The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26
DOOLAN'S BILL GOES OVER.
4 Quorum Lacking and It Will Come
Up Again TO-mOTrOW.

Only AZ Votes Cast in It's Favor,
Though 70 Members Were in the
House-Mr. Osborne Speaks in It's
support-Brunswick Relieved From
the State Tax Until May, Ise4-The
Committee to Investigate the Treas
ury.
Atlanta Ga, Nov. o. The Doolan reg
istration bill came up in the House for
passage to-day, but was tabled after two
votes were taken on it, because no quorum
was present. Forty-seven votes was the
highest number that the bill received out
Of possibly 20 in the House when the vote
was taken. When the bill was tabled,
upon motion Of Representative Osborne it
was made the special order for Mondays
session at IL o'clock. At that time it viii
be disposed Of. so far as the House
is concerned. II is claimed by the dele
cation, who have made a personal canvass
Of the members, that it will pass by
good majority. After the reading Of the
bill to-day, memorials from both the
friends Of the DILL and its opponents in
Savannah were presented aud read by the
clerk. The petitions, both against the
bill and for it, were very lengthy, show
ing the determined interest in it by the
people whom it will effect.
OSBORNE SUPPORTS THE BILL.
Mr.. Osborne spoke in support Of the
bill, charging that, for twenty years, the
registration has been conducted by $50
or a $40 clerk, without any practical
supervision by the county commissioners,
whose duty it was 70 conduct the regis
trstion. He claimed that the ordinary
would more faithfully perform the duty.
The House Of Representatives came to
the aid Of stricken Brunswick in very
substantial manner this morning, by pass
ing the resolution Of Mr.. Mershon 70 re-
heye Glynn county from taxes for 1898,
except business taxes. The committee
offered an amendment TO suspend the
taxes until May /, 1894 When the reso-
luton was taken up this morning il was
passed unanimously, the vote being 90 to
nothing.
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION.
Speaker Atkinson appointed the follow
ing as the committee 70 act with the SEN
ate committee in investigating the treas
ury under the recent resolution adopted
IN the Senate: Messrs. Mcbride of
HARRISON, chairman; Harrison, of Quit
man, Rankin, OF Gordon, Fleming of
Richmond, and Thomson, Of Morgan.
Dir. Wilson, of Ware, thinks the de-
cisions OF the supreme court are pub
lished entirely too slowly. He introduced
a resolution this morning that a com
mittee Of three should be appointed by
the speaker To Investigate and see WHY
the decisions Of this court are not more
promptly published than they are. The
committee appointed by the speaker was
IS follows: Messrs. Wilson of Ware
Neele Of Floyd, and Bailey of Spalding
A DIRECT TRADE COMMISSIONER
Mr.. Fleming, of Richmond, introduced
a resolution authorizing the governor to
appoint an honorary direct trade commits
sioner who shall draw no pay, but whose
title shall help him TO work up the direct
trade movement across the water It was
unanimously adopted.
The bill by Mr.. Osborne, of Chatham,
to amend the carter of the Electric Rail-
way Company of Savannah, passed.
Among the important bills introduced
was one by Mr.. Howard, of Baldwin, to
appropriate 100000 TO the state lunatic
asylum.