Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-08-04
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSED.
Vote Stood 1903 For and 81 Against
In House.


In House.
Atlanta. August 3.-The- child labor
bill introduced by Hon Madison Bell
of Fulton county, passed the house to-
day by vote of 103 for and 81
against.
For the first time during the pres.
ent session, the house met gs O'Clock
Thursday morning, and heE6stendance
was unusually large, the early hour
being considered
After prayer by Chaplain Timons
the roll was called and tn journal read
and after debate on tie child labor
bill was resumed. According to agree.
ment the debate was limited to 40
minutes, 20 minutes to each side. Mr..
Longley, of Troup, the first signer OF.
the minority report, leader of the op
position, was the first speaker. He rid
1culed the bill at some length, saying
the caption should say, "a b4l to re-
verse the order of government in the
home, to aid the New England cotton
mills and to encourage idleness."
Mr.. Bell designated Mr.. Wright, of
Floyd, to conclude the argument. The
speaker then proceeded to a most eff.
fective argume q in interest of the bin.
He eliminated the sentiment connected
with the bill and argued facts with
such force that he held the undivided
attention of his hearers
At the conclusion of his speech Mr..
Wright was loudly applauded and
Speaker Slaton was forced to threaten
to clear the gallery.
In the Senate.
After thoroughly considering every
phase of The law governing the com.
mon school of Georgia the senate on
Wednesday passed the bill offered by
Senators Steed, Bennett and Hogan.
amending and codifying the school
laws of the state
Among the important changes from
the old law as acted upon sfavorably
by the senate Wednesday are the fol
lowing:
The salaries of teachers need not be
itemized on monthly statements, as at
present, but shall be itemized on the
final statement. Whenever the re-
ports required by the state school com.
missioner or superintendent of local
school system are not forwarded within
a reasonable length of time the school
funds belonging to the school from
which reports are wanted shall not be
sent out until such reports are proper.
~ filed.
Disbursements shall be made by the
county school commissioner within 10
days after the receipt of the funds.
After 1906 the school year shall be-
gin September 1 instead of January 1
The estimate Of the school fund shall
be made August 1, of each year, ms
stead of the first Tuesday in Deem
Der, as at present.
The section in the old law providing
for the net amount arisinS from con-
vict hire in the state was Nlitted from
the new law.
The teachers Institutes may be from
one to four weeks in length instead of
being confined to one week, as at
present.
Any county school commissioner
shall, upon request from any other
county school commissioned, send the
latter certificates regarding teachers
licenses.
Permanent licenses issued in another
state shall be good in Georgia.
New Counties Heard From.
Atkinson" county, proposed to be
taken from the counties of Appling,
Pierce, Coffee and Ware, was the first
business before the new county com.
mittee Wednesday.
Atkinson" differs from the other
new county propositions in that there
are two proposed county sites, Alma
and Rockingham, the bill providing
for the new county specifying that the
people of the new county shall decide
between the two towns by an election.
"Trentlen" county, which proposes
to take its territory from the counties
of Troup, Meriwether and Harris. had
its claims next presented to the com.
mittee. Chipley is the proposed coun.
ty site of the new county.
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AGED Methodist Biahon Dead