The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-05
LAWMAKERS OF THE STATE.
VenabIe'S Insurance Bill Passed BIZ the
Senate.


dueed for the Sale of the Northeastern
Railroad-The House Devotes It's Time
to the School Fund Bill and the GEN
eral Registration Bill
Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 4-Senator Venable's
substitute insurance bill passed the Sen
ate this morning with only one dissent
ing vote. II the bill becomes a law it will
revolutionize the insurance business in
Georgia. By it any citizen can place
his insurance with any company not do
ing business in the state through regular
agents, by brokers. Whenever any in
surance is so placed the broker is com
PEELED to make a sworn statement 10 the
state insurance commissioner, showing
the amount of insurance placed with him
and the gross premium charged, and he
shall pay to the commissioner the same
license and taxes for each company are
paid by companies regularly authorized
to maintain an agency. The bill makes a
failure Of any broker to so report and his
refusal to pay license a misdemeanor. In
cases of suits against any company on
policies issued under the provisions of
the act service on the broker placing the
insurance will be held to be service on
the company.
An amendment of Senator Munroe of
the Twenty-fourth district, pre-
scribing an oath for the brok-
ers. and also to forfeit the license
of any company that fails or refuses to
pay within thirty days and judgment or
claim against 1t, was adopted.
Senator Lumpkin of the Forty-second
spoke and voted against the bill.
A determined fight will be made on the
bill in the House, but it is believed that
II will be passed and become law unless
vetoed by the governor on the ground
of unconstitutionality, which has been
argued by the insurance men.
Senator Osborne to-day introduced a bill
amending the law defining and regulating
oyster beds. 1t provides that all natural
oyster beds shall forever remain the prop
erty Of the state, open to all citizens for
the procuring of oysters for CONSUMPTION
sale or propagation, and for the better
securing of the beds charts shall be made
ana published which shall be prima facie
evidence Of their location. These beds
shall not extend beyond the low water
mark, but the territory below the low
water mark shall be open to lease, except
1t shall not be lawful for any county com
missioner or ordinary to grant leases to
any ground shown in bulletin 49, to con-
tain natural beds, but they may lease all
shown to be vacant on bulletin 49,"
Senator Osborne also introduced sew
eral bills for the regulation of the pay
ment of papers when a legal holiday in
tervenes, and also to prescribe the days to
be observed as legal holidays when the
day falls on Sunday.
Senator Lewis has introduced a bill for
the sale of the Northeastern railroad.
which is now in the hands of the state
The road is to be put on the block in the
spring under the direction of the gov
ernor. If IL does not bring the $3.50 600
Tor which the state has Endorsed the state
shall buy it in and issue twenty-year 4
per cent bonds ito redeem the North
eastern bonds which she indorsed. or sell
the new bonds and pay off the railroad
bonds.
The House to-day gave up its entire time
TO the passage of the committee substi-
tute Tor the Branch bill systematfzine tho
common school fund, and the discussion
OF the general registration bill II is a te-
dlous Job to make the registration bill ac-
ceptable to everybody, and the House had
10 hold night session tonight to finish M,
me Din. Ihere We're no material changes
IN IL although amendments, which had To
be disposed of, were sent up to the clerks
desk by the dozen. A lot of these amend
ments came from the hands of Mr. Branch
OF Columbia, the populist leader on the
moor his evident purpose being to make
pohucal capital as well as to hinder the
passage of the bill as a democratic meas
ure as much as possible. The House recog-
nlzed Mr.. Branch's tactics, however. and
ailer the nrst few rounds did not nav
much attention to his many amendments
MT Branch's proposition to place the cleo
non OF the registrars in the hands of the
PeOple' at special election in January
every fe Got.
wisdom of the populist amendments Of
Tered through him. Under the bill the
registrars are to be appointed by the
Judges OF the superior court upon nomina-
uons made by the grand jury.
speaker Fleming effectually souelched
MT. brahch Tor a short time in replying
70 TINS proposition, by saying ii was child
lsh and ridiculous, that if such a promo
sition has been advanced by anv one not a
member of the House he would saw he wa !
making a grand stand play, but of course
as the gentleman from Columbia was a
member OF the House he would not say
mat The House applauded the speech
Just the same, and when Mr.. Hodges of
Bibb knocked out at one blow three of his
amendments by springing a point of or
Ger on him. Mr.. Branch was so lost in the
Hiazes OF MS own attempt to comprehend
tnat he hardly knew where he was at.
The educational bill passed to-day is de.
signed to perfect the system of quarterly
payments for teachers. 1t REQUIRES ali
moneys belonging to the school fund to be
paid directly into the state treasury. The
school year is made coincident with the
nscal year, and the state school commits.
sloner, treasurer, and controller genera
are required on the first Tuesday of eact
year TO make an estimate of the money
at their disposal for school purposes fo,
the year, and upon this estimate divide
the fund into four parts to be used in the
quarterly payment of the teachers. The
Dill also contains clause allowing tbs
state treasurer to advance money out OF
other funds on hand to meet the ouarterl,
payments of teachers if that should be-
necessary at any time
Mr.. Wright of Floyd has introduced 3
bill appropriating $4,000 to the state uni
Versity for an additional class room anc
gymnasium.
Mr.. Fogarty of Richmond has an irnnor
tant bill before the House 1t is aimed a,
railroad wrecking by spectators wbc
bulid roads for speculation. 1t makes lien,
Tor materials furnished labor furnishe,
and trespass committed by the railroad
prior to any mortgage the railroad ma,
execute.
The finance committee Of the House tbi