The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-17
SAVANNAH BILLS PROGRESS.
ANTI POOLROOM BILL PASSED THE
HOUSE YESTERDAY.

Rins Comforting Veto Power on
Mayor Pro Tenn. and Authorizing
Council 20 Condemn Railroad
Property for Extending Water
Mains Reported FavOrable-Mr'
LaRoehe Introduces n BiII Amend
ing the COde-Other Business BE
fore the Two Bodies.
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 16.-The special ju-
dietary committee of the House this af-
ternoon favorably reported Two of the Sa-
vannah local bills, and they will probably
be put through the House tomorrow. They
were the bill comforting the same veto
power on the mayor pro tenn as the Mayor
and the bill authorizing Council TO con-
demn railroad property for the purpose of
extending water mains
Mir. McDonough's and-pool room bill
passed the House during the morning, af-
ter quite warm debate, while the Calvin
bill making women eligible TO hold any
school office was practically killed by an
adverse committee report.
The bill to protect doves was passed by
the House.
In the Senate interest centered chiefly
in the killing of the Redding bill provid-
ing for the election of judges and solicit
tors of county courts by the people, which
received its death blow by an adverse
committee report and gasped its last by
formal concurrence in this report by the
Senate.
Tomorrow the House will have on hand
I'm earnest the fight over the State Univer-
sity. Just before adjournment to-day the
Swift bill to take away the university APP
preparation came up and Mr.. Slaton OF
Fulton was in the midst of an able defense
of the university when the House adJourp-
ed.
Mr.. Blalock and his followers will rally
against the university. They have taken
the common school fund as their slogan.
and will fight to cut off everything else TO
save that from reduction.
Among the new bills introduced to-day
was one by Mr.. LaRoche of Chatham. II
provides to amend section 1905 of the code,
SO that in no case shah the death penalty
be inflicted where the verdict rests wholly
upon the confession made TO one officer OF
abe law.
Other new bills were:
BY Mr. Calvin of Richmond-To establish
a state board of embalming 20 provide
for the better protection of life and health,
10 prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases. to regulate the practice of embalm-
ing and the care and disposition of the
dead.
BY Mr. Simpson Of Fulton-To amend
section 1862 of the code of 1895, which pro-
videE for pensions TO widows of certain
Confederate soldiers, by reducing the PEN
sion from $50 to $50 annually.
BY Mr. Willingham of Monroe-To pro-
hibit the manufacture, sale, keeping for
sale, the giving away or furnishing to in
duce trade or for any other valuable con-
sideration, except physicians furnishing
20 patients under treatment by them, OF
the furnishing at any public place, of in
toxicating liquors, fermented or distilled.
Mr. Blalock of Fayette-Providing that
notes. accounts and all other evidences of
eebt shall be returned for taxation in
this state providing that the failure OF
any taxpayer to return notes, accounts or
other obligations for money for taxation
shall forfeit the right TO enforce the col
lection Of the same in the courts of this
state.
by Mr. King of Houston-To protect the
sheep industry by imposing a tax on dogs
BY MIR. Slaton of Fulton-A bin to amend
section 800 Of the code, which provides for
the redemption of land sold by permitting
2 lien creditor TO redeem the same.
Mr.. Slaton also introduced a series of
bills amending the code, at the request of
the State Bar Association.
BY Mr. Blalock of Fayette-To provide
for the taxation of commercial fertilizers
and notes or other obligations for same,
20 prescribe penalties and for other pur-
poses.
By Mr.. Swift of Elbert-To prescribe
how lands in this state shall be returned
for taxation and registered and recorded
by the tax receivers.
The bills by MIR. Bryan of Floyd chang
ing the time of electing justices and con-
stables were passed. The change is from
January to the first Saturday In Deem
Der.