The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-30
co-EDUCATION FIGHT is ON.
A BILL PROVIDING FOR 1T FAVOR
ABLY REPORTED,

the Measure-Nr. BIaIock intro
duces n Bill Providing for the Pay
ment of Teachers From the state
Treasury. the Amount To BE Re-
funded From the school Fund -
Riu to Prohibit Liquor Men From
Taking Orders In Prohibition
Countie~-Othcr Bills introduced.
Atlanta. Ca. oct. 29-Co-edueation OF
The sexes at the state university was one
Of the star features Of the session Of the
legislature to-day. The question promises
10 develop a warm controversy before II
is settled. and the public may expect
demonstration from the foot ballst who
sre now monopolizing things at the uni
,ersfrv when they come TO realize tnat
there is real danger of a petticoat brigade
on the university campus. In the House
this morning the bill providing for CO.
education was favorably reported for pas
sage by the committee on education, OF
which Representative George c. Thomas
of Clarke, the intrOducer Of the bill Is
chairman. AT the same time the taVoraoie
report was presented a minority report
opposing the bill. signed by fourteen MEM
hers of the committee was presented 1t
cannot be said that the women OF the
state favor the measure as whole, but
great many of them have come out ana
declared in favor Ct it. The minority re-
mort saws that it opposes the admission OF
females into the state university because
a. believes that 1t would be dangerous
a. the best interests of Georgia, inasmuch
as n threatens TO disorganize the excel
lent system Of education existing IN the
state and disturb the social CONDITIONS
that have hitherto caused our women 70
grace and adorn every community Wheie
fhev have shed their benehcient influence.
The minority report is signed by the Iol-
lowing members: ". 5. West, l. w
nuffv I ". Zimmerman, Burwell Atkin-
son. c. c. Thomas, r. G. Dickerson' {.
n Hirch. ". c. Kendrick, W. E. Foust,
I, T Mcdonald. S. L. Berry, W A.
Torsham, ]. r. Nisbet and r. l.. A.
Handy.
me school teachers of the state may
thank Mr.. Blalock for bill he introduced
to-day. authorizing the state treasurer 10
draw on the treasury the sum OF S+O,VO on
April / TO make the quarterly payment
70 teachers now past due. The school fund
will be late in getting into the hands OF
the treasurer, and if Mr.. Blalock's bill
does not pass. the teachers of the public
schools of the state will have to wait for
their money until waiting becomes hard
ship. The bill provides that the treasury
be drawn on TO pay the teachers every
year on April l, the money to be paid back
into the treasury out of the school fund.
Mr.. Hill of Troup, this morning secured
unanimous permission Of the House to re-
introduce a bill which provoked the lively
opposition of the liquor dealers at the last
session. It makes 1t Illegal for a liquor
dealer to go into a prohibition county, and
take orders for whisky. The House pass
cd it at the last session, but it was killed
IN the Senate.
MIR. Moore of Carroll introduced a bill
to relieve young men under 20 years of
age from working the public roads. All
over 16 years old now are compelled by
law to work on the public road to which
they are assigned by the county commits
sioners.
Decatur drew first blood to-day in the
long standing fight between that city and
Stone Mountain for the location of De-
Kalb's county seat. The matter came up
when Representative Henderson of De-
Kalb, who is in favor of Stone Mountain,
introduced a bill to change the county
seat from Decatur to Stone Mountain.
Mr.. Henderson, for certain reasons, want
ed the bill referred TO the general judiciary
committee, while Mr.. Morrison, DeKalb' 8
in this spirited fight, wanted it referred to
the committee on counties and county mat
tiers.
Brief speeches were INDUCED in by both
of the representatives, and when the vote
was taken Mr.. Morrison won by big ma
jority. There are several reasons, how
ever, why the House preferred TO put the
bill in the hands of the latter committee.
One of these was that that is the COM
mittee to which it rightfully belongs and
another was that the general judiciary
committee is crowded with old bills. Mr..
Moore of Carroll introduced a bill pro-
yiding that all persons holding life insur-
ance policies be required to return same
for taxation as personal property
In the Senate the bill to authorize the
state school commissioners to grant per-
manent licenses to graduates of the Nor
NAL and Industrial College at MilledgeviIle
was withdrawn.
The following bills were introduced, read
the first time, and referred 10 the respec-
tive committees:
By Mr.. Comas-A bill to provide for the
filing. hearing and determining of contests
in elections held for the removal of county,
seats in this state. Referred 10 the gener-
al judiciary.
BY Mr.. Wooten-A bill TO give INSIDE
meanor convicts the right to make con-
tracts for labor. Referred to the general
Judiciary committee.
By Mr.. Wilcox-A bill to establish a city
court for Douglas county. Referred to the
general judiciary committee
Senator Stewart of the Twenty-seventh,
introduced a resolution that a joint COM
mittee of five from the Senate. and ten
from the House be appointed to visit the
State Normal School at Athens; to investi-
gate the work that is being done, and to
make such report as they deem proper to
promote the best interest of that institu-
ton. The resolution was lost, but another
effort will be made to send the commit
tee TO the normal school, which, il SCENE,
has had a good deal of trouble from va
rious reasons, the past year. President
Bradwen was here to-day and is anxious
to have the committee sent over.
Both branches of the legislature adjourn
ed at noon until next Monday, a large
number going TO the Nashville exposition
tonight.