Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-11
EVERY DISTRICT -
TO HAVE SCHOOL
Perry Agricultural, Bill Passed
bv the House.
THE TUITION is TO BE FREE

Ieges in Georgia To Be Supported
by Fees Derived from the Inspec-
ton of Fertilizers.
Atlanta Aug. 10.-The house on
Thursday passed the bill of Mr. Perry,
OF Hall, to establish agricultural col
leges in each Of the congressional dis
tricts Of the state, such institutions to
be created by authority of the gov
ernor, and to be maintained upon fees
derived from inspection fees received
from the inspection of fertilizers, oil
and other inspection fees.
The governor is to appoint a trus-
tee from each county of district in
which such school shall be estab-
| lfshed. who shall hold Office for six
years, which trustees shall control and
manage the school. Land, not less
than 200 acres may be donated by
citizens, together with additional do
nations in the way OF buildings. or
money.
Tuition is to be free at these schools
and the students may receive as much
as 800 per year of the earnings of
the school, after one-half Of the earn
lngs have been set aside from the
sale of products of the farm and the
shops, not consumed by the school.
Pupils shall be taught the element
ary English branches and agriculture
in all its branches, and the mechanic
arts. The faculty shall consist of
principal, an intelligent farmer, one
superintendent and instructor in farm
work, one intelligent mechanic an
Instructor in dairying and such other
teachers as are required for the car
rying out of the purposes of cne act.
| The fees available from inspection
receipts shall be available after the
present year, but no sum is to be
appropriated for this purpose which
would otherwise go to the public
school fund
| Charges of official misconduct
against Judge John H Martin, of the
| Oconee circuit, VINO nves at Hawkins
! vile, were filed with Governor Ter
rell by Samuel Greer, litigant in that
! circuit, and Transmitted to the house
The speaker appointed a committee
of five, Mr.. Hall, of Bibb, chairman,
to Investigate the charge and report
| back to the house whether or not i'm
peachment proceedings shall be COM
menced against the judge.
At the afternoon session several pri-
vate pension bills, and local bills
were read the third time and passed,
| and bill was passed appropriating
| $3.50 and authorizing the governor to
| appoint a commission of three to meet
similar commission, appointed BY
the governor of Tennessee, to deter
mine the true line between the coun-
ty of Dade, Georgia, and the state of
| Tennessee.
The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill
passed the senate by a vote of SO to
3. The Wheatley substitute was lost
by a vote of 20 to IA With the
| enactment of the Boykin measure
| passes out of business in Georgia al
| bucket shops and so-calIed legitimate
exchanges.
On announcement of the result of
the aye and nay call by Reading Clerk
| Hanseu, there was hush and then
loud APPLAUSE. 1t required several
raps of the gavel before President
| West could restore order.
All during the debate which lasted
for three hours, the senate gallery,
for the first time this session was
crowded with spectators, as was the
| lobby.