The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-08-10
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE

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including a few slight amendments.
The amendments reduced the size OF
towns in which separate windows
must be maintained for mileage
books and straight tickets from 5000
to 1000 population, and gave the rail
roads until December /, 1911, to in
stall the windows instead of until 30
days after the passage Of the bill. The
| bill requires that separate windows
must be maintained, or mileage pulled
on trains, or not more than 2 cents
a mile shall be charged, If the rail-
roads refuse to grant mileage.
If the Recommendation of the public
buildings committee Of the house IS
followed, there win be a sale instead
of lease Of the executive mansion.
This was the decision made by ma
jority of one. 1t is provided that it
will be offered for sale to the highest
bidder, the upshot price being $40O,-
600. The question caused considera-
BILE discussion in the committee. Mr..
Hooper Alexander opposed sale, be-
lieving it would be a better policy to
retain ownership and grant a long
lease on the property Joe Hill Hall
and Representative Fullbright OF
Burke urged the leasing of the prop
erty. Finally, it was decided to recon-
mend sale, but fix an upshot price.
Mr.. Hall was requested to draw res
olution expressing the sentiment OF
the committee. At the recent bidding
on the. property the highest purchase
price offered was $4,000
Lost - The womans lawyer bill.
Lacking only eight votes of the con-
stitutional majority of SO required for
its passage, the bill admitting women
to practice law in Georgia fell short
in the house of representatives, with
IS votes in it's favor and " polled
against it. The majority of those
present were for it. The debate pre-
ceding the vote and the explanations
of votes lasted for nearly five hours,
the record debate for this session.
Representative R. N. Hardeman pre-.
sided as Speaker Holder took the
floor in behalf Of the bill Able men
spoke for and against the measure.
The galleries while not filled contain
ed more women spectators than have
been present at any previous session
and many remained until the result
of the vote had been announced.
The bill of Senator ]. H. Felker OF
the Twenty-seventh district, which
makes the possession of Federal Il.
cense in blind tiger case prima IA
Gle evidence Of guilt. was passed by
the senate by vote of 20 to IL. The
bill caused lively discussion between
the author of the bill and Senator
Roberts of the Thirty-sixth district,
and chairman of the general judiciary
committee, which reported the bill adj
versely.
A ten-hour day, with virtually no
exceptions for cotton and wooden mills
in Georgia, was enacteA by the house
of representatives. IL provides that
no employee in textile industries, ex-
cepting mechanicians and those hav
ing direct care of the property shall
be worked more than ten hours on
any. day and makes an infringement
on the part of the employer punisha-
BILE as for a misdemeanor. The bill
was introduced by Mr. Taryer of
Whitfield and the author led the fight
for it on the floor. There was little
opposition per Sc, but objections were
registered on the ground of imper-
factions in the composition of the
measure. An effort was made to have
it referred back to the committee for
perfection, but it failed on vote of
\ 70 to &c.: On final passage the bin
received 1913 to 40. Under the exist
i ing law the persons affected may be
worked eleven hours day or sixty
six hours week. This enables them
to make up time" during five days of
the week for a Saturday half holiday,
or work for time lost by accident or
otherwise. TIL Tearver bill permits of
no such arrangement, each day being
unit in the calculation of the pro-
i posed law.
Bills Fassed in House.
The following local bills were pass
ed in the house:
| BY Messrs. Ashley and Converse of
Lowndes-To amend charter of Val
i dosta.
BY Messrs. Ashley and Converse of
Lownes-To permit the city of Val
dosta to give $4,000 a year to the
South Georgia Normal, Agricultural
and Mechanical college.
BY Mr.. Redwine of Fayette-To Gre
ate new charter for Fayetteville.
BY Senator Crawford of the Twen-
ty-fourth-A bill to provide that all
guardians whose wards estates do not
exceed $500 will not be required to
make annual reports to the ordinary.
The following bills were passed:
BY Senator Shingler of the Tenth
A bill to regulate the compensation
of state bank eaximners in proportion
to the amount inspected.
BY Mr.. Thompson of Madison-To
amend charter of Hull.