The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-14
THE FoaTY DAYS sEssI0N IDEA.
What the suocom mittss Has 20 Say
On TIE Subject

What the committee Has 20 Say
on TIE Subject
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 1A-About the
tine this legislature was being elected q
good deal was said n pleasant way about
somebody blowing horn ct 5 o'clock il
the morning and the alliance legislature
starting ont with three sessions 8 day aud
sdjoIrninZ IN forty days Really II was
expected tcat this legislature would BE- un-
p7ecece1tsdiy economical and that i. would
s119urn sooner than usual
II would De talking cut Of school 70 say
anything about the hsf-milliOn deficit IN
tee treasury II connection with the public
expectations Of diminished tax rate, but
treating the matter IN the same pleasant
spirit tia. characterized the earlier refer
pace % say something about the time Of
sd.o1rnns1E
ADJOURNMENT TALK
TIE legislature is sticking religiously 70
tie sane Old one session q day, nesting at
2 o'clock and adjournIng at ! o'clock, and
rooody doubts that they will be here st
EAST thirty days longer, and perhaps sixty.
O. 2ors But on the line of the promised
reform two bills were introduced, one TO
pay tia legislators q salary instead of per
dem, and the othsr to limit the session 20
forty days and cut down the mileage These
were referred 70 tbs agricultural committee
and BY them In turn 70 a subcommittee,
AID they reported this afternoon.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
"At first blgsn,H they say, lit looked as
though the plan proposed by the authors OF
the bills alluded ID was remedial A closer
st3dy Of the situation dispells3 this Illusion
To provide for az annual session, and to pay
the rnembeCs salary Of $3.50 or $3.50 6 ses-
sion, o. &c. theEn 70 limit the annual session
% forty days, and cut down the mileage
% cents Per mile, would not
/ achieve the end ia view. The first
suggestion would compel all members 10
remain at the capital, and doing the states
/ business. for time, at least, at their own
I expense; or, on the other hand, hurrylne
through the calendar in order to wind up
before the perEonsl loss OF time and money
/ would come 20 the membership.
HAsTY LEGISLATION THE RESULT.
! 'Ths crying evil would be hasty lezisla.
| ton This committee on general agricul-
/ tive Is aware OF tue fact that the members
| Of the present legislature have been
| duigent ia attending 70 their duties, in sea
son and out Of season. We are assured they
are not more dilizent than their predeces
sors for the past eigh. or ten years proved
/ themselves.
TIE INTENT OF TIE CONSTITUTION.
The trainers Of the constitution recog.
niEed the fact that the legislative work Of
this great aud gro wing state could not b.
properly transacted in forty days bienni,
ally, therefore they inserted the provis-
which authorizes prolongation Of the ses-
sion By q two-thirds vote Of both houses
Local and special legislation is the cause
| OF the protracted sessions Of the general as
! ssmbly, Remove this cause by amending
the constitution. If the amendments can b
wisely and safely made. you have the only
remedy for tie long session Of the legis q
ture. We recommend the bills do not pass
This was adopted and the bills will be Sc
reported.