Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-16
HOUSE WON'T VOTE
FOR HIGHER WAGES
Turns Down Bill to Increase Sala-
ries of Supreme Court Stenog-
raphers-Asks President for
More Consuls From South.

Mr. Hardeman of Jefferson when the
house of representatives convened Tues
day morning, requested leave of absence
for !. the house members of the McLen-
don Legislative Investigating committee.
Mr. Wright of, Floyd, intTodueedea res
olution providing for joint committee
of twos9 from the house and one from the
senate, to- investigate the advisability and
cost of improving the states property
Oh the right of way of the W. and A
Z railroad in the heart of Atlanta and
report to the next session. The resolution
was referred to the committee on w. and
A railroad, over the objection of Mr..
Anderson of Chatham. who Believed that
Ii should go to the committee on public
property.
On motion of; Mr. johnson of Barlow,
the bill to exempt certain farm products
from taxation wis taken from the COM
mittee on constitutional amendments and
referred to the comittee on general ag-
riculture s'-
HOUSE EXPRESSES SYMPATHY.
Resolutions introduced by Mr.. McCurry
of Hart, and Boyd OF Spaldlng, were
adopted expressing the sympathy of the
house to representative d. S, Macarthur Of
Montgomery, upon the death of his in
FAINT child. Frf tt't
The senate, in a message, notified the
house resolutions, which are now effect
i've: -t-
To Invite Luther Burbank, Of Santa
Rosa Cal, to include the cotton plant in
his experiments. |
To direct the states representatives in
congress to support measures requiring
the collection of statistics by the nation
al government upon cotton in warehouses
such as now collected upon future cotton
crops, so that the farmer may stand at
equal advantage with, the buyer of cotton.
To authorize certain minor changes In
the inscription on the Oglethorpe monu-
ment at Savannah. aa ..
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED. -.
A number of new bills were introduced
and read the FIRST time. Others were
taken up for third reading and passage
On the measure of Messrs. Roberts,
McMichael, Sheppard and Hardeman, to
nix the salaries of stenographers of SUI
preme court justices at not more than
81, 900, require them to be lawyers, and
designate them as law secretaries, was
almost lost by the viva voce vote. before
its friends could call for division. Saw
ing the bill by that call, at least Temporal
rily, they Immediately set about convert
ing the house majority to their view of
its Importance. Those who spoke, and
each of whom was frequently challenged,
were Messrs. McAIichael of Marion. Rob-
erts of Dodge Heard of Dooly (agains),
and Sheppard Of Sumter. The previous
question was called and sustained. The
roll was called for the aye and nay vote
on agreeing to the report Of the commit
tee, which had unanimously recommend
ed the passage of the bill. The vote on
this preliminary question was SO ayes and
l0S nays. The report of the committee
was therefore rejected, and the bill was
lost. ,.-- 10t5s1 .-as. ...
MORE SOUTHERN C0NSULS.
Another running fight came up on the
senate resolution.sto pemorialize the ma
ttonal administration for the appointments
of moreo consults roSrom the south, that
the cotton interests OF this section may
be more intimately represented abroad.
Mr.. Hardman of jackson spoke for the
resolution Mr.. Persons of Monroe oppos-
ed IT, designating It an attempt at boot
licking" and declaring himself for the
principle that Ito the victor belong the
spoils" Mr.. MiddIebrooks of Newton OPP
posed It. The previous. question, called and
sustained, cut short further debate. \
motion to table the resolution was lost.
The house adopted the resolution
amendments and concured with the sem
ate in the resolution by vote of So TO
80. IS
Several senate bills and resolutions were
read for the first time, and at 1910 o'clock
the house adjourned. r"