Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12
GENERAL BILLS DIE
AS HOUSE ADJOURNS
OVER THE WEEKEND

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Several bills Of general interest
died on the house of representatives
calendar Saturday afternoon when |
the house members voted 83 to 32 |
to adjourn until Monday morning at
9 o'clock. There are only three days !
of the present session remaining, and |
that amount of time is required for
the passage of any bill in either |
house, as all bills must be read three
times on separate legislative days. |
Among the more important meas
ures left on the unfinished business
calendar of the house were bills to
further regulate child labor in Geor-
gia; to reorganize the state depart
ment of audits and provide for an
additional deputy; to amend the
state banking act; to prescribe the
qualifications Of insurance agents;
elections on the payment of poll
taxes only; to amend the credit |
union law; to regulate grade cross
ings; to protect the forests of Geor- |
gia; to forbid the use of the Unit |
ed States flag for advertising pur-
poses; to regulate cooperative mar
keting associations, and to give
four.year terms of office to consta- /
bles. "a.
Several members OF the house |
argued Tor an afternoon session in
order to take up the cooperative |
marketing bill, but others predicted |
that there would be no quorum, as
many of the representatives had al
ready gone to lunch or the ball !
game"
397 Bills Passed
Up to Saturday afternoon, a total .
of 397 bills mad been passed by both |
houz"s and signed by the governor,
and there were about a dozen addi-
tional measures awaiting the sigma
ture of the governor. They had
reached him during the day. Cover
nor Walker has been keeping up
with the bills sent to him, after max
ing sure that representatives. favor
the local bills affecting their own
OF the 397 bills already signed by
he governor, only eleven are of APP
DlicatiOa to the entire state. The
others are local to the various coun-
ties and cities and towns OF Geor-
gia, dealing in most instances with
to charters, creations
Or adjustments of. county commits
sions, and the release of bondsmen.
The total number of bills introduced
in the house during the 1928 and
1924 sessions has run to more than
600. while about half that many
measures have been introduced in
the senate In a few instances, the
measures in the two houses are du-
olicateS.
Appropriation Bills
The two branches are through as
far as new measures are concerned,
out each has long calendar of bills
that have been passed by the other
oody. Each also has calendar of
some respect by the other house.
They will begin work on these meas
ures Monday, provided the plan to
nave the income tax bill brought up
m the house Monday does not ma
erialize into a prolonged discussion
that will occupy the entire remain
ing time of that body.
The senate has not acted on any
Of the appropriation bills passed by
he house, but is scheduled to take
hem up Monday morning. The SEN
ate will start at the same hour as
he house on Monday. at 9 o clock,
for the first time this session.
Bills Passed and Signed
The following general bills and At
lanta measures have been passed by
both houses and signed by Governor
NItlker:
BY Senator ellis. Of the Sixteenth
district-To provide that cit courts
Greeted by the general assembly and
courts shall be of record.
BY Senator Davis of tie Forty-sec-
ond district-To extend the lien Of
mort ga ges Un crops before the same
are planted or growing.
BY Rek. sentative Roundtree OF
Emmanuel county and RUTHERFORD of
Monroe county-To amend section F.
1903 of the code relative to the ex-
ecution of deeds.
BY Senator Smith Of the Twenty
third district-An act creating Peach .
county,
BY the Fulton delegation-An act
to make it legal for tire judges Of the
Fulton superior court to preside foe
the Atlanta city court judges.
BY Senator Hodges of the TWEEN.
tieth district-An act amending the
act creating a port and harbor com
mission.
By Senator Pace of the Thirteen, h
district--An act prohibiting the is
suance Of a creek or draft without
the money in bank to pay same.
BY the Fulton delegation-An act
the city charter of Allan
ia, and two acts amending the act
creating the Atlanta criminal court.
Arson Defined
BY Representatives Camp Of Camp.
DELL. and Guess of DekaIb-An act
TO define the crime of arson or at
arson, and to prescribe pen
alties
BY the Fulton delegation-An act
TO increase the salaries of city court
judges
BY the Chatham delegation-An act
to regulate the salaries Of jailers in
counties Of from 10000 to 1870 900
population.
By Representative Fleming OF Han