Senate Passes Bills on Salaries Drinking on Trains and Pharmacist Licensing
The Senate approved measures including a constitutional amendment to let Fulton Richmond and Chatham counties raise superior court judges’ salaries from local treasuries, and passed a law prohibiting public drinking on railway trains. It also advanced a pharmacist licensing bill and discussed state and county boards of tax returns and valuations. The municipal sinking fund bill and related topics were debated, with debates noting prior court decisions and constitutional limits.
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Senate
Furton
Chatham
Richmond
Fulton
Lawa
House
Supreme Court
Henator Patterson
Siaton
Richmlnd
Citizna
Atlanta
Superior
Benator
Georgia
Assembly demands governor explain sending troops to Durham mines
The North Carolina House pressed Governor Brown for a full record of the May 26 troop deployment to Walker county and the Durham mines riot. The Rosser resolution, backed by Brown supporters, passed 82 to 12 after a partyline clash with Smith allies. Governor Brown said he would prepare and send the requested documents within days.
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Brown
Durham
House of Representatives
Walker County
Hta
Rosser
Walker
Smith
Anderson
Chatham
House
Br. Smith
Hosser
Jules
Soid
Verraer
Documante Reddy
Mundsy
Bean
House Quorum Question Looms Over Salaries Bill
The House debated a measure to raise the state school commissioner’s salary from 2,000 to 3,000 dollars including duties as secretary of the board of education. A roll call showed 42 in favor, 41 against, but 93 votes were required to pass. the bill was tabled. The session also reconsidered spending 15,000 for a central heating plant at Athens and discussed a Sherman J. Sims heirs’ claim over condemned property. New bills were introduced on pharmacy, roads, county school elections, and local incorporations.
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Durham
Atate University
Sherman J. Lima
House of Representatives
Hardeman
Alley
Tero
Mesara
McMichael
Marlon
Hill
Monros
Board of Education
Murray
Hardman
Jackson
State University At
Athens
Sherman J. Sims
Northeastern Railroad Company
Mesars
Brown, McElreath and Alexander
Fulton
Lima
Railroad Company
Atkinson
Alexander
DeKalb
Sims
Billata House
Garlington
Richmond
Woodliff
Forsyth
Cumming
Mesers
McHireath
Marion
Chandler
Franklin
Franklin County
Edmondson
Chattooga
Chattooga County
Jones
Meriwether
Wight
Grady
Pine Park
Grady County
Sheppard
Sumter
Department of Agriculture
Wanden
Charlton
Chariton
White
Screven
Merlon
Factory output and shipments for St Louis abbos week
The report shows factory output for the St. Louis abos factories for the week ending July 2 at 324,090 pairs. Shipments by rail and river totaled 71,990 gazen, as reported by The shoe and Heather Garette.
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Wruss
St. Louis
Rotate Georgia Judges Bill Moves Through Legislature
The bill by Rep. D. C. Pickett to rotate superior court judges was sent to a special committee for refinement and set as a special order for next Monday after lengthy debate. Senate measures on judicial salaries and circuit realignment were reported or forwarded, with amendments to reduce fertilizer tax, and several bills tabled for Friday discussion.
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D. C. Pickett
Terrell
General Judiciary Committees
House
Juillelai Circuita
Thrac
Lewis
Hancock
Senate
Perry
McDawell
General Agricultural Committee
Armlatead
Oglethorpe
Electric lighted Pullman cars on Seaboard train
On Seaboard line an electric lighted Pullman observation car service is noted aboard the 11 46 am train. The schedule lists arrival in Washington at 8 48 am and New York at 3 48 pm with combined car arrangements.
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Seaboard
Washington
New York
Senate committee recommends prison board investigation
The general judiciary committee voted 6 to 4 to report back to the senate a Jackson resolution urging an inquiry into the prison commission’s inspection acts. The preamble claims ten inspectors instead of four allowed by the 1908 act. Slater counters that only two supervisors exist, with others in directive roles. A subcommittee will review legality, and an effort to summon the prison commission was defeated 5 to 4.
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General Judiciary Committee
Senate
Jackson
Womble
Harrell
Slater
Senatore Womble
Brectora
Prison Commission
Rules Committee Proposes Morning Roll Calls to Enforce Attendance
The rules committee of the House votes to recommend daily roll calls each morning to fix attendance and ensure a quorum. The plan follows repeated failures to secure a quorum for votes on bills, with Speaker Pro Tem Hardeman forced to have the roll called Wednesday.
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Rules Committee
House of Representatives
House
Dilla
Hardeman
Governor Indicted for Criminal Libel in Iowa
Des Moines July 20 Governor B F Carroll of Iowa was indicted for criminal libel by a Polk county grand jury. The bill stems from a probe into actions at the Mitchellville Jews Industrial School for Girls and alleges he libeled John Cowne, former chairman of the board of control, in The Lansing Capital of May 4 stating reasons for Cownie’s resignation.
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Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Iowa
Polk County
Affelra
Jews Industrial School For Girls
Mitchellville
John Cownle
Board of Control
Les Monnce
Cownie
House debates roll call and education bill failures
The house considers reinstating a roll call to ensure attendance amid absenteeism that hindered a constitutional majority for key measures. The compulsory education bill failed by six votes and the state school commissioner salary bill faltered by eleven votes. A plan for afternoon sessions is proposed to clear all state budget and constitutional bills, with the income tax amendment to be set as a special order to speed final action.
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Senate
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