Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-02
GIVE COMPULSORY
EDUCATION BILL
ONE CHANCE MORE
House Votes Monday on Re-
sCinding Its Defeat of Com
mittee Report Setting Bill As
Special Order
Mr.. HARDEMAN OPPOSES
THIS ACTION BY MEMBERS

At IL o'clock Tuesday morning, I'm the
house of representatives. the compul-
sorry education bill will get a test vote
when the full house knows the vote Is
to be taken-at IL o'clOck-on the rules
committee report setting the bill for a
special order, which requires a three
fourths vote to pass.
This action was decided upon by the
house Monday morning by vote of 65 to
So. when with that vote the house adopt
ed the motion of Mr.. Wright, of Floyd.
after refusing to change it, to set the
rules committee report for consideration
at IL o'clock Tuesday morning.
The fight started before II o'clock
when Mr.. Littleton. of Richmond who
had already given notice OF his intent
to do so, moved reconsideration of the
action of the house in defeating the
rules committees report setting the COM
pulsory education bill for a special or
der. After some debate the motion to
reconsider prevailed by vote OF IS to
A.
Mr.. Anderson, of Chatham, moved
adoption Of the resolution, but Mr.
Wright, of Floyd, moved as a substitute
that 1t be set for consideration at a
time def1nite-i. e., at IL o'clock Tuesday
morning.
HARDEMAN OPPOSES 1T.
Mr. Hardeman, of Jefferson, opposed
the motion in a vigorous speech. AS he
was speaking two amendments were Of
fered-one by Mr.. Vinson, of Baldwin,
to set it for consideration on August 3,
the day before adjournment, and the
other by Mr.. White, of Screven, to set
1t on August IL, two days after ad-
journment, or equivalent to postponing
it indefinitely.
Mr.. Hardeman said that the bill has
no chance of becoming the law Of Geor-
gia, even IL every member of the gen.
eral assembly votes for it. Mr.. Wright
moved to table the whole subject. This
was lost by q vote of "a to S.
Mr.. Wright then argued for the resolu-
ton. He said that he admitted the frank
ness of the gentleman from Jefferson
(Mr. Hardeman) in at last admitting
that he was f1libustering to prevent the
passage of the bill. Mr.. Hardeman chal-
lenged this, whereupon Mr.. Wright said
he understood the gentleman to say that
he would take advantage of the rules of
the house to prevent the passage of the
bill. and quoted Mr.. Hrademan as having
defined "filibustering" as being just that.
Mr.. Hardeman did not reply.
NEVER HAD FULL VOTE
This house knows that we have never
had the vote Of full attendance on this
BILL" said Mr.. Wright. He said that on
the first vote 40 members were absent,
and on the second vote over so were alb
sent.
The White, of Screven, amendment was
lost by vote of AZ to IS. The Vinson, Of
Baldwin, amendment was lost by viva
voce vote. The Wright resolution was
adopted by vote of IS to g.
Mr.. Hall, of Bibb, arose to inquire the
effect of the resolution, and was told that
it set the rules committee report for a
vote at a definite time, giving everybody
full notice.
1.-THE minority of this house who are
opposed to this BILL" said he, ''have got
II in their power to check the business
of this house to defeat the measure.
don't think the bill is worth stopping
everything like that"