Wednesday, 28th July 1915: Prison Farm Message Completed By Harris, The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution,
Wednesday, 28th July 1915,
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To Be Presented Today Will Not Censure Prison Commission, But Lack of Funds.
Governor Harris yesterday afternoon completed writing his Special Message to the General Assembly upon the subject of the State Penitentiary, and the message will be presented to the House and Senate some time this morning.
The Contents of the Message were not made public yesterday, but it is understood that Governor Harris will outline the Conditions that he found at the Farm and will exonerate the Prison Commission for responsibility for the attack on Frank and for any undesirable Conditions that he may have found at the Prison. The blame for Conditions, it is believed, will be placed upon the lack of Funds.
Looking to bettering the Conditions, the Governor, while he will not name any specific sum, will recommend that the General Assembly be as liberal as possible in its appropriations for the State Penitentiary.
Governor Harris will also call attention to the present Law which, it is claimed, provides that the Revenue derived from Tax on the Sale of Near Beer shall be used by the Prison Commission for the Prison and Farm.
A Bill will be recommended favorably to the House this morning from the Appropriations Committee designed to repeal the clause of the law which relates to the foregoing provision.
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Bills Introduced and Passed in Both Houses Of Legislature Yesterday
New Bills in Senate.
By Senators Holden, Minter, and Gillie To provide that a Money Lender shall not forfeit his Security when more than the Legal Rate of Interest is charged.
By Senator Walker of the Twentieth To regulate the State Board of Education, to fix the Salary of the Secretary and State Superintendent.
By Senator Buchanan of the Ninth To regulate plumbing by creating a Board of Plumbing Examiners.
By Senator Ward of the Fifth To amend the Charter of Douglas.
By Senator Boykin of the Seventeenth To amend the Civil Code relative to Railway Companies building Cattle Yards.
By Senator Akin of the Fourth To repeal certain laws relative to catching and handling of fish and oysters.
By Senator Goolsby of the Twenty-eighth To Abolish the Office of Treasurer of Jasper County.
By Senator Moon of the Thirty-seventh To amend the Constitution to Abolish the Passage of local Bills and Laws, providing for this in another manner.
By Senator Akin of the Fourth To exempt from taxation for ten years plants costing not less than $3,000,000 erected for Building and Repairing Ships and Vessels.
House Bills Introduced in Senate.
To Amend the Charter of Morven, Brooks County.
To Create the Board of Floyd County Commissioners.
To Abolish the Office of Wilkes County Treasurer.
To Authorize Covington to erect the Municipal Ice Plant.
To Repeal an Act incorporating Harlson.
To Repeal an Act creating the City Court on Madison.
To Abolish the Irwin County City Court.
To Fix the Compensation of the Ordinary of Walton County.
To Create a Paulding County Board of Commissioners.
To Amend an Act Creating the City Court of Albany.
To Amend the Charter of the Town of Hoschton.
To Create a new Charter for the City of Rome.
To Abolish the Office of Walton County Treasurer.
To Establish a System of Public Schools for East Lake.
To Amend the Charter of the Town of Oakwood, Hall County.
To Fix Salary of the Treasurer of Cherokee County at $400.
To Abolish the Floyd County Board of Commissioners.
To Abolish the Office of Crisp County Treasurer.
To Amend Code Relative to Crime of Incest.
To Amend the Charter of the Town of Toccoa.
To Provide four terms of the Candler Superior Court.
To Amend the Charter of East Lake.
House Resolution appointing a Committee to investigate the Georgia School for the Deaf.
New Bills in House.
The following Bills were introduced Tuesday in the House:
By Mr. Conger of Decatur To provide for handling Decatur County Funds.
By Mr. Blackburn of Fulton To Create State Board of plumbing Examination.
By Mr. Conger of Decatur To Abolish Decatur County Treasurer.
By Mr. Young of Tift To Abolish Tift County Board.
By Mr. Harris of Washington To Amend Constitution relating to Introduction of Local Bills in the Legislature.
By Mr. Davis of Laurens To Create Board of Commissioners in Laurens County.
By Mr. Bullard of Campbell To Create State Warehouse Department.
By Mr. Lunsford of Lee To Abolish Lee County Treasurer.
By Mr. Dart of Glynn To Provide Commission Government for City of Brunswick.
By Mr. Webb of Lowndes To Fix Pay of Jurors and Bailiffs at $3 per day.
By Mr. Davis of Laurens To Reduce Laurens County Board to three Members.
By Mr. Adams of Pike To Abolish Pike County Treasurer.
By Washington Delegation To Amend Fence Law.
By Same To Make Solicitor of Sandersville City Court Ex-Officio County Attorney of Washington County.
By Mr. Smith of De Kalb To Authorize Counties to purchase Live Stock to promote Cattle Raising.
By Mr. Fullbright of Burke and Mr. Stark of Jackson To provide that Proceeds of Near Beer Tax shall go into General Treasury Fund.
By Mr. Atkinson of Emanuel To amend Section 4041 of the Code.
By Mr. Clements of Irwin To regulate method of making Records in Certiorari Cases.
By Chatham Delegation To amend Savannah City Charter.
Resolutions Introduced in House.
The following Resolutions were introduced in the House Tuesday:
By Fulton Delegation To appropriate $9,000 for Maintenance of Georgia Training School for Girls.
By Mr. Fullbright of Burke (by request) To appropriate $5,376.15 to pay Expenses of protecting Governor John M. Slaton following Commutation of Leo M. Frank's Sentence.
By Mr. Fullbright of Burke (by request) To appropriate $8,765 to make up Deficit in Military Department.
Bills Passed in House.
The House on Tuesday passed the following local Bills:
To amend City Charter of Macon.
To regulate pilotage fees at Georgia Ports.
To authorize Chatham County to require Special Registration for County Bond Elections.
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HOUSE RESOLUTION CALLS FOR PAYMENT FOR MILITIA SERVICE
The Cost of the State for calling out the State Militia when Ex-Governor John M. Slaton commuted the Death Sentence of Leo M. Frank, was $5,376.15, according to a Resolution which was introduced in the House yesterday morning calling for an appropriation to cover that amount.
The Resolution was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Among other important matters that came before the House were the following:
A Bill by Mr. Blackburn, of Fulton to Create a Board of Plumbing Examiners.
A Bill by Mr. Bullard, of Campbell, and others, to provide for the licensing of Warehouses in the State.
A Bill by Mr. Fullbright, of Burke, providing that all funds derived from the Tax of Near Beer and other such drinks be placed into the general State Funds.
A Bill by Mr. Harris, of Washington, providing for an Amendment to the Constitution to permit the enactment of Local Laws without having them introduced in the Legislature. The plan by which this might be done will be decided upon after the Bill becomes a Law.