The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
A LIVELY RUSH OF NEW BILLS.
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION PROPOSED.


Mr.. Nevin of Floyd Suggests the
Holding of Constitutional Con-
ventiOn in February-Mr. watkins
of GiImcr Wants Solicitors Gencr-
al Put on a Salary Not Exceeding
$1,000 Per Annum-1hc Chatham
Delegation Votes For j. II. EstiIi
For Senator.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 13.--Several bills pro-
posing important amendments TO the con-
stitution were introduced in the House
this morning, and to consider them ana
to pass upon all other bills proposing con-
stitutional amendments, Speaker Jen-
kins announced the appointment
of a new standing committee, with
the following members: Messrs. Boyn-
ton of Calhoun, Boynton of Spalding, Mel
drim of Chatham, Little of Muscogee.
Patton Fielder of Fulton and Redding of
Pike
One of the most important of the new
bills was one by Mr.. Nevin of Floyd coun-
ty providing for a constitutional conven-
ton, to be held in February. Under the
bill, when the people vote for delegates
to the convention, they will also have
written on their ballots whether they are
in favor or against the proposed conven-
ton ITSELF and if the majority of the pee
pie Of the state approve of it then it viii
be held but if they don't APPROVE of it.
then the delegates elected will have no
authority to act and there will be no con-
vention.
Mr.. Watkins of Gilmer county offered
two bills, one amending the constitution
so as to provide for the payment of SAL
aries to solicitors generals not to exceed
$1,000 per year. The other proposes to
amend the constitution so as to extend
the operation of the pension laws by
empowering the Legislature to levy taxes
10 pay pensions to, all old soldiers who
served as much as sixty days in the re-
cent war, or to their widows, and to pro-
vide the soldiers in this class with arti-
fetal limbs.
Mr.. Slaton Of Fulton introduced a bill
amending the act endowing the Atlanta
Medical College SO that each congressional
district in the state shall be entitled 10
four students in the college at one-fourth
the regular rates of tuition instead of one
free student, these students TO be named
by the congressman and TO be persons who
are in circumstances that warrant their
being given this assistance
This morning Mr. johnson of Hall intro
duced and had passed a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a committee
70 investigate the Blue Ridge and Atlantic
railroad and see If the conditions named
by the last legislature have been complied
with before the state formally relinguishes
its claim of interest in the road. The
resolution relinquishing this claim has al
ready passed the House. Mr.. Johnson
was made the chairman of the committee,
the other named being Messrs. Hardeman
of Newton and Knowles of Fulton.
Mr. Hitch of Brooks introduced bill to
authorize superior courts to grant char
ters to private corporations, except bank
ing and insurance companies.
Mr.. Boynton of Calhoun offered a bill
requiring tax collectors to keep stub books,
and Mr.. Yates of Catoosa a bill to amend
the road law prescribing how roads shall
be worked.
Two bills affecting the bill of costs in
justices courts were introduced. One was
by Mr.. Moore of Carroll, providing that
the Juries in justices courts shall receive
$375 for each verdict rendered in criminal
cases instead of SIPS, this sum to be di-
vided equally among the jurors. The
other was by Mr.. Freeman of CoWeta
anu pAONl0SS that hereafter Justice Sndll
receive for examining witness in criminal
cases 30 cents, for taking out a commit
ment IS cents and for issuing a subpoena
for a witness Is cents.
Mr.. Mclaughlin of Meriwether intro
duced a bill providing for the redemption
of land sold under execution, and in or
der to prevent fraud Mr. Felker of Walk
er introduced a bill requiring that all
transfers between husband and wife shall
hereafter be recorded in the office of the
clerk of the superior court within ten
days after made.
bill appropriating $1,000 to replace certain
maps and charts in the office of the Sec
rotary of State.
Mr.. Taylor of Meriwether introduced a
bill fixing the age of persons eligible to
admission into the Georgia school for the
deaf at from seven to %.
The Senate this morning passed the bill
by Senator Turner prohibiting the agents
of whisky or liquor houses from soliciting
in dry counties. The vote on the passage
of the bill was 2S to II, which is said to in
dictate the strength of the temperance ele-
ment in the Senate.
Mr.. Battle of Muscogee introduced an
amendment to the bill making it misde-
meanor for any person to give an order
for liquor to an agent in dry county, as
well as for the agent to solicit orders, but
this amendment was killed.
AT noon the House and Senate met in
joint session and took another sham bal
lot for United States senator. The Chatham
delegation cast their votes for Col. j. H.
Estill of Savannah.
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