The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25
GOV. ATKINSON AND THE BILLS
ALL THOSE SENT TO HIM NOW Dis
POSED OF EXCEPT TWO.

He Is Holding Them Back For Fur
Their Consideratton-One of Them
AnnIfes the Money Received From
the Hire of Convicts TO Paying the
solicitors GcneraI-A Number of
Important Bills signed.
Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 2L-Gov. Atkinson
this afternoon passed upon all the oils
OF the recent session of the legislature,
with the exception of two which he mas
held up for further consideration uutll
tomorrow, which is the last day when ne
can apply the veto. These are a Dill m
troduced by Mr.. Rawls OF Efingham re-
1ating to the application of the hire OF
misdeneanor convicts to the pay oil So
licitors general There appears to De
some ambiguity about the bill. as under
IL all the pay the solicitors would receive
would be the revenue from the hlre OF
,.onviots all else being cut off from them.
The bill was reported favorably by tho
general judiciary committee and the gov
,,rnor will confer with Chairman FEEDER
of that committee before passing upon H.
The other bill held up is one enlarsinS
the rights of certain persons 10 peodle
without 4 license. 1t is regarded as uns
constitutional, and will probably be We
toed ~
The governor approved the bill by ny
HAL OF Coweta, which prohibits the pIa1>
fng of FIRE insurance. except through reg
,iarly authorized agents OF companies nav :
spg deposits in the state treasury-that -
companies having this deposit cannot place
insurance direct from the home Office out
,ouet do the business through their agents.
II does not interfere with insurance placed
under the Venable brokerage law Inc
I'm viii nrotect insurance agents in cases
where the insured having large contracts
,loee business direct with the home once
,,1 Tins cuts tho agent out of his com
rnission as wen as making the collection
of the state tax on such business exceed
lngly doubtful, if not altogether nnpossi-
lie. The governor was in doupt upon Inis
l,oint and 50 referred the Dill 10 Oohltoltcl
General Wright. who is also state lnsur-
ance commissioner ana upon the result o.
his Investigations the bill was approves,
though there was strong pressure bfouSnt
ia hear IN have ID vetoed on the idea tnaI
A was in the interest OF rev lnsur5llCS
agents and gave them a monopoly OIL an
the fire insurance business OF the Statc
nv prohibiting the insured from making
a better trade with the home office IL they
can 49,. ,.,,,.. a,,rro1,ed
nv the governor to-day was that proVld-
ing for the sale of the Northeastern ISll-
road. The line is to be put up IN tnlrly
davs after the advertisement is inserted
and sold to the highest bidder, provided
it brings S2S7, 600 the amount 1t has cost
the state. Each bid is 70 be accompanied
by certified check for SlO,OV. Inc terms
are $4,000 cash. and the balance in f1ve
years at 312 per cent. interest; The syn
dicate represented by Z. A. Richards q
Co, the present lessees OF the road, VIII,
Il is understood, buy the line to use It
in the construction of the proposed new
Tennessee, Georgia and Atlantic, from
Augusta to Chattanooga.
The governor approved the bill requir-
ing tax collectors to make monthly re-
ports TO the county and state instead OF
allowing them as in the past to hold their
funds until nearly the end of the season
when the state needs it in the treasury
10 meet current expenses. This year the
school teachers had to wait SIX weeks Tor
their nav on account of this practice Of
holding back the taxes by collectors.