The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-08-10
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS IN SEES
SION IN ATLANTA ARE
DOING.
SUMMARY OF The WEEK
New Bills Introduced and Passed IN
the Senate and in the
House.
Atlanta.

Atlanta.
The senate expended more than an
hour and half on the question of
whether or not the city court Of Cor
dele should be abolished by the leg
islature or the matter left in the
hands of the people The bill, which
was passed in the house several days
ago, provoked a lively discussion in
the senate, and was finally passed as
amended by the special judiciary COM
mittee of the senate. The amendment
provides that the bill shall go before
the people before becoming effective,
and was passed by vote of 81 to 18.
BY an almost unanimous vote, the
house committee on constitutional
amendments approved the bill making
provision for the removal of the state
capitol to Macon. Several members
who voted favorably reserved the right
to oppose the measure on the floor Of
the house, taking the ground that the
matter should be permitted to reach
the floor out of courtesy to the Cen
| trail City.
Chapter one of the prohibition fight
in the Georgia legislature of 1911 was
concluded after three hours of dramat-
ic filibustering, the Tippins anti-near
beer bill gaining second reading. Err
cepting the special order and tire ap-
preparation bill--the car of the stu
ation-it is now in shape to come up
for a third reading and final consider
aitno. This might happen, by some
| rare turn of events. 1t all depends
upon maneuvering. If it does reach a
vote it will be passed by a substan-
tial majority in the house; but before
it reaches vote, the whole prohibit
ton question will be opened and then
passed on again. The friends of the
bill insist that they will leave moth
ing undone calculated to force the
measure to final passage. They won
once, but more fighting is ahead.
The prohibition fight is on in the
Georgia legislature, 1t will be the
leading subject for Maneuvering, If
not of discussion, during much, if not
all, the remaining portion of this
years session. There was mild sug-
gestion Of the pending conflict when
a filibuster prevented the second read
ing of the Tippins bill, RELOCATING near
beer to the positively unlawful Those
who oppose strict prohibition will now
show their hand by putting forth as
their card bill sponsored by Joe Hill
Hall, representative from Bibb, legal
izing beer saloons, and providing for
the establishment Of package houses"
under restricted local option. The
fight will center around the follow
ing: The second reading of the Tip
pins bill; the Hall substitute; the
passage of the Tippins bill. The Tip
pins bill was in line for second read
ing. The debate on the woman-lawyer
| bill had not proceeded thirty minutes
before it was evident that those pro
longing the discussion didn't care a
rap whether that measure was recon
sidered or not. They didn't want the
second reading of bills" notation in
the regular schedule of business to be
reached. It was not reached.
In order that a sufficient mainte'
nance fund may be provided for the
additional inmates now in the institu-
ton, the appropriations committee OF
the house of representatives voted to
recommend an appropriation of $780,.
600 to the state sanitarium at Milledge-
Vile, an increase of $4,000 over last
year. The appropriation is available
| in 1928. The committee also voted
for an appropriation of $4,000 to the
state agricultural college at Athens,
an increase Of $4,000, which is to be
used for maintenance and carrying on
the extension work. The Georgia
School of Technology was voted an
increase of $4,000 for maintenance
over the sum of $4,000 appropriated
last year. The state university at
Athens was appropriated $57,5O0 for
maintenance, an increase of 100000
over last year. Other appropriations
favorably acted upon by the commit
tee were as follows: Georgia Normal
and Industrial college, $4,000, an in
crease of $500. Academy for the
Blind, $4,000, an increase of $1,000
oNrmal School at Athens, $4,000 for
1928. Deaf and Dump academy
$4,000. Farmers Institutes, $4,000
each. Third District Agricultural
school, $4,000 for a new building.