Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
WILL
VIE VI SCHOOL
On JULY 10
Augusta Inspection Trip Delayed,
Many Appropriation Bills
introduced in House.

The Legislature will inspect the Au-
gusta Medical College July 10, instead
of July l6, as decided Tuesday. The
charge was made on the adoption of
the Senate amendment changing the
date.
A large number of appropriation
bills were filed in the House Wednes-
day morning. Representative Black
burn, Of Fulton, filed one appropriat-
ing $4,000 for new building at the
Georgia Tech; Wood and Bennett, of
Walton, asked for $4,000 for the Fifth
District Agricultural School at Wal
ton, while Hammock, of Randolph,
hled a bill appropriating $4,000 to
the State Board of Entomology, So
600 of which is for Immediate use
in the fight against cotton wilt or
black root and the boil weevil.
Among the other bills was one by
Cooper and Crawley, of Ware, pro-
viding for a state banking department.
Mccarthy Myrick and Shuptrine,
OF Chatham, introduced a bill re-
curing counties to pay the expenses
or returning fugitives from justice
from other States.
The Committee on Constitutional
Amendments reported favorably the
bill providing for the new County of
Barrow.
The following committees of the
House are scheduled to meet this aft
ernoon: General judiciary No. l at
o'clock, General Judiciary No. 2
at : O'Clock, Penitentlary at 4, Gen
eral Agricultural No. l at $3.50.
Situation is Unique.
The record shows the House and
Senate in direct opposition to each
other in this matter, which is UNIQUE.
As a rule, one House will not re-
verse the ruling Of the other in mat
tiers of this kind but the House evil
IDENTIFY was determined not to go on
record in this particular matter in a
way that might be construed as a d.
rect slap in the face of a band of
Georgia women, intelligently under
taking to put forward their honest
views.
After the House adjourned Repre-
sentative Smith was overwhelmed
with congratulations from numerous
suffragists in the gallery who had
been watching things on the floor be-
low.
Mr.. Smith. although hampered and
rebuffed by parliamentary practices
embarrassing in the extreme, never
gave up his contest until he had put
the job over.
The suffragists were jubilant over
their victory, even though it did come
at the very last minute.
Had the House refused the petition
asked Wednesday, the suffragists had
determined to meet on the Capitol
steps and to invite Governor SlatOn
to address them,
Governor Can't Attend.
Had this plan been carried through,
it would have necessitated the Gov
ernOr's taking sides, either for or
against the Legislature.
Representative John Y. Smith will
address the meeting Wednesday night.
welcoming the delegates to Atlanta
GOverdnOr Slaton was invited to at
tend, but a previous engagement to
dine with Chairman Wheatley and
the House Appropriations Commit
tee prevented his accepting the same
The Governor stated that otherwise
he would be pleased to accept
The Stark Senate motion to table
the invitation of the women was
adopted % to IS, as follows:
Ayes-Brown, Burtz, Bush, Con-
verse, Foster. Harrell, HUE, w. w
Jones, Johnson, Kea, Kelly, Olliff,
Parrish, Peyton, Pope Richardson.
Rushin, Smith, Spinks, Stark, Sweat
and Taylor.
Nays-Allen, Bulloch, Dickey Du-
Bose. Elkins. HiXon, Erwin, Longino
McGregor Mcneil, Miller, Moore Per
ry, Searcy, Tarver, Turner, Tyson
and Watts.