The morning news., 1894-11-09
LAWMAKERS OF THE STATE.
A Bill to Change the Time for Electins
City Officers.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. s.-AIr. Rockwell of
Chatham to-day introduced his bill fixing
the time Of eIeting ericers by
the mayor ana council Of Savannah
at the first meeting of the council in Feb
ruary after the election of the mayor and
council. The bill. which Mr.. Rockwell
states, is in opposition to the present
council. was referred to the special ju-
dietary committee. 1t will probably be re-
ported back to the House favorably at
next Mondays session.
After session of little more than an
hour the legislature to-day ad-
journed over until Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock on a resolu-
ton from Mr.. Jenkins of Putnam that all
the committees to visit the penitentiary
camps and different state institutions be
excused tomorrow and. Saturday. The
resolution explained that it had heretofore
been the custom to excuse the committees
one at time, which had taken away so
many members, that auqorum was not
present and no business had been trans
acted while the committees were away.
Speaker Fleming stated to the House
that this plan would save at least five
days of the legislatures time.
MT. Branch, the populist spokesman of
the House, to-day introduced a bill TO re-
duce the salaries of the members of the
Iallroad commissioners. He proposes on
ana after the first of next January. to nav
the railroad commissioners 50 OO0 a wear
Inc Dill was referred to the finance com
mlttee Under the law now in force the
commissioners receive 81, 500 a year.
Inc House killed its first populistic bill
this morning. It was by Mr.. Walden of
Glascock, providing for taxing life insur-
dnce pollcles as soon as they are worth
dnythlng. The finance committee sent the
Dill back with an adverse recommendation.
Inc democrats voted solidly for the adoD-
uon or the committees report, and killed
the bill in short order
Two more election bills were introduced
IN the House to-day. One was bv Mr..
Rawlings of Washington. It provides +ba
all elections for county officers shall he
held IN October when members of the GEN
eral assembly are elected, instead of in
January. as at present
The other is by Mr.. Pittman of Tro,D
1T provides for the consolidation of ali
elections, congressional, state and county
on on the same day IN Octber, to be fixed by
the committee.
bIr. Greer of Macon introduced a hin
TO allow judges of county courts to hold
court IN other counties than their own
Mr.. Holland of Cobb to-day sent in a
bill to protect free labor by reouiring o
goods made by convicts to be labelled
and that all dealers in such goods he re-
qulred to pay a license for the same.
In the Senate to-day the resolution
introduced yesterday by Senator Nc
Gregor to have a joint committee an
pointed to present an election law after
the order of the Australian ballot svstem
was, on motion of Mr.. McGregor taken
up, and after lively tilt and an effort to
get it on its passage, was sent to the
election committee. A committee sim
liar to that proposed by Mr.. McGregor is
already in existence, but the plan of the
populists to pose as the only advocates
of an honest ballot and for that reason
Mr. McGregor made a fight to get his
resolution through.
Senator Boyd introduced in the Senate
the same bill as was introduced in the
House yesterday providing for a dis
pensary in all counties where LIQUOR is
now sold.
Senator Mercer introduced a bill this
morning proposing that hereafter the
Georgia legislature shall meet on the sec
ond Tuesday in July. instead of the fourth
Wednesday in October
Senator Sanford introduced a resolution.
which was adopted, providing for a Joint
committee of three from the Senate and
hVe from the House to ascertain exactly
when the convict lease expires, and to
report the result of their Investigation
as early as practicable.