The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-08-22

Of New Appropriations Passed.
ATLANTA, Ga.-The 1922 session
of the Georgia general assembly has
passed the corridors of history if not
the hall of fame.
In session that lasted until 5
o'clock Friday morning the two hous-
es voted to increase the Confederate
pensions in the sum OF $l,250,000, and
appropriated several hundred thousand
dollars to the agricultural schools of
the state.
I The senate refused to consider the
income tax bill which was sponsored
by Governor Hardwick, and the high
way bond issue was overwhelmingly
beaten in the house, as was the pro-
| posed S15,000,000 bond issue for state
seaport terminals.
AS usual, in the Georgia legislature,
some of the most important business
OF the entire session was postponed
until the last night, when the house
and senate were in a state of more or
less disorder and when not many
members were taking their business
seriously Songs and facetious person
al privilege speeches occupied almost
as much Of the night session as legis-
/ lative measures.
Worthy of Wall Street.
! After passing the senate Thursday
afternoon the highway bond issue went
! over to the house and met an inglori-
GUS defeat in the disorderly night ses-
sion. An effort was made to substi
tute a resolution by Perryman, OF Tai
bot, authorizing the issuance OF So
100000 OF certificates, which was re-
by vote OF 70 to 43. 1t would have
jected by a vote of 70 to 43. 1t would
| have required 1874 votes to pass. Repre-
sentative Parks, of Terrell, declared
! that the resolution was the same old
! bond issue under new name, and
/ scheme for financing worthy OF Wall
street He urged that it be killed.
The biennial session bill, passed by
the house over three weeks ago, was
/ not taken up in the senate until
O'Clock Friday morning, when numer-
GUS senators were absent from the
chamber. 1t was debated in a dcsul-
/ tory fashion and finally came to a vote
at 4 o'clock. 1t needed 81 votes, or
| tWo-thirds Of the senate, being con-
stitutional amendment. 1t received %
votes, or six less than the required
number.
The only important measure which
| it was believed had rode through the
choppy sea of the night session was
the bill creating a state auditor, but it
was found next day that it had also
been lost by reason OF the failure
| of the senate to vote on an amend
ment that had been made in the house.
A caluse in the bill providing for the
appointment of the auditor by the gov
ernor was changed and the naming OF
| that official delegated to commission.
Governor Hardwick was specially IN
terested in the passage of this bill.
The only other measure of state
| wide importance passed during the
session was that by Senator Jones, OF
Lagrange, providing for the Austria
liam ballot system in Georgia.
| Toward midnight the senate passed
the house bill appropriating $4,000
to supply deficiency in the appropria-
ton Tor what are known as Confed-
crate pensioners OF the "old" pension
roll and S975,000 to pay pensions to
what are known as pensioners OF the
new" roll, meaning the pensioners
made eligible by the act of 1919. For
| the latter class OF pensioners no APP
preparation was made by the legisla
ture last year. As stated above, Gov
ernor Hardwick is expected to veto this
appropriation on the ground that the
legislature made no provisions for rev
enue with which to pay it.
The house agreed to senate amend
ment to the Reagan bill eXempting
women from poll taxes If they do not
register and vote. The amendment pro-
vides that women who do vote must
pay all arrears in poll taxes from the
time of the enabling act to the time
Of registration.
Given a Clean Bill.
The report of the investigating COM
mittee which was sent to the general
assembly by Governor Hardwick, gave
the prison farm clean bill.
A bill by Perryman. Of Talbot, to
reorganize the penitentiary system and
make the prison commissioners
board of pardons, was killed in the
committee, and a bill to prohibit legis-
lators from representing clients be-
! fore the commission and resolution
by the same member authorizing the
appointment of special committee to
continue investigation of the prison
| system were not hedru OF dIteI tllen
| introduction.
AS the night wore on and preserva-
ton OF order in the senate became in
creasingly difficult President Clay dis
carded his well-worn mahogany gavel
and replaced it with heavy steel
| Ratchet with a heavy steel handle.
Whenever he raped with the Ratchet
/ he literally drowned out all other
noises.
Up to midnight the house and sem
ate galleries and floors were filled with
spectators. but the expiring hours of
! the session witnessed not only their
/ departure but also the departure of
many legislators, who sleepily gather
ed belongings out of their desks and