The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-12
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. OSBORNE INTRODUCES a BILL
To MAX TIE ELECTIVE.

To MAX TaE i ELECTIVE.
IS Provides That the First Election
Shall Be Held IN Januery-The
Monthly Pension TO Be Cut to IS
Mr.. Guerard's y ork on the Finance
Committee.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 11.-To-day was q
lively one III the House with the introduce
zion If bills The members are over their
political excitement and got Iwn to bust
ness with a rush this morning. Bills of all
sorts, some important, bat majority IN
impor ant, outsi 10 Of the sections di. ectly
interested, poured into the clerks desk.
Representative To mas of Coweta cou lty
ofs ed bill amending the 7 witty bill
whca leaves the obnoxious al easure prac~
ticeily ss bad as ever, but the probabilities
ara The bill to repeal. offered by Rep. esenta-
tive johnson early in tue session, will pass.
as a majority of the members Of tle legis-
lature feel that the witty bill Is burden
some, inequitaol de and unfair.
ELECTION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
RapIese ,tative Osborne Of Chatham in
trodu ED day the long talked-of bill pro-
vidiug for the election Of county m
nlisaiuners of Chatham county by the
people instead of by tine grand jury. The
bill provides that the board shall consist of
five citizens Of Chatham county, who shall
be elected by the qualified voters and shall
hold office for four years, or until their sue
csssors are elected and qualified.
The first election under tue provisions
of be &C is to be held Oh the first Wedues-
nay in Januart. 1888, and the commissioners
are begin their duties on Marcn follow
ing. The bill further provides that all
vacancies must be filled by election by the
people ordered by the chairman or acting
chairman of the board thirty-ive days
after a vacancy occurs and been duly adver-
tised. No compeusa tion is t. be allowed
the commissioners, but for their services
the bill stipu ates that they shall be en- tiled
10 all the exemptions formerly allowed JUS
tices of / g inferior courts he quest on of
the election of "a clerk is not touched upon,
although it was drafted in the orig nal bill
Representative Osborne is q member Of the
special judiciary committee, and had the
bill referred to it. and aci ion was taken this
afternoon. The com nittee agreed unani-
mousiy to fsvoranly report it in he mora.
ing, when the meas IRE will be read the sec
ond time and unless protests are filed or
objections raised. the bill will be put on its
third reading and passage Monday, or some
other day early next week.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The finance committee has begun active
work and everything indicates that the
states finances are in excellent hands and
will be economically administered TO the
best advantage of the whole people. The
committee is made up Of sbre finGnicers.
who are ticking special pride in their work.
1t met day before yesterday aud decided 10
have the general appropriation and general
tax bill prIn ed for the use and
information OF the members before any
action is taken. the sense of the c lumit-
tee was sounded by Representative Guerard
OF Cuatham at the frs meeting Of the com
mittee, who offered a resolution that the ex-
penses of this legislature be kept within the
limits Of those of the last legislature, and
that If possible taxes be reduced. but under
no consideration increased. While the reso-
luton was not adopted it was generally
understood that majority of the commit
tee agreed with Representative Guerard
in his stand for economy. Through the eff
forts Of RepreseDt ative 6uerard the COM
mittee agreed 20 take up the fixed expenses
of the sta 9 fl ct, so there will be no danger
of the appropriation of more money than
the revenues received. Pct appropriation
schemes will have to wait until the fixed
charges Of the state are provided for.
THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
The question of abolishing the board of
equalization is thing which is Worrying
both the finance and agricultural commit o
each of which has four bills to that effect
before them. All ag eed that the board If
go eliZation has failed in the purpose it
was organized for, but how 10 replace it.
as must be done by some means is the point
giving most trouble. Representative
n-A
chairman OF the subcommittee
to nfer with the agrlcul ural
committee on the subject and arrive at
some means of CO isolidatiny the measures.
The Senate has already passed bill ah ,lisn-
ing the board. Controller General Wright
says he thinks there will be an opportunity
OF reducing taxes slightly this year in vie "
of the fact that the rstur as have increased
elS.000,0O0 aud Chatham's representatives
will earthly wor for the accomplishment
of this important matter TO the people.
WIDOWS PENSION CUT.
The finance committee to-day decided to
cut down the widows pension from $40 to
$50. 1t was also decided TO restrict the pen
sion to those widows not having a home
stead, which Will pension all the
widows entitled to pensions, letting in
the 500 or more not reached by
the approximation OF S40O, 600 last year and
~ tuS soth0 utDe IequiIe an appropriation
of only about $3.50, 900. This saving Of $780,.
900 will provide fund for the acce ptance OF
the Confederate Soldiers Home. 1t is I'M
ders God that the cutting down Of the
widows pensions by the committee is to
pave the way for the acceptance OF the
home.
The investigation OF Judge Gober will
begin on Monday night. All the witnesses
have cen summoned and the charges will
be sifted to the bottom
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