Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-06-27
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Many New Bills Find Their Way to
Clerks Desk.

many New Bills Find Their Way to
Clerks Desk.
Atlanta, June 26.-After spending
the greater part OF the session id hear.
ing bills read for the first time the
house yesterday reconsidered it's &C.
ton In refusing to attend the barbe.
cue at Griffin today, accepting the in.
Vitation to go in a body, and then adj
journed shortly after - O'Clock out OF
respect to the memory of the late Hon.
George M. Warren of Emanuel.
1t was day of new bills and prob.
ably hundred of them found their
way to the clerks desk, all In bunch
for the customary call of the roll of
counties was dispensed with.
Messrs. Fields, of Dooly, and Bald.
win, of Schley, introduced a bill pro.
viding that the solicitors general of
the state shall be put on salaries OF
$4,000 a year, all additional fees re.
ceived being paid into the treasures
of the counties in their respective cir.
cults. u -p-4
Mr.. Howard, of Baldwin, introduced
bill to appropriate $4,000 to the
state sanitarium. 1t is said this
amount will be required to complete
the fitting up of the two new build
ings there before they can be used
for patients.
Mr.. Howell, Of Meriwether, introduc.
ed two bills yesterday which would
make considerable difference to the
law schools of the state should they
pass. One of them proposes to re.
peal section 4400 of the code. which
permits admission to the bar on d.
plomas from the law schools at the
University of Georgia, Emory college,
Mercer university and the Atlanta Law
School. The other bill proposes to
repeal section 3, of the law of 1897,
relating to admissions to the bar, and
which Is on the same line with the
code section.
The uniform text book bill made it's
appearance yesterday, its author be.
ing Mr.. Whitley, of Douglas. MIR.
Whitley's bill proposes to create a
text book commission of which the
governor, state school commissioner,
and three prominent educators shall
be members. 1t provides for uni.
form system of textbooks In the pub.
lie schools of the state for q period
Of five years, no change being permit.
ted during that time.
To remunerate or pension the widow
OF heirs of persons murdered by others
is the object of bill by Mr.. Glenn,
of Whitfield. His measure provides
that the proceeds of the services of
person convicted of homicide and
sentenced to the penitentiary, after all
costs have been paid, shall go to the
heirs of the persons killed.
In the Senate.
The senate had a short session yes.
terday Two measures of Importance
had been set down as special orders
for the second day of this session, but
both were displaced, being referred
back to the committee from which
they came. These were the Austria.
liam ballot bill and the Golden BILL,
to prohibit the sale Of cotton futures
In the state. They go back 90 the
general judiciary committee. The Aus.
tralian ballot bill passed the house at
| the last session.
When this bM was laid before the
senate, Senator Shelton moved its
reference to a special committee. This
was opposed by Senator Hopkins, who
! thought there was no good reason
why, If it were to go to committee at
all, 1t should be sent to any other
than the committee which had first
considered it-that on general judi.
ciary. Senator Hopkins motion pre-.
vailed.
The Golden bill was also referred,
this on motion of Senator Jordan.