The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-21

Telfair, to provide for the creation
Of q board OF commissioners Of roads
and revenues In the county Of Tel
fair; by Mr.. Hines of Baldwin, to
amend an act to create board of
commissioners Of roads and revenues
for the county Of Baldwin; by Messrs.
Matthews and Clarke of Lowndes, to
amend an act to create a board of
commissioners Of roads and revenues
In the county of Lowndes; by Mr..
Adams Of Chatham, to authorize the
municipal authorities of certain cities
to provide for municipal prisons; by
Mr.. White of Madison, to incorporate
the city of Danielsville
At the night session of the senate
the Foster pension bill, which, it is
estimated, will add $1,000,000 annual
ly to the budget of the state, was
passed. This bill involves constitu-
tional amendment and must be sub
mitted to the people for ratification
before 1t becomes effective.
The bill by Representatives Slater
and Dykes, providing that telegraph
companies must put the date and time
OF receiving messages on the mes
sages, and fixing penalty Of $25 for
failure to deliver within reasonable
length of time, was passed.
A number of local and pension bills
were also passed. Authority was CIV
en- for policemen and firemen to ride
free on street railroads.
While the senate was waiting for
the report of the confreres on the agri-
cultural bill, the members improved
the time by singing, more or less mu-
sically, such pious selections as Jesus
Lover of My Soul" Nearer, Ny God,
to Thee" and finally, THE Old Time
Religion"
The sale of near beer may be con-
tinued in Georgia unhindered by any
tax by the state.
BY the narrow margin of two votes
the senate failed to provide tax Of
from 5000 to $500 on dealers, manu-
facturers and warehousemen engaged
in producing and dispensing that non
intoxicating beverage commonly call
ed almost beer.
The following bills were passed at
the night session: By Mr.. HIKES of
Baldwin, to pay Mrs. @. M. Case for
dwelling house which was burned by
convicts; by Mr.. Gambler Of DeKatb,
resolution for meetings of the gen
eral assembly to investigate the pris-
on commission; by Mr. Gambler Of
DeKalb, a resolution to appropriate
money to pay the expenses of the
special joint investigating committee;
by Messrs. Slater and Dykes, to pre-
scribe the date of electric telegraph
inc m nj, oT96 f~ax
hitting dispatches and messages; by
Mr.. White of Screyen, to establish
system of public schools in the city
of Sylvania; by Mr.. White of Sore
ven, to amend an act creating the city
court of Sylvania; by Mr.. Strickland
of Pike, to establish the city court
of GAINESVILLE; by Messrs. Slade, Rus
sell and Mcmahon, to exempt police
and f1remen of cities by the cities re-
quest, from the general exclusion from
free passes; by Mr.. Barrett of Ste
phens, to pay pension of F. M. Rice
to W. A. Mitchell; by Mr.. Bond Of
Forsyth, to pay pension to w. j.
Stamford; by Messrs. Blackburn and
Bell of Fulton, to appropriate $4,000
for the maintenance and use of the
state board of health; by Mr. Moves
of Butts, to appropriate $4,000 for i'm
proving the states property at Indian
Springs; by Mr.. Foster of Cobb, to
amend article Z, section l, paragraph
l. of the constitution, relative to the
payment of pensions; by Mr.. Black
burn of Fulton, to pay pension to Mrs.
Tallulah of Towns; by Mr.. Goode of
Perkins, to pay pension to Mrs Mary
Blackstock; by Mr.. Tyson of Eman-
uel, to pay pension to George M. Brin-
son; by Mr.. Fowler of Bibb, to au-
thorize the re-recording of deeds,
and other liens in new