The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-13
HURRYING UP THE BILLS.
TIE HOUSE P ssE5 THE PENSION
MEASURE OF MR. PHILLIPS


MEASURE OF MR.. Phillips
It Requires the Pension Clerk &
Transmit Lists of the Names ofth'
Local Pensioners to the superior
rourt Clerks-A Refusal to Prohibit
the Use of Free Passes.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct ia number of
general bills of interest we're passed by the
Fouse this morning. Among them was the
bill by Mr.. Phillips of Habersham. making
it the duty Of the governor, through the
clerk in charge of the pensions, to transmit
10 the clerk OF the superior court OF each
county complete list OF all
the soldiers and widows OF
soldiers residing in the said county
as their names appear upon the pension
rolls Of the state so that the superior court
clerks can submit the same to the grand
Jury and require them 10 investigate Ine
legality of such claims and report in their
general presenuments. This Will obviate
the possibility of any frauds being per-
petrated or the paying of any unlawful
pensions.
EXPENSES OF THE STATE
The bill of Mr.. Huff, providing for the
ordinary expenses of the state government
for the years 1891 and 1899, came up and
was passed as amended. The amendment
was offered by Mr. Reid of Putnam, and
Drovided that should the taxable property
exceed s445. 200. 600, then the excess of TAX
arising on said excess over $445, 0O0 900 shall
be used for general purp Jses. The bill
without the amendme It would have de-
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tax on the excess over $445, 100000 not
allowed by law.
The bill by Mr.. Boufeuillet OF Bibb, pro-
viding for the appointment of two assist
ants for the state chemists, at salary OF
81, 900, was passed. These salaries are to be
paid from tho funds arising from the in
spection Of fertilizers.
FREE PASSES NOT RULED OUT.
The anti-free PASS bill was defeated in the
House tonight. Some of the members we're
unwilling to give up their passes on any
consideration, and others thought it was
too late In the session TO pass bill de-
priving legislators, judges, or anybody else,
from accepting courtesies from the rail-
Dads. The idea was that such action
would be unjust to the next general assem-
bly, if, after using passes themselves until a
day or two before the expiration of their
terms they sought TO prevent their success
sors from doing the same thing. The
friends of the bill urged that free passes re-
tsrd legislation, even If they did not in
Auerce judgment, by keeping members out
of their seats on Saturdays and Mondays in
making trips home and other excursions.
THE wHATLEY BILL.
The Whatley bill makes it unlawful for
members of the legislature, judges and other
such officials TO use free passes
As substitute to this Mr.. Carroll intro
duced bill prohibiting everybody except
railroad employees from riding on passes,
and several interesting amendments we're
offered. One was that before voting on the
bill all members should disgorge their
passes at the clerks desk. An
other was that all members who
had used passes during the session
be required to refund to the railroads full
fare for the mileage Travelled on all such
passes. Still another amendment provided
that the act should not be SO construed as
TO prevent any mem er from accepting a
pass except he believed it would bias his
judgment and influence his vote.
HEARTILY CONDEMNED.
The amendment referring to the REIN
bursement of the railroads drew forth the
heartiest condemnation from the most en-
tbusiastic supporters OF the bill Will,
they we're willing to forego passes In the
future, evidently they didn't approve Of
any atonernent for past errors.
The House also refused to grant pen
sion clerk to the executive department, and
when the bill came up TO cut the pay of the
clerk of the House TO s. day from 81, and
of the secretary of the Senate from s. to
81, the House put its foot down on THAI too.