The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
LAST DAYS OF LEGISLATION.
THE SESSION EXPIRES BY LAW AT
MIDNIGHT on WEDNESDAY.

No House Bills Not Already Passed
Can Get Through the Senate Before
the AdjOurnment-NO Bills OF Gen
eraI Interest Apt to Fail to Get "a
Verdict at the AssembIy's Hands.
several Pension Measures Under
Consideration.
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. Both houses Of
the legislature worked hard to-day try
ing to get their desks cleared of the stacks
Of bills that yet remain TO be disposed
Of. In she House this vas the last day
upou which House bills could be passed,
as all that are not in the Senate by Mon
day cannot possibly get through for the
lack of time required in which to consider
any measure. Under the constitution the
session expires at midnight on Wednes-
day. Some bills win be left out in the
cold when that time arrives, but the
outlook now IS that none that are Of
special or general Importance will fail to
get a verdict from the assembly. To-day
a great many local bills were passed in
both houses, though the Senate devoted
most of its time to reading house bills
the first time, all the Senate bills that
had been reported from the committee
having been cleared from the secretary's
desk at the session last night.
one of the important features of the
day in the House was the reconsidera-
ton of the bill by Mr.. Pittman of Troupe,
which was lost last night for want of
a constitutional majority. The bill re-
Quires that sheriffs or other Off
GERS Of the law must report the names of
the persons composing a mob, whenever a
trio md
lynches him. to the grand jury. If he fails
to do so the governor may remove him
from office summary. The bill is intend
ed to put down mob violence, especially
in such cases as the Jasper county lynch
ing where the prisoner was taken out OF
the hands of the sheriff ana lyncheu,
after he had been sentenced TO death by
the court. So far no one has been pun
ished for that act
While the bill was under discussion Mr..
West of Lowndes created something of
sensation in the House by opposing IL with
the argument that no one could blame a
mob for lynching under certain circum-
stances.
MIR. Hall of Coweta replied to Mr.. West
and gave him "A pretty severe handling
for making any such statement on the
floor of the House
The bill was finally passed and VIII IN
all probability go through the Senate and
receive the sanction of the governor, as
II puts another weapon in his hand Tor
The House to-day passed another pen
sion bill, but this one does not carry with
IL an appropriation. 1t provides only that
the wives of such pensioners as may
die may continue to draw the pensions
that had been paid TO them.
While making record for new pension
legislation this House to-day refused to
pass the bill by Mr.. Jenkins providing for
the appointment of a pension commission
TO take the great burden of this work out
of the executive department. After the
bill was lost an attempt was made to have
II reconsidered, but to no avail
The House also killed the bill requiring
the purchasers of guano when they re-
ceive goods untagged to report that fact
TO the seller. Under the law as it now
stands a guano merchant cannot collect
for goods that are delivered without be-
ing tagged, and as this occurs sometimes
unintentionally and by the carelessness Of
employees il was held that the purchaser
should be compelled to give notice to the
seller so that he might furnish regularly
tagged sacks.
In the Senate to-day the bill by Mr.. Elem
ing to increase the number of supreme
court judges to six and allow them TO sit
in two divisions was made the special or
der for next Monday.
Senator Harris bill providing for the
creation of a court of appeals has al
ready passed the Senate and is now in the
House. 1t is not probable that both the
Fleming bill and the Harris bill viii be
passed. The Fleming bill requires a con-
stitutional amendment, but the Harris bill
does not, so that if it becomes a law the
court of appeals win be established at
once.
The Senate passed the bin authorizing
the city of Savannah to condemn property
for street purposes and the bill providing
for a board of water commissioners for
Savannah. They are now ready for the
governors signature, when they will be-
come laws.