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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1903

Page

10

Georgia House Debates Convict Labor Bills and Road Work

The Georgia House debated Felder and Holder-Shackelford substitutes on convict labor, voting down the Felder measure and the Holder-Shackelford substitute by wide margins. The Steed bill, renewing convict leasing with a $100,000 prison fund, faced opposition over school fund impact and adjourned before action.

House of Representatives Déwes House Felder Mesgars Holder Jackson Bhackelford Clarke Morris Cobb Helder Committee On Penitentiary Committee Senate Steed Messrs Beauchamp Butts Underwood White Taylor Shackelford Echoo Fund Atlanta Tote Tom Epson Judge Turner General Evans Georgia Mrr Fulton County Judge Candler Moses Coweta Red Hill Morris of Committee of the Whole Candler DeKalb Phillips Jefferson Holger-Shelford Holder-Shackelford Messia Alexander Almond Arnold Boykin Brown Burton Calvin Carr Clatt Conner Cromartie Davis Deal Dozier Buckett Dunbar Fields Flanman Flynt Franklin George Glenn Grice Hal Hardman Harden Hawes Hayes Hixon Sumter Houston Howard Baldwin Hutcheson Jones Dougherty Kent Kilburn Lene Martin Mayson Miller Bulloch Mitcham Mitchell Morton Mulherin McBride McEmurray McHenry McLain Nisbet Owen Overstreet O' Quinn Pauls Coffee Philips Preston Proctor Bedwing Rics Richardson Ridley Rogers Hall Rogera McIntosh Rountree Bhannon Singletary Slaton Boence Stovall Thompson Tlaner Walker Monroe Wateon Wise

Capitol Gossip Shapes Georgia Supreme Court News

Capitol gossip centers on Judge Turner and the Georgia Supreme Court appointment with heavy urging for Turner to accept. Governor Terrell receives no word and awaits his decision. Also covered are Judge Joseph W Bennett’s qualifications, Entomologist Scott resigning to join Washington, and generic statewide political shifts including land titles, tax, and education policy developments.

Supreme Court Capitol

Senate Busy With Local Bills and Charters Passed

The senate, in a brief session, focused on local house bills on third reading. It passed one bill to incorporate the Kensington school district in Walker county. The house then passed numerous charter and incorporation measures for towns including Armenia, Roswell, Mays and Candler’s Decatur, Baconton, Plains, Nunez, Cairo, and Barneys, among others, and repeals in Sylvania, Whit County fence law, and a board of county commissioners for Dade. The relief request for bonds on Harris and others was referred to general judiciary.

Flint Supreme Court Hart Atttorney General Dade Superior Court G Johnson Dade A. M. Fricks Copeland Brock Johnson Solicitor General & P. Maddox Maddox Atmy General Hert Solicitor General House Committee On Education House Meesrs West Lowndes Whitley Douglas Mitchell Thomas General Judiciary Committee Dilla Eartern South Georgia Counee Pldridge Cutts Abbeville J Wn W. Haygood Fitzgerald H. W. Hopkins Thomas County Senate Hopting Buchanan Early Hixon Sumter G. McLendon Thomanvilla Jegislature Messrs. Haygood and Cutts Counses McLendon Wericulture Daniel Emanuel Eakt Lee Kensington Walkers County Williams J. K. McAfee J. R. Grice W N. Raley Charley Harris Fields Cordele Womball Upson Stanford Chipley Messrs Mayson and Candler Decatur Cann Chatham County McBride Armenia Lee County Messrs Morris and McLain Roswell Rountree Bingletary Metcalf Mayson and Candler Maples Baconton Mitchell County Overstreet Sylvania Bell Nunez Emanuel County Cairo Rankin Plains Wine Gordon County Hrock Board of County Commissioners Dade County Mills Ball Ground Cherokee County Hamilton Filynt Griffin Booth and Lawrence Whiten County Grice Board of Commissioners Pulaski Parrott Goulden Morven Dawson Greensboro Underwood Blue Ridge White County

Eastman's Famous Kovaks and Virginia Mountain Resorts

Norfolk and Western line promotes Virginia mountain resorts famed for scenery climate and curative waters. Excursion tickets now on sale with details from Warren L. Roche Western Passenger Agent and Bevil General Passenger Agent Roanoke VA.

Virginia Norfolk and Western Railway Warren L. Roche Western Bevil Roanoke

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