The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-03
SOLONS OF GEORGIA
PASS UPON MEASURES IN HOUSE
AND SENATE.
DoRMIToRIES FOR THE DEAF.
HOUSE REVERSEs FORMER ACTION
IN THIS MATTER.

the school at Cave Spring Adopted
Well known Speakers Are to Adj
dress the House on Behalf of the
Child Labor Bill-senate Discussed
Australian Ballot Bill-Wi1I Pass
1t Monday. with the Grand Jury
Amendment.
Atlanta, July 2-The House passed
by vote of 1856 to 3 to-day the reso-
luton by Mr.. Halves of Ebert, appro-
priating s11.50O to the school for the
deaf at Cave Spring. for the purpose
of building dormitories to relieve the
crowded condition there.
Last year the resolution received only
50 votes. lacking six of a constitutional
majority but was reconsidered. The
House evidently experienced some
change of sentiment on the subject,
several members having gone there and
seen as many as thirty children crowd
ed into one room.
Another resolution. passed by a vote
of lao to 0, was that by Mr.. Davis of
Merriwether to appropriate $4,000 to
supply the deficiency in the pension
fund for INDECENT widows, the new
class provided for by the General AS
sembly about two years ago. There
was not enough money appropriated
to pay all of those whose applications
had been approved, though in the other
pension funds there was a surplus.
From Atlanta TO the sea.
The bill by Mr.. Darlington of Madi-
son. providing for an extension of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad to the
sea coast. was referred to a special
committee, composed OF Messrs. Car
rington, chairman; Dunbar of Rich
mond, Broch of Dade, Shackelford of
! Clarke, Halves of EAbert, Chandler of
DeKalb and West of Lowndes.
Favor Child Labor Bill.
| The use OF the hall of the House was
extended TO Hon. Hoke Smith of At
lanta, and Hon. Seaborn Wright of
Rome on Monday night July s, and
| they will at that time deliver addresses
| In behalf of the child labor bill. Hon.
| Thomas f. Watson was seen later and
WIN speak at the same time in behalf
of that legislation.
washinston's Old Buildfng.
A peculiar reason was given by Mr..
Alexander of Wilkes for the inmedi-
ate passage Of the bill by Mr.. Granada
/ and himself. to abolish the County
| Commission of Wilkes county. 1t was
| that these commissioners proposed to
| sell and have torn down the building
| in Washington. In which the last meet-
/ ing of the Confederate cabinet was
held, in order to build new Court
House The people wanted to preserve
this historic building, Mr.. Alexander
said; therefore. they would abolish
| their commissioners. The bill was
pasesd by a vote of III to 0.
Masonry for Indian spring.
| A resolution by Mr. Beauchamp of
Butts to appropriate $3.50 of the funds
yet to accrue from the rental of Indian
| Spring reservation to building the nee
essary masonry for the preservation of
! the spring, was defeated in peculiar
manner in the House to-day. The
measure had been taken from the Ia
| BILE and discussed for an hour. Develop
| ing slight opposition. when Speaker
| Morris Adverted to rule of the House
that prohibited measure on which an
| aye and nay vote had been taken being
taken from the table for any other
/ purpose than to announce the result.
Thus, though the House now seems to
| favor the measure, there was nothing
| to do but announce the vote taken at
! the last session, which was So to 50
against it, 1t will probably be recon-
| HiAGIGu bO~lhOiiOWs
New Bills Introduced.
Among the new bills introduced in
the House to-day were the following:
BY Mr.. Gambler of DeKalb-To
| amend Section 9sz of the Code so as
to authorize the Governor to designate
more than one state depository in cities
of $500 or more inhabitants.
BY Mr.. Hixon of Sumter-To disqual-
ify justices Of the peace, all who bind
over persons on criminal charges, from
serving on grand or petit juries.
BY Mr.. Mizell of Charlton-To quit
the title to certain lands in Charlton
county and to provide for the grant
ing of the same.
BY Messrs Hixon and Lane OF Sum-
ter-To require registration of all cot
ton gins and report Of number Of bales
ginned. =.
BY Mr.. Calvin of Richmond--To re-
lieve electors from giving their ages
on registering, except to swear they
are of age.
BY Mr.. Wooten of Montgomery-To
make a years support for widow or
minor children inferior to purchase
money for real estate.
BY Messrs. Hardman and Holder of
Jackson-To increase the appropriation
to. the Confederate oldiers Home from
$12,500 to $4,000.
The interesting feature of the Sem
The Day With the Senate.
ate's session to-day was the discus
sion Of the Australian ballot bin the
measure introduced in the House by
DR.. Kelly Of Glascock and already
passed by that body. The discussion
all conferred around the COMMITTEES
amendment, providing that the meas
ire shall not go into effect in any coun-
ty except on the recommendation of
two successive grand juries. thus maxi
ing it practically grand jury legisla-
ton. This amendment was finally
adopted. and in this shape the bill will
come up for final action on Monday
next when it is expected it will be
passed ltii
The only other feature of interest was
the passage of a bill by Senator Snead,
the vote being SO to 8. TO make il UNI
lawful for a lender of money to exact
more than s per cent. whether in the
guise OF interest or as damages for
the breach Of any collateral contract
|. After the conclusion of business the
Senate adjourned until Monday morn
ing, and most of the members went to
Tallulah Falls to attend the Georgia