People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-11-12
WITH GEORGIA. Sso
Work of the Week in House
and Senate.
THE SENATE TACKLES PROHIBITION.
Turner Substitute for Bush Bill Defeated
and Later Revived-Child Labor BIZ
Kined-Other Measures of
General Iaterest.
Exeeutive Appointments.

Amissioner ending Oct IS, 1908; James
Brown as Librarian ending Sep, 25,
yOl; and rendered Judge Samps Hsr
Us. of Coweta county, the associate su-
preme judgeship to be vacated by Judge
Atkinson. These and the nominations
below were confirmed by the S.nafe:
W J. Pearsall, Solicitor county court
Colquitt county; A NJ. Deal solicitor
Bullock county court; f. f. Julian
solicitor city c urt Gwinnett county
J W. Harris, judge city court Barlow
county; W. E S eed, judge Taylor
county court. G. F Johnson, so icitor
Jasper county court: E, J. Wynn, sole
itor city court of Column bus; r. w. Rob
erts, judge Baldwin county court; J.
A Wilkes. judge Colquitt county court;
w A. Wray, judge Liberty county
court; E K Overstreet, judge Screven
county court; S. W. Sturgis, solicitor
Pierce county court Hon. Warner
Hill win probably be appointed to fill
the Cowets judGeship.
The BIsIock Report.
The Blalock Committees report has
been read The committee found the
offices of the Secretary of State and
Attorney General in good shape 1t
could not report on the State Treasur-
er's ofac ssheeause of no provision for
an expert to examine the books. Build
ing and Loan Associations are report
ed as not making annual returns &C
eording to law. The shortage of 81 600
to So 600 for fees collected by the late
Treasures Hon. Robt. U Hardeman
from Building and Loan Associations
under the act of 1890 and not turned in
by him into the treasury was noted
and the legislature recommended to
take steps to protect the state; a
change in assessment of advalorim and
sp C al taxes is advised. Returns show
that from 1891 to 1896 taxable values
have de .reased ISL, 900 600; discrepan-
cies were noted in the returns to illus
trste the evils of the present system.
Bank returns show discrepancy of 81 :
GOO 600; committee recommends q board
of tax a SCISSORS in each county as such
q plan would reduce the rate at least
66 per cent Reports that when the
COMPTROLLER Generals attention was
called to the failure of presidents Of
banks, railroads, etc, IN pNying the
special tax of $40 imposed upon them.
that officer sent cut a circular letter
= ana upwards OF ~ voV was brought into
the office, committee recommended
Comptroller General be required to
aaJiit all accounts before presentation
to the Governor.
The Agricultural Department.
Regarding the Office of Commissioner
of Agriculture, committee reported
finding deplorable ABSENCE OF any sys
tenn of bookkeeping by which it could
obtain satisfactory information as to
workings of that Office No record
found of tags for fertilizers sold 1890 81
and to date; state now pays 40 cents
per thousand for tags whereas it paid
81 25 before the Investigation; oil in
spectors' salaries now $l25 per month,
recommended be cut to S66 Discrep-
aucies were found in some inspectors
accounts. Recommended that this
Office be filed by the government. Ii
reference to guano, recommended
grades, high, standard and low, high
being IA per cent al d over of plant
food, standard 10 per cent and low II
per cent. salary of Chemist be cut to
o. 81, 400 and his assistants increased tc
81. 800
The Geological De partment.
Board meetings held irregulArly, nc
books kept showing receipts and dis
bursements and little field work done
in past ten months; appropriation fol
1898 should be withdrawn; stenogra
pher and secretary for board at $lO(
per month considered useless and ia
ure of present management to push the
work induces recommendation to abol
ish the office.
Other Officers.
The State School Commissioner
books were found all right and wei
kept OF the school fund, $50 pc
month for stenographer was unauthor
lied.
State Librarians books and hbr&r,
in good condition.
Commissioner of Pensions compli
mented for accuracy of accounts ais
action of that officer in paying $50 eacl
to all pensioners instead of $40 to
limited mum Der, the amount allowe
by law.
The salaries of Supreme Court Ster
ographer from $500 to 5 300 and ~Shel
if from $500 to $1,000 he reduced; ais
railroad and penitentiary commission
ers s35OO TO $4,000
State Institutions.
State luna attic asylum visited; nam
be changed to Georgia State Hospita
management complimented. Bin
Academy and also school for the Des
we'll managed. Regarding Georgi
State Industrial College for negroes
that Chancellor Boggs be not paid tn
extra salary as he is now of $500
5000 per year to look after it
School of Technology complimentet
DO k keeping being complete an
thorough; Georgia Normal and Indu
trial College &C counts correct but n
com mend that state treasurer receiv
all funds and pay out upon prope
vouchers all expenses A special 81
preparation of $4,000 was asked fc
this school last year for new eouipmer
- and defeated and another effort wi
y be made this session for the appropri
ton. Committee calls attention tbs
the equipme' t has already been pa
for out of funds for the in ,titution.
The Agricultural College.
State Normal School and Universit
of Georgia management commende'