The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-07-07
WILL SHARE ALIKE
WILL DRAW FROM EDU-
CATIONAL FUND
JUST AS THE WHITES WILL.
HOUSE DECLINED TO HAVE 1T
OTHERWISE.

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| Chatham Made n Speech Against
It-VOte Against IL Was Heavy.
Measures Considered by Both
Houses Yesterday-Cash Surrender
Values of Insurance Policies May
he Taxed.
Atlanta, July 6.-The House of Rep
resentatives to-day refused to give it's
Endorsement to a proposition to divide
the moneys appropriated by the state
to school purposes between the negroes
and the whites in proportion to the
amount paid as taxes by each race.
The issue came up on joint reso-
luton by Mr.. Bower of Decatur. which
while expressing The wish of the Cen
eral Assembly of Georgia and the peo-
pie whose representatives we are"
amounted practically to instructions to
the county school boards of the state,
and in so far as possible, separate the
school fund paid to each county and
| apportion it for school purposes be-
tween the negroes and whites, in ac-
cordance with the amount of taxes
paid by each race in each country
While seeming to leave the matter
to the discretion of the county boards,
the resolution was almost mandatory.
| The contention was made by Mr.. Bower
in support of the resolution that the
county boards have discretion to so
apportion the school fund, and that,
under a decision of the United States
Supreme Court in a case from Augusta
the courts have no power to interfere
with the exercise of such discretion.
There was little argument presented
In favor of the resolution, except by
Mr.. Bower and Mr.. Evans of Wash
ington while a dozen speeches were
made against it. Among the strong
est arguments presented against the
measure was that by Mr.. stovall of
| Chatham, who said in part:
This measure has been considered
under various names from different
authors, and in everX instance has
been turned down as unworthy of
the great state of Georgia. II is UNI
| constitutional and Illegal on the face
of IL. The passage Of such resolu-
ton would put the North on notice
that we are about to perpetuate
great injustice on the negro race. 1t
/ OF the negro question and probably
be followed by a series of endowments
! to negro Institutions. 1t would be mis-
understood and would be viewed as
a reflection on the people of this state.
when Georgia refused to pass the
measure to disfranchise the negro she
F! put herself in the front rank of South
| ern states. The killing of this reso-
! luton now will have a good effect
both North and South"
| At the conclusion of the debate the
| House disagreed to the favorable re-
| port of the Committee on Education
| by vote Of 50 to 230, thereby killing
the resolution.
Pupils from other Counties.
The House passed, by vote of SO to
| 9, the bill by Mr.. Bell of Milton, max
ing it obligatory upon county school
| boards of education to admit to schools
| in their counties children living in adj
| joining counties, but most convenient
| ly near to such schools. In other words,
under this act, a child living in Effing-
| ham county, near the county line OF
| Chatham, and most conveniently near
| to school in Chatham county, must
| be admitted to such school by the
| Chatham County School Board. Under
the present law this course is discre-
| tionary with county school boards, but
| the bill passed to-day makes ii obliga-
| tory. 1t is understood a hard fight will
be made on the measure in the Sem
| ate.
Minors Not Exempt.
BY a vote of 2S for and 70 against,
the House to-day killed the bill by Mr..
| Blackburn Of Fulton to exempt minors
| from road duty. 1t was feared that the
| negroes would profit most under this
measure.
The House also killed bill by Mr..
81 xyh fr
| amend the claim laws so as to create
an issue in the case of claims where
a pauper affidavit is filed.
Latimer on Good Roads.
Senator Latimer of South Carolina
WILL by special invitation from the
House, address the General Assembly
in the hall of the House on Wednes-
day night on the subject of Good
Roads," of which he has made a care-
full study.
On Cash Surrender Values.
Among the bills introduced in the
House to-day were the following:
BY Mr.. Stovall of Chatham to grant
to the Mayor and Aldermen of Savan-
nah certain land in that city for the
purpose of building a new city hall.
BY MIR. Bell of Emaneul to require
all life insurance companies to furnish
the controller general a list of policy
holders IN LfllS state TO the emu lIdI
all policies having a cash surrender
value may be required to be returned
for taxation.
NV Messrs. Brock of Dade and BeN
of Emanuel to PROFIT the operation of
bucket shops or similar institutions in
this state.
For "A $4,000 License.
|. If Gov Terrell signs the bill passed
by the Senate this morning, the license
to retail liquors in Brooks county will
be $12,0 600 The measure which was in
PRODUCED by Representative Gaulden of
Brooks and which passed the House,
was to-day passed in the Senate.
The Australian ballot bill was not
finally disposed of. it being carried over
until tomorrow
The resolution by Mr.. Davis of Merf-
wether, appropriating 1850 for the
payment of INDECENT widows, also pass
ed the Senate.
Opposition developed to the bill by
Senate Symons, to exempt from taxa
ton all doctors and lawyers who We're
Confederate veterans, and on motion
of the author IL was tabled.
Nominations Confirmed.
In executive session the Senate con-
Armed the nominations of George w.
Jordon as judge of the County Court
of Pulaski, Charles L. Lester Judge Of