Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-10

Representative Clements. Of Irwin
County owns the Identical spot Of
ground upon which President Jeffer-
son Davis was captured, after the
surrender Of General Lee and the
flight Of the Confederate administra-
ton from Richmond.
The arrest OF Davis was effected in
a little clump OF woods, about two
acres in extent. near the Clements
homestead, and It has been preserved
just as It was then, ever since the
war. In the family OF Mr.. Clements
It has always been considered a sa-
cred place.
When Mr. Clements father died he
left request that this spot Of ground
be kept In the hands Of Southern
people" lie was a lieutenant I'm the
Confederate army, and idolized JEFF
ferson Davis He aided in the fallen
| chieftRin's escape. and only consented
to his surrender when IL became plain
that further resistance was worse
than useless,
Mr. Clements Is contemplating, in
order that his fathers last wishes
may be complied with, asking the
state of Georgia 10 accept title to this
spot where Davis was arrested. and
to appoint some kind of commission
or committee TO take II in charge.
He has worked out no definite plan
he merely wishes to give the prop
erty to the State. with the under
standing that the State win protect
It. preserve it and keep it. as his IA
Their wished in the hands of south
ern people"
Not a stick Of timber has been cut
from the land since the day Jefferson
Davis was arrested thereon. and
many trees that were mere saplings
then now are great oaks and pines
Representative Shelby Myrick Of
Chatham, is one of the very hardest
worked men in the House.
He heads the big Committee on
Constitutional Amendments. and that
committee likely win be worked over
time this session.
Myrick is one of the very best law
yers in the House, and is a gentleman
OF extreme afrability and effective
ness. In other words he is both able
and anable.
Mr.. Myrick's committee already has
! returned one county to the House
| with favorable report. and the
| chances seem bright for the creation
OF the same by the Legislature. The
| proposition - Barrow County - has
| been thoroughly thrashed out In the
| committee. and the House is apt to
| take the committees findings as
| righteous and just
Speaker Burwell picked for the
constitutional amendment committee
| from among the best legal talent he
! could locate in the House. and when
| he made Mr.. MyTick the chairman Of
that committee he paid him "a high
! but deserved compliment.
A meeting of the legislative com
mittee of the Georgia Anti Saloon
League was held at Wesley Memorial
Church in Atlanta Tuesday night,
/ several members of the House and
! Senate being present.
1t was decided not to Introduce the
| Tippins bill or any substitute for IL
at this session of the Legislature, but
temperance legislation instead will
take the shape Of bin intended to
gather the fruits Of the Webb Ken
yon bill against interstate shipments
| OF liquor recently passed by Con-
1 gress.
Whether the Legislature will enact
any liquor legislation whatever this
session is problematical as there has
been SO far no particular agitation Of
| the matter
Representative George +. PauIk. of
Berrien, will introduce in the House
soon a bill TO establish a branch
| school for the deaf in South Geor-
4 gia
| The bill will ask for branch
/ school convenient to the $50 deaf
= children in South Georgia who are
/ unable 20 avail themselves of the
\ education offered by the Cave Spring
| School on account of its inaccessible
| ity.
The bill viii not specify any par
| tiCular location, but will leave that
TO be settled by a committee appoint
ed by the Legislature or Governor.
No large appropriation for buildings
viii be asked, but the town where the