Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-04
SENATE PASSED MANY
HOUSE MEASURES YESTERDAY

Senator Parks bill to allow school
boards to contract for books for a period
of seven years at the expiration of the
five-year contracts brought on considera-
BILE discussion in the senate yesterday,
and resulted in the tabling of the measure.
There was considerable opposition shown
by the senators to the bill, some taking
the ground that the passage of the bill
would invalidate state uniformity bill
if such law was passed.
The bill by Senator Perry, of the
31st, amending the school laws Of the
state so as to set aside funds for libraries
IN the schools Of the state. was passed by
the senate.
The bill by Senator Mclean providing
for license for people who carried pis-
tolls was lost, as was the measure of SEN
ator Harrell, Of the eighth, to amend sec
ton 4313 of volume 2 of the code.
The following bill by Senator Lee, of the
l4th, was passed:
BY Mr.. Lee, of the forty-fourth, to au-
thorize the governor to require the attor-
ney general to attend to all legal matters
in connection with the Western and AT
lantic railroad.
The following house bills were read the
third time and passed:~ &
BY Mr.. Reid, of Campbell, to provide for
an issue of bonds for the purpose of
erecting school buildings in the town
of Palmetto.
BY Mr.. Dunbar, of Richmond, to re-
quire persons to give bond in cases Of
certiorari from the police courts Of the
state.
BY Mr.. Underwood, of White to amend
section 642, volume 3, of the code.
BY Mr.. Symons, of the fourth, to pro-
vide for the better protection of oysters,
CLAIMS and fish.
BY Mr.. Wise, of Fayette, to create the
city court of Fayetteville.
BY Mr.. Butts, of Glynn, to give further
protection to the terrapin industry of the
state.
BY Mr.. Grice, of Pulaski, to provide for
the establishing Of one or more dispen-
saries in the county of Pulaski
BY Mr.. Yates, of Catoosa, to cede Juris-
diction to the United States government
of certain lands and approaches in Ca
toosa county.
BY Mr.. owen, of Pike, to create a school
district and provide for the appointment
of a commission in that county.
BY Mr.. Thompson, of Hall, to provide
for the removal Of distractions from the
rivers and creeks of Hall county.
BY Mr.. Paulk, of Irwin, to create a
school district for the town of Ocilla in
Irwin county.
BY Mr.. whitney, Of Douglass, to pro-
hibit the manufacture Of liquors and
the county of Douglass.
BY Mr.. Cam, of Chatham, to provide
that in the absence of the recorder any
member of the board of aldermen may
oficiate as judge in the police court of
Savannah.
BY Mr. Nisbet, of Burke, to amend the
several acts relative to the charter of
the city of Waynesboro.
BY Mr. Nisbet, of Burke, to incorporate
the city of Waynesboro.
BY Mr.. Slaton, of Fulton, to open de-
fault cases when fees are paid in the
courts of Fulton county.
BY Mr.. Park, of the thirty-seventh, to
provide for the testing Of Illuminating
oil.
By Mr.. knight, Of Berrien. to repeal
all acts relating to the Incorporation OF
the city of Triton.
The following new bills were introduced
BY Mr.. Clements, to provide for the
creation of the city court of Montgomery
county.
BY Mr.. Perry. to amend section 1854 of
the code.