Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-20
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Anti-Pass Bill Meets Death by Vote Of
68 to 20.

69 to 20.
Atlanta Nov. 19.-The house yester-
day decided that it wanted a continu-
alton of free passes. 1t killed the
anti-free pass }bi;37ll-by MIR. Hail; of Bib,
after a brief but pointed discussion.
The vote was 68 to 70 against it, the
measure lacking 20 votes of a consti-
tutional majority
The measure came up as the spe-
cial order for the day after a number
of unanimous consents had been dis
posed Of It provided that no rail
road, telephone, telegraph, express Or
sleeping car company should issue to
any official Of Georgia, state, county
or municipal, any free pass or frank
ing privilege under penalty of $1,000
fine, and that any such official accept
ing any Of these courtesies should be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
punished as provided in section 1899
Of the code.
The bill evoked much discussion,
and some of the members INDUCED IN
little fun as its expense.
The state sanatorium will get an in
crease in it's maintenance fund Of
$4,000 this year, if the recommends.
ton of the appropriations committee
of the house-to be embodied in The
general appropriations BILLS adopt
ed by the general assembly. This was
decided during meeting of the com.
mittee yesterday after considerable
discussion. The report of the com
mittee will carry a maintenance fund
for the institution of $330,000.
In the Senate.
The senate, by a vote of SO to 1, yes.
terday passed the bill by Senator Nc
Michael, of the oath district, providing
for an amendment to the constitution
so as to allow counties, militia dis
tricts and school districts in Georgia
to levy a local tax for school purposes.
According to the measure this levy
may be made upon two-thirds vote
of those voting on the subject in the
localities named.
In the event the bill also passes the
house the act is to be ratified by the
people of the state before it becomes
operative, and the governor will be
authorized to give notice two months
in advance of the regular state cleo
ton following the passage of the act,
to allow the question to be passed upon
by the voters of Georgia.
The bill by Senator Matthews, Of
the twenty-third district, prohibiting
gambling with cards, dice, billiards,
ten pins and the like, was also passed
by a vote of 81 to l.
The. measure provides that eff any
person shall play and bet for money,
or other thing Of value, at any game
played with cards, dice or balls, or
shall play and bet for money, or other
thing of value, at any table of whatso.
ever name, kind of description, for
gaming, or shall bet at any game Of
nine pins, or any other number Of
pins, or at any billiard or pool table,
or shall bet or wager money, or other
thing of value, by any game or device,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor."
Three new bills were introduced by
members of the senate. One of these
by Senator Perry, Of the thirty-third
district, provides for an amendment to
the constitution so as to limit the
tax rate to mills. The one by Sen
ator Park, of the thirty-seventh district
seeks to amend the code so as to
change the hours of labor of persons
employed in cotton or wooden mills
from II to 10 hours a day.