The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-14


cal questions, you cannot in any degree of fairness
declare that the location not permanent, but that
the donation
Many legislative matters are, in their final
aysis, judged by the humane conscience. | submit it
to any man of conscience that this bill, drawn vo-
lates the fundamental dictates of righteousness, for
proposes to take to Macon that which Atlanta
veyed, condition that the location of the Capitol be
permanent.
Discussing the present debt the state and the crying
need of state institutions for maintenance funds which he
presented in detail Mr. Aston said:
How important must be the demands of those who
require the removal of the Capitol The public
schools must be impoverished; the states faith must
be impaired; the contract with the city of Atlanta
must be declared to be one-sided the gift permanent
but the Capitol not permanent; enormous deficit
in the states revenue must unheeded; the pension
ersof the state provided for in unworthy
of prosperous commonwealth; the school teachers
must remain stunted for the lack of funds; the agr
cultural schools must be left without sufficient funds
the condition in the asylum must remain such that
those who need attention longer received
even into croWed wards; they must be turned away
The criminal and the innocent insane must continue to
be roomed together. All that Macon may have Cap
itol sitting in its limits
Shall Georgia strike such blow at the state? Mr. AL
stOn asked:
1t is known from end of the land to the other
the Capital City of Georgia. If it is removed
Tor its removal must be assigned to the world.
What can that reason be? It's location is healthful;
the city is prosperous its people conented; the
city is performing It's duty to the state and to the
nation it is the center of the railroad crossings be-
tween the Northeast and the Southwest the Northwest
and Southeast it is the leading city in the Southeast
No be assigned for the removal of the Cap
ol which would not likewise be reason for detract-
ing from it a commercial center No good
be assigned for the removal of the Capitol which
is not likewise argument for removing every head
quarters organization within its borders; and to
them from Atlanta is to remove them from the
state of Georgia 1t is impossible that those who have
the welfare of Georgia at heart WILL upon final test,
njure this city, for, in striking her. he strikes the
state
And in conclusion, Mr. Aston showed the act itself
would be void if voted because could become
alive only upon contingent performance by third party
Citing the decision of the California Supreme Court nva-
dating the Legislative act which sought to the
ito from Sacramento to San Jose Mr.. Aston said:
The constitution of California provided, in prac-
ticay the words ours, that, if the proposed
amendment be ratified by the people, it shall become
part of the constitution" The court held that the
proposed amendment would not become operative
upon its approval by the people because other cond-
lions to be performed before it did become oper
alive, and that "the Legislature not authorized
by the trainers Of the constitution do the terms
of that instrument permit it, to propose any amend
ment that will not, upon its adoption by the people,
become effective part OF the constitution; is it
authorized to propose amendment which, if raft
fed will take effect only at the will of other persons.
upon the approval Of such persons Of some specified
act condition..
1t therefore held this submission to be void
is this bill void.