The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-08-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS IN SEES
SION IN ATLANTA ARE
DOING.
SUMMARY or The WEEK
New Bills introduced and Passed In
the Senate and in the
House.
Atlanta

Atlanta
| Despite the vigorous attempts at
economy, an appropriation bill, larger
than any ever passed BEIGE, was
adopted by the house of representa-
tives after fight extending over two
and one-half days and taking up five
sessions. The measure appropriates
for 1912 the sum of $5,SS3,714. This
Is more than 100000 greater than
the total appropriations for the year.
If bills providing special appropria-
lions recommended by the committee
are passed, the present house will I'M
dertake expenditures aggregating more
! than $6,000,000 for the coming year.
The bill as finally passed represents
/ total appropriations amounting to ap-
proximately 100000 more than it did
as 1t came from Chairman NOEL
reath's committee One of these items
IAN addition of 100000 to the pub
lie school fund-was fought most Wig
orously by the chairman and others;
another-$37 500 for the insurance of
the public buildings belong to the
state-was not anticipated until it was
urged informally by Gov. Hoke Smith.
The general education bill, introduc-
ed by Mr.. Beck Of Brooks, and draft
ed by the State School Teachers as
ISOLATION, passed the senate by vote
Of SO to 5.
| The Tippins anti-near beer bill--the
Banqou's ghost Of the present legisla-
ture-will not down. 1t still threatens
the peace of the general assembly.
The latest move, according to the un-
dercurrent reports of the house, is to
muster three-fourtns vote which
could override the rules committee
and bring the measure to a vote.
It is not improbable that the great
est fight Of the present legislative
session will come over the appropriar
ton bill, consideration of which was
was begun. There were clear indica-
tons of intention on the part of many
members to try and cut the appropria-
lions to the bone. Mr.. Alexander of
DeKalb sounded the first note of econ
omy, and he was joined Immediately
by Mr.. Hall Of Bib. 1t may be that
an effort will be made to lower the
public school appropriation, though the
bill carries no increase over the pres
ent year. Fights will be made on all
large increases to state institutions.
In a report the house committee
on the Soldiers home gives that insti-
tuition and its managers an absolute
clean bill of health.
In a fifty-minute extended session,
the house passed the Wimberly game
bill virtually as it came from the COM
mittee. If it gets through the senate
and is approved by the governor, 1t
will be among the most stringent laws
on the subject prevailing in the South.
It provides for the creation Of the Of
fice of state game commissioner,
whose salary will be $4,000 year and
who will have general supervision of
the enforcement Of the laws protect
ing fish and anne. He will be appoint
ed by the governor and in turn will
name a game warden for each county
Of the state. The department will be
supported by fees paid for hunting Ii
censes. These will cost 81 for coun-
ty or SO for the entire state. Non-res-
idents SIS.
After a lively fight the bill of SEN
ator Felker, to amend the constitu-
ton so as to increase the salaries of
Judges Of the supreme, superior and
appellate courts and the attorney gen
eral was lost. by the vote of 10 to 81.
The bill to allow the railroads to
grant free passes to the sheriffs of
Georgia for official trips was passed,
as amended, by a vote of SS to TO-
The bill was drafted at a recent meet
ing OF the sheriffs Of Georgia, and was
introduced by Senators Culbreth, Dick
erson and Cromartie. AS originally
drafted it provided that the governor
should have the power of giving the
passes, but this clause was amended
so that the sheriffs would be COM
PEELED to obtain them directly from tne
railroads.
Judge Harris conservation bill, in
GLIDING in it provision against the in
discriminate shooting and trapping Of
game birds, approved by the Georgia
Conservative Congress, and sponsored
by Senators Copelan and Davis, was
passed by the vote of q to IL.
The resolution Of Senator Graham,
which provides for visit to the state
academy of the blind by committee
of both houseS, was passed.
After several days and nights Of
hard labor, the house committee on
reapportionment reached an agree
ment on the bill redistricting the state
so as to provide for the creation of a
new Twelfth Congressional district.
The twelve districts as arranged by
the committee and the population of
The following bills were passed.
BY Senator Cromartee Of the Third