The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-30
BUDGET BILL HAS
PASSED The HOUSE
SUBSTITUTE BY PICKETT WAS
ADOPTED. DRASTIC PENALTY
FOR VOTE-BUYING.

sembly has passed bill providing for
the establishment of an efficiency and
economy commission to make recon-
mendatiOns to the general assembly
ON all appropriations.
The budget bin was originally in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Pace, of Sumter, and
provided for a commission to frame
all appropriation legislation after
proper investigation. Under this
measure it would have been manda-
tory upon the general assembly to
consider only such appropriation bills
as were offered by the commission.
A substitute bill, offered by Mr..
Pickett, of Terrell, providing that the
efficiency commission merely recon-
mend appropriation measures to the
general assembly, was finally passed.
There was also under consideration
a substitute by Mr.. Pace, but this
failed of passage and the budget bill
therefore goes to the senate by the
substitute of Mr.. Pickett.
would Gisquality Judges.
Senator BYnum introduced a dras-
nc bill making it a felony, with the
punishment of from two to five years
In the penitentiary, for the purchase
or selling of votes to influence the
result in an election. He has also
introduced a hill providing for the
disqualification of any Judge who ex-
pressed approval or disapproval in
open court of any case tried before
him
The general judiciary committee
has recommended bill by Mr.. Law.
of Burke, that any sheriff "who neg
llgently, wilfully or by want of dill
gence, firmness and promptness, al
lows prisoner to be taken from his
jail or his custody and put to death
by violence, shall not only be guilty
OF a misdemeanor, but shall forfeit
his office and become ineligible to
hold any office in the state"
An investigation committee. con-
sisting of Representatives Buxton, of
Burk Ike; Doris, of Crisp; Howard, of
Ogletherpe; Stone of Grady, and
Jones, of Lowndes, was appointed to
work in conjunction with a commit
tee OF three from the senate to cen
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of selling the
state prison farm.
The county of Cook is to be Great
ed by taking 230 square miles from
That portion of Berrien bounded by
the .Alapaha, Little and Willachoo-
chez rivers. The bill was passed by
the senate Last session, but failed Of
passage by a narrow margin in the
house. The vote in the house at this
session was 1874 to SO.
Compulsory Dipping.
A bill passed by the senate pro-
yldes for the prevention of the
movement of tick-infested cattle into
or within the state; the erection on
or before the last of December. 1919.
of a number of dipping watts in
each tick-infested county by the ordi-
nary, county officials or officials in
charge of county affairs and the pro-
vision Of the same with chemicals
needed for the carrying out of the
work, all to be financed by the vari-
Gus counties. In case any county
falls to live up to these provisions the
State veterinarian is authorized to
mandamus the county in the courts.
All persons who refuse to dip their
cattle every fourteen days as provid-
ed shall have their cattle placed in
quarantine and dipped at the owners
expense. If the owner refuses to pay
cost of same within three days the
cattle shall be sold for expenses and
the remainder given to the owner.
The house by vote of 100 for and
80 against defeated a measure to in
crease the pay of legislators from S4
to SO day. The bill failed by II
votes of securing the required 1926
to submit to the voters of the state
for a constitutional amendment.
By margin of two votes the
house of representatives failed to
pass the Elders bill which, by a con-
stltutional amendment, would have
made it compulsory upon county
school authorities to levy school taxes
OF not more than five or not less than
one mill. The final vote was taken
after two days of debate.
A bill increasing the fees of sher-
ms thirty-three and third per cent.
has been passed by the house.