Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-02
HOUSE KILLS BILL TO
EXEMPT FARM PRODUCTS
Begin Debate on Adopting the
! Committees Favorable Re-
port on Education

Back into the arena the compulsory
education bill in the house of represen-
tatives was brought Friday afternoon just
before the close of the morning session
Of the house.
A report of the rules committee, set
ting the bill for a special order some
time next week when other matters are
disposed Of brought the bill into the
house. On the question of adoption the
resolution of the rules committee the
fight for and against compulsory educa-
ton broke out afresh when Mr. Harde-
man of jefferson. an antagonist of the
measure, obtained recognition and argued
from that moment till adjournment
against listening to the bill any more.
Mr.. Hardeman, by holding the floor at
adjournment, obtained the right to re-
sumo his argument at the afternoon ses-
sion.
This, and the definite defeat of the farm
products tax exemption bill by the first
direct vote II has ever received, were the
features of the house proceedings Fri
day morning.
After a sharp passage of debate be-
tween Representative Persons of Monroe
and Representative Hall of Bibb, the bill
of the former, defeated Thursday after
noon, to allow the state to contribute to
the support Of county high schools, was
reconsldered, and Will Therefore come up
once more in the house. 1t was lost
Thursday afternoon for want of con-
stitutionaI majority. receiving 10 less
votes than it needed.
Mr.. Persons argued every point of his
motion. Mr.. Hall of Bibb, following him,
challenged the precedent of the consti-
tutional convention of 1866 as unworthy.
You got the idea from that convention,
which was made up of nothing but ne
groes and scaIawags," he said.
Mr.. Persons argument won by a mar
row margin, the vote being so to 81.
The house passed a bill by Mr.. Vim
son of Baldwin, authorizing the trus-
tess Of the state sanitarium to estab-
lish a training school at that tnstitu-
tion for nurses, and to award diplo-
mas.
WIDOWS BILL LOST.
bill by Mr.. Baker of Lumpkin, to
make the costs of a widows applica-
tion for a years support payable out
of the whole estate instead Of by her.
self, was lost by a vote of 81 to rs.
A resolution of sympathy by Mr..
Darlington Of Richmond, extending the
condolences of the house to Represent
alive ]. B. Roberts of Dodge. was in
troduced, reading as follows:
Whereas, the Hon. ]. B. Roberts, a
member of this house from the coun-
ty Of Dodge, has sustained a sad and
irreparable loss in the death of his
father, Judge D NJ. Roberts, which
death occurred in the city Of Atlanta
on July %, 1910;
Therefore, be 1t resolved by the
house Of representatives of Georgia,
that the sincere and genuine sympathy
Of this body be extended the Hon. ].
M. Roberts in his great loss"
A resolution by Mr.. Daniel, of Cobb
county, was adopted, extending the priv
ileges of the floor of the house to Hon. T
]. Hardage, a member with the present
United States Senator A. s. Clay in the
house 20 years ago from Cobb county
The bill of Mr.. MacIntyre, Of Thomas,
to limit appeals, was indefinitely post
poned by vote of 81 to IS.
FARM BILL DEFEATED
The farm products exemption bill of
Mr. Johnson, of Barlow, came up next
and for the first time in its career came
to a direct vote, meeting defeat in the
vote of SO for to % against. so members
not voting at all. This bill now bears in
dorsements covering a long period Of ex-
perience in the house. A motion by Mr.
Hall, of Bib, to table it was defeated
by vote of Sc to 81 before the question
of it's passage came to vote Mr.. Alex
ander. of DeKalb. spoke for it, and Mr.
Johnson, of Barlow, argued for It, Mr.
Hall. of Bib; Mr.. Redding of Pike, and
Mr. Heard, of Dooly, voiced the argument
against It.
The whole fight for and against COM
pulsory education broke out again on the
report Of the rules committee to make
the bill a special order after certain other
educational bills are disposed of. Mr.
Hardeman, of jefferson, an antagonist of
this bill, obtained the floor at 1880 o'clock
to argue against the report of the rules
committee. He talked till the hour of
adjournment at 1 o'clock, and will re-
sumo the floor as the first speaker Fri
day afternoon.
He denied that he was f1libustering. He
said 1t is his constitutional right to fill
buster, and If he were INDUCING in 1t he
would not be ashamed TO admit it, He
said that he does not care If the press OF