The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-16
|F0U UNIFORM BOOKS
.rr PASSES THE BILL FOR
COMMON SCHOOLS.
|ruE MEASURES PROVISIONS.
mons DISCUSSED THE BILL AT
LENGTH.

TO, NcMichael Wanted n Com
..s,ou to Investigate the System
- other states, So That the Best
MIN Wight Be Followed in Geor-
s.note, However, Wanted I'M
diate ActiOn-StHte Board of
,,,u,n,ion as the Text Book
Board.
,..,,+a July 15.-The Senate to-day
-.ad nv a vote of "a to 9 the bill by
.,+or Dodd of the Forty-third dis
80, nroviding for a uniform system
B - text books in the common schools
of the state.
rha measure was discussed at some
,.n,,5 senator Dodd leading in the
,.s.ta in behalf of the bill and Sena-
+or McNIichael in the argument against
;. senstor McMichael argued that
rs ,,c,ission should first be appointed
90 investigate the systems in other
a s+otas all of which are different, in or
dor that Georgia might adopt the best
nossible measure on. the subject. The
.or,nar of the Senate, however, was
FOR Immediate action, those favoring
the measure feeling it had been delayed
long enough.
The bill. as passed, states that there
shall be a uniform system of text books
in tbe public schools of Georgia, and
that the State Board of Education, of
which the Governor is chairman, he
constituted a state text book board,
whose duty it shall be to select and
ADOPT uniform series or system of
text books for use in the public schools
of the state that the president OF
such board shall appoint a commission
of five. to be selected from among the
County School Commissioners and
teachers actively engaged in teaching
in the public schools of the state, pro-
vided that not more than one of these
shall be taken from any one congress
sional district, to whom shall be re-
ferred all books sent to the text book
board as specimen samples upon which
bids are to be based; and it shall be
K the duty of said commission in execu-
hive session to examine and report on
the merits of the books, irrespective
of the price taking into consideration
the subject matter of the books, their
printing, their material and mechani-
cal qualities and their general fitness
"a for the schools. This board shall re-
port which books are best suited for
use III the schools, without comparison
10 the other publications of a similar
nature.
The bill, as amended by the Senate,
provides that the books as adopted by
the commission shall go into use in
each county in the state when the pres
ent book contracts of such counties eX-
pire.
Other Bills Passed.
The Senate also passed the following
bills
By Senator Park-To amend para
graph of section $3.50 of the civil code
OF 1885, relative to the competency OF
witnesses, so as to provide that when
& any suit is instituted or defended by
NJ persons Justly liable or interested, the
opposite party shall not be admitted
to testify in his own favor as to trans
actions or communications with the IN
sane or deceased parties.
By Mr.. Halves of Elbert-To appro-
PIRATE $11,500 for the purpose of build
4 ing and equipping dormitory for the
Georgia School for the Deaf.
New Bills Introduced.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Senator LeWis-To secure to the
several counties of this state the pub
DC school fund to which they may or
may hereafter be entitled under the
law.
By Senator Snead-A resolution rela-
i've to the penal system of Georgia,
with a view to the more speedy and
economical administration OF justice in
criminal ca ses.
Work of the House.
The House to-aay passed four bills,
" amendment tc the contract labor
@w' bill providing for the collection
pi specific taxes by execution, a bill
providing for tax levy for the annual
nnkins fund and a bill abolishing the
ehree days of grace on commercial pa
peis' and one resolution providing for
tn extension of present school book
contracts until the question of uni
tsorm system of school books can be
anally settled.
Abolishing Days of Grace.
The bill abolishing the three days
" grace provides for an amendment
~ ~ section $3.50 of the code, and was
=. Mr, Calvin of Richmond. 1t went
trituugh by vote of SO to SO. Several
iiaa,ttteIeSung arguments were made re-
ea''Ne 70 the measure. The banks and
neral Institutions of the state have
been anxious to get this dead
IT the statute books. 1t has
g.. we'd to complcate matters,
- each instance the interest for
en Aree extra days has to be cal
tUI''rl and paid. 1t is said also that
on hool teachers of the state are
n ri rongly in favor of the measure,
4 INV, the three days of grace always
4 GU GU interest problems more compli-
a So ior the children who comprise
classes in arithmetic.
d co,,. raj members from the country
4 IT, opposed the measure. One OF
4 ~ MI. Knight of Berrien, said:
a ~ ms bill should become a law
WI are many people in the state
CIV, VIII not know the three days OF
s vea.s nave been abolished for ten
'earS to come"
Tower" Cropper Contracts.
A Ian ne amendment to the contract labor
u t5r.oI Mr.. George Of Morgan, went
4 il "Sn by ll5 to Z. 1t simply makes
n ON, Ihlsdemeanor for any person tc
"A M tenant or cropper who IS
a snar verbal or parole contract with
Ia, 'leI- The law already covers writ
N sb, y0htracts, and the amendment
includes verbal contracts.
""SS sticks ia Its Purpose.
me House refused to reconsider its
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