Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-05
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSED.
Vote Stood 1903 For and 81 Against
In House.

Vote stood 1903 For and 81 Against
In House.
Atlanta. August The child labor
bill introduced by Hon Madison Bell,
OF Fulton county. passed the house 10.
day by vote OF los for and G2
against.
For the first time during the pres.
ent session. the house met at 9 o'clock
Thursday morning. and the attendance
was unusually large. the early hour
being considered.
After prayer by Chaplain Timons
the roll was called and IN journal read
and after debate on the child labor
bill was resumed. According to agree.
ment the debate was limited 10 80
minutes, 90 minutes TO each side Mir
LOngley, OF TroIp the first signer of
the minority report, leader OF the op.
position, was the first speaker He I'd.
iculed the bill at some length, saying
the caption should say. "A bill to re-
verse the order of government in the
home, 10 aid thc New England cotton
mills and to encourage ldleness."
Mr. Bel designated Mr. Wright. of
Floyd, to conclude the argument. The
speaker th'n proceeded to most ef.
fec,iye argument IN interest of the bill.
He eliminated the sentiment connected
with the bill and argued facts with
such force that hr held the undivided
attention OF his hearers
AZ the conclusion OF his speech Mr..
Wright Was loudly applaudcd 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 Stced. Bennett and Hogan.
amending aud codlfyIng the school
laws Of the state.
Among the important changes from
the old law as acted upon favorab,y
by the senate Wednesday are the fol.
lowing:
Tn salaries u teachers need not he
tented on monthly statements. as at.
present, but shall be ltemlzed 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
reasonable length OF time the school
funds bciohg,rL TO the sChOO, from
which reports are wanted shall not be
sent ont 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 | instead Of January /.
The estimate OF the school fund shall
be made August /. OF each year. ms.
stead OF The first Tuesday In Dccem.
Der. as AT present
The section In the old law providing
FOR the net amount arising from Goa
vic' hire in the state was omitted 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 schO", commissioned. send the
latter certificates regarding teachers
licenses
Permanent licenses issued IN another
state shall he good IN Georgia
New Counties Heard From.
Atkinson" county. proposed 10 %
taken from the counties Of Appllng
Pierce Coffee and Ware. vas the nrstl
bus.asss before the new county com.
mittee "Wednesday
Atkinson" differs from the Other
new county propositions In hat there
are tao proposed county sites. Alma
and Rockingham, the bill providing
Tor The neN county specifying hat The
n,sop :, uf the rev tourfN shall a.,ta.