Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-03
News and Comment
in General Assembly

If there's one thing a Georgia sena-
tor likes more than another it's MS
leisure. Any effort to encroach on
such a contemplaIive and recreational
period is usually met with stern anger
and adamantine opposition.
For this reason Senator Ficklen's reso-
luton which provided that the senate
should hold an evening session for one
hour and a half lasted about as long
as a drink of whiskey in bone-dry
state. In fact, the vote on the sena-
tors resolution established a record
that will never be exceeded and per-
haps never equaled, for when Presl-
dent Olive put the question not sin
gle Notwithstanding the genial ana
poetic solon from Wilkes county-voted
in the affirmative.
Though 1t was not turned down with
the same unanimity. Senator DeJar-
nette's motion to adjourn until
o'clock instead Of ten, was howled down
by a chorus of nos"
Whether the reason for this lies In
the belief that a fixed amount of rest
Is necessary for intellectual incubation
or the feeling that the least Legislation
the best. has not yet been fully decid-
ed.
The bill providing for recall of all
elected officers from United States
senator on down will unquestionably
precipitate one of the grandest little
squabbles the Georgia senate has wit
messed this session. Senator Wohlwen-
der, who opposes the recall on princi-
pie, is tuning up. He proposes to so
muss up, lacerate and pommel the re-
call that it's own mother wouldn't rec
ognize it when he's through.
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and has passed its second reading after
favorable report from the committee
on constitutional amendments.
An adverse report on the bill which
had for its object the cutting of the
salary of DR.. A. NJ. Soule, president OF
the state agricultural college, from
$1,000 to $1,000 a year, has been made
by the house general agriculture COM
mittee.
The bill of Joe Hill Hall, which would
prohibit a municipality from erecting a
public utility plant where a private one
already exists without obtaining the
consent of the railroad commission, will
be opposed vigorously by a committee
from Columbus. Ca, when it comes up
before the house judiciary committee
No this afternoon.
The bill allowing an officer of the law
who is accompanying a negro prisoner
on the train to carry the negro into the
white smoking compartment instead OF
being forced into the negro cars was
acted on favorably by the house peni-
Tertiary committee Wednesday after
noon.
On motion of it's author, the commit
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indefinitely the bill which would prohibit
the sale of cigarettes in Georgia. The
bill was introduced by Representative
Chambers of Fayette.
The Neill primary bill. which has
already passed the house. was favorably
acted on by the senate committee on the
judiciary No. 2 Wednesday afternoon
Only one vote-that of Senator Davis
sons-was cast against the bill
The payment of 100000 to the Fifth
district A. and NJ. school at Monroe and
$4,000 to the Third district school at
Americas were recommended by the ap-
propriations committee Of the house
Wednesday afternoon.
The $4,000 to be given the Fifth dis
trict school will be paid in two Install
ments of 900 each in 1918 and 1915
and will be used TO erect and equip a
girls dormitory. which was burned.
The senate was honored by the visit
of two ex-presidents of that body Thurs
day morning in Randolph Anderson, Of
Savannah, and G. o. Persons, of Forsyth.
Mr. Persons, who presided over the
upper house during last years session.
has just returned from trip to Alaska
and had quite a busy time shaking
hands all around
The bill to create Wilson county will
go over for the entire session, accord
ing to an announcement made Thursday
afternoon by Chairman Wholwender, OF
the committee on constitutional amend
ments 1t was conceded by the friends
of this bill that it would be impossible
to get it through this session.
Reports from the bedside of Senator /.
F. Mundy, who was operated on We'd
nesday afternoon at the Wesley Memo
rial hospital for Appendicitis, state that
he is resting comfortably and with no
unlocked for developments will recover
rapidly.
The senator from the Thirty-eighth
was stricken Wednesday while attend
ing the session of the senate and doc
tors who were hurriedly called in ad-
vised an immediate operation. This is
the third attack of appendicitis from
which the senator has suffered.