The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-10
REGULATORS OUT WITH BILLS.
MR. sTEED's MEASURE AIMED AT
SLEEPING CAR COMPANIES.

and CoiOred PcOple-mr. mnhh vi
fers n Bill Giving the Railroad
Commissioners Power TO Regulate
sleeping Car Rates-Mr. LaRoche
10 Present "A Bill TO-day-SpenlSer
Little Announces Standing Conn
lnittecs of the House.
Atlanta, Ca. Nov. 9-The desire to
"resulate" things broke out again In the
Senate during its brief session this after
noon. Mr.. steed of the Twenty-third dis
trict appeared as one of the regulators.
He aimed at the sleeping car companies
and offered a bill requiring them to Iur-
nish separate berths for white and col
ored people. He declares he has seen ne
eroes. occupying berths next to whi,e peo-
pie. the same berths that are used by
white people. too. This Is an outrage.
he thinks and is likely to cause trouble
between the races at any time
Then MIR. Mann of the Forty-fourth Of
fered bill giving the Railroad Commits
sion the power to regulate sleeping car
rates. as well as generally govern their
operations in this state.
Mr. Underwood introduced one bin ex-
alton where the land in the transaction
Is returned for taxes and another allow
ing county officers until Jan. after cleo
tion. TO file their bonds.
Senator Nesbtt, at the heel of the ses-
sion, handed in a bill providing for the
election of judges and solicitors OF all
city courts In the state by vote of the
people While this bill is likely to draw
fire from every city that has a city court
AZ IS the entering wedge for hot nSht
between factions in Atlanta. In the recent
primary the people voted in favor OF elect
ing the judge and solicitor OF ihe lily
Court One faction, which Is at heart
opposed TO the change by reason Of a
"ciuch" on Gov Gambler if ne makes the
appointment now claims that the PROPOSE
ton voted upon meant general law. SEN
ator Nesbitt's is in the interest OF TINS
side. who have hopes of defeating a gen
eral bill. while a local one would surely
go through.
Mr. LaRoche was the only member OF
the Chatham delegation in the House to-
dav. Tomorrow, unless there Is a change
IN his plans. he will introduce the first OF
the local bills proposing changes in munlc-
inal affairs Both Senators Bacon ana
CLAW were on the floor of the House To-
day.
Speaker
committees in the House this morning. be
fore the announcement of the committees
Mr. Calvin of Richmond acting chairman
of the committee on rules, made report
recommending several important changes
In the rules of the House, and TINS report
was adopted, so that the new committees
20 to work under the new rules from the
outset One of the changes was in the
nature of curtailment Of the privileges OF
me committee chairmen. Heretofore they
have been allowed to add members to their
committees by making request to the
House This privilege became nuisance
and the change made to day dlscontnues
it and enforces the committees to remain
rs they arc announced by the speaker ex-
cept for declination by any member, which
Is a rarity The only declination this ses-
sion was that of Senator Clifton, who
would not serve as chairman of the mill
tary committee
There was another change in the rules
brought about by the abolition of the
finance committee and the substitution in
its place of two new committees on APP
preparations and ways and means. The
new rules make the chairman and vice
chairman of the appropriation committee
ex-officio members of the ways and means
committee and vice versa. This was done
on account of the fact that the work of
the two committees win be equally of a
mIliar with the status of the other. In
view Of the abuse of privilege resolutions
the rule was changed requiring all such
resolutions to go to the committee before
being acted upon. Then the floor will be
kept clear of visitors, It is hoped.
At the same time another change was
made allowing state house officials and
newspaper reporters actively engaged the
privilege of the floor.
Mr.. McDonough of Chatham got an i'm
portant chairmanship-that of railroads
He is also on a number of other import
ant committees. Neither of the other
members from Chatham were given
craftsmanship.
Mr.. Slaton of Fulton was made chair
man of the genral judiciary, Mr. Chap
pell of Muscogee, appropriations, and Mr.
Freeman of Coweta ways and means. The
chairmen of the other committees are:
General agriculture, Mr.. Jordan Of Jas
per; special agriculture, Mr.. Jordan of
Pulaski; auditing, Mr. Rawls Of Effng-
ham; banks. Mr.. Copeland of Walker; cor
porauons, Mr.. Duncan of Houston; blind
asylum, Mr. Beauchamp; counties and
'county matters Mr. Moore; amendment
to the constitution, Mr.. Peace of Newton;
education, Mr.. Denny of Floyd; excuses of
members, Mr.. Holder; enrolment Mr.
Walker OF Union; hall and rooms, Mr.
Speer; hygiene and sanitary, Mr. Drawdy:
inaugurations, Mr.. Wooten; internal i'm
provements, Mr.. Farmer of Coweta, Jour
mails, Mr.. Bond; labor, Mr.. Reynolds of
Richmond; Georgia state sanitary, Mr..
Allen; manufacturing, Mr.. Park of Green;
military Mr.. Hardwick of Washington:
mines. Mr.. Handy of Rabun; pensions,
Mr.. Simpson of Gwinnett; penitentiary, Mr..
Stone Of Walton; privileges and elections,
Mr.. Mclaughlin of Meriwether; privil-
eyes of the floor, Mr.. Bowen; public H.
brary Mr.. Turner of Henry; printing, Mr.
Dews Of Randolph; public property. Mr.
Morris of Cobb; roads and bridges, Mr.
Bush of Miller; rules, Mr.. Little ex-officic
Calvin acting; temperance, Mr.. Willing
ham of Monroe; school for deaf, Mr. Ia
tum of Dade; state of republic Mr. Nc
Rae; wild land. Mr.. Upchurch.
TRANSFER OF OFFICERS.