Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-05
EDUCATION ROW
IS Up IN SENATE

For the purpose of forestallng a court
fight over the appointments on the state
board of education, Senator Beauchamp
today put the entire matter up to the
state senate in open session. His action
was in the form of a resolution request
ing Governor Brown to send the senate
the executive minutes recording the Hoke
Smith appointments of Setember 26 1911,
so that some definite action could ba
taken The resolution, which will pro-
woke discussion, will be acted upon to-
morrow.
According to Senator Beauchamp the
controversy has taken a legal turn and
unless the senate acts definitely the mat
ter is sure to go to the courts He as
serts that it is up TO the senate to con-
ilrm or reject the Smith appointments
officers May be Ousted.
Several senators believe that failure
to consider any educational board APP
pointment will mean that incumbents
Or. Jere NJ. Pound. J. C. Langston, T. l.
Wonfter and Walter F. Steed, will he
discharged automatically, and Governor
Brown can make what appointments he
mill Others assume that the Smith an
pointments will stick under these crcum-
stances. All agree that the courts will
get the row unless the senate acts
8laIock Takes Floor.
Aroused over what he termed the nm
Just personal ata cks of the fertilizer man
ufacturers, Senator A. 0. BIalock. can
dldate for commissioner of agriculture
and author of the bill to prohibit the use
or arthclal hller In fertilizers, today.
1kened the advertisements of Atlanta
fertilizer dealers to dime novels
There has been a return to the vel
. q in rryi,
ishing cream colored pamphlet in his
hand
Senator Blalocks outburst came as
result of a newspaper controversy over
the filler bill that has been raging be-
tween Blalock on one side and the At
! lanta dealers on the other for several
weeks. The filler bill. with a mass Of
amendments and one substitute. came IN
for passage in the upper house at 1890
o'clock.
The bill absolutely prohibits the use OF
sand. cinders or other filler in common
cial fertilizer The Harris substitute re-
cures the dealers TO tag the fertilizer with
the percentage Of filler printed on The
tags
Disclaims Politics.
ba D Ga,ji grew especially vehement wher
| nller Dill was due to the fact that he
culture Vi dSri-
1T ism true, he said. but those that
can do so" !" 'he
nr Blaioek agreed to the tag amendment
from using injurious filler. Octfon on l fI
| Dill was deferred until tomorrow nv
Steam Roller Still Works.
Inc old reliable steam roller weat,ered
3nolhef gale in the house TO-DAY u-he,
Mr.. anderson Of Chatham. sought 10 nm
S SCI NE proposed order Of br siness recon-
mended by the committee for TO-DAY
ne committee made the bin of M
Ia tpanIss, known as the fertilizer fiIer
plII special order for TO-DAY and NJ
anderson Iar objected, because the same bf'iII
is now up in the senate and he H.
was IN the nat Iral order. far inferior -
many other house bills ' ~
MI Anderson eloquentIy. persua sivaI,,
ana vocIferously besought the b"use ~ ~
| override me rules committee lust this
once put the house. as usual TaIIiod rs
to > sustained il. ' VI 90
me committees further recommends
Ilon that afternoon session be held fro',,
to today and tomorrow was adnnted
without dissent. 'u"p'ed