The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-13
THE BILL WAS DESIGNED 70 ~.
LlEVE THEM AND COLLEGES
FROM TAXES.
RECEIVED ONLY "a VOTES
The Measure Proposed consfita.
tiOnaI Amendment, and Required /
Total of III Votes IN
the House. ~

Atlanta November IL. The hougk IL
Yesterday by avote of74 to 7s, killeeM
the bill by Mr.. Gambler Of DeKaIb
which proposed an amendment to the
constitution to authorize the leeisIas
ture to exempt church. school ana
college property from taxation.
The vote was such a decisive esso
that 1t is not likely anything moro
VIII be : done toward getting
through at this session. AS tae. meas.
ure proposed a constitutional amend.
ment, it required a two-thirds vote 81
the house and senate before it could
be submitted to tne people. The
measure would have to receive III
votes IN the house, whereas only IA
were cast in favor of it There ws,fs,
only twenty-three members who dfd
not vote yesterday, and ii all Of them
should vote in favor Of the bill ii
would still lack 20 votes OF the reoui.
site number.
The bill was set as a special order
for yesterday and its Consideration
consumed the entire day It came be.
fore the house with a practicaIiv
unanimously favorable report from the
committee on constitutional amend.
ments, Of wuich Judge John w Aiken,
OF Barlow is chairman
Specifically, the measure proposed
an amendment to paragraph 2 Of sec.
ton OF article z of the constitution
of the state, so as to enlarge the powss
er of exemption from taxation of aiIs
places OF religious worsaib or burGs.
and also all property belonging to cess
tam colleges, Incorporated academies
or other seminaries of learning, I'd
provide for the propep ratification 81
same by the people, etc.
The bill was strongly supported i'll
Messrs. Gambler, Of DeKalb, It's alS
thor, George of Morgan, and Aiken. Il
Bartow, while the opposition was<lea
by Messrs. Hall Of Bibb, and I.ane IA
Sumter. There was considerable III 4
terest in the measure in view of the
fact tnat it was commended by CHS
gubernatorial candidates in the recon1
campaign, and there was every fnaIca.
tion that it was approved by the nsos
pie.
Mr.. Gamblers Argument.
Mr. Gambler said he nad an extend
ed argument to make in behalf of the
bill. He believed it must commend H.
sell to every member Of the legisla.
ture The bill had received 4 unani.
mously favorable report from fhe
committee on constitutional ameuds
ments at the session of 1901.
This plan was most layofaisiy com.
mended both by MIR. Terrell ana H.
MT Guerry in their campaign for gog.
ernor," Mr.. Gambler said: This meas.
uee is directly in line with the pub3,e
policy OF tae state of Georgia prior s,
the adoption Of the constellation 81
1877. 1t is the policy Of the stat. nm
to put burdens on religious or adilaa.
lional institutions. The state has flss
right and power to exempt from Java.
tlon Just as it has to tax, and the ua.,
Snould be opened for the exemption
OF pubic institutions which are ralSs
lous, educational or Charitable. suel,
plan In the end must necessariIv &
suit IN a saving to the state thra.,..4.
the good these institutions, wnen M
hampered by taxation, VIII be assIs 81
do to the citizen"
Mr. Gambler made strong aF,s|s,
for some plan for the exesns,5ss. ~
taxation OF college endowmensa S. s
! showed how the endowments. ..e e
negro colleges in Georgia aaSss
taxation by being invested is .t,rS.,
and securities outside 81 The
These negro colleges are a.
rtcnly endowed than the WHIT
tional institutions Of the state sg