Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-18
PROBE ONCE
OF HIGHWAY
DEPT. IS VOTED
House Refuses To Re
fuses To Reconsider
Saving Iunkets
Times-Recorder Bureau,
Kimball House.

declaration by President Herbert
| Clay in the Georgia senate today that
| the people throughout the state are
! opposed to an extraordinary session
| of the general assembly; this body's
| passage of a substitute resolution
providing for an immediate investi-
cation of the state highway depart
ment; the houses refusal to recon-
slider the Arnold junketing resolu-
tion and the passage of Webb's
| measure by the house requesting the
| chief executive to put all branches
of the government on the same basis,
making annual reports as that of
| secretary of state department, were
the chief developments in both
branches of the assembly today.
A resolution of much Importance,
which provides for the investigation
, cf all district agricultural and indus
trial colleges of the state, was intro
! duced in the senate by Senator Alvin
| Golucky, of Nineteenth district. The,
measure provides that five sgsena,ssua
of the assembly shall be appointed
to examine the records of the schooss
to ascertain whether they$are beine5
operated under the requiramentsSGf
the act, the courees of studgeeapAsy-
ed, the number, of students essrsiied,
the cost for each attendant and what
percentage of the graduated engaged
in agricultural occupations.
Arnold Fails Again
REPRESENTATIVE Arnold, of CLAY,
made long speech on the reconsid-
Grafton of his resolution abolishing
appropriations for house committees
which make annual investigations Of
all state institutions. He frequentie
, was interrupted with questions, and
ON the vote the house took the DO
sition that the funds expended in the
, examination of the institutions wero
! necessary to protect the taxpayers.
Approximately $4,000 would have
. been saved the state if the measure
had passed.
! President Clay declared in tn i
: senate that reports throughout the
state than an extraordinary session
. of the assembly would be necessary
! were absolutely false; that the unan-
!, lmous sentiment was opposed t.
= such step by the lawmakers and
urged the senate to give immediate
attention to all matters before IT
holding appropriations within the in
come the state will receive this year
and in 1922
Complimenting the report of Sec
retary of State Guyt S. McLendon as
being complete, Representative
Webb, of Lowndes, asserted that all
departments should make similar re-
ports to the general assembly. The
house passed measure requesting
: this by large majority.
Representative r. j.. Lewis, of Col
quit. announced he would introduce
Tuesday an amendment to the city
charter of Moultrie providing for the
: establishment of a municipal tele-
phone system.
Davis Bill Favored.
Despite the fact that the house
= highway committee rendered ualfa-
f vorable reports on three measures
p designed to limit authority of the
highway commission, distribute the
motor vehicle license funds among
= the counties on post road mileage
y basis, and allow the board fifteen
. per cent for overhead expense, the
general agricultural committee mum.
- Der two announced this morning that
. it had recommended passage of fhe
= Davis bill, containing practically the
same provision.
This announcement came as sur.
= = prise to those who have been close
= = ly studying the situation and is re-
= garded as a final effort to curtaii
activities of the highway department,
the decisive fight to be made Tues
day or Wednesday when Represaa-
tatiye Davis, of 0glethorpe, author
OF the bill, calls for vote. Should
this effort fail, it is believed t will
Y mark the end of the fight on the. de-
4 partment.
My bills, as amended, will not de-
stroy the highway commission, said
Representative Davis, "but will regu-
,, late its activities and expenditure of
state funds. The measure would al
low all per cent of the license fees
. collected to pay for administration
of the law. OF the remaining amount
eighty-five per cent would be dis
tributed among the several counties
y. on a post road mileage basis, while
fifteen per cent would be allowed
II the commission for its expenses
e But isn't it true, Mr. Davis,'' he
;, was asked, that the authority Of
7 the commission would not be final
y or binding in stating in what manner
= ), and where in the respective counties
: the funds should be expended, should
y your measure be enacted?n
= NO" he replied. "The connis-
" sions decision would be final and
= its right to obtain federal aid funds
! would not be hindered. =
10 Counties Cost Authority.
j Opponents of the bill maintain,
however, that it is SO phrased as
to give the counties final authority
N (in expenditure of the funds, leav-
" ing the highway department prac-
tically without any power.
- The income tax measure, and the
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