Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-16
ASSEMBLY ADJ0URNS ..~.
AFTER AN ALL-NIGHT
FIGHT ON SCHOOLS
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frequent. Landlord, of Toombs; Strick-
land, of HARRISON, and McCrory, of
Schley, were the leaders of the com
mon school faction, while the conserva-
tive side was supported by Beck, of Car
roll; Kimsey, of White; Ayers. Arnold,
of Clay. and Akin.
Charges that the senate had double
crossed the house and that it had de-
liberately sought to place the house III
ar embarrassing position in the eyes of
the people were sounded during the
heated debate.
Just before the final vote was taken
in the house, Mr.. Ennis, of Baldwin, in
an effort to compose the differences be-
tween the two branches, proposed a COM
promise of $3,70O,O00 for common
schools, or 100000 more than the fig
ures originally fixed by the senate. This
proposal failed to receive consideration,
however, as the roll call disclosed the
fact that the common school ranks had
been broken.
The senate passed the sine die ad-
journment resolution at 1910 and
passed the buck" to the house. The
resolution was laid on the table in the
house lad efforts were continued to eff
feet settlement by the conference COM
mittee.
Fourth Committee Named
When the third conference committee
reported that it could not agree and the
messenger announced that the senate
had adjourned, the fourth committee
was named, the house members being
Culpepper, of Meriwether; Ayers, of
Jackson, and Moore, while the senate
conferees were Senators Carswell, Den
ny and Kirby.
An effort was made to instruct the
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for the common schools, but this action
was not taken and the committee went
to conference uninstructed. Mr.. Bur-
we'll, of Hancock, first appointed on the
fourth committee. was objected tS by
the common school faction on the
ground that he had not voted for the
81, 000, 900 fund and, therefore, did not
reflect the mind of the house, Mr..
Ayers was named in his place. &c.
At $40 a. m. the conference commit
tee filed back into the hall, and Mr..
Culpepper, as spokesman made known
the terms of the agreement, asking the
house to ratify it, and pointing out that
the governor had indicated his disap-
prevail of any measure carrying more
than that contemplated with the pro-
posed items included. Then followed the
final debate, at the conclusion of which
came the record vote and the concur
renee by the house in the conference
report.
The senate at its night session passed
the amendment to the Weary act provfd-
ing for the better enforcement of that
law. The Veazy law directed the grand
jury investigation of eleemosyDary in
situations and the amendment makes 1t
imperative on the grand juries to make
such investigations.
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Muscogee, which. provided for biennial
sessions of the legislature 10 canvass the
returns and inaugurate the governor.
was lost in the senate because it lacked
three votes of the necessary two-thirds
majority:
The bill proposing to take out of the
hands of judges the selection of jury
commissioners and put this duty in the
hands Of the grand juries failed of pass
age in the senate.
School Measure Lost
The local school tax measure foun-
dered during the storm over the appro-
priation bill. The Davis bill, which pro-
vided for local school taxation with GER
tain restrictions, had been passed by
the house, but the senate passed it by
substitute, insisting that the Elders bill.
providing for compulsory local school
tax levy, be approved by the house. This
the house refused to do and the senate's
insistence left the bill hanging high and
dry when the assembly adjourned.
The measure officially recognizing the
school of chiropractic in Georgia failed
by "A margin. of two votes, while the
measure restricting she issuance Of
marriage licenses also failed of passage
after a hot fight. About a dozen bills
were tabled during the final session, the
house manifesting a desire to get rid
of contested bills in the easiest manner
possible.
An item of $50, 900 for the maintenance
of the military department and another
of $35, 900 for the market bureau were
agreed to as minor portions of the gen.
eral appropriation bill; the military fund
having been cut from the original house
figures of 100000. The market bureau
fund was made available for one year
only.
The general salary increase measure
went down to an overwhelming defeat.
the bill being voted down item by item
At the afternoon session probably the
most important legislation passed by the
house was the state warehouse system
bill, which provides for a uniform sys-
tenn of warehouse receipts.
The semi-monthly pay bill. advoca te
by the labor organizations, was de-
feated when it failed to secure 95 votes.
1t was at the afternoon session that
the house agreed with the senate on
the following items of the general ap-
preparation bill: $4,000 for the prison
department; s12,50O for the state chemi-
cal laboratory.