Manual of the General Assembly, 1880

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MANUAL
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General Assembly
1880
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OFFICERS

Alfred H ColquittGovernor
J W Warren t
J Secretaries Lx Depaument
I W Avery l
Thomas C Howard Minute Clerk
Robert A Murphey Warrant Clerk
John B Baird Adjutant General
Nathan C Barnett Secretary oi State
Wm A Wright Comptroller General
Daniel N Speer t Treasurer
Clifford Andersoi4 Attorney General
Gustavus J Orr State School Commissioner
John T Henderson Commissioner of Agriculture John W Nelms Principal Keeper Penitentiary
T R Raines Prin Physician Penitentiary
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RARI ES
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OFFICERS

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Alfred H Colquitt
J W Warren f W Avery
Thomas C Howard
Robert A Murphey
John B Baird
Nathan C Barnett
Wm A Wright
Daniel N Speer
Clifford AndersojI
Gustavus J Orr
John T Henderson
John W Nelms
T R Raines
Governor
Secretaries Ex Depaitment
Minute Clerk
Warrant Clerk
Adjutant General
Secretary oC State
Comptroller General Treasurer
Attorney General
State School Commissioner Commissioner of Agriculture Prineipal Keeper Penitentiary Prin Physician Penitentiary
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MEMBERS AND OFFICERS
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GEORGIA SENATE
IN 1880
President
James S Boynton Twentysixth District Griffin Ga President pro tem
W P Price Thirtysecond District Dahlonega Ga Secretary
Wm A Harris Isabella Ga
First Assistant Secretary
H H Oawaniss Forsyth Ga
Second Assistant
C J Wellborn Blairsville Ga
Journalising Clerk
J T Taylor Atlanta Ga
Calendar Clerk
W E Candler Blairsville Ga
Enrolling Clerk
H 0 Peebles Atlanta Ga
Engrossing Clerk
J E Wooten Savannah Ga
Message Clerk
J R Christy Athens Ga
Messenger
A J Cameron Cobbville Ga
DoorKeeper
h J Allred Jasper Ga

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FIRST DISTRICT
P W Meldrim LawyerSavannah Chatham Co
SECOND DISTRICT
R B HarrisPhyeirtanDarien McIntosh Co
THIRD DISTRICT
Lemuel Johnson Farmer and SiiwmillProprietor Graham Appling Co
fourth district
It N Kino Farmer St Marys Camden Co
FIFTH DISTRICT
C A Smith Farmer Homorville Clinch Co
SIXTH DISTRICT
J W Harrell Farmer Valdosta Lowndes Co
SEVEN III DISTRICT
E P S Dknmauk Lawyer Quitman Brooks Co
ElUHTII DISTRICT
James Bauds Farmer Camilla Mitchell Co
NINTH DISTRICT
XA 1 Hawks Lawyer Newton Baker Co
TENTH DISTRICT
A C Wkstiirook Merchant Albany Dougherty Co
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
James i Parks LateyrrDawson Terrell Co i
TWELFTH DISTRICT
J E Carter PhysicianLumpkin Stewart Co
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT
Dt Pont Gukury La wyer j Amoricus Sumpter Co
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT
J H ooDWARD Lawyer and Fariner Vienna Dooly Co
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT
T J Smith banner Lumber City Telfair Co
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT
J H Hicks Farmer Wrightsville Johnson Co
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT
J F Brown Farmer and Physician Ogecchee Bulloch Co
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT
James L Neal Farmer Warren ton Glascock Co
NINETEENTH DISTRICT fy
R L McWhorter Farmer Pennfield Green Co
TWENTIETH DISTRICT
g I Jordan Farmer v Sandersville W ashington Co TWENTYFIRST DISTRICT
B L STOREYFarmer Irwinton Wilkinson Co
TWENTYSECOND DISTRICT
J H BAKER Farmer Zebuloii Pike Co
TWENTYTHIRD DISTRICT
j A Smith Physician t Butler Taylor Co
TWENTYFOURTH DISTRICT
Vm B Butt Lawyer Bticna Vista Marion Co
TWENTYFIFTH DISTRICT
W R Gorman FarmerGeneva Talbot Co
TWENTYSIXTII DISTRICT
YJames S Boynton Lawyer Griffin Spalding Co
TWENTYSEVENTH DISTRICT
H D McDaniel Lawyer 1 Monroe Walton Co
TWENTYEIGHTH ISTR1CT
John S Reid Farmer Eatonton Putnam Co
TWENTYNINTH DISTRICT
J W Barksdale Farmer Dunburg Wilkes Co
THIRTIETH DISTRICT
W H Mattox FarmerHcardmont Elbert Co
THIRTYFIRST DISTRICT
S H Moseley Farmer and Merchant Toccoa City Habersham Go THIRTYSECOND DISTRICT
V W P Price Lawyer Dahlonega Lumpkin Co
TUI RTYTH 1R D DISTRICT
B F Suddath Farmer Homer Banks Co
THIRTYFOURTH DISTRICT
W P Bond Physician Litlionia DeKalb Co
T1JIRTYFIFTH DISTRICT
W J Winn Lawyer Marietta Cobb Ga
THIRTYSIXTH DISTRICT
J M Wilson FarmerSandtown Campbell Co
THIRTYSEVENTH DISTRICT
W H Daniel LawyerFranklin Heard Co
THIRTYEIGHTH DISTRICT
y S M H Byrd FarmerCedartown Polk Co
THIRTYNINTH DISTRICT
B F PAYNE LawyerCanton Cherokee Co
FORTIETH DlfrTRRT
V A Curtis School Teacher Rabun Gap Rabun Co
FORTYFIRST DISTRICT
B C Dogger Farmer Pierceville Fannin Co FORTYSECOND DISTRICT
R T Fouche Lawyer Rome floyd Co
FORTYTHIRD DISTRICT
S GTread wku Farmer Tilton Whitfield Co
FORTYFOURTH DISTRICT
A T Hackett LawyerRinggold Catoosa Co
COMMITTEES OF SENATE
1880
On Judiciary
H D MoDANIEL Chairman
W P Price A L Hawes
R T Foucbe W H Daniel
A T Hackett E P 8 Denmark
W B Butt J G Parks
Dupont Guerry B F Payne
P W Meldrim J H Woodward
W J Winn
On Finance
R T FOUCHE Chairman
A C Westbrook W H Mattox
H D McDaniel J S Beid
J E Carter
J H Woodward J W Barksdale J H Baker
P W Meldrim Dupont Guerry 8 M H Byrd 8 G Treadwell J F Brown
J M Wilson
S H Mosely
On Internal Improvements and Railroads
W B BUTT Chairman
W P Price W H Daniel
A T Hackett J W Barksdale
W P Bond T J Smith of 16th Diat
J 8 Reid 8 M H Byrd
On State of Republic
W H DANIEL Chairman
E P 8 Denmark D A Smith of 28d Diet
S H Mostly J W Harrell
C A Smith of 6th Diet
On Education
W P PRICE Chairman
P W Meltlriin 8 0 Jordau
W R Oorniuu E P 8 Denmark
b M H Byrd B K Suddath
A C Westbrook W A Curtis
On Battles
DUPONT GUEItUY Chairman
A C Westbrook J E Neal
Jumes Bugs 8 G Jordan
W P Price J H Baker
On Corporations
W J WINN Chairman
W H Daniel W B Butt
J G Purks
E P 8 Denmark
B F Payne
J II Woodward
On Enrollment
R L McWHOIlTER Chairman w R Gorman B F Pay no
J G Parks W A Curtis
R h Storey S G Jordan
On Privileges and Elections
B F PAYNE Chairman
W H Daniel J 8 Reid
W R Gorman R L McWhorter
B H Mosely
On Petitions
J M WILSON Chairman
Lemuel Johnson R N Kiug
J V Barksdale C A Smith of 6th Diet
J E Carter
On Lunatic Asylum D A SMITH Chairman
J F Brown R B Harris W P Bond J E Carter
J 8 Reid
8 G Jordan B C Dugger R L Story
On Penitentiary
T HACKETT Chairman
J M Wilson
R L McWhorter A L Hawes
W P Bond
J E Carter
B C Dugger W J Winn
B F Suddath
S G Treadwell J W Harrell
On Public Buildings
A L HAWES Chairman
Dupont Gtierry R B Harris
James Bnggs A C Westbrook
J W Harrell W J Winn
On Military
P W MELD RIM Chairman
J 8 Reid J H Baker
R B Harris J H Hicks
On Printing
W H MATTOX Chairman
R L McWhorter J H Hicks
Av L Hawes W A Curtis
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On Deaf and Dumb Asylum
W P BOND Chairman
J M Wilson T J Smith
8 M H Byrd J L Neal
J F Brown Lemuel Johnson
institution for the Blind
J F BROWN Chairman
R B Harris 8 G Treadwell
J H Baker 8 H Mosely
L Johnson R N King
On Agriculture
8 M H BYRD
W H Mattox
J M Wilson
J W Barksdale
T J Smith of 16th Dist
8 H Mosely
J L Neal
W R Gorman
Chairman
B F Suddath
8 G Treadwell
J H Baker
R L McWhorter
R N King
C A Smith of 6th Dist
Auditing Committee
A C WESTBROOK Chairman
A T Hackett J H Hicks
James Baggs T J Smith of 16th Dist
Lemuel Johnson
Geological Bureau
J L NEAL Chairman
A T Hackett W A Curtis
R T Fouche J W Harrell
B C Dugger

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Engrossing
W R GORMAN Chairman Tames Bnggs J H Hicks
R Ii Storey
T VV Barksdale
State Library
J G PARKS Chairman
J H Woodward W B Butt
R h Storey P W Meldrim
W P Price
Journals
K P S DENMARK Chairman
W H Mattox C A Smith of 5th Dist
8 O Jordan D A Smith of 23d Dist
Committee on Rules
JAS S BOYNTON Chairman By Resolution o Senate H D McDaniel W P Price
R L McWhorter A T Hackett
RULES
FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SENATE
1 The President shall take the chair every day at the hour to which the Senate shall have adjourned and after prayer shall immediately call the Senate to order and if a quornm be present after calling the roll and reading the Journal of the preceding day proceed to business as follows
2 Unfinished business
2 Presentation of Petitions
8 Reports of Standing Committees
4 Reports of Select Committees
5 Messages from the Governor
6 Messages from the House of Representatives
7 Introduction of Bills and reading the first time on Mondays and Thursdays of each week
8 Reading of Bills the second time on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week
9 Motions and Resolutions
10 Special orders
11 General orders But messages from the Governor and House of Representatives and Reports from the Committee of Enrollment may be received under any order of business
2 The President shall preserve order and shall decide questions of order without debate subject to an appeal to the Senate The question first moved and seconded shall
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bo the first put ami in ull cases the sense of the Senate shall bo taken upon the largest number or sum and the longest time proposed
3 No member shall in any way interrupt the business of the Senate while the Journal or public papers are in reading or when any member is speaking in debate or while the President is putting the question
4 When any member is about to speak in dobatC or deliver any matter to the Senate he shall rise and respectfully address Mr President If two or more rise at nce the President shall name the member who is first to speak
5 No member shall be allowed to speak more than thirty minutes on any one subject of debate except by leave of the Senate and shall not be allowed to speak a second time until all Senators who wish to do so have spoken on the question
6 When a question is under debate the President shall receivo no motion but to adjourn to lay on the table the previous question to postpone to a day certain to commit to amend or to postpone indefinitely which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they stand arranged the motions to adjourn to lay on the table to take from the table and for the yeas and nays shall be decided without debate
7 He shall put the previous question in the following form Shall the main question he now putt and all de bate upon the main question shall be suspended until the previous question shall be decided The adoption 6f the previous question shall put an end to all debate and bring the Senate to a direct vote upon the pending amendments if any in the regular order andthen upon the main ques tion
8 If the question in debate contains several points and is susceptible of division any member may have the same divided
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9 When the yeas and nays shall be called for by onefifth of the members present each member called upon shill unless for special reasons he he excused by the Senate declare openly his assent or dissent to the question
10 When a motion is made and seconded it shall be stated to the Senate by the President before any debate be had thereon but every motion shall be reduced to writing If the President so direct or any member desire it
11 All committees shall be appointed by the President unless the Senate order otherwise
12 When a motionhas been stated by the President or read by the Secretary it shall be considered to be in possession of the Senate but may be withdrawn at any time before decision or amendment but not after amendment unless the Senate give leave
13 No member who is interested in the decision of any question in such a manner that he cannot vote may stay in the Senate when such question is discussed or decided Provided however that this rule shall not extend to sitting members in contested elections
14 When the Senate has voted to appoint a committee to prepare a bill or resolution upon any subject no person shall be on such committoe who was opposed to the vote of the Senate
15 If any member in speaking or otherwise shall transgress the rules of the Senate the President shall and any meipber may call him to order and if speaking he shall sit down unless permitted to explain the Senate if appealed to shall decide the question without debate
16 When a question shall have once been decided it shall be in order for any member to move for a reconsideration thereof on next day of actual session of the Senate immediately after the reading of the Journal and notice of the motion to reconsider may be given at any time after the action of the Senate and before the reading of the Journal is finished When notice of a motion to reconsider is given
on the day of the Senates action on the matter referred to in the motion the fact of such notice shall be entered on the Journal
17 Before any petition or memorial addressed to the Senate shall be received and read at the table whether the same shall be introduced by the President or a member a brief statement of the contents or object of the petition or memorial shall be orally made by the introducer
18 All questions shall be pnt by the President of the Senate and the Senators shall signify their assent or dissent by answering viva voce Yea or No and whenever the vote shall be doubtful or questioned it shall be determined by the members rising
19 The following standing committees consisting of
not less than five each except that of the Judiciary and Finance which shall be composed of not less than nine each shall be appointed at the commencement of the first session towit
On Judiciary
On Finance
On Internal Improvements and Railroads
On State of the Republic
On General Education
On Banks
On Corporations
On Enrollment
On Privileges and Elections
On Petitions
On Lunatic Asylum
On Penitentiary
On Public Buildings
On Military
On Printing
On Deaf and Dumb Asylum
On Institution for the Blind
On Agriculture
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On Auditing t
On Geological Bureau
On Engrossing
On State Library
On Journals
On Rules
20 In absence of the President and President pro tem the Secretary shall call the Senate to order and shall preside until a President pro tempore shall be elected which shall be the first business of the Senate
21 No person other than the Governor officers of the State House members and officers of the General Assembly and Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts unless by a vote of the Senate shall be admitted within the Senate Chamber
22 ITse of the Senate Chamber shall not be granted for any purpose unless by a vote of fourfifths of the members present
23 No debate shall be permitted upon any bill at the first reading and the question shall be Shall this bill be committed or engrossed In cases where the report of a committee is favorable to the passage of a bill the same shall be read the second time and passed to a third reading without question When the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill on the second reading thereof the question shall be on the report of the committee If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill shall be lost but if the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill shall be passed to a third reading unless recommitted
24 No committee shall be permitted to employ a clerk at the public expense
25 No standing Rule or Order of the Senate shall be rescinded or changed without one days notice being given of the motion therefor nor shall any Rule be suspended except by a vote of at least twothirds of the members present nor Bhall the Order of Business as established by the
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Rale of the Senate be postponed or changed except by a vote of at least twothirds of the members present
26 It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee of the Senate when any claim or demand against the State is presented to the committee for action to report in writing the name of the person or persons presenting such claim or demand its character and amount and the action of the committee thereon whether approved or disapproved which report shall be spread upon the Journal of the Senate
RULES
FOR THE GOVERNMENTOF THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
1 When nominations shall be made by the Governor to the Senate a future day shall be assigned for their consideration unless the Senate directs otherwise
2 When acting on Executive business the Senate shall be cleared of all persons except the Senators the Secretary and Assistant Secretary
3 All information or remarks touching or concerning the character or qualifications of any person nominated by the Governor to office shall be kept secret
4 The Legislative and Executive proceedings of the Senate shall be kept in separate and distinct books
6 All nominations approved by the Senate or otherwise definitely acted on shall be transmitted by the Secretary to the Governor with the determination of the Senate thereon from day to day as such proceedings may occur but no further extract from the Executive Journal shall be furnished published or otherwise communicated during any session except by special order of the Senate and in trans
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mitting the determination of the Senate thereon the Secretary shall in no instance furnish a list of the names of Senators voting in the affirmative or negative but only the fact of confirmation or rejection and the numerical vote and the record of votes shall be sealed and transmitted to the Secretary of States office thereto beplaced on file

RULES
FOR THE GOYERNMET OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN ASSEMBLED IN JOINT SESSION
1 The time of the meeting of the two houses in joint session shall bo determined by the concurrent resolution of tho Senate and House of Representatives except where provided by law
2 At tho hour determined by the concurrent resolution
the Senate shall repair to the Hall of the House of Representatives
3 The President of the Senate shall preside and announce that the General Assembly is in joint session and cause to be read the resolution convening the same He shall put all questions to tho body and decide all questions of order An appeal may be taken from any of his decisions to the whole General Assembly
4 Tho Speaker of tho House shall sit on the left of the President of the Senate
6 In announcing a candidate the mover shall not make any coraraondatory or other remarks
6 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order
7 No motion to adjourn shall be in order In lieu thereof there shall be the motion to dissolve the joint session
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which shall be in the form That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved or That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved to be reconvened at a time named The latter motion shall have precedence of the former
8 The motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or until a fixed time shall always be in order except that after the call of the roll has commenced it shall not be in order until after the result of said vote shall have been declared by the President of the Senate
9 When a motion to dissolve the joint session shall be decided in the negative the same shall not again be in order until other business shall have intervened
10 When a motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or to a fixed time shall be decided in the affirmative the President of the Senate shall so declare and the Senate shall without further motion immediately repair to the Senate Chamber
11 A majority of each house shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session
12 Those rules maybe amended by the concurrent resolution of thy two houses and they or either of them shall cease to be in force when either house shall notify the other house of the withdrawal of its consent to the same
MEMBERS
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1880
Hon A O BACON of Bibb Speaker
Hon H I D TWIGGS of Richmond Speaker pro tem MARK A HARDIN Clerk
W H HARRISON Assistant Clerk
0 P HAN8ELL Journal Clerk JAMES R SMITH Messenger
BENSON H MILLER DoorKeeper
MEMBERS
OK THE t
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATYES
Marne County Postoffice
Adderton J L Sumter Americus
Anderson L B Newton Covington
Arrington T N Brooks Quitman
Awtry G W Carroll Sand Hill
Bacon D C Chatham Savannah
Barnes W J Meriwether Greenville
Barrow P Clarke Athens
V Basinger W S Chatham Savannah
Bates J F Burke Heath
Beatty J B Webster Preston
Bennett A T Jackson Jefferson
Bird Edward Effingham Guyton
Brandi Win Irwin Tiftou
Branson J C Bartow Kingston
Brewer J H Elbert Concordia
Brinson J A Emanuel Canoochee
Broyles C E Whitfield Dalton
Bull 0 A Troup LaGrange
Burch H M Laurens Dublin
Cameron H C Harris Hamilton
Carter W C Murray
Carithers H A Walton Monroe
Christie S 11 Terrell Dawson
Clarke A Wayne Jesup
Coffin Z S Stewart Florence
Cook B C Troup
Crawford Reese Muscogee Columbus
Crozier R D Randolph Cuthbert
Crumbley J J Quitman Georgetown
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Name County Postofflce
Daniel Y A Madison Paoli
Davi T S Habersham Toccoa
Davis B J Lumpkin Dahlonega
Dnv W T Pickens Tasper
Denton Wiu Ware Waresboro
Dial W C Cherokee Woodstock
Du B ignoti F G Baldwin Milledgeville
Dulree F M Macon Montezuma
DuPree E F Pike Zebulon
Dyer W A Warren Warrenton
Dykes W M Macou Montezuma
Ed wards T J Tatuall Fido
Estes J B Hall Gainesville
Parnell 1 O Decatur Bain bridge
Fragili S T Sum ter Americus
Flynt G G Monroe Barnes vi lie
Fordlmm B F Wilkinson Stephens ville
Foster F C Morgan Madison
Fuller 8 JO Wilcox Abbeville
Garrard L F Muscogee Columbus
Gaskins William CoiTee Douglass
Glover J F Twiggs Ballard
Goodrich T McIntosh Darien
Gray A H Catoosa Ringgold
Hagen H N Paulding Dallas
Unte S U Dude Trenton
Hail J F Echols Sta ten vi ile
yJIatninbnd W M Thomas Thomapville
Hansel A J Cobb Roswell
Harp LaFayette Chattahoochee Cosset a
Harrell W W Decatur Bai abridge
Heard J V Miller Colquitt
Heath S l Burke Girard
Henry E J Fannin
Hester J Y Dougherty Albany
Hightower J W Early Duncan
Hightower T D Stewart Lumpkin
Hill A W Wilkes Washington
Hillyer Henry Fulton Atlanta
Hunt J 1 i 3 ni V
Hutchins N L Gwinnett Lawrenceville
Jackson T A Carroll County Line
Jackson Davenport Richmond Augusta

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Nome County Postoffice
James J S Pouplas Douglasville
Jnnes C G vPolk Cedartown
Johnson W L Johnson Wrightsville
Johnson Frank Lee Leesburg
Newton
Jolies H C De Kalt Decatur
Julian A 1 Forsyth Gumming
Keel James Calhoun Williamsburg
Kimsev J J White Cleveland
La nia r L M Pulaski Hawklnsvill
Lami T W Glynn Brunswick
Lane A J BibH Macon
Iionun Mvtnael Dougherty Albany
Lester James Jones Haddock
Lewis T L Milton Alpharetta
Little W il Franklin Carncsville
Maddox J W Chattooga Summerville
Marlin Edwin Houston Perrv
Martin J IL Talbott Talbott on
Mathews A J Hart Hartwell
Mays II W Butts Stark
Mays 8 W Richmond Augusta
McAllister C 0 Montgomery Mount Vernou
McBride J M Haralson
Taylor Butler
McClure W II Towns Hiwnssee
McClelland M H Colquitt Tifton
Melatosi John Liberty McIntosh
McKinney B C Upson Thomuston
McLueax I A Fayette Fayetteville
MiddlehrooU L L Newton Covington
Miller A L Houston Perry
Mitchell U E Gwinnett Lawrenceville
Milner T W Bartow Carteraville
Moore J W Hancock Culverton
Moore A M Pierce Blaekshear
Moore B F Taliaferro Crawford ville
Morrow l E Clayton Jonesboro
Nlehox G N Chatham Savannah
Northen W J Hancock Sparta
Orr D W Cobb Aoworth
Fahnour John Dawson Dixon
Purk J B Greene Greensboro
WiiMMlMi
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jame County PostofSce
Patterson W H Fnlton Rockdale Atlanta Conyers
Perkins E A niKill T TT Burke Jefferson Perkins Junction Louisville
Post W A Price W V Qnilllan W A Coweta Oconee Banks Schley Grantville Farmington Homer Eliavllh
Rankltl W R Gordon Calhoun
Dodge Eastman
VReese M P Wilkes Washington
Rentier R D Slice F P Meriwether Greenville
Fulton Atlanta
Ritchie J M Rabuu Rabun Gap
Roliins J W Talbot Tnlbotton
Ronev H C McDuffie Thompson
Supp II M Thomas Thomasville
Sellers Lemuel Appling Baxley
Scruggs K G Glasscock Gibson
Shockley C H Columbia Harlem
Singellton J L Scrlveu Sylvan ia
Siiman J R Jackson Jefferson
Smith R F Bryan Eden
Smith J M Oglethorpe Wlnterville
Smith 1 R Union Young Cane
Spence W IN Mitchell Camilla
Spearman W Heard Corinth
Stanfonl L L Harris Hamilton
Jefferson Louisville
Story 8 R Marion Buena Vista
Strother A K Lincoln Clay Hill
Summerlin M D M Washington Sandersville
Sumner J M Worth Isabella
Suent J L Clinch Honierville
Thtrpc C A Bibb Macon
Thompson James Charlton Traders Hill
Turner J W Klovd Rome
Turner F A Monroe Forsyth
Tnrnipseeil R A Clay Fort Gaines
Twiggs H n I Richmond Augusta
Walker W S Berrien Ailupnlm
Walker 0 M Crawford Knoxville
Walker F Jasper Monticello
Wheeler J B Walker Lafayette
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Name
Whittle P B
Williams Isaiah
Willingham W M
Wilkinson IT B
Wilson J
Wilson A
y Wilson W R
Wilcox John
Wingfield W B Withrow Jonathan
Winslow W C
Wright Seaborn
Youngblood J T
Zachry C T
ZeUars W 8
Coonty Postoffice
Lowndes Valdosta
Dooly Ebenezer
Oglethorpe Crawford
Coweta Bulloch tNewnauo Areokn cnMCi
Camden Owens Ferry
Greene Woodville Ob
Telfair Temperance
Putnam Eaton ton x
Gilmer Ellaville
Houston Fort Valley
Floyd Rome
Washington Sandersville
Henry Peachstone Shoals
Campbell Palmetto
STANDING
COMMITTEES
HOUSE
OF THE
General ammittre on the Judiciary
MR HAMMOND Chairman
Milner Stanford
Basinger Post
Janes DuBignon
Jackson of Richmond Bull
Harrow Reese
Dupree of Macon Winslow
Roney Anderson
Twiggs Hillyer
Hunt Hightower of Stewart Maddox
Special Committee on the Judiciary
MR POLHILL Chairman
Gray Branson
Estes Turnipseed
Crawford Render
Cameron Sweat
Turner of Monroe Lewis
Wingfield Little
Rlngellton DuPree of Pike
Jones of DeKaib Day
Kimsey Spence
McBride James
Silmnu Shockley
Mays of Richmond Middlebrook
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Committed on Finance MR HUTCHINS Chairman
Miller Bacon of Chatham
Northen Flynt
Garrard Peek
Foster Park
Fuller Farnell
Whittle Wheeler
Burch Glover
Martin of Talbot Zacbry
Wright Davis of Habersham
Lamb Bennett
Hill Beatty
Adderton Youngblood
Patterson Christie
Hester Crumbley
Coffin Davis of Lumpkin
Committee on Local and Special Bills
MR GRAY Chairman
Singellton Turner of Monroe
Hammond Wingfield
Hightower of Stewart Mays of Richmond
Stanford Silmnn
Committee on Corporation
MR ESTES Chairman
Polhill Twiggs
Roney Martin of Talbot
Rankin DuPree of Macon
Hutchins Jones of DeKalb
Garrard Winslow
Cameron Foster
Hillyer Render
Basinger Little
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Committee on Hailroada
MR RANKIN Chairman
Garrard DuBignou
Reese Branson
Bacon of Chatham Clarke
Rice Bull
Jackson of Richmond Estes
Feagtn Hutchins
Lane Miller
Lamar Hester
Stapletou
Committee on Privilege of the Floor
MR Du FREE f Macon Chairman
Foster Davis of Lumpki
Wheeler Spearman
McAllister Brinson
State of the j Hepnblie
MR TWIGGS Chairman
Hansel Ford lumi
Stanford Rawlins
Carlthers Hall
Slngellton Politili
Turnipseod Roney
Tharpe Robins
Henry Branson
Hunt Sapp
Strother Kimsey
Walker of Jasper Carter
Jackson of Carroll Hagen
Morrow Day
Palmour Williams
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Committee on Education MR NORTJIEN Chairman
Cameron
Mitchell
Barrow
Aw try
Crozier
Broyles
Cook
Adderton
Davis of Lumpkni Harrell
Mays of Richmond Wingfield
Turner of Floyd Maddox Shockley Nichols
Clarke
McCants
Middlehrook
Hammond
Hale
McIntosh
Goodrich
Committee on Internal Improvements
MR LAMAR Chairman
Smith of Oglethorpe McLucas
Bird Orr
Johnson of Johnson Sellers
Daniel Brewer
McCants Barnes
Moore of Hancock Gaskins
Smith of Bryan Dykes
Rainey Nichols
Harp Jones of Baker
Committee on Agriculture
MR SMITH
Peek
Northern
Scruggs
Burch
Glover
Walker of Jasper
of Oglethorpe Chairman Rawlins
Johnson of Johnson Cant hers
Lamar
Lester
Daniel
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Bobins Strother
Jones of Bake Denton
Carter Mays of Butts
Arrington Walker of Crawford
Fengin Edwards
Sapp McLucus
Cook Fly at
Story Zaehry
Coffin Sellers
Martin of Houston On
Crozier Lam b
Crumbly Park
Tharpe Julian
Barnes Bennett
McClelland Stapleton
Harrell Rainey v
Harpe Youngblood
Price Bird
Bates Fuller
Hightower of Early Moore of Hancock
Committee on Privileges and Elections
MR MILLER Chairman
Garrard Sapp
Janes Silman
Roney Crozier
DuPree Lamb
Milner Bull
Barrow Jones of DeKalb
Whittle Hunt
Spence
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Committee on Banks
MR BASINGER Chairman
Hill
Wilkinson
Patterson
Cook
Hester
Milner
Turner
Post
Branch
Julian
Deuton
Dyer
Hightower of Stewart
Committee on Enrollment
MR SWEAT Chairman
Northen
Mansell
Peek
Mitchell
Znchry Willingham Martin of Houston Mathews
Story
DuPree of Pike Jackson of Carroll Hester
Spence
Bates
Stapleton
Committee on Journals
MR HARRELL Chairman
Harp Heath
Kimsey James
McLucas Clarke
Moore of Taliaferro Awtry
Dyer Quillian
McKinney Dial
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Committee on Military Affairs MR CRAWFORD Chairman
Basinger Lester
Gray Lewis
Smith of Oglethorpe Daniel
Twiggs Keel
Summerlin McBride
McClure Wright
Rice Ritchie
Thorpe
Committee on Public Library
MR J ACKSON of Richmond Chairman
Co moron Middlebrook
Du Prop of Pike Price
Hightower of Stewart Beatty
1 tonkin Hill
Shockley Reese
Committtcc on Deaf and Dumb Asylum
MR WILLINGHAM Chairman
Cook Brewer
Dial Wright
Bird Rice
Summerlin Bern nett
Hull Arrington
Reese Maddox
James Hale
Hollars Harrell
Dykes Moore of Taliaferro
Bull
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Committee on Academy for the Blind
MR SUMMERLIN Chairman
Walker of Jasper Beatty
Turner of Floyd Christie
Mitchell Mathews
Whittle Palmour
Sapp Price
Moore of Pierce Story
Mays of Butts Lester
Branch
Committee on Lunatic Asylum
MR PERKINS Chairman
Scruggs Day
Summerlin Mathews
Cook Withrow
McClure Henry
Zellers Williams
Walker of Berrien Burch
Jackson of Carroil Hightower of Early
Wright Heard
Wingfield Davis of Habersham
Lamar Dyer
DuBignon Thompson
Smith of Union McIntosh
Dykes Johnson of Lee
Price
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Committee on Penitentiary MR LANE Chairman
Milner
Perkins
Zellers
Barrow
Hansell
Willingham
Heard
Smith of Union Sumner
Pont
Hellers
Walker of Berrien Fuller
Fnrnell
Edwards
Spearman
Fordbam
Hagen
Christie
Arrington
McCants
Bennett
Coffin
Story
Jackson of Carroll Burch
Wilson of Bulloch Moore of Hancock Wilson of Camden Lonon
Committee on Wild Lands MR GARRARI Chairman
Anderson
Wilcox
Wilson of Bulloch Flynt
Dial
Denton
Hlllyer
Quillian
Whittle
McBride
McAlister
Heath
Brinson
Withrow
McClelland
Committee on Counties and County lines
MR JANES Chairman
Robins
Scruggs
Henry
Carter
James
Crumbley
Palm our
Williams
Spearman
Strother
Heard
Lewis
Gaskins
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Committee on Auditing
MR FULLER Chairman
Sumner
Wilkinson Johnson of Johnson
Walker of Crawford Gaskins
ThoniPfon Mays of Butts
Committee on Public Printing MR MARTIN of Houston
Nicholls
Moore o Pierce
Julian
Keel
Wilson of Bulloch
Chairman Wilson of Green Smith of Bryan Ritchie
Broyles
Committee on Immigration
MR BARROW Chairman
McAllister Clarke Sellars
Lamar
Stanford
Patterson
Bacon of Chatham Bull
Adderton
Janes
Edwards
Morrow
Moore of Hancook
Committee on Manufactures MR HANSELL Chdit man
Wilkinson Halo
Youngblood McKInny
Cnrle Strothef
Davis of Habersham Julian
Nichols park
Wilson of Bullock McClelland
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Committee on Public Property Nttt DuBIGNON Chairman
Bice
Sweat
Wilcox
Willon of Greet McKinney
Branch
Dyer
Walker of Crawford
Post
Turner of Floyd Hunt
Mathews
Denton
Barnes
Aw try
Committee on Rules
A 0 BACON Speaker and cxofflaio Chau man W M Hammond J H Pothitt
A L Miller L F Garrard
RULES
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER
1 The Speaker shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it needful
2 In all cases of election by the House the Speaker shall vote In other cases he shall not vote unless the House shall be equally divided or unless his vote if given to the minority will make the division equal and in case of such equal division the question shall be lost
3 When two or niore members shall rise at the same
time the Speaker shall name the person entitled to proceed
4 All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise ordered by the House
The method of stating a question or any motion by the Speaker after the same has been read by the Clerk shall be as follows All you who are in favor of the motion will say aye all you who are against it say no And when a decision may seem doubtful to the Speaker or a division is demanded by any member of the House the Speaker shall call upon the members in favor of the motion to rise and after a count is had by the Clerk he shall call upon the members to reverse their position and the Speaker shall announce the result
DECORUM AND DEBATE
6 When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the House he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr Speaker He shall be confined to the matter in debate shall not speak more than twice on any subject nor more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken If any member in speaking or otherwise transgress the Rules of the House the Speaker shall or may call him to orderin which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain The House shall if appealed to decide and if the decision of the House be not submitted to the delinquent for the first offense shall be reproved for the second fined in a sum not exceeding ten dollars and continuing refractory may be expelled from the House
7 The members of the House shall forbear from private conversation and preserve silence until a speaking member shall have taken his seat
8 The members shall avoid naming each other when they may have occasion to take notice of their observations but may designate them by the place in which they may be or the county they represent
9 No member shall address the House or interrogates member who is speaking except through the Chair
10 No member shall pass between the Chair and a member while he is speaking nor shall any member at the time of adjournment leave his seat until the Speaker retires
i 1 In all elections a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice
12 An member may call for a division of the question on a subject in which the sense thereof will admit of it
13 The previous question viz Shall the main question be now put shall only be admitted when demanded
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by a majority of the members voting and on the previous question there shall be no debate
14 The motion for the previous question shall take precedence of all other motions except a motion to adjourn or to lay on the table and when it is moved the first question shall be Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained If decided in the affirmative the House shall then proceed to act on the previous question but before the main question is put twenty minutes shall be allowed to the committee to close the debate Where the report of the committee is adverse to the passage of the bill or other measure the introducer of the bill shall be allowed twenty minutes before the time allowed to the committee for closing debate The chairman of the committee or the introducer of the bill or other measure may yield the floor to such persons as they may indicate for the time allowed them under this rule
15 When a subject is before the House for consideration no motion shall be received but to adjourn to lay on the table for the previous question to postpone indefinitely to postpone to a day certain to commit or to amend which several motions shall have precedence in the order they stand here arranged No motion for adjournment shall be debatable and the motion for adjournment the second time shall be out of order until further progress has been made in the business before the House
16 No member shall smoke in the House nor shall he converse with anyone over the bar thereof
17 All resolutions and all motions to amend any matter before the House shall be in writing no motion to lay an amendment on the table shall be in order and the yeas and nays on any question shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal and the Clerk shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting
18 When a message shall be sent to the House of Rep
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resentatives it shall be announced at the door of the House by the Doorkeeper and be respectfully communir cated to the Chair by the person through whom it may be sent
19 It shall be the order of the day every Wednesday to take up and decide on reports of committees on petitions and all petitions shall be numbered as they are received and taken up and disposed of in the order they were received unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the House
20 Any motion not privileged containing new matter shall lie at least one day on the table nor shall any bill ordinance resolution or other matter in any shape whether original in the House or transmitted from the Senate be brought before the House a second time during the same session after a determination has been had thereof except by a vote of twothirds of the members present
21 When the Journal of the preceding day shall be read it shall be in the power of any member to move for a reconsideration of any matter therein contained except such matter has been reconsidered Provided such member shall notify the House of his intention to move such reconsideration at any time before the Journal is confirmed Hut in cases where the life of an individual is concerned or when he is in prison for life there may be two reconsiderations
22 Motions for reconsideration shall be in order immediately after the confirmation of the Journal on the day succeeding the action sought to be reconsidered except that any matter which could not be reconsidered on the succeeding day shall be in order for reconsideration on the day of said action The action of the House upon an amendment may be reconsidered at any time before final action upon the section bill or resolution to which it relates
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23 Bills reconsidered shall take their place at the foot of bills then in order for a third reading
24 After a motion is stated by the Speaker or read by the Clerk it shall be deemed to be in possession of the House but may be withdrawn at any time before the decision on consent of the House
25 Any member may enter a protest against any proceeding of the House
BILLS
26 It shall be in order to introduce bills or other matter upon the call of the counties without any previous notice having been given for that purpose
2 No debate shall be admitted upon any bill at the first reading and the question shall be Shall this bill be committed or engrossed In case of engrossment the entry thereof shall be made by the Clerk and the bill shall not be amendable thereafter unless subsequently committed In case of commitment it shall be to a committee of the whole House unless the House shall otherwise direct and bills committed to the whole House shall be considered in committee of the whole House In cases where the report of a comtnittee is favorable to the passage of a bill the same shall be read a second time and passed to a third reading without question Where the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill on the second reading thereof the question shall be on agreeing to the report of the committee If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill shall be lost If the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill shall be passed to a third reading unless recommitted Any bill may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the House
28 No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the Senate on the day of the passage thereof unless twothirds of the members present shall so order
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20 The House shall entertain no bill or amendment to a bill proposing to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies except to Banking Insurance Railroad Canal Navigation Express or Telegraph Companies nor to make or change election precincts nor to establish bridges or ferries nor to change names or legitimate children or grant divorces
30 No bill shall be entertained by the House which contains more than one subjectmatter or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof and no bill shall be passed unless it shall receive a majority of all the votes of all the members elected to the House
3 No bill shall be printed until after the same has been reported to the House by the committee to which it has been referred or by request of said committee and the order of the House agreeing thereto
32 Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both houses for the passing of an aet or resolution the yeas and nays on the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal
33 No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless upon its passage the yeas and nays in each house arc recorded And all proceedings touching the appropriation of money shall be first considered in committee of the whole House
34 No law or section of the Code shall be amended or repealed by mere reference to its title or to the number of the section of the Code but the amending or repealing act shall distinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed as well as the alteration to be made
35 The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixed by previous laws the ordinary expenses of Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments of the government payment of the public debt and interest thereon and for support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State All
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Committee on Privileges and Elections
Committee on Enrollment
Committee on Journals
Committee on Military Affairs
Committee on Banks
Committee on Education
Committee on Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Committee on Blind Asylum
Committee on Lunatic Asylum
Committee on Penitentiary
Committee on Auditing
Committee on New Counties and County Lines Committee on Public Printing
Committee on Immigration
Committee on Public Property
Committee on Public Library
Committee on Privileges of the Floor
Committee on Wild Lands
Committee on Special and Local Bills
Committee on Rules of which the Speaker shall be exoffuio Chairman
MISCELLANEOUS RULES
38 A majority of the House shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of absent members
39 On all questions whether in Committee or in the House the last amendment the most distant day and the largest sum shall be put first
40 When a message from the Senate or from the Ex
ecutive is announced at the door of the House by the Doorkeeper or Messenger all business shall be suspended until the same is respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person bringing it
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41 A simple majority may call up for consideration a paper ordered to lie on the table
42 Applause or hisses in the Representative Chamber or in the galleries or lobby during any speech or legislative proceedings shall be promptly suppressed
43 During the reading of yeas and nays on any question no debate shall be had
44 Any member presenting a petition memorial or remonstrance shall as concisely as practicable intimate the name and object of the petitioner memorialist or remonstrant which shall be noted on the Journaland the paper may then be referred without reading
45 The Speaker may during a days sitting name any member to perform the duties of the Chair during any part of that sitting but no longer
46 No member shall vote upon any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested or in any case where he was not present when the question was put unless by permission of the House In every case of a contested seat the sitting member and the contestant shall retire from the House before the vote is taken
47 Upon the call of the members ordinary or extraordinary the names of the absentees shall be noted to be dealt with as the House may direct and the absence of members beyond the leave obtained shall be particularly noted
48 The several standing committees of the House shall have leave to report by bill or otherwise
49 The Clerk of the House shall take an oath for the true and faithful discharge of the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and abilities and shall be deemed to continue in office until another be appointed
50 The Clerk shall take special care of the books provided for the use of the House
51 The joint Committee of Enrollment shall carefully
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compare enrolled bills and resolutions and correcting any errors that may be discovered in the enrolled bills or other papers make their report forthwith to the respective Houses
52 The Clerk shall on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays call the counties for the introduction of new matter beginning alternately at the first and last of the alphabet
53 The rules of this House shall in no case be suspended nor shall the order of business be changed except by a vote of threefourths of the members voting
54 All bills and resolutions shall be called in the order in which they stand on the calendar and before reading any bill or resolution the second or third time the Clerk shall distinctly state its number and the name of the member by whom Introduced
55 After the announcement of the Standing Committees no new members shall be added thereto by the House unless it be at the request of a majority of the Committee to be added thereto
56 When any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing Rules the same shall be controlled by the rules usually governing parliamentary bodies
57 No person shall be allowed to enter upon the floor of this House except the Members and Officers thereof the officers and members of the Senate the Governor of the State and the heads of the offices of the Executive Department exGovernors Judges of Supreme and Superior Courts in actual commission expresiding officers of the Senate or House and such others as the House may allow upon recommendation of the Committee on the Privileges of the Moor
8 It shall be the duty of the Committee on Journals to read the Journal of eath days proceedings and report to the House that the same is correct before the Journal is read by the Clerk 1
59 The unfinished business in which the House was
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engaged at the adjournment of a preceding day shall hay th preference in the orders of the day afterth call of the countiesunless otherwise ordered
1 Orders of the day
2 House bills for a third reading
3 House bills for a second reading
4 House resolutions
5 On Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays after the call of counties bills of the Senate for the first and second reading
6 Bills of the Senate for the third reading fr Senate resolutions
CHANGING THE RULES
60 No change of or addition to these rules shall be made unless such proposed change or addition be first referred to the Committee on Rules and reported back to the House
In reporting these Rules to the House the Committee on Rules take the liberty of recommending to the members of the House the revised edition of Mell s Manual of Parliamentary Practice as a valuable work of easy reference
Respectfully submitted
A O Bacon
Speaker and ExofTicio Chairman W M Hammond
A L Miller
J H POLIIILL
L F Garrard