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AGAINST CHILD LABOR
SEEMS CERTAIN THE HOUSE WILL
PASS A BILL.
MAI. HANSON OPPOSED IT
BUT MEMBERS APPLAUD FAVoRA-
BILE EXPRESSION.

Senate.
Atlanta, June 30-Following the adj
dress of Maj. j. F. Hanson last night
in opposition to the child labor BILL
there was a premilinary skirmish in
the House to-day on this subject.
Mr.. Fields of Dooly introduced
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a joint committee, two from
the Senate and three from the House,
to visit the cotton mills in at least
three cities or towns of the state. and
investigate conditions. particularly as
to child labor, and to report back not
later than fifteen days from the time
of appointment.
Mr.. Hall of Bibb and others opposed
the resolution on the ground that 1t
put the mill owners on notice as to
the investigation. and also because it
bill.
II want to see this measure pass
without further delay" Mr.. Hall de-
clared, and there was. round of APP
plause from the members.
The resolution, under the rules, went
over until tomorrow.
Wasted His EIOquence.
The House passed by a vote of 125
to the bills by Messrs. Steed and
Hixon of Carroll. extending the pow
ers of the Railroad Commission so as
to give it authority to adopt reasonable
rules to require railroads to receive,
receipt for and to transport imme-
diately freight rendered them for ship
ment. The object of the bill is to de-
wise means for forcing roads to supply
rolling stock for handling promptly
cotton, produce and other freight
Mr.. Steed of Carroll entered into
warm argument in favor of his bill and
his eloquence was resounding through
the hall when Mr.. Mulherin of Rich
mond arose and calmly said:
'Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman
know of any opposition 10 his bill?"
Mr. Steed looked about but could 10
cate none, and he sat down smiling.
The vote was then taken with the re-
suit stated.
Adjournment Until Monday.
The House decided that when it ad-
journs on Friday the adjournment
shall be until Monday. July 6. 1t re-
fused, however. to declare the day a
dies nom" The GLORIOUS Fourth"
members said The House refused to
adjourn on Thursday in. order to at
tend the meetings of the Georgia Bar
Association at Tallulah Falls
VIII Go TO LindaIe.
The House accepted with thanks an
invitation to visit Lindale, near Rome
on July 4, where a great celebration
will be held. Gov. Terrell. the State
House officers and the Fifth Regiment
Infantry will be there for the celebra-
ton.
Exhibit at st. Louis.
Among the new matters introduced
in the House was a joint resolution by
Mr.. Dunbar of Richmond, providing for
the appropriation of $4,000 to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Gov
ernor and the commissioner of agricul-
ture to make an exhibit of Georgia's
agricultural and kindred resources at
the Louisiana Purchase Eposition to
be held at st. Louis next year.
Pensions for Detailed Soldiers.
Mr. Harden of Chatham, introduced
a bill providing for an amendment TO
section 1854 of the Code, relating to the
granting of pensions to aged and inftrm
Confederate soldiers, so that those who
were on detailed service shall be en-
titled to pensions just the same as
those who served in the field. There
is special case in Chatham county. to
which this legislation will apply, and
there are no doubt many others
throughout the state who are debarred
from the pension rolls simply because
they did not carry a gun for six
months though they served the Con-
federacy well.
The Work of the Senate.
Several bills were passed and several
introduced in the Senate this morning.
A memorial on the death of the late
Patrick Sullivan. former Senator from
the Eighteenth District, was read and
adopted, and an invitation, extended
by President Burton Smith of the
Georgia Bar Association, for the Sen
ate to be the guest of the association
at Talulah Falls on Friday was ac-
cepted.
The following new bills were intro
duced to-day:
BY Senator Symons-To amend the
general tax act so as to exempt Con-
federate veterans. who are practition-
ers of law. medicine and dentistry,
from the payment of license tax.
By Senator Comas-To increase the
Court to $500 per annum.
Passed by the senate.
The following bills were passed by
the Senate:
By Senator Matthews-To amend
Section 2S09 of the Civil Code, relating
10 liens upon material used by saw
mills.
BY Senator Tisenger-To regulate
the laws of a years support.
BY Senator Skelton--To provide for
the collection of revenues OF the state
arising under the special occupation
tax or license tax by issuing execu-
tons therefor.
BY Senator Howell-To amend Sec
ton 2166 of the Code Of 1895, 50 as to
give the Secretary of State the author
ity for extending the time from two to
four years provided for the completion
of the first fifteen miles of a railroad
Morris and Hall Cross Swords.
There was a heated discussion be-
fore the General Appropriations Com
mittee Of the House to-day between
Speaker n. A. Morris and Mr.. Hall Of
Bibb, when the bill by the latter, pro-
posing to cut the number of gallery
keepers from three to one, and the |
number of assistant doorkeepers from
1--WE 10 two was up for consideration.
Speaker Morris stated that the House |
was tired of Mr.. Halls constant nag
ging at this petty question. He said |
he regarded 1t as a personal attack