The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-02
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE.
THREE SAVANNAH BILLS INTRO
DUCED BY MIR. NILLINK.


Police Commissions and the Eiec-
tiOn of the Clerk and sheriff of the
city Court of savannah-The Com
mittee on Rules Reports Against
ANY Increase in the Membership of
Any of the Committees.
Atlanta. Ca. Nov. 1.-Ar WIlink to-
day introduced in the House the bill TO
create and organize a park commission
of the city Of Savannah. 10 organize
board Of police commissioners, and 10
fix the time for electing the clerk and
sheriff Of the city court Of savannah
Neither branch Of the general assembly
will hold session tomorrow, many Of
the senator's and representatives having
gone home tonight TO spend Sunday with
their families.
one Of the most important matters be-
fore the House to-day was the report Of
the committee on rules. with reference
to the resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Battle of AIuscokee, declaring that the
speaker should not make further addi-
lions TO any of the standing COM
mittees this session. This resolution was
called forth by the action of Mr.. Bush.
the author Of the dispensary bills now be-
fore the legislature, in asking the speaker
ance committee. Those now members, he
said, We're friends OF temperance, the
evident object in view being TO augment
the temperance forces on the temperance
committee so that his bills might be put
forward speedily, with favorable report
10 the House. AIR. Battle took the
position tnat this was not the proper
spirit in which the standing committees
were appointed, and therefore introduced
the resolution as stated, which after a
warm discussion was referred 10 the com
mite on rules The committees report
this morning was that no members shali
be added TO any committee without ule
request Of majority of the members OF
such committee at "a regular meeting OF
the committee. The adoption OF me re-
port of the committee is taken by the
opponents of the Bush bills 10 mean
that these bills cannot be passed through
the House, and tney are coRse4u e!!ii1ly
much elated over the result OF the HIsI
test of strength between the dispensary
and the anti-dispensary elements.
Mr.. Bush and his followers, however,
do not think that the action OF the House
this morning Is an indication OF me
strength of the friends OF ms Dllls, anu
will continue TO press them 10 their pass
The legislature may put its foot down
upon child insurance in TINS state. A
bill 10 that effect was INTRODUCED IN the
House this morning by Mr.. Wright ot
FLOYD, which, if II becomes law, VIII
be a fatal blow to this sort OF busi-
1ees In some insurance compa-
mics this branch of business is
extensive and lucrative in spite OF the
the larger cities the practice OF lnsuIlns
children for one TO twelve years oil age Is
carried on to an enormous extent dHlous
the working classes, ana the htWspdpSIs
have been condemning its results, Wmch
arc said to be in many instances deplora-
Mr.. Fogarty of Richmond to-day intro
duced in the House a bill which provides
for the creation of state Immigration
commission. Under the bill the governor
is to appoint the commissioners nVe IN
number, who are TO receive their expenses
for the services rendered 70 the state
while engaged in the work OF the coInhls-
sion This work Is to be the advertisement
of the resources of Georgia so as TO at
tract the Investment OF capltai ana the
locating of home seekers in this state.
In order to put the immigration scheme
on a basis that will enable II TO accom-
plish something an appropriation of $2o,-
coo per year for its maintenance is asked
The commission is to have a secretary,
who is to receive salary OF S3,dO a year.
Mr.. Fogarty also introduced another ln-
portant general bill, which provides Tor
the amendment of the pleading law 50
as TO permit the taking OF maj Judg-
ment at the appearance term when no
plea has been filed at that term. The bill
would greatly facilitate litigation and the
collection of debts. Under the present
Neal pleading act defendant must fill
his plea at the appearance term, but
if he fails to do so, although ne Is barred
from making plea, final judgment can
not be entered up against him until the
Mr. BTovler of Fulton introduced a bill
TO establish a board of dentistry to reg
ulate the practice of dentistry. This bill
was drawn up by the Georgia Dental AS
ISOLATION, who are anxious to have ii on
the statute books of the state
Mr.. Symons of Glynn to-day presented
a joint resolution TO relieve the suretes
on the bond of the Brunswick state bank.
Other important new measures intro
BY Mr.. Little Of Muscogee-To enable
the payees or holders of promissory notes
or other obligations. which are secured hy
deeds of trust or mortgages to trustees,
10 recover judgment on such notes or OBJ
legations and satisfy the same out OF the
property so conveyed or mortgagei when
the trustees have reconveyed the same to
the defendant.
all felony cOnVicts under the age OF Il.
and to provide for their proper physical
and moral treatment
BY Mr. Edenfeld of Screven-To regu-
late the toll on rice milling.
BY Mr. Mcdaniel of Wilcox-To make
legal the sales of wild lands in this state
where such sales are made for taxes.
Senator Mercer introduced a resolu-
tion in the Senate this morning providing
Tor the appointment of a joint commit
tee to visit the penitentiary camps of the
state for the purpose of ascertaining if
there are any conVicts serving long and
unjust terms for petty offenses, and if
so TO bring the same to the attention Of
the governor so that they may be liberia
ted. 1t Is believed that there are a num-
Der Of such cases, the ConVicts having no
friends on the outside to take their cases
up and secure their release.
Senator Osborne introduced a bill re-
quiring convict brooms to be so labelled.
The Senate in executive session this
morning confirmed the following nomina-
tons made by the governor
W. 3. Bennett to judge of the county
court Of Brooks.
w. L. Jones, to be judge Of the county
court of DOugherty.
W. r. Galloway, TO be solicitor of the
county court of Burke.
John d. Pope, to be solicitor of the
county court of Dougherty.
j. f. Rodgers, to be solicitor of the
county court Of Newton.