The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-24
bill OF Mr. Darlington Has
Been Tabled By the
House
MET WITH OPPOSITION
Several Members OF the House Spoke
Against the Measure and the Au-
thour Finally Succeeded in
Getting Sill Tabled.

/ Inc hosue has tabled the bill by Mr.
Darlington Of Madison, which propos-
ca t9 employ certain OF the states con
victs in the work of extending the
Western and Atlantic railroad to the
seaeoast, after it had been fayorabIv
reported on by the committee of the
Whole, by vote OF 76 to Al.
The measure came up as the spe.
ci'i order Friday Ii provided that
lhe states felony conviets should he
used Ior the work OF grading an ex.
tension OF the state road to some noirt
on the seashore. 1t contains a provts.
ION also for an issue of bonds for
WHICH the extension should stand as.
security, and another feature is ina
appointment Of a commission To 1oor
aLter the work and attend to the mat
Ter Oh leasing the extension afte, II
snail have been built.
The debate on the measure de,,olo,
ed the fact that it had many warm
advocates in the house, even though
there was strong sentiment against II
Mr' Darlington spoke briefly in sun.
port Of the measure. lie explained
ITS terms and showed that it was nee.
esSary for something to be done to |
protect the states property
Mr. West Of Lowndos declared ifE
the state road should be extended
from Atlanta to Savannah it would al |
Witch has 1000 miles Of lines all over
the south
we had better dispose Of the state
road today said Mr. West, and do |
it to the best advantage possible |
while we can"
Mr stoyall Of Chatham said the
ownership Of railroad by the state
had already caused great trouble and
the point had now been reached whereI
the property could give the people
nothing bat trouble q would adyo-
cate disposing OF it now upon the very
best possible terms
If the state road is extended tol
the sea, the state must then buildl
to the Ohio river and enter into com
petition with the great railway sys-
TENS of the coanry. Is tho state ready
to do this?"
Others spoke along the same lines
and after it had been favorably re-
ported by the committee of the whole
MFR Darlington, seeing that there
would not be sufficient votes to pass
it, finally succeeded in having it Ia
bled
There was no adverse vote on the
bin by Mr.. Wooten Of Muscogee pro
yiding for an amendment to para
graph 8, section /. article OF the
state constitution This amendment
to the constitution was made neces-
sary as a result Of the change in the
| sine for holding of the sessions of
the general assembly from October
| to June. The constitution now provid-
es that in case of the death or disa-
Ibility Of the governor first the presi-
dent of the senate and next The speak
er Of the house shall take charge Of
1.-THE executive Office Under the new
arrangement Of the summer sessions
there is period of eight months
from October to June, once every two
years during which there is neither
a president of the senate nor a speak
er of the house. 70 meet this emer
Igency Mr.. Wootens bill provides, tha
the succession shall devolye in th'
event there is no president of The sA9l
ate or speaker of the house, frs
upon the secretary of state; next up
on the attorney general and finally up
: on the state treasurer. It receives
1871 votes.