The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-25
NJ ans NOW RUSHING nv.
SENATOR LONG WANTS AN INsUR-
ANCE COMMISSION.

A BIN 10 Regulate the business al
Building and Loan Associations
: Measure Intended To NulIify the
Provisions of the Twftty BiII-Mr
brown Wants the school of AEri-
culture Taken Away From the
state University at Athens and Re-
moved 10 the Experimental Farm
AT Griffin.
Atlanta. Ca. Oct 2A-At to-day's ses-
sion Of the legislature, several bills OF
general importance were introduced. as
Wen as a number of local interest only.
Senator Long of the Thirteth district,
introduced ore Of the most important
measures that viii engage the attention
OF the legislature. lie desires law
passed providing for an insurance com
mission for the state which shall look
TO the equalization of insurance rates. as
between the companies and the people in
sured. The commissioner viii be provided
with a clerk and VIII have the power to
examine the rate sheets on property in
the different parts of the state.
Senator Roberts introduced a bill to reg
Ulate the business Of building and loan
associations, and another TO provide for
a board Of equalization Of real and per-
sonal property, subject to taxation.
Senator Harris of the Third district in
PRODUCED a bill TO repeal the act making
attorneys fees void and excess interest
void in all written obligations. being aimed
at the Twitty bill that caused so much dis
cussion several years ago.
In the House. MI Brown introduced
bill to separate from the other branches
Of the State university, the school Of ag-
riculture, and providing for an institution
70 be located at the experiment farm at
Griffin. Mr.. Brown says that he has for
some time felt certain that the cause Of
agricultural education has suffered in the
state. He says the school at Athens is
not given sufficient prominence. when
taken in connection with the other
branches Of that institution. He thinks
separate institution of this character is
the prime educational need of the state.
An important general bin was intro
duced by Mr. Broyles of Fulton. 1t pro-
Nides for the trial of insane persons con-
Nicted of the crime of murder before
judges OF the superior court The bill was
INSPIRED by the course taken by the case
OF Alex Carr in the court Of Fulton county,
and ii is understood it was introduced b,'
Judge Richard II. Clark. The idea of the
bill is to put the lunacy trials in such
cases in a court of as high jurisdiction as
tried for lunacy. At present the courts of
ordinary have exclusive jurisdiction of all
lunacy cases
Speaker Fleming to-day announced the
following appointments TO fill vacant
chairmanships of committees.
Privileges and Elections-Hon. r. r.
Foueh
Manufactures-Hon E. p Howell
Printing-Hon. John T. Boifeuillet.
The following committee assignments
were made to the new members sworn
in yesterday:
Mr. Little Of Auscogee, finance, mill
tary affairs, railroads and general judi
ClGry.
Mr. Wilnk of Chatham, banks, labor
and labor statistics and public printing.
Mr.. Burnett of Quitman- general agri-
culture. pensions, printing and railroads.
The committee appointed yesterday to
call upon the President and party and In
vite them TO visit the general assembly
reported through the House chairman,
Mr. jenkins of Putnam, to-day. The com
mittee met the President yesterday at
the New York building at the exposition.
spokesman of the party and extended
cordial welcome 10 the President and
cabinet officers. The invitation was de-
clined only on account Of the departure
OF the presidential party before the
semby was again in session.
Mr. ROckwells seat is still vacant, and
IL is probable that the Chatham delega-
ton will remain incomplete until Nov. l.
No word has been received from Mr..
Rockwell by any Of the other members
and they are al a loss to account for
their colleagues absence. Mr. Rockwell
eminent position in the state of Washing
ton. one of the Chatham members said
to-day he had not been heard from di-
rectiy in Savannah for several months.