The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-08-02
STATE OF GEORGIA GETS
) S134,329 FOR HER ROADS
TO RECEIVE LARGEST SUM OF
FEDERAL FUND. HIGHWAY
COMMISSION BILL PASSED.

ATLANTA, Ga.-The seven-day
deadlock in the house over the high
way commission bill was broken
when measure was passed and or
dered sent to the senate immedi-
ately.
The deadlock was broken when the
house sustained a motion for the call
of the previous question and started
voting on all bills, substitutes and
amendments. An effort was made to
block the call by motion to recon-
slider, but this was lost.
The wing advocating commission
to be composed of the prison board
got control of the house when the
first amendment embodying this pro-
vision was voted on. They held con-
troll until the bill passed.
The measure adopted was the last
substitute introduced. Representa-
tives Adams, of Pike, and Heath, of
Burke, are it's authors. 1t is the only
bill upon which a fight was made.
1t simply designates the prison board
as the highway commission; directs
them to discharge the duties, in ac-
cordance with the federal act, and
without compensation. No provision
is made for the employment of secre-
taries or Office force, but a latitude is
given for the employment of engi-
neers, along the same lines as the
act creating the prison commission.
The measure passed as a substitute
by a vote Of 81 to 81, and when put
on its passage was given vote of
116 to %.
No Appointments.
1t became apparent the house
would not invest the powers of a
commission in citizens to be appoint
ed by the governor and engineers of
the state institutions, when the vote
was taken on amendment the sub
stitute of Representative Andrews
and "a other members. Representa-
tive Carter had offered an amend
ment substituting the prison commits
sion for the board provided under
the Andrews measure.
The most stubborn fight of We'd
nesday's session was made on this
Advocates of an APP
pointive commission put forth their
best efforts to prevent the amend
ments being adopted. Representative
called for the aye and nay
vote. The call was sustained.
In explaining his vote the author
of the amendment appealed to the
from the rural coun-
ties not to support a measure which
would give the powers in the hands of
'bugologists, and warned them such
a measure would mean highways for
cities and mud roads for the country
counties unless they financed the
work. On the vote the amendment
was carried 90 to II.
The advocates of the prison COM
mission feature of the bill again
showed their strength in an amend
ment to the bill drafted by Repre-
sentative Beck, of Carroll. They car
ried that amendment by Y to So.
Passage Is Foreseen-
Amendments to the eight substi-
tutes were voted down. The Adams
Keath substitute, being the last in
was the first to be taken
I'D. BY this time the advocates of the
measures which would invest the au-
thority in others than the prison com.
mission had foreseen the passage OF
the bill.
Considerable time was devoted to
further debate of the bills by the au-
thors and committeeman early in the
session. Representative Turner, OF
Brooks, who reported the committee
substitute. divided time with Repre-
sentative Swift. of Muscogee, to ad-
vocate an amendment to this substi-
tute. The committee substitute was
Senate Will Probably Pass 1t.
The senate will very probably pass
the house bill making the prison com
mission the highway commission,
with amendments providing a cleri--
cal force and the employment of civil
engineers. The bill that has been
passed meets all the requirements
necessary to participate in the fed
eral good roads funds, and admittedly
is the most economical in adminlstra-
49, of oil tho hills offered