Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-14
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OF TEXAS GOVERNORS OFFICE


BY IS To So VOTE
The income tax issue was disposed
of for the present session when the
house Of representatives Tuesday
voted 90 to 60 to sustain report Of
the rules committee leaving the
Landlord income tax bill off the cal
endar for the day.
AS it was proposed to offer sub
stitute for the Landlord bill, it would
have been necessary to have it
passed in the house Tuesday, and
concurred in by the senate Wednes-
day to get the income tax bill
through the present session.
When the rules committee submit
ted it's report fixing the calendar for
the day without any mention of the
income tax bill, Representatives Har-
ris. of Jefferson; Stovall, of Gilbert;
Mcclure, of Walker, and Stewart,
of Atkinson, introduced resolution
to disa gree with the rules committee
and place senate bill No. 3, known
as the Landlord income tax bill, at
the top of the calendar for Tuesday
as a special and continuing order of
business until disposed of,
Under the rules of the house, a
motion to disagree with the report
Of the rules committee is not debat-
able during the last seven days of a
session. Advocates of the measure,
however. were sustained in a demand
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in 60 votes for the resolution and
SO against it.
Two Thirds Vote Needed
In order to override a report Of the
rules committee it would have been
necessary for the resolution to re-
ceive two thirds of the votes of those
present, constituting a majority of
the house. There were 1856 present,
and a tWo-thirds vote would have
been 1914. The bill is a constitutional
amendment, and would therefore re-
quire 1873 votes for final passage.
There was a suggestion that an eff
fort might be made to pass the Lark
ford bill without amendment or sub
stitute on the final day of the SEES
sion, but the vote Tuesday indicated
that such an effort would be hope
less.
The bill Of Senator Spence provid.
ing strictet requirements for the
practice of pharmacy in Georgia,
known as the pure drug bill, was
defeated in the house when the mem
bers voted IS to 60 against concur
ring IN the favorable committee re-
port.
The senate bill recurring auto
mobiles TO stop at grade crossings,
and providing that the railroads and
state highway department should
pay one-half of the expense of over
head or underpass crossings pro-
voked a fight of almost two hours
in the house, ami was finally de.
feated by three votes. The vote was
1O1 Ior the bill and Al against it,
while 104 votes we're required for
passage.
The rules committee placed the
port bond issue on the calendar for
Tuesday as the tenth measure on the
list. This indicated that the port bill
would not come up until the after
noon session, if it was reached at all
during the day.
Soldiers Home Investigation
The house passed with little op-
position a resolution by Representa-.
tive Smith, of Bryan county, pro-
vlding for a legislative investigation
of conditions at the Confederate Sol
diers' home in Atlanta The resolu-
ton set forth that serious charges of
mismanagement have been made
against the officials at the home.
1T provided for committee Of three
house members and two senators to
investigate conditions there and re
port back to the legislature. AS the
resolution is a joint one, it must
be approved by the senate.
BY a vote of la to 9. the house
passed the senate bill of Senator Ma
son, limiting the argument of coum-
sci in all cases in city, and superior
courts below felony cases TO thirty
minutes, in felony cases, except cap
iral cases, to one hour and in cap
itaI cases, to two hours, and also
limiting the number of attorneys
making arguments TO two on each
side. The law also applies to civil
cases.
The house passade a bill authoriz
ing street car companies to own
stock in bus lines and operate bus
lines. Representative Stewart, of
Atkinson county, who had opposed
the motor bus bill, supported the
present bill. The vote was 131 to 5.
BY a vote of, 113 to ), the house
passed a bill of Senator Phillips, fix.
ing the amount of costs in trial
courts in trover actions at S. in
cases involving 500 or less.
Women S0lOns Active
The two women members Of the
Georgia house of representatives
took the lead Monday afternoon for
bill intended to preserve the natural
attractiveness of the State of
Georgia