The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-08
NO PICTURE CARDS
TO USE AS BALLOTS
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
NOT TO HAVE THEIR PHOTO
GRAPHS VOTED.


and Others, but the Proposed
Amendment to the Ballot Reform
Bill Was LOst-The Day in House
and senate.
Atlanta. July THE first four sec
tions of the ballot reform bill were
adopted by the Committee of the
Whole this morning and when the
House adjourned the committee was
struggling with the fifth section. The
sections passed were amended in va
rious ways, and a large number of
suggested amendments were lost after
lively debates.
The stumbling block proved to be
the desire of a number of House mem
bers for a pictorial ballot. An amend
ment calling for a pictorial ballot, or
ballot with symbols for the benefit
of ignorant voters, was proposed for
almost every section as it was taken
up and in each instance was lost. The
House was discussing such an amend
ment to the fifth section at the time of
adjournment. The discussion of the
pictorial ballot waxed warm, eloquent
and humorous.
Steed's amendment to the first sec
ton to make the election superintend-
ents consist of three citizens appointed
by the Superior Court judges was lost.
Whtley's amendment to make the
election superintendent elective by the
people was lost after a lively debate
INDUCED in by Kelly of Glascock. Can
dler of De Kalb, Steed of Carol and
Hall of Bib. An amendment by
Moses of Coweta to make the grand
jury select the superintendent was
lost. An amendment by Miller of
Muscogee to prevent the appointment
of superintendent of persons who
can neither read nor write was adopt
ed. Section l was adopted and pass
ed with amendments correcting typo
graphical errors, offered by Deal of
Bulloch and Dunbar of Richmond.
No Picture Gallery Wanted.
When the third section was read
Gross of McDuffie offered an amend
ment to require signs, pictures,
designs or symbols to be placed oppo-
site the names of each candidate. He
stated that he did this in the interest
of a fair ballot, as there were many
voters who are illiterate. Morris of
Cobb and Deal of Bulloch opposed the
amendment, while Franklin of Wash
ington favored it. There was a lively
tilt between Gross and Stovall and
when placed on its passage the amend
ment was lost Stovall of Chatham
offered an amendment to permit the
placing of symbols or signs on the
ballots in towns of more than $4,000
inhabitants. He said that in Savan-
nah, where there were factions in the
party it was often convenient to put
the symbol of each faction on the tick
cts in order that a voter might vote
straight ticket by marking out the
symbol he opposed. The amendment
was lost. After a minor amendment
by Dunbar of Richmond the section
was adopted.
Section 4 was adopted, with slight
amendments.
Section was amended by Gross of
McDuffie to provide that the ballots
be printed in a book and numbered
from No l up and be torn from a
stub. The amendment was lost.
Another Picture Scheme.
Dunbar of Richmond offered an
amendment to have pictures or de-
signs on ballots in primary elections
when so desired by the candidates.
Gambler of De Kalb opposed the
amendment. declaring it would put a
premium on Ignorance. Stovall of
Chatham spoke for the amendment.
| Miller of Muscogee favored the amend
ment. Aiken of Barlow opposed the
amendment. Moses of Coweta spoke for
the amendment. Hall of Bibb de-
clared there was danger in the picto-
rial ballot.
The hour of adjournment arrived
while Tignor of Muscogee was speak
ing, and the House adjourned
Before adjournment Grice of Pulaski
offered a resolution to prevent the
House committee from visiting the
State Sanitarium, declaring the insti-
tuition had already been amended.
Franklin of the committee moved that
the House adjourn, and the motion
was carried. Franklin then announced
that the committee would leave this
afternoon at O'clock.
New Bills in SENATE.
Two important bills were presented
to the Senate this morning. One was
the prevention of the importation into
Georgia of any product affected with
boil weevil. The bill was by Starr of
the Forty-third. The other bill was by
Middlebrooks of the Twenty-seVenth
| concerning stock.
The Senate voted to reconsider its
action of yesterday on the House bill.
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sion of j. j. w. Glenn, and which was
defeated yesterday.
The following bills were introduced:
Middlebrooks. of the Twenty seventh
district, introduced a bill to amend
Section 1775 of the Civil Code of Geor-
gia of 1885 as amended by an act APP
/ proved Dec. Is, 1900 so as to au-
thorize the owners or claimants of
such animal or animals in case of
any litigation or disagreement between
the parties as to damages or charges
for taking UP and impounding said
animals. to redeem or replevy the
same by giving to the complaining
| party a bond for good and sufficient
security conditioned to pay all dam
ages and cost which may be finally
recovered in case any suit should be
! instituted. This bill was referred TO
the Committee on General Judiciary.
Starr, of the Forty-third district. in
| troduced a bill TO prohibit the i'm
portation of seed from cotton, cotton
seed bulls, cotton seed meal, hay or
any other products affected with Texas
boil weevil in this state. The bill was
referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture.
/ Flint River Power Co. Organized.
Griffin. Ga, July THE stockhold-
ers of the Flint River Power Company
have organized by electing the follow
ing officers: President. w. j. Kincaid: