The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-09
GEORGIA'SLOWER HOUSE
ADJOURNMENT WON'T B. EERL;IER
THAN THE 2OLH

Inevitable - The General lax At
Under nsidera:ion - Dealers in
I Futures Knocked Out-The Lunatic
Asylum.
ATLANTA, GA. Dec s-"When will we
, adjourn'" is the question canvassed among
; the members Mr. Calvin offered a resoiu-
ton to-day that the present session be ex-
tended till certain measures now before the
legislature demanding consideration aud
action are disposed Of. and the resolution
was referred 70 the committee on adjourn
ment. II will be impossible for the legisla-
ture 10 adjourn till Dec. 20 at the earliest.
The appropriation bill will De taken up
Wednesday aud will. if discussion does not
prevent, go to the Senate Thursday. Then
the committee will have, as matter OF
history, some changes to suggest, and the
House may not, when the bill comes back,
accept these, and joint committee of con-
ference may be necessary as in past years.
A SUMNER SESSION.
| That there IS to be a summer session / :
conceded, for the Western and Atlantic
lease matter has been neglected, and the
convict camps are yet to be visited.
Mr. Calvin also offered resolution that
a committee of five from the Senate and
ten from the House be appointed TO attend
the commencement of the university, as in
the past seasons
The general tax act, the special order for
this morning, was then taken up. The first
section, that prescribing an ad valorem tax,
was passed over, as its ad Justment is de-
pendent on the action on the appropriation
bill, which will be considered by the House
| " Wednesday, though it was heard and re-
ported on by the committee Of the whole
to-day.
COST OF SELLING FIREARMS.
The first feature to call forth amendment
was that fixing the tax for dealers "A fire.
arms Mr.. Chappell wanted prohibitive
| tax, as the turpentine hands in Southwest
Georgia were a menace to life, through
ease with which they secured weapons
| The tax was increased from S25 to $50.
| Mr.. Gilbert had an amendment attached
taxing dealers in bowie knives and dirks
| 800, and Mr. Berner another amendment,
| imposing similar tax on dealers in long
| range magazine rifles, or rifles equipped
with sights.
The general tax on whisky dealers passed
| without comment for the first time in the
| memory OF the old-timers, it having been in
| the past q prolific source for suggestions to
debaters
TIE TAX RATE.
The general tax bill shows that the rate
for 1922 will be lower as against the past
two fiscal years The rate for 1891 will be,
at the closest approximation possible, 80
mills against 2-10 mills in 1889, and in 1892
it will be SO mills against 8 40 mills in
IN the year just ending.
FUTURES KNOCKED OUT.
Futures receive a black eye. A tax Of
$4,000 precludes the existence Of any
bucket-shot 10 Georgia. and the recent de-
cislon in a case from the Augusta circuit
bafOra the suDramA c0urf vvhnra a 1aYandar
the defendant was fined for receiving an
order to buy future cotton as agent, and
was held amenable TO the law, will check
agency operations. Cotton and all other
future dealings are embraced in this pro-
hioitive clause
HARD on THE CIRCUsEs.
Circuses will be asked to yield larger re-
turns TO the state aud county Golfers The
tax is now $50, where it was s25 and pro-
rated accordingly to $50. The state tax is
now $500 per day, where it was 5000
Old soldiers may conduct games Of
chance peddle, aud engage in several other
specified vocations, free Of state or county
license.
Cold storage concerns for imports tions of
western dressed meats and their agents
must pay $500 for each county where bust
ness is conducted. The farmers felt that
home raised meats and beef suffered IN
competition.
TO HELP COLLECTIONS.
Controller General Wright has had
much trouble III getting business taxes
from insurance agents and in reaching rail
roads and sewing machine vendors. The
present bills verbiageis changed with view
OF closing in on these.
A JOINT session of the House and Senate
elected Hon John r. Slater solicitor Of the
Southern circuit, vice Daniel Ronntree, re-
signed. There Was no OpnOsitiOu
The penitent1ary committee, composed of
about thirty members, left for the Dade
coal mines tonight to inspect the convict
| camp.
d couple of bills were passed at the morn
| ing session.
| Mr.. Ryals offered joint resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of a committee
Of two from the House and two from the
| Senate TO confer with the governor with
| the idea of having the state appropriately
| represented at the worlds fair.
| THE NIGHT SESSION.
| To-night's session was not marked by en-
| thusiasm. Those members present, about
| ninety in number, put in an hour and half
writing letters while local bills for third
reading were being passed.
The report of the Joint committee on the
| lunatic asylum indicates pressure there
! for room and intilnates an early demand
for enlarged facilities The appropriation
asked for is $lS0,O00
Mr.. Ryals offered bill Incorporating the
! MJlen and South ern Railroad Company.
BILLS PASSED.
| The bill was passed amending the charter
| OF the City and Suburban railroad Of
! Savannah.
Among other bills passed were the follow
ing registration law for Laurens county:
TO charter the Bank Of Oglethorpe, in Macon
county, the Farmers aud Merchants Bank
of Quitman and the Continental Banking
/ Company of Macon
A resolution offered b. Mr.. Huff pro-
vides that a committee Of two from the
Senate and three from the House shall visit
the executive mansion and look after its
appointment and furnishing.
There is little possibility of session to-
morrow night as the report that Gen. Cor
don will be initiated as g member Of tine
alliance will make the occasion a popular
one for alliance members of the House. and
Hon. Gaz Hartridge's lecture at the
armory on The Alliance" viii further re
duce the attendance
Killed by Morphine.
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