The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-13
THE LEGISLATURE HAS ADJOURNED

carry the amount to considerably
over $5,O00,000 The appropriation
for the Georgia Tech is increased from
100000 to $4,000. The School for the
Deaf gets $4,000 instead of $4,000,
This was an Increase of $500 over
the amounts Originally recommended.
The UniversiAv Of Georgia gets S37.-
500 instead If $500. The State
Normal School gets an increase from
$4,000 to $4,000. The State College
of Agriculture gets 100000, of which
$4,000 is to be used for extension
work, which viii bring its benefits
closer to the people in their own
homes. There was no change in the
appropriation for the common schools
of the state. That appropriation re-
mains at $2,250 for 1910 and $2,500,-
900 for 1911.
IN view Of the sensational charges
against the management of the Geor-
gia State Sanitarium at Milledgeyille,
contained in the official report Of the
investigating committee recently Civ
en- out by Governor Brown, the house
passed resolution by Mr.. Henderson
of Irwin, calling for an investigation
by a joint committee of the general
assembly to further look into these
alleged Irregularities. The senate
passed the resolution without debate,
thus making investigation sure. Fol
lowing the action of the house and
senate in passing the resolution for
legislative investigation of the state
sanitarium for the insane at Milledge-
vile, the following committee was
named by President Slaton and by
Speaker Holder: lSenators Mclean,
Longley, Conley and Griffith; Repre-
sentatives Henderson of Irwin, NEGRO
ry of Schley, Brown of Fulton, Cars
well Of Wilkinson, Tuggle Of Troup,
Baker Of Lumpkin and Brown of Muir
ray.
Taxes on the manufacture and sale
Of near beer in Georgia are to,,be lev
led for the next two years in accord
ance with the Price substitute for the
Alexander section of the general tax
act The Price substitute, which, under
the action of house, becomes the la !
for near beer taxes, provides a tax Of
81 900 on manufacturers and $500 on
retailers of near beer. 1t also con-
taius stringent regulations, the most
important of which is that no near
beer shall be sold except in towns
Of over $500 inhabitants.
It was finally agreed by both houses
to fix the tax on all soda fountain
sirups at one-fourth of one per cent
on gross receipts This was consider
ed victory by both sides, by one be-
cause it was material reduction in
the tax, and by the other because it
ic al Oh cd Sfnh 1ich hn TIL
Of a gross receipt tax.
The senate, by a vote of 35 to 0,
passed the employers liability bill by
Mr.. White of Screven, just as it came
from the house. The bill gives en-
ployees engaged in hazardous occu.
pations the right to recover for injury
and relatives the right to recover for
such employees death, even in cases
where they are guilty of contributory
provided they exercise or
binary care.
The bill to increase the governors
staff from thirty to fifty, as fixed by
the senate, was tabled
The senate passed without opposi-
ton the bill by Mr.. Upshaw of Doug
las, already passed by the house, pro-
viding that where a confederate vet
eran drawing a pension, dies after
such pension has accrued or become
due and before payment is made by
the state, such pension shall be paid
by the pension commissioner to the
widow of said deceased veteran. An
amendment by Senator Gates, provid-
ing for payment of pensions to widows
in similar cases of death prior to the
passage of the bill, was adopted by
the senate.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the joint resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of COM
mission to investigate and report a
bill to revise and amend the tax laws
Of the state. The senate further
amended the resolution so as to pro-
vide for payment Of per diems and
expenses of the members
The senate passed the house bill
by Mr. Johnston of Batsow, which for
feits the license and right to do bust
ness in the state of any foreign in
surance company which removes a
suit brought against it in the state
courts to the United States courts.
The bill was amended so as not to in.
terfere with suits which may be
brought by the insurance companies
to protect theiR loan contracts or 9TH
er debts due them in Georgia.
The senate, by vote of "a to /,
concurred in the house amendment
providing for election of county school
commissioners by the people. The
amendment is such as to require all
those who wish to become candidates
to stand the prescribed examination.
The original senate bill exempted from
examination those with diplomas and
certificates from higher educational
institutions.
The senate MASKED nv vote IF %