The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-12
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE.
AUGUSTA TO BE ALLOWED TO
LEVY A BUSINESS TAX.

Atlanta Anxious to Take n View Cen
sus at the Expense of the State sn
Order 10 Have Her Poston,ce
Raised in CInsS-The Wesleyan
Monumental Church Bill Intro
duced by MIR. MeIdrim.
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 1.-THE two bills m
troduced by Mr., Fogarty of Richmond, af-
fecting the recorders court of Augusta and
empowering the council to levy a business
tax, were passed by the House to-day
The bill introduced by MT Fielder Of Full
ton, providing that census OF any city
of more than 5000 inhabitants may be TAX
en- by the secretary OF state or under his
supervision, was also passed. This bill was
devised for the purpose OF making il pos
iple to have new census taken OF Atlanta
so as to raise the class of the postoffice,
and give the letter carriers a correspond
ing increase in compensation.
Mr.. Calvin of Richmond, to-day intro
duced a bill providing for the painting of
life sized bust oil portraits of a number
of illustrious Georgians. the portraits to
be hung in the capitol building. The bill
appropriates $4,000 for the work, 81 900 to
be used each year for the work, which is
to be done under the supervision of a COM
mission composed of the governor, secre-
tary Of state controller general and chief
Justice of the supreme court. The names
of those whose pictures 1t is proposed to
paint for the state are as follows Joseph
Henry Lumpkin, Eugene A. Nsbett
Ebenezer Starnes, Linton Stephens Henry
L. Benning. Richard F. Lyon, II. r. Nc
Kay. James Jackson, Samuel Hall,
Martin ]. Crawford. o. r. Loeb
rane, ex-Justices of the Supreme
court; Charles j. Mcdonald, John Mil
ledge, Joseph e. Brown and Alfred H.
Colquitt, ex-governors; Thomas Harde-
man, Nathan Barnett, Gustavus j. Orr
Phillip Cook John w. Underwood,
Charles f. Crisp. John T. Clark. Hugh
Buchanan. N. Pratt Adams. Edmund S.
Worrill George T. Bartlett, George N.
Lester, Henry w. Grady; Bishops George
| f. Pierce, John w. BeclSwith and Atti-
| Gus Haygood; Generals William j. Har-
dee, w. II. 7. Walker Il. r. r. Cobb,
| George A. Doles, A. Il. Wright, w. r.
Wofford, A. r. Lawton and z. NJ. B..
Young.
Mr.. Harrell of Dodge introduced bin
! fixing the hours of a days work on the
| public works from o'clock In the morn
| ing until o'clock in the afternoon
Chairman Little of the finance commit
| tee to-day introduced the general appro-
priation bill in blank.
Mr. Blalock of Fayette introduced bill
to protect the soldiers by making IT a
misdemeanor for any one to ask or to re-
] in
a pension claim in the department of the
| state.
Mr. Harrell of Dodge county had read
| for the first time, a bill providing that
twenty days shall hereafter constitute a
scholastic month.
| Mr.. Bowden of Habershap introduced
a resolution carrying into effect the act
passed at the last session relinquishing
| all claims ON behalf of the state to the
property of the Blue Ridge and Atlantic
railroad the state having agreed TO do
| this at the last session on
condition that the management put the
road in good physical condition. which
| has been done. The state had lien on
4 the road as part of the Northeastern, the
4 bonds of which the state had endorsed
| Mr.. Meldrim of Chatham to-day intro
| duced a bill confirming the grant made
| by the city council of Savannah to the
| Wesley Monumental church. The land
| granted is ten feet to be taken from the
west side of Abercorn. between Gordon
and Wayne streets, according to the or
dinance of council, passed Oct. q, 1896
Mr.. Mansfield of Mcintosh introduced
a resolution to reopen the boxes and
| count the vote in Clay county, in the re-
cent state election but this went over for
action until tomorrow.
Mr.. Slaton of Fulton to-day introduced a
bill providing for the appointment of three
additional stenographers for the supreme
court The purpose is to provide short hand
writer's for the three new justices to be
| elected in December.