The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-05
SOLONS BEGIN TO HUSTLE.
AN IMAGFNSE AMOUNT OF WORK
BEFORE THE HOUSE.

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70 the Summer Ssssion-The Gen.
eral Tax Act the Special Order FOR
To-day-Clains of the Appropriation
Bill.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 4-The house will
have all it can do to dispose OF tie tax act
and appropriations before Saturday week,
the time when adjournment should be had.
TIE chances are that afternoon sessions
and perhaps night attings will be
required for this. though commit
tee work will suffer. Three hun
dred and seventy-nine House bills await
notion, and the Senate has thirty-four bills
to submit for the consideration of the
House. Not only will a summer session be
inevitable, as a great mass OF legislation IS
now before the general assembly to be acted
on, tut many members having important
measures on hand look serious. and to-day
IN discussion expressed themselves IS con-
cernei about the matter.
Mr.. Huft's substitute, making the special
order for tomorrow the general tax act,
prevailed in spite Of Mr.. Humphreys show
ing that many Of the members would be
be absent, as the wives Of their bcsoms had
been told to expect them home for sun
day.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Berner felt that the appropriation
bill, which was sure TO be raised. should be
considered before the tax act was decided
on. A general discussion ensued, partici-
pated in by Messrs. Fleming, Atkinson Of
Coweta HUFF, Humphreys ana Ryas.
Mr.. Dismuke's bill introduced this morn
ing, will hardly meet with favorable con-
sideration. He wants the House to adjourn
sane die Dee. Is.
Mr. O'Neal presented a bill providing that
n shall not Only be unlawful TO get DRINKS
but that carrying whisky to church will be
a penal otfense.
Mr.. Mattox introduced bill creating a
commissioner OF roads and revenues for
Clinch county.
The bill introduced bv Mr. Jackson. pro-
viding that the jurisdiction of the railroad
commission be enlarged and rates on
fieghts from distaRoe 10 Georgia be con
tTolled by them, was passed.
TO WORRY LAWYERS.
Mr. Hand introduced a bill that will
worry lawyers. II provides that where
kawyers take cases of poor people to receive
contingent fees greater amount than 10
per cent. of the recovery, which is fixed
by the bill as the rate, shall cause the
lawyer 70 forfeit al claims. The bill is
directed against the present situation Of
affairs, when lawyers exact from a third to
& half Of the amount recovered.
The bill Incorporating the Atlanta and Bir-
rningham railroad was passed, not, how
svsf, before having clause attached that
me franchise must not be transferred until
after twenty miles Of the road has been
built The latter clause was written by
Mr. Berner.
BIr. Bartenills bill, making the position
of state school commissioner elective by the
people, passed with only two dissenting
votes. those of MesSrs. Dismuke and Holtz-
claw.
Mr.. Lecorte offered bill fixing liability
OF persons or agents doing business for In
solvent concerns, making them responsible
for the indebtedness incurred
ABSTRACTS or RECORDS.
a long discussion nsued regarding bin
introduced by Mr. Martin and read the
third time, permitting abstract companies
to make copies of public records for general
use. The lawyers, excepting Mr.. Whitfield
and one or two Others, favored the bill
Bone OF the farmers opposed the bill, in the
belief that it would lessen the perquisites OF
the clerks, and that tbs records we're open
to mutlleton. The bill was tabled in order
that copies might be printed. II was sub
Jected to close scrutiny
q bill introduced by Mr.. Graves of New
ton and providing that school commission
ers receive 81 per day when serving was
killed by vote of IS TO A.
THE STATE ROAD COMMITTEE.
The House committee which will deal
with state rOad matters consists of Messrs,
Atkinson of Coweta, chairman; Graves,
Bsrner, Huff, Fatum, HoItzclow, Good win,
Calvin. Whitfield. Dunwoody, Trammsl,
Norton. Reed, Hartridge and Seay
A message from Gov Northen announced
avacancy in the solicitorship Of the Rome
circuit. Solicitor Jones having besn elected
10 the luogeShip of the Tallapoosa circuit
". }. Nun ally, son OF President Nunnallv
of Mercer University, was elected. The
other candidate was II. p Lumkin. The
vote stood rs to rs
Assistant doorkseper Watlhan Of Cow
weta county died yesterday. after a short
Illness, from pneumonia. The remains were
sent home last night
A special train will take Orator Hart
ridge to Rome tomorrow at noon, accom-.
panied by strong delegation of admirers
In the Senate.
In the Senate to- day Mr.. Todd again paid
his respects to his old enemies, the barkeep-
ers, and his new bill is novelty of extreme
prohibition legislation. 1t will be very
promptly killed, no doubt, but
is interesting as an oddly. He
first tried to resurrect his old bill
By taking the motion to reconsider it from
the table, but inst was no go, the president
ruling that at this late day the motion
could not be revived Abandoning the
quart bill to its fate. Mr.. Todd next
proposed to make any person
who shall himself. or through
an agent, sell or furnish any alcoholic LIQUORS
which shall Gauss the intoxication Of any
person, liable in damages to any husband,
wife, child or guardian or empioye, or other
person who shall be injured by such intoxi-
Gated person in consequence of such intoxi-
cation, the liability to include damages 70
person, property or means OF support
ANOTHER INTERESTING AUTHOR.
Mr. Ellington is another author Of inter
esting bills. His fertilizer measure, after
the Brady model, has just been favorabIy
reported and Tomorrow it will be discussed
To-day he proposed 70 take the railroads a
little further ia hand and regulate the rates
they charge for storage.
Mr.. Lanier introduced bill TO vest the
title OF all crops in the owner of the land
upon which they are grown until rents and
MI advances TO the tenant have been settled.
Till then it is 70 be unlawful for the crcpper
without the consent Of the landlord 70 en-
cumber the crop.
Mr.. Terrill's bill to prohibit Insurance.
companies from pooling rates was intro
duced this morning. The announcement
that it would be has produced a big seRsa-
ton among insurance men all over the