The morning news., 1894-11-23
LAWMAKERS OF The STATE.
The House Does a Good Thing for
School Teachers.

The Bill of Mr.. West Of Lowndes
Passed as Amended by Mr.. Fleming.
The House Kills the Fouche Bill to
Establish a Board of Medical Exam
iners-Lawyers Must Stand an Exam
ination in the Rudiment of an English
Education
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 22.-The House did a
good thing by the school teachers to-day
by passing the bill of Mr.. West of
Lowndes, The bill, as amended by Mr..
Fleming, provides both for opening the
common schools on Jan. /, if the county
boards so desire, and the payment of the
teachers quarterly. In effect, it simply
continues the operation of the school sys-
TEN in the future as it was operated dur
ing the year 1894, the 100000 advance from
other funds TO the school fund so as to
meet the first quarterly payments, which
was used this year. being made a perman-
ent thing While there are other bills
pending toward the same end in view of
the bill passed to-day by vote of 129 to l,
settles the question. While the bill was
being put through Mel Branch, pop, at
tempted to get in as a substitute the same
bill for quarterly payments which he in
troduced last week, but was ruled out Of
order by Mr.. Battle of NIuscogee., who
was in the chair, Speaker Fleming having
taken the floor to champion his amend
ment, providing for the 100000 advance.
The House killed the Fouche bill to es-
tablish a board of medical examiners for
the state this morning, by adopting a mo-
ton TO reconsider its action of yesterday,
when the bill was passed by the vote of
Speaker Fleming As was the case yes
terday when the bill was up, there was
warm debate on the motion to reconsider
this morning.
A motion to reconsider the bill to create
n board for the examination of applicants
for admission to the bar, and requiring
the applicants TO stand examination in
the rudiments of an English education, as
well as on law. was also made this morn
ing but failed TO be adopted so the bill
stands passed. and the ambitious Black
stones will have to get out their spelling
books
The House to-day passed an appropria-
tion of $500 to pay manned soldiers who
were entitled to a pension in 1894, but did
not receive it.
Mr. Reagan OF Henry county wants to
approve of his Industrious spirit and killed
his resolution. which called for the meet
ing of the House at O'Clock each day,
instead of 10 o'clock. The special COM
mttee on the convict lease reported to the
House to-day that the present lease will
expire Aug /. 1899
It was expected that an effort would be
made in the Senate to have passed the
Mercer bill. providing for changes in the
work of the geological department and an
estimate of the cost of the drainage of
the South Georgia swamps, but il did not
materialize.
The Senate passed a number of bills of
minor Importance, and had quite a lively
discussion over a bill by Senator Lump
kin, to prevent the authorities of Smith
willie from issuing licenses to sell LIQUOR
After several of the senators had deliv-
cred little temperance speeches the bill
was referred back to the temperance com
mittee
Senator n. f. Harris to-day introduced a
Dill making liens for material furnished
railroads prior to mortgages
Mr. Munroe introduced bill for the cleo
ton of judges and solicitors by a general
state ticket, the people of the whole state
to vote for all the candidates.
Mr. Wade introduced a bill for the regis
tration of the legal voters of Screven
county, and Mr. Harrison one to repeal
the act which abolished the office of
county treasurer of Twiggs county.
me House committee to-day reported
taVorably upon Mr. Doolan's bill relat.
ing TO the custody of the registration
books of the county of Chatham, and also
upon the bill to repeal the registration law
for Mcintosh county.