Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
SENATE PASSES
MARRIAGE AND
OTHER BILL S

more strictly the issuing or marriage
licenses in Georgia; reconsidered its
action of Wednesday in killing the
Observation-Disclosures warehouse re
ceopt bill; and passed Senator War
Aliens bill making it a misdemean
or for husband to desert his wife
provisions apply to wives as well as
to husbands
The senate also adopted two house
resolutions, one calling for joint
committee of the house and senate
to investigate the financial status
of the state; the other requiring all
political meetings held in the senate
or house to have the full consent
of either body's committee on public
buildings.
Senator Ennis presided at the
morning session, President Olive re-
linquishing the chair in the expecta-
ton of making a speech from the
floor against the resolution offered
Wednesday by Senator's Ragsdale and
Duncan, condemning the actions Of
the state Democratic convention on
May IS and lauding the national con-
Vention for seating the Palmer dele
gates at San Francisco. The reso-
luton did not. however, come up for
consideration Thursday. When it is
taken up Friday morning by the SEN
ate, it is expected to precipitate one
of the bitterest forensic battles Of
the session.
The Doris marriage license bill
was passed by a vote of 80 to 12.,
The bill is designed to place
ban on elopements, by re-
quiring that applications for mar
riage licenses be filed in the office
of the ordinary five days before the
date of marriage. 1t requires that
the license must be secured in the
county in which at least one of the
contracting parties resides. 1t tur-
Their provides that ministers perform
ing marriage ceremonies must file
with the ordinary within thirty days
after the ceremony the original Ii
cense.
Warehouse Measure
Prior to the vote on the measure
tor Elders, of the Second, and Sen
ator Flynt, of the Twentysixth
made short speeches, Senator Flynt
declaring that he was in favor OF
making marriages hard and divorces
easy.
Senator Blasingame, of the Tween
ty-seventh, moved that the senate
reconsider his bill which makes in.
valid public warehouse receipt Civ
en- for storage of cotton and other
property on and after two years from
date of issue. He stated that he de-
sired to amend the bill SO as tc
make it deal only with lost ware
by the senate Wednesday by sub
stantial majority. Senator Blasin-
games motion to reconsider was car.
ried, and the bill will come UP for
discussion on Friday.
Senator Doris Of the Forty eighth,
moved that all local senate and
house bills which are uncontested be
placed before the senate today for
passage. Unanimous consent was
given to his motion. A number Of
bills passed by the house were given
their first reading in the senate.
The Parker Shingler-Wallace bill
providing for a bond issue Of $4,000
to, be used in construction of state
system. of highways was postponed
indefinitely on motion of Senator
Elders, of the Second, who declared
that bill on the same subject mat
ter was adopted at the 1919 session
The senate by vote Of 27 to
passed a bill prohibiting the plac.
ing of steel traps on any land with
out the consent of the owner of the
property and without attaching to the
traps tag secured for that purpose
from the state game and fish de-
partment. The senate tabled a bill
the effect of which would have beer
to prevent prosecutions for the vio-
lation of the Sunday laws until an
indictment had been made by the
grand jury.
Wife Desertion Bill
Discussion of a bill by Senator
Allen, of the Thirty-fifth, making
1t misdemeanor for man wilfully
to desert his wife and leave hel
destitute or fail to provide for her
and making the wife a competent
witness againstrhim, was then taken
up This bill was introduced by Sen.
ator Allen at the last session, and
was favorably reported on by gen.
eral Judiciary committee No. 1, which
amended it by adding that there
would be no conviction of a husband
on the lone testimony of his wife
Representative of the Associated
Charities, who have been advocatine
the Dill, were in the senate as in.
terested auditors of the debate.
An amendment to the bill Offered
by Senator Smith, of the Seventh
which would make the provisions OF
the bill apply to wives as well as
to husbands, precipitated a heated
discussion, participated in by mum.
per OF senator's. Senator Nix, OF
the Th1rty-fourth, spoke in favo,
OF the amendment. Senate Kea. OF
tIio oiAIeeHIn, spoke at length, de-
caring ne would not support thi.
ed. ~ 'A' ''oope
without this amendment, the bill
Is Is unjust and. unhuman," he declared
we nave just passed a eugenic mar
rage bin. Now this bill confront,
us, and l understand one is comins
Wnlch VIII prevent f1ogging conyicts
L am unable to understand all thes,
reform measures"
senator Kea made the point tina.
1t would be unwise to enact 1epis
iatlon which would punish a ma,
Tor asserting him wife, and make n,
provision whatever for the nunish
ment of wife who deserted he
husband without cause.
-: Amendment Passed
w. Inc amendment to. the Allen bill
was nnally adopted and the bill wa,
then passed by vote of 29 to 10.
Just before adjournment at
CLOCK, the senate concurred in tn,
mouse amendment to the senate bill
creating. the new county of Seminole
IN IN motion of Senator Elders, how
action, Senator Elders having BEEF
notified by the attorney general tina
roll call was necessary to concu,
IN the amendment. 1t is expected
That the amendment will be con
W Al with Lue proper 1OrmalltN
Friday morning, when the bill vii
go to the governor for his signature
Bills Introduced
The following bills were intro
duced by Mr.. Barrett, of the Thirty
first-To provide for registration o.
airships and the issuance of certifi
Gates of registration, and to requir,
a1rshlps to display plates or mark
ers bearing number assigned t.
them. The bill. would require per
sons operating airships to obtain
license from the secretary of stat,
1t provides that every owner of al
a1rship shall file annually with tn,
secretary Of state a statement show
Ing his residence and postoffice and {
| description of the ship. It provide!
for payment of registration fee O.
| SIS for each ship.
By Mr.. Kagier of the Twelfth
To provide for election of member.
Of the county board of education b.
| the people
BY Mr.. Alien of the Thirty-ffth-
| To provide that female felony con
| victS be turned over to the Variou.