The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-23
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a.rrROAD BILL INTRODUCED By
A MIR. BACON.

of EouaIization of Taxes Come in
Boa 80 nicussion--A shot at the Con-
Wet Lease system.
Several bills introduced in the House
,,ro been looking to the adjustment OF
A.. convict lease system.
A. Racon, of Bib, introduced his
..ilroad bill to punish by imprisonment
~ the pententiary any attempt by corpo-
Lions or others to wreck railroad
,nonv. Also to limit the issuance of
stool,s and bonds and floating indebted
mass unless by the approval of the Rail
rood Commission. Also fixing lien on
r.;1roads for railroad employees.
Mel Branch introduced resolution
roouiring the government to institute
proceedings to vacate the charters OF
railroads when said railroads buy con-
+ro,Iinc stock in rival company.
Senator Smith, of the 34th district, in
+roduced bill to provide for board of
uoualization of taxes in every county,
notwithstanding the Senate killed a sim
liar bill last week.
The Convict Lease System.
Another question that bids fairto be-
come one of the important issues before
the present Legislature is the convict
lease system. Three well directed shots
have been fired at the system, one con
templating the'entire dissolution of the
lease system and the other looking to its
,mprdment or strict enforcement. Mr..
Ashburn, of Dodge, presented resolu-
tion asking for d joiLt committee OF
three from the house and two from the
senate which committee is to investigate
the convict lease act and ascertain If it
has or has not in any way been violated.
The resolution was not acted upon, but
will come up again. The bill attacking
or rather contemplating q change in the
emit re system of managing state convicts
was introduced by Mr.. Bennett, of
WAYNE His bill provides tha' the lease
At the expiration of the present term
shall not be renewed, but that the con-
victs shall be put to work on the public
roads of the state, leach senatorial dis
trict being created road district under
the supervision of road commission.
The convicts now serving terms are to
be returned to the districts frOln which
tbev were sentenced if the bill becomes a
law. at the expiration of the lease.
MIR. Graham Of Appling also paid his
respects to the present management of
the penitentiary by introducing rsso-
linton which would have the effect of
breaking up the lumber industries OF
the state, in so far as the same is car
ried on through convict labor. The res
ollton prohibits the working Of con-
yicts in what is known as branch" pen
itentiaries, except mining, working on
canals, roads, quarryinS and making
brick
Mr.. Smith, of Gwinnett, has presented
bill to require railroads to stop all pas
senger trains at stations of more than
two hundred inhabitants. If passed t
will break up all fast schedules between
the larger cities to the great dismay and
injury of the railroads.
Wilson, OF Camden, the other colOrsd
Representative from South Georgia, as
he is rmed, sent his first bill up for
reading today. 1t is bill to severely
punish white neg and colored women
who live together as man and wife, or
white women and negro men who live
SO in this state.
MI. Jones, of Pickens, has shaped a
bill that will allow the people of a jul
dical circuit to elect judge and solic-
itor for the Superior court.
Mr.. Fleming, of Richmond, is deter
mined in his efforts to have dogs become
property He has introduced the old
time measure again. 1t is now in order
to take up the old measure to put a tax
on bachelors.