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WILL BE NO DISCRIMINATION BE
TWEEN THE RACES.
so DECIDES THE HOUSE AGAIN
REFUSED TO ENACT NEW SCHOOL
FUND LEGISLATION.

ItH Atutude upon the Question Of
Education of the Two Races in
Proportion TO the Taxes They Pay
BE knOwn-InterestinE Debate
Upon the Measure-Chatham Del
egntiOn Voted Against It-Day's
News With the Legislature.
Atlanta, July 1.-THE House of Rep
resentatives has a second time refused
to enact any legislation looking to the
division of the State School fund be-
tween the races in proportion to the
amount of taxes paid by each. The
question was thoroughly threshed over
again to-day. and at the conclusion of
the debate the House defeated the
measure which proposed to amend the
constitution in this respect, by a vote
of 10 to GA. The bill proposing a con-
stitutional amendment, it would have
required a two-thirds majority, or III
votes, to pass it.
This bill was by Mr.. Grice of Pu-
laski and proposed to amend Para
graph l. Section 1 of Article s, of the
Constitution, by adding to it, the fol-
lowing words: And the taxes paid
by the colored race only, shall be APP
piled to the education of that race"
The bill came back from the Com
mittee on Constitutional Amendments
with favorable report, but after the
bill had been read, Mr.. HaI1 of Bibb,
who is member of the committee,
filed a minority report.
AS stated, this is the second time the
House has put it's veto on this propo-
sition, the other occasion being the re-
fusal to pass the resolution by Mr..
Bower of Decatur. which proposed to
express the legislative wish that coun-
ty school boards should make division
of the school fund between the races In
proportion to the amount of taxes paid
by each.
q. The debate to-day was quite an in
terestlng one, going into many details
OF the question. In the main, however.
II was along the lines of the discussion
of the Bower resolution. Messrs. Grice
of Pulaski. Moses of Coweta, Evans of
Washington, Flynt of Spalding, and
Franklin of Washington, made argu-
ments in favor of the bill, while Messrs.
VI ClAcAAtdAAls N<dHulGI VI DGhdlD,
Hamm of Bibb. Howell of Meriwether,
and others, made strong speeches in OPP
position to it,
One of the strongest speeches against
the measure was by Mr. Gambler. who
argued that the apportionment of mon
ey raised by taxes on a class basis was
wrong and would tend ultimately to the
apportionment of the amount, only,
paid by the individual to the education
OF his children. and to his betterment
and Advancement.
All of the members from Chatham
voted against the bill.
Alternative Road Law.
The House also killed by vote of
80 to Is, the bill by Messrs. McCurry of
Hart, and Fields of Dooly, providing
that the counties should have the right
to vote on the adoption or rejection of
the alternative road law.
PeOnage in GeOrgfaf
Mr.. Glenn of Whitfield, by
request, introduced resolution
In the House providing for the
appointment of a Joint committee of
four from the House and three from the
Senate to investigate the charge Of al
legged peonage in Georgia. The resolu-
ton cites the recently published state
ments in the Waycross Journal and
other reputable papers relative to the
Lula Frazier case, and calls attention
to other charges involving the illegal
detention in involuntary servitude of
negroes in the misdemeanor convict |
camps. The resolution will go over un-
I'll tomorrow, when it will proba bly, be |
brought up for action.
Certificates for Veterans.
An effort was made in the Senate |
to-day to pass the bill by Mr. Steed |
Of Taylor to make certificates issued |
by ordinaries to Confederate veterans |
TO peddle without license conclusive |
evidence of their right to do such bus |
ines without further license.
An amendment was adopted maxi |
ing the bill apply to such cases only |
where the certificate is issued in the |
county in which the veteran resides
and carries on the business. 1t was
hoped this would remove every objec-
lion, but ii was evident the bill could
lot get the constitutional majority, and
t was again tabled.
Railroad Commissions Powers.
The Senate Railroad Committee
made an adverse report on the bill by
Messrs. Steed and Hixon of Carroll,
which recently passed the House, TO
extend the powers of the Railroad
which will require railroads to fur
lish all facilities for the prompt
of freight. A lengthy
minority report was also filed
A number of unimportant bills were
Introduced and several local bills pass
ID by the Senate.
For st. Louis Exhibit.
The House Appropriation Com
nittee by an almost unanimous
'ote, decided this afternoon to report
avorably on the resolution by Mr.
dunbar of Richmond, making an ap-
Dropriation of $4,000 to provide an ex-
ibit of agricultural and kindred re-
ources of Georgia at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition in st. Louis next
ear The committee had quite a
earing of the matter this afternoon,
mong those speaking in behalf of
he passage Of the measure being Mr..
dunbar Hon. J. Pope Brown. Col.
'lifford L. Anderson and Mayor Evan
,. Howell. 1t was demonstrated !
learly that in order to keep up with
he progression Georgia will have to
ave a first-class exhibit at st. Louis
ext year With the amount stated il
felt that Georgia can make a show
lg equal to that of any other state
I the Union.
Mr. Hall Of Bib was the only mem
er of the committee who voted against
he resolution, and he considers the
ppropriation unconstitutional None
+ it.
Contest Has Been Settled.
The contest for the seat in the
louise of Representatives from Doug ]