Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-23
HOUSE WON'T ASK
SOUTHERN HERE
Alexander Resolution Inviting
Railroad to Locate Headquar-
ters in Atlanta Is Turned Down
by Heavy Vote.

A number OF new bills were read i'm
mediately after the house convened Tues
day morning. consuming the. time OF the
session for more than half an hour.
Mr.. Alexander OF Fulton moved that
the house resolution inviting the Southern
railway TO establish its southern head
quarters In Atlanta be put on It's passage
The motion prevailed and Mr.. Alexander
argued for the resolution. declaring that
the transfer TO Atlanta. the capital Of the
state. OF the headquarters Of such large
corporation would add prestige 10 the
state In railway circles and would bring
money here for distribution.
Mr.. Alexander said. in arguing his res
olution. that the Southern railway Is the
second largest business corporation in the
state, doing an annual business Of over
DIX million dollars IN Georgia; that II
pays nearly q quarter Of a million dollars
n taxes yearly: that Il would be 10 the
interests OF the people Of Atlanta and the
whole state OF Georgia IL the executive
,fices could be brought to Atlanta be-
cause II would facilitate the. TRANSACTION
II business. and that II would bring be-
tween ak and seven thousand people to
Atlanta, and that its coming would give
he banks OF Atlanta the custody OF the
funds OF the whole road.
Mr.. Alexander Of DeKalb. the other
Alexander In the lower house, opposed the
resolution radically, and thus thes two
Aiexanders were for the first time ar
rayed against each other directly.
ALExANDERs IN DEBATE.
I look on this resolution as one which
q altogether too full of traffic for this
house 10 engage in. II Is not right for the
representatives Of the people TO get down
and engage In trade with the states cor
porations or say corporation from any
other state. II they want TO come here,
let them come. but without our invitation.
II IL utterly beneath the dignity Of this
house 10 invite anybody TO come into this
state"
Mr. Hall of Bib dnterrupting with a
oresfionl: IT would ask the gentleman
II this legislature ought to invite this
corporation which. ever since II has Nen
n GEORGIA. has been here in defiance OF
the laws OF the state. 10 bring anything
into this state?''
Mr. Alexander: Certainly not. was
passing over that phase OF the matter al
together, however, hoping to bring the at
tention Of this house to what IL should
not violate its dignity by doing"
MACON VS.. ATLANTA.
Mr. Ellis OF Bib interrupted with an
amendment to the resolution. striking out
the word Atlanta" and inserting in lieu
thereof the word Macon" (Laughter).
Mr.. Alexander: 1T might also be
amended by inserting the word 'humbly
before invite hope that somebody viii
move 20 table this resolution"
Mr. Boyd OF Spaiding moved to table.
ard the resolution was so disposed OF by
an Overwhelming viva vOce vote. And the
legislature OF Georgia placed itself on
record as independent Of corporations. II
they want 20 come to this state, they may
come.
TO KEEP VITAL STATISTICS.
The bIli by Rr. Hardman OF Jackson,
creating and requiring county records of
deaths and births. came UP for passage.
Arguing for the bin. Mr. Hardman said
that the records OF dogs births, II they
Be valuable dogs. and Of other animals.
are better kept than the same records
OF human beings. and that there are some
dogs with better pedigrees than men.
such a record. argued DR.. Hardman,
would be necessary for the enforcement
o. the proposed child labor laws or to
carry out the provisions Of tbs compul-
sorry education laws now being consid-
cred.
such a record. he continued. would les
sen the danger OF intermarriage between
the races. for the parents and lineage Of
both parties 10 the marriage would either
be on record or shrouded in forbiddins
obscurity.
DR. Hardman further pointed out that
two million people die every ten years
Of preventable diseases. and the record
Of deaths. showing as IL would the cause
q each. would serve to bring the avoida-
Die dangers besetting them before the
minds OF the people.
BIRTHS WORTH Is CENTS.
Answering a question as TO why a fee
OF Is cents should be charged for a birth
record, DR.. Hardman replied that a legal
record OF a child's birth should be worth
q quarter. especially when marriage IL
canses cost more than that.
But the bill. though II Is concededly one
of the most sensible measures ever laid
before the general assembly, was lost
Cor want Of n constitutional majority. The
vote on Il was s. ayes to 90 nays. Nine
ty-three ayes-the majority Of the house
membership. were necessary for its pass
age The bill will doubtless be recon
eidered later.
bin by Mr.. Johnson OF Barlow to
exempt certain farm products from tax
alton, involving a constitutional amend
ment. came back 10 the house with the
favorable recommendation OF the commit
tee on general agriculture and was about
20 be put for it's passage when Mr.. Hall