Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-31
QUESTION OF EXTENDING
". & A. BEFORE SENATE
Senator Townsend Asks for
Committee to Investigate
ACCESSIBILITY OF Proposal

The advisability of extending the
Western and Atlantic railroad to the sea
with ST. Marys. Ga. as its terminus,
would be made the object CT an investi-
cation by a committee of three Geor-
gia citizens undera joint resolution in
troduced in the Georgia senate Monday
by Senator Townsend of the Fourth.
The resolution provides that the in
vestigation be made between the adj
journment of the present session and the
next session of the general assembly, a
report to be submitted at the next ses-
sion. The committee, to be appointed by
the governor, would contain one expert
railroad man.
The committeeman would serve with
out compensation but the state would
pay all expenses Of their work.
Senator Heath of the SeN enteen-h in
troduced a resolution Monday calling
on the legislature to set aside April IL
as a day on which all Georgians shall
make donations 20 a fund for paying
.or the mammoth Confederate memorial
to be carved upon the side of Stone
mountain. The resolution provides that
each year the governor shall issue a
proclamation calling on the citizens for
donations until the monument is COM
rleted. April IL was chosen as the date
as II is the anniversary of the date upon
which the first shot was fired in the
defense Of the Confederate states.
similar resolution was introduced
In the house by Representative Law, of
Burke. and referred to the committee
on the state Of the republic.
The fight over the 10000 gallons of
wine left the state by the late Mr.. Jud-
son Hand again got into the senate
Monday. On this occasion Senator
Wholwender introduced 4 resolution
providing for the appointment of a COM
mittee to Investigate whether any state
official had been guilty of failure TO
perform their duty in Connection with
this wine. Some days ago Mr.. Wohlwen-
der introduced a resolution calling for
the destruction of the wine.
A motion TO recommit the Nein pri-
mary bill, which passed the house last
week. to the general judiciary commit
tee. was passed by the senate.
resolution by Senator Andrews pro-
viding that a joint committee of two
from the senate and three from the
house be appointed for the purpose OF
arranging a program for the presenta-
ton OF a portrait of General John B.
Gordon. painted by the late Mr.. Elipha-
let Andrews, by Mrs. Andrews, his wild
ow, to the state of Georgia, was adopt
presentation will take place in the pres
ence OF the general assembly, August
2, at 1890 o'clock.
The bill dividing the state into game
zones was tabled.
NEW SENATE BILLS.
BY Senator Loftin, of the Thirty-sNv-
enth: To incorporate the town of
Southwest LaGrange.
BY Senator Andrews, of the Thirty
fifth: To prevent any person, firm or
corporation within this state from using
the flag or national emblem for the
purpose of advertising articles of mer-
chsndise or 70 decorate or contemptu-
ously use or otherwise abuse the same.
BY Senator Heath. of the Seventeenth:
To correct defects in the law of 1916
relating 10 the special registration OF
voters in county board elections.
BY Senator Denny, of the Forty-sec-
ond To establish uniformity in school
books.
NEW HOUSE BILLS.
The following bills were introduced in
the house on Monday:
BY Mr.. Ellis of Tift-To abolish the
experiment station at Griffin; to estab-
lish an experiment station at the State
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