Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
HOUSE OUTLAWS
f. TRADING STAMPS
Bill Enacted to Prohibit and Pen
alize the Giving Away of Trad
ing stamps-Illegal to Give
With Purchases.

When the house convened Thursday
morning, Mr.. Lewis OF Hancock moved
reconsideration of the bill turned down
by the house, Wednesday, to authorize
juries to assess punishment In criminal
cases, and argued his motion.
Mr.. WohIwender OF Muscogee support
ed the argument of Mr.. Lewis, but Mr..
Ault Of Pike. following the gentleman
from Muscogee, antagonized the purpose
OF the bill and opposed reconsideration.
Mr.. Ault was frequently challenged. The
debate caught the interest of the house.
Hypothetical cases were dealt with. But
the house wanted to vote and get 1t over
with, and the call for the previous ques-
ton was sustained without a dissenting
vote. The motion TO reconsider was lost
rs ayes and 90 nays.
Consent TO recommit several bills was
obtained, and a number of new bills were
read. Reports of committees turned back
to the house a number of bills with re-
commentators for action.
TRADING STAMPS OUTLAwED.
The house took up the bill of Messrs.
Vinson of Baldwin and Darlington oil
Richmond, prohibiting the giving away
Of trading stamps. Mr.. Roberts OF
Dodge spoke in favor of the bill. The
previous question was called, and the
bill, recommended by the special Judlc-
larry committee for passage by substl-
tute, was adopted by committee substi-
tute-11S to nothing.
The bill thus enacted by the house
bids fair to become law, as bill similar
in the main to the one in the mouse
was adopted by the senate Wednesday.
AS enacted by the house, the trading
stamp bill makes ii unlawful "for any
person. firm or corporation to issue or
give away in connection with the sale
Of any article of goods any stamp COM
monty known as trading stamp OF
other like device which would entitle
the holder thereof to receive from some
other person or party than the vendor
any indefinite or undescribed thing, the
nature or value of which is unknown. 10
the purchaser at the time or purchase
OF said article Of goods" Penalty for
violation as a misdemeanor Is provided
under section 1899, volume 8, OF the
code.
The bin as enacted apparently does
not interfere with the giving away OF
rebate tickets with purchases, but Is d.
rected against the syndicating or trade
stamps by associations of retailers.
The bill by Messrs Hardman and
.1o..er of jackson and Vinson of Bald
win, TO provide for the registration OF
deaths in the state, which came up TOT
passage, was tabled temporarily at the
instance Of Mr.. Hardman, till an amend
ment can be perfected which will In
clude registration OF births In the re-
|ouirements Of the bill.
THE BILL is ADOPTED.
The house, by a vote Of 1O4 to H.
adopted the bill of Mr.. Johnson Of Bar
tow, which puts foreign insurance COM
panies doing business in Georgia on
parity with the home companies by Tor
bidding them to transfer suits against
them to the United States courts. The
bill, recommended by the special judic-
iary for passage as amended, was
amended by the committee to provide
tnat for violation of the law the com
missioner of insurance shall revoke the
state license Of the company for a
period OF two years (instead of ten, as
the bill originally provided,) or such
longer period OF time as he sees fit. The
substitute enacted also provides that II
any insurance company brings suit In
the United States court against any citi-
zen of this state the provision for with
| drawal of the license skall be effective
RENEWAL OF LICENSES.
An amendment by Mr.. Barkesdale o
Wilkes, providing for renewal of licenses
by the commissioner Of insurance, whei
lost on a technicality, was voted down
The motion of Mr. Hill of Monroe, t
| table, was lost. The vote on agreeing
to the report of the committee was s6 t
| 16, and the bill was passed by substi
| tute, 1O4 to IL.
Several local bills were passed.
The bill by Messrs. Mcmahon of Clarke
and Slade and Wahlwender of Muscogee
to make 1t lawful for street railway com
panies to grant free transportation to pc
licemen and firemen, amended by Mr.
Alexander Of Fulton, to include sanitar!
! and waterworks inspectors, was adopted
as amended. by a vote of ia to 4.
TO PREVENT SPLITTING.
The anti-tuberculosis bill of Mr.. Brow
| of Fulton, to require cuspidors in en-
| closed public places, prohibit splitting Il
street cars or on the streets, require Gus
pidors in railway coaches and that thos
coaches be kept in sanitary condition
meeting the approval OF the state boar
of health, and providing misdemeano
penalties for it's violation, was strangel
enough defeated though 1t obtained tn
votes of the majority of those voting
1 IS ayes to 43 nays. The constitutional ma
/ jority required on all bills is SO votes
! and the anti-tuberculosis bill was pu
/ down and out-at least temporarily-fo
the lack OF five votes.
| An amendment by Mr.. Tuggle OF IrouI
to substitute the words prosecuting at
| torney'' for district attorney" wa
carried as was also an amendment t
the bills caption by Mr.. McElreath O
Fulton. But they were both lost imme
\ diateIy afterward with the main bill.
Mr.. Porter of Floyd, opposed the enact
ment of this bill. He and Mr.. Brown o
| Fulton CDR. George Brown, were Tn
| only speakers in debate on the Dill. Nj
Porter said that he is in favor OF stamp
ing out the white plague, but he oil
not agree with the measures carried o
the bill. ST am against a law or thi
sort, general in its character and az
plvinR to urban and rural districts alike,
said Mr.. Porter. Mr.. Porter declare
that he is willing to vote for the apprc
priation of any amount of money 10 mel
| stamp out tuberculosis, but he was ol
posed TO employing the whole machlner
| Of the courts to convict a man who mar
mems 10 miss the spittoon. II am opposed
he said, Ito our spending $40 or gov Oh u,
states money in order to collect - OF
In fines.
BARBER BILL UP.
The barber BILL" by Mr.. Brown OF Fui
ton. which came up for passage wa
| tabled temporarily at the instance OF Nj
Hartman of Jackson. This bill Is 10 reg
| uiate the practice of the occupation
barber. insure sanitary conditions In par
Der shops, to prevent the spreading Q
disease. to provide for the registratio
Of barberS. to estaDllSn