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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
1
The Georgia House wrapped after an all night session with few general measures passed and an impending extra session. Debate centered on garnishment limits, streetcar gas charging, and Confederate veterans’ funding, while several appointees and appropriations were approved or tabled. The governor prepared a proclamation for a convening extra session to act on unfinished business.
Georgia lawmakers push a constitutional amendment to fund pensions for old Confederate veterans and widows with property under 1500 dollars. The bill passed the Senate 32 to 4 and moves to the House for concurrence, facing tax concerns and debate over state financial impact.
The Georgia Senate voted 26 to 14 to delay convict bills and support an extra legislative session called by Governor Hoke Smith to address the convict problem after the current lease expires on April 4, 1969. Smith urged finishing all other pending business first, with the extra session to convene in Atlanta on August 24.
A Grand Trunk passenger train from Port Huron struck a Harper avenue street car at Van Dyke crossing, injuring six men severely. A heavy rainstorm blurred the conductor's view as the car lay across the tracks, smashing it into pieces and burying passengers.
John Scott longtime railroad executive and former president of multiple firms died at his Tompkinsville home at 61 after months of illness. He moved from England in 1889 to head the Alabama and Southern railroad, led the Cotton Seed Company, reorganized the Seaboard Air Line in 1904, and presided over the Augusta Construction Company building 216 miles of track in Georgia and Florida, leaving a widow and four daughters.
In Hot Springs Taft after daylong talks with Frank J Filten cevk and Arthur Le Voros, announces he will stay out of local political conventions and avoid backing any state candidate. He plans 90 speeches outside Cincinnati and stresses no favoritism in the West Virginia split or New York gubernatorial race. Senator Elkins and others participated. a national committee ruling will determine the regular ticket. includes note of future action and Maine Vermont emphasis. Washington dispatch notes Snipes appointment for rural delivery route at Poulan.
The session approved measures funding convict probe expenses and ordered a report to an extra session. It delayed reissuing the school book contract for two years and created Greater Atlanta. A pension to Confederate veterans and widows under $1500 was authorized, and the telegraph bill enforcing prompt delivery with fines passed. A pure voter registration bill and a governor-backed primary election law advanced, along with creation of Georgia Volunteers and a pension commissioner elective. Fire and police ride free on street cars, support for agricultural schools and Athens College, and measures affecting convict lease publicized. An investigation into the convict lease system began but was sent to an extra session after debate. Much time was spent on the world of the wntl-topr Di. action not taken on that matter. Near-beer tax bill failed in Senate after House passage.
The second session of the present legislature ended at midnight under a fifty day rule, with both houses closing most business and adjourning until an extra session. The Senate and House listed measures on final day, including primary date fixes and school book contract renewals, while deciding not to tackle the convict question.
The Americus board of trade plans to push for erecting the Wirz monument in Americus rather than Andersonville. Committees are appointed to appeal to the convention of Daughters of the Confederacy in Savannah for support.
The charter amendment clears the legislature and heads to a people vote. It sets Greater Atlanta’s population at 140000 and expands to 23 square miles. Edgewood Battle Hill Brookwood Cook's district East Atlanta and Draid Hi are included in the enlarged area.
Generally fair Thursday with fresh south winds. Local data show lowest and highest temperatures, mean, and normal values. Rainfall in 24 hours is minimal with small deficits since the start of the month and year. Reports from various stations compiled.
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