Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-10-30
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Ccnm.ttce VIII STUDY the Convict
Syster1-Now Bills in House.

/ NNs N'AAN U'LNtCA q lHSOiuliO-- t'g wi
Fielder of Bibb, which was adopted by
a vote of 100 to 80, special commit
tee will be appointed for the purpose
OF investigating the whole convict sys.
tenn OF the state and reporting a biz
embodying what. in its judgment, is
the best and most humane method o!
disposing of the convict problem.
There was considerable discussion
over Mr.. Felder's resolution. Mr.
Fielder said that as the convict ques
ton was coming up at this session, the
| prison commission having recommend
ed the reenactment of the present law
the matter ought to be fully invesIi
gated, and the general assembly in.
formed as to what should be done for
| the best interests of the state and OF
the conyicts who are its wards Mr..
| Fielder declared that the present sys
| TEN was inhuman and brutal. and that
| acts of cruelty were bound to occur
and do occur under a plan by which
the labor of convicts is sold to private
parties. He was strongly opposed, hs
said, to selling the convicts for gain
and personally thought they should
all be employed on the public roads
in the counties where they were sen.
tenced.
Some of the new bills and resolu.
tions introduced in the house Tuesday
are as follows;
By Mr.. Slaton of Fulton--To regu.
late proceedings of claim leases where
real estate has been levied upon, and
for other purposes.
BY Mr.. Beauchamp of Butts-A res.
olution to appropriate 81 800 to erect
suitable masonry for the protection
Of the springs on the Mcintosh reser.
walton, known as Indian Spring.
By Mr.. Hall of Bibb-A resolution
providing for the appointment of q
commission of five members to be
composed Of Judge of the supreme
court, to be appointed by the governor;
the attorney general, two members
Of the house, to be appointed by the
speaker, and one senator, to be ap'
pointed by the president to whom
shall be referred the bills relating to
the payment of the Scott and Hayes
bonds.
By Mr.. Hall of Bibb-To authorize
| the governor and treasurer of the state
| of Georgia to issue bonds for the pur
| pose of paying off and retiring certain
| past due bonds of the state issued ia
Charles J. Mcdonald, and countersign
| ed by J. Crawford, as president oi
the board of commissioners of the
Western and Atlantic railroad which
said past due bonds are more fully
described in said act by number, date
of issue and date of maturity.
By Mr. Fielder of Bibb-To regulate
the fling and accepting Of second
claims under the claim law of the
state, and to punish any officer violat.
ing this act.
By Mr.. Hayes of MacOn-To amend
section 982 OF the code Of 1895, pro.
viding for the selection by the gov.
ernor of banks in certain cities here.
in named, as state repositories.
BY Mr.. Slaton of Fulton-An act
providing for the situs of debts due
to non-residents for purposes of at
| tachment.
BY Mr.. Fielder of Bibb-To authorize
and empower the commissioners Il
! roads and revenues of the county oi
Bibb from the treasury of said coun'
ty to contribute toward the support
and maintenance Of the hospital oper.
ated by the city of Macon.
By Mr.. Fielder Of Bibb-To provide
that no mortgage or conveyance to
secure debt shall have any lien as
against subsequent creditors without
actual notice as to who extend credit
prior to the proper fling for record
thereof, unless the same be filed for
record within five days.
! BY Mr.. Fielder of Bibb-To prescribe
the manner Of selling or otherwise dis.
posing Of cocaine. and to provide a
penalty for violation. etc
BY Mr.. McRee Of Lowndes-To pro.
vide for the distribution annually Of
money arising from the hire of peni,
Tertiary convicts Of Georgia; to define
by whom and for what purpose said
money shall be used. etc.
BY Mr.. Blackburn of Fulton-To
amend section 574 of volume Of the
code of Georgia which relates to road
duty and other matters, so as to ex.
empt all minors from road duty.
BY Mr. Kelly Of Glascock-To repeal
section 1349 of the code of 1895. es.
tablishing county teachers Institutes.
Seven Thousand Miners in Line.
Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 29.-Mitchell
day was observed here today. Seven
thousand United Mine Workers OF
America, headed by the Tenth Regi.
ment band and troops, paraded the
streets, after which the mine workers
were addressed by several labor lead.
ers. The collieries were in operation
and all business was generally sus.
pended.