The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-15
DoDSOWS INSURANCE LAW.
THE FULL PAYMENT BILL PASSES
THE SENATE.

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Cotton and Naval stores Wen in Fa-
vOr of the Threc-QuarterS Clause
send Up Protest Against the New
MeaSure-Thc Legislators, How
ever. Ignore It-FOur savannah
Ellis Passed-Thc Bill Providing
for Uniform Text Books Goes over
10 Wednesday.
Atlanta. Ca. Nov. 1.-THE House to-day
passed the following local bills Of interest
TO savannah.
To fix the time of electng the clerk ana
sheriff of the city court of savannah.
To create board Of police commission
ers
To create park commission.
To authorize the police TO MAKE arrests
within two miles Of the corporate limits
of the city.
To extend the Jurisdiction Of the city
court of Savannah.
The House also passed the Senate bin
to prohibit hunting on certain lands IN
Wayne county. and il is now ready for
the signature of the governor
The bin to abolish the county court Of
Coffee county was passed to-day.
The DOdsOn insurance bill was the spe-
cial order in the Senate to-day, and after
occupying the attention of that body dur
ing almost the entire session, was passed
by a vote of p 10 >, with one slight amend
ment The DOdsOn bill, which has already
passed the House, is one Of the most lm-
portant 10 the people or the state that
this legislature viii have to deal with. II
provides that fire insurance companies
doing business IN this state shal mere
after pay the fui value Of policies Issued
in case of loss, instead of three
further value in case of total loss. re-
gardless of contracts If the loss sus-
tanned is not complete the insured Us en-
titled only 10 "A sufficient amount TO re-
imburse him for the actual loss sustained.
The opponents of the bill claim that in
surance rates Will be increased in conse-
quence of the repeal of the three-fourths
clause law.
A strenuous effort was made to have the
bill amended so that IL would not apply
10 cotton, naval stores. merchandise,
household goods and other personal prop
erty, the value and quantity OF which is
subject to constant changes. this amend
ment having been offered by senator
Cumming. but. after a lengthy debate, il
was voted down and the bill passed sub
stantially as it came from the House
Senator W. W. Osborne also made a
vigorous fight against the bill and in
favor Of the amendment offered by Mr..
Cummings Mr.. Osborne presented to the
Senate a telegram which he had receiv-
ed from forty of the most prominent bus
mess houses i'm Savannah, urging him to
have the bill changed as was contemplat-
ed fN Inc IQIhInlHB dlItnQlneIl. lie ar
gued that If the cotton men and
the naval stores men and 9TH
ers who We're directly interested
We're anxious to have no change in the
present insurance laws as affecting them
the legislature should accept their wishes
in the premises, as they We're the people
whose interests were at stake.
Senators n. Z. Harris and Broughton,
made speeches in favor of the bill, and
Senator Wade opposed it,
Messrs. Beeks and Starr. who had sign
ed the minority report opposing the pass
age of the bill, voted for it. after explain
ing that they had changed their minds
upon the bill. since II was amended.
The special order in the House to-day
was the bin by Mr.. West of Lowndes pro-
vding for a uniform system of text books
for the public schools of the state, but on
motion of the author it was set aside and
Will come up again as the special order
on next Wednesday, the 10Th inst.
Mr. Gray of Catoosa, chairman OF the
committee appointed to attend the dedi-
cation Of the Chickamauga National park,
made his report to the House this morn
ing, accompanying 1t with a bill for the
appropriation of $4,000 to build a memoir
ial monument to the Georgia soldiers who
participated in that bloody fight.
OF this amount $4,000 IS to
be available in 1896 and $4,000 in 1897. The
money Is 10 be spent under the direction
of memorial committee, this committee
to be appointed by the governor and to
serve without compensation, except for
actual expenses In his report Mr.
the exception of Tennessee, Georgia had
more men in the battle of Chickamauga
than any other state. He also shows that
nearly all of the northern and western
states have appropriated money for me-
MORALS 10 their soldiers, while none of
the southern states have, as yet, done so.
Gov. Atkinson's message on the INSIDE
meanor convict system of the state has
begun TO bear fruit To-day Mr.. Reagan
OF Henry county, introduced a bill to
place the county chain-gangs under the
jurisdiction and management of the peni-
Tertiary department The bill was re-
ferred TO the penitentiary committee.
Speaker Fleming this morning an
nounced the appointment of the House
committee TO investigate and see which,
If any, of the convict lessees are in ar
rears to the state for the hire of the
convicts, the report having gained cur
rency that some of the lessees are away
behind. and a bill fer joint committee of
investigation having been passed by the
Senate last week. The House committee
is composed of Messrs. Brown of Wash
ington, and Davis of Greenville.