Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-10
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House, Voted Appropriation to
Build Negro Annex and Tuber-
culosis Hospital at Milledgeville
Bills Passed in Night Session.

, The most generally discussed measure
dealt with by the house Friday after
noon was the bill introduced by Messrs
Vinson OF Baldwin and Lovejoy OF Troup
1t called for an appropriation of $26.SOo
for the state reformatory and state farm
at Mnledgeville. one-hah to be used for
the building a negro. reformatory. and
One-half for a tuberculosis hospital. The
men who advocated the bill made argu-
ments that under present conditions
whites and blacks were compelled to 1.-Two
together, and that healthy inmates were
not properly protected from contact with
those suffering from tuberculosis and
other terrible diseases. Those who OPP
posed the bill declared that conditions
were not one-tenth as bad as painted. The
bill was amended to carry an appropria-
ton. OF 5000 and then passed by vote
of 100 to 81. . dr..
RAPED MACON RECORDER.
Mr.. Joe Hill Hall succeeded in get
ting the house to pass his bill curtailing
the powers of the recorder of Macon. Mr..
Hall said he had been struck with horror
on finding that the recorder had power
to impose fines of $500 and 90 days on
the changing in addition for violations
OF municipal ordinances. The man had
as much power as a superior court judge,
said Mr.. Hall. He admitted that the may
or and council OF Macon and one preach
err OF Macon opposed curtailment of the
recorders power. but said these men did
not represent the people of Macon. Evans
OF Bibb was against It. too. Ellis of Bib
stood with Mr.. Hall. The bill was passed
by a vote OF 100 to I, and cut the re-
corder's power down so that he could
impose only a fine of 800 and send TO the
gang for 90 days.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
A considerable amount of business was
transacted Friday night.
A bill introduced by Hardman Of Jack
son and Gastley OF Habersham was pass
ed almost unanimously requiring diph-
liberia antitoxin TO be sent out by the
state board OF health and kept constantly
on hand by the county ordinaries through
out Georgia for treating charity pa
tients. trt.u
A number OF bills were passed affecting
the city OF Savannah. introduced by Mr..
Anderson OF Chatham. One authorized
city having more than $4,000 inhabitants
and less than 1900 TO cooperate with
the county In which 1t Is located to erect
tuberculosis sanitarium. Another gave
such a city a right to certain sanitary
protective powers in the county. Another
permitted the regulation OF discontin-
uance Of the drainage system, fixed draiI'
rights OF way and made legal any such
actions previously taken.
The followingf bills were also passed:
BY Mr. McMichRel OF Marion-To legal
ize certain stock fences.
BY Mr.. Boyd Of spalding and McMi-
chael of Butts-To permit Griffin to use
the state encampment ground for park
purposes.
Mr.. Hooper Alexander's bill creating the
ONCE of assistant state librarian in ad-
dition to present officers. and giving the
new assistant a salary of $3.50 annually
was approved by 100 to o.
| A bill was passed providing for the ex-
change with other states of public rec
ords