The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-11-28

their election by the people Several
strong speeches we're made both for
aud against the bill. The vote was
largely in favor of the adverse report,
and the bill was lost Senator
Browns bill to abolish the fees of So
licitors general and place them on
salary, met the same fate. The fol-
lowing bills were passed; The bill of
Mr.. Cumming providing for method
of condemning private property for
public uses; A bill by Mr.. Osborne to
provide the method of granting street
car charters by the secretary of state;
A bill to repeal ell laws incorporating
the town of Whitesburg, in Carroll
county, and providing new charter
for the town; A bill requiring all state
banks to make exhibits and reports to
the state bank examiner when required
by him.
ODD DAY.-After reading the journal
in the senate Wednesday morning,
Senator MCCARTHY moved to recon
slider the action of the senate Tuesday
in refusing to pass the bill introduced
by him to elect county school commits
sioners by the people, and on the mo-
ton, called for the yeas and nays.
The yeas were 70, nays a, SO the mo-
tion to reconsider was lost Senator
Roberts, chairman Of toe committee
on lunatic asylum, submitted the re-
port of the comm jttee sent there tOlooh
into the affairs of the institution. The
report compliments the entire manage
ment, and finds nothing to condemn or
reprove. 1t states that the new build
ings will be ready for occupancy 10y
the LIST of next April and recommends
an appropriation for next year of
$210, 900, and for 1896, 1920, 900. They
also recommended S., 900 for the pur-
chase of new engines and boilers. There
are 1,743 inmates, and 24l employees
whose salaries amount to $42 ,662, and
II physicians and officials, whose sala-
ries amount to SIT, 233. It cost $70.33
per capita to support the institution
The committee on elections submitted
a report in which they stated that Mr.
Baxter had Abandoned his contest for
Senator Brands seat, and they recon-
mended the contest be no longer con-
sidered. The report was received and
the recommends ton agreed to.
Senator Harris, Of the twenty-second,
introduced bill which is to offset that
one introduced by Mr.. Venable. Mr.
Harris bill provides that hereafter in
surance companies shall be required to
deposit only $4,000 for the privilege
of doing business in Georgia, instead
of $25, 900 as is now required. Senator
McGregor introduced bill to amend
paragraph 2, section /, article 2 of the
constitution, so as it may read, ''Ev-
cry male citizen of the United States
twenty-one years of age, who shall have
resided in this state one year next
preceding the election, and shall have
resided six months in the county in
which he offers to vote, and shall have
paid all taxes required of him for the
year next preceding the election, and
which he may have had an opportunity
of paying agreeably to law except for
the year of the election, shall be deem
ed an elector The constitution now
requires man to have paid all taxes
which he has had an opportunity to
pay since the adoption of the consti-
tuition in 1877, before he be-
comes a qualified elector. At
eleven O'Clock Senator MERGERS bill
to drain the ponds of Georgia and
to reorganize the geological depart
ment of Georgia, was taken up. 1t
had been reported by the committee
to which it was referred with the rec
ommendation that it pass. Senator
Mercer moved the adoption of the re-
port of the committee. A number of
amendments were adopted, so Senator
Long moved that the bill be read and
acted upon by sections. Mr.. McGar-
rity moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill. His motion was lost. The
yeas and nays were called and the bill
was passed. A number of other bills
of more or less Importance were intro
duced, and the senate adjourned until
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