Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-07
Is ews And Comment
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II. Burwell, the present speaker of the
house, will not be a candidate for re-
election.
Representative Samuel Olive, of Rich
mond county, has introduced a bill in
the house to repeal the section of the
criminal code which automatically gives
convicted man the maximum sentence
for that particular offense on the Sec
ond conviction.
The amount of the sentence, Mr..
Olive thinks, should be left as discre-
tionary with the trial judge as in first
convictions.
Representative Blackburn, of Fulton,
constituted himself Monday as the Spe-
cial High Guardian of the calendar No
less than four of his colleagues were
bowled over in succession when they
rose to ask unanimous consent to make
bills of theirs special orders of bust
ness on certain days.
"Tl have TO object" Mr. Blackburn
would sing out on each attempt, thus
automatically defeating the proposition.
He explained casually to one at his
side that he was doing this to keep the
calendar clean.
Representative Knight, of Berrien,
then offered a resolution to have the
Cook 73Anty bill made a special order,
but the resolution, on being referred to
the rules committee, was not reported
on before adjournment
Representative Arnold, of Clarke. in
troducei a bill to amend the charter of
the city of Athens, in order to provide
fO- the construction and maintenance of
an enlarged waterworks system in that
al IN
clUde provisions regulating the terms
of office of members of the police and
five departments.
To create IA lien on baled cotton for
the ginning wrapping of same, is the
caption Of bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Doris, of Douglas. The bill
provides that any public ginner shall
have lien paramount to all other liens
on all cotton ginned and baled by him
under any contract with the owner
Trading stamps and coupons redeem
able outside of this state will be made
violation of the law, If a bill intro
duced in the house of representatives
by Representative Hutchinson, of Tur-
rer. ana Others is passed. The bill
provides, however, that the anti-trad-
Ing stamp law would not apply to such
stamps or coupons ISSUED by the VEN
dor directly to the purchaser of mer-
chandise. in which no one other than
the vendor and the purchaser has an in
terest and which are redeemable by the
vendor in this state. either in cash or
as rebate on the merchandise pur-
chased.
In order to further hamper the takers
of usury in this state, Representative
III. A. Peacock, of Dougherty county
has introduced bill in the house giving
the victim OF usury the right to recover
not only the excess of interest charged
but an additional amount equal thereto
The action for recovery. however, must
be started within a year following the
payment of the usurious interest. State
banks of Georgia, IT Is said. are the
principal objects aimed at in this bill
The present anti-usury law provides
that the victim may recover merely the
excessive amount paid, while the Pea
cock bill would double this penalty.
Dance houses, movies, circuses, merry
gO-rounds, race tracks, dance platforms
concert halls-all amusement places in
fact-are forbidden to operate upon the
Sabbath under any circum stances in a
bill introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Neill, of Muscogee. AS the
present law against Sunday operation
stands, the moving picture houses, by
giving their proceeds to charity, are al
lowed to run on Sunday. The new law
however, would cut them off from all
operation for any purpose whatever.