Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-27
MEMBERS
ARE To BE
ARRESTED
CHILD LABOR BILL is LAID ON
THE TABLE BECAUSE OF A
{ SLIM ATTENDANCE IN
THE HOUSE.

Following the reading of the house jour
nal. ar. Harden, OF Chatham, introduced
a resolution, reporting the findings of the
commission which had been named to Sc
lect the Georgians who were to be nom
ored by places in the national hal OF
fame. and appropriating $1,000 for the
erection OF the monuments to DR.. Craw-
ford w. Long and Hon. Alexander II.
Stephens, was introduced yesterday
The famous "child labor bill" intro
duced by Mr.. c. c. Houston, Of Fulton,
which was made the special order Of the
house for the day, had to be laid on the
table. and several general bills, which
were on the calendar for passage, met the
same fate. because Of the slim attendance
I'm the house, a members not having an
swered to their names at the call or the
roll.
The following members OF the house
failed to answer to the roll call of mem
bers yesterday, and their names the so
marked on the journal of the house:
Adams. Ayres. Beall. Brinson, Bruce,
Butts. Gambler. Carr. Cam, Carswell,
Cliatt. Cromartie. Crumbley. Dawson,
Duckett. Ennis, Franklin. Griffin. Hard
man. Henry. Howard. Of Baldwin; Jones,
Of Crawford; Jones, of Piclzens; Kendrick,
Lane. Lawrence Little, Mann. Naples,
Martin. Morton. Mulherih, McRae, Pate,
Sanders, Shannon. Spence. Thurman,
Warren. Watson and Wellborn.
Immediately after the bill was taken up.
Joe Hill Hall. OF BIB, arose and moved
TO table the bill.
IT exceedingly regret to ask that this
bill be tabled, but the fact that there is
hardly more than a quorum of members
in this house, and 1t is not safe for us TO
put an important general bin on its pas
sage.
Gentlemen, we have wasted this entire
week. On Monday and Tuesday the ct
tendance here was so slight that we could
pass no general oils which had any OPP
position. Today we have perhaps the
most important bill we viii have to con-
slider and owing to the slim attendance we
have to ask 10, have 1t tabled.
81 had hoped that this week, one OF the
most important weeks of the entire ses-
sion. we would have most OF the members
here But they are absent, and / must
move. 10 table the bill"
There was objection to tabling the bill,
and on a vote no quorum was secured.
]. p. Knight, of Berrien, who has been
opposing the granting Of leaves of absence
TO members and committees, moved that
the doors be clio ed and the sergeant-at-
arms ordered to bring in all the members
who could be found. Nearly all of the
this moment, and quorum was secured.
The motion to table the child labor bill
prevailed, and the bill was tabled.
The galleries OF the house were packed
in anticipation OF the spirited debate on
the famous child labor bill and much re-
eret was expressed that the bill was not
taken up. The senior classes OF the Boys
High school and OF the Girls High school
were in the galleries. on the floor We're
Sc rnrfxvc a dqMUnfnTC
OF the members, but only a few OF the
members.
The fact that there had been such a
urht attendance was made the subject
OF some warm remarks before the house
adjourned.
A bill by Mr.. Dunbar, Of Richmond,
which was up Tuesday when the house
adjourned, was then taken up for pass
age. The bill required that all executions
be recorded on the general execution
docket Of the county where the land is To-
Gated, in order to make liens on such
executions effective against certain third
parties.
After some little discussion on the part
Of some of the members, Mr.. Dunbar rose
and stated that the slightest opposition
would kill q. bill. as there was hardly more
than a quorum in the house. He therefore
asked that the bill be laid temporarily on
1900
general bills met the same fate, at the
request Of their authors.
Fondren Mitchell, OF Thomas, moved
that the house adjourn until Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock
1.-THE number of representatives here
this morning makes it impossible for US
to take up any general bills. I hate to
ask the legislature to adjourn, but l
want the people OF the state to know that
we who are here can not do the business
OF the state unless all Of the members or
the legislature are here"
Before putting the motion Of Mr.. Mitch
ell, Speaker Morris made the following
statement:
Gentlemen of the house, IL you will
stand by me, we will have a quorum In
this house for the rest of this session. We
have now reached the most important
time of the session. and the general ap-
preparation bill, the general tax act and
the penitentiary bill will soon come up
here in the house. The general appro-
priation bill has been placed on the cal
endar. for Friday.
For the remainder of this session. SO
far az the rules Of this house will JUSTIFY
me, we will have a quorum in this house
II 1 have to order the doors locked and
to deputize officers to bring the absent
members to their seats in the house. II
is time for US to get down to business