People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-11-19
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and the bill is still pending
The fight on the University opened
In earnest on Monday. Governor At
kinson sent message requesting the
General Assembly to allow the trustees
of the University to reply to the recent
criticisms made against the institution.
Ex-Governor Boynton and Mr.. Blalo"k
opposed such hearing, but a substi-
tute allowing the hearing before the
house as committee of the whole was
accepted.
The house presented an unusual spec
tacle on Monday. Representative I'm
derwood, of Franklin county, backed
by a petition with 1899 non partisan,
signers wanted the city court of that
county abolished, The judge of the
circuit court opposed the bill and the
house committee had reported adj
versely. Messrs. Hogan and Baggett
appealed for fair showing for Mr. I'm
derwood. A vote was taken and di-
vision showed no quorum. On motion
the doors were locked and messengers
sent into the cloak rooms for absentees
Three mem bers were reported outside,
Finally when the speaker threatened
the arrest of the absentees a quorum
was secured. A vote of "a to so defeated
Mr.. Underwood's bill.
The election of judges and solicitors
by the peoples bill, is special order for
Friday. November 10Th.
The bill protecting dry town and dis
tricts in wet counties, also dry counties
from liquor drummers was passed.
Senator Carter in the Senate on Fri
day denied an alleged interview with
him published in the Macon Telegraph
rejecting on Hon. Thos. E. Watson,
the statements contained therein being
the words Of the correspondent.
The Constitutional Conven ton bill
was overwhelmingly defeated in the
house.
Senator fitzpatrick opposed the bill
giving more power to exempt from tax
alton the property of chu ches and all
property belonging to colleges and in
corporated schools The vote on the
bill stood ayes %, Brinson, Carter,
Comas. Culver, Dunwoody, Everett.
Goldin. Golightly, Gray, Ham, Hop,
kins, Hudson, Mcfarland, Redwine,
Starr, Stewart J. A, Stewart, T. D
Thompson, Turner, West noreland,
Wilcox and Wooten. Nays IA, Allen,
Blalock, Brooke, Castleberry, Cook,
Flewelleu. Kemp, Fitzpatrick, Mann,
Sheffield. Shropshire, Strother, Van
Buren,, Walker, J. Y.
Stone Mountain and Decatur are
fighting hard for the county site of De
Kalb county. Stone Mountain won the
endorsement of the house committee
The bill creating a secret ballot on
the Australian system is supposedly
favored by the larger part of the AS
sembly. No d tails are provided fol
by the bill. Fielder, of Flu ton, intro
duced it. The joint committee ha'
voted favorably on the bill.
Henderson, (PopulisD, of FORSYTH
county, has introduced bill provide S
school book commission of the Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, Comptrolle
General, Attorney General and State
School COMMISSIONS" to contract fol
school books, also that no school book
shall be used except those bought b.
the Commission and that the uniform
text books shall not be changed NOR
than once in years
Reds bill for a board of arbitrator
for labor matters is before the house
The bill prohibiting minors playini
upon pool tables except by parenta
consent passed the house unanimously
Appointments by the governor con
frmed by the senate, are John y
} Phillips, Judge Franklin County Court
A N. King, solicitor of same, A. {
Riley Judge and W. G. Davis solielto
J of Houston county court, John g Hal
J solicitor Dade county court, D v
Clarke, solicitor Wayne county court