The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-11-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
GEORGIA'S LAWMAKERS MEET
AND BEGIN WORK.
Routine Business of Both House and
Senate--Bills of Interest.
SESSION OF THE HOUSE.

off day in the house. There was de-
cidedly less than quorum during
most of the day. The presence of a
large delegation of ladies in the house
galleries lent the charm of romance to
the proceedings. The cause of their
presence was explained by a memorial
sent up to the clerks desk by the Hon.
John T. Boifeuillet. The memorial
recited the Importance of the work
done for the women of Georgia by the
normal school. This was followed by
the statement that Notwithstanding
the great number of girls who have
been the benefciaries of the institu-
ton, there stand today registered over
three hundred applicants for admis-
sion, due to want of accommodations.
Among the bills reported back by
the finance committee was one intro
duced by Mr.. Branch, which provided
for the establishment of the public
school system on basis that would be
permanent, by meeting the expenses
of tuition all the year round from an
assured fund The finance committee
was so pleased with the complete char
acter of the bill that, in reporting it
back to be committed to the commit
tee on education, they recommended
the printing of 200 copies for the use
of the house A lively discussion was
precipitated and the house was in con-
siderable confusion. The vote dis
closed the defeat of the motion to
table-yeas Al, nays SO. A motion to
reconsider was then placed upon record.
Speaker Fleming appointed Messrs.
Fouche, Jenkins and McCurry as the
house members of the joint committee
to discover how to reach summer SEES
sions without violating the constitu-
ton. The house cOncurred in the SEN
ate resolution providing for joint
committee to investigate the exact re-
lationship between the state, the uni
versity and Milledgeville in relation to
the military college and the property
connected Herewith. The bill to pro-
vide q new charter for Washington
passed it's third reading. The bill for
the registration of voters in Monroe
county was passed and now goes to the
senate. A number of other bills were
considered and the house adjourned
until Monday.
GOTH Day-Mr. Jenkins OF Putnam
presented to the house of representa-
tives Monday morning a memorial
from the farmers of his county looking
to a decrease in the cotton crop for
next year, so that better prices may
prevail. The memorial is an import
ant one and was referred to the COM
mittee on agriculture for further con-
sideration It is as follows:
EaSonton, Ga, Nov, Is 1891
To the General Assembly Of Georgia-Tho
farmers of Putnam county, realizing tn It
prompt and practical action must be taken t.
reduce the cotton crop another year and iu-
crease food crops, have in mass meeting agreed
upon the following plan as the best and mos
business like one to that end: Let the commits
sioner of agriculture for Georgia cause to be
sent to every militia district in the state a
blank, for signatures, binding the slGners TO
plant next year one-thlrd OF their. cultlYabl
lands in cotton and the rest in food crops: let
these blanBs be circulated simultaneously in
every MALTA district, and the work for sigma
lures completed ten days after 1t is begun, and
the lists then returned to some general head
quarters for each county, after which let the
governor of the state call a state convention OF
farmers for organization looking to the carry
ing ont in good faith of the agreement and IN
the meantime let the governor and the commits
sioner of agriculture bring the plan to the at
teRtion of the proper officials in the other cot
ton growing states and ask their speedy CO.
operation. The mass meeting referred 10 APP
pointed the undersigned COMMITTEES to memo
rialize the legislature on the subject, and in &C
cordance with the resolution for their appoint
ment. your memoralists beg that you will give
recognition aud aid to the plan as quickly as
possible by requesting the governor and com
missioner of agriculture to proceed as contenl-
plated.
Mr.. Redding, of Pike, the sitting
member whose seat is being contested
by populist, introduced bill to re-
peal the law making it a misdemeanor
to solicit emigrants IN Georgia I'M
less the emigrant agent has paid q
license of $500. Mr.. Broyles, of Full
ton, introduced bill to make it penal
for anybody to sell any article of sill
yer marked ''sterling," when it really
is not sterling. Mr.. Shropshire, of
Chattooga, introduced q bill creating
a special and general lien for black
smiths on the work done by them and
on the crops of those having the work
done. Mr.. Tatum, of Troup, one of
the younger members of the house,
introduced a local bill making
fortune telling by rowing bands OF
gypsies a crime, unless a license is
is taken out for that purpose.
The resolution of Mr.. Anderson, of
Jones, authorizing the formulating of
a bill to issue state bank notes TO the
amount of $500, 600 was killed on its