Americus times-recorder., 1923-07-27
RESOLUTION ACCUSES
HOUSE CLERKS Of
CAUSING FALSE VOTE
Twenty-Three Legislators Urge
All State Department Em-
ployes Be Barred
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE
Alleged That Vote on Appro-
priations Measure Was Tam
pe.ed With


ATLANTA, July 27-Asserting
that it appeared that the clerks, cor
some of the clerks of the state de-
partment, some Of whom are recent
employees of the department." and
affected by the amendment offered
yesterday to strike out all appro-
priations for the state bureau Of
markets had caused false result of
the vote a resolution by Represent
ative Bennett, of Dodge, and
twenty-five others providing that
no employee ofany state department
or any one who mad held such po
sition within the past six months
could be connected with the house
in any capacity, was introduced in
the house today. The charges
against the clerks whose names are
not mentioned, are serious and an
| Investigation may result.
The house, sitting as a committee
Of the whole, was considering the
general appropriations bill at TIE
time the alleged miseount was made.
An amendment by Representative
Hillhouse, of Worth, was designed
to strike out all allowances for the
bureau. The vote as announced by
the clerk showed the amendment
had been lost. but the house voted
to reconsider and later the amend
ment passed.
Representative A. S. Bussey, OF
Crisp, today offered an amendment
to the original resolution changing
Il 50 as to strike out all personalities
and leave only that section regard
mo the employment Of state en-
ployes in the house. Fred BRIDGES
assistant clerk Of the house. was tile
official at whom the resolution was
directed, it was brought out IN the
debate following which Bismairck
Mo- chief clerk, said that Bridges
would have resigned had the fesolu-
lion not been introduced. -
"a AZ Thursdays afternoon session
the following appropriations doi
different institutions and state ue1
aartrnents were formally apfroVee
gg,,,;no consideration of the generai
uur ms ,.,,5oriations bill in the house:
"ps Snnnort and maintenance Of tne
coorgia state College for Women
500 600; support and maintenaieees aan ~.
State Normal School, S63,o0V; lol
evtension work of the Ieorgla ga
state College for Women, $l2'9oV'
s,9rnort and maintenance Georgia
So tpp Women's College, at Vaidos-
- ,' s9510O support and malnten-
W 49, ~ Georgia Industrial and Nor
| nal p,J school for colored youth, Slo'.
600; support and maintenaince. oi u
line Georgia Agricultural, lndustLaaii =
e'r and Normal School for eolofe9
teachers, SIS, 900; maintenance 81
Summer school for negro teachers
$4,000. o,.o Acad-
on,T of the Blind, $4,000; support
and maintenance School lor ne
Deaf. $4,000; support ana man
Itenance, Georgia Training ochool
foB Boys, $4,000: ,
merce and labor, $4,000; assistant
l,ln, Commissioner, 1890; chief clerk
and and stenographer, $1,50o; factory
inspector, $1,000; contingent 1uhu'
$1,000. ...u saI
ary, $4,000; clerk, $4,000 man ram
|tenance, $4,000; chemist, S3'ooo'
maintenance chemists office, IN, M
cluding two assistants at 81 ,OoO
each, sis, 800; for execution Of pro
visions % Of the pure food and drug
act. ct August 21, 1906, $4,000; sal
% ary veterinarian, $4,000 and ac-
fnsl krayeling expenses; for pro-
lection live stock for contagious
diseases, $4,000; for extermlnaun9g
cattle lick and developing i've st4eN
industry, $25, 900.