Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-05
MEMBER Of HOUSE
PROPOSES 70 REVISE
STATE CONSTITUTION

A bill providing for the holding of
convention to revise the state con-
stitution, was introduced in the low
er house of the general assembly
Thursday morning by Representative
Jones, of Meriwether county.
The measure provides that an
election be held the first Tuesday in
November to determine whether the
convention shall be held, and if au-
thorized, that the convention be held
on the second Monday in January.
1925. Representation would be ap-
portioned on the basis of one dele
gate to each 1000 of population.
Another bill offered by Representa-
tive Pope, of Walker, would prohibit
the teaching Of the Darwin theory,
or any theory relative to mans de-
scent from monkey or ape, in the
schools CT the state.
The bill to create the new county
of Peach, which was passed Wednes-
day by the senate, was given it's sec
ond reading.
Representative Mann, of Glynr
county, invited the legislators to at.
tenn ne opening of the Brunswick
toSt. Simon's Island highway on
July IL. He said special railroad
rates had been arranged and that en-
tertainment would be provided for all
who attend.
Representative Stewart, of At
kinson, rising to a point of personal
privilege, spoke at length in a crit
icism of representatives of the
press covering the sessions of the
general assembly. Without naming
any, he charged that some were on
the payroll Of corporations and were
using their influence to suppress
rather than print the full proceed
ings of the legislature. and an
nounced he would introduce a reso-
luton ''to investigate the newspa-
permen in the legislature and the
graft in payment to them by those
l charge"
Patriotic exercises, including the
singing Of America" and the plac-
ing Of the nations flag behind the
speakers chair, was a feature of
Thursdays official observance of
the 14Sth anniversary of American
independence, to be celebrated Fri
day. When the house adjourns
Thursday, it is to meet again Mon
day morning at IL o'clock.
The Clarke county delegation and
others, including Representative At
llinson of Chatham and Representa-
tives Wood of Fulton, Orr of
Wilkes and Harris of Jefferson, in
troduced a bill to provide an emer-
gency maintenance appropriation for
the Georgia State College of Ag-i-
culture.
Representatives Burt of Dough-
erty and Hillhouse of Worth are
the authors of a bill which would
provide an act to declare legal all
corporations formed under the co.
operative marketing act.
The following new bills were in
troduced in the house Thursday:
By Representative Miner of
Dodge-To abrogate the common law
rule that an executor of the will of
an executor is ipso facto executor of
the first testator. General judiciary
No. 2.
BY Representative Aubrey of Bar.
toW-To provide $4,000 for ex-
penses and services of secretary of
the state library commission, instead
VI OJOOO' y 1CQuiIS 1ull time S6TV-
ice. Public library.
BY Representative Camp Of Camp
bell-To appropriate $4,000 as de-
tlclency for public buildings and
grounds. Appropriations.
Ely Representative Ennis of Bald
win-To appropriate $15,69O to the
prison commission for Improvements
at the state farm. Appropriations
By Representative Latham of Hall
and Holton of Wilcox-To amend
poll tax law so as to remove poll
tax on women. Special judiciary.
BY Representative Jones of Meri-
Wether-To provide for a constitu-
tlonal convention on the second Mon
day in January, 1925; election Of del
egates to be held the first Monday in
November, 1924.
BY Worth Delegation-To author
lze the governor to remove from Of
hce any sheriff, deputy or constable
who retains in his possession any
funds collected on any tax execu-
ton, or who fails to reply in writing
to Inquiries relative to business OF
his office. General judiciary l.
BY Clarke Delegation-To provide
an emergency appropriation of S15,-
600 for 1924 and $25, 200 for 1925 for
the State College of Agriculture. Ap-
preparations.
By Representatives Stewart Of At
k1nson and Pafford of Lanier-To
amend tick eradication law so as to
provide for the expense OF tick
eradication and to prevent the ship
ment of tick-infested cattle to be
borne by the state of Georgia out
of funds appropriated for that pur-
pose, and to relieve the counties of
such expense. General agriculture g.
BY Representatives Boswell of
Greene and Galloway of Putnam-To
amend gasoline tax act so that funds
raised by said law may be used on
streets of incorporated towns and
cities as part of the post road mile
age, and cities and towns may receive
proportions of such revenue from the
county allotment. Public highways.
By Representatives Boswell of
Greene, Mullis of Bleckley and
Others-To appropriate $4,000 for
deficiency in calcium arsenate labora-
tory work, and to appropriate $4,000
annually for such work hereafter.
Appropriations.
By Representative Langley of
Floyd-To require notices Of liens for
internal revenue taxes and discharge
from same to be filed with superior
court clerks. General judiciary, No. 2.
By Representative Burt of Dough-
erty-To amend constitutional pro-