The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-09
LEGISLATORS AT WORK.
THE OPENING OF TIE SUMNER
SESSION.

A Resolution Authorizing the lmme-
diets Use of Part of Next Years En-
csmpmeut Fund Passes the House,
but Fails in the Senate-Mr. Fart
ridge Asks an Investigation of the
Encampment Expenditure.
ATLANTA, GA, July S.-Both houses Of
the legislature convened to-day at 10 o'clock
and proceeded at once to business as though
they had adjourned only yesterday to meet
to-day. The most important matters we're
the governors message and the encamp-
nent resolution.
A resolution authorizing the use Of suf-
fcient amount Of next years encampment
appropriation to continne the present camp
one week longer was introduced in the
House by Hon. W H. Fleming 1t passed
the House but was lost by scratch in the
Senate The action Of the Senate will be
reconsidered tomorrow.
A resolution wss passed in the House in
creasing the committee on the congressional
apportionment from ten members 20
twenty, or two for each congressional dis
trict. The moving spirit in this was Hon.
A. Y. Atkinson Of Coweta, himself a
probable candidate for the next term IN the
Fourth district
NEW BILLS IN The HOUSE.
Several new bills we're introduced in the
House.
Mr.. Clifton Of Chatham put in one to
amend the charter Of the Savannah
Lghterage aud Transfer Company so as to
increase the capital stock to $500 900.
Notable among the other bills are the fol-
lowing:
~ Mr TacLsov IT Hard ar-prasidant If
the state alliance-To have all regular cleo
lions for county officers held on the first
Wednesday In October every alternate year,
beginning in 1892.
By Mr.. jackson of Heard-To change the
present law concerning usury 50 that the
forfeit shall be the entire Indebtedness,
principal and interest.
By Mr.. Humphreys Of Brooks-To make
usury a misdemeanor.
By Mr. Berner of Monroe To give the
railroad commission power to fix aud en-
force penalties for violators OF the rules
and rates prescribed.
By Mr.. Whitfield Of Baldwin-To re-
Quire all stockhoders' meetings of Georgia
corporations to be held in Georgia.
By Mr.. jackson of Heard-To require
the vendor, where property is sold with the I
reservation Of title in him to rsturn such |
property and pay the taxes providing |
further that the vendor shall not be re-
quired to return the note, contract or other |
evidence of such contract as part of his |
assets for taxation
THE DIRECT TAX MONEY.
Mr.. Calvin of Richmond introduced a |
resolution authorizing the governor to re- |
ceive for the state the direct tax money due |
under the act of congress approved March. |
1891, his receipt to be in full for all such |
claims OF the state against the United |
States.
The only break in the business routine of |
the House was caused by Hon. Gazawa |
Hartridge. This was In the shape OF reso- !
luton to appoint committee Of ten to in |
Vestigate ana report upon the expenditure |
of the encampment appropriation for this |
year and the deficit therein. Mr.. Hartridge |
voted against the Fleming resolution. I'm |
der the rule, unanimous consent being re- |
fused for immediate consideration Of his |
own resolution, it went over until to NOR
row.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate being Il dignihed body did
little and adjourned early. Ten bills we're
introduced, perhaps the only one of general
interest being one by Mr.. Terrell of the
Thirty-sixth district, to amend Article VII,
section 2, paragraph |, Of the state consti-
sutton, 30 as to authorize the general as
sembly TO levy graduated income tax.
Mr. Warren Of the Eigh tenth district
introduced resolution providing for the
appointment Of a committee of three to in
qulre into the freight rates of railroads and
report whether or not they are excessive.
1t was referred to the committee on rail-
roads.