill to enable electric street, suburban or interurban railroad companies. to acquire, own or hold the capital stock, bonds or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of corporations which own and operate motor buses or trackless trollies, and for other purposes. Mr. Loyd of Newton moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. ~)46 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Holton of -Wilcox moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendments were read and adopted: By Mr. Holden of Clarke- Amend by adding ''Public Service Commission shall have authority to require said companies to op::>rate bus to and from localities within three miles of any point on their street railroads as may seem to said commission proper.'' By Mr. Jones of Floyd- Amend the second and eleventh line of said bill by adding after the word ''acquire'' the following clause, to wit: "that the word 'acquire' shall in no event be construed to give the said corporation power to condemn any existing bus line or lines.'' 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 Mr. Elders of Tattnall called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. The roll call was ordereq and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Adams of Franklin Atkinson of Chatham Bozeman Adams of Towns Barrett Brannen Anderson Bell Burt Arnold Boswell Bussey .. Atkinson of Camden Bowden Callaway MoNDAY, AuGUST 6, 1923. 947 Camp of Campbell Camp of Coweta Carr Copeland Cox Cumming Curry Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd DeLaPerriere DuBose Duncan Ennis Eve F!Pming of Columbia }'leming of Hancock Fortson Fowler Griner Grovenstein Guess Hamrick Harris Harrison Hatehpr of Burke Hatcher of Museogee Hillhouse Holden Holton Howard of Chatta- hoochee Johnson of Bacon Jones of Coweta Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Lyons McCrory McMullan Mann Meeks Milner Moore Norman of Colquitt Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perryman Phillips of Jasper Piekering Riley Roberts Russell Sapp Shedd Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Steele Stone Strickland Sweat Swindle Toole Turner Tyson Vaughan Whitworth Williams 'Nilson "\Vimbt'rly of Toombs Woodruff Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Aubrey Bandy Banister Beck Bennett Blease Boatwright Branch Carter Childs Christopher Clark Covington Culpepper Daniel of Heard Davis of Thomas .Dixon of Wilkinson Duvall Elders Evans of Wanen !<'letcher Foy Gillen Golden Griffis Haddock Head Hines of Decatur Hines of Sumter Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Huxforr N Ol'man of Colquitt Steele Orr Stevens Parker Stewart Parks Strickland Penland Sutlive Perkins of Sweat Habersham Swindle Perkins of Muscogee Tatum Perryman Toole Phillips of Telfair Turner Pickering Tyson Pickren Vaughan Pitts West Reville Whitworth Roberts Williams Robertson Wilson Rountree "Wimberly of Toombs Rowe Wimberly of Twiggs Rutherford 'Vingate Shedd Winship Shettlesworth Wood Smith of Bryan Woodruff Smith of Jefferson Worthy Spence Stanley Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adair Adams of Franklin Anderson Aubrey Beck Boswell Bozeman Bussey Callaway Camp of Coweta Carr Carter Childs Culpepper Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup DeFoor Elders Evans of Screven Evans of 'Varren Fletcher Foy Golden Haddock Harrison Hillhouse Hines of Sumter Holton Howard of Screven Hyman .Johnson of Forsyth Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Knight Linder Lindsey McClure McMichael Maddox Miles Montgomery New Nonnan of Henry Owen Pafford Parrish Peek Peterson Phillips of Jasper Pope Price 972 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Russell Sapp Simpson Stanford Stovall Tippins Trippe 'Varren Way Wimberly of Laurens Wright Those not voting were Messrs.: Bird Bleekley Boatwright Bowden Clark Davis of Floyd Gillen Greer Hanell Houston Hulme Huxford Kirkland Logan McCullough Mansell Riley Singletary Smith of Fulton Smith of Lamar Stone Van Landingham Whitley Mr. Speaker Ayes 121, nays 62. The roll call was verified. On the passage of the bill by substitute as amended the ayes were 121, nays 62. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute as amended. ~Ir. Mann of Glynn moved that the bill be immediately transmitted to the Senate, and the motion prevailed. ~Ir. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn until this afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock. rl'uESDAY, A UGU8T 7, 1923. 973 AFTERNOO~ SESSION' 3 :30 o'clock P. ~L 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 was established as the order of business during the first part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Staeding Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. 6. Local House bills with Senate amendments. By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By ~fr. Pafford of LanierHause Bill .Ko. 551. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Lanier County. 974 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 552. A bill to make the office of solicitor of the. county court of Baldwin elected by the people. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Miss Kempton and Messrs. Smith and Wood of Fulton- House Bill No. 553. A bill to repeal an Act incorporating the City of College Park. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Miss Kempton and Messrs. Smith and Wood of Fulton- House Bill No. 554. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Miss Kempton and Messrs. Wood and Smith of Fulton_:_ House Bill No. 555. A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the City of Hapeville. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. TuESDAY, AuausT 7, 1923. 975 By Miss Kempton and ~Iessrs. Wood and Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 556. A bill to amend an Act to repeal all laws in the City of College Park. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Miss Kempton and ::\fessrs. wood and Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 557. A bill to repeal an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of East Point. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 558. A bill to repeal an Act to create a county court m certain counties of the State. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. McMullan of Hart- House Bill No. 559. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Hart County. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Messrs. Toole and Hines of DecaturHouse Bill No. 560. A bill to amend Section 3 976 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, of the charter of the City of Bainbridge by increasing the corporate limits of said city. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Messrs. Pope and McClure of Walker- House Bill No. 561. A bill to amend the health laws of the State. Referred to Committee on Hygiene and Sanitation. By Mr. \V. R. Jones of Meriwether- Honse Bill No. 562. A bill to authorize and empower any unincorporated association to sue and be sued and maintain actions at law. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Riley of Sumter- House Bill No. 563. A bill to amend Article 7, Section 2, Paragraph 2 iof the Constitution of this State so as to provide that the General Assembly shall have power to exempt from taxation notes, bonds, and mortgages on real estate not located in any city or any incorporated town. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. By Messrs. Griffis and Parker of WareHouse Bill No. 564. A bill to amend the char- TUESDAY, ~-\. UGUST 7, 1923. 977 ter of the City of Waycross, relative to the corporate limits of said city. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. -wingate of Baker- House Bill No. 565. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Baker County. Referred to Committee on County and County :\fatters. By Mr. Simpson of Lee- House Resolution No. 166. 551-A. A resolution to relieve E. B. Lee and E. S. Ferguson as sureties on the- bonds of Joe Hayslip. Referred to Committee on General Judiciary No.2. By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 167. 561-A. A resolution to appropriate to the Military Department a certain Rum to pay deficiencies. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. :\fr. Dixon of Jenkins County, Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: .tlr. Speaker: Your Committee on County and County Matters have had under consideration the following bill of 978 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 548. DixoN of Jenkins, Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 543. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. DeLaPerriere of Jackson County, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Banks and Banking have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chakman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: TuESDAY, AuGusT 7, 1923. 979 House Bill No. 539 do pass. Senate Bill No. 112 do pass. House Bill No. 92 do not pass. House Bill No. 236 do not pass. DELAPERRIERE, Chairman. Mr. DeFoor of Clayton, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor the following Acts, to wit: House Bill No. 290. An Act to amend Section 1365 of the Code of Georgia so as to provide for three members of the board of trustees of the Univers_ity of Georgia from the City of Athens instead of two members. House Bill No. 442. An Act to authorize the mayor of the City of Marietta to sell bonds for the public schools. House Bill No. 447. An Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Dublin, relative to the qualification of voters in said municipality. House Bill No. 448. An Act to amend. an Actto establish a new charter for the City of Dublin. 980 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, House Bill No. 457. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Dawson so as to provide for paving assessments. Respectfully submitted, DEFooR of Clayton, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: J1r. Speaker: rt'he Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: By _jfr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 133. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Hartwell. _ The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu. tional majority the following Senate resolution, to wit: By Mr. Loftin of the 13th and others- Senate Resolution No. 53. A resolution requesting the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to place Generals Longstreet and Walker in the Central Group of the Confederate Memorial at Stone . Mountain. The following bills of the House and Senate, favorably reported b~- the committees, were read the second time : TuEsDAY, AuousT 7, 1923. 981 By .:\Ir. Stewart of Atkinson- House Bill No. 539. A bill to amend an Act creating a county depository for Atkinson County, and for other purposes. By Mr. ::\Iullis of Bleckley- House Bill No. 543. A bill to amend the Act incorporating the Town of Cochran, and for other purposes. By Messrs. DeLaPerriere and Swindle of Jackson- House Bill No. 548. A bill to amend an Act establishing a city court of Jefferson, and for other purposes. By Mr. Grantham of the 46th- Senate Bill No. 112. A bill to amend an Act creating the Department of Banking of the State of Georgia, and to require the State Superintendent of Banks to publish a statement showing the true status of the banks being liquidated, and for other purposes. The following bills and resolutions of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By 1~r. Blease of Brooks- House Resolution No. 138. A resolution to re-. lieve S. W. Boquine and \Vill Council of liability on bond forfeiture. ~)82 JouRNAL OJ<' THE HousE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 104, nays 0. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent this resolution was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Fowler and Mrs. Napier of Bibb- House Bill No. 177. A bill to amend Code of 1910, relative to premiums on county treasurer's bonds in certain counties, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 112, . nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Wood and Smith and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 311. A bill to authorize Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of certain counties to levy a tax, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 114, nays 0. TuESDAY, AuGUST 7, 1923. 983 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Evans of Warren- House Resolution No. 117. A resolution to relieve J. "\V. "'Whiteley, C. R. Fitzpatrick, C. S. Davenport and J. F. Gunn as sureties on bond. 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 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bills and resolutions of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 133. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Hartwell, relative to paving of streets. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. McLeod of the 9th- Senate Bill No. 122. A bill to change the time for holding the superior court of Baker County. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. By Mr. Chastain of the 41stSenate Bill No. 120. A bill to amend and con- 984 JouRNAL OJ<' THE HousE, solidate the Aets incorporating the City of Blue Ridge. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By .Mr. King of the 11th~ Senate Bill No. 106. A bill to amend the Act creating the Bluffton school district in the County of Clay. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. ~forgan of the 5th- Senate Bill No. 132. A bill to amend an Act to fix the limit of taxation in the City of "\Vaycross for school purposes. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Redwine of the 26th- Senate Resolution No. 39. A resolution to authorize the Governor to appoint a commission to terminate the lease on Indian Springs Reserve. Referred to Committee on Public Property. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 168. A resolution authorizing the Governor to employ a sum not to exceed $5,000.00 from the contingent fund of the Executive Department during the years 1924 and 1925 for the TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1923. 985 purpose of proYiding a temporary place of residence, and for other purposes. The following resolution of the Senate was read and adopted: By Mr. Loftin of the 13th and others- Senate Resolution No. 53. A resolution requesting the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to give Generals Longstreet and Walker a place in the Central Group to be carved on Stone Mountain, and for other purposes. Under Rule 41, Mr. Ennis of Baldwin, Chairman of the Committee on \Vays and Means, called up House Bill 1\o. 510, known as the ''General Tax Act.'' Under Rule 41 the following bill of the House was read the third time and placed upon its 'passage: By ~Ir. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 510. A bill to annually levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and public institutions, and for other purposes. Mr. Ennis of Baldwin moved that the House take up the bill paragraph by paragraph and the motion prevailed. Section 1 was read and adopted. Caption of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 1 of Section 2 was read. 986 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Moore of Appling moved the previous question on Paragraph 1 of Section 2; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. Paragraph 1 of Section 2 was adopted. Mr. Holton of Wilcox moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. Paragraph 2 of Section 2 was read. Mr. Moore of Appling moved the previous question on Paragraph 2 of Section 2; the 1motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The amendment to Paragraph 2 of Section 2 by Mr. Bussey of Crisp was lost. Mr. Bussey of Crisp moved that the House reconsider its action in failing to adopt his amendment. On this motion Mr. Stewert of Atkinson 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.: Adair Adams of Towns Anderson Banister Beck Bennett Blease Bowden Branch Brannen Bussey Carter Childs Christopher Clark Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Wilkinson Duvall Elders Ellis Evans of Warren Eve Fleming of Columbia Fletcher Foy Gillen Golden Griffis Grovenstein Guess Hamrick Harrison Head Holton Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Hulme Hyman .Jenkins TuESDAY, AuausT 7, 1923. 987 Johnson of Bacon Jones of Cook Jones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jordan King Kirkland Knight Linder Lindsey Loyd McCullough McMichael McMullan Maddox Meeks Montgomery New Norman of Colquitt Pafford Stanford Parker Stanley Parrish Stevens Perkins of Stewart Habersham Stovall Perkins of Muscogee Sweat Peterson Swindle Phillips of Jasper Tatum Pope Tippins Price warren Reville West Robertson Whitworth Rowe Williams Russell Wimberly of Laurens Rutherford "Wimberly of Toombs Shedd Wimberly of Twiggs Shettlesworth Wingate Simpson Worthy Smith of Jefferson Wright Spence Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Arnold Portson Atkinson of Chatham Powler Aubrey Griner Bandy Harris Barrett Hatcher of Burke Braddy Hillhouse Callaway Hines of Sumter Camp of Campbell Holden Camp of Coweta Howard of Screven Carr Johnson of Forsyth Collins Jones of Coweta Copeland Jones, W. R., of Covington Meriwether Cox Langley Culpepper McCrory Cumming McGarity Curry Milner Daniel of Heard Moore Dixon of Jenkins Mullis Duncan ~a pier Ennis Parks Evans of Screven Peek Perryman Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Riley Roberts Rountree Sapp Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Steele Stone Sutlive Toole Trippe Way Wilson Winship Woodruff 988 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Those not voting were Messrs. : Adams of Franklin Haddock Miles Atkinson of Camden Harrell Norman of Henry Bell Hatcher of Muscogee Orr Bird Hines of Decatur Owen Bleckley Houston Penland Boatwright Huxford Singletary Boswell Kempton Smith of Lamar Bozeman Latham Strickland Burt Logan Turner Daniel of Troup Lyons Tyson Davis of Floyd McClure Van Landingham DuBose Me Donalrl Vaughan Dykes Mann Whitley Fleming of Hancoek Mansell Wood Greer Ma.vo Mr. i'lpeaker Ayes 98, nays 63. By unanimous consent tlw verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the motion to reconsider the a~es were 98, nays 63, and the motion prevailed. The follo"\\ing amendment to Parag-raph 2 of Section 2 was read and adopted: B~ .:\[r. Bussey of Crisp- Amend by adding a new sentence at end of line 19 to read as follows: "The Comptroller-General and State Tax Commissioner shall cause returns of public service and utility corporations, whose returns are made to the Comptroller-General, to be equalized with the returns of real estate taxpayers of Georgia, in order that the percentage of actual values returned by said corporations shall be as 32 TuESDAY, AuausT 7, 192:1. 989 great as the percentage of actual values returned by landowners of Georgia.'' Paragraph 2 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 :00 o'clock. H90 .JouRxAL OF THE HousE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AuausT 8, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 9 :00 o'clock A. ~L; 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. Mr. Bell of Burke, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the first part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. 6. Local House bills with Senate amendments. WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 8, 1923. 991 By unanimous consent the following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read for the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Greer of Macon- House Bill No. 566. A bill to appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars to the State Board of Health to be used in the distribution of certain toxin-antitoxin against diphtheria. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Atkinson of Chatham- House Bill No. 567. A bill to amend an Act so as to define inside and outside waters. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. By Mr. Langley of Floyd- House Bill No. 568. A bill to reqmre the ordinaries of the several counties of this State to publish on or before the first day of April of each year a list of Confederate pensioners in their respective counties. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. DeFoor of Clayton- House Bill No. 569. A bill to provide for the apportionment of members of the House, giving to the eight largest counties two representatives each and to each of the others one each. Referred to Committee on Amendments to Constitution. 992 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Van Landingham of Seminole- House Bill No. 570. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Seminole. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. By Mr. Harrison of Johnson- House Bill No. 571. A bill to amend and consolidate the Acts incorporating the City of Wrightsville, relative to municipal government and describe its boundaries. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Messrs. Hines and Riley of Sumter- House Bill No. 572. A bill to appropriate the sum of $11,500.00 for the use of the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical School for the payment of balance due on building. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By l\Ir. Bowden of McDuffie- Honse Resolution No. 169. 570-B. A resolution to purchase a portrait of the late Senator Watson to be hung in the State Capitol. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. Br :\Ir. Ennis of BaldwinHouse Resolution Ko. 170. 570-A. A resolution WEDNESDAY, AuausT 8, 1923. 993 to have Joseph E. Davidson seated as a member of the present House from the County of Peach. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections. By Mr. Shettlesworth of Gwinnett- House Resolution No. 171. 570-C. A resolution to appoint a committee of five members to investigate and report about the Masons' Annuity now in the hands of the receivership. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Mr. Howard of Chattahoochee- House Resolution No. 172. A resolution to place the figure of Gen. John B. Gordon in the Central Group of the Confederate Memorial at Stone Mountain, and for other purposes. Mr. Elders of Tattnall County, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: 994 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, House Bill No. 530 do pass. House Resolution No. 93 do pass. House Bill No. 485 do pass. House Bill No. 420 do pass. Senate Resolution No. 40 do pass as amended. ELDERS, Chairman. Mr. Parks of Terrell County, 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 resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Resolution No. 166. PARKs of Terrell, Chairman. 1\Ir. Guess of DeKalb County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chair- WEDXESDAY, AFGFST 8, 192:3. 995 man to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 371 do pass. Senate Bill No. 29 do pass. House Bill No. 284 do pass as amended. House Bill No. 367 do not pass. House Bill No. 407 do not pass. House Bill No. 229 do not pass. House Bill No. 66 do not pass. House Bill No. 154 do not pass. House Bill No. 34 do not pass. House Bill No. 398 do not pass. House Bill No. 495 do not pass. House Bill No. 232 do not pass. House Bill No. 15 do not pass. House Bill No. 369 do not pass. House Bill No. 370 do not pass. Respectfully submitted, GuEss of DeKalb, Chairman. Mr. Dixon of Jenkins County, Chairman of the Committee on County and County Matters, submitted the following report: 996 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on County and County Matters have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 552 House Bill No. 565 House Bill No. 559 House Bill No. 538 House Bill No. 544 House Bill No. 534 House Bill No. 535 House Bill No. 549. House Bill No. 551. DIXON of Jenkins, Chairman. Mr. ~fann of Glynn County, Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted thP following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendati_on that the same do pass: WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 8, 1923. 997 House Bill No. 478 House Bill No. 553 House Bill No. 554 House Bill No. 555 House Bill No. 556 House Bill No. 557. MANN of Glynn, Chairman. Mr. DeFoor of Clayton, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following. report: JY!J. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor the following Acts and resolutions of the House, to wit: . House Bill No. 348. An Act to create a new ju~ dicial circuit to be kno,vn as the Piedmont Circuit: House Bill No. 433. An Act to amend an amendment. to an Act to create the office of County Co:rhnnssiOners of Screven County, and for other purposes. House Bill No. 86. An Act to repeal an Act providing for a system of public schools in and for the City of Albany, and for other purposes. . House Bill No. 19. An Act to repeal an Act 998 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, known as the commission city manager form of government Act, and for other purposes. Respectfully submitted, DEFooR of Clayton, Chairman. The following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read the second time : By Mr. Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 284. A bill to provide for the drawing of jurors for a superior court by the ordinary, and for other purposes. By Mr. Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 371. A bill to provide that city courts created by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia shall be courts of record. By Mr. Peek of Polk- House Bill No. 420. A bill to incorporate the Rockmart school district in Polk County, and for other purposes. By Mr. Dykes of Dooly- House Bill No. 478. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Vienna, and for other purposes. WEDNESDAY, AuousT 8, 1923. 999 By Messrs Russell of Barrow and Camp of Campbell- House Bill No. 485. A bill to, provide free text books for the common schools of Georgia, and for other purposes. By Mr. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 530. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to consolidate and amend an Act to regular public instruction in the County of Glynn. and for other purposes." B~ Mr. Shedd of wayne- House Bill Ko. 534. A bill to regulate payment of fees to count~ officers in Wayne County. B~ Mr. Shedd of wayne- House Bill No. 535. A bill to subdivide the County of Wayne into road districts, and for other purposes. B~ Messrs. McClure and Pope of Walker- House Bill No. 538. A bill to amend Section 696 of the Code of 1910, relative to the levying of a tax according to population. By Mr. Johnson of Bacon- House Bill No. 544. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Bacon, and fonother pmposes. 1000 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By .Messrs. DeLaPerriere and Swindle of Jackson County- House Bill No. 549. A bill to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to incorporate the City of Jefferson and prescribe its limits,'' and for other purposes. By .Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Honse Bill No. 551. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of County Commissioners for Lanier County, and for other purposes. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 552. A bill to make the office of solicitor for the county court of Baldwin County elected by the people, and for other purposes. By .Miss Kempton and :\Iessrs. Smith and Vvood of Fulton- House Bill No. 553. A bill to annex the corpor.ate limits of the City of College Park to the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. By Miss Kempton and :\Iessrs. \Vood and Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 554. A bill to ,amend the charter of the City of Atlanta, relative to the extension of the city limits, and for other purposes. By Miss Kempton and Messrs..\Vood and Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 555. A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the City of Hapeville, and for other purposes. By Miss Kempton and Messrs. 1\:Vood and Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. 556. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to repeal,all laws and amendments to laws heretofore passed incorporating the City of ~ranchester, to provide for incorporating said city under the name of College Park, and for other purposes.'' By Miss Kempton and Messrs. ."Wood and Smith of Fulton- House Bill .Ko. 557. A ,bill to repeal an Act establishing a new charter for the Town of East Point, and for other purposes. By Mr. McMullan of Hart- House Bill No. 559. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Hart County, and for, other purposes. B~ ~Ir. \Vingate of Baker- House Bill No. 565. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Com~issioners of Roads and Revenues for Baker County, and for other purposes. By Messrs. Simpson of Lee and Stovall of Elbert- House Resolution No. 93. A. resolution that it is improper and subversive to the interests of the people of this State for any instructor in the schools 1002 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, or colleges of this State to teach or permit to be taught Darwinism. By Mr. Simpson of Lee- House Resolution No. 166. A resolution to relieve E. B. Lee and E. S. Ferguson of the execution on their bond for Joe Hayslip. By Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Bill No. 29. A bill to extend the lien of mortgages on crops to after-acquired crops, and for other purposes. By Mr. Beauchamp of the 22d- Senate Resolution No. 40. A resolution to authorize the Board of Education to renew the contracts with the publishers for supplying elementary text books in Georgia for a period of two years. The following bills and resolution of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By Mr. Stewart of Atkinson- House Bill No. 539. A bill to amend an Act creating a county depository in and for Atkinson County, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 121, nays 0. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST: 8, 1923. 1003 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill Ko. 540. A bill to ratify and confirm the provisions of certain contracts by the City of Columbus, relative to construction of a viaduct, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Callaway of Putnam- House Bill No. 541. A bill to amend an Act authorizing a system of public schools for Eatonton, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ~Ir. Mullis of Bleckley- House Bill No. 543. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate tht> Town of CoC'hran, and for other purposes. 1004 JouR~~ oF THE HousE, 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 122, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Callaway of Putnam-. House Bill No. 542. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Eatonton. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By l\Ir. Barrett of Stephens- House Bill No. 519. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of, Toccoa. The following committee substitute was read and adopted: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Toccoa, approved December 20th, 1897, and the several Acts amendatory thereof, so as to change the time for the election of mayor and council; to provide for the permanent registration of Yoters; to provide for the election of a \VEDNESDAY, AL"GUST 8, 1923. 1005 recorder; to provide for a city manager and prescribe his duties; to provide for the improvement of streets and alleys, and for other purposes. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia hereby enacts the following: Section 1. The election for mayor and members of the city council of the City of Toccoa shall be held on the first Tuesday in December, beginning with the year 1923, and their term of office shall begin on the first day of January following. Section 2. The clerk of the City of Toccoa shall provide a book in which all persons desiring to register shall subscribe their names, color, age and occupation as now required by law. The oath of each voter required by law shall be written or printed in said book and shall be taken before signing his name. The alphabetical list now required by law shall be made up from the book in which voters sign their names. However, the clerk shall place on the alphabetical list the names of any persons qualified to vote at the time of the passage of this Act. Any person now qualified to vote, and any person who shall once register legally and be legally qualified to vote, shall not be required to register again unless he shall disqualify to vote under the law. The intention of this Act, together with the Act of August 16th, 1909, is to require the clerk to keep two books, to wit: one in which the voter shall sign his name with the date of his signature, color, age and occupation; and one in alphabetical order prepared by the clerk, carrying the same information. 1006 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Section 3. The mayor and council shall elect three officers, to wit: a clerk, whose whole time shall be devoted to the duties of his office, and whose salary shall be fixed by the mayor and council; a recorder who shall be the police court judge at a salary not to exceed three hundred dollars per year, and whose place, in his absence from the city or during his illness, may be filled by the mayor or any member of the council upon notice by the clerk or city manager; a city manager at a salary not to exceed three thousand dollars per annum, the same to be fixed by the mayor and council. Said officers shall be removed at the will of the mayor and council. An oath shall be required of each of said officers for the faithful performance of his duties, and the same placed on the minutes. Section 4. The mayor and council shall be strictly a legislative body, and shall serve without compensation. Section 5. The city manager shall devote all his time to the affairs of the city. He shall not be interested in any business enterprise in said city, nor shall he have any business interest in any person contracting with or making sales to said city, nor shall he appoint to office or employ any person related to him by blood or marriage. He shall have the appointment, subject to confirmation by the mayor and council, of the heads of all departments of the city, except the clerk and recorder. His appointment of employees below the grade of heads of departments shall not be subject to confirmation by the mayor and council ; and said manager shall have the right to remove any such heads of depart- WEDXESDAY, Arac::-;T 8, 192:-t 1007 ments or employees without the consent of the mayor and council, but in case of the removal of the head of any department he shall state to the mayor and council his reason for so doing. The manager shall be responsible for the efficiency of each department of the city government, except as to clerk and recorder, and his office shall be at the city hall. He shall have charge of the purchase of all material and supplies for the city. All purchases by the manager shall be by written order, and for that purpose he shall keep an order book so arranged that a duplicate of every order shall remain in said order book. The manager at the first of each year must submit to the mayor and council for their consideration a budget of proposed expenditures for that year, showing in as much detail as practicable the amounts allotted to each department, and the reason for such expenditures. At the end of each month the manager shall submit to the mayor and council a written report showing the expenditures for each department for- the preceding month. All payments of city funds shall be made by vouchers drawn in duplicate by the manager, and countersigned by the clerk. The clerk shall: keep a book record of such vouchers, and shall write on the face of the voucher before the same leaves his office the word "Entered," and 'vithout such entry said voucher shall not be paid by the city depository. The clerk shall keep the duplicate voucher of file in his office. The original voucher shall be used as a check on the city depository. The manager shall attend all meetings of the mayor and council, may discuss all matters with the mayor and council, but shall have no vote. The 1008 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, manager shall give a fidelity bond in the sum of five thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. Section 6. The mayor and council shall meet at least once each month at a fixed and definite time, and may meet as often as desired upon one day's notice to the mayor and members of the council, notice to be served personally or by leaving the same at the residence of the mayor or member. Section 7. The books and records of the city shall be audited by expert accountants at least once each year. Section 8. No ordinance shall be passed on the day it is introduced, but it may be passed on any subsequent day. Section 9. The mayor and council may declare the improvement of any street or alley or any part thereof of said city necessary, and may require the abutting property owners to pay all or any part of the cost of such improvement; but the owners of two-thirds of the abutting property fronting on such street within the limits of the proposed improvement must first agree in writing to such improvement; and the mayor and council shall then have power and authority to make rules and regulations governing the payment for such improvements by assessment to be paid in cash or deferred payments, and assessments thus made shall be a lien on the land fronting on such street or alley. Such improvements and the assessments therefor shall be under the laws now governing the paving of sidewalks and streets in said city as to notice to prop- \VEDXESDAY, AuGl'~T 8, 1923. 1009 erty owners and in all other respects applicable unless otherwise provided herein. Section 10. The following shall constitute the various departments of the city government: Police department, fire department and public works. Section 11. All salaries, except as herein provided, shall be fixed on recommendation of the manager, by the mayor and council. Section 12. Ordinances now of force in said city shall remain of force unless otherwise provided in this Act. Section 13. All laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill by substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute. B~c .Messrs. Toole and Hines of Decatur- House Bill No. 536. A bill to amend an Act to create a new charter for the City ofBainbridge. 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 0. 1010 J ouRXAL oF THE HousE, The hill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 109. A bill placing solicitor of city court of Thomasville on, salary in lieu of fees, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Greer of Macon- House Resolution No. 43. A resolution to reimburse E. Atwater sums paid by him on certain bonds, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 119, nays 0. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bill of the House was taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto: WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 8, 1923. 1011 By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 303. A bill to create and establish a new charter for the City of Albany. The following amendments of the Senate were read and adopted : First : To amend Section 2 by adding thereto the following: (a) The city proper shall be divided into wards as follows: The First ward shall include all that part of the City of Albany lying east of Flint River and known as East Albany. The Second ward shall include all that part of the City of Albany lying south of the center of North Street extended, east of the center of J efferson Street, to Flint River. The Third ward shall include all that part of the City of Albany lying north of the center of North Street extended, east of the center of Jefferson Street, to Flint River. The Fourth ward shall include all that part of the City of Albany. lying north of the center of Flint Street extended, and west of the center of Jefferson Street. The Fifth ward shall include all that part of the City of Albany lying west of the center of Jefferson Street and south of the center of Flint Street ext-ended. 1012 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Second. To amend Section 3 by substituting the following in lieu of the first two paragraphs of Section 3, and sub-paragraph (a) thereof, and sub-paragraph (c) thereof, and sub-paragraph (g) thereof, so that the same shall read as follows: Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the municipal government shall consist of a board of seven commissioners, one to be elected from each of the five (5) wards of the city, as said wards now or may hereafter exist, by the voters of the respective wards, and two (2) commissioners to be 1elected from the city at large, by the voters of said city at large, and such other officers, servants and agents in addition to those hereinafter enumerated, as the board of city commissioners may lawfully employ and elect. Said board of city commissioners shall be the supreme governing body of the city, exercising all privileges herein conferred upon the corporation and not otherwise specifically delegated. (a) Elections of members of the board of city commissioners shall be by a vote of the people, as hereinbefore prescribed, and shall be held under the election regulations hereinafter prescribed. Each commissioner shall, except as hereinafter in this paragraph excepted, serve for a term of two (2) years from the second Monday in January in each year next following the dates of their election, and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. G. G. ,,~arcle, vY. ::\I. Legg and C. ,V. Rawson are herein named and designated as commissioners WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 8, 1923. 1013 from the Second, Fifth and Third wards, respectively, to serve until the second Monday in January, 1925, and until their successors are elected and qualified, as hereinbefore provided. The first election hereunder shall be held on the first ~Ionday in December, 1923, for commissioners from the First and Fourth wards in said city, as herein established, and for two commissioners at large, as hereinbefore provided, and the ones so elected are to serve until the second Monday in January, 1926, and until their successors are elected and qualified. No candidate for a member of the board of city commissioners shall expend or promise any money, office, employment or other things of value to secure a nomination or election. No person shall be eligible to represent any ward unless he has been a bona-fide resident thereof at least three months prior to the election at which he offers himself as a candidate. If any commissioner shall remove his domicile from his ward during his term of office, this shall operate to cause a vacancy in the office of commissioner from that ward. No voter shall be eligible to vote for commissioner of any ward unless he has his domicile bona-fide in said ward at the time of said election, and no voter can vote for any candidate for commissioner except a candidate from the ward in which said voter resides, and except the candidates for the city at large. Any voter who may have registered in one ward, and at the time of the election shall be a resident of another ward, shall be entitled to vote in the ward 1014 .JounxAL OF THE HousE, in which he resides at the time of the election, provided that if challenged he shall take an oath that he has not theretofore, in said election, previously voted as a voter in any other ward. Substitute in lieu of sub-pargaraph (c) of Section 3 the following: (c) A vacancy (\vhich shall exist in cases of death, removal from the city, or ward as hereinbefore provided, resignation, unexcused absence from board meetings, as hereinafter provided) occurring on the said board shall be filled for the unexpired term at an election by the mayor and remaining members of said board, at least four members participating in the election, provided, at the time of such vacancy it is not exceeding six (6) months before the expiration of said commissioner's term of office. If, however, said unexpired term is longer than six (6) months from the date of such vacancy, the board shall, within fifteen (15) days, order an election, and such election shall be held and managed in the same manner as hereinafter provided for said elections, at which special election a successor for the unexpired term caused by said vacancy shall be elected. To amend Section 3, Paragraph (g) thereof, by striking therefrom the first paragraph thereof reading as follows: ''On the first Monday in December, 1924, and on that date in each year thereafter, a general election shall be held to elect a commissioner for a full term of five years to succeed the one whose term is about to expire, and at such general election, there shall WEDXESDAY, AuGUST 8, 1923. 1015 also be elected commissioners to fill unexpired terms temporarily filled by the commission or the Governor more than thirty (30) days prior to said election. The term of each commissioner elected at such general election shall begin on the second Monday in January following the election." Third. To amend Section 20, sub-paragraph (1) by inserting after the word ''managers'' in the second line thereof, the words "for each election precinct where an election is had,'' so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows: "(1) The board of city commissioners shall appoint, prior to each election, a board of three managers, for each election precinct where an election is had, each of which manager shall be a qualified voter of the city, and who shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, each take and subscribe before some officer authorized by law to administer the same, the following oath: 'All and each of us do swear that we will faithfully manage this day's election; that we are qualified voters in said city, t~at we will make a just and true return thereof, and not knowingly permit anyone to vote unless we believe he is entitled to do so according to the laws of the city, nor knowingly prohibit anyone from voting who is so entitled by law; and will not divulge how any vote was cast, unless called on under law to do so; so help us God.' And said managers 1shall appoint three (3) clerks." Fourth. To amend Section 22, sub-paragraph (1) by adding at the end thereof the words "each voter to register from the ward in which he resides, and the registration book ;shall show the names of 1016 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, the voters by wards,'' so that said section when amended shall read as follows: "(1) Upon application in person by such persons entitled to register who shall furnish the city clerk evidence of their qualifications, the clerk or other registering officer shall allow said person to enter upon the registration list their name, and shall require such person, in addition to entering his name, to enter his age, residence, and occupation. Said names shall be alphabetically arranged in the register, the white and colored being kept separate, each voter to register from the ward in which he resides, and the registration book shall show the names of the voters by wards.'' Fifth. To amend Section 34, sub-paragraph (2) by inserting after the word "regulate," the words ''garages and filling stations,'' so that said section when amended shall read as follows: "(2) To regulate garages and filling stations, butcher pens, butcher shops, tanyards, livery stables, fish stands, restaurants, or any other business in which decaying animal or vegetable matter is kept, or in which noxious odors may become dangerous and injurious to the health of the public or any part thereof; to license same only in such localities as may be least offensive to the public, and to revoke the license for same when they prove dangerous and injurious to health aforesaid.'' By unanimous consent the following bills of the Senate were withdrawn from the committees, read the second time, and recommitted: \VEDXESDAY, AuGUST 8, 1923. 1017 By Mr. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 121. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the mayor and council of the City of Savannah. By Mr. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 123. A bill to provide for a commission form of government for the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. By Mr. Stovall of the 29th- Senate Bill No. 116. A bill to amend the Act creating the city court of Thomson. Under orders of the day the follpwing bills of the House were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By Messrs. Aubrey and Trippe of Bartow- House Bill No. 220. A bill to provide for giving notice to any person, order, lodge, society or corporation before using name in connection with granting of charter or articles of incorporation, and for other. purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill having received the .requisite constitutional majority was passed. 1018 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By l\Ir. Holton of wilcox- House Bill No. 296. A bill to authorize tax collectors to receive county warrants in payment of county taxes, and for other purposes. Mr. Lindsey of Wilkes moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. 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 123, nays 10. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. The following message was received from the Senate through :Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House as amended, to wit: By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Bill No. 200. A bill to make appropriations fixed by previous laws, for the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial 1VEDXEHDAY, ~\.l:GUST 8, 1923. ]019 departments of the State, known as the "General Appropriations Act.'' The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. :McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Mundy of the 38th- Senate Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Polk County in the City of Cedartown. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. ~fcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 86. A bill to repeal an Act providing a public schools system for Albany. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 19. A bill to repeal an Act known as the commission city manager form of government for City of Albany. 1020 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. Evans and Howard of Screven- House Bill No. 433. A bill to amend an Act to create the office of County Commissioners of Screven County. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- tional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: House Bill Ko. 348. .A bill to create a new ju- dicial circuit, to provide a judge and solicitor-general for said circuit, and for other purposes. Under Rule 41 the following bill of the House was taken up for further consideration: By :!\fr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 510. A bill to levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and public institutions, and for other purposes. ~fr. Callaway of Putnam moved that the House reconsider its action in voting that the bill be taken up paragraph by paragraph and the motion was lost. Paragraph 3 of Section 2 was read. The following amendment to Paragraph 3 of Section 2 was read and adopted: WED~EsDAY, AuausT 8, 192:3. 10:21 By ::\fr. Smith of Bryan- Amend by adding the word "podiatry" on line 2 between the words "chiropractic" and "dentistry.'' Paragraph 3 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. Paragraph 4 of Section 2 was read. ::\fr. Callaway of Putnam moved the previous question on Paragraph 4 of Section 2; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The follo,ving amendment to Paragraph 4 of Section 2 was read and adopted: B~T :Messrs. Elders of Tattnall and Stewart of Atkinson- Amend by adding at the end of paragraph the following words: ''Provided further that a tax of $25.00 on every sleeping car or Pullman car shall be annually collected on the same as a specific tax, to be collected by the Comptroller-General.'' Paragraph 4 of Section 2 was adopted. as amended. Paragraph 5 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 6 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 7 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 8 of Section 2 was read. Mr. Burt of Dougherty moved the previous ques- 1022 .JouRxAL OF THE HousE, tion on Paragraph 8 of Section 2; the motion pre~ vailed, and the main question was ordered. Paragraph 8 of Section 2 was adopted. Mr. Harrell of Stewart rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Paragraph 9 of Section 2 was read ~nd adopted. Paragraph 10 of section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 11 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 12 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 13 of Section 2 was read. Mr. Howard of Long moved the previous question on Paragraph 13 of Section 2; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendment was read and adopted: By Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Amend by adding at end of line the following: ''Provided this shall not apply to co-ope:r_:ative selling, or to producers of live stock from selling . same." Paragraph 13 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. Paragraph 14 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 15 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 16 of Section 2 was read. The following committee amendment to Para- graph 16 of Section 2 was read and adopted: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1920. 10:Z:~ Amend in line 2 by striking out the words "and upon every retail dealer" and adding at the end of line 3 the words ''and upon every retail dealer the sum of $10.00 for each place of business.'' Paragraph 16 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. Paragraph 17 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 18 of Section 2 wss read. The following amendment to Paragraph 18 of Section 2 was read and adopted : Amend by striking the figures '' $100.00'' and inserting in lieu thereof "$300.00." Paragraph 18 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. Paragraph 19 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 20 of Section 2 was 1;ead and adopted. Paragraph 21 of Section 2 was read. The following amendment to Paragraph 21 of Section 2 was read and adopted: By Mr. Williams of Harris- Amend line 5 by adding after the words "not over" the following: "1,000 population, $5.00." Paragraph 21 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. Paragraph 21-A was read. ~fr. :Jioore of Appling moved the previous ques- 1024 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, tion on Paragraph 21-A of Section 2; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. Paragraph 21-A of Section 2 was adopted. ~Ir..Milner of Dodge moved that when the House adjourned this afternoon it stand adjourned until to-night at 8:30 o'clock. ::\Ir. Toole of Decatur moved that when the House adjourn this afternoon it stand adjourned until tomorrow morning at 8 :00 o'clock. ::\Ir. Haddock of Early moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 :00 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION, 3 :00 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 bill of the House was withdrawn from the committee, read the second time, and recommitted: By Mr. Russell of BarrowHouse Bill Ko. 558. A bill to amend the Code of 1910 so as to abolish the county cou.rt of Barrow County. WEDNESDAY, AuausT 8, 1923. 10:25 By unanimous consent the following was established as the order of business during the remaining part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. 6. Local House bills with Senate amendments. By unanimous consent the followring bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read for the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Bill No. 573. A bill to appropriate the s~1m of $50,000.00 to aid cattle owners in open-range counties to dip their cattle. Referred to Committee on Apptopriations. By Mr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 574. A bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create the city court, of Morgan in and for the County of Calhoun.'' Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. 1026 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 575. A bill to define self-rising flour, to provide for the labeling of the containers of same, giving the weight and measure of each chemical ingredient thereof. Referred to Committee on -:\fanufactures. By Mr. Peek of Polk- House Resolution No. 172. 574-A. A resolution to appropriate the sum of $250.00 to "\V. W. Crawford, ordinary of Polk County, for the purpose of paying the funeral expenses of Mrs. Bond, a deceased pensioner of said county. Referred to Committee on Pensions. l\fr. Parks of Terrell County, 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 House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 318. PARKS, (By J. B. C.) Chairman. Mr. Parks of Terrell County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judieiary No. 2, submitted the following report: WEDNESDAY, AuaLTsT 8, 1923. 10:27 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 2. have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 258 do pass. Senate Bill No. 55 do pass. Senate Bill No. 16 do pass. as amended. (By J. B. C.) PARKS, Chairman. Mr. Fleming of Hancock County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Library, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Library have had under consideration the following resolutions and bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do. pass: House Resolution No. 123 House Resolution No. 105. Senate Bill No. 54. Senate Bill No. 90. ]~LEMING of Hancock, Chairman. 1028 .JouR~ AL OF THE HousE, Mr. Mayo of Mitchell County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report : 1llr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: Senate Bill :Xo. 116. House Bill Xo. 558. :\fAYO of J\fitchell, Chairman. ~[r. Pickreu of ( ~harlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporati01:s, submitted the following report: 1ltlr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same hack to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : Senate Bill .No. 133. PICKREN, Chairman. Mr. Burt of Dougherty County, Chairman of the Committee 011 ~[ilitary Affairs, submitted the following report : WEDNESDAY, .AuGUST 8, 19:23. 10:29 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Militar~ Affairs have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill Ko. 452. BuRT of Dougherty, Chairman. Mr. Culpepper of Fayette County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report : }Jr. Speakei: Your Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following resolution of the House and .have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: House Resolution Xo. 167. Cl:LPEPPER of Fayette, Chairman. The following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read the. second time : By Mrs. Napier and .:\Iessrs. "Winship and Fowler of Bibb- House Bill Ko. 258. A bill to amend the Act 1030 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, regulating the sale of stocks of goods, wares and merchandise in bulk, and for other purposes. By Mr. Guess of DeKalb- House Bill K o. 452. A bill to amend the Act reorganizing the military forces of the state of Georgia, and for other purposes. By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 167. A resolution to appropriate the sum of $3,390.72 for the Military Department. By Mr. Van Landingham of Seminole-- House Resolution No. 105. A resolution to direct the State Librarian to furnish Seminole County with complete sets of books to take the place of those destroyed by fire. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Resolution No. 123. A resolution that the State Librarian be directed to furnish the clerk of the superior court of Stewart County complete sets of books to take the place of those that were destroyed by fire. :Sy ~fr. Philljps of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 16. A bill to provide the time at which the garnishee must file answer to the summons served upon him, and for other purposes. By Mr. Stovall of the 29thSenate Bill No. 54. A bill to amend Secti~n \VEDXESDAY, AuausT H, 1923. 1031 1570 of the Code of Georgia of 1910, relative to the authority of municipal governments in regard to public libraries. By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 55. A bill to amend Section 4092 of the Code of Georgia, relative to the disposition of unclaimed funds in the hands of administrator, and for other purposes. By Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill Ko. 90. A bill to amend Section 1565 of Vol. 8 of Parks Annotated Code of Georgia, relative to State Library Commission, and for other purposes. By Mr. Stovall of the 29th- Senate Bill Xo. 116. A bill to amend the Act creating the city court of Thomson in McDuffie County. B~ Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 133. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Hartwell. The following bills of the House were rad the third time and placed upon their passage : By ~fessrs. DeLaPerriere and Swindle of Jackson- House Bill No. 548. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Jefferson, and for other purposes. JocRXAL OF THE HousE, 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 105, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majorit~, was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By ~[r. Russell of Barrow- House Bill X o. 459. A bill to provide for holding four terms a year of the superior court of Barrow County, and for other purposes. The following amendment was read and adopted: Amend by striking out all of Section 2 and by inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 2 as follows: ''Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the regular terms of said court shall begin on the third Mondays in January, April, July and October of each year and the said regular terms of said court shall be held for two weeks each, unless sooner adjourned by the judge in his discretion, so that the regular terms shall cover the two weeks beginning on the third and fourth Mondays in January, April, July and October." 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 the ayes were 106, nays 0. \VED.XESDAY, ~1.TGC::iT 8, H)~;L 10:~;~ The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. The following bill of the Senate was read the first time and referred to the committee: By Mr. Mundy of the 38th- Senate Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Polk County in the City of Cedartown by adding a new section to be known as 38. Referred to Committee on Special Judiciary. Under Rule 41 the following bill of the House was taken up for further consideration: B~- Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 510. A bill to annually levy and collect a tax for the support of the State government and public institutions, and for other purposes. Paragraph 22 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 23 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 24 of Section 2 was read. The following amendment to Paragraph 24 of Section 2 was read and adopted : By Mr. Hyman of vVashington- Amend by adding at the end of said paragraph the following: "Provided that in cities and towns of less than 5,000, the amount shall be $2.50 per chair in use.'' 1034 JouRXAL m' THE HousE, Paragraph 24 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. Paragraph 25 of Section 2 was read .and adopted. Paragraph 26 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 27 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Mr. Knight of Berrien moved that when the House adjourn this afternoon it stand adjourned until to-morrow morning ~t 9 :00 o'clock. Mr. Barrett of Stephens moved the previous question on all motions relative to adjournment; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The motion that when the House adjourn it stand adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 :00 o'clock prevailed. . Paragraph 28 of Section 2 :was read and adopted. Paragraph 28-A of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 29 of SectiQn 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 30 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 31 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 32 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 33 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 34 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 35 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 36 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 37 of Section 2 was read and adopted. WEDNESDAY, .Auau:,;T 8, 1923. 1035 Paragraph 38 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 39 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 40 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 41 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 42 of Section 2 was read and adopted. Paragraph 43 of Section 2 was read. ?\Ir. Hyman of washington moved the previous question on Paragraph 43 of Section 2; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendment to Paragraph 43 of Section 2 was read and adopted : By Mr. Smith of Bryan- Amend by striking the entire paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''Paragraph 43. RETAIL DEALERS IN CIGARS. Upon each person, firm or corporation engaged in the sale of cigars at retail in or near towns or cities of less than two thousand, $5.00; in or near towns or cities of more than 2,000, $10.00; the taxes above specified to be paid for each place of business.'' Paragraph 43 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. ~~r. Rowe of Richmond rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. "Wimberly of Laurens moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion was lost. Mr. Stewart of Atkinson rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. 1036 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Paragraph 44 of Section 2 was read. Mr. "Wimberly of Laurens moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion was lost. l\fr. Haddock of Early moYed the previous question on Paragraph 44 of Section 2; the motion preYailed, and the main question was ordered. The following amendments to Paragraph 44 of Section 2 were read, and adopted: By Mr. Holton of Wilcox- Amend b~ inserting the following: "Provided that the words 'in or near' shall be construed to mean within oi1e mile of any corporate limits of any city or town.'' B~ Mr. McClure of walker- Amend hy adding after the words ''cigarette paper'' in line 2 the words ''at wholesale or retail.'' By ~[essrs. DeLaPerriere of Jackson and Logan of Banks- Amend b~ striking the figures "$25.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "In or near towns or cities of less than 2,500 population the sum of $5.00, and in or near towns or cities of 2,500 and less than 10,000 population $10.00; of towns and cities of more than 10,000 an,d less than 50,000 population, $15.00; in or near towns or cities of ~ore than 50,000 population, $25.00. '' Paragraph 44 of Section 2 was adopted as amended. WEDXESDAY, Auaut>T 8, 1923. 1037 ::\lr. Ennis of Baldwin moved that the House reconsider its action in adopting Paragraph 43 of Section 2 as amended. On this motion ::\lr. Stewart of Atkinson called for the ayf's and nays and the call was not sustained. The motion that the House reconsider its action in adopting Paragraph 43 of Section 2 as amended prevailed. l\lr. Hillhouse of Worth moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 :00 o'clock. 1038 JouRXAL OF THE HousE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AuausT 9TH, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 9 :00 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. Mr. Bell of Burke:, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The .Journal \\~as confirmed. By unanimous consent the following bill of the House was withdrawn from the committee, read the second time, and recommitted: By Mr. 'Winship of Bibb- House Bill No. 182. A bill to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macon, and for other purposes. The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted: By Mr. Bussey of CrispHouse Resolution No. 173. A res.olution extend- ing the privileges of the floor to "'V. H. Dorris. TncRsDAY, AeGesT ~), 1H:2:~. 10:~9 By Mr. Callaway of Putnam- House Resolution No. 174. A resolution extend- ing the privileges of the floor to R. D. Stubbs and J. 0. \Vall. By unanimous consent the following was estab- lished as the order oi business during the remaining part of the thirty minutes' period of unanimous consents: 1. Introduction of new matter under the Rules. 2. Reports of Standing Committees. 3. Reading of House and Senate bills and resolutions, favorably reported, the second time. 4. Passage of local House and Senate bills and general House and Senate bills having a local application. 5. First reading of Senate bills and resolutions. 6. Local House bills with Senate amendments. By unanimous consent the following bills of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Howard of Long- House Bill No. 576. A bill to create a new charter for the City of Ludowici in the County of Long. Referred to Committee on Corporations. 1040 JouR~AL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 577. A bill to amend the charter of Macon so as to define the city limits in North Macon. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin- House Bill No. 578. A bill to repeal Section 2 of Article 2 of the Eighth Title of the Civil Code of Georgia, referring to the creation of the board of county tax assessors. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. Banister of Thomas- House Bill No. 579. A bill to amend Section 1479 of the Code of 1910, relative to boards of education. Heferred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Elders of Tattnall- House Bill No. 580. A bill to permit mutual fire insurance companies and farmers co-operative msurance companies to do business. Referred to Committee on Insurance. By Mr. Pickering of Murray- House Bill No. 581. A bill to provide and establish a new charter for the City of Chatsworth in the County of Murray. Referred to Committee on Corporations. THURSDAY, Aum:sT 9, 1923. 1041 By Mr. Bennett of Dodge- House Bill No. 582. A bill to amend an Act to codify and revise the School Laws of this State. Referred to Committee on Education. Mr. Elders of Tattnall County, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitt~d the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bill No. 545. ELDERS of Tattnall, Chairman. Mr. Moore of Appling County, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted Jhe following report: - Jfr. S'p('.akPr: Your Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 429. MooRE of Appling, Chairman. 1042 JouRNAL O:F THE HousE, Mr. Anderson of Chattooga County, Chairman of the Committee on Pensions, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Pensions have had under consideration the following resolution of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Resolution No. 172. ANDERSON of Chattooga, Chairman. Mr. Culpepper of Fayette County, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Appropriations have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 335 do pass. House Bill No. 291 do pass. CuLPEPPER of Fayette, Chairman. Mr. Bozeman of Worth County, Vice-Chairman of THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1043 the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as vice-chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: Senate Bill No. 137 do pass. House Bill No. 574 do pass. BozEMAN of Worth, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : Senate Bill No. 130. PICKREN, Chairman. The following bills and resolution of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, "ere read the second time : 1044 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. DuBose and Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 291. A bill to appropriate $25,000.00 to the trustees of the university of Georgia for the State Xormal School. B~, :\Ir. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill .Ko. 325. A bill to amend an Act to provide additional funds for the better maintenance of the Agricultural and Mechanical Schools, and for other purposes. By Messrs. Atkinson, Eve and Sutlive of Chatham- House Bill .Ko. 427. A bill to repeal an Act to provide for precinct voting in the County of Chatham, and for other purposes. By Mr. Pickering of Murray- House Bill No. 545. A bill to repeal an Act establishing a public schools system in the Town of Spring Place, and for other purposes. By :\fr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 574. A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Morgan in and for the County of Calhoun, and for other purposes. By Mr. Peek of Polk- House Resolution .Ko. 172. A resolution to ap- propriate $250.00 to w. \Y. Crawford, ordinary of Polk County. THURSDAY, AL"Gus:r 9, 1923. 1045 By )1r. Grantham of the 46th- Senate Bill No. 130. A bill to amend an Act creating and incorporating the City of Douglas, and for other purposes. B~ ~Ir. ~fundy of the 38th:- Senate Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act es- tablishing the city court of Polk County in the City of CEdartown, and for other purposes. The following bills of the House and Senate were read the third time and placed upon their passuge : By Mr. Dykes of Dooly- House Bill No. 478. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Vienna. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. DeLaPerriere of Jackson- House Bill No. 549. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Jefferson. 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 111, nays 0. 1046 J ouRN,u,. OF THE HousE, The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Peek of Polk- House Bill No. 420. A bill to incorporate the Rockmart school district, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, \vhich was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Shedd of Wayne- House Bill No. 534. A bill to regulate payment of fees to county officers of \:Vayne County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Shedd of Wayne- House Bill No. 535. A bill to subdivide the County of "\Vayne into road districts; and for other purposes. THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. 1047 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 122, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Johnson of Bacon- House Bill No. 544. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By :Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Honse Bill No. 551. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Lanier County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 1048 .Jo-uRx AL OF THE HousE, By ~Ir. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 552. A bill to make the office of solicitor of the county court of Baldwin County elected by the people, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ~Iessrs. Smith and \Vood and l\Iiss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 553. A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the Town of College Park. 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 110, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Smith and \Vood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 554. A bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. 1049 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 121, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ~fessrs. Smith and \Vood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill N"o. 555. A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the City of Hapeville, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Smith and \Vood and ~fiss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill N"o. 556. A bill to amend an Act to repeal several Acts incorporating the City of Manchester, to provide for incorporating said city under name of College Park so as to provide for a zoning syste~, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill having receivecl the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 1050 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By l\Iessrs. Smith and Wood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 557. A bill to repeal an Act establishing a new charter for the Town of East Point. 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 125, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By ~Ir. Russell of Barrow-, House Bill No. 558. A bill to repeal an Act to create a county court in each county in the State, so far as the same applies to the County of Barrow, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. McMullan of Hart- House Bill No. 559. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Hart County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the hill, was agreed to. TH rRo.n, A rarsT ~1, 1~12:1. 1051 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 114, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. \Vingate of Baker- House Bill No. 565. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Baker County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill having receiYed the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Stovall of the 29th- Senate Bill No. 116. A bill to amend the Act creating the city court of Thomson. 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 110, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 133. A bill to amend an Act in~orporating the City of Hartwell. 1052 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, 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 111, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. :J[c('latchey, the Secretar~ thereof: Mr. 8peake1: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following- bills of the House, to wit: B~ ~Ir. Shedd of ~Wayne- House Bill No. 496. A bill to amend au Act incorporating the City of Jesup, and for other purposes. B~ Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill Xo. 497. A bill to anw1:d the charter of the Cit~ of Richland, relatiw to tlw publi<' schools s~stem, and for other purposes. By Messrs. Holton of ~Wilcox, Bussey of Crisp, Dykes of Dooly and Griner of Ben Hi.ll- House Bill Xo. 500. A bill to prescribe the time of holdiug the terms of court of Cordele Circuit, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, AuavsT 9, 1923. 1053 The following message was received from the Senate through ~fr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: il1t. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Messrs. A. D. and W. R. Jones of Meriwether County- House Bill No. 489. A bill to amend the charter of Manchester, abolishing the mayor and council of said city, and to establish a eommission form of government. By Messrs. Hyman and V/arren of Washington~ House Bill No. 493. A bill to amend charter of City of Tennille, relative to water and light commisswn. By Messrs. Hyman and \Varren of \Vashington- House Bill No. 494. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Sandersville, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- tional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: 1054 .JovR~AL OF THE HousE, By Mr. .McGarity of Paulding- House Bill No. 467. A bill to amend the charter of City of Dallas, in County of Paulding, and for other purposes. B~ l\fr. Kirkland of Miller- House Bill No. 481. A bill to amend an Act to establish a city court of Miller County, and for other purposes. By :Messrs. "Wimberly, New and Clark of Laurens- House Bill No. 484. A bill to create the office of treasurer in and for Laurens County, and for other purposes. By Messrs. Stanford and Copeland of Lowndes- House Bill No. 486. A bill to amend the charter of City of Valdosta, so as to incorporate new territory. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. :SfcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speake1: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Houston of Gwinnett- House Bill N.o. 458. A bill to incorporate the Town of Snellville in Gwinnett County, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1055 By Mr. vVest of vVhite- House Bill No. 463. A bill to repeal an Act to create the city court of Cleveland, and for other purposes. By Messrs. A. D. and W. R. Jones of Meriwether- Honse Bill No. 465. A bill to amend an Act creating the city court of Greenville, and for other purposes. By Mr. Holton of Wilcox- House Bill No. 468. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Rochelle, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Bussey of Crisp- House Bill No; 14. A bill to create a lien in favor of hotels, and to regulate the enforcement, and for other purposes. By Messrs. Atkinson, Eve and Sutlive of Chatham- House Bill No. 428. A bill to amend the several Acts creating the city court of Savannah, and for other purposes. 1056 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By .Mr. Jenkins of wheeler- House Bill No. 441. A bill to repeal an Act to establish the public schools system of Alamo, Georgia. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 455. A bill to amend the several Acts incorporating the City of Lumpkin, Stewart County. The follmving message was received from the Senate through ~1r. -:\1cClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, _to wit: By Mr. Loyd of Newton- House Resolution No. 17. A resolution to relieve -w. C. Blankenship and J. 0. Bell on the bond of one Roland Blankenship of Newton County. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. ::\IcClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: By ~[r. Garlick of the 17th (by request)Senate Resolution Xo. 50. A resolution to allow THuRsDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. 1057 railroads to sell at one-half fare transportation privileges to all Confederate soldiers. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Bill No. 74. A bill to allow for organization of mutual or co-operative fire insurance companies, and for other purposes. The following message was.received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu~ tional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 103. A bill to amend an Act to license and regulate the business of making loans in sum of $300.00 or less, and for other purposes. By Mr. McLeod of the 9th- Senate Bill No. 139. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Baker County. 1058 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE, The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Spea,ker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Bill No. 31. A bill to repeal an Act to establish a board of examiners in optometry. By Mr. Chastain of the 41st- Senate Bill No. 58. A bill to provide for compensation for jurors in justice of peace courts. By Mr. Moore of the 7th- Senate Bill No. 71. A bill to amend an Act to protect fur-bearing animals in Georgia. Senate Bill No. 79. A bill to amend the Act of August 18, 1919, of Georgia School Code to authorize elections for purpose of buying land for school purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923. 1059 By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 101. A bill to authorize the State of Georgia to co-operate with other cotton producing States in the work of the Cotton States Commission. The following message was received from the Sen ate through l\Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: lffr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: By Messrs. Redwine of the 26th and Beauchamp of the 22d- Senate Bill No. 124. A bill to create a new judicial circuit for the State _of Georgia, and for other purposes. The following communications, containing information as called for under House Resolution No. 111 and House Resolution No. 135, was received from the State Highway Department. AuGusT 8, 1923. Hon. John N. Holder, Chairman, State Highway Board, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: In compliance with House Resolution No. 111, a 1060 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Privilege Resolution by Mr. McMichael of Marion, I respectfully submit the following: Request 1 to 4 being as follows: 1st. what and whose salaries went into the sum total of $103,193.53. 2d. Explain by detail the items that went into the sum total of $24,093.53, called transportation expense. 3d. Explain the items that make the sum total of $7,247.79, called subsistence. 4th. Explain in detail the items that compose the sum total of $15,699.41 called Board Commission Expense. are given in the report of Dawson & Eidson, Certified Public Accountants, appointees of Governor Hardwick, under date of August 7, 1923. This report is divided into four schedules: schedule 1, being details called for in the Resolution under Part 1; schedule 2, giving the details called for under Parts 2 and 3 of the Resolution; schedule 3, giving details called for under Part 4, an explanatory detail of schedule 3, being especially an analysis of the sundry items shown as miscellaneous in schedule 3. Under 5, the Resolution calls for, "Tell us what the salary of the Chairman is, when it was increased and by 'vhom; when did the increase begin 7'' In reply thereto, I will state that the State Highway Board in regular session upon motion of Hon. Stanley S. Bennett duly seconded by the Hon. Robert C. Neely after due opinion from the Attorney- THURSDAY, AuGUST 9, 1923. 1061 General, fixed the salary of the Chairman of the State Hig-hway Board to be the same as that of the State Hig-hway Eng-ineer. To the Resolution is attached an amendment which reads, ''Amend by requesting- the Highway Department to furnish the House at same time how much is spent for the publication of the Highway Journal.'' In reply thereto, I will state that this publication known as "Georgia Highways" is issued monthly and cost per month being $425.00. The amount of revenue derived from the advertising and subscriptions has been $610.00 per month. This shows a net income of $185.00. At the end of the year should there be a surplus in this fund, it is the purpose of the Board to utilize this surplus in publishing- an Annual which will cover the work of the Highway Department for the period of the past year. Yours truly, w. R. NEEL, State Highway Engineer. STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ATLANTA, GA. INFOR"'IATION REQUESTED BY HousE RESOLUTION No. 111 AuGusT 7, 1923. 1062 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, DAWSON & EIDSON, CERTIFIED PuBLIC AccouNTANTs, ATLANTA. August 7, 1923. Hon. John N. Holder, Chairman State Highway Board, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Sir: Acting in accordance with a request made by you in a letter dated July 26, 1923, we have compiled the data called for in House Resolution No. 111, and sub- mit same herewith. vVe have eliminated from this report question No. 5 referring to salary of Chair- man as we understand the minute book is available for this information. The following schedules are self explanatory and in our opinion need no further comment : Schedule No. 1. Analysis of SalariesAmounting to $103,193.53. Schedule No. 2. Analysis of SubsistenceAmounting to $7,247.79, and Analysis of TransportationAmounting to $24,093.67. Schedule No. 3. Analysis of Board Commission Expense- Amounting to $15,699.41. Schedule No. 4. Analysis of Sundry Items shown as Miscellaneous on Board Commission Expense. Respectfully submittfld, DAwsox & Emsox, Certified Public Accountants. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923. 1063 STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA ANALYSIS OF SALARIES-ATLANTA OFFICE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1922 Name Position Salary Executive Department W. R. NeeL ________ Highway Engineer_____________$ 6,000.00 B. C. Milner _______ .Asst. Highway Engineer _______ 4,500.00 H. G. Spahr_ _______Secretary and Treasurer ______ 3,900.00 Mrs. L. Ford _______ Telephone Operator & Steno._ 1,680.00 H. E. Foster________ Stenographer_ _________________ 1,500.00 Annie L. Morgan__ " _______________ 1,500.00 Lucile Barfield_____ " _______________ 1,125.00 R. M. Causey ______ Ex-Stenographer and Clerk___ 865.18 Total Executive Department ________________$21 ,070.18 Engineering Department Stack, S. B. ________ Bridge Engineer _______________$ 4,999.92 Newton, H. E. _____ Asst. Bridge Engineer_________ Smith, H. G. _______ Asst. Chief Engineer__________ Adams, R. E. _______ Office Engineer_______________ Culpepper, H. S. ___ Assistant Engineer____________ Crenshaw, B. L.___ " " ____________ Fredman, H. J._____ ____________ 2,599.92 4,100.00 3,575.00 2,858.87 2,068.55 400.00 Zacharius, E. G. ___ Ex-Assistant Engineer_________ 1,912.50 Voorhees, V. H. ____ " " " _________ 400.0) Parsons, R. 0. _____ " _________ 373.33 Hill, F. M. __________ " " _________ 862.50 Langworthy, R. A._Inspector_____ ____ __ ___ ___ __ ___ 2,700.00 Lewis, G. C. ________ Ex-Inspector___________________ 1,454.36 Snyder, C. M.______ " Whittier, P. F._____ " " ----------------- 1,375.00 _____ ____ _____ ___ 619.35 Brown, C. F._______ _________________ 1,147.50 Mciver, D. _________ Computer_____________________ 2,100.00 Crocker, C. N. _____ Draughtsman _________________ 2,599.92 Hardin, Jr. W. P.__ " _________________ 2,400.00 Fairman, L. H._____ _________ __ _____ _ 2,100.00 Cooper, E._________ ____ ____ ____ __ ___ 1,800.00 Atwill, A. __________Stenographer and Mail Clerk__ 1,475.00 Barton, Pallie______Stenographer__________________ 1,221.77 Epperson, L. R. ____ File Clerk______________________ 1,200.00 Woodward, Ruth ___Receiving Clerk________________ 1,187.50 Total Engineering Department______________$47 ,530.99 Forward _____________________________________$68,601.17 1064 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, ANALYSIS OF SALARIES-ATLANTA OFFICE (Continued.) Name Position Amount Forwarded_____________________ __________ $68,601.17 Purchasing & Stock Department Pratt, Palmer_ _____ Stock Clerk ____________ _ ___ $ 2,700.00 Moore, Ralph______ " " ____________ _ 1,750.00 Osterhout, R. D. __ Acting Purchasing Agent_ ___ _ 2,100.00 Evans, A. W. _______ Stock Clerk ___________________ _ 989.50 Clay, A . .T. _________ Ex-Stock Clerk _______________ _ 393.33 Babb, R. F. ________ Asst. Supply Clerk ___________ _ 950.00 Baker, F. I. ________ Stenographer_ _______________ _ 1,365.00 Total Purchasing & Stock Department_ ___ $10,247.83 Accounting Franks, M. S, _____ Chief Clerk _____ $ 2,865.00 Cochran, E. T, _____ Asst. Chief Clerk________ 2,565.00 Clayton, E. E. _____ Traveling Auditor _____________ 2,400.00 Wynne, C. W, ______ Bookeeper__ __ __ ________ __ __ ___ 1,965.00 Willoughby, W. T._Project Clerk _________________ 1,900.00 Maddox, R. W. _____ Bill Clerk____________________ 1,845.00 Weekly, W. T. ______ Cost Accountant_____________ 1,790.00 Magers, Ed. ________ Cashier & Stenographer_ _____ 1,660.00 Peeples, Mildred ___ Stenographer__________________ 1,090.00 Scott, I. .T. _________ Clerk__________________________ 1,535.00 Perry, .T. C. ________ Ex-Clerk_______________________ 341.39 McLain, T. M. ______ Voucher Clerk_________________ 821.00 Bell, .Tr. I. .T, _______ Ex-Voucher Clerk______________ 140.00 Total Accounting Department_ ____________ $20,917 .39 Miscellaneous Furlow, H. S, ______ Ex-Cost Accountant ___________ $ 1,653.33 Miller, .Tack________________________________________ 750.00 Treadwell, R. W. ___ Asst. Sign Agent_______________ 487.50 Bradley, Howard __ Ex-Road Sign Agent____________ 304.09 Beuchamp, .T. W. ___ Ex-Auto License Collector_____ 25.00 Extra Help _________ Special Services________________ 207.22 Total Miscellaneous _________________________ $ 3,427.14 Total Salaries _______________________________ 103, 193.53 STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. ANALYSIS OF SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION CHARGES. JANUARY 1, 1922 TO DECEMBER 31, 1922. TRANSPORTATION NAME TITLE Subsistence R.R. Fare Total Auto \Auto & !Repairs & TransporMileage Taxi Hire Gas & Oil tation R. E. Adams __________ _ OfficeEngineer________ --~$ .75 I$ 5.07 ---- --- _,$ 5.07 Harold Bradley_______ _ Road Sign Assistant __________ _ $ 2.67 2.67 E. T. Cochran ____ . ___ _ Assistant Chief Clerk __________ 100 .60 E. E. Clayton _________ _ Traveling Auditor__________ 586.25 E. Cooper_____________ _ Draftsman__________________ 22 .40 C. N. Crocket _________ _ Bridge Draftsman__________ 1.30 B. L. Crenshaw_______ _ Assistant Engineer_________ 5. 70 H. S. Culpepper ______ _ Maintenance Engineer_____ 680.10 22.37 31.40 /$2,552.80 6.80 5.07 51.27 4,007.18 37.50 $ 6.20 -J 7.00 22.38 66.07 2,584.20 6.80 5.07 4,087.83 r-3 ~ q :.! 'f, >t:l E. H. Davis____________ _ Division Engineer _____________ _ 85.10 85.10 ~ D. Davis _______________ ,.___________________________ _ M.S. Franks __________ _ Chief Clerk ________________ _ --------- 91.05 83.14 95.89 - 1.50 16.73 83.14 114.12 ,~...., H. L. Furlow________ _ Cost Accountant_ _________ _ H. J. Friedman ______ _ Assistant Engineer ________ _ W. P. Harding, Jr. ___ _ Chief Draftsman ___________ _ Frank HilL __________ . Road Sign Inspector ______ _ F. M. HilL ____________ _ Assistant Engineer ________ _ 115.15 263.30 71.20 28.15 7.50 102.08 34.78 11.50 61.94 37.50 49.32 .83 -:::::1:: - 1.35 3.11 6.12 140.93 84.10 15.44 68.06 c,..l. y~ ""...~ . J. N. Holder _____ _ Chairman. __ . ______________ _ 137.30 27.48 - 8.20 35.68 f-' R. A. Langworthy ____ _ Supt. of Equipment_ ______ _ 751.65 G. C. Lewis ______ _ Inspector _________________ _ 429.42 - 2,766.60 .50 1,632.90 ,__ 167.89 2,766.60 1,801.29 ~ ~ W. W. Lee ______ _ _, Mechanic___ ________ _ 4.50 Donald Mciver_ __ _ Computer_______ _ 13.70 5.42 27.75 - --- -- 33.17 J. R. Miller.. ____ _ 63.55 67.50 134.90 2::J2 .40 B. C. Milner ____ . Assistant Highway Engi- neer ___ . ___ . _ 1,217.50 426.18 48.72 944.03 1,418.93 Ralph Moore_, ________ _ ___ _________ _____ ___ ______ __ -. __________ ____ __I .69 .69 S. A. MitchelL ________ -~------ _______ ___ ______ W. R. NeeL ___________ Highway Engineer__________ 16.35 685.67 30.58 __________ 226.03 _________ .40 13.00 __ . 153.58 30.98 392.61 a1:==;: H. E. Newton __________ Asst. Bridge Engineer______ 186.64 151.75 ---------- 5.81. ~~ 72.18 229.71 R. D. Osterhout_ ______ Assistant Purchasing Agent____________ 1.91 __________ ___ ______ _ ____________ 1.91 J. C. Perry______ ---- -~-~;~~-r-~~~~~~~:-~~~~-:::~~:~ $5,48::~: $1~~~~:~~-~~~~~~~~:~~ -~--~~2:~--~ $1,4::::: $14,2::::: -~----~-- STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. f-' ANALYSIS OF SUBSISTENCE AND TRANSPORTATION CHARGES. JANUARY 1, 1922 TO DECEMBER 31, 1922. 0 O"l O"l TRANSPORTATION NAME TITLE Subsis- tence I R. R. Total Fare Auto Auto & 1 Repairs & Transpor- Mileage Taxi Hire Gas & Oil tation ~ 0 I.J.Scott ____ _ s. B. Slack_ Forwarded_______________ _ Clerk_ __________ __________ _ $5,485.78 21.21 Bridge Engineer _____ _ 312.13 H. G. Smith __________ _ Field Engineer _____________ _ 540.69 $1,448.66\$11,179.48 $ 232.00 $1,422.12 10.40 __________ ,_ ---------- ---------- 694.06 70.00 2.00 39.36 47.05 3,222.40 7.70 142.86 $14,282.26 10.40 805.42 3,420.01 c:j ztil ~ H. G. Spahr_ ____ _ C. M. Snyder__ _ E. A. Stanley ___ _ W. H. Voorhees __ J. H. Thames __ Treasurer_ ___________ ____ _ Inspector______ ______ _____ _ Inspector __________ _ Assistant Engineer _______ _ Mechanic ________________ _ 352.76 302.65 8.25 8.22 2.60 67.29 --- ------ 9.75 17.41 1,013 .40.- 181.58 258.62 0 ------ - 1,030.81 ":l 29.76 2.121.91 -- .80 --------- 30.56 28.64 30.76 11.65 13.56 1-'3 ~ tzj W. F. Whittier __ Inspector_ _____________ _ 168.65 1.25-- 19.87 21.12 p:: C. W. Wynne ___ Bookkeeper _______ _ E. G. Zacharias _____ _ Assistant Engineer_ ___ Luncheons for Employees _______ _ 13.55 36.45 46.00 21.48 29 .20,- 1.00 ---- 51.68 0 c:j 00 ~tzj ------ --- Gasoline Book 7,955.19 7,955.19 Less Miscellaneous Credits ____ _ Totals __ _ _______ , $7,298.94 I $2,341.391$15,514.481 $ 252.25 I $9,802.27 l$27,910.39 51.15 3,816.72 3,816.72 Total_ ----1 $7,247.79 $2,341.391$15,514.481 $ 252.25 $5,985.55 1$24,093.67 THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 192:~. 1067 STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA, GA. ANALYSIS OF BOARD COMMISSION EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1922. Explanation Details Totals John N. Holder, Chairman Salary __________________ _ _______ $6,000.00 Meals and Lodging ______ _ 103.50 Meals______ __ ______ ___ 713.71 Lodging _______________________ _ 670.27 Transportation _________________ _ 780.56 Total John N. Holder _____________ _ _______ $ 8,268.04 R. C. Neely. Per Diem ________________________________ $ Meals________ ___________________ - Lodging________ _______________ _ Transportation_________ _______________ _ Miscellaneous Traveling ________________ _ Per Diem and Traveling Expenses Board Meetings _________ _ 560.00 117.15 129.50 118.61 123.64 727.13 Total R. C. Neely ___ _ __ $ 1,776.03 S. S. Bennett. Per Diem____________________ _ _$ Meals and Lodging _______________ _ Meals_____ ____________________ __- Lodging ____________________________ _ Transportation __________________ _ Miscellaneous Traveling______________ _ Per Diem and Traveling Expenses Board Meetings ______________________ _ 330.00 22.00 22.20 6.00 123.31 220.16 941.80 Total S. S. Bennett ______ _ _$ 1,665.47 Miscellaneous. Salary, Miss Moore, Steno ___ _ Transportation ___ _ Meals and Lodging ____ _ Miscellaneous Traveling __ _ Furniture and Fixtures _____ _ Miscellaneous Office Expense __ Forward ______________ _ $1,229.03 644 .64* 374.29* 693.04* 265.77 264.13 _____ $3,470.90 $11,709.54 Porter and Extra Help _________________ _ 326.00 Stamps and Office Supplies_____________ _ 135.27 Incidentals _____________________ , _______ _ 57.70 Total Miscellaneous_ _______________________ $ 3.989 .87 Total_ __ $ 15,699.41 *-For details see Schedule No. 4. 1-' 0 STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. 0':> 'Y) ANALYSIS OF BOARD COMMISSION EXPENSE-MISCELLANEOUS, TRAVELING TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECE=M=B=E=R==S='-1,=1=='9=22=.============= EXPLANATION Transpor- Meals and Miscellaneous Total tation Lodging Traveling ~ q0 G. H. Howard Trip to Gainesville, Ga._________ _ $ 4.82 Board :Members Trip to Washington, D. C.___ 159.85 Spahr, Nealey & N eel Trip to Chicago, Ill.____ _ ____ 1 200 .49 I $ 4.25 ___________ _ _____________________________ _ 118.25 $ 20.75 $ 9.07 159.85 339.49 z~ ~ Miscellaneous Trip to Hazlehurst, Ga. for 2________ -I Miscellaneous 3 Tickets and Berths to Albany, Ga. ___ -~ 18.14 27.84 ______________ _______________ _ ____________________________ _ 18.14 27.84 0 ":! Miscellaneous 5 Tickets and Berths to Washington, D. C._ Miscellaneous Railroad Ticket to Brainbridge, Ga.______ 156.85 12.01 54.94 6.55 ________________________ . _____ _ 218.35 12.01 ~ ~ C. M. Straham Expenses to Washington, D. C._________ 63.09 33.40 1.99 98.48 tt:J H. G. Spahr Expenses 5 Road Inspectors_______ Miscellaneous Expenses 5 people to North Georgia_____ _ Miscellaneous Expense 2 people___ ______ 1.55 ________ _________ 98.99 17.50 35.15 6.50 .50 1.50 107.04 18.00 36.65 ~ q0 W. P. Harding, Jr.____ BoardMeetings-Lunches____ __ ____ _____ __________ _________ ____ _ ___ ___________ 1.50 10.30 .98 _______________ _ 2.48 10.30 171 J"J Auto Storage, Repair and Chauffer__ ______ ___ __ ________ ---------------- 549.32 549.32 Attorney General-Geo. N. Napier_ _____ _____ _ _____________ ________________ 5.72 5.72 Drawing Car to South Georgia_____ ________________ . ______________ j________________ 99.23 99.23 Totals_ _________ _________________ _ $644.64 $374.29 $693.04 I $1,711.97 THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 19:Z3. 1069 STATIG HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 0~' GEORGIA ATLAXTA, GEORGIA 325 State Capitol, Aug. 8, 1923. SUBJECT Hon. "\V. C. Neill, Speaker, House of Representatives, State Capitol. J.vly Dear Mr. Speaker: It gives us pleasure to furnish you information called for in House Resolutions 111 and 135. Yours truly, JOHN X. HoLDER, Chairman State Highway Board. Hon. John N. Holder, Chairman, State Highway Board, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Sir: In compliance with House Resolution No. 135 by Mr. Beck of Carroll, I respectfully submit the following: This resolution calls for in No. 1, "The amount of money apportioned to each, county for 1922 un- 1070 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, der Act of 1921. '' Attached hereto is a tabulation headed as follows which gives the information requested, "Under the Act of 1921 the following funds were allotted to each county for expenditure by the State Highway Department." Under 2 the Resolution calls for, "How many miles of State System have been completed in each county." This information is shown on an attached statement under the following heading, ''The following shows by counties the number of miles of road completely constructed under the direction of the State Highway Department on the State Highway System.'' The resolution calls for under 3, "What is the average cost of maintaining the roads of the State System per mile.'' In reply thereto I will say that we are expending on maintenance work approximately $175.00 per mile per year, which is insufficient. This does not mean that we are expending $175.00 on each mile of road. This means that the average expenditure per mile within each county on the State System is $175.00. Under the law we must expend within each county their pro rata which is based on the State road mileage within the county. \Ve \Vill state here that the necessity for expending money for maintenance is not based on road mileage. The number of vehicles using the road, the condition of road when taken over for maintenance, the topography of the country and, also, the nature of the materials in the road, are all controlling features in the amount of money required for the proper maintenance of a road. THURSDAY, A "UGFST 9, 1923. 1071 The resolution calls for under 4, "What amount was expended in the year 1922, in each county, of State funds and also of Federal funds.'' The attached tabulation under the following head gives this information, ''State and Federal funds expended in each county during calendar year 1922." The resolution calls for under 5, "vVhat amount has been put up by each county to match the work done by the Highway Department.'' The reply to this is found in the fifth annual report of the State Highway Board on insert pages between pages 74 and 75 of the report. . Yours truly, w. R. NEEL, State Highway Engineer. Under the Act of 1921 the following funds were allotted to each county for expenditure by the State Highway Department: 1st Div. County Allotment 1922 Bartow . . . . $ 7,200.50 Carroll . . . . 1,228.43 Catoosa . . . 2,1$51.36 Chattooga . 5,953.17 Cherokee . . 4,119.97 Cobb . . . . . . 8,296.64 Dade . . . . . . 4,346.76 Douglas . . . 2,608.05 Fannin . . . . 5,197.21 Floyd . . . . . 9,033.70 Gilmer 4,913. 73 Gordon . . . . 10,602.31 Haralson .. :Murray .... Paulding .. Polk ...... . Pickens ... . \Yalker ... . \Vhitfield .. 5,707.48 4,006.58 4,138.87 5,612.99 5,216.11 6,350.05 4,686.94 Total .... $101,770.91 2nd Div. County Allotment 1922 Banks ..... $ 5,083.82 Barrow . . . . 4,724.74 1072 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, Dawson DeKalb Forsyth .. . Franklin .. . Habersham Gwinnett .. . Hall ...... . Hart ..... . Jackson .. . Lumpkin .. . Milton .... . Rabun .... . Stephens .. . Towns Union White ..... 1,795.40 1,738.70 5,216.11 5,707.48 4,913.73 9,071.50 8,561.23 755.95 7,654.08 5,896.47 1,700.90 7,880.86 4,138.87 3,817.59 8,617.92 4,743.64 Total .... $ 92,019.06 3rd Div. County Allotment 1922 Butts ...... $ 5,480.69 Campbell . . 3,099.43 Carroll . . . . 11,225.98 Clayton . . . . 5,726.38 Coweta . . . . 10,356.63 Fayette . . . . 2,173.38 Fulton . . . . . 6,425.64 Heard . . . . . 3,741.99 Henry . . . . . 5,008.22 Lamar . . . . . 5,348.40 Meriwether 9,279.39 Monroe . . . . 6,860.32 Pike . . . . . . . 6,217.75 Spalding . . . 7,521.78 Troup . . . . . 9,846.36 4th Div. County Allotment 1922 Clarke ..... $ 5,857.03 DeKalb . . . . 2,373.71 Elbert . . . . . 9,090.40 Franklin . . . 1,039.44 Greene . . . . . 8,806.91 Hart . . . . . . 3,439.61 Jasper . . . . . 7,805.27 Jones . . . . . 8,542.33 :Madison . . . 6,028.76 Morgan . . . . 6,123.26 Newton . . . . 4,516.85 Oconee . . . . . 6,104.36 Oglethorpe 3,250.62 Putnam . . . . 10,488.92 Rockdale . . 1,360.72 \Valton 6,860.32 Total .... $ 90,688.56 5th Div. County Allotment 1922 Baldwin ... $ 8,617.92 Burke .... . 7,502.88 Columbia .. 5,027.12 Glascock .. . 1,984.39 Hancock .. . 9,279.39 Jefferson .. 10,318.83 Lincoln ... . 3,779.79 :}IcDu:ffie .. . 5;102.72 Richmond .. 10,205.44 Taliaferro . 2,173.38 Warren .... 6,690.23 \Vashington 10,564.52 Wilkes ..... 9,562.87 Total .... $ 98,312.40 Total . . . . $ 90,809.52 THURSDAY, AuGUST 9, 1923. 1073 6th Div. County Allotment 1922 Crawford .. $ 8,296.64 Chatta- hoochee .. 6,444.54 Lee ....... . 3,382.91 Macon .... . 7,994.26 :Marion ... . 6,028.77 -:\Iuscog-ee .. 6,652.43 Quitman ... 6,614.63 Randolph .. 7,672.97 Schley .... . 4,668.04 Stewart ... . 11,603.96 Sumter ... . 10,413.32 Talbot .... . 7,502.88 Taylor .... . 5,896.47 Terrell ... . 6,331.15 Upson .... . 5,046.02 vVebster .. . 3,968.78 Harris ... . 3,798.69 Total .... $112,316.54 7th Div. County Allotment 1922 Bibb . . . . . . . $ 7,965.91 Bleckley . . . 3,127.77 Crisp . . . . . . 4,611.34 Dodg-e . . . . . 6,491.79 Dooly . . . . . . 9,071.50 Johnson 2,390. 71 Houston . . . 13,522.20 Laurens . . . 14,720.40 Pulaski 8,353.34 Telfair . . . . 5,509.04 Twig-g-s . . . . 5,083.82 wheeler . . . 8,043.39 vVilcox .... 6,917.02 vVilkinson .. 7,124.91 Total . . . . $102,933.21 8th Div. County Allotment 1922 Bryan ..... $ 9,241.59 Bulloch . . . . 9,732.96 Candler . . . . 4,573.54 Chatham . . . 7,257.20 Effing-ham . . 6,198.86 Emanuel . . . 9,884.15 Evans . . . . . 2,135.58 Jenkins . . . . 6,633.53 Liberty . . . . 6,822.52 Long- . . . . . . 6,803.62 2\Iontgomery 3,609.70 Screven . . . . 5,140.51 Tattnall . . . 12,397.72 Toombs . . . . 2,910.44 Treutlen . . . 2,683.65 Total .... $ 96,025.63 9th Div. County Allotment 1922 Baker ..... $ 2,645.85 Calhoun .. . 3,723.09 Clay ...... . 6,293.35 Colquitt .. . 8,221.04 Decatur .. . 10,738.61 Doug-herty . 2,513.56 Early .... . 5,178.31 Grady .... . 5,367.30 Mitchell .. . 8,290.31 :;\filler .... . 2,702.55 Seminole .. . 2,381.26 1074 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Thomas 12,378.82 Worth ..... 9,884.15 Total . . . . $ 80,944.26 lOth Div. County Allotment 1922 Atkinson ... $ 3,269.52 Ben Hill . . . 2,513.56 Berrien .. . . 7,635.18 Brooks . . . . 8,617.92 Clinch . . . . . 4,063.27 Coffee . . . . . 5,896.47 Cook . . . . . . 3,137.22 Echols . . . . . 3,466.07 Irwin . . . . . . 6,179.96 Lanier . . . . . 3,250.62 Lowndes . . . 11,386.62 Tift . . . . . . . 8,542.33 Turner 2,759.24 Total .... $ 70,718.03 11th Div. County Allotment 1922 Appling .... $ 4,724.74 Bacon . . . . . 5,556.29 Brantley . . . 6,841.42 Camden . . . . 6,520.14 Charlton . . . 3,571.90 Glynn . . . . . 10,035.35 Jeff Davis . 4,214.46 Mcintosh . . 7,257.20 Pierce . . . . . 3,855.38 \Vare .. . . . . 10,148.74 \Y ayne 10,526.72 Total .... $ 73,252.38 The following shows by counties the number of miles of road completely constructed under direction of the State Highway Department on the State Highway System: County Mileage Appling 0. 0 4.50 Atkinson . . . . . . Bacon .. . . 0. 0. 17.63 Baker 0 Baldwin 0 0 Banks . . . . ... . . 13.60 Barrow 0 0 11.54 Bartow .. . . . . . . 16.00 Ben Hill . . . . . . 4.03 Berrien 0 Bibb 23.72 0 County Mileage Bleckley ....... 9.13 Brantley ...... Brooks 11.29 0 Bryan 0 1.50 Burke 0 0 Butts 0 0 Bulloch 0 0 4.75 Calhoun 0 1.00 Camden 0 Campbell ...... Candler 0 THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1075 County Mileage Carroll 0 39.63 Catoosa . . . . . . . 8.25 Charlton 0 0. 19.16 Chatham .... 0. 38.96 Chattooga . . . . . 0.32 Chattahoochee Cherokee ...... 12.65 Clarke ........ 7.52 Clay 0 Clayton . . . . . . . 7.67 Clinch oo o a o o o o o Cobb 0. 0 0 Coffee 0 0. 0 2.51 Colquitt 0 0 0 2.35 Columbia . . . . . . 13.81 Cook 0 0 Coweta 0 8.11 33.49 Crawford 0. 0. Crisp 0 0 0 0 Dade 0. 0. 0 Dawson 0 0. 0 6.66 10.80 Decatur 0 0. 0. 0 0.47 DeKalb 0 Dodge 0. 7.91 Dooly ......... 10.42 Dougherty 0 2.50 Douglas .. . . . . . 18.64 Early 0 0 0 0 0. 0. 8.95 Echols 0 Effingham 0 Elbert 0 0 0 4.22 16.90 Emanuel 0 0 0 1.94 Evans 13.13 0 ooo. 0 Fannin 0 0 Fayette 0 0 5.50 4.61 Franklin 0 3.85 County Mileage Forsyth 0 11.31 Floyd 17.40 0 0 Fulton 0. 0 0 0 0 Gilmer 0 0 0 0.54 Glascock 0 GlyEn ......... 1.50 9.13 Gordon ........ Grady ......... Greene 0 0 2.68 G\vinnett 0 31.40 Habersham .... Hall ........... 24.98 Hancock. ...... 10.55 Haralson 0 0 Hart 0 Harris ........ 16.90 3.83 Heard Henry 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 4.37 6.9G Houston 0 0 Irwin 0 0 3.64: Jackson 0 0 11.32 Jasper 0 0 .Jeff Davis .... Jefferson 0 0 Jenkins 0 .Johnson 0 0 10.16 8.18 .Jones 0 Lamar 0. 0 0 Lanier 0 0 Laurens ....... Lee 0 0 0 Liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lincoln 00 Long 00 0. 0 0. 0 0 0 Lowndes 4.92 Lumpkin .. 0 0 .... ]5.32 1076 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, County Mileage Macon . . . . . . . . 4.96 Madison ...... . Marion ....... . McDuffie ..... . 5.23 Mcintosh ..... . 4.32 Meriwether ... . 14.14 Miller ........ . 0.41 Milton ....... . 10.00 :\Iitchell ...... . 23.34 Monroe ....... . Montgomery .. . 12.37 Morgan ....... . 10.15 Murray ....... . 6.85 Muscogee .... . Newton ...... . 0.90 Oconee ....... . 1.36 Oglethorpe ... . Paulding ..... . Pickens ...... . Pierce ....... . 8.93 Pike .......... . 9.49 Polk ......... . 6.54 Pulaski ......... Putnam ...... . Quitman ..... . 5.00 Rabun ........ . 7.45 Randolph .... . 11.80 Richmond .... . 8.20 Rockdale ..... . Schley ....... . 2.35 Screven ...... . 12.57 Seminole Spalding 17.98 Stephens 11.30 County Mileage Stewart 1.52 Sumter ....... . 8.00 'ralbot ....... . Taliaferro .... . Tattnall ...... . Taylor ....... . 1.32 Telfair ....... . 10.40 Terrell ....... . 22.68 'rhomas ....... . 2.50 Tift .......... . 6.00 Toombs ...... . Towns ....... . 21.60 Treutlen ..... . Troup ....... . 36.40 Turner ....... . Twiggs ....... . Union ........ . 8.78 Upson ....... . 1.56 walker ...... . walton ....... . 31.38 Ware ........ . 18.33 warren ...... . 8.84 \Vashington .. . 6.61 wayne ....... . 3.25 \Yebster ...... . .25 \Vheeler ...... . 9.87 \Vhite ........ . Whitfield ..... . wilcox ....... . 1.13 \Vilkes ....... . 9.70 \Vilkinson .... . 2.98 \Vorth ....... . 10.27 1043.70 THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 192:1. 1077 State and Federal funds expended in each county during calendar year 1922: County State Total Appling ................. $ 3,150.47 Atkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,893.90 Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,510.62 Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,559.10 Baldwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,155.33 Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,098.95 Barrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,606.75 Bartow (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,041.68 Ben Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,443.92 Berrien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,321.95 Bibb .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,365.34 *Bleckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,608.73 Brantley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,342.23 Brooks .................. 12,417.96 Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,596.12 Burke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,682.17 Butts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,086.27 Bulloch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,897.03 Calhoun (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,186.59 Camden ................. 10,796.08 Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,570.18 Candler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,020.26 *Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,800.22 Catoosa (c) .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 2,798.01 Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,302.31 Chatham .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,347.38 Chattooga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,149.33 Chattahoochee . . . . . . . . . . . 4,741.34 Cherokee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,621.77 Federal $26,066.22 3,294.73 28,622.14 6,429.85 45,169.21 5,652.81 54,105.26 2,433.14 9,526.89 6,961.53 89,891.95 1,452.32 12,992.09 6,347.66 53,746.85 21,010.42 20,464.29 1078 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, County State Total Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,162.48 Clay .................... . 4,513.24 Clayton ................. . 13,841.18 Clinch .................. . 5,424.07 Cobb ................... . 7,411.73 Coffee .................. . 5,560.33 Colquitt ................ . 5,851.68 Columbia ............... . 6,026.19 Cook ................... . 4,972.59 Coweta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,969.83 Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,484.39 Crisp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,195.54 Dade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,193.55 Dawson ................. . 13,926.62 Decatur ................ . 10,412.54 DeKalb ................. . 4,411.18 Dodge .................. . 4,343.28 Dooly .................. . 8,726.47 Dougherty .............. . 3,680.13 Douglas ................ : 2,989.33 Early .................. . 4,510.93 Echols .................. . 2,475.82 Effingham .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,624.06 Elbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,579.58 Emanuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,288.93 Evans .................. . 841.05 Fannin ................. . 4,018.00 *Fayette ................ . 584.66 Franklin ................ . 5,704.02 Forsyth ................ . 6,331.46 Floyd .................. . 8,828.90 Fulton .................. . 485.00 Federal 23,294.75 6,537.38 11,709.64 6,970.53. 10,173.59 8,572.16 13,162.60 31,462.57 14,327.82 6,627.92 14,478.17 13,578.96 474.33 20,799.71 12,835.76 29,408.93 4,911.91 2,833.94 5,588.15 THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. County State Total Gilmer 0 0 0 3,802.17 Glascock 2,938.04 0 0 Glynn 0 0 0 0. 0 0 9,516.23 Gordon 11,873.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grady 0. 0 0 4,483.58 Greene 10,329.21 0 0 0 0 Gwinnett 13,739.78 0 0 0 0 Habersham 6,393.92 0 H a l l 14,287.89 0 0 0. 0 0 Hancock 10,341.48 0 0 0 Haralson 4,886.55 0 0. 0 0 0. Hart 0 0. 0 0 0 0 5,666.39 Harris ,.................. 9,981.89 Heard 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0. 2,661.00 Henry 0 0 0 0 6,983.87 Houston 14,899.62 0. 0 0. 0 0 0 Irwin 0 0. 0 0. 0 5,709.02 Jackson 10,403.43 0 0 0. 0 0 Jeff Davis 3,105.81 0 0 0 0 0 Jefferson 18,088.79 0 0 Jenkins (d) 4,645.40 0 0 0 0 0 0. Johnson 1,890.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jones 0. 0 0 7,192.05 Jasper 0 0 0 6,976.46 Lamar 0 0 0 0. 0 4,286.59 Lanier 0 0 0 0 2,561.01 Laurens 14,244.70 0 0. 0 Lee 0 0 3,634.78 Liberty 7,162.84 0 Lincoln .................. 2,777.45 Long .................... 3,726.68 Lowndes ................. 12,634.84 Lumpkin ................. 15,197.68 1079 Federal 15,614.27 13,020.80 18,927.32 30,350.40 13,369.12 7,007.85 7,382.54 8,118.62 4,820.92 3,039.00 28,080.01 6,746.62 17,676.93 7,461.52 3,328.01 16,965.31 2,610.74 1080 JOURXAL O.F THE HousE, County State Total Macon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 7,443.22 ~Iadison 0. 0 0. 0 0 0 0 4,468.00 Marion 0 0. 0. 0 0 0. 0 0. 5,412.91 McDuffie 5,431.10 0. 0 0 0 Mcintosh ................. 6,378.22 Meriwether 9,002.59 0. 0. 0. 0 0 Miller 0 1,318.86 Milton 0 0 0 0 1,479.33 Mitchell (e) 0 0. 6,184.01 Monroe 0. 0 0. 0 0 6,730.27 Montgomery 0 0 0. 2,310.97 Morgan 0 0 0 6,566.84 Murray 0 0 3,174.26 Muscogee 3,983.73 0 0 0 Newton 0 0 4,594.81 Oconee 0 0 0 0 5,629.78 Oglethorpe 2,440.02 0 0 0 0. Paulding 3,505.25 0 0 0 Pickens 0 0. 0 0 6,042.51 Pierce 0 0 3,916.76 Pike 0 0 3,499.68 Polk 0 0. 0 6,821.03 Pulaski 0 0 0 0 0 7,195.93 Putnam 0 0 0 0. 9,304.79 Rabun 20,821.45 0 0. 0 0 0 Randolph 5,724.34 0 0. 0 0 Quitman 5,850.91 0 0 Richmond 12,130.45 0 Rockdale ................ 1,232.53 Schley ................... 4,369.53 Screven .................. 4,844.03 Seminole ................. 1,493.82 Federal 3,971.74 8,589.79 10,000.73 29,712.41 29,264.40 15,179.78 2,195.40 7,176.47 11,585.58 5,747.4R 9,058.64 44,572.57 3,203.61 20,873.15 51,813.52 7,348.84 7,179.71 1,420.76 18,486.86 THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. County State Total Spalding 4,553.63 0 0 0. 0 Stephens 4,826.56 0 0 0 0 Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 9,433.61 Sumter 13,548.08 0 0 0 0 0. 0. 0. 0. Talbot 0 0 0 0. 3,733.00 Taliaferro 1,811.56 0 0 Tattnall 8,733.11 0. 0 0. 0 0 0 Taylor 0 0 0. 0. 7,155.26 Telfair 5,532.87 0 0. 0. 0. 0 Terrell 6,595.27 0. 0 0. T_homas 11,381.65 0. 0 0 T i f t 11,320.98 0 0. 0 Toombs 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 3,756.00 Towns 0 0 0 0 2,734.00 Treutlen 1,452.05 0 0 0. Troup 0 0 8,451.27 Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0. 0 0 2,886.12 Twiggs 4,477.98 0 Union 17,590.95 0 0 0 0 0 Upson 0 0 0. 0 0 5,310.41 "\Valker 7,772.92 0 0 "\Valton .................. 8,450.64 \Yare 15,951.38 0 0. 0 0 \Varren 7,730.11 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0. \Vashington ............ 0. 11,494.58 Wayne 0 0. 0. 0 0 0 7,124.54 Webster 5,567.08 0 0 0. Wheeler ................. 5,545.42 White ................... 8,223.53 Whitfield ................. 4,142.36 \Vilcox .................. 6,733.47 \Vilkes .................. 12,949.65 1081 Federal 10,244.30 5,395.27 8,678.47 12,142.87 23,490.22 14,060.75 3,183.42 3,703.15 9,205.93 71,306.14 15,059.84 8,292.92 76,330.88 18,671.98 4,521.45 5,548.28 10,663.45 1,983.38 1082 ,JouRxAL OF THE HousE, County State Total Wilkinson .............. . 5,094.88 1North .................. . 7,903.86 Federal 15,225.25 5,428.90 (a)-Actual maintenance expenditures $6,840.69. There was credit of $5,799.01 for construction prior to 1922 and credited in 1922. (b)-Actual maintenance expenditures $2,325.52. There was credit of $136.99 for construction prior to 1922 and credited in 1922. (c)-Actual maintenance expenditures $3,863.50. There was credit of $1,064.49 for construction prior to 1922 and credited in 1922. (d)-Actual maintenance expenditures $3,886.55. There was credit of $459.36 for construction prior to 1922 and credited in 1922. (e)-Actual maintenance expenditures $5,423.25. There was credit of $452.07 for construction prior to 1922 and credited in 1922. By unanimous consent 300 copies of the above colnnlunications were ordered printed for the use of the members of the House. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Messrs. Mann of Glynn, Steel of DeKalb and Elders of Tattnall- A RESOLUTION. House Resolution Xo. 175. Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That a committee of THURSDAY, A"C"GUST 9, 1923. 1083 three from the House a1~d two from the Senate be appointed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate to arrange a joint session of the House and Senate at 1:00 o'clock Friday, August lOth, 1923, to prepare a program for a memorial service touching the death of the President, "\Yarren G. Harding. The Speaker appointed the following committee on the part of the House under the above resolution: :\fessrs. Mann of Glynn Steele of DeKalb Elders of Tattnall. The following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate set as a special order by the Committee on Rules were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By Mr. Simpson of Lee- House Resolution No. 166. A resolution to relieve E. B. Lee and E. S. Ferguson as sureties on bond of Joe Hayslip. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 106, nays 0. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the resolution was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. 1084 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Milner of Dodge- House Bill No. 118. A bill to amend the Code of 1910 for purpose of making more definite the persons, firms or corporations who are entitled to condemn property, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 77, nays 41. The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. By Mr. Cumming of Richmond- House Bill No. 197. A bill to amend the Code of 1910, relative to corporate powers exercised by corporations, and for other purposes. Mr. Bowden of McDuffie moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. Mr. Harrell of Stewart moved the previous question; the 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. ~Ir. McMichael of :\!arion rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. Knight of Berrien rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. THURSDAY, ~-\ "LGUST 9, 1923. 1085 The following hill of the House, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, \vas brought up for consideration and read the third time: By Messrs. Milner of Dodge, Peek of Polk and Evans of "\Varren- House Bill K o. 227. A bill to levy a tax upon dealers in cigars and cigarettes, and for other purposes. The following minority report was submitted and read: The undersigned members of the "\Vays and Means Committee respectfully submit the following as a minority report upon House Bill Ko. 227, by ~fr. Milner of Dodge County, and recommend that said bill do not pass, for the following reasons, to wit: 1. This measure imposes a radical tax upon an infant industry in Georgi_a, which industry under. existing circumstances is entitled to the utmost en~ couragement by the lawmakers of Georgia. The ravages of insect pests, low prices for products and unjust discriminations have combined to force the Georgia farmer to a more comprehensive diversification of crops, and the progress of the tobacco growing industry in Georgia during the past six years has been marvelous. Six years ago the quantity of tobacco grown for commercial purposes on Georgia farms was insignificant, but, by a quick response to the conditions and opportunities confronting him, the Georgia 1086 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, farmer now produces more than fifteen million pounds of commercial tobacco per annum. The increase in the production of Georgia tobacco has greatly exceeded the increase in any other Georgia agricultural product, and Georgia now stands third in the list of tobacco producing States in the South. In these circumstances, the Georgia farmer is entitled to every aid that can be extended by legislation, and any additional burden imposed upon this industry will constitute a blow to the Georgia producer that cannot be justified under any circumstances. 2. The tobacco industry is already so heavily burdened by Federal and State taxation that the price of tobacco products has reached a limit where additional tax burdens on the industry cannot be passed to the consumer without resulting in a material decrease of consumption, with the result that the burden will naturally be passed to the producer, to be reflected in lovi'er prices to be paid by the manufacturer to the producer, with the result that the margin of profit now earned by the tobacco Georgia grower will be destroyed, and the production of tobacco in Georgia correspondingly decreased. 3. Georgia is producing a satisfactory grade of tobacco for wrappers used in the manufacture of cigars, which commands a high market price, and a very large percentage of the tobacco raised in Georgia is sold to manufacturers of cigarettes, with a fair margin of profit to the producer, which percentage.has so rapidly increased that a large pro- THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923. 1087 portion of the Georgia crop of tobacco is now sold readily at fair prices to the manufacturers of the leading brands of cigarettes throughout the Union. 4. The imposition of a stamp tax upon this product will not only discourage the production of Georgia tobacco, but will lead to a complicated system of tax collection, which will be objectionable on ac. count of the expense incident thereto and on account of evasion. 5. A fair and reasonable system of fixed taxation, imposing a uniform tax of moderate amount upon wholesale and retail dealers in cigars, tobacco, snuff and cigarettes, would be free from all of the objections above set forth, and would bring to the coffers of the State a more substantial sum in net revenue than the stamp tax scheme proposed by this bill. 6. It has always been the policy of the General Assembly of Georgia to extend to agricultural products the greatest degree of consideration consistent with the limitations of the State Constitution, and, under existing conditions, this infant agricultural industry of Georgia raised tobacco is entitled to more consideration at the hands of the lawmaking power than any other agricultural industry of the State already firmly established. CALVIN \V. PARKER, vVare County, BEsSIE KEMPTON, Fulton County, P. T. KNIGHT, Berrien County, WILL H. STANFORD, Lowndes County. The bill involving an appropriation, 'the House 1088 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Stovall of Elbert as the chairman thereof. . The Committee of the whole House arose and through their chairman reported progress and begged leave to sit again. ~Ir. ~Iilner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn; the motion prevailed, and House Bill No. 227 went over as unfinished business. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 :00 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION' 3:00 o'clock P. )L The House met again at thishour and was called to order by the Speaker. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adair Bird Adams of Franklin Blease Adams of Towns Bleckley Anderson Boatwright Arnold Boswell Atkinson of Camden Bowden Atkinson of Chatham Bozeman Aubrey Braddy Bandy Branch Banister Brannen Barrett Burt Beck Bussey Bell C'allawa~ Bennett Camp of Campbell Camp of Cow~ta Carr Carter Childs Christopher Clark Collins Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Daniel of Heard THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. 1089 Daniel of Troup Howard of Chatta- Davis of Floyd hoochee Davis of Thomas Howard of Long DeFoor Howard of Screven DeLaP~rriere Hulme Dixon of Jenkins Huxford Dixon of Wilkinson Hyman DuBose Jenkins Duncan Johnson of Bacon Duvall Johnson of Forsyth Dykes Jones of Cook Elders Jones of Coweta Ellis Jones of Floyd Ennis Jones, A. D., of Evans of Screven Meriwether Evans of Warren Jones, W. R., of Eve Meriwether Fleming of Columbia Jordan Fleming of Hancock Kempton Fletcher King Fortson Kirkland Fowler Knight Foy Langley Gillen Latham Golden Greer Griffis Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael Harrison :M:cMullan Hatcher of Burke Maddox Hatcher of Muscogee Mann Head Mansell Hillhouse Mayo Hines of Decatur Meeks Hines of Sumter Miles Holden Milner Holton Montgomery Houston Moore Mullis Napier New Norman of Colquitt Norman of Henry Orr Owen Pafford Parker Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Habersham Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pitts Pope Price Reville Riley Roberts Robertson Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stanford Stanley 1090 Steele Stevens Stewart Stone Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Swindle Tatum Tippins Toole JoUR:NAL OF THE HousE, Trippe Turner Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Way West Whitley Whitworth Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs wingate Winship Wood woodruff Worthy Wright Mr. Speaker The following bills and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees: By Mr. Childs of Upson- House Bill No. 583. A bill to establish a sys- tem of public graded schools and schools for manual training and domestic sciences in and for the Village of East Thomaston. Referred to Committee on Education. By Mr. Dixon of Wilkinson- House Bill No. 584. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Irwinton changing the corporate limits of said town. Referred to Committee on Municipal Government. By Messrs. Guess, Steel and 'Woodruff of DeKalbHouse Bill No. 585. A bill to amend the Act es- THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923. 1091 tablishing a new charter for the Town of East Lake, DeKalb County. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By ~Ir. Covington of Colquitt- House Bill No. 586. A bill to amend the charter of the City of :Jioultrie, providing for a city manager, fixing his powers, duties, and compensation. Referred to Committee on Corporations. By :Jfr. Bleckley of Rabun- House Resolution No. 176. 585-A. A resolution to pay the pension due ~Irs. Adeline Tilley of Rabun County for 1922. Referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- A RESOLUTION. House Resolution No. 177. Whereas, Our able and beloved colleague, the Honorable J. E. Bleckley, Representative from Rabun County, has been confined at his home for the past three weeks on account of serious illness, imd TVhereas, This body has missed our esteemed colleague from the deliberations of the House and sincerely wishes him a speedy recovery and hopes to soon see him back in attendance on this body; Therefore be it resolved by the House of Representatives, That the sincere sympathy of this body 1092 JouRKAL OF THE HousE, be extended to our distinguished colleague from Rabun, and that the best wishes of this body for his speedy and complete recovery be expressed. Mr. Turner of Brooks County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways, submitted the following report : J/r. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senab and haY" iu.;;tructed me As chairman to report the same back to the House with the reeommendation as follows: Senate Bill Xo. 24 do not pass. House Bill ;-.;o. 3_'r, do not pass. House Bill Xo. 423 do pass. House Bill Xo. 547 do pass as amended. House Bill Xo. 13 do pass by substitute. TuRKER of Brooks, Chairman. .Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations have had under consideration the following bills of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1093 back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : House Bil1 No. 576 House Bill No. 581. PICKREN, Chairman. . :Mr. .l\fayo of .Mitchell County, Chairman of the Committee on Special Judiciary, submitted the following report : Jlr. Speaker: Your Committee on Special Judiciary have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill Xo. 182 do pass as amended. Senate Bill No. 124 do pass. }fAyo of Mitchell, Chairman. 1Ir. DeFoor of Clayton County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 2, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 2 have. had under consideration the following bill of the H' ouse and have instructed me as vice-chairman 1094 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill No. 298. DEFooR, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Parks of Terrell County, 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 bills of the House and Senate a!1d have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with thtrecommendation that the same do pass: Senate Bill No. 75 House Bill No. 89. PARKS of Terrell, Chairman. Mr. Fleming of Columbia County, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Municipal Government, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Municipal Government have had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as vicechairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: - THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. 1095 House Bill X o. 571 uo pass. House Bill No. 560 do pass as amended. Senate Bill No. 121 do pass as amended. Senate Bill No. 123 do pass by substitute. FLEMING of Columbia, Vice-Chairman. Mr. w. R. Jones of .Meriwether County, Chair- man of the Committee on Amendments to the Constitution, submitted the following report: 1Hr. Speaker: Your Committee on Amendments to the Constitution have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 375. \V. R. JoNES of Meriwether, Chairman. The following bills of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read the second time : By l\Ir. Jones of Coweta- House Bill No. 13. A bill to amend an Act entitled ''An Act to regulate the use of motor vehicles and motorcycles upon the public streets and 1096 J ouR.NAL OF THE HousE, highways of this State, etc.,'' and for other purposes. By ~Ir. Huxford of Clinch- House Bill No. 89. A bill to amend Section 1532, Vol. (1) of the Code of 1910, relative to school districts in towns of certain population. By .~Iessrs. winship and Fowler and Mrs. Napier of Bibb- House Bill Xo. 182. A bill to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macon in and for the County of Bibb, and for other purposes. B~, Mr. Bell of Burke- House Bill Xo. 375. A bill to amend Par. 2, Sec. 1, Art. 2 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and amendments thereto, relative to creation of Comer County. By Mr. Turner of Brooks- House Bill Xo. 423. A bill to amend Sec. 3 of an Act approved August 10, 1921, relative to the reorganization and reconstitution of the State Highway Department, and for other purposes. By Mr. Cumming of Richmond-. House Bill Xo. 547. .A bill to prohibit the park- ing of automobiles and other vehicles upon the public highways in a certain manner; to provide a penalty for violation of same, and for other purposes. THURSDAY, AuaesT 9, 192:3. 1097 By Messrs. Toole and Hines of Decatur- House Bill l\ o. 560. A bill to amend Sec. 3 of the charter of the City of Bainbridge as amended by increasing the corporate limits of said city, and for other purposes. B~ Mr. Harrison of J ohusou- House Bill Ko. 571. A bill to amend, consolidate and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of \Vrightsville, to create a new charter and municipal government for said city, and for other purposes. By ~Ir. Stovall of the 29th- Senate Bill ~o. 75. A bill to amend Sec. 3353 of Vol. 1 of the Code of 1910, relative to the declaration of liens in favor of mechanics and material men, and for other purposes. The following bills and resolution of the House and Senate were read the third time and placed upon their passage : By ~[r. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 121. A bill to amend the several Acts relating to and incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: 1098 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Amend Senate Bill No. 121 by striking therefrom Section 5, and adding the following sections: Section 5. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That ,that portion of Section 13 of the charter amendment to the City of Savannah, approved August 19th, 1922, and to be found on page 970 of the published Acts of Georgia Laws 1922, which contains the following sentence: ''The booths shall be made of movable material, and the expense to be jointly borne by the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham," be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 13-A of said Act is also repealed. Section 6. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful and illegal for the mayor and.aldermen of the City of Savannah or any department of the city to permit the placing of gasoline or oil tanks or filling stations within the street or sidewalk lines of any of the I streets or sidewalks of said city, but all such tanks or filling stations in operation at the time of the approval of this Act may be continued in the discretion of the mayor and aldermen of said city. Upon the discontinuance of any of such tanks or filling stations now being used, located, within the street or sidewalk lines, the said authorities of said City of Savannah shall require the same to be immediately removed, and no permission shall ,be granted to relocate such tanks or filling stations on the streets or sidewalks. Section 7. Be it further enacted, That Section 5 of the charter ame1i.dment of the City of Savannah, approved July 27, 1921, and to be found in the pub- THURSDAY, AuGusT 9, 1923. 1099 lished volume of the Georgia Laws of 1921 on page 1077 be, and the same is, hereby amended by striking from the third line of said Section 5 the follo,ving words : ''of. the age of 60 years or upwards.'' Section 8. Be it further enacted, That Section 2 of the charter amendment of the City of Savannah, approved August 17, 1914, and to be found in the published volume of Georgia Laws for the year 1914 on page 1179, be amended by adding the following subsection, to wit: "Provided, however, that where the o'vners of subdivisions lay off, grade and otherwise improve the streets, lanes, plats and reservations of such subdivisions, the title to the same shall remain in the owners of the subdivision, subject to fhe use of the lot owners as. expressed in their deeds, contracts and agreements and as provided by general laws, and the city may acquire title to such streets, lanes, plats and reservations by contract, based upon the public improvements placed thereon, or by condemnation under existing laws.'' Section 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be entitled to become a candidate in a regular municipal election in said city for mayor and alderman or recorder, who has not been nominated by ,a political party of the description contained in the primary election laws relating to said corporation at a primary election held under the terms of said laws, unless any person qualified for office who did not participate in said primary desiring to enter in said municipal election as an independent candidate for mayor or alderman or recorder shall within fifteen days before said general election in said city file with the clerk of conn- 1100 JouR~ AL OF THE HousE, cil of said city a petition 1endorsing his candidacy, signed by not less than one-third of the persons registered and qualified to vote in the next succeeding regular municipal election. Ko person who participated in the primary by voting or acting as an official of the primary shall be eligible to be an independent candidate or to sign a petition for an independent candidate. .No vote shall be counted in said election for any person who has been so nominated by such party or for any independent candidate who has not filed the petition aforesaid and been qualified thereunder, except as provided in this Act. And if it should appear at any time that the petition of any independent candidate docs not contain tht> namf's of at least one-third of the registered voters fully qualified by lcnv (the names of all persons who voted in said primary election being stricken), said person shall he ineligible as an inclepcrident candidate and his muue shall not have a place upon thP balbt as such. Section 10. Be it further enacted by the authorit~ aforesaid, That in all primary elections for the nomination of eandidates for mayor and aldermen and recorder, eaeh eandidate for mayor shall have the right to select a manager at each hox, the names to he submitted at sueh times as the rules of the part~ and its cit~- executin committee shall prescribe, but at least three days before the election, with the right of the candidate to make )a substitution before the polls opm, or after the polls open for inability or incapacity or other contingency which would eause a vacancy. Xo person shall be allowed to vote over the objection of any manager unless authorized to ,-ote hy the superintendent of the priman or his as- sistants. The eandidates shall select a superintendent of the primar~ who shall have authority to settle all disputes b2tween managers. In the e\er:t they fail. to agree the judge of the superior court of Chatham Count~, the judge of the city eourt of SaYannah, and the ordinary of Chatham County, shall select one of thl'ir number to act as superintendent, and the superintendent shall select such assistants as he may require \vho shall exercise so much of his authority as he shall delegate to them. The city executive committee shall meet at noon the day succe2ding the primary election and consolidate the votes and declare the result, and the persons so declared as nominated shall be entitled to all the privileges of nominees declared h~ law, provided that any candidate who is dissatisfied with the result as declared ma~ within three days file a written contest with the chairman of the party to which the nomi1:ee belongs, in which he shall set forth the names of each voter he challenges and the cause of the challenge, and the name of each person whom he claims was unlawfull~ denied the privilege of voting, and the ground upon which he claims the voter was denied the right to vote, which contest sllall b~ immediately transmitted to the judge of the city court of Savam:ah, the chief judge of the municipal court of Savannah, and the ordinary of Chatham County who shall promptly hear and determine the contest upon legal principles and the decision of the judges shall be final. Section 11. Be it further enacted, That the recreation commission of the City of Savannah shall b~ the tenth of December each year submit to the mayor and aldermen a complete itemized statement 1102 J ouRxAL oF THE HousE, of its expenditures for the preceding twelve months, and shall at the same time present a budget setting forth in detail the moneys required for the succeeding twelve months, ancl the purposes for which it is to be expended, which budget shall be subject to revision by the mayor and aldermen; but the mayor and aldermen shall appropriate a sum of not less than ten thousand dollars each year to be expended by the commission for the purpose detailed in said budget. The mayor and aldermen shall appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars to be made available immediately upon the approval of this Act. Section 12. All laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 104, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By ::\Ir. Cason of the 1st- Senate Bill No. 123. A bill to provide for a commission manager form of government of the City of Savannah, and for other purposes. The following committee substitute was read and adopted: TH"GRSDAY, A UG"GST ~), 192:1. 1103 A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend an Act of the General Assembly of Georg-ia, approved December 23d, 1789, creating- and incorporating- the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, and Acts amendatory and supplementary thereof, and all other Acts applicable to said city; to provide for the election of aldermen of said city, and to define their powers, duties and compensations; and to provide for the selection of a mayor and vicemayor from among- their number; to establish departments and abolish certain offices therein; to provide for a city manag-er and to define his duties and powers; to provide for the recall of aldermen; to establish civil service for the employees in certain departments, to define offenses under this Act and fix punishments therefor; to amend or repeal such laws as may be necessary to carry this Act into effect; to provide for a submission of this Act to a vote of the electors of said city for their approval or rejection, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Act of the General Assembly of Georg-ia, approved December 23d, 1789, creating- and incorporating- the mayor and aldermen of the. City of Savannah and the Acts amendatory and supplementary thereof, and all other Acts applicable to said city, be and the same are hereby amended in the following particulars: 1104 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, COMMISSION MANAGER PLAN NO. 1. THE CORPORATION. ''Section 1. The City of Savannah, as a corporation, shall continue to exist under the name and style of 'The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah.' The corporate existence, identity, the territorial limits, the jurisdiction, with all corporate rights, powers and privileges conferred, and all property and property rights now held, owned or possesled by said city, and all duties, obligations and liabilities imposed by law, are hereby preserved unto and against said city, except as altered and amended by this Act. All general or local laws applicable to said municipal corporation including all laws touching the nomination and selection of candidates for the office of mayor and aldermen by primary or by petition (and all resolutions and ordinances thereof now of force, not in conflict therewith) are hereby confirmed and shall remain unchanged, subject, however, to the right of the duly constituted authorities of said city to hereafter amend or repeal the resolutions and ordinances of said city. THE OFFICIALS, THEIR SELECTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES. ''Section 2. The board of aldermen of the said city shall consist of a mayor and six aldermen, to be chosen by ballot on the second Tuesday in January, 1924, by voters entitled to vote at municipal elections in said city. The term of said mayor shall begin on the second Monday after said election and continue for two years thereafter and until his successor is elected and qualified. The aldermen shall 'rmJRSDAY, AuGl:ST 9, 1923. 1105 hold their offices subject to recall as hereinafter provided, until their suc.cessors are duly elected and qualified as follows: The terms of said aldermen shall begin on the second Monday after their election, and shall continue respectively three for two years and three for four years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The persons so elected shall determine by lot which of the terms each shall have, and they shall hold accordingly. Upon the second Tuesday in January of the year of the expiration of the terms of the mayor and the several aldermen, their successors shall be chosen by ballot by the voters entitled to vote at municipal elections; and such successors shall be elected for the following terms, to wit: The mayor for two ~ears and the aldermen for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. ''Section 3. At the first meeting after each regular election a vice-mayor shall be elected by the aldermen among their own members, who shall hold office for two years. The vice-mayor shall act as mayor in case of a vacancy in the office of mayor until such vacancy is filled by the aldermen, which shall he within sixty days from the date of the vaeanc~, and when the ma~or is absent from the city or is unable to act. ''The mayor or vice-mayor shall preside at all mEetings. A quorum for business shall consist of the mayor or vice-mayor and three aldermen. It shall require at least four affirmative votes to carry any ordinance, resolution, motion or measure, the mayor and vice-mayor having a vote. The board of aldermen shall qualify and be inducted into office in 1106 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, the same manner as the mayo rand aldermen are now qualified and inducted into office.. ''Section 4. Should there be a failure to elect the prescribed number of aldermen by reason of two or more candidates receiving the same number of votes, then those aldermen who have been elected and installed shall proceed, at the first meeting after their qualification and the organization of the board of aldermen, to elect from among those candidates receiving the same number of votes the aldermen who shall serve on said board. ''Section 5. In case of a vacancy in the office of the aldermen by death, resignation or otherwise, the board of aldermen shall within sixty days from the date of the vacancy, elect an alderman for the residue of the term, any citizen of the City of Savannah being eligible for election to such office. ''Section 6. The board of aldermen shall have, possess and exercise all executive, legislative and judicial powers, and all other rights, powers, privileges and duties now possessed and exercised by the present mayor and aldermen of said city, except as altered or amended by this Act. They shall have full authority to pass ordinances, levy taxes, make appropriations, fix licenses, and to do and perform all other duties now authorized or required of the mayor and board of aldermen of said city, except as otherwise provided in this Act, and the mayor shall have all the duties, power and authority heretofore vested in the mayor, except as otherwise provided in this Act. "Section 7. Each alderman of the City of Sa- THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1107 vannah shall receive the same compensation, payable in the same manner, as now fixed by law for aldermen of said city. The mayor shall receive a salary of three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars per annum. DEPARTMENTS. "Section 8. The following shall constitute the various departments of the city government, and the titles of the heads thereof: (1) Police department, the head of which shall be designated chief of police; (2) Fire department, the head of which shall be dEsignated chief of the fire department; (3) Public health, the head of which shall be designated health officer; (4) Department of law, the head of which shall be designated city attorney; (5) Public works, the head of "'hich shall be designated director of public works; (G) Public finance, the head of which shall be designated treasurer; (7) Department of water, the head of which shall be designated superintendent of waterworks; (8) The board of audit and accounting, the head of which shall be designated as comptroller; (9) The board of tax assessors consisting of three members, the head of which shall be known as the chairman of the board of tax assessors; (10) Department of engineering, the head of which shall be designated city engineer; (11) There shall also be a harbor master, a clerk of council, a city marshal and a clerk of the market with such deputies, assistants and clerical force as may be prescribed by the mayor and aldermen. ''The board of aldermen may create new departments, combine or abolish existing departments or establish temporary departments for special work. 1108 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ''The duties of the heads of said departments shall be the same as now established for similar heads of departments of the City of Savannah as altered or amended herein, and except as may hereafter be varied by ordinance. ''The heads of departments of police, fire, audit and accounting departments, and the city marshal and clerk of council shall be elected by the mayor and aldermen for terms of two years, and may be removed for malfeasance or misfeasance in office upon a hearing after due notice and sufficient proof. The other heads of departments shall be appointed by the city manager with the advice and consent of council, and may he removed at any time by the same authority. CITY MANAGER. ''Section 9. The board of aldermen shall, within thirty days after their election and qualification, select and appoint a city manager, which office in the City of Savannah is hereby expressly created. He shall be chosen without regard to political affiliation, but shall be B resident and citizen of Savannah, the State of GPorgia, and qualified to vote. He shall be the administrative head of the municipal government. He shall have his salary fixed by the board of aldermen at the rate of not less than $6,000.00 nor more than $12,000.00 per annum, and shall be subject to removal at any time by a majority vote of the mayor and aldermen. He shall be selected with due regard to his experience and fitI:ess for handling municipal affairs in an efficient and economical manner, and shall he direct!~' respon- THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1109 sible to the board of aldermen for the faithful discharge of his duties and for the efficient and economical conduct of all city departments. During his absence or disability the board of aldermen may designate some properly qualified person to execute the functi01:s of the office. The powers and duties of the city manager shall be as follows: (a) To see that all laws and ordinances of said city are enforced; (b) to exercise control over all departments and divisions of the city hereby created, or which may hereafter be created by the board of aldermen, except as herein otherwise provided; (c) to attend all meetings of the board of aldermen with the right to take part in all discussions except when they are considering his removal or fitness for office, but hav- ing no vote at any meetings; (d) to recommend to the board of aldermen for adoption such matters as he may deem necessary and expedient; (c) to pre- pare and submit to the board of aldermen at such time as they may request, and at least annually without request, an annual budget, setting out the probable needed expenditures in all departments of the city for the ensuing year, and in the preparation of such budget the said city manager shall faithfully and honestly strive in keeping with the real needs of the city to recommend such expenditures as will enable a reduction of city taxes; and to publish annually a complete statement of the financial affairs of said city; (f) to keep the board of aldermen fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the city; (g) to advise with the heads of the various city departments and assist them in their direction of the official conduct of their subordinates; (h) to supervise the performance of all con- 1110 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, tracts made by any person for work done for the city, and to make all purchases of materials and supplies used by the city under such rules and regulations as the board of aldermen may adopt; (i) subject to the mayor's approval to appoint, discharge and fix the salaries of all officers and employees in all departments (except those elected by the mayor and aldermen and except as otherwise provided in this Act). Such terms of employment shall be at the will and such officers and employees shall be removable by him or his successor, at any time upon approval of the mayor with or without notice or statement or proof or cause. Ail such appointments shall be made upon merit and fitness alone. In the choice of employees of the city, all things being equal, bona-fide residents of the City of Savannah shall be given preference, and in positions requiring special skill and knowledge in any department only persons having technical experience and education shall be chosen for such positions; (j) to make and execute all lawful contracts on behalf of the city except such as may otherwise be provided by law or by ordinances passed by the board of aldermen, provided that no contract, purchase or obligation involving over one hundred ($100.00) dollars shall be valid and binding until and after approval by the board of aldermen; (k) to perform any other additional duties not ipconsistent with those named herein that the board of aldermen may by ordinance or resolution prescribe. ''Section 10. The board of aldermen shall fix all salaries of the heads of departments elected by them and of the city manager, which salaries shall neither be increased nor diminished during their terms of THuRSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1111 office. All other salaries of $125.00 per month or more shall be fixed by the city manager, subject to the approYal of the board of aldermen, except as otherwise provided herein. Salaries of less than $125.00 per month shall be fixed by the city manager. ''Section 11. The present offices of mayor, aldermen and the present head of each city department, to wit: the chief of police, the chief of fire depart.. ment, health officer, city attorney, director of public works, city engineer, city treasurer, tax assessor, superintendent of waterworks, comptroller, city marshal, harbor master, clerk of council, and clerk of markets, now existing, are hereby abolished. This section of this Act to take effect on the Monday after the second Tuesday in January, 1924. ''Section 12. The said city manager shall devote his entire time to his office as city manager, and the board of aldermen shall devote as much of their time as may be necessary. The said board of aldermen shall meet at least twice a month at stated intervals, and shall hold their meetings in public except in extraordinary cases when they deem an executive session expedient, and shall otherwise do and perform all of the duties now required of the mayor and aldermen of said city. The clerk of council shall keep a report of their meetings and shall record all their actions, which record and minutes shall be open to the inspection of the general public in the office of said clerk of council in the city hall at all reasonable hours. All votes upon resolutions and ordinances shall be taken by 'aye' and 'nay,' 1112 J OURKAL m THE HousE, and the vote of each alderman upon each division shall be recorded upon the minutes. ''Section 13. The board of aldermen may require the city manager to come before them at any time to answer questions either orally or in writing, and may require from said city manager at any time written reports upon any matter involving the city, and the said manager shall at stated intervals, at least quarterly, file full and complete reports of the various departments of the city, and of the outstanding contracts of the city, and of the progress of the work to be done thereunder, and of all liabilities incurred by him in behalf of said city since his last report. All such reports shall be filed with the clerk of council and by him brought thereafter to the attention of the board of aldermen at their first regular meeting thereafter. ''Section 14. The city manager shall sign all vouchers for the payment of money under such rules and regulatioi1s as the board of aldermen may prescribe. The board of aldermen may prescribe who shall sign vouchers with the city manager for the payment of said funds and under what rules and regulations. Said board of aldermen may prescribe rules and regulations for the purchase of supplies under competitive bids and the city manager shall be governed thereby. "Section 15. It shall not be lawful for the city manager to be concerned directly or indirectly in any contract with the city, or in any contract or engagement of a pecuniary character in which the corporation of the City of Savannah is either directly or indirectly concerned, and the person so offending may T HL'RSDAY' ~-\ C'GUST 9, 1923. 1113 be dismissed from office by the board of aldermen. Any person offending the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and~ upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Section 1065 of the Penal Code of Georgia. ''Section 16. X either the city. manager, nor any other official or employee of any department of said city, shall contribute any money toward the election or nomination of any person as mayor or aldermen of said city. Any violatioi1 of this section shall subject the offender to removal, and he shall thereupon be ineligible for a period of five years next following to hold any office of trust or emolument of the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah; provided, ho"ever, that if any of such officers or employees shall become a candidate for election to municipal office, he may pay the legitimate assessments levied against such candidate for election. "Section 17. No candidate for aldermen shall before his election to office promis<' any person to appoint him to office or promise to vote for such person or any other person to office, or agency, or employment under the city, or to use his influence for the appointment to office of any person whomsoever. Upon proof of the violation of this provision made to the satisfaction of the board of aldermen of said city, after formal charges and a public hearing ten days' notice thereof to the accused, the office of such offender shall be declared vacant and a successor elected in the manner hereinbefore provided. RECALL. "Section 17. Any member of the city council shall 1114 JOURNAL OF THE. HoUSE, be subject to removal during his term of office in the following manner: An election shall be called as hereinafter provided whenever there shall be filed in the office of the clerk of council a petition signed by electors entitled to vote for a successor to the incumbent sought to be removed, equal in number to at least hventy-five per cent. of the registered voters of said city as disclosed by the registration list used in the most recent preceding general election for aldermen. Such petition shall show in general terms the grounds upon which the removal is sought and each signer shall state his residence, giving the street and number. The petitions may be in duplicate, but the voter can only sign once. Each signature shall be attested by one witness. Such witness shall make oath before an officer competent to administer oaths that the signature attested by him appended to the paper is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Should the officer sought to be removed resign, no election shall be had, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Section 5 of this Act. Such petition shall be examined by the clerk of council, and the names thereon checked against the registered electors in said city entitled to vote at such elections, within ten days from the filing of said petition. A representative of the petitioners and the aldermen sought to be removed shall have the right to be present at the checking of the list. In the event of an issue arising as to the sufficiency of' the petition, on the application in writing of any petitioner or the aldermen sought to be removed to t.he city council, such issue shall be instantly referred to a board THURSDAY, Al:GUST 9, 1923. 1115 consisti1tg of the judge of the city court, the chief judge of the municipal court and the ordinary of Chatham County who shall pass upon the same within forty-eight hours thereafter. The findings of the said board of judges shall be reported to the clerk of council and he shall be bound thereby. If the requisite number of electors as above provided have so petitioned, the clerk of council shall thereupon so certify, and an election shall thereupon be ordered by the city council, to be held not less than thirty days nor more than forty days thereafter; provided, however, that no petition for removal of any officer shall he circulated within six months, nor shall there be an election for the removal of any officer within twelve months, from the date of his election to office, nor shall any officer be subject to more than one such election or removal during any period of twelve months. Such election shall be had and conducted under the rules and regulations then existing in reference to regular city elections, except as otherwise herein provided. The members of the city council whose office shall be thus involved may be a candidate to succeed himself, and unless he request otherwise in writing, the clerk of council shall place his name on the official ballot without nomination. All opposing candidates who shall be nominated by a petition signed by not less than one hundred qualified voters of said city, giving names and street addresses thereof, and filed with the clerk of council not less than five days prior to the date of election, shall be duly entered, and their names shall b2 placed upon the ballots to be submitted to the voten;. The person receiving a majority of 1116 .JouRxAL OF THE HousE, votes cast at such election shall be declared elected for the unexpired term and authorized to assume the duties of said office and after duly qualifying. If no opposing candidate shall receive. a majority of the votes cast at such election, the incumbent shall continue in office. CIVIL SERVICE. "Section 18. A civil service board of three members shall be elected by the city council within thirty days after January 1st, 1925. K o member of such board shall hold any other Kational, State, county or city office, employment or agency. The term of members first elected shall be so arranged that one shall expire ever~' seco111l ~par, and elections thereafter made upon the expiration of any term shall be for s1x years. The city council shall likewise fill an~ vacancy m the board for the unexpired tf>rm. A memher of the civil senic<' board ma~ h2 removed by a two-thirds vote of the cit~ council for neglect of duty, incapacit~ or malfeasance in office, but onl~' after opportunity has been given or a public hearing before the city council, to be held not less than ten days after written eharges have been made and notice thereof gin'n to the accused memh2r. "Section 19. Tlw civil senice board shall he furnished an office in th2 city hall, and a clerk whose eompet:sation shall be fixed by the civil service board and paid by the city. "Seetion 20. It shall be the duty of said civil senice board as soon as possihle after their election, to provide proper ci,il service rules and classification THuRsDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1117 for employees of the fire and police departments and, with the exception of the chief of police and chief of fire department they shall be immediately placed under civil service rules and regulations without examination and no employees of those two departments shall be dismisseu from office except for just cause and with the right of fair hearing before, and trial granted by, said civil service board and after reasonable notice in writing to the em- ployee. ''Section 21. All future vacancies in the police and fire departments, except in the office of chief, shal1 be filled from the list of these who have filed their applications for such positions with the civil service board and who shall be qualified for such positions by passing a reasonable and practicable examination prescribed by the board, which shall demonstrate their fitness for the particular employment. A list of eligibles at least double in number to the vacancies to be filled shall always be furnished by said board to the city council and the city manager, and said city manager shall appoint from the list of eligibles furnished, after advising with the chief of the department. "Section 22. It shall be the duty of the civil service board to hold at least two examinations a year, in order to qualify candidates and to place same on the eligible lists of the city departments under civil service rules and regulations. "Section 23. The civil service board shall make, promulgate and, when necessary, amend, rules, regulations, reinstatement, suspension and removal of 1118 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, city employees in the classified service. These rules shall protect the city employees in their terms of office in order that such employees can not be dismissed without cause. Before any such rules or amendments shall become effective, they shall be printed and an opportunity given for a public hearing thereon to be held after reasonable notice thereof has been given by the board. The board shall report its proceedings to the city council and to the city manager at the beginning of each fiscal year. ''Section 24. At least thirty days before said election to determine whether or not this Act shall become operative in said city, the board of registrars of Chatham County shall purge the list of registered voters of Chatham County prior to the general State and county elections, and the list after being so purged shall be by them furnished to the election managers as a list of the duly qualified voters entitled to participate in said election. "Section 25. All penal laws now in force with reference to general elections in the City of Savannah, with reference to corrupting the voter, impersonating another, or other unlawful act, are hereby expressly made applicable to the election in which this Act is submitted to the voters of said city for ratification or disapproval; and to all future elections for a mayor and aldermen. "Section 26. The foregoing twenty-five sections shall, as a whole, constitute and be known as Commission Manager Plan No. 1 in all matters pertaining to this Act. THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1119 CO~DHSSION ~fA~AGER PLAN NO. 2. Section 1. The City of Savannah, as a corporation, shall continue to exist under the name and style of ''The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah.'' The corporate existence, identity, the territorial limits, and jurisdiction, with all corporate rights, powers and privileges conferred, and all property and property rights now held, owned or possessed by said city, and all duties, obligations and liabilities imposed by law, are hereby preserved unto and against said city, except as altered and amended by this Act. All general or local laws applicable thereto, and all resolutions and ordinances thereof now of force, not in conflict here"\\rovided wheneyer there shall he filed in the office of the clerk of council a petition signed by electors entitled to vote for a successor to the in- cumbent sought to be removed, equal in number to at least twenty-five per cent. of the registered voters of said city as disclosed by the registration list used in the most recent preceding general election for aldermen. Such petition shall show in general terms the grounds upon which the removal is sought and each signer shall state his residence, gi,'ing the street and number. The petitions may be in duplicate, but the voter can sign only once. Each signature shall be attested by one witness. Such witness shall make oath before an officer competent to administer oaths that the signature attested by him appended to the paper is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Should the officer sought to be removed resign, no election shall be had, and the vacancy shall be filled as proYided in Section 5 of this Act. Such petition shall be examined by the clerk of council, and the names thereon checked against the registered electors in said city entitled to vote at such elections, within ten days from the filing of said petition. A representative of the petitioners and the alderman sought to be removed shall have the right to be present at the checking of the list. In the event of an issue arising as to the sufficiency of the petition, on the application in writing of any peti- toner or the alderman sought to be remov~d to the THURSDAY, Ana'ST 9, ]923. 1129 city council, such issue shall be instantly referred to a board consisting of the judge of the city court, the chief judge of the municipal court and the ordinary of Chatham County, who shall pass upon the same within forty-eight hours thereafter. The findings of said board of judges shall be reported to the clerk of council and he shall be bound thereby. If the requisite number of electors as above provided have so petitioned, the clerk of council shall thereupon so certify, and an election shall thereupon be ordered by the city council, to be hdd not less than thirty days nor more than forty days thereafter; provided, however, that no petition for removal of any officer shall be circulated within six months, nor shall there be an election for the removal of any officer within twelve months from the date of his election to office, nor shall any officer be subject to more than one such election for removal during any period of twelve months. Such elections shall be had and conducted under the rules and regulations then existing in reference to regular city elections, except as otherwise herein provided. The members of the city council whose office shall be thus involved may be a candidate to succeed himself, and unless he requests otherwise in writing, the clerk of council shall place his name on the official ballot without nomination. All opposing candidates who shall be nominated by a petition signed by not less than one hundred qualified voters of said city, givi1;tg names and street addresses thereof, and filed with the clerk of council not less than five days prior to the date of election, shall be duly entered, and their names shall be placed upon the ballots to be submitted to the voters. The person receiving a majority of votes 1130 .JouR~ AL OF THE Ho1:sE, cast at such election shall be declared elected for the unexpired term and authorized to assume the duties of said office after duly qualifying. If no opposing candidate shall receive a majority of the votes cast at such election, the incumbent shall continue in office. CIVIL SERVICE. Section 18. A civil service board of three mem- bers shall be elected by the city council within thirty days after January 1st, 1925. X o member of such board shall hold any other National, State, county or city office, employment or agency. The terms of members first elected shall be so arranged that one shall expire every second year, and elections there- after made upon the expiration of any term shall be for six years. The city council shall likewise fill any vacancy in the board for the unexpired term. A member of the civil service board may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the city council for neglect of duty, incapacity or malfeasance in office, but only after opportunity has been given or a pub- lic hearing before the city council, to be held not less than ten days after written charges have been made and notice thereof given to the accused mem- ber. Section 19. The civil service board shall be furnished an office in the city hall, and a; clerk whose compensation shall be fixed by the civil service board and paid by the city. Section 20. It shall be the duty of said civil service board as soon as possible after their election, to provide proper civil service rules and classification THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923. 1131 for employees of the fire and police departments and, with the exception of the chief of police and chief of fire department, they shall be immediately placed under civil service rules and regulations without examination and 1~0 employees of these two departments shall be dismissed from office except for just cause and with the right of fair hearing before, and trial granted by, said civil service board and after reasonable notice in writing to the employee. Section 21. All future vacancies in the police and fire departments, except in the office of chief, shall be filled from the list of those who have filed their applications for such positions with the civil service board and who shall be qualified for such positions by passing a reasonable and practicable examination prescribed by the hoard, which shall demonstrate their fitness for the particular employinent. A list of eligibles at least double in number to the vacancies to be filled shall always be furnished by said board to the city council and the city manager, and said city manager shall appoint from the list of eligibles furnished, after advising with the chief of the department. Section 22. It shall be the duty of the civil service board to hold at least two examinations a year, in order to qualify candidates and to place same on the eligible lists of the city departments under civil service rules and regulations. Section 23. The civil service board shall make, promulgate and, when necessary, amend, rules, regulations, reinstatement, suspension and removal of city employees in the classified service. These rules shall protect the city employees in their terms of of- 1132 J ouRXAL OF THE HousE, fice in order that such employees can not be dismissed without cause. Before any such rules or amendments shall become effective, they shall be printed and an opportunity given for a public hearing thereon to be held after reasonable notice thereof has been given by the board. The board shall report its proceedings to the city council and to the city manager at the beginning of each fiscal year. Section 24. Ordinances in aid and extension of these civil service provisions and not in conflict therewith may lawfully be adopted. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. Section 25. This Act shall be submitted to the registered voters of the City of Savannah upon special election, which election shall be held in the way and manner, and be governed by the laws that control the general city elections on the first Tuesday in X ovember, 1923. At the special election, no other question or measure shall be submitted to the people, nor shall any primary of any party or organization be held on said date. The form of ballot to be used in said election shall be as follows: FOR THE Cn Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Haneoek }'ortson Fowler Foy Gillen Greer Griner Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Hatcher of Burke Hatcher of ~Iuscogee Head Hillhouse Hines of Sumter Holden Holton Howard of Long Hulme Hyman .Jenkins .Johnson of Forsyth .Tones of Floyd Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jones, "\V. R., of Meriwether Latham Logan Loyd Lyons McClure :Mnland Peterson Piekren Roberts Rhettlesworth Smith of Fulton Stanford Stc,-ens Stewart StoYall Stric klaml Sweat Turner Tyson Way \Vimberly of Laurens 'Wimberly of Toombs Worthy Those not voting were Messrs. : Atkinson of Camden Houston Barrett 1\0mpton Bell Kirkland Bleckley Mansell Dixon of Jenkins Parrish Harrison Smith of Lamar Stanley Tippins Trippe Whitley Whitworth ~fr. Speaker Ayes 128, nays 60. The roll call was verified. On the passage of the bill by substitute as amended the ayes were 128, nays 60. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed by substitute as amended. Mr. Smith of Bryan moved that the bill be immediately transmitted to the Senate and the motion prevailed. Mr. Knight of Berrien rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. THURSDAY, AuausT 9, 1923. 1145 By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin and others- House Bill No. 523. A bill to create a Department of Revenues for this State, and for other purposes. Mr. Copeland of Lowndes moved that the House do now adjourn; the motion prevailed, and House Bill No. 523 went over as unfinished business. By unanimous consent granted the Chair the hour of convening on to-morrow morning was set for 9 :00 o'clock. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-morrow morning at 9 :00 o'clock. 1146 J O"L'R~ AL OF THE HovsE, REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 9 :00 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the SpPaker, and open'.'d with prayer by the Chaplain. By unanimous consent the call of the roll was s of Floyd Count~-. Referred to Committee on Pensions. By Mr. Pope of \Valker- House Resolution No. 179. 588-B. A resolution asking the Rules Committee to place the taxation Acts on the calendar. Referred to Committee on Rules. Mr. Elders of Tattnall County, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: 1l'lr. Spmker: Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have 1148 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Hill No. 583. H. H. ELDERS, Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corporations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations han had under consideration the following bills of the House and Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows: House Bill No. 585 do pass. Senate Bill No. 120 do not pass. PrcKRE~ of Charlton, Chairman. The following bills of the House, favorably reported, were read the second time : By Mr. Childs of Upson- House Bill No. 583. A bill to establish systems of schools in and for the Village of East Thomaston, and for other purposes. FRIDAY, AuausT 10, 1923. 1149 By Messrs. Guess, Steele and 1Noodruff of DeKalbHouse Bill No. 585. A bill to amend the charter of East Lake, and for other purposes. The following bills of the House and Senate were read the third time and placed upon their passage: By Mr. Fortson of Calhoun- House Bill No. 574. A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Morgan, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill having received th~ requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Messrs. Atkinson, Eve and Sutlive of Chatham- House Bill No. 429_. A bill to repeal an Act to provide for precinct voting in the County of Chatham, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. 1150 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 530. A bill to amend an Act to consolidate and amend an Act to regulate public instruction in Glynn County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Pickering of Murray- House Bill No. 545. A bill to repeal an Act establishing a public schools system in the Town of Spring Place, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill having received the requis.ite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. Toole and Hines of Decatur- . House Bill No. 560. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Bainbridge, relative to corporate limits, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: FRIDAY, AuausT 10, 1923. 1151 Amend by striking all of said bill after line 12, and insert in lieu thereof the following: Starting at a point at the intersection of the present corporate line limit of the City of Bainbridge and the east lot land line of lot number 320 in the 20th district of said county and State and running thence south along the east lot land line of said lot number 320 to a point 1400 feet south of the northwest corner of lot number 282 in the 20th district of said county and State; thence due east to the east lot land line of lot number 242 in the 20th district of said county and State to a point 1400 feet south on said east lot land line of the northeast corner of said lot number 242 in the 20th district of said county and State ; thence north along the east lot land line of lots numbers 242 and 241 in the 20th district of said county and State and also north along the east lot land lines of numbers 221, 220 and 219 in the 15th district of said county and State to the northeast corner of lot of land number 219 in the 15th district of said county and State; thence west along the north lot land line of lot number 219 in the 15th district of said county and State to the west bank of the Flint River at the high water mark point; thence in a southwesterly direction following the high water mark line of the Flint River on the west side of said Flint River, following the present corporate limits to a point on the west side of said Flint River at the high water mark line where same now crosses Flint River; thence following the present corporate limits across said river to the point of beginning. 1152 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill, as amended, the ayes were 123, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Harrison of Johnson- House Bill No. 571. A bill to amend several Acts incorporating the City of \:Vrightsville. The report of the committee, which was favor~ble to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 111, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Messrs. l<,owler and Winship and Mrs. Napier of . Bibb- House Bill No. 182. A bill to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macon, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: Amend by adding a new section before the repealing clause, to be appropriately numbered, as follows: ]'mnAY, AuGusT 10, 1923. 1153 ''Section-. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That before the provisions of this Act shall become operative it shall be first submitted to the qualified voters of Bibb County for ratification at an election to be called for that purpose by the ordinary of said county at some date not later than December 1st, 1923, nor earlier than September 1st, 1923, and if a majority of the votes of said election are cast in favor of the ratification of the provisions of this Act relating to the salary of the judge of the city court, the same shall become operative as therein provided. At said election those desiring to vote in favor of said Act shall have written or printed on their ballots 'For ratification of Act increasing the salary of the Judge of the city court of Macon' and those desiring to vote against said Act shall have written or printed on their ballots 'Against the ratification of the Act increasing the salary of the Judge of the city court of Macon.' Said election shall be held as now provided by law for holding special elections except that the returns shall be made to the ordinary of said county, and the said ordinary shall declare the result of said election.'' The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By Mr. Grantham of the 46th- Senate Bill No. 130. A bill to amend an Act creating and incorporating the City of Douglas. 1154 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, 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 108, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Mundy of the 38th- Senate Bill No. 137. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Polk County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 112, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following resolution and bill of the House, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, were read the third time and placed before the House for consideration: By Messrs. Culpepper of Fayette and Maddox of Spalding- House Resolution No. 21. A resolution to reimburse members of the Railroad Commission for money expended in 1921 as contingent expenses of said commission. The resolution involving an appropriation thP House was resolved into the Committee of the whole FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1923. 1155 House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Burt of Dougherty as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its 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 Franklin Daniel of Heard Anderson DeFoor Arnold DeLaPerriere Atkinson of Chatham Dixon of Wilkin~ou Aubrey DuBose Bandy Duncan Bell Duvall Bennett Dykes Bird Elders Bowden Ennis Bozeman Evans of Srreven Braddy Evans of Warren Burt Eve Callaway Fleming of Columbia Camp of Campbell Fleming of Hancock Camp of Coweta Fletcher Carr :Fortson Childs Foy Christopher Gillen Clark Griffis Collins Grovenstein Copeland Guess Covington cox Haddock Hamrick Culpepper Harrell Cumming Harris Curry Harrison Hateher of Burke Hatcher of Muscogee Head Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Holden Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Hulme Huxford Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Bacon Jones of Coweta Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jordan King Langley Latham Logan Lyons McClure McCrory 1156 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, McCullough McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Manu Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore Mullis ~apiPr New Norman of Colquitt Owen Pafford Parker Parks Peek Penland Perkins of Habersham Perkins of Muscogee Stevens Perryman Stewart Phillips of Telfair Stovall Pickering Sutlive Pickren Sweat Pitts Swindle Pope Tatum Price Toole Riley Van Landingham Roberts Vaughan Robertson \Varren Rowe Way Russell West Hutherfonl Williams Sapp Wilson Fihettlesworth Wimberly of Toombs Simpson "Wimberly of Twiggs Singletary Winship Smith of Bryan Woodruff Fimith of Fulton Worthy Stanford Wright Rtanley Steele Those voting in the negatin were Messrs.: Carter Spence Those not voting were Messrs. : Adair Dixon of Jenkins Adams of Towns Ellis Atkinson of Camden Fowler Banister Golden Barrett Greer Beck Griner Blease Hines of Sumter Bleckley Howard of Screven Boatwright .Johnson of Forsyth Boswell .Jones of Cook Branch .Jones of Floyd Brannen .Jones, W. R., of Bussey Meriwether Daniel of Troup Kempton Davis of Floyd Kirkland Davis of Thomas Knight Linder Lindsey Loyd Maddox Mansell Mayo Norman of Henry Orr Parrish Peterson Phillips of Jasper Reville Rountree Shedd Rmith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar :B'RIDAY, AuGUST 10, 1923. 1157 Stone Strickland Tippins Trippe Turner Tyson Whitley 'Vhitworth Wimberly of Laurens Wingate Wood Mr. Speaker Ayes 145, nays 2. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 145, nays 2. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart- House Bill No. 60. A bill to prescribe the fees of clerks of the superior courts in this State, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill Mr. Harrell of Stewart 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 Franklh Adams of Towns Arnold Aubrey Bandy Banister Beck Bussey Callaway Camp of Campbell Childs Covington Daniel of Heard Davis of Thomas Duvall Evans of warren Foy Greer Griffis Harrell Hillhouse Hines of Sumter Johnson of Bacon .Jones, A. D., of Meriwether .Jones, W. R., of Meriwether 1158 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, King Logan McDonald :YicGarity Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery Moore X orman of Colquitt Orr Parker Price Riley Rutherford Sapp Simpson .Singletary Smith of Jefferson Spence Stanford Stewart Stovall Tippins Turner West wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Twiggs Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Anderson Ennis Jones of Floyd Atkinson of Chatham Evans of Screven Jordan Barrett Fleming of Columbia Kempton Bennett Fleming of Hancock Knight Bird Fletcher Langley Boatwright Portson Latham Bowden Powler Linder Bozeman Gillen Lindsey Braddy Griner McClure Branch Grovcnstein McCrory Camp of Coweta Guess McCullough Carr Haddock McMichael Carter Hamrick Mc:Yfullan Christopher Harris Maddox Clark Harrison Mullis Collins Hatcher of Burke New Copeland Hatcher of Muscogee Xonnan of Henry Cox Head Parks Culpepper Hines of Decatur Parrish Cumming Holden Peek Curry Holton Penland Daniel of Troup Houston Perkins of Davis of Floyd Howard of Chatta- Habersham DeFoor hoochee Perkins of Muscogee DeLaPerriere Howard of Long Perryman Dixon of Jenkins Howard of Screven Phillips of Jasper Dixon of Wilkinson Hulme Pickering DuBose Huxfonl Pickren Duncan Jenkins Pitts Dykes Johnson of Forsyth Pope Elders Jones of Cook Robertson Ellis ,Jones of Coweta Rount.reP Ji'RIDAY, AuGUST 10, 1923. 1159 Rowe Russell Shedd Shettlesworth Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Stanley Steele Stevens Sutlive Sweat Rwindle Tatum Toole Trippe Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Warren Way Whitworth Williams Wilson \Vimberly of Toombs Wingate Winship Woo same do pass by substitute as amended: House Bill No. 532. J. D. HADDOCK, Chairman. Mr. Elders of Tattnall County, Chairman of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education have had under consideration the following bills of the Senate and House and have instructed me as chairman to re- 1192 JOURNAL OF THE HousEr port the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: Senate Bill No. 106. House Bill No. 526. ELDERS, Chairman. Mr. Pickren of Charlton County, Chairman of the Committee on Corpo.rations, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations haYe had under consideration the following bill of the House awl have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: House Bill No. 586. PicKREN of Charlton, Chairman. The following bills and resolution of the Houseand Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read the second time : By Mr. Ellis of Tift---' House Bill No. 526. A bill .to provide for the teaching of forestry in the public and high schools of the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. SATURDAY, AliGUST 11, 1923. 1193 By Mr. Ellis of Tift- House Bill No. 532. A bill to amend an Act of the Georgia Assembly, relative to the licensing of nurserymen, dealers in nursery stock, tree surgeons, landscape architects and gardeners and horticultural experts doing business in Georgia, approved August 16th, 192:2, and for other purposes. By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 577. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Macon so as to define the city limits of North Macon, and for other purposes. By Mr. Dixon of wilkinson- House Bill No. 584. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Irwinton, approved August 13th, 1904, changing the corporate limits of said town, and for other purposes. By Mr. Covington of Colquitt- House Bill No. 586. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Moultrie, relative to a City Manager, his duties and powers, and for other purposes. By Mr. Fletcher of Irwin- House Bill No. 587. A bill to amend an Act approved August 5, 1913, by striking Section 1 thereof, relative to the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Irwin, and for other purposes. By Messrs. Neill and Perkins of MuscogeeHouse Bill No. 588. A bill to confirm the sale of 1194 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, lots 13 and 16 in Block 39 in the pan of the commons of Columbus, and for other purposes. By Mr. Shedd of Wayne- House Bill No. 589. A bill to make tax collectors ex-officio sheriffs in the State of Georgia in all matters relative to the collection of taxes, and for other purposes. By Mr. Covington of Colquitt- House Bill No. 590. A bill to create a bond commission for Colquitt County, to name the members of said committee, define their duties, and for other purposes. By Mr. Redwine of the 26th- Senate Resolution No. 39. A resolution to authorize the Governor to appoint a commission to terminate the lease on Indian Springs Reserve between the State of Georgia and Hon. T. \V. Hooks. B:v Mr. King of the 11th- Senate Bill No. 106. A bill to amend the Act creating the Bluffton school district in the County of Clay, and for other purposes. By Mr. Garrison of the 33d- Senate Bill No. 147. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer in Banks County. SATURDAY, AuGusT 11, 1923. 1195 By Messrs. Cason of the 1st, Miller of the 2d and A1now of the 4th- Senate Bill No. 148. A bill for the draining of swamp lands of the State for the promotion of public health .. By Mr. KPnned~- of the 49th- ,':' l X o. 1-~l. ~\ bill to repeal an Act creating a board of comm1sswners in and for the County of Candler. By Mr. Kennedy of the 49th- Senate Bill No. 150. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Candler, and for other purposes. The following bills of the House and Senate were read the third time and placed upon their passage. By Mr. Van Landingham of Seminole- House Bill No. 570. A bill to amend an Act creat ing a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Rev cnues for the County of Seminole. T~w rPport or the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 110, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By m;.animous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the SenatP. 1196 JouRNAL OJ<' THE HousE, By Mr. Howard of Long- House Bill No. 576. A bill to create a new charter for the City of Ludowici. 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 109, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. B~, unanimous consent the bill 'vas ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Pickering of Murray- House Bill No. 581. A bill to provide and establish a new charter for the City of Chatsworth. 'f\e report c.f the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agTeetl to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered inimediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Childs of Upson- House Bill No. 583. A bill to establish a system of public graded schools in and for the Village of East Thomaston, and for othc:>r purpoi"<>s. SATURDAY, AuausT 11, 1923. 1197 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 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Messrs. Steels, Guess and \Vooclruff of DeKalb- House Bill No. 585. A bill to amend an Act amending the charter of Town of East Lake. 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 111, nays 0. The bill having received the rPquisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. McLeod of the 9th- Senate Bill No. 139. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Baker County. The rl::'port of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 105, nays 0. 1198 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, The bill having received. the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. The following hill of the House, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, was read the third time and placed before the House for consideration: By Mr. Hatcher of Burke- House Bill No. 488. A bill assisting ex-service men and women in securing the benefits now provided for them by the Federal legislation. The bill involving an appropriation the House was resolved into the Committee of the 'Vhole House and the Speaker designated Mr. Russell of Barrow as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass by substitute as amended. The following committee amendments to the committee substitute were read and adopted: Amend by striking the words ''Adjutant-General's office'' and substituting in lieu thereof the words: ''Pension Commissioner's office.'' Amend by adding a new section, known as Section 4, to read as follows: ''Be it further enacted, '!,hat it shall be the duty of the Director of the Service Bureau to report to the United States Veterans SATURDAY, AuGUST 11, 1923. 1199 Bureau the names of all ex-service men who are in his opinion receiving compensation that they are not entitled to receive together with his reasons therefor.'' The following committee substitute was read and adopted: A BILL. To be entitled an Act creating a Service Bureau for the purpose of assisting ex-service men and women in securing the benefits now provided for them by the Federal legislation and providing for the salary and expenses of said bureau. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That a Service Bureau is hereby created to be composed of one director, who shall be paid a salary of twenty-four hundred ($2,400.00) dollars per annum. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That said director shall be appointed by the Governor, and that he shall be chosen from three ex-service men, who were in the military or naval service of the United States during the period between April 6th, 1917, and NoYember 11th, 1918, and honorably discharged therefrom, said three ex-service men having been certified to the Governor by the Executive Come mittee of the Department of Georgia, American Legion, as duly qualified and if the Governor can not appoint one of the three so certified by the Executive Committee, he shall so notify the Executive Committee and they shall submit three other names, but in no event shall a director be appointed 1200 JouRXAL OF THE HousE, unless he has been certified to the Governor by th~ said Executive Committee as duly qualified. Section 3. Be it further enacted, That for the purpose of carrying on sai1l work there shall be appropriatelieYe ('f'rb-lin homlsnwn of BustPr Robrrts. The following message was receive(l from the SATURDAY, AuausT 11, 1923. 1205 Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Davis of the 42d- SC'nate Bill No. 64. A bill to amend the \Vorknwn's Compensation Act. B~r Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 127. A bill to provide for inspection of gasoline measures, and for other purposes. By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 131. A bill to amend Section 2823, Paragraph 5 of the Code 1910, providing that manufacturing corporations may own stock in another such manufacturing company or corporation. By Mr. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Bill No. 144. A bill to amC'nd the Investigating and Budget Commission Act. The following message was recC'ived from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- 1206 JouR~ AL o.F THE HousE, tiona! majority the following bill of the Senate, t0 wit: B~, Mr. Coates of the 14th- Senate Bill No. 157. A bill to amend the charter of City of Cochran, Bleckley County. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Parker of the 3d- Senate Bill No. 145. A bill to provide that salary of the solicitor-general of Brunswick Judicial Circuit be payable monthly, and for other purposes. By Mr. Green of the 43d- Senate Bill No. 153. A bill to establish a new charter for the City of Chatsworth. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary tlv:reof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- SATURDAY, AuGUST 11, 1923. 1207 tional majority the following bills of the Senate, to "Tit: By Mr. Coates of the 14th- Senate Bill No. 135. A bill to amend Section 3060 of the Code of Georgia, relative to payment of guardians of wards, and for .other purposes. By Mr. Miller of the 2cl- Senate Bill No. 155. A bill to allow the Governor to appoint railroad policemen. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Jlr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Resolution No. 59. A resolution condemning the Pittsburg "Plus Plan. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary th?reof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the follo;Ying bills of the Senate, to wit: 1208 J ouRKAL oF THE HousE, By .Mr. Loftin of the 37th- Senate Bill No. 107 (as amended). A bill to amend an Act known as Public Printing Act, and for other purposes. Senate Bill No. 142. A bill to provide certain amomlts of temporary loans to supply casual deficiencies of counties. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. .McClatchey, the Secretary th,reof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the Senat(', to wit: By .Mr. Smith of the 35th- Senate Bill No. 736. A bill to prohibit the disturbance of any grave, vault, and for other purposes. By .Mr. Stovall of the 49th- Senate Bill No. 115. A bill to amend an Act to prevent adulteration of food for man or beast, and for other purposes. By .Mr. .Mundy of request- Senate Bill No. 146. A bill to promote the interest of forestry in and under the direction of State Boarcl of Forestry, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the SATURDAY, A"C"GUST 11, 1923. 1209 Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: By Messrs. Neill, Hatcher and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 540. A bin to confirm the provisions of a certain contract between City of Columbus, the Central of Georgia and the Southwestern Railroad Companies. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: M1-. Speaker: The Senate has passerl by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: Senate Bill No. 141. A bill to amend Code, relative to those subject to road duty. Under Rule 41 the following bill of the House was taken up for further consideration: By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin and others- House Bill No. 510. A bill to annually levy and collect a tax for the support of the State Government and public institutions, and for other purpost's. 1210 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, The following amendment to Paragraph 60 of Section 2 was read and adopted : By Mr. New of Laurens- Amend by adding at the end of said Section the following: "Provided, t"'lat no emigrant agent or employee shall take from this State or attempt to take from this State any person until after first giving a bond to be accepted and approved by the Commissioner of Commerce and Labor conditional to pay any valid debt owing by said person to any citizen of this State.'' The following amendments to Paragraph 62 of Section 2 were read and adopted : Amend by striking out the figures "$25.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures '' $:250.00, '' to be collected by the tax collector in each county and distributed as follows: to the county where collected $1:25.00, to State $125.00. Amend by adding the following words after "palmistry" in the 5th line of said paragraph: ''This tax shall apply to any person, firm, or corporation who themselves or by their agents travel through the State carrying live stock, and carrying with them cooking utensils, and live in tents or travel in covered wagons, and who may be residents of some county or who reside without the State, and who are commonly called traveling horsetraders and Gypsies, and such persons or corporations shall be liable to pay this tax, although they may have a fixed place of business and shall not be exempt from SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1923. 1211 this tax under ParagraJJh 71 of Hection 2, which applies to local dealers in liYe stock.'' ).mend b~' adding a new paragraph after Paragraph 65 of Section :2, to be known as Paragraph 65-A of Section 2, which shall read as follows: "Paragraph 65-A. Non-Resident Bottlers. Upon each non-resident person, firm or corporation delivering for sale by truck or trucks any carbonated beverages in this State, $150.00. '' The following amendment to Paragraph 92 of Section 2 was read and adopted: By Mr. Adams of Towns- Amend by striking the figures '' $10.00'' in line 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the figures '' $25.00'' and by striking in line 2 the following words: ''in each county in which they shall do business.'' The following amendment to Paragraph 93 of Section 2 was read and adopted : By Messrs. Bowden of McDuffie and Holden of Clarke- Amend by striking in line 6 the figures "$4.00" and substituting in lieu thereof the figures '' $2.00.'' Mr. Harris of Jefferson moved the previous question on the bill and all amnndments and the motion was lost. The following amendments to Paragraph 100 of Section 2 were read and adopted : 1212 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Arnold of Lumpkin- Amend line 2 by adding after the word ''corporation'' the words ''except hotels.'' By Mr. Smith of Fulton- Amend by striking after the word ''room'' in line 2 all the rest of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ''Five or more tables, $10.00; ten or more tables, $25.00; twenty-five or more tables, $50.00; fifty or more tables, $75.00; seventy-five or more tables, $100.00. Provided, however that four seats or stools shall be construed to constitute a table.'' By Mr. Daniel of Troup- .\.m:'ncl by adding at tht end of sai, which was favorable to the passage of the bill hy substitute, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill by substitute the ayes were 114, nays 0. ~foNDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1237 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed_by substitute. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Covington of Colquitt- House Bill No. 586. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Moultrie so as to provide for a city manager, and for other purposes. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: Amend caption by adding immediately after the word ''compensation'' the words ''to provide a referendum to the qualified voters of the City of Moultrie of this Act.'' The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 113, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. , By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Messrs. McClure and Pope of Walker- House Bill No. 538. A bill to amend Section 696 of Code of 1910, relative to Commissioners of Roads and Revenues. 1238 JouR X AL OF THE HousE, 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 113, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constituo tional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered nnmecliately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Dixon of Wilkinson- House Bill No. 584. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Irvinton changing the corporate limits of said town. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Fletcher of Irwin- House Bill No. 587. A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Irwin. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. ::\foNDAY, AuausT 13, 1923. 1239 On the passage of the bill the ayes were 108, nays 0. The bill having recci,ed the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Messrs. Neill and Perkins of Muscogee- House Bill No. 588. A bill to confirm sale of certain lots in the pan of commons of Columbus, and for other purposes.. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 107, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 577. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Macon so as to define the city limits. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received tlw rf'quisite constitutional majority was passed. 1240 J ouRNAT~ o:F THE HousE, By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Kennedy of the 49th- Senate Bill No. 149. A bill to repeal the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Candler County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 109, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Kennedy of the 49th- Senate Bill No. 150. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Candler. 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 110, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. }foNDAY, AuGusT 13, 1923. 1241 By Mr. King of the 11th- Senate Bill No. 106. A bill to amend the Act creating the Bluffton school district in the County of Clay. 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 117, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Garrison of the 33d- Senate Bill No. 147. A bill to abolish the office of county treasurer in Banks County. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 115, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Parker of the 3d- Senate Resolution No. 56. A resolution to relieve J. "'V". Crumley as bondsman of Joe Camp. 1242 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, 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 109, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Fulton Delegation- House Bill No. 183. A bill to prescribe the payment for stenographers of superior court. By Mr. F,owler of Bibb- House Bill No. 261. A bill to allow certain counties to maintain law libraries. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 459. A bill to provide for holding of four terms per year Barrow superior court. ~ImmAY, Aum:sT 13, 1923. 1243 B~ Mr. EYans of \Yarren- House Bill No. 505. _.\._ bill to repeal an Act to create a Commissioner of Roads and ReYenues. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretan thereof: .Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: By Mr. Evans of \Vanen- House Bill No. 506. A bill to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Warren County. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Messrs. Toole and Hines of Decatur- House Bill No. 536. A bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Bainbridge. 1244 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Callaway of Putnam- House Bill No. 541. A bill to amend an Act authorizing a public schools system for Eatonton. By Mr. Callaway of Putnam- House Bill No. 542. A bill to amend the charter of the City of Eatonton. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the follo\ving bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Mullis of Bleckley- House Bill No. 543. A bill to amenu an Act incorporating the Town of Calhoun. By Messrs. DeLaPerriere and Swindle of Jackson- House Bill No. 548. A bill to amend an Act establishing the city court of Jefferson. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- }foNDAY, AeausT 13, 1923. 1245 tional majority the following bills as amended of the House, to wit: By Mr. Golden of Haralson- House Bill No. 413. A bill to repeal an Act to increase the number of terms of the Haralson superior court, and for other purposes. By Mr. Golden of Haralson- House Bill No. 416. A bill to repeal an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roatls and Revenues for Count~ of Haralson. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolutions of the House, to wit: By Mr. Greer of Macon- House Resolution No. 43. A resolution relieving E. Atwater as surety of one Henry Thomas. By Mr. Lyons of Butts and Perkins of Habersham- House Resolution Ko. 89. A resolution relating to the embargo on green peas into State of Florida. By Mrs. Napier and Messrs. Fowler and -Winship of Bibb- House Resolution No. 162. A resolution recom- 1246 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, mending that the U. S. Government take cognizance of claims of the State in the development of the Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers. The following bills and resolutions of the House, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, were read the third time and placed before the House for consideration: By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 59. A resolution appropriating $15,000.00 to the Governor as a contingent fund. The resolution involving an appropriation the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Howard of Chattahoochee as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its 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 Franklin Banister Adams of Towns Barrett Anderson Beck Arnold Bell Atkinson of Chatham Bennett Aubrey Bird Bandy Blease Bowden Bozeman Braddy Branch Burt BuSBey Callaway MoNDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1247 Camp of Campbell Hyman Carr Jenkins Childs Johnson of Bacon Christopher Johnson of Forsyth Clark Jones of Cook Copeland Jones, A. D., of Covington Meriwether Cox Jones, VV. R., of Culpepper Meriwether Cumming Jordan Curry King Davis of Thomas Kirkland DeFoor Knight DeLaPerriere Latham Dixon of VVilkinson Linder DuBose J..indsey Duncan Logan Duvall Loyd Dykes Lyons Elders McClure Ellis McCrory Evans of VVarren McCullough Fleming of Columbia McDonald Fletcher McMichael Fowler McMullan Foy Mayo Greer Meeks Griffis Miles Griner Milner Grovenstein Montgomery Haddock Mullis Hamrick Napier Harrison New Hatcher of Burke Norman of Colquitt Hatcher of Muscogee Owen Head Pafford Hines of Sumter Parrish Holden Peek Howard of Chatta- Penland hoochee Perkins of Howard of Screven Habersham Hulme Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pope Price Reville Roberts Rountree Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stovall Strickland Sutlive Sweat Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan VVarren VVay Williams Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Woodruff Worthy Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Robertson 1248 JouRNAL OJ<' THE HousE, Those not voting were Messrs. : Adair Harrell Atkinson of Camden Harris Bleckley Hillhouse Boatwright Hines of Decatur Boswell Holton Brannen Houston Camp of Coweta Howard of Long Carter Huxford Collins Jones of Coweta Daniel of Heard Jones of Floyd Daniel of Troup Kempton Davis of Floyd Langley Dixon of Jenkins McGarity Ennis Maddox Evans of Screven Mann Eve Mansell Fleming of Han<>ock Moore Fortson Norman of Hemy Gillen Orr Golden Parker Guess Parks Perkins of Muscogee Perryman Peterson Pitts Riley Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Spence Stewart Stone Swindle Turner West Whitley Whitworth Wilson Wingate Winship Wood Wright Mr. Speaker Ayes 142, nays 1. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call '''as dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 142, nays 1. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the resolution >vas ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that until otherwise ordered by the House individual speeches, except on constitutional amendments, be limited to five minutes and the motion prevailed. .MoNDAY, AuGusT 13, 1923. 1249 Mr. Stewart of Atkinson rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. McMichael of Marion rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. The following resolution of the House was read: By Messrs. Bowden of MoDuffie and Holden of Clarke- House Resolution No. 183. A resolution requesting the Senate to return House Bill No. 510 to the House. The resolution was lost. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that when the House adjourn this afternoon it stand adjourned until tonight at 8 :30 o'clock. On this motion Mr. Wilson of vValton moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The motion that when the House adjourn this afternoon it stand adjourned until to-night at 8 :30 o'clock prevailed. Mr. Stewart of Atkinson moved that the House reconsider its action in adopting the above motion; the motion prevailed, and the motion that the House meet to-night at 8 :30 o'clock was lost. By Mr. Barrett of StephensHouse Bill No. 342. A bill to create a new judicial 1250 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, circuit to be known as the '' Tugalo Circuit,'' and for other purposes. The following minority report was submitted and read: Mr. Speaker: We, the undersigned members of the Legislature, hereby file a minority report to House Bill No. 342 that was favorably reported by Judiciary Committee No.2. This August 1st, 1923. H. B. WIMBERLY, J. E. RoBERTSON, C. A. DuvALL, s. P. NEW. Mr. DuBose of Clarke moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following committee amendments were read and adopted : Amend by striking the word '' Tugalo'' in the caption and in the bill and inserting in lieu thereof the word '' Bleckley. '' Amend by striking the word ''Union'' in the bill and inserting in lieu thereof the word ''White.'' The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill as amended, ~vas disagreed to and the bill was lost. MoNDAY, AuausT 13, 1923. 1251 By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 149. A resolution appropriating $15,000.00 for the upkeep of public buildings and grounds. The resolution involving an appropriation the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Duncan of Houston as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its 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 bill involving an appropriation the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Aubrey Bandy Banister Barrett Beck Bell Bird Boatwright Bowden Bozeman Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Callaway Camp of Campbell Carr Carter Childs Christopher Clark Collins Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duncan Duvall Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Evans of Warren }'leming of Columbia 1252 JouRNAL OJ.' THE HousE, Fletcher Linder Fortson Logan Foy Loyd Golden Lyons Greer McCrory Griffis McCullough Griner McDonald Grovenstein McGarity Guess McMichael Haddock McMullan Hamrick Maddox Harrell Mann Harris ~fayo Harrison Miles Hatcher of Burke Montgomery Hat~her of Muscogee Moore Head Mullis Hines of Sumter Holton Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Hulme Hyman Jenkins Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Cook Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Jordan King Kirkland Knight Xapit>r New Xorman of Colquitt Orr Owen Pafford Parks Parrish Peek Penland Pt>rkins of Habersham Peterson Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Riley Roberts Langley Rountree Latham Rowe Russell Rutherford Sapp Shedd . Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stovall Sweat Tatum Tippins Toole Trippe Tyson Van Landingham Warren Way West Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Winship Wood Woodruff Worthy Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Hillhouse Johnson of Bacon Lindsey Norman of Henry Phillips of Jasper Pitts Pope Price Reville Spence Yaughan MoNDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1253 Those not voting were Messrs. : Adair Gillen Perryman Adams of Franklin Hines of Decatur Robertson Atkinson of Camden Holden Smith of Jefferson Atkinson of Huxfor1 Smith of Lamar Chatham Jones of Coweta Stewart Bennett Jones of Floyd Stone Blease Jones, W. R., of Strickland Bleckley Meriwether Sutlive Boswell KPmpton Swindle Camp of Coweta McClure Turner Davis of Floyd Mansell Whitley Dykes Meeks Whitworth Eve Milner Wingate Fleming of Hancock Parker Mr. Speaker Fowler Perkins of Muscogee Ayes 154, nays 11. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 154, nays 11. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the resolution was orderecl immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Messrs. EiiJ1~S of Baldwin and Dixon of Jenkins-:- - . House Bill No. 300. A bill t'o appropria.t~.:$~- 000.00 to the Georgia Training School for Boys. : The bill involving an appropriation the House was resolved into the .Committee of the 'Vhole Hous. e- , and the Speaker designated Mr.. Pitts of Gordon .as the chairman thereof. 1254 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its 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 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 Towns Anderson Arnold Aubrey Barrett Bird Bowden Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Callaway Camp of Campbell Carr Carter Childs Christopher Collins Copeland Cox Culpepper Cumming Curry Davis of Thomas DeFoor DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson D-qBose Duncan I.atham Ellis Logan Ennis Loyd Evans of Screven Lyons Evans of Warren McClure Fleming of Columbia McCrory Fletcher McCullough FortSQn McDonald Griffis McMichael Griner McMullan Grovenstein Maddox Guess Mann Haddock Harrell Harris Harrison Montgomery Mullis ~a pier New Hatcher of Muscogee Norman of Colquitt Hines of Sumter Norman of Henry Holden Orr Holton Pafford Houston Parrish Howard of Chatta- Peek hoochee Penland Howard of Screven Perkins of Hulme Habersham Huxfod Peterson Jenkins Pickering Johnson of Forsyth Pitts Jones, A_ D-, of Pope Meriwether Price MoNDAY, AuGusT 13, 1923. 1255 Reville Riley Roberts Rowe Russell Shedd Shettlesworth Simpson Singletary Smith of Bryan Smith of Fulton Smith of Lamar Stanford Stanley Steele Stevens Stewart Stovall Sutlive Sweat Tatum Toole Trippe Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Williams Wilson Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Toombs Wimberly of Twiggs Winship Woodruff Worthy Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Bandy Banister Blease Boatwright Bozeman Daniel of Troup Foy Golden Hamrick Hillhouse Howard of Long Johnson of Bacon Jordan King Linder Lindsey Phillips of Jasper Rountree Sapp Spence Warren Way Whitworth Those not voting were Messrs. : Adair Fleming of Hancock Mayo Adams of Franklin Fowler Meeks Atkinson of Camden Gillen Miles Atkinson of Greer Milner Chatham Hatcher of Burke Moore Beck Head Owen Bell Hines of Decatur Parker Bennett Hyman Parks Bleckley Jones of Cook Perkins of Muscogee Boswell Jones of Coweta Perryman Camp of Coweta .Tones of Floyd Phillips of Telfair Clark Jones, W. R., of Pickren Covington Meriwether Robertson Daniel of Heard Kempton Rutherford Davis of Floyd Kirkland Smith of Jefferson Duvall Knight Stone Dykes Langley Strickland Elders McGarity Swindle Eve Mansell Tippins 1256 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Turner West Whitley Wingate Ayes 122, nays 23. Wood Mr. Speaker By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the paBsage of the bill the ayes were 122, nays 23. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Bill No. 508. A bill to appropriate $20,000.00 to supplement the Governor's general printing fund. The hill involving an appropriation the House was 1 esolved into the Committee of the Whole House, r.nrl the Speaker designated Mr. New of Laurens as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the whole House arose and through its 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 bill, was agreed to. The bill involving an appropriation the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: MoNDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1257 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Franklin Greer Mullis Adams of Towns Griffis :\a pier Anderson Griner X orman of Colquitt Aubrey Grovenstein Orr Banister Beck Guess Haddock Pafford Parks Bell Hamrick Parrish Bird Harris Peek Bowden Hatcher of Museogee Penlanil Braddy Hines of Sumter Perkins of Branch Holden Habersham Brannen Holton Perkins of Museogee Burt Houston Perryman Bussey Howard of Chatta- Peterson Camp of Coweta hoochee Pitts Carr Howard of Long Price Childs Howard of Screven Riley Christopher Hulme Roberts Clark Hyman Russell Collins Jenkins Rutherford Copeland Johnson of Bacon Shettlesworth Covington Johnson of Forsyth Simpson Cox Jones of Cook Singletary Culpflpper Jones of Floyd Smith of Bryan Cumming Jones, A. D., of Smith of Fulton Curry Meriwether Stanford Daniel of Troup Knight Steele Davis of Thomas Latham Stevens DeFoor Linder Stovall DPLaPerriere Lindsey Strickland Dixon of Jenkins Logan Sweat Dixon of Wilkinson Loyd Tatum DuBose Lyons Tippins Duncan 1-fcClure Toole Duvall McCrory Trippe Dykes McCullough Tyson Elders McGarity Yan Landingham Ennis McMullan Vaughan Evans of Screven Maddox West :Fleming of Columbia Miles Whitworth Fletcher Milner Wilson Fortson Montgomery Wimberly of Toombs 1258 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Wimberly of Twiggs Wood Winship Woodruff Worthy Wright Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Bandy Boatwright Bozeman Carter Daniel of Heard Golden Hillhouse Huxford King Kirkland McDonald New Norman of Henry Phillips of Jasper Robertson Rountree Rowe Sapp Spence Warren Way Williams Those not voting were Messrs. : Adair Harrell Arnold Harrison Atkinson of Camden Hatcher of Burke Atkinson of Head Chatham Hines of Decatur Barrett Jones of Coweta Bennett Jones, W. R., of Blease Meriwether Bleckley Jordan Boswell Kempton Callaway Langley Camp of Campbell McMichael Davis of Floyd Mann Ellis Mansell Evans of Warren 'Mayo Eve Meeks Fleming of Hancock Moore Fowler Owen Foy Parker Gillen Phillips of Telfair Pickering Pickren Pope Reville Shedd Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Stanley Stewart Stone Sutlive Swindle Turner Whitley Wimberly of Laurens Wingate Mr. Speaker Ayes 129, nays 22. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 129, nays 22. MoNDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1259 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 230. A bill to appropriate $239,864.68 for the purpose of supplying a deficiency in the maintenance of the Georgia State Sanitarium for the year 1923. The bill involving an appropriation the House was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. DeLaPerriere of .Jackson as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the. Whole House arose and through its 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 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.: Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Aubrey Bandy Banister Barrett Beck Bell Bird Bowden Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Callaway Camp of Coweta Carr Childs Christopher Collins Copeland Covington Cox 1260 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Culpepper Jones of Cook Pope Cumming Jones of Coweta Price Daniel of Troup .Jordan Reville Davis of Floyd Kempton Roberts Davis of Thomas King Rountree Dixon of Jenkins Knight Rowe DuBose Logan Russell Duncan Lyons Rutherford Duvall McClure Sapp Elders :McCrory Shedd Ellis McCullough Simpson Ennis McDonald Singletary Evans of Screven McGarity Smith of Bryan Evans of \Varren McMullan Smith of Fulton Fleming of Columbia Maddox Smith of Jefferson Fletcher Mansell Smith of Lamar Fortson Milner Stanford Foy ::\Ion tgomery Stanley Golden Mullis Steele Griner X a pier Stevens Grovenstein Xew Stovall Guess Xonnan o.f Colquitt Sutlive Haddock X orman of Henry Sweat Hamrick Orr Tatum Harrell Owen Tippins Harris Harrison Pafford Parks Toole Trippe Hines of Decatur Parrish Turner Hines of Sumter Peek Van Landingham Holden Penlanrl West Holton Perkins of \Vilson Howard of Chatta- Habersham Wimberly of hoochee Perkins of Museogee Laurens Howard of Long Perryman Wimberly of Toombs Howard- of Screven Peterson Wimberly of Twiggs Hulme Phillips of Jasper, Winship Hyman _ Phillips of Telfair-- Woodruff J enll:iiis ~ - -- ---'- Pickering Worthy- .Tohnson of Bacon' Pickren Wright Johnson of Forsyth Pitts Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Blease Bozeman Daniel of Heard Hillhouse Lindse~ Way MoNDAY, A"CGUST 13, 1923. 1261 Those not voting were Messrs.: Atkinson of Camden Griffis ::\files Atkinson of Hatcher of Burke Moore Chatham Hateher of MuscogPe Parker Bennett Head Riley nleckley Houston Robertson Boatwright Huxford Shettlesworth Boswell Jones of Floyd Spence Camp of Campbell Jones, A. D., of Stewart carter Meriwether Stone Clark Jones, W. R., of Strickland Curry Meriwether Swindle DeFoor Kirkland Tyson DeLaPerriere Langley Vaughan Dixon of Wilkinson Latham \Varren Dykes Linder Whitley Eve Loyd Whitworth Fleming of Hancock McMichael Williams Fowler Mann Wingate Gillen Mayo "'ood Greer ::\feeks Mr. Speaker Ayes 143, nays 6. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 134, nays 6. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. . 'By unanhrious consent the biU was ordered:. i~ mediately transmitted-to: tne Senate.:::. : By Messrs. DuBose and Holden of Clarke- House 13ill No. 291. A bill to appropriate $2!1,000.00 to the Trustees of the University of Georgia to suppl~- cleficienc~- ii1 the niaintenaiice..of the. State 1262 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, Normal School at Athens for scholastic year ending in May, 1923. The bill involving an appropriation the House was resolved into the committee of the Whole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Stovall of Elbert as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its chairman reported the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended. Mr. Callaway of Putnam moved the previous question. Mr. Huxford of Clinch moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. The motion for the previous question prevailed and the main question was ordered. The following committee amendment was read and adopted: Amend by adding at the end of Section 1 the following: ''This appropriation shall in no event affect or reduce the amount appropriated to the common schools in General Appropriation Bill." Caption to be amended accordingly. 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 : MoNDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1263 Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adams of Towns Guess Perkins of Anderson Hamrick Habersham Arnold Harrell Perkins of Muscogee Atkinson of Camden Harris Perryman Atkinson of Harrison Phillips of Jasper Chatham Hatcher of Burke Pickering Bandy Hatcher of Muscogee Pitts Barrett Head Pope Beck Hines of Sumter Reville Bell Holden Riley Bird Houston Roberts Bowden Bozeman Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Callaway Howard of Chattahoochee Howard of Long Jenkins Jones of Floyd Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Rountree Rowe Russell Shedd Simpson Singletary Smith of Fulton Camp of Campbell Jordan Camp of Coweta Christopher Collins Copeland Covington Cox Cumming Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeLaPerriere DuBose Kempton Latham Lindsey Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McDonald McMullan Duncan Maddox Elders Mann Ellis Mayo Ennis Milner Eve Mullis Fleming of Columbia Napier Fletcher New Fortson Orr Smith of Jefferson Smith of Lamar Stanford Steele Stevens Strickland Sutlive Trippe Turner Tyson Van Landingham Vaughan Way Whitworth Williams Wilson Wimberly of Toombs Winship Wood Greer Parks Woodruff Griffis Peek Worthy Grovenstein Penland 1264 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adams of Franklin Banister Blease Braddy Carr Carter Childs Clark Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup DeFoor Dixon of Wilkinson Evans of Screven Evans of Warren Foy Golden Griner Haddock Hillhouse Hines of Decatur Hulme Huxford Hyman .Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forsyth Jones of Coweta King Kirkland Linder McGarity :Mansell Miles Montgomery X orman of Colquitt X orman of Henry Owen Pafford Parrish Peterson Phillips of Telfair Pickren Price Robertson Rutherford Sapp Shettlesworth Spence Stanley Stewart Stovall Sweat Tatum Tippins Toole Warren West Wimberly of Laurens Wimberly of Twiggs Those not voting were Messrs. : Adair Aubrey Bennett Bleckley Boatwright Boswell Culpepper Curry Dixon of Jenkins Duvall Dykes Fleming of Hancock Fowler Gillen Holton Howard of Screven Jones of Cook Jones, A. D., of Meriwether Knight Langley Logan McMichael Meeks Moore Parker Smith of Bryan Stone Swindle Whitley Wingate Wright Mr. Speaker Ayes 116, nays 58. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 116, nays 58. MoNDAY, AuGusT 13, 1923. 1265 The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed as amended. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered Immediately transmitted to the Senate. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By Mr. Milner of Dodge- House Resolution No. 184. A resolution extending the thanks and appreciation of the General Assembly to the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association and others for the trip and entertainment given them on Saturday, August 11th, 1923, and for other purposes. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 :00 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION' 3 :00 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. Mr. DeLaPerriere of Jackson County, Chairman of the Committee on Banks and Banking, submitted the following report: 1266 JOURNAL OF THE HoUSE, Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Banks and Banking have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows : Senate Bill No. 34 do pass by substitute. DELAPERRIERE, Chairman. Mr. Houston of Gwinnett County, Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, submitted the following repo.rt : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Railroads have had under con.sideration the following bill and resolution of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation as follows : Senate Resolution No. 50 do pass. Senate Bill No. 155 do not pass. MR. H?USTON of Gwinnett, Chairman. Mr. Ellis of Tift County, Chairman of the Committee on Conservation, submitted the following report: MoNDAY, AuausT 13, 1923. 1267 Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Conservation have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : Senate Bill No. 146. ELLIS of Tift, Chairman. Mr. Turner of Brooks County, Chairman of the Committee on Public Highways, submitted the following report : Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Public Highways have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass : Senate Bill No. 141. TuRNER of Brooks, Chairman. Mr. David F. Pope of Walker County, Chairman of the Committee on Uniform State Laws, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Uniform State Laws have.had under consideration the following bill of the House 1268 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the Housll with the recommendation that the same do pass: House Bill No. 248. DAviD ],. PoPE, Chairman. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Messrs. Hines and Riley of Sumter- House Bill No. 246. A bill to amend the Act to create the Board of Commissioners for the Counties of Floyd, Berrien, Effingham, Schley, Sumter and Greene, and for other purposes. By Mr. Stewart of Atkinson- :..'.House Bill No. 53.9.~c. A bill to:amend .a.n Act creat- the .ing~a~county depoai.tor.y. irr County:nLAtkinson, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. Mc(jlatchey, the Secretary t ' h. ..e reo . .. ~. f : . . MoNDAY, AuausT 13, 1923. 1269 Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Rutherford of Monroe- House Bill No. 350. A bill to amend an Act providing for the establishment and maintenance of agricultural schools, and for other purposes. By Mrs. Napier and Messrs. Fowler and Winship of Fulton- House Bill No. 470. A bill to amend an Act, relative to recording of land, and plats in certain counties. By Mr. Peek of Polk- House Bill No. 420. A bill to incorporate the Rockmart school district. The following message was received from the Senate through M:r:. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Fowler of Bibb- House Bill No. 446. A bill to amend the charter of Macon. 1270 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Dykes of Dooly- House Bill No. 478. A bill to amend the charter of City of Vienna. By Mr. Shedd of Wayne- House Bill No. 534. A bill to regulate the payment of fees in Wayne County, relative to county officers. By Mr. Shedd of Wayne- House Bill No. 535. A bill to subdivide the County of Wayne into road districts. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. DeLaPerriere and Swindle of Jackson- House Bill No. 549. A bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Jefferson. By Mr. Pafford of Lanier- Honse Bill No. 551. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Lanier County. MoNDAY, AuGusT 13, 1923. 1271 By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 552. A bill to make Solicitor of county court Baldwin County elective by the people. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mt. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Fulton Delegation- House Bill No. 553. A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the Town of College Park. By Fulton Delegation- House Bill No. 555. A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the Town of Hapeville. By Fulton Delegation- House Bill No. 556. A bill to amend an Act to repeal all laws incorporating the Town of Manchester. By Fulton Delegation- House Bill No. 557. A bill to repeal charter of City of East Point. The following message was received from the 1272 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: J.ltfr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: By Mr. McMullan of Hart- House Bill No. 559. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Hart County. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Messrs. Wingate of Baker and Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 2. A bill to amend an Act relative to occupation tax upon all distributors of oils and fuels, known as gasoline tax bills. By Mr. Aubrey and Trippe of Bartow- House Bill No. 220. A bill to provide for giving notice to any secret order whose name is sought to be used in granting charters. ~foxnAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1273 By Miss Kempton, and Mr. Smith of Fulton- House Bill No. :!52. A bill to amend Section 2820 of the Civil Code of 1910, relative to the increase of capital stock of trust companies. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolutions of the House, to wit: By Mr. Van Landingham of Seminole- House Resolution No. 105. A resolution directing State Librarian to replace books lost in fire by Seminole County. By Mr. Harrell of Stewart - House Resolution No. 123. A resolution requir- ing the State Librarian to furnish a new set of books for Stewart County. By Mr. Simpson of Lee- House Resolution No. 166. A resolution to relieve E. B. Lee and E. S. Furguson as sureties. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: 127 4 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the .-equisite constitutional majority the following bills as amended of the House, to wit: By Mr. DeLaPerriere of Jackson- House Bill No. 256. A bill to require the manufacturers of all insecticides to print the ingredients thereof upon the label, and for other purposes. By Mrs. Napier and Messrs. Fowler and Winship of Bibb- House Bill No. 288. A bill to amend the Act to abolish justice courts and establish in lieu thereof municipal courts in City of Macon, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: 1lf1. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Resolution No. 62. A resolution that all bills and resolutions not acted on at present session shall go over to the 1924 session as unfinished business. The following message was received from the :MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1923. 1275 Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the Senate, to wit: By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 128. A bill to prescribe for inspection of gasoline, benzines and naphthas, and for other purposes. The following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, favorably reported by the committees, were read the second time : By Mr. Pope of Walker- House Bill No. 248. A bill to amend Section 5 of an Act known as the "Motor Vehicle Law," to provide the manner of the application for registration of motor vehicles, and for other purposes. By Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Bill No. 34. A bill to regulate local building and loan associations, and for other purposes. By Mr. Chastain of the 41st- Senate Bill No. 141. A bill to amend Section 695 of the Code of Georgia, relative to those subject to road duty. 1276 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Mundy of the 46th- Senate Bill No. 146. A bill to promote forestry interests in the State of Georgia. By Mr. Garlick of the 17th- Senate Resolution No. 50. A resolution to allow all common carriers of Georgia to sell half fare transportation privileges to all Confederate veterans. The following resolution of the House was introduced, read the first time and ordered to lie on tlw table one day: By Mr. McMichael of Marion- House Resolution No. 185. A resolution calling for certain information from the Attorney-General. Mr. Barrett of Stephens rose to a point of p:rsonal priYilege and addressed the House. The following bill of the Senate was read the first time and referred to the committee: By Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 128. .A bill to prescribe for inspection of gasoline, benzine and naphthas, and for other purposes. Referred to Committee on General Agriculturt' No. 1. The following bill of the House was taken up for ~IoxDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1277 the purpose of considering Senate amendment thereto: By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 37. A bill to provide for the election of the board of education of the City of Sparta, and for other purposes. The follo,ving House amendment to the Senate amendment was read and adopted : By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- Amend the caption by inserting before the words ''and for other purposes'' appearing in the 19th line of the caption the following: ''and providing when the provisions of this bill shall become operative.'' Amend Senate amendment by inserting between the word ''the'' and the word ''voters'' in the third line the following: "legally qualified." Amend Senate amendment by adding immediately after the last word the following: ''and provided further that at said election those desiring to vote in favor of said Act shall have written or printed on their ballots, 'For ratification of Act of 1923, enlarging the powers of the Board of Education of the City of Sparta.' Those desiring to vote against said Act shall have written or printed on their ballots, .'Against ratification of Act of 1923 enlarging the powers of the Board of Education of the City of Sparta.''' 1278 .J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, The following amendment of the Senate was read and adopted as amended : Amend by adding a new section after Section 9 to be known as Section 10, and numbering Section 10 as Section 11; said new section to read as follows: "Section 10. Be it further enacted upon the authority aforesaid, That this bill shall not become operative until approved by a majority of the voters of the City of Sparta and the three mile limit provided in the Act voting at an election to be called by the mayor and aldermen of the City of Sparta and held under the provisions of the present election laws of the City of Sparta and under the registration as provided in the preceding sections of this hill.'' The following bills and resolutions of the House and Senate, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, were read the third time and placed before the House for consideration: By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution No. 167. A resolution to appropriate $3,390.72 to pay expenses incurred in the suppression of a riot at Savannah, and for other purposes. The n~solution involving an appropriation the House was resolved into the Committee of the \Vhole House, and the Speaker designated Mr. Hyman of Washington as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the Whole House arose and through its chairman reported the resolution back MoNDAY, AuGUST 13, 1923. 1279 to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended. The following committee amendment was read and adopted : Amend by striking from said resolution the last seven lines contained therein. 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 Franklin Christopher Golden Adams of Towns Clark Griffis Anderson Collins Grovenstein Arnold Copeland Guess Atkinson of Camden Cox Haddock Atkinson of Culpepper Hamrick Chatham Cumming Harris Aubrey Curry Hatcher of Burke Bandy Daniel of Heard Hines of Sumter Banister Daniel of Troup Houston Beck Davis of Floyd Howard of Long Bell DeFoor Hulme Bennett DeLaPerriere Huxford Bird Dixon of Wilkinson Hyman Bowden Duncan Jenkins Bozeman Elders Johnson of Bacon Braddy Ellis .Johnson of Forsyth Branch Ennis Jones of Cook Brannen Evans of Screven Jones of Floyd Burt Evans of Warren Jones, A. D., of Callaway Fleming of Columbia Meriwether Camp of Campbell Fleming of Hancock Jones, W. R., of Camp of Coweta Fowler Meriwether CatT Foy Jordan Carter Gillen Kempton 1280 ,JOURXAL OF THE HousE, King Kirkland Langley Latham Linder Lindsey Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McCrory McCullough McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mann Mansell Mayo Meeks Miles Moore Mullis X a pier New X orman of Colquitt Xorman of Henry Smith of Lamar Owen Stanford Parks Stanley Parrish Steele Peek Penland Stone Sweat Perkins of Swindle Habersham Tatum Perkins of Museogee Tippins Perryman Toole Pickering Turner Pitts Tyson Pope Van Landingham Price Vaughan Reville Warren Riley Way Roberts Rountree Wilson Wimberly of Rowe Laurens Rutherford Wimberly of Toombs Sapp Shedd Wimberly of Twiggs Wingate Shettlesworth Wood Simpson Wright Smith of Bryan Smith of Jefferson Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Duvall Hillhouse Phillips of Jasper Spence Those not voting were Messrs. : Adair Barrett Blease Bleckley Boatwright Boswell Bussey Childs Covington Davis of Thomas Dixon of Jenkins DuBose Hines of Decatur Dykes Holden Eve Holton }'letcher Howard of Chatta Fortson hoochee Greer Howard of Screven Griner Jones of Coweta Harrell Knight Harrison ).1:cDonald Hatcher of Musquisite constitutional majority "'as passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. The following resolution of the Senate, set as a special order hy the Committee on Rules, was tiken up for the purposes of considering Senate amendment thereto to the House substitute: B~- :\Ir. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Resolution X o. 31. A resolution calling for a complete investigation of the State Department of Agriculture. Mr. Stewart of Atkinson moved that the House flisagree to the Senate substitute as amended and the motion prevailed. The followir;g bills of the House and Senate, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, were read the third time and placed b~fore the House for consideration: By Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill No. 144. A bill to appropriate $81,245.00 for the completion of the Nurses' Home at the Georgia State Sanitarium at Milledgeville. }!ox~AY, A"C"GUST 13, 1923. 1285 The bill involving an appropriation the Hous2 was resolved into the Committee of the Whole House an(l the Speaker designated Mr. Bowden of McDuffie as the chairman thereof. The Committee of the \Yhole House arose and through its chairman reported the bill back to the House with tlw recommendation that the same do pass. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. The bill involving au appropriation the roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. : Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Arnold Atkinson of Camden Atkinson of Chatham Aubrey Bandy Banister Barrett Bell Bennett Bird Bowden Bozeman Braddy Branch Brannen Burt Bussey Camp of Coweb~. Child~ Christopher Copeland Covington Cox Culpepper Curry Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Floyd Davis of Thomas DeLaPerriere Dixon of Jenkins Dixon of Wilkinson DuBose Duncan , .. Dyk:es ... , Elders ., Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Fleming of Columbia Fleming of Hancock Fletcher Fortson Fowler GillPn Golden Greer Griffis Grovenstein Guess Haddock Hamrick Harrell Harris Harrison Hatcher of Museoget"> Hines of Sumter< 7 ..:: Holden ::i..:,:.:.~- Holton :;:.:;:.".;!.: Howard of -.:Ch:d,ta,: h{)oohee Howard of Screven Jenkins Johnson of Bacon Johnson of Forzy.th Jones of Copk::.::::: .Jonps of Coweta; ., 1286 JouRNAL m THE HousE, Jones of Floyd Jones, W. R., of Meriwether Jordan Kempton Langley Latham Linder Lyons McCullough McDonald McGarity Maddox Mayo Meeks Miles Milner Mullis Napier New Norman of Colquitt Orr Owen Smith of Fulton Parks Smith of Jefferson Parrish Smith of Lamar Peek Stanford Penland Steele Perkins of Stone Habersham Sutlive Perkins of Muscogee Sweat Perryman Swindle Pickering Tippins Pitts Tyson Price Whitworth Reville Williams Riley Wilson Roberts Wimberly of Russell Laurens Rutherford Wimberly of Twiggs Sapp Wingate Shedd Winship Shettlesworth Wood Singletary Woodruff Smith of Bryan Worthy Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Boswell Evans of Warren Foy Hillhouse Howard of Long King Phillips of Jasper Simpson Spence Vaughan Warren Way West Those not voting were Messrs. : Beck Blease Bleckley Boatwright Callaway Camp of Campbell Carr Carter Clark Collins Cumming DeFoor Duvall Eve Griner Hatcher of Burke Head Hines of Decatur Houston Hulme Huxford Hyman .Tones, A. D., of Meriwether Kirkland Knight Lindsey Logan Loyd McClure McCrory McMichael McMullan Mann Mansell Montgomery MoNDAY, AuGusT 13, 1923. 1287 Moore Norman of Henry Pafford Parker Peterson Phillips of Telfair Pickren Pope Robertson Rountree Rowe Stanley Stevens Stewart Stovall Strickland 'fatum Toole Trippe Turner Van Landingham Whitley Wimberly of Toombs Wright Mr. Speaker Ayes 133, nays 13. By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 133, Lays 13. The bill haYing received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By unanimous consent the bill was ordered immediately transmitted to the Senate. Mr. Stewart of Atkinson rose to a piont of personal privilege and addressed the House. B~, Mr. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Bill No. 3. A bill to amend Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to proYide for an income tax. The following report of the Committee on Rules waR submitted and read: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Rules, having had under consideration the Rules of the House, recommend the adoption of the following: 12~8 J orn~ AL OF THE Hol:SE, Resolved, That Rule 4:1, insofar as it prohibits the reading of Senate bills the second time and recommitting the same, be suspended for the remainder of the session of 1923, in order that Senate bills may be read the second time and recommitted. Respectfully submitted, MILXER, Vice-Chairman. Mr. Stewart of Atkinson moved that the Honse aling of the Act creatingthe Board of County Commissioners of Haralson County, provisions of this Aet shall immediately go into effect, provi(ling, however, that if a majority of the voters of sai(l county, as shmn1 by said returns, shall be against a repeal of the Act for the creation of a Board of Count~ Commissioners of Haralson County, then the provisions of this ~\ct shall not go into effect. Section 5. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Section 3 of the bill be re-numbered so as to carry numher fin (5), insteafl of three (3) as the repealing clause. The following bills of the Senate, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, were read the third time, and place(l before tlH House for consideration: By Mr. Latimer of the 39th- Senate Bill Xo. 97. A hill to repeal an Act fixing the salary of the solicitor-general of the Blue Ridge Circuit, and for other purposes. Mr. \Vimberly of Toombs moved the previous question; the motion pre,ailed, and the main question was ordered. TuESDAY, AumrsT 14, 1923. 1305 The amendment hy ~Iessrs. Head of Cobb, Mansell of Milton and Johnson of Forsyth, adding an additional paragraph, was read and adopted. ~Ir. Penland of Gilmer moved that the House reconsider its action in ordering the main question and the motion was lost. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to as amended. On the passage of the bill as amended the ayes were 60, nays 79. The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majority was lost. ~Ir. Collins of Cherokee gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass Senate Bill No. 97. l\Ir. Stewart of Atkinson moved that the House insist upon its disagreement to Senate substitute as amended to Senate Bill No. 31 ~nd that the Chair appoint a committee to confer with the com- mittee of the Senate in reference to same, and the motion prevailed. The Speaker appointed the following committee on the part of the House as a conference committee on Senate Resolution No. 31 under the above motion: Messrs. Stewart of Atkinson Harrell of Stewart Rutherford of ~fonroe. 1306 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Messrs. \Vood of Fulton and Guess of DeKalb- House Resolution No. 188. A resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to investigate the different voting machines now in use in other states. The Speaker appointed the following committee under the above resolution: Messrs. vVood of Fulton Guess of DeKalb Fowler of Bibb. By Mr. Garlick of the 17th- Senate Bill No. 40. A bill to extend the duties and authority of the Georgia Public Service Commission over public service motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Mr. 'Wimberly of Laurens moved the previous question; th~ motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. On agreeing to the report of the committee Mr. Dixon of Jenkins called for the ayes and nays, and the call was not sustained. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was disagreed to, and the bill was lost. .:\fr. Fowler of Bibb gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its T-uESDAY, AeGeST 14, 1923. 1307 action in failing to agree to the report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, on Senate Bill No. 40. ~Ir. Ennis of Baldwin called up House Resolution No. 170, claiming same to be a privileged resolution. The Chair ruled that the resolution was not a privileged resolution and could not be called up at this time. The follo,ying message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The President of the Senate has appointed on the part of the Senate the following to act as a conference committee on Senate Resolution No. 31: Messrs. Passmore of the lOth, Mason of the 30th, Green of the 43d. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: By Mr. DeFoor of ClaytonHouse Resolution No. 187. A resolution to au- 1308 JouR~AL OF THE HousE, thorize certain members to remain over five days to complete unfinished business. The following message was received from the Senate through ~fr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 189. A bill to remove the county site of Brantley County from Hoooken to Xahunta. The following message was received from the Senate through ~Ir. .Jfc('latche~', the Secntar~' thereof: Mr. Speaker: The President has appointed as a new conference committee on the part of the Senate to confer with the committee of the House on Senate Resolution No. 31: Messrs. Lankford of the 15th, Smith of the 23d, Latimer of the 39th. By Messrs. Redwine of the 26th and Beauchamp of the 22d- Senate Bill No. 124. A bill to create a new judicial circuit to be called "Griffin Circuit," and for other purposes. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1923. 1309 ~Ir. Dykes of Dooly moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill Mr. Lyons of Butts 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.: Atkinson of Camden DeFoor Hines of Sumter Atkinson of DeLaPerriere Holden Chatham Dixon of Jenkins Holton Bandy Dixon of Wilkinson Houston Barrett DuBose Howard of Chatta- Beck Duncan hoochee Bell Dykes Howard of Screven Bennett Elders Hyman Bird Ellis Johnson of Forsyth Bowden Ennis Jones of Cook Bozeman EYans of Screven Jones of Coweta Braddy Eve Jones of Floyd Branch Fleming of Columbia Jones, W. R., of Brannen :Fleming of Hancock Meriwether Burt Fortson K(%jlton Bussey Fowler King Callaway Gillen Langley Camp of Campbell Greer Logan Camp of Coweta Griner McClure Collins Grovenstein McCrory Copeland Guess McCullough Covington Haddock :i\1cGarity Cox Hamrick ::\1cMichael Culpepper Harris Maddox Cumming Hatcher of Burke Mann Daniel of Troup Hatcher of Muscogee Mayo Davis of Floyd Hines of Decatur Meeks 1310 JouRNAr. OF THE HousE, Milner Pope Mullis Reville X a pier Roberts ~orman of Colquitt Rountree Owen Rowe Parker Russell Parks Shettlesworth Parrish Simpson Penland Singletary Perkins of Smith of Fulton Habersham Smith of Jefferson Perkins of Muscogee Steele Perryman Stevens Peterson Stovall Pickering Sutlive Pitts Sweat Swindle Tippins Toole Trippe Turner Tyson Van Lanqingham Warren Way Wilson Wimberly of Toombs Wingate Winship Wood Those voting in the negative were Messrs.: Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anderson Aubrey Banister Blease Boswell Carter Childs Christopher Clark Curry Daniel of Heard Davis of Thomas Duvall Fletcher Foy Golden Griffis Harrell Hillhouse Howard of Long Hulme Huxford ,Jenkins Johnson of Bacon .Tones, A. D., of Meriwether Jordan Kirkland Latham Linder Lindsey Loyd Lyons McMullan Ma,nsell Miles Montgomery Xew Xorman of Henry Pafford Phillips of Jasper Phillips of Telfair Price Riley Robertson Rutherford Sapp Smith of Bryan Spence Stanley Tatum West Whitworth Wimberly of Twiggs Woodruff Wright Those not voting were Messrs: Arnold Bleckley Boatwright Carr Evans of Warren Harrison Head Knight McDonald Moore Orr Peek TuESDAY, AuausT 14, 1923. 1311 Pickren Shedd Smith of Lamar Stanford Stewart Stone Strickland Vaughan Whitley Williams Ayes 123, nays 58. Wimberly of Laurens Worthy Mr. Speaker By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 123, nays 58. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Mr. Huxford of Clinch- House Resolution No. 189. A resolution extending the thanks of the General Assembly to Hon. J. E. Bleckley of Rabun County and Hon. R. E. A. Hamby of the 40th District and others for trip on last Sunday to Rabun County, and for other purposes. Mr. Lindsey of Wilkes moved that the House do now adjourn and the motion prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until this afternoon at 3 :00 o'clock. 1312 JOURNAL oF THE HousE, AFTERNOON SESSION' 3:00 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 bill and resolutions of the House were introduced, read the first time, and referred to the committees. By ).fessrs. Atkinson of Camden and Tyson of McIntosh- House Bill No. 595. A bill to amend the game and fish laws of this State. Referred to Committee on Game and Fish. By ).Ir. Pickren of CharltonHouse Resolution No. 190. 595-A. A resolution instructing the Highway Commission to abide by its contract in Charlton County. Referred to Committee on Public Highways. By Messrs. Jones, Davis and Langley of FloydHouse Resolution :No. 191. 595-B. A resolution allowing County Commissioners of Floyd County to pay county treasurer commission. Referred to Committee on County and County Matters. TuESDAY, AuausT 14, 1923. 1313 The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- tional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Fulton DelegationHouse Bill No. 326. A bill to amend an Act es- tablishing a new charter for City of Atlanta. By Mr. Kirkland of Miller- House Bill No. 481. A bill to amend an Act to establish city court of Miller County, and for other purposes. By Mr. Mann of Glynn- House Bill No. 530. A bill to amend an Act to regulate public instruction in Glynn County, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Johnson of BaconHouse Bill No. 544. A bill to amend an Act ere- 1314 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for County of Bacon. By Mr. Pickering of Murray- House Bill No. 545. A bill to repeal an Act establishing a public schools system for Town of Spring Place. By Mr. Russell of Barrow- House Bill No. 558. A bill to repeal an Act to create a county court in all counties, in so far as same applies to Barrow County. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Messrs. Toole and Hines of Decatur- House Bill No. 560. A bill to amend Section 3 of charter of City of Bainbridge. By Mr. Harrison of Johnson- House Bill No. 571. A bill to amend Acts in- corporating City of wrightsville, in County of Johnson. By Mr. Fortson of CalhounHouse Bill No. 574. A bill to amend an Act to TuESDAY, ArGL"ST 14, 1923. 1315 create a county court of Morgan in and for the County of Calhoun. By Mr. Howard of Long- House Bill No. 576. A bill to create a new charter for City of Ludowici, Long County. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: By Mr. Childs of UpsonHouse Bill No~ 583. A bill to estabuish a system of public schools in and for the Village of East Thomaston, Upson County. By i\Iessrs. Steele, Guess and Woodruff of DeKalb- House Bill No. 585. A bill to amend an Act amending the charter of East Lake, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the House amendment to Senate amendment to the following bill, to wit: 1316 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, By Mr. Fleming of Hancock- House Bill No. 37. A bill to provide for the election of the board of education in the City of Sparta, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: ML Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House by substitute, to wit: By Messrs. Hines and Riley of Sumter- House Bill N"o. 362. A bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Americus, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills as amended of the House, to wit: By Mr. Hatcher of Burke- House Bill No. 488. A bill to assist ex-serviCe men and women in securing the benefits now provided by Federal legislation. TuESDAY, AuausT 14, 1923. 1317 By Bibb Delegation- House Bill No. 288. A bill to increase the salary of judge of city court :Macon, in and for the County of Bibb, and for other purposes. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: By Mr. A. D. Jones of MeriwetherHouse Resolution No. 186. A resolution asking the Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House to mail status of unfinished business to each member. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutinal majority the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 21. A resolution to reimburse the members of the Railroad Commission for money expended in 1921 as contingent expenses of said commission. Mr. Haddock of Early County, Chairman of the Committee on General Agriculture No. 1, submitted the following report: 1318 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, ]111. Speaker: Your Committee on General Agriculture No. 1 have had under consideration the following bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: Senate Bill No. 127. HADDOCK of Early, Chairman. Mr. Moore of Appling County, Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and Elections, submitted the following report: ]111. Speaker: Your Committee on Privileges and Elections have had under consideration the follo,ving bill of the Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass as amended: Senate Bill No. 36. MooRE of Appling, Chairman. Mr. Guess of DeKalb County, Chairman of the Committee on General Judiciary No. 1, submitted the following report: Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on General Judiciary No. 1 have had under consideration the following bill of the TuESDAY, AucusT 14, 1923. 1319 Senate and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass: Senate Bill No. 136. Respectfully submitted, GuEss of DeKalb, Chairman. Mr. DeFoor of Clayton, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following re-. port: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts and resolution of the House, to wit: House Bill ~o. 540. An Act to ratify a certain contract between the City of Columbus, Central of Georgia Railway and Southwestern Railway Company, for the construction of a viaduct. House Bill No. 2. An Act to amend an Act to require an occupation tax on all dealers in gasolines and motor oils in the State. House Bill No. 483. An Act to amend an Act, and amended Acts, creating a public schools system for the City of \Vaycross. House Bill No. 189. An Act to remove the county site of Brantley County from Hoboken to Nahunta in said county. 1320 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, House Resolution No. 21. A resolution to reimburse certain members of the Railroad Commission for money expended. House Bill No. 441. A bill to repeal an Act to establish a system of public schools for the Town of Alamo. House Bill No. 551. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Lanier County. Respectfully submitted, DEFooR of Clayton, Chairman. The following bill of the Senate, favorably reported by the committee, was read for the second time: By Mr. Phillips of the 18th- Senate Bill No. 36. A bill to provide for contests in primary elections held in State. The following resolution of the House, ordered to lie on the table at least one day, was read and adopted: By Mr. McMichael of Marion- House Resolution No. 185. A resolution asking for information from the Attorney-General concerning the taxes due by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: TuESDAY, AuGUST 14, 1923. 1321 Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House and Senate, to wit: By Mr. Milner of Dodge and others- House Bill No. 227. A bill to levy a tax on cigarette dealers. By _Mr. Spence of the 8th- Senate Bill No. 160. A bill to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for County of Miller. By Mr. Smith of the 45th- Senate Bill 1\o. 162. A bill to amend an Act creating Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for County of Irwin. The follo:wing bill of the Senate, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, was read the third time and placed before the House for consideration: By Mr. Adams of the 47th- Senate Bill No. 51. A bill to confer on the several counties of the State authority to provide for the employment of county agents and home demonstration agents, and for other purposes. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the bill, was agreed to. On the passage of the bill J.Ir. Harris of J effer- 1322 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, son called for the ayes and nays, and the call was sustained. Mr. Wimberly of Toombs moved the prevwus question. Mr. Huxford of Clinch moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. The motion for the previous question prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs.: Adair Copeland Haddock Adams of Towns Covington Harris Arnold Cox Harrison Atkinson of Camden Culpepper Hatcher of Burke Atkinson of Cumming Hatcher of Mus<'ogee Chatham Curry Head Aubrey Davis of Floyd Hillhouse Bandy DeFoor Hines of Decatur Banister DeLaPerriere Hines. of Sumter Barrett DuBose Holden Bell Duncan Holton Bennett Duvall Houston Bird Dykes Howard of Chatta- Boswell Elders hoochee Bowden Ellis Howard of Long Bozeman Ennis Hulme Braddy Evans of Screven Huxfor1 Branch Eve Hyman Brannen Fleming of Columbia Jenkins Bussey Fleming of Hancock Johnson of Forsyth Callaway Fletcher ,Jones of Coweta Camp of Campbell Fortson Jones of Floyd Camp of Coweta Fowler Jones, W. R., of Carr Gillen Meriwether Christopher Greer Jordan Collins Guess Kempton TuESDAY, AuGUST 14, 1923. 1323 Langley Latham Logan Loyd Lyons McClure McDonald McGarity McMichael McMullan Maddox Mansell Meeks Miles Milner Montgomery X a pier Norman of Colquitt Orr Parks Parrish Peek Penland Perkins of Stevens Habersham Stone Perkins of Muscogee Strickland Perryman Sutlive PhiIIips of Jasper Swindle Phillips of Telfair Toole Pickering Trippe Pitts Turner Pope Tyson Reville Van Landingham Roberts Vaughan Rountree 'Varren Russell Whitworth Rutherford Williams Sapp Wilson Shedd Wimberly of Toombs Shettlesworth Wimberly of Twiggs Simpson Wingate Singletary Winship Smith of Fulton Wood Smith of Jefferson Woodruff Smith of Lamar Worthy Steele Those voting in the negative were Messrs. : Adams of Franklin Anderson Beck Blease Carter Childs Daniel of Heard Daniel of Troup Davis of Thomas Dixon of Wilkinson Foy Golden Griffis Grovenstein Hamrick Howard of Screven Johnson of Bacon Jones of Cook King Kirkland Knight Linder Lindsey McCullough Moore Xew X orman of Henry Pafford Peterson Pickren Price Robertson Rowe Smith of Bryan Spence Stanford Stanley Stovall Tippins Way West Wimberly of Laurens Wright Thoes not voting were Messrs. : Bleckley Boatwright Burt Clark Dixon of Jenkins En1ns of "\Varren 1324 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, Griner Harrell Jones, A. D., of Meriwether McCrory Mann Mayo Mullis Owen Parker Riley Stewart Ayes 142, nays 43. Sweat Tatum Whitley Mr. Speaker By unanimous consent the verification of the roll call was dispensed with. On the passage of the bill the ayes were 142, nays 43. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. By :Messrs. Smith and wood and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 57. A bill to add an additional judge of the superior court for the Atlanta Circuit, and for other purposes. Mr. "Wimberly of Toombs moved the previous question, the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. 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 138, nays 9. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bill of the Senate, set as a special TuE8DAY, ArGUST 14, 1923. 1325 order by the Committee on Rules, was taken up for further consideration: By Mr. Lankford of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 3. A bill to amend Section 1 of the Constitution of this State so as to provide for an income tax. The following report of the conference committee on Senate Resolution No. 31 was submitted and read: Mr. Speaker: "\Ve, your conference committee of the House on Senate Resolution No. 31 and House and Senate substitute to same, beg to report that we have conferred with Senate committee and have failed to reach an agreement and respectfully request the appointment of another committee on .the part of the House. STEWART, HARRELL, RuTHERFORD. The Speaker appointed the follo\ving as a new conference committee on Senate Resolution No. 31: Messrs. Bennett of Dodge Linder of Jeff Davis Knight of Berrien. The following resolution of the House was read: 1326 J ouRxAL OF THE HousE, By Messrs. Bozeman of Worth, Bennett of Dodge, Smith of Bryan, Huxford of Clinch and others- House Resolution No. 192. A resolution that the General Assembly do adjourn sine die on Wednesday, August 15th, 1923, at 6 :00 o'clock. . Mr. \V. R. Jones of Meriwether moved that the House do now adjourn, the motion prevailed, and House Resolution No.192 and Senate Bill No.3 went over as unfinished business. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until 9 :00 o'clock tomorrow morning. -WEDNESDAY, AuGUST 15, 1923. 1327 REPRESENTATIVE HALL, ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. The House met pursuant to adjournment this day at 9 :00 o'clock A. M.; was called to order by the Speaker, and opened with prayer by the Chaplain. Mr. Callaway of Putnam moved that the call of the roll be dispensed with, and the motion prevailed. Mr. Bell of Burke, Chairman of the Committee on Journals, reported that the Journal had been read and found correct. By unanimous consent the reading of the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was dispensed with. The Journal was confirmed. Mr. Braddy of Glascock County, Chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions and Soldiers' Home, submitted the following report : 1Ylr. Speaker: Your Committee on Invalid Pensions and Soldiers' Home have had under consideration the state of condition and the management of the Confederate Soldiers' Home and have instructed me as chairman to make the following report: We have made two trips of inspection to the Home and find the same in a well-kept, clean and sanitary condition; the rules of management effi- 1328 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE, cient and fair, and the guests of the Home contented and well cared for. vVe find the Hospital well equipped, clean and sanitary, sufficient nurses and medical supplies on hand. vVe find that the fourteen prisoners taken from the State Prison Farm to the Home to be used as nurses and servants have proven themselves the best help the Home has ever been able to procure, and much to be preferred to hired labor. We find that the plumbing in one or two instances is badly in need of repair and we recommend that the same be done at once, and that, if needed, the superintendent be furnished with an additional prisoner from the State farm for the purpose of keeping the water closets clean and sanitary at all times. vVe recommend that the guests of the Home be furnished with individual hand and bath towels instead of the towels now in use in the wash rooms. We find that much praise and commendation is due to the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Atlanta and the State at large for their untiring labors of love in contributing to the comfort and entertainment of the guests of the Home, thereby filling, their last days with peace and happiness. We especially commend the Athens Chapter for the beautiful flower garden planted near the building and hope that such work will continue for the pleasure of the guests. The committee had not the time to investigate certain reports of mismanagement made to them at wEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. 1329 this late day, and will make that investigation at the next session. E. L. BRADDY of Glascock, Chairman. The following bills of the Senate were read the first time and referred to the committees: By l\fr. Spence of the 8th- Senate Bill No. 160. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in the County of Miller. By Mr. Smith of the 45th- Senate Bill No. 162. A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioner of Roads and Revenues for the County of Irwin. The following bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto: By Messrs. Hines and Riley of Sumter- House Bill No. 362. A bill to amend th'e charter of the City of Americus. The substitute of the Senate was read and agreed to. By ~Iessrs. Fowler and Winship and Mrs. Napier of Bibb- House Bill No. 182. A bill to increase the sal- 1330 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ary of the judge of the city court of Macon, and for other purposes. The following amendment of the Senate was read and agreed to : Amend caption by inserting before the words ''and for other purposes'' in third line the following: ''and to provide when this Act shall become operative.'' By Messrs. Elders of Tattnall, Hillhouse of Worth and Miss Kempton of Fulton- House Bill No. 385. A bill to enlarge the membership of the local board of trustees o~ the Georgia School of Technology, and for other purposes. The following subBtitute of the Senate was read and agreed to : A BILL To be entitled an Act to enlarge the membership of the local board of trustees of the Georgia School of Technology; to define and provide for the rearrangement of the term of office of the membership of said local board and for filling vacancies ther.eon; to change the name of the said local board of trustees; to provide for two regular meetings annually of said board; to prescribe certain powers of the chairman of the executive committee of said board, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the local board of trus- wEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. 1331 tees of the Georgia School of Technology be and the same is hereby increased from nine (9) members to twelve (12) members and the board of trustees is hereby authorized and directed to elect the additional three (3) members from among the alumni or former students of said Georgia School of Technology, who may be either from within or without the State of Georgia. These three additional members to be elected by the board for terms of two, four and six years, respectively, as fixed by the board, and their successors shall be likewise elected by the board of trustees from among the alumni or former students of the institution, and for a term of six years. Section 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as and when a vacancy occurs on the present constituted local board, said vacancy shall be filled by the election of a member whose term shall be for a period of six years, and in the event of a vacancy occurring by the death, resignation, or otherwise, of such member so elected for term of six years, the board of trustees shall elect a member to serve the unexpired term so left vacant. Section 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That seven members of the board of trustees shall cOI~stitute a quorum of said board for the transaction of business. Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That inasmuch as by the Act of 1919 the local board of trustees is made the board of control of said institution, the said board shall be hereafter known an Senate was read ancl agreC>d to as amei1decl: WEDNESDAY, ArGUST 15, 1923. 1357 A RESOLUTION. 1TTh creas, It has been the custom of the General Assembly to visit and inspect through its standing committees certain State institutions for which these committees han been appointed, either during or between the annual sessions of this body; and, Whereas, Pending legislation to be acted upon at the present session, with only a few days thereof remaining, demands the presence of all the members at this time ;and during the remainder of the present session of the General Assembly; be it therefore Resolved by the House, the Senate concurring, That the several State institutions of which standing committees are appointed shall be visited and thoroughly inspected during vacation between the sessions of 1923 and 1924 of this Assembly by subcommittees of these general standing committees, said subcommittees to be made up as follows: For the State Farm, State University and State Sanitarium, ten from the House and five from the Senate committees with chairmen and vice-chairmen of such standing committees; the subcommittees of the remaining institutions to be composed of three members from the House and two from the Senate standing committees with the chairman and vice-chairman of these standing committees, said subcommitteemen to be appointed by the chairman of the respective standing committees; and to be composed of those residing nearest to the institution to be inspected; that when these inspections begin the same shall be done ";.ith as much haste and dispatch as is consistent with good and thorough service and each 1358 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, member of said subcommittees making such inspection shall receive his 1usual per diem of $7.00 with actual traveling expenses, the latter to be submitted to the treasurer with itemized statement of the same. Resolved further, That reports of such visits and inspections shall be made and submitted to the respective bodies of the General Assembly by the chairman of each of the several standing committees making such visits and inspections.. The following bill of the Senate, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, was read the third time and placed before the House for consideration: By ~Ir. Mundy of the 38th- Senate Bill No. 146. A bill to promote forestry interests in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. Mr. Milner of Dodge moved the previous question. Mr. Stanford of Lowndes moved that the bill be tabled and the motion was lost. The motion for the previous question prevailed and the main question was ordered. 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 86, nays 66. The bill having failed to receive the requisite constitutional majorit~~ waR lost. \YED~ESDAY, Al:"GUST 15, 1923. 1359 ~Ir. Bussey of Crisp gave notice that at the proper time he would move that the House reconsider its action in failing to pass Senate Bill No. 146. Mr. Mc~Iichael of Marion rose to a question of personal privilege and addressed the House. The following protest was submitted and read: A PROTEST. illr. Speaker: I desire to record upon the Journal of the House the following protest in regard to the appointment of the committee to investigate the Highway Department, according to the terms of House Resolution No. 15, passed by the House, July 17, 1923. The recorded vote shows that the ayes were 146 and the nays 20-more than 7 to 1. In all parliamentary procedure, and under the rules of the House, it is the duty of the presiding officer in appointing committees on conference, or committees to do a certain duty, or perform a definite act, to select the committee from the majority so that the will of the body may be reflected and executed by the committee. If the committee is appointed from the minority who did not want the act performed, the duty done, the wish of the majority can ea~ily be ignored. In the appointment of the committee under House Resolution No. 15, the Speaker selected from the minority four strong men who are recorded as vot- 1360 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, ing ''no,'' and most of them had enthusiastically declared in opposing the resolution on the floor of the House, that they did not want an investigation. In this I feel that the Speaker did not respect the will of the House nor its rules. 2d. I desire further to protest against the action of the conm1ittee in denying a fair consideration of the evidence submitted in executive session. It has always been the custom, and certainly it is conducive to thorough investigation and sound legislative policy, for evidence, testimony, to be considered in executive session where members can be free from, and unhampered in their deliberations by the presence of the persons, and attorneys of the persons whose records are under investigation. It so happens that four of the other members of the committee are from counties whose road authorities are now seeking, or have just obtained assistance from the Highway Board in the construction of roads and bridges. It was unfair and contrary to every principle of full expression and investigation to permit the attorney of the Highway Board, the engineers and the chairman from whom the counties represented by these members now seeking aid to sit with us in our final deliberations. It is but human, normally and, naturally human, to feel grateful for favors already granted; it is also equally human to desire to please those from whom favors are sought. Because of these truths, I enter this my protest "'\YEDNESDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1361 against the action of the committee in denying consideration in executive session. Respectfully submitted, E. H. McMICHAEL, Representative from Marion. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill and resolution of the ,House, to wit: House Resolution No. 167. A resolution to appropriate $3,390.72 to pay expenses of suppression of riot at Savannah. House Bill No. 516. A bill to appropriate $5,000 to carry out the beneficial provisions of the Child Placing Acts. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in House amendment to Senate Bill No. 60, known as the Savannah port bill. The Senate insists on its amendment to House Bill No. 481-a bill to amend the city court of Miller County. 1362 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, The Senate has adopted the report of the conference committee on Senate Resolution No. 31, known as Agricultural Department investigation. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, as amended, to wit : House Bill No. 85. A bill to appropriate $15,000 to Normal School for Colored Teachers at Albany. House Bill No. 230. A bill to appropriate $239,864.68 for deficiency in maintenance of Georgia State Sanitarium. House Bill No. 291. A bill to appropriate $25,000 for State Normal School in Athens. The following bill of the Senate was taken up for further consideration: By Mr. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Bill No. 3. A bill to amend the Constitution of the State so as to provide for an income tax. On the motion of Mr. Stewart of Atkinson that the bill be tabled Mr. Elders of Tattnall called for the ayes and nays and the call was sustained. wEDNEsDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1363 rrhe roll call was ordered and the vote was as follows: Those voting m the affirmative were Messrs. : Adair Foy Xa pier Adams of Franklin Golden Xew Adams of Towns Greer Orr Anderson Griffis Owen Arnold Haddock Pafford Atkinson of Hamrick Parks Chatham Harrell Peek Bird Hatcher of Muscogee Penland Blease Hillhouse Perkins of Boswell Hines of Decatur Habersham Bowden Holden Peterson Bozeman Holton Phillips of Telfair Bussey Hulme Pitts Callaway Huxford Price Camp of Coweta Jenkins Riley Carter Johnson of Forsyth Roberts Childs Jones of Cook Shecld Collins ,Tones of Floyd Shettlesworth Copeland ,Tones, A. D., of Simpson Culpepper Meriwether Smith of Lamar Cumming Kirkland Stanley Curry Knight Stewart Daniel of Heard Linder Sweat Davis of Thomas Lindsey Vaughan Dixon of Wilkinson Loyd Warren Duvall Lyons Whitley Evans of Warren McCullough Wimberly of Pleming of Columbia McDonald Laurens Fleming of Hancock McMichael Wimberly of Twiggs Fletcher McMullan Wingate .Fortson Mansell Wood Fowler Meeks Wright Those_ voting in the negative were Messrs.: Aubrey Banister Beck Braddy Branch Burt Camp of Campbell Carr Christopher Clark Covington Cox Davis of Floyd DeFoor DP La Perriere 1364 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, DuBose Duncan Dykes Elders Ellis Ennis Evans of Screven Gillen Griner Grovenstein Guess Harris Head Hines of Sumter Houston Howard of Chatta- hoochee Howard of Long Howard of Screven Johnson of Bacon Jones of Coweta Jones, w_ R., of Meriwether Jordan King Latham McClure Smith of Fulton McCrory Smith of Jefferson McGarity Spence Maddox Stanford Mann Steele Mayo Stevens Miles Stone Milner Stovall Moore Sutlive Mullis Swindle Norman of Colquitt Tatum Xorman of Henry Tippins Parker Toole Parrish Trippe Perkins of Muscogee Turner Perryman Tyson Phillips of Jasper Van Landingham Pickren Way Pope West Reville Williams Robertson Wilson Rountree Wimberly of Toombs Rowe Woodruff Russell Worthy Rutherford Sapp Those not voting were Messrs. : Atkinson of Camden Bandy Barrett Bell Bennett Bleckley Boatwright Brannen Daniel of Troup Dixon of Jenkins Eve Harrison Hatcher of Burke Hyman Kempton Langley Logan Montgomery Pickering Singletary Smith of Bryan Strickland Whitworth Winship Mr. Speaker Ayes 92, nays 89. The roll call was verified. On the motion to table the ayes were 92, nays 89, and the motion prevailed. \VEDNESDAY, AuousT 15, 1923. 1365 \Vr. Wimberly of Toombs rose to a question of personal privilege and addressed the House. Mr. Stovall of Elbert rose to a question of personal privilege and addressed the House. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: ~o/1r. President: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bills of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 100. A bill to amend an Act to create the city court of Summerville. House Bill No. 429. A bill to repeal an Act to establish precinct voting in County of Chatham. House Bill No. 538. A bill to amend Section 696 by striking figures 118,690 and inserting in lieu thereof 23,400. House Bill No; 565. A bill to amend an Act to create Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Bacon County. House Bill No. 570. A bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for County of Seminole. House Bill No. 584. A bill to amend an Act incorporating -the Town of Irwinton. 1366 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, House Bill No. 586. A bill to amend the charter of City of Moultrie. House Bill No. 587. A bill to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for County of Irwin. House Bill No. 577. A bill to amend the charter of City of Macon. House Bill No. 588. A bill to confirm sale of lots i 13 and 16 in block 39 in commons of City of Columbus. House Bill No. 590. A bill to create a bond commission for Colquitt County. i The following report of the conference committee on Senate Resolution No. 31 was submitted and read: The conference committee appointed in reference to the investigation of the Agricultural Department, beg leave to submit the following report: \Ve recommend that the following be adopted in lieu of the original Senate bill and all substitutes of the House and Senate, to wit: Whereas, Charges have been made against the Department of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of Agriculture, and TVhereas, Said charges are of such nature that the truth or falsity of same should be known in justice to the people of Georgia and the .Department of Agriculture and said Commissioner. -WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. 1367 .Therefore be it resolved, That a committee con- sisting of four members from 1the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and eight members from the House to :be appointed by the Speaker of the House, to thoroughly investigate the management, operation and expenditures of the Department of Agriculture and its activities, giving all parties who have any charge against said department a full and fair opportunity to be heard, said parties being required to file same in writing with the chairman or secretary of said committee within fifty days from the.adjournment of the present General Assembly. Said committee shall not consist of any person who is employed in any branch of the Department of Agriculture, or who has a kinsman employed by said department; the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to inquire about same before making said appointment. Resolved further, That said committee be empowered to subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, and to punish any witness for contempt as the committee sees fit, and to take testimony on oath; to have produced records, books and documentary evidence showing the accounts of the Department of Agriculture. The committee is hereby given full authority and power to do such acts as in the wisdom of the committee will produce a full, fair and complete investigation of the operations of the said Department of Agriculture. Resolved further, That the investigation of the said Department -of Agriculture shall be limited to sixty-five (65) days after the adjournment of the present session of the General Assembly; that the 1368 JouRNAL oF THE Hous.~<:, committee herein appointed shall file its report in writing, together with copy ;of the testimony, with the Governor of the State within the said sixtyfive days, who is requested to immediately release same to the press for the information of the public. And the Governor of said State shall transmit same to the next session of the General Assembly. Resolved further, That the sum of seven hundred and fifty ($750.00) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appro- priated from any moneys not otherwise appropri- ated in ,the treasury to defray the expenses of the committee in securing clerical help and stenograph- ers. And that, in addition, the members of said committee shall receive their per diem as allowed members of the General Assembly, ;and actual rail- road fare from their respective residences to the Capitol and return for the purpose of holding said investigation. w. G. LANKFORD, J. H. ADAMS, On Behalf of Senate. 0. R. BENNETT, P. T. KNIGHT, T. M. LINDER, On Part of House. The report of the conference committee on Senate Resolution No. 31 was adopted. The following bill of the House, known as the \VEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1923. 1369 General Appropriation Bill, was taken up for the purpose of considering Senate amendments thereto: By :Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- . House Bill No. 200. A bill to annually levy and collect taxes for the support of the State Government and institutions, and for other purposes.. The following amendments of the Senate were read: (1) Amend by adding at the end of itein "c" of Subsection 1 of Section 6 the following: ''Provided further that twenty thousand dollars of the common school fund above the four million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars be devoted to the holding of teachers' institutions in at least twenty places in the State under the direction of the State Superintendent of Schools.'' ~Ir. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. (2) Amend item "c" of Subsection 2 of Section 6 by adding at the end thereof the following: "For manitaining a course in ceramics at the Georgia School of Technology, $10,000.00." Mr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. (2a) Amend by adding to Section 6, Subsection 2, item "k" the following: "For the medical department of the Uninrsity of Georgia, for the years 1370 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, 1924 and 1925, to meet the conditions of donations from the Carnegie Corporation and the General Education Board of $20,000.00 per annum for 1924 and 1925, the sum of $20,000.00. '' Mr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment. Mr. Fleming of Columbia moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. Mr. Pickren moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was. ordered. The motion to agree to the Senate amendment prevailed. (3) Amend item"n" of Subsection 2 of Section 6 by striking the figures '' $31,000.00'' and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$40,000.00." ~fr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment. Mr. Copeland of Lowndes moved that the House agree to the Senate, amendment. Mr. Stovall of Elbert moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The motion to agree to the Senate amendment prevailed. (4) Amend Subsection 2 of Section 6 by adding after item "q" a new section to be designated as item "r" as follows: "(r) For the support and maintenance of the School of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts for training negroes at Forsyth, Geor- \YJ<~D~ESDAY, ArG"l'ST 15, 1923. 1371 gia, the sum of $5,000.00; provided, that $1,000.00 of this sum be used for the purpose of conducting a summer school for teachers in agriculture.'' :\Ir. Culppeper of Fayette moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. ~Ir. Howard of Chattahoochee rose to a point of personal privilege and addressed the House. (5) Amend Subsection 1 of Section 8 by adding after item "d" a new item, to be designated as item ''e, ''as follows: '' (e) For the salary of the Director of the Bureau of Markets, $3,000.00; provided, the entire salary above fixed and the actual traveling expense in the performance of duties shall be paid exclusively from the fertilizer tag tax.'' Mr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. (5a) Amend Section 8, Subsection 3, item "b", by striking figures '' $15,500.00,'' and inserting in lieu thereof the figures "$18,000.00,'' with the following proviso added: "Provided, that $2,500.00 of the above sum shall be expended for the purpose of defraying the expenses that may be incident to making the analysis of calcium arsenate and other insecticides.'' :\Ir. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. 1372 JOURNAL OF THE HousE, (7) Amend item "b" of Subsection 7 of Section 8 by striking the figures '' $22,500.00'' and inserting in lieu thereof the figures '' $26,500.00. '' Mr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. (7b) Amend Section 13, Subsection 1, item "c," by striking at the end of line 6 the figures '$1,250,000.00" and inserting in lieu thereof the figures '' $1,500,000.00,'' and by striking all of lines 7, 8 and 9 of said section, and inserti~1g in lieu thereof the following: "Provided that this appropriation shall be paid to all pensioners now on the pension roll or entitled to a pension under the present existing laws each such pensioner to receive the amount of $100.00 for eaeh of the vears 1~l24 and 1925. '' Mr. Culpepper of Fayette mowd that the HousP disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. (Sa) Amend Section 14, Subsection 1, item (a) by adding the following: '' (1) Every such report shall set forth all receipts and disbursements in full, and be filed with the Governor within sixty days next following the period covered. A duplicate of each report shall at the same time be presented by the author to the commissioners of public printing. K o report shall contain any advertising matter nor any copying of the Georgia laws or statutes, except minor contracts explanatory of and ineorporated in the text. "(2) Before filing any report the author shall \YEDNESDAY, ArausT 15, 1923. 1373 carefully edit the same and strike therefrom all journals and minutes of proceedings and all correspondence, petitions, orders and other documents or writings whose substance can be briefly stated, consolidate, as far as practicable, statistical tables and strike out all matter which is of interest to individuals chiefly and not important in formation concerning public affairs. The commissioners of printing shall order each duplicate report, ascertained in compliance with law, to be printed as part of a blue book to contain the reports of all State officers, departments, boards, commissions and commissioners. There shall be uo separate publication of any such report except upon unanimous vote of the commissioners of printing after it has been shown that such separate publication is for the public interest. The opinions of the Attorney-General, not being of binding effect, shall not be printed as a part of his report.'' ~Ir. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. (9) Amend Section 18 by adding at the end thereof the following: "For the support and maintenance of the Military Department when mustered into service for the suppression of riot or insurrection, such sum as might be absolutely necessary in the opinion of the Governor, and to be paid only on the warrant of the Governor." Mr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. 1374 J orRNAL oF THE HousE, (10) Amend Section 21 by adding a new subsection to be known as subsection '' b'' as follows : '' (b) For the payment of rentals for a residence for the Governor the sum of $5,000.00 per annum for years 1924 and 1925 or so much thereof as may be necessary." ~Ir. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. (11) Amend by striking Subsection 2, item "i" of Division C and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "For printing stationery, incidental supplies, furniture, repairs and replacements for the General Assembly for each of the years 1924 and 1925 and for 1923, to be immediately available to be paid on the approval of the Secretary of State, the sum of four thousand dollars or so much as may be necessary for each of the above years.'' ~Ir. Culppeper of Fayette moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. By unanimous consent the action of the House in disagreeing to Senate amendment (2) was reconsidered. Mr. Culpepper of Fayette moved that the House agree to Senate amendment (2) and the motion prevailed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: wEDNEsDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1375 Mr. Speaker: The Senate concurs m the House substitute as amended to Senate Bill No. 9. Senate Bill No. 9. A bill to prevent fire hazards or stampedes in public schools. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed as amended the following bills and resolution of the House as amended, to wit: House Bill No. 144. A bill to appropriate money to complete nurses' home at State Sanitanum. House Bill No. 300. A bill to appropriate $2,000 for Georgia Training School. House Resolution No. 149. A resolution to provide $15,000 for upkeep of public buildings and grounds. The Senate has concurred in the House amendment to House Resolution No. 110. House Resolution Xo. 110. A resolution requiring that all committees visiting the State institutions must be from 1the original committees. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following resolution of the House, to wit : 1376 JocRNAL OF THE 'HousE, House Resolution No. 59. A resolution to appropriate $15,000 as a contingent fund for the Governor. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majority the following bill of the House by substitute, to wit: House Bill Ko. 310. A bill to amend Section 1249 of Code of Georgia. ~Ir. Barrett of Stephens moved that the House do now adjourn until to-night at 8:00 o'clock. Mr. Fowler of Bibb moved the previous question on this motion; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The motion that the :flouse do now stand adjourned until 8:00 o'clock to-night prevailed. The Speaker announced the House adjourned until to-night at 8 :00 o'clock. NIGHT SESSION' 8:00 o'clock P. M. The House met again at this hour and was called to order hy the Speaker. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names : Adair Adams of Franklin Adams of Towns Anf the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 189. A resolution extending thanks to Hon. J. E. Bleckley and Hon. R. E. A. Hamby for the trip to Rabun County to the members of the General Assembly. Mr. Speaker: The Senate has passed by the requisite constitu- 1380 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, tional majority the following Senate resolution, to wit: Senate Resolution No. 63. A resolution to authorize additional compensation for 1923 only, to the county treasurer of Floyd County. :Jfr. J. H. Eve of Chatham County, Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures, submitted the following report : lllr. SpeakPr: Your Committee on :Jfanufactures have had under consideration the following bill of the House and have instructed me as chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do not pass: House Bill Xo. 575. J. H. EvE, Chairman. Mr. DeFoor of Clayton, Chairman of the Committee on Enrollment, submitted the following report: 11'ir. Speaker: The Committee on Enrollment has examined, found properly enrolled, duly signed, and ready for delivery to the Governor, the following Acts and resolutions of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 227. An Act to levy and collect a tax on dealers in cigars and cigarettes in this State. wEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. 1381 House Bill No. 416. An Act to repeal an Act to ereate a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Haralson. House Resolution No. 43. A resolution to relieve :BJ. Atwater as security on bond of Henry Thomas. House Resolution No. 105. A resolution to authorize the State Librarian to furnish Seminole County with set of books destroyed by fire. House Resolution No. 117. A resolution to re- lieve J. w. Whiteley, C. R. Fitzpatrick, C. S. Daven- port and J. F. Gunn as security on bond of Hoyt Chapman. House Resolution No. 138. A resolution to relieve S. W. Boquine and Will Council as sureties on bond of Roberts. House Resolution No. 166. A resolution to relieve E. B. Lee and E. S. Ferguson as sureties on bond of Joe Hayslip. House Resolution No. 186. A resolution providing for Clerk of House and Secretary of Senate to remain and mail to members status of unfinished business. House Resolution No. 187. A resolution to au- thorize certain members to remain five days after adjournment and arrange unfinished business. House Bill No. 14. An Act to create a lien on furniture, etc., and baggage in favor of hotel keepers, etc. House Bill Ko. 37. An Act to provide for the 1382 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, election of the board of education for the City of Sparta. House Bill No. 177. An Act to amend Section 589 of the Code of Georgia, relative to premiums on county treasurer's bonds in certain counties. House Bill No. 182. An Act to increase the salary of the judge of the city court of Macon. House Bill No. 183. An Act to prescribe payment for stenographers of the superior and city courts of Fulton County. House Bill No. 220. An Act to provide for giving notice to persons, lodges, etc., whose name is sought to be used in connection with granting of charters. House Bill No. 246. An Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of Sumter. House Bill No. 252. An Act to amend Section 2820 of the Code of 1910, relative to increasing the capital stock of trust companies. House Bill No. 256. An Act to require all manufacturers of insecticides used for agricultural purposes to stamp ingredients on container. House Bill No. 261. An Act to amend an Act providing for purchase and maintenance of law libraries in certain counties. House Bill No. 311. An Act to authodze the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues to levy and collect a tax for certain purposes in certain counties. wEDNESDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1383 House Bill Ko. 320. An Act to amend an Act to carry into effect the provisions of Art. 3, Sec. 7, Par. 18 of the Constitution, relative to issuing and granting corporate powers to railroad companies. House Bill No. 326. An Act to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Atlanta, relative to the laying of sewers. House Bill Ko. 350. An Act to amend an Act providing for the establishment and maintenance of A. and ~I. schools in the State. House Bill No. 413. An Act to repeal an Act to increase the number of term~ of the superior court of Haralson County. Respectfully submitted, DEFooR of Clayton, Chairman. ::\Ir. Russell of Barrow rose to a question of personal privilege and addressed the House. ~Ir. Rowe of Richmond rose to a question of personal privilege and addressed the House. The following resolution of the Senate was read the first time and referred to a committee: By Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Resolution Xo. 63. A resolution to authorize additional compensation for 1923 only to the county treasurer of Floyd County. Referred to Committee on County and County :Matters. 1384 J ovRNAL oF THE HousE, The following bills and resolutions of the Senate, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, were read the third time and placed before the Hous<> for consideration: B~, Mr. Davis of the 42d- Senate Bill Ro. 64. A bill to amend an Act known as the ''Workmen's Compensation Act,'' relative to notice. Mr. Harrell of Stewart moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. 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 107, nays 0. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. Mr. \V. R. Jones of Meriwether rose to a question of personal privilege and addressed the House. By :-.Ir. Lankford of the 15th- Senate Bill No. 74. A bill to provide for the organization, regulation and taxation of incorporated mutual or co-operative fire insurance companies. 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 106, nays 6. "'YED:NESDAY, Ac.:m:sT 15, 1923. 13t;5 'l'he bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Jlr. Speaker: The Senate has read and adopted the following resolution of the House, to wit: House Resolution No. 180. A resolution requesting that Hon. "'" J. Hardee be included on Stone :\fountain Memorial. The Senate has passed by the requisite constitutional majorit~' the following bill of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 160. A bill protecting quail in "'Valker County, Georgia. The Senate insists upon the Senate amendment No. 7b to General Appropriation Bill (House Bill X o. 200) and requests a conference committee on the same. The Senate recedes from the Senate amendments Nos. 9 and 10 of the General Appropriation Bill (House Bill No. 200). The Speaker appointed the following as a conference committee on the part of the House on House Bill No. 200: :\Iessrs. Barrett of Stephens Stovall of Elbert Smith of Bryan. 1386 JoT:RNAL oF THE HousE, By Mr. Coates of the 14th- Senate Bill No. 135. A bill to amend the Code of 1910, relative to giving certain powers to ordinanes. Mr. Callaway of Putnam moved that the bill be tabled and the motion prevailed. By Mr. Garlick of the 17th- Senate Resolution No. 50. A resolution allowing Confederate veterans to ride trains for one-half fare. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution, was agreed to. On the passage of the resolution the ayes were 123, nays 2. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following bills of the House were taken up for the purpose of considering the Senate amendments thereto: By Messrs. Ennis of Baldwin and Dixon of J enkins- House Bill No. 300. A bill to appropriate $2,000.00 to the Georgia Training School for Boys for the purpose of building a barn. The following amendment of the Senate was read: Amend by adding at the end of Paragraph 1 the following: "This appropriation shall not be paid "WEDNESDAY, AL'GUST 15, 1923. 1387 until the appropriations passed of 1922 session of the General Assembly are paid in full and in event the appropriation for 1922 consumes all the revenues for 1923, this appropriation is null and void. Provided further, that this appropriation shall not be paid out of, nor in any way affect the one-half of State revenue as set apart for the common school fund.'' ::\Ir. Ennis of Baldwin moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. By Messrs. DuBose and Holden of Clarke- House Bill No. 291. A bill to appropriate $25,000.00 to supply deficiency in the maintenance of the State Normal School at Athens. The following amendment of the Senate was read: Amend by adding just before the repealing clause the following: ''This appropriation shall not be paid until the appropriation passed of 1922 session of the General Assembly are paid in full and in event the appropriation for 1922 consumes all the revenue for 1923, this appropriation is null and void. Provided further that this appropriation shall not be paid out of nor in any way affect the one-half of State revenue as set apart for the common school fund.'' ~Ir. DuBose of Clarke moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment. ::\Ir. Stanford of Lowndes moved the previous 1388 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment prevailed. The following message was received from the Senate through M_r. ~[cClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Nh. Speaker: The President has appointed the following as a conference committee on the part of the Senate to act "ith the House committee on Senate amendment Xo. 7b of the General Appropriation Bill, to wit: ~fessrs. J olms of the 27th Henderson of the :32d Loftin of the 37th. By ~lr. :B~nnis of Baldwin- House Bill X o. 230. A bill to appropriate $239,864.68 for the purpose of supplying a deficiency in the maintenance of the Georgia State Sanitarium. Mr. Ennis of Baldwin moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill K o. 85. A bill to appropriate $15,000.00 to the Normal School for Colored Teachers at Albany, and for other purposes. Thc- following amendment of the Senate was read: WEDNEt>DAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1389 Amend by adding at the end of Paragraph 2 the following: "This appropriation shall not be paid until appropriations passed of 1922 sessioi1 of the General Assembly are paid in full and in event the appropriation for 1922 consumes all the revenue for 1923, this appropriation is null and Yoid. Provided further, that this appropriation shall not be paid out of, nor in any way affect the one-half of State revenue as set apart for the common school fund." Mr. Burt of Dougherty moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion preYailed. B~- Mr. Ennis of Baldwin- House Bill N"o. 144. A bill to appropriate $81,245.00 to the State Sanitarium at :\Iilledgeville for the purpose of completing nurses' home. The following amendment of the Senate 'vas read: Amend by adding at the end of Paragraph 2 the following: ''This appropriation shall not be paid until the appropriations passed of 1922 session of the General Assembly are paid in full and in event the appropriation for 1922 consumes all the revenue for 1923, this appropriation is null and void. ProYided further, that this appropriation shall not be paid out of, nor in any way affect the one-half of State revenue as set apart for the common school fund.'' :\Ir. Ennis of Baldwin moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. 1390 JOURNAL OF THE Hou:-;E, By Mr. Culpepper of Fayette- House Resolution 1\o. 1M). A resolution to appropriate $15,000.00 as an upkeep fund of the public buildings and grounds. The following amendment of the Senate was read: Amend by adding after the last paragraph the following: ''Be it further resolved that a committee of five, three from the House and two from the Senate be appointed by the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, respectively, to make a thorough examination and investigation of the physical condition of the State Capitol building, and the practicahility and advisability of utilizing the first floor of said Capitol building for offices in order to save expense to the State of the rental of outside buildings for offices, and report to the 1924 session of the General Assembly their findings \Yith such bill as will remedy the conditions as found by such committee.'' :Jir. Camp of Campbell moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment and the motion prevailed. By Mr. Burt of Dougherty- House Bill No. 310. A bill to amend Code of 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of certain banks in certain cities and towns as State depositories, and for other purposes. The following substitute of the Senate was read: \YEDXESDAY, Aem'ST 15, 1923. 1391 A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Section 1249, Volume 1, of the Code of Georgia of 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of banks in certain cities and towns therein named as State depositories, and Acts amendatory thereof, so as to add additional depositories in all cities and towns having a population of not less than 11,554, and not more than 11,560, and also to add additional depositories in towns and cities having not less than 6,180, and not more than 6,200 population, and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That Section 1249 of Volume 1, of the Code of Georgia of 1910, providing for the selection by the Governor of State depositories, be amended by adding thereto the following: ''Provided, that in each city in Georgia having a population of not less than 6,180 and not more than 6,200, and also in each city in Georgia having a population of not less than 11,554 and not more than 11,560, the Governor may name and appoint one additional depository to those now provided by law and under the terms of the generallaw governing bank depositories. Section 2. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. :Mr. Huxford of Clinch moved that the House agree to the Senate substitute and the motion prevailed. 1392 JouRNAL OI' THE HousE, Mr. Kirkland of Miller moved that the House in sist on its disagreement to Senate amendment to House Bill No. 481 and that a conference committeP be appointed and the motion prevailed. The Speaker appointed the following as a conference committee on the part of the House on House Bill No. 481 : Messrs. Knight of Berrien Stewart of Atkinson \Vimberly of Laurens. The following bills and resolutions of the Senate, set as a special order by the Committee on Rules, were read the third time and placed before the House for consideration: By Mr. Beauchamp of the 22d- Senate Resolution No. 40. A resolution to authorize and direct the State Board of Education to renew the contracts now in existence with the publishers for supplying basic elementary text hooks in Georgia, .and for other purposes. ~fr. Bussey of Crisp moved the previous question on the bill and all amendments; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. The following committee ame!ldment was read and adopted : Amend by striking from resolution all of the "Whereas- in said resolution and all of said resolu- -WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. 1393 tion except the last two lines on page 1 and all of page 2. The report of the committee, which was favorable to the passage of the resolution as amended, was agreed to. On the passage of the resolution as amended the ayes were 104, nays 5. The resolution having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following report of the conference committee on House Bill No. 200 was submitted and read: 11h. Speaker: Your conference committee appointed to meet a like committee from the Senate to take under consideration the difference between the House and Senate as to Section 13, Pensions, Subsection 1, item (c) of House Bill No. 200, appropriation for pensions, beg leave to report that the committees have been unable to agree. STOvALL of Elbert, SMITH of Bryan, BARRETT of Stephens. The following message was received from the Senate through ~fr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: Mr. Speaker: The Senate insisfs on the Senate amendment to House Bill No. 481 and the President has appointed 1394 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, the following as a conference committee on the part of the Senate: Messrs. Moore of the 7th Spence of the 8th :Jiundy of the 34th. By Mr. Mason of the 30th- Senate Bill No. 90. A bill to amend Code of 1910, relative to a State Library Commission. 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 109, nays 7. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted: By Messrs. vVood of Fulton and Guess of DeKalb- House Resolution No. 196. A resolution extending the thanks and appreciation of the House to Ron. \V. Cecil Neill. The Speaker appointed the following as a new conference committee on the part of the House on House Bill No. 200 : Messrs. Culpepper of Fayette Parks of Terrell Harris of J e:fferson. "\YEDNESDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1395 By Mr. Gillis of the 16th- Senate Bill K o. 89. A bill to provide for the reconl of deed, etc., when they appear to be executed before an officer of another county having no jurisdiction in the first county. :..rr. Huxford of Clinch moved the previous question; the motion prevailed, and the main question was ordered. 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 113, nays 3. The bill having received the requisite constitutional majority was passed. The following resolution of the House was read and adopted : By :..Iessrs. Smith of Lamar and Peterson of Montgomery- House Resolution No. 197. A resolution extending thanks to Hon. Herman Milner, Vice-Chairman of Committee on Rules. By Mr. Guess of DeKalb- A resolution extending thanks of the House to Hon. E. B. ::\roore, Clerk of the House, and his assistants. The following message was received from the Senate through :..rr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: l396 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, 111r. Speaker: The President has appointed as a new conference committee on the part of the Senate to act on Senate amendment No. 7-b of the General Appropriations Bill: Messrs. King of the 11th Davis of the 42d Parker of the 3d. The Senate insists on the Senate amendments to the following bills of the House, to wit: House Bill No. 230 House Bill No. 300 House Bill No. 144 House Bill No. 291 House Bill No. 85. The President has appointed as a conference committee on the part of the Senate to act under the above bills: Messrs. Lankford of the 15th Redwiil.e of the 26th Adams of the 47th. The Speaker appointed the following as a conference committee on the part of the House on House Bills Numbers 230, 300, 144, 291 and 85: ~fessrs. Hatcher of Burke Camp of Campbell McCrory of Schley. wEDNESDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1397 The following resolutions of the House were read and adopted: By ~fessrs. Davis of Floyd and Camp of Campbell- House Resolution No. 198. A resolution extending thanks to Hon. R. B. Russell, Speaker Pro-Tern. By Mr. Covington of Colquitt- House Resolution No. 199. A resolution extending thanks to the Chaplain. The following message was received from the Senate through Mr. McClatchey, the Secretary thereof: J~lr. Speaker: The Senate has concurred in the House amend- ment to Senate Resolution No. 40: A resolution to authorize the Board of Education to renew the contracts for basal school books. By .Mr. Pace of the 13th- Senate Bill No. 7. A bill to create the Department of Audits and Accounts, and for other purposes. Mr. Evans of Warren moved that the bill be tabled and the motion prevailed. The following resolution of the Senate was read and adopted : 1398 J ouRKAL o:F THE HousE, By Mr. Stovall of the 29th- Senate Resolution Ko. 64. A resolution extending thanks to the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and others for kindness during the 1923 session. The following report of the conference committee on House Bill No. 481 : Mr.- Speaker: Your conference committee on the part of the Senate and House on House Bill No. 481 have agreed by adding a new section to be known as Section 2a, which provides for a referendum and reads as follows: P. T. KNIGHT, H. "\VIMBERLY, H. L. \VI~GATE. Section 2a. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall not become effective until submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of Miller County, as herein provided. An election is hereby called for Thursday, November 15, 1923, to be held in the same manner and at the same places as general elections for State and county officers are now held, on which date those favoring the amendment of the Act creating the city court of Miller County shall have written or printed on their ballots the words : ''For amendment,'' and those opposed thereto, the words: ''Against amendment.'' Should a majority of the qualified voters voting at said election cast their ballots for the amendment, then and in that event this Act shall become of full force and "\YEDNESDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1399 effect on and after the first day of January, 1924. The vote in said election shall be consolidated in the same manner as the vote in general elections and returns thereof made to the ordinary of said county, and said ordinary shall declare the result of said election. And in the event the majority of said votes are cast for said amendment he shall immediately certify this fact to the Governor of Georgia. The following majority report by the committee appointed under House Resolution No. 31 was submitted and read: To the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House and the General Assembly of Georgia: Your committee appointed under the terms of House Resolution No. 15, by ::\Ir. E. H . .McMichael of Marion, respectfully submit the following report: 1. The Ron. Stephen Pace acted as chairman, and the Ron. D. F. McClatchey, Jr., acted as secretary of the committee. Your committee held various meetings, and also inspected the Highway Department's headquarters at East Point. Your committee had before it officials of the Highway Department and all books and papers and reports for which your committee called. Every request made for information b~, your committee was promptly complied ~with by the Highway Department; and exhaustive hearings of witnesses were conducted. 2. Your committee, under the resolution, were instructed to investigate irregularities, mismanagement, inefficiency, extravagance, and burdensome overhead expenses, which were alleged to have con- 1400 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, sumed the greater part of the State funds, leaving a small percentage of the said State funds for the actual maintenance of the State system of highways. Your committee finds that the Highway Department of Georgia has been managed honestly, intelligently and efficiently. Your committee failed to discover any irregularities, mismanagement, extravagance, or burdensome overhead expense. On the contrary, your committee reports that the Georgia Highway Department has a smaller percentage of overhead expense than the departments of many of the other States, and is conducted as economically as is consonant with the best results. 3. Your committee finds that the State Highway Board has invested the proceeds of some of the war materials given to the State of Georgia in warehouses and general headquarters in East Point, Georgia, that the State Highway Department has a most excellent and efficient plant, and one absolutely essential to carrying out its work, and that by building said buildings in a suburb of Atlanta, the State Highway Department has saved in office rents alone more than enough to pay the State ten per cent. on such buildings, not even considering the machine shops and storage acreage. Your committee commends the action of the State Highway Department in reference to the East Point headquarters. 4. Your committee finds that the title of the real estate on which said buildings are erected is in good shape, and that the interests of the State are fully protected in that regard. \YEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. 1401 5. Your committee made a full and complete investigation of the purchase of the granite quarry in Elbert County; and found the following to be the facts in reference thereto: Negotiations for the purchase of this property were made by Dr. Charles l\L Strahan, then chairman of the Highway Board, and Mr. H. L. \Viggs of Elbert County, Georgia. Mr. H. L. "Wiggs and W. A. Crossland, a United States officer never in the employment of the State Highway Commission, had employed Mr. R. C. Alston of Atlanta to procure for them a charter for a company to be known as the Granite Products Company. "'While Mr. Alston was preparing the papers for this charter, negotiations for the sale of the Elbert County quarry began between Dr. Strahan and Mr. "Wiggs. When Mr. \Viggs informed his associate, Mr. Crossland, that he desired to sell this quarry, ::\Ir. Crossland objected to the sale on the grounds that Mr. Crossland and ::\Ir. \Viggs, by keeping said quarry, could make it pay a fair return on $200,000.00. Mr. "Wiggs insisted on selling the quarry to the State, and Mr. Crossland then stated to Mr. "'Wiggs that he could not sell anything to the State, as he was a United States road official assigned to work in Georgia. Mr. \Viggs then purchased .:\lr. Crossland's interest in the quarry for the sum of $15,000.00. Mr. Wiggs then sold the quarry to the State for the sum of $90,000.00. Subsequently, Doctor Strahan took the position that the State only acquired the mineral interest in the property, that is to say the granite rights, in 180 acres of land; and that it would be essential for the State to hold a fee simple title to the agricultural and all other interests in the land. 1402 ,JouRxAL OF THE HousE, Dr. Strahan's reason at the time was that under the terms of the law abolishing the convict lease system, convicts could not be worked in Georgia on privately owned property. Mr. ,Wiggs was called upon by Doctor Strahan to furnish a deed to 70 acres of this land, and ~Ir. \Yiggs testified that his relations with owners of the land were such that they would not knowingly sell to }Ir. \Yiggs; that he employed Judge vV. D. Tutt of Elberton, Georgia, to buy the title to this 70 acres of land in the name of \V. A. Crossland. That Judge Tutt succeeded in buyiEg this 70 acres of land for $3,500, and took a flpnfl for the same to be held in escrow b~, an Atlanta bank till the said sum of $3,500 should have been paid. Mr. Alston testified that he loaned $3,500 to H. L. \Viggs, with which to take up said deed, and which money paid for sai State, covering every cent which every employee had received, and this list contained between five and six thousand names, covering all positions from the humblest laborer to the chairman of the State Highway Commission. Your committee finds that the books of the State Highway Department had been carefully audited by Dawson & Eidson, who were appointed b~ the Governor so to do; and that the report of the said Dawson & Eidson shows no discrepancies. Your committee further finds that all moneys recei\ed b~ the State Highway Department, and expended by the State Highwa~ Department are audited by the United States Government, as the State Highwa~ Department uses Federal funds along with State funds. The audit of the L"nited States Government shows that the books of the State Highway Department were kept in a manner satisfactory to the United States Government, and without discrepancies. Your committee finds that in addition to these two audits, the State Highway Department has its own books audited, and the report of the State Highway Department's auditors demonstrates no discrepancies. In view of these three reputable audits, your committee did not feel justified in putting the State to the expense of having a fourth audit made, deeming the same superfluous. 8. Your committee finds that the State Highway Department covers the entire State of Georgia in its operations, and that its chairman, the Hon. John N. Holder, last year visited ewry county in the State, and many of them sev-eral times, in general supervision of construction, maintenance and other \VED~ESDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1405 phases of the work, and in securing- proper co-operation of county authorities. 9. Your committee finds that wonderful prog-ress has been made by the State Hig-hway Department in consideration of the fact that it is less than five years old. Its system of bookkeeping- has always been well balanced and correct, and the State Hig-hway Department has now adopted the same system of bookkeeping as is required by the Interstate Commerce Commission in all its reports. An immense department like the Highway Department must go through a form of evolution before it reaches perfection. Your committee believes that it has made remarkable progress and has no suggestions to make to the officials at the head of the same. 10. Your committee finds that an earnest effort is .being made to reduce the ,number of expert employees to a minimum, compatible with full efficiency. The ''impress'' system of bookkeeping is co-ordinate with the budget system, and every possible effort is made to prevent any financial irregularities. All employees are being put upon positive limits as to expense accounts, and every effort is being made by the State Highway Board to cut expenses in every possible way. From carefully listening- to all of the evidence, your committee is unable to reach any conclusion other than this: 11. Although everything- covered in this investig-ation was investig-ated by a legislative committee two years ag-o, 1Ir. Holder, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Neely and Mr. Neal, throug-h their attorney, stated to the committee that they made no objection whatever to a second investigation, and that if anything irreg-- 1406 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, ular was discovered, they were anxious to ascertain it and correct it. The committee was given full, hearty and courteous co-operation by everybody connected with the State Highway Department. 12. Your committee recommends that a vote of confidence and co-operation be given this department, which is undoubtedly doing a magnificent work for the State of Georgia. In the opinion of your committee, the co-operation between the chief employees of the State Highway Department is as complete as could be wanted; and your committee feels that it would be remiss in its duty if it did not give full commendation to the State Highway Department. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) STEPHEN pACE, Chairman, H. H. ELDERS, Vice-Chairman, G. "\V. LANKFORD, c. D. REDWINE, H. E. CoATES, E. M. SMITH, FERMOR BARRETT' T. DuBosE, J. H. WRIGHT, . wEDNESDAY, AuGUST 15, 1923. 1407 c. ~L HEAD, J. B. MooRE, BEN. J. FowLER, G. F. \VoRTHY, L. L. GRINER. The following minority report by the committee appointed under House Resolution ~o. 31 was submitted and read: To the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House and the General Assembly of Georgia: As a member of the joint committee, appointed on House Resolution Ko. 15, to investigate the State Highway Department, I beg to make the following report: First: I find myself absolutely unable to agree in full with the report of the majority, except as to the question of the East Point shops and warehouse. while the board has a lease and an option to buy later on if it elects to do so, they are not of record. The shops are a marvel in construction and wonderfully equipped. Second: As to the quarry at Elberton and the charge of graft against \V. A. Crossland, Federal Engineer for Georgia: Some witnesses testified that the price was very excessive, and some said it was reasonable, but eliminating the matter of price, let us consider mainly the Crossland matter. The majority takes the position that Crossland is a Federal engineer and therefore not amenable to Geor- 1408 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, gia authorities. In the main, they give a true statement as to his activities; but in my opinion they positively evade his purposes and they render no conclusions. Believing that the General Assembly, and the people of Georgia through the General Assembly, want to thoroughly understand this matter I submit these facts of evidence and the following analysis of the whole transaction. Let me say here that Judge Bennet and Mr. Neely, members of the board, had delegated all authority to purchase a quarry property to the chairman, Dr. Strahan, under the advice and assistance of the engineers, and that they themselves had no other part in 1the purchase. I want to say further that I do not attach any blame or criticism to Dr. Strahan or Engineer X eel. X ow to the point. Did \Y. A. Crossland play a part directly or indirectly in that deal? Did his influence as Federal engineer operate directly or indirectly in the transaction~ Did he allo'lv his personality or his official position to be used by the real owner directly or indirectly in effecting the sale of the quarry to the State, and, if so, did he profit thereby? The evidence submitted to us authorizes the following statement of facts: One Mr. H. L. \Viggs testified that in the beginning he did not own any interest 'lvhatever in the ''Elbert Blue Granite Company." He and another gentleman whose name he did not give had decided to go into the quarry business so as to sell crushed stone. He was to purchase or acquire the Elbert Blue Granite Com- wEDNESDAY, AuausT 15, 1923. 1409 pany and the gentleman 'vhose name he did not give was to furnish the money to equip the quarry; meantime, he met Mr. Crossland and discussed the matter with him. In the conference it was decided, so Wiggs says, that a new company should be organized to be known as the Granite Products Company, to be owned solely by himself and Crossland. This was tentatiYely agreed upon. \Viggs did acquire the Elbert Blue Granite Company but the unnamed gedleman failed to put up the money for the equipment. Then he as sole owner of the Elbert Blue Granite Company gave to himself and Crossland as the owners (in name only) of the Granite Products Company to be organized a verbal option without price on the Elbert Blue Granite Company. ~ow ..Wiggs and Crossland owned jointly and equally in the name of something that had no existence, no charter, and 'vithout price, a verbal option on \Viggs' property known as the Elbert Blue Granite Compan~. They go to the chairman, Dr. Strahan, cf the Highway Board and to the engineers of the board and tell them of their plan to enter the quarry business to crush stone for- road building ailll they endea\or to make trades with the board whereby they can sell their products to the boanl. It is clearly in eYidence, testified both by \Viggs and Crossland, that the engineers and Dr. Strahan knew that Crossland \Yas a partner in \Viggs' scheme. It is also clearly in evidence that Crossland was so enthusiastic over the wonderful possibilities, the quantities and qualities of the products from this quarry that he would be willing to resign his position with the 1410 JouRNAL oF THE HousE, government and go into this venture as manager of it. In this way the shrewd and smart Mr. Wiggs conveyed to the engineers and Dr. Strahan the most powerful, most influential and most effectual recommendation of his quarry by the Federal Engineer Crossland. Calmly, steadily and psychologically Crossland's enthusiasm and endorsement was transmuted to the minds of the Highway Engineers. Their interest was aroused to the point of action. At this stage Wiggs told them that he did not have the funds to equip and operate; so he asked the Highway Department to furnish the funds to purchase the equipment and let the Grm1ite Products Company (yet to be formed) operate upon a royalty basis. Day after day different plans of co-operative operation wPre suggested in the conference between the engineers and the Granite Products Company (Wiggs and Crossland). At last Dr. Strahan, honest but unsuspecting, was led to the conclusion to purchase the property; but before buying it he demanded certain agricultural rights or interests in a tract of land lying between the quarry and th~ railroad. \Viggs agreed to obtain this. He through another party made the deal and had the property deeded to Crossland on September 27th, 1920. On October 15th, thereafter, \V. A. Crossland Q.eeded it to the State. Crossland's contention is that he was expecting to w'EDNESDAY, AuGUST 15, 1923. 1411 resign and go into an independent business. He swore that he had not paid one cent for any optional rights, but he claimed a fee of $15,000.00 from his friend \Viggs to surrender his verbal optiononly a verbal option upon a thing, a proposed company to be called the Granite Products Company upon which no line of agreement had ever been written, no dollar ever been paid. Bearing upon this subject, Mr. Joe Hawkins, a man of high culture and standing and of unimpeachable character, positively swore that Crossland told him 30 or 60 days before the deal that he expected to make $30,000.00 in the sale of this property to the State, and that after the trade was consummated he told him that he made only $15,000.00. These facts and circumstances leavcnucs for Berrien County. House Bill Ko. 470. ~-\n Act to amend an Act relative to recording land plats in certain counties, applied to the County of Bibb. House Bill No. 493. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Tennille, \Vashington County. House Bill No. 585. An Act to amend an Act amending the chart('r of East Lake, DeKalb County. House Bill No. 516. An Act to appropriate $5,000.00 for 1924 aml 1925 to carry out the beneficial provisions of the Child Placing Act. House Bill No. 230. An Act to appropriate $239,864.68 for the purpose of supplying a deficiency in maintenance of Georgia State Sanitarium. House Resolution No. 110. A resolution requiring all committees of the House and Senate inspecting State institutions, to have inspection !llade by subcommittees. House Bill No. 300. An Act to appropriate $2,000.00 to Georgia Training School for Boys, for the purpose of building a barn. House Bill No. 310. An Act to amend Section 1249 of Code of 1910, relative to a State depository 1430 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, in counties of certain populations, relative to Dougherty County. House Resolution No. 123. A resolution to furnish Stewart County with law books destroyed by fire. House Bill No. 109. An Act to empower cities and towns to conduct supervised recreational playgrounds. House Bill No. 459. An Act to provide for holding four terms a year of the superior court of Barrow County. House Bill No. 577. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Macon, relative to city limits. House Bill No. 488. An Act to assist ex-servicJ men and women to secure benefits of Federal legislation. House Bill No. 565. An Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Baker County. House Bill No. 570. An Act to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Seminole County. House Bill No. 584. An Act to amend an Act incorporating the Town of Irwinton, \-Vilkinson County. House Bill No. 362. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Americus, Sumter County. House Bill No. 494. An Act to amend an Act in- WEDNESDAY, AuGusT 15, 1923. 1431 corporating the City of Sandersville, \Vashington Count~' House Bill Ko. 496. An Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Jesup, \Vayne County. House Bill No. 291. An .Act to appropriate $25,000 to Sfate Normal School at Athens, for deficiency. House Bill Ko. 288. An Act to amend an Act to abolish justice courts, etc., in City of Macon and establish a municipal court in lieu thereof. House Bill No. 586. An Act to amend the charter of the City of Moultrie, Georgia, Colquitt County. House Bill No. 587. An Act to amend an Act creating the office of Commissioners of Roads and Rew'nU2S for Irwin County. House Resolution No. 59. A resolution to appropriate $15,000.00 as a contingent fund for the Governor. House Bill No. 588. An Act to confirm the sale of certain lands in the City of Columbus. House Bill No. 85. An Act to appropriate $15,000.00 to Nonnal School for Colored Teachers, at Albany. House Bill No. 429. An Act to repeal an Act to prm'ide for precinct voting in Chatham County. House Bill No. 455. An Act to amend the charter of the Town of Lumpkin, Stewart County. House Bill No. 385. An Act to enlarge the memb2rship of the local board of trustees of Georgia School of Technology. 1432 JouRNAL OF THE HousE, House Bill No. 590. An Act to create a Board. of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Colquitt County. House Bill No. 538. An Act to amend Section 696 of Code of 1910, relative to commissioners of certain counties levying an additional tax, applied to \Valker County. House Bill No. 508. An Act to appropriate $20,000.00 to supplement the Governor's printing fund. House Bill Ko. 9. An Act to require the teaching of the Constitutions of the State and United States in public schools and colleges. House Resolution No. 149. A resolution to appropriate $15,000.00 to the upkeep of public buildings and grounds. House Resolution No. 167. A resolution to appropriate $3,390.72 to pay expenses incurred in the suppression of riot at SaYannah. House Resolution No. 89. A resolution relative to the quarantine of the State of Florida against the shipment of green peas into that State. House Bill Ko. 548. An Act to amend an Act establishing the city court of Jefferson, Jackson County. House Bill Ko. 100. An Act to amenry and oral hygiene .. 604 798 Appoint two dentists on the ...................... 604 798 STATE BOARD OF PHARMACYRevise laws creating .............................. 524 727 STATE FARM (See Public Property). STATE HIGHVVAY DEPARTMEXT (See House Resolutions), (See Auto, Etc.)- Supplement to laws for maintaining system . . . . . . . . 274 Amend Article 6, SE'etion 3, Highway Laws . . . . . . . . . 430 Furnish county officers reports of State and Federal aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Creation and collection of State Highway fund . . . . . 574 Authorize to eondemn toll bridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Amend Act amending Act to re-organize ........... 602 1096 Certain employees, authority of dept. sheriff, etc...... 720 937 SUGAR- Keep record of sugar sold in 100-lb. lots or more 934 T TAXES AND TAX LAVVS (See Constitutional Amendments)To repeal Equalization Law (Moore, Elders, Stovall) 92 341 369 388 391 448 481 To amend occupation tax on fuels and oils ...... . 96 783 851 892 962 INDEX 1465 Repeal Equalization Law (Rutherford) ............. . 219 Repeal Equalization Act (Rome) .................. . 229 Registration of indebtedness for taxation ....... . 234 Taxes in Bacon County ........................... . 237 Repeai Equalization Law (Elders) ................. . 241 Tax Railroad Equipment Companies ............... . 297 583 Promissory notes subject to taxation ............. . 314 Limit rate of taxation by counties ................. . 314 Provide for taxation of promissory notes .......... . 320 Repeal Equalization Law (McClure and Wilson) .... . 351 Levy retail sales tax ............................. . 414 812 Repeal Equalization Act (Wimberly Toombs) ...... . 415 Estab-lish Board of Review ....................... . 459 Amend poll tax law, female voters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Tax itinerant horse-traders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 Amend Act, taxing fuel and oil dealers . . . . . . . . . . . 662 Persons return all property for (492) ......... :. . . . 720 General Tax Act ...... 768 814 985 1020 1033 1167 1185 1209 Prohibit levying taxes by county authorities........ 856 Levy tax on gross receipts theatres, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 857 General Tax Act, amend Section 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 896 Repeal section of Tax Equalization Act, County Tax Assessors . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1040 TAX COLLECTORS (See Constitutional Amendments)Ex-officio sheriffs for collection of taxes ........ 233 498 919 Receive county warrants on taxes ............... 417 684 1018 Ex-officio sheriffs, collection of taxes (589) ........ 1147 1194 TAX RECEIVERS (See Constitutional Amendments)- TEXT BOOKS (See Schools and School Laws)- Provide for Text Book Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Furnish free text books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459 Commission to investigate cost of school books..... 524 Direct State Board of Education to renew contract ... 524 924 Free books first grade............................. 630 Free text books elementary grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718 999 Create Text Book Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 TIME- Fix standard of time 524 TOBACCO- Levy stamp tax on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Regulate statistics of leaf tobacco .................. 602 685 1466 IXDEX TRADE NAMESRegistration of persons doing business under . . . . . . . 415 557 u UNIFORM STATE LAWS- Manner of introducing loeal bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (See Appropriations). v VEHICLES- To prohibit cleated or spiked wheels on public roads. 272 VETERINARIAN, STATE- Amend Act creating .............................. . 217 421 Co-operate with State BurPan Animal Industry 417 VEXEREAL DISEASESControl of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 583 VETERAN'S WORLD WAR BL"REAL"To establish ............................ 719 1179 1198 1355 w WAGES- Regulate transfer of wages due 717 WARRANTS (See PracticP, Ete.)Health- WEAPONS- Control sale of pistols, etc. 217 WOMENHealth of women in various establishments .......... 272 557 WORMEN 'S COMPE:KSATION- Amend as to duties of Attorney-General with 398 583 Amend Act providing for injured employees 431 584 Amend Act, employees recover damages ............ . 889 PART II. HOUSE RESOLUTIOXS (See Pensions). Inform Governor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Appoint Tax Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Amend Rules of House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 INDEX 1467 Relative to selecting seats ............................ . 25 26 Appoint Chaplain .................................... . 3(} Inviting Democratic Convention to Atlanta ............ . 47 Amend resolution appointing Inaugural Committee .... . 50 Death of Mr. Vaughan ............................... . 90 Geo. T. Betts ....... : . ............................... . 92 Investigate Highway Department ..................... . 92 Privileges of Floor of L. F. Corker .................... . 215 Herbert Clay ............................. _. ......... . 215 B. F. Thompson ..................................... . 216 Investigate Highway Department (McMichael) .. 218 277 438 512 Thomas E. Watson .............................. 225 226 243 444 0. L. Robertson ...................................... . 228 Constitution for members of House .................... . 228 302 Investigate Department of Agriculture ............... . 242 Investigate Highway Department ...................... . 242 Asking Congress to amend Transportation Act ......... . 242 J. E. Alsobrook ..................................... . 242 Royal S. Copeland to address General Assembly ........ . 242 Correct conditions of farming ........................ . 270 Ex-Governor Gilchrist of Florida ..................... . 278 l\-Irs. Alice Lytle ..................................... . 302 Extending welcome to B. P. 0. E. convention ......... . 306 R. \V. Ware ......................................... . 306 J S. Daniel ......................................... . 309 Welcome to B. P. 0. E. convention .................... . 310 \\. X. Tatum ......................................... . 310 Committee on removal of State Capitol to )facon ....... . 311 On taxation .......................................... . 311 On tick eradication .................................. . 312 381 State Highway to submit repo1t ....................... . 323 Investigate Department of Agriculture (Jones and Stone) 3-')G- Repairs on State Capitol .............................. . 325 382 Wm. J. Bryan ....................................... . 340 340 James Dozier ........................................ . 347 Print manual in pamphlet form ....................... . 347 H. G. Wright ........................................ . 347 VI'. H. Watkins ...................................... . 348 1\ioses B. Pilcher ..................................... . 348 Create committee to go over bills introduced . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Condemning Evolution Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Information from Department of Agriculture (McCrary) .. 354 388 Memorializing Congress to frank mail for Department of Agricultural ................................ 354 788 822 Information from Attorney-Gene1al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 1468 INDEX Committee on Sale of State Fann (Boswell) ........... . 375 Joint session to hear Gutzon Borglum ................. . 392 Thanks to Atlanta and various amusement places ..... . 394 Committee on Educational survey ..................... . 399 585 'Vays and Means Committee 1eport on tax question .... . 399 :h-Irs. W. C. Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Wives of members ................................... . 412 Information from Highway Department (McMichael) ... . 419 565 Bobby Jones, National Golf Champion ................. . 444 W. R. Musgrove ...................................... . 445 Superintendent of Banks report on Oglethorpe Saving and Trust Company ................................... . 462 House Resolution No. 15, spec-ial order ................ . 462 House Bill No. 56, special order ....................... . 462 Committee to investigate acoustics ..................... . 479 Reduce Departmental Employees ...................... . 492 585 Mrs. C. B. Murrell .................................. . 510 House Resolution No. 45, special order ................ . 525 Quarantine against green peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 937 950 Investigate Department of Agriculture (Elders) ........ . 553 586 Junior Order of United Ame1ican Mechanics Locate Orphans' Home at Marietta ..................... 554 639 939 Extending thanks to Dr. Arnold et. al. ............... . 565 Mrs. Geo. H. Carswell ................................ . 586 B. J. Tarbutton ...................................... . 591 Instruct Committee 'Vhole House on General Appropria- tion Bill ........................................ . 591 Investigate Department of Agriculture ................. 605 850 House Resolution No. 91, special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 Governor issue bonds to pay pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 Exchange books with Harrison Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 House Bill No. 164; special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 Investigate judicial systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 Furnish Seminole County with books .............. 606 1030 1135 Information from Highway Department (McMichael) .... 607 645 Information .from Department of Agriculture (Huxford). . 607 645 Admiral A. 0. Wright to address th!' House . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 Senator Dial, A. W. McLain, R. 0. Everett . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 Ron. Craig R. Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 Institutions to be inspected by sub-committees . . . . . . . . . 622 1356 Inviting Messrs. Dial, McLain and Everett to address House ........................................... 622 Extending thanks to Senator Dial et. al. ............. . 623 House Bill No. 17, special order ....................... . 631 Secretary of State to furnish list of lobbyists ......... . 632 706 INDEX 1469 House Resolution Xo. 99, special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 Senate Resolution No. 31, special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 Unc()llected taxes 1922 go to common sehools . . . . . . . . . . . 663 Supply Stewart County with books .............. 664 1030 1135 Sublease Indian Spring Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 Employment of clerks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68i G. B. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 690 Post~ning tax questions until 1924 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 694 Mrs. Cornelia P. Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695 Hon. and Mrs. J. B. Strickland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707 John G. Valentino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 J. E. Burch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 ~Irs. J. W. Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 ,V. P. Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713 Jl.lrs. Littleton Jones and family ...................... . 713 Commission study tax question ....................... . 722 814 Information from State Highway Department (Beck) ... . 722 802 'I'hanking Hon. J. W. Culpepper ....................... . 764 J. C. Hollingsworth ................................. . 773 Thanking Country Gentlemen and Georgia Association .. 773 0. A. Nix ............................................ . 773 A. W. Fincher ....................................... . 789 J. C. Smith ......................................... . 792 ,V. W. Dykes ........................................ . 822 0. T. Gower ........................................ . 823 P. B. Ricketson ..................................... . 823 W. E. Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 823 D. R. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 President Warren G. Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85:{ W. H. Dorris ........................................ 855 1038 Investigate Public Service Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857 A. H. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886 C. H. Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886 Development of Altamaha, Oconee and Ocmulgee Rivers.. 902 Adopt school text books now in use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 J. A. Beazley .. : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 918 House Bill No. 89, special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 934 Portrait of Senator Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 992 Hon. Joseph E. Davidson, give seat .................... 993 1180 Committee on Mason's Annuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993 Jno. B. Gordon on Stone Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993 R. D. Stubbs and J. 0. Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1039 Committee arrange program for ceremonies death of Presi dent Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1082 J. E. Bleckley . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1091 1470 INDEX Rules Committee bring out tax bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1147 Wm. J. Hardee on Stone Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1188 W. A. Covington, thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1188 Federal Trade Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1219 Senate to return General Tax Act, House Bill No. 510.... 1249 Stone Mountain :Memorial Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1265 Information Attorney-GI?neral, A. B. & A. R. R. (McMichael) ..................................... 1276 1320 State Highway Commission in contract with Charlton County ............ ~ ............................ 1291 1312 Secretary and clerk prepare l.Tnfinished Business ... -.... 1291 Officials remain over five days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1291 lTnfinished business to go over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1291 Committee on voting machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1306 J. E. Bleckley and R. E. A. Hamby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1311 Adjourn sine die at 6 o'clock, August 15 .. , ........... 1326 1348 Atlanta Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1353 Fixing hours of 1924 session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1353 Speaker W. Cecil X eill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1394 Hon. Herrman Milner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1395 E. B. Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1395 R. B. Russell, Speaker pro-tem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1397 Chaplain Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1397 Senate to return House Bills Nos. 291 and 85 . . . . . . . . . . 1415 Stenographers, thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1417 Atlanta Theatres and Civic Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1417 Chamber of Comme1ee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1417 Mrs. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1418 Notify Senate business over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1423 Notify Gov!'rnor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1423 PART III. SENATE BILLS. A ABSENT VOTERS- Enable absent voters to cast ballot ................. 938 1295 AGRICULTURAL AND :MECHANICAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES- To an1end Act creating in Congressional Distriet .... 1182 1297 AUDITOR, STATETo create office .............................. 478 685 1397 IXDEX 1471 AUTOMOBILES, MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC.- Amend Motor Vehicle Law, relative to tags 800 B BANKS AND BANKING- Require State Superintendent publish status of banks. 875 Amend Act creating Banking Department . . . . . . . . . 981 BILLIARD ROOMS (See Pool and Billiard Rooms). BONDS AN:. BOND COM~IISSIOXAmend Act to hold election for bonds for bu~oing and building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1136 1293 0 0 0 Create for Colquitt County ........... 0..... . . . . . . 1182 BUDGET COMMISSIONTo amend Act creating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1224 1297 BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIOXSRegulate Mutual Co-operative B. L. A . . . . . . 538 0 0 1275 c CEMETERIES- Prohibit desecration of graves .................... 1224 1296 CHARTERS AXD CORPORATIOXS, ML"XICIPAL- Bluffton amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 0 642 671 Boston, amend ................................. 613 642 672 Columbus, First Baptist Church .. 613 728 843 0 0 Columbus, St. Lukes Methodist Church ......... 613 728 843 Savannah, amend . . . 849 1017 1097 0 0 0 Savannah, City Manager . . . . . 939 0 0 1017 1103 Douglas, amend ............................. 939 1045 1153 Hartwell, paving ................. .- .......... 983 1031 1051 Blue Ridge, amend ........................ 0 983 Waycross, taxation ........................ 0....... 984 Chatsworth, new charter .. 1222 0 1232 1299 Cochran, amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1224 1297 1334 CHECKSUnlawful to draw without funds .................. 407 619 CODE AMENDMEXTS- Section 4092, amend, executors ................. 0 510 1031 Section 4424, amend, administrators estates . . . . . . . . 611 Section 1570, amend, City Public Libraries ......... 612 1030 Section 2586, railroad purchaser's charter . . . . . . . . . . . 672 1472 INDEX Section 1224, amend, granting paroles ............ 673 916 Section 3301, mortgagor's bonds ................... 801. 1295 Section 1169, redemption property sold for taxes. . . . 848 871 Section 3353, mechanics and material men .......... 938 1097 Section 1565, State Library Commission ...... 938 1031 1394 Section 3060, ordinaries ..................... 1222 1296 1386 Section 2823, stock corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1224 Section 695, road duty ........................... 1225 1275 COMMISSIO~ERS OF ROADS AXD REVE~TTE8Telfair County, repeal ....................... 439 474 508 Telfair County, create ......................... 439 474 508 Catoosa County, amend Act to repeal ............ 801 917 953 Baker County, amend ....................... 1137 1180 1197 Candler County, repeal ...................... 1181 1195 1240 Candler County, amend ..................... 1181 1-195 1240 Miller County, amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1329 Irwin County, amend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1329 Floyd County, additional compensation to treasurer.. 1383 COMMON CARRIERS (See Railroads, Etc.). CONSTITUTIOXAL AMEXDMEXT8Amend, income tax (Lankford) .. 478 937 1287 1325 1354 1362 Carry into effect amendment, relative to Atlanta .477 501 560 Amend, biennial sessions ........................... 509 1294 Amend, increasing bonds of Savannah ......... 612 686 1339 Amend, tax collector and tax receiver consolidated .. 850 1298 Amend, county officers' salaries certain counties .... 1182 1298 COTTOXState of Georgia co-operate with other cotton states 1136 1295 CO"C"XTY AGEXTSAuthority to employ .......................... 874 901 1321 COU~TY TREASl.TRERS (See Senate Resolutions)Banks County, abolish ...................... 1182 1194 1241 Floyd County, additional compensation 1923 . . . . . . . . 1383 COURTS, CITY AXD COlTXTYCamilla, amend ................................ 612 789 843 Soperton, amend ............................... 673 789 843 Thomasville, amend ........................... 801 902 1010 City courts to be courts of record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848 871 Floyd County, amend .......................... 849 937 953 Thomson, amend ........................ 938 1017 1031 1051 Polk County, amend ........................ 1033 1045 1154 INDEX 1473 COURTS, MUNICIPALAmericus, create .................................. 849 1298 COURTS, SUPREME, SUPERIOR AND OF APPEALS- . Barrow County, four terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875 Baker C-ounty, change time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983 CROPS- Relative to mortgag<'s on 800 D DEEDS, MORTGAGES, ETC.Notice to grantee in ease of sale of real estate for taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848 871 Sale of equity of redemption in deed to secure debt.. 848 871 Registration of assignment of deed, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 848 871 Provide for record of deeds, etc ............... 847 871 1395 DRAINAGEAmend, Drainage Act ....................... 1181 1195 1348 E ELECTIONS- Contests in primary elections .................... 1181 1320 F FOOD, PURE-- Amend, amending Act to prevPnt misbranding ..... 1222 1295 FORESTRYTo create commission of .................... 1223 1276 1358 G GAME AND FISHAmend Act, protect fur-bearing animals .......... 1136 1295 Prohibit shooting quail in Fannin County .......... 1181 1296 GAS AND GASOLINE AND OILRegulate drilling oil and gas w!'lls ............... 509 686 Provide for inspection of ........................ 1223 1296 Provide for inspection of (Pace) (128) ........... 1276 1293 GARNISHMENT- Receivers subject to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Prevent judgment by default ..................... 673 1030 Summons issued .................................. 1180 1294 1474 INDEX I INSURANCERegulation of mutual or co-operative fire insurance companies .............................. 1136 1180 1384 J JUDICIAL CIRCUIT- Create new judicial eirenit, Griffin ............ 1137 1180 1308 JUDGESAdditional judge in Atlanta Judicial Circuit .... 673 789 1324 JURORSCompensation in justice courts .................... 1136 1295 L LOANSAmend Act, regulate loan business .. , ........... 1137 1296 M MARRIAGE LICENSEAmend law in reference to 613 870 0 OPTOMETRY-:- Repeal Act, to establish Board of ................ 1137 1294 p PISTOLS (See Weapons, Part III). PHYSICIANSConfidential communications between patients, etc.... 613 728 PEDIATRYRegulate practice of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 728 POOL AND BILLIARD ROOMSLicense and control ............................... 731 870 PORT, HARBOR AXD TERMIXAL COMMISSIOXTo amend Act creating ............................ 847 870 PRACTICE AND PROCEDUREExtend time of filing bills of exception to Supreme Court ........................................ 369 1294 INDEX PROPERTY, REAL AND PERSONAL~Without owner to escheat to State ................. 338 1~94 P"CBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, GEORGIATo extend duties of ........................... 539 703 1306 PUBLIC PRINTINGTo amend creating Department of ................. 1~23 1~93 R RAILROADS AND STREET RAILROADS- Vehicles stop at crossings ..................... 730 815 1349 Duration charters granted to purchasers of Railroad.. 789 Half-fare for Confederate veterans ......... 1137 1276 1386 Governor appoint railroad policemen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1223 RELIEFJ. W. Crumley ..................... : . ...... 1185 1221 1241 REVENUESTemporary loans to supply county dl'ficiencies .... 1224 1297 s SCHOOL AND SCHOOL LAWSSafety against fire hazards in sehools ........... 509 i28 1333 Amend law, reading Bible in schools ............... 673 1295 Savannah, Board of Education ................. 674 917 953 Thomson, amend system ....................... 730 870 902 Bluffton School District ...................... 984 1194 1241 Amend school laws, building schoolhouses .......... 1136 1293 SOLICITORS-GENERALRepeal salary Act, Blue Ridge Circuit .......... 674 872 1304 Brunswick Circuit on salary ....................... 1223 1297 STATE BOARD OF HEALTHAppoint two dentists on ........................ 801 815 920 STATE BOARD OF PHARMACYRevise laws creating ............................... 847 871 T TEXT BOOKSCreate commission ................................ 849 1298 Contract for school text books ................ 850 1002 1392 1476 I~DEX TIPPINGRepeal Act making tipping illegal ................. lOG 4i1 v VENEREAL DISEASES- Control of i30 w WORKMEN'S COMPENSATIONAmend, relative to notice ................... 1!!23 1232 1384 PART IV. SENATE RESOLUTIONS. Joint session to canvass Governor's vote .............. . 24 Joint session to inaugurate Governor ................. . 24 Committee on inauiural program ...................... . 46 Joint session to Governor's address ................... . 51 Commending Admiral A. 0. Wright ................. !!44 728 773 Investigate Highway Department ..................... . 244 Senator Dial to make address ......................... . 310 Relative to the Betts Plan ............................ . 323 Deploring agitation of prohibition law ................. 388 1297 Joint session to hear Gutzon Borglum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Commission to investigate amount of superior court business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 533 Ron. Walter E. Duncan .............................. . 478 Investigate Department of Agriculture ................. . 613 642 831 835 1284 1366 Requesting Pension Commissioner to pensions pro rata. . . 614 Joint session to hear Gov. Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 Requesting House to enact tax measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889 Remove stigma of dismissal certain officers of Confederate Navy ............................................. 939 1298 IIidian Springs Reserve ........................... 984 1194 1334 Stone Mountain Memorial Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 985 Renew contract for school books (40) .............. 850 1002 1392 Request return of House Bill No. 481 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1138 Condemning Pittsburgh Plus Plan ..................... 1225 1298 Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Mrs. Ballard ...... 1378 1398 Notify Governor, about to adjourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1425 General Assembly adjourn sine die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:15