The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
IN THE HOUSE.


August 9.
A bill placing tax OF $500 per an
mum on all places dispensing near
beer, and taxing all manufacturing
plants and distributing agencies 5000
per anEum, was passed, 1872 to "a. No
reference was made In the bill OF the
amount Of alcohol to be contained in
the near beer. Il was estimated that
this bill would bring at least $780,
600 per annum into the state treas
ury. Having raised this much mon
ey, the house proceeded to spend Il.
A bill increasing the salary of the
state entom0logist from $500 to ST.,
900 per- year was passed A bill APP
pTopriating 926,325 for maintenance Of
the enlarged railroad commission was
passed by vote Of I24stoS5. "A bill
was passed which approprlates $780,
600 to pay or the notes OF the Uni
versity Of Georgia at Athens. The
next measure offered was that which
diverts to the use Of the eleven dis
trict agricultural schools OF the state
all Of the fees arising from the inspec-
ton Of fertilizers, oils and the sale Of
pure food tags. With the sum al
readv> appropriated from the sale Of
fertilizer tags this sum Is brought UP
TO about $4,000, or $1,000 for each
school, enough to operate each This
measure was fought, but passed. by a
vote of 141 to g. The final measure
acted upon at ~ morning session
was that which appropriated $685.
600 for the year 1908 and $4,000 for
the year 1909. direct, for the support
OF the agricultural college at Athens.
The entire afternoon session of the
house was occupied in discussing a
bill which calls for the recodiflcation
of the laws of Georgia. The bill was
defeated by vote of 1T to 80, but
will be reconsidered
August z.
The house OF representatives con-
tinued its work of passing appropria-
tion bills, $26,671 being the amount
appropriated Friday morning, of this
amount $1,000 was given the State
Nodmal school at Athens, 1851 was.
given for the improving Of the infidm-
airy OF the Georgia Normal and Indus
trial college at Milledgeyille; $4,000
was allowed for the erection Of wall
around the confederate cemetery at
Marietta and $4,000 was voted for re-
pairs the Confederate Soldiers home
at Atlanta.
A resolution requesting the senate
to take immediate action on the Hol-
der convict lease bill was passed
The following bills were read the
third time and passed by the house:
BY MIR, Mcmillan Of Hart--A bill to
! .. M - - Of
Bowersville. BY Messrs. Heard and
Adkins Of Dooly--A bill to authorize
the state railroad commission to per-
NIT or require physical connection
between railroads In any city or town
of the state. BY Mr.. Ward of Coffee
A bill TO amend the act creating the
city court of Douglas BY Senator
Cowart of Coffee-A bill to amend
the act creating the board of county
commissioners of Calhoun county.
The following bills were passed by
the house: BY Mr.. Young of Troup,
to authorize city of West Point to sell
certain streets, to empower West
Point to close these streets; by Mr.,
Ballard Of Newton, to change the
number of county commissioners in
Newton county; by Mr., Jones OF
Mitchell, to amend act Incorporating
pelham; by Mr.. Calbech Of Gordon.
to authorize city Of Calhoun to sell
certain lands; by Mr.. Gambler of De-
Kalb to incorporate Chamblee, to au-
thorize county of DeKalb to issue
$500, 1000 in bonds, to amend charter
of Kirkwood, to authorize state libra
~ to furnish clerk Of court with GER
tain Georgia reports; by Mr.. Max
we'll of Twiggs, to mark out and re-
establish county lines between GER
tain counties; by Mr.. Buchanan of
Early, to amend act creating city
court of Blakely; by Mr., Blackburn of
Fulton, to allow the trustees of the
Georgia Soldiers Home to sell strip
Of land belonging to home on Confed-
crate avenue; by Mr.. Hall of Bibb,
to allow individuals and corporations
to construct dams across non-naviga- /
BILE streams for the purpose of devel-
oping water power; by Mr.. Couch OF
Coweta, to add Senoia to list Of state /
repositories; by Mr.. White Of Madi-
son, to add Conner to list of state de- 4
positories; by Senator Stephens Of the
First, to allow judge of city court of
Savannah, to appoint q special bal
liff
The afternoon session Of the house
was taken up in passing local bills
and pension resolutions:
The following bills were passed I: /
By Mr.. Mcmillan of Hart, bill to
amend the charter of the town of
Bowersville; by Messrs. Heard and
Atkinson of Dooly, bill to authorize
the state railroad commission to per-
init or require physical connection be.
tween railroads in any city or town of
the state; by Mr.. Ward of Coffee, a
bill to amend the act creating the city
court of Douglas; hy Senator Cowart